Patents by Inventor Bill Stevens

Bill Stevens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Network delay control
    Patent number: 7499402
    Abstract: Controlling the flow of network traffic to avoid undesired delay in the transmission of timing sensitive packets is disclosed. A plurality of packets to be transmitted via a network transmission path is monitored. A time at which a timing sensitive packet will become available for transmission via the network transmission path is anticipated. The plurality of packets is controlled in light of the anticipated time so that packets other than the timing sensitive packet will not occupy the network transmission path at a time associated with the anticipated time. Approximating a maximum data transmission rate associated with a network transmission path by sending and analyzing receipt of a series of test packets is disclosed. Approximating a buffer size of a buffer associated with a network transmission path by sending and analyzing receipt of a series of test packets is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: RadioFrame Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierce Keating, Yan Zhang, Bill Stevens
  • Network delay control
    Publication number: 20050226156
    Abstract: Controlling the flow of network traffic to avoid undesired delay in the transmission of timing sensitive packets is disclosed. A plurality of packets to be transmitted via a network transmission path is monitored. A time at which a timing sensitive packet will become available for transmission via the network transmission path is anticipated. The plurality of packets is controlled in light of the anticipated time so that packets other than the timing sensitive packet will not occupy the network transmission path at a time associated with the anticipated time. Approximating a maximum data transmission rate associated with a network transmission path by sending and analyzing receipt of a series of test packets is disclosed. Approximating a buffer size of a buffer associated with a network transmission path by sending and analyzing receipt of a series of test packets is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Pierce Keating, Yan Zhang, Bill Stevens