Patents by Inventor Scott H. Clearwater
Scott H. Clearwater 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).
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Patent number: 12235300Abstract: A method for power event notification includes (a) receiving, from a plurality of sensors at different respective locations within an area served by an electric power grid, a respective data set from each sensor, each data set including metadata associated with its respective sensor and electric power data generated by its respective sensor, (b) identifying, from at least one of the data sets, occurrence of an electric power event in the electric power grid, and (c) generating a notification of the electric power event.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Joel Metts, Scott L. Caruso, Stephen Arendt, Scott H. Clearwater
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Publication number: 20240098573Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods and software for determining an optimal burst transmission time through a modem, such as a cable modem, a wireless access point, a node in a cable network, or a satellite communication link. Particularly, the present disclosure makes it possible for a burst of queued data, defined as data above a certain percentile of a monitored traffic rate, to be transmitted by the modem at a time that provides the best chance of avoiding a collision with a co-occurring burst of data from another user connected to the same modem. In an embodiment, the systems, methods and software disclosed herein use the optimal transmission time to replace a contention window transmission time, at least for bursty data, or they completely eliminate the need for contention windows, at least for bursty data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Patent number: 11894677Abstract: A system and method for data collection and aggregation using a distributed network of communications enabled sensors connected to another primary network to achieve a secondary out-of-band monitoring perspective, for example, in power grids. The data collection system includes an aggregation and processing server configured to collect data from a variety of sensors adjacent to the monitored network each sensor includes secondary power such that it can continue data transmission even during power grid outages. The data collection system includes a method for secure real-time data ingest, machine learning enabled analysis, risk assessment, and anomaly detection on a broad geographic scale irrespective of isolated network boundaries.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater, Scott L. Caruso
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Patent number: 11888703Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for predicting future network traffic. The disclosed apparatus, software and methods alleviate congestion and/or increase overall traffic flow by providing methods for reallocating future idle capacity.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Patent number: 11611906Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods and software for determining an optimal burst transmission time through a modem, such as a cable modem, a wireless access point, a node in a cable network, or a satellite communication link. Particularly, the present disclosure makes it possible for a burst of queued data, defined as data above a certain percentile of a monitored traffic rate, to be transmitted by the modem at a time that provides the best chance of avoiding a collision with a co-occurring burst of data from another user connected to the same modem. In an embodiment, the systems, methods and software disclosed herein use the optimal transmission time to replace a contention window transmission time, at least for bursty data, or they completely eliminate the need for contention windows, at least for bursty data.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Patent number: 11444862Abstract: A method for predicting network-traffic bursts includes identifying, in data received by a networking device, a plurality of network-traffic bursts, each of the plurality of network-traffic bursts occurring at a respective one of plurality of burst-times {tN, tN?1, . . . , t0}. The method includes determining a time-interval ?n of a next burst occurring at ?n after burst-time t1 by determining respective values of ?n, a parameter ?, and a parameter ?, that minimize, to within a tolerance, a quantity (ƒk(?,?,k)?(?n?tk)) for at least three values of a integer k. Parameters ? and ? are, respectively, a real and imaginary part of a power-law exponent of a power law relating predicted time-interval ?n to any of the plurality of burst-times. The method includes determining, from a cumulative distribution function of a normal distribution of previously-identified network-traffic bursts, a time-duration during which the networking device may reallocate bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Patent number: 11343155Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for predicting future network traffic. The disclosed apparatus, software and methods alleviate congestion and/or increase overall traffic flow by providing methods for reallocating future idle capacity.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Publication number: 20210274386Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods and software for determining an optimal burst transmission time through a modem, such as a cable modem, a wireless access point, a node in a cable network, or a satellite communication link. Particularly, the present disclosure makes it possible for a burst of queued data, defined as data above a certain percentile of a monitored traffic rate, to be transmitted by the modem at a time that provides the best chance of avoiding a collision with a co-occurring burst of data from another user connected to the same modem. In an embodiment, the systems, methods and software disclosed herein use the optimal transmission time to replace a contention window transmission time, at least for bursty data, or they completely eliminate the need for contention windows, at least for bursty data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Patent number: 11088568Abstract: A system and method for data collection and aggregation using a distributed network of communications enabled sensors connected to another primary network to achieve a secondary out-of-band monitoring perspective, for example, in power grids. The data collection system includes an aggregation and processing server configured to collect data from a variety of sensors adjacent to the monitored network each sensor includes secondary power such that it can continue data transmission even during power grid outages. The data collection system includes a method for secure real-time data ingest, machine learning enabled analysis, risk assessment, and anomaly detection on a broad geographic scale irrespective of isolated network boundaries.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater, Scott L. Caruso
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Patent number: 11012890Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods and software for determining an optimal burst transmission time through a modem, such as a cable modem, a wireless access point, a node in a cable network, or a satellite communication link. Particularly, the present disclosure makes it possible for a burst of queued data, defined as data above a certain percentile of a monitored traffic rate, to be transmitted by the modem at a time that provides the best chance of avoiding a collision with a co-occurring burst of data from another user connected to the same modem. In an embodiment, the systems, methods and software disclosed herein use the optimal transmission time to replace a contention window transmission time, at least for bursty data, or they completely eliminate the need for contention windows, at least for bursty data.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Patent number: 10931538Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for predicting future network traffic. The disclosed apparatus, software and methods alleviate congestion and/or increase overall traffic flow by providing methods for reallocating future idle capacity.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Publication number: 20200412632Abstract: A method for predicting network-traffic bursts includes identifying, in data received by a networking device, a plurality of network-traffic bursts, each of the plurality of network-traffic bursts occurring at a respective one of plurality of burst-times {tN, tN-1, . . . , t0}. The method includes determining a time-interval ?n of a next burst occurring at ?n after burst-time t1 by determining respective values of ?n, a parameter ?, and a parameter ?, that minimize, to within a tolerance, a quantity (fk(?,?,k)?(?n?tk)) for at least three values of a integer k. Parameters and ? are, respectively, a real and imaginary part of a power-law exponent of a power law relating predicted time-interval ?n to any of the plurality of burst-times. The method includes determining, from a cumulative distribution function of a normal distribution of previously-identified network-traffic bursts, a time-duration during which the networking device may reallocate bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: BERNARDO HUBERMAN, SCOTT H. CLEARWATER
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Patent number: 10778555Abstract: A method for predicting network-traffic bursts includes identifying, in data received by a networking device, a plurality of network-traffic bursts, each of the plurality of network-traffic bursts occurring at a respective one of plurality of burst-times {tN, tN-1, . . . , t0}. The method includes determining a time-interval ?n of a next burst occurring at ?n after burst-time t1 by determining respective values of ?n, a parameter ?, and a parameter ?, that minimize, to within a tolerance, a quantity (fk (?, ?, k)?(?n?tk)) for at least three values of a integer k. Parameters ? and ? are, respectively, a real and imaginary part of a power-law exponent of a power law relating predicted time-interval ?n to any of the plurality of burst-times. The method includes determining, from a cumulative distribution function of a normal distribution of previously-identified network-traffic bursts, a time-duration during which the networking device may reallocate bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Publication number: 20200136431Abstract: A system and method for data collection and aggregation using a distributed network of communications enabled sensors connected to another primary network to achieve a secondary out-of-band monitoring perspective, for example, in power grids. The data collection system includes an aggregation and processing server configured to collect data from a variety of sensors adjacent to the monitored network each sensor includes secondary power such that it can continue data transmission even during power grid outages. The data collection system includes a method for secure real-time data ingest, machine learning enabled analysis, risk assessment, and anomaly detection on a broad geographic scale irrespective of isolated network boundaries.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: BERNARDO HUBERMAN, SCOTT H. CLEARWATER, SCOTT L. CARUSO
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Publication number: 20200128444Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods and software for determining an optimal burst transmission time through a modem, such as a cable modem, a wireless access point, a node in a cable network, or a satellite communication link. Particularly, the present disclosure makes it possible for a burst of queued data, defined as data above a certain percentile of a monitored traffic rate, to be transmitted by the modem at a time that provides the best chance of avoiding a collision with a co-occurring burst of data from another user connected to the same modem. In an embodiment, the systems, methods and software disclosed herein use the optimal transmission time to replace a contention window transmission time, at least for bursty data, or they completely eliminate the need for contention windows, at least for bursty data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Publication number: 20200092176Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for predicting future network traffic. The disclosed apparatus, software and methods alleviate congestion and/or increase overall traffic flow by providing methods for reallocating future idle capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Bernado HUBERMAN, Scott H. CLEARWATER
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Publication number: 20200092175Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for predicting future network traffic. The disclosed apparatus, software and methods alleviate congestion and/or increase overall traffic flow by providing methods for reallocating future idle capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Bernardo HUBERMAN, Scott H. CLEARWATER
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Publication number: 20200036639Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for predicting future network traffic. The disclosed apparatus, software and methods alleviate congestion and/or increase overall traffic flow by providing methods for reallocating future idle capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: BERNARDO HUBERMAN, SCOTT H. CLEARWATER
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Publication number: 20190312802Abstract: A method for predicting network-traffic bursts includes identifying, in data received by a networking device, a plurality of network-traffic bursts, each of the plurality of network-traffic bursts occurring at a respective one of plurality of burst-times {tN, tN-1, . . . , t0}. The method includes determining a time-interval ?n of a next burst occurring at ?n after burst-time t1 by determining respective values of ?n, a parameter ?, and a parameter ?, that minimize, to within a tolerance, a quantity (fk (?, ?, k)?(?n?tk)) for at least three values of a integer k. Parameters ? and ? are, respectively, a real and imaginary part of a power-law exponent of a power law relating predicted time-interval ?n to any of the plurality of burst-times. The method includes determining, from a cumulative distribution function of a normal distribution of previously-identified network-traffic bursts, a time-duration during which the networking device may reallocate bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater
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Patent number: 7707575Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method facilitating selection of a portfolio of computational resources for a project. The system and method may comprise determining computational resource capacity characteristics from historical usage data relating to use of a heterogeneous inventory of computational resources, the computational resource capacity characteristics comprising a trace history representative of the availability of various components of the heterogeneous inventory of computational resources at various points in time. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention may comprise calculating a plurality of finishing times for a project by performing a plurality of simulation runs based on the computational resource capacity characteristics, wherein each of the plurality of simulation runs begins at a different time in the trace history.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Bernardo Huberman, Scott H. Clearwater