Patents by Inventor Eric Chi Chung Yip
Eric Chi Chung Yip 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: 9769669Abstract: Apparatus, methods, computer readable media and processors may provide a secure architecture within which a client application on a wireless device may, in some aspects, exchange information securely with resident device resources, and in other aspects, with a remote server over a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 9439074Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and programs for protecting data on a wireless device may include a wireless device having a computer platform with a processing engine operable, based upon configurable parameters, to log data access attempt on the wireless device and transmit the log to a remote device. Furthermore, the wireless device may be configured to execute locally and remotely generated control commands on the wireless device, the commands operable to modify an operation of the wireless device. The embodiment may also include an apparatus operable to receive the transmitted log, analyze the received log and transmit a control command to the wireless device. The apparatus may further generate a data access report and make the report available to an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sanjay K. Jha, Behrooz L. Abdi, Clifton E. Scott, Kenny K. Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Tia M. Cassett
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Patent number: 9137664Abstract: A mobile device, and particularly a wireless device, provides a computing platform upon which third-party (e.g., accessory) applications can execute, increasing features/functions desirable to a user. In order to better serve users of wireless devices, third-party developers of such applications would benefit from information about how their fielded applications are being used. However, creating log packets that can ultimately reach the developers is generally not permissible or enabled by wireless devices due to privacy concerns, safeguards against malicious applications, the environment generally afforded to accessory applications, the limited communication channel (e.g., bandwidth, duration, user expense, etc.), and difficulty in integrating such applications to chipsets tailored for mobile devices, such as cell phones.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Publication number: 20150020163Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and programs for protecting data on a wireless device may include a wireless device having a computer platform with a processing engine operable, based upon configurable parameters, to log data access attempt on the wireless device and transmit the log to a remote device. Furthermore, the wireless device may be configured to execute locally and remotely generated control commands on the wireless device, the commands operable to modify an operation of the wireless device. The embodiment may also include an apparatus operable to receive the transmitted log, analyze the received log and transmit a control command to the wireless device. The apparatus may further generate a data access report and make the report available to an authorized user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Sanjay K. JHA, Behrooz L. ABDI, Clifton E. SCOTT, Kenny K. FOK, Eric Chi Chung YIP, Tia M. CASSETT
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Patent number: 8874082Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and programs for protecting data on a wireless device may include a wireless device having a computer platform with a processing engine operable, based upon configurable parameters, to log data access attempt on the wireless device and transmit the log to a remote device. Furthermore, the wireless device may be configured to execute locally and remotely generated control commands on the wireless device, the commands operable to modify an operation of the wireless device. The embodiment may also include an apparatus operable to receive the transmitted log, analyze the received log and transmit a control command to the wireless device. The apparatus may further generate a data access report and make the report available to an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sanjay K. Jha, Behrooz L. Abdi, Clifton Eugene Scott, Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Tia Manning Cassett
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Patent number: 8818389Abstract: Apparatus and methods of determining a connection quality between a communication device and a communications network comprise receiving from the communication device at least one of a communication device processor-generated event code and a corresponding communication device processor-generated event data based on execution of a predetermined connection quality configuration by the communication device. The processor-generated event code and the processor-generated event data correspond to connection quality aspects of a communication between the communication device and the communications network. Additionally, this aspect of the method further comprises generating a connection quality characteristic associated with the communication according to analysis of at least one of the processor-generated event code and the processor-generated event data by a connection quality state machine, and storing the generated connection quality characteristic corresponding to the communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Jinghui Yang
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Patent number: 8818396Abstract: Apparatus and methods for estimating a geographical position corresponding to an event associated with operation of a wireless device communicating in a wireless communications network. The time and distance between the occurrence of the event and the related time and speed of the wireless device of at least one of a first and second location fix, respectively measured before and after the event, are analyzed. The first and second location fixes having Quality of Service (QoS) adjusted such that the resulting fixes are based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements. These analyses include comparing those metrics to predetermined time thresholds to validate a geographic position and, in some instances, determine a preferred geographic position to associate with the event.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8732261Abstract: Apparatus and methods in a load balancer computing apparatus include, in aspects, determining if a master is functioning, and if the master is not functioning, then attempting to become the master by setting a master network identification in a master database table to a self network identification before at least one other slave sets a corresponding other slave network identification as the master network identification in the master database table. In other aspects, the apparatus and methods include assigning each of a group of commands to one of a plurality of slaves, storing the commands and a corresponding assignment in a database table, checking a command status in the database table for each of the group of commands, wherein the command status indicates whether or not the respective command has been executed; and executing a callback function when all the commands are executed.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8719419Abstract: Apparatus and methods may include a multimedia test engine operable to exercise and test multimedia application programming interfaces (APIs) of a wireless device based upon execution of a test configuration comprising a test script downloadable to the wireless device. The test engine is resident in memory on the wireless device and is operable to collect multimedia test data and, in some aspects, wireless device performance data, based upon the test configuration and forward the collected data to another device operable to analyze the collected data and generate a multimedia API test report viewable by an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Farrukh Usmani, Kenny Fok, Tia Manning Cassett, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8620314Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining a connection quality of a wireless device with a wireless communications network comprise a user manager operable to receive a plurality of communications messages as recorded by the wireless device, where the plurality of communications messages comprise messages transmitted from and received by the wireless device via the wireless communication network. Further, a connection quality module associated with the user manager is operable to generate a connection quality record comprising a connection quality characteristic based on a detection of a predetermined sequence of communications messages within the plurality of communications messages. Optionally, an optimization module may generate a configuration change for the wireless device and/or a network component based on the connection quality characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2005Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Jihyun Hwang, Lenaig Genevieve Guellec
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Patent number: 8606299Abstract: Apparatus and methods may approximate a location of an event occurring on a wireless device based upon at least one of a first set of location fix information corresponding to a first set of location fix information corresponding to a first position fix of the wireless device prior to the event and a second set of location fix information corresponding to a second position fix of the wireless device after the event. An event positioning determination module may calculate an approximate geographic location of the wireless device at the time of the event based upon a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first and second set of location fix information.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Mikhail A. Lushin
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Patent number: 8532610Abstract: Apparatus and methods for monitoring usage patterns of a wireless device may include a usage monitoring and reporting module operable to monitor and log usage on a wireless device based on a received usage configuration. Further, based on the usage configuration, the wireless device may forward the log to another device operable to analyze the log and generate a usage pattern report viewable by an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tia Manning Cassett, Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8320880Abstract: Apparatus, methods, computer readable media and processors may provide a secure architecture within which a client application on a wireless device may, in some aspects, exchange information securely with resident device resources, and in other aspects, with a remote server over a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8311087Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing monitoring of voice quality and diagnostic data related to voice quality on a wireless device. Monitoring thresholds can be implemented that allow for additional precautionary measures and/or further monitoring to occur if a threshold level of voice quality performance is experienced. The results of the voice and diagnostic monitoring can be communicated to the service provider who can then collect, analyze and generate reports to assess and determine quality-related problems experienced by the communication network.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Tia Manning Cassett, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8225093Abstract: Providing for secure and efficient communication for mobile applications executed in a mobile operating environment is described herein. As an example, a primary mobile application can initiate a handshake that includes a unique identifier of the primary application and a random number for signing and/or certifying responsive requests. A recipient application can reference the unique identifier with a list of certified primary applications to verify the primary application. If verified, the recipient responds with the random number and a second random number that can sign and/or certify data requests sent by the primary application. According to some embodiments, random numbers can be hashed and/or truncated to provide low power encryption for such numbers. Further, round-trip policies can be enforced to provide reliable transmission of data. Accordingly, reliable, secure and low power synchronous communication can be conducted in a mobile environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Jihyun Hwang, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Mikhail A. Lushin (Misha)
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Patent number: 8176167Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and computer program products are presented for requesting wireless device performance data and providing an optimal file size for the performance data. Present aspects provide for estimating the size of requested performance data, at the time of the request, and assessing other factors, such as requesting party preferences, to determine optimal performance data file size. In this regard, the performance data service provider is able to prepare and make accessible optimally sized performance data files, as the data becomes available as opposed to creating one comprehensive performance data file when all of the requested data is available. Additionally, some present aspects may provide for performance data requesting parties to implement Extensible Markup Language (XML) as the communication tool between the requesting device and the performance data-supplying network entity.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8135395Abstract: Apparatus and methods may include a performance module operable to monitor and generate performance statistics on a wireless device based on a received monitoring configuration. In some aspects, the wireless device may forward the performance statistics to another device upon meeting predetermined threshold parameters. The performance statistics may be utilized to generate a performance report viewable by an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tia Manning Cassett, Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 8023937Abstract: Apparatus, methods, processors and computer readable media for determining the voice and/or data processing performance or capability of a wireless device. Embodiments include a wireless device having a computer platform with a processing engine operable to generate a plurality of performance data during voice and/or data processing activities on the wireless device. The wireless device further includes a voice/data performance module operable to collect selected ones of the plurality of performance data associated with a predetermined voice and/or data processing capability of the wireless device. The embodiments may also include an apparatus operable to receive the collected performance data and to generate a performance report characterizing a voice and/or data processing performance or capability of the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Tia Manning Cassett, Jihyun Hwang, Eric Chi Chung Yip
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Patent number: 7969922Abstract: Methods, devices, computer readable media and apparatus are presented for providing configurable task management, such as data collection management, on a wireless device. Task management provides conditions and associated actions which may be dynamically configured and implemented in conjunction with any application executed on the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Mikhail A. Lushin, Jihyun Hwang, Carol Li-Chung Yang
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Patent number: 7890299Abstract: Providing for event-controlled continuous logging for a mobile operating environment is described herein. For instance, collection of mobile device operating system (OS) log data can be initiated and terminated as a result of one or more predetermined events. The events can both trigger collection as well as terminate collection of the log data. Further, limiting collection/termination of log data to particular log index codes is also described herein, enabling logging of data pertinent to one or more determinable events. As described, the subject specification discloses mechanisms to initiate and to terminate continuous logging of mobile OS log codes as a result of occurrence of one or more determinable events.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM, IncorporatedInventors: Kenny Fok, Eric Chi Chung Yip, Mikhail A. Lushin