Patents by Inventor Rabah Tarafi

Rabah Tarafi 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: 10686491
    Abstract: A method of estimating a noise present on a 2-wire line connected to a modem using a plurality of frequency bands is implemented by a noise estimation device connected to the 2-wire line. The method comprises obtaining a first voltage value of a differential mode voltage at the two wires of the secondary side of the differential mode circuit, the first voltage value measured on the plurality of frequency bands and a second voltage value of a common mode image voltage corresponding to a voltage at the two wires of the secondary side of the common mode circuit, resulting from said differential mode voltage, the second voltage value being measured on the plurality of frequency bands and transmitting the first voltage value and the second voltage value to a calculating module configured to provide a noise estimate based on the first and second voltage values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Rabah Tarafi, Fabienne Moulin, Alain Cario
  • Publication number: 20190363752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of cancelling noise present in a data signal received on an electrical bifilar line (L), implemented by a sender-receiver device (M) comprising a first transformer (TD), termed the differential mode circuit, comprising a primary side (TDp) and a secondary side (TDs), the primary side being connected by two wires to the bifilar line, a second transformer (TC), termed the common mode circuit, comprising a primary side (TCp) and a secondary side (TCs), the primary side being connected by a wire (c) to the primary side (TDp) of the differential mode circuit, and to an earth by another wire, the method comprising the following steps during an adjustment phase: obtaining a first value of voltage on the bifilar line, termed the differential mode voltage; obtaining a second value of voltage corresponding to a voltage at the level of the two wires of the secondary side of the common mode circuit, termed the image voltage of the common mode, resulting from said differential mode voltag
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Rabah Tarafi, Fabienne Moulin, Alain Cario
  • Patent number: 10419068
    Abstract: A method of cancelling noise present in a data signal received on an electrical bifilar line, is implemented by a sender-receiver device comprising a first transformer, termed the differential mode circuit, the primary side of the first transformer connected by two wires to the bifilar line, a second transformer, termed the common mode circuit, the primary side of the second transformer connected to the primary side of the differential mode circuit, and to ground. The method comprises during an adjustment phase: obtaining a first voltage value on the bifilar line, termed the differential mode voltage; obtaining a second voltage value at the common mode circuit, termed the image voltage, resulting from the differential mode voltage; calculating the ratio between the second and first voltage values, termed the conversion ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Rabah Tarafi, Fabienne Moulin, Alain Cario
  • Publication number: 20170338856
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of cancelling noise present in a data signal received on an electrical bifilar line (L), implemented by a sender-receiver device (M) comprising a first transformer (TD), termed the differential mode circuit, comprising a primary side (TDp) and a secondary side (TDs), the primary side being connected by two wires to the bifilar line, a second transformer (TC), termed the common mode circuit, comprising a primary side (TCp) and a secondary side (TCs), the primary side being connected by a wire (c) to the primary side (TDp) of the differential mode circuit, and to an earth by another wire, the method comprising the following steps during an adjustment phase: obtaining a first value of voltage on the bifilar line, termed the differential mode voltage; obtaining a second value of voltage corresponding to a voltage at the level of the two wires of the secondary side of the common mode circuit, termed the image voltage of the common mode, resulting from said differential mode voltag
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Rabah Tarafi, Fabienne Moulin, Alain Cario
  • Publication number: 20140010273
    Abstract: A method and device are provided for measuring impulse noise in a signal. The method includes: measuring at least one first signal; converting the first signal in the frequency domain; defining a variable-frequency triggering threshold on the basis of stationary characteristics of the first signal; measuring a second signal; converting the second signal in the frequency domain; storing the second signal when the second signal reaches or passes the triggering threshold; and high-pass-filtering the stored signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: France Telecom
    Inventors: Rabah Tarafi, Alain Cario