Patents by Inventor Eugene R. Simpson

Eugene R. Simpson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for wireless signal based location security system
    Patent number: 11409881
    Abstract: A method of controlling access of an information handling system to a secured network may comprise detecting a time of flight (TOF) signal distance between the information handling system and a plurality of WLAN access points and received signal strength indication (RSSI) values to determine, via a processor executing code instructions of the information handling system, a location fingerprint of the information handling system relative to the plurality of address-identified wireless local area network (WLAN) access points and a secured perimeter of the facility before completing a boot process of the information handling system or allowing access to a secured network, if the location fingerprint indicates the information handling system is located within the secured perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Kamal J. Koshy, Eugene R. Simpson, Lars Fredrik Proejts
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS SIGNAL BASED LOCATION SECURITY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210049280
    Abstract: A method of controlling access of an information handling system to a secured network may comprise detecting a time of flight (TOF) signal distance between the information handling system and a plurality of WLAN access points and received signal strength indication (RSSI) values to determine, via a processor executing code instructions of the information handling system, a location fingerprint of the information handling system relative to the plurality of address-identified wireless local area network (WLAN) access points and a secured perimeter of the facility before completing a boot process of the information handling system or allowing access to a secured network, if the location fingerprint indicates the information handling system is located within the secured perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Kamal J. Koshy, Eugene R. Simpson, Lars Fredrik Proejts