Patents by Inventor Matthew J. MacFreier

Matthew J. MacFreier 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).

  • Using a low-latency network to allocate return-link bandwidth on a high-latency network
    Patent number: 11968030
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods that improve network communication on a high-latency network by using a low-latency network to manage return-link bandwidth. Embodiments of the systems described herein include a user terminal that is communicatively coupled to a high-latency network and a low-latency network. The user terminal is configured to communicate with a gateway routing device over the low-latency network. The user terminal requests return-link bandwidth and the gateway routing device provides a transmission schedule to the user terminal over the low-latency network. The user terminal can be configured to transmit a message over the high-latency network using the scheduled return-link bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: VIASAT, INC.
    Inventors: James E. Petranovich, Matthew J. MacFreier
  • USING A LOW-LATENCY NETWORK TO ALLOCATE RETURN-LINK BANDWIDTH ON A HIGH-LATENCY NETWORK
    Publication number: 20220052757
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods that improve network communication on a high-latency network by using a low-latency network to manage return-link bandwidth. Embodiments of the systems described herein include a user terminal that is communicatively coupled to a high-latency network and a low-latency network. The user terminal is configured to communicate with a gateway routing device over the low-latency network. The user terminal requests return-link bandwidth and the gateway routing device provides a transmission schedule to the user terminal over the low-latency network. The user terminal can be configured to transmit a message over the high-latency network using the scheduled return-link bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: James E. Petranovich, Matthew J. MacFreier
  • Using a low-latency network to allocate return-link bandwidth on a high-latency network
    Patent number: 11133862
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods that improve network communication on a high-latency network by using a low-latency network to manage return-link bandwidth. Embodiments of the systems described herein include a user terminal that is communicatively coupled to a high-latency network and a low-latency network. The user terminal is configured to communicate with a gateway routing device over the low-latency network. The user terminal requests return-link bandwidth and the gateway routing device provides a transmission schedule to the user terminal over the low-latency network. The user terminal can be configured to transmit a message over the high-latency network using the scheduled return-link bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: VIASAT, INC.
    Inventors: James E. Petranovich, Matthew J. MacFreier
  • USING A LOW-LATENCY NETWORK TO ALLOCATE RETURN-LINK BANDWIDTH ON A HIGH-LATENCY NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190123812
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods that improve network communication on a high-latency network by using a low-latency network to manage return-link bandwidth. Embodiments of the systems described herein include a user terminal that is communicatively coupled to a high-latency network and a low-latency network. The user terminal is configured to communicate with a gateway routing device over the low-latency network. The user terminal requests return-link bandwidth and the gateway routing device provides a transmission schedule to the user terminal over the low-latency network. The user terminal can be configured to transmit a message over the high-latency network using the scheduled return-link bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: James E. Petranovich, Matthew J. MacFreier