公开(公告)号：US06570974B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US09224284

申请日：1998-12-31

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin ,  Hopeton S. Walker ,  Edward L. Wallace

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin ,  Hopeton S. Walker ,  Edward L. Wallace

IPC分类号： H04M342

CPC分类号： H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M11/04 ,  H04M2207/20 ,  H04M2242/04 ,  H04M2242/22 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/6118 ,  H04N21/6168

摘要： A twisted pair and/or coaxial cable fed set-top device provides a plurality of services, including computerized directory assistance services and identification of the geographic location and set top device from which a directory assistance query has been made. Directory assistance information may be broadcast from a cable head end, or a directory assistance database may be searched, based on a query entered by a user, or both broadcasting and searching may be performed. The search results can be prioritized based on the geographical proximity between locations of the listings in the search results and the location from which the query was entered. The address of the set top device and/or the tap to which the set top device is coupled are used for determining the location from which the query was entered.

摘要翻译： 双绞线和/或同轴电缆馈送机顶装置提供多个服务，包括计算机化的目录辅助服务以及已经从其进行目录辅助查询的地理位置和机顶设备的标识。 可以从电缆头端广播目录援助信息，或者可以基于用户输入的查询来搜索目录辅助数据库，或者可以执行广播和搜索两者。 搜索结果可以根据搜索结果中的列表的位置与输入查询的位置之间的地理距离进行优先排序。 机顶设备和/或机顶设备所连接的分接头的地址用于确定查询输入的位置。

公开(公告)号：US06396531B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US09224286

申请日：1998-12-31

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin ,  Thomas Oplinger ,  Philip Andrew Treventi ,  Hopeton S. Walker

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin ,  Thomas Oplinger ,  Philip Andrew Treventi ,  Hopeton S. Walker

IPC分类号： H04M714

CPC分类号： H04M3/4228 ,  H04M1/2535 ,  H04M3/5307 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454

摘要： A system architecture for bypassing a local exchange carrier comprises an intelligent terminal, a residential gateway coupled to the terminal, a cable facility management platform terminating a twisted pair or coaxial cable facility and a network service platform. The platform serves both a cable headend and a telephone DSL network to enable a single service provider to provide different information content services independent of how a user actually receives the services. The twisted pair and/or coaxial cable fed, integrated residence gateway controlled intelligent terminal or set-top device provides a multiple menu heirarchy for selecting a plurality of enhanced services. The menus are implemented on a video telephone or similar device with a touch-sensitive screen display for interactively displaying video and accompanying audio signals and menu screens. The integrated residence gateway is coupled to either or both of the coaxial cable or twisted pair and distributes the bandwidth facilities available over either service vehicle to customer devices including the set top box.

摘要翻译： 用于绕过本地交换机载波的系统架构包括智能终端，耦合到终端的住宅网关，终端双绞线或同轴电缆设施的电缆设施管理平台和网络服务平台。 该平台既提供电缆头端和电话DSL网络，使单个服务提供商能够独立于用户实际接收服务的方式提供不同的信息内容服务。 双绞线和/或同轴电缆馈电，集成住宅网关控制智能终端或机顶设备为选择多个增强业务提供了多个菜单级别。 这些菜单在具有触敏屏幕显示器的视频电话或类似装置上实现，用于交互地显示视频和伴随的音频信号和菜单屏幕。 集成住宅网关耦合到同轴电缆或双绞线中的一个或两者，并将可用的带宽设施分配到任何服务车辆到包括机顶盒的客户设备。

公开(公告)号：US06347075B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-12

申请号：US09001343

申请日：1997-12-31

申请人： Farhad Barzegar ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Philip Andrew Treventi

发明人： Farhad Barzegar ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Philip Andrew Treventi

IPC分类号： G06F1100

CPC分类号： H04M3/12 ,  H04M3/005 ,  H04M3/2209 ,  H04M3/30

摘要： A subscriber link to a central office which employs data compression, forward error correction, and advanced modulation techniques and to connect subscribers to multiple communications networks to provide an array of services. A device provides normal telephone service in the event of an equipment failure. At the subscriber end, a server called an intelligent services director (ISD) provides multiple independent connections for telephones which ordinarily connect to multiple access virtual circuits generated on the subscriber link over a twisted pair. A device called a facilities management platform (FMP) at the central office end of the link, among other things, provides interfacing of the subscriber link to various networks including a digital subscriber loop (DLC) and packet switched networks. Ordinarily telephones connected to the ISD require power and correctly functioning modems and controllers in the ISD and the FMP to have access to the outside world. A fail-safe mechanism, however allows at least one chosen phone to function in the event of a failure. The chosen phone must be capable of pulse or DTMF dialing. The connection through which it operate can be switched directly to the twisted pair media connecting to the FMP. At the FMP, the twisted pair is switched to tie the connection directly to a line card of the DLC. Alternatively, the ISD contains an interface to a specialized phone designed for the ISD environment. The interface provides the appearance to the DLC of a regular POT.

摘要翻译： 与中央局的订户链路，其采用数据压缩，前向纠错和高级调制技术，并将用户连接到多个通信网络以提供一系列服务。 在设备故障的情况下，设备提供正常的电话服务。 在用户端，称为智能服务指导（ISD）的服务器为电话提供多个独立连接，通常通过双绞线连接到在订户链路上生成的多个接入虚拟电路。 在链路的中心局端被称为设施管理平台（FMP）的设备，其中包括用户链路与包括数字用户环路（DLC）和分组交换网络在内的各种网络的接口。 连接到ISD的通常电话需要电力和正确运行的ISD和FMP中的调制解调器和控制器才能访问外部世界。 然而，故障安全机制允许至少一个所选择的电话在发生故障时起作用。 所选手机必须能够进行脉冲或DTMF拨号。 其操作的连接可以直接切换到连接到FMP的双绞线介质。 在FMP中，双绞线被切换以将连接直接连接到DLC的线卡。 或者，ISD包含专为ISD环境设计的专用手机的接口。 该界面为DLC提供了常规POT的外观。

公开(公告)号：US06307839B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-23

申请号：US09001425

申请日：1997-12-31

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Dennis Matthew Romain ,  Philip Andrew Treventi

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Dennis Matthew Romain ,  Philip Andrew Treventi

IPC分类号： H04J316

CPC分类号： H04L47/822 ,  H04J3/1682 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/15 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/741 ,  H04L47/801

摘要： A dynamic bandwidth allocation system is used to optimize the transmission of traffic on the twisted pair connecting the customer premises equipment with the local office. As demand for simultaneous traffic at the customer premises equipment increases, the requirement for multiple twisted pair lines is minimized by dynamically allocating the bandwidth of the channel and sharing that bandwidth with multiple, simultaneous services. Additional efficiencies for simultaneous transmission of traffic can be achieved by directing all traffic to occupy a smaller channel. This might slightly affect the quality of some services but in many cases the impact will be minimal. Voice signals will be allowed to decrease to a predetermined level and facsimile or other data traffic will transmit at a slower transmission rate. At some predetermined level, traffic quality will degrade to a level such that service will be unacceptable. At this point, a prioritization scheme will buffer certain traffic at the intelligent services director (terminal block) or the facilities management platform (access module). New requests for services are denied until the required bandwidth is free. Once the required bandwidth becomes available, buffered traffic is allowed to transmit or receive will flow again and service availability will resume. An alternative scheme employs allows all services to maintain their highest quality and ranks all traffic by a priority scheme. Once the allocated bandwidth is occupied, the priority scheme discontinues or buffers lower ranking traffic. Once bandwidth resources are released by the higher ranking traffic, the lower ranking traffic is allowed to proceed if the information was buffered. By optimizing the traffic on the twisted pair, requirements for the installation of multiple twisted pairs is minimized as services are added by the user.

摘要翻译： 动态带宽分配系统用于优化连接客户驻地设备与本地办公室的双绞线上的流量传输。 随着对客户端设备同时流量的需求的增加，通过动态分配信道的带宽并通过多个同时的业务共享该带宽，对多个双绞线的需求最小化。可以实现业务同时传输的额外效率 引导所有流量占据较小的渠道。 这可能会稍微影响一些服务的质量，但在许多情况下，影响将会很小。 语音信号将被允许降低到预定的水平，并且传真或其他数据业务将以较慢的传输速率进行传输。 在某个预定的水平，交通质量会降低到这样的水平，使得服务将是不可接受的。 此时，优先排序方案将缓解智能服务总监（终端站）或设施管理平台（访问模块）的某些流量。 新的服务请求被拒绝，直到所需的带宽是免费的。 一旦所需的带宽变得可用，缓冲流量被允许发送或接收将再次流动，并且服务可用性将恢复。替代方案使用允许所有服务保持其最高质量并且通过优先级方案对所有流量进行排序。 一旦分配的带宽被占用，优先级方案中断或缓冲较低等级的流量。 一旦带宽资源被较高排名的流量释放，如果信息被缓冲，则允许较低排名的流量继续进行。 通过优化双绞线上的流量，安装多个双绞线的要求最小化，因为用户添加了服务。

公开(公告)号：US06226362B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-01

申请号：US09001575

申请日：1997-12-31

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin ,  Hopeton S. Walker

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin ,  Hopeton S. Walker

IPC分类号： H04M164

CPC分类号： H04M1/247 ,  H04M1/2535 ,  H04M1/6505 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/60 ,  H04M7/12 ,  H04M2201/50

摘要： A video enable answering machine having many new features including customized video announcement messages, caller ID based video announcement messages, and time based video announcement messages.

摘要翻译： 具有许多新功能的视频启用应答机，包括定制的视频通知消息，基于呼叫者ID的视频通知消息和基于时间的视频通知消息。

公开(公告)号：US06178446B1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-23

申请号：US09001578

申请日：1997-12-31

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Jeffrey S. Martin

IPC分类号： H04N710

CPC分类号： H04N7/147

摘要： A subscriber to a service will have the ability to order or request additional information on products that are being advertised. The service will have the ability to know which commercial is being aired in which subscriber initiated the request. The subscriber to the service upon viewing a commercial on a display terminal can click on the advertisement to alert the advertiser that the customer is interested in the item that is being advertised. Such interest may include, receiving an information pamphlet, receiving a coupon, and ordering the product directly from the manufacturer or distributor through a requisition request.

摘要翻译： 服务订户将能够订购或请求有关正在宣传的产品的附加信息。 该服务将有能力知道哪个商业正在播放哪个用户发起请求。 在显示终端上查看商业广告时，服务的订户可以点击广告来提醒广告商客户对正在被广告的项目感兴趣。 此类兴趣可能包括：收到信息小册子，接收优惠券，以及通过请求请求直接从制造商或分销商订购产品。

公开(公告)号：US5983098A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-09

申请号：US657918

申请日：1996-05-31

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Martin J. McGowan ,  Jesse Eugene Russell

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Martin J. McGowan ,  Jesse Eugene Russell

IPC分类号： H04M1/725 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04W88/021 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/72502

摘要： A dual-mode network access point device for enabling a user to select between at least two telecommunication service providers using the user's existing telecommunications wiring. The device includes a wireless interface circuit adapted for coupling one or more antennas which are used for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from a wireless service provider and a switching circuit for selectively coupling a first telecommunication device between a wireline service provider and the wireless interface circuit is provided in the device. The device further includes a controller circuit which enables the switching circuit automatically in response to an incoming call and on command to select either the wireline service provider or the wireless interface circuit.

摘要翻译： 一种双模式网络接入点设备，用于使得用户能够使用用户现有的电信线路在至少两个电信服务提供商之间进行选择。 该设备包括适于将用于向无线服务提供商发送信号和从无线服务提供商接收信号的一个或多个天线耦合的无线接口电路，以及用于选择性地将有线线路服务提供商和无线接口电路之间的第一电信设备耦合的切换电路 设置在设备中。 该装置还包括控制器电路，其能够响应于来电而自动启用切换电路，并且根据命令选择有线服务提供商或无线接口电路。

公开(公告)号：US5864304A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-26

申请号：US694378

申请日：1996-08-08

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Thomas T. Shen

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Thomas T. Shen

IPC分类号： B61L29/00 ,  B61L29/18 ,  B61L29/28 ,  G08G1/16

CPC分类号： B61L29/18 ,  B61L29/28

摘要： A railroad-crossing warning system for protecting pedestrians and motorists from an oncoming train. The warning system has a vehicle detector system for determining whether a vehicle is stuck in an area of the railroad crossing, a train detector system for determining vital train information including the speed and direction of the oncoming train, a display unit for displaying warning messages to the pedestrians and motorists approaching the railroad crossing, and a communication system for communicating the vital train information and the distressed vehicle information to the oncoming train and the display system. The system provides early warning to the operator of the oncoming train to provide more reliable protection for distressed vehicles in the railroad crossing and for motorists and pedestrians approaching the railroad crossing.

摘要翻译： 一个过路警戒系统，用于保护行人和驾驶人士免受即将到来的火车。 所述警报系统具有车辆检测器系统，用于确定车辆是否卡在所述铁路道口的区域中;列车检测器系统，用于确定包括所述迎面而来的列车的速度和方向的重要列车信息;显示单元，用于显示警告消息 靠近铁路道口的行人和驾驶者，以及用于将重要列车信息和遇险车辆信息传达给迎面而来的列车和显示系统的通信系统。 该系统向即将来临的列车运营人提供预警，为铁路过境处的遇难车辆和靠近铁路道口的驾车人士和行人提供更可靠的保护。

公开(公告)号：US5724665A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-03

申请号：US429215

申请日：1995-04-24

申请人： Salman Yousef Abbasi ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Albert Benzimra ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Thomas Gerard Gvoth ,  Eugene Thomas Kendig ,  Jeffrey Stephen Martin ,  Thomas Mark Oplinger ,  Richard F. Pace ,  Srini Ramamurthy ,  Jesse Eugene Russell ,  Thomas T. Shen

发明人： Salman Yousef Abbasi ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Albert Benzimra ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Thomas Gerard Gvoth ,  Eugene Thomas Kendig ,  Jeffrey Stephen Martin ,  Thomas Mark Oplinger ,  Richard F. Pace ,  Srini Ramamurthy ,  Jesse Eugene Russell ,  Thomas T. Shen

IPC分类号： H04W36/30 ,  H04W84/16 ,  H04Q7/30

CPC分类号： H04W36/30 ,  H04W84/16

摘要： An intelligent wireless communication base station provides communication between individual base stations over an RF radio channel. A control unit in each base station utilizes this communication to facilitate each base station to gather system data regarding the system arrangement of nearby base stations and to facilitate handovers of mobile wireless personal communicators from one base station to a another base station. This control unit is under stored program control and gathers information concerning set up channels of nearby radio ports, a developed list or table of neighbor base stations and signal strength values of nearby channels. Voice channels may be bridged allowing two personal communicators to communicate with each other through a single base station.

摘要翻译： 智能无线通信基站通过RF无线电信道提供各个基站之间的通信。 每个基站中的控制单元利用该通信来促进每个基站收集关于附近基站的系统布置的系统数据，并且便于移动无线个人通信器从一个基站切换到另一个基站。 该控制单元处于存储程序控制下，收集有关附近无线端口的建立信道，相邻基站的开发列表或表以及附近信道的信号强度值的信息。 语音信道可以被桥接，允许两个个人通信器通过单个基站相互通信。

公开(公告)号：US5528597A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-18

申请号：US517312

申请日：1995-08-21

申请人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Srini Ramamurthy

发明人： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Srini Ramamurthy

IPC分类号： H04B7/26 ,  H04B7/212

CPC分类号： H04B7/2696

摘要： An apparatus and method synchronizes a communication frame of a newly added base station, in a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) communication network, to communication frames in the existing communication network of base stations by operating the newly added base station to receive down link signals of a neighboring active base station and synchronize its receive slot in the communication frame with a corresponding forward time slot of the communication frame of that base station. The receive time slot of the newly added base station is shifted by an offset reference time to establish it own forward time slot. The offset reference time is determined by the time interval required for the base station to change from a forward to a reverse channel.

摘要翻译： 一种装置和方法通过操作新添加的基站来接收下行链路信号，将时分多址（TDMA）通信网络中的新添加的基站的通信帧同步到现有基站通信网络中的通信帧 并使其通信帧中的接收时隙与该基站的通信帧的对应的前向时隙同步。 新添加的基站的接收时隙被移位了偏移参考时间，以建立它自己的前向时隙。 偏移参考时间由基站从正向信道改变为反向信道所需的时间间隔确定。