Patents by Inventor Peter Thornycroft

Peter Thornycroft 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: 9596567
    Abstract: Various techniques and systems are provided for determining a location of a target wireless device. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for determining a location of a wireless device using timestamps assigned to communications transmitted between the wireless device and one or more other wireless devices on a same WiFi channel as the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Thornycroft, Neal Castagnoli, Gautam Bhanage
  • Patent number: 9445226
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for improving location accuracy in multi-channel wireless networks. Specifically, to coordinate with other Access Points (APs) and improve location accuracy of client devices, each access point can (a) obtain a schedule of another neighboring AP; (b) switch to the operating channel of the neighboring AP at a scheduled time for communication exchanges between the neighboring AP and the client device, (c) listen to the communication exchanges between the neighboring AP and the client device; (d) collecting signal samples, e.g., signal strength associated with messages originated from the client device; and (e) send the report to the location engine to allow the location engine collect more signal samples associated with the client device, thereby more accurately determine the location of the client device; etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Neal Castagnoli, Peter Thornycroft, Berend Dunsbergen, Jie Jiang
  • Publication number: 20160100287
    Abstract: Various techniques and systems are provided for determining a location of a target wireless device. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for determining a location of a wireless device using timestamps assigned to communications transmitted between the wireless device and one or more other wireless devices on a same WiFi channel as the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Thornycroft, Neal Castagnoli, Gautam Bhanage
  • Publication number: 20160100286
    Abstract: Various techniques and systems are provided for determining a location of a target wireless device. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for determining a location of a wireless device using timestamps assigned to communications transmitted between the wireless device and one or more other wireless devices on a same WiFi channel as the wireless device. Implementations describe devices, computer-program products, and methods including transmitting a first frame by a network device on a channel of a radio frequency band, assigning a first timestamp to the frame, assigning a second timestamp to a second frame, determining a time difference between the first timestamp and the second timestamp, receiving an alternative time difference corresponding to an alternative network device, and determining a location of the client device using the time difference and the alternative time difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Thornycroft, Neal Castagnoli, Gautam Bhanage
  • Publication number: 20150219742
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for improving location accuracy in multi-channel wireless networks. Specifically, to coordinate with other Access Points (APs) and improve location accuracy of client devices, each access point can (a) obtain a schedule of another neighboring AP; (b) switch to the operating channel of the neighboring AP at a scheduled time for communication exchanges between the neighboring AP and the client device, (c) listen to the communication exchanges between the neighboring AP and the client device; (d) collecting signal samples, e.g., signal strength associated with messages originated from the client device; and (e) send the report to the location engine to allow the location engine collect more signal samples associated with the client device, thereby more accurately determine the location of the client device; etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Castagnoli, Peter Thornycroft, Berend Dunsbergen, Jie Jiang