Patents by Inventor Micheal Horton

Micheal Horton 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).

  • Fault detection during operation of multiple applications at a mobile device
    Patent number: 9864857
    Abstract: A particular method includes receiving authentication information at a device. The method also includes determining, by the device, whether a user is authenticated based on the authentication information. The method further includes executing, by the device, a first virtual machine in response to determining that the user is authenticated. The first virtual machine has access to sensitive information. The method also includes executing, by the device, a first application on the first virtual machine. The method further includes determining, by the device, whether execution of an instruction associated with a second virtual machine would result in a fault. The method also includes, in response to determining that execution of the instruction would result in the fault, preventing execution of the instruction and allowing the second virtual machine to fail without adversely affecting the first virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LC
    Inventors: Gustavo De Los Reyes, Micheal Horton, Sanjay Macwan
  • Multiple Mode Mobile Device
    Publication number: 20130290961
    Abstract: A particular method includes receiving authentication information at a device. The method also includes determining, by the device, whether a user is authenticated based on the authentication information. The method further includes executing, by the device, a first virtual machine in response to determining that the user is authenticated. The first virtual machine has access to sensitive information. The method also includes executing, by the device, a first application on the first virtual machine. The method further includes determining, by the device, whether execution of an instruction associated with a second virtual machine would result in a fault. The method also includes, in response to determining that execution of the instruction would result in the fault, preventing execution of the instruction and allowing the second virtual machine to fail without adversely affecting the first virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Gustavo De Los Reyes, Micheal Horton, Sanjay Macwan