ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,770, issued on March 25, was assigned to Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Philadelphia).
"Intelligent internet traffic routing" was invented by James Howard Stephens Jr. (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A primary internet connection via a gateway or router located at a premises may be used to route internet traffic from devices located at the premises. A change in the primary internet connection, such as a loss or a degradation of the connection, may occur. Based on the change in the primary internet connection, metrics of alternative internet connections, such as cellular or hotspot connections, may be used to select ...