Patents by Inventor Colleen Szymanik

Colleen Szymanik 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: 11924694
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Teddy El-Rashidy, Colleen Szymanik
  • Publication number: 20230397244
    Abstract: A networking device may determine that communications that is it receiving or sending to a computing device would not use all of the bandwidth of a channel when those communications are being sent or received. The networking device may determine other communications from the computing device or other computing devices to send communications to or from. The networking device may allocate different portions of the bandwidth for each of those communications to be sent or received by the networking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Colleen Szymanik, Teddy El-Rashidy, Ravi Teja Pandirla, Leslie Alvarado, Firas Shaari
  • Publication number: 20230397050
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for associating a gateway device as a backup for another gateway device based on the communication characteristics of the gateways. The communication characteristics of the gateways may indicate that the gateways available are suitable backups of each other in the event that one of the gateways becomes inoperable or has an excessive workload. The associations between the gateways may be further based on the network channels used by the gateways for communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Leslie Alvarado, Teddy El-Rashidy, Alberto Garcia-Ortiz, Colleen Szymanik
  • Patent number: 11622301
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Teddy El-Rashidy, Colleen Szymanik
  • Publication number: 20220370902
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are described herein for managing computing resources and computing tasks. A computing capability associated with a computing device can be compared to capability requirement associated with a computing task. In the case that a computing capability associated with a first computing device does not satisfy the capability requirement, an alternate computing device can be designated to execute the computing task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Colleen Szymanik, Mary Malone
  • Publication number: 20220321075
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for optimizing user content consuming experience by recognizing and classifying different sounds while a user views a program. The system may have or may access information related to the program audio being presented, enabling it to distinguish between conversations occurring in the program audio and conversations between users in the viewing environment. The system may turn the program volume down on one or more sound producing devices if it detects a conversation. The system may turn the program volume up if it detects an interrupting noise. The system may also adjust the program content based on locations of various objects within the listening or viewing environment, and types of users in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sarah Friant, Colleen Szymanik, Myra Einstein
  • Patent number: 11323086
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for optimizing user content consuming experience by recognizing and classifying different sounds while a user views a program. The system may have or may access information related to the program audio being presented, enabling it to distinguish between conversations occurring in the program audio and conversations between users in the viewing environment. The system may turn the program volume down on one or more sound producing devices if it detects a conversation. The system may turn the program volume up if it detects an interrupting noise. The system may also adjust the program content based on locations of various objects within the listening or viewing environment, and types of users in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Friant, Colleen Szymanik, Myra Einstein
  • Publication number: 20210360490
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Teddy EL-RASHIDY, Colleen SZYMANIK
  • Patent number: 11057798
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Teddy El-Rashidy, Colleen Szymanik
  • Publication number: 20200275320
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Teddy EL-RASHIDY, Colleen SZYMANIK
  • Publication number: 20200053095
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for managing access control. An example method may comprise receiving an address associated with a user device. An identifier may be determined based on the address. Based on the identifier, the user device may be determined to be associated with a trusted user. Based on the determination that the user device is associated with the trusted user, the user device may be granted access to a trusted network service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah Friant, Colleen Szymanik, Myra Einstein
  • Patent number: 10548052
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Teddy El-Rashidy, Colleen Szymanik
  • Publication number: 20190372541
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for optimizing user content consuming experience by recognizing and classifying different sounds while a user views a program. The system may have or may access information related to the program audio being presented, enabling it to distinguish between conversations occurring in the program audio and conversations between users in the viewing environment. The system may turn the program volume down on one or more sound producing devices if it detects a conversation. The system may turn the program volume up if it detects an interrupting noise. The system may also adjust the program content based on locations of various objects within the listening or viewing environment, and types of users in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Sarah Friant, Colleen Szymanik, Myra Einstein
  • Publication number: 20190239125
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Teddy EL-RASHIDY, Colleen SZYMANIK
  • Patent number: 9961576
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the health score of a Wi-Fi radio are described. Data associated with the Wi-Fi radio and/or an access point encapsulating the Wi-Fi radio may be received. Various parameters related to the Wi-Fi radio and/or an access point encapsulating the Wi-Fi radio may be determined. Weights may be assigned to the parameters, and the health score may be calculated using the weighted parameters. Default values may be assigned to the parameters if the initial determination of the parameter is below a minimal value. Configuration parameters related to the Wi-Fi radio, the access point, or neighboring access points may be transmitted based on the calculated health score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Colleen Szymanik, Alexander Roscoe, Darrell DeRosia, Bradley Mayer
  • Publication number: 20170111811
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the health score of a Wi-Fi radio are described. Data associated with the Wi-Fi radio and/or an access point encapsulating the Wi-Fi radio may be received. Various parameters related to the Wi-Fi radio and/or an access point encapsulating the Wi-Fi radio may be determined. Weights may be assigned to the parameters, and the health score may be calculated using the weighted parameters. Default values may be assigned to the parameters if the initial determination of the parameter is below a minimal value. Configuration parameters related to the Wi-Fi radio, the access point, or neighboring access points may be transmitted based on the calculated health score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Colleen Szymanik, Alexander Roscoe, Darrell DeRosia, Bradley Mayer