Patents by Inventor Michael Duckett

Michael Duckett 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).

  • Streaming gateway
    Patent number: 7937485
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments describe methods, systems, and products that intelligently translate between streaming formats. One such method receives a multimedia stream of data, with the multimedia stream of data having a streaming protocol. Network control data is received and indicates a level of demand for the multimedia stream of data. The multimedia stream of data is translated to a different streaming protocol to reduce bandwidth. The translated multimedia stream of data is then forwarded to a transport network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William Albert Whited, Michael Duckett
  • Streaming gateway
    Publication number: 20060047845
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments describe methods, systems, and products that intelligently translate between streaming formats. One such method receives a multimedia stream of data, with the multimedia stream of data having a streaming protocol. Network control data is received and indicates a level of demand for the multimedia stream of data. The multimedia stream of data is translated to a different streaming protocol to reduce bandwidth. The translated multimedia stream of data is then forwarded to a transport network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: William Whited, Michael Duckett
  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for direct interworking between pseudo wires associated with different services
    Publication number: 20060002423
    Abstract: A network is operated by receiving traffic associated with a first service on a first pseudo wire at a network node. The traffic is encapsulated with one or more layers associated with the first pseudo wire. One or more layers associated with the first pseudo wire are removed from the traffic. The traffic is encapsulated with one or more layers associated with a second pseudo wire so that the traffic is associated with a second service. The traffic, which is associated with the second service, is transmitted on the second pseudo wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: James Rembert, Michael Duckett, Steven Wright
  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for encapsulating packet traffic associated with multiple layer two technologies
    Publication number: 20050141504
    Abstract: A multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network is operated by establishing a label switched path (LSP) that connects a first provider edge (PE) label switched router (LSR) a second PE LSR, and a customer edge (CE) LSR. The packet traffic that is associated with a plurality of different layer two technologies is encapsulated with an MPLS label. The encapsulated traffic is securely routed from the first PE LSR through the second PE LSR to the CE LSR using the LSP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: James Rembert, Steven Wright, Michael Duckett