Patents by Inventor Brian E. Bond

Brian E. Bond 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).

  • PERFORMING AN ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY A SOURCE OF AN ERROR RELATED TO A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180199217
    Abstract: A tester device may establish a connection to customer devices using protocols, such as a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol or an Open Mobile Alliance device management (OMA DM) protocol. The tester device may receive information related to wireless communications or operations of the customer devices and the information may be determined by the customer devices. The tester device may perform an analysis of the information. The tester device may provide instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use a channel to communicate. The tester device may perform a throughput test of the customer devices. The tester device may receive additional information based on performing the throughput test. The tester device may perform a comparison of the information and the additional information. The tester device may provide other instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jivko VARLAKOV, Brian E. BOND, Fijula KUNIYIL, Nityanand SHARMA, Jagannath K. RANGARAJAN, Girish NAIR
  • Performing an analysis of information to identify a source of an error related to a device
    Patent number: 9807629
    Abstract: A tester device may establish a connection to customer devices using protocols, such as a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol or an Open Mobile Alliance device management (OMA DM) protocol. The tester device may receive information related to wireless communications or operations of the customer devices and the information may be determined by the customer devices. The tester device may perform an analysis of the information. The tester device may provide instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use a channel to communicate. The tester device may perform a throughput test of the customer devices. The tester device may receive additional information based on performing the throughput test. The tester device may perform a comparison of the information and the additional information. The tester device may provide other instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Fijula Kuniyil, Nityanand Sharma, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Girish Nair
  • Method and apparatus for simulating head-end connectivity on a set-top box
    Patent number: 9032452
    Abstract: An approach is provided for simulating a connection to a head-end system to enable execution of content and features of a set-top box. A simulation platform stores a plurality of control data signals associated with a head-end system. In response to a determined loss of connectivity to the head-end system, the platform invokes a head-end simulation process using the control data signals, including timing information, dynamic data and channel map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Arjun Baskaran, Padmakumar Rajan, Mariappan Chellam, Brian E. Bond
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING HEAD-END CONNECTIVITY ON A SET-TOP BOX
    Publication number: 20130007813
    Abstract: An approach is provided for simulating a connection to a head-end system to enable execution of content and features of a set-top box. A simulation platform stores a plurality of control data signals associated with a head-end system. In response to a determined loss of connectivity to the head-end system, the platform invokes a head-end simulation process using the control data signals, including timing information, dynamic data and channel map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Arjun Baskaran, Padmakumar Rajan, Mariappan Chellam, Brian E. Bond