Patents by Inventor Barbara Nelson

Barbara Nelson 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).

  • Patent number: 10834592
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for securing credential distribution are disclosed. One method includes receiving, by a wireless device, from a cloud system, that the wireless device is authorized to receive private network credentials, sensing, by the wireless device, a presence of one or more wireless networks, providing, by the wireless device, wireless network information of the sensed presence of the one or more wireless networks to the cloud system, providing, by the wireless device, to the cloud system, a request for private network credentials, wherein the cloud system, receives the private network credentials of the authenticated user, and receiving, by the wireless device, from the cloud system, distribution of the private network credentials, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson
  • Patent number: 10645580
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for binding an authenticated user with a wireless device are disclosed. One method includes receiving local environment information from the wireless device, receiving local information from a computing device of the authenticated user, comparing the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, binding the wireless device with the computing device based on the comparison of the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, and communicating information to a wireless device cloud management system that indicates that the binding between the wireless device and the computing device has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson, Roshan Paiva, Stark Pister
  • Publication number: 20190289466
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for securing credential distribution are disclosed. One method includes receiving, by a wireless device, from a cloud system, that the wireless device is authorized to receive private network credentials, sensing, by the wireless device, a presence of one or more wireless networks, providing, by the wireless device, wireless network information of the sensed presence of the one or more wireless networks to the cloud system, providing, by the wireless device, to the cloud system, a request for private network credentials, wherein the cloud system, receives the private network credentials of the authenticated user, and receiving, by the wireless device, from the cloud system, distribution of the private network credentials, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson
  • Patent number: 10356618
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for securing credential distribution are disclosed. One method includes receiving, by a cloud system, a notification from a credential management system that a wireless device is associated with an authenticated user of the credential management system, wherein the credential management system stores private network credentials of the authenticated user, and wherein the cloud system further receives an identifier of the wireless device with the notification, authenticating, by the cloud system, the wireless device, receiving, by the cloud system, a request from the wireless device for private network credentials, and distributing, by the cloud system, the private network credentials to the wireless device, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson
  • Publication number: 20190132734
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for binding an authenticated user with a wireless device are disclosed. One method includes receiving local environment information from the wireless device, receiving local information from a computing device of the authenticated user, comparing the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, binding the wireless device with the computing device based on the comparison of the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, and communicating information to a wireless device cloud management system that indicates that the binding between the wireless device and the computing device has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson, Roshan Paiva, Stark Pister
  • Patent number: 10154409
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for binding an authenticated user with a wireless device are disclosed. One method includes receiving local environment information from the wireless device, receiving local information from a computing device of the authenticated user, comparing the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, binding the wireless device with the computing device based on the comparison of the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, and communicating information to a wireless device cloud management system that indicates that the binding between the wireless device and the computing device has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson, Anre Nario Roshan Paiva, Stark Pister
  • Publication number: 20180184295
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for securing credential distribution are disclosed. One method includes receiving, by a cloud system, a notification from a credential management system that a wireless device is associated with an authenticated user of the credential management system, wherein the credential management system stores private network credentials of the authenticated user, and wherein the cloud system further receives an identifier of the wireless device with the notification, authenticating, by the cloud system, the wireless device, receiving, by the cloud system, a request from the wireless device for private network credentials, and distributing, by the cloud system, the private network credentials to the wireless device, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson
  • Patent number: 9942756
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for securing credential distribution are disclosed. One method includes receiving notification from a credential management system that a wireless device is associated with an authenticated user of the credential management system. The method further includes receiving the private network credentials of the authenticated user, storing the private network credentials and the identifier of the wireless device, receiving an authentication request from a router, returning a response to the authentication request to the router, wherein the response includes internet domains and connection bandwidths the wireless device is allowed to use, authenticating the wireless device, ensuring that the wireless device is authorized to receive private network credentials; and distributing, by the cloud system, the private network credentials to the wireless device, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson
  • Patent number: 9736748
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes scanning for wireless networks, where scanning includes collecting network information indicating properties of the wireless networks. The method can include analyzing the network information to determine signal data indicating signal qualities for the wireless networks. The method can include characterizing, based on the signal data, one or more wireless networks as being suitable for connection by the mobile device, where the characterizing includes determining, based on the signal data, movement of the mobile relative to one or more access points of the wireless networks. The method can include determining that one or more signals of the wireless networks are above a dwell threshold level for reliable wireless connectivity. The method can include determining that one or more signals has been dropped, and connecting to the mobile device to one of the one or more wireless networks that are suitable for connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: iPass Inc.
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, Barbara Nelson, James M. Underwood
  • Patent number: 9420045
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method for determining whether to establish a connection between a computer and a network. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving first network information from a network; determining a first trust level for the network by matching the network information to provisioning information, wherein the provisioning information indicates the first trust level and an authentication method of the network; verifying that network supports the authentication method, wherein the verifying includes exchanging information with the network; after verifying that the network supports the authentication method, establishing a connection to the network, wherein the connection provides access to an Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: iPass Inc.
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, Barbara Nelson
  • Publication number: 20160066183
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for securing credential distribution are disclosed. One method includes receiving notification from a credential management system that a wireless device is associated with an authenticated user of the credential management system. The method further includes receiving the private network credentials of the authenticated user, storing the private network credentials and the identifier of the wireless device, receiving an authentication request from a router, returning a response to the authentication request to the router, wherein the response includes internet domains and connection bandwidths the wireless device is allowed to use, authenticating the wireless device, ensuring that the wireless device is authorized to receive private network credentials; and distributing, by the cloud system, the private network credentials to the wireless device, thereby allowing the wireless device to obtain local network access with the private network credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Cirrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson
  • Patent number: 9270654
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method for initially configuring a network appliance. The method can detect, by the network appliance, a subscriber network. The method can transmit, to a remote configuration service via the subscriber network, a request for configuration information for the network appliance, and receive, via the subscriber network, the configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes first parameters for the subscriber network, and second parameters for an access network for connecting computing devices to the network appliance. The method can also perform an automated initial configuration of the network appliance using the configuration information, wherein the automated configuration does not require user input, and wherein the automated configuration includes using the first parameters and the second parameters to configure the network appliance for use with the access network and the subscriber network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: iPass Inc.
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, Barbara Nelson, Marcio Avillez, Evan Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20160044113
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method for determining whether to establish a connection between a computer and a network. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving first network information from a network; determining a first trust level for the network by matching the network information to provisioning information, wherein the provisioning information indicates the first trust level and an authentication method of the network; verifying that network supports the authentication method, wherein the verifying includes exchanging information with the network; after verifying that the network supports the authentication method, establishing a connection to the network, wherein the connection provides access to an Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, Barbara Nelson
  • Publication number: 20160021538
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for binding an authenticated user with a wireless device are disclosed. One method includes receiving local environment information from the wireless device, receiving local information from a computing device of the authenticated user, comparing the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, binding the wireless device with the computing device based on the comparison of the local environment information of the wireless device with the local information of the computing device, and communicating information to a wireless device cloud management system that indicates that the binding between the wireless device and the computing device has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: CIRRENT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Conant, Barbara Nelson, Anre Nario Roshan Paiva, Stark Pister
  • Patent number: 9191874
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes scanning for wireless networks, where scanning includes collecting network information indicating properties of the wireless networks. The method can include analyzing the network information to determine signal data indicating signal qualities for the wireless networks. The method can include characterizing, based on the signal data, one or more wireless networks as being suitable for connection by the mobile device, where the characterizing includes determining, based on the signal data, movement of the mobile relative to one or more access points of the wireless networks. The method can include determining that one or more signals of the wireless networks are above a dwell threshold level for reliable wireless connectivity. The method can include determining that one or more signals has been dropped, and connecting to the mobile device to one of the one or more wireless networks that are suitable for connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: iPass Inc.
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, James M. Underwood, Barbara Nelson
  • Patent number: 9167053
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method for determining whether to establish a connection between a computer and a network. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving first network information from a network; determining a first trust level for the network by matching the network information to provisioning information, wherein the provisioning information indicates the first trust level and an authentication method of the network; verifying that network supports the authentication method, wherein the verifying includes exchanging information with the network; after verifying that the network supports the authentication method, establishing a connection to the network, wherein the connection provides access to an Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: iPass Inc.
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, Barbara Nelson
  • Patent number: 9088627
    Abstract: In one embodiment the method includes detecting a network indicator associated with a network, the network provided by a network provider. In one embodiment, after the detecting of the network indicator, the method includes obtaining from the network provider an actual attribute associated with the network. The method may also include determining, based on stored network information, whether the actual attribute matches an expected attribute for the network. If the actual attribute matches the expected attribute, the method may classify the network into one of a plurality of network classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: iPass Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Nelson, Roy David Albert, Blair Thomas Bullock
  • Publication number: 20140194515
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a medicine to alleviate and cure colds by reducing acid content and stimulation of increased mucus production due to the fact that active components of the substance consist of acid stanching components like proton pumps stanches, histamine-2-receptor-antagonists, mucus stimulating components as acetylcysteine and alginic acid. This together creates an optimal healing environment in the respirator passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Barbara Nelson
  • Publication number: 20140188676
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method for initially configuring a network appliance. The method can detect, by the network appliance, a subscriber network. The method can transmit, to a remote configuration service via the subscriber network, a request for configuration information for the network appliance, and receive, via the subscriber network, the configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes first parameters for the subscriber network, and second parameters for an access network for connecting computing devices to the network appliance. The method can also perform an automated initial configuration of the network appliance using the configuration information, wherein the automated configuration does not require user input, and wherein the automated configuration includes using the first parameters and the second parameters to configure the network appliance for use with the access network and the subscriber network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: IPASS INC.
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, Barbara Nelson, Marcio Aviles, Evan Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20140185469
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes scanning for wireless networks, where scanning includes collecting network information indicating properties of the wireless networks. The method can include analyzing the network information to determine signal data indicating signal qualities for the wireless networks. The method can include characterizing, based on the signal data, one or more wireless networks as being suitable for connection by the mobile device, where the characterizing includes determining, based on the signal data, movement of the mobile relative to one or more access points of the wireless networks. The method can include determining that one or more signals of the wireless networks are above a dwell threshold level for reliable wireless connectivity. The method can include determining that one or more signals has been dropped, and connecting to the mobile device to one of the one or more wireless networks that are suitable for connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: IPASS INC.
    Inventors: Luis G. Marmolejo-Meillon, James M. Underwood, Barbara Nelson