Patents Assigned to CONTEC, LLC
  • Patent number: 11509563
    Abstract: A master test system may comprise cable modem termination systems, resource servers, provisioning/Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) servers, call management system (CMS) servers, Data over Cable Service Interface Specification/Wide Area Network (DOCSIS/WAN) servers, test controller servers, etc. Servers on the master test system may facilitate tests of devices under test (DUTs) coupled to the master test system. Servers on the master test system and/or slave test systems may facilitate tests of DUTs coupled to slave test systems that are coupled to the master test system. The slave test system(s) may comprise resource servers and test controller servers. In various implementations, the servers on the slave test system(s) may facilitate tests of DUTs coupled to the slave test system(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Ina Huh, Rajeev Tiwari, Jin Ryu
  • Patent number: 11353507
    Abstract: A testing system includes a slot configured to receive a device-under-test (DUT), and a core testing processor configured to communicate with a user interface and with the slot, wherein the core testing processor is associated with communication that is independent of any other communications transmitted within the system, and wherein the core testing processor executes a set of tests associated with the DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Gunjan Samaiya
  • Patent number: 11262397
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for enabling the automated testing of remote control units by providing a suitable test system that includes a plurality of test stations for simultaneously testing a plurality of remote control units. Each test station includes features that allow it to interact with the remote control unit's inputs, such as buttons and microphone, and outputs, such as IR and RF remote control codes, status LEDs, and audio output. Each test station may be controlled by a controller that executes test scripts or other routines that exercise the functionality of the remote control unit as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Rafael Alberto Villanueva, Uladzimir Valakh, Francisco Javier Martinez Saldana
  • Patent number: 11212516
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for enabling the automated testing of remote control units by providing a suitable test station. The test station includes features that allow it to interact with the remote control units inputs, such as buttons and microphone, and outputs, such as IR and RF remote control codes, status LEDs, and audio output. The test station may be controlled by a controller that executes test scripts or other routines that exercise the functionality of the remote control unit as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Uladzimir Valakh
  • Patent number: 11206503
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for enabling the automated testing of remote control units by providing a suitable test station. The test station includes features that allow it to interact with the remote control units inputs, such as buttons and microphone, and outputs, such as IR and RF remote control codes, status LEDs, and audio output. The test station may be controlled by a controller that executes test scripts or other routines that exercise the functionality of the remote control unit as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Rafael Alberto Villanueva
  • Patent number: 10965578
    Abstract: A hardware architecture for a universal testing system used for performing tests on cable modem devices (DUT) is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, a CMTS test harness enables the DUT to respond to test phone calls from the MOCA interface and which test phone calls terminate at the DUT's phone port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Hemanth Nekkileru, James Christopher Collip, Naresh Chandra Nigam, Mrinal Mathur
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10779056
    Abstract: An automated network-based test system for set top box devices is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the network-based testing system using Simple Network Management Protocol facilitates remote testing of thousands of set-top boxes, where groups of these set top boxes can be located in various locations that are remote from a main controller server that is running the tests remotely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Rafael Villanueva
  • Patent number: 10757002
    Abstract: A master test system may comprise cable modem termination systems, resource servers, provisioning/Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) servers, call management system (CMS) servers, Data over Cable Service Interface Specification/Wide Area Network (DOCSIS/WAN) servers, test controller servers, etc. Servers on the master test system may facilitate tests of devices under test (DUTs) coupled to the master test system. Servers on the master test system and/or slave test systems may facilitate tests of DUTs coupled to slave test systems that are coupled to the master test system. The slave test system(s) may comprise resource servers and test controller servers. In various implementations, the servers on the slave test system(s) may facilitate tests of DUTs coupled to the slave test system(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Ina Huh, Rajeev Tiwari, Jin Ryu
  • Patent number: 10581718
    Abstract: A system for testing multiple wireless devices independently and simultaneously using different types of device probes is disclosed. The system includes real-time, bi-directional/asynchronous communication and interaction between system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Gunjan Samaiya, Ina Huh, Jin Ryu
  • Patent number: 10578670
    Abstract: A testing system includes a slot configured to receive a device-under-test (DUT), and a core testing processor configured to communicate with a user interface and with the slot, wherein the core testing processor is associated with communication that is independent of any other communications transmitted within the system, and wherein the core testing processor executes a set of tests associated with the DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Gunjan Samaiya
  • Patent number: 10581719
    Abstract: A hardware architecture for a universal testing system used for performing Wifi tests on wireless devices under test (DUT) is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, test information travels from a Wifi port of the test server to the Wifi port's antenna in a Faraday cage, and then travels over the air to DUT's Wifi antenna in the same Faraday cage, and then to a LAN Ethernet port of the DUT, and then to the test server's Ethernet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Hemanth Nekkileru, James Christopher Collip, Naresh Chandra Nigam, Mrinal Mathur
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10462456
    Abstract: An automated network-based test system for set top box devices is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the network-based testing system using Simple Network Management Protocol facilitates remote testing of thousands of set-top boxes, where groups of these set top boxes can be located in various locations that are remote from a main controller server that is running the tests remotely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Rafael Alberto Villanueva
  • Patent number: 10320651
    Abstract: A hardware architecture for a universal testing system used for performing Wifi tests on wireless devices under test (DUT) is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, test information travels from a Wifi port of the test server to the Wifi port's antenna in a Faraday cage, and then travels over the air to DUT's Wifi antenna in the same Faraday cage, and then to a LAN Ethernet port of the DUT, and then to the test server's Ethernet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Hemanth Nekkileru, James Christopher Collip, Naresh Chandra Nigam, Mrinal Mathur
  • Patent number: 10298483
    Abstract: An operator dashboard (user interface) used for testing disparate devices simultaneously and independently and further capable of asynchronous communication is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Gunjan Samaiya
  • Patent number: 10291959
    Abstract: A system for testing multiple set top boxes independently and simultaneously using different types of device probes is disclosed. The system includes real-time, bi-directional/asynchronous communication and interaction between system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Samant Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Shivashankar Diddimani, Gunjan Samaiya
  • Patent number: 10291876
    Abstract: A method of power signal detection of set top boxes under test is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, detection of a failure mode of a set top box (STB) under test is based on video signal detection where the video signal is associated with multiple video output types and AC power outlet signal detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventor: Rajeev Tiwari
  • Patent number: 10284456
    Abstract: A master test system may comprise cable modem termination systems, resource servers, provisioning/Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) servers, call management system (CMS) servers, Data over Cable Service Interface Specification/Wide Area Network (DOCSIS/WAN) servers, test controller servers, etc. Servers on the master test system may facilitate tests of devices under test (DUTs) coupled to the master test system. Servers on the master test system and/or slave test systems may facilitate tests of DUTs coupled to slave test systems that are coupled to the master test system. The slave test system(s) may comprise resource servers and test controller servers. In various implementations, the servers on the slave test system(s) may facilitate tests of DUTs coupled to the slave test system(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Ina Huh, Rajeev Tiwari, Jin Ryu
  • Patent number: 10277497
    Abstract: A system may include a master test system and a plurality of slave test systems coupled to the master test system and/or each other. The system may include devices under test (DUTs) (also referred to herein as units under test (UUTs)) stored in test slots and coupled to the master test system or specific slave test systems over Ethernet, coaxial, or other cables. Each test slot may include a Faraday cage that shields the contents therein from electromagnetic signals outside the test slot. The master test system and/or the slave test systems may test the DUTs using specific sequences of tests according to testing protocols relevant to those DUTs. One or more test controllers, mobile devices, display devices, and/or input devices may be coupled to the test systems and be used to control specific test protocols performed by the test systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Contec, LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Tiwari, Mrinal Mathur