公开(公告)号：US20220129553A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17561386

申请日：2021-12-23

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk

IPC: G06F21/56 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04W76/30 ,  G06F21/85 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/128

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality, and, in particular embodiments, implementing added services for OBD2 connection for IoT-capable vehicles. In various embodiments, a portable device (when connected to an OBD2 DLC port of a vehicle) might monitor wireless communications between a vehicle computing system(s) and an external device(s), might monitor vehicle sensor data from vehicular sensors tracking operational conditions of the vehicle, and might monitor operator input sensor data from operator input sensors tracking input by a vehicle operator. The portable device (or a server) might analyze either the monitored wireless communications or a combination of the monitored vehicle sensor data and the monitored operator input sensor data, to determine whether vehicle operation has been compromised. If so, the portable device (or the server) might alert the operator of the vehicle via a user interface, and might initiate one or more remediation operations.

公开(公告)号：US10249103B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15390078

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk

IPC: G07C5/00 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04W76/30 ,  G06F21/85 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/12 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality, and, in particular embodiments, implementing added services for OBD2 connection for IoT-capable vehicles. In various embodiments, a portable device (when connected to an OBD2 DLC port of a vehicle) might monitor wireless communications between a vehicle computing system(s) and an external device(s), might monitor vehicle sensor data from vehicular sensors tracking operational conditions of the vehicle, and might monitor operator input sensor data from operator input sensors tracking input by a vehicle operator. The portable device (or a server) might analyze either the monitored wireless communications or a combination of the monitored vehicle sensor data and the monitored operator input sensor data, to determine whether vehicle operation has been compromised. If so, the portable device (or the server) might alert the operator of the vehicle via a user interface, and might initiate one or more remediation operations.

公开(公告)号：US10222773B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15390023

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk ,  Phil Carpenter ,  Robert J. Morrill ,  William R. Walker

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G05B19/048

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality. In some embodiments, a computing system or IoT management node might receive sensor data from one or more IoT-capable sensors, analyze the sensor data to determine one or more actions to be taken, and identify one or more devices (e.g., household devices associated with a customer premises; vehicular components associated with a vehicle; devices disposed in, on, or along a roadway; devices disposed throughout a population area; etc.) for performing the determined one or more first actions. The computing system or IoT management node then autonomously controls each of the identified one or more devices to perform tasks based on the determined one or more first actions to be taken, thereby implementing smart environment functionality (e.g., smart home, building, or customer premises functionality, smart vehicle functionality, smart roadway functionality, smart city functionality, and so on).

公开(公告)号：US20180181091A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15390061

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk ,  Phil Carpenter ,  William R. Walker

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08G1/09

CPC classification number: H04L12/2852 ,  G01C21/3415 ,  G08G1/02 ,  G08G1/07 ,  G08G1/095 ,  G08G1/096811 ,  G08G1/096844 ,  G08G1/133 ,  G08G1/163 ,  G08G1/166 ,  G08G1/205 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality. In some embodiments, a computing system or IoT management node might receive sensor data from one or more IoT-capable sensors, analyze the sensor data to determine one or more actions to be taken, and identify one or more devices (e.g., household devices associated with a customer premises; vehicular components associated with a vehicle; devices disposed in, on, or along a roadway; devices disposed throughout a population area; etc.) for performing the determined one or more first actions. The computing system or IoT management node then autonomously controls each of the identified one or more devices to perform tasks based on the determined one or more first actions to be taken, thereby implementing smart environment functionality (e.g., smart home, building, or customer premises functionality, smart vehicle functionality, smart roadway functionality, smart city functionality, and so on).

公开(公告)号：US20240303337A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18666534

申请日：2024-05-16

Applicant: Centurylink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk

IPC: G06F21/56 ,  G06F21/85 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/128 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W76/30

CPC classification number: G06F21/566 ,  G06F21/568 ,  G06F21/85 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/0816 ,  H04L63/1416 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/128 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Directed to implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality, and, in particular embodiments, implementing added services for OBD2 connection for IoT-capable vehicles. In various embodiments, a portable device (when connected to an OBD2 DLC port of a vehicle) might monitor wireless communications between a vehicle computing system(s) and an external device(s), might monitor vehicle sensor data from vehicular sensors tracking operational conditions of the vehicle, and might monitor operator input sensor data from operator input sensors tracking input by a vehicle operator. The portable device (or a server) might analyze either the monitored wireless communications or a combination of the monitored vehicle sensor data and the monitored operator input sensor data, to determine whether vehicle operation has been compromised. If so, the portable device (or the server) might alert the operator of the vehicle via a user interface and might initiate one or more remediation operations.

公开(公告)号：US11941120B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17561386

申请日：2021-12-23

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk

IPC: G06F21/56 ,  G06F21/85 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/128 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W76/30

CPC classification number: G06F21/566 ,  G06F21/568 ,  G06F21/85 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/0816 ,  H04L63/1416 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/128 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality, and, in particular embodiments, implementing added services for OBD2 connection for IoT-capable vehicles. In various embodiments, a portable device (when connected to an OBD2 DLC port of a vehicle) might monitor wireless communications between a vehicle computing system(s) and an external device(s), might monitor vehicle sensor data from vehicular sensors tracking operational conditions of the vehicle, and might monitor operator input sensor data from operator input sensors tracking input by a vehicle operator. The portable device (or a server) might analyze either the monitored wireless communications or a combination of the monitored vehicle sensor data and the monitored operator input sensor data, to determine whether vehicle operation has been compromised. If so, the portable device (or the server) might alert the operator of the vehicle via a user interface, and might initiate one or more remediation operations.

公开(公告)号：US11232203B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16372061

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk

IPC: G06F21/56 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04W76/30 ,  G06F21/85 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/128 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality, and, in particular embodiments, implementing added services for OBD2 connection for IoT-capable vehicles. In various embodiments, a portable device (when connected to an OBD2 DLC port of a vehicle) might monitor wireless communications between a vehicle computing system(s) and an external device(s), might monitor vehicle sensor data from vehicular sensors tracking operational conditions of the vehicle, and might monitor operator input sensor data from operator input sensors tracking input by a vehicle operator. The portable device (or a server) might analyze either the monitored wireless communications or a combination of the monitored vehicle sensor data and the monitored operator input sensor data, to determine whether vehicle operation has been compromised. If so, the portable device (or the server) might alert the operator of the vehicle via a user interface, and might initiate one or more remediation operations.

公开(公告)号：US11075894B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16565134

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing secure communications for IoT devices. In various embodiments, a gateway or computing device might provide connectivity between or amongst two or more Internet of Things (“IoT”) capable devices, by establishing an IoT protocol-based, autonomous machine-to-machine communication channel amongst the two or more IoT capable devices. For sensitive and/or private communications, the gateway or computing device might establish a secure off-the-record (“OTR”) communication session within the IoT protocol-based, autonomous machine-to-machine channel, thereby providing encrypted machine-to-machine communications amongst the two or more IoT capable devices, without any content of communications that are exchanged amongst the IoT capable devices over the secure OTR communication session being recorded or logged. In some cases, the secure OTR communication session utilizes cryptographic protocols including, without limitation, one or more of AES symmetric-key algorithm, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, SHA-1 hash function, forward secrecy, deniable authentication, malleable encryption, and/or the like.

公开(公告)号：US10919523B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16205058

申请日：2018-11-29

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk ,  Phil Carpenter ,  William R. Walker

IPC: B60W10/30 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W30/16 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W10/10 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W4/46 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality. In some embodiments, a computing system or IoT management node might receive sensor data from one or more IoT-capable sensors, analyze the sensor data to determine one or more actions to be taken, and identify one or more devices (e.g., household devices associated with a customer premises; vehicular components associated with a vehicle; devices disposed in, on, or along a roadway; devices disposed throughout a population area; etc.) for performing the determined one or more first actions. The computing system or IoT management node then autonomously controls each of the identified one or more devices to perform tasks based on the determined one or more first actions to be taken, thereby implementing smart environment functionality (e.g., smart home, building, or customer premises functionality, smart vehicle functionality, smart roadway functionality, smart city functionality, and so on).

公开(公告)号：US20200007518A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16565134

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Tom Funk

IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing secure communications for IoT devices. In various embodiments, a gateway or computing device might provide connectivity between or amongst two or more Internet of Things (“IoT”) capable devices, by establishing an IoT protocol-based, autonomous machine-to-machine communication channel amongst the two or more IoT capable devices. For sensitive and/or private communications, the gateway or computing device might establish a secure off-the-record (“OTR”) communication session within the IoT protocol-based, autonomous machine-to-machine channel, thereby providing encrypted machine-to-machine communications amongst the two or more IoT capable devices, without any content of communications that are exchanged amongst the IoT capable devices over the secure OTR communication session being recorded or logged. In some cases, the secure OTR communication session utilizes cryptographic protocols including, without limitation, one or more of AES symmetric-key algorithm, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, SHA-1 hash function, forward secrecy, deniable authentication, malleable encryption, and/or the like.