Patents by Inventor Jimmy Hardy

Jimmy Hardy 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).

  • Systems, methods, and computer readable media for utilizing a mobile robotic platform to conduct functionality testing in a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 9301170
    Abstract: According to one aspect, the disclosed subject matter describes herein a system that includes a mobile robotic platform for navigating within a coverage area associated with an access point belonging to a communications network under test, wherein the mobile robotic platform includes a client device emulation module configured to emulate multiple client devices that are wirelessly connected to the access point and to send emulated test traffic data to the access point from each of the emulated client devices via a wireless connection. The mobile robotic platform also includes a real client device that includes a client application configured to communicate simulated test traffic data to the access point via an established wireless connection and a performance metrics module configured to determine wireless communication performance metrics associated with the wireless connection between the access point and at least one of the real client device or the emulated client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Ixia
    Inventors: Madhu H. Rangappagowda, Jimmy Hardy, Qing Liu, Timothy Earl Bennington-Davis, Dane Bennington
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR UTILIZING A MOBILE ROBOTIC PLATFORM TO CONDUCT FUNCTIONALITY TESTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20150126129
    Abstract: According to one aspect, the disclosed subject matter describes herein a system that includes a mobile robotic platform for navigating within a coverage area associated with an access point belonging to a communications network under test, wherein the mobile robotic platform includes a client device emulation module configured to emulate multiple client devices that are wirelessly connected to the access point and to send emulated test traffic data to the access point from each of the emulated client devices via a wireless connection. The mobile robotic platform also includes a real client device that includes a client application configured to communicate simulated test traffic data to the access point via an established wireless connection and a performance metrics module configured to determine wireless communication performance metrics associated with the wireless connection between the access point and at least one of the real client device or the emulated client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Madhu H. Rangappagowda, Jimmy Hardy, Qing Liu, Timothy Earl Bennington-Davis, Dane Bennington