公开(公告)号：US20110032914A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-10

申请号：US12537527

申请日：2009-08-07

申请人： Vijay Venkateswaran ,  Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

发明人： Vijay Venkateswaran ,  Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W88/04 ,  H04L45/24 ,  H04W28/065 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： Systems and methods for sharing a payload among mobile devices in a wireless network. A first mobile device is configured to communicate with an access device via a first wireless path and with a media gateway server via a second wireless path. One or more other mobile devices are configured to communicate with the media gateway server via the second wireless path and with the first mobile device via a third wireless path. A payload is received at the first mobile device from the access device via the first wireless path and is partitioned into portions. One portion is assigned to the first mobile device, and the remaining portions are assigned to each of the one or more other mobile devices. The assigned payload portions are sent to the media gateway server via the second wireless path. The assigned payload portions are received at the media gateway server, and the payload is reconstructed from the received payload portions. The payload is sent to a destination address via a network. Payloads may also be received at the media gateway server, portioned, distributed to the first mobile device, reconstructed and delivered to the access device in a similar manner.

摘要翻译： 用于在无线网络中的移动设备之间共享有效载荷的系统和方法。 第一移动设备经配置以经由第一无线路径与媒体网关服务器经由第二无线路径与接入设备进行通信。 一个或多个其他移动设备被配置为经由第二无线路径与第一移动设备经由第三无线路径与媒体网关服务器进行通信。 在第一移动设备处通过第一无线路径从接入设备接收有效载荷，并将其分割成多个部分。 一部分被分配给第一移动设备，并且其余部分被分配给一个或多个其他移动设备中的每一个。 所分配的有效载荷部分经由第二无线路径被发送到媒体网关服务器。 所分配的有效载荷部分在媒体网关服务器处被接收，并且从接收到的有效载荷部分重构有效载荷。 有效载荷通过网络发送到目的地址。 也可以在媒体网关服务器处接收有效载荷，分配，分发到第一移动设备，以类似的方式重建并传送到接入设备。

公开(公告)号：US20080216136A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US11681776

申请日：2007-03-03

申请人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

发明人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/23106 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/2383 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/4383

摘要： A user recovers and records multiple programs communicated simultaneously using a communications channel, e.g., QAM communications channel. The simultaneous communication may be by communicating, e.g., an MPEG-2 transport stream including data corresponding to multiple programs through a corresponding to QAM communications channel. Thus a user device, e.g., a set top box, is able to receive and record programs corresponding to multiple simultaneously broadcast programs using a single tuner. This allows a device to receive and record or display more programs at any given time, than the number of QAM tuners and/or receivers in the user device. Novel user interface features which facilitate a user's ability to identify and record multiple programs corresponding to a QAM channel are also described. Methods and apparatus for determining program to communication channel mappings based on user program recordation information are also described.

摘要翻译： 用户恢复并记录使用通信信道（例如QAM通信信道）同时传送的多个节目。 同时通信可以是例如通过对应于QAM通信信道来传送包括对应于多个节目的数据的MPEG-2传输流。 因此，用户设备（例如机顶盒）能够使用单个调谐器接收和记录与多个同时广播节目相对应的节目。 这允许设备在任何给定时间接收和记录或显示比用户设备中的QAM调谐器和/或接收器的数量更多的程序。 还描述了促进用户识别和记录与QAM信道相对应的多个节目的能力的新颖的用户界面特征。 还描述了用于基于用户程序记录信息来确定对通信信道映射的程序的方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US20060165082A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-27

申请号：US11044964

申请日：2005-01-27

申请人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

发明人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/66

CPC分类号： H04L12/2801 ,  H04L12/2856 ,  H04L12/287 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12018 ,  H04L61/10 ,  H04L63/0281 ,  H04L63/04 ,  H04L63/102

摘要： A system and method for facilitating communication between a CMTS and an application sever in a cable network. Customer premises equipment (CPE) generates packets that are sent through a cable modem (CM) to a cable modem termination system (CMTS). A packet is parsed by CMTS and the destination IP address and port number compared to the destination IP addresses/port tuples received by the CMTS from a datastore. A packet that is directed to an IP address/port tuple on the target list (a “service request packet”) is modified to incorporate CMTS-identifying information and subscriber-identifying information in the packet header. When the application server communicates with the CMTS to reserve the network resources, the application server provides the CMTS the CM MAC and CM IP addresses to facilitate resource allocation, subscriber identification and billing.

摘要翻译： 一种用于促进CMTS与有线网络中的应用服务器之间的通信的系统和方法。 客户端设备（CPE）生成通过电缆调制解调器（CM）发送到电缆调制解调器终端系统（CMTS）的数据包。 与CMTS从数据存储区接收到的目标IP地址/端口元组相比，CMTS解析分组和目的IP地址和端口号。 针对目标列表上的IP地址/端口元组（“服务请求分组”）的分组被修改以将CMTS识别信息和用户识别信息并入分组报头中。 当应用服务器与CMTS进行通信以保留网络资源时，应用服务器向CMTS提供CM MAC和CM IP地址，以方便资源分配，用户识别和计费。

公开(公告)号：US10264029B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US12764746

申请日：2010-04-21

申请人： Michael L. Lajoie ,  Louis Williamson ,  Wilfrid Aissi ,  Chris Cholas ,  Jason Gaedtke ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Glen Hardin ,  Charles Hasek ,  Vedavati Hegde ,  Jeffery P. Markley ,  Vipul Patel ,  Howard Pfeffer

发明人： Michael L. Lajoie ,  Louis Williamson ,  Wilfrid Aissi ,  Chris Cholas ,  Jason Gaedtke ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Glen Hardin ,  Charles Hasek ,  Vedavati Hegde ,  Jeffery P. Markley ,  Vipul Patel ,  Howard Pfeffer

IPC分类号： H04J1/00 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e.g., video, audio, data, etc.) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e.g., networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US08516529B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US12783388

申请日：2010-05-19

申请人： Michael L. Lajoie ,  Louis Williamson ,  Wilfrid Alssi ,  Chris Cholas ,  Jason Gaedtke ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Glen Hardin ,  Charles Hasek ,  Vedavati Hegde ,  Jeffery P. Markley ,  Vipul Patel ,  Howard Pfeffer

发明人： Michael L. Lajoie ,  Louis Williamson ,  Wilfrid Alssi ,  Chris Cholas ,  Jason Gaedtke ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Glen Hardin ,  Charles Hasek ,  Vedavati Hegde ,  Jeffery P. Markley ,  Vipul Patel ,  Howard Pfeffer

IPC分类号： H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/173 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1023 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/148 ,  H04L67/306

摘要： Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e.g., video, audio, data, etc.) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e.g., networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 用于在内容传送网络上传送分组化内容（例如，视频，音频，数据等）的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，使用因特网协议（IP）将内容分组化，并且由服务提供商通过被管理和非托管网络递送给提供商的订户，以便在任何时间，任何位置，以及经由 指定用户设备。 传送的内容可以源自服务提供商，第三方内容源（例如，网络或工作室），订户本身或者包括因特网的其他源。 在网络中使用通用的控制和服务功能可以将服务集成或融合在一起，从而为服务提供商和用户提供新的服务和经济机会。 内容传递会话也可以从一个设备迁移到另一个设备。 还公开了基于网络的用户接口基础设施和基于网关的客户端架构。

公开(公告)号：US08094658B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12113575

申请日：2008-05-01

申请人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Ron Da Silva

发明人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Ron Da Silva

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1432 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/2408 ,  H04L47/2433 ,  H04L47/2458 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  H04L47/283

摘要： A system and method for providing premium transport in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network. An edge server in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network maintains a list of preferred content providers (PCPs). For each PCP, the PCP list comprises matching criteria. The edge server monitors the header of incoming packets for the matching criteria. A packet that matches the matching criteria is modified by the edge server causing the packet to be associated with a “premium” downstream service flow. Packets sent in response to a “preferred” packet are parsed by a cable modem and routed upstream according to a “premium” upstream service flow.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在符合DOCSIS标准的电缆网络中提供优质运输的系统和方法。 符合DOCSIS标准的电缆网络中的边缘服务器维护首选内容提供商列表（PCP）。 对于每个PCP，PCP列表包括匹配标准。 边缘服务器监视输入数据包的头部的匹配标准。 匹配匹配标准的数据包由边缘服务器修改，导致数据包与“溢价”下游服务流相关联。 响应“优选”分组发送的分组由电缆调制解调器解析，并根据“溢价”上游服务流向上游路由。

公开(公告)号：US20110032937A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-10

申请号：US12537484

申请日：2009-08-07

申请人： Kenneth Gould ,  Howard Pfeffer ,  Vijay Venkateswaran

发明人： Kenneth Gould ,  Howard Pfeffer ,  Vijay Venkateswaran

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L12/2867 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L12/2863 ,  H04L12/5692 ,  H04L47/125 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2843

摘要： Systems and methods that permit an end device to partition a payload into payload portions for simultaneous transmission over multiple networks so as to increase the effective bandwidth available to the end device. The end device may also receive portions of a partitioned payload via multiple networks and reassemble the payload into its pre-partitioned form.

摘要翻译： 允许终端设备将有效载荷划分为有效载荷部分以用于在多个网络上同时传输以便增加终端设备可用的有效带宽的系统和方法。 终端设备还可以经由多个网络接收分区有效负载的部分，并将有效负载重新组装成其预分区形式。

公开(公告)号：US20080216135A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US11681774

申请日：2007-03-03

申请人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

发明人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/4383 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/23106 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/2383 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4382 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： In response to user requests for content, content may be dynamically mapped to communications channels, e.g., QAM channels, used to communicate multiple programs during the same transmission time slot, e.g., through the use of multiplexed MPEG streams. A customer premise device, e.g., STB, uses a tuner tuned to the QAM channel to receive the communicated stream, recovers multiple programs communicated using the single communications channel, and records and/or displays the recovered programs. In this manner, more programs can be received and recorded than there are tuners in the customer premise device, e.g., STB. In some embodiments a content service provider control node processes user requests for content, maps requested programs to transport streams, communicates mapping decision information to a content distribution node, and communicates QAM tuning information to the user devices which can then receive and record multiple programs communicated via a single communications channel.

摘要翻译： 响应于用户对内容的请求，内容可以动态地映射到通信信道，例如QAM信道，用于在相同的传输时隙期间例如通过使用复用的MPEG流来传送多个节目。 客户驻地设备（例如STB）使用调谐到QAM信道的调谐器来接收所传送的流，恢复使用单个通信信道传送的多个节目，并且记录和/或显示所恢复的节目。 以这种方式，可以接收和记录比客户住宅设备（例如STB）中的调谐器更多的节目。 在一些实施例中，内容服务提供商控制节点处理内容的用户请求，将所请求的节目映射到传输流，将映射决定信息传送到内容分发节点，并将QAM调谐信息传送到用户设备，然后可以接收并记录多个节目传送 通过单个通信通道。

公开(公告)号：US07388870B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-17

申请号：US10983133

申请日：2004-11-05

申请人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Ron Da Silva

发明人： Howard Pfeffer ,  Kenneth Gould ,  Ron Da Silva

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1432 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/2408 ,  H04L47/2433 ,  H04L47/2458 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  H04L47/283

摘要： A system and method for providing premium transport in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network. An edge server in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network maintains a list of preferred content providers (PCPs). For each PCP, the PCP list comprises matching criteria. The edge server monitors the header of incoming packets for the matching criteria. A packet that matches the matching criteria is modified by the edge server causing the packet to be associated with a “premium” downstream service flow. Packets sent in response to a “preferred” packet are parsed by a cable modem and routed upstream according to a “premium” upstream service flow.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在符合DOCSIS标准的电缆网络中提供优质运输的系统和方法。 符合DOCSIS标准的电缆网络中的边缘服务器维护首选内容提供商列表（PCP）。 对于每个PCP，PCP列表包括匹配标准。 边缘服务器监视输入数据包的头部的匹配标准。 匹配匹配标准的数据包由边缘服务器修改，导致数据包与“溢价”下游服务流相关联。 响应“优选”分组发送的分组由电缆调制解调器解析，并根据“溢价”上游服务流向上游路由。

公开(公告)号：US08594116B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US12754534

申请日：2010-04-05

申请人： Kenneth Gould

发明人： Kenneth Gould

IPC分类号： H04H20/10 ,  H04H20/28

CPC分类号： H04L65/4076 ,  H04J3/245 ,  H04L5/0037 ,  H04L12/1859 ,  H04L12/1881

摘要： Methods and apparatus for assigning physical channels in a content-based network. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network having a plurality of cable modems, and the physical channels are assigned to the cable modems based at least in part on any multicast transmissions that may exist on the system. When two cable modems are receiving the same multicast transmission, the invention causes tuning of one or more of the cable modems to the same physical channel in order to limit the total number multicast transmissions on the network. Multicast transmissions typically comprise video or audio information, but other types of information may also be multicast according to the invention. In another embodiment, a multicast transmission list (containing a list of multicast transmissions and the corresponding physical channels) is sent to the set of cable modems. This list is used by the modems (or associated CPE) to manage channel allocation and tuning.

摘要翻译： 在基于内容的网络中分配物理信道的方法和装置。 在示例性实施例中，网络包括具有多个电缆调制解调器的有线电视网络，并且至少部分地基于系统上可能存在的任何多播传输将物理信道分配给电缆调制解调器。 当两个电缆调制解调器正在接收相同的多播传输时，本发明使一个或多个电缆调制解调器调谐到相同的物理信道，以限制网络上的总数多播传输。 组播传输通常包括视频或音频信息，但根据本发明，其他类型的信息也可以是多播的。 在另一个实施例中，将多播传输列表（包含多播传输和对应的物理信道的列表）发送到该组电缆调制解调器。 该列表由调制解调器（或相关CPE）用于管理信道分配和调谐。