Patents by Inventor Troy Michael Trenchard

Troy Michael Trenchard 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).

  • Patent number: 11721137
    Abstract: An apparatus for managing vehicle data collection including a policy acquisition circuit, a parameter acquisition circuit, and a parameter storage circuit. The policy acquisition circuit structured to interpret a vehicle policy data value including a requested vehicle property. The parameter acquisition circuit is structured to interpret a plurality of vehicle parameter values from a plurality of providing end points on at least one network zone of a vehicle. The parameter storage circuit is structured to selectively store at least a portion of the plurality of vehicle parameter values, determine a reserved memory amount associated with at least a portion of the plurality of vehicle parameter values by determining an amount of data to be collected to support plurality of vehicle parameter values; and perform the selectively storing the plurality of vehicle parameter values in response to the reserved memory amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Troy Michael Trenchard, Thurston Zhu, Sudhir Ramphal Dhankhar, Jeffrey Chou, Felipe Andres Valdes Valenzuela
  • Patent number: 11538287
    Abstract: An apparatus for managing vehicle data collection including a remote access execution circuit, a property translation circuit, a parameter acquisition circuit, a remote operation circuit, and a parameter conditioning circuit. The remote access execution circuit interprets a remote access request value including a requested vehicle property and/or a vehicle function value. The property translation circuit determines: a property request value responsive to the requested vehicle property; and/or an actuator command value responsive to the vehicle function value. The parameter acquisition circuit interprets vehicle parameter values responsive to the property request value. The remote operation circuit provides the actuator command value to a vehicle network zone endpoint. The parameter conditioning circuit generates, responsive to the property request value, vehicle property data from the vehicle parameter values. The vehicle property data corresponds to the requested vehicle property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Troy Michael Trenchard, Thurston Zhu, Sudhir Ramphal Dhankhar, Jeffrey Chou, Felipe Andres Valdes Valenzuela
  • Patent number: 11411823
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone, a converged network device (CND) interposed between the zones, where the CND includes a policy management circuit that interprets a policy including a network regulation description, a configuration circuit that configures network interface circuit(s) in response to the policy, and the interface circuit(s) that regulate communications between end points of the network zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard
  • Patent number: 11362899
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having an Ethernet based network and a controller area network (CAN) based network; a CAN vehicle control device disposed onboard the vehicle and structured to control operation of a component of the vehicle; an Ethernet vehicle control device disposed onboard the vehicle and structured to electrically communicate with the CAN vehicle control device; an Ethernet switch disposed onboard the vehicle and having a plurality of physical ports connected to the Ethernet based network; a CAN gateway disposed onboard the vehicle and connected to the CAN based network and the Ethernet switch; and a network convergence circuit defined at least in part by the Ethernet switch and/or the CAN gateway, and structured to facilitate electronic communications between the Ethernet vehicle control device and the CAN vehicle control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard
  • Patent number: 11349717
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone, a converged network device (CND) interposed between the zones, where the CND includes a policy management circuit that interprets a policy including a network regulation description, a configuration circuit that configures network interface circuit(s) in response to the policy, and the interface circuit(s) that regulate communications between end points of the network zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard
  • Patent number: 11252039
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy including a local domain name server (DNS), an authorization description, and a firewall configuration description; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy; and a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the at least one network zone and an external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device, and further structured to regulate communications between end points of the at least one network zone and the external communication portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard, Jan Cardenas
  • Patent number: 11228496
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone, and a policy manager circuit that interprets a policy including a local DNS, an authorization description, and a firewall configuration description. The system includes a configuration circuit that configures a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy, where the gatekeeper interface circuit is interposed between one of the network zones and an external communication portal, and regulates communications between end points of the network zone and the external communication portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard, Jan Cardenas
  • Publication number: 20210407220
    Abstract: An apparatus for managing vehicle data collection including a policy acquisition circuit, a parameter acquisition circuit, and a parameter storage circuit. The policy acquisition circuit structured to interpret a vehicle policy data value including a requested vehicle property. The parameter acquisition circuit is structured to interpret a plurality of vehicle parameter values from a plurality of providing end points on at least one network zone of a vehicle. The parameter storage circuit is structured to selectively store at least a portion of the plurality of vehicle parameter values, determine a reserved memory amount associated with at least a portion of the plurality of vehicle parameter values by determining an amount of data to be collected to support plurality of vehicle parameter values; and perform the selectively storing the plurality of vehicle parameter values in response to the reserved memory amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Troy Michael Trenchard, Thurston Zhu, Sudhir Ramphal Dhankhar, Jeffrey Chou, Felipe Andres Valdes Valenzuela
  • Patent number: 11165651
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description, wherein the policy includes a default policy value; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description and the external data service description; the gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the at least one network zone and at least one external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device; and wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the at least one external communication portal, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the at least one external communication portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard, Jan Cardenas
  • Publication number: 20210234760
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone, a converged network device (CND) interposed between the zones, where the CND includes a policy management circuit that interprets a policy including a network regulation description, a configuration circuit that configures network interface circuit(s) in response to the policy, and the interface circuit(s) that regulate communications between end points of the network zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard
  • Publication number: 20210234762
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description, wherein the policy includes a default policy value; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description and the external data service description; the gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the at least one network zone and at least one external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device; and wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the at least one external communication portal, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the at least one external communication portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard, Jan Cardenas
  • Publication number: 20210234761
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having an Ethernet based network and a controller area network (CAN) based network; a CAN vehicle control device disposed onboard the vehicle and structured to control operation of a component of the vehicle; an Ethernet vehicle control device disposed onboard the vehicle and structured to electrically communicate with the CAN vehicle control device; an Ethernet switch disposed onboard the vehicle and having a plurality of physical ports connected to the Ethernet based network; a CAN gateway disposed onboard the vehicle and connected to the CAN based network and the Ethernet switch; and a network convergence circuit defined at least in part by the Ethernet switch and/or the CAN gateway, and structured to facilitate electronic communications between the Ethernet vehicle control device and the CAN vehicle control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard
  • Publication number: 20210234763
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy including a local domain name server (DNS), an authorization description, and a firewall configuration description; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy; and a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the at least one network zone and an external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device, and further structured to regulate communications between end points of the at least one network zone and the external communication portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard, Jan Cardenas
  • Publication number: 20210192867
    Abstract: An apparatus for managing vehicle data collection including a remote access execution circuit, a property translation circuit, a parameter acquisition circuit, a remote operation circuit, and a parameter conditioning circuit. The remote access execution circuit interprets a remote access request value including a requested vehicle property and/or a vehicle function value. The property translation circuit determines: a property request value responsive to the requested vehicle property; and/or an actuator command value responsive to the vehicle function value. The parameter acquisition circuit interprets vehicle parameter values responsive to the property request value. The remote operation circuit provides the actuator command value to a vehicle network zone endpoint. The parameter conditioning circuit generates, responsive to the property request value, vehicle property data from the vehicle parameter values. The vehicle property data corresponds to the requested vehicle property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Troy Michael Trenchard, Thurston Zhu, Sudhir Ramphal Dhankhar, Jeffrey Chou, Felipe Andres Valdes Valenzeula
  • Publication number: 20210092018
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone, a converged network device (CND) interposed between the zones, where the CND includes a policy management circuit that interprets a policy including a network regulation description, a configuration circuit that configures network interface circuit(s) in response to the policy, and the interface circuit(s) that regulate communications between end points of the network zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard
  • Publication number: 20210092019
    Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone, and a policy manager circuit that interprets a policy including a local DNS, an authorization description, and a firewall configuration description. The system includes a configuration circuit that configures a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy, where the gatekeeper interface circuit is interposed between one of the network zones and an external communication portal, and regulates communications between end points of the network zone and the external communication portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen, Xuanran Zong, Robin Reed, Andrew Ling, Troy Michael Trenchard, Jan Cardenas
  • Patent number: D480393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamaldip Singh Toor, Terri Cruse, Torence Lu, Troy Michael Trenchard