Patents by Inventor Phong Ky Vo

Phong Ky Vo 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FEATURE LICENSES BETWEEN DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140207909
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B. Eggel, Alex Van Truong
  • Method and system for transferring software and hardware feature licenses between devices
    Patent number: 8719170
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B Eggel, Alex Van Truong
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FEATURE LICENSES BETWEEN DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100241568
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B. Eggel, Alex Van Truong
  • Method and system for transferring software and hardware feature licenses between devices
    Patent number: 7725721
    Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generate a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhakara Rao Yellai, Phong Ky Vo, Mihir Maniar, Eric B. Eggel, Alex Van Truong