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).
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Patent number: 9461920Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Chemring Technology Solutions LimitedInventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
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Publication number: 20160226705Abstract: 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 associatedType: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventor: Ben Toner
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Patent number: 9380633Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Roke Manor Research LimitedInventor: Ben Toner
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Publication number: 20160055196Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 9231872Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Roke Manor Research LimitedInventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
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Publication number: 20150280995Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
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Patent number: 8948810Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Roke Manor Research LimitedInventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
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Publication number: 20140105051Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Roke Manor Research LimitedInventor: Ben Toner
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Publication number: 20130329554Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Roke Manor Research LimitedInventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
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Publication number: 20110306386Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: Roke Manor Research LimitedInventors: Angelo CENTOZA, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham