Patents by Inventor Glendon L. Akins, III
Glendon L. Akins, III 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).
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Patent number: 11489604Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system including a controller and a plurality of radio heads communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller transmits a synchronization signal to each of the radio heads to synchronize the local clocks in the radio heads to a master clock in the controller. The controller also transmits packets to the radio heads. Each of the radio heads includes a deframer. For a radio head, upon detecting that a received packet from the controller includes an error, the deframer alters the received packet to maintain the synchronization between the controller and the radio head and transmits data contained within the altered packet.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: Glendon L. Akins, III
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Patent number: 10812120Abstract: Indication of an amount of processing performed in detection and removal of ingress noise may be provided. A frequency domain representation of a narrowband region of a digital input signal may be received. The received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region may be compared with a predetermined threshold. Results from the comparison of the received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region with the predetermined threshold may be aggregated. Based on the aggregated results, an indication of an amount of processing performed by an ingress exciser in removing the ingress noise may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard Meller, Glendon L. Akins, III, Denis Downey, James An, Koen Van Renterghem
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Patent number: 10785059Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to reduce latency of processing for access points using a central controller. For example, an example method of wireless communication includes receiving, at an access point, a signal wirelessly. The method further includes filtering the signal using a first passband filter having a first bandwidth to generate a first filtered signal. The method further includes filtering the signal using a second passband filter having a second bandwidth to generate a second filtered signal, wherein the first bandwidth is less than the second bandwidth. The method further includes determining whether the signal includes a packet based on the first filtered signal and generating a control signal indicative of the determination. The method further includes transmitting the control signal and the second filtered signal to a central controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Brian D. Hart, David S. Kloper, Jiunming Huang, Glendon L. Akins, III
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Publication number: 20200162177Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system including a controller and a plurality of radio heads communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller transmits a synchronization signal to each of the radio heads to synchronize the local clocks in the radio heads to a master clock in the controller. The controller also transmits packets to the radio heads. Each of the radio heads includes a deframer. For a radio head, upon detecting that a received packet from the controller includes an error, the deframer alters the received packet to maintain the synchronization between the controller and the radio head and transmits data contained within the altered packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventor: Glendon L. AKINS, III
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Patent number: 10541769Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system including a controller and multiple radio heads connected to the controller through communication cables. The controller transmits a synchronization signal to each of the radio heads to synchronize the local clocks in the radio heads to a master clock in the controller. The controller also transmits packets to the radio heads using the communication cables. Each of the radio heads includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), an antenna coupled to an output of the DAC, and a deframer coupled to an input of the DAC. For a radio head, upon detecting that a received packet from the controller includes an error, the deframer alters the received packet to maintain the synchronization between the controller and the radio head and transmits the altered packet to the DAC.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: Glendon L. Akins, III
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Publication number: 20190386691Abstract: Indication of an amount of processing performed in detection and removal of ingress noise may be provided. A frequency domain representation of a narrowband region of a digital input signal may be received. The received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region may be compared with a predetermined threshold. Results from the comparison of the received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region with the predetermined threshold may be aggregated. Based on the aggregated results, an indication of an amount of processing performed by an ingress exciser in removing the ingress noise may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard Meller, Glendon L. Akins, III, Denis Downey, James An, Koen Van Renterghem
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Patent number: 10404298Abstract: Indication of an amount of processing performed in detection and removal of ingress noise may be provided. A frequency domain representation of a narrowband region of a digital input signal may be received. The received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region may be compared with a predetermined threshold. Results from the comparison of the received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region with the predetermined threshold may be aggregated. Based on the aggregated results, an indication of an amount of processing performed by an ingress exciser in removing the ingress noise may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard Meller, Glendon L. Akins, III, Denis Downey, James An, Koen Van Renterghem
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Publication number: 20190229951Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to reduce latency of processing for access points using a central controller. For example, an example method of wireless communication includes receiving, at an access point, a signal wirelessly. The method further includes filtering the signal using a first passband filter having a first bandwidth to generate a first filtered signal. The method further includes filtering the signal using a second passband filter having a second bandwidth to generate a second filtered signal, wherein the first bandwidth is less than the second bandwidth. The method further includes determining whether the signal includes a packet based on the first filtered signal and generating a control signal indicative of the determination. The method further includes transmitting the control signal and the second filtered signal to a central controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Brian D. HART, David S. KLOPER, Jiunming HUANG, Glendon L. AKINS, III
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Publication number: 20190109660Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system including a controller and multiple radio heads connected to the controller through communication cables. The controller transmits a synchronization signal to each of the radio heads to synchronize the local clocks in the radio heads to a master clock in the controller. The controller also transmits packets to the radio heads using the communication cables. Each of the radio heads includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), an antenna coupled to an output of the DAC, and a deframer coupled to an input of the DAC. For a radio head, upon detecting that a received packet from the controller includes an error, the deframer alters the received packet to maintain the synchronization between the controller and the radio head and transmits the altered packet to the DAC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventor: Glendon L. AKINS, III
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Patent number: 10250415Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to reduce latency of processing for access points using a central controller. For example, an example method of wireless communication includes receiving, at an access point, a signal wirelessly. The method further includes filtering the signal using a first passband filter having a first bandwidth to generate a first filtered signal. The method further includes filtering the signal using a second passband filter having a second bandwidth to generate a second filtered signal, wherein the first bandwidth is less than the second bandwidth. The method further includes determining whether the signal includes a packet based on the first filtered signal and generating a control signal indicative of the determination. The method further includes transmitting the control signal and the second filtered signal to a central controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Brian D. Hart, David S. Kloper, Jiunming Huang, Glendon L. Akins, III
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Publication number: 20180255547Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to reduce latency of processing for access points using a central controller. For example, an example method of wireless communication includes receiving, at an access point, a signal wirelessly. The method further includes filtering the signal using a first passband filter having a first bandwidth to generate a first filtered signal. The method further includes filtering the signal using a second passband filter having a second bandwidth to generate a second filtered signal, wherein the first bandwidth is less than the second bandwidth. The method further includes determining whether the signal includes a packet based on the first filtered signal and generating a control signal indicative of the determination. The method further includes transmitting the control signal and the second filtered signal to a central controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Brian D. HART, David S. KLOPER, Jiunming HUANG, Glendon L. AKINS, III
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Publication number: 20180034490Abstract: Indication of an amount of processing performed in detection and removal of ingress noise may be provided. A frequency domain representation of a narrowband region of a digital input signal may be received. The received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region may be compared with a predetermined threshold. Results from the comparison of the received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region with the predetermined threshold may be aggregated. Based on the aggregated results, an indication of an amount of processing performed by an ingress exciser in removing the ingress noise may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard Meller, Glendon L. Akins, III, Denis Downey, James An, Koen Van Renterghem
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Patent number: 9800276Abstract: Indication of an amount of processing performed in detection and removal of ingress noise may be provided. A frequency domain representation of a narrowband region of a digital input signal may be received. The received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region may be compared with a predetermined threshold. Results from the comparison of the received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region with the predetermined threshold may be aggregated. Based on the aggregated results, an indication of an amount of processing performed by an ingress excizer in removing the ingress noise may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard Meller, Glendon L. Akins, III, Denis Downey, James An, Koen Van Renterghem
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Patent number: 9184878Abstract: Presented herein are non-disruptive noise estimation techniques that utilize a correlation between attributes of a received signal and the noise to generate estimated noise values for symbols of the signal. More specifically, a digital signal comprising symbols transmitted over a telecommunications network is received. For each of a plurality of the symbols, an estimated noise value associated with the respective symbol is generated through a correlation of a log-likelihood ratio (LLR) value to predetermined noise values. The estimated noise values for the plurality of symbols are used to generate noise information representing time and frequency characteristics of noise in the telecommunications network.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hang Jin, Koen Van Renterghem, Richard Meller, Denis Downey, Glendon L. Akins, III
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Patent number: 9100548Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for electronic enablement of features at a communication device that includes receiving a feature token, validating the feature token, and changing the enablement state of one or more features at the communication device in accordance with a valid feature token.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2008Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Glendon L. Akins, III, Jay C. McMullan, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150110205Abstract: Presented herein are non-disruptive noise estimation techniques that utilize a correlation between attributes of a received signal and the noise to generate estimated noise values for symbols of the signal. More specifically, a digital signal comprising symbols transmitted over a telecommunications network is received. For each of a plurality of the symbols, an estimated noise value associated with the respective symbol is generated through a correlation of a log-likelihood ratio (LLR) value to predetermined noise values. The estimated noise values for the plurality of symbols are used to generate noise information representing time and frequency characteristics of noise in the telecommunications network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Hang Jin, Koen Van Renterghem, Richard Meller, Denis Downey, Glendon L. Akins, III
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Publication number: 20150098534Abstract: Indication of an amount of processing performed in detection and removal of ingress noise may be provided. A frequency domain representation of a narrowband region of a digital input signal may be received. The received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region may be compared with a predetermined threshold. Results from the comparison of the received frequency domain representation of the narrowband region with the predetermined threshold may be aggregated. Based on the aggregated results, an indication of an amount of processing performed by an ingress exciser in removing the ingress noise may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard Meller, Glendon L. Akins, III, Denis Downey, James An, Koen Van Renterghem
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Patent number: 7765280Abstract: A system that downloads device drivers for peripheral devices to a media client device includes, among other things, a memory with logic, and a processor configured with the logic to download a peripheral device driver to a media client device in response to a peripheral device interfacing with the media client device.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, LLCInventor: Glendon L. Akins, III
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Publication number: 20100017840Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for electronic enablement of features at a communication device that includes receiving a feature token, validating the feature token, and changing the enablement state of one or more features at the communication device in accordance with a valid feature token.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Glendon L. Akins, III, Jay C. McMullan, JR.
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Patent number: 6971008Abstract: A cable television system provides conditional access to services. The cable television system includes a headend from which service “instances”, or programs, are broadcast and a plurality of set top units for receiving the instances and selectively decrypting the instances for display to system subscribers. The service instances are encrypted using public and/or private keys provided by service providers or central authorization agents. Keys used by the set tops for selective decryption may also be public or private in nature, and such keys may be reassigned at different times to provide a cable television system in which piracy concerns are minimized.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.Inventors: Anthony J. Wasilewski, Howard G. Pinder, Glendon L. Akins, III, Robert O. Banker