Patents by Inventor Thomas Charles Clancy, III
Thomas Charles Clancy, III 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: 20240080120Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Timothy James O`Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Patent number: 11664910Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Publication number: 20210367690Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Timothy James O`Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Patent number: 11032014Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Publication number: 20200266910Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Timothy James O`Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Patent number: 10541765Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Patent number: 10396919Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal as. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Patent number: 9787681Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by enforcing security and access control policies on privileged code execution.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Christopher Jules White
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Patent number: 9773107Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by configuring one or more software functions in a trusted zone of a processor using object firewalls, IPC mechanisms, and/or a policy engine. An inter-process communication mechanism and inter-process communication bus enable secure inter-process communication between inter-process communication applications within the trusted zone and inter-process communication applications external to the trusted zone. Adapting, filtering, blocking, redirecting, or otherwise modifying inter-process communications is enabled by the inter-process communications mechanism. Modifications may be controlled by a policy engine within the trusted zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Brian Dougherty, David Alexander Hamrick, Grayson Gates Sharpe, Robert Austin Hanlin, Krzysztof Kamil Zienkiewicz, Christopher Michael Thompson, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Patent number: 9712530Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by configuring one or more software functions in a trusted zone of a processor using object firewalls, IPC mechanisms, and/or a policy engine.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Thomas Charles Clancy III, Brian Dougherty
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Patent number: 9609020Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by enforcing one or more policies on the loading, linking, and/or executing of native code by one or more applications executing on the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
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Patent number: 9578445Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for synchronizing policy data on a device based on device usage context. By synchronizing policy data on the device based on device usage context, security, bandwidth and energy efficiency concerns associated with the current data synchronization art by intelligently organizing and prioritizing the updating of policy data in compliance with policy data.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Brian Dougherty, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, David Alexander Hamrick, Grayson Gates Sharpe, Robert Austin Hanlin, Krzysztof Kamil Zienkiewicz, Christopher Michael Thompson
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Patent number: 9544778Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for sharing public safety network resources between public safety devices and commercial devices. A request for network resources is received from a commercial device for an application running on the commercial device. It is determined that the request is for a first type of traffic that is tolerant to time delays caused by resource fluctuations. Resources are allocated from a public safety network instead of resources from a commercial network, so that the commercial device can use resources from the public safety network.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: FEDERATED WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Ashwin Amanna
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Patent number: 9391749Abstract: Described are systems and methods for managing data traffic to a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless network. For each mobile device, a facility is provided that is capable of: (i) assigning a utility function to mathematically represent the value of a plurality of applications running on that mobile device with respect to a factor, (ii) aggregating the plurality of utility functions to generate an aggregated utility function corresponding to that mobile device, and (ii) communicating at least one of the associated aggregate utility function and a bid price based on the associated aggregate utility function over a network. A resource allocation is determined among a plurality of mobile devices based on a bidding process which accounts for the aggregate utility functions, and the data traffic between the mobile devices and the resource is managed using a network traffic shaping element according to the resource allocation.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Inventors: Ashwin Amanna, III, Joseph Mitola, III, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Jeffrey H. Reed, Robert W. McGwier, Seth Hitefield, Andrew Pham, Sergio Bernales, Michael Fowler
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Patent number: 9363670Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a mobile device. Systems and methods for mobile device security include restricting access to network resources via an in-location access point device, based on whether the mobile device is in proximity of the in-location access point device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Brian Dougherty, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Christopher Jules White, David Alexander Hamrick, Grayson Gates Sharpe, Robert Austin Hanlin, Krzysztof Kamil Zienkiewicz, Christopher Michael Thompson
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Publication number: 20140280973Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for sharing public safety network resources between public safety devices and commercial devices. A request for network resources is received from a commercial device for an application running on the commercial device. It is determined that the request is for a first type of traffic that is tolerant to time delays caused by resource fluctuations. Resources are allocated from a public safety network instead of resources from a commercial network, so that the commercial device can use resources from the public safety network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: FEDERATED WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Thomas Charles CLANCY, III, Ashwin AMANNA
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Publication number: 20140273857Abstract: A system for short-range communications includes a device and a server. The mobile device receives information via short range wireless signals, processes that information, and transmits information to the server. The server uses the information to verify that the information from the device is consistent with a device currently located in the location. Such verification may be done using cryptographic or signal processing techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Jules WHITE, Brian DOUGHERTY, Thomas Charles CLANCY, III, David Alexander HAMRICK, Grayson Gates SHARPE, Robert Austin HANLIN, Krzysztof Kamil ZIENKIEWICZ, Christopher Michael THOMPSON
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Publication number: 20140283136Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for identifying a computing device and/or the user of such a device and granting or prohibit access to one or more devices based on the location of the computing device. User devices include receivers and emitters for localization signals, and behavior of user devices or user interaction devices are modified according to received localization signals. Example systems may provide tracking media streaming to local devices, automatic configuration of transmitters, or adaptation of multi-user interactions based on user location.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Optio Labs, Inc.Inventors: Brian DOUGHERTY, Christopher Jules WHITE, Thomas Charles CLANCY, III, David Alexander HAMRICK, Grayson Gates SHARPE, Robert Austin HANLIN, Krzysztof Kamil ZIENKIEWICZ, Christopher Michael THOMPSON
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Publication number: 20140282992Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for securing devices in which a secure external authentication token is used to verify user credentials prior to enabling the operating system of the device by loading or decrypting the operating system. Suitable external authentication tokens can include smartcards such as a common access card and may be verified by cryptographic processes either at a local server or via a remote credentials processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: OPTIO LABS, INC.Inventors: Thomas Charles CLANCY, III, Brian DOUGHERTY, David Alexander HAMRICK, Grayson Gates SHARPE, Robert Austin HANLIN, Krzysztof Kamil ZIENKIEWICZ, Christopher Michael THOMPSON, Christopher Jules WHITE
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Publication number: 20140269284Abstract: Described are systems and methods for managing data traffic to a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless network. For each mobile device, a facility is provided that is capable of: (i) assigning a utility function to mathematically represent the value of a plurality of applications running on that mobile device with respect to a factor, (ii) aggregating the plurality of utility functions to generate an aggregated utility function corresponding to that mobile device, and (ii) communicating at least one of the associated aggregate utility function and a bid price based on the associated aggregate utility function over a network. A resource allocation is determined among a plurality of mobile devices based on a bidding process which accounts for the aggregate utility functions, and the data traffic between the mobile devices and the resource is managed using a network traffic shaping element according to the resource allocation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Ashwin Amanna, III, Joseph Mitola, III, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Jeffrey H. Reed, Robert W. McGweir, Seth Hitefield, Andrew Pham, Sergio Bernales, Michael Fowler