Patents by Inventor William Allen Curtis

William Allen Curtis 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).

  • Patent number: 11240222
    Abstract: A registry apparatus is provided for maintaining a device registry of agent devices for communicating with application providing apparatus. The registry comprises authentication information for uniquely authenticating at least one trusted agent device. In response to an authentication request from an agent device, the authentication information for that device is obtained from the registry, and authentication of the agent device is performed. If the authentication is successful, then application key information is transmitted to at least one of the agent device and the application providing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ARM IP Limited
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Douglas Miles Anson, Kerry Balanza
  • Patent number: 11076290
    Abstract: An agent device is registered in a first device registry maintained by a first registry apparatus for authenticating agent devices for communicating with application providing apparatuses. The agent device can be assigned to a second device registry maintained by second registry apparatus. The method of assignment comprises the first registry apparatus receiving from a requestor device a device assignment request. In response to the device assignment request, the first registry apparatus checks whether the agent device is allowed to be assigned to the second device registry, and if so, the agent device transmits second authentication information for authenticating the identity of the agent device to the second registry apparatus which registers this in the second device registry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ARM IP Limited
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Douglas Miles Anson, Kerry S Balanza
  • Patent number: 10911424
    Abstract: A registry apparatus is provided for maintaining a device registry of agent devices for communicating with application providing apparatus. The registry comprises authentication information for uniquely authenticating at least one trusted agent device. In response to an authentication request from an agent device, the authentication information for that device is obtained from the registry, and authentication of the agent device is performed. If the authentication is successful, then application key information is transmitted to at least one of the agent device and the application providing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: ARM IP Limited
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Douglas Miles Anson, Kerry Balanza
  • Patent number: 10735428
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a data processing device, first secret data associated with a first user and corresponding to a first location of a remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the first secret data, a first uniform resource locator (URL) usable to obtain the first location, and accessing the first location using the first URL. The method further includes obtaining, in response to transfer of usage rights of the data processing device from the first user to a second user, second secret data associated with the second user and corresponding to a second location of the remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the second secret data, a second URL usable to obtain the second location, and accessing the second location using the second URL. The second location is inaccessible via the first URL. The first location is inaccessible via the second URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: ARM IP Limited, ARM Limited
    Inventors: Milosch Meriac, Geraint Luff, William Allen Curtis, Remy Pottier
  • Publication number: 20190036928
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a data processing device, first secret data associated with a first user and corresponding to a first location of a remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the first secret data, a first uniform resource locator (URL) usable to obtain the first location, and accessing the first location using the first URL. The method further includes obtaining, in response to transfer of usage rights of the data processing device from the first user to a second user, second secret data associated with the second user and corresponding to a second location of the remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the second secret data, a second URL usable to obtain the second location, and accessing the second location using the second URL. The second location is inaccessible via the first URL. The first location is inaccessible via the second URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Milosch Meriac, Geraint Luff, William Allen Curtis, Remy Pottier
  • Patent number: 10122718
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a data processing device, first secret data associated with a first user and corresponding to a first location of a remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the first secret data, a first uniform resource locator (URL) usable to obtain the first location, and accessing the first location using the first URL. The method further includes obtaining, in response to transfer of usage rights of the data processing device from the first user to a second user, second secret data associated with the second user and corresponding to a second location of the remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the second secret data, a second URL usable to obtain the second location, and accessing the second location using the second URL. The second location is inaccessible via the first URL. The first location is inaccessible via the second URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: ARM IP Limited, ARM Limited
    Inventors: Milosch Meriac, Geraint Luff, William Allen Curtis, Remy Pottier
  • Patent number: 10069811
    Abstract: A registry apparatus is provided for maintaining a device registry of agent devices for communicating with application providing apparatus. The registry comprises authentication information for uniquely authenticating at least one trusted agent device. In response to an authentication request from an agent device, the authentication information for that device is obtained from the registry, and authentication of the agent device is performed. If the authentication is successful, then application key information is transmitted to at least one of the agent device and the application providing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ARM IP Limited
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Douglas Miles Anson, Kerry McGuire Balanza
  • Patent number: 10027646
    Abstract: An agent device is registered in a first device registry maintained by a first registry apparatus for authenticating agent devices for communicating with application providing apparatuses. The agent device can be assigned to a second device registry maintained by second registry apparatus. The method of assignment comprises the first registry apparatus receiving from a requestor device a device assignment request. In response to the device assignment request, the first registry apparatus checks whether the agent device is allowed to be assigned to the second device registry, and if so, the agent device transmits second authentication information for authenticating the identity of the agent device to the second registry apparatus which registers this in the second device registry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ARM IP Limited
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Douglas Miles Anson, Kerry S Balanza
  • Patent number: 9860235
    Abstract: A trusted identity may be established for an agent device for performing trusted communication with one or more application providing apparatuses. The method of establishing the trusted identity includes determining which of a number of authentication models is a selected authentication model to be used for uniquely authenticating the agent device. First and second authentication information is generated according to the selected model. The first authentication information is for uniquely authenticating the identity of the device and the second authentication information is for verifying that the agent device has the first authentication information. The first authentication information is embedded in the agent device while the second authentication information is transmitted to a registry apparatus for maintaining a device of agent devices. Authentication model information identifying which is the selected authentication model is also sent to the registry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: ARM IP Limited
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Douglas Miles Anson, Kerry McGuire Balanza
  • Publication number: 20170054721
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a data processing device, first secret data associated with a first user and corresponding to a first location of a remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the first secret data, a first uniform resource locator (URL) usable to obtain the first location, and accessing the first location using the first URL. The method further includes obtaining, in response to transfer of usage rights of the data processing device from the first user to a second user, second secret data associated with the second user and corresponding to a second location of the remote resource. The method further includes generating, using the second secret data, a second URL usable to obtain the second location, and accessing the second location using the second URL. The second location is inaccessible via the first URL. The first location is inaccessible via the second URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Milosch Meriac, Geraint Luff, William Allen Curtis, Remy Pottier
  • Patent number: 9307405
    Abstract: An agent device is registered in a first device registry maintained by a first registry apparatus for authenticating agent devices for communicating with application providing apparatuses. The agent device can be assigned to a second device registry maintained by second registry apparatus. The method of assignment comprises the first registry apparatus receiving from a requestor device a device assignment request. In response to the device assignment request, the first registry apparatus checks whether the agent device is allowed to be assigned to the second device registry, and if so, the agent device transmits second authentication information for authenticating the identity of the agent device to the second registry apparatus which registers this in the second device registry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ARM IP Limited
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Douglas Miles Anson, Kerry McGuire Balanza
  • Publication number: 20110025821
    Abstract: Multicast stereoscopic video synchronization includes generating synchronizing information correlated to an image sequence that includes a series of left eye images and a series of right eye images, and transmitting a radio frequency communication signal that includes the synchronizing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Pratik Mehta, Thomas Alexander Shows
  • Publication number: 20100177161
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a graphics processor coupled to the processor, wherein the graphics processor processes a progressive stereoscopic video signal having at least 1080 lines of resolution and a refresh rate of substantially 48 herz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: William Allen Curtis, Thomas Alexander Shows