Patents by Inventor Robert C. Coleman

Robert C. Coleman 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).

  • Stackable file system with user space policy management
    Patent number: 10140462
    Abstract: A computing device and method for managing file access control policies on a computing device are disclosed. The method includes maintaining file-access policies in user space, receiving, at a kernel level, from a user in user space, a request to access a file, and directing the request from the kernel level to a file-policy manager in user space. At least one of the of the file-access policies is enforced in user space with the file-policy manager to grant or deny access to the file, and file operations are performed on the file using only kernel-level calls when access to the to the file is granted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Innovation Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhilesh Reddy, Richard Patrick, Robert C. Coleman
  • STACKABLE FILE SYSTEM WITH USER SPACE POLICY MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160342804
    Abstract: A computing device and method for managing file access control policies on a computing device are disclosed. The method includes maintaining file-access policies in user space, receiving, at a kernel level, from a user in user space, a request to access a file, and directing the request from the kernel level to a file-policy manager in user space. At least one of the of the file-access policies is enforced in user space with the file-policy manager to grant or deny access to the file, and file operations are performed on the file using only kernel-level calls when access to the to the file is granted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nikhilesh Reddy, Richard Patrick, Robert C. Coleman
  • Method and apparatus for transferring data
    Patent number: 8621122
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention comprises a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method of transferring SDIO data. One method comprises buffering multiple IP packets to transfer from one of a SDCC host and a SDIO client to the other of the SDCC host and the SDIO client. A multiplexing header is attached to each of the multiple IP packets and one of at least one SDIO read command and at least one SDIO write command issued. The multiple IP packets are then transferred in a single SDIO transfer between the one of a SDCC host and a SDIO client to the other of the SDCC host and the SDIO client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Vaibhav Kumar, Mark A. Landguth, Mohit K. Prasad, Erez Tsidon, Shailesh Maheshwari, Rashmi Char, Robert C. Coleman
  • Method and Apparatus for Transferring Data
    Publication number: 20120260008
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention comprises a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method of transferring SDIO data. One method comprises buffering multiple IP packets to transfer from one of a SDCC host and a SDIO client to the other of the SDCC host and the SDIO client. A multiplexing header is attached to each of the multiple IP packets and one of at least one SDIO read command and at least one SDIO write command issued. The multiple IP packets are then transferred in a single SDIO transfer between the one of a SDCC host and a SDIO client to the other of the SDCC host and the SDIO client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INNOVATION CENTER, INC.
    Inventors: Vaibhav Kumar, Mark A. Landguth, Mohit K. Prasad, Erez Tsidon, Shailesh Maheshwari, Rashmi Char, Robert C. Coleman