Robert E Heard

US Patent:

7437752, Oct 14, 2008

Filed:

Sep 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/252225

Inventors:

Robert W. Heard - Plano TX, US
Dwayne R. Mann - Allen TX, US
Christopher D. Burchett - Lewisville TX, US
Ian R. Gordon - Ottawa, CA

Assignee:

Credant Technologies, Inc. - Addison TX

International Classification:

H04K 1/00
H04L 9/00
H04L 9/32
G06F 11/30

US Classification:

726 1, 726 2, 726 27, 380247, 380270, 380271, 713194

Abstract:

In a particular embodiment, a client module is deployed on a wireless device. The client module comprises a policy database including a list of authorized devices to which the wireless device may communicate. In another embodiment, the client module comprises a policy database including at least two user profiles on a wireless device, such as a personal profile and a business profile.

US Patent:

7665118, Feb 16, 2010

Filed:

Sep 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/252212

Inventors:

Dwayne R. Mann - Allen TX, US
Robert W. Heard - Plano TX, US
Christopher D. Burchett - Lewisville TX, US
Ian R. Gordon - Ottawa, CA

Assignee:

Credant Technologies, Inc. - Addison TX

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04K 1/00
G06F 15/177
G06F 11/30
G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 1, 709220, 717168, 717174, 380270, 713193, 705 54

Abstract:

In a particular embodiment, a server module deployed on a server is disclosed. The server module is connected to a wireless network access node. The server module includes a database containing user information for multiple wireless devices. Each element in the database is attributable to at least one authorized wireless device and contains at least one type of data file from the following group: (i) wireless connectivity permissions, (ii) authorized wireless device identification, and (iii) authorized network access node information.

US Patent:

7665125, Feb 16, 2010

Filed:

Sep 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/252211

Inventors:

Robert W. Heard - Plano TX, US
Dwayne R. Mann - Allen TX, US
Christopher D. Burchett - Lewisville TX, US
Ian R. Gordon - Ottawa, Ontario, CA

International Classification:

H04L 9/32
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

726 3, 713170, 713182, 726 1

Abstract:

In a particular embodiment, a wireless security system is disclosed. The wireless security system includes a client module deployed on a wireless device, a network module, and a server module. The client module is adapted to authenticate a wireless device while the wireless device is operating independently from the network module and the server module. In another embodiment, a method of distributing security policy information from a server to a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method includes authentication of a connection between the server and a gatekeeper, sending a policy package to the gatekeeper, initiating data synchronization between the mobile computing device and the gatekeeper, authenticating the mobile computing device, and sending the policy package from the gatekeeper to the mobile computing device.

US Patent:

20060190984, Aug 24, 2006

Filed:

Sep 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/252213

Inventors:

Robert Heard - Plano TX, US
Dwayne Mann - Allen TX, US
Christopher Burchett - Lewisville TX, US
Ian Gordon - Ottawa, CA

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

726001000

Abstract:

In a particular embodiment, a network module deployed at a wireless network access node is disclosed. The network module comprises a policy database including a list of authorized wireless mobile devices and an agent for enforcing rules of the policy database.