HID Global and ASSA ABLOY Strengthen Patent Portfolio
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HID Global has announced that the company and its parent, ASSA ABLOY, have been notified by the United States Patent Office that their patent, US 2008/0163361, titled "Method and Apparatus for Making a Decision on a Card," has been allowed and will issue shortly. The patent complements an earlier patent, US 7,706,778, titled "System and Method for Remotely Assigning and Revoking Access Credentials Using a Near Field Communication Equipped Mobile Phone," which issued last year. Both patents are part of HID Global's rapidly growing investment in developing mobile access solutions using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology. Dr. Tam Hulusi, Sr. VP, Strategic Innovation, HID Global said, "HID is excited to be issued these patents, which protect key innovations in our recently announced iCLASS Secure Identity Object-Enabled (iCLASS SE) access control solutions and Trusted Identity Platform. Our large IP portfolio ...