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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362699 | Data distribution network and method for managing a breakdown in said network A device for distributing information and its fault management process which improves the robustness of a network, such as in an aircraft, a boat, or a train. The device or process includes one or more splitters of which an upstream input output is linked to a first... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356348 | Method and apparatus for providing telecommunications over a cable network employing a wireless communication path as an alternative backup path A cable telephony network for providing a communications path connecting a first device and a second device. The communications path is selectable between a first communications path and a second communications path. The network comprises a broadband cable system, p... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353407 | Methods and apparatus for provisioning phantom power to remote devices An apparatus provisions power from a power budget to remote devices configured to obtain phantom power. The apparatus includes, among other things, a controller which is configured to identify a power demand for a remote device (e.g., a power demand based on an actu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323970 | Method and system for remote interaction with a vehicle via wireless communication A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using the overhead control channels of a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor or control aspects of the vehicle's operations ba... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302047 | Method of detecting remote ground condition Whether or not protection circuitry for a span-powered remote digital subscriber loop unit is properly connected to earth ground is determined by the deliberate assertion and detection of a ground fault from a central office line card location. The span-powered remo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289493 | System and method for providing location independent voice communications continuity through disasters A method and system, employing IP telephony, for providing continuous, uninterrupted voice communications during disaster conditions wherein the disaster site telephone infrastructure has been rendered inoperable or inaccessible. The system uses Voice over IP (VoIP)... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7245583 | System and method for providing lifeline telecommunication service to line-powered customer premises equipment A system for providing lifeline telecommunication service includes a telecommunication interface, a data packet service module, an analog signal service module, a power generator, and a switch. The telecommunication interface receives telecommunication information f... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239628 | Line-powered network interface device A network interface device includes a first interface, a power extractor, a transceiver, and a second interface. The first interface receives a signal that includes both power and packetized information. The power extractor extracts the power from the signal and pow... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7206399 | Failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony A failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony is disclosed. An indication as to whether an alternative network telephony call processing system is available to process calls from an associated piece of telephone equipment is received automatically and t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7184427 | System and method for communicating telecommunication information from a broadband network to a telecommunication network A system for communicating telecommunication information includes a memory, packetization modules, and a telecommunication interface module. The memory stores subscriber profiles associating each of several subscribers with a telecommunication interface. The packeti... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7170854 | System and method using switch fabric to support redundant network ports In a method for providing protection switching in a voice-over-broadband (VOB) gateway, egress traffic is multicast from a switch fabric to a working port and to a protection port. The working port forwards the egress traffic to a network in a working mode of operat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154437 | Method and system for processing positioning signals based on predetermined message data segment A method and system for determining a geolocation of an object includes collecting a positioning signal including a predetermined message data segment. A time of arrival of the predetermined message data segment may be determined in the positioning signal. Informati... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149182 | System and method for providing lifeline telecommunication service A system for providing lifeline telecommunication service includes a gateway, an analog signal service module, and an integrated access device. The gateway receives telecommunication information from a telecommunication switch and generates data packets for communic... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142640 | Method and system of remotely restoring communication lines The disclosure relates generally to a system of restoring communication circuits. The system includes an automated circuit switchover system embedded within a telephone central office, a technician terminal for use by telephone network operations personnel, a test a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7120560 | Lamp monitoring and control system and method A system and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and specifically for remotely monitoring and/or controlling street lamps. The lamp monitoring and control system comprises lamp monitoring and control units, each coupled to a respective lam... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113893 | Lamp monitoring and control unit and method A unit and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and specifically for remotely monitoring and/or controlling street lamps. The lamp monitoring and control unit comprises a processing and sensing unit for sensing at least one lamp parameter o... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111181 | Apparatus for discovering a powerability condition of a computer network The invention is directed to techniques for discovering a powerability condition of a computer network such as the existence of a remotely powerable device attached to a connecting medium of the computer network. Such detection can then control whether a remote powe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099310 | Method and apparatus for providing voice signals to and from a telecommunications switch A voice gateway (64) includes an input port (70) that receives a voice signal from an unbundled analog line (62) coupled to a Class 5 switch (52). The voice signal is converted to a digital format by an analog-to-digital and digita... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076030 | Method and system for testing XDSL wiring In an XDSL system, a network interface device can connect between a central office and a customer premises. The network interface device can monitor for an indication to enter a test mode. In the test mode, the network interface device can provide a test signal to t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072995 | Methods and apparatus for indicating whether a device is connected to a serial ATA communications cable A Serial ATA communications system has a host, a device, and a Serial ATA communications cable that connects the host to the device. The Serial ATA communications cable includes (i) a pair of transmit lines configured to carry a differential mode transmit signal, (i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7057553 | Method and system for processing positioning signals in a stand-alone mode A method for processing positioning signals in a ranging receiver in a stand-alone mode is provided. The method includes collecting pseudorange samples from positioning signals received at the ranging receiver from a plurality of satellites. The pseudorange samples ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050280 | High speed transfer system A High Speed Transfer System which comprises three Protection and Control devices. A first and a second of said Protection and Control devices are used for failure detection on the feeder bus-bar; the third of said Protection and Control devices is used for the High... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042984 | Method for inspecting transmission channels in a communications system having peripheral modules Transmission channels indicated as occupied in a communications system having peripheral modules are inspected for preparing subscriber-side transmission channels. A test sequence transmitter on the system side transmits a test sequence to a control unit for a selec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7031435 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous line-interface wiring collision detection A method uses circuitry in a data interface that provides telephony service over a high-speed network to detect the presence of a secondary source of VBH battery voltage on a tip-ring system. If a detected source other than the data interface is impressing battery v... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027590 | Dynamic allocation of overhead voltage to support simultaneous transmission of signals on a telecommunication line Overhead voltage is allocated in a telecommunication system among different AC signals, such as POTS, on-hook transmission POTS, PPM and XDSL signals, communicated between a telephonic switch and a user device. The allocation is based on the available overhead volta... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000017 | System and method for distributing a selected object and for automatically distributing the objects that are associated with the selected object A system and method for distributing objects to one or more subscribers. The system/method allows an administrator to create a distribution by allowing the administrator to select one or more objects for distribution to the subscriber(s). Once the distribution is de... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999561 | Method of detecting remote ground condition Whether or not protection circuitry for a span-powered remote digital subscriber loop unit is properly connected to earth ground is determined by the deliberate assertion and detection of a ground fault from a central office line card location. The span-powered remo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996134 | System and method for reliably communicating telecommunication information A method reliably communicates content for multiple subscriber lines via a single physical transmission medium between a telecommunication gateway and equipment at a customer location. In that method, content for two or more subscriber lines of the customer location... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980638 | Failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony A failsafe configuration for alternative network telephony is disclosed. An indication as to whether an alternative network telephony call processing system is available to process calls from an associated piece of telephone equipment is received automatically and t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975717 | Selective processing of calls using alternative network telephony A system and method are disclosed for selective processing of calls using alternative network telephony. Called party data is received indicating a destination to which a calling party using a local telephone equipment desires to place a call. It is determined trans... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973165 | Method and apparatus for improving premises-line call availabiliy in an alarm system When an alarm panel needs to transmit alarm data, it seizes the PSTN and disconnects the premises-wiring. If in a call, the user is cut off immediately and it appears to the user that the connection to the PSTN has been lost. If trying to place a call, the user also... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968392 | Method and apparatus providing improved statistics collection for high bandwidth interfaces supporting multiple connections An apparatus and method that provides improved statistics collection for high bandwidth interfaces supporting multiple connections. Statistics are counted for a plurality of connections. A determination is made to determine if a count value for each of the connectio... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6961415 | Method and system for facilitating telecommunications service provisioning and service assurance An automated system coordinates, controls and polices installation of customer premise equipment (CPE) for telecommunications services and provides continuing service assurance. The system verifies equipment availability on service request, schedules a qualified tec... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6925052 | Multi-channel network monitoring apparatus, signal replicating device, and systems including such apparatus and devices, and enclosure for multi-processor equipment A multi-channel network monitoring apparatus has input connectors for network signals to be monitored and four channel processors in a rack-mountable chassis/enclosure for receiving and processing a respective pair of incoming signals to produce monitoring results. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6903554 | Control of relay opening events An apparatus for measuring an operating parameter of a relay armature operating a pair of relay contacts, and for controlling the voltage that occurs between the pair of relay contacts when they open or close. The apparatus includes a microcontroller that senses a r... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6744854 | Detection of bridge taps by frequency domain reflectometry-based signal processing with precursor signal conditioning A frequency domain reflectometry-based bridged tap detection system for a telecommunication wireline employs a prescribed filtering operator, such as a ‘best-fit’ curve filter or a piecewise high pass filter bank, upstream of a Fourier processing operator, to im... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6661893 | Telephone loop monitoring and isolation system A telephone loop monitoring and isolation device which can be connected to a wireless telephone subscriber unit providing an interface between an analog or digital central station network and the internal telephone wiring of a subscribers premises. The de... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6636585 | Metrics-related testing of an operational support system (OSS) of an incumbent provider for compliance with a regulatory scheme Methods are provided for metrics-related testing of one or more operational support systems (OSSs) of an incumbent provider for compliance with a regulatory scheme, the method performed by an independent testing entity attempting to emulate a competitive ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6574311 | Apparatus and method for detecting a bridged tap and/or an end-of-line of a conventional telephone line using delay-line time-domain reflectometry A delay-line time-domain reflectometer includes a return detector configured to process a discharge pulse produced by discharge of a line capacitor, formed by the physical relationship of a pair of conductive wires forming a telephone line, from a predete... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6529598 | Method and apparatus for digital PABX detection and modem interface protection The line interface circuit of a modem to be connected to a standard RJ11 jack of a digital PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is used along with software routines resident in the modem to detect the presence of a PBX connected to the modem. Upon going off-hook... | 03/04/2003 |
