Patents by Inventor Lee Byrd

Lee Byrd 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).

  • Gateway using resource directory
    Patent number: 10542585
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing legacy devices to be discovered on a DotDot network is disclosed. The system includes a gateway device to interface between DotDot devices and legacy devices. In some embodiments, the gateway device has a plurality of network interfaces to communicate with these legacy devices. The gateway device discovers the legacy devices that it can communicate with. The gateway device then presents information about these legacy devices in a Resource Directory. In some embodiments, the Resource Directory is maintained within the gateway device. In other embodiments, the gateway device utilizes a Resource Directory that exists on the DotDot network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: DeWitt Clinton Seward, Preston Fick, Clay Daigle, Greg Hodgson, Lee Byrd
  • Gateway Using Resource Directory
    Publication number: 20190098700
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing legacy devices to be discovered on a DotDot network is disclosed. The system includes a gateway device to interface between DotDot devices and legacy devices. In some embodiments, the gateway device has a plurality of network interfaces to communicate with these legacy devices. The gateway device discovers the legacy devices that it can communicate with. The gateway device then presents information about these legacy devices in a Resource Directory. In some embodiments, the Resource Directory is maintained within the gateway device. In other embodiments, the gateway device utilizes a Resource Directory that exists on the DotDot network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: DeWitt Clinton Seward, Preston Fick, Clay Daigle, Greg Hodgson, Lee Byrd