Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Beaumont

Stephen C. Beaumont 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).

  • Network testing
    Patent number: 8897422
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of testing a transmission line from a copper access network. The transmission line is tested to generate values for a plurality of network parameters. Using previously determined test results, it is possible to calculate an estimate of the length of the transmission line based on the values of each of the measured parameters. These estimates of the transmission line length can then be used to compute a weighted average of the transmission line length. An inference of the condition of the transmission line can be made by comparing the estimates of the length of the transmission line with the weighted average length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
    Inventors: Stephen C Beaumont, Christopher B Hatch
  • NETWORK TESTING
    Publication number: 20130070908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of testing a transmission line from a copper access network. The transmission line is tested to generate values for a plurality of network parameters. Using previously determined test results, it is possible to calculate an estimate of the length of the transmission line based on the values of each of the measured parameters. These estimates of the transmission line length can then be used to compute a weighted average of the transmission line length. An inference of the condition of the transmission line can be made by comparing the estimates of the length of the transmission line with the weighted average length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
    Inventors: Stephen C. Beaumont, Christopher B. Hatch