公开(公告)号：US06205138B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-20

申请号：US09066209

申请日：1998-04-24

申请人： Perwaiz Nihal ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Thompson Baum Vesecky ,  Norbert George Vogl ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Luis Rodriguez-Cortes ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy

发明人： Perwaiz Nihal ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Thompson Baum Vesecky ,  Norbert George Vogl ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Luis Rodriguez-Cortes ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy

IPC分类号： H04L1250

CPC分类号： H04L49/101 ,  H04L49/201 ,  H04L49/351 ,  H04L49/40

摘要： This invention is a broadband matrix switch system and method of operation. The broadband matrix switch has N number of broadband inputs, each of the broadband inputs having one or more broadband signals. The matrix switch has M number of broadband outputs. There are N number of splitters. Each of the splitters has a splitter input connected to one of the broadband inputs. Each of the splitters has M number of splitter outputs that produce the splitter output signal. There are N times M number of node switches. Each node switch is uniquely connected to one of the splitter outputs. The node switches have a control input that allows the node switch to pass the respective splitter output signal upon receiving a close command at the control input and to terminate the respective splitter output signal with an input impedance upon receiving an open command at the control input. There are M number of combiners. Each combiner has a combiner output connected to one of the broadband outputs. Each combiner further having N number of combiner inputs. Each of the combiner inputs are connected to one and only one of the inputs through the respective splitter and node switch. The node switches terminate the combiner input with an output impedance upon receiving an open command. The matrix switch further has a controller that sends one or more open commands to selected node switches to connect one or more of the broadband inputs to one or more of the broadband outputs. The matrix switch has many uses in switching and monitoring and analyzing broadband networks, for example, cable TV networks.

摘要翻译： 本发明是宽带矩阵切换系统及其操作方法。 宽带矩阵切换器具有N个宽带输入，每个宽带输入具有一个或多个宽带信号。 矩阵开关具有M个宽带输出。 有N个分割器。 每个分路器具有连接到一个宽带输入的分路器输入。 每个分路器具有M个分路器输出，产生分路器输出信号。 有N次M个节点交换机。 每个节点开关独特地连接到分路器输出之一。 节点开关具有控制输入，其允许节点开关在接收到控制输入端的关闭命令时通过相应的分离器输出信号，并且在控制输入端接收到打开命令时终止具有输入阻抗的相应分离器输出信号。 有M个组合器。 每个组合器具有连接到其中一个宽带输出的组合器输出。 每个组合器还具有N个组合器输入。 每个组合器输入通过相应的分离器和节点开关连接到一个且仅一个输入。 节点开关在接收到打开命令时终止具有输出阻抗的组合器输入。 矩阵开关还具有控制器，该控制器向所选择的节点开关发送一个或多个打开的命令，以将一个或多个宽带输入连接到一个或多个宽带输出。 矩阵开关在切换和监测和分析宽带网络方面有许多用途，例如有线电视网络。

公开(公告)号：US6021419A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US931801

申请日：1997-09-16

申请人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Norbert George Vogl

发明人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Norbert George Vogl

IPC分类号： H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/1886 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/604 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/4508 ,  H04N21/4542 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A filter adaptor connects a computer to a network through a network connection. The network has a large plurality of broadcast type messages having a given protocol. Each of the broadcast messages has a destination field and a source field. The adaptor has a preference list of one or more fixed channels that the computer is capable of receiving. Each fixed channel has a channel identifier that is also listed in the preference list. Further, the filter adapter has a filtering process that monitors the source field and discards any message that does not have a source identifier in the source field that matches one of the channel identifiers on the preference list.

摘要翻译： 过滤器适配器通过网络连接将计算机连接到网络。 网络具有大量的具有给定协议的广播类型消息。 每个广播消息具有目的地字段和源字段。 适配器具有计算机能够接收的一个或多个固定信道的偏好列表。 每个固定频道具有也列在偏好列表中的频道标识符。 此外，过滤器适配器具有过滤过程，其监视源字段并丢弃在源字段中没有与偏好列表上的信道标识符之一匹配的源标识符的任何消息。

公开(公告)号：US5949301A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-07

申请号：US975352

申请日：1997-11-20

申请人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Norbert George Vogl

发明人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Norbert George Vogl

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H01P1/10 ,  H01P5/04

CPC分类号： H04L12/2801 ,  H04N7/102

摘要： The present invention is a switching system for a broadband network operating above five megahertz. The system connects to a first and second network through appropriate network connections. There are four components in the switching network. A first component with a first common connection, a first A branch, and a first B branch, the first common connection is connected to the first network terminal. A second component has a second common connector and a second A and B branch. The second common connector is connected to the second network terminal. The third component has a third A and B branch and one third common connector. The third A branch is connected to the first A branch. The third B branch is connected to the second B branch. The third common connector is connected to a first device terminal of a device. The fourth component has a fourth A and B branch and a fourth common connector. The fourth B branch is connected to the second B branch. The fourth common connector is connected to a second device terminal of the device. The fourth A branch is connected to the first A branch. One or more of the first, second, third and fourth components is chosen to be a switch or splitter and configured to change the flow of electromagnetic power through the first and second terminals of the device and the first and second network terminals.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种高于五兆赫的宽带网络的交换系统。 系统通过适当的网络连接连接到第一和第二网络。 交换网络中有四个组件。 具有第一公共连接的第一组件，第一A分支和第一B分支，第一公共连接连接到第一网络终端。 第二组件具有第二公共连接器和第二A和B分支。 第二公共连接器连接到第二网络终端。 第三个组件具有第三个A和B分支以及一个第三个公共连接器。 第三个A分支连接到第一个A分支。 第三个B分支连接到第二个B分支。 第三公共连接器连接到设备的第一设备终端。 第四组件具有第四个A和B分支以及第四个公共连接器。 第四个B分支连接到第二个B分支。 第四公共连接器连接到设备的第二设备终端。 第四个A分支连接到第一个A分支。 第一，第二，第三和第四组件中的一个或多个被选择为开关或分离器，并且被配置为改变通过设备的第一和第二端子以及第一和第二网络端子的电磁力的流动。

公开(公告)号：US06291983B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-18

申请号：US09066278

申请日：1998-04-24

申请人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Norbert George Vogl

发明人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Norbert George Vogl

IPC分类号： G01R1900

CPC分类号： H04B3/46 ,  H04N17/00

摘要： The invention is a broadband network monitoring system and method. The system has one or more RF carrier generators that generate one or more generator signals, called a reference signal, each of the generator signals having a generator signal frequency. One or more RF transient detectors sense a line signal on one or more broadband lines in the broadband network. Each line signal has one or more test signals applied by a remote RF carrier generator. Each test signal has a frequency equal to one of the reference signals. Each RF transient detector senses and compares the test signal and the reference signal in various ways to produce a transient indicator when the test signal and reference/generator signal are not the same. The transient indicator indicates that there may be a perturbation or some other problem in the respective broadband line. A controller is connected to each of the RF transient detectors and controls an RF switch and an analyzer. The RF switch has two or more inputs connected to each respective RF detector and one output connected to the analyzer. When the controller receives a transient indicator, it controls the switch to connect the broadband line producing the transient indicator to the analyzer and, in a preferred embodiment, starts the analyzer. In this way, all of the broadband lines can be monitored and analyzed for perturbations using a single analyzer.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种宽带网络监控系统及方法。 该系统具有一个或多个RF载波发生器，其产生称为参考信号的一个或多个发生器信号，每个发生器信号具有发生器信号频率。 一个或多个RF瞬态检测器感测宽带网络中的一个或多个宽带线路上的线路信号。 每个线路信号具有由远程RF载波发生器施加的一个或多个测试信号。 每个测试信号具有等于参考信号之一的频率。 每个射频瞬态检测器以各种方式检测并比较测试信号和参考信号，以便在测试信号和参考/发生器信号不相同时产生瞬态指示。 瞬态指示符表示相应宽带线路中可能存在扰动或其他问题。 控制器连接到每个RF瞬态检测器，并控制RF开关和分析器。 RF开关具有两个或更多个输入，其连接到每个相应的RF检测器，一个输出连接到分析器。 当控制器接收到瞬态指示器时，它控制开关将产生瞬态指示器的宽带线连接到分析器，并且在优选实施例中，启动分析器。 以这种方式，可以使用单个分析仪监测和分析所有宽带线路的扰动。

公开(公告)号：US6085235A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-04

申请号：US931806

申请日：1997-09-16

申请人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Norbert George Vogl

发明人： Edward Payson Clarke, Jr. ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Perwaiz Nihal ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Norbert George Vogl

IPC分类号： H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L12/1886 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L63/0227

摘要： One or more servers and/or control functions that are connected to a network. One or more service providers provide information having content to the servers. The server/control function executes a process which parses the information content sent from the service provider onto two or more channels and then broadcasts those channels over the network to a plurality of client computers. The server process examines the information packets sent from the service provider to determine zero or more of the categories that describe a content of the information packet and labels the information packets with the channel identifier associated with the respective categories prior to sending the information packets over the network. The server can also run processes and broadcast commands to the clients that associate/disassociate channel identifiers with categories.

摘要翻译： 连接到网络的一个或多个服务器和/或控制功能。 一个或多个服务提供商向服务器提供具有内容的信息。 服务器/控制功能执行将从服务提供者发送的信息内容分析到两个或更多个信道上的过程，然后通过网络将这些信道广播到多个客户端计算机。 服务器进程检查从服务提供商发送的信息分组，以确定描述信息分组的内容的零个或多个类别，并且在通过该信息分组发送信息分组之前标记具有与各个分类相关联的信道标识符的信息分组。 网络。 服务器还可以将通道标识符与类别关联/取消关联的客户端的进程和广播命令。

公开(公告)号：US08090841B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-03

申请号：US12170834

申请日：2008-07-10

申请人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr.

发明人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： The present invention is a method of doing business over a network that: receives a request for transmitting digital information after a start time and before an end time, determines the time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets in the information and the network speed, schedules a transmit time for the digital information, and accepts the digital information for transmission only if the time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time. Pricing of the transmission can be determined by the priority of transmission, whether the information is transmitted the first time or rescheduled, and whether the user receives an acknowledgment.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种通过网络进行业务的方法：在开始时间之后和结束时间之前接收发送数字信息的请求，基于信息中的分组数量确定发送数字信息所需的时间，以及 网络速度，调度数字信息的发送时间，只有发送所需的时间小于或等于发送时间和结束时间之间的差异，才接收数字信息进行发送。 传输的定价可以通过传输的优先级来确定，无论信息是首次发送还是重新安排，以及用户是否收到确认。

公开(公告)号：US20090012876A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-08

申请号：US12170861

申请日：2008-07-10

申请人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, JR.

发明人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, JR.

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： The present invention is a method of doing business over a network that: receives a request for transmitting digital information after a start time and before an end time, determines the time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets in the information and the network speed, schedules a transmit time for the digital information, and accepts the digital information for transmission only if the time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time. Pricing of the transmission can be determined by the priority of transmission, whether the information is transmitted the first time or rescheduled, and whether the user receives an acknowledgment.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种通过网络进行业务的方法：在开始时间之后和结束时间之前接收发送数字信息的请求，基于信息中的分组数量确定发送数字信息所需的时间，以及 网络速度，调度数字信息的发送时间，只有发送所需的时间小于或等于发送时间和结束时间之间的差异，才接收数字信息进行发送。 传输的定价可以通过传输的优先级来确定，无论信息是首次发送还是重新安排，以及用户是否收到确认。

公开(公告)号：US07996545B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-09

申请号：US12145880

申请日：2008-06-25

申请人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr.

发明人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L47/564 ,  H04L47/50

摘要： The present invention is a computer system for delivering digital information over a network. A request receiving process receives a request for transmitting digital information after a start time and before an end time. The digital information has a number of packets. A transmit time process determines the time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets and a network speed. A scheduler schedules a transmit time for the digital information and an acceptance process accepts the digital information for transmission only if the time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种用于通过网络传送数字信息的计算机系统。 请求接收处理在开始时间之后和结束时间之前接收用于发送数字信息的请求。 数字信息有多个数据包。 发送时间过程基于分组数和网络速度确定发送数字信息所需的时间。 调度器调度数字信息的发送时间，只有发送所需的时间小于或等于发送时间与结束时间之间的差异，接收处理才接受数字信息进行发送。

公开(公告)号：US07830890B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US12170806

申请日：2008-07-10

申请人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr.

发明人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： The present invention is a method of doing business over a network that: receives a request for transmitting digital information after a start time and before an end time, determines the time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets in the information and the network speed, schedules a transmit time for the digital information, and accepts the digital information for transmission only if the time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time. Pricing of the transmission can be determined by the priority of transmission, whether the information is transmitted the first time or rescheduled, and whether the user receives an acknowledgment.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种通过网络进行业务的方法：在开始时间之后和结束时间之前接收发送数字信息的请求，基于信息中的分组数量确定发送数字信息所需的时间，以及 网络速度，调度数字信息的发送时间，只有发送所需的时间小于或等于发送时间和结束时间之间的差异，才接收数字信息进行发送。 传输的定价可以通过传输的优先级来确定，无论信息是首次发送还是重新安排，以及用户是否收到确认。

公开(公告)号：US20080317037A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-25

申请号：US12170806

申请日：2008-07-10

申请人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, JR.

发明人： Norbert George Vogl ,  Geoffrey Hale Purdy ,  Robert Alan Flavin ,  Yuan Feng ,  Edward Payson Clarke, JR.

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： The present invention is a method of doing business over a network that: receives a request for transmitting digital information after a start time and before an end time, determines the time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets in the information and the network speed, schedules a transmit time for the digital information, and accepts the digital information for transmission only if the time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time. Pricing of the transmission can be determined by the priority of transmission, whether the information is transmitted the first time or rescheduled, and whether the user receives an acknowledgment.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种通过网络进行业务的方法：在开始时间之后和结束时间之前接收发送数字信息的请求，基于信息中的分组数量确定发送数字信息所需的时间，以及 网络速度，调度数字信息的发送时间，只有发送所需的时间小于或等于发送时间和结束时间之间的差异，才接收数字信息进行发送。 传输的定价可以通过传输的优先级来确定，无论信息是首次发送还是重新安排，以及用户是否收到确认。