Patents by Inventor Roy E. Rowan

Roy E. Rowan 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).

  • System and method for packet bypass in a communication system
    Patent number: 7126916
    Abstract: A method for packet bypass in a communications network includes receiving a plurality of packets, determining whether each packet is a bypass packet or a non-bypass packet, and communicating the non-bypass packets toward a communication link. The method also includes communicating a plurality of the bypass packets toward the communication link between communication of two of the non-bypass packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Efficient Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Lauffenburger, William A. Perry, Jr., Keith P. Knauber, Roy E. Rowan
  • Methods and systems for prioritizing packets of data in a communications system
    Publication number: 20040057433
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed facilitate the prioritization and transmission of packets of data by overriding Quality of Service (QoS) bits in the packets based on predefined criteria. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of receiving a packet from an application (111, 112, 113) in a data processing system (100) by a marker (305); examining the packet for predefined criteria; overriding the value of QoS bits in the packet based on the predefined criteria; and forwarding the packet for further transmission in a communications system (300) based on the value of the QoS bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Wayne T. Daniel, Akkamapet P. Sundarraj, Robert D. Kehn, Roy E. Rowan, Thomas R. Miller