Patents by Inventor John Barrett

John Barrett 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).

  • Patent number: 11356284
    Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System, the method comprising: determining, at the computing device, whether a short-term certificate is available to sign a message; if the short-term certificate is available, signing the message with a private key associated with the short-term certificate; if the short-term certificate is not available, signing the message with a private key associated with a long-term certificate; and sending the message to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, John Octavius Goyo, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • Patent number: 11337197
    Abstract: A control circuit determines that a wireless portable electronic device currently being serviced via licensed wireless spectrum should also be served via unlicensed wireless spectrum and then transmits a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to cause the wireless portable electronic device to connect to a network node operating in the unlicensed wireless spectrum. By one approach this control circuit comprises an Evolved Node-B base station in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Radio Access Network (RAN) and the network node operating in the unlicensed wireless spectrum comprises an 802.11-compatible wireless local area network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Eswar Vutukuri, Nicholas William Anderson, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220150218
    Abstract: A method at a system including a firewall and at least one application, the method including obtaining, at the at least one application, a new address for a service provider for the at least one application; triggering a firewall update; obtaining a new firewall configuration; and updating the firewall, wherein the updating the firewall allows a connection from the at least one application to the new address for the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Michaela VANDERVEEN, Stephen John BARRETT
  • Patent number: 11303458
    Abstract: A method at a network element for processing a first message destined for an intelligent transportation system station, the method including receiving from a sending entity, or generating, the first message at the network element; based on a source or contents of the first message, performing one of: discarding the first message; or modifying the first message to provide an indication to the intelligent transportation system station of checks the intelligent transportation system does not need to perform, thereby creating a second message; and forwarding the second message to the intelligent transportation system station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, John Octavius Goyo
  • Patent number: 11295278
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods that help validate and process payment instruments for different products, such as but not limited to credit card payments, mortgage payments, or any other type of payment. The payment amount from a payment instrument may be determined from a multiple locations on the payment instrument. In addition, a payment amount may be determined from a remittance document that accompanies the payment instrument, such as a remittance coupon that is mailed along with a check. The amount in the remittance courtesy box, the minimum amount due, the last payment made, and the full balance remaining may all be captured and used to validate the amount on the payment instrument. Moreover, one or more confidence scores for the amounts on the payment instrument and remittance document may be used to validate the payment amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Kevin Benton, Mark David Felse, Sarah Catherine Christine, John Barrett Hall, Michael J. Pepe, Jr., Kerry Kurt Simpkins
  • Patent number: 11272342
    Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen John Barrett, Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Publication number: 20220061112
    Abstract: Systems and methods to configure sidelink resources in a dual connectivity operation are provided. In some aspect, a method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication; receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first eNB, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB); transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first eNB; and receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first eNB, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the secondary eNB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Eswar VUTUKURI, Rene FAURIE, Stephen John BARRETT, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Adrian BUCKLEY
  • Patent number: 11258762
    Abstract: A method at a system including a firewall and at least one application, the method including obtaining, at the at least one application, a new address for a service provider for the at least one application; triggering a firewall update; obtaining a new firewall configuration; and updating the firewall, wherein the updating the firewall allows a connection from the at least one application to the new address for the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220045870
    Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), the method including: receiving a first message, the first message including at least tailoring information for a first ITS endpoint and intended journey details for the first ITS endpoint; storing all or a subset of data from the first message; obtaining a full certificate revocation list; creating a tailored certificate revocation list based on data in the first message and the full certificate revocation list, the tailored certificate revocation list containing certificates or identifiers of certificates for ITS endpoints that may be encountered by the first ITS endpoint when navigating a route provided in the intended journey details; and providing the tailored certificate revocation list to the first ITS endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas James Russell, Jonathon Brookfield, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220044207
    Abstract: In some examples, a system determines a context relating to a requested service of a vehicle, the context comprising information of a location related to the vehicle. The system authorizes the requested service based on the determined context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220016212
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of preventing, alleviating, or treating a condition (i.e., neutropenia) in a patient in need thereof, the condition characterized by compromised white blood cell production in the patient. The method includes administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a protein complex comprising a modified human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (hG-CSF) covalently linked to an immunoglobulin Fc region via a non-peptidyl polymer at a fixed dose regardless of the patient's weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Barrett, Sribalaji Lakshmikanthan
  • Patent number: 11197296
    Abstract: In some examples, by a first network node of a first network sends, in response to a request from a user equipment (UE) served by a second network, scheduling information to a second network node of the second network, the scheduling information granting a resource for use by the UE for a direct wireless transmission between the UE and a wireless device, where the first network is different from the second network, and where the sending of the scheduling information to the second network node of the second network is to cause the second network node of the second network to send the scheduling information to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri, Gordon Peter Young
  • Patent number: 11191117
    Abstract: Systems and methods to configure sidelink resources in a dual connectivity operation are provided. In some aspect, a method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication; receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first eNB, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB); transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first eNB; and receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first eNB, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the secondary eNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Eswar Vutukuri, Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett, Gordon Peter Young, Adrian Buckley
  • Publication number: 20210367839
    Abstract: A method at a network element for configuration for Internet of Things (IoT) devices using manufacturer usage description (MUD) files, the method including receiving at least one MUD Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from an IoT Device; sending, from the network element to at least one MUD Server based on the MUD URL, a Uniform Resource Indicator; responsive to the sending, receiving a plurality of MUD files from the MUD server; creating a plurality of policies from the plurality of MUD files, the plurality of policies corresponding to a normal mode of operation and a secondary mode of operation; and forwarding the plurality of policies to a gateway from the network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Patent number: 11184178
    Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), the method including: receiving a first message, the first message including at least tailoring information for a first ITS endpoint and intended journey details for the first ITS endpoint; storing all or a subset of data from the first message; obtaining a full certificate revocation list; creating a tailored certificate revocation list based on data in the first message and the full certificate revocation list, the tailored certificate revocation list containing certificates or identifiers of certificates for ITS endpoints that may be encountered by the first ITS endpoint when navigating a route provided in the intended journey details; and providing the tailored certificate revocation list to the first ITS endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas James Russell, Jonathon Brookfield, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20210346165
    Abstract: An orthopedic implant with an inferior portion having a tibia contact surface configured to extend over a tibia; a superior portion opposite to the inferior portion having a tendon contact surface configured to change a position of a patellar tendon by lifting or tilting the patellar tendon when the curved surface of the first portion is engaged with the tibia; a fixation mechanism adapted to attach the orthopedic implant to the tibia; and an adjustment mechanism adapted to change a distance between the tendon contact surface and the tibia contact surface. The invention also includes a method for repositioning a patellar tendon of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Damien SHULOCK, Jeffrey HALBRECHT, John BARRETT, Katherine J. STEPHENSON
  • Publication number: 20210350336
    Abstract: In some examples, a vehicle receives authorization information that identifies an automotive service to be performed on the vehicle, the authorization information further indicating approval of performance of the automotive service on the vehicle by an operator of the vehicle and a vehicle manufacturer. Based on the authorization information, the vehicle enables access of an electronic component of the vehicle by an authorized repair entity to perform the automotive service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20210344514
    Abstract: A method at an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Transmitting Entity, the method including: generating an ITS message; augmenting the ITS message with an Integrity Report generated by an integrity detection function at the ITS Transmitting Entity to create an augmented ITS message; signing the augmented ITS message with an Authorization Certificate or Ticket, the Authorization Certificate or Ticket including an assurance indication from an Audit Certificate Authority for the integrity detection function; and sending the signed, augmented ITS message to an ITS Receiving Entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, Nicholas James Russell, John Octavius Goyo
  • Publication number: 20210345074
    Abstract: A method at an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Entity, the method including receiving a message from a second ITS entity, the message containing a safety assurance indication, and performing an action at the ITS entity based on the safety assurance indication. Further, an ITS Entity comprising a processor; and a communications subsystem, wherein the ITS Entity is configured to: receive a message from a second ITS entity, the message containing a safety assurance indication, and perform an action at the ITS entity based on the safety assurance indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, Michaela Vanderveen
  • Publication number: 20210344513
    Abstract: A method at a network element, the method including receiving at least one message at the network element, the at least one message being one or both of: an update status information message from an updates server; and an anomaly detection status information message from anomaly detection server; determining, based on the receiving the at least one message, a dynamic cybersecurity posture indication for an intelligent transportation system entity; and providing the dynamic cybersecurity posture indication for the intelligent transportation system entity to an Enrolment Authority, wherein the dynamic cybersecurity posture indication can be included in a certificate relating to the intelligent transportation system entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas James Russell, Stephen John Barrett, Michaela Vanderveen