Cybersecurity

Audi Patent for Data Transmission Quality Indicator

Audi AG has obtained a published patent application (US20260100910A1) for a method of generating a data transmission quality indicator. The method involves detecting processing signals containing messages from functional units of a transmitter, determining a receiver message count, and verifying it against a predefined reference message count based on periodicity to assess wireless data transmission quality between transmitter and receiver.

Reliable Message Transmission Using Automatic Protection Switching

The USPTO published patent application US20260100903A1 on April 9, 2026, covering methods and systems for reliable message transmission using automatic protection switching (APS) in packet networks. Inventors Bharath Vasudevan and Christian Schmützer developed techniques for synchronizing APS states between network nodes based on priority and timer information. The published application establishes intellectual property rights for the applicants and may affect how competitors design similar protection switching mechanisms.

Patent for Unlearning Text Data in LLMs

Patent for Unlearning Text Data in LLMs

Samsung Electronics - Electronic Device Encrypted Content Decryption Method

The USPTO published Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s patent application US20260100829A1 for an electronic device and control method involving encrypted content decryption. The method includes receiving playback schedule information with disclosure restrictions and validity periods, identifying encrypted content, transmitting decryption requests to a server, receiving encryption keys, decrypting content, and displaying decrypted content based on validity information.

Encrypted Segment Routing in Multi-Region Fabric Networks

USPTO published patent application US20260100831A1 titled 'Encrypted Segment Routing in Multi-Region Fabric Networks' on April 9, 2026. Inventors Arul Murugan Manickam and Basavaraju Halappa filed the application on October 3, 2024. The patent covers methods for hop-by-hop routing in hierarchical multi-region fabric networks where packets contain unencrypted headers and encrypted segment lists.

Multi-Level Link Aggregation Groups for Network Redundancy

The USPTO published patent application US20260100916A1 titled 'Multi-Level Link Aggregation Groups' filed on December 3, 2024. The application, invented by Shiva Kumar Krishna Rao and Mallikarjuna V. Shivakumar, describes a network device that operates hierarchical link-aggregation groups (LAGs) to provide network redundancy. The device can configure a first LAG comprising a set of links between network devices and a second LAG comprising the first LAG plus a high-capacity link.

Novel Massively Decentralized Network Automation Framework

USPTO published patent application US20260100902A1 titled 'Novel Massively Decentralized Network Automation Framework' on April 9, 2026. The patent covers a modular network component enabling scalable control and management of networks with multiple nodes, forming a control and management plane for network operations. Inventors include Lluis GIFRE, Ricard VILALTA, and Raul MUÑOZ, with the original application filed October 1, 2025.

Overlay Protocol Measures End-to-End Network Latency

USPTO published patent application US20260100901A1 by Pranjal Kumar Dutta disclosing methods for embedding overlay protocol packets within network control protocols to measure and calculate end-to-end latency. The invention provides a generic solution for determining latency of network control protocol messages across the entire network path, including host layer latencies not captured by IP-layer measurement tools.

Honeywell Patent for Decentralized Network Discovery in ICS Environments

Honeywell International Inc. has been granted US Patent Application US20260100892A1 for a decentralized network discovery method and apparatus for industrial control systems (ICS). The invention uses a three-component control network module to capture device attributes, construct switch data tables identifying MAC addresses, and build graphical network topology representations. The system enables visualization of connected network devices and their relationships in industrial communication environments. The patent application was filed on December 10, 2025, and published on April 9, 2026.

Unicast Aggregation With Minimal Pipeline Flushing in Wireless Communication Networks

USPTO published patent application US20260100919A1 disclosing methods for unicast packet aggregation in time-slotted multi-hop wireless networks. The invention enables a source node to aggregate unicast packets destined for multiple destinations with the same priority into a single MAC Protocol Data Unit, reducing contention for channel access. The application also describes minimal pipeline flushing techniques allowing earlier scheduling of source nodes.