公开(公告)号：US20130330087A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-12

申请号：US13492960

申请日：2012-06-11

申请人： Mark O. Vogel ,  Ronald Howard Diego ,  Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong

发明人： Mark O. Vogel ,  Ronald Howard Diego ,  Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong

IPC分类号： H04B10/00

CPC分类号： H04Q11/0067 ,  H04Q11/0071

摘要： A micronode includes an electrical port connectable to a downstream device, an optical port connectable to a head end having an upstream controller and an electro-optical converter connected to the electrical port and to the optical port and configured to convert electrical signals received from the downstream device at the electrical port to optical signals and to convert optical signals received from the head end via the optical port to electrical signals. The micronode also includes an addressable controller configured to receive a micronode polling request from the upstream controller and to determine when the downstream device is sending signals to the head end and begin a response to the micronode polling request in response to a determination that the downstream device is transmitting information to the head end. Also, an associated method of controlling the micronode.

摘要翻译： 微型芯片包括可连接到下游装置的电气端口，可连接到具有上游控制器的头端的光学端口和连接到电气端口和光学端口的电光转换器，并且被配置为转换从下游接收的电信号 电气端口处的光信号，并将从头端接收的光信号经由光口转换为电信号。 微码还包括可寻址控制器，其被配置为从上游控制器接收微码查询请求，并且响应于确定下游设备确定下游设备何时向头端发送信号并开始对微码头轮询请求的响应 正在向头端发送信息。 另外，控制微码的相关方法。

公开(公告)号：US20050177855A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-11

申请号：US11056625

申请日：2005-02-11

申请人： Stephen Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

发明人： Stephen Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/6587 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/64738

摘要： Methods and apparatus for performing dynamic compensation for delays over extant infrastructure within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable network, and the infrastructure comprises that nominally used for on-demand (OD) services such as VOD. The method includes periodically or situationally assessing variable delays within the system associated with functional commands (such as “trick mode” commands), and dynamically compensating for these variable delays in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the user's trick mode command. This approach increases user satisfaction, and obviates the issuance of additional compensatory trick mode commands that only further degrade the performance of the network.

摘要翻译： 对基于内容的网络中的现有基础设施的延迟执行动态补偿的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，网络包括有线网络，并且基础设施包括名义上用于诸如VOD的点播（OD）服务。 该方法包括周期地或情境地评估与功能命令（例如“特技模式”命令）相关联的系统内的可变延迟，以及动态补偿这些可变延迟，以便提高用户特技模式命令的准确性和及时性。 这种方法提高了用户的满意度，避免了额外的补偿性技巧模式命令的发布，这种命令只会进一步降低网络的性能。

公开(公告)号：US08661481B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US13117851

申请日：2011-05-27

申请人： Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

发明人： Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N5/783

CPC分类号： H04N21/6587 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/64738

摘要： Methods and apparatus for performing dynamic compensation for delays over extant infrastructure within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable network, and the infrastructure comprises that nominally used for on-demand (OD) services such as VOD. The method includes periodically or situationally assessing variable delays within the system associated with functional commands (such as “trick mode” commands), and dynamically compensating for these variable delays in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the user's trick mode command. This approach increases user satisfaction, and obviates the issuance of additional compensatory trick mode commands that only further degrade the performance of the network.

摘要翻译： 对基于内容的网络中的现有基础设施的延迟执行动态补偿的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，网络包括有线网络，并且基础设施包括名义上用于诸如VOD的点播（OD）服务。 该方法包括周期地或情境地评估与功能命令（例如“特技模式”命令）相关联的系统内的可变延迟，以及动态补偿这些可变延迟，以便提高用户特技模式命令的准确性和及时性。 这种方法提高了用户的满意度，避免了额外的补偿性技巧模式命令的发布，这种命令只会进一步降低网络的性能。

公开(公告)号：US20060184967A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-17

申请号：US11057749

申请日：2005-02-14

申请人： Stephen Maynard ,  Joseph Hassell ,  John Callahan ,  Tho Autruong ,  Vitaly Shoykhet ,  Karla Towne

发明人： Stephen Maynard ,  Joseph Hassell ,  John Callahan ,  Tho Autruong ,  Vitaly Shoykhet ,  Karla Towne

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

CPC分类号： H04N21/466 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532

摘要： A favorites list of program channels which a cable TV user likely prefers is generated automatically, from which the user may select a program channel to watch. Each program channel in the favorites list is identified based on a measure of the duration in which the program channel is continuously tuned to. In an embodiment, this measure varies nonlinearly with such a duration. The favorites list may further comprise sublists of program channels which may correspond to different periods of a day, week, etc.

公开(公告)号：US5150368A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-22

申请号：US507283

申请日：1990-04-10

申请人： Tho Autruong ,  Daniel Lai

发明人： Tho Autruong ,  Daniel Lai

IPC分类号： H04L1/18

CPC分类号： H04L1/1803

摘要： Method and apparatus for minimizing retransmissions during communication in a modem-to-modem communications system. The inventive method includes the steps of: (a) receiving a data packet and determining a checksum; (b) comparing the checksum with a checksum embedded in the data packet; (c) if the checksums are the same, transmitting a signal which indicates that the data packet was received correctly and returning to step (a); (d) if the checksums are different, incrementing a counter; (e) checking the counter, if the counter is less than a predetermined threshold, saving the data packet with its embedded checksum, transmitting a signal which indicates that the data packet was not received correctly and returning to step (a); (f) otherwise, bit averaging the newly received data packet with previously received and stored data packets, including the embedded checksums, and determining a checksum for the bit averaged data packet; (g) if the bit averaged, embedded checksum matches the determined checksum for the bit averaged data packet, transmitting an "OK" signal and returning to step (a); and (h) if the bit averaged, embedded checksum does not match the determined checksum for the bit averaged data packet, saving the newly received data packet with its embedded checksum, transmitting a signal which indicates that the data packet was not received correctly and returning to step (a).

摘要翻译： 用于在调制解调器到调制解调器通信系统中的通信期间最小化重传的方法和装置。 本发明的方法包括以下步骤：（a）接收数据分组并确定校验和; （b）将校验和与嵌入数据分组中的校验和进行比较; （c）如果校验和相同，则发送指示正确地接收到数据分组的信号并返回步骤（a）; （d）如果校验和不同，增加一个计数器; （e）检查计数器，如果计数器小于预定阈值，则保存具有其内嵌校验和的数据分组，发送指示数据分组未被正确接收并返回到步骤（a）的信号; （f）否则，对包含嵌入的校验和的先前接收和存储的数据分组对新接收的数据分组进行比特平均，并且确定用于比特平均数据分组的校验和; （g）如果比特平均，则嵌入的校验和与所确定的比特平均数据分组的校验和匹配，发送“OK”信号并返回到步骤（a）; 和（h）如果比特平均，嵌入的校验和与所确定的比特平均数据分组的校验和不匹配，则保存新接收的具有其内嵌校验和的数据分组，发送指示数据分组未正确接收的信号并返回 到（a）步。

公开(公告)号：US20110231883A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US13117851

申请日：2011-05-27

申请人： Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

发明人： Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/6587 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/64738

摘要： Methods and apparatus for performing dynamic compensation for delays over extant infrastructure within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable network, and the infrastructure comprises that nominally used for on-demand (OD) services such as VOD. The method includes periodically or situationally assessing variable delays within the system associated with functional commands (such as “trick mode” commands), and dynamically compensating for these variable delays in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the user's trick mode command. This approach increases user satisfaction, and obviates the issuance of additional compensatory trick mode commands that only further degrade the performance of the network.

摘要翻译： 对基于内容的网络中的现有基础设施的延迟执行动态补偿的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，网络包括有线网络，并且基础设施包括名义上用于诸如VOD的点播（OD）服务。 该方法包括周期地或情境地评估与功能命令（例如“特技模式”命令）相关联的系统内的可变延迟，以及动态补偿这些可变延迟，以便提高用户特技模式命令的准确性和及时性。 这种方法提高了用户的满意度，避免了额外的补偿性技巧模式命令的发布，这种命令只会进一步降低网络的性能。

公开(公告)号：US07954128B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-31

申请号：US11056625

申请日：2005-02-11

申请人： Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

发明人： Stephen L. Maynard ,  Tho Autruong ,  John Callahan ,  Nicholas Nielsen

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N5/783

CPC分类号： H04N21/6587 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/64738

摘要： Methods and apparatus for performing dynamic compensation for delays over extant infrastructure within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable network, and the infrastructure comprises that nominally used for on-demand (OD) services such as VOD. The method includes periodically or situationally assessing variable delays within the system associated with functional commands (such as “trick mode” commands), and dynamically compensating for these variable delays in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the user's trick mode command. This approach increases user satisfaction, and obviates the issuance of additional compensatory trick mode commands that only further degrade the performance of the network.

摘要翻译： 对基于内容的网络中的现有基础设施的延迟执行动态补偿的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，网络包括有线网络，并且基础设施包括名义上用于诸如VOD的点播（OD）服务。 该方法包括周期地或情境地评估与功能命令（例如“特技模式”命令）相关联的系统内的可变延迟，以及动态补偿这些可变延迟，以便提高用户特技模式命令的准确性和及时性。 这种方法提高了用户的满意度，避免了额外的补偿性技巧模式命令的发布，这种命令只会进一步降低网络的性能。