Patents by Inventor Thomas Killian, SR.

Thomas Killian, 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH AN OBJECT IN A LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150095640
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing radio communication with an electronic object in a local environment are disclosed. For example the method receives via a mobile endpoint device of a user at least one first digital certificate associated with the local environment from a trusted source, and a second digital certificate from the electronic device deployed in the local environment via a wireless connection. The method then authenticates the electronic device using the at least one first digital certificate and the second digital certificate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Killian, SR., Byoung-Jo Kim, Christopher Rice, Nemmara K. Shankaranarayanan