Patent ID: 8963689
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A system for mapping connections from a network inlet to a plurality of coaxial cable outlets connected via a plurality of branches, at least one branch with a plurality of sub-branches, a coaxial cable inlet and an unknown number of alternating current (AC) coupled splitters therebetween in an end user's coaxial cable network, comprising: a cable identification device connected to each of the plurality of coaxial cables outlets, wherein each cable identification device comprises: a reader device for positioning at each coaxial cable inlet, for sequentially sending the AC RF electrical test signal down each branch, thereby, for each branch in sequence, simultaneously sending the AC RF electrical test signal to each of the cable identification devices in each sub-branch of the branch, and receiving the response signals from the cable identification devices in each sub-branch of the branch; wherein the reader device provides the AC RF electrical test signal with AC RF electrical signal power required to pass through each AC coupled splitter to simultaneously operate the plurality of cable identification devices in the sub-branches of each branch; wherein the reader device is capable of differentiating between a plurality of response signals received simultaneously from the plurality of sub-branches in a selected branch; wherein the reader device stores or displays the unique identification numbers associated with each of the cable identification devices from the plurality of RF identification signals received; and wherein the reader device maps the coaxial cable outlets, and the sub-branches connected to the coaxial cable inlet of each branch for storage in memory or display using the unique identification numbers associated with the outlets from the plurality of RF identification signals received, and the locations of the RF cable identification devices previously stored therein.