Remote access point clustering for user authentication in wireless networks
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11689918
A method is provided that includes receiving, at a first access point in a local area network, a request from a client device to access a wireless local area network. The method also includes creating authentication credentials for the client device based on an identification of the client device, and transmitting the authentication credentials for the client device to a second access point, wherein the first access point and the second access point share a secure block chain…
Assessment and dynamic quarantine of devices with anomalous behavioral pattern
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11689469
In computer networks, unicast and multicast are information transmission methods. Multicast is when one sender station or device transfers information to all of the other stations or devices in the computer network. Multicast packets sent from devices in a network can be sent directly to a server that will monitor and record the number of multicast packets being submitted from each device in the network. The server may perform actions to regulate the transmission of multicast packets if…
Selection of virtual private network profiles
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11689421
Examples described herein relate to the selection of virtual private network profiles. A device obtains VPN metrics associated with a plurality of VPN server nodes and monitors device usage metrics. The device is configured with a first VPN profile, which indicates that a first VPN tunnel connection is associated with a first VPN server node from the plurality of VPN server nodes. The device determines a latency associated with each of the plurality of VPN server nodes based on the VPN…
Creating a highly-available private cloud gateway based on a two-node hyperconverged infrastructure cluster with a self-hosted hypervisor management system
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11689415
Embodiments described herein are generally directed to a creation of an HA private cloud gateway based on a two-node HCI cluster with a self-hosted HMS. According to an example, a request to register a private cloud to be supported by on-premises infrastructure is received by a SaaS portal, which causes a base station to discover servers within the on-premises infrastructure. The base station is then instructed to prepare a server as a deployment node for use in connection with creation…
Key encryption key wrapping
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11689357
In an example, a method of encryption is described to include generation of a content encryption key and a key encryption key. In that example, the content encryption key is wrapped based on a key wrap operation using the key encryption key and the wrapped content encryption key is encrypted using a policy encryption key. Further in that example, the policy encryption key is encrypted using a public key corresponding to a print apparatus. In an example, a method of decryption is…
Display panel area refresh rates
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11688321
In some examples, a computing device can include a processor resource and a non-transitory memory resource storing machine-readable instructions to cause the processor resource to receive a signal from a graphics processing unit, cause, based on the signal, a first portion of image data to be sent to a first pixel on a moving image area of the display panel at a first refresh rate over a plurality of frames in response to a first thin film transistor (TFT) associated with the first pixel…
Object ID-centered workflow
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11688153
An object ID-centered workflow method utilizes an object identifier (ID) associated with an object. Forensic identification of serialization elements of the object ID enables access to a registry of workflows.
Synchronization of distributed data files
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11687496
Examples described herein relate to the synchronization of distributed data files. A host node acquires a lock file including a first nodes-list and a second nodes-list from a central node storing a central copy of data files. A nearest node from the first nodes-list may be identified if the identity of the host node is not indicated in the first nodes-list. The host node obtains an updated portion of a latest version of the data files from the nearest node for synchronizing a local…
Containerized application manifests and virtual persistent volumes
Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number:
11687267
Example implementations relate to virtual persistent volumes. In an example, a manifest of a containerized application to which a virtual persistent volume is allocated is read from a container orchestrator. An application data store profile that matches information of the manifest is identified from among a plurality of application data store profiles that each include storage parameters preconfigured for a respective application type. The virtual persistent volume is modified according…
Dynamic configuration of multiple radios of an access point
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11683819
Dynamic configuration of multiple radios of an access point is described. An example of an access point includes a processor; a memory; hardware filters; and a first set of radio chains and antennas, the access point including a first radio mode for operation as a single radio on a first channel to service a first BSS and a second radio mode for operation as a first radio on the first channel and a second radio on a second channel to perform an additional service, wherein the access…
Customizable lasts
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11678724
An example customizable shoe last includes a solid portion and an adjustable portion. The adjustable portion includes a moldable material that is selectively solidifiable for footwear manufacture. The customizable shoe last also includes an interchangeable mold cover to enclose the adjustable portion.
Fine timing measurements in enterprise deployments using high bandwidth channels
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11683722
Examples of techniques for handling fine time measurement ranging requests are described. In an example, an access point (AP) may receive a ranging request for initiating a Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) session. The AP may modify a channel width of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) channel on which the AP is operating from a first channel width to a second channel width for performing the FTM session, where the second channel width is greater than the first channel width. In response…
Data deduplication parameter computation
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11681453
In some examples, a system computes respective values for corresponding data value indicators added to and removed from a deduplication data store in which duplicated data values have been eliminated, where each respective data value indicator of the data value indicators represents presence of a unique data value in the deduplication data store. The system updates an estimator based on the respective values, to reflect an addition of a first data value indicator to the deduplication…
Etch variation tolerant directional couplers
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11681103
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide etch-variation tolerant optical coupling components and processes for making the same. An etch-variation tolerant geometry is determined for at least one waveguide of an optical coupling component (e.g., a directional coupler). The geometry is optimized such that each fabricated instance of an optical component design with the etch-variation tolerant geometry has substantially the same coupling ratio at any etch depth between a shallow etch…
Microfluidic flow sensor
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11680957
A microfluidic flow sensor may include a substrate having a microfluidic channel, an inert particle source to supply a fluid carrying an inert particle to the microfluidic channel and a sensor element along the microfluidic channel and spaced from the inert particle source. The sensor element outputs a signal based upon a sensed passage of the inert particle with respect to the sensor element. Portions of the microfluidic channel proximate the sensor element have a first size and wherein…
Enhanced late point feature differentiation
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11679617
An example container includes: structure having an interior and an exterior. The interior is to contain an electronic product. The exterior comprises: a first label of a first type of polychromatic ink to be activated at a first wavelength; and a second label of a second type of polychromatic ink to be activated at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; the first label to indicate a first set of features to be configured at the electronic product using a first wireless…
Buffer unit
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11679604
Certain examples described herein relate to a buffer unit for a printing system. In certain cases, a measurement device is used to obtain measurement data representing an optical property of a printed image on a substrate. A buffer unit receives the substrate downstream of the measurement device and places the substrate in a queue. In certain cases, a controller determines, based on the measurement data, whether the printed image comprises a defect. Responsive to determining that the…
Generating a three-dimensional object
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11679560
According to one aspect there is provided an apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object. The apparatus may include a first agent distributor to selectively deliver a coalescing agent onto portions of a layer of build material, a second agent distributor to selectively deliver a coalescence modifier agent onto portions of the layer of build material, and a controller to control the first and second distributors to selectively deliver each of the agent and the coalescence modifier…
Compositions for printing
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11679553
The present disclosure relates to a composition for printing a three-dimensional object. The composition comprises composite particles comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a colour-masking pigment. The colour-masking pigment is encapsulated by the thermoplastic polymer and is present in an amount of from about 1.5 to less than about 6 wt % of the total weight of the composite particles.
Robotic structure calibrations
Granted: June 20, 2023
Patent Number:
11679507
A method comprises moving a robotic structure to a first pose such that an end-effector of the robotic structure has an absolute position comprising an absolute location and absolute orientation. The method comprises providing a calibration artefact on the end-effector. The method comprises determining at least three planes coinciding with at least three respective surface planes of the calibration artefact, by measuring absolute locations of a plurality of points on the calibration…
