Patents by Inventor Thierry R. Sender
Thierry R. Sender 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).
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Patent number: 11909845Abstract: Examples herein involve a multi-access edge computing (MEC) environment. An example process may include receiving a tenant application that is to be hosted in a MEC environment. The MEC environment may be situated between a user device and an external platform. The process may include assigning an edge service identifier (ESID) to the tenant application. The ESID may be used to indicate that a message, associated with the user device, involves the tenant application. The process may include assigning a host identifier to the tenant application. The host identifier may be used to indicate that report data, associated with execution of the tenant application within the MEC environment, is to be provided to the external platform. The process may include routing communications associated with the tenant application using the ESID and the host identifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Cheul Shim, Mahadevan Viswanathan, Thierry R. Sender
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Patent number: 11811873Abstract: An internet-of-things (IoT) distribution hub enables delivery of formatted IoT data to any of multiple hosting platforms as dynamically configurable by an IoT device owner. A service node in a distributed network provides, to an IoT device, a device key for accessing an IoT distribution network. The service node receives a selection of a hosting platform for the IoT device, wherein the selected hosting platform is one from a group of available hosting platforms available through the IoT distribution network. The service node maps the IoT device to a virtual device proxy for the selected hosting platform and receives a request from the IoT device to forward IoT data. The request includes the device key. The service node forwards the IoT data to the selected hosting platform via the virtual device proxy.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Cheul Shim, Michael G. Hogan, Angel Polito, Terence P. Maguire, Thierry R. Sender
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Patent number: 11526852Abstract: A system dynamically assigns spaces to users. The system acquires scheduling information for users and identified times when one of the spaces should be assigned to a group of the users (e.g., when a meeting is scheduled). The system may select the space based on the size of the group. The users wear smart identifier (ID) badges that transmit short-range communications signals. A detector detects the signals and may forward a notification to the system identifying the users' locations. The system dynamically re-assigns the space to different users if more than a threshold portion of the group members are, based on the determined locations, not expected to reach the reserved space at the scheduled time. The system assigns a different space to the group that is closer to the determined locations and/or more appropriately sized for the number of available group members.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Steven T. Archer, Paul Brand, Matthew J. Threefoot, Thierry R. Sender, Pramod Kalyanasundaram
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Publication number: 20220182456Abstract: Examples herein involve a multi-access edge computing (MEC) environment. An example process may include receiving a tenant application that is to be hosted in a MEC environment. The MEC environment may be situated between a user device and an external platform. The process may include assigning an edge service identifier (ESID) to the tenant application. The ESID may be used to indicate that a message, associated with the user device, involves the tenant application. The process may include assigning a host identifier to the tenant application. The host identifier may be used to indicate that report data, associated with execution of the tenant application within the MEC environment, is to be provided to the external platform. The process may include routing communications associated with the tenant application using the ESID and the host identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Cheul SHIM, Mahadevan VISWANATHAN, Thierry R. SENDER
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Publication number: 20220150309Abstract: An internet-of-things (IoT) distribution hub enables delivery of formatted IoT data to any of multiple hosting platforms as dynamically configurable by an IoT device owner. A service node in a distributed network provides, to an IoT device, a device key for accessing an IoT distribution network. The service node receives a selection of a hosting platform for the IoT device, wherein the selected hosting platform is one from a group of available hosting platforms available through the IoT distribution network. The service node maps the IoT device to a virtual device proxy for the selected hosting platform and receives a request from the IoT device to forward IoT data. The request includes the device key. The service node forwards the IoT data to the selected hosting platform via the virtual device proxy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Cheul Shim, Michael G. Hogan, Angel Polito, Terence P. Maguire, Thierry R. Sender
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Patent number: 11290561Abstract: Examples herein involve a multi-access edge computing (MEC) environment. An example process may include receiving a tenant application that is to be hosted in a MEC environment. The MEC environment may be situated between a user device and an external platform. The process may include assigning an edge service identifier (ESID) to the tenant application. The ESID may be used to indicate that a message, associated with the user device, involves the tenant application. The process may include assigning a host identifier to the tenant application. The host identifier may be used to indicate that report data, associated with execution of the tenant application within the MEC environment, is to be provided to the external platform. The process may include routing communications associated with the tenant application using the ESID and the host identifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Cheul Shim, Mahadevan Viswanathan, Thierry R. Sender
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Patent number: 11265379Abstract: An internet-of-things (IoT) distribution hub enables delivery of formatted IoT data to any of multiple hosting platforms as dynamically configurable by an IoT device owner. A service node in a distributed network provides, to an IoT device, a device key for accessing an IoT distribution network. The service node receives a selection of a hosting platform for the IoT device, wherein the selected hosting platform is one from a group of available hosting platforms available through the IoT distribution network. The service node maps the IoT device to a virtual device proxy for the selected hosting platform and receives a request from the IoT device to forward IoT data. The request includes the device key. The service node forwards the IoT data to the selected hosting platform via the virtual device proxy.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Cheul Shim, Michael G. Hogan, Angel Polito, Terence P. Maguire, Thierry R. Sender
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Publication number: 20210014313Abstract: An internet-of-things (IoT) distribution hub enables delivery of formatted IoT data to any of multiple hosting platforms as dynamically configurable by an IoT device owner. A service node in a distributed network provides, to an IoT device, a device key for accessing an IoT distribution network. The service node receives a selection of a hosting platform for the IoT device, wherein the selected hosting platform is one from a group of available hosting platforms available through the IoT distribution network. The service node maps the IoT device to a virtual device proxy for the selected hosting platform and receives a request from the IoT device to forward IoT data. The request includes the device key. The service node forwards the IoT data to the selected hosting platform via the virtual device proxy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Cheul Shim, Michael G. Hogan, Angel Polito, Terence P. Maguire, Thierry R. Sender
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Patent number: 10819794Abstract: An internet-of-things (IoT) distribution hub enables delivery of formatted IoT data to any of multiple hosting platforms as dynamically configurable by an IoT device owner. A service node in a distributed network provides, to an IoT device, a device key for accessing an IoT distribution network. The service node receives a selection of a hosting platform for the IoT device, wherein the selected hosting platform is one from a group of available hosting platforms available through the IoT distribution network. The service node maps the IoT device to a virtual device proxy for the selected hosting platform and receives a request from the IoT device to forward IoT data. The request includes the device key. The service node forwards the IoT data to the selected hosting platform via the virtual device proxy.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Cheul Shim, Michael G. Hogan, Angel Polito, Terence P. Maguire, Thierry R. Sender
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Publication number: 20200259922Abstract: Examples herein involve a multi-access edge computing (MEC) environment. An example process may include receiving a tenant application that is to be hosted in a MEC environment. The MEC environment may be situated between a user device and an external platform. The process may include assigning an edge service identifier (ESID) to the tenant application. The ESID may be used to indicate that a message, associated with the user device, involves the tenant application. The process may include assigning a host identifier to the tenant application. The host identifier may be used to indicate that report data, associated with execution of the tenant application within the MEC environment, is to be provided to the external platform. The process may include routing communications associated with the tenant application using the ESID and the host identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Cheul SHIM, Mahadevan VISWANATHAN, Thierry R. SENDER
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Patent number: 10715599Abstract: A status of an Internet of Things (IoT) device included in a local area cloud is identified. The local area cloud includes IoT devices that are connected in a wireless local area network (WLAN), and one IoT device functions as a leader of the local area cloud. A cloud server associated with the IoT device is identified and information identifying the status is forwarded to the cloud server via a wireless wide area network (WWAN). The cloud server selects an action to be performed by the IoT device and forwards data identifying the action. The leader receives and distributes information identifying the action to the IoT device via the local area cloud. The action may include actions by multiple IoT devices in the local area cloud or IoT devices included in multiple local area clouds. A user may input data to control the cloud server.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.Inventors: Jianxiu Hao, Dongchen Wang, Michael P. Ruffini, Thierry R. Sender
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Publication number: 20190098089Abstract: An internet-of-things (IoT) distribution hub enables delivery of formatted IoT data to any of multiple hosting platforms as dynamically configurable by an IoT device owner. A service node in a distributed network provides, to an IoT device, a device key for accessing an IoT distribution network. The service node receives a selection of a hosting platform for the IoT device, wherein the selected hosting platform is one from a group of available hosting platforms available through the IoT distribution network. The service node maps the IoT device to a virtual device proxy for the selected hosting platform and receives a request from the IoT device to forward IoT data. The request includes the device key. The service node forwards the IoT data to the selected hosting platform via the virtual device proxy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Cheul Shim, Michael G. Hogan, Angel Polito, Terence P. Maguire, Thierry R. Sender
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Patent number: 10116585Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to receive a packet from an Internet of Things (IoT) device; determine whether the packet carries IoT data; determine a type of linked data to obtain in response to a determination that the packet carries the IoT data, wherein a determination of the type of linked data is based on at least one of a source network address of the IoT device or a device identifier of the IoT device that correlates to an application programming interface (API) and corresponding type of linked data; obtain the type of linked data in response to the determination of the type of linked data; store the type of linked data and the IoT data; and grant access and use of the type of linked data and the IoT data to the API of a software application, when the software application is executed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Thierry R. Sender, Michael G. Hogan, Pramod Kalyanasundaram, Jianxiu Hao
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Publication number: 20180198727Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to receive a packet from an Internet of Things (IoT) device; determine whether the packet carries IoT data; determine a type of linked data to obtain in response to a determination that the packet carries the IoT data, wherein a determination of the type of linked data is based on at least one of a source network address of the IoT device or a device identifier of the IoT device that correlates to an application programming interface (API) and corresponding type of linked data; obtain the type of linked data in response to the determination of the type of linked data; store the type of linked data and the IoT data; and grant access and use of the type of linked data and the IoT data to the API of a software application, when the software application is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Thierry R. Sender, Michael G. Hogan, Pramod Kalyanasundaram, Jianxiu Hao
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Patent number: 9967366Abstract: A first network device receives a token request from an application and, in response, generates a token that includes a time-stamp and a server identifier. The server identifier indicates a particular proxy server, of a group of proxy servers, in an API management layer. A second network device receives, from an application, an API call that includes the token and validates the token. The second network device routes the API call to the particular proxy server indicated by the token in response to successfully validating the token. The first network device or second network device provides a bypass uniform resource locator (URL), to the application, to bypass the API management layer, for one or more types of designated API calls.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jianxiu Hao, Zhong Chen, Matthew J. Threefoot, Thierry R. Sender
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Patent number: 9948572Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to receive a packet from an Internet of Things (IoT) device, wherein the packet carries IoT data; determine whether the packet carries IoT data; determine a type of linked data to obtain in response to a determination that the packet carries the IoT data, wherein a determination of the type of linked data is based on an application programming interface (API) identifier that identifies an API and corresponding type of linked data; obtain the type of linked data in response to the determination of the type of linked data; store the type of linked data and the IoT data; and grant access and use of the type of linked data and the IoT data to the API of a software application, when the software application is executed.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Thierry R. Sender, Michael G. Hogan, Pramod Kalyanasundaram, Jianxiu Hao
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Publication number: 20170357948Abstract: A system dynamically assigns spaces to users. The system acquires scheduling information for users and identified times when one of the spaces should be assigned to a group of the users (e.g., when a meeting is scheduled). The system may select the space based on the size of the group. The users wear smart identifier (ID) badges that transmit short-range communications signals. A detector detects the signals and may forward a notification to the system identifying the users' locations. The system dynamically re-assigns the space to different users if more than a threshold portion of the group members are, based on the determined locations, not expected to reach the reserved space at the scheduled time. The system assigns a different space to the group that is closer to the determined locations and/or more appropriately sized for the number of available group members.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Steven T. Archer, Paul Brand, Matthew J. Threefoot, Thierry R. Sender, Pramod Kalyanasundaram
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Publication number: 20170155703Abstract: A status of an Internet of Things (IoT) device included in a local area cloud is identified. The local area cloud includes IoT devices that are connected in a wireless local area network (WLAN), and one IoT device functions as a leader of the local area cloud. A cloud server associated with the IoT device is identified and information identifying the status is forwarded to the cloud server via a wireless wide area network (WWAN). The cloud server selects an action to be performed by the IoT device and forwards data identifying the action. The leader receives and distributes information identifying the action to the IoT device via the local area cloud. The action may include actions by multiple IoT devices in the local area cloud or IoT devices included in multiple local area clouds. A user may input data to control the cloud server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Jianxiu Hao, Dongchen Wang, Michael P. Ruffini, Thierry R. Sender
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Publication number: 20170126577Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to receive a packet from an Internet of Things (IoT) device, wherein the packet carries IoT data; determine whether the packet carries IoT data; determine a type of linked data to obtain in response to a determination that the packet carries the IoT data, wherein a determination of the type of linked data is based on an application programming interface (API) identifier that identifies an API and corresponding type of linked data; obtain the type of linked data in response to the determination of the type of linked data; store the type of linked data and the IoT data; and grant access and use of the type of linked data and the IoT data to the API of a software application, when the software application is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Thierry R. Sender, Michael G. Hogan, Pramod Kalyanasundaram, Jianxiu Hao
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Publication number: 20170026488Abstract: A first network device receives a token request from an application and, in response, generates a token that includes a time-stamp and a server identifier. The server identifier indicates a particular proxy server, of a group of proxy servers, in an API management layer. A second network device receives, from an application, an API call that includes the token and validates the token. The second network device routes the API call to the particular proxy server indicated by the token in response to successfully validating the token. The first network device or second network device provides a bypass uniform resource locator (URL), to the application, to bypass the API management layer, for one or more types of designated API calls.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Jianxiu Hao, Zhong Chen, Matthew J. Threefoot, Thierry R. Sender