IP Library Granted Patent US 10,931,790
Granted Patent B2
US 10,931,790 · App. 16/502,212 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Systems and methods for securely transferring selective datasets between terminals with multi-applications support

Inventors: Fouad M. Alkhabbaz (Dhahran, SA); Maatoug Al-Maatoug (Dhahran, SA); Zakarya A. Abu Al Saud (Dhahran, SA)
Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
H04L67/40H04L67/42H04L69/161
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Patent No.
US 10,931,790
App. No.
16/502,212
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Receiving, by a first communication device, an internet protocol (IP) packet via a first synchronous multi-application application programming interface (API) running on a first computer, dividing, by a splitting unit in the first communication device, the IP packet into a command portion and a data portion, encoding, by a data encoding unit in the first communication device, the data portion into a text delimited non-IP format, transmitting, by a transmitting unit in the first communication device, the encoded data portion and the command portion, receiving, by a second communication device, the encoded data portion and the command portion, decoding, by a data decoding unit in the second communication device, the encoded data portion into IP format, combining, by a constructor unit in the second communication device, the decoded data portion and the command portion to regenerate the IP packet, and receiving, by a second synchronous multi-application API running on a second computer, the regenerated IP packet.

Claims (91)

1. A method for securely transmitting data between two terminals connected via a computer network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first communication device of the two terminals, an internet protocol (IP) packet via a first synchronous multi-application programming interface (API) running on a first computer;

dividing, by a splitting unit in the first communication device, the IP packet into a command portion and a data portion, wherein the data portion comprises at least one of a customer name, customer address, fuel type, fuel price and fuel quantity;

encoding, by a data encoding unit in the first communication device, the data portion into a text delimited non-IP format; and

transmitting, by a transmitting unit in the first communication device, the encoded data portion and the command portion to a second communication device from the two terminals;

receiving, by the second communication device, a second IP packet via a second synchronous multi-application API running on the second computer;

dividing, by a splitting unit in the second communication device, the second IP packet into a command portion and a data portion;

determining, by one or more processors in the second communication device, when the command portion is whitelisted;

encoding by a command encoding unit in the second communication device, the command portion into a non-IP format when the command portion is whitelisted; and

transmitting, by a transmitting unit in the second communication device, the encoded command portion and the data portion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first synchronous multi-application API or the second synchronous multi-application API includes a corporate billing module and a standards optimization module.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the standards optimization module further comprises:

an input engine configured to receive a standard;

an analysis engine configured to analyze the standard; and

an advisory engine configured to modify the standard or suggest a modification to the standard.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by a second communication device, the encoded data portion and the command portion;

decoding, by a data decoding unit in the second communication device, the encoded data portion into IP format;

combining, by a constructor unit in the second communication device, the decoded data portion and the command portion to regenerate the IP packet; and

receiving, by a second synchronous multi-application API running on a second computer, the regenerated IP packet.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first communication device, the encoded command portion and the data portion;

decoding, by a command decoding unit in the first communication device, the encoded command portion into IP format;

combining, by a constructor unit in the first communication device, the decoded command portion and the data portion to regenerate the second IP packet; and

receiving, by the first synchronous multi-application API running on the first computer, the regenerated second IP packet.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the command portion comprises at least one of a source address, destination address, and checksum, for data integrity.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein encoding the command portion comprises 3-bit encoding of the command portion using out of bound digital command circuitry.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoding is selected from the group consisting of dual frequency tone encoding, 4-20 mA encoding, millivolt encoding, and light pulse repetition frequency encoding.

9. A system for securely transmitting data between two terminals connected via a computer network, the system comprising:

a first communication device of the two terminals connected to a first computer on the network, the first communication device comprising memory, a first splitting unit, a first data encoding and decoding unit, a first command encoding and decoding unit, a first constructor unit, and a first transceiver for sending and receiving IP packets over the network;

a second communication device from the two terminals connected to a second computer on the network, the second communication device comprising a second splitting unit, a second data encoding and decoding unit, a second command encoding and decoding unit, a second constructor unit, and a second transceiver for sending and receiving IP packets over the network; and

a common clock configured to access a time slot and an application ID in the first communication device and the second communication device,

wherein the first communication device is configured to:

receive an interne protocol (IP) packet via a first synchronous multi-application programming interface (API) running on the first computer;

divide the IP packet into a command portion and a data portion using the first splitting unit, wherein the data portion comprises at least one of a customer name, customer address, fuel type, fuel price and fuel quantity;

encode the data portion into a text delimited non-IP format using the first data encoding unit; and

transmit the encoded data portion and the command portion using the first transceiver to the second communication device;

wherein the second communication device is further configured to:

receive a second IP packet into a command and a data portion using the second splitting unit;

determine, using one or more processors in the second communication device, when the command portion is whitelisted;

encode the command portion in to a non-IP format using the second command encoding unit; and

transmit the encoded command portion and the data portion using the second transceiver.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first synchronous multi-application API or the second synchronous multi-application API includes a corporate billing module and a standards optimization module.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the standards optimization module further comprises:

an input engine configured to receive a standard;

an analysis engine configured to analyze the standard; and

an advisory engine configured to modify the standard or suggest a modification to the standard.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second communication device is configured to:

receive the encoded data portion and the command portion;

decode the encoded data portion into IP format using the second decoding unit;

combine the decoded data portion and the command portion to regenerate the IP packet using the second constructor unit; and

transmit the regenerated IP packet to a second synchronous multi-application API running on the second computer.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first communication device is further configured to:

receive the encoded command portion and the data portion;

decode the encoded command portion into IP format using the first decoding unit;

combine the decoded command portion and the data portion to regenerate the second IP packet using the first constructor unit; and

transmit the regenerated second IP packet to the first synchronous multi-application API running on the first computer.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the command portion comprises at least one of a source address, destination address, and checksum, for data integrity.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein encoding the command portion comprises 3-bit encoding of the command portion using out of bound digital command circuitry.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the encoding is selected from the group consisting of dual frequency tone encoding, 4-20 mA encoding, millivolt encoding, and light pulse repetition frequency encoding.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors operatively coupled to the computer-readable medium, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for securely transmitting data between two terminals connected via a computer network, wherein the operations comprise:

receiving an internet protocol (IP) packet via a first synchronous multi-application programming interface (API) running on a first computer of the two terminals;

dividing the IP packet into a command portion and a data portion, wherein the data portion comprises at least one of a customer name, customer address, fuel type, fuel price and fuel quantity;

encoding the data portion into a text delimited non-IP format; and

transmitting the encoded data portion and the command portion to a second computer of the two terminals;

receiving, by the second computer, a second IP packet via a second synchronous multi-application API running on the second computer;

dividing, by the second computer, the second IP packet into a command portion and a data portion;

determining, by the second computer, when the command portion is whitelisted;

encoding, by the second computer, the command portion into a non-IP format when the command portion is whitelisted; and

transmitting, by the second computer, the encoded command portion and the data portion.

18. The medium of claim 17 , wherein the first synchronous multi-application API or the second synchronous multi-application API includes a corporate billing module and a standards optimization module.

19. The medium of claim 18 , wherein the standards optimization module further comprises:

an input engine configured to receive a standard;

an analysis engine configured to analyze the standard; and

an advisory engine configured to modify the standard or suggest a modification to the standard.

20. The medium of claim 17 , further causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving an encoded command portion and a data portion;

decoding the encoded command portion into IP format;

combining the decoded command portion and the data portion to regenerate a second IP packet; and

transmitting the regenerated second IP packet.

21. The medium of claim 17 , further causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving an encoded data portion and a command portion;

decoding the encoded data portion into IP format;

combining the decoded data portion and the command portion to regenerate an IP packet; and

transmitting the regenerated IP packet.

22. The medium of claim 21 , further causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a second IP packet via a second synchronous multi-application API running on a second computer;

dividing the second IP packet into a command portion and a data portion;

determining if the command portion is whitelisted;

encoding the command portion into a non-IP format if the command portion is whitelisted; and

transmitting the encoded command portion and the data portion.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Dec 13, 2022
From: GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 062117/0066 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 054280/0161 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: ALKHABBAZ, FOUAD M.; AL-MAATOUG, MAATOUG; ABU AL SAUD, ZAKARYA A.
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 049661/0086 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 15679669 · Aug 17, 2017
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