Patents by Inventor Jonathan Hart
Jonathan Hart 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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Publication number: 20220184503Abstract: A method of selecting competitors for a multi-user competitive activity being performed over a telecommunications network, in which a first UE and a second UE are in communication with the telecommunications network, and the telecommunications network providing at least one network slice, wherein the method comprises the steps of: identifying a network slice onto which the first UE is allocated; identifying a network slice onto which the second UE is allocated; determining that the first UE and the second UE are intending to participate in the multi-user competitive activity; and selecting the first UE and the second UE to participate in the multi-user competitive activity in dependence on the identified network slices onto which the first UE and the second UE is allocated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART, Maria CUEVAS RAMIREZ, Svilen MIRTCHEV
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Publication number: 20220177009Abstract: A method of controlling an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) 110, comprising the steps of: detecting a fault in a first AV 110-1; in response to detecting said fault, transmitting a communication for alerting an AV of the fault, wherein said communication is a device-to-device wireless communication; receiving said communication at a second AV 110-2; identifying the second AV as being capable of retrieving at least part of the first AV and delivering said at least part to an intended destination; and instructing the second AV to perform the retrieving and delivering.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Jonathan HART, Ruth BROWN, Maria CUEVAS RAMIREZ
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Patent number: 11341787Abstract: A method of operating a device, the device being configured to communicate with a wireless telecommunications network and the device being in the form of an Autonomous Vehicle (AV), the method comprising the steps of: detecting a fault associated with the AV; and in response to detecting said fault, causing the AV to transmit a mayday wireless network communication for alerting the wireless telecommunications network of the fault; in response to the mayday wireless network communication, identifying a recovery AV that is capable of retrieving at least part of the AV and delivering said at least part to an intended destination; and instructing the recovery AV to perform the retrieving and delivering by communicating an instructing message, wherein the instructing message is in the form of a system information message.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited companyInventors: Jonathan Hart, Ruth Brown, Maria Cuevas Ramirez
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Patent number: 11337262Abstract: A method of establishing bearers for a device in a wireless communication network, including collecting for the device data over a period of time from communication sessions the device participates in, at least some of the communication sessions being supported by a default bearer and a dedicated bearer; calculating from the collected data a likelihood a dedicated bearer will be established for the device at one or more different times values, and predicting the dedicated bearer will be established for the device at a time value if the likelihood of establishment at that time value exceeds a specified threshold; and initiating establishment of the dedicated bearer to establish the dedicated bearer for the predicted time value.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited CompanyInventors: Ruth Brown, Jonathan Hart
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Publication number: 20220150118Abstract: A method of managing a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network having a first user and a second user, the method comprising the step of: ascertaining a competitive characteristic associated with the first user and a competitive characteristic associated with the second user (210); comparing the ascertained competitive characteristics (220); identifying whether there is a disparity between the competitive characteristics that exceeds a threshold (230), thereby to identify a competitive advantage associated with the first or second user; and if it is identified that the disparity exceeds the threshold, adapting a network configuration of a network connection associated with the first user so as to offset the competitive advantage associated with the first or second user (240).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART, Maria CUEVAS RAMIREZ
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Publication number: 20220116336Abstract: A method of managing a telecommunications network (100), the telecommunications network having a first user (110-1) and a second user (110-2), and the telecommunications network comprising a first network slice onto which the first user is allocated, the method comprising the step of: measuring network performance in respect of the first user and in respect of the second user; comparing network performance associated with the first user and the second user; identifying whether there is a disparity between the network performance associated with the first user and the second user that exceeds a threshold; and if it is identified that the disparity exceeds the threshold, adapting the network configuration of the first network slice so as reduce the disparity in the network performance associated with the first user and the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Maria CUEVAS RAMIREZ, Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART
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Publication number: 20220092886Abstract: A method of operating a device, the device being configured to communicate with a wireless telecommunications network and the device being in the form of an Autonomous Vehicle (A V), the method comprising the steps of: detecting a fault associated with the AV; and in response to detecting said fault, causing the AV to transmit a mayday wireless network communication for alerting the wireless telecommunications network of the fault; in response to the mayday wireless network communication, identifying a recovery AV that is capable of retrieving at least part of the AV and delivering said at least part to an intended destination; and instructing the recovery AV to perform the retrieving and delivering by communicating an instructing message, wherein the instructing message is in the form of a system information message.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Jonathan HART, Ruth BROWN, Maria CUEVAS RAMIREZ
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Publication number: 20220038953Abstract: A method of managing network traffic in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network having a plurality of network slices and a User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE is allocated to a first network slice for processing a network communication from the UE, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication; identifying a second network slice that is suitable for processing the network communication; and in response to identifying a lack of suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication, redirecting the network communication to the second network slice whilst the UE remains registered with the first network slice.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Andrew CORSTON-PETRIE, Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART
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Publication number: 20220039002Abstract: A method of managing allocation of a User Equipment (UE) to a network slice of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network having a plurality of network slices, wherein the UE is allocated to a first network slice to process a network communication from the UE, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication; identifying a second network slice that is suitable for processing the network communication; and in response to identifying a lack of suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication, registering the UE with the second network slice prior to registering the UE with the first network slice.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Andrew CORSTON-PETRIE, Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART
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Patent number: 11240727Abstract: The disclosure provides an improved method of operating a mobile terminal or user equipment in a cellular telecommunications network to efficiently discover preferred cells, in particular a HeNB, prior to connecting. Whilst constant searching for a preferred cell can ensure it is found as soon as it is within range, this has a significant impact on resources at the UE, such as battery power, and can disrupt any existing services that might be running. The proposed method determines the probability of the UE being within range of a preferred cell based on measurements already available to the UE or by the network. Additional measurements can then be made as required, and made with increasing frequency as the probability of being within range of the preferred cell increases.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited CompanyInventors: Richard Mackenzie, Jonathan Hart, David Townend
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Publication number: 20210385741Abstract: A method of managing processing resources in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network having a plurality of network slices and a User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE is allocated to a first network slice to process a network communication from the UE, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication; identifying a second network slice that is suitable for processing the network communication; and in response to identifying a lack of suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication, reallocating processing resources from the second network slice to the first network slice whilst the UE remains allocated to the first network slice.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Andrew CORSTON-PETRIE, Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART
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Patent number: 11197333Abstract: A method of establishing bearers for a device in a wireless communication network, including collecting for the device data over a period of time from communication sessions the device participates in, the communication sessions supported by a first and second bearer for the network wherein the first bearer transports packets of the second bearer between nodes of the network; calculating from the collected data a likelihood the first bearer will be established for the device at one or more different time values, and predicting the first bearer will be established for the device at a time value if the likelihood of establishment at that time value exceeds a specified threshold; and initiating establishment of the first bearer to establish the first bearer for the predicted time value.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited CompanyInventors: Ruth Brown, Jonathan Hart
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Publication number: 20210357510Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing a vulnerability of a network device. The systems and methods described herein combine data regarding locally discovered vulnerabilities and exposed services with data regarding what executables are provided by software installed on the network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Rapid7, Inc.Inventors: Roy Hodgman, Jonathan Hart
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ACCELERATED FORMATION OF INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS WITHIN CAPACITOR OR BATTERY CELL NEGATIVE ELECTRODE
Publication number: 20210320289Abstract: A manufacturing method for the formation of lithium, potassium, and/or calcium intercalation compounds on a negative electrode for a battery or capacitor cell is disclosed. The battery or capacitor cell is constructed with a negative electrode that may contain graphitic carbon, silicon, metal oxide, and/or complex metal oxides and a lithium, potassium, and/or calcium ion source supplemental electrode. After construction of the cell, a method of controlled electrical contact is applied between the positive electrode and negative electrode to accelerate and regulate a process of ion exchange between the supplemental metal ion source electrode and the negative electrode which results in the formation of intercalation compounds within the negative electrode, and produces a battery or capacitor with a higher working voltage, high cycle life, and long DC life.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventor: Jonathan Hart -
Publication number: 20210297941Abstract: A method of selecting a mobile network operator for a network communication from a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being registered with a default mobile network operator, including receiving, from the wireless communication device, the network communication at a radio access network shared by a plurality of mobile network operators; identifying, from the plurality of mobile network operators, an improved mobile network operator having an improved network characteristic compared to the default mobile network operator; and selecting the improved mobile network operator through which to route the network communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART
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Patent number: 11113405Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing a vulnerability of a network device. The systems and methods described herein combine data regarding locally discovered vulnerabilities and exposed services with data regarding what executables are provided by software installed on the network device.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.Inventors: Roy Hodgman, Jonathan Hart
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Patent number: 11102222Abstract: Methods and systems for scanning a network. The disclosed methods may involve receiving a list of a plurality of target devices and scanning a first device to determine if a particular port and protocol combination appears to be open on the first device. Upon determining that a particular port and protocol combination appears to be open on the first device, the method involves interrogating the first device before or during scanning of a second device to gather data regarding a service running on the first device.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.Inventors: Roy Hodgman, Jonathan Hart
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Publication number: 20210166567Abstract: This disclosure provides a method for platooning a vehicle in a cellular telecommunications network, and a platoon server for implementing the method, the cellular telecommunications network including a first access network, the first radio access network including a first local platoon server, the cellular telecommunications network further including a core network having a central platoon server, the method including the central platoon server storing data relating to a first vehicle platoon, the first vehicle platoon located in a first geographical region associated with the first radio access network; the central platoon server sending the data relating to the first vehicle platoon to the first local platoon server; the first local platoon server receiving a request from a vehicle to join a platoon; and, in response, the first local platoon server identifying the first vehicle platoon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Maria CUEVAS RAMIREZ, Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART
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Publication number: 20210152664Abstract: In a method of operating a content delivery network having a plurality of content caches to deliver requested content to at least one user device, the user device has one or more access network interfaces for connection to content caches of the content delivery network via one or more respective access networks, and the method is performed by a content delivery route decision function running on the user device and interfacing with the content delivery network and the access networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Ruth BROWN, Jonathan HART, Maria CUEVAS RAMIREZ
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Patent number: 10992476Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying asset identity. The system includes a rules engine executing a corpus of rules to analyze received fingerprint data regarding one or more assets in a network. The rules engine may execute the rules to create a synthetic fingerprint to provide more accurate and helpful information regarding a network asset.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Rapid7, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Hart, Paul Deardorff