Patents by Inventor Ethan Wright
Ethan Wright 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).
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Patent number: 11943613Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for access point device recovery and management using mobile devices. The method includes providing, by a mobile device to an access point device via a service provider system, authentication details of the mobile device, establishing a secure wireless connection using the authentication details between the access point device and the mobile device upon receiving, by the mobile device, an indication of failure of a network connection between the service provider system and the access point device, sending, by the mobile device to the access point device over the secure wireless connection, a configuration instruction, receiving, by the mobile device from the access point device over the secure wireless connection, confirmation of the configuration instruction, and disconnecting the secure connection upon successful application of the configuration instruction.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew James Wright, Wystan Schmidt
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Patent number: 11729110Abstract: Implementing network constraint exceptions on a per device basis is disclosed. A network manager determines that a subscriber device associated with a subscriber network is to be granted an exception to a network constraint of the subscriber network. An aggregation device that is coupled to a set of subscriber networks including the subscriber network is sent aggregation device instructions to grant the exception to packets associated with the subscriber device that flow through the aggregation device. A network gateway device that serves as a network gateway for the subscriber network is sent gateway device instructions to associate packets associated with the subscriber device with information for identifying the packets as being associated with the subscriber device.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew J. Wright, Tyson Vinson
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Publication number: 20230254543Abstract: Providing a coordinated primary media stream with an aggregate supplemental media stream is disclosed. A request is received from an end user device associated with a user for supplemental media. Metadata and a broadcast time associated with a primary media stream transmitted to the end user device are determined. Based on the metadata and the broadcast time, first supplemental media from a first account of the user on a first platform and second supplemental media from a second account of the user on a second platform are determined. The first supplemental media and the second supplemental media are merged into an aggregate supplemental media stream. The aggregate supplemental media stream is streamed in synchronization with the primary media stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Ethan Wright, Omar Alami
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Publication number: 20230208726Abstract: Obtaining location metadata for network devices using augmented reality (AR) is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an AR computing device receives first user inputs indicating boundary points of a device region, and determines first spatial coordinates for each boundary point. The AR computing device next receives a second user input that indicates a network device within the device region, and determines second spatial coordinates for the network device. The AR computing device may also correlate the network device with a known connected network device. The AR computing device then transmits, to a server computing device, first metadata that includes the first spatial coordinates and an identifier of the device region, and second metadata that includes the second spatial coordinates and an identifier of the indicated network device. In some embodiments, the metadata may be employed, e.g., to generate a floorplan visualization and/or a signal strength map of the device region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew J. Wright, Micah Labbee
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Patent number: 11671671Abstract: Providing a coordinated primary media stream with an aggregate supplemental media stream is disclosed. A request is received from an end user device associated with a user for supplemental media. Metadata and a broadcast time associated with a primary media stream transmitted to the end user device are determined. Based on the metadata and the broadcast time, first supplemental media from a first account of the user on a first platform and second supplemental media from a second account of the user on a second platform are determined. The first supplemental media and the second supplemental media are merged into an aggregate supplemental media stream. The aggregate supplemental media stream is streamed in synchronization with the primary media stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Omar Alami
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Patent number: 11652694Abstract: A first router obtains a first network address of a first local area network (LAN) implemented by a second router and a first subnet mask associated with the first LAN. The first router causes the establishment of a secure communications channel with the second router. The first router determines that a computing device seeks to join the first LAN. The first router obtains an internet protocol (IP) address that has a same network address as the first network address and sends, to the computing device, the IP address and the first subnet mask for use by the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Micah Labbee
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Patent number: 11616699Abstract: Obtaining location metadata for network devices using augmented reality (AR) is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an AR computing device receives first user inputs indicating boundary points of a device region, and determines first spatial coordinates for each boundary point. The AR computing device next receives a second user input that indicates a network device within the device region, and determines second spatial coordinates for the network device. The AR computing device may also correlate the network device with a known connected network device. The AR computing device then transmits, to a server computing device, first metadata that includes the first spatial coordinates and an identifier of the device region, and second metadata that includes the second spatial coordinates and an identifier of the indicated network device. In some embodiments, the metadata may be employed, e.g., to generate a floorplan visualization and/or a signal strength map of the device region.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew J. Wright, Micah Labbee
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Publication number: 20230071504Abstract: A method for operating an automated testing platform includes providing a testing cloud application running on the automated testing platform; providing a test facility; receiving, by the testing cloud application, a job file of a test; connecting the test facility to the testing cloud application; publishing job data prescribed in the job file of the test to the test facility, wherein the job data configures the test facility to perform at least one test of a device or service under test and synchronizes a plurality of elements of the test; receiving, by the testing cloud application, result data from the test facility, which has performed at least one of the plurality of elements of the test; and generating a report of the result data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Matthew James Wright, Ethan Wright, Jason Page
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Patent number: 11575584Abstract: Automatic network device identification and presentation of network information via augmented reality is disclosed. Real time imagery of a scene within a field of view of a camera is received. It is determined that the imagery depicts a first object. It is determined that the first object comprises a first network-attached device attached to a network. Information that corresponds to the first network-attached device is obtained, and the information is presented in conjunction with a real time view of the scene.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Omar Alami
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Publication number: 20230030301Abstract: A first router obtains a first network address of a first local area network (LAN) implemented by a second router and a first subnet mask associated with the first LAN. The first router causes the establishment of a secure communications channel with the second router. The first router determines that a computing device seeks to join the first LAN. The first router obtains an internet protocol (IP) address that has a same network address as the first network address and sends, to the computing device, the IP address and the first subnet mask for use by the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Ethan Wright, Micah Labbee
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Publication number: 20220417107Abstract: Automatic network device identification and presentation of network information via augmented reality is disclosed. Real time imagery of a scene within a field of view of a camera is received. It is determined that the imagery depicts a first object. It is determined that the first object comprises a first network-attached device attached to a network. Information that corresponds to the first network-attached device is obtained, and the information is presented in conjunction with a real time view of the scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Ethan Wright, Omar Alami
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Publication number: 20220408254Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for access point device recovery and management using mobile devices. The method includes providing, by a mobile device to an access point device via a service provider system, authentication details of the mobile device, establishing a secure wireless connection using the authentication details between the access point device and the mobile device upon receiving, by the mobile device, an indication of failure of a network connection between the service provider system and the access point device, sending, by the mobile device to the access point device over the secure wireless connection, a configuration instruction, receiving, by the mobile device from the access point device over the secure wireless connection, confirmation of the configuration instruction, and disconnecting the secure connection upon successful application of the configuration instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew James Wright, Wystan Schmidt
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Publication number: 20220408156Abstract: Providing a coordinated primary media stream with an aggregate supplemental media stream is disclosed. A request is received from an end user device associated with a user for supplemental media. Metadata and a broadcast time associated with a primary media stream transmitted to the end user device are determined. Based on the metadata and the broadcast time, first supplemental media from a first account of the user on a first platform and second supplemental media from a second account of the user on a second platform are determined. The first supplemental media and the second supplemental media are merged into an aggregate supplemental media stream. The aggregate supplemental media stream is streamed in synchronization with the primary media stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Ethan Wright, Omar Alami
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Patent number: 11507582Abstract: Event-driven Internet of Things (IoT) abstraction using rules is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a network computing device that provides an IoT management (IoTM) service is communicatively coupled to an IoT device. The IoTM service receives multiple rules, each of which comprises an event identifier that identifies an event that the IoT device is capable of emitting, and an action identifier that identifies an action to be performed by the IoTM service (e.g., a command to be issued to the IoT device or an operation to be performed by the IoTM service). Upon receiving a first event emitted by the IoT device, the IoTM service identifies a first rule of the plurality of rules based on a first event identifier of the first rule that matches the first event. The IoTM service then executes a first action, wherein a first action identifier of the first rule identifies the first action.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Micah Labbee, Jason Page
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Patent number: 11477643Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for access point device recovery and management using mobile devices. The method includes providing, by a mobile device to an access point device via a service provider system, authentication details of the mobile device, establishing a secure wireless connection using the authentication details between the access point device and the mobile device upon receiving, by the mobile device, an indication of failure of a network connection between the service provider system and the access point device, sending, by the mobile device to the access point device over the secure wireless connection, a configuration instruction, receiving, by the mobile device from the access point device over the secure wireless connection, confirmation of the configuration instruction, and disconnecting the secure connection upon successful application of the configuration instruction.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew James Wright, Wystan Schmidt
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Publication number: 20220181037Abstract: Event-driven Internet of Things (IoT) abstraction using rules is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a network computing device that provides an IoT management (IoTM) service is communicatively coupled to an IoT device. The IoTM service receives multiple rules, each of which comprises an event identifier that identifies an event that the IoT device is capable of emitting, and an action identifier that identifies an action to be performed by the IoTM service (e.g., a command to be issued to the IoT device or an operation to be performed by the IoTM service). Upon receiving a first event emitted by the IoT device, the IoTM service identifies a first rule of the plurality of rules based on a first event identifier of the first rule that matches the first event. The IoTM service then executes a first action, wherein a first action identifier of the first rule identifies the first action.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Ethan Wright, Micah Labbee, Jason Page
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Publication number: 20220141150Abstract: Implementing network constraint exceptions on a per device basis is disclosed. A network manager determines that a subscriber device associated with a subscriber network is to be granted an exception to a network constraint of the subscriber network. An aggregation device that is coupled to a set of subscriber networks including the subscriber network is sent aggregation device instructions to grant the exception to packets associated with the subscriber device that flow through the aggregation device. A network gateway device that serves as a network gateway for the subscriber network is sent gateway device instructions to associate packets associated with the subscriber device with information for identifying the packets as being associated with the subscriber device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew J. Wright, Tyson Vinson
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Publication number: 20220124071Abstract: Routing network traffic using router-terminated virtual private network (VPN) client sessions is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a router computing device receives an indication of an association between a client computing device and VPN configuration data for a VPN, the indication comprising an identifier of the client computing device and the VPN configuration data. The router computing device binds a VPN client session instantiated by the router computing device to a network interface and implements a firewall rule to route network traffic to and from the client computing device via the network interface. The router computing device establishes a connection with the VPN using the VPN client session and the VPN configuration data. Finally, the router computing device receives network traffic for the client computing device and routes the network traffic via the network interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Ethan Wright, Wystan Schmidt, Micah Labbee
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Patent number: 11303580Abstract: Implementing network constraint exceptions on a per device basis is disclosed. A network manager determines that a subscriber device associated with a subscriber network is to be granted an exception to a network constraint of the subscriber network. An aggregation device that is coupled to a set of subscriber networks including the subscriber network is sent aggregation device instructions to grant the exception to packets associated with the subscriber device that flow through the aggregation device. A network gateway device that serves as a network gateway for the subscriber network is sent gateway device instructions to associate packets associated with the subscriber device with information for identifying the packets as being associated with the subscriber device.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Matthew J. Wright, Tyson Vinson
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Patent number: 11249873Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for continuous integration testing of network access devices. A testing platform includes a virtual environmental library and a processor.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Ethan Wright, Micah Labbee