ROBERT REA JACKSON JR
Medical Practice in Englewood, CO
License number
Pennsylvania MD022612L
Category
Medicine
Type
Medical Physician and Surgeon
Address
Address
2
Englewood, CO 80110
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Professional information
Signal Degradation Detection
US Patent:
2011031, Dec 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun 25, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/823789
Inventors:
Robert J.V. Jackson - Englewood CO, US
Tianhua Zhang - Superior CO, US
Moutaz Elkaissi - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Hao Nguyen - Denver CO, US
Jorge Sotelo - Denver CO, US
Wendell Blackman - Denver CO, US
Greg Goldey - Castle Rock CO, US
Tianhua Zhang - Superior CO, US
Moutaz Elkaissi - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Hao Nguyen - Denver CO, US
Jorge Sotelo - Denver CO, US
Wendell Blackman - Denver CO, US
Greg Goldey - Castle Rock CO, US
Assignee:
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. - Englewood CO
International Classification:
H04B 17/00
US Classification:
4552261
Abstract:
Implementations are directed to predicting signal degradation at receivers used to display a programming service. The receivers capture signal strength data that is then transmitted to a processing location, which may be associated with a provider of the programming service. A signal degradation detector at the provider operates to predict whether or not a future unacceptable signal quality will occur within a time interval. The prediction may be based on a test quantity calculated from signals captured at the receiver and based on a figure of merit for the geographic locale in which the receiver is located. A maintenance call may be initiated for those receivers that have such a poor signal quality.