| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040229561A1 Filed: 2003-02-28 Issued: 2004-11-18 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Zarlink Semiconductor Ltd (Current Assignee) Intel Corp Inventor(s): Nicholas Cowley, Keith Jones Title: Tuner |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, non-network controller node, transceiver | controller, device, channel, modem, system, node, network | [FEATURE ID: 1] tuner, demodulator |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising | defining, incorporating, containing, includes, with, providing, presenting | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, including, having |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable, controller, communication link, network controller node | component, receiver, device, switch, tuner, means, circuit | [FEATURE ID: 3] broadband radio frequency input signal, first filtering arrangement, second filtering arrangement, controller, frequency changer, mixer, level detector, variable gain amplifier |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] operable | arranged, configured, further, coupled | [FEATURE ID: 4] disposed |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] indicating, requesting | determining, allowing, identifying, obtaining, detecting, enabling, providing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] selecting |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] received | first, corresponding, requested, the, said | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] selected |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] transmission parameters, transmission power | bandwidth, power, performance, sensitivity, timing, conductance, linearity | [FEATURE ID: 7] gain, power consumption |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] claim | clair, formula, item, paragraph, clam, claimed, clause | [FEATURE ID: 8] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] distance, modulation scheme | signal, channel, bandwidth, quality, loss, threshold, delay | [FEATURE ID: 9] second signal level, third signal level |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] channel characteristics | noise, bandwidth, impedance, spurious, frequencies, level, throughput | [FEATURE ID: 10] non-selected ones, intermediate frequency, signal gain |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] other nodes | nodes, terminals, sections, taps, elements, channels, branches | [FEATURE ID: 11] stages |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] communication links | signals, frequencies, carriers, slots, bands | [FEATURE ID: 12] channels |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate in a coaxial cable network ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 3] that is operable [FEATURE ID: 4] to , at least : transmit first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] when admission messages for requesting [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN ; receive an admission request message from a new node for admission to the CCN ; if the received [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 7] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 1] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network located entirely within a single premises . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information transmitted in a beacon message . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 9] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 10] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power [FEATURE ID: 7] of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 11] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets ; and develop a modulation scheme [FEATURE ID: 9] based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links [FEATURE ID: 12] |
1 . A tuner [FEATURE ID: 1] for selecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] for reception any one of a plurality of channels [FEATURE ID: 12] in a broadband radio frequency input signal [FEATURE ID: 3] , said tuner comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a plurality of stages [FEATURE ID: 11] including [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a first filtering arrangement [FEATURE ID: 3] which , in use , passes said selected [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] channel and adjacent ones of said channels while attenuating non-adjacent ones of said channels ; a second filtering arrangement [FEATURE ID: 3] , disposed [FEATURE ID: 4] downstream of said first filtering arrangements and having [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] an input , for passing said selected channel and for substantially rejecting non-selected ones [FEATURE ID: 10] of said channels at said input of said second filtering arrangement ; and a controller [FEATURE ID: 3] for controlling at least one of a gain [FEATURE ID: 7] and a power consumption [FEATURE ID: 7] of at least one of said stages as a function of a first signal level upstream of said first filtering arrangement , a second signal level [FEATURE ID: 9] between said first and second filtering arrangements and a third signal level [FEATURE ID: 9] downstream of said second filtering arrangement . 2 . A tuner as claimed in claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 , in which said plurality of stages comprises at least one frequency changer [FEATURE ID: 3] including a mixer [FEATURE ID: 3] and said first filtering arrangement is downstream of said mixer . 3 . A tuner as claimed in claim 2 , in which said at least one stage comprises said mixer and said controller is arranged to control said power consumption of said mixer . 4 . A tuner as claimed in claim 2 , in which said at least one frequency changer is arranged to convert said selected channel to zero intermediate frequency [FEATURE ID: 10] . 5 . A tuner as claimed in claim 2 , comprising an amplifier disposed downstream of said at least one frequency changer , said first filtering arrangement being provided in at least one of said at least one frequency changer and said amplifier . 6 . A tuner as claimed in claim 5 , in which said at least one stage comprises said amplifier and said controller is arranged to control said at least one of said gain and said power consumption of said amplifier . 7 . A tuner as claimed in claim 2 , comprising a level detector [FEATURE ID: 3] for detecting said first signal level upstream of said at least one frequency changer . 8 . A tuner as claimed in claim 2 , in which said at least one stage comprises a variable gain amplifier [FEATURE ID: 3] upstream of said at least one frequency changer , said controller being arranged to control said gain of said variable gain amplifier . 9 . A tuner as claimed in claim 8 , in which said controller is arranged to control said power consumption of said variable gain amplifier . 10 . A tuner as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a variable gain amplifier downstream of said second filtering arrangement . 11 . A tuner as claimed in claim ˜ 10 , in which a gain of said second variable gain amplifier is controlled in accordance with said third signal level . 12 . A tuner as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a level detector for detecting said second signal level . 13 . A tuner as claimed in claim 1 , in which said controller has an input for receiving a signal representative of said third signal level from a demodulator [FEATURE ID: 1] for demodulating an output signal of said tuner . 14 . A tuner as claimed in claim 1 , in which said controller is arranged to increase said signal gain [FEATURE ID: 10] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040224715A1 Filed: 2003-05-07 Issued: 2004-11-11 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Texas Instruments Inc (Current Assignee) Texas Instruments Inc Inventor(s): John Rosenlof, Kirupairaj Asirvatham Title: System and method for correcting transmitter impairments |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, non-network controller node, beacon message, probe packet, transceiver | network, communication, controller, waveform, modem, system, node | [FEATURE ID: 1] correction system, transmitter output signal |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, indicating | of, providing, including, defining, for, with, involving | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, affecting |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable, coaxial cable network, controller, network controller node | component, device, module, receiver, circuit, subsystem, filter | [FEATURE ID: 3] power detector, compensation system, carrier correction system, signal spectrum, comparator, detector bias component |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] operable | arranged, further, programmed, adapted, enabled, effective, coupled | [FEATURE ID: 4] configured, operative |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] admission messages, other nodes | channels, portions, signals, nodes, communication, data, points | [FEATURE ID: 5] tones |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] transmitted | transported, delivered, detected, used, received, communicated, carried | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] associated |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] probe | detect, check, monitor, test | [FEATURE ID: 7] compensate |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] communication link | line, circuit, path, channel | [FEATURE ID: 8] phase |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] transmission parameters, transmission power, communication links | characteristics, performance, gain, power, output, bandwidth, channels | [FEATURE ID: 9] carrier level, calibration, power characteristic, operation |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] claim | clair, statement, aspect, item, paragraph, embodiment, clam | [FEATURE ID: 10] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] distance | bandwidth, range, load, channel | [FEATURE ID: 11] gain |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] channel characteristics | strength, noise, range, bandwidth, capacity, performance, signal | [FEATURE ID: 12] power, distortion characteristics, relative power |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] echo profile | identification, estimation, indicator, index | [FEATURE ID: 13] indication |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] modulation scheme | spectrum, baseline, response, threshold, waveform, tone, channel | [FEATURE ID: 14] spectral shape, reference tone |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate in a coaxial cable network [FEATURE ID: 3] ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 3] that is operable [FEATURE ID: 4] to , at least : transmit first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 5] for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on the CCN ; receive an admission request message from a new node for admission to the CCN ; if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe [FEATURE ID: 7] a communication link [FEATURE ID: 8] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 9] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 1] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network located entirely within a single premises . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information transmitted in a beacon message [FEATURE ID: 1] . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 11] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 1] to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 12] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile [FEATURE ID: 13] . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power [FEATURE ID: 9] of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 5] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets ; and develop a modulation scheme [FEATURE ID: 14] based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links [FEATURE ID: 9] |
1 . A correction system [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a power detector [FEATURE ID: 3] that provides an indication [FEATURE ID: 13] of power [FEATURE ID: 12] associated [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] with a transmitter output signal [FEATURE ID: 1] ; and a compensation system [FEATURE ID: 3] that employs the indication of power to compensate [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] for at least one transmitter impairment affecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the transmitter output signal . 2 . The system of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , the compensation system being configured [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] to selectively adjust at least one of an in - phase [FEATURE ID: 8] ( I ) signal component and a quadrature ( Q ) signal component based on the indication of power to mitigate distortion characteristics [FEATURE ID: 12] in the transmitter output signal . 3 . The system of claim 2 , the indication of power further comprising a relative power [FEATURE ID: 12] measured by the power detector associated with the respective I and Q signal components . 4 . The system of claim 1 , the compensation system further comprising a carrier correction system [FEATURE ID: 3] that adjusts DC offset of at least one of an in - phase ( I ) signal component and a quadrature ( Q ) signal component utilized to provide the transmitter output signal based on the indication of power to mitigate spikes in the carrier level [FEATURE ID: 9] of the transmitter output signal . 5 . The system of claim 1 , the compensation system further comprising an equalization system that adjusts tones [FEATURE ID: 5] in a signal spectrum [FEATURE ID: 3] employed to provide the transmitter output signal so that the signal spectrum has a desired spectral shape [FEATURE ID: 14] , the equalization system adjusting the tones in the signal spectrum during calibration [FEATURE ID: 9] based on the indication of power . 6 . The system of claim 5 , the equalization system selectively weighting tones in the signal spectrum based on an indication of power associated with the tones in the signal spectrum relative to an indication of power associated with a reference tone [FEATURE ID: 14] in the signal spectrum . 7 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising : a comparator [FEATURE ID: 3] that compares a power characteristic [FEATURE ID: 9] associated with each of the tones in the signal spectrum relative to a power characteristic of the reference tone to provide an indication of relative power for each respective tone ; and a weighting function that employs the indication of relative power for each respective tone to adjust each respective tone to a desired level relative to the reference tone . 8 . The system of claim 7 , the weighting function being applied to adjust at least one of the I - signal component and the Q - signal component of the transmitter output signal to provide the desired spectral shape . 9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a detector bias component [FEATURE ID: 3] configured to determine a DC bias associated with operation [FEATURE ID: 9] of the power detector , the compensation system employing the DC bias to mitigate effects of the DC bias in the indication of power . 10 . The system of claim 1 , the compensation system is operative [FEATURE ID: 4] to adjust at least one of an in - phase ( I ) signal component and a quadrature ( Q ) signal component based on the indication of power to compensate for at least one of a gain [FEATURE ID: 11] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6816500B1 Filed: 2000-07-10 Issued: 2004-11-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) 3Com Corp (Current Assignee) Vl Collective Ip LLC ; Vl Ip Holdings LLC Inventor(s): Michael R. Mannette, Douglas J. Newlin, Kurt W. Steinbrenner Title: Apparatus, method and system for multimedia access network channel management |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, coaxial cable network, premises network, CNN, transceiver | communication, network, lan, channel, node, circuit, cm | [FEATURE ID: 1] multimedia access network |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising | providing, including, implementing, using, comprises, containing, includes | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] having, comprising, maintaining |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable | medium, channel, network, transceiver, signal, service, time | [FEATURE ID: 3] constant bit rate transmission, high bandwidth transmission |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] transmit | output, transfer, transmission, transmitting | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] subsequent processing |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] indicating | directing, determining, identifying, providing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] assigning |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] admission messages, other nodes, communication links | transmissions, communication, nodes, lines, data, message, networks | [FEATURE ID: 6] channels, time division multiple access time slots, first multimedia network access message, transmission |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] requesting | detecting, obtaining, identifying, determining | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] receiving |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] admission request message, admission procedure, echo profile | assignment, authorization, indicator, index, instruction, agreement, election | [FEATURE ID: 8] identification |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] communication link | section, channel, segment, portion | [FEATURE ID: 9] time division multiple access time slot |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] claim | clair, invention, item, paragraph, embodiment, clam, figure | [FEATURE ID: 10] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] next admission message | message, packet, signal, request | [FEATURE ID: 11] first transmission |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] time slot information | times, signals, slots, codes | [FEATURE ID: 12] carrier frequencies |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] beacon message | preamble, message, beacon, payload, duration, broadcast, protocol | [FEATURE ID: 13] comparative priority, variable bit rate transmission |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] distance | transmission, bandwidth, slot, channel, communication, plurality, range | [FEATURE ID: 14] carrier frequency, fifth channel |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] probe packet | request, communication, transmission, query | [FEATURE ID: 15] second multimedia network access message |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate in a coaxial cable network [FEATURE ID: 1] ( CCN ) ; a controller that is operable to , at least : transmit [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 6] for requesting [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN ; receive an admission request message [FEATURE ID: 8] from a new node for admission to the CCN ; if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure [FEATURE ID: 8] with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 9] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node of the CCN or as a non-network controller node of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network [FEATURE ID: 1] located entirely within a single premises . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN [FEATURE ID: 1] , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message [FEATURE ID: 11] for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 12] transmitted in a beacon message [FEATURE ID: 13] . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 14] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 15] to the new node to determine channel characteristics , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile [FEATURE ID: 8] . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets ; and develop a modulation scheme based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links [FEATURE ID: 6] |
1 . A method for multimedia access network channel management , the multimedia access network [FEATURE ID: 1] having [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a plurality of channels [FEATURE ID: 6] , each channel of the plurality of channels consisting of a time division multiple access time slot [FEATURE ID: 9] of a plurality of time division multiple access time slots [FEATURE ID: 6] and a carrier frequency [FEATURE ID: 14] of a plurality of carrier frequencies [FEATURE ID: 12] , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : ( a ) receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a first multimedia network access message [FEATURE ID: 6] having a comparative priority [FEATURE ID: 13] ; ( b ) when there is a first channel which is available from the plurality of channels , assigning [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a first transmission [FEATURE ID: 11] corresponding to the first multimedia network access message to the first channel ; ( c ) when there is no first channel which is available from the plurality of channels , and when there is a second transmission on a second channel of the plurality of channels which is moveable to a third channel of the plurality of channels , reassigning the second transmission to the third channel and assigning the first transmission corresponding to the first multimedia network access message to the second channel ; and ( d ) when there is no first channel which is available from the plurality of channels , when there is no second transmission on a second channel which is moveable to a third channel , and when there is a third transmission on a fourth channel , of the plurality of channels , having a lower comparative priority than the comparative priority of the first multimedia network access message , removing the third transmission from the fourth channel , and assigning the transmission [FEATURE ID: 6] corresponding to the first multimedia network access message to the fourth channel . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , further comprising : when there is no first channel which is available from the plurality of channels , when there is no second transmission on a second channel which is moveable to a third channel , and when there is no third transmission on the fourth channel having the lower comparative priority than the comparative priority of the first multimedia network access message , queuing the first multimedia network access message for subsequent processing [FEATURE ID: 4] . 3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a database , the database including an identification [FEATURE ID: 8] of each transmitting device of a plurality of transmitting , devices , and the database further including , for each such transmitting device , an identification of a corresponding assigned channel of the plurality of channels . 4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein step ( c ) further comprises : searching the database to determine whether there is the second transmission on the second channel which is moveable to the third channel . 5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein step ( d ) further comprises : searching the database to determine whether there is the third transmission on the fourth channel having a lower comparative priority than the comparative priority of the first multimedia network access message . 6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein step ( d ) further comprises : delaying the third transmission , and following completion of the transmission corresponding to the first multimedia network access message , resuming the third transmission on an assigned channel of the plurality of channels . 7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : reserving a fifth channel [FEATURE ID: 14] of the plurality of channels for a constant bit rate transmission [FEATURE ID: 3] ; prior to the commencement of the constant bit rate transmission , utilizing the fifth channel for a variable bit rate transmission [FEATURE ID: 13] . 8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : receiving a second multimedia network access message [FEATURE ID: 15] for a comparatively high bandwidth transmission [FEATURE ID: 3] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040208276A1 Filed: 2003-04-18 Issued: 2004-10-21 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Kaufman Leon (Current Assignee) Kaufman Leon Inventor(s): Leon Kaufman Title: Method and device for improving time resolution of an imaging device |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] comprising, indicating | of, including, providing, for, on, that, by | [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] comprising, using |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] transceiver operable, network controller node, non-network controller node | device, transceiver, network, host, server, gateway, portal | [FEATURE ID: 2] control system |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] controller | console, receiver, computer, unit | [FEATURE ID: 3] CT scanner |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] transmit, receive | obtain, identify, acquire, generate, determine, process, provide | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] create |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] admission messages, channel characteristics, probe packets | data, information, signals, frames, samples, projections, views | [FEATURE ID: 5] pairs, segments, interim images, radiation, image information |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] claim | clair, figure, clause, embodiment, paragraph, statement, item | [FEATURE ID: 6] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] premises network | grid, ring, structure, system | [FEATURE ID: 7] non-parallel configuration |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] time slot information | information, signals, frames, values | [FEATURE ID: 8] attenuation rays |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] other nodes, communication links | segments, points, portions, sections, elements, locations, lines | [FEATURE ID: 9] sequential segments, sets, dimensions, components |
| 1 . A communication circuit comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 2] to communicate in a coaxial cable network ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 3] that is operable to , at least : transmit [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 5] for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN ; receive [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] an admission request message from a new node for admission to the CCN ; if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 6] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 2] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 2] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network [FEATURE ID: 7] located entirely within a single premises . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 8] transmitted in a beacon message . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 5] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power of the transceiver . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 9] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets [FEATURE ID: 5] ; and develop a modulation scheme based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links [FEATURE ID: 9] |
1 . A method of reconstructing a computed tomography image slice , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] : sequentially in time obtaining a plurality of attenuation data sets of a target ; segmenting each of the attenuation data sets into time - sequential segments [FEATURE ID: 9] ; performing limited angle reconstructions of the target using [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] pairs [FEATURE ID: 5] of segments [FEATURE ID: 5] that substantially correspond in time from the plurality of attenuation data sets [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] to create [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] individual interim images ; and combining the individual interim images to create a full image of a slice of the target . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 6] 1 wherein sequentially obtaining the attenuation data sets of the target is carried out with at least a first x-ray tube and a second x-ray tube . 3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the first x-ray tube defines an imaging axis and the second x-ray tube defines an imaging axis , the method further comprising positioning the imaging axes of the first x-ray tube and second x-ray tubes in a non-parallel configuration [FEATURE ID: 7] . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the imaging axes of the first x-ray tube and second x-ray tube are positioned in a substantially orthogonal configuration . 5 . The method of claim 2 wherein the first x-ray tube and the second x-ray tube are moved at least 180 degrees around the target to obtain the plurality of attenuation data sets for the full image reconstruction of a slice of the target . 6 . The method of claim 2 wherein performing limited angle reconstructions of the sequential segments comprises combining a segment from the first x-ray tube with a segment from the second x-ray tube that corresponds in time to the segment from the first x-ray tube . 7 . The method of claim 6 comprising time marking each of the segments of the attenuation data sets . 8 . The method of claim 1 wherein aligning comprises aligning the interim images [FEATURE ID: 5] in three dimensions [FEATURE ID: 9] . 9 . The method of claim 1 wherein aligning and summing the individual interim images comprises : lining up the individual interim images in three dimensions ; recording the x , y , z , and angular displacements needed to line up each of the individual interim images with each other ; displacing attenuation rays that correspond to the interim images the same amount as the recorded x , y , z and angular displacements ; and performing a reconstruction of the image using the combined and displaced attenuation rays [FEATURE ID: 8] . 10 . The method of claim 1 wherein combining comprises aligning the components [FEATURE ID: 9] of the individual interim images and summing separately these aligned components to create a full image of a slice of the target . 11 . A CT scanner [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising : a first x-ray tube ; a second x-ray tube ; at least one x-ray detector positioned to detect radiation [FEATURE ID: 5] emitted from the first x-ray tube and the second x-ray tube ; a control system [FEATURE ID: 2] configured to receive image information [FEATURE ID: 5] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040208272A1 Filed: 2002-06-03 Issued: 2004-10-21 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) OMNILUX Inc (Current Assignee) OMNILUX Inc ; Clearmesh Networks Inc Inventor(s): Carter Moursund, Christopher Ulmer Title: Methods and systems for aligning and maintaining alignment of point-to-point transceivers in a network |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, transceiver operable, controller, communication link, non-network controller node, transceiver | node, communication, device, network, receiver, port, component | [FEATURE ID: 1] point communications transceiver, transceiver |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising | using, incorporating, wherein, providing, including, having, implementing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] installing, comprising |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] communicate | operate, reside, receive, be, transmit | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] point |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] transmit, receive | identify, obtain, generate, determine, process, communicate, monitor | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] detect |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] new node | new, network, user, device | [FEATURE ID: 5] new transceiver |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] received | first, corresponding, said, next, new | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] second |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] transmission parameters, channel characteristics, transmission power | performance, power, parameters, bandwidth, range, resources, output | [FEATURE ID: 7] signal strength |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] claim | clair, claimed, clause, requirement, embodiment, paragraph, statement | [FEATURE ID: 8] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] single premises | neighborhood, region, site, location, community, facility | [FEATURE ID: 9] network |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] distance | direction, range, location, path, field, link, position | [FEATURE ID: 10] sight, second predetermined range |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] probe packet | pulse, transmission, beacon, response | [FEATURE ID: 11] signal |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] echo profile | indicator, acknowledgment, alarm, interference | [FEATURE ID: 12] error |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] other nodes | stations, antennas, receivers, terminals | [FEATURE ID: 13] transceivers |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 1] to communicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] in a coaxial cable network ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 1] that is operable to , at least : transmit [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating when admission messages for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN ; receive [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] an admission request message from a new node [FEATURE ID: 5] for admission to the CCN ; if the received [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 1] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 7] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 1] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 9] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information transmitted in a beacon message . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 10] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 11] to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 7] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile [FEATURE ID: 12] . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power [FEATURE ID: 7] of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 13] |
1 . A method of installing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a new point - to - point communications transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] in a network [FEATURE ID: 9] of existing point - to - point communications transceivers , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the steps of : positioning a new transceiver [FEATURE ID: 5] in a line of sight [FEATURE ID: 10] to at least one existing transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] ; positioning said new transceiver to point [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] in a predetermined compass direction ; at a predetermined time , said new transceiver performing a first sweep over a first predetermined range to detect [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a signal [FEATURE ID: 11] from said existing transceiver ; at said predetermined time synchronously with said new transceiver , said existing transceiver performing a second sweep over a second predetermined range [FEATURE ID: 10] to detect a signal from said new transceiver ; upon the completion of said first sweep of said new transceiver , said new transceiver returning to a position of maximum detected signal strength [FEATURE ID: 7] ; and upon the completion of said second sweep of said existing transceiver , said existing transceiver returning to a position of maximum detected signal strength . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 wherein said first and second sweeps are performed with said new and existing transceivers [FEATURE ID: 13] each level to ground ; and if no signal strength is detected by either of said new or existing transceivers , then changing the elevation of said new and existing transceivers and repeating said first and second sweeps to determine if a signal is detected . 3 . The method of claim 2 wherein said step of changing the elevation of said new and existing transceivers includes changing the elevation of said new transceiver in an orientation complementary to said existing transceiver . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein said step of changing the elevation of said new and existing transceivers is repeated in half - predicted - beam - width increments while repeating said first and second sweeps to determine if a signal is detected . 5 . The method of claim 4 wherein if no signal is detected an error [FEATURE ID: 12] is reported and a second [FEATURE ID: 6] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040203592A1 Filed: 2000-11-15 Issued: 2004-10-14 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Motorola Inc (Current Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc Inventor(s): Roger Kermode, Aidan Williams, James Lawrence Title: Introduction device, smart appliance and method of creating a federation thereof |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, transceiver | communication, controller, sensor, circuit, device, network, antenna | [FEATURE ID: 1] processor, communications interface |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, indicating, requesting | using, identifying, providing, implementing, defining, determining, the | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, establishing, uses, establishing |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable, controller, communication link, Coaxial Cable Network | transceiver, channel, link, node, port, circuit, connector | [FEATURE ID: 3] secure communications channel, communications port, switch |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] communicate | operate, register, enroll, communication, couple, connect, work | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] communicate |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] admission messages, channel characteristics | credentials, parameters, message, traffic, communication, power, transmissions | [FEATURE ID: 5] cryptographic keys, device key, information, data |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] new node, network controller node, non-network controller node | client, subscriber, controller, node, network, device, coordinator | [FEATURE ID: 6] member |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] transmission parameters, transmission power | characteristics, parameters, properties, power, configuration, performance, bandwidth | [FEATURE ID: 7] security information |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] claim | clair, requirement, item, paragraph, embodiment, claimed, clause | [FEATURE ID: 8] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] single premises | premises, venue, building, location, community, dwelling, household | [FEATURE ID: 9] secure manner |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] next admission message | message, token, packet, response, signal, request | [FEATURE ID: 10] new group key |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] time slot information | content, instructions, parameters, metadata, messages | [FEATURE ID: 11] access control information |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] probe packet | request, communication, command, beacon, response | [FEATURE ID: 12] first device key |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] other nodes | nodes, subscribers, portions, elements, users | [FEATURE ID: 13] members |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] modulation scheme | profile, checksum, fingerprint, database | [FEATURE ID: 14] group key |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] in a coaxial cable network ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 3] that is operable to , at least : transmit first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 5] for requesting [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN ; receive an admission request message from a new node [FEATURE ID: 6] for admission to the CCN ; if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 7] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 6] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 6] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 9] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message [FEATURE ID: 10] for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 11] transmitted in a beacon message . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 12] to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 5] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power [FEATURE ID: 7] of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 13] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets ; and develop a modulation scheme [FEATURE ID: 14] based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links to determine channel characteristics , and develop an echo profile for each of the probed communication links . 11 . A communication circuit comprising : a controller that is operable to , at least : transmit first information on a Coaxial Cable Network [FEATURE ID: 3] |
1 . A method of creating a federation of appliances , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the steps of : placing an introduction device in close proximity to a first appliance ; establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a secure communications channel [FEATURE ID: 3] between the introduction device and the first appliance ; transferring security information [FEATURE ID: 7] of the federation between the introduction device and the first appliance ; placing the introduction device in close proximity to a second appliance ; establishing a secure communications channel between the introduction device and the second appliance ; and transferring the security information from the introduction device to the second appliance , wherein the first and second appliance are thereafter members [FEATURE ID: 13] of the federation . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 , further comprising the step of : after placing the introduction device in close proximity to the first appliance , the introduction device collecting a first device key [FEATURE ID: 12] from the first appliance . 3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the introduction device uses [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the first device key to communicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] with the first appliance . 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the security information comprises a group key [FEATURE ID: 14] . 5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising the steps of : providing a new group key [FEATURE ID: 10] to the first appliance , the new group key overwriting the previously stored group key , thereby removing the first appliance from the federation . 6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the placing of the introduction device in close proximity to the first and second appliances comprises placing the introduction device in direct contact with the first and second appliances . 7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing [FEATURE ID: 2] of a secure communications channel between the introduction device and the first and second appliances comprises using cryptographic techniques . 8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the security information comprises cryptographic keys [FEATURE ID: 5] and access control information [FEATURE ID: 11] . 9 . A method of adding an appliance to a federation of appliances , comprising the steps of : placing an introduction device in close proximity to the appliance ; establishing a secure communications channel between the appliance and the introduction device ; and transferring security information of the federation from the introduction device to the appliance , wherein the appliance is thereafter a member [FEATURE ID: 6] of the federation . 10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the step of : after establishing the secure communications channel , the introduction device collecting a device key [FEATURE ID: 5] from the appliance . 11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the introduction device uses the device key to communicate with the appliance . 12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the placing of the introduction device in close proximity to the appliance comprises placing the introduction device in direct contact with the appliance . 13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the establishing of a secure communications channel between the introduction device and the appliance comprises using cryptographic techniques . 14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the security information comprises a group key . 15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the security information comprises cryptographic keys and access control information . 16 . An introduction device for assigning an appliance to a federation of appliances in a secure manner [FEATURE ID: 9] , comprising : a proximity based communications port [FEATURE ID: 3] that permits secure transfer of information [FEATURE ID: 5] between an appliance and the introduction device when the communications port is placed in close proximity to an appliance communications port ; a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] connected to the proximity based communications port ; and a memory connected to the processor for storing security information the processor communicates with the appliance such that the processor reads the security information from the memory and transmits the security information to the appliance via the proximity based communications port . 17 . The introduction device of claim 16 , further comprising a switch [FEATURE ID: 3] connected to the processor for signaling the processor to communicate with the appliance . 18 . The introduction device of claim 17 , wherein the switch is integral with the proximity based communications port . 19 . The introduction device of claim 16 , further comprising a communications interface [FEATURE ID: 1] connected to the processor for transmitting to and receiving data [FEATURE ID: 5] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6804828B1 Filed: 1998-12-03 Issued: 2004-10-12 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Maspro Denkoh Corp (Current Assignee) Maspro Denkoh Corp Inventor(s): Eiji Shibata Title: Tap device of cable broadcasting system |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, new node, CNN | network, terminal, system, cable, multiplexer, subscriber, transceiver | [FEATURE ID: 1] cable broadcasting system, center apparatus, splitting circuit |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising | of, includes, wherein, has, featuring, with, involving | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable, coaxial cable network, network controller node, premises network, beacon message, distance, channel characteristics, transceiver | channel, network, cable, communication, path, device, terminal | [FEATURE ID: 3] tap device, transmission line, transmission signal, subscriber terminal device, directional coupler, circuit, tape device |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] controller | switch, cpu, device, microprocessor, unit, console, circuit | [FEATURE ID: 4] control circuit, manual operation switch |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] operable | coupled, adapted, configured, arranged, applied, set, controlled | [FEATURE ID: 5] connected, responsive |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] admission messages, probe packet | data, information, instructions, message, signals, response, request | [FEATURE ID: 6] command signal, relay control signals, command |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] transmitted | transported, conveyed, passed, sent, received, transferred, carried | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] running |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] admission request message, transmission parameters, next admission message | request, instruction, input, control, signal, message, response | [FEATURE ID: 8] manual output command, relay control signal |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] communication link, part | channel, portion, line, signal, path, parts, partial | [FEATURE ID: 9] part, signal path |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] claim | embodiment, paragraph, item, clause, aspect | [FEATURE ID: 10] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] non-network controller node, single premises | subscriber, network, customer, repeater, substation, user, facility | [FEATURE ID: 11] terminal side |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] time slot information | signals, timing, commands, one | [FEATURE ID: 12] successive energization |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] other nodes, communication links | channels, circuits, lines, branches, outputs, connections, cables | [FEATURE ID: 13] signal paths, output terminals, relays, signals, ones |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate in a coaxial cable network [FEATURE ID: 3] ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 4] that is operable [FEATURE ID: 5] to , at least : transmit first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 6] for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] on the CCN ; receive an admission request message [FEATURE ID: 8] from a new node [FEATURE ID: 1] for admission to the CCN ; if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 9] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 8] for the communication link based , at least in part [FEATURE ID: 9] , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 11] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network [FEATURE ID: 3] located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 11] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN [FEATURE ID: 1] , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message [FEATURE ID: 8] for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 12] transmitted in a beacon message [FEATURE ID: 3] . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 3] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 6] to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 3] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 3] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 13] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets ; and develop a modulation scheme based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links [FEATURE ID: 13] |
1 . A tap device [FEATURE ID: 3] of a cable broadcasting system [FEATURE ID: 1] , connected [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] to a transmission line [FEATURE ID: 3] leading to a terminal side [FEATURE ID: 11] from a center apparatus [FEATURE ID: 1] for branching a part [FEATURE ID: 9] of a transmission signal [FEATURE ID: 3] running [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] through the transmission line to a subscriber terminal device [FEATURE ID: 3] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a directional coupler [FEATURE ID: 3] for branching the part of the transmission signal running through said transmission line and transmitting the branched transmission signal to each of a plurality of signal paths [FEATURE ID: 13] leading to corresponding branched output terminals [FEATURE ID: 13] ; a plurality of latching relays [FEATURE ID: 13] , each latching relay being disposed on a corresponding signal path [FEATURE ID: 9] for switching the signal path to one of a connected state and a disconnected state to a corresponding branched output terminal ; a receiving circuit [FEATURE ID: 3] for receiving from the transmission line a command signal [FEATURE ID: 6] indicating whether the latching relay is to be switched to the connected state or to the disconnected state to provide the branched transmission signal to the corresponding branched output terminal ; and a control means for controlling the connected and disconnected state of each latching relay and corresponding signal path to a corresponding branched output terminal , including a control circuit [FEATURE ID: 4] connected from the receiving circuit and responsive [FEATURE ID: 5] to the command signal for providing a plurality of latching relay control signals [FEATURE ID: 6] to the latching relays to control the connected and disconnected state of each latching relay , a manual operation switch [FEATURE ID: 4] for providing a manual output command [FEATURE ID: 8] to the control circuit , the control circuit being responsive to the manual output command to generate the latching relay control signal [FEATURE ID: 8] to each of the plurality of latching relays directing each of the latching relays into the connected state to provide the branched transmission signal to each of the branched output terminals , wherein if the control circuit receives the command [FEATURE ID: 6] to switch a plurality of latching relays , the control circuit energizes a plurality of targeted latching relays in sequence , instead of energizing the same simultaneously , to place each of the plurality of latching relays in the connected and disconnected states in sequence . 2 . The tape device [FEATURE ID: 3] of the cable broadcasting system according to claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , further comprising : a splitting circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] for splitting the transmission signal branched by said directional coupler into a plurality of signals [FEATURE ID: 13] , and outputting the split transmission signals via a plurality of branched output terminals , wherein the latching relays are disposed in a plurality of signal paths leading from the splitting circuit to the plurality of branched output terminals . 3 . A tap device of a cable broadcasting system , connected to a transmission line leading to a terminal side from a center apparatus for branching a transmission signal to branched output terminals , comprising : a plurality of signal paths providing the branched transmission signal to corresponding branched output terminals , a plurality of latching relays for connecting for disconnecting corresponding ones [FEATURE ID: 13] of the signal paths to corresponding ones of the branched output terminals , each latching relay being disposed on a corresponding signal path for switching the signal path to one of a connected state and a disconnected state to a corresponding branched output terminal , and the latching relays are placed in the connected and the disconnected states by a single command signal which produces successive energization [FEATURE ID: 12] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6804232B1 Filed: 2000-03-27 Issued: 2004-10-12 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) BBNT Solutions LLC (Current Assignee) RPX Corp ; Tri County Excelsior Foundation Inventor(s): Robert J. Donaghey Title: Personal area network with automatic attachment and detachment |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, coaxial cable network, controller, new node, communication link, non-network controller node, premises network, single premises, CNN, transceiver, Coaxial Cable Network | node, communication, lan, device, circuit, channel, cable | [FEATURE ID: 1] network, hub device, personal area network |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, indicating | including, of, having, containing, that, for, to | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, using |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable | node, communication, means, interface, port, network, device | [FEATURE ID: 3] unattached peripheral device, method |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] communicate, receive | transmit, generate, register, advertise, provide, use, determine | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] broadcast |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] operable | used, coupled, arranged, adapted, programmed, designed, equipped | [FEATURE ID: 5] configured |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] transmit | transfer, transmitting, broadcast, send | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] transmission |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] admission messages, time slot information | packets, frames, messages, data, requests, transmissions, parameters | [FEATURE ID: 7] addresses, heartbeat signals, attempts |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] transmitted | detected, sent, received, repeated | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] successful |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] admission request message, admission procedure, beacon message | message, instruction, attempt, update, inquiry, authorization, election | [FEATURE ID: 9] request, heartbeat signal prior, attachment request |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] received | first, previous, second, corresponding, specified, prior, pending | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] selected, current, new |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] join | access, service, contact, reach | [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] identify |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] claim | clair, statement, aspect, item, paragraph, embodiment, claimed | [FEATURE ID: 12] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] network controller node | router, hub, host, network, terminal | [FEATURE ID: 13] peripheral device |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] next admission message | message, request, signal, token, frame, command, packet | [FEATURE ID: 14] new address, attempt |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] probe packet | test, request, sequence, response | [FEATURE ID: 15] cycle |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] in a coaxial cable network [FEATURE ID: 1] ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 1] that is operable [FEATURE ID: 5] to , at least : transmit [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 7] for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] on the CCN ; receive [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] an admission request message [FEATURE ID: 9] from a new node [FEATURE ID: 1] for admission to the CCN ; if the received [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] the CCN , then perform an admission procedure [FEATURE ID: 9] with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 1] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 12] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 13] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 1] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network [FEATURE ID: 1] located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 1] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN [FEATURE ID: 1] , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message [FEATURE ID: 14] for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 7] transmitted in a beacon message [FEATURE ID: 9] . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 15] to the new node to determine channel characteristics , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets ; and develop a modulation scheme based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links to determine channel characteristics , and develop an echo profile for each of the probed communication links . 11 . A communication circuit comprising : a controller that is operable to , at least : transmit first information on a Coaxial Cable Network [FEATURE ID: 1] |
1 . A network [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a hub device [FEATURE ID: 1] ; at least one unattached peripheral device [FEATURE ID: 3] that transmits an attach request [FEATURE ID: 9] to the hub device with a selected [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] address , receives a new address [FEATURE ID: 14] from the hub device to identify [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] the unattached peripheral device , and communicates with the hub device using [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the new address ; wherein the hub device is configured [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] to broadcast [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a range of available addresses ; wherein the unattached peripheral device is further configured to select the selected address from the range of available addresses to identify the unattached peripheral device to the hub device in the attach request ; and wherein the hub device is further configured to periodically broadcast a heartbeat signal to announce the beginning of an attach cycle [FEATURE ID: 15] , and broadcast a new range of available addresses with each broadcast of the heartbeat signal . 2 . The network of claim [FEATURE ID: 12] 1 , wherein the unattached peripheral device is further configured to : abandon a current [FEATURE ID: 10] attach attempt [FEATURE ID: 14] upon receipt of the heartbeat signal prior [FEATURE ID: 9] to receiving the new address from the hub device , and begin a new [FEATURE ID: 10] attach attempt . 3 . The network of claim 1 , wherein when selecting the selected address , the unattached peripheral device is configured to : choose the selected address at random from a last broadcast range of available addresses . 4 . The network of claim 1 , wherein the hub device is configured to : select the new address from a predetermined set of addresses [FEATURE ID: 7] that includes the broadcast range of available addresses . 5 . The network of claim 1 , wherein the hub device is configured to : select the new address from a predetermined set of addresses . 6 . The network of claim 1 , wherein the unattached peripheral device is further configured to : attach to the hub device using the new address . 7 . The network of claim 1 , wherein the hub device is configured to : receive the attach request from the unattached peripheral device , generate the new address for the unattached peripheral device in response to the received attach request , and send the new address to the unattached peripheral device using the selected address . 8 . The network of claim 1 , further comprising : at least one attached peripheral device [FEATURE ID: 13] communicating with the hub device . 9 . A network comprising : a hub device : at least one unattached peripheral device that transmits an attach request to the hub device with a selected address , receives a new address from the hub device to identify the unattached peripheral device , and communicates with the hub device using the new address ; and at least one attached peripheral device communicating with the hub device , wherein the hub device is configured to transmits a heartbeat signal to each of the attached peripheral devices and periodically transmit a keep - alive signal to each of the attached peripheral devices . 10 . The network of claim 9 , wherein each of the attached peripheral devices is configured to : receive the heartbeat signal , receive the keep - alive signal , and detach from the hub device when a predetermined number of heartbeat signals [FEATURE ID: 7] has been received prior to the keep - alive signal . 11 . The network of claim 10 , wherein each of the attached peripheral devices is further configured to : begin an attach attempt after detaching from the hub device . 12 . The network of claim 8 , wherein the hub device is configured to : receive an attach request from one of the attached peripheral devices , and detach the attached peripheral device in response to receipt of the attach request from the attached peripheral device . 13 . The network of claim 12 , wherein the detached peripheral device is configured to : reattach to the hub device . 14 . The network of claim 13 , wherein when reattaching , the detached peripheral device is configured to : send an attach request to the hub device using a previously - assigned address . 15 . The network of claim 13 , wherein when reattaching , the detached peripheral device is configured to : send an attach request to the hub device using a newly - selected address . 16 . The network of claim 8 , wherein the hub device is configured to : determine whether a transmission [FEATURE ID: 6] from the attached peripheral device was successful [FEATURE ID: 8] , and detach the attached peripheral device when the transmission fails to be successful in a predetermined number of attempts [FEATURE ID: 7] . 17 . In a personal area network [FEATURE ID: 1] having at least one peripheral device not communicably attached to the network and a hub device connected to the network , a method [FEATURE ID: 3] for attaching the peripheral device to the network , comprising : transmitting , by the peripheral device , an attachment request [FEATURE ID: 9] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6803728B2 Filed: 2002-09-16 Issued: 2004-10-12 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Lutron Electronics Co Inc (Current Assignee) Lutron Technology Co LLC Inventor(s): Gnanagiri Balasubramaniam, Richard Leo Black, Brian Michael Courtney, Jason Douglass Craze, Stuart William Dejonge, William Harlan Howe, Benjamin Aaron Johnson, Glen Andrew Kruse, Donald Ray Mosebrook, Daniel Curtis Raneri, Chris Mark Rogan, Timothy Russell Roper, Siddarth P. Sinha, Steven Spencer Thompson, Brian Raymond Valenta, Robert Francis Walko, Jr. Title: System for control of devices |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] comprising, indicating | for, including, providing, of, defining, incorporating, containing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] comprising, having |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] transceiver operable, coaxial cable network, communication link, distance, transceiver | channel, network, link, communication, circuit, node, transmission | [FEATURE ID: 2] central processor, wireless communications path, communications path, radio channel |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] controller, non-network controller node | device, server, host, sensor, network, client, node | [FEATURE ID: 3] user |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] operable, authorized | intended, effective, used, expected, allowed, permitted, configured | [FEATURE ID: 4] necessary, controllable |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] transmit | implement, provide, define, carry, maintain, convey, determine | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprise, describe |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] admission messages, probe packet, channel characteristics, transmission power, probe packets, communication links | signals, instructions, data, information, events, parameters, responses | [FEATURE ID: 6] operations, commands transmissible, commands, actions, transmissible commands, system, controlled devices, preset states, separate command |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] transmitted | provided, sent, conveyed, communicated | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] received |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] admission request message | application, indicator, input, identifier, assignment, update, instruction | [FEATURE ID: 8] operation, input device |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] new node | network, user, device, controller | [FEATURE ID: 9] central processor sufficient information |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] join | employ, use, take, occupy | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] contain |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] transmission parameters | settings, conditions, characteristics, properties | [FEATURE ID: 11] values |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] claim | clair, paragraph, item, claimed, aspect, figure, to claim | [FEATURE ID: 12] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] network controller node, single premises | network, vehicle, device, server, structure, facility, subscriber | [FEATURE ID: 13] lighting control system |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] next admission message | message, packet, response, request | [FEATURE ID: 14] command |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] time slot information | information, content, commands, parameters, metadata | [FEATURE ID: 15] data |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] other nodes | members, sections, points, elements | [FEATURE ID: 16] parts |
| 1 . A communication circuit comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 2] to communicate in a coaxial cable network [FEATURE ID: 2] ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 3] that is operable [FEATURE ID: 4] to , at least : transmit [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 6] for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] on the CCN ; receive an admission request message [FEATURE ID: 8] from a new node [FEATURE ID: 9] for admission to the CCN ; if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] to join [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 2] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 11] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 12] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 13] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 13] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message [FEATURE ID: 14] for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 15] transmitted in a beacon message . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 2] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 6] to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 6] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power [FEATURE ID: 6] of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 2] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 16] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets [FEATURE ID: 6] ; and develop a modulation scheme based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links [FEATURE ID: 6] |
1 . A lighting control system [FEATURE ID: 13] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] event initiators having [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] controls operable by a user [FEATURE ID: 3] , devices controlled by said event initiators , and a central processor [FEATURE ID: 2] , wherein : said event initiators and controlled devices comprise [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] parts [FEATURE ID: 16] of a system database ; said database part within each event initiator maps operations [FEATURE ID: 6] of controls by a user to commands transmissible [FEATURE ID: 6] from such event initiator to said controlled devices ; said database part within each controlled device maps commands [FEATURE ID: 6] received [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] from an event initiator to actions [FEATURE ID: 6] of such device ; said transmissible commands [FEATURE ID: 6] contain [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] less data [FEATURE ID: 15] than is necessary [FEATURE ID: 4] to describe [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] completely the operations of controls or the actions of devices ; said event initiators are arranged to transmit to said central processor sufficient information [FEATURE ID: 9] to identify an operation [FEATURE ID: 8] of said controls by a user that validly commands the system [FEATURE ID: 6] , and said central processor is arranged to transmit commands to said controlled devices . 2 . A system according to claim [FEATURE ID: 12] 1 , wherein said controlled devices [FEATURE ID: 6] are programmed with preset states [FEATURE ID: 6] , and said transmissible commands comprise at least one command [FEATURE ID: 14] that commands at least one said controlled device to enter such a preset state . 3 . A system according to claim 2 , wherein said controlled devices are programmed with processes for entering said preset states , and no separate command [FEATURE ID: 6] to invoke said processes is transmitted . 4 . A system according to claim 2 , wherein at least some of said controlled devices are controllable [FEATURE ID: 4] over a range of operating values [FEATURE ID: 11] , and said preset states include specified operating values within such ranges . 5 . A system according to claim 1 , wherein said commands are transmitted on a shared wireless communications path [FEATURE ID: 2] . 6 . A system according to claim 1 , wherein said shared communications path [FEATURE ID: 2] is a radio channel [FEATURE ID: 2] . 7 . A system according to claim 1 , wherein said event initiators and controlled devices are each provided with an input device [FEATURE ID: 8] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6792323B2 Filed: 2002-06-27 Issued: 2004-09-14 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) OpenPeak Inc (Current Assignee) Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Inventor(s): Paul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin, Michael Pitts Title: Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environments |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] comprising | wherein, with, providing, using, of, involving, implementing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] transceiver operable, communication link, Coaxial Cable Network | network, cloud, node, computer, cable, website, port | [FEATURE ID: 2] control center, remote command center, wireless network, powerline network |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] controller | transceiver, receiver, manager, device, microprocessor, computer, driver | [FEATURE ID: 3] user interface |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] information | signals, instruction, messages, parameters, data | [FEATURE ID: 4] commands |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] indicating | requesting, providing, representing, signaling, defining, determining, receiving | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] identifying, sending |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] admission messages, transmission parameters, time slot information | information, data, parameters, commands, requests, traffic, functions | [FEATURE ID: 6] network devices, permission, instructions, control commands |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] new node, network controller node | client, network, terminal, device, processor, server, user | [FEATURE ID: 7] source, controller device such, controller device |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] received | corresponding, transmitted, sent, communicated, specified | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] associated |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] join | access, use, service, utilize, operate | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] control |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] claim | clair, item, embodiment, figure, clause, requirement, formula | [FEATURE ID: 10] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] non-network controller node | node, gateway, server, controller, network | [FEATURE ID: 11] network device |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] premises network | lan, grid, region, structure, system, network | [FEATURE ID: 12] controlled environment |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] single premises | premises, region, site, location, lan, facility | [FEATURE ID: 13] vicinity |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] next admission message | message, packet, response, signal, request | [FEATURE ID: 14] command |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] probe packet | challenge, communication, command, query, response | [FEATURE ID: 15] request |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] other nodes | nodes, stations, points, terminals, users, networks | [FEATURE ID: 16] local devices |
| 1 . A communication circuit comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 2] to communicate in a coaxial cable network ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 3] that is operable to , at least : transmit first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information [FEATURE ID: 4] indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 6] for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN ; receive an admission request message from a new node [FEATURE ID: 7] for admission to the CCN ; if the received [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 2] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 6] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 7] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 11] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network [FEATURE ID: 12] located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 13] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message [FEATURE ID: 14] for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 6] transmitted in a beacon message . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 15] to the new node to determine channel characteristics , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power of the transceiver . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 16] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets ; and develop a modulation scheme based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links to determine channel characteristics , and develop an echo profile for each of the probed communication links . 11 . A communication circuit comprising : a controller that is operable to , at least : transmit first information on a Coaxial Cable Network [FEATURE ID: 2] |
1 . A method of managing network devices [FEATURE ID: 6] within a controlled environment [FEATURE ID: 12] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] the steps of : receiving a request [FEATURE ID: 15] to control [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] a plurality of network devices within the controlled environment ; identifying [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] said plurality of network devices for receiving device - specific commands associated [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] with said request ; sending [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] to each identified network device [FEATURE ID: 11] a sequence of device - specific commands to control an operation or a function of said identified network device ; and executing each of said device - specific commands to control the plurality of identified network devices for implementing said request . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , wherein said identifying step comprises the step of : determining said plurality of network devices for receiving said device - specific commands from said request . 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said identifying step comprises the step of : determining a region within the controlled environment from a current location of a source [FEATURE ID: 7] of said request ; and identifying the network devices contained within said region . 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said identifying step comprises the step of : determining a region within the controlled environment from said request ; and identifying the network devices contained within said region . 5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of : determining a source of said request ; and identifying local devices [FEATURE ID: 16] within a vicinity [FEATURE ID: 13] of said source , said local devices comprising the plurality of network devices for receiving said device - specific commands . 6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of : validating permission [FEATURE ID: 6] to control each identified network device prior to executing said sending step . 7 . A method of managing a plurality of network devices within a controlled environment , comprising the steps of : enabling creation of a sequence of commands [FEATURE ID: 4] that , when executed , controls an operation or a function of the plurality of network devices ; associating said sequence with a single command ; storing said sequence on a control center [FEATURE ID: 2] ; and storing said single command on a controller device such [FEATURE ID: 7] that execution of said single command sends a request to said control center to execute said sequence of commands . 8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of : associating said single command with a button or icon communicating with a user interface [FEATURE ID: 3] for said controller device [FEATURE ID: 7] , wherein activating said button or said icon enables execution of said single command . 9 . A method of managing network devices within a controlled environment , comprising the steps of : selecting a region within said controlled environment containing a plurality of network devices ; specifying instructions [FEATURE ID: 6] for controlling an operation or a function of said plurality of network devices located within said region ; identifying device - specific commands for executing said instructions at each of said plurality of network devices ; and combining said device - specific commands into a sequence of control commands [FEATURE ID: 6] that , when executed , enables control of said plurality of network devices . 10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the step of : storing said sequence at a remote command center [FEATURE ID: 2] . 11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising the step of : associating said sequence with a high - level command that , when executed , sends instructions to said remote command center to execute said sequence to thereby control said plurality of network devices . 12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of : executing a command [FEATURE ID: 14] from said sequence to send said device - specific commands to each network device over a wireless network [FEATURE ID: 2] . 13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of : executing a command from said sequence to send said device - specific commands to each network device over a powerline network [FEATURE ID: 2] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040177381A1 Filed: 2002-09-05 Issued: 2004-09-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Tiaris Inc (Current Assignee) TAIRIS Inc ; Octalica Inc ; Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd Inventor(s): Avi Kliger, Yossi Erlich, Avi Shabtay, Nachum Avishay Title: Home network system which supports legacy digital set top box devices |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, controller | node, transceiver, switch, tuner, modem, device, network | [FEATURE ID: 1] home media server, first output terminal, second output terminal |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, indicating | defining, including, containing, providing, of, comprises, includes | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, having, using |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable, coaxial cable network, new node, communication link, network controller node, single premises, CNN, next admission message, beacon message, distance, probe packet, transceiver, modulation scheme | channel, port, network, receiver, terminal, switch, splitter | [FEATURE ID: 3] home distribution network, entry terminal, cable network, command channel, reverse data band, home media server control signal, reflector control signal, passive entry point, low pass filter, directional coupler, reflector input terminal, second diplexer input, reflector RF section, first RF input, first RF output |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] admission messages, transmission parameters, time slot information, channel characteristics, probe packets | signals, information, data, traffic, parameters, bandwidth, power | [FEATURE ID: 4] content, commands |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] admission | entrance, entry, access, installation, interface, insertion, addition | [FEATURE ID: 5] entry point device, connection |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] transmitted | provided, carried, sent, received, routed, delivered, transported | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] sourced, distributed |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] received | first, next, different, third, further, predetermined, sixth | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] second, fourth |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] claim | clair, embodiment, claimed, item, figure, clause, requirement | [FEATURE ID: 8] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] non-network controller node | controller, repeater, distributor, server, transceiver | [FEATURE ID: 9] reflector |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate in a coaxial cable network [FEATURE ID: 3] ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 1] that is operable to , at least : transmit first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 4] for requesting admission [FEATURE ID: 5] to the CCN may be transmitted [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on the CCN ; receive an admission request message from a new node [FEATURE ID: 3] for admission to the CCN ; if the received [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 4] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 9] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 3] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors , then transmit second information on the CNN [FEATURE ID: 3] , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message [FEATURE ID: 3] for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 4] transmitted in a beacon message [FEATURE ID: 3] . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 3] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet [FEATURE ID: 3] to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 4] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 3] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets [FEATURE ID: 4] ; and develop a modulation scheme [FEATURE ID: 3] |
1 . A system for distributing content [FEATURE ID: 4] to a set - top box connected to a home distribution network [FEATURE ID: 3] , the system comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a home media server [FEATURE ID: 1] connected to said home distribution network ; a reflector [FEATURE ID: 9] ; and an entry point device [FEATURE ID: 5] having [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] entry terminal [FEATURE ID: 3] for connection [FEATURE ID: 5] to a cable network [FEATURE ID: 3] , a first output terminal [FEATURE ID: 1] for connection to said home distribution network and a second output terminal [FEATURE ID: 1] for connection to said reflector , wherein said content is sourced [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] from both said home media server and said cable network , wherein said content sourced from both said home media server and said cable network , is distributed [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] over said home distribution network , and wherein said content sourced from both said home media server and said cable network , is playable by said set - top box . 2 . The system of claim [FEATURE ID: 8] 1 , wherein said home media server communicates commands [FEATURE ID: 4] with said set - top box over said home distribution network using [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a command channel [FEATURE ID: 3] , and wherein said command channel uses the reverse data band [FEATURE ID: 3] . 3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein content from said home media server is carried over said home distribution network within a first predetermined frequency band . 4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein content from said cable network is carried over said home distribution network within a second [FEATURE ID: 7] predetermined frequency band . 5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said home media server is controlled by a home media server control signal [FEATURE ID: 3] from said set - top box , and wherein said home media server control signal is carried over said home distribution network within a third predetermined frequency band . 6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the home media server controls said reflector using a reflector control signal [FEATURE ID: 3] carried within a fourth [FEATURE ID: 7] predetermined frequency band . 7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said entry point device is a passive entry point [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising a low pass filter [FEATURE ID: 3] connected to said entry terminal and a directional coupler [FEATURE ID: 3] connected between said low pass filter and said first and second output terminals . 8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said reflector is an active reflector and said active reflector comprises : a reflector input terminal [FEATURE ID: 3] ; a reflector diplexer having a first diplexer output and a first diplexer input and a second diplexer input [FEATURE ID: 3] connected to said reflector input terminal ; a reflector RF section [FEATURE ID: 3] having a first RF input [FEATURE ID: 3] connected to said first diplexer output , a second RF input , a first RF output [FEATURE ID: 3] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US10257566B2 Filed: 2004-12-02 Issued: 2019-04-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Anton Monk, Brett Bernath, Itzhak Gurantz, Ron Porat, Yusuf Ozturk, Ronald B. Lee, Wee Peng Goh, Magnus Berggren Title: Broadband local area network | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040174841A1 Filed: 1995-10-05 Issued: 2004-09-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Kubler Joseph J.; Morris Michael D. (Current Assignee) Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd Inventor(s): Joseph Kubler, Michael Morris Title: Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] communication circuit, new node, communication link, distance | node, communication, network, modem, controller, device, link | [FEATURE ID: 1] wireless network, hardwired network, telephone |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, indicating | including, providing, defining, using, incorporating, containing, has | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising, having |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] transceiver operable, non-network controller node, premises network, CNN, transceiver, Coaxial Cable Network | channel, network, communication, node, circuit, lan, gateway | [FEATURE ID: 3] communication network operating, buffer, polling protocol |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] communicate | broadcast, interconnect, join, transmit, connect | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] exchange |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] coaxial cable network | lan, networks, communication, premises | [FEATURE ID: 5] communication network |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] controller | cpu, receiver, microprocessor, computer | [FEATURE ID: 6] wireless transceiver |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] transmit | control, exchange, communicate, maintain, distribute, establish, convey | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] support, route voice |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] admission messages, errors, time slot information, communication links | information, data, packets, signals, frames, traffic, speech | [FEATURE ID: 8] data communication, incoming digital voice information, data packets, analog voice streams, voice packets, test signal routing, routes analog voice streams, data exchanges, digital voice packets |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] requesting | enabling, permitting, attempting, allowing, performing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] beginning |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] received | first, transmitted, sent, incoming, said, initial, new | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] stored |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] authorized | operable, configured, enabled, available | [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] used |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] transmission parameters | parameters, latency, information, conditions, communications, routing, power | [FEATURE ID: 12] delays, call setup assistance |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] claim | clair, figure, clause, embodiment, paragraph, statement, item | [FEATURE ID: 13] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] network controller node | router, hub, host, processor, gateway, terminal | [FEATURE ID: 14] computer |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] single premises | lan, venue, location, community, dwelling, household, room | [FEATURE ID: 15] premises |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] channel characteristics, modulation scheme | distance, latency, queue, range, capacity, threshold, channel | [FEATURE ID: 16] queuing period |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] other nodes | nodes, stations, channels, subscribers, packets, terminals, receivers | [FEATURE ID: 17] mobile network devices, tree routing |
| [FEATURE ID: 18] probe packets | packet, data, information, signals, messages | [FEATURE ID: 18] digital voice information |
| 1 . A communication circuit [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a transceiver operable [FEATURE ID: 3] to communicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] in a coaxial cable network [FEATURE ID: 5] ( CCN ) ; a controller [FEATURE ID: 6] that is operable to , at least : transmit [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] first information on the CCN , the first information comprising information indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] when admission messages [FEATURE ID: 8] for requesting [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN ; receive an admission request message from a new node [FEATURE ID: 1] for admission to the CCN ; if the received [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] to join the CCN , then perform an admission procedure with the new node ; probe a communication link [FEATURE ID: 1] of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node ; and adapt transmission parameters [FEATURE ID: 12] for the communication link based , at least in part , on the probe . 2 . The communication circuit of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 , wherein the controller is operable to selectively operate as a network controller node [FEATURE ID: 14] of the CCN or as a non-network controller node [FEATURE ID: 3] of the CCN . 3 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the CCN is a premises network [FEATURE ID: 3] located entirely within a single premises [FEATURE ID: 15] . 4 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , if the received admission request message comprises errors [FEATURE ID: 8] , then transmit second information on the CNN [FEATURE ID: 3] , the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message for requesting admission to the CCN , may be transmitted on the CNN . 5 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN comprises time slot information [FEATURE ID: 8] transmitted in a beacon message . 6 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to , based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , determine a distance [FEATURE ID: 1] between the communication circuit and the new node over the CCN . 7 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to probe the communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet to the new node to determine channel characteristics [FEATURE ID: 16] , and based at least in part on the probe of the communication link , develop an echo profile . 8 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to adapt transmission parameters by , at least in part , adjusting transmission power of the transceiver [FEATURE ID: 3] . 9 . The communication circuit of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to : periodically probe each communication link between the communication circuit and a plurality of other nodes [FEATURE ID: 17] of the CCN by at least in part periodically transmitting probe packets [FEATURE ID: 18] ; and develop a modulation scheme [FEATURE ID: 16] based on the periodically transmitted probe packets . 10 . The communication circuit of claim 9 , wherein the controller is operable to periodically probe each communication link by at least in part transmitting a probe packet over each of the communication links [FEATURE ID: 8] to determine channel characteristics , and develop an echo profile for each of the probed communication links . 11 . A communication circuit comprising : a controller that is operable to , at least : transmit first information on a Coaxial Cable Network [FEATURE ID: 3] |
1 . A communication network operating [FEATURE ID: 3] to support [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] voice and data communication [FEATURE ID: 8] within a premises [FEATURE ID: 15] , said communication network [FEATURE ID: 5] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : a plurality of mobile network devices [FEATURE ID: 17] having [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a buffer [FEATURE ID: 3] that stores incoming digital voice information [FEATURE ID: 8] for a predetermined queuing period [FEATURE ID: 16] before beginning [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] voice reproduction from the stored [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] digital voice information [FEATURE ID: 18] ; a stationary network device ; a wireless network [FEATURE ID: 1] that is used [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] by each of said plurality of mobile network devices to selectively exchange [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] voice and data packets [FEATURE ID: 8] with others of the plurality of mobile network devices ; a hardwired network [FEATURE ID: 1] connected to both said stationary network device and said wireless network ; said hardwired network being used to route voice [FEATURE ID: 7] and data packets between said stationary network device and said plurality of mobile network devices which participate via said wireless network ; a telephone [FEATURE ID: 1] , connected to said stationary network device , that captures , delivers , receives and reproduces voice in an analog voice stream form ; said stationary network device having a buffer that stores digital voice information received from said wireless network for a predetermined queuing period before converting the stored digital voice information into an analog voice stream and delivering the analog voice stream to said telephone ; and said stationary network device converts analog voice streams [FEATURE ID: 8] received from said telephone into voice packets [FEATURE ID: 8] for delivery via said hardwired and wireless networks to a selected one of said plurality of mobile network devices . 2 . The communication network of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 wherein the predetermined queuing period is determined through examining delays [FEATURE ID: 12] found in test signal routing [FEATURE ID: 8] . 3 . The communication network of claim 1 wherein said stationary network device is a computer [FEATURE ID: 14] . 4 . The communication network of claim 1 wherein said wireless network utilizes a polling protocol [FEATURE ID: 3] and spanning tree routing [FEATURE ID: 17] . 5 . The communication network of claim 1 wherein said stationary network device provides call setup assistance [FEATURE ID: 12] for said telephone . 6 . The communication network of claim 1 further comprising : a telephone switching network connected to said stationary network device ; and said stationary network device selectively routes analog voice streams [FEATURE ID: 8] received from said telephone onto said telephone switching network , and said stationary network device selectively routes analog voice streams received from said telephone switching network to said telephone . 7 . A communication network located within a premises for supporting voice and data exchanges [FEATURE ID: 8] , said communication network comprising : a plurality of portable terminals , each having a wireless transceiver [FEATURE ID: 6] ; each of said plurality of portable terminals capture voice in an analog voice stream form and generate therefrom digital voice packets [FEATURE ID: 8] |