Patents by Inventor Sam Chernak

Sam Chernak 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: 9935871
    Abstract: According to some aspects as described herein, a user may purchase or otherwise be provided with an accelerated service for selected software applications, devices, and/or ports to experience a high level of communication. The accelerated service may be created, for example, by using a dedicated network data flow such that the user's customer premise equipment (CPE) network access device may put priority traffic in a different upstream data flow than the commonly shared flow, which may involve tagging the traffic upstream to the network with a priority indicator such as a flow identifier. Based on similar factors, the user may also control local priority of data received downstream from the network for distribution to one or more local devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Bastian, Sam Chernak, Daniel Herscovici, Bryan Witkowski
  • Patent number: 9118496
    Abstract: A subscriber network architecture includes a packet processing node that communicates with a network backbone and with a plurality of access nodes. The access nodes also communicate with a plurality of subscriber devices. The packet processing node controls Quality of Service (QoS) levels for the subscriber devices, routes user data to subscriber devices based on downstream communication channels of the access nodes and QoS levels, and receives data from subscriber devices (via the access nodes) for forwarding across the network backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Daniel Salinger, Sam Chernak, Chris Bastian, David Urban, Vik Saxena
  • Publication number: 20150229561
    Abstract: According to some aspects as described herein, a user may purchase or otherwise be provided with an accelerated service for selected software applications, devices, and/or ports to experience a high level of communication. The accelerated service may be created, for example, by using a dedicated network data flow such that the user's customer premise equipment (CPE) network access device may put priority traffic in a different upstream data flow than the commonly shared flow, which may involve tagging the traffic upstream to the network with a priority indicator such as a flow identifier. Based on similar factors, the user may also control local priority of data received downstream from the network for distribution to one or more local devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Bastian, Sam Chernak, Daniel Herscovici, Bryan Witkowski
  • Patent number: 8972537
    Abstract: According to some aspects as described herein, a user may purchase or otherwise be provided with an accelerated service for selected software applications, devices, and/or ports to experience a high level of communication. The accelerated service may be created, for example, by using a dedicated network data flow such that the user's customer premise equipment (CPE) network access device may put priority traffic in a different upstream data flow than the commonly shared flow, which may involve tagging the traffic upstream to the network with a priority indicator such as a flow identifier. Based on similar factors, the user may also control local priority of data received downstream from the network for distribution to one or more local devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Bastian, Sam Chernak, Daniel Herscovici, Bryan Witkowski
  • Publication number: 20130046863
    Abstract: According to some aspects as described herein, a user may purchase or otherwise be provided with an accelerated service for selected software applications, devices, and/or ports to experience a high level of communication. The accelerated service may be created, for example, by using a dedicated network data flow such that the user's customer premise equipment (CPE) network access device may put priority traffic in a different upstream data flow than the commonly shared flow, which may involve tagging the traffic upstream to the network with a priority indicator such as a flow identifier. Based on similar factors, the user may also control local priority of data received downstream from the network for distribution to one or more local devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Bastian, Sam Chernak, Daniel Herscovici, Bryan Witkowski
  • Publication number: 20120075997
    Abstract: A subscriber network architecture includes a packet processing node that communicates with a network backbone and with a plurality of access nodes. The access nodes also communicate with a plurality of subscriber devices. The packet processing node controls Quality of Service (QoS) levels for the subscriber devices, routes user data to subscriber devices based on downstream communication channels of the access nodes and QoS levels, and receives data from subscriber devices (via the access nodes) for forwarding across the network backbone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Salinger, Sam Chernak, Chris Bastian, David Urban, Vik Saxena
  • Patent number: 8094661
    Abstract: A subscriber network architecture includes a packet processing node that communicates with a network backbone and with a plurality of access nodes. The access nodes also communicate with a plurality of subscriber devices. The packet processing node controls Quality of Service (QoS) levels for the subscriber devices, routes user data to subscriber devices based on downstream communication channels of the access nodes and QoS levels, and receives data from subscriber devices (via the access nodes) for forwarding across the network backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Daniel Salinger, Sam Chernak, Chris Bastian, David Urban, Vik Saxena
  • Publication number: 20100246582
    Abstract: A subscriber network architecture includes a packet processing node that communicates with a network backbone and with a plurality of access nodes. The access nodes also communicate with a plurality of subscriber devices. The packet processing node controls Quality of Service (QoS) levels for the subscriber devices, routes user data to subscriber devices based on downstream communication channels of the access nodes and QoS levels, and receives data from subscriber devices (via the access nodes) for forwarding across the network backbone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Daniel Salinger, Sam Chernak, Chris Bastian, David Urban