Patents by Inventor Vladzimir Valakh

Vladzimir Valakh 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).

  • Method and system for automated test of end-user devices
    Patent number: 10846189
    Abstract: A test system, for example for set top boxes or game consoles, includes logic to reformat media signals output by a device under test, logic to receive the reformatted media signals and to analyze them for errors, and a pluggable interface coupling and device under test to the logic to reformat the media signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Contec LLC
    Inventors: Darby Racey, Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Rafael Villanueva
  • Set top box and customer premise equipment (CPE) unit test controller
    Patent number: 10523998
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a machine architecture implementing a staging automation process, including features such as multiple IR transmitters and composite video inputs for automated high volume quality testing. Diagnostic display outputs from a unit under test are input to OCR and video quality algorithms to validate that the units under test are ready for a functional test process at the next stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Vladzimir Valakh
  • SET TOP BOX AND CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT (CPE) UNIT TEST CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20190166396
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a machine architecture implementing a staging automation process, including features such as multiple IR transmitters and composite video inputs for automated high volume quality testing. Diagnostic display outputs from a unit under test are input to OCR and video quality algorithms to validate that the units under test are ready for a functional test process at the next stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Vladzimir Valakh
  • Set top box and customer premise equipment (CPE) unit test controller
    Patent number: 10244285
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a machine architecture implementing a staging automation process, including features such as multiple IR transmitters and composite video inputs for automated high volume quality testing. Diagnostic display outputs from a unit under test are input to OCR and video quality algorithms to validate that the units under test are ready for a functional test process at the next stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Vladzimir Valakh
  • Customer premise equipment (CPE) and set top box quality control test system providing scalability and performance
    Patent number: 10200750
    Abstract: A test system for testing a plurality of end-user devices. A controller performs pre-provision verification, provisioning, and post-provision testing. Pre-provision verification can be performed on a subset of end-user devices while others are bring provisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Rafael Villanueva, Vladzimir Valakh
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED TEST OF END-USER USER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180074928
    Abstract: A test system, for example for set top boxes or game consoles, includes logic to reformat media signals output by a device under test, logic to receive the reformatted media signals and to analyze them for errors, and a pluggable interface coupling and device under test to the logic to reformat the media signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Darby Racey, Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Rafael Villanueva
  • CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT (CPE) AND SET TOP BOX QUALITY CONTROL TEST SYSTEM PROVIDING SCALABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20180077454
    Abstract: A test system for testing a plurality of end-user devices. A controller performs pre-provision verification, provisioning, and post-provision testing. Pre-provision verification can be performed on a subset of end-user devices while others are bring provisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Rafael Villanueva, Vladzimir Valakh
  • SET TOP BOX AND CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT (CPE) UNIT TEST CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20180077448
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a machine architecture implementing a staging automation process, including features such as multiple IR transmitters and composite video inputs for automated high volume quality testing. Diagnostic display outputs from a unit under test are input to OCR and video quality algorithms to validate that the units under test are ready for a functional test process at the next stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Vladzimir Valakh
  • Customer premise equipment (CPE) and set top box quality control test system providing scalability and performance
    Patent number: 9872070
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a machine architecture implementing a staging automation process, including features such as multiple IR transmitters and composite video inputs for automated high volume quality testing. Diagnostic display outputs from a unit under test are input to OCR and video quality algorithms to validate that the units under test are ready for a functional test process at the next stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Rafael Villanueva, Vladzimir Valakh
  • Set top box and customer premise equipment (CPE) unit test controller
    Patent number: 9848233
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a machine architecture implementing a staging automation process, including features such as multiple IR transmitters and composite video inputs for automated high volume quality testing. Diagnostic display outputs from a unit under test are input to OCR and video quality algorithms to validate that the units under test are ready for a functional test process at the next stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Contect, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Vladzimir Valakh
  • Method and system for automated test of multi-media user devices
    Patent number: 9836375
    Abstract: A test system, for example for set top boxes or game consoles, includes logic to reformat media signals output by a device under test, logic to receive the reformatted media signals and to analyze them for errors, and a pluggable interface coupling the device under test to the logic to reformat the media signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Darby Racey, Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Rafael Villanueva
  • Method and system for automated test of end-user devices
    Patent number: 9836376
    Abstract: A test system, for example for set top boxes or game consoles, includes logic to reformat media signals output by a device under test, logic to receive the reformatted media signals and to analyze them for errors, and a pluggable interface coupling the device under test to the logic to reformat the media signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Darby Racey, Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Rafael Villanueva
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED TEST OF MULTI-MEDIA USER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170249226
    Abstract: A test system, for example for set top boxes or game consoles, includes logic to reformat media signals output by a device under test, logic to receive the reformatted media signals and to analyze them for errors, and a pluggable interface coupling the device under test to the logic to reformat the media signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Darby Racey, Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Rafael Villanueva
  • Multimedia device test system
    Patent number: 8689071
    Abstract: A test system includes a supervisor unit coupled to a control interface; the control interface coupled to first and second test modules, each test module comprising a first logic module to test macro blocking errors; a second logic module to perform optical character recognition; a third logic module to perform signal to noise ratio measurement; and a fourth logic module to perform random noise measurement; each test module coupled to a device under test, the four logic modules applied to test a menu-driven video decoding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Contec Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Darby Racey
  • MULTIMEDIA DEVICE TEST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120054567
    Abstract: A test system includes a supervisor unit coupled to a control interface, the control interface coupled to first and second test modules. Each test module may include a first logic module to test macro blocking errors; a second logic module to perform optical character recognition; a third logic module to perform signal to noise ratio measurement; and a fourth logic module to perform random noise measurement. Each test module coupled to a device under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Contec LLC
    Inventors: Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Darby Racey
  • Method and System for Automated Test of End-User Devices
    Publication number: 20110072306
    Abstract: A test system, for example for set top boxes or game consoles, includes logic to reformat media signals output by a device under test, logic to receive the reformatted media signals and to analyze them for errors, and a pluggable interface coupling the device under test to the logic to reformat the media signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Contec LLC
    Inventors: Darby Racey, Vladzimir Valakh, Vicente Miranda, Rafael Villanueva