Patents by Inventor Rodney Scott McManus

Rodney Scott McManus 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).

  • System and method for the secure enrollment of devices with a clearinghouse server for internet telephony and multimedia communications
    Patent number: 7398551
    Abstract: Enrolling devices with a clearinghouse server for Internet telephony and multimedia communications. Enrollment can be the process of taking a network device (such as a router, gateway, gatekeeper, etc.) and exchanging encrypted information with the clearinghouse server, so that later communications with that device can be secured. The enrollment is done with levels of security and verification that ensures the devices and clearinghouse server is legitimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: TransNexus, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas, Rodney Scott McManus, Rick Vaughn
  • System and method for the secure enrollment of devices with a clearinghouse server for internet telephony and multimedia communications
    Patent number: 7203956
    Abstract: Enrolling devices with a clearinghouse server for Internet telephony and multimedia communications. Enrollment can be the process of taking a network device (such as a router, gateway, gatekeeper, etc.) and exchanging encrypted information with the clearinghouse server, so that later communications with that device can be secured. The enrollment is done with levels of security and verification that ensures the devices and clearinghouse server is legitimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: TransNexus, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas, Rodney Scott McManus, Rick Vaughn
  • System and method for the secure enrollment of devices with a clearinghouse server for internet telephony and multimedia communications
    Publication number: 20020049654
    Abstract: Enrolling devices with a clearinghouse server for Internet telephony and multimedia communications. Enrollment can be the process of taking a network device (such as a router, gateway, gatekeeper, etc.) and exchanging encrypted information with the clearinghouse server, so that later communications with that device can be secured. The enrollment is done with levels of security and verification that ensures the devices and clearinghouse server is legitimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas, Rodney Scott McManus, Rick Vaughn