Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Norton

Stephen P. Norton 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).

  • Optical smart card system, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6840455
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical smart card and an optical smart card reader, each including an optical interface for communicating information therebetween by way of an optical communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen P. Norton
  • Optical smart card system, apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040099746
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical smart card and an optical smart card reader, each including an optical interface for communicating information therebetween by way of an optical communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Stephen P. Norton
  • Smart card system, apparatus and method with alternate placement of contact module
    Patent number: 6705531
    Abstract: Disclosed is a smart card that can be personalized with indicia or graphic designs over an entire surface of one face of the smart card. The entire surface of the one face can be utilized for personalization by placing the contact module on an opposite face of the smart card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp.
    Inventor: Stephen P. Norton
  • External power supply system, apparatus and method for smart card
    Patent number: 6616054
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing an external electrical power supply to a proximity smart card for driving the internal electronics of the smart card. The external electrical power supply is separate from a power source of a smart card reader or an internal battery. The external power supply energizes the smart card by way of magnetic induction by radiating power over an electromagnetic link between the external power supply and the smart card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen P. Norton
  • Optical smart card system, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6604685
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical smart card and an optical smart card reader, each including an optical interface for communicating information therebetween by way of an optical communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen P. Norton
  • Smart card authorization system, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6572015
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system, apparatus and method for enabling the operation of a vehicle or other equipment by using a smart card for transmitting an authorization code to the vehicle or the other equipment. Without the authorization code from the smart card the vehicle or other equipment in inoperable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen P. Norton