Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Walsh

Patrick J. Walsh 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: 11847192
    Abstract: Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network. Encrypted content and cryptography keys for decrypting the content may be distributed from a data center to various nodes of the content-delivery network, each node acting as a semi-independent content-delivery system. Each content-delivery system is capable of delivering received content to end-users and implementing a key-management scheme to facilitate secure content-delivery and usage tracking, even when the content-delivery system is disconnected from the data center. In other words, the disclosed systems and methods facilitate the operation of nodes which may operate in “autonomous mode” when disconnected from a larger content-delivery network, thus maintaining content-delivery capabilities despite having little if any connectivity to external networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC
    Inventors: Premkumar Bangole, Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Kathy Wang
  • Publication number: 20230186233
    Abstract: A pre-processing and fulfillment system and method are described. In some implementations, the method may include receiving an order containing a retail component and a pharmacy component, processing the order for the pharmacy component and the retail component, and generating a tracking token identifying the order and authorizing a party to receive a component of the order. The method may include transmitting fulfillment instructions to a fulfillment system based on processed information for the order, and transmitting the tracking token to a computing device of the authorized party. Some implementations may also include receiving a signal indicating receipt of the tracking token and an authorized transfer of the component, and updating a status of the order based on the received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Gilman, Himanshu Gupta, David Harkins, John R. Hoenick, Renee L. Hoyceanyls, Dustin W. Humphreys, Eric G. Parrish, Grant D. Pill, Matthew K. Scott, Jared P. Tancrelle, Brian A. Tilzer, Patrick J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 11610179
    Abstract: A pre-processing and fulfillment system and method are described. In some implementations, the method may include receiving an order containing a retail component and a pharmacy component, processing the order for the pharmacy component and the retail component, and generating a tracking token identifying the order and authorizing a party to receive a component of the order. The method may include transmitting fulfillment instructions to a fulfillment system based on processed information for the order, and transmitting the tracking token to a computing device of the authorized party. Some implementations may also include receiving a signal indicating receipt of the tracking token and an authorized transfer of the component, and updating a status of the order based on the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Gilman, Himanshu Gupta, David Harkins, John R. Hoenick, Renee L. Hoyceanyls, Dustin W. Humphreys, Eric G. Parrish, Grant D. Pill, Matthew K. Scott, Jared P. Tancrelle, Brian A. Tilzer, Patrick J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 11296996
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, an authentication entity may receive an indication of an access profile selected by a user of an electronic device. The authentication entity may assign the access profile to the electronic device. Accordingly, when the electronic device transmits data, a network regulation entity may process the traffic in accordance with the access profile. To this end, the network regulation entity may correspond communication sessions within the traffic to an application. The network regulation entity may then query the access profile to determine a priority for each application. When the traffic exceeds a threshold byte volume, the network regulation entity may queue lower priority communication sessions. By processing the traffic based upon a user-indicated access profile, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Sara B. Rossio, Rachel Morris
  • Publication number: 20220004600
    Abstract: Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network. Encrypted content and cryptography keys for decrypting the content may be distributed from a data center to various nodes of the content-delivery network, each node acting as a semi-independent content-delivery system. Each content-delivery system is capable of delivering received content to end-users and implementing a key-management scheme to facilitate secure content-delivery and usage tracking, even when the content-delivery system is disconnected from the data center. In other words, the disclosed systems and methods facilitate the operation of nodes which may operate in “autonomous mode” when disconnected from a larger content-delivery network, thus maintaining content-delivery capabilities despite having little if any connectivity to external networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Premkumar Bangole, Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Kathy Wang
  • Patent number: 11138293
    Abstract: Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network. Encrypted content and cryptography keys for decrypting the content may be distributed from a data center to various nodes of the content-delivery network, each node acting as a semi-independent content-delivery system. Each content-delivery system is capable of delivering received content to end-users and implementing a key-management scheme to facilitate secure content-delivery and usage tracking, even when the content-delivery system is disconnected from the data center. In other words, the disclosed systems and methods facilitate the operation of nodes which may operate in “autonomous mode” when disconnected from a larger content-delivery network, thus maintaining content-delivery capabilities despite having little if any connectivity to external networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC
    Inventors: Premkumar Bangole, Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Kathy Wang
  • Publication number: 20210288913
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, an authentication entity may receive an indication of an access profile selected by a user of an electronic device. The authentication entity may assign the access profile to the electronic device. Accordingly, when the electronic device transmits data, a network regulation entity may process the traffic in accordance with the access profile. To this end, the network regulation entity may correspond communication sessions within the traffic to an application. The network regulation entity may then query the access profile to determine a priority for each application. When the traffic exceeds a threshold byte volume, the network regulation entity may queue lower priority communication sessions. By processing the traffic based upon a user-indicated access profile, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Sara B. Rossio, Rachel Morris
  • Patent number: 11038805
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, an authentication entity may receive an indication of an access profile selected by a user of an electronic device. The authentication entity may assign the access profile to the electronic device. Accordingly, when the electronic device transmits data, a network regulation entity may process the traffic in accordance with the access profile. To this end, the network regulation entity may correspond communication sessions within the traffic to an application. The network regulation entity may then query the access profile to determine a priority for each application. When the traffic exceeds a threshold byte volume, the network regulation entity may queue lower priority communication sessions. By processing the traffic based upon a user-indicated access profile, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Sara B. Rossio, Rachel Morris
  • Publication number: 20210056500
    Abstract: A pre-processing and fulfillment system and method are described. In some implementations, the method may include receiving an order containing a retail component and a pharmacy component, processing the order for the pharmacy component and the retail component, and generating a tracking token identifying the order and authorizing a party to receive a component of the order. The method may include transmitting fulfillment instructions to a fulfillment system based on processed information for the order, and transmitting the tracking token to a computing device of the authorized party. Some implementations may also include receiving a signal indicating receipt of the tracking token and an authorized transfer of the component, and updating a status of the order based on the received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Gilman, Himanshu Gupta, David Harkins, John R. Hoenick, Renee L. Hoyceanyls, Dustin W. Humphreys, Eric G. Parrish, Grant D. Pill, Matthew K. Scott, Jared P. Tancrelle, Brian A. Tilzer, Patrick J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 10867278
    Abstract: A pre-processing and fulfillment system and method are described. In some implementations, the method may include receiving an order containing a retail component and a pharmacy component, processing the order for the pharmacy component and the retail component, and generating a tracking token identifying the order and authorizing a party to receive a component of the order. The method may include transmitting fulfillment instructions to a fulfillment system based on processed information for the order, and transmitting the tracking token to a computing device of the authorized party. Some implementations may also include receiving a signal indicating receipt of the tracking token and an authorized transfer of the component, and updating a status of the order based on the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Gilman, Himanshu Gupta, David Harkins, John R. Hoenick, Renee L. Hoyceanyls, Dustin W. Humphreys, Eric G. Parrish, Grant D. Pill, Matthew K. Scott, Jared P. Tancrelle, Brian A. Tilzer, Patrick J. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20200092216
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, an authentication entity may receive an indication of an access profile selected by a user of an electronic device. The authentication entity may assign the access profile to the electronic device. Accordingly, when the electronic device transmits data, a network regulation entity may process the traffic in accordance with the access profile. To this end, the network regulation entity may correspond communication sessions within the traffic to an application. The network regulation entity may then query the access profile to determine a priority for each application. When the traffic exceeds a threshold byte volume, the network regulation entity may queue lower priority communication sessions. By processing the traffic based upon a user-indicated access profile, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Sara B. Rossio, Rachel Morris
  • Patent number: 10523524
    Abstract: Systems, graphical user interfaces, and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, a network regulation entity may maintain a plurality of usage statistics for a plurality of electronic devices. These usage statistics may be presented by an electronic device as part of a usage summary interface. In addition to displaying the usage statistics, the usage summary interface may enable a user to modify how the network regulation entity regulates traffic. Accordingly, the network regulation entity may update an access profile in accordance with the modification. Subsequently, the traffic received from the electronic device is processed based on the user-indicated modification. Thus, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Sara B. Rossio, Rachel Morris
  • Patent number: 10511680
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, a network regulation entity may maintain a plurality of usage statistics for a plurality of electronic devices. These usage statistics may be compared to an access profile to determine whether the local network is being used in a way anomalous with the access profile. If there is an anomalous usage condition present, the network regulation entity may generate a notification to inform a user of an electronic device as to the anomalous condition. Accordingly, when a user of the electronic device interacts with the notification, the electronic device may present an interface that enables the user to remedy the anomalous condition. Thus, because the remedial action is generated at the user's direction, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Sara B. Rossio, Rachel Morris
  • Patent number: 10491531
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, an authentication entity may receive an indication of an access profile selected by a user of an electronic device. The authentication entity may assign the access profile to the electronic device. Accordingly, when the electronic device transmits data, a network regulation entity may process the traffic in accordance with the access profile. To this end, the network regulation entity may correspond communication sessions within the traffic to an application. The network regulation entity may then query the access profile to determine a priority for each application. When the traffic exceeds a threshold byte volume, the network regulation entity may queue lower priority communication sessions. By processing the traffic based upon a user-indicated access profile, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Sara B. Rossio, Rachel Morris
  • Publication number: 20190155995
    Abstract: Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network. Encrypted content and cryptography keys for decrypting the content may be distributed from a data center to various nodes of the content-delivery network, each node acting as a semi-independent content-delivery system. Each content-delivery system is capable of delivering received content to end-users and implementing a key-management scheme to facilitate secure content-delivery and usage tracking, even when the content-delivery system is disconnected from the data center. In other words, the disclosed systems and methods facilitate the operation of nodes which may operate in “autonomous mode” when disconnected from a larger content-delivery network, thus maintaining content-delivery capabilities despite having little if any connectivity to external networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Premkumar Bangole, Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Kathy Wang
  • Patent number: 10235503
    Abstract: Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network. Encrypted content and cryptography keys for decrypting the content may be distributed from a data center to various nodes of the content-delivery network, each node acting as a semi-independent content-delivery system. Each content-delivery system is capable of delivering received content to end-users and implementing a key-management scheme to facilitate secure content-delivery and usage tracking, even when the content-delivery system is disconnected from the data center. In other words, the disclosed systems and methods facilitate the operation of nodes which may operate in “autonomous mode” when disconnected from a larger content-delivery network, thus maintaining content-delivery capabilities despite having little if any connectivity to external networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Premkumar Bangole, Bryan Adrian Lauer, Patrick J. Walsh, Kathy Wang
  • Patent number: 10205509
    Abstract: Data content that is to be utilized, as a whole, at a target device on-board a vehicle is apportioned for delivery onto the vehicle via multiple forward links, each of which is included in a different frequency band and/or used a different protocol. A mapping or selection of a specific portion of the data content for a specific forward link may based on a data content type of the specific portion, as well as on other dynamic or static criteria. The target device may operate on the subsets of the data content as it receives each subset. Thus, time critical/foundational portions of the data content may be delivered using a faster forward link, larger elements of the data content may be delivered using a higher-bandwidth forward link, and/or portions of the data content requiring a higher degree of accuracy may be delivered using a more robust forward link, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Rukmani Loganathan, Sajit Sasi, Patrick J. Walsh, Anand Chari
  • Patent number: 10200111
    Abstract: The Aircraft Mobile IP Address System provides wireless communication services to passengers who are located onboard an aircraft by storing data indicative of the individually identified wireless devices located onboard the aircraft. The System assigns a single IP address to each Point-to-Point Protocol link which connects the aircraft network to the ground-based communication network but also creates an IP subnet onboard the aircraft. The IP subnet utilizes a plurality of IP addresses for each Point-to-Point link thereby to enable each passenger wireless device to be uniquely identified with their own IP address. This is enabled since both Point-to-Point Protocol IPCP endpoints have pre-defined IP address pools and/or topology configured; each Point-to-Point Protocol endpoint can utilize a greater number of IP addresses than one per link. Such an approach does not change IPCP or other EVDO protocols/messaging but does allow this address to be directly visible to the ground-based communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Bryan A. Lauer, Jerry Stamatopoulos, Anjum Rashid, Joseph A. Tobin, Patrick J. Walsh, Steven J. Arntzen
  • Publication number: 20180253682
    Abstract: A pre-processing and fulfillment system and method are described. In some implementations, the method may include receiving an order containing a retail component and a pharmacy component, processing the order for the pharmacy component and the retail component, and generating a tracking token identifying the order and authorizing a party to receive a component of the order. The method may include transmitting fulfillment instructions to a fulfillment system based on processed information for the order, and transmitting the tracking token to a computing device of the authorized party. Some implementations may also include receiving a signal indicating receipt of the tracking token and an authorized transfer of the component, and updating a status of the order based on the received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Gilman, Himanshu Gupta, David Harkins, John R. Hoenick, Renee L. Hoyceanyls, Dustin W. Humphreys, Eric G. Parrish, Grant D. Pill, Matthew K. Scott, Jared P. Tancrelle, Brian A. Tilzer, Patrick J. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20180234165
    Abstract: Data content that is to be utilized, as a whole, at a target device on-board a vehicle is apportioned for delivery onto the vehicle via multiple forward links, each of which is included in a different frequency band and/or used a different protocol. A mapping or selection of a specific portion of the data content for a specific forward link may based on a data content type of the specific portion, as well as on other dynamic or static criteria. The target device may operate on the subsets of the data content as it receives each subset. Thus, time critical/foundational portions of the data content may be delivered using a faster forward link, larger elements of the data content may be delivered using a higher-bandwidth forward link, and/or portions of the data content requiring a higher degree of accuracy may be delivered using a more robust forward link, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan Adrian Lauer, Rukmani Loganathan, Sajit Sasi, Patrick J. Walsh, Anand Chari