Patents by Inventor Ned M. Smith

Ned M. Smith 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: 11736942
    Abstract: A service coordinating entity device includes communications circuitry to communicate with a first access network, processing circuitry, and a memory device. The processing circuitry is to perform operations to, in response to a request for establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE) in a second access network, retrieve a first Trusted Level Agreement (TLA) including trust attributes associated with the first access network. One or more exchanges of the trust attributes of the first TLA and trust attributes of a second TLA associated with the second access network are performed using a computing service executing on the service coordinating entity. A common TLA with trust attributes associated with communications between the first and second access networks is generated based on the exchanges. Data traffic is routed from the first access network to the UE in the second access network based on the trust attributes of the common TLA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Bachmutsky, Dario Sabella, Francesc Guim Bernat, John J. Browne, Kapil Sood, Kshitij Arun Doshi, Mats Gustav Agerstam, Ned M. Smith, Rajesh Poornachandran, Tarun Viswanathan
  • Patent number: 11729006
    Abstract: A method for securing the communications between a publisher and a subscriber in an Internet of things networks. An example method includes receiving a challenge vector from a subscriber and determining a response vector using a physically unclonable function (PUF) for each challenge value in the challenge vector to generate a response value. The response vector it is sent to the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Davide Carboni, Michael Nolan, Ned M. Smith, Mo Haghighi
  • Publication number: 20230216849
    Abstract: Various examples of device and system implementations and methods for performing attestation delegation operations are disclosed. In an example, attestation operations are performed by a verifier, including: obtaining endorsement information for attestation of an entity; obtaining an appraisal policy for evaluation of attestation evidence for the attestation of the entity; determining, based on the endorsement information and the appraisal policy, that delegation to a delegate verifier entity is permitted to perform the attestation of the entity; and providing, to the delegate verifier entity, a delegation command to perform the attestation of the entity, wherein the delegation command authorizes the delegate verifier entity to perform attestation operations (e.g., verifier operations) for a domain of entities including the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Junyuan Wang, Kaijie Guo, Zijuan Fan, Weigang Li, Lihui Zhang
  • Patent number: 11695565
    Abstract: A system includes processing circuitry; and a memory device including instructions embodied thereon, wherein the instructions, which when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the processing circuitry to perform operations comprising: accessing input data, at an aggregator node, the input data including sensor data from a plurality of sensor nodes, each sensor data having a respective signature; validating the sensor data by using respective cryptographic hash functions on the sensor data and evaluating the respective result using the respective signature; performing an aggregation function on the sensor data to produce aggregate data; executing a hash function on the aggregate data to produce a hash value for the aggregate data; bundling the sensor data, respective signatures of the sensor data, aggregate data, and hash value for the aggregate data in a data structure; and exposing the data structure to subscriber nodes on the IoT network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Thiago Macieira, Ned M. Smith, Joseph Morrow
  • Publication number: 20230205604
    Abstract: Technologies for providing efficient migration of services include a server device. The server device includes compute engine circuitry to execute a set of services on behalf of a terminal device and migration accelerator circuitry. The migration accelerator circuitry is to determine whether execution of the services is to be migrated from an edge station in which the present server device is located to a second edge station in which a second server device is located, determine a prioritization of the services executed by the server device, and send, in response to a determination that the services are to be migrated and as a function of the determined prioritization, data utilized by each service to the second server device of the second edge station to migrate the services. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Francesc Guim Bernat, Karthik Kumar, Susanne M. Balle, Ignacio Astilleros Diez, Timothy Verrall, Ned M. Smith
  • Patent number: 11683685
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for testing devices, issuing certificates, and managing certified devices, are discussed herein. A system is configured for using platform certificates to verify compliance and compatibility of a device when onboarding the device into an internet of things (IoT) network. The system may use an approved product list to verify compliance and compatibility for the device. When the device is certified, the system may use an onboarding tool to onboard the device into the IoT network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Edward Agis, Eduardo Cabre, Jeremy Rover, David J. McCall
  • Patent number: 11669368
    Abstract: In an edge computing system deployment, a system includes memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a workflow execution plan that includes workload metadata defining a plurality of workloads associated with a plurality of edge service instances executing respectively on one or more edge computing devices. The workload metadata is translated to obtain workload configuration information for the plurality of workloads. The workload configuration information identifies a plurality of memory access configurations and service authorizations identifying at least one edge service instance authorized to access one or more of the memory access configurations. The memory is partitioned into a plurality of shared memory regions using the memory access configurations. A memory access request for accessing one of the shared memory regions is processed based on the service authorizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kshitij Arun Doshi, Ned M. Smith, Francesc Guim Bernat, Timothy Verrall
  • Publication number: 20230171234
    Abstract: Technologies for providing secure utilization of tenant keys include a compute device. The compute device includes circuitry configured to obtain a tenant key. The circuitry is also configured to receive encrypted data associated with a tenant. The encrypted data defines an encrypted image that is executable by the compute device to perform a workload on behalf of the tenant in a virtualized environment. Further, the circuitry is configured to utilize the tenant key to decrypt the encrypted data and execute the workload without exposing the tenant key to a memory that is accessible to another workload associated with another tenant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kapil Sood, Seosamh O'Riordain, Ned M. Smith, Tarun Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20230169397
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to train a model using attestation data are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a model trainer to train a machine learning model using a golden training data set received from a server to generate golden training results; and an attestation result generator to: compare the shared model training results to the golden training results; and determine if attestation of the shared model training results passes based on the comparison of the shared model training results and the golden training results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Francesc Guim Bernat, Rita Chattopadhyay, Sunil Cheruvu
  • Patent number: 11656853
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for supporting the distributed execution of a task routine among multiple secure controllers incorporated into multiple computing devices. An apparatus includes a first processor component and first secure controller of a first computing device, where the first secure controller includes: a selection component to select the first secure controller or a second secure controller of a second computing device to compile a task routine based on a comparison of required resources to compile the task routine and available resources of the first secure controller; and a compiling component to compile the task routine into a first version of compiled routine for execution within the first secure controller by the first processor component and a second version for execution within the second secure controller by a second processor component in response to selection of the first secure controller. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mingqiu Sun, Rajesh Poornachandran, Vincent J. Zimmer, Ned M. Smith, Gopinatth Selvaraje
  • Publication number: 20230156826
    Abstract: Various approaches for the integration and use of edge computing operations in satellite communication environments are discussed herein. For example, connectivity and computing approaches are discussed with reference to: identifying satellite coverage and compute operations available in low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, establishing connection streams via LEO satellite networks, identifying and implementing geofences for LEO satellites, coordinating and planning data transfers across ephemeral satellite connected devices, service orchestration via LEO satellites based on data cost, handover of compute and data operations in LEO satellite networks, and managing packet processing, among other aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen T. Palermo, Francesc Guim Bernat, Marcos E. Carranza, Kshitij Arun Doshi, Cesar Martinez-Spessot, Thijs Metsch, Ned M. Smith, Srikathyayani Srikanteswara, Timothy Verrall, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Yi Zhang, Weiqiang MA, Atul Kwatra
  • Patent number: 11646886
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a road side unit (RSU) establishes a data offload session with a vehicle in the vicinity of the RSU based on a session establishment request sent by the vehicle, and stores data received from the vehicle during the data offload session in its memory. The RSU generates storage record information (including identifying information for the RSU) for the stored data, and transmits the storage record information to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eve M. Schooler, Hassnaa Moustafa, Maruti Gupta Hyde, Ned M. Smith
  • Patent number: 11637772
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for machine generation of content names in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. For example, a node may obtain content. An inference engine may be invoked to produce a name for the content. Once the content is named, the node may respond to an interest packet that includes the name of the content. The response is a data packet that includes the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatesan Nallampatti Ekambaram, Satish Chandra Jha, Ned M. Smith, S. M. Iftekharul Alam, Maria Ramirez Loaiza, Yi Zhang, Gabriel Arrobo Vidal
  • Patent number: 11637746
    Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) network composite object includes a device owner with name server and sub-object list, sub-objects, and a blockchain recording the sub-objects. An IoT network composite object includes a device owner with composite object type name server, and blockchain. An IoT network coalition group includes coalition group name server, coalition group member list, and blockchain. An IoT network apparatus includes device identity generator, message publisher, network applier, device describer, and packer sender. An IoT network apparatus includes a device registrar to register device to first network through a portal to second network, device joiner, token requester, and authentication request sender. An IoT network apparatus includes an identity verifier to verify the identity of an authentication request, and an authentication request response returner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Mark Kelly, Michael Nolan, Davide Carboni
  • Publication number: 20230119552
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing distributed compute resources are described herein. A system is configured to receive, from an agent operating at a first compute domain of a plurality of compute domains, a request for compute resources; broadcast the request for compute resources to respective agents at the plurality of compute domains; receive a plurality of offers for available compute resources from at least a portion of the plurality of compute domains; transmit, to a selected agent at a selected compute domain of the plurality of compute domains, a commit message to reserve compute resources of the selected compute domain associated with a selected offer of the plurality of offers; and transmit an indication of the commit message to the agent at the first compute domain, wherein the first compute domain is to use the compute resources reserved at the selected compute domain for workloads of the first compute domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kshitij Arun Doshi, Hassnaa Moustafa, Francesc Guim Bernat, Christian Maciocco, Srikathyayani Srikanteswara, Vesh Raj Sharma Banjade, S M Iftekharul Alam, Satish Chandra Jha, Ned M. Smith
  • Patent number: 11630706
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for adaptive limited-duration edge resource management are described herein. Available capacity may be calculated for a resource for a node of the edge computing network based on workloads executing on the node. Available set-aside resources may be determined based on the available capacity. A service request may be received from an application executing on the edge computing node. A priority category may be determined for the service request. Set-aside resources from the available set-aside resources may be assigned to a workload associated with the service request based on the priority category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kshitij Arun Doshi, Francesc Guim Bernat, Ned M. Smith, Christian Maciocco
  • Publication number: 20230110131
    Abstract: The Internet can be configured to provide communications to a large number of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. Devices can be designed to address the need for network layers, from central servers, through gateways, down to edge devices, to grow unhindered, to discover and make accessible connected resources, and to support the ability to hide and compartmentalize connected resources. Network protocols can be part of the fabric supporting human accessible services that operate regardless of location, time, or space. Innovations can include service delivery and associated infrastructure, such as hardware and software. Services may be provided in accordance with specified Quality of Service (QoS) terms. The use of IoT devices and networks can be included in a heterogeneous network of connectivity including wired and wireless technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Keith Nolan, Mark Kelly, Gregory Burns, Michael Nolan, John Brady, Cliodhna Ni Scanaill, Niall Cahill, Thiago Macieira, Zheng Zhang, Glen J. Anderson, Igor Muttik, Davide Carboni, Eugene Ryan, Richard Davies, Toby M. Kohlenberg, Maarten Koning, Jakub Wenus, Rajesh Poornachandran, William C. Deleeuw, Ravikiran Chukka
  • Patent number: 11625731
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to track a provenance of goods. An example apparatus includes an unsigned block generator to generate a first unsigned block to store first processing data associated with the product by a first entity, a block signature engine to sign the first unsigned block with a first private key to generate a blockchain having a first signed block, the unsigned block generator to generate a second unsigned block in response to a second entity generating second processing data associated with the product by the second entity, the block signature engine to expand the blockchain by signing the second unsigned block with a second private key to generate a second signed block within the blockchain, and a blockchain validator to verify the product provenance by validating the first processing data and the second processing data using respective public keys associated with the first entity and the second entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ansuya Negi, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Igor Tatourian, Oleg Pogorelik, Ned M. Smith, Alex Nayshtut
  • Publication number: 20230109635
    Abstract: Various approaches for the deployment and use of communication exclusion zones, defined for use with a satellite non-terrestrial network (including within a low-earth orbit satellite constellation), are discussed. In an example, defining and implementing a non-terrestrial communication exclusion zone includes: calculating based on a future orbital position of a low-earth orbit satellite vehicle, an exclusion condition for communications from the satellite vehicle; identifying, based on the exclusion condition and the future orbital position, a timing for implementing the exclusion condition for the communications from the satellite vehicle; and generating exclusion zone data for use by the satellite vehicle, the exclusion zone data indicating the timing for implementing the exclusion condition for the communications from the satellite vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen T. Palermo, Chetan Hiremath, Rajesh Gadiyar, Jason K. Smith, Valerie J. Parker, Udayan Mukherjee, Neelam Chandwani, Francesc Guim Bernat, Ned M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20230104193
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for distributed machine learning (DML) in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. Finite message exchanges, such as those used in many DML exercises, may be efficiently implemented by treating certain data packets as interest packets to reduce overall network overhead when performing the finite message exchange. Further, network efficiency in DML may be improved achieved by using local coordinating nodes to manage devices participating in a distributed machine learning exercise. Additionally, modifying a round of DML training to accommodate available participant devices, such as by using a group quality of service metric to select the devices, or extending the round execution parameters to include additional devices, may have an impact on DML performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Satish Chandra Jha, SM Iftekharul Alam, Ned M. Smith