Patents by Inventor Carlton A. Andrews
Carlton A. Andrews 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: 20240020212Abstract: Systems and methods for modernizing workspace and hardware lifecycle management in an enterprise productivity ecosystem are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Girish S. Dhoble, Nicholas D. Grobelny, David Konetski, Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, Charles D. Robison
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Patent number: 11843509Abstract: Systems and methods for modernizing workspace and hardware lifecycle management in an enterprise productivity ecosystem are described. In some embodiments, a client Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory, the memory having program instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the client IHS to: receive, from a workspace orchestration service, one or more files or policies configured to enable the client IHS to instantiate a first workspace based upon a first workspace definition; allow a user to execute a non-vetted application in the first workspace; determine that the first workspace is compromised; and receive, in response to the determination, from the workspace orchestration service, one or more other files or policies configured to enable the client IHS to instantiate a second workspace based upon a second workspace definition, where the second workspace definition allows execution of a vetted application corresponding to the non-vetted application.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Girish S. Dhoble, Nicholas D. Grobelny, David Konetski, Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L Martinez, Charles D. Robison
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Publication number: 20230325522Abstract: Systems and methods for securely deploying a collective workspace across multiple local management agents are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive, at a workspace orchestration service from a first local management agent, first context information and a first split key; receive, at the workspace orchestration service from a second local management agent, second context information and a second split key; determining, by the workspace orchestration service, that the first and second context information match a collaborative workspace policy; in response to the determination, authenticate the first and second split keys; and in response to the authentication, transmit a collaborative workspace definition to the first and second local management agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, David Konetski, Carlton A. Andrews, Nicholas D. Grobelny, Charles D. Robison, Girish S. Dhoble
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Patent number: 11762750Abstract: Systems and methods for modernizing workspace and hardware lifecycle management in an enterprise productivity ecosystem are described.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Girish S. Dhoble, Nicholas D. Grobelny, David Konetski, Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, Charles D. Robison
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Patent number: 11757881Abstract: Systems and methods for workspace deployment using a secondary trusted device are described. In some embodiments, a first Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the first IHS to: establish a first connection with a second IHS, where the second IHS is configured to establish a second connection with a workspace orchestration service, and where the workspace orchestration service is configured to: receive device identification information of the first IHS from the second IHS; and authenticate the device identification information against a database provided by a manufacturer of the first IHS; and in response to a successful authentication, establish a third connection with the workspace orchestration service.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Charles D. Robison, Nicholas D. Grobelny, Joseph Kozlowski, David Konetski
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Publication number: 20230283637Abstract: An information handling system is configured to remotely monitor a managed resource that includes managing an entitlement for access to a secured component of the managed resource. The information handling system is configured to determine whether a function to be performed on the managed resource requires access to the secured component of the managed resource. The information handling system is further configured to transmit an application programming request to perform the function on the managed resource, wherein the application programming request includes a data object with the entitlement to access the secured component. In response to a verification of the authenticity of the data object is successful, then to process the data object that includes to invoke a plugin that is associated with the application and to execute the application with the entitlement as an argument.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Srikanth Kondapi, Carlton Andrews, Nathan Martell
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Patent number: 11750654Abstract: Embodiments provide access to enterprise data via a secured virtual environment hosted on an Information Handling System (IHS), with the integrity of the IHS validated prior to launching the virtual environment. The integrity of the IHS may also be continuously validated during operation of the launched virtual environment. Policies for accessing the enterprise data are stored in a secured memory that is isolated from the operating system of the IHS. A virtual environment is configured, according to the policies, with resources for a particular user to access the enterprise data. If the integrity of the IHS is validated by a trusted resource on the IHS, the virtual environment is launched. During operation of the virtual environment, the trusted resource periodically confirms the integrity of the IHS. If the integrity of the IHS is not verified or policy changes are identified, access to the secured workspace may be revoked.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: David Konetski, Carlton A. Andrews, Ricardo L. Martinez, Abeye Teshome, Joseph Kozlowski, Charles D. Robison, Girish S. Dhoble, Andrew T. Fausak
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Patent number: 11727122Abstract: Systems and methods for endpoint context-driven, dynamic workspaces are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Girish S. Dhoble, Nicholas D. Grobelny, David Konetski, Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, Charles D. Robison
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Patent number: 11720700Abstract: Systems and methods for securely deploying a collective workspace across multiple local management agents are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive, at a workspace orchestration service from a first local management agent, first context information and a first split key; receive, at the workspace orchestration service from a second local management agent, second context information and a second split key; determining, by the workspace orchestration service, that the first and second context information match a collaborative workspace policy; in response to the determination, authenticate the first and second split keys; and in response to the authentication, transmit a collaborative workspace definition to the first and second local management agents.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, David Konetski, Carlton A. Andrews, Nicholas D. Grobelny, Charles D. Robison, Girish S. Dhoble
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Patent number: 11720682Abstract: Systems and methods for bare-metal or pre-boot user-machine authentication, binding, and entitlement provisioning are described. In some embodiments, a method may include: receiving, at a first portal managed by a manufacturer of an Information Handling System (IHS): (i) user credentials associated with a user of the IHS, and (ii) device identification associated with the IHS before the IHS is shipped to the user; selecting a customer of the manufacturer associated with the device identification; forwarding an indication of the user credentials to a second portal managed by the customer; and, in response to the second portal having successfully authenticated the user, establishing an identity session with the second portal; receiving, from the IHS, a request to initiate an entitlement sequence.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Joseph Kozlowski, Charles D. Robison, David Konetski, Nicholas D. Grobelny
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Publication number: 20230229458Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that support configuration of settings of an Information Handling System (IHS), such as by external configuration tools that are delegated authority to configure any portion of the configurable settings of IHS. During factory provisioning of the IHS, an inventory of configurable settings of the IHS is generated and permissions are assigned for configuration of a portion of the configurable IHS settings by a configuration tool. During the factory provisioning, credentials are stored to the IHS for authenticating communications from the assigned configuration tool. Once the IHS has been delivered and deployed, configuration of the assigned portion of IHS is allowed when configuration requests from the assigned configuration tool are successfully validated against the credentials stored to the IHS during factory provisioning. The configurable settings of the IHS may include BIOS settings, operating system settings and settings supported by hardware components of the IHS.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Joseph Kozlowski, David Konetski
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Publication number: 20230195904Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for swapping computing architectures used by workspaces operating on an Information Handling System (IHS). A first workspace definition is generated for deployment of a workspace on the IHS using a first computing architecture. A timer is initiated upon deployment of the workspace on the IHS according to the first workspace definition. Upon expiration of the timer, a second workspace definition is generated for redeployment of the workspace using a second computing architecture. The workspace is then redeployed on the IHS according to the second workspace definition. The duration of the timer may be a randomized interval, or may be selected based on security and/or productivity metrics for the deployment of the workspace on the IHS. Through swapping of the computing architecture used by the workspace, the attack surface presented by the workspace is regularly altered, thus thwarting malicious actors attempting to compromise the workspace.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: David Konetski, Nicholas D. Grobelny, Girish S. Dhoble, Carlton A. Andrews, Ricardo L. Martinez
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Publication number: 20230179613Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting security attacks using workspace orchestration logs are described. In some embodiments, a workspace orchestration server may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, may cause the server to: maintain a first workspace orchestration log, receive a second workspace orchestration log from a client Information Handling System (IHS), and identify the security attack, at least in part, in response to a discrepancy between the first and second workspace orchestration logs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Nicholas D. Grobelny, Girish S. Dhoble, Ricardo L. Martinez
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Patent number: 11657126Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic workspace targeting with crowdsourced user context are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) of a workspace orchestration service may include a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: detect execution of an application in a workspace instantiated by a client IHS; validate the application based upon productivity context information and security context information received from the client IHS; and in response to the validation, distribute the validated application to another workspace instantiated by another client IHS.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Girish S. Dhoble, Nicholas D. Grobelny, David Konetski, Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, Charles D. Robison
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Patent number: 11659397Abstract: An information handling system of a Radio Access Network (RAN) system operating a secure network slice orchestration system may comprise a network interface device of the RAN system transceiving data within a 5G New Radio (NR) frequency band with an endpoint computing device, the network interface device receiving an instruction from a client solutions management (CSM) platform to assign a network slice within the 5G NR frequency band, based on a security profile associating the endpoint computing device with a security tier, to a network slice as established by a software defined network (SDN) controller within a sub-portion of the 5G NR frequency band, the secure network slice orchestration system determining the endpoint computing device is associated with the network slice within a communications profile received from the CSM platform, and the SDN controller establishing a virtual access point transceiving data within the network slice with the endpoint computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Anantha K. Boyapalle, Joseph Kozlowski, Liam B. Quinn
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Publication number: 20230063135Abstract: Systems and methods for providing trusted local orchestration of workspaces are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a system memory coupled to the processor, the system memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive an orchestration code from a workspace orchestration service; record, using a trusted controller coupled to the processor, a log comprising: the orchestration code, and an indication of a sequence of operations performed during an instantiation of a workspace by the local management agent; provide a copy of the log to the workspace orchestration service; and establish a connection between the workspace and the workspace orchestration service in response to the workspace orchestration service's successful: (i) authentication of the orchestration code, and (ii) verification of the sequence of operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas D. Grobelny, Ricardo L. Martinez, Carlton A. Andrews, Charles D. Robison
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Publication number: 20230056727Abstract: Systems and methods for managing the degradation of IHS performance due to software installations are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: identify a workload; in response to the identification, configure a performance measurement; calculate a level of performance degradation of the IHS based, at least in part, upon the performance measurement; and in response to the level of performance degradation meeting a threshold value, provide an indication to a user or Information Technology (IT) administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Srikanth Kondapi
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Publication number: 20230004656Abstract: Systems and methods for endpoint context-driven, dynamic workspaces are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Girish S. Dhoble, Nicholas D. Grobelny, David Konetski, Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, Charles D. Robison
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Publication number: 20220391498Abstract: Systems and methods for modernizing workspace and hardware lifecycle management in an enterprise productivity ecosystem are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Carlton A. Andrews, Girish S. Dhoble, Nicholas D. Grobelny, David Konetski, Joseph Kozlowski, Ricardo L. Martinez, Charles D. Robison
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Patent number: 11522708Abstract: Systems and methods for providing trusted local orchestration of workspaces are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a system memory coupled to the processor, the system memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive an orchestration code from a workspace orchestration service; record, using a trusted controller coupled to the processor, a log comprising: the orchestration code, and an indication of a sequence of operations performed during an instantiation of a workspace by the local management agent; provide a copy of the log to the workspace orchestration service; and establish a connection between the workspace and the workspace orchestration service in response to the workspace orchestration service's successful: (i) authentication of the orchestration code, and (ii) verification of the sequence of operations.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas D. Grobelny, Ricardo L. Martinez, Carlton A. Andrews, Charles D. Robison