Method and apparatus for monitoring a material medium
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for monitoring a material medium 失效
    用于监测材料介质的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08067945B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-29

    申请号:US12006331

    申请日:2008-01-02

    IPC分类号: G01R31/02 H04B3/46

    摘要: A material medium, such as an optical fiber or electrical cable, is commonly used to carry services, such as telecommunications or energy service. The current invention identifies the following problems which may be encountered when monitoring a material medium. They are: (1) requiring a time and labor intensive investigation to find a fault, (2) needing a significant change in a current material medium infrastructure to support a monitoring effort, or (3) reducing available bandwidth in a material medium due to a monitoring device intruding into the material medium to send data. These problems are solved, in accordance with a feature of the current invention, by monitoring a material medium with at least one diagnostic sensor, and using an electromagnetic (EM) signal, such as radio frequency (RF), signal to wirelessly transmit the sensor data. The diagnostic sensor may measure the operational health of the material medium, or may measure local environmental conditions around the material medium. Using an EM signal, such as RF, to wirelessly transmit sensor data allows for a fast, low labor monitoring approach. Additionally, it avoids a need to either; (1) transfer the data by intruding into the monitored material medium, or (2) set up an independent material medium system to transfer the data.

    摘要翻译: 诸如光纤或电缆的材料介质通常用于承载诸如电信或能量服务的服务。 本发明鉴定了在监测材料介质时可能遇到的以下问题。 它们是:(1)需要进行时间和劳动密集的调查来发现故障,(2)需要对现有的材料性媒介基础设施进行重大改变以支持监测工作,或(3)减少材料介质中的可用带宽,由于 一个监测装置侵入材料介质中发送数据。 根据本发明的特征,通过用至少一个诊断传感器监测材料介质,并使用诸如射频(RF)的电磁(EM)信号来无线地传输传感器来解决这些问题 数据。 诊断传感器可以测量材料介质的操作健康状况,或者测量材料介质周围的局部环境条件。 使用诸如RF的EM信号无线传输传感器数据可以实现快速,低劳动监控的方法。 此外,它避免了任何一种需要; (1)通过侵入监控的材料介质传输数据,或(2)建立独立的材料介质系统来传输数据。

    Method and apparatus for monitoring a material medium
    4.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for monitoring a material medium 失效
    用于监测材料介质的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090167522A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-02

    申请号:US12006331

    申请日:2008-01-02

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    摘要: A material medium, such as an optical fiber or electrical cable, is commonly used to carry services, such as telecommunications or energy service. The current invention identifies the following problems which may be encountered when monitoring a material medium. They are: (1) requiring a time and labor intensive investigation to find a fault, (2) needing a significant change in a current material medium infrastructure to support a monitoring effort, or (3) reducing available bandwidth in a material medium due to a monitoring device intruding into the material medium to send data. These problems are solved, in accordance with a feature of the current invention, by monitoring a material medium with at least one diagnostic sensor, and using an electromagnetic (EM) signal, such as radio frequency (RF), signal to wirelessly transmit the sensor data. The diagnostic sensor may measure the operational health of the material medium, or may measure local environmental conditions around the material medium. Using an EM signal, such as RF, to wirelessly transmit sensor data allows for a fast, low labor monitoring approach. Additionally, it avoids a need to either; (1) transfer the data by intruding into the monitored material medium, or (2) set up an independent material medium system to transfer the data.

    摘要翻译: 诸如光纤或电缆的材料介质通常用于承载诸如电信或能量服务的服务。 本发明鉴定了在监测材料介质时可能遇到的以下问题。 它们是:(1)需要进行时间和劳动密集的调查来发现故障,(2)需要对现有的材料性媒介基础设施进行重大改变以支持监测工作,或(3)减少材料介质中的可用带宽,由于 一个监测装置侵入材料介质中发送数据。 根据本发明的特征,通过用至少一个诊断传感器监测材料介质,并使用诸如射频(RF)的电磁(EM)信号来无线地传输传感器来解决这些问题 数据。 诊断传感器可以测量材料介质的操作健康状况,或者可以测量材料介质周围的局部环境条件。 使用诸如RF的EM信号无线传输传感器数据可以实现快速,低劳动监控的方法。 此外,它避免了任何一种需要; (1)通过侵入监控的材料介质传输数据,或(2)建立独立的材料介质系统来传输数据。

    System and method of providing video content
    5.
    发明申请
    System and method of providing video content 审中-公开
    提供视频内容的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080244665A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-02

    申请号:US11732131

    申请日:2007-04-02

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    摘要: A method of providing video content is disclosed that includes identifying a current user of a set-top box device, where a plurality of users that includes the current user is associated with the set-top box device. The method also includes identifying a first channel associated with the set-top box device, where the set-top box device is tuned to the first channel. Further, the method includes predicting that the current user will select at least one next channel based on historical data associated with the current user. The method also includes streaming video content of the at least one next channel to the set-top box device via a video distribution network while the set-top box device is tuned to the first channel.

    摘要翻译: 公开了提供视频内容的方法,其包括识别机顶盒设备的当前用户,其中包括当前用户的多个用户与机顶盒设备相关联。 该方法还包括识别与机顶盒设备相关联的第一信道,其中机顶盒设备被调谐到第一信道。 此外,该方法包括预测当前用户将基于与当前用户相关联的历史数据来选择至少一个下一频道。 该方法还包括经由视频分配网络将至少一个下一频道的视频内容流传输到机顶盒设备,同时机顶盒设备被调谐到第一频道。

    System and method of processing data
    7.
    发明申请
    System and method of processing data 审中-公开
    处理数据的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080159533A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-03

    申请号:US11647510

    申请日:2006-12-28

    IPC分类号: H04N7/167

    摘要: A system and method of processing data are provided. The method may include encoding a first watermark into a data file to form first watermarked data. The data file may include audio data. The method may also include sending the first watermarked data to a remotely located user device associated with a user. The method may also include receiving a request from the user to resend the audio data. The method may further include encoding a second watermark into the data file to form second watermarked data. The method may also include sending the second watermarked data to the user device.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种处理数据的系统和方法。 该方法可以包括将第一水印编码成数据文件以形成第一水印数据。 数据文件可以包括音频数据。 该方法还可以包括将第一加水印数据发送到与用户相关联的远程位置的用户设备。 该方法还可以包括从用户接收重新发送音频数据的请求。 该方法还可以包括将第二水印编码到数据文件中以形成第二水印数据。 该方法还可以包括将第二加水印数据发送到用户设备。