Patents by Inventor Omar Cheikhrouhou

Omar Cheikhrouhou 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).

  • Blockchain-based solution for internet of drones security and privacy
    Patent number: 11488488
    Abstract: A secure system for control of at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), includes a cloud service and a ground control station. The cloud service includes a cloud-based management service having processing circuitry configured to control communications between the cloud service, the ground control station and the at least one UAV, and control and monitor the at least one UAV by way of a corresponding at least one UAV client device. The UAV client device receives messages from the at least one UAV, sends commands to the at least one UAV, verifies the sender of each of the received messages, creates a new block for each received message and sent commands as new transactions, including performs a consensus algorithm for the new block, determines a consensus to validate the new block, and updates a blockchain with the validated new block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Prince Sultan University
    Inventors: Anis Koubaa, Azza Allouche, Mohamed Khalgui, Omar Cheikhrouhou
  • BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SOLUTION FOR INTERNET OF DRONES SECURITY AND PRIVACY
    Publication number: 20210209956
    Abstract: A secure system for control of at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), includes a cloud service and a ground control station. The cloud service includes a cloud-based management service having processing circuitry configured to control communications between the cloud service, the ground control station and the at least one UAV, and control and monitor the at least one UAV by way of a corresponding at least one UAV client device. The UAV client device receives messages from the at least one UAV, sends commands to the at least one UAV, verifies the sender of each of the received messages, creates a new block for each received message and sent commands as new transactions, including performs a consensus algorithm for the new block, determines a consensus to validate the new block, and updates a blockchain with the validated new block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Prince Sultan University
    Inventors: Azza Allouche, Anis Koubaa, Mohamed Khalgui, Omar Cheikhrouhou