Patents by Inventor Kenneth Stanwood

Kenneth Stanwood 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).

  • Publication number: 20240022396
    Abstract: An evolving encryptor system for generating a customized user-defined encryption block comprising an encryptor requirements agent that receives a plurality of encryption block design parameters and generates a current set of encryption block design requirements based Thereon, An encryptor algorithm engine provides a plurality of different encryption module design templates based on the current set of requirements, and an evolving encryptor processor generates a current plurality of encryption block templates based on the plurality of different encryption module design templates, assigns a cryptographic fitness measure to each of the templates, and determines whether a current iteration count is below a threshold value and, if so, conducts a next iteration by generating a next plurality of encryption block templates until both determined conditions are met, in which case the next plurality of encryption block templates is saved into an encryption block template database as a plurality of elite encryption block
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: WI-LAN RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood, Uzma Maroof
  • Publication number: 20230403555
    Abstract: System and methods for authenticating a UE, using one of two novel immutable factors, for granting access to premium resources. One immutable factor includes a public ID of the UE and its true geolocation, while the other consists of the SDID of UE and its true geolocation. For the public ID based system, a non-terrestrial communication network verifies geolocation of an LBS provider by comparing geolocation with the publicly known geolocation of the LBS provider After receiving true geolocation coordinates, LBS provider grants or denies UE's resource access request by comparing geolocation of UE with the geolocation(s) retrieved from the credential database which contains a list of preauthorized geolocation(s) for the legitimate users of a UE. For the SDID based system, an authentication system verifies SDID of both the requesting UE and LBS provider by comparing transmitted SDID with the SDID retrieved from an SDID database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Wi-LAN Research Inc.
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Taimur Hayat Khan, Arslan Mumtaz, Zain Noman, Kenneth Stanwood, Rashad Ramzan
  • Publication number: 20230379715
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting a malicious change in the positioning signal of a User Equipment (UE), by using the time difference of arrival (TDOA) method in a communication system that uses, for example, a low earth orbiting satellites (LEOs) based non-terrestrial network (NTN). A position comparator module is incorporated in a position computation entity that compares the geolocation of a UE, computed by using the transmitted time Ttrans in the positioning signal, with the geolocation computed by the TDOA method, and if the difference is above a threshold value, an alert is generated. Using this system a and method prevents a UE from faking its own geolocation to other UEs and communication devices in the communication system by more than few hundred of meters. As a result, the Location Based Services (LBS) can be offered reliably to legitimate users only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: WI-LAN RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Arslan Mumtaz, Zain Noman, Rashad Ramzan, Muddassar Farooq, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Publication number: 20230344510
    Abstract: A mobile station provided in a satellite communication network comprised of multiple orbiting satellites, the mobile station including a communication time period estimator that estimates multiple communication time periods when the mobile station will be capable of communication with at least one satellite in the satellite communication network and that identifies one of the multiple communication time periods as a stable communication time period and another of the multiple communication time periods as an unstable communication time period (704), a video segment requester that determines a number of video segments to receive during the stable communication time period, the determined number of video segments being sufficient for video playback on the mobile station during the stable communication time period and the unstable communication time period (705), a transceiver that requests the determined number of video segments, and receives the determined number of video segments, during the stable communicat
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: SOLANA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Stanwood, David Gell
  • Publication number: 20230305096
    Abstract: A secure system and method for finding geolocation coordinates of a UE using members of a non-terrestrial network includes a secure positioning enclave that generates, a clock signal that is not processed through the firmware of the UE. To ensure security and integrity of the clock signal, it is directly transmitted as a waveform from a UE to a trusted communication node in the communication network. The trusted communication node in the NTN can compute the time of flight by doing the time delay analysis of the clock signal waveform by comparing it with the waveform generated by its own secure positioning enclave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: WI-LAN RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Arslan Mumtaz, Zain Noman, Rashad Ramzan, Muddassar Farooq, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Patent number: 11765140
    Abstract: A baseband processor of a communication device, the baseband processor comprising a multiple encryption manager that utilizes a transmit data stream as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined not to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, and that utilizes a known unencrypted dataset as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, an encryptor block that encrypts the input data stream into an encrypted data stream, and a randomness inspector that is in communication with the encryptor block, the randomness inspector unit accessing the input data stream and the encrypted data stream from the encryptor block and determining a randomness gain by comparing a first randomness measurement associated with the input data stream to a second randomness measurement associated with the encrypted data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wi-LAN Research Inc.
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Patent number: 11764456
    Abstract: A ring resonator based T-shaped duplexer for use in communication systems, the T-shaped duplexer comprising a T-shaped microstrip duplexer body having a first rectangular-shaped body section and a second rectangular-shaped body section that extends from the first-rectangular shaped section in a perpendicular position relative to the first rectangular-shaped section, three connection ports including a first connection port disposed at an open end of the second rectangular-shaped body section, a second connection port disposed at one end of the first rectangular-shaped body section, and a third connection port disposed at another end of the first rectangular-shaped body section, and two bandpass filters, each bandpass filter comprising a ring resonator structure having a circular shape, an outer edge of the ring resonator structure being connected to the first rectangular-shaped body section of the T-shaped microstrip duplexer body, wherein each of the two bandpass filters creates an Electromagnetically Induced
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wi-LAN Research Inc.
    Inventors: Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Muhammad Omar, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Publication number: 20230216581
    Abstract: A mobile station provided in a satellite communication network comprised of multiple orbiting satellites, wherein the mobile station includes a transceiver that is capable of communication with each of the multiple orbiting satellites, the communication comprising an uplink communication channel and a downlink communication channel, a memory storing data and executable program instructions, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and to the memory, the processor configured to execute the executable program instructions to manage satellite communication handover by performing the steps of maintaining a current communication link between the mobile station and a first orbiting satellite of the multiple orbiting satellites if a signal quality of the current communication link is greater than a first signal quality threshold, identifying at least a second orbiting satellite and a third orbiting satellite of the multiple orbiting satellites as handover candidates based on a relative position of the mobile stati
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SOLANA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: KENNETH STANWOOD, DAVID GELL
  • Publication number: 20230213665
    Abstract: A method and system for finding the true geolocation coordinates of User Equipment (UE) using a communication network and system based on Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN). The system uses precision clock signals of a UE and satellites in an NTN. Using the time of arrival method disclosed in the invention, a trusted satellite can compute the location of a UE by processing positioning signals. Consequently, satellites accurately compute the true location of UE and store it on satellites in the space and/or database server connected with the ground station. The invention enables accurate delivery of shipments in a logistic network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: WI-LAN RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Arslan Mumtaz, Zain Noman, Rashad Ramzan, Muddassar Farooq, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Publication number: 20230118863
    Abstract: A baseband processor of a communication device, the baseband processor including an encryptor block that encrypts a transmit data stream into an encrypted data stream, at least one transmit chain block that transforms the encrypted data stream into an analog transmit signal, and a randomness inspector unit that is in communication with the encryptor block, the randomness inspector unit accessing the transmit data stream and the encrypted data stream from the encryptor block as first and second input streams, respectively, to the randomness inspector unit, and determining a randomness gain by comparing a first randomness measurement associated with the first input stream to a second randomness measurement associated with the second input stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: WI-LAN RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Patent number: 11595362
    Abstract: A baseband processor of a communication device, the baseband processor comprising a multiple encryption manager that utilizes a transmit data stream as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined not to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, and that utilizes a known unencrypted dataset as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, an encryptor block that encrypts the input data stream into an encrypted data stream, and a randomness inspector that is in communication with the encryptor block, the randomness inspector unit accessing the input data stream and the encrypted data stream from the encryptor block and determining a randomness gain by comparing a first randomness measurement associated with the input data stream to a second randomness measurement associated with the encrypted data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: WI-LAN RESEARCH INC
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Publication number: 20230012195
    Abstract: A baseband processor of a communication device, the baseband processor comprising a multiple encryption manager that utilizes a transmit data stream as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined not to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, and that utilizes a known unencrypted dataset as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, an encryptor block that encrypts the input data stream into an encrypted data stream, and a randomness inspector that is in communication with the encryptor block, the randomness inspector unit accessing the input data stream and the encrypted data stream from the encryptor block and determining a randomness gain by comparing a first randomness measurement associated with the input data stream to a second randomness measurement associated with the encrypted data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Wi-LAN Research Inc.
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Patent number: 11539508
    Abstract: A baseband processor of a communication device, the baseband processor including an encryptor block that encrypts a transmit data stream into an encrypted data stream, at least one transmit chain block that transforms the encrypted data stream into an analog transmit signal, and a randomness inspector unit that is in communication with the encryptor block, the randomness inspector unit accessing the transmit data stream and the encrypted data stream from the encryptor block as first and second input streams, respectively, to the randomness inspector unit, and determining a randomness gain by comparing a first randomness measurement associated with the first input stream to a second randomness measurement associated with the second input stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Wi-LAN Research Inc.
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Publication number: 20220342467
    Abstract: A system for the orchestration and scheduling of access to power sources includes a plurality of smart devices, each comprising a resource manager, and a resource orchestrator that communicates with each resource manager, generates a power resource schedule that includes at least one available power block associated with a power source, transmits the schedule to each resource manager of each smart device, receives at least one power request from a resource manager associated with at least one of the smart devices, the at least one power request including a requested available power block and an associated price, allocates the requested available power block to the resource manager that sent the at least one power request, and sends an allocation indication to the resource manager that sent the at least one power request, the allocation indication indicating that the requested available power block has been allocated to the resource manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Solana Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Stanwood, David Gell
  • Publication number: 20220285961
    Abstract: A resource orchestration system includes a plurality of rechargeable devices each comprising a rechargeable power storage unit, a resource manager, and a service unit, wherein the resource manager prepares a device report for the rechargeable device that is related to a service period, a resource orchestrator that is in communication with the plurality of rechargeable devices, that receives the device report, that generates a future service map that includes at least one customer item assignment for a future service period, and that sends the future service map to the resource manager of each of the plurality of rechargeable devices, wherein the resource manager of the at least one of the plurality of rechargeable devices directs the associated service unit to provide a service to an associated customer item during the future service period in accordance with the at least one customer item assignment provided in the future service map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Solana Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Stanwood, David Gell
  • Publication number: 20220278434
    Abstract: A ring resonator based T-shaped duplexer for use in communication systems, the T-shaped duplexer comprising a T-shaped microstrip duplexer body having a first rectangular-shaped body section and a second rectangular-shaped body section that extends from the first-rectangular shaped section in a perpendicular position relative to the first rectangular-shaped section, three connection ports including a first connection port disposed at an open end of the second rectangular-shaped body section, a second connection port disposed at one end of the first rectangular-shaped body section, and a third connection port disposed at another end of the first rectangular-shaped body section, and two bandpass filters, each bandpass filter comprising a ring resonator structure having a circular shape, an outer edge of the ring resonator structure being connected to the first rectangular-shaped body section of the T-shaped microstrip duplexer body, wherein each of the two bandpass filters creates an Electromagnetically Induced
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: WI-LAN RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Muhammad Omar, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Patent number: 11424525
    Abstract: A ring resonator based T-shaped duplexer for use in communication systems, the T-shaped duplexer comprising a T-shaped microstrip duplexer body having a first rectangular-shaped body section and a second rectangular-shaped body section that extends from the first-rectangular shaped section in a perpendicular position relative to the first rectangular-shaped section, three connection ports including a first connection port disposed at an open end of the second rectangular-shaped body section, a second connection port disposed at one end of the first rectangular-shaped body section, and a third connection port disposed at another end of the first rectangular-shaped body section, and two bandpass filters, each bandpass filter comprising a ring resonator structure having a circular shape, an outer edge of the ring resonator structure being connected to the first rectangular-shaped body section of the T-shaped microstrip duplexer body, wherein each of the two bandpass filters creates an Electromagnetically Induced
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: WI-LAN RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Muhammad Omar, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Publication number: 20220166759
    Abstract: A baseband processor of a communication device, the baseband processor comprising a multiple encryption manager that utilizes a transmit data stream as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined not to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, and that utilizes a known unencrypted dataset as an input data stream in the case that the transmit data stream is determined to already have encryption applied by a higher layer component, an encryptor block that encrypts the input data stream into an encrypted data stream, and a randomness inspector that is in communication with the encryptor block, the randomness inspector unit accessing the input data stream and the encrypted data stream from the encryptor block and determining a randomness gain by comparing a first randomness measurement associated with the input data stream to a second randomness measurement associated with the encrypted data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood
  • Publication number: 20220166601
    Abstract: An evolving encryptor system for generating at least one customized user-defined encryption block, the evolving encryptor system comprising an encryptor requirements agent that receives a plurality of encryption block design parameters and then generates a current set of encryption block design requirements based on the received plurality of encryption block design parameters, an encryptor algorithm engine that provides a plurality of different encryption module design templates based on the current set of encryption block design requirements, and an evolving encryptor processor that generates a current plurality of encryption block templates based on the plurality of different encryption module design templates and evaluates a cryptographic fitness of each of the current plurality of encryption block templates and assigns a cryptographic fitness measure to each of the current plurality of encryption block templates, and determines whether a current iteration count is below an iteration threshold value and, i
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood, Uzma Maroof
  • Publication number: 20220166600
    Abstract: An evolving encryption circuit for transforming a plain-text data stream into an encrypted data stream, the evolving encryption circuit comprising a confusion box population manager that generates a plurality of confusion boxes, a confusion box population agent that applies at least one evolutionary operator to each of the generated plurality of confusion boxes to create an evolved plurality of confusion boxes, a confusion box fitness evaluator that evaluates a cryptographic fitness of each of the evolved plurality of confusion boxes and assigns a cryptographic fitness measure to each of the evolved plurality of confusion boxes, a confusion box library that stores each one of the evolved plurality of confusion boxes that has an assigned cryptographic fitness measure above a fitness threshold value; and an encryptor block that implements one of the confusion boxes stored in the confusion box library to transform the plain-text data stream into the encrypted data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Muddassar Farooq, Muhammad Rashad Ramzan, Kenneth Stanwood, Uzma Maroof