Patents by Inventor James Keith Pope

James Keith Pope 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).

  • Determining attributes using captured network probe data in a wireless communications system
    Patent number: 11240136
    Abstract: Wireless user device probe data can be used to infer or determine an attribute of a user. The probe data can be captured by a sensor device from probes from the user device. The probe data can include network addresses of the wireless access points to which the user device has wirelessly connected prior to attempting a current connection to a wireless access point. The probe data can also include connection information about wireless links between the user device and the wireless access points to which the user device has connected prior to attempting the current connection. The probe data and a user device identifier can be provided for comparing the probe data to access point network addresses associated with attributes to determine an attribute for a user of the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: James Keith Pope
  • DETERMINING ATTRIBUTES USING CAPTURED NETWORK PROBE DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190356571
    Abstract: Wireless user device probe data can be used to infer or determine an attribute of a user. The probe data can be captured by a sensor device from probes from the user device. The probe data can include network addresses of the wireless access points to which the user device has wirelessly connected prior to attempting a current connection to a wireless access point. The probe data can also include connection information about wireless links between the user device and the wireless access points to which the user device has connected prior to attempting the current connection. The probe data and a user device identifier can be provided for comparing the probe data to access point network addresses associated with attributes to determine an attribute for a user of the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: James Keith Pope
  • Determining attributes using captured network probe data in a wireless communications system
    Patent number: 10419318
    Abstract: Wireless user device probe data can be used to infer or determine an attribute of a user. The probe data can be captured by a sensor device from probes wirelessly transmitted by the user device to search for wireless access points. The probe data can include network addresses of the wireless access points to which the user device has wirelessly connected. The probe data can also include connection information about wireless links between the user device and the wireless access points. The probe data and a user device identifier can be transmitted to a computing device that can compare the probe data to access point network addresses associated with attributes in an electronic data store to determine an attribute for a user of the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: James Keith Pope
  • DETERMINING ATTRIBUTES USING CAPTURED NETWORK PROBE DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180234323
    Abstract: Wireless user device probe data can be used to infer or determine an attribute of a user. The probe data can be captured by a sensor device from probes wirelessly transmitted by the user device to search for wireless access points. The probe data can include network addresses of the wireless access points to which the user device has wirelessly connected. The probe data can also include connection information about wireless links between the user device and the wireless access points. The probe data and a user device identifier can be transmitted to a computing device that can compare the probe data to access point network addresses associated with attributes in an electronic data store to determine an attribute for a user of the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: James Keith Pope