Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Smidt

Jeffrey Smidt 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).

  • Method, system and apparatus for monitoring and controlling data transfer in communication networks
    Publication number: 20050246447
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling data transfer between user terminals (4) coupled to a first communication network (7) and a second communication network (10) via a gateway (6) and a firewall (8) includes the user terminals (4) sending access requests to the gateway (6), the gateway (6) reading each access request, modifying access rules in the firewall (8) to permit access for each user terminal requesting access based on an authenticated IP address of each user terminal and monitoring simultaneously at the firewall (8) the transfer of data between each user terminal (4) and the second communication network (10). Bandwidth allocation to the terminals may be dynamically controlled on a global or local basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: WEBTRAF RESEARCH PTY LTD
    Inventors: Jeffrey Smidt, Arron Hollis