Patents by Inventor Suresh W. G. Kumar

Suresh W. G. Kumar 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).

  • Automatic connectivity determiner and configurator
    Patent number: 8631163
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method comprising for a given information device, automatically identifying each installed network interface card (NIC) that is compatible with accessing a predetermined network. Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise automatically determining that a connection can not be achieved via a selected compatible NIC to a server on the predetermined network. Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise automatically trouble-shooting the selected compatible NIC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Yuming Huang, Suresh W G Kumar, David J. Peto
  • System and method for detecting customer premise equipment behind a router on a data-over-cable system
    Patent number: 8117279
    Abstract: A system and method permits a network management agent executing on a customer premise equipment (CPE) component to determine whether a router is coupled between the CPE component and the cable modem through which the CPE component communicates with a data-over-cable network. The network management agent executing on the CPE component encapsulates the MAC address of the CPE component in a network management message that is sent to a server at the head end of the data-over-cable network. The head end compares the encapsulated MAC address with the MAC address of the device coupled to the cable modem that sent the network management message. If the MAC addresses are not the same, the server at the head end sets a router status element in the network management message response and sends it to the agent executing on the CPE component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventor: Suresh W. G. Kumar
  • System and method for detecting customer premise equipment behind a router on a data-over-cable system
    Patent number: 7290046
    Abstract: A system and method permits a network management agent executing on a customer premise equipment (CPE) component to determine whether a router is coupled between the CPE component and the cable modem through which the CPE component communicates with a data-over-cable network. The network management agent executing on the CPE component encapsulates the MAC address of the CPE component in a network management message that is sent to a server at the head end of the data-over-cable network. The head end compares the encapsulated MAC address with the MAC address of the device coupled to the cable modem that sent the network management message. If the MAC addresses are not the same, the server at the head end sets a router status element in the network management message response and sends it to the agent executing on the CPE component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventor: Suresh W. G. Kumar