Patents by Inventor Xinkuan Zhou
Xinkuan Zhou 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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Publication number: 20220131866Abstract: A method, a system and a non-transitory computer readable medium are disclosed for preventing access to certain content and/or websites by providing preset keywords, a specific WiFi network (e.g., SSID) for certain users, and/or a preset ports that can be enabled and/or disabled, for example, by a toggle. The method includes populating a plurality of preset keyword filters, each of the plurality of preset keyword filters configured to block access to web content and third-party applications; configuring each of the plurality of preset keyword filters to be enabled or disabled by a toggle on a graphical user interface in communication with the gateway; and providing a custom keyword filter configured to receive custom keywords, the custom keyword filter configured to block access to web content and third-party applications for each of the custom keywords input via the graphical user interface in communication with the gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Xin LIU, Xinkuan ZHOU, ZiJie CHEN, Yanpeng GUO
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Patent number: 8982913Abstract: A communication system comprises a first multiplexer card having a first plurality of TDM ports and a first differential signaling interface, the first multiplexer card operable to map timeslots from the TDM ports to a first combined signal transmitted via the first differential signaling interface; a first unit coupled to the first differential signaling interface and configured to map timeslots extracted from the first combined signal to a DSL frame; a second unit coupled to the first unit via the a DSL link, the second unit having a third differential signaling interface and operable to map timeslots extracted from the DSL frame to a second combined signal; and a second multiplexer card having a second plurality of TDM ports and a fourth differential signaling interface, the second multiplexer card operable to map each of the timeslots from the second combined signal to one of the second plurality of TDM ports.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Xinkuan Zhou, Clifton Powers, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Joe Polland
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Patent number: 8824273Abstract: A communication system that comprises at least two links to carry signals, a first communication unit and a second communication unit. The first communication unit comprises at least two ports, each port configured to transmit and receive signals; and a logic unit configured to process the signals transmitted and received by each of the at least two ports in the first communication unit. The second communication unit comprises at least two ports, each port configured to transmit and receive signals and coupled to a respective one of the at least two ports in the first communication unit via a respective one of the at least two links; a programmable logic unit configured to process the signals transmitted and received by each of the at least two ports in the second communication unit; and a processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Manish Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou, Joe Polland, Jun-Ming Wu
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Patent number: 8665897Abstract: System and methods for High-speed Digital Subscriber Line Software Download are provided. In one embodiment, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Transceiver Unit is provided. The transceiver unit comprises at least one DSL transceiver, wherein the at least one DSL transceiver implements an Embedded Operations Channel (EOC) and a data path over at least one DSL pair; a first memory for storing a software file for transfer over the DSL pair, wherein the software file comprises a header and at least one file record; and a second memory for storing a provisioning table, wherein the provisioning table establishes timeslot allocations for a plurality of channels communicated over the data path, including provisions for a software download channel for transmitting the software file from the first memory to a target unit over the data path.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joe Polland, Xinkuan Zhou, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Clifton Powers, Yiu Lam Chan
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Patent number: 8547994Abstract: A communication network comprises a first central digital subscriber line (DSL) unit having at least one application port and a plurality of DSL ports; a first remote DSL unit having at least one application port and at least one DSL port, wherein the first remote DSL unit is communicatively coupled to the central DSL unit via a first single independent DSL pair having a first EOC channel; and a second remote DSL unit having at least one application port and at least one DSL port, wherein the second remote DSL unit is communicatively coupled to the central DSL unit via a second single independent DSL pair having a second EOC channel; wherein the at least one application port in the central DSL unit is communicatively coupled to an application port in at least one of the first remote DSL unit and the second remote DSL unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joe Polland, Manish Kumar Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou
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Patent number: 8462618Abstract: A communication unit comprises a first port; a second port, each of the first and second ports configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from another communication unit; a programmable logic unit configured to process signals transmitted and received by the first and second ports; and a processor configured to program the programmable logic unit for crossover operation based on detection of a crossover connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Manish Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou, Joe Polland, Jun-Ming Wu
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Patent number: 8358584Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating faults across a communications network cross-connect are provided. In one embodiment, a method for communicating an alarm condition in a cross-connected network is provided. The method comprises providing a cross-connect having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side includes a plurality of interface ports and the second side includes an interface port; detecting a fault on a first interface port of the first side; and when a fault is detected on the first interface port of the first side, transmitting a signal on the interface port of the second side, the signal having a pre-defined alarm data pattern inserted into one or more time slots associated with the first interface port of the first side.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joe Polland, Fu-Chin Yang, Manish Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou
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Patent number: 8340118Abstract: A multiplexing card comprises a primary TDM port over which TDM frames are communicated to and from a networking device, a plurality of secondary TDM ports over each of which fractional TDM frames are communicated to and from a plurality of digital subscriber line (DSL) units; and a logic device coupled between the primary TDM port and the plurality of secondary TDM ports, wherein the logic device is operable to map timeslots from each of the fractional TDM frames received over the plurality of secondary TDM ports to timeslots in a TDM frame communicated over the primary TDM port, and to map each of a plurality of blocks of timeslots in a TDM frame received over the primary TDM port to one of the plurality of secondary TDM ports; wherein the combined number of timeslots containing user data in the fractional TDM frames received over the plurality of secondary TDM ports is less than or equal to the maximum number of available timeslots in the corresponding TDM frame communicated over the primary TDM port.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Xinkuan Zhou, Clifton Powers, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Joe Polland
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Patent number: 8085816Abstract: A communication system comprises a central unit configured to transmit and receive communication signals; a remote unit configured to transmit and receive communication signals; and a regenerator unit configured to regenerate and transmit received communication signals, the regenerator unit comprising a first interface, a second interface and a control and status circuit configured to control operation of the first and second interface, wherein each interface is configured to operate as an independent logical regenerator unit; wherein the central unit and the remote unit communicate over a first communication loop via the first independent interface of the regenerator unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Xinkuan Zhou, Clifton Powers, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Joe Polland
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Publication number: 20110134750Abstract: A communication system that comprises at least two links to carry signals, a first communication unit and a second communication unit. The first communication unit comprises at least two ports, each port configured to transmit and receive signals; and a logic unit configured to process the signals transmitted and received by each of the at least two ports in the first communication unit. The second communication unit comprises at least two ports, each port configured to transmit and receive signals and coupled to a respective one of the at least two ports in the first communication unit via a respective one of the at least two links; a programmable logic unit configured to process the signals transmitted and received by each of the at least two ports in the second communication unit; and a processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Manish Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou, Joe Polland, Jun-Ming Wu
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Patent number: 7953108Abstract: A method of using a digital subscriber link unit as a media converter, the method comprising coupling a first signal of a first type to a first port of the digital subscriber link unit, converting the first signal of the first type to a second signal of the second type with the digital subscriber link unit and outputting the second signal of the second type from a second port of the digital subscriber link unit. The first port and the second port are not G.SHDSL ports.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joe Polland, Manish Kumar Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou, Rongfen Xu
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Publication number: 20110099546Abstract: System and methods for High-speed Digital Subscriber Line Software Download are provided. In one embodiment, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Transceiver Unit is provided. The transceiver unit comprises at least one DSL transceiver, wherein the at least one DSL transceiver implements an Embedded Operations Channel (EOC) and a data path over at least one DSL pair; a first memory for storing a software file for transfer over the DSL pair, wherein the software file comprises a header and at least one file record; and a second memory for storing a provisioning table, wherein the provisioning table establishes timeslot allocations for a plurality of channels communicated over the data path, including provisions for a software download channel for transmitting the software file from the first memory to a target unit over the data path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Joe Polland, Xinkuan Zhou, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Clifton Powers, Yiu Lam Chan
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Publication number: 20110064092Abstract: A communication network comprises a first central digital subscriber line (DSL) unit having at least one application port and a plurality of DSL ports; a first remote DSL unit having at least one application port and at least one DSL port, wherein the first remote DSL unit is communicatively coupled to the central DSL unit via a first single independent DSL pair having a first EOC channel; and a second remote DSL unit having at least one application port and at least one DSL port, wherein the second remote DSL unit is communicatively coupled to the central DSL unit via a second single independent DSL pair having a second EOC channel; wherein the at least one application port in the central DSL unit is communicatively coupled to an application port in at least one of the first remote DSL unit and the second remote DSL unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joe Polland, Manish Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou
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Patent number: 7869465Abstract: A communication system comprises a first communication unit having a plurality of application ports; and a second communication unit having a plurality of application ports and coupled to the first communication unit; wherein the first communication unit is configured to extract timeslots from a first signal having a first interface format and from a second signal having a second interface format, and to insert the extracted timeslots into a frame for transmission to the second communication unit; wherein the second communication unit is configured to pass the first interface format signal to an application port of a similar interface format and to pass the second interface format signal to an application port of a third dissimilar interface format based on the order of the extracted timeslots in the frame transmitted from the first communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Xinkuan Zhou, Clifton Powers, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Joe Polland
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Patent number: 7869464Abstract: A communication network comprises a first digital subscriber line (DSL) unit having a plurality of application ports and at least one DSL port; and a second DSL unit having a plurality of application ports and at least one DSL port; wherein the first DSL unit is communicatively coupled to the second DSL unit via a DSL pair coupled to the at least one DSL port in each of the first and second DSL units; and wherein each of the first and second DSL units are configured to receive a signal of a first interface format over one of the plurality of application ports, extract timeslots from the received first interface format signal, transmit the timeslots over the at least one DSL port, and use timeslots received over the at least one DSL port to generate at least one second signal of a dissimilar interface format.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joe Polland, Manish Kumar Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou, Fu-Chin Yang
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Patent number: 7864667Abstract: A communication system comprising at least one communication unit. Each communication unit includes an interface port, a first-digital-subscriber-line port, a second-digital-subscriber-line port, and a central processing unit. The central processing unit is communicatively coupled to receive information indicative of the operability of the first-digital-subscriber-line port and the second-digital-subscriber-line port. The at least one communication unit is implemented on the physical layer in single-pair mode. The at least one communication unit is configured to switch from sending timeslots in dual-pair mode to sending timeslots in 1+1 protection mode when communication on one of the first-digital-subscriber-line port and the second-digital-subscriber-line port fails.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Xinkuan Zhou, Clifton Powers, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Joe Polland
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Patent number: 7856036Abstract: A communication network comprises a first central digital subscriber line (DSL) unit having at least one application port and a plurality of DSL ports; a first remote DSL unit having at least one application port and at least one DSL port, wherein the first remote DSL unit is communicatively coupled to the central DSL unit via a first single independent DSL pair having a first EOC channel; and a second remote DSL unit having at least one application port and at least one DSL port, wherein the second remote DSL unit is communicatively coupled to the central DSL unit via a second single independent DSL pair having a second EOC channel; wherein the at least one application port in the central DSL unit is communicatively coupled to an application port in at least one of the first remote DSL unit and the second remote DSL unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joe Polland, Manish Kumar Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou
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Publication number: 20090290603Abstract: A communication system comprises a first multiplexer card having a first plurality of time division multiplex (TDM) ports and a first differential signaling interface, wherein the first multiplexer card is operable to map timeslots from each of the first plurality of TDM ports to a first combined signal transmitted via the first differential signaling interface; a first unit having a second differential signaling interface coupled to the first differential signaling interface, wherein the first unit is operable to extract the timeslots from the first combined signal and to map the extracted timeslots to a digital subscriber line (DSL) frame for transmission over a DSL link; a second unit coupled to the first unit via the DSL link, the second unit having a third differential signaling interface, wherein the second unit is operable to extract the timeslots in the DSL frame and to map the timeslots to a second combined signal transmitted via the third differential signaling interface; and a second multiplexer caType: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Xinkuan Zhou, Clifton Powers, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Joe Polland
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Publication number: 20090290583Abstract: A multiplexing card comprises a primary TDM port over which TDM frames are communicated to and from a networking device, a plurality of secondary TDM ports over each of which fractional TDM frames are communicated to and from a plurality of digital subscriber line (DSL) units; and a logic device coupled between the primary TDM port and the plurality of secondary TDM ports, wherein the logic device is operable to map timeslots from each of the fractional TDM frames received over the plurality of secondary TDM ports to timeslots in a TDM frame communicated over the primary TDM port, and to map each of a plurality of blocks of timeslots in a TDM frame received over the primary TDM port to one of the plurality of secondary TDM ports; wherein the combined number of timeslots containing user data in the fractional TDM frames received over the plurality of secondary TDM ports is less than or equal to the maximum number of available timeslots in the corresponding TDM frame communicated over the primary TDM port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Xinkuan Zhou, Clifton Powers, Laxman Anne, Manish Sharma, Joe Polland
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Publication number: 20090141640Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating faults across a communications network cross-connect are provided. In one embodiment, a method for communicating an alarm condition in a cross-connected network is provided. The method comprises providing a cross-connect having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side includes a plurality of interface ports and the second side includes an interface port; detecting a fault on a first interface port of the first side; and when a fault is detected on the first interface port of the first side, transmitting a signal on the interface port of the second side, the signal having a pre-defined alarm data pattern inserted into one or more time slots associated with the first interface port of the first side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Joe Polland, Fu-Chin Yang, Manish Sharma, Xinkuan Zhou