Patents by Inventor Jerome A. Henry

Jerome A. Henry 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).

  • Neighbor list adaptive mapping
    Patent number: 11245590
    Abstract: Neighbor list adaptive mapping may be provided. A request to a client device to provide a client device view of a network may be sent periodically at a time interval. A length of the time interval may be dependent on a condition at the client device and identity data may be associated with the client device. In response to sending the request to the client device, data corresponding to the client device view of the network may be received. Then, in response to receiving the data, a map of the network may be updated based on the received data corresponding to the client device view of the network. The map may be associated with the identity data associated with the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Vishal S. Desai
  • Proactive wireless traffic capture for network assurance
    Patent number: 11246046
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing device determines one or more profiles of respective wireless network issues, each of the one or more profiles having a set of associated parameters. By monitoring wireless conditions in a particular wireless network, the computing device may then detect that the wireless conditions exhibit trigger conditions correlated to a particular set of associated parameters for a particular profile of a particular wireless network issue. In response to detecting that the wireless conditions exhibit trigger conditions, the computing device may then capture and store data regarding the wireless conditions, accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton
  • Location tracking consent management
    Patent number: 11246009
    Abstract: Location tracking consent management may be provided. A zone in a network may be configured with a corresponding tracking type. Next a computing device associated with the zone may be enabled to transmit an information element indicating the tracking type configured for the zone. A client device may then be allowed to disallow tracking of the client device based on the tracking type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Giacomo Trifilo, Jerome Henry, Thomas Vegas, Anirban Karmakar
  • AUTOMATIC ORCHESTRATION OF IOT DEVICE DATA MANAGEMENT PIPELINE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20220038335
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a supervisory device that supervises an edge device at an edge of a network receives a uniform resource identifier specified by a node in the network. The supervisory device retrieves information regarding the node located at the uniform resource identifier. The supervisory device generates, based on the information regarding the node, a data pipeline configuration for the edge device. The supervisory device sends the data pipeline configuration to the edge device. The data pipeline configuration causes the edge device to extract data from traffic sent by the node in the network and specifies one or more cloud-hosted applications to which the data should be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Robert E. Barton, Stephan Edward Friedl, Anoop Mohan, Norbert Heusser, Yogesh Kumar Soni, Daniel Eckstein, Jerome Henry, Vinay Saini
  • Dynamic allocation of broadcast stream support
    Patent number: 11240638
    Abstract: Aspects described herein include a method and related network device and computer program product for use in an environment comprising a plurality of network devices capable of providing broadcast services to one or more client devices. The method comprises receiving, from a client device, a neighbor report that indicates whether one or more network devices of the plurality of network devices are advertising broadcast services. The method further comprises generating, using the neighbor report, a broadcast optimization map that indicates a set of one or more of the plurality of network devices that will provide a broadest coverage of broadcast services within the environment. The set corresponds to a minimum count of network devices that supports all current broadcast streams by the one or more client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinay Saini, Jerome Henry, Robert E. Barton
  • Method and device for performing energy detection on a subset of a wireless channel
    Patent number: 11240672
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein enable performing energy detection on a subset of a channel. In various embodiments, a method of performing energy detection is performed by a computing device. In various embodiments, the computing device includes a wireless transceiver, one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory. In various embodiments, the method includes performing energy detection on one or more overlapping portions of a first channel and a second channel. In some embodiments, the method includes determining whether a detected energy level from the energy detection satisfies a threshold. In some embodiments, the method includes transmitting a signal into the first channel based on the threshold being satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Pascal Thubert, Jerome Henry, Patrick Wetterwald, Eric Levy-Abegnoli
  • Dynamic action dashlet for real-time systems operation management
    Patent number: 11228485
    Abstract: The present technology provides a system and method for automating on-boarding and management of IoT devices on data network. The disclosed technology further provides an interactive representation of various performance attribute with automatically generated actionable alert based on operator defined rules and performance-specific threshold values. Furthermore, disclosed technology provides for single-click activation of suggested actions at scale directed at once to all device units within one or more device groups reported in critical state. In this way the proposed technology enables rapid restoration of a network state. Offending device(s) may then be easily identified, from device units within the device category isolated in a resolution space, and managed according to one or more device-specific actionable alerts automatically generated on the offending device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Stephan Shurtleff, Jerome Henry, Bart Brinckman
  • TRAFFIC STEERING IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20220014998
    Abstract: Techniques for traffic steering are disclosed. A first signal characteristic of a first connection between an electronic device and a first wireless communications network is determined. A second signal characteristic of a second connection between the electronic device and a second wireless communications network is also determined. Based on the first signal characteristic and the second signal characteristic, the electronic device is prevented from attempting to establish the second connection until one or more establishment criteria are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Indermeet Singh GANDHI, Jerome HENRY
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL NETWORK ASSURANCE BASED ON CHANGE AUDITS
    Publication number: 20220014444
    Abstract: Aggregated health information for a managed network may be retrieved and processed in response to changes to the managed network topology, configuration, or software. In response to receiving notification that a change to a component of the managed network has occurred, a change audit analysis engine can retrieve performance indicator information from components along a traceroute including the component which underwent the change. The retrieved performance indicator information can be processed by a memory based neural network to predict an impact of the change on the aggregated health of the managed network. The predicted impact can be compared to network health information retrieved through an ongoing basis and issues can be determined based on a comparison of the predict impact and the retrieved health information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Shankar Ramanathan, Muhilan Natarajan, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton
  • Dynamic channel assignment driven by client analytics
    Patent number: 11223962
    Abstract: Client analytics-driven dynamic channel assignment may be provided. At a client, Radio Frequency (RF) channels may be scanned to detect access points of a network. A subset of the access points belonging to a same Extended Set Service (ESS) of the network may be determined based on data collected from the access points during the scan. For each access point in the subset, a Channel Quality Index (CQI) may be measured for an RF channel assigned to the access point, and a non-preferred channel report may be generated based on the CQI. The non-preferred channel report may be transmitted from the client to a network management system for use in dynamic channel assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Santosh Ghanshyam Pandey, Vishal Satyendra Desai, Jerome Henry, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Device aware selective roaming for mobile devices
    Patent number: 11218923
    Abstract: Embodiments for selective optimized roaming include receiving an indication that a connected device is at a cell edge of a first network. When an alternate access point cannot provide an alternate connection for the connected device, connections to other networks are assessed. This assessment includes receiving radio frequency (RF) signals for a second network and determining, from received RF signals, that the second network provides a better network connection. When the second network can provide a better network connection the connection to the first network is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishal S. Desai, Jerome Henry, Amir H. Kamalizad
  • Allocating a resource unit to a station
    Patent number: 11218284
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an access point is configured with a plurality of resource units (RUs). Each RU is configured to use a frequency range that differs from frequency ranges used by the other RUs. The access point receives first information indicating, for each RU, a first signal quality that the station associates with the respective RU. The access point receives second information indicating, for each RU, a second signal quality that the station associates with the respective RU. The access point further determines, based on at least the first information and the second information, a pattern indicating a recurring signal quality that the station associates with each RU. The access point uses the pattern to allocate one of the RUs for communicating with the station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Pascal Thubert, Jerome Henry, Patrick Michel Pierre Wetterwald, Eric Michel Levy-Abegnoli
  • MICRO-FIREWALLS IN A MICROSERVICE MESH ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20210400021
    Abstract: A server, in communication with a plurality of microservices in a microservices mesh environment, obtains data about inbound communications to a first microservice and outbound communications from the first microservice of the plurality of microservices. The server analyzes the data to learn an operational behavior of the first microservice and determine a firewall rule set to be applied associated with the first microservice based on the operational behavior learned for the first microservice. The server causes a micro-firewall to be instantiated for the first microservice. The micro-firewall is configured to apply the firewall rule set to inbound communications to the first microservice and outbound communications from the first microservice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Edgar Barton, Jerome Henry, Matthias Falkner, Maik Guenter Seewald
  • ACCESS POINT BASED LOCATION SYSTEM FOR HIGH DENSITY WIFI DEPLOYMENTS
    Publication number: 20210392610
    Abstract: Techniques for access point (AP) based location computation are disclosed. A target wireless AP, communicatively coupled to a wireless station (STA), is identified. One or more location buddy APs, relating to the target AP, are identified based on the physical locations of the location buddy APs and the target AP. It is determined that a first location buddy AP, of the one or more location buddy APs, is communicatively coupled to the STA, and in response a location of the STA is determined using the target AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Shankar RAMANATHAN, Akram I. SHERIFF, Jerome HENRY
  • PRIORITIZING FINE TIMING MEASUREMENT REQUESTS
    Publication number: 20210392568
    Abstract: Aspects described herein include a method comprising receiving an initial Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) request from an Initiating Station (ISTA), determining a priority classification of the ISTA relative to other ISTAs, and determining, based at least partly on the priority classification, whether to accept the initial FTM request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jerome HENRY, Akram I. SHERIFF, Sudhir K. JAIN, Pooya MONAJEMI
  • COORDINATED RADIO FINE TIME MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20210377901
    Abstract: Coordinated radio fine time measurement is provided via sending, from a client device, a ranging request to a first radio; receiving a first response sent at a first time from the first radio over a first channel; receiving a second response sent at the first time from a second radio over a second channel; and calculating, based on times of flight for the first response and the second response, a location of the client device relative to the first radio and to the second radio. Coordinated radio fine time measurement is also proved via in response to receiving, at an Access Point (AP), a ranging request from a client device and determining to respond using multiple channels: sending, both at a first time, a first response from a first radio over a first channel a second response from a second radio over a different channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jerome HENRY, Matthew A. SILVERMAN, John M. SWARTZ, Vishal S. DESAI, Robert E. BARTON
  • ATTACK DETECTION AND MITIGATION FOR FINE TIMING MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20210364597
    Abstract: Embodiments for securing fine timing measurement (FTM) communications are described. FTM communications include FTM frames sent and received from an initiating station (ISTA) and a responding station (RSTA). The RSTA records a plurality of parameters associated with the FTM frames and uses the plurality of parameters to learn and identify a device profile for the ISTA. The device profile is used to determine a behavior filter for the FTM from the ISTA and the RSTA filters FTM traffic according to the behavior filter to prevent malicious attacks in the FTM communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Akram I. SHERIFF, Jerome HENRY, Robert E. BARTON, Pooya MONAJEMI
  • TIME SENSITIVE NETWORKING (TSN) IN WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20210368522
    Abstract: Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) in wireless environments may be provided. First, a Radio Frequency (RF) profile associated with a station may be received by a computing device. Next, a number of Transmit Opportunities (TxOPs) to use for transmitting data between an Access Point (AP) and the station based on the received RF profile may be determined. The determined number of TxOPs may then be provided to a wireless controller associated with the AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. BARTON, Maik Guenter SEEWALD, Pascal THUBERT, Jerome HENRY
  • Wireless dynamic file exchange
    Patent number: 11184839
    Abstract: Wireless dynamic file exchange is provided by, in response to a triggering network condition occurring, initiating an exchange of a parameter file including non-layer two content via at least one 802.11 message, such as a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) message between an access point (AP) and a station (STA) connected to the AP; and in response to determining that the exchange was unsuccessful, terminating a connection between the AP and the STA. The parameter file may be sent over several messages and update the parameters for a new session or an existing session. Devices that do not conform to the updated parameters may be disassociated from the AP and re-connect to receive and implement the updated parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Sudhir K. Jain, Malcolm Muir Smith
  • DYNAMIC MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESSES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20210360465
    Abstract: Embodiments identify a station that rotates an over the air station address. As address rotation was not originally designed into wireless networks, the rotation can introduce communication challenges for the station. The embodiments derive that traffic referencing two different over the air station addresses are associated with a single common station. This is accomplished by determining a similarity between properties of two sets of traffic. A first set of traffic references the first over the air station address and a second set of traffic references the second over the air station address. If the properties common across the two sets of traffic indicate sufficient similarity, the embodiments determine that both sets of traffic are associated with a single device. Network configuration of the device is then adjusted based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Nancy Cam-Winget, Simone Arena, Darrin Joseph Miller, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Einar Nilsen-Nygaard