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Patent US7852910 - Systems and methods for loop length and bridged tap length determination of ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThrough the use of a least squares minimization concept, the loop length, the number of bridged taps and length of the bridged taps on a transmission line can be determined from readily available modem data. In particular, the loop length, the number of bridge taps and the length of bridged taps can...http://www.google.com/patents/US7852910?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7852910 - Systems and methods for loop length and bridged tap length determination of a transmission lineAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7852910 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/033,310Publication dateDec 14, 2010Filing dateJan 12, 2005Priority dateJan 7, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2394826A1, CA2394826C, CA2687472A1, CA2687472C, DE60121290D1, DE60121290T2, EP1245085A1, EP1245085B1, US6865221, US7835431, US8094703, US8369394, US8553750, US8687680, US8958466, US9191066, US20010043647, US20050123030, US20100142602, US20110026569, US20120072192, US20130142315, US20140036979, US20140211836, US20150124860, WO2001052439A1Publication number033310, 11033310, US 7852910 B2, US 7852910B2, US-B2-7852910, US7852910 B2, US7852910B2InventorsMurat BelgeOriginal AssigneeAware, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (46), Non-Patent Citations (31), Referenced by (14), Classifications (36), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystems and methods for loop length and bridged tap length determination of a transmission line
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