Patents by Inventor David Daniel Smith

David Daniel Smith 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: 12341630
    Abstract: A method operable by a communication network gateway for providing communication services includes (a) supporting respective communication links with a plurality of communication service providers, (b) supporting a plurality of virtual local area networks (VLANs), (c) associating each virtual local area network (VLAN) with a respective communication service provider of the plurality of communication service providers, and (d) routing data between each VLAN and the respective communication link of the respective communication service provider associated with the VLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Riland, Rob Alderfer, Dennis Alan Brown, Jane Keys, John C. Bahr, Thomas Holtzman Williams, Derek DiGiacomo, Austin Ralph Pahl, Mark Davies, Yuan Tian, Darshak Thakore, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11991523
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for thwarting radio spoofing techniques by requiring and sending data from multiple radios positioned such that the receiving client can determine that it came from multiple spatially separated radios due to the Angle of Arrival of each radio's signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11963075
    Abstract: A mesh wireless access point (WAP) includes a housing, a first radio assembly, a second radio assembly, and an internal communication link between the first and second radio assemblies. The housing is configured to be affixed to, or integrated with, a feature of a building. The first radio assembly is incorporated with the housing and configured to support a first wireless communication link, and the second radio assembly is incorporated with the housing and configured to support a second wireless communication link. The internal communication link is configured to transfer data packets between the first and second radio assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11909512
    Abstract: A coherent optical injection locking (COIL) apparatus generates multiple optical source outputs from a single optical source generated by a parent laser. The COIL apparatus includes a plurality of optical source generators each having a child laser, of lesser performance than the parent laser, that is injection locked to the single optical source. The optical source generators may have one or both of a shared configuration and a cascaded configuration that replicates the single optical source, or a single wavelength of the single optical source when it is a comb source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zhensheng Jia, David Daniel Smith, Junwen Zhang, Luis Alberto Campos, Curtis D. Knittle
  • Patent number: 11876645
    Abstract: A method operable by a communication network gateway for providing communication services includes (a) supporting respective communication links with a plurality of communication service providers, (b) supporting a plurality of virtual local area networks (VLANs), (c) associating each virtual local area network (VLAN) with a respective communication service provider of the plurality of communication service providers, and (d) routing data between each VLAN and the respective communication link of the respective communication service provider associated with the VLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Riland, Rob Alderfer, Dennis Alan Brown, Jane Keys, John C. Bahr, Thomas Holtzman Williams, Derek Digiacomo, Austin Ralph Pahl, Mark Davies, Yuan Tian, Darshak Thakore, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11876663
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network includes converting transmission entities into data symbols at a first communication device, transmitting the data symbols from the first communication device to a second communication device through at least two different types of communication media using only lower PHY layers of the at least two different types of communication media, and converting the data symbols into transmission entities at the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Judson D. Cary, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11871230
    Abstract: A method of securing data transmission from a plurality of spatially distributed transmitters to a receiving device includes steps of: determining first and second receiving device propagation delays for first and second transmission paths, respectively; portioning a contiguous stream of data into first and second data portions; transmitting the first data portion by the first transmission path utilizing a coordinating system and first propagation delay, and the second data portion such that first and second data portions arrive at the receiving device during a first and second time period, respectively, wherein, when seen from the receiving device, the first data portion and second data portion are seen as transmitted as contiguous data from the same transmitter, and wherein that transmitted data is received as a contiguous stream of transmitted data at a location of the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11855829
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network includes converting transmission entities into data symbols at a first communication device, transmitting the data symbols from the first communication device to a second communication device through at least two different types of communication media using only lower PHY layers of the at least two different types of communication media, and converting the data symbols into transmission entities at the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Judson D. Cary, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11711138
    Abstract: Mitigation of satellite interference is contemplated. The mitigation may include processing satellite transmissions to remove interferences based on an amount of signal overlap, such as to facilitate mitigating interferences resulting from satellite spacing and/or ground antenna dish size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Holtzman Williams, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11641287
    Abstract: A local communication network (LCN) is contemplated. The LCN may be established within an existing network by leveraging network capabilities in order to facilitate local communications of the type whereby point-to-point (P-to-P) or other types of messaging and/or signaling may be communicated directly between devices without having to be relayed through a headend, a termination system or other processing entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Padden, Luther E. Smith, David Daniel Smith, Luis Alberto Campos
  • Publication number: 20230031072
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for thwarting radio spoofing techniques by requiring and sending data from multiple radios positioned such that the receiving client can determine that it came from multiple spatially separated radios due to the Angle of Arrival of each radio's signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11496349
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network includes converting transmission entities into data symbols at a first communication device, transmitting the data symbols from the first communication device to a second communication device through at least two different types of communication media using only lower PHY layers of the at least two different types of communication media, and converting the data symbols into transmission entities at the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Judson D. Cary, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11470477
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for thwarting radio spoofing techniques by requiring and sending data from multiple radios positioned such that the receiving client can determine that it came from multiple spatially separated radios due to the Angle of Arrival of each radio's signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, David Daniel Smith
  • Publication number: 20220103413
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network includes converting transmission entities into data symbols at a first communication device, transmitting the data symbols from the first communication device to a second communication device through at least two different types of communication media using only lower PHY layers of the at least two different types of communication media, and converting the data symbols into transmission entities at the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Judson D. Cary, David Daniel Smith
  • Publication number: 20220103414
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network includes converting transmission entities into data symbols at a first communication device, transmitting the data symbols from the first communication device to a second communication device through at least two different types of communication media using only lower PHY layers of the at least two different types of communication media, and converting the data symbols into transmission entities at the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Judson D. Cary, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11201777
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network includes converting transmission entities into data symbols at a first communication device, transmitting the data symbols from the first communication device to a second communication device through at least two different types of communication media using only lower PHY layers of the at least two different types of communication media, and converting the data symbols into transmission entities at the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, ino.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Judson D. Cary, David Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 10985832
    Abstract: Mitigation of satellite interference is contemplated. The mitigation may include processing satellite transmissions to remove interferences based on an amount of signal overlap, such as to facilitate mitigating interferences resulting from satellite spacing and/or ground antenna dish size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Holtzman Williams, David Daniel Smith
  • Publication number: 20210036802
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network includes converting transmission entities into data symbols at a first communication device, transmitting the data symbols from the first communication device to a second communication device through at least two different types of communication media using only lower PHY layers of the at least two different types of communication media, and converting the data symbols into transmission entities at the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Judson D. Cary, David Daniel Smith
  • Publication number: 20200186240
    Abstract: Mitigation of satellite interference is contemplated. The mitigation may include processing satellite transmissions to remove interferences based on an amount of signal overlap, such as to facilitate mitigating interferences resulting from satellite spacing and/or ground antenna dish size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Holtzman Williams, David Daniel Smith
  • Publication number: 20200077272
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for thwarting radio spoofing techniques by requiring and sending data from multiple radios positioned such that the receiving client can determine that it came from multiple spatially separated radios due to the Angle of Arrival of each radio's signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, David Daniel Smith