Patents by Inventor Robert S. Snider

Robert S. Snider 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).

  • Dynamic access point radio frequency power control for power over Ethernet adaptation
    Patent number: 11991787
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of antennas, a plurality of Front End Modules (FEMs) coupled to the antennas, an input for receiving Power over Ethernet (PoE), a PoE detector for identifying a type of PoE received at the apparatus, wherein the type of PoE is associated with a PoE power budget, and a power controller for applying a PoE power conservation policy based on the PoE power budget, wherein applying the PoE power conservation policy comprises switching between a normal operating voltage and a reduced operating voltage at the FEMs. A method is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Sivadeep R. Kalavakuru, Fred Jay Anderson, Xiangxiang Fang, Robert S. Snider, John Martin Blosco
  • DYNAMIC ACCESS POINT RADIO FREQUENCY POWER CONTROL FOR POWER OVER ETHERNET ADAPTATION
    Publication number: 20220094072
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of antennas, a plurality of Front End Modules (FEMs) coupled to the antennas, an input for receiving Power over Ethernet (PoE), a PoE detector for identifying a type of PoE received at the apparatus, wherein the type of PoE is associated with a PoE power budget, and a power controller for applying a PoE power conservation policy based on the PoE power budget, wherein applying the PoE power conservation policy comprises switching between a normal operating voltage and a reduced operating voltage at the FEMs. A method is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Sivadeep R. Kalavakuru, Fred Jay Anderson, Xiangxiang Fang, Robert S. Snider, John Martin Blosco