Patents by Inventor Brent Beachem

Brent Beachem 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).

  • System and method for filtering access points presented to a user and locking onto an access point
    Patent number: 11432153
    Abstract: The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point. An access point filtering unit determines the access points accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable under a security policy in force. An access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes several methods such as: a method for filtering access points for presentation to the user, a method for locking onto an access point selected by the user, a method for locking onto an access point with the best signal profile, and a method for locking onto an access point prescribed by a security policy for a given location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Beachem, Peter Boucher, Gabe Nault, Richard Rollins, Jonathan Brett Wood, Michael Wright
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING ACCESS POINTS PRESENTED TO A USER AND LOCKING ONTO AN ACCESS POINT
    Publication number: 20210029547
    Abstract: The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point. The present invention includes an access point filtering unit and an access point locking unit. The access point filtering unit determines the access points that are accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable to under a security policy in force. The access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes several methods such as: a method for filtering access points for presentation to the user, a method for locking onto an access point selected by the user, a method for locking onto an access point with the best signal profile, and a method for locking onto an access point prescribed by a security policy for a given location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Brent BEACHEM, Peter BOUCHER, Gabe NAULT, Richard ROLLINS, Jonathan Brett WOOD, Michael Wright
  • System and method for filtering access points presented to a user and locking onto an access point
    Patent number: 10652745
    Abstract: The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point and includes an access point filtering unit and an access point locking unit. The access point filtering unit determines the access points that are accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable to under a security policy in force. The access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes a method for filtering access points and a method for locking onto an access point that is selected by the user, that has the best signal profile, or that is prescribed by a security policy for a given location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Beachem, Peter Boucher, Gabe Nault, Richard Rollins, Jonathan Brett Wood, Michael Wright
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING ACCESS POINTS PRESENTED TO A USER AND LOCKING ONTO AN ACCESS POINT
    Publication number: 20160360414
    Abstract: The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point and includes an access point filtering unit and an access point locking unit. The access point filtering unit determines the access points that are accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable to under a security policy in force. The access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes a method for filtering access points and a method for locking onto an access point that is selected by the user, that has the best signal profile, or that is prescribed by a security policy for a given location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Brent BEACHEM, Peter BOUCHER, Gabe NAULT, Richard ROLLINS, Jonathan Brett WOOD, Michael WRIGHT
  • System and method for filtering access points presented to a user and locking onto an access point
    Patent number: 9237514
    Abstract: The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point. The present invention includes an access point filtering unit and an access point locking unit. The access point filtering unit determines the access points that are accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable to under a security policy in force. The access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes several methods such as: a method for filtering access points for presentation to the user, a method for locking onto an access point selected by the user, a method for locking onto an access point with the best signal profile, and a method for locking onto an access point prescribed by a security policy for a given location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Beachem, Peter Boucher, Gabe Nault, Richard Rollins, Jonathan Brett Wood, Michael Wright
  • System and method for filtering access points presented to a user and locking onto an access point
    Publication number: 20060094400
    Abstract: The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point. The present invention includes an access point filtering unit and an access point locking unit. The access point filtering unit determines the access points that are accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable to under a security policy in force. The access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes several methods such as: a method for filtering access points for presentation to the user, a method for locking onto an access point selected by the user, a method for locking onto an access point with the best signal profile, and a method for locking onto an access point prescribed by a security policy for a given location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Brent Beachem, Peter Boucher, Gabe Nault, Richard Rollins, Jonathan Wood, Michael Wright