Patents by Inventor Michael Peter Montemurro

Michael Peter Montemurro 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).

  • EVENT DATA COLLECTIONS FOR ACCIDENTS
    Publication number: 20210304592
    Abstract: In some examples, a system detects an accident involving a first vehicle, and responsive to the detecting of the accident, collects event data relating to the accident from a second vehicle that is different from the first vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann, Gordon Peter Young, Jasmin Mulaosmanovic
  • Wireless local area network hotspot registration using near field communications
    Patent number: 11129123
    Abstract: A first device that includes a processor configured to transmit/receive a trigger message to/from a second device based on wireless short-range communication. The trigger message initiates a registration process within a wireless local area network (WLAN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, Roger Paul Durand, Sanjay Nathwani
  • INDICATING SUPPORT FOR A BROADCAST SERVICE
    Publication number: 20210289424
    Abstract: A source wireless device sends an indication of support for one or more broadcast services that broadcasts information over a wireless local area network (WLAN). The source wireless device determines, based on one or more factors, whether to use a broadcast stream of a broadcast service or a unicast stream to deliver information to one or more receiving wireless devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • SUPPORTED EXTENDED EMERGENCY INFORMATION TYPE
    Publication number: 20210274592
    Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device receives, from a wireless access network node, an indication of a supported extended emergency information (EEI) type supported by a wireless local area network (WLAN). The supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types. The wireless device sends a message relating to an emergency call, the message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Buckley, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Stephen McCann
  • Supported extended emergency information type
    Patent number: 11109443
    Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device receives, from a wireless access network node, an indication of a supported extended emergency information (EEI) type supported by a wireless local area network (WLAN). The supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types. The wireless device sends a message relating to an emergency call, the message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Buckley, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Stephen McCann
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEGMENTING COMPUTING DEVICES IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20210243604
    Abstract: Methods and systems of segmenting computing devices in a wireless network having an access point broadcasting in a single domain are described. In an exemplary method, a request to join the wireless network is received from a computing device. The request is associated with an identifier. When the identifier is not associated with a virtual network within the wireless network, a virtual network is configured within the wireless network and the identifier is associated thereto and the computing device is assigned thereto. When the identifier is associated with an existing virtual network within the wireless network, the computing device is assigned to the existing virtual network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter LEPP, Stephen McCANN, Michael Peter MONTEMURRO
  • Sensor provisioning in wireless sensor networks
    Patent number: 11082913
    Abstract: A method for sensor provisioning in a wireless sensor network includes determining, at a gateway, that no neighboring gateway is present; in response to no neighboring gateway present, measuring signal strengths from a plurality of sensors; based on the measured signal strengths, identifying a sensor from the plurality of sensors to be paired with the gateway; and in response to identifying the sensor, pairing the gateway and the sensor to enable a secured connection between the gateway and the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad, Jesse William Bennett, Scott Leonard Dill, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen John Barrett, Jason Wayne Jantzi, Mark Edward Reaume, Adam Paul Jocksch, Srdjan Damjanovic
  • ENCRYPTING DATA IN A PRE-ASSOCIATED STATE
    Publication number: 20210234680
    Abstract: In some examples, an access point (AP) receives, from a wireless device during a pre-associated state between the AP and the wireless device, a request, a first value, and an encrypted version of the first value. The AP sends, to the wireless device during the pre-associated state, an encrypted version of a second value relating to an encryption key that is based on the first value, and a response to the request, the response encrypted using the encryption key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • VOICE ASSISTANT PROXY FOR VOICE ASSISTANT SERVERS
    Publication number: 20210225378
    Abstract: A voice assistant proxy for voice assistant servers and related methods. The voice assistant proxy comprises a processor configured to convert voice data to text using speech-to-text synthesis, determine a voice command from the text, determine whether the voice command is associated with sensitive data based on a set of criteria, route the voice command to an enterprise voice assistant server in response to a determination that the voice command is sensitive, route the voice command to a third party voice assistant server in response to a determination that the voice command is not sensitive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Peter MONTEMURRO, James Randolph Winter LEPP
  • Pre-association discovery of services
    Patent number: 11070633
    Abstract: A network node of a wireless local area network (WLAN) filters, based on at least one policy, information about services available via the network node. The network node sends, to a wireless device as part of a pre-association discovery operation of the wireless device, the filtered information about the services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • Public warning system notifications in a mobile device using alternative wireless technologies
    Patent number: 11070966
    Abstract: A method at a user equipment, the method including receiving at the user equipment over a first technology, an emergency notification, the emergency notification providing information for a second technology capable of carrying an emergency message; and activating the second technology using the information for the second technology to receive the emergency message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Buckley, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • MULTI-BAND CHANNEL DISCOVERY FOR WLAN
    Publication number: 20210219213
    Abstract: A method within a network of facilitating identification and usage of alternative communication channels by a wireless device operating using a first communication channel is described. The method enables use of as secondary channel by non-primary users of that channel for prescribed times and within prescribed geographic locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONNECTING A WIRELESS DEVICE TO A WIRELESS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20210219353
    Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a wireless device to a wireless network. Configuration information is received by an access point of the wireless network including a service identifier corresponding to a service provided through the wireless device and a credential associated with the wireless device. The access point advertises the service identifier to the wireless device. The access point receives from the wireless device an association request including a network identifier corresponding to the wireless network. The access point authenticates the wireless device based on the service identifier and the credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Peter MONTEMURRO, Stephen McCANN, James Randolph Winter LEPP
  • WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20210203725
    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes a plurality of network controllers, a WI-FI wireless local area network (WLAN) over which at least a first network controller and a second network controller of the plurality of network controllers are to communicate, wherein a link between the first network controller and the second network controller through the WI-FI WLAN is a synchronized link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • TRANSITIONING BETWEEN WIDEBAND AND NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20210185678
    Abstract: A wireless device sends, to an access point, an indication to the access point that the wireless device is to transition between a wideband communication and a narrowband communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Indicating support for a broadcast service
    Patent number: 11039374
    Abstract: A source wireless device sends an indication of support for one or more broadcast services that broadcasts information over a wireless local area network (WLAN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp
  • Method and system for wakeup trigger by out-of-band communication
    Patent number: 11032686
    Abstract: A method at a wireless station for receiving an out-of-band wakeup trigger, the method including receiving, at the wireless station, a message from an access point, the message providing an indication that the access point supports out-of-band signaling; associating with the access point over a first radio technology; establishing a connection with the access point using a second radio technology; entering a sleep state for a radio using the first radio technology; and upon receiving a wakeup trigger over the connection using the second radio technology, waking up the radio for the first radio technology for communication with the access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen McCann
  • AGGREGATING MESSAGES INTO A SINGLE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210144667
    Abstract: In some examples, a source device categorizes a plurality of messages for transmission to a recipient device, the plurality of messages comprising vehicle-related information. Based on the categorizing, the source device identifies selected messages of the plurality of messages to be aggregated. The source device aggregates the selected messages into a single transmission from the source device to the recipient device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • Negotiation of Quality of Service (QoS) Information for Network Management Traffic in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
    Publication number: 20210136630
    Abstract: An access point advertises a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy that defines an access category used for transmitting a first type of management frame. Each mobile station associated with the access point is to prioritize transmission of management frames according to the MFQ policy advertised by the access point, unless a policy configuration request for the mobile station to prioritize transmission of management frames according to a different MFQ policy has been accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • Encrypting data in a pre-associated state
    Patent number: 10985915
    Abstract: In some examples, an access point (AP) receives, from a wireless device during a pre-associated state between the AP and the wireless device, a request, a first value, and an encrypted version of the first value. The AP sends, to the wireless device during the pre-associated state, an encrypted version of a second value relating to an encryption key that is based on the first value, and a response to the request, the response encrypted using the encryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp