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| 8068556 | Flexible, reconfigurable, power efficient transmitter and method A flexible, reconfigurable, power efficient transmitter device and method is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving outbound data and determining a mode of operation. When operating in a first mode the method may include modulation mapping the ou... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8006265 | Interactive television advertising method A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a subscriber on a television screen indicating an advertisement. When a the... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7957731 | System and method for determining mobile telephone voice quality in a live network A system and method for determining the quality of communications provided by a plurality of mobile telephones is provided. The method may comprise, for example, receiving one or more telephone voice signals from each mobile telephone; storing the one or more teleph... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7899882 | System and method for providing remote forensics capability A system and method for performing a forensic analysis of a subject computer having a non-volatile memory with a second computer is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes executing on the subject computer a first code segment configured to provide communic... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7876174 | Power line coupling device and method A power line coupler for communicating data signals between a communication device and a power distribution system having one or more overhead energized medium voltage power line conductors is provided. One embodiment comprises a first lightening arrestor having a f... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7856032 | Multi-function modem device A communications device including a port that is capable of communicating with a user device, a controller connected to the port, a power line modem connected to the controller, and a network modem connected to the controller. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7856007 | Power line communication voice over IP system and method A power line communication system communicating over a medium voltage power line including a VoIP endpoint that transmits voice data and requests to establish a voice connection to a medium voltage (MV) access device is provided. The medium voltage access device may... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7852207 | Method for establishing power line communication link A method for providing power line communications in a multi-unit building is provided. One embodiment includes determining the quality of a communication link associated with each of a plurality of communication nodes, selecting one of the plurality of communication... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7804763 | Power line communication device and method A power line communication device for communicating data signals over a power line is provided. One example embodiment comprises a conditioning circuit configured to be coupled to the power line and a modem communicatively coupled to the conditioning circuitry to tr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804280 | Method and system for providing power factor correction in a power distribution system A device for providing power factor correction of a low voltage subnet that includes a low voltage feeder line that is connected to one or more low voltage power supply lines that supply power to one or more customer premises is provided. In one embodiment, the devi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7796025 | Power line communication device and method A power line communication device configured to facilitate communications over a low voltage power line between a downstream user device and an external power line communication device is provided. In one embodiment, the device may include a communication module con... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795994 | Power line coupling device and method A power line coupler for communicating data signals over a power distribution system having a first and second overhead energized medium voltage power line conductors is provided. In one embodiment, the coupler includes a first lightening arrestor having a first end... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795877 | Power line communication and power distribution parameter measurement system and method A power line communication device is provided that in one embodiment includes a parameter sensor device configured to measure a parameter of a power line, a modem configured to transmit parameter data over a power line, and a controller communicatively coupled to th... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787818 | Customized content delivery system and method A method and system for providing customized content for a plurality of users is provided. In one embodiment, the method may comprise receiving user information from a plurality of users including location information of each user. For each of the plurality of users... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7773587 | Voice over internet protocol network test device and method The invention includes a device and a method for testing a communication network that includes an Internet Protocol (VoIP) network. The inventive device includes a user interface for communicating results of a test, a transceiver for allowing the test device to comm... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773361 | Medium voltage signal coupling structure for last leg power grid high-speed data network A power line based communication system includes a powerline termination module, a plurality of powerline gateways, and a plurality of powerline nodes. AC coupling modules couple powerline nodes to medium voltage power lines. One AC coupling module includes a housin... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769149 | Automated utility data services system and method An automated utility data service system for communicating over a telecommunication medium that also communicates user data is provided. One embodiment includes a first transceiver coupled to a telecommunication medium and configured to receive user data in a custom... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7764943 | Overhead and underground power line communication system and method using a bypass An underground power line is coupled to an overhead power line at a riser pole. In a power line communication system, a first and a second communication device are communicatively coupled to the underground power line at different locations. A third communication de... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7761079 | Power line communication device and method A versatile power line communication device is provided. One embodiment of the device includes a controller having memory, a first modem in communication with the controller, and a first power line interface including a second modem, wherein the second modem is in c... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756484 | Monitoring voice quality in communication networks A method for monitoring voice quality in a communication network. In a first embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: establishing a voice communication pathway (VCPW) between first and second telephone terminals; establishing speech cadence between first and ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7742991 | Method & system for managing and preparing documentation for real estate transactions A method and system for preparing and managing real estate transfers and financing, including a system for preparation, production and storage of relevant documentation and the data contained therein; a system for coordinating, reconciling and transferring funds; an... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7714682 | Power line data signal attenuation device and method A device and method for attenuating high frequency signals on a power line carrying power is provided. In one embodiment the device may include a toroid shaped core formed of magnetically permeable material and having an inner surface to be disposed substantially ar... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7714592 | System and method for determining the impedance of a medium voltage power line A system and method of detecting changes in the impedance of a segment of medium voltage power line is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving voltage data comprising data of the voltage of the power lines at locations at a plurality of different... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7701325 | Power line communication apparatus and method of using the same The present invention provides a communication device for use with a power line communication system. One embodiment of the present invention forms a bypass device and comprises a LV coupler, a LV signal conditioner, a controller, a MV modem, a first MV signal condi... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7675897 | Power line communications system with differentiated data services A power line communications system that facilitates the provision of differentiated data services is provided. One embodiment of the present invention may include tagging downstream data at an ingress point, such as a point of presence or aggregation point. The tagg... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7675427 | System and method for determining distribution transformer efficiency A system, device and method of determining an efficiency of a distribution transformer that receives power from a medium voltage power line and that provides power to a plurality of customer premises via a low voltage subnet is provided. In one embodiment, the metho... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7675408 | Power line communication system, device and method A signal is received from a first portion of a power line via a connection to the power line and at least a portion of the signal is converted to a non-electrically conducting signal. The non-electrically conducting signal may be communicated to a non-electrically c... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7675190 | Assembly for transmitting information via a low-voltage power supply network A coupling apparatus for facilitating communications of data signals over a low voltage electric power network is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a mains terminal configured to be connected to a low voltage electric power network carrying alterna... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7664117 | Last leg utility grid high-speed data communication network having virtual local area network functionality A power line based communication system includes a power line termination module, a plurality of power line gateways, and a plurality of power line nodes. The power line termination module manages data for local area networks within the power line based communicatio... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7629880 | System, method and device for detecting a siren A system, device and method for detecting an audible alarm are provided. In one embodiment, the method may include the steps of receiving an audio input, determining that the audio input has at least a threshold magnitude, determining that the audio input includes o... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627453 | Power distribution network performance data presentation system and method A visualization system for monitoring performance data of an electrical power distribution network is provided. In one embodiment, a user may select a network circuit and view a network circuit diagram that includes indicia representing transformers and other electr... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627402 | Device and method for designing power line communication system networks A method of designing a power line communication system networks is provided. One embodiment of the present invention may include identifying a position of a backhaul point on a medium voltage power line, identifying positions for a plurality of bypass devices on th... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626497 | Power line communication vegetation management system and method A system for detecting the contact of vegetation or other objects with a power line conductor and that may provide an automated notification thereof is provided. In one embodiment, the system may assess one or more power line communication links to determine baselin... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626489 | Power line communications device and method In one embodiment, a power line communication system network element is provided that provides communications to one or more user devices. The device may also receive data from one or more sensors, such as current sensors, a voltage sensor, a video camera, a tempera... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7602695 | System and method for communicating in a multi-unit structure A method of providing communications over a plurality of sets of twisted pair conductors connected to a plurality of communication devices located in a plurality of units of a multi-unit structure is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises coupling a data ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7598844 | Power line communications module and method A system, device and method for providing communications to a plurality of customer premises via one or more external low voltage power lines is provided. One embodiment of the system includes a power line communication device comprising a first modem configured to ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596079 | System and method for communicating in a multi-unit structure A system and method of providing communications over twisted pair conductors connected to a plurality of communication devices located in a plurality of units of a multi-unit structure is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises an upstream device having a ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7561867 | Multi-unit power line communications system and method A power line communications system and method for multi-dwelling unit structures that provides broadband communications for internet access, voice over IP (VoIP), streaming video, audio, and other high speed applications and services is provided. One example embodim... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7561026 | Bypass device and method for a power line communications system A passive bypass device for providing a data path around a power meter is provided. The device may be communicatively connected to two low voltage power line energized conductors on a first and a second side of a power meter. The energized power line conductors cond... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7558206 | Power line communication rate limiting system and method A power line communications device that may provide rate limiting and quality of service control is provided. The device may include a first modem in communication with one or more user devices via a low voltage power line subnet and a second modem communicatively c... | 07/07/2009 |
