Patents by Inventor Yaro P. Brock

Yaro P. Brock 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 of securely pairing devices with an access point for an IP-based wireless network
    Patent number: 8484457
    Abstract: A wireless access point and method of using a wireless access point to allow a user to use a pre-determined security key provided with the access point or a personal security key that is provided by the user. The access point is purchased with a pre-determined security key. A user of the access point may press a pairing button on the access point to automatically pair other devices with the access point using the pre-determined security key. A label with a passphrase that corresponds to the pre-determined security key is provided with the access point, allowing the user to manually enter the passphrase into devices that cannot automatically pair with the access point. The wireless access point also has a “security on/off” button. When the user presses the security on/off button, the access point may cease use of the pre-determined security key in favor of a personal security key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Winkler, Yaro P. Brock, Jasdeep S. Chugh, Michael C. Kemery
  • METHOD OF SECURELY PAIRING DEVICES WITH AN ACCESS POINT FOR AN IP-BASED WIRELESS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100235621
    Abstract: A wireless access point and method of using a wireless access point to allow a user to use a pre-determined security key provided with the access point or a personal security key that is provided by the user. The access point is purchased with a pre-determined security key. A user of the access point may press a pairing button on the access point to automatically pair other devices with the access point using the pre-determined security key. A label with a passphrase that corresponds to the pre-determined security key is provided with the access point, allowing the user to manually enter the passphrase into devices that cannot automatically pair with the access point. The wireless access point also has a “security on/off” button. When the user presses the security on/off button, the access point may cease use of the pre-determined security key in favor of a personal security key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: David B. Winkler, Yaro P. Brock, Jasdeep S. Chugh, Michael C. Kemery