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7382232 Power line communications device and method of use  
A device and method for providing power line communications via an underground residential distribution power system is provided. One embodiment of the present invention includes a power line...
7358808 Method and device for amplification of data signals over power lines  
A device for bi-directional amplification of data signals over power lines is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a bandpass filter, a frequency converter and an amplifier. The...
7321291 Power line communications system and method of operating the same  
The present invention provides a system and method for operating a power line communications system for communicating via an underground residential distribution power system. One embodiment of the...
7308103 Power line communication device and method of using the same  
The repeater of the present invention communicates data signals over power lines. The repeater of one embodiment includes at least one modem that receives a data packet and attempts to decrypt the...
7307511 Power line communication system and method  
The last portion of the electrical distribution system is used to provide high-speed communications to residential homes. An aggregation point interfaces a medium voltage power line with a...
7301440 Power line communication system and method  
The present invention provides a device for providing communications through power lines comprised of multiple conductors by transmitting the data signals through a plurality of the conductors. One...
7265664 Power line communications system and method  
A power line communications system (PLCS) that provides communications to one or more user devices by repeating data packets on the power distribution network is provided. The PLCS may employ any...
7259657 Multi-subnet power line communications system and method  
A system that includes low voltage power line subnet coupler that provides bi-directional communications between multiple power line subnets while substantially preventing the flow of power is...
7250848 Power line communication apparatus and method of using the same  
The present invention provides a communication device for use with a power line communication system. One embodiment of the present invention forms a bypass device and comprises a LV coupler, a LV...
7248158 Automated meter reading power line communication system and method  
An automated meter reading power line communications system is provided, which may include measuring the utility usage of a first customer premises to provide first utility usage data, storing the...
7245212 Power line communication apparatus and method of using the same  
A communication device for use with a power line communication system is provided. One embodiment forms a bypass device and comprises a low voltage coupler, a low voltage signal conditioner, a...
7227462 Extremely fast polling method for determining the presence of individual electric meters on a power line  
A “super-fast” polling method for electrical meters for outage detection. In response to a query, a large group of electric meters (M) all simultaneously transmit reply signals over an...
7224272 Power line repeater system and method  
A PLCS network element that provides communications to one or more user devices and may also repeat data for other network elements is provided. In one embodiment, the device includes software for...
7218219 Data communication over a power line  
Data signals are communicated between a power line and a computer, wherein the power line provides power to the computer via a distribution transformer and the computer is in communication with a...
7194528 Method and apparatus for processing inbound data within a powerline based communication system  
A powerline based communication system includes a powerline termination module, a plurality of powerline gateways, and a plurality of powerline nodes. The powerline termination module manages data...
7194023 Loop extender with communications, control, and diagnostics  
In accordance with the present invention, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network for improving the transmission of DSL signals over a local loop is disclosed. The DSL network includes a loop...
7190716 Line powered loop extender with communications, control, and diagnostics  
A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network for improving the transmission of DSL signals includes a plurality of local loops for transmission of upstream and downstream DSL signals, control signals,...
7187276 Power line communication system and method of using the same  
The fiber optic isolator of the present invention transports data signals between high voltage power lines and a communications interface device, bypassing a step down transformer to low voltage...
7176786 Method of isolating data in a power line communications network  
The present invention provides isolation between a power line local area network and another network such as a power line wide area network. In one embodiment of the present invention, a filter...
7173938 Method and apparatus for processing outbound data within a powerline based communication system  
A powerline based communication system includes a powerline termination module, a plurality of powerline gateways, and a plurality of powerline nodes. The powerline termination module manages data...
7151968 Intelligent coffeemaker appliance  
The invention may be broadly conceptualized as an approach in which a coffeemaker ( 116 ) receives a plurality of timer settings from a network and communicates the state of the coffeemaker ( 116 )...
7092693 Ultra-wide band wireless / power-line communication system for delivering audio/video content  
A system for communicating content streams (i.e. voice, video, data) between a content server connected to a power-line communications network and a remote electronic device having ultra-wide band...
7072385 Load coil and DSL repeater including same  
Systems and methods are disclosed for improving DSL performance, including ADSL and VDSL performance, over a local loop between a telephone company central office and a customer premises. In...
7069091 Intelligent microwave oven appliance  
The invention may be broadly conceptualized as an approach in which a microwave oven ( 120 ) receives a plurality of program recipes from a network that are executed by scanning with a scanner (...
7061857 System and method for fault isolation for DSL loop extenders  
A system and method are disclosed to implement fault detection in DSL loop extenders. The system of the invention includes a plurality of loop extenders coupled to a local loop, a loop extender...
7046882 Power line communication system and method  
The present invention is drawn to an electrically “closed” method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data signals over a high voltage power line. Inductive coupling is employed for...
7042351 Data communication over a power line  
Data signals are communicated between a power line and a computer, wherein the power line provides power to the computer via a distribution transformer and the computer is in communication with a...
6977958 Differentially-driven loop extender  
Systems and methods are disclosed for improving DSL performance, including ADSL and VDSL performance, over a local loop between a telephone company central office and a customer premises. In...
6947409 Bandwidth management of virtual networks on a shared network  
An apparatus and method for equitably allocating bandwidth to virtual networks operating on a common physical network, such as a power-line network for homeowners sharing a single power-line...
6653945 Radio communication network for collecting data from utility meters  
A radio communications network for transmitting data from a plurality of remote stations to a central station is provided. This system is particularly proposed for automatic meter reading systems...
6509841 System and method for communication between remote locations  
A communication system transmits data between a plurality of locations. The communication system is suitable for use by a utility provider to monitor a plurality of metering devices from a remote...
6373399 Wide area communications network for remote data generating stations  
A radio communications network for transmitting data from a plurality of remote stations to a central station is provided. This system is particularly proposed for automatic meter reading systems...
6333975 Method and system for reading intelligent utility meters  
A meter reading system preferably includes an external modem module (EMM), a hub and a data collection system. The EMM communicates with one or more utility meters and, as such, is preferably...
6239722 System and method for communication between remote locations  
A communication system transmits data between a plurality of locations. The communication system is suitable for use by a utility provider to monitor a plurality of metering devices from a remote...
6172616 Wide area communications network for remote data generating stations  
A wide area communications network communicating data from a plurality of network service modules through a plurality of remote cell nodes and intermediate data terminals to a central data...
6151480 System and method for distributing RF signals over power lines within a substantially closed environment  
A system for distributing RF signals to users over power lines in a structure. The system includes a head end unit that receives RF signals in a first frequency range to be distributed to users in...
5986574 System and method for communication between remote locations  
A communication system transmits data between a plurality of locations. The communication system is suitable for use by a utility provider to monitor a plurality of metering devices from a remote...
5963146 Wide area communications network for remote data generating stations  
A wide area communications network communicating data from a plurality of network service modules through a plurality of remote cell nodes and intermediate data terminals to a central data...
5818821 Universal lan power line carrier repeater system and method  
A universal local area network power line carrier repeater system and method provides: 1) LAN interfaces for converting high speed LAN data to high speed PLC data and high speed PLC data to high...
5471527 Voice enhancement system and method  
A telecommunications network (120) is provided with adaptive gain control (AGC) of the voice signals in network (120). Network (120) includes an input (12) for receiving a voice signal, an output...
5349644 Distributed intelligence engineering casualty and damage control management system using an AC power line carrier-current lan  
A distributed artificial intelligence data acquisition and equipment control system forms a local area network (LAN) over the AC power lines of a vessel for communicating shipboard engineering...
5206863 Processor-to-processor communications protocol for a public service trunking system  
A downlink between a communications dispatch console and a digitally trunked radio repeater system site controller efficiently transfers message data between the site controller and the console...
5128930 Processor-to-processor communications protocol for a public service trunking system  
A downlink between a communications dispatch console and a digitally trunked radio repeater system site controller efficiently transfers message data between the site controller and the console...
EP0201253B1 Power line communications system  
Abstract not available for EP0201253 Abstract of corresponding document: US4937569 The signalling network has a main control unit which can communicate with any of a number of home units each...
5006978 Relational database system having a network for transmitting colliding packets and a plurality of processors each storing a disjoint portion of database  
A multiprocessor system intercouples the processors with an active logic network having a plurality of priority determining nodes. Messages applied concurrently to the network in groups are sorted,...
4937569 Data communication system  
The signalling network has a main control unit which can communicate with any of a number of home units each associated with a separate household. Some home units have signal-repeater facilities....
4835731 Processor-to-processor communications protocol for a public service trunking system  
A downlink between a communications dispatch console and a digitally trunked radio repeater system site controller efficiently transfers message data between the site controller and the console...
4814979 Network to transmit prioritized subtask pockets to dedicated processors  
A multiprocessor system intercouples the processors with an active logic network having a plurality of priority determining nodes. Messages applied concurrently to the network in groups are sorted,...
4809362 Fiber-optic star tree network  
A communication network and method implementing a star-tree topology utilizes conventional hardward and the CSMA/CD protocol. The network comprises in one embodiment at least two sets of user...
4800570 Concatenated code-decode system for the protection against interference of digital transmissions through an intermediate regenerative repeater  
A digital signal to be transmitted (TXSG) is encoded through an external code device (EXCD); digital signal TXSG' so obtained (with a bit rate greater than TXSG) is used to modulate, through...
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