Patents by Inventor Ryan Eric Redfern

Ryan Eric Redfern 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).

  • Patent number: 8989024
    Abstract: A downstream device in a network may monitor and collect data on its condition, including detecting overload conditions, and transmit such data to an upstream network device. The upstream network device may select a best downstream device for a particular traffic flow based on condition data received from downstream devices and transmit the traffic flow to the selected downstream device. A network management server may be configured to perform similar functions, instructing network devices on how to transport data through a network based on condition data received from such devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Venson M. Shaw, Terry Figurelle, Qingmin Hu, Ryan Eric Redfern, Jianrong Wang
  • Publication number: 20130336118
    Abstract: A downstream device in a network may monitor and collect data on its condition, including detecting overload conditions, and transmit such data to an upstream network device. The upstream network device may select a best downstream device for a particular traffic flow based on condition data received from downstream devices and transmit the traffic flow to the selected downstream device. A network management server may be configured to perform similar functions, instructing network devices on how to transport data through a network based on condition data received from such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Venson M. Shaw, Terry Figurelle, Qingmin Hu, Ryan Eric Redfern, Jianrong Wang