Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Herbert

Thomas F. Herbert 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: 8582580
    Abstract: A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include a Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBB/TE) interface or interfaces configured to receive a plurality of data stream types each associated with an Instance Service Identifier (I-SID) from a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or public carrier Ethernet. A plurality of local area network (LAN) ports can be configured to communicate data to a plurality of LANs. A switching process is provided between the PBB/TE interface and the LAN ports. The switching process can be configured to bind individual data stream types from subdivided data streams each represented by an I-SID to each of the respective LAN ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Entry Point, LLC
    Inventors: C. Robert Peterson, Thomas F. Herbert
  • Patent number: 8477620
    Abstract: A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include a Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) interface or interfaces configured to receive a plurality of data stream types each associated with an Instance Service Identifier (I-SID) from a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or public carrier Ethernet. A plurality of local area network (LAN) ports can be configured to communicate data to a plurality of LANs. A switching process is provided between the PBB interface and the LAN ports. The switching process can be configured to bind individual data stream types from subdivided data streams each represented by an I-SID to each of the respective LAN ports. In addition, the switching process can communicate packets between the PBB interface and the bound LAN ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Entry Point, LLC
    Inventors: C. Robert Peterson, Thomas F. Herbert
  • Publication number: 20110216779
    Abstract: A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include a Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) interface or interfaces configured to receive a plurality of data stream types each associated with an Instance Service Identifier (I-SID) from a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or public carrier Ethernet. A plurality of local area network (LAN) ports can be configured to communicate data to a plurality of LANs. A switching process is provided between the PBB interface and the LAN ports. The switching process can be configured to bind individual data stream types from subdivided data streams each represented by an I-SID to each of the respective LAN ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ENTRY POINT, LLC
    Inventors: C. Robert Peterson, Thomas F. Herbert
  • Publication number: 20110038382
    Abstract: A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include a Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBB/TE) interface or interfaces configured to receive a plurality of data stream types each associated with an Instance Service Identifier (I-SID) from a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or public carrier Ethernet. A plurality of local area network (LAN) ports can be configured to communicate data to a plurality of LANs. A switching process is provided between the PBB/TE interface and the LAN ports. The switching process can be configured to bind individual data stream types from subdivided data streams each represented by an I-SID to each of the respective LAN ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Entry Point, LLC
    Inventors: C. Robert Peterson, Thomas F. Herbert
  • Patent number: 7843944
    Abstract: A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include an Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) interface configured to receive a plurality of data stream types from a packet switched network. A plurality of local area network ports can be configured to communicate data to local area networks. A switching process can be provided between the MPLS interface and the local area network ports. The switching process can be configured to map individual data stream types from the MPLS interface to each of the respective local area network ports. In addition, the switching process can communicate packets between the MPLS interface and the mapped local area network ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Entry Point, LLC
    Inventors: C. Robert Peterson, Thomas F. Herbert
  • Publication number: 20080310424
    Abstract: A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include an Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) interface configured to receive a plurality of data stream types from a packet switched network. A plurality of local area network ports can be configured to communicate data to local area networks. A switching process can be provided between the MPLS interface and the local area network ports. The switching process can be configured to map individual data stream types from the MPLS interface to each of the respective local area network ports. In addition, the switching process can communicate packets between the MPLS interface and the mapped local area network ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Entry Point, LLC
    Inventors: C. Robert Peterson, Thomas F. Herbert
  • Publication number: 20080159298
    Abstract: A system and method are supplied to provide multiple private networks. The system can include an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) interface configured to receive a plurality of data stream types from a cell switched network. A plurality of local area network ports can be configured to communicate data to local area networks. A switching process can be provided between the ATM interface and the local area network ports. The switching process can be configured to map individual data stream types from the ATM interface to each of the respective local area network ports. In addition, the switching process can communicate packets between the ATM interface and the mapped local area network ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Entry Point, LLC
    Inventors: C. Robert Peterson, Thomas F. Herbert
  • Patent number: 5325445
    Abstract: Feature classification using a novel supervised statistical pattern recognition approach is described. A tree-like hierarchical decomposition of n-dimensional feature space is created off-line from an image processing system. The hierarchical tree is created through a minimax-type decompositional segregation of n-dimensional feature vectors of different feature classifications within the corresponding feature space. Each cell preferably contains feature vectors of only one feature classification, or is empty, or is of a predefined minimum cell size. Once created, the hierarchical tree is made available to the image processing system for real-time defect classification of features in a static or moving pattern. Each feature is indexed to the classification tree by locating its corresponding feature vector in the appropriate feature space cell as determined by a depth-first search of the hierarchical tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Thomas F. Herbert