Patents by Inventor Smith Micro Software, Inc.

Smith Micro Software, Inc. 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: 20130227711
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for controlled access by applications to mobile device resources. The method comprises receiving a request from one of a plurality of applications to access a first resource of a plurality of resources, determining whether the first resource of the plurality of resources is classified as a protected resource, if the determining determines that the first resource of the plurality of resources is classified as the protected resource, identifying an application authorization for the first resource, and configuring access by the one of the plurality of applications to the first resource according to the application authorization. Based on the application authorization, the method may further configure access by the one of the plurality of applications to a second resource of the plurality of resources. Additionally, the first resource of the plurality of resources may be connected to a communication network resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130122910
    Abstract: Presented is a method for controlling network access for the mobile device. The method includes analyzing a first plurality of network parameters, collected by the mobile device, based on one or more local network policies. The method further includes receiving an update for the one or more local network policies from a policy server based on a second plurality of network parameters received by the policy server from a plurality of mobile devices. The method also includes rerouting data traffic for the mobile device from a first wireless network configuration to a second wireless network configuration based on the analyzing of the second plurality of network parameters and the update from the policy server, Rerouting data traffic for the mobile device may include maintaining a constant IP address utilizing a virtual network adapter within the mobile device to provide split tunneling over two or more network connections of the second wireless network configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130107943
    Abstract: A quantizer and method are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
    Inventor: Smith Micro Software, Inc.