Patents by Inventor Terrin D. Eager

Terrin D. Eager 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).

  • Private discovery of electronic devices
    Patent number: 9654479
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. During operation, the system uses the first electronic device to create a discovery request comprising a first group identifier (ID) associated with the first electronic device, wherein using the first electronic device to create the discovery request involves encrypting the first group ID and including the encrypted first group ID in the discovery request. Next, the system transmits the discovery request to the second electronic device, wherein the discovery request is used by the second electronic device to generate a discovery response to the discovery request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Parthasarathy, Terrin D. Eager, Stuart D. Cheshire
  • PRIVATE DISCOVERY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140244996
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. During operation, the system uses the first electronic device to create a discovery request comprising a first group identifier (ID) associated with the first electronic device, wherein using the first electronic device to create the discovery request involves encrypting the first group ID and including the encrypted first group ID in the discovery request. Next, the system transmits the discovery request to the second electronic device, wherein the discovery request is used by the second electronic device to generate a discovery response to the discovery request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Parthasarathy, Terrin D. Eager, Stuart D. Cheshire