Patents by Inventor Arthur Thinguldstad

Arthur Thinguldstad 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).

  • Optical network termination with automatic determination of geographic location
    Patent number: 7289731
    Abstract: An optical network termination (ONT) apparatus can determine its own geographic location information automatically, thereby permitting the ONT to report its geographic location to a management entity in a passive optical network (PON) automatically, without manual intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Arthur Thinguldstad
  • Optical network element with remote access capability
    Publication number: 20060147203
    Abstract: An Optical Network Terminal (ONT) for a Passive Optical Network (PON) system comprises a Diagnostic Interface Support Functions (DISF) module and a PON Interface Support Functions (PISF) module connected to the DISF module. The PISF module is configured for receiving a remotely-issued diagnostic request transmitted for reception by the PISF module over a PON connected to the PISF module and for transmitting request reply information over the PON from the PISF module in response to the PISF module receiving the request reply information from the DISF module. The DISF module and the PISF module are jointly configured for enabling the remotely-issued diagnostic request to be communicated from the PISF module to the DISF module and for enabling the request reply information to be communicated from the DISF module to the PISF module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Arthur Thinguldstad
  • Optical network termination with automatic determination of geographic location
    Publication number: 20050169631
    Abstract: An optical network termination (ONT) apparatus can determine its own geographic location information automatically, thereby permitting the ONT to report its geographic location to a management entity in a passive optical network (PON) automatically, without manual intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Arthur Thinguldstad