Patents by Inventor Darren DeJaeger

Darren DeJaeger 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).

  • Bandwidth sharing between members of a group of subscribers of a communication service
    Patent number: 9985835
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to allocate bandwidth between first and second subscribers of a communications network are disclosed. An example method includes, based on a projection that a first data allotment for a first network access account of the first subscriber within a time period will be exceeded, identifying the second subscriber. The first and second subscribers are in a same subscriber group. The second subscriber is projected to have a second network data usage that is below a second data allotment for a second network access account of the second subscriber within the time period. The first and second subscribers have different billing addresses. Assent from the second subscriber to transfer a portion of the second data allotment to the first subscriber is determined. In response, the portion of the second data allotment from the second network access account is transferred to the first network access account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Reynolds, Christopher Huffman, Kenneth Daleo, Jr., Keith Peterson, Darren Dejaeger, Steve Shaffer, Blaine Fawcett
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE BANDWIDTH BETWEEN SUBSCRIBERS OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170237621
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to allocate bandwidth between first and second subscribers of a communications network are disclosed. An example method includes, based on a projection that a first data allotment for a first network access account of the first subscriber within a time period will be exceeded, identifying the second subscriber. The first and second subscribers are in a same subscriber group. The second subscriber is projected to have a second network data usage that is below a second data allotment for a second network access account of the second subscriber within the time period. The first and second subscribers have different billing addresses. Assent from the second subscriber to transfer a portion of the second data allotment to the first subscriber is determined. In response, the portion of the second data allotment from the second network access account is transferred to the first network access account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony Reynolds, Christopher Huffman, Kenneth Daleo, Keith Peterson, Darren Dejaeger, Steve C. Shaffer, Blaine Fawcett
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE BANDWIDTH BETWEEN SUBSCRIBERS OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170156141
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to allocate bandwidth between subscribers of a communications network are disclosed. An example method to allocate bandwidth between subscribers of a communications network includes projecting that a first network data usage of a first subscriber of the network service provider will exceed a first data allotment for a first network access account of the first subscriber within a time period. The example method also includes identifying a second subscriber of the network service provider who is included in a subscriber group with the first subscriber and projected to have a second network data usage that is below a second data allotment for a second account of the second subscriber within that time period. The example method also includes requesting assent from the second subscriber to transfer a portion of the second data allotment to the first subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony Reynolds, Kenneth Daleo, Darren DeJaeger, Blaine Fawcett, Christopher Huffman, Keith Peterson, Steve Shaffer
  • Methods and apparatus to allocate bandwidth between subscribers of a communications network
    Patent number: 9655114
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to allocate bandwidth between subscribers of a communications network are disclosed. An example method to allocate bandwidth between subscribers of a communications network includes projecting that a first network data usage of a first subscriber of the network service provider will exceed a first data allotment for a first network access account of the first subscriber within a time period. The example method also includes identifying a second subscriber of the network service provider who is included in a subscriber group with the first subscriber and projected to have a second network data usage that is below a second data allotment for a second account of the second subscriber within that time period. The example method also includes requesting assent from the second subscriber to transfer a portion of the second data allotment to the first subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Reynolds, Kenneth Daleo, Darren DeJaeger, Blaine Fawcett, Christopher Huffman, Keith Peterson, Steve Shaffer