Detailed Curriculum Vitae of Frank Koperda
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`Expertise
` Data Communications
` Wireless (IEEE 802.11, ETSI, Sat)
` DSL (ADSL, VDSL)
` Fiber (PON, Fibre Channel)
` Standards (IEEE, T1, ETSI)
` Cable Modems - DOCSIS
` Home Networking - CableHome
` Cable Video (DVB, Interactive)
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`Professional Summary
`My technical expertise is in computer systems and data communications. The breadth of this
`expertise spans the areas of creating the hardware, software, and systems that help attorneys
`understand the complex technical issues.
`I have been successfully creating advanced data products for over twenty years. Among
`these groundbreaking products are the original IBM desktop computer, wireless LANs, cable
`modem, ADSL systems, and home networking products. In the course of creating these
`products, I have 48 domestic and international patents.
`Consulting services include assisting in drafting patents, patent searches, expert witness, and
`evaluating products for infringement issues.
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`Practice Areas:
` Communications: ADSL, VoIP, Thin Clients, Cable modems, Telephony, Wireless,
`Fiber Protocols, Ethernet
` Engineering: VLSI, digital, analog, RF, system, and card design
` Software: Communications, DSP, embedded systems, operating systems, compilers,
`applications
` Multimedia: MPEG-2, IEEE 802.5, Fibre Channel, ATM, BBNS
` Standards/Forums: CableLabs, ADSL Forum, FSAN, IEEE 802.11, ANSI X3T9,
`T1A1, WINForum
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`Data Communications Experience:
` Wireless data communications including LANs and working with FCC to get the PCS
`spectrum
` ADSL Deployment in Digital Loop Carrier Systems
` Fiber communications including passive optical networks (PONs) and the Fibre
`Channel Standard
` The products, systems and protocols to support data over the cable television plant
`(Cable Modem)
` Communication Protocols ATM, Frame Relay, X.25, Fibre Channel, FDDI, HIPPI,
`LANs
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` Home networking (CableHome architecture team)
` Standards Participation in IEEE 802.11 (Wireless), IEEE 802.14 (Cable modem),
`ANSI X3T9.3 (Fibre Channel), FSAN (fiber system definition by 10 Telcos), ADSL
`Forum, UAWG
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`Software Experience:
` System design: function partitioning, code sizing, testing, problem determination
` Systems programming: operating system design, device drivers, compilers,
`communications
` Device control: disk controllers, DSP, printers, data acquisition, speech recognition
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`Hardware Experience:
` System design: function partitioning, fault tolerance, cooling, power systems, safety,
`servicing
` Product design: 2 Gb/s communications concentrator, workstations, printers
` Digital: VLSI design and simulation, card design and manufacture, high speed
` Analog: Transducers, interfaces, preamplifiers, power amplifiers
` RF design (holder of First Class Radiotelephone and Technician Class Amateur
`licenses)
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`Employment History
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`From:
`To:
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`1999
`Present
`Position:
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`From:
`To:
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`1998
`1999
`Position:
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`NextGen Datacom, Inc.
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` Owner
`Working with a variety of customers on creating new datacom
`products, helping investors evaluate opportunities, and patent
`protection for products. The product development has included,
`Home Networking (CableHome), Wireless (IEEE 802.11), Voice
`over IP (VoIP) transport products, and ADSL.
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`Hayes Microcomputer Products
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` Director of Research and Systems Engineering
`Responsible for defining future products, determining the key
`technologies required for the future and establishing relationships
`with other companies. This group was also responsible for
`determining standards participation, reviewing Intellectual Property
`issues and ensuring common, interoperable features across all
`product lines including ADSL, Remote Access servers, and Home
`LANs.
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`From:
`To:
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`1996
`BellSouth Telecommunications
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`1998
`Position: Distinguished Member of Technical Staff -Exploratory Development
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`I helped develop the Passive Optical Network (PON) fiber delivery
`systems within FSAN (15 international telcos), a hybrid fiber-
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`wireless system, and network computing. Part of the job involved
`understanding how the technologies are likely to evolve, new
`business opportunities enabled by the technologies and which ones
`will become cost effective for this environment.
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`From:
`To:
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`1994
`Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
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`1996
`Position: Chief Architect for Data Communications
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`Lead System Architect for Data over CATV. Worked with
`customers to develop product and system requirements.
`Developed new data protocols, did performance analysis,
`scheduling, cost estimating, staffing, and the IEEE 802.14
`standards. Was awarded several US patents for the data-over-cable
`architecture.
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`From:
`To:
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`1977
`1994
`Position:
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`IBM
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`(1990-1994) Communications Architecture:
`Modified Fibre Channel Standard (ANSI X3T9.3) to allow
`multimedia packets using Q.2931
`Modified MPEG-2 DSMCC protocol to allow more
`flexibility
`Designed wireless protocols and worked with IEEE, created
`industry association, lobbied FCC
`Writing LAN Access Agent for BBNS (ATM network)
`(1989-1990) Communications Concentrator:
`Hardware project lead of 2 Gb/s fast packet switch
`Switch had SONET, T1, T3, HiPPI, RVX, LAN, FDDI, X.25
`links
`Received patents for design to multicast packets through
`network
`(1986-1989) 3471 / 3476 Terminal:
`VLSI design of integrated micro, CRT ctlr, keyboard cntrl,
`1.5 mb/s com link
`Programming to recognize brain waves for control of CRT
`cursor
`Programming to recognize facial muscle movement for
`control of PC
`(1984-1986) 3472/Infowindow: (first IBM multimedia
`terminal)
`Design of PC card to attach to phone line, record & playback
`speech, speech recognition
`Programming of speech recognition (parameter extraction,
`word boundary, template matching)
`Application programming
`(1983-1984) Integrated Telephone/Terminal:
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`Project lead and programming of SNA type 2 terminal
`emulation
`Communications programming of SDLC and BISYNC
`Application programming
`(1982-1983) PBX Advanced Call Processing: (first IBM
`PBX)
`Software design of advanced call processing using Series/1
`attached to PBX
`Project lead and programming of custom operating system
`for PC attaching to PBX
`(1980-1982) 4975 Printer: (first IBM desktop printers)
`Card design of microprocessor based printer including power
`drivers for printhead and motors
`Programming of motor control, printhead control and
`BISYNC communications using 8085
`Design of new technique for determining printhead position
`using magnetic delays
`(1979-1980) System/23: (first IBM desktop computer)
`Hardware design and programming of floppy disk
`subsystem
`Standardization within IBM of diskette information formats
`Concept and design of first IBM PC (68000 based)
`(1977-1979) Series/1: (first IBM minicomputer)
`Hardware design and programming of I/O card for hard disk
`drive
`Hardware design and programming for magnetic bubble and
`CCD storage
`Operating System programming
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`Education
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`Degree
`Year College/University
`1976 Case-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH MS, Computer Engineering
`1974
`State University of New York,
`BA, Physics & BA, Chemistry
`Plattsburgh, NY
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`Patents / Patent Filings
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`Patent Number Date Issued
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`Title
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`US Patent filing
`13682642
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`November 2012
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`Method And System For Document Classification
`Or Search Using Discrete Words
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`U.S. 8,316,030
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`November 2012
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`Method And System For Document Classification
`Or Search Using Discrete Words
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`PCT/US2011/05
`0037
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`August 2011
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`Method And System For Document Classification
`Or Search Using Discrete Words
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`U.S. 6,983,327
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`July 2006
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`U.S. 7,028,088
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`April 2006
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`US Patent filing
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`Taiwan Patent
`TW589838
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`Taiwan Patent
`TW573411
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`World Patent
`WO 02085086
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`July 2004
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`June 2004
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`January 2004
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`October 2002
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`System and Method for providing Statistics for
`Flexible Billing in a Cable Environment
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`System and Method for providing Statistics for
`Flexible Billing in a Cable Environment
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`Enhanced Apparatus for an Electronic Mascot Sound
`Simulator
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`Method And System For Simplifying Wiring In A
`Modular Communications Gateway
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`Method and Systems for A Modular Residential
`Gateway
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`Method and Systems for A Modular Residential
`Gateway
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`China Patent CN
`1427613
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`July 2003
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`Method And System For Simplifying Wiring In A
`Modular Communications Gateway
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`Australia Patent
`2002326800
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`World Patent
`WO 03021797
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`US Patent filing
`20030021080
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`March 2003
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`March 2003
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`January 2003
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`U.S. 6,467,091
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`October 2002
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`Method And System For Simplifying Wiring In A
`Modular Communications Gateway
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`Method And System For Simplifying Wiring In A
`Modular Communications Gateway
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`Method And System For Simplifying Wiring In A
`Modular Communications Gateway
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`Constant Bit Rate Transport in a Contention based
`Medium Access Control
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`US Patent filing
`20020065935
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`May 2002
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`Method and Systems for A Modular Residential
`Gateway
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`Austria
`AT210907T
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`December 2001
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`Function Distribution in a Packet Switched Network
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`U.S.6,230,203
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`May 2001
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`Method for providing Statistics for Flexible Billing
`in a Cable Environment
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`U.S. Patent
`filing
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`December 2000
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`Method for Providing Proper Addressing in the
`Presence of a Network Address Translator (NAT)
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`Patent Number Date Issued
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`Title
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`U.S. 09/689,071 October 2000
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`U.S. 552,055
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`April 2000
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`When Using Security Protocols
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`An Independent Central Office Connected To
`Customers Via Packet Switched Transport Systems
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`An Independent Central Office Connected To The
`Public Switched Telephone Network Via Alternative
`MAN Transport Systems
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`Germany
`69325957T
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`March 2000
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`U.S. 177,972
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`January 2000
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`Method to Provide Virtual Firewall Functionality
`from a Remote Server
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`Spain
`2136118T
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`November 1999
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`U.S.5,966,163
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`October 1999
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`Austria 183349T August 1999
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`US Provisional
`Patent
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`June 1999
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`US Provisional
`Patent
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`June 1999
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`Providing Constant Bit Rate Upstream Data
`Transport In A Two Way Cable System By
`Scheduling Preemptive Grants For Upstream Data
`Slots Using Selected Fields Of A Plurality Of Grant
`Fields
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`Digitizing the Transmission of a 56 kbit/s Modem
`Signals over a Universal Digital Loop Carrier
`System
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`Method and Apparatus for Transmission of 56k bps
`Voice Band Modem Signals over a Universal Digital
`Loop Carrier System Using Partial Modem
`Implementation
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`Great Britain
`Patent 2321373
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`July 1998
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`Constant Bit Rate Transport in a Contention based
`Medium Access Control
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`U.S. 5,790,806
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`August 1998
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`Cable Data Network Architecture
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`World Patent
`9737493
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`Australia Patent
`2219597
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`World Patent
`9716895
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`Australia Patent
`7464296
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`October 1997
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`Cable Data Network Architecture
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`October 1997
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`Cable Data Network Architecture
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`May 1997
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`May 1997
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`Constant Bit Rate Transport in a Contention based
`Medium Access Control
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`Constant Bit Rate Transport in a Contention based
`Medium Access Control
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`Japan 6216942
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`1997
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`Function Distribution in a Packet Switched Network
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`Patent Number Date Issued
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`Title
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`Korea 9614986
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`1996
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`US. Provisional
`Patent
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`European Patent
`0598671
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`November 1995
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`Centralized Queuing Random Access Protocol for a
`CATV Network
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`May 1995
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`Function Distribution in a Packet Switched Network
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`Canada 2100539 May 1994
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`Function Distribution in a Packet Switched Network
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`Spain 2168093T May 1994
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`Function Distribution in a Packet Switched Network
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`Canada 2094405 May 1994
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`China 1089420
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`July 1994
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`Function Distribution in a Packet Switched Network
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`U.S. 5,309,433
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`May 1994
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`China 1081056
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`January 1994
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`European Patent
`0579567
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`January 1994
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`Australia
`3838993
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`December 1993
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`Japan 6062053
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`1992
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`Methods and Apparatus for Routing Packets in
`Packet Transmission Networks
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`November 1992
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`Function Distribution in a Packet Switched Network
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`Serial Storage Interface Apparatus for Coupling a
`Serial Storage Mechanism to a Data Processor
`Input/Output Bus
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`Serial Storage Interface Apparatus for Coupling a
`Serial Storage Mechanism to a Data Processor
`Input/Output Bus
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`Serial Storage Interface Apparatus for Coupling a
`Serial Storage Mechanism to a Data Processor
`Input/Output Bus
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`Serial Storage Interface Apparatus for Coupling a
`Serial Storage Mechanism to a Data Processor
`Input/Output Bus
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`Serial Storage Interface Apparatus for Coupling a
`Serial Storage Mechanism to a Data Processor
`Input/Output Bus
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`Docket
`RA991048
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`Germany
`3072189D
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`March 1991
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`European Patent
`EP0031031
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`July 1981
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`Canada
`CA1163724
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`March 1984
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`U.S. 4,344,132
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`August 1982
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`Japan
`JP56087154
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`1981
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`Patent Number Date Issued
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`Title
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`U.S. 60/159,032 October 1999
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`U.S. 60/159,052 October 1999
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`U.S. 60/159,061 October 1999
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`U.S. 60/159,591 October 1999
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`U.S. 60/159,525 October 1999
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`U.S. 60/159,591 October 1999
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`U.S. 60/159,593 October 1999
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`US Provisional
`Patent
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`US Provisional
`Patent
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`October 1999
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`October 1999
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`Method and Apparatus to Bypass a Local Exchange
`Carrier using an Independent Central Office having
`LAN Technology for providing Data and Telephony
`Services
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`Method and Apparatus to Bypass a Local Exchange
`Carrier Using Packet Transfer Technologies to
`Connect a Customer to the Public Switched
`Telephone Network
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`Method and Apparatus to Bypass a Local Exchange
`Carrier Using an Independent Central Office Having
`Wireless Transport to the Residence.
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`Method and Apparatus to Bypass a Local Exchange
`Carrier using an Independent Central Office having
`Customer Provisioned Services
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`An Independent Central Office which provides Local
`and Long Distance Calling Services to Existing
`Residential and Commercial Developments
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`Method and Apparatus for Installing and Monitoring
`Residential Water Utility Services
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`Method and Apparatus for Installing and Monitoring
`Residential Natural Gas Utility Services
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`Method and Apparatus for Installing and Monitoring
`Residential Electricity Utility Services
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`Method and Apparatus for installing and monitoring
`Residential Utility Services
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`Publications
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`F.R. Koperda
`Cable Modem: Old Protocols for a new Paradigm
`National Cable Television Association Technical Papers, May 1996
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`F. Farhan, F.R. Koperda.
`Challenges with Transmission of Data over CATV Networks
`National Cable Television Association Technical Papers, May 1995
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`A.L. Bond, D.W. Davenport, F.R. Koperda.
`Mechanism for Non-Disruptive Dynamic Testing of a Communications Network
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol 34 No 7A, pages 239-240 December 1991
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`F.R. Koperda, D.K. Popken
`Automatic Compensation of Skin Conductance in Electromyographic Sensing,
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol 34 No 4B, pages 124-126 September 1991
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`F.R. Koperda, Extraction of the Electric Fields of the Brain in a Noisy Environment,
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, V32: No 7. 1989.
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`R.A. Schulz, F.R. Koperda, Position Determination Using Pulse Delays,
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, V27:2385, 1984.
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`F.R. Koperda, Ultrasonic Position Locator,
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, V27:1670, 1984.
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`F.R. Koperda
`Voice Recognition
`The McGraw-Hill Computer Handbook, pp 30.1 - 30.24, McGraw-Hill 1983.
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`F.R. Koperda
`Absolute Position Detection in Printers
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, V25:4673, 1983.
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`F.R. Koperda
`Voice Recognition
`Microprocessor Applications Handbook, pp 14.1, McGraw-Hill 1982.
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`J.D. Dixon, R.F. Farrel, F.R. Koperda, G.U. Merckel
`Parity Mechanism for Detecting both Address and Data Errors
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, V24:794, 1981.
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`F.R. Koperda
`Magnetic Bubble and Charge Coupled Devices, Power-up and Resynchronization
`IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, V22:450, 1979.
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`F.R. Koperda, F.I. Parke
`Interactive Design of Visual Aids
`Proceedings 1977 Annual Conference, Association for Computing Machinery, pp 434, 1977
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