Patents by Inventor Francis Frederick Budd

Francis Frederick Budd 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).

  • System and method for providing traffic flow control in a communication network
    Patent number: 7675855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for establishing a data transmission rate in a communication network for data transmission from a first communication module to a second communication module. Generally, the method comprises: (a) reading at the first module a predetermined data reception rate limit of the second module; and (b) for the data at the first module to be transmitted to the second module, establishing a first module data transmission rate in dependence upon the predetermined data reception rate limit read in step (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Charles Michael Storry, Stephen Haldane Wellington, Francis Frederick Budd
  • Partitioned interface architecture for transmission of broadband network traffic to and from an access network
    Patent number: 7330888
    Abstract: There is a disclosed communications network for the transmission of network traffic from a distribution network to an access network having at least one end user terminal. The distribution network and the access network each having a respective traffic transmission capacity with the traffic transmission capacity of the distribution network being greater than the traffic transmission capacity of the access network. The communications network has a first network device operatively connected to the distribution network. The first network apparatus is capable of receiving network traffic from the distribution network. The communications network also has a second network device operatively connected to the access network. The second network device is capable of transmitting network traffic to the access network. The communications network also has a transmission link operatively connected between the first network device and the second network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Alcatel Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Michael Storry, Stephen Haldane Wellington, Francis Frederick Budd
  • Partitioned interface architecture for transmission of broadband network traffic to and from an access network
    Publication number: 20030221003
    Abstract: There is a disclosed communications network for the transmission of network traffic from a distribution network to an access network having at least one end user terminal. The distribution network and the access network each having a respective traffic transmission capacity with the traffic transmission capacity of the distribution network being greater than the traffic transmission capacity of the access network. The communications network has a first network device operatively connected to the distribution network. The first network apparatus is capable of receiving network traffic from the distribution network. The communications network also has a second network device operatively connected to the access network. The second network device is capable of transmitting network traffic to the access network. The communications network also has a transmission link operatively connected between the first network device and the second network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Charles Michael Storry, Stephen Haldane Wellington, Francis Frederick Budd
  • System and method for providing traffic flow control in a communication network
    Publication number: 20030218979
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for establishing a data transmission rate in a communication network for data transmission from a first communication module to a second communication module. Generally, the method comprises: (a) reading at the first module a predetermined data reception rate limit of the second module; and (b) for the data at the first module to be transmitted to the second module, establishing a first module data transmission rate in dependence upon the predetermined data reception rate limit read in step (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventors: Charles Michael Storry, Stephen Haldane Wellington, Francis Frederick Budd