Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Kelliher
Timothy L. Kelliher 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).
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Patent number: 7254648Abstract: A universal broadband server connected between a plurality of subscriber lines, at least one upstream link, and a central office provides broadband service to a plurality of customer premise equipment devices connected to the plurality of subscriber lines. The universal broadband server may also provides analog modem service to the plurality of customer premise equipment devices connected to the plurality of subscriber lines. A dynamic bandwidth allocation method adjusts the transmit power and bandwidth at which the universal broadband server communicates with the plurality of customer premise equipment devices in consideration of the maximum available bandwidth provided by the at least one upstream link, and the maximum available power.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: UTStarcom, Inc.Inventors: Timothy L. Kelliher, Patrick James Coleman, P. Michael Farmwald
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Patent number: 7233649Abstract: A faster modem apparatus communicates with customer premise equipment according to a variety of communication protocols. The faster modem apparatus communicates with customer premise equipment comprising an analog soft-modem comprising a codec. A method utilizes an unused portion of the codec operating range to code and decode data signals having frequencies above 4 kHz. The faster modem apparatus also codes and decodes data signals above 4 kHz. The analog soft-modem and the faster modem apparatus transmit and receive coded analog signals at a signal level of greater than ?9 dBm. In one embodiment, the faster modem apparatus is also operative to communicate with additional modems such as dial-up modems and DSL modems. In one embodiment, the faster modem apparatus supports simultaneous voice and data communications.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: UTStarcom, Inc.Inventors: Timothy L. Kelliher, P. Michael Farmwald
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Patent number: 7142590Abstract: M DSL Modems provide DSL service to N Customer Premise Equipment devices, wherein M is less than N. P OAM/EOC Modems maintain active DSL lines for the N?M=P Customer Premise Equipment devices not receiving DSL service. The OAM/EOC Modems communicate synchronization data via superframes with the P Customer Premise Equipment Devices. Requests to send and receive data are embedded within the superframes. A switch in communication with the DSL Modems and OAM/EOC Modems connects the DSL Modems and OAM/EOC Modems to respective Customer Premise Equipment devices in response to the requests to send and receive data.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2002Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: UTStarcom Inc.Inventor: Timothy L. Kelliher
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Patent number: 7142591Abstract: A system for oversubscribing a pool of modems comprises at least one digital signal processor and a switch. The digital signal processor is configured as a variable number of high speed data modems and a variable number of low bandwidth synchronization modems. A communication bus is connected to the digital signal processor for configuring the processor, connecting the system to external devices, and communicating status information with external devices. The high speed data modems and low bandwidth synchronization modems are connected, via the switch, to customer premise equipment devices. Active data and synchronization data is transferred between the high speed data modems, the low bandwidth synchronization modems, and respective customer premise equipment devices. The synchronization modems consume significantly less power than the high speed data modems.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2002Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: UTStarcom, Inc.Inventor: Timothy L. Kelliher
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Patent number: 6839343Abstract: A physical layer router comprises a plurality of subscriber ports, a plurality of dsp pool ports, a switch, isolation circuitry, a tone detector, and control logic. The control logic comprises a microprocessor interface. The physical layer router couples at least some of the plurality of subscriber ports to at least some of the plurality of dsp pool pools. The physical layer router connects every subscriber port not coupled to a dsp pool port to a snoop bus. Tones are detected on the snoop bus. The tones comprise request tones from customer premise equipment devices connected to the plurality of subscriber ports. Exactly one subscriber port is isolated, whereby exactly one customer premise equipment device generating the request tone is isolated. A dsp pool port is coupled to the isolated subscriber port. A fast line acquisition method finds one subscriber port of the plurality of subscriber ports receiving the request tones.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Pedestal Networks, Inc.Inventors: Timothy L. Kelliher, Patrick James Coleman, P. Michael Farmwald
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Publication number: 20040153544Abstract: A universal broadband server connected between a plurality of subscriber lines, at least one upstream link, and a central office provides broadband service to a plurality of customer premise equipment devices connected to the plurality of subscriber lines. The universal broadband server may also provides analog modem service to the plurality of customer premise equipment devices connected to the plurality of subscriber lines. A dynamic bandwidth allocation method adjusts the transmit power and bandwidth at which the universal broadband server communicates with the plurality of customer premise equipment devices in consideration of the maximum available bandwidth provided by the at least one upstream link, and the maximum available power.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Timothy L. Kelliher, Patrick James Coleman, P. Michael Farmwald
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Publication number: 20040151190Abstract: A physical layer router comprises a plurality of subscriber ports, a plurality of dsp pool ports, a switch, isolation circuitry, a tone detector, and control logic. The control logic comprises a microprocessor interface. The physical layer router couples at least some of the plurality of subscriber ports to at least some of the plurality of dsp pool pools. The physical layer router connects every subscriber port not coupled to a dsp pool port to a snoop bus. Tones are detected on the snoop bus. The tones comprise request tones from customer premise equipment devices connected to the plurality of subscriber ports. Exactly one subscriber port is isolated, whereby exactly one customer premise equipment device generating the request tone is isolated. A dsp pool port is coupled to the isolated subscriber port. A fast line acquisition method finds one subscriber port of the plurality of subscriber ports receiving the request tones.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Timothy L. Kelliher, Patrick James Coleman, P. Michael Farmwald
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Publication number: 20040008761Abstract: A faster modem apparatus communicates with customer premise equipment according to a variety of communication protocols. The faster modem apparatus communicates with customer premise equipment comprising an analog soft-modem comprising a codec. A method utilizes an unused portion of the codec operating range to code and decode data signals having frequencies above 4 kHz. The faster modem apparatus also codes and decodes data signals above 4 kHz. The analog soft-modem and the faster modem apparatus transmit and receive coded analog signals at a signal level of greater than −9 dBm. In one embodiment, the faster modem apparatus is also operative to communicate with additional modems such as dial-up modems and DSL modems. In one embodiment, the faster modem apparatus supports simultaneous voice and data communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2002Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Timothy L. Kelliher, P. Michael Farmwald
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Publication number: 20030074214Abstract: M DSL Modems provide DSL service to N Customer Premise Equipment devices, wherein M is less than N. P OAM/EOC Modems maintain active DSL lines for the N−M=P Customer Premise Equipment devices not receiving DSL service. The OAM/EOC Modems communicate synchronization data via superframes with the P Customer Premise Equipment Devices. Requests to send and receive data are embedded within the superframes. A switch in communication with the DSL Modems and OAM/EOC Modems connects the DSL Modems and OAM/EOC Modems to respective Customer Premise Equipment devices in response to the requests to send and receive data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventor: Timothy L. Kelliher
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Publication number: 20030074480Abstract: A system for oversubscribing a pool of modems comprises at least one digital signal processor and a switch. The digital signal processor is configured as a variable number of high speed data modems and a variable number of low bandwidth synchronization modems. A communication bus is connected to the digital signal processor for configuring the processor, connecting the system to external devices, and communicating status information with external devices. The high speed data modems and low bandwidth synchronization modems are connected, via the switch, to customer premise equipment devices. Active data and synchronization data is transferred between the high speed data modems, the low bandwidth synchronization modems, and respective customer premise equipment devices. The synchronization modems consume significantly less power than the high speed data modems.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventor: Timothy L. Kelliher