Patents by Inventor Paul W. Hodgson

Paul W. Hodgson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Provision of secure communications connection using third party authentication
    Patent number: 8738898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to communications, and in particular though not exclusively to forming a secure connection between two untrusted devices. The present invention provides a method of securely connecting a first device (A) to a second device (B) using a third party authentication server (AS) coupled to the second device, the first device and the authentication server both having first device shared secret data (SSDa) and the second device and the authentication server both having second device shared secret data (SSDb).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: British Telecommunications plc
    Inventors: Ian Herwono, Paul W Hodgson
  • PROVISION OF SECURE COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTION USING THIRD PARTY AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20090287922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to communications, and in particular though not exclusively to forming a secure connection between two untrusted devices. The present invention provides a method of securely connecting a first device (A) to a second device (B) using a third party authentication server (AS) coupled to the second device, the first device and the authentication server both having first device shared secret data (SSDa) and the second device and the authentication server both having second device shared secret data (SSDb).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Ian Herwono, Paul W. Hodgson