Patents by Inventor Patrick S. King

Patrick S. King 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: 7962649
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a flow control logic facilitates controlling modem prioritization and registration. The flow control logic controls an order in which stored DHCP requests are provided to a DHCP server. The DHCP requests may be stored in a plurality of groups in a data store. DHCP requests may be distinguishable based, at least in part, on priorities associated with cable modems from which DHCP requests are received. The priority may be determined by a value in the DHCP request. The flow control logic may control the rate and order at which stored DHCP requests are provided to the DHCP server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick S. King, Cong Shen
  • Publication number: 20090094381
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a flow control logic facilitates controlling modem prioritization and registration. The flow control logic controls an order in which stored DHCP requests are provided to a DHCP server. The DHCP requests may be stored in a plurality of groups in a data store. DHCP requests may be distinguishable based, at least in part, on priorities associated with cable modems from which DHCP requests are received. The priority may be determined by a value in the DHCP request. The flow control logic may control the rate and order at which stored DHCP requests are provided to the DHCP server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick S. King, Cong Shen
  • Patent number: 7017176
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for transmitting upstream data from a cable modem within a cable television plant. One aspect of the invention pertains to a method that includes transmitting a first portion of the upstream data on a first upstream channel from the cable modem and transmitting a second portion of the upstream data on a second upstream channel from the cable modem. The second upstream channel differs from the first upstream channel. In another aspect, the invention pertains to a cable modem that includes a processor configured to initiate transmission on multiple upstream channels. The cable modem further includes an upstream transmitting component operating in conjunction with the processor and configurable by the processor to transmit data over multiple upstream channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn E. Lee, Patrick S. King
  • Patent number: 6615257
    Abstract: A configuration editor receives requests to access a configuration area for a cable modem. Each configuration area corresponds to a particular user type. The configuration editor can then retrieve configuration data corresponding to the configuration area for the particular user type. An area editor selects data fields corresponding to configuration data, and allocates the data fields to one or more configuration areas corresponding to particular user types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn E. Lee, William L. Long, Patrick S. King
  • Publication number: 20020073185
    Abstract: A configuration editor receives requests to access a configuration area for a cable modem. Each configuration area corresponds to a particular user type. The configuration editor can then retrieve configuration data corresponding to the configuration area for the particular user type. An area editor selects data fields corresponding to configuration data, and allocates the data fields to one or more configuration areas corresponding to particular user types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: GLENN E. LEE, WILLIAM L. LONG, PATRICK S. KING