Patents by Inventor John Randolph Bestermann

John Randolph Bestermann 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).

  • Publication number: 20210321253
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide personal networks to a plurality of tenant entities on a property network, which has a captive portal and a property identification (ID). Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) are assigned to each of the plurality of tenant entities to define a plurality of personal networks on the property network using dynamic VLAN assignment. Onboarding requests are received from one or more user devices on a specific personal network of the plurality of personal networks. The onboarding requests are processed in a manner permitting intercommunication among the one or more user devices within the specific personal network, to take place across the property network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: John Randolph BESTERMANN, James Brook LONGDON
  • Patent number: 11064354
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide personal networks to tenants on a multiple dwelling unit (MDU) network. Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are assigned to a plurality of tenants to define a plurality of personal networks on the MDU network such that each of the personal networks is for a different tenant and is assigned a different VLAN. Onboarding requests are received from a plurality of client devices of a tenant for access to a personal network assigned to the tenant such that, when provisioned onto the personal network, intercommunication between the client devices of the tenant across the MDU network within the personal network is provided while access thereto by client devices of other tenants is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: John Randolph Bestermann, James Brook Longdon
  • Publication number: 20190268762
    Abstract: An apparatus and method provide personal networks to tenants on a multiple dwelling unit (MDU) network. Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are assigned to a plurality of tenants to define a plurality of personal networks on the MDU network such that each of the personal networks is for a different tenant and is assigned a different VLAN. Onboarding requests are received from a plurality of client devices of a tenant for access to a personal network assigned to the tenant such that, when provisioned onto the personal network, intercommunication between the client devices of the tenant across the MDU network within the personal network is provided while access thereto by client devices of other tenants is blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: John Randolph Bestermann, James Brook Longdon
  • Patent number: 9912667
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the management of connections between one or more client devices and an access point over one or more service sets. An access point may maintain a list of client devices that have successfully associated with a private service set broadcast from the access point, and when a client device from the list attempts to connect to a public service set broadcast from the access point, the access point may deny the client device's attempt to connect to the public service set. Attempts by the client device to join the public service set may be denied for a predetermined number of attempts or a predetermined period of time. Denying an attempt to connect to a public service set may provide a client device with more opportunities to connect to a private service set broadcast from a corresponding access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: John Randolph Bestermann, Wade E. Carter, Kurt Alan Lumbatis
  • Publication number: 20170237743
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the management of connections between one or more client devices and an access point over one or more service sets. An access point may maintain a list of client devices that have successfully associated with a private service set broadcast from the access point, and when a client device from the list attempts to connect to a public service set broadcast from the access point, the access point may deny the client device's attempt to connect to the public service set. Attempts by the client device to join the public service set may be denied for a predetermined number of attempts or a predetermined period of time. Denying an attempt to connect to a public service set may provide a client device with more opportunities to connect to a private service set broadcast from a corresponding access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: John Randolph Bestermann, Wade E. Carter, Kurt Alan Lumbatis
  • Patent number: 9674186
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the management of connections between one or more client devices and an access point over one or more service sets. An access point may maintain a list of client devices that have successfully associated with a private service set broadcast from the access point, and when a client device from the list attempts to connect to a public service set broadcast from the access point, the access point may deny the client device's attempt to connect to the public service set. Attempts by the client device to join the public service set may be denied for a predetermined number of attempts or a predetermined period of time. Denying an attempt to connect to a public service set may provide a client device with more opportunities to connect to a private service set broadcast from a corresponding access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John Randolph Bestermann, Wade E. Carter, Kurt Alan Lumbatis
  • Patent number: 9467831
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used for the establishment of a conference call via a packet network (which may be an IP fixed packet network) administered by a communications server, including a Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) based server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Shi Jin Chen, John Randolph Bestermann, Tarun Chugh
  • Patent number: 9386482
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide handover of on-hold sessions in converged networks. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device having functionality that can be implemented in various layers of Android framework, and a fixed packet network-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a PSTN-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Shi Jin Chen, John Randolph Bestermann, Tarun Chugh
  • Patent number: 9288645
    Abstract: When a mobile communication device is communicating with a peer device, methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide enhanced services, such as call pushes and call pulls, based upon information associated with a wireless access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Shi Jin Chen, John Randolph Bestermann, Tarun Chugh
  • Publication number: 20160044036
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the management of connections between one or more client devices and an access point over one or more service sets. An access point may maintain a list of client devices that have successfully associated with a private service set broadcast from the access point, and when a client device from the list attempts to connect to a public service set broadcast from the access point, the access point may deny the client device's attempt to connect to the public service set. Attempts by the client device to join the public service set may be denied for a predetermined number of attempts or a predetermined period of time. Denying an attempt to connect to a public service set may provide a client device with more opportunities to connect to a private service set broadcast from a corresponding access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: John Randolph Bestermann, Wade E. Carter, Kurt Alan Lumbatis
  • Publication number: 20150334244
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used for the establishment of a conference call via a packet network (which may be an IP fixed packet network) administered by a communications server, including a Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) based server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Shi Jin Chen, John Randolph Bestermann, Tarun Chugh
  • Patent number: 9131056
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used for the establishment of a conference call via a packet network (which may be an IP fixed packet network) administered by a communications server, including a Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) based server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Shi Jin Chen, John Randolph Bestermann, Tarun Chugh