| ARRIS GROUP, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20130091347 | AUTOMATED DOUBLE FIRMWARE UPGRADE - A downstream network device is booted into a final provisioned state by retrieving a configuration file a first time from an upstream network device, and checking if a currently booted software load of the downstream device matches a first software load (EE) described by the configuration file. If the currently booted software load of the downstream device does not match the EE, the downstream network device checks if the configuration file includes a description of a second software load (NE), and if so, the downstream network device checks if the currently booted software load matches the NE, and if not, the downstream network device downloads the first software load, boots the first software load, and retrieves the configuration file a second time. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130051752 | Remote Control Device with Integrated Display Screen for Controlling a Digital Video Recorder - A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a recording list including programs scheduled to be recorded. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130023132 | FORMED SHIELDING FEATURE - An electrical device, includes electrical pins that protrude from an enclosing metal housing. A compressible protrusion around the pins is formed out of the material of the metal housing. The protrusion is formed such that (1) an EMI shield does not exist around the pins when the pins are not engaged to an electrical coupler, and (2) the EMI shield is formed around the electrical pins when the protrusion is compressed by an electrical coupler engaging the electrical pins. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20120308237 | MITIGATING NOISE AND OBI IN RFOG NETWORKS - A bi-directional optical transceiver includes multiple single mode optical ports and a multi-mode optical port. A multi-mode optical combiner combines single mode optical signals received at the single mode optical ports into a multi-mode optical signal at the multi-mode optical port. Each single mode optical signal has a distinct optical mode that does not interfere with the optical mode of the other single mode optical signals. A photo detector detects a total optical power of the plurality of single mode optical signals in the multi-mode optical signal. An amplifier is coupled to receive an output of the photo detector. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120291077 | SMART CAROUSEL - “A video server determines a frequency at which various content titles are accessed, and forms and communicates to downstream client devices a first data carousel of metadata about at least some of the various content titles, the metadata about a particular content title included in the data carousel or not according to how frequently the particular content title is accessed. The video server forms and communicates to downstream edge server devices a second data carousel comprising metadata about at least some of the various content titles, the second carousel updated more frequently than the first data carousel.” | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120239823 | Apparatus, system and method for selecting a stream server to which to direct a content title - “A method of selecting a stream server to which to direct a content title includes (a) comparing a top-tier cache ease of entry for each of multiple of stream servers, (b) if one of the stream servers has a more favorable top-tier cache ease of entry than each of the other stream servers, selecting the one stream server with the more favorable top-tier cache ease of entry to which to direct the title, (c) if the top-tier cache ease of entry for all of the stream servers is equal, comparing a next-lower-tier cache ease of entry for each of the plurality of stream servers, and (d) if one of the plurality of stream servers has a more favorable next-lower-tier cache ease of entry than each of the other stream servers, selecting the one stream server with the more favorable next-lower-tier cache ease of entry to which to direct the title.” | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120151542 | Bandwidth Sharing and Statistical Multiplexing between Video and Data Streams - Systems and methods can provide bandwidth sharing and statistical multiplexing between video and data streams. In some implementations, such systems and methods can associate and allocate input data streams to enable prioritization logic and parameters. Such systems and methods can multiplex on a per-packet basis and/or over a transmission interval T. The multiplexing function can then combines with varying optimization methods such as bandwidth sharing, statistical multiplexing, channel bonding, and rate shaping, thereby increasing efficiency while maintaining quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE). | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120120968 | Method and Apparatus of Multiplexing Media Streams - An apparatus and method for generating a multiplex of media streams, the method includes the steps of: (i) receiving a set of media streams that comprises first type media stream components and second type media stream components; (ii) applying a modification process that is not adapted to modify second type media stream components, such as to provide at least one modified first type media stream component; and (iii) multiplexing at least the second type media stream components and the modified first type media stream components. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120096494 | System and Method for Processing Multiple Broadcast Multimedia Streams - A computer-implemented method is disclosed including: receiving a broadcast signal containing a set of multiplexed multimedia channels; storing said multiplexed multimedia channels in a temporary storage buffer on a mass storage device; determining a point in said temporary storage buffer to begin demultiplexing and decoding a first channel responsive to a user request to view a particular program on said first channel in its entirety, said point indicating the start of said program on said first channel; and demultiplexing and decoding said first channel of said set of multiplexed multimedia channels from said point within said temporary storage buffer. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120023203 | Media Stream Distribution System - A media server comprises a plurality of nodes each comprising a gateway, each gateway providing memory and communication of data between mass storage and I/O ports of a node, and/or providing communication of data between the node and other nodes. Each node utilizes one or more central processors. The media server comprises logic to enable the processors to manage the streaming of data from the mass storage to the I/O ports via the gateways without communicating the data between the processors and any of the mass storage, I/O ports, or gateways. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017050 | LOCAL CACHE PROVIDING FAST CHANNEL CHANGE - Methods, systems, and apparatuses facilitate the processing of requests for media content, which can originate from a request by a user or device to change a channel. The media content for a subset of channels can be locally cached and fetched for quick retrieval. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110292996 | Efficient Compression and Transport of Video over a Network - The disclosed invention is a enhancement to the Video Encoder component of the MPEG standard to improve both the efficiency and quality of the video presentation at the display device. The inventions described below pertain to the enhancement of video compression technology. In general, they are compatible with MPEG video standards (as in current art), but represent novel enhancements thereof. The above inventions apply to several transmission media and networks including cable, DSL, wireless, satellite and IP networks. Another category of invention in this disclosure enhances networking performance by recognizing that the transmitted information is video, rather than data. This invention can be scaled to other classes of multimedia data such as speech or audio or images. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110173658 | Remote Control Device with Integrated Display Screen for Controlling a Digital Video Recorder - A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a recording list including programs scheduled to be recorded. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167463 | Fast Initialization of Multi-Mode Devices - Systems and methods for initializing a dual mode device can use a network type flag to determine whether a network type is set. The dual mode device can initialize using a network type corresponding to the network type flag. In some implementations, if the network type is incorrect, the dual mode device can update the network type flag and restart the dual mode device. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110161510 | Method and system for layer-3 subscriber login in a cable data network - A subscriber login server is used for managing a subscriber login session. The login server is associated with a DHCP server for configuring a premise equipment device and operator-managed device. A subscriber login client at the premise equipment device securely communicates login username and password identifiers to the subscriber login server without using PPP technology. The login server retrieves matching identifiers from a RADIUS server and authorizes service with messages to the DHCP server and the CMTS. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110141373 | Adaptive Power Control for CATV Systems - Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide adaptive power control in CATV systems. In various examples, adaptive power control can adjust the power output to amplifiers based upon the load of a communication signal being amplified. The power output can be calculated to maintain specified performance levels for amplification of the communication signal. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20100322420 | Duplicate Address Detection Proxy in Edge Devices - Methods, systems, and apparatus used to provide duplicate address detection in edge devices. Edge devices can include CMTS devices or DSLAMs where network nodes are not allowed to communicate with each other directly. Duplicate address detection proxies can provide duplicate address protection for network devices and can avoid the issue of broadcasting node advertisement messages to all of the devices connected to a particular downstream link. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100317387 | Providing Flexible RF Channel to Port Mappings - Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to flexibly allocate RF channels to output ports on edge termination systems. Flexible edge termination systems can include multiplexing modules operable to combine signals together inside of the flexible edge termination system to provide a flexible mapping of RF channels to output ports. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100309783 | Latency based Random Early Discard for Network Packets - Methods, systems, and apparatus used to determine whether to discard a network packet based upon the latency exhibited by an associated a network packet queue. Network devices can include a queue management module operable to identify a latency metric in network packet queues and determine whether the latency metric renders the network packet queue eligible for discarding packets based upon, for example, a latency policy. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100254373 | System and Method for Coordinating between Multiple Telephony Channels - A system comprising: an IP telephony interface communicatively coupled to an IP telephony service; a secondary telephony interface communicatively coupled to a secondary telephony service; and a telephone connection module to select between the IP telephony service and the secondary telephone service based on one or more specified telephony connection conditions. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100242068 | System and Method for Capturing Video Clips for Focused Navigation within a User Interface - A video clip is captured from a television broadcast on each of a plurality of channels. The captured video clips are provided to a display interface, which successively displays the captured video clips within a focus area of a user interface in response to an initiating action by a user. The display interface then discontinues the successive display of video clips to show a particular video clip corresponding to a selected channel in response to a terminating action by the user. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100185751 | CONTENT VALIDATION TECHNIQUES - A content validation process involves inserting content identifiers into a digital content file, the content identifiers uniquely identifying the content from other digital content in a digital content storage and delivery system. As the content file is streamed, the unique content identifiers are either replaced or supplemented with unique stream session identifiers. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100183021 | Method and Apparatus for Queuing Data Flows - In a data system, such as a cable modem termination system, different-priority flows are scheduled to be routed to their logical destinations by factoring both the priority level and the time spent in queue. The time that each packet of each flow spends waiting for transmission is normalized such that the waiting times of all flows are equalized with respect to each other. A latency scaling parameter is calculated. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100158126 | Integrated Transcoding - Methods and systems for integrated transcoding on a plurality of data channels to convert one or more data channels from an incoming encoding format to an outgoing encoding format are disclosed. | 06-24-2010 |
