Patents by Inventor Paul W. Nichols, SR.

Paul W. Nichols, SR. 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).

  • FACILITATING USE OF A UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD (UICC) FOR SECURE DEVICE UPDATES
    Publication number: 20220083327
    Abstract: Communications are facilitated via a mobile internet-enabled connection interface are provided. One apparatus is configured to perform various operations, including performing a first type of security function associated with determining whether an information package is authorized to be received and downloaded to a device other than the apparatus, wherein the information package is associated with updating a functionality of the device; and performing a second type of security function associated with identifying an authorized user of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Becker, Paul W. Nichols, SR., Michael Calamusa, Mike Horton, Robert Osterwise
  • Facilitating use of a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) for secure device updates
    Patent number: 11216267
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems facilitating communications via a mobile internet-enabled connection interface are provided. One apparatus is configured to perform various operations, including performing a first type of security function associated with determining whether an information package is authorized to be received and downloaded to a device other than the apparatus, wherein the information package is associated with updating a functionality of the device; and performing a second type of security function associated with identifying an authorized user of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T INIELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Becker, Paul W. Nichols, Sr., Michael Calamusa, Mike Horton, Robert Osterwise
  • FACILITATING USE OF A UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD (UICC) FOR SECURE DEVICE UPDATES
    Publication number: 20190278585
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems facilitating communications via a mobile internet-enabled connection interface are provided. One apparatus is configured to perform various operations, including performing a first type of security function associated with determining whether an information package is authorized to be received and downloaded to a device other than the apparatus, wherein the information package is associated with updating a functionality of the device; and performing a second type of security function associated with identifying an authorized user of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Becker, Paul W. Nichols, SR., Michael Calamusa, Mike Horton, Robert Osterwise
  • Facilitating use of a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) for secure device updates
    Patent number: 10346152
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems facilitating communications via a mobile internet-enabled connection interface are provided. One apparatus is configured to perform various operations, including performing a first type of security function associated with determining whether an information package is authorized to be received and downloaded to a device other than the apparatus, wherein the information package is associated with updating a functionality of the device; and performing a second type of security function associated with identifying an authorized user of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Becker, Paul W. Nichols, Sr., Michael Calamusa, Mike Horton, Robert Osterwise
  • FACILITATING USE OF A UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD (UICC) FOR SECURE DEVICE UPDATES
    Publication number: 20180081669
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems facilitating communications via a mobile internet-enabled connection interface are provided. One apparatus is configured to perform various operations, including performing a first type of security function associated with determining whether an information package is authorized to be received and downloaded to a device other than the apparatus, wherein the information package is associated with updating a functionality of the device; and performing a second type of security function associated with identifying an authorized user of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Becker, Paul W. Nichols, SR., Michael Calamusa, Mike Horton, Robert Osterwise