Keith Duane Anderson

US Patent:

6667967, Dec 23, 2003

Filed:

Feb 9, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/500887

Inventors:

Keith R. Anderson - Springville UT
Larry G. Erdmann - Springville UT
Jock Andrews - Springville UT
Richard H. Christensen - Hurricane UT
Marcio Pugina - Orem UT
Jason S. Veech - Springville UT
Kevin J. Peppin - American Fork UT
Craig A. Miller - Lehi UT

Assignee:

Omninet Capital, LLC - Beverly Hills CA

International Classification:

H04L 1256

US Classification:

370351, 370401

Abstract:

A method of operating a network is beneficially conducted on a municipality or neighborhood level. The method in disclosed embodiments comprises installing a digital communications network within a limited selected geographical region. The network is formed from a high speed backbone and a plurality of nodes branching outward from the high speed backbone. A plurality of communicating stations are connected to the network and users at each communicating station subscribe to communicate over the network. Due to the unique scope of the network, the users are related primarily by virtue of their residence in a common geographical region. The network may be installed within a public utility right of way and may be used to monitor utility usage and to bill utility users. The network is thus independent of public telephone infrastructure. The network is preferably partitioned and communications are direct from station to station without broadcasting.

US Patent:

6931003, Aug 16, 2005

Filed:

Dec 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/753743

Inventors:

Keith R. Anderson - Springville UT, US

Assignee:

Bookline Flolmstead LLC - Los Altos CA

International Classification:

H04L012/28

US Classification:

370389, 370401, 370412

Abstract:

An apparatus, data structures, and method are provided for prioritizing data transmissions within a network. As applied to a switching station in a network, the method prioritizes transmissions from the network to determine which packets should be transmitted from the switching station first when multiple packets are routed to the same outgoing port of the switching station. A packet prioritization station is provided, preferably as an add-on to the switching station. The packet prioritization station has a cache in which the destination address of each incoming packet is associated with every origin from which it has received a transmission within a certain time period. The packet prioritization station operates to give priority to transmissions to those destinations that have a higher number of associated origins. Thus, packets that are probably en route to time-critical users or groups of users will be sent before those that are less time-sensitive.

US Patent:

7835350, Nov 16, 2010

Filed:

Jul 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/180764

Inventors:

Keith R. Anderson - Springville UT, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370389

Abstract:

An apparatus, data structures, and method are provided for prioritizing data transmissions within a network. As applied to a switching station in a network, the method prioritizes transmissions from the network to determine which packets should be transmitted from the switching station first when multiple packets are routed to the same outgoing port of the switching station. A packet prioritization station is provided, preferably as an add-on to the switching station. The packet prioritization station has a cache in which the destination address of each incoming packet is associated with every origin from which it has received a transmission within a certain time period. The packet prioritization station operates to give priority to transmissions to those destinations that have a higher number of associated origins. Thus, packets that are probably en route to time-critical users or groups of users will be sent before those that are less time-sensitive.

US Patent:

RE43163, Feb 7, 2012

Filed:

Dec 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/318396

Inventors:

Jock Andrews - Springville UT, US
Craig A. Miller - Lehi UT, US
Keith R. Anderson - Springville UT, US
Richard H. Christensen - Hurricane UT, US
Marcio Pugina - Orem UT, US
Jason S. Veech - Oakley IL, US
Kevin J. Peppin - American Fork UT, US
Larry G. Erdman - Lehi UT, US

Assignee:

Brookline Flolmstead LLC - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370351, 379342, 710316, 370401

Abstract:

A method of operating a network is beneficially conducted on a municipality or neighborhood level. The method in disclosed embodiments comprises installing a digital communications network within a limited selected geographical region. The network is formed from a high speed backbone and a plurality of nodes branching outward from the high speed backbone. A plurality of communicating stations are connected to the network and users at each communicating station subscribe to communicate over the network. Due to the unique scope of the network, the users are related primarily by virtue of their residence in a common geographical region. The network may be installed within a public utility right of way and may be used to monitor utility usage and to bill utility users. The network is thus independent of public telephone infrastructure. The network is preferably partitioned and communications are direct from station to station without broadcasting.

US Patent:

8045565, Oct 25, 2011

Filed:

Nov 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/988467

Inventors:

Alma K. Schurig - Cedar Hills UT, US
Keith R. Anderson - Springville UT, US
Guy Chang - Springville UT, US
Larry G. Erdmann - Springville UT, US

Assignee:

Brookline Flolmstead LLC - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370400, 333101, 333160

Abstract:

In an environmentally hardened network, a data and power distribution cable is employed in connection with reliable end connectors, high performance physical layer transceivers clocked at a lower rate than is specified and full duplex switched packet transmission techniques between switched nodes in order to extend operational distance between network elements. In a specific embodiment, the data and power distribution cable comprises a data distribution element, a power distribution element, an optional strain distribution element, an optional hollow conduit, and an extra shield and outdoor sheath. The cable may incorporate: 1) a Gel filled outdoor UTP (CAT-5) cable; 2) end connectors of type DB-9 [D-Sub] for connection of the UTP to network equipment; 3) power transmission cable of wire gauge sufficient to carry the power required by network equipment (switches, etc) for the specific segment of the network; and optionally 4) a hollow conduit that permits installation of optical fiber before or after installation of the cable.

US Patent:

20020013858, Jan 31, 2002

Filed:

Dec 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/753745

Inventors:

Keith Anderson - Springville UT, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/245000, 709/230000

Abstract:

An apparatus, data structures, and method are provided for reducing data transmissions, especially ARP broadcast and response transmissions, within a computer network. An ARP caching station may be provided as an add-on component for a switching station. The ARP caching station then reads IP layer and MAC layer addresses of packets transmitted through the switching station and stores them in a database. In the database, each IP layer address is associated, or bound, with its corresponding MAC layer address. When the switching station receives an ARP broadcast with a designated IP address, the ARP caching station looks up the designated IP address in the database. If it has an associated MAC layer address in the table, the ARP caching station formulates a response to the broadcast containing the requested MAC layer address. If the requested MAC layer address is not in the cache of the ARP caching station, the switching station may then propagate the request to receive a response from the communication station having the requested MAC address.

US Patent:

20050232278, Oct 20, 2005

Filed:

Jun 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/147853

Inventors:

Keith Anderson - Springville UT, US

International Classification:

H04L012/56
H04L012/28

US Classification:

370395520

Abstract:

An apparatus, data structures, and method are provided for prioritizing data transmissions within a network. As applied to a switching station in a network, the method prioritizes transmissions from the network to determine which packets should be transmitted from the switching station first when multiple packets are routed to the same outgoing port of the switching station. A packet prioritization station is provided, preferably as an add-on to the switching station. The packet prioritization station has a cache in which the destination address of each incoming packet is associated with every origin from which it has received a transmission within a certain time period. The packet prioritization station operates to give priority to transmissions to those destinations that have a higher number of associated origins. Thus, packets that are probably en route to time-critical users or groups of users will be sent before those that are less time-sensitive.

US Patent:

20070008108, Jan 11, 2007

Filed:

Jan 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/328698

Inventors:

Alma Schurig - Springville UT, US
Keith Anderson - Springville UT, US
David Mills - Springville UT, US
David Gardner - Springville UT, US

International Classification:

G01S 1/00
G08B 1/08
H04B 7/185
H04Q 7/00

US Classification:

340539110, 342357100

Abstract:

A system comprising a transmitter periodically transmitting a packet via electromagnetic radiation. The packet may be encoded with information and have a length measured in time. The system may further include a receiver comprising an antenna converting incident electromagnetic radiation to an analog electrical current, an analog-to-digital converter receiving the analog electrical current and producing a digital representation thereof, and first and second buffers. Each of the buffers may have a capacity of at least two times the length of the packet. The first and second buffers may store respective first and second copies of the digital representation. The first copy may be offset in time from the second copy by at least the length of the packet.