Patents by Inventor Susan E. McGill

Susan E. McGill 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).

  • Detecting faults in subscriber telephone lines
    Patent number: 6901137
    Abstract: A method tests a subscriber line. The method includes providing a classifier to predict a performance characteristic of the line based at least in part on a value of an auxiliary variable. Each value of the auxiliary variable represents a property of the line. The method also includes performing electrical measurements on the subscriber line, using the measurements to predict a value of the auxiliary variable, and predicting the performance characteristic of the line. The act of predicting the characteristic applies the classifier to the predicted value of auxiliary variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Rosen, Susan E. McGill
  • Detecting faults in subscriber telephone lines
    Publication number: 20030007605
    Abstract: A method tests a subscriber line. The method includes providing a classifier to predict a performance characteristic of the line based at least in part on a value of an auxiliary variable. Each value of the auxiliary variable represents a property of the line. The method also includes performing electrical measurements on the subscriber line, using the measurements to predict a value of the auxiliary variable, and predicting the performance characteristic of the line. The act of predicting the characteristic applies the classifier to the predicted value of auxiliary variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph S. Rosen, Susan E. McGill
  • Detecting faults in subscriber telephone lines
    Patent number: 6487276
    Abstract: A method tests a subscriber line. The method includes providing a classifier to predict a performance characteristic of the line based at least in part on a value of an auxiliary variable. Each value of the auxiliary variable represents a property of the line. The method also includes performing electrical measurements on the subscriber line, using the measurements to predict a value of the auxiliary variable, and predicting the performance characteristic of the line. The act of predicting the characteristic applies the classifier to the predicted value of auxiliary variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Rosen, Susan E. McGill
  • Method and apparatus for operating and maintaining a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 6151494
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for gathering, organizing and using information related to the operation and maintenance of a wireless communication system (10) such as a cellular communication system. In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, system information is organized facilitating a causal analysis of the operation of the cellular communication system to achieve desired operating effects. In accordance with further preferred embodiments, causal data is input to a causal analysis knowledge base by modifying a graphic cause and effect diagram (100). The cause and effect diagram (100) maps and models the data within the knowledge base and without requiring the user to possess specialized knowledge of the structure or operation of the knowledge base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Neda Lunich Gutowski, Susan E. McGill