Patents by Inventor Matthew Aaron Silverman

Matthew Aaron Silverman 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: 20240147245
    Abstract: A method for adaptive presence-based radio configuration of access points in a venue includes defining a number of regions in the venue in which access points are deployed, each region having a center point, and assigning a first access point to a first region, positioned at the center of the first region. The method also includes affecting a first energy level in the first region, which corresponds to a power of a transmit signal emitted by the first access point, and assigning to the first region a configurable capacity value that determines an acceptable overlap constraint between the first energy level of the first region and an energy level of a neighboring region. The method further includes generating data describing a tessellation graph in which a possible map of the access points is formed using an iterative descent process based on the first energy level and the overlap constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Fred Jay Anderson, Matthew Aaron Silverman, John Matthew Swartz, Joshua D. Suhr
  • Publication number: 20240090032
    Abstract: Preemption in wireless may be provided. Access Category (AC) parameters may be received for a preemption AC within a plurality of ACs. The preemption AC parameters may comprise a Contention Window maximum (CWmax) comprising a first predetermined value and a preemption Arbitrary Interframe Space Number (AIFSN) of less than or equal to a second predetermined value. AC parameters for others of the plurality of ACs may be received wherein a non-preemption AIFSN associated with any of the others of the plurality of ACs is greater than a sum of the first predetermined value the second predetermined value. Preemption for traffic in the preemption AC may be allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Hart, Matthew Aaron Silverman, Malcolm Muir Smith, Jerome Henry
  • Patent number: 11924857
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises first causing, by a controller device, wireless access points (APs) to allocate first non-interfering wireless channels for a prescribed reliable data service for wireless client devices in a WLAN; second causing the wireless APs to allocate a second shared channel having a bandwidth that is greater than the corresponding bandwidth of any of the first non-interfering wireless channels; allocating for each wireless client device a corresponding location service interval on the second shared channel for transmission of at least a corresponding identifiable wireless data unit for locating the corresponding wireless client device between two or more of the wireless APs; and determining a location of at least one of the wireless client devices based on reception of at least the corresponding wireless data unit between the one wireless client device and the two or more wireless APs during the corresponding location service interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Silverman, Ardalan Alizadeh, Pooya Monajemi, Jerome Henry
  • Publication number: 20240072955
    Abstract: Legacy preamble puncturing for fine timing and frequency offset estimation may be provided. Within a user information field of a trigger frame, a legacy preamble puncturing pattern may be allocated to each of a plurality of client devices wherein each of the plurality of client devices is allocated with at least one respective corresponding non-overlapping sub-channel. Next, from each of the plurality of client devices on their respective corresponding non-overlapping sub-channel, a respective corresponding preamble may be received. Time and frequency synchronization may then be performed for each of the plurality of client devices based on their respective corresponding preamble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohsen Jamalabdollahi, Ardalan Alizadeh, Audrey Yazdanparast, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Patent number: 11910423
    Abstract: Methods and systems for distinguishing between radar signals and Wi-Fi signals are provided. When a set of electromagnetic signals are received, various tests are performed on the signals to determine if the signals are associated with radar pulses or if the signals are more likely to be associated with stray Wi-Fi signals or other non-radar interference. One such test relies on the relatively small variance of frequencies used by radar pulses when compared to the high variation of Wi-Fi signals. Another test relies on the relatively low peak to average power ratio of signals associated with radar pulses when compared to Wi-Fi signals. The tests described herein are an improvement on existing methods for distinguishing radar signals from Wi-Fi signals and result in less switching of Wi-Fi channels due to erroneously detected radar signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred J. Anderson, Paul Jeffrey Stager, Evgeny Yankevich, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Publication number: 20240056226
    Abstract: A network of access points (AP) in a high-density environment may be provided. A number of packet transmission retries for one or more of the AP may be determined by setting a number, m, of retries for transmitting a data packet, where m is the upper limit of the number of retries. Data packets are then transmitted m times. Upon transmitting the data packet m times, a success probability SP(u,m) for transmission of the data packet, where u is the number of users, may be calculated. The transmission of the data packet may be repeated m?x times where x is an integer. Upon calculating the success probability for m?x times, a success probability SP(u,m?x) for transmission of the data packet may be calculated. If SP (u,m?x) is larger than SP(u,m) then x may be decreased by one and actions (b)-(f) may be repeated. If SP (u,m?x) is not larger than SP(u,m) then m?x may be set as the maximum number of retries for the data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ardalan ALIZADEH, Sivadeep Reddy KALAVAKURU, Matthew Aaron SILVERMAN, John Matthew SWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20240049133
    Abstract: Network traffic interference detection and management may be provided. An infringement event by an infringing Access Point (AP) on a Restricted Target Wake Time (rTWT) transmission opportunity (TxOp) associated with a victim AP may be detected, and information associated with the infringement event may be added to an infringement list, wherein the information includes a MAC address associated with the infringing AP. A controller, may receive the infringement list and notify the infringement event to the infringing AP. The infringing AP may determine whether a transmission associated with the infringement event is low latency and high priority. When the transmission is not low latency and high priority the infringing AP may modify future transmissions based on the notification. When the transmission is low latency and high priority the infringing AP may notify the controller that the transmission is low latency and high priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron SILVERMAN, Pooya MONAJEMI, Ardalan ALIZADEH, Sivadeep Reddy KALAVAKURU
  • Publication number: 20240045046
    Abstract: Presented herein are infrastructure triggering techniques for secure Ultra-Wideband (UWB) ranging. In one example, a method may include providing UWB ranging parameters to a mobile device via a first radio communication, wherein the first radio communication is a non-UWB radio communication; and triggering the mobile device to perform UWB ranging with a UWB anchor, wherein the triggering is performed using a second radio communication. In another example, a method may include, obtaining, by a mobile device, UWB ranging parameters for a geographic area; obtaining a UWB ranging instruction for the geographic area; and performing UWB ranging with a target UWB anchor based on the UWB ranging parameters and the UWB ranging instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Publication number: 20240022919
    Abstract: The present technology is directed to providing a 3-D visualization of a Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern based on telemetry data. The present technology can receive telemetry data for a Wi-Fi access point located at a location of a building plan in a Wi-Fi visualization system, store the telemetry data with a timestamp, determine a change in a Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point based on the telemetry data, and present a visualization illustrating the change in the Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point. The present technology can further present an animation of the change in the Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point based on the stored telemetry data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Salvatore Valenza, Samer Salam, Taha Hajar, Nikodin Ristanovic, Arun G. Khanna, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Publication number: 20240023179
    Abstract: An arrangement of three radios maybe provided. The three radios define first and second outer data links and a middle data link. Access to the arrangement of three radios can be biased to the middle data link in one direction upon a data transmission through the first and second outer data links being dominate in an opposite direction. Data transmission with enhanced multi-link single radio (eMLSR) client devices can be prioritized lower than data transmission with simultaneous transmit and receive radio (STR) client devices and non-simultaneous transmit and receive radio (NSTR) client devices. A radio can be configured for data transmission with a client device. The range of the radio is limited when the data traffic through the radio exceeds a determined number of bytes of data in a determined amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pooya Monajemi, Ardalan Alizadeh, Matthew Aaron Silverman, Brian D. Hart, Vishal Satyendra Desai, Santosh Babaji Kulkarni, Young IL Choi
  • Publication number: 20240023040
    Abstract: Coordinated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (C-OFDMA) in high density networks may be provided. A primary Access Point (AP) and a subordinate AP may be caused to use an omnidirectional antenna pattern during a synchronization period. Next, the primary AP and the subordinate AP may be caused to use an omnidirectional antenna pattern during a time in which the primary AP sends a subordinate Trigger Frame (TF) during a first C-OFDMA period. The primary AP and the subordinate AP may then be caused to use a directional antenna pattern during times in which the primary AP and the subordinate AP Uplink (UL) data during the first C-OFDMA period and Downlink (DL) data during the first C-OFDMA period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: ARDALAN ALIZADEH, JOHN MATTHEW SWARTZ, SIVADEEP REDDY KALAVAKURU, MATTHEW AARON SILVERMAN
  • Publication number: 20240015827
    Abstract: A method to operate a multi-link wireless device. The method includes establishing at least a first multi-link device interface and a second multi-link device interface, exposing, via a virtual data port, the first multi-link device interface and the second multi-link device interface at a data processing layer of the wireless device, selecting one of the first multi-link device interface and the second multi-link device interface, as a selected multi-link device interface, based on performance information associated with a first radio and a second radio associated, respectively, with the first multi-link device interface and the second multi-link device interface, and wirelessly transmitting a packet from the wireless device by routing the packet through the selected multi-link device interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Zuniga, Pooya Monajemi, Robert Edgar Barton, Matthew Aaron Silverman, Jerome Henry
  • Publication number: 20240014913
    Abstract: The present technology is directed to visualizing a Wi-Fi access point (AP) signal propagation pattern through multiple floors. The present technology can execute a Wi-Fi signal propagation model corresponding to a first AP on a first floor of a building plan and a second AP on a second floor of the building plan. The Wi-Fi signal propagation model calculates a Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern for a plurality of APs including the first AP and the second AP. The present technology can further present a visualization of the Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern for the plurality of APs, wherein the Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern for the first AP on the first floor of the building plan projects onto the second floor of the building plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Salvatore Valenza, Samer Salam, Taha Hajar, Nikodin Ristanovic, Arun G. Khanna, Matthew Aaron Silverman, James Florwick
  • Patent number: 11838830
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for scheduling Ultra-Wideband (UWB) anchors and mobile devices for client ranging. A control device can determine respective ranging priorities for a plurality of mobile devices, which are each assigned to at least one UWB anchor. The control device can obtain at least one collision mapping identifying, for a respective pair of the mobile devices, a collision probability that a UWB signal associated with a ranging procedure involving a first mobile device of the respective pair will collide with a UWB signal associated with a ranging procedure involving a second mobile device of the respective pair. The control device can establish a ranging schedule for the mobile devices and UWB anchors based on the respective UWB ranging priorities and the collision mapping(s). The control device can send at least one command to cause UWB ranging procedures to be performed according to the ranging schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Edgar Barton, Jerome Henry, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Patent number: 11828832
    Abstract: Presented herein are infrastructure triggering techniques for secure Ultra-Wideband (UWB) ranging. In one example, a method may include providing UWB ranging parameters to a mobile device via a first radio communication, wherein the first radio communication is a non-UWB radio communication; and triggering the mobile device to perform UWB ranging with a UWB anchor, wherein the triggering is performed using a second radio communication. In another example, a method may include, obtaining, by a mobile device, UWB ranging parameters for a geographic area; obtaining a UWB ranging instruction for the geographic area; and performing UWB ranging with a target UWB anchor based on the UWB ranging parameters and the UWB ranging instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Patent number: 11832208
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for assigning Ultra-Wideband (UWB) anchors for client ranging. A location server can estimate a coarse location of a mobile device using a localization technique other than a UWB localization technique. The localization technique can involve multiple wireless access points or other radio devices. The location server can define an area around the coarse location to identify a set of candidate anchors for UWB ranging. The set of candidate anchors can be disposed within the area and include at least a subset of the radio devices. The location server can modify the set of candidate anchors to create a modified set of candidate anchors that includes only UWB-enabled devices. The location server can select a primary anchor from the modified set of candidate anchors and send a command to cause a UWB ranging procedure to be initiated between the primary anchor and the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Publication number: 20230379064
    Abstract: An access point allocates resource units within a first channel to mitigate interference from an adjacent second channel. The access point obtains a measure of signal strength corresponding to each wireless device attached to an access point, and assigns, for each wireless device, resource units with a first frequency band of the first channel to mitigate interference with a second frequency band of a second channel adjacent to the first channel. An assignment between a set of resource units and a particular wireless device is based on the measure of signal strength corresponding to the particular wireless device. The access point communicates with the wireless devices on the resource units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Silverman, Pooya Monajemi, Vishal Satyendra Desai, John Martin Blosco
  • Patent number: 11812334
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for assigning Ultra-Wideband (UWB) anchors for client ranging. A control device can monitor UWB ranging between a mobile device and a primary anchor. In response to determining that a signal strength between the mobile device and the primary anchor is below a threshold, the control device can identify anchors for which the mobile device has had a signal strength above the threshold during a period of time, and select one of the anchors as a new primary anchor for the mobile device. For example, the control device can select the new primary anchor based on a relative collision tolerance mapping for the new primary anchor and at least one other anchor within a UWB range of the new primary anchor. The control device can send a command causing UWB ranging to be performed between the mobile device and the new primary anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Patent number: 11812373
    Abstract: Optimal determination of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) sounding method and system may be provided. An Access Point (AP) selects a subchannel for the partial sounding. The AP then sounds the selected subchannel. A client station responds with Channel State Information (CSI). The AP can receive the CSI, from the client station, in response to the sounding. Based on the CSI from the selected subchannel, the AP extrapolates the CSI to determine predicted CSI for a wider bandwidth channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Silverman, Ardalan Alizadeh, Khashayar Mirfakhraei, Gautam D. Bhanage
  • Patent number: 11785477
    Abstract: The present technology is directed to providing a 3-D visualization of a Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern based on telemetry data. The present technology can receive telemetry data for a Wi-Fi access point located at a location of a building plan in a Wi-Fi visualization system, store the telemetry data with a timestamp, determine a change in a Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point based on the telemetry data, and present a visualization illustrating the change in the Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point. The present technology can further present an animation of the change in the Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point based on the stored telemetry data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Salvatore Valenza, Samer Salam, Taha Hajar, Nikodin Ristanovic, Arun G. Khanna, Matthew Aaron Silverman