Patents by Inventor Kevin P. Urban

Kevin P. Urban 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 and apparatus for queuing data flows
    Patent number: 7958260
    Abstract: In a data system, such as a cable modem termination system, different-priority flows are scheduled to be routed to their logical destinations by factoring both the priority level and the time spent in queue. The time that each packet of each flow spends waiting for transmission is normalized such that the waiting times of all flows are equalized with respect to each other. A latency scaling parameter is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Jeffrey J. Howe, Kevin P. Urban
  • Method and Apparatus for Queuing Data Flows
    Publication number: 20100183021
    Abstract: In a data system, such as a cable modem termination system, different-priority flows are scheduled to be routed to their logical destinations by factoring both the priority level and the time spent in queue. The time that each packet of each flow spends waiting for transmission is normalized such that the waiting times of all flows are equalized with respect to each other. A latency scaling parameter is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: ARRIS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Jeffrey J. Howe, Kevin P. Urban
  • Method and apparatus for queuing data flows
    Patent number: 7698461
    Abstract: In a data system, such as a cable modem termination system, different-priority flows are scheduled to be routed to their logical destinations by factoring both the priority level and the time spent in queue. The time that each packet of each flow spends waiting for transmission is normalized such that the waiting times of all flows are equalized with respect to each other. A latency scaling parameter is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Jeffrey J. Howe, Kevin P. Urban
  • Method and apparatus for queuing data flows
    Patent number: 7272144
    Abstract: In a data system, such as a cable modem termination system, different-priority flows are scheduled to be routed to their logical destinations by factoring both the priority level and the time spent in queue. The time that each packet of each flow spends waiting for transmission is normalized such that the waiting times of all flows are equalized with respect to each other. A latency scaling parameter is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Arris International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Jeffrey J. Howe, Kevin P. Urban
  • Method and apparatus for queuing data flows
    Publication number: 20040001493
    Abstract: In a data system, such as a cable modem termination system, different-priority flows are scheduled to be routed to their logical destinations by factoring both the priority level and the time spent in queue. The time that each packet of each flow spends waiting for transmission is normalized such that the waiting times of all flows are equalized with respect to each other. A latency scaling parameter is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Jeffrey J. Howe, Kevin P. Urban