公开(公告)号：US5961597A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-05

申请号：US843620

申请日：1997-04-10

申请人： Boaz Sapir ,  Rafael Horev ,  Sergei Kaplan ,  Amit Ramraz ,  Michael Shurman

发明人： Boaz Sapir ,  Rafael Horev ,  Sergei Kaplan ,  Amit Ramraz ,  Michael Shurman

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/46 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/12 ,  H04L12/4608

摘要： This invention discloses a method for detecting a layout of a switched local network including at least one switching hub connected to a first plurality of elements, each identified by an address, via a corresponding second plurality of ports defining a corresponding second plurality of element to port connections, the method including determining all element to port connections for each switching hub, identifying the elements which communicate via each of that switching hub's backbone ports and based on the element to port connections and the elements communicating via each switching hub's backbone ports, determining the layout of the switched local network.An apparatus for monitoring a layout of a local network, the network including a first plurality of ports associated, via end-station to port connections, with a second plurality of end-stations is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种用于检测交换局部网络的布局的方法，该方法包括至少一个连接到第一多个元件的交换集线器，每个交换集线器通过相应的第二多个端口定义每个元件，每个元件由地址标识，该第二多个端口定义了相应的第二多个元件 连接，该方法包括确定每个交换集线器的所有元件到端口连接，识别通过该交换集线器的骨干端口中的每一个进行通信的元件，以及基于元件到端口连接以及通过每个交换集线器的骨干端口通信的元件，确定 交换本地网络的布局。 还公开了一种用于监视本地网络的布局的装置，所述网络包括经由终端站到端口连接与第二多个终端站相关联的第一多个端口。

公开(公告)号：US07546623B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-09

申请号：US11029907

申请日：2005-01-05

申请人： Amit Ramraz ,  Edward M. Tecot ,  Shannon C. Hegg ,  Pradip K. Fatehpuria ,  Sanjay Dhanraj Sahgal ,  Gabriel Gottlieb ,  Anand Muthurajan ,  Joerg Raymond Brown ,  Deepa Rajagopal ,  Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan ,  Stacy L. Yust

发明人： Amit Ramraz ,  Edward M. Tecot ,  Shannon C. Hegg ,  Pradip K. Fatehpuria ,  Sanjay Dhanraj Sahgal ,  Gabriel Gottlieb ,  Anand Muthurajan ,  Joerg Raymond Brown ,  Deepa Rajagopal ,  Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan ,  Stacy L. Yust

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4345 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/488

摘要： Various embodiments pertain to methods and systems for providing multi-source content in electronic program guides (EPGs). In at least some embodiments, various techniques can present the viewer with a user interface, such as a grid, that is efficiently and intelligently assembled and managed to foster a desirable user experience.

摘要翻译： 各种实施例涉及用于在电子节目指南（EPG）中提供多源内容的方法和系统。 在至少一些实施例中，各种技术可以向观众呈现有效和智能地组合和管理的用户界面，例如网格，以促进期望的用户体验。

公开(公告)号：US20060150214A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11029907

申请日：2005-01-05

申请人： Amit Ramraz ,  Edward Tecot ,  Shannon Hegg ,  Pradip Fatehpuria ,  Sanjay Sahgal ,  Gabriel Gottlieb ,  Anand Muthurajan ,  Joerg Brown ,  Deepa Rajagopal ,  Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan ,  Stacy Yust

发明人： Amit Ramraz ,  Edward Tecot ,  Shannon Hegg ,  Pradip Fatehpuria ,  Sanjay Sahgal ,  Gabriel Gottlieb ,  Anand Muthurajan ,  Joerg Brown ,  Deepa Rajagopal ,  Sampathkumar Ramakrishnan ,  Stacy Yust

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/4345 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/488

摘要： Various embodiments pertain to methods and systems for providing multi-source content in electronic program guides (EPGs). In at least some embodiments, various techniques can present the viewer with a user interface, such as a grid, that is efficiently and intelligently assembled and managed to foster a desirable user experience.