Patents by Inventor Tracey Bernath

Tracey Bernath 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: 20260089189
    Abstract: Disclosed here are systems and methods for optimized resource availability. In some variants a proxy gateway is configured among the resource and a source and wherein the proxy gateway announces an IP subnet. The proxy gateway receives an IP packet from the source wherein the proxy gateway provides to the IP packet a selective access to the resource. In some variants a mapping associates (at least) the resource with the IP packet or other network traffic destined to the IP subnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Patent number: 12519828
    Abstract: Disclosed here are systems and methods for optimized resource availability. In some variants a proxy gateway is configured among the resource and a source and wherein the proxy gateway announces an IP subnet. The proxy gateway receives an IP packet from the source wherein the proxy gateway provides to the IP packet a selective access to the resource. In some variants a mapping associates (at least) the resource with the IP packet or other network traffic destined to the IP subnet. Alternatively or additionally a hash result may be generated by encrypting or otherwise transforming a secret or a digital identifier of the source (or both) wherein an expression of several bits of the hash result is installed into a temporarily repurposed bit set of the IP packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Inception Security Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Patent number: 12513186
    Abstract: A system and method to protect resource servers from DDOS attacks is disclosed. A proxy gateway hides resource server using IP subnet addressing and receives authenticated IP packets. A cryptographic hash is generated, and destination IP packets address/ports are encrypted using a secret, algorithm, client IP address, resource server IP address, and port. The cryptographic hash and destination server are mapped into existing IP packet addresses, ports, or payload bits. The IP packets are routed to a redirect node in the public IP subnet of the proxy gateway. At the redirected node, the cryptographic hash is validated, and the resource server IP address and the port are extracted from mapping. Redirect node maps the clients public IP/port to an internal IP address and port associated with resource server and tunnels the IP packets from the redirect node to the resource server using the internal IP address and port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Inception Security Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20250317473
    Abstract: Disclosed here are systems and methods for optimized resource availability. In some variants a proxy gateway is configured among the resource and a source and wherein the proxy gateway announces an IP subnet. The proxy gateway receives an IP packet from the source wherein the proxy gateway provides to the IP packet a selective access to the resource. In some variants a mapping associates (at least) the resource with the IP packet or other network traffic destined to the IP subnet. Alternatively or additionally a hash result may be generated by encrypting or otherwise transforming a secret or a digital identifier of the source (or both) wherein an expression of several bits of the hash result is installed into a temporarily repurposed bit set of the IP packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2025
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Applicant: Inception Security Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tracey BERNATH
  • Publication number: 20240333758
    Abstract: A system and method to protect resource servers from DDOS attacks is disclosed. A proxy gateway hides resource server using IP subnet addressing and receives authenticated IP packets. A cryptographic hash is generated, and destination IP packets address/ports are encrypted using a secret, algorithm, client IP address, resource server IP address, and port. The cryptographic hash and destination server are mapped into existing IP packet addresses, ports, or payload bits. The IP packets are routed to a redirect node in the public IP subnet of the proxy gateway. At the redirected node, the cryptographic hash is validated, and the resource server IP address and the port are extracted from mapping. Redirect node maps the clients public IP/port to an internal IP address and port associated with resource server and tunnels the IP packets from the redirect node to the resource server using the internal IP address and port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20170180272
    Abstract: The amount of data being delivered across networks is constantly increasing. This system and method demonstrates an improved system and method for establishing secure network connections with increased scalability and reduced latency. This approach also includes arbitrary segmentation of incoming network traffic, and dynamic assignment of parallel processing resources to execute application code specific to the segmented packets. The method uses a modified network state model to optimize the delivery of information and compensate for overall network latencies by eliminating excessive messaging. Network data is application generated, and encoded into pixel values in a shared framebuffer using many processors in parallel. These pixel values are transported over existing high speed video links to the Advanced Network Interface Card, where the network data is extracted and placed directly on to high speed network links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20140185470
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for use in a telecommunication networks to facilitate the use of packet switched end-user devices, particularly push-to-talk (PTT) devices, across multiple communication services and legacy networks. The present invention provides an enhanced proxy for integrated voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications that enable predefined custom numbers to be utilized on a PTT device to access services on one or more legacy networks. The present invention also provides a means for the delivery of information that is dynamically customized and specific to an end-user of the PTT device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20140179304
    Abstract: A no-charge transaction service method and apparatus for prepaid cellular telephones is provided which utilizes a prepaid cellular telephone in conjunction with a wireless intelligent network coupled to a prepaid cellular service provider. The user enters a short code to indicate a top-up request or other transaction request along with payment information into the prepaid cellular telephone using the alphanumeric keypad. The call data is transmitted to the wireless network which identifies the call and transfers the information to the prepaid cellular service provider. The prepaid cellular service provider identifies the transaction type, validates the call data and sends a verification message to the prepaid cellular telephone and other associated equipment, if any, via short message service, push to talk service, or other means without completing the originating call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Patent number: 8363560
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for use in a telecommunication networks to facilitate the use of packet switched end-user devices, particularly push-to-talk (PTT) devices, across multiple communication services and legacy networks. The present invention provides an enhanced proxy for integrated voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications that enable predefined custom numbers to be utilized on a PTT device to access services on one or more legacy networks. The present invention also provides a means for the delivery of information that is dynamically customized and specific to an end-user of the PTT device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Inceptia LLC
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Patent number: 8340632
    Abstract: A no-charge transaction service method and apparatus for prepaid cellular telephones is provided which utilizes a prepaid cellular telephone in conjunction with a wireless intelligent network coupled to a prepaid cellular service provider. The user enters a short code to indicate a top-up request or other transaction request along with payment information into the prepaid cellular telephone using the alphanumeric keypad. The call data is transmitted to the wireless network which identifies the call and transfers the information to the prepaid cellular service provider. The prepaid cellular service provider identifies the transaction type, validates the call data and sends a verification message to the prepaid cellular telephone and other associated equipment, if any, via short message service, push to talk service, or other means without completing the originating call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Inceptia LLC
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20080139171
    Abstract: A no-charge transaction service method and apparatus for prepaid cellular telephones is provided which utilizes a prepaid cellular telephone in conjunction with a wireless intelligent network coupled to a prepaid cellular service provider. The user enters a short code to indicate a top-up request or other transaction request along with payment information into the prepaid cellular telephone using the alphanumeric keypad. The call data is transmitted to the wireless network which identifies the call and transfers the information to the prepaid cellular service provider. The prepaid cellular service provider identifies the transaction type, validates the call data and sends a verification message to the prepaid cellular telephone and other associated equipment, if any, via short message service, push to talk service, or other means without completing the originating call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: AZTECA MOBILE, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20080101340
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for use in a telecommunication networks to facilitate the use of packet switched end-user devices, particularly push-to-talk (PTT) devices, across multiple communication services and legacy networks. The present invention provides an enhanced proxy for integrated voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications that enable predefined custom numbers to be utilized on a PTT device to access services on one or more legacy networks. The present invention also provides a means for the delivery of information that is dynamically customized and specific to an end-user of the PTT device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Azteca Mobile, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20050152345
    Abstract: A communication device is coupled to an analog telephone and a packet network. The communication device detects an off-hook condition for the analog telephone and transfers a dial tone to the analog telephone, detects digit tones from the analog telephone that indicate a called number and responsively transfers a first message indicating the called number to the packet network, receives a second message from the packet network indicating that a called party associated with the called number is being alerted and responsively transfers a ring tone to the analog telephone, receives a third message from the packet network indicating that the called party has accepted the communication session and responsively stops the transfer of the ring tone to the analog telephone, exchanges analog voice signals with the analog telephone, exchanges voice packets with the packet network, and interworks between the analog voice signals and the voice packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Abdullah Bog, Steven Turner, Matthew Kung-Wei Barrow, Tracey Bernath
  • Publication number: 20050141489
    Abstract: A communication device is coupled to a packet network and includes two ports coupled to two analog telephones. The communication device receives a message from the packet network indicating a called number and processes the called number to select one of the ports and to transfer a ring signal through the selected port to ring the analog telephone. The communication device transfers a message to the packet network indicating that a called party is being alerted, detects an off-hook condition for the analog telephone and stops the transfer of the ring signal, transfers a message to the packet network indicating packet routing information for the communication session, exchanges analog voice signals with the analog telephone through the selected port, exchanges voice packets with the packet network using the packet routing information, and interworks between the analog voice signals and the voice packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Abdullah Bog, Steven Turner, Matthew Kung-Wei Barrow, Tracey Bernath