PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15981347
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["356", "032000"]

Abstract:
A system and method of delivering fiber optic communication service is provided. The method includes monitoring a strain signal generated by a strain-sensing optical fiber embedded in a roadway. The method includes comparing the strain signal to a predetermined allowable strain threshold of an optical communication cable associated with the strain-sensing optical fiber. The method includes relieving strain at a position along a length of the optical communications cable when the strain signal is determined to exceed the predetermined allowable strain threshold.

Claim (Index 1):
A method of delivering fiber optic communication service comprising:\n embedding a fiber optic cable within a channel formed within a roadway, the fiber optic cable including a communications optical fiber extending a length of the channel; embedding a strain-sensing optical fiber within the channel; determining strain experienced by the strain-sensing optical fiber from a strain signal generated by the strain-sensing optical fiber; comparing the determined strain to a predetermined allowable strain threshold; locating a roadway defect along the fiber optic cable when the determined strain exceeds the predetermined allowable strain threshold; and decreasing the strain experienced by the strain-sensing optical fiber and the fiber optic cable by modifying the roadway at the location of the roadway defect.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.91111
- Patent Class: 356.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13891803', '12293424', '10642432', '14558170', '10312235']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6397425833224673
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4897400499566305
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6247423299858836
- Mean Citation Score: 162.71076000000005
- Max Citation Score: 189.7835
- Similarity Product: 133.42310753715037

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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