Patents by Inventor JEFF R. SHRODA

JEFF R. SHRODA 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CHANGE CLASS OF SERVICE LEVELS
    Publication number: 20010044845
    Abstract: Cable data service levels can be upgraded or downgrade automatically, on a subscriber's request, by using the unique identifier preprogrammed into industry-standard-compliant cable modems. A processor adjunct to the CMTS in a cable data system receives and processes service level change requests. Requests that are granted are sent back to the CMTS for subsequent execution. Faster internet access can be provided on a customer's own initiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: THOMAS J. CLOONAN, STEVEN J. KRAPP, JEFF R. SHRODA, ALAN DOUCETTE, WILLIAM P. WARD