Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott Ford
Jeffrey Scott Ford 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: 9998402Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: aggregating packets, including at least control packets and acknowledgement packets, with other packets.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
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Patent number: 9742620Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller; and logically partitioning, into virtual MoCA networks, a predetermined bandwidth reserved for the MoCA network by sending, from the network controller one or more beacons containing virtual network information.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney
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Patent number: 9729917Abstract: An enhanced multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) implementation having a single Receive (Rx) physical (Phy) module that is arranged to receive data via one of at least two Rx radio frequency (RF) modules, which are arranged to be in communication with a coaxial cable, and at least two transmit (Tx) Phy modules respectively arranged to be in communication with two Tx RF modules, which are also arranged to be in communication with the coaxial cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
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Publication number: 20170142030Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a network bridge capable of terminating, translating, and adapting multiple networking technologies when replacing Analog Coax Network Splitters in a coaxial network, such as a Home Coaxial Network. One example embodiment comprises two or more Coax-Compatible Network Technology (CCNT) devices, a Network Switch, and optionally includes any combination of an Access Network Frequency Domain Multiplexer (ANFDM), Non-CCNT (NCCNT) device(s), and CCNT, NCCNT and/or Cable Access Network Ports. The Network Switch distributes network data among the CCNT/NCCNT devices present. Multiple embodied devices may connect by means of CCNT/NCCNT devices. If present, an ANFDM provides required frequency band distribution between the Coax Access Network Port and Coax Ports. CCNT and/or NCCNT devices serve as network Bridges, Gateways and/or Routers. Different CCNT and NCCNT devices may be of the same or different technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Albert Lamar Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford
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Patent number: 9106435Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: dedicating a portion of a MAP cycle prior to a MAP packet to reservation requests and small data packets; and dedicating a portion of the MAP cycle after the MAP packet to data traffic.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
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Publication number: 20150020123Abstract: An enhanced multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) implementation having a single Receive (Rx) physical (Phy) module that is arranged to receive data via one of at least two Rx radio frequency (RF) modules, which are arranged to be in communication with a coaxial cable, and at least two transmit (Tx) Phy modules respectively arranged to be in communication with two Tx RF modules, which are also arranged to be in communication with the coaxial cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
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Publication number: 20140348175Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: aggregating packets, including at least control packets and acknowledgement packets, with other packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
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Patent number: 8850509Abstract: An enhanced multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) implementation having a single Receive (Rx) physical (Phy) module that is arranged to receive data via one of at least two Rx radio frequency (RF) modules, which are arranged to be in communication with a coaxial cable, and at least two transmit (Tx) Phy modules respectively arranged to be in communication with two Tx RF modules, which are also arranged to be in communication with the coaxial cable.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
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Publication number: 20140282678Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided embodying a novel approach to allow a consumer to easily manage the 3D configuration settings of their 3D capable TV set while connected to a legacy video set top box device that has a digital video output port (such as HDMI 1.1-1.3). Stereoscopic (3D) video will be transmitted in one of multiple “frame-packed” or alternating pictures formats that includes both, the compressed picture data of the left and right views, embedded as if it was a regular 2D picture in a standard MPEG2 transport video stream. Deployed (legacy) receivers will decode and output a compressed video stream as if it was a 2D video stream. The stereoscopic image can be delivered in one of the multiple frame-packed formats: side by side (left half and right half adjoined), top half adjoined to bottom half, or according to a checkerboard pattern corresponding respectively to the left view and right view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, James Alan Strothmann, Jeffrey Scott Ford
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Patent number: 8804516Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: aggregating packets, including at least control packets and acknowledgement packets, with other packets.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
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Publication number: 20130283348Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller; and logically partitioning, into virtual MoCA networks, a predetermined bandwidth reserved for the MoCA network by sending, from the network controller one or more beacons containing virtual network information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney
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Patent number: 8468223Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller; and logically partitioning, into virtual MoCA networks, a predetermined bandwidth reserved for the MoCA network by sending, from the network controller one or more beacons containing virtual network information.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney
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Publication number: 20100162329Abstract: An enhanced multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) implementation having a single Receive (Rx) physical (Phy) module that is arranged to receive data via one of at least two Rx radio frequency (RF) modules, which are arranged to be in communication with a coaxial cable, and at least two transmit (Tx) Phy modules respectively arranged to be in communication with two Tx RF modules, which are also arranged to be in communication with the coaxial cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
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Publication number: 20100142378Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: aggregating packets, including at least control packets and acknowledgement packets, with other packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
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Publication number: 20100142540Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: dedicating a portion of a MAP cycle prior to a MAP packet to reservation requests and small data packets; and dedicating a portion of the MAP cycle after the MAP packet to data traffic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
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Publication number: 20100146616Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller; and logically partitioning, into virtual MoCA networks, a predetermined bandwidth reserved for the MoCA network by sending, from the network controller one or more beacons containing virtual network information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney