Patents by Inventor Brice Cox

Brice Cox 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).

  • Representing and searching network multicast trees
    Patent number: 9769028
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving data from each of a plurality of components in a network, the components being arranged as a plurality of multicast trees, the data from each of the components indicating a structure of a portion of the network and at least one attribute associated with the respective component. The disclosure further provides for determining, based on the data, a structure of at least some of the multicast trees, receiving search criteria, and determining which of the multicast trees meet the search criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian E. Field, Brice Cox
  • Representing and Searching Network Multicast Trees
    Publication number: 20160234072
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving data from each of a plurality of components in a network, the components being arranged as a plurality of multicast trees, the data from each of the components indicating a structure of a portion of the network and at least one attribute associated with the respective component. The disclosure further provides for determining, based on the data, a structure of at least some of the multicast trees, receiving search criteria, and determining which of the multicast trees meet the search criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Brian E. Field, Brice Cox
  • Representing and searching network multicast trees
    Patent number: 9160628
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving data from each of a plurality of components in a network, the components being arranged as a plurality of multicast trees, the data from each of the components indicating a structure of a portion of the network and at least one attribute associated with the respective component. The disclosure further provides for determining, based on the data, a structure of at least some of the multicast trees, receiving search criteria, and determining which of the multicast trees meet the search criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Brian E. Field, Brice Cox
  • Representing and Searching Network Multicast Trees
    Publication number: 20140064145
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving data from each of a plurality of components in a network, the components being arranged as a plurality of multicast trees, the data from each of the components indicating a structure of a portion of the network and at least one attribute associated with the respective component. The disclosure further provides for determining, based on the data, a structure of at least some of the multicast trees, receiving search criteria, and determining which of the multicast trees meet the search criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian E. Field, Brice Cox
  • Representing and searching network multicast trees
    Patent number: 8599725
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving data from each of a plurality of components in a network, the components being arranged as a plurality of multicast trees, the data from each of the components indicating a structure of a portion of the network and at least one attribute associated with the respective component. The disclosure further provides for determining, based on the data, a structure of at least some of the multicast trees, receiving search criteria, and determining which of the multicast trees meet the search criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian E. Field, Brice Cox
  • Representing and Searching Network Multicast Trees
    Publication number: 20110134918
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving data from each of a plurality of components in a network, the components being arranged as a plurality of multicast trees, the data from each of the components indicating a structure of a portion of the network and at least one attribute associated with the respective component. The disclosure further provides for determining, based on the data, a structure of at least some of the multicast trees, receiving search criteria, and determining which of the multicast trees meet the search criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Brian E. Field, Brice Cox