Patents by Inventor Scott Paul Sherman

Scott Paul Sherman 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).

  • File control for data packet routers using consensus and inter-planetary file system (IPFS)
    Patent number: 11595293
    Abstract: Packet routers route data packets based on existing topology files. The packet routers hash the existing topology files into content-addressed objects and exchange the content-addressed objects. One of the routers modifies its topology file into a new topology file, hashes the new topology file into a new content-addressed object, and transfers the new content-addressed object to the other packet routers. The packet routers exchange the content-addressed objects, and in response, exchange the topology files. The routers establish a consensus on the new topology file based on the existing topology files. The one packet router routes additional data packets based on the new topology file in response to the consensus. In some examples, the content-addressed objects comprise Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS) objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Clifton Wayne Hankins, Mary Carol Perry, Scott Paul Sherman, Rogelio Jay Barba, Jr.
  • FILE CONTROL FOR DATA PACKET ROUTERS USING CONSENSUS AND INTER-PLANETARY FILE SYSTEM (IPFS)
    Publication number: 20210367877
    Abstract: Packet routers route data packets based on existing topology files. The packet routers hash the existing topology files into content-addressed objects and exchange the content-addressed objects. One of the routers modifies its topology file into a new topology file, hashes the new topology file into a new content-addressed object, and transfers the new content-addressed object to the other packet routers. The packet routers exchange the content-addressed objects, and in response, exchange the topology files. The routers establish a consensus on the new topology file based on the existing topology files. The one packet router routes additional data packets based on the new topology file in response to the consensus. In some examples, the content-addressed objects comprise Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS) objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Clifton Wayne Hankins, Mary Carol Perry, Scott Paul Sherman, Rogelio Jay Barba, JR.
  • File control for data packet routers using consensus and inter-planetary file system (IPFS)
    Patent number: 11115312
    Abstract: A data packet router uses Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS) and consensus to control file modifications. The router routes data packets based on a networking file. The router modifies the networking file. The router generates a new IPFS object from the modified networking file. The router obtains consensus on the new IPFS object from neighbor routers. The routers use previously approved IPFS objects to retrieve topology data and achieve consensus on the modified networking file based on the topology data. In response to the consensus, the router routes data packets based on the modified networking file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Clifton Wayne Hankins, Mary Carol Perry, Scott Paul Sherman, Rogelio Jay Barba, Jr.