Patents by Inventor Mark Gaudino

Mark Gaudino 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: 10271229
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a device for determining whether a building unit is capable of receiving a line of sight (LOS) radio service within a service area is provided. The device creates a building units data set based on a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data set for the service area. The device accesses the building units data set and determines whether a rooftop of the building unit can receive LOS radio service from one or more radio transmitters from a set of radio transmitters within the service area. In another embodiment, a method for determining the placement of an antenna on a rooftop to receive LOS radio service is provided. In an embodiment, the building units data set includes data representative of rooftops and their locations for residential or commercial building units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: CSC HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar J. McLaughlin, Alan Pate, Richard J. Spanbauer, Mark Gaudino
  • Patent number: 10021576
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a device for selecting an existing transmitter site and/or a location for a transmitter site for a line of sight (LOS) radio service is provided. The device identifies a service area, and creates a building units data set for the service area where each building unit has rooftop data and a location. The device identifies a set of potential transmitter sites based on existing transmitter sites in the service area and/or a set of locations in the service area where a transmitter does not exist. The device determines whether a rooftop for each building unit is visible from each potential transmitter site and/or from each location. The device applies a statistical analysis to determine a subset of the set of potential transmitter sites and/or a subset of the set of potential locations for transmitter sites to provide LOS radio service to the service area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: CSC HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar J. McLaughlin, Alan Pate, Richard J. Spanbauer, Mark Gaudino
  • Patent number: 9860770
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system for optimizing service quality for a line of sight (LOS) radio service is provided. The system includes identifying an antenna on a rooftop and determining a transmitter to provide LOS radio service to the antenna. A residential units data set for the service area is created. In an embodiment, the residential units data set is based on a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data set. The residential units data set is accessed and a cross section analysis of a line of sight from the transmitter with the rooftop data is conducted to identify regions that have line of sight. A region is selected for antenna placement based on the cross section analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CSC HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar J. McLaughlin, Alan Pate, Richard J. Spanbauer, Mark Gaudino
  • Patent number: 9602224
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for optimizing service quality for a line of sight (LOS) radio service is provided. The method includes identifying an antenna on a rooftop and determining a transmitter to provide LOS radio service to the antenna. A residential units data set for the service area is created. In an embodiment, the residential units data set is based on a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data set. The residential units data set is accessed and a cross section analysis of a line of sight from the transmitter with the rooftop data is conducted to identify regions that have line of sight. A service quality ranking is generated based on the level of visibility between the residential unit and the transmitter for each of the identified regions on the rooftop. A region is selected for antenna placement that has the highest service quality ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CSC Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar J. McLaughlin, Alan Pate, Richard J. Spanbauer, Mark Gaudino
  • Patent number: 8831283
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for creating a residential units data set that provides light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data for a service area including data representative of rooftops of residential units and their location is provided. Based on the residential units data set, a series of embodiments are provided. In an embodiment, a method for transmitter site selection for a line of sight (LOS) radio service is provided. In another embodiment a method for identifying a location for a transmitter site for a LOS radio service is provided. In another embodiment, a method for determining whether a residential unit is capable of receiving a LOS radio service from one or more radio transmitters providing line of sight radio service within a service area is provided. In another embodiment, a method for determining the placement of an antenna on a rooftop to receive LOS radio service is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: CSC Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar J. McLaughlin, Alan Pate, Richard J. Spanbauer, Mark Gaudino
  • Patent number: 8755566
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for determining whether a residential unit is capable of receiving a line of sight (LOS) radio service from one or more radio transmitters providing line of sight radio service within a service area is provided. In another embodiment, a method for determining the placement of an antenna on a rooftop to receive LOS radio service is provided. In each embodiment, methods for creating a residential units data set for a service area including data representative of rooftops of residential units and their location is provided. In an embodiment, the residential units data set is based on light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: CSC Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar J. McLaughlin, Alan Pate, Richard J. Spanbauer, Mark Gaudino