Patents by Inventor Robert Wayne Knight

Robert Wayne Knight 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).

  • System and method for control policy retention
    Patent number: 10701555
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile computing device includes an interface configured to wirelessly receive a control policy from an antenna; a processor configured to enforce the received control policy; and memory configured to store the received control policy and retain a last-received control policy for enforcement by the processor when the interface is outside an antenna range to wirelessly receive any control policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
    Inventors: Gary Jason Myers, Matthias Welsh, Robert Wayne Knight, Timothy Schaefer
  • System and method for control policy retention
    Patent number: 10667127
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile computing device includes an interface configured to wirelessly receive a control policy from an antenna; a processor configured to enforce the received control policy; and memory configured to store the received control policy and retain a last-received control policy for enforcement by the processor when the interface is outside an antenna range to wirelessly receive any control policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
    Inventors: Gary Jason Myers, Matthias Welsh, Robert Wayne Knight, Timothy Schaefer
  • System and method for controlling the power states of a mobile computing device
    Patent number: 10372923
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile computing device, including a memory device for storing a control policy defining a functional configuration of the mobile computing device; and a processor configured to place the mobile computing device in one of one of plural states based on a validation result of the control policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
    Inventors: Gary Jason Myers, Matthias Welsh, Robert Wayne Knight, Timothy Schaefer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER STATES OF A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190213339
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile computing device, including a memory device for storing a control policy defining a functional configuration of the mobile computing device; and a processor configured to place the mobile computing device in one of one of plural states based on a validation result of the control policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
    Inventors: Gary Jason MYERS, Matthias WELSH, Robert Wayne KNIGHT, Timothy SCHAEFER
  • System and method for controlling the power states of a mobile computing device
    Patent number: 10061933
    Abstract: An exemplary mobile computing device, including a memory device for storing a control policy defining a functional configuration of the mobile computing device; and a processor configured to place the mobile computing device in one of one of plural states based on a validation result of the control policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
    Inventors: Gary Jason Myers, Matthias Welsh, Robert Wayne Knight, Timothy Schaefer