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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Paul W. Taylor, Kearney, MO (US);
Nathan A. Fink, Lenexa, KS (US);
Brian L. Senogles, Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventors:
Paul W. Taylor, Kearney, MO (US);
Nathan A. Fink, Lenexa, KS (US);
Brian L. Senogles, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are described for providing biometric authentication to mobile nodes, such as mobile nodes seeking a mobile Internet protocol (mobile IP) connection to a network. The mobile node sends a registration request that includes biometric data. If the biometric data is authenticated, the mobile node is provided with a network address, such as an IP address, to use in network communications.