Patents by Inventor Joao Barros

Joao Barros 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 and methods for delay tolerant networking in a network of moving things, for example including a network of autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 9693297
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing data communication in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for communicating delay tolerant information in a network of moving things, for example comprising any of a variety of types of vehicles (e.g., autonomous vehicles, vehicles controlled by local operators, vehicles controlled by remote operators, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: VENIAM, INC.
    Inventors: Tiago Condeixa, Joao Azevedo, Carlos Ameixiera, Ricardo Matos, Roy Russell, Joao Barros
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELAY TOLERANT NETWORKING IN A NETWORK OF MOVING THINGS, FOR EXAMPLE INCLUDING A NETWORK OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20170149901
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing data communication in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for communicating delay tolerant information in a network of moving things, for example comprising any of a variety of types of vehicles (e.g., autonomous vehicles, vehicles controlled by local operators, vehicles controlled by remote operators, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Tiago Condeixa, Joao Azevedo, Carlos Ameixiera, Ricardo Matos, Roy Russell, Joao Barros
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING DATA GATHERING IN A NETWORK OF MOVING THINGS
    Publication number: 20170132853
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing data gathering in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for operating sensor systems and collecting data from sensor systems in a network resource-efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Ricardo Matos, Joao Barros, Joao Azevedo, Tiago Condeixa, Carlos Ameixieira
  • Communication network of moving things
    Patent number: 9641391
    Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: VENIAM, INC.
    Inventors: Joao Barros, Carlos Ameixiera, Diogo Lopes, Andre Cardote, Rui Costa, Ricardo Matos
  • Communication Network of Moving Things
    Publication number: 20170085428
    Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Joao Barros, Carlos Ameixiera, Diogo Lopes, Andre Cardote, Rui Costa, Ricardo Matos
  • Secure Network Coding for Multi-Resolution Wireless Transmission
    Publication number: 20150372809
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for hierarchical wireless video with network coding which limits encryption operations to a critical set of network coding coefficients in combination with multi-resolution video coding. Such a method and system achieves hierarchical fidelity levels, robustness against wireless packet loss and efficient security by exploiting the algebraic structure of network coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Luisa Lima, Steluta Gheorghiu, Joao Barros, Muriel Medard, Alberto Lopez Toledo, Joao Vilela
  • Secure network coding for multi-resolution wireless transmission
    Patent number: 9137492
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for hierarchical wireless video with network coding which limits encryption operations to a critical set of network coding coefficients in combination with multi-resolution video coding. Such a method and system achieves hierarchical fidelity levels, robustness against wireless packet loss and efficient security by exploiting the algebraic structure of network coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Luisa Lima, Steluta Gheorghiu, Joao Barros, Muriel Medard, Alberto Lopez Toledo, Joao Vilela
  • Secure Network Coding for Multi-Resolution Wireless Transmission
    Publication number: 20140185803
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for hierarchical wireless video with network coding which limits encryption operations to a critical set of network coding coefficients in combination with multi-resolution video coding. Such a method and system achieves hierarchical fidelity levels, robustness against wireless packet loss and efficient security by exploiting the algebraic structure of network coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Luisa Lima, Steluta Gheorghiu, Joao Barros, Muriel Medard, Alberto Lopez Toledo, Joao Vilela
  • Secure network coding for multi-resolution wireless video streaming
    Patent number: 8571214
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for hierarchical wireless video with network coding which limits encryption operations to a critical set of network coding coefficients in combination with multi-resolution video coding. Such a method and system achieves hierarchical fidelity levels, robustness against wireless packet loss and efficient security by exploiting the algebraic structure of network coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Luisa Lima, Steluta Gheorghiu, Joao Barros, Muriel Medard, Alberto Lopez Toledo, Joao Vilela
  • Method and apparatus providing network coding based flow control
    Patent number: 8526451
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing network based flow control is presented. A linear combination of packets to transmit from a transmit queue is determined. The linear combination of packets is transmitted across a network using a sliding window protocol. An acknowledgement (ACK) is generated, wherein a packet is acknowledged when a receiving node receives the linear combination of packets and determines which packet of the linear combination of packets has been newly seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignees: President and Fellow of Harvard College, Universidade do Porto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jay Kumar Sundararajan, Devavrat Shah, Muriel Medard, Michael Mitzenmacher, Joao Barros, Szymon Jakubczak
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING NETWORK CODING BASED FLOW CONTROL
    Publication number: 20120218891
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing network based flow control is presented. A linear combination of packets to transmit from a transmit queue is determined. The linear combination of packets is transmitted across a network using a sliding window protocol. An acknowledgement (ACK) is generated, wherein a packet is acknowledged when a receiving node receives the linear combination of packets and determines which packet of the linear combination of packets has been newly seen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Jay Kumar Sundararajan, Devavrat Shah, Muriel Medard, Michael Mitzenmacher, Joao Barros, Szymon Jakubczak
  • Method and apparatus providing network coding based flow control
    Patent number: 8130776
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing network based flow control is presented. A linear combination of packets to transmit from a transmit queue is determined. The linear combination of packets is transmitted across a network using a sliding window protocol. An acknowledgement (ACK) is generated, wherein a packet is acknowledged when a receiving node receives the linear combination of packets and determines which packet of the linear combination of packets has been newly seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jay Kumar Sundararajan, Devavrat Shah, Muriel Medard, Michael Mitzenmacher, Joao Barros, Szymon Jakubczak
  • Secure Network Coding for Multi-Resolution Wireless Video Streaming
    Publication number: 20110243324
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for hierarchical wireless video with network coding which limits encryption operations to a critical set of network coding coefficients in combination with multi-resolution video coding. Such a method and system achieves hierarchical fidelity levels, robustness against wireless packet loss and efficient security by exploiting the algebraic structure of network coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Luisa Lima, Steluta Gheorghiu, Joao Barros, Muriel Medard, Alberto Lopez Toledo