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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING DYNAMIC CYBERSECURITY POSTURE OF A V2X ENTITY
    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
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITION OF ASSURANCE INFORMATION TO V2X MESSAGING
    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
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING TRUST FOR A CYBERSECURITY POSTURE OF A V2X ENTITY
    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
  • Detecting misbehavior of intelligent transport stations
    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
  • Method and system for supplying additional vehicle information from an asset tracking system
    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
  • Sensor provisioning in wireless sensor networks
    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
  • Selecting power consumption modes of electronic devices
    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
  • Providing data file updates using multimedia broadcast multicast services
    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
  • SENDING REPORTS OF ASSET TRANSPORT STATUS
    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
  • MISBEHAVIOUR WARNINGS IN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
    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
  • DETECTING MISBEHAVIOR OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT STATIONS
    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
  • Sending reports of asset transport status
    Patent number: 10936990
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Eswar Vutukuri, Stephen John Barrett
  • Network access identifier including an identifier for a cellular access network node
    Patent number: 10939294
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) sends, to a wireless access node in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a network access identifier (NAI) that includes an identifier for a cellular access network node. The UE receives an authentication challenge based on information in the NAI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCED V2X RECEIVER PROCESSING LOAD USING CERTIFICATES
    Publication number: 20210051030
    Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System, the method comprising: determining, at the computing device, whether a short-term certificate is available to sign a message; if the short-term certificate is available, signing the message with a private key associated with the short-term certificate; if the short-term certificate is not available, signing the message with a private key associated with a long-term certificate; and sending the message to a recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen John BARRETT, John Octavius GOYO, James Randolph Winter LEPP
  • CONTROL OF UPLINK DATA TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210037475
    Abstract: A method for control of data transmission in a wireless communication system includes receiving, by an application, from a modem, information indicative of a radio coverage condition, where a user equipment (UE) includes the application and the modem; based on the received information, determining that the UE is in an enhanced coverage state; and in response to the determining, controlling uplink data transmission by the modem to reduce power consumption of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicants: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Claude Jean-Frederic ARZELIER, Stephen John BARRETT, Rene FAURIE, Karen Lynn BACHMAN
  • Pedestrian safety communication system and method
    Patent number: 10893400
    Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen John Barrett, Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Method and system for a proxy vehicular intelligent transportation system station
    Patent number: 10885781
    Abstract: A method at a computing device for the computing device to act as an intelligent transportation system (ITS) station for a vehicle, the method including detecting that the computing device is proximate to the vehicle; determining whether ITS messages are being sent on behalf of the vehicle; and if the determining finds ITS messages are not being sent on behalf of the vehicle, the computing device acting as the ITS station for the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, Stephen John Barrett, Nicholas Patrick Alfano, James Randolph Winter Lepp, Roland Emlyn Williams
  • Method and System for Updating of an Application Layer for a Third-Party Telematics Provider
    Publication number: 20200412694
    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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Michaela Vanderveen, Stephen John Barrett
  • Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) service access
    Patent number: 10880812
    Abstract: In some examples, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) endpoint receives V2X service control information that indicates whether the V2X endpoint is allowed to use one or more V2X services. The V2X endpoint sends, to a network, the V2X service control information when attempting to access a V2X service or a group of V2X services, and receives, from the network in response to the sending of the V2X service control information, V2X authorization information relating to accessing one or more V2X services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas James Russell, Stephen John Barrett, Adrian Buckley
  • Method and system for reduced V2X receiver processing load using certificates
    Patent number: 10868677
    Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System, the method comprising: determining, at the computing device, whether a short-term certificate is available to sign a message; if the short-term certificate is available, signing the message with a private key associated with the short-term certificate; if the short-term certificate is not available, signing the message with a private key associated with a long-term certificate; and sending the message to a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen John Barrett, John Octavius Goyo, James Randolph Winter Lepp