PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15745389
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["379", "322000"]

Abstract:
Systems and methods for automated broadband distribution point unit powering are provided. In one embodiment, an upstream service disconnect unit comprises: a processor; a relay control; and a switching relay coupled to a upstream service delivery unit, a first end of an electrical conductor span, and a access network distribution point unit that is coupled to an optical fiber network, wherein a second end of the electrical conductor span is coupled to a customer premises equipment DSL modem; wherein the upstream service disconnect unit is configured to energize the processor, the relay control, and the switching relay and to operate the switching relay to couple the electrical conductor span with the access network distribution point unit by tapping power of a trigger signal drawn from the electrical conductor span.

Claim (Index 35):
A broadband access network, the network comprising:\n an access network distribution point unit coupled to an optical fiber network; an upstream service disconnect unit coupled to the access network distribution point unit, a upstream service delivery unit, and a first end of an electrical conductor span, wherein the disconnect unit comprises a switching relay that alternately switches either the access network distribution point unit or the upstream service delivery unit to the electrical conductor span; a power sourcing equipment device coupled to a second end of the electrical conductor span; and a upstream service disconnect trigger unit coupled to the coupled to a second end of the electrical conductor span; wherein the upstream service disconnect trigger unit is configured with a voltage detector to detect the existence of a voltage signal on the electrical conductor span from the upstream service delivery unit and upon detection of the voltage signal, generate a trigger signal on the electrical conductor span; wherein the upstream service disconnect unit is configured to energize a processor and operate the switching relay to couple the electrical conductor span with the access network distribution point unit by tapping power of the trigger signal drawn from the electrical conductor span; and wherein the upstream service disconnect trigger unit is configured to operate the power sourcing equipment device to provide power to the access network distribution point unit in response to the switching relay coupling the electrical conductor span with the access network distribution point unit.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 27.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.20312
- Patent Class: 379.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15571354', '14710611', '13644221', '15771172', '13298978']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5154282255611028
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4775085119658665
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5116362542015792
- Mean Citation Score: 179.75295599999995
- Max Citation Score: 200.8251
- Similarity Product: 142.6429260795951

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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