Patents by Inventor Stephen Mkandawire

Stephen Mkandawire 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).

  • Self-adjusting mobile platform policy enforcement agent for controlling network access, mobility and efficient use of local and network resources
    Patent number: 9781645
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Bikramjit Singh, Dzung Tran, Stephen Mkandawire, Angelo Rodriguez
  • Self-Adjusting Mobile Platform Policy Enforcement Agent for Controlling Network Access, Mobility and Efficient Use of Local and Network Resources
    Publication number: 20160007258
    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 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Bikramjit Singh, Dzung Tran, Stephen Mkandawire, Angelo Rodriguez
  • Self-adjusting mobile platform policy enforcement agent for controlling network access, mobility and efficient use of local and network resources
    Patent number: 9173144
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Bik Singh, Dzung Tran, Stephen Mkandawire, Angelo Rodriguez