Patents by Inventor Jeffery Smith

Jeffery 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: 12063534
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing deterministic network experience to application-level services are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes providing a set of interfaces to an application-level service deployed in part on a user device. The set of interfaces is configured to provide a notification to the application-level service regarding a real-time change in network conditions relevant to the application-level service. The method also includes receiving a registration request from the application-level service to register for the notification, estimating the network conditions based on physical layer information, and notifying the registered application-level service of the change in the network conditions based on the estimated network conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffery Smith
  • Publication number: 20230224743
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing deterministic network experience to application-level services are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes providing a set of interfaces to an application-level service deployed in part on a user device. The set of interfaces is configured to provide a notification to the application-level service regarding a real-time change in network conditions relevant to the application-level service. The method also includes receiving a registration request from the application-level service to register for the notification, estimating the network conditions based on physical layer information, and notifying the registered application-level service of the change in the network conditions based on the estimated network conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 11665562
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing deterministic network experience to application-level services are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes providing a set of interfaces to an application-level service deployed in part on a user device. The set of interfaces is configured to provide a notification to the application-level service regarding a real-time change in network conditions relevant to the application-level service. The method also includes receiving a registration request from the application-level service to register for the notification, estimating the network conditions based on physical layer information, and notifying the registered application-level service of the change in the network conditions based on the estimated network conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 11245606
    Abstract: A first time that a Domain Name System (DNS) response message is sent by the gateway server of a network to a user device may be determined, the DNS response message being generated by a Local DNS server of the network in response to a DNS request message from the user device for routing via the gateway server to the user device. A second time that a client handshake message for an external server identified by a network address in the DNS response is received at the gateway server may be determined, in which the client handshake message is sent by the user device. A roundtrip time for the network that is a time difference between the first time and the second time is calculated. The roundtrip trip time is then halved to obtain a network latency time measurement for the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruchir Sinha, Rajesh Gulati, Anandajothi Muttayane, Kameswaran Arunachalam, Jeffery Smith
  • Publication number: 20210406158
    Abstract: Systems and methods present practical applications to software design and testing by providing a driver or platform that implements a simplified testing process to automate test scripting and to create multiple environments to run software and device tests. The driver or platform may be modular such that a user may add more testing scripts to an environment without re-building the environment for every test, The platform may also allow the user to make changes to each script and perform tests with specific options (e.g,, testing synchronously or asynchronously, defining the number of test executions, etc.). The platform may be configured to set up devices for each test and initiate specific drivers for each test. In some embodiments, the platform may set up each device involved in a test, start the related drivers, and create different threads for executing different aspects of the test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Junghan Yu, Jeffery Smith
  • Publication number: 20210377761
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing deterministic network experience to application-level services are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes providing a set of interfaces to an application-level service deployed in part on a user device. The set of interfaces is configured to provide a notification to the application-level service regarding a real-time change in network conditions relevant to the application-level service. The method also includes receiving a registration request from the application-level service to register for the notification, estimating the network conditions based on physical layer information, and notifying the registered application-level service of the change in the network conditions based on the estimated network conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 10148512
    Abstract: A system and method of optimizing video content is provided. A request for data is received by an Application Delivery Controller from a user device (UD). Upon determining that the request for data is related to video content, an operating mode message is sent to an element of the packet core network to configure the element of the packet core network to provide the video content by transmitting a predetermined volume of data of the video content in burst mode to a memory buffer of the UD. Upon completion of the burst mode, a continuation of a data related to the video content is transmitted at a trickle mode that is slower than the burst mode. The cycle continues between burst mode and trickle mode for every trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Salvador Mendoza, Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 10134017
    Abstract: A system and method for performing a financial transaction by determining a master account number associated with one or more accounts that a user may access, providing data to generate a user interface displaying a list of the accounts and an indicator associated with a financial transaction, receiving indicator information associating the indicator with one or more of the accounts, receiving terms for the financial transaction, and performing the financial transaction. The list of accounts may be expanded to view account information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Betsy Ebersole, Julio Farach, Jill Sorg, Donald Jeffery Smith, Hector Crespo, Lynn Jackson
  • Publication number: 20180070563
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter describes an electrical barrier for the deterrence of fish having an electrical barrier with a computer system capable of executing a modified soft-start algorithm, the computer system further having a detector input and a switch output; a bio-electric fish proximity detector, the bio-electric fish proximity detector having a anode-cathode detecting pair input and a signal output, wherein said signal output is connected to the detector input; a time varying voltage source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Carl Burger, Jeffery Smith
  • Publication number: 20180048524
    Abstract: A system and method of optimizing video content is provided. A request for data is received by an Application Delivery Controller from a user device (UD). Upon determining that the request for data is related to video content, an operating mode message is sent to an element of the packet core network to configure the element of the packet core network to provide the video content by transmitting a predetermined volume of data of the video content in burst mode to a memory buffer of the UD. Upon completion of the burst mode, a continuation of a data related to the video content is transmitted at a trickle mode that is slower than the burst mode. The cycle continues between burst mode and trickle mode for every trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Salvador Mendoza, Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 9830562
    Abstract: A system and method for mobile social networking within a target area are provided. The method provides for mobile social networking. The method includes receiving a social networking profile, and a target area. The social networking profile has at least one user preference. The method also includes broadcasting the social networking profile to one or more members of the social network within the target area. The method further includes searching within the target area for the one or more members having a preference that is the same or similar to the at least one user preference. The method additionally includes enabling contact with the one or more members having the same or similar at least one user preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frederick Joel Mason, Jr., Donald Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 9820474
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter describes an electrical barrier for the deterrence of fish having an electrical barrier with a computer system capable of executing a modified soft-start algorithm, the computer system further having a detector input and a switch output; a bio-electric fish proximity detector, the bio-electric fish proximity detector having a anode-cathode detecting pair input and a signal output, wherein said signal output is connected to the detector input; a time varying voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SMITH-ROOT, INC.
    Inventors: Carl Burger, Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 9449497
    Abstract: An alarm system monitors a home, business, or other property for fire, burglary, break-in, or other event that may warrant raising an alarm. The alarm system is configured to detect tampering, whereby someone intentionally impedes the ability of the system to raise an alarm or otherwise interferes the system's operation. An alarm panel of the alarm system communicates with a server. At certain times, the alarm system transmits a series of packets to the server using a unidirectional protocol. Upon receipt of one of the packets, the server alternates between monitoring for an incoming packet and ignoring any incoming packets. Detection of an incoming packet during a monitoring time period causes the server to transition to ignoring packets for a sleep period of time. Completion of the sleep period of time causes the server to return to monitoring for the monitoring period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Numerex Corp.
    Inventors: Eugene Hyun, Jeffery Smith, Kevin Brown, Andrew Wolverton
  • Publication number: 20160117916
    Abstract: An alarm system monitors a home, business, or other property for fire, burglary, break-in, or other event that may warrant raising an alarm. The alarm system is configured to detect tampering, whereby someone intentionally impedes the ability of the system to raise an alarm or otherwise interferes the system's operation. An alarm panel of the alarm system communicates with a server. At certain times, the alarm system transmits a series of packets to the server using a unidirectional protocol. Upon receipt of one of the packets, the server alternates between monitoring for an incoming packet and ignoring any incoming packets. Detection of an incoming packet during a monitoring time period causes the server to transition to ignoring packets for a sleep period of time. Completion of the sleep period of time causes the server to return to monitoring for the monitoring period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Eugene Hyun, Jeffery Smith, Kevin Brown, Andrew Wolverton
  • Publication number: 20150196012
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter describes an electrical barrier for the deterrence of fish having an electrical barrier with a computer system capable of executing a modified soft-start algorithm, the computer system further having a detector input and a switch output; a bio-electric fish proximity detector. the bio-electric fish proximity detector having a anode-cathode detecting pair input and a signal output, wherein said signal output is connected to the detector input; a time varying voltage source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Carl Burger, Jeffery Smith
  • Publication number: 20150045552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Smith, Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 8925488
    Abstract: A system and method is described for a controlled electrified fish barrier that induces a potential field in a body of water with an electric field generator, a control system, and an object detection system, so that when the anode and cathode of the electric field generator are inserted in a body of water, and the object detection system detects an object, the object detection system electrically signals the control system; and in response the control system electrically adjusts the electric field generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Smith-Root, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffery Smith
  • Patent number: 8502007
    Abstract: The invention provides processes for generating a methane-enriched gas from a gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen such as gas streams generated by gasification of an alkali metal catalyst-loaded carbonaceous feedstock, and a char methanation catalyst useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Greatpoint Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin J. Hippo, Vincent G. Reiling, Earl T. Robinson, Pattabhi K. Raman, Jeffery Smith, Charles Mims, Nicholas Charles Nahas
  • Patent number: 8328890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing gaseous products, and in particular, methane via the catalytic gasification of carbonaceous feedstocks in the presence of steam and an oxygen-rich gas stream. The processes comprise using at least one catalytic methanator to convert carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the gaseous products to methane and do not recycle carbon monoxide or hydrogen to the catalytic gasifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: GreatPoint Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent G. Reiling, Earl T. Robinson, Nicholas Charles Nahas, Jeffery Smith, Charles Mims
  • Publication number: 20110283592
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter describes systems and methods for an improved mobile electrofishing apparatus. The improved electrofishing apparatus incorporates a control system to adjust the voltage, current, and frequency settings of the electrofisher in response to conductivity and temperature measurements in the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffery Smith, Joseph Curtis Edmondson