Patents by Inventor Robert John Baxley

Robert John Baxley 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).

  • Publication number: 20230345441
    Abstract: An example spectrum exchange, a computer-implemented method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. In some embodiments, the computer-implemented method may include receiving an interface language message from a network node. In some embodiments, the interface language message comprises a spectrum allocation request. In some embodiments, the computer-implemented method may include determining a spectrum allocation for the network node based at least in part on the spectrum allocation request and spectrum priority data. In some embodiments, the computer-implemented method may include transmitting the spectrum allocation to the network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: Robert John BAXLEY
  • Patent number: 10338191
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support a sensor mesh and signal transmission architecture for electromagnetic signature analysis and threat detection. Sensor antennas may be deployed within an electromagnetic environment. A configurable antenna feed network can couple radio frequency signals from the antennas to both software-defined radio receivers and hardware-defined radio receivers. A raw signal analysis engine associated with the software-defined radio receiver can receive digital samples of the radio frequency signals, identify signal features within the digital samples, and generate signal feature vectors from the identified signal features. A signal feature network can receive the signal feature. A signal aggregation and analysis engine can receive the signal feature vectors from the signal feature network, aggregate the signal feature vectors, process the signal feature vectors, and identify wireless attacks according to the signal features within the signal feature vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, David Maynor, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 10122736
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support identifying radio transmissions associated with autonomous or remote-controlled vehicles. Radio frequency signals may be received using one or more sensors, wherein the sensors comprise radio receivers. Radio frequency fingerprints may be identified within one or more of the radio frequency signals, wherein the radio frequency fingerprints comprise radio signal characteristics or radio hardware identifiers. A stored radio frequency fingerprint may be determined as matching the received radio frequency fingerprint. A motion characteristic may be computed. The received radio frequency fingerprint may be associated with an autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle based upon the stored radio frequency fingerprint or the motion characteristic. Information regarding the identified autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle may be presenting to one or more operator interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland
  • Patent number: 10104098
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support threat detection using electromagnetic signatures. One or more sensors comprising radio receivers may receive radio frequency signals within an electromagnetic environment. Radio frequency signatures may be identified from one or more of the radio frequency signals. A baseline electromagnetic environment may be established from the radio frequency signatures. The radio frequency signatures may be monitored over time to detect variations from the baseline electromagnetic environment. Variations in the electromagnetic environment may be evaluated against stored threat signatures. Operator interfaces may present indications of threats determined from evaluating the variations in the electromagnetic environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland
  • Patent number: 9945928
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support a computational signal processing architecture for electromagnetic signature analysis and threat detection. A plurality of sensor antennas can couple a radio frequency signal into a radio receiver. The radio receiver can generate digital samples of the signal. A raw signal analysis engine can identify signal features within the digital samples, generate signal feature vectors from the identified signal features, decode signal content from the signal feature vectors, and transmit the signal feature vectors into a signal feature network. The signal feature vectors may be aggregated from the signal feature network into a signal aggregation and analysis engine. The signal aggregation and analysis engine can refine feature vectors through processing such as identifying wireless attacks according to the signal features within the signal feature vectors. One or more operator interfaces and one or more analysis databases may support these operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Trung Dinh, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9880256
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support coprocessing radio signals and video to identify and locate a radio transmitter. Positions and orientations for cameras and RF sensors may be maintained. An RF signature associated with the radio transmitter may be received from the RF sensors to determine an RF persona. A first physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated according to a physical radio propagation model operating on RF signals. A video stream from one or more of the cameras may be received. An individual may be identified in the video stream using computer vision techniques. A second physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated from the video stream. Relationships may be established between the first physical location and the second physical location and between the RF persona and the identified individual. The relationships may be presented to an operator interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9739868
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support detecting and identifying threats associated with wireless devices. A radio receiver can collect radio frequency signals from one or more sensor antennas positioned within an electromagnetic environment. The receiver can generate data samples representing at least a portion of the radio frequency signals. Feature vectors can be generated comprising at least a portion of the data samples and attribute information. The attribute information can describe one or more features of a communicated signal within the radio frequency signals. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against signatures of known signals to identify radio frequency signals associated with a wireless attack. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against templates of known attacks to classify the identified wireless attacks. Threat information associated with the wireless attacks may be presented to one or more operator interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, David Maynor, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9736175
    Abstract: Electromagnetic (EM)/radio frequency (RF) emissions may be detected and corresponding EM personas may be created. One or more EM personas may be associated with a super-persona corresponding to a particular entity. EM personas, super personas, and/or supplemental identifying information can be used to enforce security protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: BASTILLE NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9635044
    Abstract: Electromagnetic (EM)/radio frequency (RF) emissions may be detected and corresponding EM personas may be created. One or more EM personas may be associated with a super persona corresponding to a particular entity. EM personas, super personas, and/or supplemental identifying information can be used to enforce security protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9625564
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support detecting and identifying threats associated with wireless devices within an electromagnetic environment. One or more sensor antennas may be located within the electromagnetic environment. Radio frequency signals may be coupled from the sensor antennas into a radio receiver. The radio receiver can communicate data samples representing a portion of the radio frequency signal to a raw signal analysis engine. The raw signal analysis engine can identify features associated with a communicated signal within the data samples. The raw signal analysis engine can classify modulation features and decode information features from the communicated signal. Feature vectors may be generated comprising the data samples and the identified features associated with the data samples. The feature vectors can be transmitted to a signal aggregation and analysis engine to support detecting and identifying electromagnetic threats and to support associated operator interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, David Maynor, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9591013
    Abstract: Electromagnetic (EM)/radio frequency (RF) emissions may be detected and corresponding EM personas may be created. One or more EM personas may be associated with a super persona corresponding to a particular entity. EM personas, super personas, and/or supplemental identifying information can be used to enforce security protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BASTILLE NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9560060
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support identifying multiple radio transmitters as being integrated within a single communications device. Radio frequency signals may be collected using one or more sensors incorporating radio receivers. A first radio frequency signature and a second radio frequency signature may be identified within one or more of the radio frequency signals as originating respectively from a first radio transmitter and a second radio transmitter. Characteristics of the first and second radio frequency signatures may be analyzed to evaluate a relationship between the first and second radio frequency signatures. It may be determined whether or not the first and second radio transmitters are integrated within a common wireless electronic device based upon the evaluated relationship between the first radio frequency signature and the second radio frequency signature. Characteristics and behaviors associated with the wireless electronic device may be determined therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, David Maynor, Logan Michael Lamb
  • Patent number: 9551781
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support determining a physical position of a radio transmitter. A physical model for electromagnetic signal propagation within the electromagnetic environment may be established. Radio frequency signal power levels associated with the radio transmitter may be received from one or more radio frequency sensors. Parameters associated with the physical model may be estimated for one or more test locations within the electromagnetic environment. An error metric between the received radio frequency signal power levels and the physical model may be computed for the one or more test locations. Bounds on the parameters associated with the physical model may be established to prune away physically impossible solutions. The parameters associated with the physical model may be optimized across the one or more test locations to establish a preferred location estimate for the radio transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Justin Trent Altman
  • Patent number: 9485267
    Abstract: Electromagnetic (EM)/radio frequency (RF) emissions may be detected and corresponding EM personas may be created. One or more EM personas may be associated with a super persona corresponding to a particular entity. EM personas, super personas, and/or supplemental identifying information can be used to enforce security protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Patent number: 9485266
    Abstract: Electromagnetic (EM)/radio frequency (RF) emissions may be detected and corresponding EM personas may be created. One or more EM personas may be associated with a super persona corresponding to a particular entity. EM personas, super personas, and/or supplemental identifying information can be used to enforce security protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Bastille Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Publication number: 20160127907
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support detecting and identifying threats associated with wireless devices within an electromagnetic environment. One or more sensor antennas may be located within the electromagnetic environment. Radio frequency signals may be coupled from the sensor antennas into a radio receiver. The radio receiver can communicate data samples representing a portion of the radio frequency signal to a raw signal analysis engine. The raw signal analysis engine can identify features associated with a communicated signal within the data samples. The raw signal analysis engine can classify modulation features and decode information features from the communicated signal. Feature vectors may be generated comprising the data samples and the identified features associated with the data samples. The feature vectors can be transmitted to a signal aggregation and analysis engine to support detecting and identifying electromagnetic threats and to support associated operator interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, David Maynor, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Publication number: 20160127404
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support a computational signal processing architecture for electromagnetic signature analysis and threat detection. A plurality of sensor antennas can couple a radio frequency signal into a radio receiver. The radio receiver can generate digital samples of the signal. A raw signal analysis engine can identify signal features within the digital samples, generate signal feature vectors from the identified signal features, decode signal content from the signal feature vectors, and transmit the signal feature vectors into a signal feature network. The signal feature vectors may be aggregated from the signal feature network into a signal aggregation and analysis engine. The signal aggregation and analysis engine can refine feature vectors through processing such as identifying wireless attacks according to the signal features within the signal feature vectors. One or more operator interfaces and one or more analysis databases may support these operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Trung Dinh, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Publication number: 20160127392
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support detecting and identifying threats associated with wireless devices. A radio receiver can collect radio frequency signals from one or more sensor antennas positioned within an electromagnetic environment. The receiver can generate data samples representing at least a portion of the radio frequency signals. Feature vectors can be generated comprising at least a portion of the data samples and attribute information. The attribute information can describe one or more features of a communicated signal within the radio frequency signals. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against signatures of known signals to identify radio frequency signals associated with a wireless attack. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against templates of known attacks to classify the identified wireless attacks. Threat information associated with the wireless attacks may be presented to one or more operator interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: BASTILLE NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, David Maynor, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle
  • Publication number: 20160127931
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support determining a physical position of a radio transmitter. A physical model for electromagnetic signal propagation within the electromagnetic environment may be established. Radio frequency signal power levels associated with the radio transmitter may be received from one or more radio frequency sensors. Parameters associated with the physical model may be estimated for one or more test locations within the electromagnetic environment. An error metric between the received radio frequency signal power levels and the physical model may be computed for the one or more test locations. Bounds on the parameters associated with the physical model may be established to prune away physically impossible solutions. The parameters associated with the physical model may be optimized across the one or more test locations to establish a preferred location estimate for the radio transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: BASTILLE NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Justin Trent Altman
  • Publication number: 20160124071
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support coprocessing radio signals and video to identify and locate a radio transmitter. Positions and orientations for cameras and RF sensors may be maintained. An RF signature associated with the radio transmitter may be received from the RF sensors to determine an RF persona. A first physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated according to a physical radio propagation model operating on RF signals. A video stream from one or more of the cameras may be received. An individual may be identified in the video stream using computer vision techniques. A second physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated from the video stream. Relationships may be established between the first physical location and the second physical location and between the RF persona and the identified individual. The relationships may be presented to an operator interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: BASTILLE NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Christopher Jay Rouland, Michael Thomas Engle