公开(公告)号：US08613009B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-17

申请号：US13544607

申请日：2012-07-09

申请人： Raghvendra Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell Bellford ,  Stuart L. Blackburn

发明人： Raghvendra Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell Bellford ,  Stuart L. Blackburn

IPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/56 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025

CPC分类号： H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/26603 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： According to one example embodiment a storage medium having computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations can include analyzing data from data sources of an internet-protocol television network where the data provided by the data sources includes set-top-box data having voice over internet protocol usage for a plurality of subscribers of the internet protocol television network in a geographic area and correlating video provisioning information obtained from the data sources, individual subscriber channel viewing information, internet-usage data, subscriber data and demographic data to produce correlated information. The operations can include generating one or more reports associated with the plurality of subscribers in the geographic area based on the correlated information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 根据一个示例实施例，具有计算机指令的存储介质响应于由至少一个处理器执行，使得至少一个处理器执行操作。 这些操作可以包括分析来自互联网协议电视网络的数据源的数据，其中由数据源提供的数据包括具有互联网协议电视网络的多个用户的互联网协议使用语音的机顶盒数据， 地理区域和从数据源获得的相关视频供应信息，个体用户频道观看信息，互联网使用数据，用户数据和人口统计数据，以产生相关信息。 所述操作可以包括基于所述相关信息来生成与所述地理区域中的所述多个订户相关联的一个或多个报告。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20060247941A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11118067

申请日：2005-04-29

申请人： Russell Bellford ,  Orestis Manthoulis

发明人： Russell Bellford ,  Orestis Manthoulis

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00

CPC分类号： G06Q99/00 ,  G06Q10/087

摘要： A coordinated, or “joint-replenishment,” system to manage the plug-in circuit card capacity in Remote Terminals or any remote location is advantageous for managing ongoing telecommunications growth, Methods and systems facilitate decisions about when to send a technician to an RT to add ADSL line cards, how many, and to which channel banks serving which Distribution Areas. The system is deemed “coordinated” because the inventory position of ADSL ready cable-pairs between the RT and each DA's cross box served by the RT is considered when making the decision of whether or not to dispatch a technician to the RT for the purpose of adding capacity. The control parameters are calculated, updated, and maintained as part of the system at the DA level.

摘要翻译： 用于管理远程终端或任何远程位置的插件电路卡容量的协调或“联合补充”系统对于管理正在进行的电信增长是有利的。方法和系统便于关于何时将技术人员发送到RT的决定 添加ADSL线路卡，多少线路，以及哪些频道银行为哪个分配区域提供服务。 该系统被认为是“协调的”，因为在决定是否向技术人员派遣技术人员到RT之前，考虑RT与RT之间的每个DA的交叉箱之间的ADSL就绪电缆对的库存位置 增加容量。 在DA级别，控制参数被计算，更新和维护为系统的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US09838750B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US12195308

申请日：2008-08-20

申请人： Orestis Manthoulis

发明人： Orestis Manthoulis

IPC分类号： H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/6405

CPC分类号： H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/2181 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/6408

摘要： A system comprises a storage and a processor. The storage is for storing a plurality of Internet protocol multicast video streams, each associated with a live television program content. The processor is in communication with the storage, and the processor is configured to receive the Internet protocol multicast video streams. The processor is also configured to receive a request for a previously transmitted portion of one of the Internet protocol multicast video streams from customer premises equipment in response to the customer premises customer requiring the previously transmitted portion for display. The processor is also configured to begin transmission of the previously transmitted portion as an Internet protocol unicast video stream to the customer premises equipment for immediate display.

公开(公告)号：US08839325B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US11706129

申请日：2007-02-14

申请人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Michael Tisiker ,  Donggen Zhang ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Christine Bouamalay

发明人： Zhi Li ,  Canhui Ou ,  Michael Tisiker ,  Donggen Zhang ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Raghvendra Savoor ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Christine Bouamalay

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N17/00

CPC分类号： H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/64723

摘要： Disclosed is a system and method of managing video content quality. The method includes receiving performance data at a video quality prediction system where the performance data is related to a plurality of network elements of a network path linking a video-head end with a set-top box device. The method also includes predicting, based at least partially on the performance data, a quality of video content received at the set-top box device and determining whether the predicted quality of video content is greater than or equal to a video quality threshold. In addition, the method includes identifying at least one of the plurality of network elements not satisfying a performance requirement, based on the performance data, when the predicted quality of video content is less than the video quality threshold. Further, the method includes outputting data indicating the at least one network element not satisfying the performance requirement.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种管理视频内容质量的系统和方法。 该方法包括在视频质量预测系统处接收性能数据，其中性能数据与将视频头端与机顶盒设备连接的网络路径的多个网络元件相关。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于性能数据来预测在机顶盒设备处接收的视频内容的质量，并且确定视频内容的预测质量是否大于或等于视频质量阈值。 此外，当视频内容的预测质量小于视频质量阈值时，该方法包括基于演奏数据来识别不满足演奏要求的多个网络元素中的至少一个。 此外，该方法包括输出指示不满足性能要求的至少一个网络元件的数据。

公开(公告)号：US08659996B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US10943776

申请日：2004-09-17

申请人： Orestis Manthoulis ,  Amit Rele ,  Bruce Alden Schine ,  Frederick Michael Armanino ,  John G. Rozema ,  Peter A. Wong

发明人： Orestis Manthoulis ,  Amit Rele ,  Bruce Alden Schine ,  Frederick Michael Armanino ,  John G. Rozema ,  Peter A. Wong

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/0856 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  H04L41/0896

摘要： A network capacity management system and method are disclosed. In one form, a capacity management system for use with an optical network includes a network capacity management engine operable to actively access a network element. The system further includes a network-based application interface associated with the network capacity management engine. The application may facilitate providing information associated with a network element to a user in near real-time.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种网络容量管理系统和方法。 在一种形式中，用于光网络的容量管理系统包括可操作以主动访问网络元件的网络容量管理引擎。 该系统还包括与网络容量管理引擎相关联的基于网络的应用接口。 该应用可以便于实时地向用户提供与网络元件相关联的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20120284737A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13544607

申请日：2012-07-09

申请人： Raghvendra G. Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell B. Bellford ,  Stuart Lynch Blackburn

发明人： Raghvendra G. Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell B. Bellford ,  Stuart Lynch Blackburn

IPC分类号： H04N21/25

CPC分类号： H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/26603 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： According to one example embodiment a storage medium having computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations can include analyzing data from data sources of an internet-protocol television network where the data provided by the data sources includes set-top-box data having voice over internet protocol usage for a plurality of subscribers of the internet protocol television network in a geographic area and correlating video provisioning information obtained from the data sources, individual subscriber channel viewing information, internet-usage data, subscriber data and demographic data to produce correlated information. The operations can include generating one or more reports associated with the plurality of subscribers in the geographic area based on the correlated information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 根据一个示例实施例，具有计算机指令的存储介质响应于由至少一个处理器执行，使得至少一个处理器执行操作。 这些操作可以包括分析来自互联网协议电视网络的数据源的数据，其中由数据源提供的数据包括具有互联网协议电视网络的多个用户的互联网协议使用语音的机顶盒数据， 地理区域和从数据源获得的相关视频供应信息，个体用户频道观看信息，互联网使用数据，用户数据和人口统计数据，以产生相关信息。 所述操作可以包括基于所述相关信息来生成与所述地理区域中的所述多个订户相关联的一个或多个报告。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20120239805A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13484512

申请日：2012-05-31

申请人： Raghvendra Savoor ,  Stuart Blackburn ,  Orestis Manthoulis

发明人： Raghvendra Savoor ,  Stuart Blackburn ,  Orestis Manthoulis

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06Q30/04

CPC分类号： H04L41/5029 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1403 ,  H04L41/509 ,  H04L43/067 ,  H04L43/0876 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04M15/43 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/8027 ,  H04M2215/0152 ,  H04M2215/0188

摘要： A method includes determining a first upload usage value and a first download usage value for a user account for a time interval from cell counter data retrieved from a first network device. The method includes determining a second download usage value for the user account for the time interval based on session information from a second network device. The method includes adding an upload usage value based on the first upload usage value and the second upload usage value to a cumulative upload usage value for the user account and adding a download usage value based on the first download usage value and the second download usage value to a cumulative download usage value for the user account. The method also includes sending the cumulative upload usage value and the cumulative download usage value to a billing system.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括从从第一网络设备检索的单元计数器数据，确定一段时间间隔内的用户帐户的第一上载使用值和第一下载使用值。 该方法包括基于来自第二网络设备的会话信息确定用于该用户帐户的时间间隔的第二下载使用值。 该方法包括将基于第一上传使用值和第二上传使用值的上传使用值添加到用户帐户的累积上载使用值，并且基于第一下载使用值和第二下载使用值添加下载使用值 到用户帐户的累积下载使用值。 该方法还包括将累积上载使用值和累积下载使用值发送到计费系统。

公开(公告)号：US07768935B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-03

申请号：US11403510

申请日：2006-04-12

申请人： Canhui Ou ,  Mung Chiang ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Kaiyan Chen

发明人： Canhui Ou ,  Mung Chiang ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Xiaochuan Yi ,  Kaiyan Chen

IPC分类号： G01R31/08

CPC分类号： H04L45/48 ,  H04L45/12

摘要： Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to generate node-disjoint routing paths from a root node to each node in a network node set, identify potential intermediate office node (IO) candidate pairs from the generated node-disjoint routing paths, generate a per central office node (CO) serving cost estimate for each IO candidate pair, and identify a low cost IO candidate pair having at least two node-disjoint paths to the root node without traversing nodes along a diverse path between the low cost IO candidate pair and subtending CO nodes.

摘要翻译： 所公开的主题的各种实施例提供了用于从网络节点集中的根节点到每个节点生成节点不相交路由路径的方法和系统，从所生成的节点不相交路由路径识别潜在的中间节点（IO）候选对， 生成针对每个IO候选对的每个中心局节点（CO）服务成本估计，并且识别具有至所述根节点的至少两个节点不相交路径的低成本IO候选对，而不沿着所述低成本IO 候选对和对等CO节点。

公开(公告)号：US20070214103A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：US11372802

申请日：2006-03-10

申请人： Orestis Manthoulis

发明人： Orestis Manthoulis

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/306

摘要： The present disclosure provides a system, method, and computer programs for providing content over a communications network. The method includes providing to a device a first list of items that corresponds to content stored in a first database as a master library; storing in a second database at the network a second list of items selected from the first set of items corresponding a customer identifier in a network database as a personal library; retrieving content from the first database corresponding to an item selected from the second list of items; and providing the retrieved content to a user device over the communications network for display on a television set.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了一种用于通过通信网络提供内容的系统，方法和计算机程序。 该方法包括向存储设备提供对应于存储在第一数据库中的内容的项目的第一列表作为主库; 在网络的第二数据库中存储从作为个人库的网络数据库中的与客户标识符相对应的第一组项目中选择的第二项目列表; 从与第二项目列表中选择的项目相对应的第一数据库检索内容; 以及通过通信网络将所检索的内容提供给用户设备，以便在电视机上显示。

公开(公告)号：US08239886B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-07

申请号：US11486852

申请日：2006-07-13

申请人： Raghvendra G. Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell B. Bellford ,  Stuart Lynch Blackburn

发明人： Raghvendra G. Savoor ,  Zhi Li ,  Orestis Manthoulis ,  Russell B. Bellford ,  Stuart Lynch Blackburn

IPC分类号： H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025

CPC分类号： H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/26603 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/482

摘要： According to one example embodiment there is provided a computer program executable on a computing platform to at least in part analyze data at least in part obtained from one or more data sources of an Internet-protocol television (IPTV) network, wherein the data provided by the data sources includes set-top-box data, subscriber data, demographic data, content server data and network usage data. In another embodiment, the computer program at least in part correlates video provisioning information obtained from the data sources, individual subscriber channel viewing information, subscriber data and demographic data to provide informative views of data. The provisioning information may include information such as what programs or television (TV) commercials are shown on each channel during different time periods and the TV or video-on-demand program category information.

摘要翻译： 根据一个示例性实施例，提供了一种在计算平台上可执行以至少部分地分析至少部分地从因特网协议电视（IPTV）网络的一个或多个数据源获得的数据的计算机程序，其中由 数据源包括机顶盒数据，用户数据，人口统计数据，内容服务器数据和网络使用数据。 在另一个实施例中，计算机程序至少部分地将从数据源获得的视频供应信息，个体用户频道观看信息，用户数据和人口统计数据相关联，以提供数据的信息。 配置信息可以包括诸如在不同时间段期间在每个频道上显示什么节目或电视（TV）广告的信息以及TV或视频点播节目类别信息。