Patents by Inventor Kevin C. Wells

Kevin C. Wells 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: 10750515
    Abstract: Techniques for opportunistic resource sharing between mobile devices are described. A method comprises identifying a set of homogeneous device resources implemented by multiple devices based in part on resource configuration information received by a wireless transceiver, selecting a shared homogeneous device resource of one of the multiple devices to share between the multiple devices, and sending shared configuration information to identify the shared homogeneous device resource and a share role for each of the multiple devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kevin C. Wells
  • Publication number: 20190182839
    Abstract: Techniques for opportunistic resource sharing between mobile devices are described. A method comprises identifying a set of homogeneous device resources implemented by multiple devices based in part on resource configuration information received by a wireless transceiver, selecting a shared homogeneous device resource of one of the multiple devices to share between the multiple devices, and sending shared configuration information to identify the shared homogeneous device resource and a share role for each of the multiple devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kevin C. Wells
  • Patent number: 10212712
    Abstract: Techniques for opportunistic resource sharing between mobile devices are described. A method comprises identifying a set of homogeneous device resources implemented by multiple devices based in part on resource configuration information received by a wireless transceiver, selecting a shared homogeneous device resource of one of the multiple devices to share between the multiple devices, and sending shared configuration information to identify the shared homogeneous device resource and a share role for each of the multiple devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kevin C. Wells
  • Publication number: 20180341756
    Abstract: Technologies for authenticating a user of a computing device based on an authentication context state includes generating context state outputs indicative of various context states of a mobile computing device based on sensor data generated by sensors of the mobile computing device. An authentication manager of the computing device implements an authentication state machine to authenticate a user of the computing device. The authentication state machine includes a number of authentication states, and each authentication state includes one or more transitions to another authentication state. Each of the transitions is dependent upon a context state output. The computing device may also include a device security manager, which implements a security state machine that includes a number of security states. Transition between security states is dependent upon the present authentication state of the user. The device security manager may implement a different security function in each security state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathaniel J. Goss, Sindhu Pandian, Brad H. Needham
  • Patent number: 10055556
    Abstract: Technologies for authenticating a user of a computing device based on an authentication context state includes generating context state outputs indicative of various context states of a mobile computing device based on sensor data generated by sensors of the mobile computing device. An authentication manager of the computing device implements an authentication state machine to authenticate a user of the computing device. The authentication state machine includes a number of authentication states, and each authentication state includes one or more transitions to another authentication state. Each of the transitions is dependent upon a context state output. The computing device may also include a device security manager, which implements a security state machine that includes a number of security states. Transition between security states is dependent upon the present authentication state of the user. The device security manager may implement a different security function in each security state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathaniel J. Goss, Sindhu Pandian, Brad H. Needham
  • Patent number: 9990479
    Abstract: Technologies for authenticating a user of a computing device based on an authentication context state includes generating context state outputs indicative of various context states of a mobile computing device based on sensor data generated by sensors of the mobile computing device. An authentication manager of the computing device implements an authentication state machine to authenticate a user of the computing device. The authentication state machine includes a number of authentication states, and each authentication state includes one or more transitions to another authentication state. Each of the transitions is dependent upon a context state output. The computing device may also include a device security manager, which implements a security state machine that includes a number of security states. Transition between security states is dependent upon the present authentication state of the user. The device security manager may implement a different security function in each security state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathaniel J. Goss, Sindhu Pandian, Brad H. Needham
  • Publication number: 20180103034
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that are associated with user profile selection using contextual authentication. In various embodiments, a first user of a computing device may be authenticated and have an access control state corresponding to a first user profile established, the computing device may select a second user profile based at least in part a changed user characteristic, and the computing device may present a resource based at least in part on the second user profile. In various embodiments, the computing device may include a sensor and a user profile may be selected based at least in part on an output of the sensor and a previously stored template generated by a machine learning classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Nathaniel J. Goss, Kevin C. Wells, Sindhu Pandian
  • Patent number: 9922194
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises: a processor including at least one core to execute instructions; a plurality of sensors, including a first sensor to determine location information regarding a location of the system; and a security engine to apply a security policy to the system. In this embodiment, the security engine includes a policy logic to determine one of a plurality of security policies to apply based at least in part on the location information, where the location information indicates a location different than locations associated with the plurality of security policies. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Goss, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Micah J. Sheller, Sindhu Pandian, Ned M. Smith, Bernard N. Keany
  • Publication number: 20180077154
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that are associated with user profile selection using contextual authentication. In various embodiments, a first user of a computing device may be authenticated and have an access control state corresponding to a first user profile established, the computing device may select a second user profile based at least in part a changed user characteristic, and the computing device may present a resource based at least in part on the second user profile. In various embodiments, the computing device may include a sensor and a user profile may be selected based at least in part on an output of the sensor and a previously stored template generated by a machine learning classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Nathaniel J. Goss, Kevin C. Wells, Sindhu Pandian
  • Publication number: 20180069855
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that are associated with user profile selection using contextual authentication. In various embodiments, a first user of a computing device may be authenticated and have an access control state corresponding to a first user profile established, the computing device may select a second user profile based at least in part a changed user characteristic, and the computing device may present a resource based at least in part on the second user profile. In various embodiments, the computing device may include a sensor and a user profile may be selected based at least in part on an output of the sensor and a previously stored template generated by a machine learning classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Nathaniel J. Goss, Kevin C. Wells, Sindhu Pandian
  • Publication number: 20170180363
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that are associated with user profile selection using contextual authentication. In various embodiments, a first user of a computing device may be authenticated and have an access control state corresponding to a first user profile established, the computing device may select a second user profile based at least in part a changed user characteristic, and the computing device may present a resource based at least in part on the second user profile. In various embodiments, the computing device may include a sensor and a user profile may be selected based at least in part on an output of the sensor and a previously stored template generated by a machine learning classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Nathaniel J. Goss, Kevin C. Wells, Sindhu Pandian
  • Publication number: 20170147822
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises: a processor including at least one core to execute instructions; a plurality of sensors, including a first sensor to determine location information regarding a location of the system; and a security engine to apply a security policy to the system. In this embodiment, the security engine includes a policy logic to determine one of a plurality of security policies to apply based at least in part on the location information, where the location information indicates a location different than locations associated with the plurality of security policies. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Goss, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Micah J. Sheller, Sindhu Pandian, Ned M. Smith, Bernard N. Keany
  • Patent number: 9628477
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that are associated with user profile selection using contextual authentication. In various embodiments, a first user of a computing device may be authenticated and have an access control state corresponding to a first user profile established, the computing device may select a second user profile based at least in part a changed user characteristic, and the computing device may present a resource based at least in part on the second user profile. In various embodiments, the computing device may include a sensor and a user profile may be selected based at least in part on an output of the sensor and a previously stored template generated by a machine learning classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Nathaniel J. Goss, Kevin C. Wells, Sindhu Pandian
  • Patent number: 9600670
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises: a processor including at least one core to execute instructions; a plurality of sensors, including a first sensor to determine location information regarding a location of the system; and a security engine to apply a security policy to the system. In this embodiment, the security engine includes a policy logic to determine one of a plurality of security policies to apply based at least in part on the location information, where the location information indicates a location different than locations associated with the plurality of security policies. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Goss, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Micah J. Sheller, Sindhu Pandian, Ned M. Smith, Bernard N. Keany
  • Publication number: 20170071002
    Abstract: Techniques for opportunistic resource sharing between mobile devices are described. A method comprises identifying a set of homogeneous device resources implemented by multiple devices based in part on resource configuration information received by a wireless transceiver, selecting a shared homogeneous device resource of one of the multiple devices to share between the multiple devices, and sending shared configuration information to identify the shared homogeneous device resource and a share role for each of the multiple devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: KEVIN C. WELLS
  • Publication number: 20160188853
    Abstract: Technologies for authenticating a user of a computing device based on an authentication context state includes generating context state outputs indicative of various context states of a mobile computing device based on sensor data generated by sensors of the mobile computing device. An authentication manager of the computing device implements an authentication state machine to authenticate a user of the computing device. The authentication state machine includes a number of authentication states, and each authentication state includes one or more transitions to another authentication state. Each of the transitions is dependent upon a context state output. The computing device may also include a device security manager, which implements a security state machine that includes a number of security states. Transition between security states is dependent upon the present authentication state of the user. The device security manager may implement a different security function in each security state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathaniel J. Goss, Sindhu Pandian, Brad H. Needham
  • Publication number: 20160188848
    Abstract: Technologies for authenticating a user of a computing device based on an authentication context state includes generating context state outputs indicative of various context states of a mobile computing device based on sensor data generated by sensors of the mobile computing device. An authentication manager of the computing device implements an authentication state machine to authenticate a user of the computing device. The authentication state machine includes a number of authentication states, and each authentication state includes one or more transitions to another authentication state. Each of the transitions is dependent upon a context state output. The computing device may also include a device security manager, which implements a security state machine that includes a number of security states. Transition between security states is dependent upon the present authentication state of the user. The device security manager may implement a different security function in each security state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathaniel J. Goss, Sindhu Pandian, Brad H. Needham
  • Publication number: 20160182502
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that are associated with user profile selection using contextual authentication. In various embodiments, a first user of a computing device may be authenticated and have an access control state corresponding to a first user profile established, the computing device may select a second user profile based at least in part a changed user characteristic, and the computing device may present a resource based at least in part on the second user profile. In various embodiments, the computing device may include a sensor and a user profile may be selected based at least in part on an output of the sensor and a previously stored template generated by a machine learning classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Hannah L. Scurfield, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Micah J. Sheller, Nathaniel J. Goss, Kevin C. Wells, Sindhu Pandian
  • Publication number: 20160180093
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises: a processor including at least one core to execute instructions; a plurality of sensors, including a first sensor to determine location information regarding a location of the system; and a security engine to apply a security policy to the system. In this embodiment, the security engine includes a policy logic to determine one of a plurality of security policies to apply based at least in part on the location information, where the location information indicates a location different than locations associated with the plurality of security policies. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Goss, Nathan Heldt-Sheller, Kevin C. Wells, Micah J. Sheller, Sindhu Pandian, Ned M. Smith, Bernard N. Keany
  • Patent number: 9332551
    Abstract: Techniques for opportunistic resource sharing between mobile devices are described. A method comprises identifying a set of homogeneous device resources implemented by multiple devices based in part on resource configuration information received by a wireless transceiver, selecting a shared homogeneous device resource of one of the multiple devices to share between the multiple devices, and sending shared configuration information to identify the shared homogeneous device resource and a share role for each of the multiple devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kevin C. Wells