Patents by Inventor Osborne B. Hardison
Osborne B. Hardison 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).
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Patent number: 12095839Abstract: A method of rotating assigned credentials for client devices registering with servers may include determining that assigned credentials for a client device are expired; in response to determining that the assigned credentials have expired, generating new credentials for the client device; sending the new credentials to the client device; generating an encrypted version of the new credentials and storing the encrypted version of the new credentials at the server during a grace period, where during the grace period the client device can be authenticated using the assigned credentials or the new credentials; and deleting the encrypted version of the new credentials at an expiration of the grace period.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jay D. Logue, Jared A. Luxemberg
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Publication number: 20230171302Abstract: A method of rotating assigned credentials for client devices registering with servers may include determining that assigned credentials for a client device are expired; in response to determining that the assigned credentials have expired, generating new credentials for the client device; sending the new credentials to the client device; generating an encrypted version of the new credentials and storing the encrypted version of the new credentials at the server during a grace period, where during the grace period the client device can be authenticated using the assigned credentials or the new credentials; and deleting the encrypted version of the new credentials at an expiration of the grace period.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jay D. Logue, Jared A. Luxemberg
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Patent number: 11516275Abstract: A method of rotating assigned credentials for client devices registering with servers may include determining that assigned credentials for a client device are expired; in response to determining that the assigned credentials have expired, generating new credentials for the client device; sending the new credentials to the client device; generating an encrypted version of the new credentials and storing the encrypted version of the new credentials at the server during a grace period, where during the grace period the client device can be authenticated using the assigned credentials or the new credentials; and deleting the encrypted version of the new credentials at an expiration of the grace period.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jay D. Logue, Jared A. Luxemberg
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Publication number: 20210385301Abstract: A method of rotating assigned credentials for client devices registering with servers may include determining that assigned credentials for a client device are expired; in response to determining that the assigned credentials have expired, generating new credentials for the client device; sending the new credentials to the client device; generating an encrypted version of the new credentials and storing the encrypted version of the new credentials at the server during a grace period, where during the grace period the client device can be authenticated using the assigned credentials or the new credentials; and deleting the encrypted version of the new credentials at an expiration of the grace period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jay D. Logue, Jared A. Luxemberg
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Patent number: 11102334Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for synchronizing distributed states amongst a plurality of entities and authenticating devices to access information and/or services provided by a remote server. Synchronization techniques include client devices and remote servers storing buckets of information. The client device sends a subscription request to the remote serve identifying a bucket of information and, when that bucket changes, the remote server sends the change to the client device. Authentication techniques include client devices including unique default credentials that, when presented to a remote server, provide limited access to the server. The client device may obtain assigned credentials that, when presented to the remote server, provide less limited access to the server.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jay D. Logue, Jared A. Luxemberg
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Patent number: 10805200Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Grant M. Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher A. Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Patent number: 10693760Abstract: Systems and methods relating to communication within a fabric network are presented. The fabric network includes one or more logical networks that enables devices connected to the fabric to communicate with each other using various profiles known to the devices. A device sending a message may follow a general message format to encode the message so that other devices in the fabric may understand the message regardless of which logical networks the devices are connected to. Within the message format, a payload of data may be included for the receiving device to forward, store, or process the message. The format and the contents of the payload may vary according to a header within the payload that indicates a profile and a message type within the profile. Using the profile and message type, the receiving devices may decode the message to process the message.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jay D. Logue, Grant M. Erickson, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Publication number: 20190335018Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for synchronizing distributed states amongst a plurality of entities and authenticating devices to access information and/or services provided by a remote server. Synchronization techniques include client devices and remote servers storing buckets of information. The client device sends a subscription request to the remote serve identifying a bucket of information and, when that bucket changes, the remote server sends the change to the client device. Authentication techniques include client devices including unique default credentials that, when presented to a remote server, provide limited access to the server. The client device may obtain assigned credentials that, when presented to the remote server, provide less limited access to the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jay D. Logue, Jared A. Luxemberg
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Publication number: 20190245836Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Grant M. Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher A. Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Patent number: 10356218Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for synchronizing distributed states amongst a plurality of entities and authenticating devices to access information and/or services provided by a remote server. Synchronization techniques include client devices and remote servers storing buckets of information. The client device sends a subscription request to the remote serve identifying a bucket of information and, when that bucket changes, the remote server sends the change to the client device. Authentication techniques include client devices including unique default credentials that, when presented to a remote server, provide limited access to the server. The client device may obtain assigned credentials that, when presented to the remote server, provide less limited access to the server.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jay D. Logue, Jared A. Luxenberg
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Patent number: 10320763Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Inventors: Grant M. Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher A. Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Publication number: 20180152373Abstract: Systems and methods relating to communication within a fabric network are presented. The fabric network includes one or more logical networks that enables devices connected to the fabric to communicate with each other using various profiles known to the devices. A device sending a message may follow a general message format to encode the message so that other devices in the fabric may understand the message regardless of which logical networks the devices are connected to. Within the message format, a payload of data may be included for the receiving device to forward, store, or process the message. The format and the contents of the payload may vary according to a header within the payload that indicates a profile and a message type within the profile. Using the profile and message type, the receiving devices may decode the message to process the message.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Jay D. Logue, Grant M. Erickson, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Patent number: 9923801Abstract: Systems and methods relating to communication within a fabric network are presented. The fabric network includes one or more logical networks that enables devices connected to the fabric to communicate with each other using various profiles known to the devices. A device sending a message may follow a general message format to encode the message so that other devices in the fabric may understand the message regardless of which logical networks the devices are connected to. Within the message format, a payload of data may be included for the receiving device to forward, store, or process the message. The format and the contents of the payload may vary according to a header within the payload that indicates a profile and a message type within the profile. Using the profile and message type, the receiving devices may decode the message to process the message.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jay D. Logue, Grant M. Erickson, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Patent number: 9846443Abstract: A thermostat may include one or more temperature sensors, a processor configured to operate in a sleep mode and a wake mode, and a Wi-Fi chip that wirelessly communicates with a thermostat management server. The Wi-Fi chip may be configured to receive data packets from the thermostat management server while the processor operates in the sleep mode, and determine a priority level of the received data packets. The priority level may include a standard priority level and a keep-alive priority level. The Wi-Fi chip may also be configured to filter the received data packets based on the determined priority level of each packet such that the keep-alive priority level packets are discarded, and forward the standard priority level packets to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrea Mucignat, Oliver W. Steele, Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz
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Publication number: 20170272416Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Grant M. Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher A. Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Patent number: 9674885Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Grant M. Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher A. Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Patent number: 9629193Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Grant M. Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher A. Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Patent number: 9584520Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for synchronizing distributed states amongst a plurality of entities and authenticating devices to access information and/or services provided by a remote server. Synchronization techniques include client devices and remote servers storing buckets of information. The client device sends a subscription request to the remote serve identifying a bucket of information and, when that bucket changes, the remote server sends the change to the client device. Authentication techniques include client devices including unique default credentials that, when presented to a remote server, provide limited access to the server. The client device may obtain assigned credentials that, when presented to the remote server, provide less limited access to the server.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Senthilvasan Supramaniam, Osborne B. Hardison, Jared Luxenberg
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Patent number: 9451573Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Grant Michael Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher Anthony Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley
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Publication number: 20160227506Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Grant Michael Erickson, Jay D. Logue, Christopher Anthony Boross, Zachary B. Smith, Osborne B. Hardison, Richard J. Schultz, Sunny P. Gujjaru, Matthew G. Neeley