iPass Patent Grants

Handle door lock

Granted: October 14, 2008
Patent Number: D578374

Electronic key with power supply

Granted: August 26, 2008
Patent Number: D575629

System and method for secure network purchasing

Granted: April 29, 2008
Patent Number: 7366702
A system for permitting a secure electronic transaction on a network is disclosed. The network has a user device having a fingerprint, a provider's server and a means for providing verification of user's identity. In response to a request by the provider's server the means for providing verification positively identifies the fingerprint of the user device. It thereupon requests a confirmation from the user device of the transaction and upon receiving the confirmation completes the…

Service quality monitoring process

Granted: July 3, 2007
Patent Number: 7240112
A method and system are provided for monitoring service quality of at least one network connection point of a remote network connection service. The method includes establishing a network connection between a client device and the remote network connection service via the network connection point. The network connection point may be one of a plurality of remotely located network connection points via any one of which access to the remote network connection service is obtainable. The…

Method and system to customize and update a network connection application for distribution to multiple end-users

Granted: March 13, 2007
Patent Number: 7191239
A method to manage a customized network connection application includes generating plurality of input interfaces to receive customization information pertaining to the customized network connection application. The customization information pertaining to the customized network connection application is received via the plurality of input interfaces. The customization information is then stored as a profile associated with the customized network connection application. The customized…

Service quality monitoring process

Granted: January 10, 2006
Patent Number: 6985945
A method and system are provided for monitoring service quality of at least one network connection point of a remote network connection service. The method includes establishing a network connection between a client device and the remote network connection service via the network connection point. The network connection point may be one of a plurality of remotely located network connection points via any one of which access to the remote network connection service is obtainable. The…

Passive transponder identification and credit-card type transponder

Granted: May 17, 2005
Patent Number: 6894624
A passive transponder identification system and credit card type transponder are disclosed, particularly, the transponder identification system to utilize a transmitting manner of two different RF signals is provided. The present invention directly relates to a passive transponder without any kind of power source. Therefore, the present invention has advantages of having a constant gain value by developing a high-gain dual polarizing antenna for a small credit card type passive…

Service quality monitoring process

Granted: January 21, 2003
Patent Number: 6510463
A method and apparatus for remote network connection service quality monitoring are disclosed. A connection with a network connection point is established. The network connection performance data is collected and upon successful connection transmitted to a server via a network. A priority list of a plurality of network connection points is modified based on the collected network connection performance data.