Patents by Inventor William Turner Hanks
William Turner Hanks 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: 11917259Abstract: A Data Over Cable Interface Specification (DOCSIS) node includes a first DOCSIS port and a second DOCSIS port. The node also includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) ports. A plurality of client devices can be coupled to the RF ports. A RF switching network is coupled between the first DOCSIS port and the second DOCSIS port, and the plurality of RF ports. One or more control circuits can switch the RF switching network between at least a first state and a second state. The switching of the RF switching network allows the one or more control circuits to identify which client devices are coupled to which RF ports of the node.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Ayham Al-Banna, Michael J. Emmendorfer, William Turner Hanks, Thomas J. Cloonan, Stephen W. Sanders, Chris R. Zettinger
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Publication number: 20230239410Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically updating bit loading profile assignments among a plurality of cable modems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: William Turner Hanks
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Patent number: 11641428Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically updating bit loading profile assignments among a plurality of cable modems.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: William Turner Hanks
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Patent number: 11509557Abstract: A method receives error measurements from network elements. Groups of network elements are generated based on similarity of error measurements and a bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements is generated based on the error measurements for each respective group. Each bitloading profile includes a modulation level determined to be sufficient for transporting content to respective groups of network elements. The method then assigns a set of bitloading profiles to each network element based on the groups of network elements and the bitloading profile generated for each of the groups. The bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements and the assigned set of bitloading profiles are output to a network device. The network device uses the bitloading profiles to modulate content sent to respective customer premise equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: William Turner Hanks, Thomas J. Cloonan, Yue Cheng, Erich C. Arnold, Jim Allen
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Publication number: 20210160585Abstract: A Data Over Cable Interface Specification (DOCSIS) node includes a first DOCSIS port and a second DOCSIS port. The node also includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) ports. A plurality of client devices can be coupled to the RF ports. A RF switching network is coupled between the first DOCSIS port and the second DOCSIS port, and the plurality of RF ports. One or more control circuits can switch the RF switching network between at least a first state and a second state. The switching of the RF switching network allows the one or more control circuits to identify which client devices are coupled to which RF ports of the node.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Ayham AL-BANNA, Michael J. EMMENDORFER, William Turner HANKS, Thomas J. CLOONAN, Stephen W. SANDERS, Chris R. ZETTINGER
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Publication number: 20200404103Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically updating bit loading profile assignments among a plurality of cable modems.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventor: William Turner Hanks
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Publication number: 20200358684Abstract: A method receives error measurements from network elements. Groups of network elements are generated based on similarity of error measurements and a bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements is generated based on the error measurements for each respective group. Each bitloading profile includes a modulation level determined to be sufficient for transporting content to respective groups of network elements. The method then assigns a set of bitloading profiles to each network element based on the groups of network elements and the bitloading profile generated for each of the groups. The bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements and the assigned set of bitloading profiles are output to a network device. The network device uses the bitloading profiles to modulate content sent to respective customer premise equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: William Turner Hanks, Thomas J. Cloonan, Yue Cheng, Erich C. Arnold, Jim Allen
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Patent number: 10735289Abstract: A method receives error measurements from network elements. Groups of network elements are generated based on similarity of error measurements and a bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements is generated based on the error measurements for each respective group. Each bitloading profile includes a modulation level determined to be sufficient for transporting content to respective groups of network elements. The method then assigns a set of bitloading profiles to each network element based on the groups of network elements and the bitloading profile generated for each of the groups. The bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements and the assigned set of bitloading profiles are output to a network device. The network device uses the bitloading profiles to modulate content sent to respective customer premise equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: William Turner Hanks, Thomas J. Cloonan, Yue Cheng, Erich C. Arnold, Jim Allen
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Patent number: 10353163Abstract: A fiber optic node includes an electronics equipment enclosure. The electronics equipment enclosure includes a lid, a base, and at least one side wall defining an interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure. The fiber optic node further includes an optical receiver mounted within the interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure. The at least one side wall is coupled to the lid, the base, or both the lid and the base. The at least one side wall is formed of at least a semi-permeable fabric mesh. The semi-permeable fabric mesh includes a rigid mesh screen and a semi-permeable membrane coupled to the rigid mesh screen for convection of heat generated within the interior space by the optical receiver to outside the electronics equipment enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: William Turner Hanks, Jeffrey Joseph Howe
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Publication number: 20180262412Abstract: A method receives error measurements from network elements. Groups of network elements are generated based on similarity of error measurements and a bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements is generated based on the error measurements for each respective group. Each bitloading profile includes a modulation level determined to be sufficient for transporting content to respective groups of network elements. The method then assigns a set of bitloading profiles to each network element based on the groups of network elements and the bitloading profile generated for each of the groups. The bitloading profile for each of the groups of network elements and the assigned set of bitloading profiles are output to a network device. The network device uses the bitloading profiles to modulate content sent to respective customer premise equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: William Turner Hanks, Thomas J. Cloonan, Yue Cheng, Erich C. Arnold, Jim Allen
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Patent number: 9960965Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for control admission to network resources are provided. Probationary service flows with a reduced priority are provisionally allowed to use network resources. As the network demonstrates its continued stability by the addition of the new probationary flows, each probationary flow can be re-assigned its original priority thereby promoting the probationary flow to a non-probationary status.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Steven John Krapp, William Turner Hanks
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Patent number: 9900406Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses can provide improved bandwidth and reduction in processing resources in a cable system using bonded upstream channels. Physical or environmental changes can occur in the HFC network effecting communication performance on one or more upstream channels. For optimal HFC network performance periodic measurements and adjustments are made reducing HFC network bandwidth and consume processing resources. This periodic maintenance is performed even if the communication service is not using the additional upstream bandwidth provided through upstream channel bonding. Demand-based bonded upstream channel allocation and de-allocation provides additional upstream bandwidth when required while optimizing HFC network performance and reducing processing resources through the reduction of periodic measurements and adjustments on the HFC network.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: William Turner Hanks, Jeffrey Joseph Howe
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Patent number: 9641460Abstract: Particular embodiments provide systems and methods to reduce the average power consumption per subscriber. Particular embodiments select windows of time when network components are under-utilized by subscribers of the network. During periods of under-utilization of a network component, subscribers may be consolidated onto a smaller number of network components by increasing the service group size. The consolidation increases the service group size, which has the effect of lowering bandwidth per subscriber. However, the bandwidth use per subscriber may be lower during this time. The use of the smaller number of network components allows the energy for these components to be used more efficiently. When the subscriber network demands increase, the distribution system places the network components into an active power state and redistributes the subscribers to the newly-activated components. This decreases the service group size, such as back to the original size.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Widrevitz, William Turner Hanks, Dwain E. Frieh, Thomas J. Cloonan, Steven John Krapp
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Publication number: 20170026315Abstract: Particular embodiments provide systems and methods to reduce the average power consumption per subscriber. Particular embodiments select windows of time when network components are under-utilized by subscribers of the network. During periods of under-utilization of a network component, subscribers may be consolidated onto a smaller number of network components by increasing the service group size. The consolidation increases the service group size, which has the effect of lowering bandwidth per subscriber. However, the bandwidth use per subscriber may be lower during this time. The use of the smaller number of network components allows the energy for these components to be used more efficiently. When the subscriber network demands increase, the distribution system places the network components into an active power state and redistributes the subscribers to the newly-activated components. This decreases the service group size, such as back to the original size.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Benjamin Widrevitz, William Turner Hanks, Dwain E. Frieh, Thomas J. Cloonan, Steven John Krapp
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Patent number: 9197559Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses can provide for adaptive streaming using non-local information. Non-local information identifying usage statistics associated with a network service group can be collected and used to derive session parameters associated with each of a plurality of sessions within the network service group. The non-local information can also be updated and the updated non-local information can be used to dynamically adjust the session parameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Carol J. Ansley, Marcin Morgos, Stephen J. Kraiman, Daniel Torbet, Ian Wheelock, Jeffrey Joseph Howe, William Turner Hanks, Marek Bugajski
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Patent number: 9113211Abstract: Various methods, systems, and apparatuses can be used to consolidate unicast video streams into multicast video streams. In some implementations, a skewing window associated with multiple unicast video streams for a video can be identified using a maximum skewing rate and a program duration, and a multicast stream for the video can be generated based on the skewing window. The unicast video streams can then be skewed and merged with the multicast stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: ARRIS Technology, Inc.Inventor: William Turner Hanks
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Publication number: 20130071093Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for maintaining viewer activity information of a recorded program for program deletion decisions are provided. Viewer activity information for a recorded program is collected and can be displayed automatically or on request at delete decision time. Viewer activity information can be collected manually or automatically. Program deletion can be manual or automatic based on the viewer activity information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: William Turner Hanks, Gina Marie Hanks
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Patent number: 8391309Abstract: A name that means something to a human can be used to provision multiple channels, multiple times after a one-time association of an binary integer mask bit pattern with the name, or mnemonic. Typically, the one performing the one-time association of the mask pattern with the mnemonic will choose a name that reflects the channel attributes represented by the mask pattern. Thus, rather than remembering a bit pattern for a single attribute, or even the more difficult task of remembering the pattern for multiple attributes, and having to make sure a ‘1’ is placed in a correct bit position among many ‘0’s when entering bit patterns, the one provisioning only enters a mnemonic that textually refers to the attribute, or attributes, to be provisioned for a given channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc.Inventor: William Turner Hanks
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Publication number: 20120201129Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for control admission to network resources are provided. Probationary service flows with a reduced priority are provisionally allowed to use network resources. As the network demonstrates its continued stability by the addition of the new probationary flows, each probationary flow can be re-assigned its original priority thereby promoting the probationary flow to a non-probationary status.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Steven John Krapp, William Turner Hanks
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Publication number: 20090116489Abstract: A rate shaper between a transmit queue and a transmitter regulates the flow rate of packets through a resequencing broadband transmission device, such as a cable modem, toward a user device, such as a computer. When the resequencing device receives packets out of order that belong to a program flow spread across multiple links, or channels, the rate shaper regulates the flow of packets by imposing a delay to the flow of resequenced packets by a factor that is inversely proportional to the number of out of sequence packets buffered in a message storage buffer. A setpoint signal may be input to the shaper to provide a target flow rate to the shaper.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventor: William Turner Hanks