Patents by Inventor Thomas Charles Clancy

Thomas Charles Clancy 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: 20240080120
    Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy James O`Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Patent number: 11664910
    Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Publication number: 20210367690
    Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy James O`Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Patent number: 11032014
    Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Publication number: 20200266910
    Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy James O`Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Patent number: 10568104
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for telecommunications spectrum sharing between multiple heterogeneous users, which leverage a hybrid approach that includes both distributed spectrum sharing, spectrum-sensing, and use of geo-reference databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: FEDERATED WIRELESS, INC., VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ashwin Amanna, Joseph Mitola, III, Thomas Charles Clancy, Jeffrey H. Reed, Robert McGwier, Avik Sengupta, Akshay Kumar
  • Patent number: 10541765
    Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Patent number: 10396919
    Abstract: One or more processors control processing of radio frequency (RF) signals using a machine-learning network. The one or more processors receive as input, to a radio communications apparatus, a first representation of an RF signal, which is processed using one or more radio stages, providing a second representation of the RF signal as. Observations about, and metrics of, the second representation of the RF signal are obtained. Past observations and metrics are accessed from storage. Using the observations, metrics and past observations and metrics, parameters of a machine-learning network, which implements policies to process RF signals, are adjusted by controlling the radio stages. In response to the adjustments, actions performed by one or more controllers of the radio stages are updated. A representation of a subsequent input RF signal is processed using the radio stages that are controlled based on actions including the updated one or more actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James O'Shea, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Patent number: 9787681
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by enforcing security and access control policies on privileged code execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Christopher Jules White
  • Patent number: 9773107
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by configuring one or more software functions in a trusted zone of a processor using object firewalls, IPC mechanisms, and/or a policy engine. An inter-process communication mechanism and inter-process communication bus enable secure inter-process communication between inter-process communication applications within the trusted zone and inter-process communication applications external to the trusted zone. Adapting, filtering, blocking, redirecting, or otherwise modifying inter-process communications is enabled by the inter-process communications mechanism. Modifications may be controlled by a policy engine within the trusted zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Brian Dougherty, David Alexander Hamrick, Grayson Gates Sharpe, Robert Austin Hanlin, Krzysztof Kamil Zienkiewicz, Christopher Michael Thompson, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Patent number: 9712530
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by configuring one or more software functions in a trusted zone of a processor using object firewalls, IPC mechanisms, and/or a policy engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Thomas Charles Clancy III, Brian Dougherty
  • Patent number: 9609020
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by enforcing one or more policies on the loading, linking, and/or executing of native code by one or more applications executing on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Thomas Charles Clancy, III
  • Publication number: 20170085348
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for sharing public safety network resources between public safety devices and commercial devices. A request for network resources is received from a commercial device for an application running on the commercial device. It is determined that the request is for a first type of traffic that is tolerant to time delays caused by resource fluctuations. Resources are allocated from a public safety network instead of resources from a commercial network, so that the commercial device can use resources from the public safety network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Clancy, Ashwin Amanna
  • Patent number: 9578445
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for synchronizing policy data on a device based on device usage context. By synchronizing policy data on the device based on device usage context, security, bandwidth and energy efficiency concerns associated with the current data synchronization art by intelligently organizing and prioritizing the updating of policy data in compliance with policy data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Jules White, Brian Dougherty, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, David Alexander Hamrick, Grayson Gates Sharpe, Robert Austin Hanlin, Krzysztof Kamil Zienkiewicz, Christopher Michael Thompson
  • Patent number: 9544778
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for sharing public safety network resources between public safety devices and commercial devices. A request for network resources is received from a commercial device for an application running on the commercial device. It is determined that the request is for a first type of traffic that is tolerant to time delays caused by resource fluctuations. Resources are allocated from a public safety network instead of resources from a commercial network, so that the commercial device can use resources from the public safety network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: FEDERATED WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Ashwin Amanna
  • Patent number: 9516508
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for telecommunications spectrum sharing between multiple heterogeneous users, which leverage a hybrid approach that includes both distributed spectrum sharing, spectrum-sensing, and use of geo-reference databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: Federated Wireless, Inc., Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin Amanna, Joseph Mitola, III, Thomas Charles Clancy, Jeffrey H. Reed, Robert McGweir, Avik Sengupta, Akshay Kumar
  • Patent number: 9391749
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for managing data traffic to a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless network. For each mobile device, a facility is provided that is capable of: (i) assigning a utility function to mathematically represent the value of a plurality of applications running on that mobile device with respect to a factor, (ii) aggregating the plurality of utility functions to generate an aggregated utility function corresponding to that mobile device, and (ii) communicating at least one of the associated aggregate utility function and a bid price based on the associated aggregate utility function over a network. A resource allocation is determined among a plurality of mobile devices based on a bidding process which accounts for the aggregate utility functions, and the data traffic between the mobile devices and the resource is managed using a network traffic shaping element according to the resource allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventors: Ashwin Amanna, III, Joseph Mitola, III, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Jeffrey H. Reed, Robert W. McGwier, Seth Hitefield, Andrew Pham, Sergio Bernales, Michael Fowler
  • Patent number: 9363670
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a mobile device. Systems and methods for mobile device security include restricting access to network resources via an in-location access point device, based on whether the mobile device is in proximity of the in-location access point device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: OPTIO LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Dougherty, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Christopher Jules White, David Alexander Hamrick, Grayson Gates Sharpe, Robert Austin Hanlin, Krzysztof Kamil Zienkiewicz, Christopher Michael Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140269284
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for managing data traffic to a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless network. For each mobile device, a facility is provided that is capable of: (i) assigning a utility function to mathematically represent the value of a plurality of applications running on that mobile device with respect to a factor, (ii) aggregating the plurality of utility functions to generate an aggregated utility function corresponding to that mobile device, and (ii) communicating at least one of the associated aggregate utility function and a bid price based on the associated aggregate utility function over a network. A resource allocation is determined among a plurality of mobile devices based on a bidding process which accounts for the aggregate utility functions, and the data traffic between the mobile devices and the resource is managed using a network traffic shaping element according to the resource allocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ashwin Amanna, III, Joseph Mitola, III, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Jeffrey H. Reed, Robert W. McGweir, Seth Hitefield, Andrew Pham, Sergio Bernales, Michael Fowler
  • Publication number: 20140274104
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for telecommunications spectrum sharing between multiple heterogeneous users, which leverage a hybrid approach that includes both distributed spectrum sharing, spectrum-sensing, and use of geo-reference databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ashwin Amanna, III, Joseph Mitola, III, Thomas Charles Clancy, III, Jeffrey H. Reed, Robert W. McGweir, Avik Sengupta, Akshay Kumar