Patents by Inventor Ben Toner

Ben Toner 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: 9461920
    Abstract: Systems, methods and a mobile device for using policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by the device are provided. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. The device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives, such as traffic shaping or other traffic limitation to ease congestion or enforce service agreements. A policy implementing corresponding traffic limitation or shaping on the air interface between the mobile device and network base stations can be sent to the mobile device so as to reduce signaling congestion on the air-interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Chemring Technology Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
  • Publication number: 20160226705
    Abstract: A communications network, comprising a network server configured to send network connectivity policies to one or more cellular devices in a cellular network, said network connectivity policies defining one or more subscribed local wireless networks (LWNs); and an enterprise server configured to send enterprise connectivity policies to each of the one or more cellular devices, said enterprise connectivity policies defining one or more rules for accessing LWNs; wherein the network server is configured to receive notifications from each of the one or more cellular devices, when said devices detect a first one of said subscribed LWNs; in response to a notification from a first one of the one or more cellular devices that the first one of said subscribed LWNs has been detected, but for which the cellular device cannot connect to due to rules defined by the enterprise connectivity policy, the network server is arranged to send a request to the enterprise server to update an enterprise connectivity policy associated
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Ben Toner
  • Patent number: 9380633
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention proxy control the establishment or continued existence of a WLAN connection by using the back end authentication mechanism to authenticate/de-authenticate a WLAN session in dependence on the experienced quality of the connection during the set-up phase or session itself. This has the effect of preventing a bad quality connection from being established or from continuing, and hence should improve the user experience, and help a WLAN network operator maintain a service with high Quality of Service (QoS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Roke Manor Research Limited
    Inventor: Ben Toner
  • Publication number: 20160055196
    Abstract: A method for placing a document into a document family, the method including the steps of: determining at least one score associated with one or more document families, each score indicating a level of similarity between the document and the associated document family; in response to identifying at least one threshold document family, the or each threshold document family corresponding to a document family with at least one associated score meeting a predefined threshold: placing the document into the, or one of the, threshold document families; in response to identifying that each score fails to meet a predefined threshold: creating a new document family; and placing the document into the new document family.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Matt COLLINS, Amelia CUSS, Yuri FELDMAN, Nicholas LAVER, Daniel MATTHEWS, Jaiden MISPY, James PAYOR, Benjamin STOTT, Ben TONER, Niel VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Yujin WU, Dawson XU
  • Patent number: 9231872
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide the ability to use policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by a device. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or may define when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. Advantageously, the device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives. For example, the operator may be engaging in traffic shaping or other traffic limitation, for example to ease congestion or enforce service agreements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Roke Manor Research Limited
    Inventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
  • Publication number: 20150280995
    Abstract: Systems, methods and a mobile device for using policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by the device are provided. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. The device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives, such as traffic shaping or other traffic limitation to ease congestion or enforce service agreements. A policy implementing corresponding traffic limitation or shaping on the air interface between the mobile device and network base stations can be sent to the mobile device so as to reduce signaling congestion on the air-interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
  • Patent number: 8948810
    Abstract: Systems, methods and a mobile device for using policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by the device are provided. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. The device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives, such as traffic shaping or other traffic limitation to ease congestion or enforce service agreements. A policy implementing corresponding traffic limitation or shaping on the air interface between the mobile device and network base stations can be sent to the mobile device so as to reduce signaling congestion on the air-interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Roke Manor Research Limited
    Inventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
  • Publication number: 20140105051
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention proxy control the establishment or continued existence of a WLAN connection by using the back end authentication mechanism to authenticate/de-authenticate a WLAN session in dependence on the experienced quality of the connection during the set-up phase or session itself. This has the effect of preventing a bad quality connection from being established or from continuing, and hence should improve the user experience, and help a WLAN network operator maintain a service with high Quality of Service (QoS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Roke Manor Research Limited
    Inventor: Ben Toner
  • Publication number: 20130329554
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide the ability to use policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by a device. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or may define when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. Advantageously, the device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives. For example, the operator may be engaging in traffic shaping or other traffic limitation, for example to ease congestion or enforce service agreements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Roke Manor Research Limited
    Inventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
  • Publication number: 20110306386
    Abstract: Systems, methods and a mobile device for using policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by the device are provided. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. The device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives, such as traffic shaping or other traffic limitation to ease congestion or enforce service agreements. A policy implementing corresponding traffic limitation or shaping on the air interface between the mobile device and network base stations can be sent to the mobile device so as to reduce signaling congestion on the air-interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Roke Manor Research Limited
    Inventors: Angelo CENTOZA, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham