Patents by Inventor Michael Koehne

Michael Koehne 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).

  • Scheduling and queue servicing in a satellite terminal for bandwidth allocations in a broadband satellite communications system
    Patent number: 7085247
    Abstract: An approach for scheduling packets within a terminal used in a satellite communications system is disclosed. A hub, in conjunction with a satellite, controls bandwidth allocations to a plurality of terminals, which are configured to issue bandwidth allocation requests to the satellite. Each of the terminals comprises a plurality of queues that are configured to store the packets; these queues are prioritized. A bandwidth-on-demand control logic prepares a schedule plan for transmitting the stored packets based upon current bandwidth allocations and the prioritization of the queues. The current bandwidth allocations are based upon prior bandwidth allocation and the stored packets. The schedule plan assigns the stored packets to packet transmission opportunities associated with the current bandwidth allocations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Schweinhart, Michael Koehne
  • Scheduling and queue servicing in a satellite terminal for bandwidth allocations in a broadband satellite communications system
    Publication number: 20030031141
    Abstract: An approach for scheduling packets within a terminal used in a satellite communications system is disclosed. A hub, in conjunction with a satellite, controls bandwidth allocations to a plurality of terminals, which are configured to issue bandwidth allocation requests to the satellite. Each of the terminals comprises a plurality of queues that are configured to store the packets; these queues are prioritized. A bandwidth-on-demand control logic prepares a schedule plan for transmitting the stored packets based upon current bandwidth allocations and the prioritization of the queues. The current bandwidth allocations are based upon prior bandwidth allocation and the stored packets. The schedule plan assigns the stored packets to packet transmission opportunities associated with the current bandwidth allocations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Craig Schweinhart, Michael Koehne