公开(公告)号：US06466577B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-15

申请号：US09290051

申请日：1999-04-12

申请人： Pierre A. Humblet ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Raj Shanmugaraj ,  Steven Sherry

发明人： Pierre A. Humblet ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Raj Shanmugaraj ,  Steven Sherry

IPC分类号： H04L1228

CPC分类号： H04L49/309 ,  H04L2012/5615 ,  H04L2012/5619 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： A mechanism for providing point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections in an ATM network converts VPI/VCI information at an ingress ATM device on incoming cells from a source endpoint to internal VP/VCI information that is used to switch the cells through an ATM network to an egress ATM device. At the egress ATM device, the internal VPI/VCI information is converted back to the source VPI/VCI information for transmission of cells to the destination endpoint. In such a manner, an ATM switch network is able to provide point-to-point connections without requiring individual configuration of VPI/VCI information at the ingress and egress ATM devices.

摘要翻译： 用于在ATM网络中提供点对点和点对多点连接的机制将来自入口单元的入口ATM设备处的VPI / VCI信息转换成用于切换单元的内部VP / VCI信息 通过ATM网络到出口ATM设备。 在出口ATM设备上，将内部VPI / VCI信息转换回源VPI / VCI信息，以将信元传输到目的端点。 以这种方式，ATM交换机网络能够提供点对点连接，而不需要在入口和出口ATM设备处单独配置VPI / VCI信息。

公开(公告)号：US06992978B1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-31

申请号：US09324454

申请日：1999-06-02

申请人： Pierre A. Humblet ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Raj Shanmugaraj ,  Steven Sherry ,  Peter B. Beaulieu ,  Michael W. Fortuna ,  Michael C. Yip ,  William Abraham

发明人： Pierre A. Humblet ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Raj Shanmugaraj ,  Steven Sherry ,  Peter B. Beaulieu ,  Michael W. Fortuna ,  Michael C. Yip ,  William Abraham

IPC分类号： H04J11/06 ,  H04J3/14

CPC分类号： H04L12/66 ,  H04L45/28

摘要： A system and method for fast and reliable failure notification and accelerated switchover for path protection in a communications network having several overlapping areas of nodes interconnected by communications links is described. Upon a failure event involving one of the communications links, a failure message is broadcast identifying the failed link, the broadcast being confined within the areas which include the failed link. A reliable transmission protocol is provided wherein at one or more of the nodes, a LAPD protocol unnumbered information frame containing the failure message is sent to connected nodes. The failure message is resent in another unnumbered information frame after a time interval unless an unnumbered acknowledgment frame containing or referencing the failure message is received from the connected node. A method of path protection includes establishing plural working paths through the nodes. For each working path, an associated protection path is precalculated. A priority is assigned to each working path and associated protection path. A protection path is precalculated for each area through which a particular working path traverses. Upon a failure event, working paths that include the failed link are switched to their respective protection paths. Higher priority protection paths can preempt lower priority paths that share at least one link. At each node, linked lists for protection path activation, working path deactivation and path preemption are implemented upon a failure event.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于在具有通过通信链路互连的几个重叠区域的通信网络中的用于快速可靠的故障通知和用于路径保护的加速切换的系统和方法。 在涉及通信链路中的一个的故障事件时，广播识别故障链路的故障消息，广播被限制在包括故障链路的区域内。 提供了可靠的传输协议，其中在一个或多个节点处，将包含故障消息的LAPD协议无编号信息帧发送到连接的节点。 在一段时间间隔之后，在另一个未编号的信息帧中重新发送失败消息，除非从连接的节点接收到包含或引用失败消息的未编号的确认帧。 一种路径保护方法包括：通过节点建立多个工作路径。 对于每个工作路径，预先计算相关的保护路径。 优先级被分配给每个工作路径和相关联的保护路径。 对于特定工作路径穿过的每个区域，预先计算保护路径。 在发生故障事件时，包括故障链路的工作路径切换到各自的保护路径。 较高优先级的保护路径可以抢占共享至少一个链路的较低优先级路径。 在每个节点，在故障事件时实现用于保护路径激活，工作路径禁用和路径抢占的链表。

公开(公告)号：US20160134946A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14538519

申请日：2014-11-11

申请人： George Glover ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Shannon Sabo

发明人： George Glover ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Shannon Sabo

IPC分类号： H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/435

CPC分类号： H04N21/812 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4758

摘要： A video program is displayed for viewing by an individual on a video player device. The individual viewing the program can enter clues discovered in the video program content into a program application running on either a communication device local to the individual or running in device that is remote from the individual. The program application operates to determine whether or not the individual has enter a correct number of valid clues, and if so the individual is permitted to participate in an activity run by the program application.

摘要翻译： 显示视频节目，供个人在视频播放设备上观看。 观看节目的个人可以将在视频节目内容中发现的线索输入到在个人本地或在远离个人的设备中运行的通信设备上运行的程序应用程序。 程序应用程序用于确定个人是否输入正确数量的有效线索，如果是，则允许个人参与程序应用程序运行的活动。

公开(公告)号：US20080215491A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US11681374

申请日：2007-03-02

申请人： Bruce D. Miller

发明人： Bruce D. Miller

IPC分类号： H04L9/00

CPC分类号： H04L9/32 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  H04L2209/56 ,  H04L2209/603

摘要： In one embodiment, content is delivered to a customer over a communication network and written to a storage medium. The customer may be authorized to make additional copies of the content. The delivered content and copies are tracked in support of rental, sale or resale applications.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，通过通信网络将内容传递给客户并写入存储介质。 客户可能被授权制作内容的其他副本。 跟踪交付的内容和副本，以支持租赁，销售或转售应用程序。

公开(公告)号：US06546464B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09228003

申请日：1999-01-08

申请人： Michael W. Fortuna ,  Peter B. Beaulieu ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Roland T. Provencher ,  Larnie S. Rabinowitz ,  Douglass E. Walker

发明人： Michael W. Fortuna ,  Peter B. Beaulieu ,  Bruce D. Miller ,  Roland T. Provencher ,  Larnie S. Rabinowitz ,  Douglass E. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： G06F12/0837

摘要： An apparatus comprising system memory and a cache memory maintain system coherency for data stored in a subset of memory elements utilizing software coherency control, while system coherency for all remaining memory elements is maintained utilizing hardware coherency control.

摘要翻译： 一种包括系统存储器和高速缓冲存储器的装置利用软件一致性控制来维持存储在存储器元件的子集中的数据的系统一致性，而使用硬件一致性控制来维护所有剩余存储器元件的系统一致性。

公开(公告)号：US20090228396A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-10

申请号：US12466830

申请日：2009-05-15

申请人： Bruce D. Miller

发明人： Bruce D. Miller

IPC分类号： H04L9/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC分类号： H04L9/32 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  H04L2209/56 ,  H04L2209/603

摘要： In one embodiment, content is delivered to a customer over a communications network and written to a storage medium. The customer may be authorized to make additional copies of the content. The delivered content and copies are tracked in support of rental, sale or resale applications.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，通过通信网络将内容传送给客户并写入存储介质。 客户可能被授权制作内容的其他副本。 跟踪交付的内容和副本，以支持租赁，销售或转售应用程序。

公开(公告)号：US20080183107A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-31

申请号：US11668391

申请日：2007-01-29

申请人： Bruce D. Miller ,  Diana Pehlman-Wilkin

发明人： Bruce D. Miller ,  Diana Pehlman-Wilkin

IPC分类号： A61B5/103

CPC分类号： A61B5/228 ,  A61B5/682 ,  A63B21/0023 ,  A63B23/032 ,  A63B2220/17 ,  A63B2220/51

摘要： An apparatus for measurement of force exerted by the tongue or the lips. The apparatus comprises a sensor assembly having a force-receiving element, a force transducer providing a sensor signal, and a shaft mechanically coupling the force applied to the force-receiving element to the force transducer. An apparatus for providing isometric or resistive treatment to increase the strength and motility of the tongue or the lips. The apparatus comprises an isometric assembly or a resistive assembly having a force-receiving element providing an isometric barrier or a resistive force, respectively, a support structure, and a shaft connecting the force-receiving element to the support structure.

摘要翻译： 用于测量由舌片或嘴唇施加的力的装置。 该装置包括具有受力元件的传感器组件，提供传感器信号的力传感器以及将施加到力接收元件的力机械耦合到力传感器的轴。 一种用于提供等距或阻力处理以增加舌头或嘴唇的强度和运动性的装置。 该装置包括等距组件或电阻组件，其具有分别提供等距屏障或阻力的受力元件，支撑结构以及将受力元件连接到支撑结构的轴。

公开(公告)号：US07983297B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US12366820

申请日：2009-02-06

申请人： Bruce D. Miller ,  Mark Sanders

发明人： Bruce D. Miller ,  Mark Sanders

IPC分类号： H04J3/16 ,  H04J3/24 ,  H04J3/04 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/14 ,  H04L47/41 ,  Y02D50/30

摘要： A communications network gateway receives a stream of information formatted to be compatible with a first sub-network and it receives a stream of information formatted to be compatible with a second sub-network. The frames in the second stream are extracted and modified to be compatible with the transmission format of the first sub-network. The two streams of information are then aggregated for transmission over a logical network link in a manner that optimizes the bandwidth utilization of the overall communications network.

摘要翻译： 通信网络网关接收格式化为与第一子网兼容的信息流，并且接收格式化为与第二子网兼容的信息流。 提取和修改第二流中的帧以与第一子网的传输格式兼容。 然后，以优化整个通信网络的带宽利用率的方式，通过逻辑网络链路聚合两个信息流以进行传输。

公开(公告)号：US06728486B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-27

申请号：US09590950

申请日：2000-06-09

申请人： Jerry D. Hutchison ,  Bruce D. Miller

发明人： Jerry D. Hutchison ,  Bruce D. Miller

IPC分类号： H04J1402

CPC分类号： H04J14/0227 ,  H04J14/0206 ,  H04J14/0209 ,  H04J14/0213 ,  H04J14/0246 ,  H04J14/025 ,  H04J14/0283 ,  H04J14/0284 ,  H04J14/0293

摘要： A communication system includes plural nodes interconnected with an optical transmission medium capable of carrying plural bands of optical channels. A device at each node is coupled to the medium for dropping one or more bands, adding one or more bands, and passively transmitting other bands such that a pair of nodes can communicate directly using a band common to the respective bands. One band of the bands associated with each of a first set of nodes overlaps with one band of the bands associated with each of a second set of nodes. Multiple overlapping bands provide a high level of wavelength termination diversity. An optical management bus system and method connects plural hybrid optical/electrical cables between transmission equipment and optical modules which connect to network fibers to provide a set of electrical connections that can be used to determine optical interconnections in an optical shelf configuration. A particular optical module can be identified as the root of an optical branching tree at a node and thereby the unique termination point of a network fiber such that a physical fiber topology can be associated with the logical fiber topology.

摘要翻译： 通信系统包括与能够承载多个光通道的光传输介质互连的多个节点。 每个节点处的设备被耦合到介质，用于丢弃一个或多个频带，添加一个或多个频带，以及被动发送其他频带，使得一对节点可以使用各个频带共有的频带直接进行通信。 与第一组节点中的每一个相关联的频带的一个频带与与第二组节点中的每一个相关联的频带的一个频带重叠。 多个重叠频带提供高水平的波长终端分集。 光学管理总线系统和方法将连接到网络光纤的传输设备和光学模块之间的多个混合光/电缆连接，以提供可用于确定光学架构配置中的光互连的一组电连接。 特定光模块可以被识别为节点处的光分支树的根，从而将网络光纤的唯一终端点识别为使得物理光纤拓扑可以与逻辑光纤拓扑结合。

公开(公告)号：US08522031B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12779989

申请日：2010-05-14

申请人： Bruce D. Miller

发明人： Bruce D. Miller

IPC分类号： H04L9/32

CPC分类号： G06F21/33 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/606 ,  H04L9/3263 ,  H04L63/0823

摘要： A trusted relationship service includes a certificate authentication server and a secure file host. The certificate authentication server operates to receive requests from a supplier and a customer to register with the service, verifies the identities of the supplier and the customer and sends digital certificates to both the supplier and the customer. The supplier can send information to the trusted relationship service where it is posted in a secure file host. The supplier can solicit the customer to visit the trusted relationship service web site to view the supplier information stored there, whereupon the customer can use their digital certificate to access the trusted relationship service site and is granted permission by the site to view the supplier information.

摘要翻译： 可信关系服务包括证书认证服务器和安全文件主机。 证书认证服务器操作以接收来自供应商和客户的请求以向服务注册，验证供应商和客户的身份，并向供应商和客户发送数字证书。 供应商可以将信息发送到信任关系服务，并将其发布在安全文件主机中。 供应商可以请求客户访问受信任的关系服务网站，查看存储在那里的供应商信息，从而客户可以使用其数字证书访问受信关系服务站点，并获得站点许可以查看供应商信息。