公开(公告)号：US08116209B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US11126415

申请日：2005-05-11

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Edward J. Lafontaine ,  Wee Teck Ng ,  Pankaj Risbood

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Edward J. Lafontaine ,  Wee Teck Ng ,  Pankaj Risbood

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04J3/085 ,  H04J2203/0042 ,  H04J2203/0057 ,  H04J2203/006 ,  H04J2203/0067 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  H04L41/0873

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for identifying one or more errors and/or one or more stranded resources in a connection-oriented or circuit-switched network. By way of example, a technique for identifying at least one of an error and a stranded resource in at least a portion of a connection-oriented or circuit-switched network comprises the following steps/operations. Field data is obtained directly from one or more elements of the network. At least a portion of the obtained field data is examined to determine an existence of at least one of an error and a stranded resource with respect to one or more element-level constructs. Data synthesized from at least a portion of the obtained field data is analyzed to determine an existence of at least one of an error and a stranded resource with respect to one or more network-level constructs.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于识别面向连接或电路交换网络中的一个或多个错误和/或一个或多个搁置资源的技术。 作为示例，用于在面向连接或电路交换网络的至少一部分中识别错误和搁置资源中的至少一个的技术包括以下步骤/操作。 直接从网络的一个或多个元素获得场数据。 检查所获得的场数据的至少一部分以确定相对于一个或多个元素级构造物存在错误和搁置资源中的至少一个。 从所获得的场数据的至少一部分合成的数据被分析以确定关于一个或多个网络级构造的错误和搁置资源中的至少一个的存在。

公开(公告)号：US07243122B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-10

申请号：US10955445

申请日：2004-09-30

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Henry F. Korth ,  Viswanath Poosala

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Henry F. Korth ,  Viswanath Poosala

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F17/30902 ,  G06T2200/16 ,  G06T2210/32

摘要： A method of fulfilling a request for information content with a user-selectable version of a file containing that information content. Selection of a hyperlink to information content results in generation of a menu of versions of files containing that information content. The menu displays options for versions which are derivable therefrom by a computer program for converting files from one version to another version. Selection of an option for a materialized version results in transmission of the materialized version. Selection of an option for a version which is not materialized results in derivation of the user-selected version from either a materialized version or any other version from which the user-selected version may be derived. Apparatuses for carrying out the inventive method are also provided.

摘要翻译： 一种用包含该信息内容的文件的用户可选版本来满足对信息内容的请求的方法。 选择对信息内容的超链接导致生成包含该信息内容的文件的版本的菜单。 该菜单显示用于将文件从一个版本转换为另一个版本的计算机程序可从其派生的版本的选项。 选择物化版本的选项会导致物化版本的传输。 对未实现的版本的选项的选择导致从实质化版本或可以从其导出用户选择的版本的任何其他版本推导出用户选择的版本。 还提供了用于实施本发明的方法的设备。

公开(公告)号：US20060277576A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-07

申请号：US11145832

申请日：2005-06-06

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Anurag Srivastava

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Anurag Srivastava

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/10 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N7/025

CPC分类号： H04N21/4622 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/2668

摘要： A user-defined channel, comprising content specified by a system user, is provided as one of a plurality of channels of a subscription service in a signal distribution system. At least a portion of the content specified by the system user is obtained from a network external to the subscription service provider network. At least one media stream comprising the content is generated, and delivered via an interface device associated with the system user in conjunction with the subscription service. In one embodiment, the user-defined channel comprises a tracking channel, and the specified content comprises location information that is obtained from the external network and identifies a location of at least one entity specified by the system user.

摘要翻译： 包括由系统用户指定的内容的用户定义的频道被提供为信号分配系统中订阅服务的多个频道之一。 由系统用户指定的内容的至少一部分从订阅服务提供商网络外部的网络获得。 生成包含内容的至少一个媒体流，并且通过与订阅服务相结合的与系统用户相关联的接口设备来传送。 在一个实施例中，用户定义的频道包括跟踪频道，并且所指定的内容包括从外部网络获得的位置信息，并识别由系统用户指定的至少一个实体的位置。

公开(公告)号：US07058946B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-06

申请号：US10659757

申请日：2003-09-10

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Shanmugavelayut Muthukrishnan ,  Ganapathy Sundaram

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Shanmugavelayut Muthukrishnan ,  Ganapathy Sundaram

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  H04Q7/00 ,  H04Q7/28

CPC分类号： G06F9/4881 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L69/14

摘要： In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a central server system computes a feasible stretch value for use in scheduling the servicing of job requests by a plurality of communication channels. A stretch value provides an indication of the delay experienced by each job request to complete, when the central server processes many jobs concurrently. A processing time is calculated for each job request based on the size of the job request and the bandwidth of the channel. Thereafter, a stretch value is proposed. The server system computes a deadline for each job to be the arrival time of the job request plus the product of the processing time and the proposed stretch value. Thereafter, each job request is scheduled, based on an “earliest deadline first” arrangement. According to the EDF methodology, the central server schedules for service, via k local channel servers, the job requests, such that the k job requests which have the earliest deadlines are serviced first by the k local channel servers and the remaining job requests are subsequently serviced as the local channel servers become available. The proposed stretch value is deemed feasible if each pending job request can be completed prior to its deadline. If the proposed stretch value is deemed not feasible, it is adjusted iteratively until a feasible stretch value is found. The feasible stretch value is then utilized to schedule the job requests to be serviced by the channels.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个实施例，中央服务器系统计算用于通过多个通信信道调度对作业请求的服务的可行拉伸值。 当中央服务器同时处理许多作业时，拉伸值提供每个作业请求完成的延迟的指示。 基于作业请求的大小和频道的带宽，为每个作业请求计算处理时间。 此后，提出了拉伸值。 服务器系统将每个作业的期限计算为作业请求的到达时间加上处理时间和所提出的拉伸值的乘积。 此后，根据“最早的期限第一”安排安排每个工作请求。 根据EDF方法，中央服务器通过k个本地信道服务器对作业请求进行服务调度，使得k个本地信道服务器首先提供具有最早期限的k个作业请求以及其余的作业请求 随着本地频道服务器可用， 如果每个待处理的作业请求可以在其截止日期之前完成，则所提出的拉伸值被认为是可行的。 如果提出的拉伸值被认为不可行，则迭代地进行调整，直到找到可行的拉伸值。 然后使用可行的拉伸值来调度由通道服务的作业请求。

公开(公告)号：US08289859B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US10853422

申请日：2004-05-25

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Bhawna Gupta ,  Pankaj Risbood ,  Anurag Srivastava

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Bhawna Gupta ,  Pankaj Risbood ,  Anurag Srivastava

IPC分类号： G08C15/00 ,  H04J3/06

CPC分类号： H04L43/0858 ,  H04J2203/0094

摘要： Link delay is determined in a network comprising a plurality of nodes by identifying pairs of nodes associated with a given link, and, for each of the identified pairs, setting up a virtually-concatenated group (VCG) between the nodes of that pair. The VCGs are utilized to make delay measurements, and the delay measurements are processed to determine delay of the given link. In an illustrative embodiment, the VCGs comprise two-member VCGs with the members being routed on opposite sides of a logical ring. For a given one of these two-member VCGs, a differential delay measurement is made at a particular one of the associated nodes by comparing frame indicator fields for concurrently arriving frames. A system of equations is generated based on the differential delay measurements made utilizing the VCGs, and the system of equations is solved to obtain information utilizable to determine delay of the given link.

摘要翻译： 通过识别与给定链路相关联的节点对，在包括多个节点的网络中确定链路延迟，并且对于每个所识别的对，在该对的节点之间建立虚连接的组（VCG）。 VCG用于进行延迟测量，并且处理延迟测量以确定给定链路的延迟。 在说明性实施例中，VCG包括两个成员的VCG，其中该成员被路由在逻辑环的相对侧上。 对于这两个成员VCG中的给定的一个，通过比较并发到达的帧的帧指示符字段，在相关节点的特定一个处进行差分延迟测量。 基于使用VCG进行的差分延迟测量产生方程组，求解方程组以获得可用于确定给定链路延迟的信息。

公开(公告)号：US07676823B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-09

申请号：US11425566

申请日：2006-06-21

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Yuh-Jye Chang ,  Anurag Srivastava

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Yuh-Jye Chang ,  Anurag Srivastava

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N7/165 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W8/02

摘要： A subscriber or other user is provided with access to a subscription service of a signal distribution system at a roaming location remote from a home location of the user. The subscription service comprises a plurality of selectable channels available to the user at the home location. In one aspect of the invention, a request for initiation of a roaming session is received, and responsive to initiation of the roaming session, at least one user interface is generated for presentation on a device at the remote location. The generated user interface is configured to provide access at the remote location to one or more of the channels available to the user at the home location, and represents an at least partial alteration of a normal user interface that would otherwise be presented on the device at the remote location in the absence of the roaming session.

摘要翻译： 用户或其他用户被提供对远离用户的归属位置的漫游位置处的信号分发系统的订阅服务的访问。 订阅服务包括在家庭位置可用于用户的多个可选择的频道。 在本发明的一个方面，接收到发起漫游会话的请求，并且响应于漫游会话的启动，生成用于在远程位置的设备上呈现的至少一个用户界面。 所生成的用户界面被配置为向远程位置提供在归属位置处对用户可用的一个或多个信道的访问，并且表示将以其他方式在设备上呈现的普通用户界面的至少部分更改 在没有漫游会话的情况下的远程位置。

公开(公告)号：US20070240192A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-11

申请号：US11399872

申请日：2006-04-07

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Bhawna Gupta ,  Anurag Srivastava

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Bhawna Gupta ,  Anurag Srivastava

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/6433

摘要： A subscriber or other user is provided with access to a subscription service of a signal distribution system at a location remote from a home location of the user. The subscription service comprises a plurality of selectable channels available to the user at the home location. The user is assigned one of a plurality of program streams utilizable for delivery of content from the head end equipment servicing the remote location to an interface device at the remote location. By way of example, the program streams may be part of existing unicast infrastructure in the head end equipment. The head end equipment obtains content for a first channel of the subscription service available to the user at the home location, and inserts the content for the first channel into the assigned program stream to-thereby make that content accessible to the user at the remote location via the interface device. User selection via the remote location interface device of a different channel of the subscription service available to the user at the home location causes the content for the different channel to be obtained by the head end equipment and inserted into the assigned program stream in place of the content for the first channel.

摘要翻译： 用户或其他用户被提供在远离用户的本地位置的位置处对信号分发系统的订阅服务的访问。 订阅服务包括在家庭位置可用于用户的多个可选择的频道。 用户被分配为可用于从服务于远程位置的头端设备向远程位置的接口设备传送内容的多个节目流中的一个。 作为示例，节目流可以是头端设备中的现有单播基础设施的一部分。 头端设备获得用于在家位置处可用于用户的订阅服务的第一频道的内容，并将用于第一频道的内容插入到所分配的节目流中，从而使该内容在远程位置可被用户访问 通过接口设备。 通过远程位置接口设备对用户在归属位置可用的订阅服务的不同频道进行的用户选择使得头端设备获得用于不同信道的内容，并将其插入到所分配的节目流中，代替 第一个频道的内容。

公开(公告)号：US20060067235A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US10949638

申请日：2004-09-24

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Pankaj Risbood ,  Anurag Srivastava

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Pankaj Risbood ,  Anurag Srivastava

IPC分类号： H04L1/00

CPC分类号： H04J3/1617 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/121 ,  H04L45/124

摘要： Virtually-concatenated data traffic is routed in a network comprising a plurality of nodes. For a given traffic demand to be routed from a source node to a destination node in the network, an initial candidate path set satisfying a differential delay constraint is determined by arranging a plurality of paths in order of increasing delay and selecting a particular subset of the plurality of paths as the initial candidate set. A determination is then made as to whether the initial candidate path set is able to support a bandwidth requirement of the traffic demand. If the initial candidate path set is able to support the bandwidth requirement of the traffic demand, the initial candidate path set is utilized to route the traffic demand. Otherwise, the process is repeated for one or more additional iterations, with a different candidate path set satisfying the differential delay constraint being selected for a given additional iteration by application of a sliding-window function to the plurality of paths arranged in order of increasing delay, until a different candidate path satisfying the differential delay constraint is determined to support the bandwidth requirement of the traffic demand.

摘要翻译： 几乎连接的数据业务在包括多个节点的网络中路由。 对于从源节点到网络中的目的地节点的给定业务需求，满足差分延迟约束的初始候选路径集通过按照增加延迟的顺序排列多个路径来确定，并且选择 多个路径作为初始候选集。 然后确定初始候选路径集是否能够支持业务需求的带宽需求。 如果初始候选路径集合能够支持业务需求的带宽需求，则利用初始候选路径集来路由业务需求。 否则，对于一个或多个附加迭代重复该过程，其中通过将滑动窗口功能应用于按照增加延迟的顺序排列的多个路径，满足对于给定附加迭代的差分延迟约束的不同候选路径集 ，直到满足差分延迟约束的不同候选路径被确定为支持业务需求的带宽需求。

公开(公告)号：US06571391B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US09174228

申请日：1998-10-16

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Shanmugavelayut Muthukrishnan

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Shanmugavelayut Muthukrishnan

IPC分类号： H04N7173

CPC分类号： G06F9/4887

摘要： In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a broadcast server system computes a feasible stretch value for use in scheduling job requests. A stretch value provides an indication of the delay experienced by each job request to complete, when the broadcast server processes many jobs concurrently. A processing time is calculated for each job request based on, the size of the job request and the bandwidth of the server downlink. Thereafter, a stretch value is proposed. The server system computes a deadline for each job to be the arrival time of the job request plus the product of the processing time and the proposed stretch value. Thereafter, each job request is scheduled, based on an “earliest deadline first” arrangement, wherein the job request that has the earliest deadline is scheduled first, the job request having the next earliest deadline is scheduled second, etc. The proposed stretch value is deemed feasible if each pending job request can be completed prior to its deadline. If the proposed stretch value is deemed not feasible, it is adjusted iteratively until a feasible stretch value is found. The feasible stretch value is then utilized to schedule the job requests to be broadcast by the system. When the broadcast of a job request is completed, all job requests for the same data item, which arrived prior to the start of the broadcast, are eliminated from the pending job requests.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个实施例，广播服务器系统计算用于调度作业请求的可行拉伸值。 当广播服务器同时处理许多作业时，延伸值提供每个作业请求完成所经历的延迟的指示。 基于作业请求的大小和服务器下行链路的带宽，为每个作业请求计算处理时间。 此后，提出了拉伸值。 服务器系统将每个作业的期限计算为作业请求的到达时间加上处理时间和所提出的拉伸值的乘积。 此后，基于“最早期限”排列来安排每个作业请求，其中首先调度具有最早期限的作业请求，具有下一个最后期限的作业请求被调度为第二等等。所提出的拉伸值是 如果每个待处理的工作请求可以在其截止日期之前完成，则认为可行。 如果提出的拉伸值被认为不可行，则迭代地进行调整，直到找到可行的拉伸值。 然后使用可行的拉伸值来调度由系统广播的作业请求。 当完成作业请求的广播时，在广播开始之前到达的相同数据项的所有作业请求从待处理的作业请求中消除。

公开(公告)号：US09015782B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-21

申请号：US11427879

申请日：2006-06-30

申请人： Swarup Acharya ,  Bhawna Gupta

发明人： Swarup Acharya ,  Bhawna Gupta

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： Methods and apparatus for recording programming content in a signal distribution system are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, an interrupt is received, which may be associated with an incoming telephone call, email message, alarm or other type of message, and a corresponding interrupt indicator is presented on a user interface screen of a device such as television, laptop computer, mobile telephone, etc. Also presented on the user interface screen of the device is an activatable pause control that if activated initiates recording of a portion of the programming content that would otherwise be presented via the device absent activation of the pause control. Various trick play functions, such as pause, play, forward and rewind, may be provided utilizing the recorded portion of the programming content.

摘要翻译： 公开了在信号分配系统中记录节目内容的方法和装置。 在本发明的一个方面，接收到一个中断，这个中断可能与一个进入的电话呼叫，电子邮件消息，警报或其它类型的消息相关联，并且相应的中断指示符被呈现在诸如电视的设备的用户界面屏幕上 膝上型计算机，移动电话等。还显示在设备的用户界面屏幕上的是可激活的暂停控制，如果激活则启动编辑内容的一部分的记录，否则将通过该设备呈现而不激活暂停控制 。 使用节目内容的记录部分可以提供各种特技播放功能，例如暂停，播放，前进和后退。