Patents by Inventor Geng-Chen Liang

Geng-Chen Liang 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).

  • Method and apparatus for system lineup and testing
    Patent number: 7475126
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for system lineup and testing (SLAT) that is suitable for practical high-density cross-connect implementation. Preferably, a software assistant (wizard) guides a user through the various phases of SLAT in an automated fashion, and is able to co-ordinate tasks in a SLAT session possibly being performed at a plurality of locations such that essential tasks in said SLAT session are completed in proper sequence and some tasks of said SLAT session are performed in parallel. The present invention advantageously provides SLAT with the following benefits: support for both local and remote users; supports for multiple users; facility for users to collaborate; production of a report that is saved for reference, providing a persistent record of session data; permitting users to quit, resume and continue an incomplete session; reporting errors to users; SLAT that may be run locally (stand-alone) or remotely (on a server).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Geng-Chen Liang, Jeffrey C Bos, Neil J Murphy, Wesley J Anderson, Teodor A Maksimovic, Xiao B Wang, Damitha K Ranaweera, Andrew J Messer
  • Method and apparatus for system lineup and testing
    Publication number: 20030177205
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for system lineup and testing (SLAT) that is suitable for practical high-density cross-connect implementation. Preferably, a software assistant (wizard) guides a user through the various phases of SLAT in an automated fashion, and is able to co-ordinate tasks in a SLAT session possibly being performed at a plurality of locations such that essential tasks in said SLAT session are completed in proper sequence and some tasks of said SLAT session are performed in parallel. The present invention advantageously provides SLAT with the following benefits: support for both local and remote users; supports for multiple users; facility for users to collaborate; production of a report that is saved for reference, providing a persistent record of session data; permitting users to quit, resume and continue an incomplete session; reporting errors to users; SLAT that may be run locally (stand-alone) or remotely (on a server).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Geng-Chen Liang, Jeffrey C. Bos, Neil J. Murphy, Wesley J. Anderson, Teodor A. Maksimovic, Xiao B. Wang, Damitha K. Ranaweera, Andrew J. Messer