Patents by Inventor George Ginis

George Ginis 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).

  • Patent number: 10020999
    Abstract: Described are an apparatus, system, and method for method for validating a broadband service for recommendation. The method comprises: collecting data associated with the broadband service; evaluating the collected data for service recommendations, the service recommendations including upgrades and downgrades to the broadband service; and validating broadband service recommendations, in response to evaluating the collected data, before presenting the broadband service recommendations to user of the broadband service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Inventors: Wooyul Lee, Manish Amde, George Ginis
  • Patent number: 9954631
    Abstract: Time division duplex transmission over copper physical channels is managed. In one example, upstream time slots for upstream transmission in a first physical channel are scheduled. Downstream time slots for downstream transmission in a second physical channel are scheduled. Transmission in the upstream time slots is substantially not simultaneous with transmission in the downstream time slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth Kerpez, George Ginis, Marc Goldburg, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani
  • Patent number: 9941928
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one vectoring engine and a cross-connect coupled to the vectoring engine. The cross-connect is to couple with each of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices via a respective DSL loop. An interface is to receive instructions for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to a nonoverlapping subset of the CPE devices via the respective DSL loops. The interface is further to receive instructions for the vectoring engine to apply vectoring to the DSL loop via which to couple one of the CPE devices to the cross-connect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventors: John M. Cioffi, Wonjong Rhee, George Ginis, Mark H. Brady, Peter J. Silverman
  • Patent number: 9860111
    Abstract: An alternate communications device is coupled to a broadband CPE in broadband customer premises equipment (CPE). The broadband CPE is coupled to a broadband communication network management device via a primary communication path. The alternate communications device is further coupled to the broadband communication network management device via an alternate communication path. The alternate communications device is to provide diagnostic and configuration information about a broadband connection to the broadband communication network management device via the alternate communication path when the broadband CPE is unable to provide such via the broadband connection. The broadband communication network management device is to perform analysis on this information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Kerpez, Stefano Galli, George Ginis, Marc Goldburg, Peter J. Silverman, Mehdi Mohseni
  • Patent number: 9768830
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to: determine crosstalk coupling characteristics between a plurality of lines of a digital subscriber line system connected to a plurality of modems based on a transition between a full power mode and one or more other modes, and provide the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics to one or more of the plurality of modems for performance of at least one of pre-coding a transmitted signal and processing a received signal along a line of the plurality of lines, where the pre-coding and processing is performed based at least in part on the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics, and where the pre-coding of the transmitted signal and the processing of the received signal reduce effects of fluctuating crosstalk. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Starr, Peter J. Silverman, George Ginis
  • Publication number: 20160323014
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to: determine crosstalk coupling characteristics between a plurality of lines of a digital subscriber line system connected to a plurality of modems based on a transition between a full power mode and one or more other modes, and provide the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics to one or more of the plurality of modems for performance of at least one of pre-coding a transmitted signal and processing a received signal along a line of the plurality of lines, where the pre-coding and processing is performed based at least in part on the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics, and where the pre-coding of the transmitted signal and the processing of the received signal reduce effects of fluctuating crosstalk. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Starr, Peter J. Silverman, George Ginis
  • Patent number: 9356654
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to: determine crosstalk coupling characteristics between a plurality of lines of a digital subscriber line system connected to a plurality of modems based on a transition between a full power mode and one or more other modes, and provide the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics to one or more of the plurality of modems for performance of at least one of pre-coding a transmitted signal and processing a received signal along a line of the plurality of lines, where the pre-coding and processing is performed based at least in part on the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics, and where the pre-coding of the transmitted signal and the processing of the received signal reduce effects of fluctuating crosstalk. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Starr, Peter J. Silverman, George Ginis
  • Publication number: 20160080460
    Abstract: A video stream DSL analyzer receives at least non-physical layer management data and physical layer management data and in response generates metric information. The generated metric information is used to characterize the performance of the video stream information and diagnose any problems if necessary. In response to the metric information, the video stream DSL analyzer changes one or more DSL configuration(s) in order to improve performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Seong Taek Chung, George Ginis, Peter J. Silverman, Philip Bednarz, Raghvendra Savoor, Zhi LI
  • Patent number: 9241077
    Abstract: A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Management Center (DMC) coupled to a DSL network includes a data collection module that receives information regarding the DSL network from a plurality of sources. An analysis module is coupled to the data collection module to analyze the received information and issue a command for one or more of a plurality of DSL performance enhancement devices to optimize their operation. A command signal generation module is coupled to the analysis module to receive the issued command from the analysis module and generate a corresponding command signal for transmission to one or more of the DSL performance enhancement devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
    Inventors: John Cioffi, Mark Flowers, Mark Brady, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani, Marc Goldburg, George Ginis, Peter Silverman
  • Patent number: 9106735
    Abstract: A method for detecting a defect in wiring in a DSL system. The method includes collecting data including instantaneous values, a history of values, and/or parameters relating to a central office or customer premises equipment, analyzing a line for a wiring defect based on the collected data, and reporting whether or not a wiring defect was detected responsive to the analyzing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc., AT&T Intellectaul Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Wonjong Rhee, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani, Mehdi Mohseni, George Ginis, Haibo Zhang, Sun-Uk Park
  • Publication number: 20150222326
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one vectoring engine and a cross-connect coupled to the vectoring engine. The cross-connect is to couple with each of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices via a respective DSL loop. An interface is to receive instructions for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to a nonoverlapping subset of the CPE devices via the respective DSL loops. The interface is further to receive instructions for the vectoring engine to apply vectoring to the DSL loop via which to couple one of the CPE devices to the cross-connect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Cioffi, Wonjong Rhee, George Ginis, Mark H. Brady, Peter J. Silverman
  • Publication number: 20150215059
    Abstract: Time division duplex transmission over copper physical channels is managed. In one example, upstream time slots for upstream transmission in a first physical channel are scheduled. Downstream time slots for downstream transmission in a second physical channel are scheduled. Transmission in the upstream time slots is substantially not simultaneous with transmission in the downstream time slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth Kerpez, George Ginis, Marc Goldburg, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani
  • Publication number: 20140369480
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one vectoring engine and a cross-connect coupled to the vectoring engine. The cross-connect is to couple with each of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices via a respective DSL loop. An interface is to receive instructions for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to a nonoverlapping subset of the CPE devices via the respective DSL loops. The interface is further to receive instructions for the vectoring engine to apply vectoring to the DSL loop via which to couple one of the CPE devices to the cross-connect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Cioffi, Wonjong Rhee, George Ginis, Mark H. Brady, Peter J. Silverman
  • Patent number: 8902958
    Abstract: A data collector combiner, a network management system, a DSL Optimizer (DSLO), or any combination thereof collects data, parameter(s), characteristic(s), information, or any combination thereof from two or more data sources. The data collector probabilistically combines at least the first and second data to estimate at least one DSL characterizing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc., AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: George Ginis, Mark H. Brady, Stuart Lynch Blackburn
  • Patent number: 8842527
    Abstract: A high speed multiple user multiple-loop DSL system is described. In one embodiment, it includes a first DSL loop to carry DSL traffic to a first user and a second DSL loop to carry DSL traffic to a second user. A first junction connects the traffic of the first DSL loop to a third DSL loop, and a second junction connects the traffic of the second DSL loop to the third DSL loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Cioffi, George Ginis, Sumanth Jagannathan
  • Publication number: 20140211935
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to: determine crosstalk coupling characteristics between a plurality of lines of a digital subscriber line system connected to a plurality of modems based on a transition between a full power mode and one or more other modes, and provide the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics to one or more of the plurality of modems for performance of at least one of pre-coding a transmitted signal and processing a received signal along a line of the plurality of lines, where the pre-coding and processing is performed based at least in part on the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics, and where the pre-coding of the transmitted signal and the processing of the received signal reduce effects of fluctuating crosstalk. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Thomas Starr, Peter J. Silverman, George Ginis
  • Patent number: 8730785
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to: determine crosstalk coupling characteristics between a plurality of lines of a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system connected to a plurality of modems based on a transition between a full power mode and one or more other modes, and provide the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics to one or more of the plurality of modems for performance of at least one of pre-coding a transmitted signal and processing a received signal along a line of the plurality of lines, where the pre-coding and processing is performed based at least in part on the determined crosstalk coupling characteristics, and where the pre-coding of the transmitted signal and the processing of the received signal reduce effects of fluctuating crosstalk. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Starr, Peter J. Silverman, George Ginis
  • Patent number: 8644169
    Abstract: A data analyzer operative to be located at a customer premises, causes the transmission of a probing signal into at least one telephone line. The data analyzer computes a parameter that represents a characteristic of at least one telephone line based upon at least a measured reflected probing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc., AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John M Cioffi, George Ginis, Peter J. Silverman, Bin Lee, Richard Dennis Hart
  • Patent number: 8483369
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one vectoring engine and a cross-connect coupled to the vectoring engine. The cross-connect is to couple with each of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices via a respective DSL loop. An interface is to receive instructions for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to a nonoverlapping subset of the CPE devices via the respective DSL loops. The interface is further to receive instructions for the vectoring engine to apply vectoring to the DSL loop via which to couple one of the CPE devices to the cross-connect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Cioffi, Wonjong Rhee, George Ginis, Mark H. Brady, Peter J. Silverman
  • Patent number: 8428225
    Abstract: Data indicative of a level of stability of a DSL link is received. Based on the received data, it is determined whether the data indicates a level of stability of the DSL link that is above or below a minimum threshold. If the level of stability of the DSL link is below the minimum threshold, die noise associated with the DSL link before the time of failure is compared with the noise associated with the DSL link after the time of failure. If the difference between the noise before and after the time of failure exceeds a threshold, then the difference in noise is characterized as a stationary noise associated with the DSL link. However, if the difference between the noise before and after the time of failure is below the threshold, a determination is made whether the failure is associated with a loss of power to the DSL link or a severe impulse noise event—the difference in noise is characterized accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Cioffi, Wonjong Rhee, George Ginis, Sumanth Jagannathan