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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185085 | Power line communication methods and devices A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8170524 | Power line communication system and an intelligent meter A power line communication system including a plurality of intelligent devices in communication with a power line and operable to monitor energy usage at a site and communicate usage data onto the power line, and a controller also in communication with the power lin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8145181 | Electric power transmission system for communications with noise elimination arrangement An electric power transmission system for communications includes on/off switches; high-voltage power assemblies; groups of high-voltage devices each being powered by the high-voltage power assembly; a carrier waves communications network comprising a transformer an... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140049 | Power line communication methods and devices A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8081950 | Power line communication apparatus and power line communication method A power line communication apparatus is provided with an auto gain detector that detects a gain fluctuation of an AGC (Auto Gain Control) circuit that automatically adjusts a gain of a received signal; a retry ratio calculator that calculates a ratio of retry based ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7970374 | Multi-wideband communications over power lines Systems and methods for communicating over a power line are configured to substantially simultaneously communicate over a plurality of wideband frequency ranges. Signals may be communicated two or from a communication node at two different frequencies simultaneously... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962118 | Method for transmitting a signal on a power line network, transmitting unit, receiving unit and system A method for transmitting a signal on a power line network (3) and a corresponding transmitting unit (T), a receiving unit (R) and a system is presented in order to enhance the coverage and throughput of power line communication systems. It is proposed to pro... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7937065 | System and method for communicating over neutral power lines A system for transmitting data over power lines between a plurality of communication boxes, wherein each box is coupled to a neutral line such that at least one box can modulate data onto the neutral line and at least a second box can read modulated data off the neu... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7929940 | System and method for transmitting wireless digital service signals via power transmission lines A system and method of transmitting and receiving RF service signals between a base transceiver station (BTS) of a wireless communication system and subscriber units within a structure. In the forward link, the system demodulates the RF service signal from a BTS to ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925239 | Power line communication apparatus and power line communication method A power line communication apparatus is provided with an auto gain detector that detects a gain fluctuation of an AGC (Auto Gain Control) circuit that automatically adjusts a gain of a received signal; a retry ratio calculator that calculates a ratio of retry based ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7899436 | Multi-wideband communications over power lines Systems and methods for communicating over a power line are configured to substantially simultaneously communicate over a plurality of wideband frequency ranges. Signals may be communicated two or from a communication node at two different frequencies simultaneously... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7885633 | Power line communication methods and devices A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions o... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7885634 | High frequency signal hub The present invention concerns a system for high frequency signal transmission in power line networks and also concerns signal hubs and repeaters to be used in such systems. The primary aim of the invention is to provide a communication system of a general type wher... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881695 | Fixed network master An exemplary method of operation of network devices with one device operating as a master device on a communication network involves the master device broadcasting a beacon during a communication session being carried out over the network; the master device determin... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877078 | Power line communication networks and methods employing multiple widebands Systems and methods for communicating over a power line are configured to substantially simultaneously communicate over a plurality of wideband frequency ranges. Signals may be communicated two or from a communication node at two different frequencies simultaneously... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7865169 | Multiple access apparatus and method using power line Provided is a telecommunication apparatus and a telecommunication method accomplishing a one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many simultaneous accesses in a power line telecommunication of a code division multiple access (CDMA) by using an AC power line (including... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853237 | Power supplying apparatus, power line communication apparatus, power line communication system, and power supplying method A power line communication modem within a network camera outputs a communication signal to an AC adaptor. Then, a signal superimposition and separation circuit of the AC adaptor separates a received communication signal from a DC voltage and an amplifier of the AC a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853238 | Powerline base station Systems and methods for providing in-building wireless communications are provided. A master base transceiver station can include a standards-compliant powerline modem coupled to one or more slave base transceiver stations and/or antenna modules. A bridge can be pro... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7848730 | Method of controlling interference from a transmitter in one communication system to a receiver in another communication system A method of controlling interference from a transmitter (4) in one communication system to a receiver (1) in another communication system, the method comprising transmitting a beacon (3) beacon from a beacon transmitter associated with the recei... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848731 | System and method for communicating a combined digital signal for wireless service via integrated hybrid fiber coax and power line communication devices for a distributed antenna system over shared broadband media A signal conditioner (SC) and method for communicating via a shared transport medium (STM) between a BTS and remote antenna entity (RAE). A first SC connects to the BTS and a second SC connects to the RAE. Each SC connects to a cable modem or BPL modem that interfac... | 12/07/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7751795 | Wired, wireless, infrared, and powerline audio entertainment systems A method and system for communicating audio signals between an input device and an output device via a network. The output device can include loudspeakers and headphones. In some embodiments an output device, for example a center channel speaker, transmits audio sig... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7725096 | Multi-wideband communications over power lines Systems and methods for communicating over a power line are configured to substantially simultaneously communicate over a plurality of wideband frequency ranges. Signals may be communicated two or from a communication node at two different frequencies simultaneously... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7715816 | Methods and systems for providing wireless network communications Systems and methods are disclosed for providing wireless network communications. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving first data from a wire line network at a transceiver placed at a location on the wire line network. The location may comprise a p... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7715817 | Methods and systems for providing wireless communications through a utility pole mounted antenna Systems and methods are disclosed for providing wireless communications through, for example, a utility pole mounted antenna. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving first data from a wire line network at a transceiver placed at a location on the wir... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7627304 | Power line communication apparatus and power line communication method A power line communication apparatus is provided with an auto gain detector that detects a gain fluctuation of an AGC (Auto Gain Control) circuit that automatically adjusts a gain of a received signal; a retry ratio calculator that calculates a ratio of retry based ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7590404 | Surface wave communications between a remote antenna and a base station that is co-located with another base station At a first site, a first antenna exchanges first communications with wireless devices, and exchanges the first communications with a first base station. The first base station exchanges the first communications with a service node. At a second site, a second antenna... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7583952 | Access pointer for interconnecting power line communication network and wireless network and method therefor An access pointer for interconnecting a power line communication (PLC) network of a home network and a wireless network and a method therefor are provided. When data is received from the PLC network through media access control of a data link layer, data on upper la... | 09/01/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7509114 | Redundant powered device circuit A redundant powering system for a powered device receiving power over communication cabling, the redundant powering system comprising: a redundant power supply comprising a first power sourcing equipment and a second power sourcing equipment; a powered device; commu... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7493100 | Compensating for dynamic nulls in a power line communication system There is provided a method of facilitating communication in an electrical power network having a complex impedance. The method includes modifying the complex impedance, and determining whether the modifying affected a quality of the communication. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7483688 | Network device with hybrid-mode transmitter A network device comprises a hybrid-mode transmitter for transmitting a differential transmission signal at a first transmission rate or a second transmission rate. The network device includes a first mode channel and a second mode channel. The first mode channel in... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7463877 | PLC breaker bridge In accordance with certain embodiments consistent with the invention, a power line communication (PLC) bridge circuit, consistent with certain embodiments, has a first coupler that couples data signals to and from a main power line circuit. A second coupler couples ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7437140 | Power line network bridge A power line communication (PLC) bridge circuit consistent with certain embodiments has a first coupler that couples data signals to and from the first power line circuit and a second coupler that couples data signals to and from the second power line circuit. The f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7414518 | Power line communication 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... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7392034 | Communication system and method for establishing a connection to a serving network element The invention relates to a communication system and method wherein a user equipment contains, or is provided with, a list of items of service-related information. The list of service-related information represents a list of service provider names, services and/or se... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373528 | Increased power for power over Ethernet applications According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for supplying power over Ethernet includes determining whether a first port of power sourcing equipment is supplying current to a power over Ethernet device in a predetermined current range. The method also incl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369579 | Method and system for timing controlled signal transmission in a point to multipoint power line communications system Power line communication (“PLC”) signals are transmitted between a head-end PLC transceiver coupled to multiple remote PLC transceivers over a electric power and communications distribution network in accordance with a timing controlled PLC data frame which dete... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369838 | Intra-premises wireless broadband service using lumped and distributed wireless radiation from cable source input A premises, connected to receive broadband service(s) and also connected to a cable system, is provided with a broadband interface which connects to in-premises cabling which is coupled to consumer receivers such as a television sets, PDAs, laptops. Connected to the... | 05/06/2008 |
