Patents by Inventor Steve Higgins

Steve Higgins 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).

  • Systems and methods for interfacing an information technology device with an application server
    Patent number: 11930402
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication network control includes (1) receiving, at an information technology (IT) device, a first steering policy from an application manager remote from the IT device, the first steering policy specifying a first allocation of data among a plurality of wireless communication links available to the IT device; and (2) sending uplink or downlink data from a first application client on the IT device to a mobility manager remote from the IT device over at least one of the plurality of wireless communication links available to the IT device, according to the first allocation of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Di Dio, Daryl William Malas, Eric Winkelman, Gregory C. White, Richard D. Terpstra, Steve Higgins
  • Systems and methods for interfacing one or more information technology devices with an application server
    Patent number: 11785523
    Abstract: A method for interfacing one or more information technology (IT) devices with an application server includes (1) receiving, at a control system, first downlink data from the application server, and (2) steering the first downlink data from the control system to a first IT device via at least one of a first plurality of parallel data communication links between the first IT device and the control system, according to a first steering policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Di Dio, Daryl William Malas, Eric Winkelman, Gregory C. White, Richard D. Terpstra, Steve Higgins
  • Systems and methods for interfacing an information technology device with a gateway
    Patent number: 11736980
    Abstract: A method for interfacing an information technology device with a gateway includes (1) receiving, at the gateway, first downlink data, and (2) steering the first downlink data from the gateway to a first information technology (IT) device via at least one of a first plurality of parallel data communication links between the first IT device and the gateway, according to a first steering policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Di Dio, Daryl William Malas, Eric Winkelman, Gregory C. White, Richard D. Terpstra, Steve Higgins
  • Systems and methods for interfacing a gateway with an application server
    Patent number: 11711725
    Abstract: A method for interfacing a gateway with an application server includes (1) receiving, at a control system, first downlink data from the application server, and (2) steering the first downlink data from the control system to the gateway via at least one of a plurality of parallel data communication links between the gateway and the control system, according to a first steering policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Di Dio, Daryl William Malas, Eric Winkelman, Gregory C. White, Richard D. Terpstra, Steve Higgins
  • Systems and methods for wireless communication network control
    Patent number: 11290916
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication network control includes (1) receiving, at an information technology (IT) device, a first steering policy from an application manager remote from the IT device, the first steering policy specifying a first allocation of data among a plurality of wireless communication links available to the IT device; and (2) sending uplink or downlink data from a first application client on the IT device to a mobility manager remote from the IT device over at least one of the plurality of wireless communication links available to the IT device, according to the first allocation of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Daryl William Malas, Eric Winkelman, Gregory C. White, Mario Di Dio, Richard D. Terpstra, Steve Higgins