A testing method is provided for diagnosing faults in a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) local area network (LAN) including a WiFi segment. The method including, responsive to selection of a test sequence that includes testing of the WiFi segment, causing display of instructional images that depict how an operator couples the test hardware to a wireless component, invoking the test hardware to perform a test by automatically selecting, in dependence upon a problem generically identified by a user, a test and invoking the test, and automatically evaluating results returned by the test, without user interpretation of the results returned, to determine at least one of (i) whether to report a recommendation to replace/repair an identified component, and (ii) whether to (a) repeat the causing display of instructional images, (b) invoke the test hardware to perform an additional test and (c) automatically evaluate results returned by the additional test.

A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a coaxial cable for control signal collisions comprises an input port configured to couple the monitoring apparatus to the coaxial cable for detecting control signals that are transmitted on the coaxial cable, and a data interface configured to couple the monitoring apparatus to a data network and configured to output the detected control signals. Further, an electronic device for receiving satellite signals via a coaxial cable comprises a signal interface configured to couple the electronic device to the coaxial cable, a data interface configured to couple the electronic device to a monitoring apparatus, and a device control unit configured to transmit control signals via the signal interface on the coaxial cable and to query the monitoring apparatus via the data interface for presence of respective control signals on the coaxial cable. In addition, a single cable satellite system and a monitoring method are also provided.

Disclosed herein are remote controls with automated selection control. A remote control includes a microcontroller with a provisioned infrared remote library, which are programmed with control codes for a content device, a switch, an infrared light emitter, an indicator device, and a delay knob are connected to the microcontroller. The switch is associated with a selection function on the content device and with control codes. The microcontroller and the library, upon selection of a switch position at the switch, control the infrared light emitter to emit repetitive infrared control codes at the content device at a repetition rate responsive to a reaction time for switching the selection function at the content device, the repetitive infrared control codes automatically incrementing or decrementing the selection function at the content device. The delay knob sets the repetition rate. The indicator device indicates emissions from the infrared light emitter.

The present invention provides an electronic device including a first antenna, a second antenna and a wireless communication chip. The wireless communication chip is configured to control the first antenna to broadcast a packet, control the second antenna to receive the packet broadcasted from the first antenna, and determine channel state information according to the packet received by the second antenna.

The present invention provides an electronic device including a first antenna, a second antenna and a wireless communication chip. The wireless communication chip is configured to control the first antenna to broadcast a packet, control the second antenna to receive the packet broadcasted from the first antenna, and determine channel state information according to the packet received by the second antenna.

Methods and apparatus for identification and characterization of latency in a content delivery network. In one embodiment, interaction of users with content is recorded via collection of tuning records; the latency is then utilized to adjust the timing on the tuning records to account for lapses in time for sending these between entities of the network and the user devices, and for processing occurring at the devices. The latency is determined by taking into account a device specific latency component, and a network latency component. The network latency component is determined in one variant by sending a message to the device from the network requesting a response. Once the timing of the tuning records is adjusted, these tuning records may be relied upon as being accurate on a second-by-second basis. Accordingly, tuning records may be obtained and analyzed for content which lasts for a very short period of time.

A communicator in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a connector, a communication circuit, and a communication controller. The connector is electrically coupled to an electric working machine. The communication circuit performs wireless communication. The communication controller cyclically transmits operational information without specifying a recipient via the communication circuit in response to an operating mode of the communication controller being set to an operation-transmission mode. The operational information indicates an operating state of the electric working machine.

A communicator in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a connector, a communication circuit, and a communication controller. The connector is electrically coupled to an electric working machine. The communication circuit performs wireless communication. The communication controller cyclically transmits operational information without specifying a recipient via the communication circuit in response to an operating mode of the communication controller being set to an operation-transmission mode. The operational information indicates an operating state of the electric working machine.

Disclosed is an over-the-air (OTA) antenna meter application (“meter app”) that wirelessly connects to an OTA antenna meter (“meter”) installed with an OTA antenna and presents information that facilitates a user in installing the OTA antenna at the premises of a customer. For example, the meter app can help the user in pointing and peaking the OTA antenna for one or more broadcast channels, e.g., those selected by the customer. The meter app can store installation information of the OTA antenna for various installations, which can be used in generating a recommendation of, or predicting, installation information for installing the OTA antenna at a specified address. The predicted installation information can include broadcast channels that would be available for reception at the specified address and their signal strength, a specific location of installation on the premises, or whether a pre-amplifier and/or filter is required.

A radio broadcast receiver comprising: a memory; and a processor that is coupled to the memory, and, when executing a program stored in the memory, performs operations. The operations include: receiving analog quality information indicating a reception quality of an analog radio based on a broadcast radio including a digital radio and the analog radio; and determining switching of a radio source from one of the broadcast radio and an IP radio to the other of the broadcast radio and the IP radio based on the analog quality information indicating the reception quality of the analog radio.