Patents by Inventor Stephen John Barrett

Stephen John Barrett 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: 20220061112
    Abstract: Systems and methods to configure sidelink resources in a dual connectivity operation are provided. In some aspect, a method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication; receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first eNB, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB); transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first eNB; and receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first eNB, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the secondary eNB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Eswar VUTUKURI, Rene FAURIE, Stephen John BARRETT, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Adrian BUCKLEY
  • Patent number: 11258762
    Abstract: A method at a system including a firewall and at least one application, the method including obtaining, at the at least one application, a new address for a service provider for the at least one application; triggering a firewall update; obtaining a new firewall configuration; and updating the firewall, wherein the updating the firewall allows a connection from the at least one application to the new address for the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220045870
    Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), the method including: receiving a first message, the first message including at least tailoring information for a first ITS endpoint and intended journey details for the first ITS endpoint; storing all or a subset of data from the first message; obtaining a full certificate revocation list; creating a tailored certificate revocation list based on data in the first message and the full certificate revocation list, the tailored certificate revocation list containing certificates or identifiers of certificates for ITS endpoints that may be encountered by the first ITS endpoint when navigating a route provided in the intended journey details; and providing the tailored certificate revocation list to the first ITS endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas James Russell, Jonathon Brookfield, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20220044207
    Abstract: In some examples, a system determines a context relating to a requested service of a vehicle, the context comprising information of a location related to the vehicle. The system authorizes the requested service based on the determined context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Patent number: 11197296
    Abstract: In some examples, by a first network node of a first network sends, in response to a request from a user equipment (UE) served by a second network, scheduling information to a second network node of the second network, the scheduling information granting a resource for use by the UE for a direct wireless transmission between the UE and a wireless device, where the first network is different from the second network, and where the sending of the scheduling information to the second network node of the second network is to cause the second network node of the second network to send the scheduling information to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri, Gordon Peter Young
  • Patent number: 11191117
    Abstract: Systems and methods to configure sidelink resources in a dual connectivity operation are provided. In some aspect, a method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication; receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first eNB, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB); transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first eNB; and receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first eNB, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the secondary eNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Eswar Vutukuri, Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett, Gordon Peter Young, Adrian Buckley
  • Publication number: 20210367839
    Abstract: A method at a network element for configuration for Internet of Things (IoT) devices using manufacturer usage description (MUD) files, the method including receiving at least one MUD Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from an IoT Device; sending, from the network element to at least one MUD Server based on the MUD URL, a Uniform Resource Indicator; responsive to the sending, receiving a plurality of MUD files from the MUD server; creating a plurality of policies from the plurality of MUD files, the plurality of policies corresponding to a normal mode of operation and a secondary mode of operation; and forwarding the plurality of policies to a gateway from the network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Patent number: 11184178
    Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), the method including: receiving a first message, the first message including at least tailoring information for a first ITS endpoint and intended journey details for the first ITS endpoint; storing all or a subset of data from the first message; obtaining a full certificate revocation list; creating a tailored certificate revocation list based on data in the first message and the full certificate revocation list, the tailored certificate revocation list containing certificates or identifiers of certificates for ITS endpoints that may be encountered by the first ITS endpoint when navigating a route provided in the intended journey details; and providing the tailored certificate revocation list to the first ITS endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas James Russell, Jonathon Brookfield, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20210350336
    Abstract: In some examples, a vehicle receives authorization information that identifies an automotive service to be performed on the vehicle, the authorization information further indicating approval of performance of the automotive service on the vehicle by an operator of the vehicle and a vehicle manufacturer. Based on the authorization information, the vehicle enables access of an electronic component of the vehicle by an authorized repair entity to perform the automotive service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20210344514
    Abstract: A method at an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Transmitting Entity, the method including: generating an ITS message; augmenting the ITS message with an Integrity Report generated by an integrity detection function at the ITS Transmitting Entity to create an augmented ITS message; signing the augmented ITS message with an Authorization Certificate or Ticket, the Authorization Certificate or Ticket including an assurance indication from an Audit Certificate Authority for the integrity detection function; and sending the signed, augmented ITS message to an ITS Receiving Entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, Nicholas James Russell, John Octavius Goyo
  • Publication number: 20210345074
    Abstract: A method at an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Entity, the method including receiving a message from a second ITS entity, the message containing a safety assurance indication, and performing an action at the ITS entity based on the safety assurance indication. Further, an ITS Entity comprising a processor; and a communications subsystem, wherein the ITS Entity is configured to: receive a message from a second ITS entity, the message containing a safety assurance indication, and perform an action at the ITS entity based on the safety assurance indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, Michaela Vanderveen
  • Publication number: 20210344513
    Abstract: A method at a network element, the method including receiving at least one message at the network element, the at least one message being one or both of: an update status information message from an updates server; and an anomaly detection status information message from anomaly detection server; determining, based on the receiving the at least one message, a dynamic cybersecurity posture indication for an intelligent transportation system entity; and providing the dynamic cybersecurity posture indication for the intelligent transportation system entity to an Enrolment Authority, wherein the dynamic cybersecurity posture indication can be included in a certificate relating to the intelligent transportation system entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas James Russell, Stephen John Barrett, Michaela Vanderveen
  • Patent number: 11146408
    Abstract: In some examples, a system receives first information corresponding to an intelligent transport system (ITS) station, and detects, based on the first information corresponding to the ITS station and based on second information provided by a cellular network relating to the ITS station, misbehavior of the ITS station, the second information includes location information acquired by the cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier, Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri
  • Patent number: 11115791
    Abstract: A method at a first computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System for vehicle length reporting, the method including receiving, at the computing device, a position from a second computing device; finding position information for the first computing device; calculating a difference between the position found for the first computing device and the position reported from the second computing device; and using the difference for vehicle length reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, Stephen John Barrett
  • Patent number: 11082913
    Abstract: A method for sensor provisioning in a wireless sensor network includes determining, at a gateway, that no neighboring gateway is present; in response to no neighboring gateway present, measuring signal strengths from a plurality of sensors; based on the measured signal strengths, identifying a sensor from the plurality of sensors to be paired with the gateway; and in response to identifying the sensor, pairing the gateway and the sensor to enable a secured connection between the gateway and the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad, Jesse William Bennett, Scott Leonard Dill, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen John Barrett, Jason Wayne Jantzi, Mark Edward Reaume, Adam Paul Jocksch, Srdjan Damjanovic
  • Patent number: 11071062
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage to store a plurality of profiles relating to respective different operation modes of the electronic device, the plurality of profiles specifying different power consumption modes. At least one processor is configured to determine a given use case of the electronic device, and select a power consumption mode of the electronic device using a given profile selected from among the plurality of profiles based on the a given operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jason Wayne Jantzi, Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad, Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett
  • Patent number: 11057747
    Abstract: A method is provided for providing application data. The method includes a network node receiving at least one application identifier (App-ID) associated with at least a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE; the network node requesting to receive notifications of updates to application data associated with the at least one App-ID; the network node configuring a broadcast entity to transmit application data associated with the at least one App-ID; and the network node sending configuration data to the first and second UEs for receiving application data from the broadcast entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Buckley, Stephen John Barrett, Nicholas James Russell
  • Publication number: 20210192445
    Abstract: In some examples, a device includes a processor configured to compare a current transport status of the asset to a predicted transport status of the asset at each respective time instance of a plurality of time instances, and in response to determining that the current transport status does not differ from the predicted transport status by greater than a specified threshold, skip sending a report relating to the current transport status to a service over a network at the respective time instance of the plurality of time instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Eswar Vutukuri, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20210144003
    Abstract: A method for misbehaviour warnings in an intelligent transportation system (ITS) including determining at a network server that an ITS station is misbehaving. In response to determining that the ITS station is misbehaving, the network server transmits a misbehaviour warning message to the ITS station indicating that the ITS station is misbehaving. In response to transmitting the misbehaviour warning message and determining that the ITS station is continuing to misbehave, the network server includes information of the ITS station in a certificate revocation list (CRL) and transmits the CRL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier, Stephen John Barrett
  • Publication number: 20210067967
    Abstract: In some examples, a system receives first information corresponding to an intelligent transport system (ITS) station, and detects, based on the first information corresponding to the ITS station and based on second information provided by a cellular network relating to the ITS station, misbehavior of the ITS station, the second information includes location information acquired by the cellular network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier, Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri