Patents by Inventor Bernard J. Meissner

Bernard J. Meissner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10069890
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate a self-monitoring of the performance of a wireless video service that is provided by a customer premise equipment (CPE) device. A CPE device such as an access point may periodically or continuously retrieve wireless video performance parameters associated with one or more devices receiving a wireless video service from the CPE device and/or one or more wireless links used by the CPE device to deliver wireless video services. The CPE device may consolidate retrieved parameters into a wireless video performance index and may compare the wireless video performance index to a threshold range. If the video performance index lies outside of the threshold range, the CPE device may output an alert to a device controlled by a content provider. The alert may provide a notification of an issue with the delivery of wireless video services by the CPE device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Xi Chen, Bernard J. Meissner, Lance M. Hobrock, Alan R. Zeleznikar, Meng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160234093
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate a self-monitoring of the performance of a wireless video service that is provided by a customer premise equipment (CPE) device. A CPE device such as an access point may periodically or continuously retrieve wireless video performance parameters associated with one or more devices receiving a wireless video service from the CPE device and/or one or more wireless links used by the CPE device to deliver wireless video services. The CPE device may consolidate retrieved parameters into a wireless video performance index and may compare the wireless video performance index to a threshold range. If the video performance index lies outside of the threshold range, the CPE device may output an alert to a device controlled by a content provider. The alert may provide a notification of an issue with the delivery of wireless video services by the CPE device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Xi Chen, Bernard J. Meissner, Lance M. Hobrock, Alan R. Zeleznikar, Meng Zhang