Patents by Inventor Alain C. Briancon
Alain C. Briancon 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).
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Patent number: 11832151Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
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Publication number: 20220070632Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
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Patent number: 11224040Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson, Alain C. Briancon
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Patent number: 11190913Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
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Publication number: 20190373606Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson, Alain C. Briancon
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Patent number: 10433298Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson, Alain C. Briancon
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Publication number: 20190268735Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
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Patent number: 10327118Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
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Publication number: 20170272924Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: AIRSENSE WIRELESS LTD.Inventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
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Publication number: 20160073397Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: AIRSENSE WIRELESS LTD.Inventors: Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson, Alain C. Briancon
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Publication number: 20160027330Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying recipes and receiving a grade selection, from each user of a food management system, for each of the recipes. An average grade for the recipes is calculated based on the grade selection received from each of the users. One of the users is identified from whom a grade selection was received that is greater than the average grade. The grade selection received from the identified user is correlated with the grades received from the other users. At least one of the other users whose grades most closely correlate with the grade given to the group of recipes by the identified user is identified. One or more recipes are provided to the identified one of the users that the identified one of the users has not graded based on grades given to the recommended recipe by the identified at least one of the other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: KITCHOLOGY INC.Inventors: Alain C. Briancon, Iris S. Sherman, Michele A. Drgon, Chris A. Giacoponello, Ellen S. Foreman, Howard E. Goldberg, Marc D. Feldman, Ian T. Durham
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Publication number: 20160019629Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for generating contextual information associated with a commercial transaction are described. A unique transaction identifier: is received from a scanned code, identifies a specific commercial transaction between a consumer and a retailer and serves as an authorization, by the consumer, to transfer information relating to the specific commercial transaction to a database associated with an account of the consumer. If the unique transaction identifier is received, a list of goods purchased by the consumer during the transaction is retrieved from a computer associated with the retailer and additional information to retrieve is determined based on at least one preference of the consumer. The additional information is retrieved and stored in the database associated with the account of the consumer for use in providing at least one of food budgeting services, diet monitoring services or economic offers to the consumer through an application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: Kitchology Inc.Inventors: Alain C. Briancon, Michele A. Drgon, Iris S. Sherman, Walter B. Wynes, Alicia V. Briancon, Alyson S. Durham, Ian T. Durham
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Patent number: 9191777Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: AIRSENSE WIRELESS LTD.Inventors: Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson, Alain C. Briancon
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Patent number: 9036821Abstract: A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Alexander Reznik, Alain C. Briancon, Yevgeniy Dodis, Yogendra C. Shah, Chunxuan Ye, Robert A. DiFazio, Inhyok Cha
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Publication number: 20140307875Abstract: A method for transmitting an encrypted signal to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) such that decryption of the encrypted signal depends on a trust zone associated with the WTRU is disclosed. The encryption may be performed using hierarchical modulation, scrambling, authentication, location validation, or a combination thereof. The size of a trust zone may also be adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Alexander Reznik, Alan G. Carlton, Alain C. Briancon, Yogendra C. Shah, Prabhakar R. Chitrapu
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Publication number: 20140206396Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: AIRSENSE WIRELESS LTD.Inventors: Edward R. THOMAS, David P. Thompson, Alain C. Briancon
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Publication number: 20140153486Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: AIRSENSE WIRELESS LTD.Inventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
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Publication number: 20140133654Abstract: A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Interdigital Technology CorporationInventors: Alexander Reznik, Alain C. Briancon, Yevgeniy Dodis, Yogendra C. Shah, Chunxuan Ye, Robert A. DiFazio, Inhyok Cha
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Patent number: 8634558Abstract: A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Alexander Reznik, Alain C. Briancon, Yevgeniy Dodis, Yogendra C. Shah, Chunxuan Ye, Robert A. DiFazio, Inhyok Cha
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Publication number: 20120281831Abstract: A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Alexander Reznik, Alain C. Briancon, Yevgeniy Dodis, Yogendra C. Shah, Chunxuan Ye, Robert A. DiFazio, Inhyok Cha