Patents by Inventor Hwei-Yu L. Hsieh

Hwei-Yu L. Hsieh 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).

  • Testing optical networks
    Patent number: 8391713
    Abstract: A device may include a communication interface to communicate with an optical line terminal and a processor. The processor may set an optical path from the optical line terminal to an optical network terminal, the optical path including one or more optical network elements. In addition, the processor may obtain, from the optical line terminal, a status reading of the optical network terminal when the optical path is set. Further, the processor may obtain, from the optical line terminal, a power reading at the optical network terminal when the optical path is set. The processor may record the status reading and the power reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Dagmar D. Mayor, Robert A. Quan, Hwei-Yu L. Hsieh
  • TESTING OPTICAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20110091208
    Abstract: A device may include a communication interface to communicate with an optical line terminal and a processor. The processor may set an optical path from the optical line terminal to an optical network terminal, the optical path including one or more optical network elements. In addition, the processor may obtain, from the optical line terminal, a status reading of the optical network terminal when the optical path is set. Further, the processor may obtain, from the optical line terminal, a power reading at the optical network terminal when the optical path is set. The processor may record the status reading and the power reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Dagmar D. Mayor, Robert A. Quan, Hwei-Yu L. Hsieh