Patents by Inventor Eric Perraud

Eric Perraud 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).

  • Patent number: 12342239
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for subscribing a mobile device to information on events from a geo-service hosted on a peripheral server for processing data in an MEC architecture network. The method includes the steps of: sending a registration message to a central server; sending a subscription message, to a type of event, to the peripheral server; receiving a message giving information on an event of the type, the registration message indicating the event type, and sending of the subscription message being subject to the prior reception of a notification message that an event of the type has occurred and that the corresponding information is suitable to be communicated by the peripheral server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20250106884
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fine ranging (FiRa) slot scheduling in ultra-wideband (UWB) enabled devices are disclosed. In particular, a control circuit may allocate slots within a UWB data phase based on required quality of service (QOS) parameters. More particularly, a control circuit may set up one or more connections based on connection requests that are accompanied by QoS indicators. The control circuit may then allocate slots according to the QoS indicator, where slots are initially allocated to connections with the highest QoS indicator and then allocated through connections with increasingly lower QoS indications. In this manner, the QoS guarantees are satisfied, improving the overall user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20250106908
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fine ranging (FiRa) link layer control in ultra-wideband (UWB) enabled devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a link layer control plane acts as a black box to an application developer requiring minimal inputs therefrom, but allows connections to be created, paused, resumed, and/or deleted as needed or desired. Exemplary inputs include a qualify of service indicator, target bitrate, disorder metrics, maximum burst size and the like. By implementing aspects of the present disclosure, an application developer does not have to allocate UWB resources, simplifying the design process for the application developer. Further and more specifically, exemplary aspects of the present disclosure allow the link layer to establish, stop, or resume connections and high-level requests from an application may be translated into MAC or link layer parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20250063323
    Abstract: A method for subscribing a mobile equipment to a service hosted on at least one data processing peripheral server in a Mobile Edge Computing architecture network includes sending a message for registration from the mobile equipment to a central server of the network and establishing, by the mobile equipment, a communication session with a first data processing peripheral server. Prior to establishing the communication session with the first data processing peripheral server, upon receiving the message for registration, the central server selects the first data processing peripheral server corresponding to a location of the mobile equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Patent number: 12185268
    Abstract: A method corrects the time defined by an internal clock of an entity capable of receiving signals from a satellite positioning system and of communicating with at least one other entity. When the signals do not allow the satellite positioning of the entity, the method includes: receiving, by the entity, a message originating from the other entity, the message including a first piece of time data associated with the instant the message was transmitted; determining, by the entity, a second piece of time data associated with the instant the message was received by the entity; calculating a time difference between the second piece of time data and the first piece of time data; and then, when the time difference is negative, determining a time correction to be made to the internal clock of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: AMPERE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Matthieu Baglin, Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20240422549
    Abstract: A self-organized mesh network is disclosed. In a non-limiting example, the self-organized mesh network can be an ultra-wideband (UWB) based mesh network. Herein, the self-organized mesh network includes multiple node clusters, each anchored by a respective coordinating node. In an embodiment, the coordinating node can detect a secure node(s) and a secure bridge node(s) among the secure node(s) in a respective node cluster and establish secure communication links (e.g., based on UWB protocol) with the detected secure node(s) and secure bridge node(s). Further, through the detected secure bridge node(s), the coordinating node can further detect adjacent and non-adjacent node clusters. Accordingly, the coordinating node can establish secure communications with the detected adjacent and/or non-adjacent node clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20240397385
    Abstract: A method for scheduling control in UWB communication is provided. The method includes transmitting a first control message at a beginning of a first communication period to a UWB device, the first control message indicating a first slot allocation to the UWB device for the first communication period. The method also includes receiving, from the UWB device, a scheduling information message indicating an estimated number of slots needed for a second communication period subsequent to the first communication period. The method also includes determining a second slot allocation to the UWB device based on the estimated number of slots needed. The method further includes transmitting a second control message, at a beginning of the second communication period, to the UWB device, the second control message indicating the second slot allocation to the UWB device for the second communication period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Perraud, Guillaume Vivier
  • Publication number: 20240323647
    Abstract: A method of managing a vehicle Internet service in a cellular network of at least fourth generation 4G, wherein, for each time interval (t): a vehicle, equipped with a control unit (UC), sends a request (r(t)) to perform an exchange of data linked to a remote service on a current server (MEHc) associated with the current geographic area (Zc) of coverage of the network wherein the vehicle is located, the current server (MEHc) comprising a virtual machine (VM) allowing to perform the operations of the remote service; when the vehicle is on the outskirts of the current geographical area (Zc) at a distance from the border of the area less than a first threshold: the current server (MEHc) estimates the value of a probability vector (pr(t)(t)); the current server (MEHi) estimates the value of a risk per request (?r(t)(t)); the current server (MEHc) estimates the value of an energy per request (Er(t)(t)) necessary for parallel replications of the virtual machine (VM) of the request r(t) on the servers (MEHi) corresp
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ibtissam LABRIJI, Emilio CALVANESE STRINATI, Eric PERRAUD, Stefania SESIA
  • Publication number: 20240272928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for remote execution services requested by at least one mobile device via a cellular communications network according to a communication protocol which is at least fourth-generation, a service being executed by a virtual machine of a current host server. The method comprises, for a given service request, a) calculating (52) a probabilities vector containing K components, each component being associated with a given moment in time from a set of K moments in time, b) selecting (54) a migration moment in time based on the calculated probabilities vector, c) determining (56) a number of replications of the virtual machine to be carried out at the selected migration moment in time in order to minimize a replication energy cost while providing a level of service continuity and calculating (56) a predicted gain for the migration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, RENAULT SAS
    Inventors: Ibtissam LABRIJI, Emilio CALVANESE STRINATI, Frédéric JOLY, Eric PERRAUD
  • Publication number: 20240275522
    Abstract: A method for optimizing data transfer in UWB communication is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a UWB device, one or more first application data packets as a first part of a sequence of application data packets, the sequence having a first number of application data packets; determining a receiver status value based on the one or more first application data packets; comparing the receiver status value to a threshold value; and determining a second number of application data packets for the sequence based on a difference between the receiver status value and the threshold value. The second number is different from the first number. The method also includes generating a message indicating the second number of application data packets for the sequence; and transmitting the message to the UWB device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20240275429
    Abstract: A method for operating an ultra-wideband (UWB) device includes detecting the UWB device entering an access-controlled area that includes a gate configured to perform a UWB communication, retrieving an access token from an application server of the access-controlled area through a wireless communication other than the UWB communication prior to the UWB device entering a predetermined range of the gate, and transmitting the access token to the gate through the UWB communication after the UWB device entering the predetermined range of the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Christophe Le Thierry d’Ennequin, Guillaume Vivier, Gabriele Perrone, Eric Perraud
  • Patent number: 12063615
    Abstract: A method corrects the time defined by an internal clock of an entity capable of receiving signals from a satellite positioning system and of communicating with at least one other entity. When the signals do not allow the satellite positioning of the entity, the method includes: receiving, by the entity, a message originating from the other entity, the message including a first piece of time data associated with the instant the message was transmitted; determining, by the entity, a second piece of time data associated with the instant the message was received by the entity; calculating a time difference between the second piece of time data and the first piece of time data; and then, when the time difference is negative, determining a time correction to be made to the internal clock of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Matthieu Baglin, Eric Perraud
  • Patent number: 12010094
    Abstract: A method for filtering attack streams targeting a connectivity module receiving a plurality of incoming connection streams includes: determining a plurality of aggregates; determining a plurality of first measurement vectors; determining another aggregate resulting from the combination of a plurality of incoming connection streams during another time period; determining another first measurement vector associated with the other aggregate; determining an abnormality score depending on the result of projecting the other first measurement vector and projecting the plurality of first measurement vectors and then, if the abnormality score is comprised in an area of doubt regarding the presence of an attack stream determining a plurality of second measurement vectors, each associated with one of the aggregates; determining another second measurement vector associated with the other aggregate; and detecting the presence or absence of an attack by analysing the other second measurement vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: RENAULT s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20240059301
    Abstract: A computing device includes a first unit and a second unit. In response to receipt of a request corresponding to a computing function, the first unit may: determine an execution context; trigger a first execution of the function on the second unit, this delivering a first comparison parameter, a first temporal execution parameter being associated with the first comparison parameter; trigger a second execution of the function on the second unit, this delivering a second comparison parameter, a second temporal execution parameter being associated with the second comparison parameter; compare the first and second comparison parameters, a temporal comparison parameter being associated with the result of the comparison; and determine a computing status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicants: RENAULT S.A.S, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Patrice BERTRAND, Eric PERRAUD
  • Publication number: 20230392946
    Abstract: A device or method selects information items from a plurality of information items which are emitted by transmitters located at a distance from a vehicle, with a view to transmitting the selected information items to at least one system on board the vehicle. The method includes: a) estimating the position of each information item on a map of movement paths in accordance with the absolute position of the information received, b) determining at least one place of interest at which to position the information items which the at least one on-board system wishes to have transmitted, c) selecting, from the information items received, the ones to transmit to the on-board system in accordance with their estimated position on the map and the place of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Colin AUBE, Cédric BONDIER, Eric PERRAUD, Stéfania SESIA
  • Patent number: 11778506
    Abstract: A method for reallocating a data processing peripheral server in an MEC architecture includes: a prior step of allocating a current peripheral server to process data for a mobile device, by a management unit, selecting a new peripheral server by the management unit, and notifying peripheral server reallocation to the current peripheral server by the management unit. The selecting is preceded by receiving, by the management unit, of a message dispatched by the mobile device and including a data item representative of a quality of service measured at the level of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Renault s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Perraud, Stefania Sesia
  • Publication number: 20230292132
    Abstract: Systems and methods of assessing a plausibility of a ranging measurement are provided. In some embodiments, a method of assessing a plausibility of a ranging measurement includes: obtaining the ranging measurement from a remote device; obtaining one or more measurements associated with the ranging measurement; and based on the one or more measurements associated with the ranging measurement, determining the plausibility of the ranging measurement. The embodiments disclosed herein determine the reliability of the measured range and thus enforce the security level of Ultra-WideBand (UWB) transactions to be secured. Some embodiments are based on existing and standardized metrics. Some embodiments include a capability to auto-assess whether it is reliable to estimate the plausibility of the transaction range. In some embodiments, the computations needed are relatively simple and can be performed by relatively simple devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20230266431
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed a method performed by a first Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-equipped device for reducing UWB power consumption. The method includes, for a plurality of ranging rounds in accordance with a first ranging time interval, sending one or more UWB ranging signals to a second UWB-equipped device and receiving one or more location measurements from the second UWB-equipped device. A location measurement is indicative of a location of the second UWB-equipped device. The method includes, based on the one or more location measurements across the plurality of ranging rounds, modifying the first ranging time interval to a second ranging time interval different than the first ranging time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20220256306
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for subscribing a mobile device to information on events from a geo-service hosted on a peripheral server for processing data in an MEC architecture network. The method includes the steps of: sending a registration message to a central server; sending a subscription message, to a type of event, to the peripheral server; receiving a message giving information on an event of the type, the registration message indicating the event type, and sending of the subscription message being subject to the prior reception of a notification message that an event of the type has occurred and that the corresponding information is suitable to be communicated by the peripheral server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20220210688
    Abstract: A piece of mobile vehicle equipment includes a V2X communication management device connected to a cellular communication network. The communication management device includes a Radio Access Technology selection unit that determines the Radio Access Technologies (RAT) available to be used for transmitting a data packet, associated with a V2X application executed by the piece of mobile vehicle equipment, to at least one receiving device. The selection unit selects the available Radio Access Technologies from a set of Radio Access Technologies, depending on target Quality of Service information including an n-tuple of performance indicators, the n-tuple of performance indicators including at least one performance indicator and being determined from a set of performance indicators chosen according to the V2X application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: Renault s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matthieu BAGLIN, Cedric BONDIER, Eric PERRAUD, Stefania SESIA