Patents by Inventor Dominic Lapierre

Dominic Lapierre 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).

  • Publication number: 20230254788
    Abstract: A Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum analyzer includes an RF front end including a single antenna configured to monitor a wireless network that includes Time Division Duplexing (TDD); and circuitry connected to the RF front end and configured to operate and monitor the wireless network both in a spectrum analyzer mode and a signal analyzer mode, utilize the signal analyzer mode to extract synchronization information from the monitored wireless network, derive a start of frame of a radio frame from said the synchronization information; and utilize the synchronization information to identify an acquisition window to synchronize a gate in the spectrum analyzer mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Dominic LAPIERRE, Luc GERMAIN
  • Publication number: 20220244293
    Abstract: In order to improve the analysis of the RF interferences, there is provided a peak selection assistance method for finding a local peak in an RF spectrum trace. The method provides a window on the spectrum trace display, which can be configured and/or moved by a user from user interaction on said user interface. When the window is defined, the method finds the highest peak within the window and optionally adds a marker on it. The method therefore snaps to the highest peak within the window. This improves the way of precisely detecting the maximum amplitude and the center frequency for any local peak on the spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dominic LAPIERRE, Martin LEVESQUE, Jean-Pierre COUDERT
  • Patent number: 10735109
    Abstract: Systems and methods e to automatically analyze and display results of tests of a link include obtaining data from one or more tests of a link, wherein the data includes samples for Antenna Carriers (AxC) for one or more AxCs auto-detected on the link; processing the data to detect peaks on any of the auto-detected AxCs on the link; performing an analysis of any detected peaks to identify any issues on the link; and causing display of a user interface that includes a reporting of any identified issues with the user interface including a display of the identified issues and a spectrum graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: EXFO Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Lapierre, Luc Germain, Robert Matesevac
  • Publication number: 20200228210
    Abstract: Systems and methods e to automatically analyze and display results of tests of a link include obtaining data from one or more tests of a link, wherein the data includes samples for Antenna Carriers (AxC) for one or more AxCs auto-detected on the link; processing the data to detect peaks on any of the auto-detected AxCs on the link; performing an analysis of any detected peaks to identify any issues on the link; and causing display of a user interface that includes a reporting of any identified issues with the user interface including a display of the identified issues and a spectrum graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Dominic LAPIERRE, Luc GERMAIN, Robert MATESEVAC
  • Patent number: 9858137
    Abstract: A test system and a related method, the system comprising a test processing agent and local test device(s). The test processing agent processes test measurements related to a network-under-test into test results. The test processing agent is decoupled from the network-under-test, e.g., by being reachable through a network communication link distinct from the network-under-test. The local test device comprises a firmware module and a network interface (NI) module. The firmware module depends on external instructions for initiating a test sequence on the network-under-test. The NI module comprises at least one physical port connectable to the network-under-test. The physical port is used for initiating the test sequence. The test processing agent receives the test measurements following the initiation of the test sequence by the local test device and allows access to the test results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: EXFO Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Lapierre, Bruno Giguere, Sylvain Nadeau, Gilles Buteau
  • Patent number: 9450854
    Abstract: Method and test device for performing testing in a network conveying a plurality of traffic flows. At the test device, receiving traffic flows through a first interface of the test device on a first segment and forwarding the received plurality of traffic flows towards a second segment of the network through a second interface. At the test device, receiving a test request directed to an address of a test module and, in response to the test request, causing a sequence of proprietary traffic to be injected on the second segment. A reprogrammable test device comprising a networked test module at least in part on a reprogrammable partition of a programmable logic device and a reprogramming module, on a static partition of the programmable logic device, for reprogramming at least a portion of the reprogrammable partition implementing the test module in accordance with reprogramming data received at the test device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: EXFO Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Nadeau, Sébastien Prieur, Dominic Lapierre
  • Publication number: 20150242294
    Abstract: A test system and a related method, the system comprising a test processing agent and local test device(s). The test processing agent processes test measurements related to a network-under-test into test results. The test processing agent is decoupled from the network-under-test, e.g., by being reachable through a network communication link distinct from the network-under-test. The local test device comprises a firmware module and a network interface (NI) module. The firmware module depends on external instructions for initiating a test sequence on the network-under-test. The NI module comprises at least one physical port connectable to the network-under-test. The physical port is used for initiating the test sequence. The test processing agent receives the test measurements following the initiation of the test sequence by the local test device and allows access to the test results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Dominic LAPIERRE, Bruno GIGUERE, Sylvain NADEAU, Gilles BUTEAU
  • Publication number: 20140301221
    Abstract: Method and test device for performing testing in a network conveying a plurality of traffic flows. At the test device, receiving traffic flows through a first interface of the test device on a first segment and forwarding the received plurality of traffic flows towards a second segment of the network through a second interface. At the test device, receiving a test request directed to an address of a test module and, in response to the test request, causing a sequence of proprietary traffic to be injected on the second segment. A reprogrammable test device comprising a networked test module at least in part on a reprogrammable partition of a programmable logic device and a reprogramming module, on a static partition of the programmable logic device, for reprogramming at least a portion of the reprogrammable partition implementing the test module in accordance with reprogramming data received at the test device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Sylvain NADEAU, Sébastien Prieur, Dominic Lapierre