Secure remote controls package for semi-autonomous systems
Inventors
Watson, Daniel • Tsvetkov, Pavel
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Publication Number
US-12596817-B2
Publication Date
2026-04-07
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Abstract
A secure system for sending and receiving remote signals that control semiautonomous critical systems and infrastructure. The secure system includes a plurality of independent operator stations to provide command signals to the remote critical systems and infrastructure by means of wired and/or wireless communications. Decoupling of the secure system from raw signals is performed by a data broker that serves to check for time-dependent and signal-dependent corroboration between the raw signals and then provide limited-scope instructions to the secure system controller. Further security is afforded to the secure system through encryption of the incoming command signals, convoluting the encrypted command signals within data structures, and padding with erroneous information with the implementation of a synthesized command signal that renders successfully decrypted and deconvoluted command signals neither readable by humans or machines. The final method of data security is appropriated through the synthesis of transmitter/receiver unique “languages” that serve to translate decrypted and unconvoluted signals into their final human/machine readable instructions.
Core Innovation
The invention provides a secure system for sending and receiving command signals that control semiautonomous critical systems and infrastructure. The system includes a plurality of operator stations, a plurality of field receivers, and a data broker.
Each operator station encrypts and transmits command signals by translating a command signal from a first format to a second format and translating a timestamp from a first format to a second format, then embedding the translated timestamp into the translated command signal. The operator station encrypts the embedded command signal into a first binary sequence using a first cryptographic algorithm, convolutes the first binary sequence within an image file, and encrypts the image file into a second binary sequence using a second cryptographic algorithm.
The operator station sends the second binary sequence over a communication link established by the operator station and a field receiver. The field receiver receives the signal over the communication link and decrypts the received signal with the second cryptographic algorithm, then deconvolutes the decrypted signal from an image file to retrieve embedded data including the command signal.
The field receiver decrypts the embedded data with the first cryptographic algorithm and recovers the command signal and timestamp from the decrypted embedded data in human-readable format. The data broker connects with the plurality of field receivers with a supervised circuit comprising resistors associated with the field receivers, bus gates associated with the resistors, and redundant communication buses associated with the bus gates, and processes multiple recovered command signals using a majority rule.
Claims Coverage
The partial content identifies three independent claims: clm-00001 (system), clm-00010 (method of sending), and clm-00016 (method of receiving and decrypting). Across these claims, the coverage centers on translating and embedding a timestamp into a command signal, applying first and second cryptographic algorithms around an image-file convolution/deconvolution stage, and using a supervised-circuit data-broker majority rule for combining multiple recovered command signals.
Secure system for command signaling with operator stations, field receivers, and data broker
A secure system for sending and receiving command signals that control semiautonomous critical systems and infrastructure, including operator stations configured to translate and embed a timestamp into a command signal, encrypt the embedded command signal into a first binary sequence with a first cryptographic algorithm, convolute the first binary sequence within an image file, encrypt the image file into a second binary sequence with a second cryptographic algorithm, and send the second binary sequence over a communication link established by the operator station and a field receiver.
Secure decoding via image-file deconvolution and dual-stage decryption
Field receivers configured to receive and decrypt the command signal by receiving a signal containing the command signal over the communication link, decrypting with the second cryptographic algorithm, deconvoluting the decrypted signal from an image file to retrieve embedded data including the command signal, decrypting the embedded data with the first cryptographic algorithm, and recovering the command signal and timestamp.
Majority-rule consolidation using supervised circuit with resistors, bus gates, and redundant communication buses
A data broker configured to connect with the plurality of field receivers with a supervised circuit comprising resistors associated with the plurality of field receivers, bus gates associated with the plurality of resistors, and redundant communication buses associated with the plurality of bus gates; the data broker receives a plurality of recovered command signals from the plurality of field receivers and processes the plurality of recovered command signals using a majority rule.
Method of securely sending commands using translation, timestamp embedding, encryption, and image convolution
A method of securely sending command signals comprising translating a command signal from a first format to a second format, translating a timestamp from a first format to a second format, embedding the translated timestamp into the translated command signal, encrypting the embedded command signal into a first binary sequence with a first cryptographic algorithm, convoluting the first binary sequence within an image file, encrypting the image file into a second binary sequence with a second cryptographic algorithm, and sending the second binary sequence over a communication link established by the operator station and a field receiver.
Method of receiving and decrypting commands using decryption, image-file deconvolution, and timestamp recovery
A method of receiving and decrypting command signals comprising receiving, by a field receiver, a signal containing a command signal over a communication link established by an operator station and the field receiver; decrypting the received signal with a first cryptographic algorithm; deconvoluting the decrypted signal from an image file to retrieve embedded data including the command signal; decrypting the embedded data with a second cryptographic algorithm; and recovering, by the field receiver, the command signal and timestamp in human-readable format from the decrypted embedded data.
Across clm-00001, clm-00010, and clm-00016, the inventive coverage requires translating a command signal and timestamp and embedding the translated timestamp into the command signal, using dual cryptographic algorithms around an image-file convolution/deconvolution stage, and recovering the command signal and timestamp, with multi-receiver consolidation performed by a data broker using a majority rule via a supervised circuit with resistors, bus gates, and redundant communication buses.
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