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).

  • Patent number: 9998402
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
  • Patent number: 9742620
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney
  • Patent number: 9729917
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
  • Publication number: 20170142030
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Albert Lamar Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford
  • Patent number: 9106435
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
  • Publication number: 20150020123
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
  • Publication number: 20140348175
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
  • Patent number: 8850509
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
  • Publication number: 20140282678
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, James Alan Strothmann, Jeffrey Scott Ford
  • Patent number: 8804516
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
  • Publication number: 20130283348
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney
  • Patent number: 8468223
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney
  • Publication number: 20100162329
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney, Leo Montreuil
  • Publication number: 20100142378
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
  • Publication number: 20100142540
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Jack Thomas Matheney, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Albert L. Garrett
  • Publication number: 20100146616
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Albert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney