Patents by Inventor Charles G. Solley

Charles G. Solley 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).

  • Digital subscriber line testing tool
    Patent number: 8265229
    Abstract: A broadband service, such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service, may be tested by a technician installing or performing maintenance on the broadband service. The technician may use the subscriber's computer as a test set, in which the technician may login to a testing service that may test the line using test equipment located externally to the subscriber premise. A test application may receive, from a computing device located at the subscriber premise, a request to test the broadband service at the subscriber premise as part of installation of the broadband service. The test application may initiate a test of the broadband service using test equipment located externally to the subscriber premise. The test may include tests relating at least to the physical layer of the broadband network connection. Results of the test may be transmitted to the subscriber premise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Summers, James P. Lally, Charles G. Solley, Frank A. Kuehn
  • DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE TESTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20100278313
    Abstract: A broadband service, such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service, may be tested by a technician installing or performing maintenance on the broadband service. The technician may use the subscriber's computer as a test set, in which the technician may login to a testing service that may test the line using test equipment located externally to the subscriber premise. A test application may receive, from a computing device located at the subscriber premise, a request to test the broadband service at the subscriber premise as part of installation of the broadband service. The test application may initiate a test of the broadband service using test equipment located externally to the subscriber premise. The test may include tests relating at least to the physical layer of the broadband network connection. Results of the test may be transmitted to the subscriber premise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. SUMMERS, James P. LALLY, Charles G. SOLLEY, Frank A. KUEHN