Patents by Inventor Joshua D. SUHR

Joshua D. SUHR 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).

  • Publication number: 20240298210
    Abstract: Techniques for wireless network management are provided. A first set of characteristics data for a plurality of wireless networks in a common physical space is collected. A use timeline for at least a first wireless network of the plurality of wireless networks is generated based at least in part on the first set of characteristics data, where the first use timeline indicates, for a plurality of time windows, typical expected network characteristics of the first wireless network. A set of radio frequency (RF) parameter modifications is generated based on the first use timeline, and one or more of the plurality of wireless networks are instructed to implement the set of RF parameter modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Vinay SAINI, Robert E. BARTON, Jerome HENRY, Vishal S. DESAI, Matthew A. SILVERMAN, John M. SWARTZ, Joshua D. SUHR
  • Patent number: 12041483
    Abstract: Techniques for wireless network management are provided. A set of characteristics data for a plurality of different wireless networks in a common physical space is collected, and it is determined, based on the set of characteristics data, that the plurality of wireless networks are experiencing spectrum contention. A set of radio frequency (RF) parameter modifications is generated based on the set of characteristics data, and one or more of the plurality of wireless networks are instructed to implement the set of RF parameter modifications. A second set of characteristics data is collected for the plurality of wireless networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinay Saini, Robert E. Barton, Jerome Henry, Vishal S. Desai, Matthew A. Silverman, John M. Swartz, Joshua D. Suhr
  • Publication number: 20240155368
    Abstract: Techniques herein facilitate dynamic configuration of a wireless local area network (WLAN) for large public venue (LPV) environments. In one example, a method may include providing an initial configuration for access points APs of a WLAN for an event at an LPV based on a profile for the event, a location of each AP for the venue, and anticipated demand at the APs; determining, for a particular time for the event, a distribution of wireless devices and channel support capabilities of the wireless devices different locations for the LPV; and providing an updated configuration for one or more APs at the one or more locations for the venue based on the distribution of the wireless devices and the channel support capabilities of the wireless devices determined for the particular time for the event at the LPV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: John Matthew Swartz, Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Matthew Aaron Silverman, Fred Jay Anderson, Joshua D. Suhr
  • Publication number: 20240147245
    Abstract: A method for adaptive presence-based radio configuration of access points in a venue includes defining a number of regions in the venue in which access points are deployed, each region having a center point, and assigning a first access point to a first region, positioned at the center of the first region. The method also includes affecting a first energy level in the first region, which corresponds to a power of a transmit signal emitted by the first access point, and assigning to the first region a configurable capacity value that determines an acceptable overlap constraint between the first energy level of the first region and an energy level of a neighboring region. The method further includes generating data describing a tessellation graph in which a possible map of the access points is formed using an iterative descent process based on the first energy level and the overlap constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Fred Jay Anderson, Matthew Aaron Silverman, John Matthew Swartz, Joshua D. Suhr
  • Publication number: 20230073742
    Abstract: Techniques for wireless network management are provided. A set of characteristics data for a plurality of different wireless networks in a common physical space is collected, and it is determined, based on the set of characteristics data, that the plurality of wireless networks are experiencing spectrum contention. A set of radio frequency (RF) parameter modifications is generated based on the set of characteristics data, and one or more of the plurality of wireless networks are instructed to implement the set of RF parameter modifications. A second set of characteristics data is collected for the plurality of wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Vinay SAINI, Robert E. BARTON, Jerome HENRY, Vishal S. DESAI, Matthew A. SILVERMAN, John M. SWARTZ, Joshua D. SUHR
  • Patent number: 11089503
    Abstract: Techniques for automated network adjustment are provided. A first data rate currently supported by a first access point is determined, and a second data rate is identified to be evaluated. A first sensor device of a plurality of sensor devices is identified, where a signal strength between the first sensor device and the first access point exceeds a predefined threshold. A first packet error rate is determined for communications between the first sensor device and the first access point using the first data rate, and a second packet error rate is determined for communications between the first sensor device and the first access point using the second data rate. Upon determining that the second packet error rate is lower than the first packet error rate, the first access point is automatically reconfigured to use the second data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Swartz, Joshua D. Suhr, Matthew A. Silverman, Vishal S. Desai
  • Publication number: 20210211921
    Abstract: Techniques for automated network adjustment are provided. A first data rate currently supported by a first access point is determined, and a second data rate is identified to be evaluated. A first sensor device of a plurality of sensor devices is identified, where a signal strength between the first sensor device and the first access point exceeds a predefined threshold. A first packet error rate is determined for communications between the first sensor device and the first access point using the first data rate, and a second packet error rate is determined for communications between the first sensor device and the first access point using the second data rate. Upon determining that the second packet error rate is lower than the first packet error rate, the first access point is automatically reconfigured to use the second data rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: John M. SWARTZ, Joshua D. SUHR, Matthew A. SILVERMAN, Vishal S. DESAI