Patents by Inventor Henry Ptasinski
Henry Ptasinski 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: 9479935Abstract: A collocated device functioning as a configurator can use short and long button activations to enter a configuration state, open a timing window, and force client devices currently joined to a network to rejoin the network. If the collocated device functioning as a configurator is unconfigured, a short (or long) button activation can initiate a configuration sequence. A short button activation on that same collocated device, once configured, can cause the device to open a configurator timing window, during which one or more devices can be provided the information necessary to securely communicate on a network. A long (or short) button activation can be used to force all currently connected client devices, or rejoin the network using a new Service Set Identifier (SSID) or passphrase.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer
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Patent number: 9198035Abstract: An integrated circuit radio transceiver and associated method comprises a multi-mode device operable to support personal area network communications as well as traditional wireless local area network communications. In one embodiment, IEEE 802.11 protocol IBSS communications are used to transport Bluetooth communication data packets. In another embodiment, a direct link comprising direct packet transfers without beaconing is performed between the multi-mode device and another multi-mode device. Thus, the multi-mode device is operable to establish traditional BSS communications with an Access Point in addition to establishing peer-to-peer communications with another multi-mode device to transport the Bluetooth communications over the 802.11 IBSS communication link or over an IEEE 802.11 direct communication link.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Hansen, Henry Ptasinski
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Publication number: 20150121494Abstract: A collocated device functioning as a configurator can use short and long button activations to enter a configuration state, open a timing window, and force client devices currently joined to a network to rejoin the network. If the collocated device functioning as a configurator is unconfigured, a short (or long) button activation can initiate a configuration sequence. A short button activation on that same collocated device, once configured, can cause the device to open a configurator timing window, during which one or more devices can be provided the information necessary to securely communicate on a network. A long (or short) button activation can be used to force all currently connected client devices, or rejoin the network using a new Service Set Identifier (SSID) or passphrase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer
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Patent number: 8959601Abstract: Certain aspects of a method for enabling exchange of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring at least one 802.11 client station via authentication enablement information comprising data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed. The data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed may comprise a configuration window open field, which indicates a period when a configuration setup window is open. At least one client station may be configured via the authentication enablement information comprising recently configured data, which indicates whether at least one configurator has configured at least one other client station within the time period during which the configuration is allowed.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer
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Patent number: 8879453Abstract: Aspects of an infrastructure offload wake on wireless LAN (WOWL) are described. An aspect of the system may include a networked device, or station, which may communicate one or more filters to an infrastructure networking device. The infrastructure networking device may utilize the filters to perform pattern matching operations on frames or packets received from the network for delivery to at least the station while the station is in an inactive, or low-power, state. When pattern matching operations performed at the infrastructure networking device indicate receipt of a frame or packet on behalf of the inactive station, which matches at least one of the filters, the infrastructure networking device may store an indication value. The indication value may denote receipt of at least one frame or packet that matched at least one of the filters, which were communicated to the infrastructure networking device by the station.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Henry Ptasinski
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Patent number: 8868699Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling communication of information within a network are disclosed herein and comprise receiving at a first communication device located within a network, configuration information from a network service provider for configuring a plurality of communication devices located within said network. The first communication device located within the network can be configured based on at least a portion of the received configuration information. In response to a user input at a second communication device located within the network, at least a portion of the received configuration information can be communicated from the first communication device to the second communication device located within the network. The network service provider can be coupled to the first communication device via a wired connection. The network can comprise a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Stephen R. Palm, Henry Ptasinski
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Publication number: 20140098956Abstract: An integrated circuit radio transceiver and associated method comprises a multi-mode device operable to support personal area network communications as well as traditional wireless local area network communications. In one embodiment, IEEE 802.11 protocol IBSS communications are used to transport Bluetooth communication data packets. In another embodiment, a direct link comprising direct packet transfers without beaconing is performed between the multi-mode device and another multi-mode device. Thus, the multi-mode device is operable to establish traditional BSS communications with an Access Point in addition to establishing peer-to-peer communications with another multi-mode device to transport the Bluetooth communications over the 802.11 IBSS communication link or over an IEEE 802.11 direct communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Hansen, Henry Ptasinski
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Publication number: 20140022949Abstract: Certain aspects of a method for enabling exchange of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring at least one 802.11 client station via authentication enablement information comprising data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed. The data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed may comprise a configuration window open field, which indicates a period when a configuration setup window is open. At least one client station may be configured via the authentication enablement information comprising recently configured data, which indicates whether at least one configurator has configured at least one other client station within the time period during which the configuration is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer
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Method and system for exchanging setup configuration protocol information in beacon frames in a WLAN
Patent number: 8572700Abstract: Certain aspects of a method for enabling exchange of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring at least one 802.11 client station via authentication enablement information comprising data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed. The data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed may comprise a configuration window open field, which indicates a period when a configuration setup window is open. At least one client station may be configured via the authentication enablement information comprising recently configured data, which indicates whether at least one configurator has configured at least one other client station within the time period during which the configuration is allowed.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer -
Publication number: 20130282883Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling communication of information within a network are disclosed herein and comprise receiving at a first communication device located within a network, configuration information from a network service provider for configuring a plurality of communication devices located within said network. The first communication device located within the network can be configured based on at least a portion of the received configuration information. In response to a user input at a second communication device located within the network, at least a portion of the received configuration information can be communicated from the first communication device to the second communication device located within the network. The network service provider can be coupled to the first communication device via a wired connection. The network can comprise a wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Palm, Henry Ptasinski
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Patent number: 8514748Abstract: Aspects of a system for enabling secure wireless communication of information between stations in a communication system may comprise a configurator, that exchanges configuration information with a client station, in an IEEE 802.11 communication system. The exchange of configuration information may be encrypted based on information transmitted between the configurator and the client station via a communication network, and information that remains locally on the configurator and locally on the client station. Aspects of a method for enabling secure wireless communication of information between stations in a communication system may comprise exchanging configuration information between a configurator and a client station, in an IEEE 802.11 communication system.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Mahesh Iyer, Henry Ptasinski, David Lawrence Cohen, Clinton W. Brown
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Patent number: 8473732Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for protected MAC sequence numbers, as well as secure block acknowledgment (block ACK) with protected MAC sequence number are presented. In one aspect of the system a communicating station (STA) may protect the sequence number (SN) field portion of transmitted protocol data units (PDUs), for example data MAC layer PDUs (MPDUs), or frames. In another aspect of the system, starting sequence number (SSN) information communicated via control frames, such as block acknowledgment request (BAR) and block acknowledgment (BA) frames, may be protected. In another aspect of the system, communicating STAs may exchange management frames to enable the protection of SN information in data MPDUs and/or the protection of SSN values in control MPDUs.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Matthew Fischer
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Patent number: 8468219Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling communication of information within a network are disclosed herein and comprise receiving at a first communication device located within a network, configuration information from a network service provider for configuring a plurality of communication devices located within said network. The first communication device located within the network can be configured based on at least a portion of the received configuration information. In response to a user input at a second communication device located within the network, at least a portion of the received configuration information can be communicated from the first communication device to the second communication device located within the network. The network service provider can be coupled to the first communication device via a wired connection. The network can comprise a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Stephen R. Palm, Henry Ptasinski
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Patent number: 8320286Abstract: Aspects of an infrastructure offload wake on wireless LAN (WOWL) are described. An aspect of the system may include a networked device, or station, which may communicate one or more filters to an infrastructure networking device. The infrastructure networking device may utilize the filters to perform pattern matching operations on frames or packets received from the network for delivery to at least the station while the station is in an inactive, or low-power, state. When pattern matching operations performed at the infrastructure networking device indicate receipt of a frame or packet on behalf of the inactive station, which matches at least one of the filters, the infrastructure networking device may store an indication value. The indication value may denote receipt of at least one frame or packet that matched at least one of the filters, which were communicated to the infrastructure networking device by the station.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Henry Ptasinski
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Publication number: 20120184313Abstract: A first wireless communication device may be operable to communicate with one or more other wireless communication devices to schedule access to a medium that is shared by the first wireless communication device and the one or more other wireless communication devices. After one or more medium access periods are scheduled for the first wireless communication device, the first wireless communication device may transmit data onto the medium upon receiving a medium reservation message which designates the first wireless communication device during the one or more medium access periods scheduled for the first wireless communication device. One or more portions of the first wireless communication device may be configured to operate in a first mode during medium access periods scheduled for the first wireless communication device, and configured to operate in a power-saving mode at times other than the medium access periods scheduled for the first wireless communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Henry Ptasinski, Tushar Moorti
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Patent number: 8208455Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for transporting configuration messages across a DS in a WLAN are presented. Aspects of a method for enabling communication of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring a wireless client station located in a client network based on configuration information received from a configurator. The configurator is located in a configurator network that is located external to and communicatively coupled to the client network. Aspects of a system for enabling communication of information in a secure communication system may comprise a configurator located in a configurator network that is located external to and communicatively coupled to a client network. The configurator configures a wireless client station located in the client network based on configuration information transmitted by the configurator to the wireless client station.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer
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Publication number: 20120026916Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for transporting configuration messages across a DS in a WLAN are presented. Aspects of a method for enabling communication of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring a wireless client station located in a client network based on configuration information received from a configurator. The configurator is located in a configurator network that is located external to and communicatively coupled to the client network. Aspects of a system for enabling communication of information in a secure communication system may comprise a configurator located in a configurator network that is located external to and communicatively coupled to a client network. The configurator configures a wireless client station located in the client network based on configuration information transmitted by the configurator to the wireless client station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer
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Method and System for Exchanging Setup Configuration Protocol Information in Beacon Frames in a WLAN
Publication number: 20110314525Abstract: Certain aspects of a method for enabling exchange of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring at least one 802.11 client station via authentication enablement information comprising data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed. The data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed may comprise a configuration window open field, which indicates a period when a configuration setup window is open. At least one client station may be configured via the authentication enablement information comprising recently configured data, which indicates whether at least one configurator has configured at least one other client station within the time period during which the configuration is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer -
Patent number: 8036183Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for transporting configuration messages across a DS in a WLAN are presented. Aspects of a method for enabling communication of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring a wireless client station located in a client network based on configuration information received from a configurator. The configurator is located in a configurator network that is located external to and communicatively coupled to the client network. Aspects of a system for enabling communication of information in a secure communication system may comprise a configurator located in a configurator network that is located external to and communicatively coupled to a client network. The configurator configures a wireless client station located in the client network based on configuration information transmitted by the configurator to the wireless client station.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer
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Method and system for exchanging setup configuration protocol information in beacon frames in a WLAN
Patent number: 7987499Abstract: Certain aspects of a method for enabling exchange of information in a secure communication system may comprise configuring at least one 802.11 client station via authentication enablement information comprising data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed. The data that specifies a time period during which configuration is allowed may comprise a configuration window open field, which indicates a period when a configuration setup window is open. At least one client station may be configured via the authentication enablement information comprising recently configured data, which indicates whether at least one configurator has configured at least one other client station within the time period during which the configuration is allowed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Henry Ptasinski, Edward Carter, Manoj Thawani, Manas Deb, Jeff Vadasz, Mahesh Iyer