Patents by Inventor Daniel P. Donahue

Daniel P. Donahue 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).

  • Secure software update in a wireless mesh radio network using peer-to-peer file sharing
    Patent number: 11743713
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for performing a secure software update in a mesh network. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at each node of a network, a notification from a coordinating server, wherein each node of the network is listening for an image available notification; receiving, at a first node of the network, the image available notification; downloading and installing a software update image by the first node of the network; broadcasting, at the first node of the network, the image available notification to other peer nodes of the first node of the network; and downloading and installing the software update image from the first node of the network by at least one other peer node of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Donahue, Robert Getschmann
  • Secure Software Update in a Wireless Mesh Radio Network Using Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
    Publication number: 20210274341
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for performing a secure software update in a mesh network. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at each node of a network, a notification from a coordinating server, wherein each node of the network is listening for an image available notification; receiving, at a first node of the network, the image available notification; downloading and installing a software update image by the first node of the network; broadcasting, at the first node of the network, the image available notification to other peer nodes of the first node of the network; and downloading and installing the software update image from the first node of the network by at least one other peer node of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel P. Donahue, Robert Getschmann
  • Secure software update in a wireless mesh radio network using peer-to-peer file sharing
    Patent number: 11012853
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for performing a secure software update in a mesh network. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at each node of a network, a notification from a coordinating server, wherein each node of the network is listening for an image available notification; receiving, at a first node of the network, the image available notification; downloading and installing a software update image by the first node of the network; broadcasting, at the first node of the network, the image available notification to other peer nodes of the first node of the network; and downloading and installing the software update image from the first node of the network by at least one other peer node of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Donahue, Robert Getschmann