Patents by Inventor Charles Knostman

Charles Knostman 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).

  • Distributed ledger for tracking a condition of an electronic device
    Patent number: 11347612
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for determining a current condition of an electronic device configured to communicate over a wireless network. For example, the method can include collecting units of condition data of the electronic device. In some instances, each unit of condition data is generated by a sensor of the electronic device that performs an ongoing measurement of a parameter of the electronic device or detects an occurrence of an event that affects the condition of the electronic device. The electronic device provides the units of condition data over a network to a manager node. The units of condition data are then stored in a distributed ledger. The network node can determine a current condition of the electronic device based on the units of condition data stored in the distributed ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Knostman, Christopher Spanton, Yunhang Chen
  • DISTRIBUTED LEDGER FOR TRACKING A CONDITION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210034490
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for determining a current condition of an electronic device configured to communicate over a wireless network. For example, the method can include collecting units of condition data of the electronic device. In some instances, each unit of condition data is generated by a sensor of the electronic device that performs an ongoing measurement of a parameter of the electronic device or detects an occurrence of an event that affects the condition of the electronic device. The electronic device provides the units of condition data over a network to a manager node. The units of condition data are then stored in a distributed ledger. The network node can determine a current condition of the electronic device based on the units of condition data stored in the distributed ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Knostman, Christopher Spanton, Yunhang Chen