Patents by Inventor Alexander Cunningham

Alexander Cunningham 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: 11956008
    Abstract: One example may include transmitting data between a client device and a server over a first channel, sending test data on a second channel to identify a transmission rate of the second channel, comparing the transmission rate to a transmission rate threshold, and determining whether to perform bonding of the first channel with the second channel based on the transmission rate of the second channel being greater or less than the transmission rate threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CONNECTIFY, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Cunningham, Harry Volek, Brian Prodoehl, Alexander Gizis
  • Patent number: 11956217
    Abstract: One example may include forwarding a request sent outside a VPN server, via a client device, to access a second communication network detected by the client device, and the client device is communicating with the VPN server over a first communication network, responsive to receiving a captive portal, forwarding, via the client device, authentication information to obtain access to the second communication network, and the authentication information is not forwarded to the VPN server, and receiving data, by the client device, from a remote server over a bonded connection including a first connection provided by the first communication network bonded with a second connection provided by the second communication network to form the bonded connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CONNECTIFY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Prodoehl, Brian Lutz, Kevin Cunningham, Alexander Gizis
  • Patent number: 11956320
    Abstract: Connecting a client computer to a server may include receiving a first request at the server from the client computer for content managed by the server, and the first request includes a communication protocol and is sent from a first access point, receiving a second request at the server from the client computer for the content managed by the server, and the second request is transmitted from a second access point prior to the server responding to the first request and includes a different communication protocol than the first request, determining by the server the first request and the second request share a common attribute, transmitting a connection acceptance message from the server to the client computer identifying a selected one of the first request and the second request based on a most optimal connection associated with the selected request, and establishing a connection between the server and the client computer based on the selected request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CONNECTIFY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Prodoehl, Kevin Cunningham, Brian Lutz, Alexander Gizis
  • Patent number: 11943326
    Abstract: One example may include a process that includes establishing a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection between a client device and a server to form a virtual private network (VPN), permitting communication between the client device and the server on the TCP connection, monitoring, via the VPN server, communication over the TCP connection to identify one or more connection parameters, establishing a second connection between the client device and the server when the one or more connection parameters indicate a slowing of the TCP connection below a threshold and below a previously measured connection rate, receiving, via the TCP connection, application data used by one of the applications operating on the client device, and receiving, via the second connection, application data used by another application of the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CONNECTIFY, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Cunningham, Harry Volek, Brian Prodoehl, Alexander Gizis
  • Publication number: 20240094895
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for multimodal input collection. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to efficient and intuitive multimodal input collection for mobile devices. As an example, a mobile computing system (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable device, etc.) can display a lock screen interface at a display device associated with the mobile computing system (e.g., an initial interface that requests interaction and/or authentication from the user before granting access to applications, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Donald A. Barnett, Corbin Alexander Cunningham
  • Patent number: 11936522
    Abstract: One example process may include enabling a connection between one of a plurality of client devices and one or more servers via one of a plurality of virtual private network servers (VPNs), monitoring connection performance of the connection over a period of time, modifying one or more connection parameters associated with the connection of the one client device based on the monitored connection performance, identifying whether an increase or decrease in a performance of the connection has occurred based on the modified one or more connection parameters, when an increase in performance is identified, storing a current connection status and the modified one or more modified connection parameters in a temporary data file, and transmitting the temporary data file to one or more of the other VPN servers and the plurality of client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CONNECTIFY, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Cunningham, Brian Prodoehl, Alexander Gizis
  • Patent number: 11921911
    Abstract: A peripheral device, for use with a host, comprises one or more compute elements a security module and at least one encryption unit. The security module is configured to form a trusted execution environment on the peripheral device for processing sensitive data using sensitive code. The sensitive data and sensitive code are provided by a trusted computing entity which is in communication with the host computing device. The at least one encryption unit is configured to encrypt and decrypt data transferred between the trusted execution environment and the trusted computing entity via the host computing device. The security module is configured to compute and send an attestation to the trusted computing entity to attest that the sensitive code is in the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Stavros Volos, David Thomas Chisnall, Saurabh Mohan Kulkarni, Kapil Vaswani, Manuel Costa, Samuel Alexander Webster, Cédric Alain Marie Fournet, Richard Osborne, Daniel John Pelham Wilkinson, Graham Bernard Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20240043034
    Abstract: A method for conditional operation of an autonomous agent includes: collecting a set of inputs; processing the set of inputs; determining a set of policies for the agent; evaluating the set of policies; and operating the ego agent. A system for conditional operation of an autonomous agent includes a set of computing subsystems (equivalently referred to herein as a set of computers) and/or processing subsystems (equivalently referred to herein as a set of processors), which function to implement any or all of the processes of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Collin Johnson, Alexander Cunningham, Timothy Saucer, Edwin B. Olson
  • Publication number: 20240016762
    Abstract: Herein is described a pharmaceutical composition for agonizing CB2 receptor activity, medical kits, therapeutic applications thereof, and methods of making and using such compositions. The composition comprises a combination of: —a first compound of Formula I: (E1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and —a second compound of Formula II: (E2) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Damon SMITH, Bradut MITRASCA, Piotr KUJAWA, Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Anna-Maria SZCZESNIAK, Melanie KELLY, Robert ZALEGA, Fouzia SOULHI, Sylvain CHEMTOB, Samy OMRI
  • Patent number: 11814072
    Abstract: A method for conditional operation of an autonomous agent includes: collecting a set of inputs; processing the set of inputs; determining a set of policies for the agent; evaluating the set of policies; and operating the ego agent. A system for conditional operation of an autonomous agent includes a set of computing subsystems (equivalently referred to herein as a set of computers) and/or processing subsystems (equivalently referred to herein as a set of processors), which function to implement any or all of the processes of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: May Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Collin Johnson, Alexander Cunningham, Timothy Saucer, Edwin B. Olson
  • Publication number: 20230256991
    Abstract: A method for conditional operation of an autonomous agent includes: collecting a set of inputs; processing the set of inputs; determining a set of policies for the agent; evaluating the set of policies; and operating the ego agent. A system for conditional operation of an autonomous agent includes a set of computing subsystems (equivalently referred to herein as a set of computers) and/or processing subsystems (equivalently referred to herein as a set of processors), which function to implement any or all of the processes of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Collin Johnson, Alexander Cunningham, Timothy Saucer, Edwin B. Olson
  • Patent number: 9817068
    Abstract: Systems and methods efficiently bring additional variables into a Pseudo-Random Pattern Generator (“PRPG”) in the early cycles of an automatic test pattern generation (“ATPG”) process without utilizing any additional hardware or control pins. Overscanning (e.g., scanning longer than the length of the longest channel) for some additional cycles brings in enough variables into the PRPG. Data corresponding to earlier cycles of the ATPG process is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Chickermane, Krishna Vijaya Chakravadhanula, Brian Edward Foutz, Steev Wilcox, Paul Alexander Cunningham, David George Scott, Louis Christopher Milano, Dale Edward Meehl
  • Patent number: 9817069
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a sequential decompressor which builds equations predictably provide a first-in, first out (“FIFO”) shift register which is fed by a first XOR decompressor and provides outputs to a second XOR decompressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steev Wilcox, Krishna Vijaya Chakravadhanula, Vivek Chickermane, Paul Alexander Cunningham, Brian Edward Foutz
  • Patent number: 9606179
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for generating extra variables for an ATPG system utilizing compressed test patterns in the event an ATPG process is presented with faults requiring a higher number of care-bits than can be supported efficiently by the current hardware. The systems and methods provide for a multi-stage decompressor network system with an embedded serializer-deserializer. The systems and methods use a XOR decompressor in a first stage and a serializer-deserializer in conjunction with a second XOR decompressor in a second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Alexander Cunningham, Steev Wilcox, Vivek Chickermane, Krishna Vijaya Chakravadhanula, Brian Edward Foutz
  • Patent number: 9513335
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for decompressing test data using XOR trees for application to scan chains of a design for test (DFT) integrated circuit in a physically efficient construction are disclosed. Moreover, methods and apparatus for compressing test response data from scan chains in a DFT integrated circuit in a physically efficient construction are disclosed. The XOR tree decompression method may comprise splitting signals at each node of the XOR trees according to distribution logic implemented by a set of XOR gates. The XOR tree compression method may comprise combining signals at each node of the XOR trees according to combination logic implemented by a set of XOR gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steev Wilcox, Brian Edward Foutz, Paul Alexander Cunningham, Vivek Chickermane, Krishna Vijaya Chakravadhanula
  • Patent number: 9470755
    Abstract: Methods and computer-readable media for effecting physically efficient scans of integrated circuit designs may include selecting a two-dimensional grid size for exposure to the method, the two-dimensional grid having a size that includes a first side length, a second side length, and a number of flops. The method is performed to select a two-dimensional grid size that maximizes compression efficiency and limit wiring congestion on the IC. In one aspect, the method may be performed on each region of the grid that maintains one of a respective first side length and a respective second side length greater than one, including selecting a larger side, determining if the larger side is odd or even, and dividing the grid along the larger side into two regions each having a proportion of the flops. The scans of the resulting regions are efficient, and consequently facilitate integrated circuit design and subsequent manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Edward Foutz, Steev Wilcox, Vivek Chickermane, Krishna Vijaya Chakravadhanula, Paul Alexander Cunningham
  • Patent number: 9470754
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for utilizing extra variables in the decompression equation set of an ATPG process for test patterns requiring an excess number of care bits than can be supported efficiently by the current hardware. An elastic interface is utilized between a tester and a decompressor network (e.g., sequential and combinational decompressors) in order to expand the test pattern length and/or the number of input variables. The systems and methods also provide care bits in early scan cycles of the ATPG process for sequential decompressors starting from a fixed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Chickermane, Krishna Vijaya Chakravadhanula, Brian Edward Foutz, Steev Wilcox, Paul Alexander Cunningham, David George Scott, Louis Christopher Milano, Dale Edward Meehl
  • Patent number: 9470756
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and integrated circuits for decompressing a set of scan input data in a Design for Test (DFT) application, in which implementation may include determining a number of scan inputs to applied circuit from automated test equipment (ATE). Based on the number of scan inputs, another aspect of implementation may involve generating a 2-dimensional grid on the integrated circuit (IC). Another implementation aspect may involve decompressing the scan inputs from the ATE according to decompression logic that is sequentially distributed such that the grid can locally apply the last stage of the decompression logic. In accordance with aspects of the method, the physical structure of an IC decompression logic is more accessible to individual scan chains and reduces congestion on board the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steev Wilcox, Brian Edward Foutz, Krishna Vijaya Chakravadhanula, Vivek Chickermane, Paul Alexander Cunningham
  • Patent number: 7194708
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method, and corresponding apparatus, for determining a clock gating function for a set of clocked state-holding elements, comprising the steps of: for each element, determining the conditions under which the element will hold its current value based only on those inputs which are common to all elements; and combining the conditions to form a gating function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Azuro (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Wilcox, Paul Alexander Cunningham
  • Patent number: 7131090
    Abstract: A method of determining a forced gating function for at least one of a plurality of clocked state-holding elements. The forced gating function compares the input and output of said at least one clocked state-holding element. The method simulates the performance of the element for different implementation conditions; measures the performance of the element for each condition, and determines the implementation of the forced gating function using the measured performances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Azuro (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Wilcox, Paul Alexander Cunningham