Verizon Corporate Services Group, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140289596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PLAYBACK OF MEDIA - A system facilitates the browsing of information of interest. The system obtains a transcription of the information and provides the transcription to a user. The system also retrieves the information in its original format and presents the information to the user in the original format. The system visually synchronizes the presentation of the information in the original format with the transcription of the information | 09-25-2014 |
20140123222 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING CONTROLLED ACCESS TO NETWORK SERVICES - An approach for enabling controlled access to a limited set of remote services associated with a device is described. A controlled access platform determines one or more network access descriptors to associate with a calling application of a device configured to access a remote service via a communication network. The controlled access platform initiates a limiting of the calling application to one or more allowed network interaction types with a remote service or a network access component associated with the device based on a profile for defining one or more allowed network interaction types between the calling application and the remote service. | 05-01-2014 |
20140115687 | INTRUSION AND MISUSE DETERRENCE SYSTEM EMPLOYING A VIRTUAL NETWORK - A method and apparatus is disclosed for increasing the security of computer networks through the use of an Intrusion and Misuse Deterrence System (IMDS) operating on the network. The IMDS is a system that creates a synthetic network complete with synthetic hosts and routers. It is comprised of a network server with associated application software that appears to be a legitimate portion of a real network to a network intruder. The IMDS consequently invites inquiry and entices the intruder away from the real network. Simulated services are configured to appear to be running on virtual clients with globally unique, class āCā IP addresses. Since there are no legitimate users of the virtual network simulated by the IMDS, all such activity must be inappropriate and can be treated as such. Consequently, the entire set of transactions by an intruder can be collected and identified rather than just those transactions that meet a predefined attack profile. Also, new exploits and attacks are handled just as effectively as known attacks, resulting in better identification of attack methodologies as well as the identification and analysis of new attack types. Since the IMDS only has to be concerned with the traffic going to its simulated hosts it additionally eliminates the bandwidth limitation that plagues a traditional IDS. | 04-24-2014 |
20130169853 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AUTOFOCUS BASED ON PRIORITY - An approach for enabling the autofocus feature of a camera to be directed towards priority targets within a frame is described. A camera retrieves a stored object image. An autofocus platform then compares an object viewed by the camera within a scene with the stored object image. The autofocus platform then determines a focus point within the scene based on the comparison. The image is captured by the camera using the determined focus point. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169434 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INVOKING A SECURITY FUNCTION OF A DEVICE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER DEVICE - An approach for enabling a security function of a mobile device to be activated based on a change in proximity of another device is described. A notification service determines whether a proximity threshold between a first device and a second device is satisfied based on pairing information corresponding to a wireless link between the first device and the second device. The notification service also generates a control signal to activate a security function to restrict access on either the first device or the second device based on the determination. | 07-04-2013 |
20130165072 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF MOBILE DEVICES - An approach is presented for providing the authorized transfer of a mobile device. A platform receives a request to modify ownership status information for a mobile device, and generates in response to the request, a sale identifier based on the ownership status, wherein the sale identifier provides verification that the mobile device can be subject to a transfer of ownership, and specifies device information associated with the mobile device. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINDING DIVERSE PHYSICAL LAYER PATHS IN NETWORKS - An approach for finding cost effective network connections while maintaining physical layer diversity is described. A logical segment within a path between a start node and an end node of a network is determined. A plurality of physical connections of the logical segment is then determined, wherein each of the physical connections is associated with a cost value, selecting one of the physical connections of the logical segment based on the cost values. A determination is made of another logical segment between the start node and the end node to include another physical connection, wherein the another logical segment is diverse physically with respect to the logical segment. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162781 | INTER POLATED MULTICAMERA SYSTEMS - An approach for enabling users to generate an interpolated view of content based on footage captured by multiple cameras is described. An interpolation platform receives a plurality of images from a plurality of video cameras providing overlapping fields of view. A camera angle that is different from angles provided by the plurality of cameras is selected. The interpolation platform then generates an interpolated image corresponding to the selected camera angle using a portion or all of the plurality of images from the plurality of cameras. | 06-27-2013 |
20130155842 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE WIRELESS CALL FAILOVER - An approach for call failover to a packetized voice session is described. Impending signal failure is detected on a cellular link supporting a cellular call with a user device. A failover procedure is initiated in response to the detection, wherein the failover procedure includes detecting presence of a wireless data connection, and terminating the cellular call and concurrently activating a voice call application to establish a packetized voice session over the wireless data connection with the user device. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155169 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL CONFERENCING - An approach for providing virtual conferencing is described. A virtual conference platform receives, in real-time, images representing users of the respective mobile devices, selects a virtual environment among a plurality of virtual environments, and integrates the images into the selected virtual environment. | 06-20-2013 |
20130152152 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT BASED ON USER PREFERENCES - An approach is provided for enabling viewers to control the depth of three-dimensional content rendered via a set-top box. A 3D content platform receives a user input for specifying a user identifier and a mode of operation of a set-top box. A depth setting parameter is determined based on user profile information related to the user identifier. Content is then presented for display via the set-top box at the dept setting corresponding to the parameter. | 06-13-2013 |
20130130758 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL THROWING OF OBJECTS - An approach for providing virtual throwing of objects is described. Execution of virtually throwing an object as represented by a first application on a first mobile device is detected. Throwing data for the object using sensor information and location information of the first mobile device is determined. A second mobile device is selected as a candidate to virtually catch the object as represented by a second application on the second mobile device based on the throwing data and location information of the second mobile device. A successful catch of the object by the second mobile device is determined based on the throwing data and the location information of the second mobile device. | 05-23-2013 |
20130129005 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOW LATENCY RADIO FREQUENCY WAVE TRANSMISSION - An approach is provided for low latency radio frequency wave transmission. A long haul transport network receives a first signal representing latency sensitive data, receives a second signal representing latency insensitive data, and combines the first signal and the second signal to output a combined radio frequency signal, wherein the latency sensitive data of the combined radio frequency signal are at a first level of error coding, and the latency insensitive data of the combined radio frequency signal are at a second level of error coding. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127892 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ITEM SELECTION BASED ON CHARACTERISTIC MATCHING - An approach for determining a representation of a physical object, the representation indicating at least one of a color, a texture, and a pattern associated with the object, comparing the representation to one or more reference representations on a basis of at least one of the color, the texture, and the pattern, selecting one of the plurality of reference representations based on the comparison; and determining one or more physical items associated with the one reference representation, is presented. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127614 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE IN MOTION TO DETERMINE CALL TREATMENT - An approach for providing vehicle accident prevention service is described. A user device in motion is detected. An alert message indicating that the user device is in motion is generated. A determination is made whether to establish a communication session with the user device in response to the generated alert message. | 05-23-2013 |
20130111576 | SECURE SERVER ARCHITECTURE FOR WEB BASED DATA MANAGEMENT | 05-02-2013 |
20120127993 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING BANDWIDTH USING MULTIPLE TIMERS - An approach is provided for auto-bandwidth adjusting bandwidth allocations for traffic-engineered tunnels used to carry traffic along a network. Traffic over the tunnel is sampled at a first interval period and at a second interval period, where the second interval period is shorter than the first interval period. A determination is made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation is adjusted upward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation. Also, a determination can be made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation can be adjusted downward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation. | 05-24-2012 |
20120124204 | APPLICATION INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORM (AIP) - Disclosed is an application infrastructure platform (AIP) having an application service provider (ASP) environment including multiple ASP systems providing application services to customers, and a common services environment including hardware and software and management systems providing to the ASP systems applications and integrated application, back-office, and management services used by the ASP systems in delivering their application services to their customers. In another aspect, the AIP is associated with a development and test bed environment which conducts product and service development and testing. | 05-17-2012 |
20120117376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANONYMOUS IP DATAGRAM EXCHANGE USING DYNAMIC NEWTORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION - Methods, apparatus, system and computer program are provided for concealing the identity of a network device transmitting a datagram having a network layer header. A unique local identifier and broadcast address are determined in accordance with a next-hop address. A partially encrypted network layer header is determined by encrypting a plurality of identifying portions of the network layer header, where one portion of the network layer header is the unique local identifier. The datagram is encapsulated with another network layer header whose address is set to the broadcast address. The encapsulated datagram can be received and detunneled, and an address of a recipient can be extracted from the network layer header. The datagram is then admitted into a network domain. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117153 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONFERENCING SERVICES - An approach is provided for supporting multi-media conferencing. Textual information (e.g., text associated with a presentation) is received for display during a conference session to multiple participants. For a particular participant, configuration information corresponding to the participant specifies language assistance for the textual information. Language assistance involves augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the particular participant. In one embodiment, the augmented textual information includes language translation of the textual information. Additionally, the augmented textual information can encompass definitions of terms, including acronyms. The augmented textual information is forwarded for display to the participant during the conference session. | 05-10-2012 |
20120047142 | NETWORK CODING WITH LAST MODIFIED DATES FOR P2P WEB CACHING - A method may include obtaining a source file at a node in peer-to-peer network and dividing the source file into a plurality of pieces. The pieces of the source file may be encoded using network coding principles. A last-modified-date (LMD) value may be appended to each of the encoded pieces, the LMD value being the same for each of the encoded pieces of the source file. The encoded pieces with the LMD values may be sent to one or more other nodes in the peer-to-peer network. | 02-23-2012 |
20110271012 | PACKET HEADER COMPRESSION FOR LOSSY CHANNELS - The disclosed systems and methods provide for the compression and decompression of packet headers. An uncompressed header can be compressed in size to form a smaller, compressed header, such that the compressed header can include values that can be used to re-produce the uncompressed header. A compressed header can include at least two such values. A first value of the at least two values can be computed based on a second, earlier uncompressed header and can be used to derive the uncompressed header. Similarly, a second value of the at least two values can be computed based on a third uncompressed header and can be used to derive the same uncompressed header. Accordingly, the uncompressed header can be derived based on the first value and the second uncompressed header, or based on the second value and the third uncompressed header. The uncompressed header, second uncompressed header, and third uncompressed header can be associated with different packets. | 11-03-2011 |
20110173442 | PACKET-BASED AND PSEUDO-PACKET BASED CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The disclosed technology provides a system and method of securely communicating data. An encryptor located at a transmitter can provide encrypted data to the transmitter. The transmitter can maintain a packet number indicating a particular packet for carrying the encrypted data and a sub-packet number indicating a position within the packet where the encrypted data is to be stored. The encryptor can produce the encrypted data using an encryptor seed generated based on the packet number and sub-packet number. A receiver can maintain a receiver packet number indicating a number of previously received packets and can compute a receiver sub-packet number. The receiver can receive a packet containing encrypted data and can decrypt the encrypted data using a decryptor seed generated based on the receiver packet number and sub-packet number. | 07-14-2011 |
20110035778 | Method And System For Interactive Multimedia - A high capacity interactive multimedia system is provided that can deliver large number of concurrent video on demand and high speed data streams in an integrated fashion to a plurality of subscribers located at one or more subscriber sites. A video server module in the system generates a plurality of video on demand streams, which are transported via a high capacity transport system to a plurality of clients located at a subscriber site. A web server in the system stores data, such as web pages, which are also transported via the high capacity transport system to the clients. By accessing the web pages, a plurality of subscribers interact with the system via the clients. The interactive multimedia system controls and monitors in a centralized fashion the hardware and software components of the system, thus assuring the quality of the video and data services provided to the subscribers. | 02-10-2011 |
20110022900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-LAYER NETWORK ANALYSIS AND DESIGN - Techniques for providing a method and system for multi-layer network analysis and design are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method, comprising determining, using a computer model of a network, a minimum probability of failure path between a pair of network nodes at a first network layer for one or more pairs of network nodes, calculating, using a processor and stored network data, a value for the minimum probability of failure for the identified minimum probability of failure path between the pair of network nodes at the first network layer for the one or more pairs of network nodes. The method may include identifying a maximum of the determined minimum probability of failure values for the one or more pairs of network nodes for the first network layer. The method may include probability of failure calculations for one or more secondary network layers. | 01-27-2011 |
20110019811 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY - A system for and method of providing local number portability is presented. A request may be received to establish a session between an origination user agent and a destination user agent. The request may comprise a destination user agent identifier. It may be determined whether the destination user agent identifier was ported from one service provider to another. If so, routing information may be provided for establishing the session through the second service provider rather than through the first service provider. The session may be established over one or more Internet protocol networks. | 01-27-2011 |
20100274923 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC MAPPING - A system for mapping and translating address information in a network is provided. The system includes a client-side address translator ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100214974 | HYBRID COMMUNICATIONS LINK - A hybrid communications link includes a slow, reliable communications link and a fast unreliable communications link. Communication via the hybrid communications link selectively uses both the slow, reliable communications link and the fast, unreliable communications link. | 08-26-2010 |
20100162318 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE BACKOFF - A system and method for providing adaptive backoff including one or more transmitters configured to transmit a first data request to a media module at a scheduled time, poll the media module to determine accessibility of the media module, and transmit a second data request to the media module at a rescheduled time determined by the one or more processors. The system and method may also include one or more processors configured to determine that the media module is inaccessible and set the rescheduled time for the media box to transmit a second data request to the media module when the media module is accessible, wherein the rescheduled time is based at least in part on optimizing system capacity of the media module. The system and method may also include one or more receivers configured to receive one or more responses to the polling indicating accessibility of the media module and receive data from the media module based on the second data request. The system and method may also include an output configured to output the data to one or more output devices. | 06-24-2010 |
20100162305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING RECORDING TIME FOR A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORD (DVR) - A system and method for extending recording time over an allocated time slot for a AN recording device including receiving, at a programming content server, a request for one or more programs and transmitting, via the programming content server, the request for one or more programs to at least one of a linear content system and a digital content system. Also, the system and method may include receiving, at the programming content server, the one or more requested programs from at least one of the linear content system and the digital content system; and transmitting, via the programming content server, one or more programming content identification messages to a set-top box in the event that the one or more requested programs extend over an allocated time slot. | 06-24-2010 |
20100162299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING VIDEO-ON-DEMAND (VOD) CONTENT DURING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) EVENTS - A system and method for delivering VOD content during emergency alert system events including receiving a request for a programming session at VOD system and transmitting the requested programming content from the VOD system. Also, the system and method may include transmitting one or more emergency alert system messages from an emergency alert system, and receiving one or more sustain messages at the VOD system and in response the VOD system continually providing the requested programming content during the one or more emergency alert system messages based at least in part on the one or more sustain messages. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159943 | Method and system for providing location-based information to a group of mobile user agents - A method and system for providing location-based information to a group of mobile user agents. A group of mobile user agents may be identified based at least in part on agent information for each of the mobile user agents in the group. The location information may indicate a location for the mobile user agents, which may be determined using GPS information or GPS assistance information. Location-based information may be determined for the group and provided to the group by broadcasting or multicasting. The mobile user agents may be configured to receive and process the location-based information. The location-based information may comprise GPS assistance information. | 06-24-2010 |
20100151866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING INTER-CARRIER MESSAGING APPLICATION TRAFFIC VIA A CARRIER-ASSIGNED IDENTIFIER - An approach is provided for routing inter-carrier messaging traffic between a messaging application on a first carrier and a messaging device on a second carrier using a carrier-assigned identifier. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-LAYER NETWORK ANALYSIS AND DESIGN - Techniques for providing a method and system for multi-layer network analysis and design are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method, comprising determining, using a computer model of a network, a minimum probability of failure path between a pair of network nodes at a first network layer for one or more pairs of network nodes, calculating, using a processor and stored network data, a value for the minimum probability of failure for the identified minimum probability of failure path between the pair of network nodes at the first network layer for the one or more pairs of network nodes. The method may include identifying, using a processor, a maximum of the determined minimum probability of failure values for the one or more pairs of network nodes for the first network layer, determining, using the computer model of a network, a minimum probability of failure path between a pair of network nodes at one or more secondary network layers for one or more pairs of network nodes and calculating, using a processor and stored network data, a value for the minimum probability of failure for the identified minimum probability of failure path at the one or more secondary network layers. The method may further include identifying, using a processor, a maximum of the determined minimum probability of failures for each of the one or more secondary network layers, and outputting, via a user interface, one or more maximum of the determined minimum probability of failure values for one or more network layers for one or more pairs of network nodes of the modeled network. | 06-17-2010 |
20100128864 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OVERRIDING CALL BLOCKING - An approach is provided for overriding a call blocking feature. A request to establish a voice call over a wireless network to a called party is intercepted. A call blocking feature is detected as being enabled for the called party. The calling party is prompted for a passcode in response to the detected call blocking feature. The passcode is received from the calling party to override the call blocking feature. | 05-27-2010 |
20100110907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INTERFACE UTILIZATION USING POLICERS - An approach is provided for monitoring interface utilization. Bandwidth data for an interface is collected during a configurable time interval, and a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval is determined using a plurality of incremented policers to measure the collected bandwidth data. An implementation of which is system that includes a monitoring module configured to collect bandwidth data for an interface over a configurable time interval, a plurality of incremented policers configured to measure the collected bandwidth data, and an analysis module configured to determine a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval using the measurements of the plurality of incremented policers. | 05-06-2010 |
20100103815 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFLECTING FORWARDING PLANE UTILIZATION IN CONTROL PLANE - A method is provided that includes setting a first oversubscription factor of a control plane for an interface, measuring forwarding plane utilization on the interface, and calculating a second oversubscription factor of the control plane for the interface using the measured forwarding plane utilization as compared with a target forwarding plane utilization on the interface. The method also includes determining whether to update the first oversubscription factor based upon the calculated second oversubscription factor. | 04-29-2010 |
20100100850 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus are provided to control a plurality of applications on a computer having a graphical user interface using a control application installed in addition to an operating system of the computer. An object, representing the control application and having a first sensitive area, is displayed within the graphical user interface. A first user input is received at the first sensitive area on the object. A window slides from the object and includes a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of applications while the first sensitive area continues to be displayed. A second user input is received in the window corresponding to at least one of the plurality of icons. At least one of the applications is then controlled based on the second user input. | 04-22-2010 |
20100099443 | SMS OVER WIRELESS PACKET DATA NETWORK - A system may include one or more network devices. The one or more network devices may receive a short message service (SMS) message intended for an access terminal, embed the SMS message into a data message, determine whether a data session exists with the access terminal, the data session occurring over a data network, transmit the data message to the access terminal via the data network when the data session exists, and transmit the SMS message via a voice network when the data session does not exist. | 04-22-2010 |
20100099421 | EFFICIENT MESSAGING OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL - A method for a client and server based messaging system efficiently exchanges messages over an IP connection in a wireless network. Also included is an automated method by which a messaging client can request intelligent and efficient presence updates from the wireless network by utilizing timers and adapt such timers based on load conditions in the wireless network. | 04-22-2010 |
20100095167 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BIT ERROR RATE CHARACTERIZATION - An approach is provided for bit error rate characterization. A test signal representing one or more Ethernet frames exhibiting a particular bit error rate is generated. The test signal is output to a device under test. Traffic is received from the device under test. A determination is made as to whether a link failure condition exists at a port on an Ethernet switch. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094619 | AUDIO FREQUENCY REMAPPING - An exemplary system and method are directed at receiving an audio signal and process the audio signal into a remapped audio signal based on a plot profile. The plot profile may include at least one of an identified range of audio frequencies. The processing may comprise retrieving an identified range of audio frequencies from the plot profile; determining a range of impaired audio frequencies in the audio signal based on the identified range of audio frequencies; shifting the frequency of at least a portion of the impaired audio frequencies to outside of the identified range; and continuing to retrieve identified ranges of audio frequencies from the plot profile. The shifting of the impaired audio frequencies of the audio signal may be performed until no further identified ranges of audio frequencies are available for consideration. | 04-15-2010 |
20100088378 | MESSAGE MANAGEMENT BASED ON METADATA - A method includes receiving a message, determining at least one of a message importance level or a message delivery alert level based on one or more message characteristics associated with the message and generating metadata that indicates the at least one of the message importance level or the message delivery alert level with the message. The method further includes transmitting the message and the metadata toward a destination, receiving the message with the metadata, and providing notification and user interface indication corresponding to the at least one of the message importance level or the message delivery alert level or a storing of the message in an inbox folder corresponding to the at least one of the message importance level or the message delivery alert level. | 04-08-2010 |
20100080190 | HANDOFFS IN HIERARCHICAL MOBILITY LABEL-BASED NETWORK - A system establishes a communication path between a mobile node and a first label edge router, registers the mobile node at the first label edge router, and creates a mobility binding at the first label edge router. The system also establishes a label switched path between the first label edge router and a second label edge router by propagating the mobility binding in the system, and establishes communication between the mobile node and a corresponding node over the label switched path. The system further maintains the communication between the mobile node and the corresponding node over the system when the mobile node moves from one physical location to another physical location and causes a handoff of the mobile node between two layer 2 grooming networks. | 04-01-2010 |
20100080169 | HIERARCHICAL MOBILITY LABEL-BASED NETWORK - A system includes a label edge router associated with a geographical region, an area label edge router associated with an area that includes the region, and a route reflector associated with the area. The label edge router registers a first mobile node, creates a mobility binding for the first mobile node, and sends a first internal update message that includes the mobility binding. The area label edge router receives a second internal update message that carries contents of the first internal update message, updates a forwarding information base based on the second internal update message to establish a first label switched path, and sends an external update message. The route reflector receives the first internal update message, sends the second internal update message to the area label edge router, and receives the external update message from the area label edge router. | 04-01-2010 |
20100075699 | NETWORK-SPECIFIC TRANSCODING OF MMS CONTENT - A method may include receiving a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message from a sending device, the MMS message being addressed to a terminating device. A notification may be sent to the terminating device that the MMS message is available. A user agent profile may be received from the terminating device, the user agent profile including a network indicator to indicate the type of network currently servicing the terminating device. It may then be determined if transcoding of the MMS message is required based on the type of network indicated in the user agent profile and attributes of the MMS message. | 03-25-2010 |
20100074096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTRATION OF A NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE DURING LOSS OF POWER - A system and method for registration of a network access device including a processor configured to identify power loss at a network access device, initiate backup power at the network access device, identify when the backup power at the network access device decreases to or below a first predetermined level, and identify when backup power at the network access device is restored to or above a second predetermined level, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to a server, a registration extension message to reconfigure conditions for handling inbound communications and a registration extension cancellation message to restore original conditions for handling inbound communications. | 03-25-2010 |
20100070166 | ROUTING IN MAPPING SYSTEMS - A method may include receiving a start location and an end location for determining a route, determining an areal feature for at least one of inclusion or exclusion in determining the route, determining the route based on the areal feature, and providing the determined route. | 03-18-2010 |
20100061721 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING NETWORK INTERFACE METRICS - An approach is provided for adjusting network interface metrics to optimize transmissions across a network. A measurement of performance of a network interface is made, wherein the network interface is configured to provide traffic across an optical network. A determination is made regarding whether the measured performance satisfies a predetermined threshold. A network metric value of the network interface is adjusted if the measured performance of the network interface satisfies the predetermined threshold. | 03-11-2010 |
20100061662 | System and Methods for Recording Emergency Data - A system and method for recording emergency data during a 911 call. The emergency data recorded may be in the form of a digital image. The digital image may be of the event prompting the 911 call. The digital image may be a single image, a series of images, or streaming video. The emergency data may be received on a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone, through a digital imaging device, such as a digital camera. The emergency data may then be transmitted to a server, wherein the emergency data is stored. The emergency data may be accessed by a 911 dispatcher during a 911 call to review the image data to aid in assessing the emergency recorded in the emergency data. | 03-11-2010 |
20100061556 | SECURING INFORMATION EXCHANGED VIA A NETWORK - A privacy key is provided over a network. An information page is provided over the network. A submission of data that is to be transmitted over the network in response to the information page is detected. A subset of the data is to be encrypted using the privacy key is determined. The privacy key is used to encrypt the subset of the data. | 03-11-2010 |
20100061366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINK SHARING AMONG LOGICAL ROUTERS - An approach is provided for sharing capacity among multiple logical routers. A request from one of a plurality of logical routers is received for reserving bandwidth corresponding to a port shared by the logical routers. Reservation of the bandwidth is confirmed within a forwarding plane before granting the request to the one logical router. | 03-11-2010 |
20100050219 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF LAST APPLICATIONS - A system and method may include receiving, at a set top box, one or more user inputs from an input device, analyzing the one or more user inputs to identify last application data, prioritizing one or more pointers associated with the last application data based on at least usage data, receiving, at the set top box, one or more request messages from the input device, and outputting, to a display device, last application information, in response to receiving the one or more request messages, based on the prioritization of the one or more pointers. | 02-25-2010 |
20100046885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN AUTOMATED PATCH PANEL - An approach is provided for an automated patch panel. A command is received to change a connection state of an optic patch cord. A robotic arm is controlled to change the connection state of the optic patch cord with respect to a particular port of a plurality of ports disposed about a disk-shaped face of a docking panel. | 02-25-2010 |
20100046555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION DISSEMINATION - A system and method for transmitting information to a group of recipient devices [ | 02-25-2010 |
20100046484 | TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS FOR NETWORK NODES WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVERS - A system facilitates communication among nodes in a wireless network. A timeslot is assigned to each of a group of nodes ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100045866 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUXILIARY VIEWING OPTIONS - A system and method may include receiving, at a set top box, one or more user request messages to display one or more auxiliary viewing options from an input device, outputting, to a display device, a plurality of auxiliary viewing options in response to receiving the one or more user request messages, receiving, at the set top box, one or more user selection messages from the input device, and outputting, to the display device, video content with one or more selected auxiliary viewing options enabled. | 02-25-2010 |
20100042365 | IDENTIFYING CAUSES OF SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT AND PERFORMANCE VIOLATIONS - A computer-implemented method may include measuring a performance of a virtual channel carrying packets through a transport network for a time period, measuring a performance of an ingress interface to the transport network carrying the virtual channel packets for the time period, and measuring a performance of an internal interface carrying the virtual channel packets internal to the transport network for the time period. The computer-implemented method may determine that the performance of the virtual channel during the time period does not meet a first performance standard, and, when the performance of the virtual channel does not meet the first performance standard, may automatically determine whether the performance of the ingress interface meets a second performance standard and whether the performance of the internal interface meets a third performance standard. | 02-18-2010 |
20100040368 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING OFF-NET VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS - An approach is provided for managing off-network virtual connections. A first management channel is mapped to a second management channel for transport of management information over an optical time-division-multiplexing (TDM) network that includes an off-network portion. The off-network portion corresponds to a third party provider. The first management channel corresponds to an electrical connection and the second management channel corresponds to an optical connection. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND ANALYZING NETWORK TRAFFIC - An approach is provided for monitoring and analyzing network traffic. Traffic is monitored during a configurable time interval. A number of bursts associated with the traffic are tracked. A measured traffic rate is generated based on the number of bursts occurring within the time interval. The measured traffic rate is compared with a committed rate to determine if the measured traffic rate exceeds the committed rate. | 02-18-2010 |
20100035643 | HYBRID NETWORK RESOURCE AND POLICY MANAGEMENT WITH MOBILITY SUPPORT - A method may include receiving a quality of service request initiated by a mobile node and requesting from a home agent a service level agreement profile for the mobile node. The method may further include allocating resources between a gateway foreign agent and the mobile node. The method may also include initiating resource allocation between the home agent and the gateway foreign agent and initiating resource allocation between a correspondent node and the home agent. The method may further include establishing resource allocation between the mobile node and the correspondent node. | 02-11-2010 |
20100030792 | Method and System for Profile Control - A system and method may include monitoring communications between a user device, a website, and a behavioral tracking provider, capturing user information transmitted during the monitored communications, analyze the user information to determine one or more relationships between the user device, the websites, and the behavioral tracking provider, and outputting the one or more relationships to the user device. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030787 | NETWORK CODING WITH LAST MODIFIED DATES FOR P2P WEB CACHING - A method may include obtaining a source file at a node in peer-to-peer network and dividing the source file into a plurality of pieces. The pieces of the source file may be encoded using network coding principles. A last-modified-date (LMD) value may be appended to each of the encoded pieces, the LMD value being the same for each of the encoded pieces of the source file. The encoded pieces with the LMD values may be sent to one or more other nodes in the peer-to-peer network. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA AND EVIDENCE - A system and method for collecting evidentiary information from the one or more evidence systems associated with the evidence systems network, storing the evidentiary information collected from the one or more evidence systems associated with the evidence systems network, processing the evidentiary information collected from the one or more evidence systems associated with the evidence systems network in a chronological order, outputting result of the processed evidentiary information collected from the one or more evidence systems associated with the evidence systems network. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029117 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CONNECTOR-PANEL SYSTEM - A system and method for ensuring that a large number of connectors, such as fiber-optic cable-connectors, which are plugged-into connector-receptacles arrayed across a connector-panel, are not intentionally disconnected by an un-authorized user with malicious intent, or accidentally unplugged by an authorized technician who may be trying to manually pull-out a specific connector for testing or other purposes but, inadvertently, could otherwise unplug a neighboring connector because of not being able to clearly see which plug is actually being removed due to the large number of cables that are connected to the panel. The connectors are locked in place by restraining arms which are controlled by solenoids or motors. Each restraining arm can be commanded to release its respective connector, but only when the correct command from a computer is received. The same system and method can be applied to connector-receptacles arrayed on one or both sides of the panel. The same system and method can be applied to other cables, such as coax cables or Cat 5 cables. | 02-04-2010 |
20100027556 | HYBRID COMMUNICATIONS LINK - A hybrid communications link includes a slow, reliable communications link and a fast unreliable communications link. Communication via the hybrid communications link selectively uses both the slow, reliable communications link and the fast, unreliable communications link. | 02-04-2010 |
20100027415 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FAULT DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION FOR COMPOSITE TRANSPORT GROUPS - An approach is provided for fault detection and notification for a composite transport group (CTG). A component link of a CTG associated with a label switched path (LSP) is monitored. A fault is detected in the component link. It is determined whether traffic of the LSP can be transparently rerouted to another component link of the CTG based on resource availability of the other component link. The traffic is transparently rerouted to the other component link if resources are available. An upstream label switched node is notified if resources are unavailable. | 02-04-2010 |
20100017250 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided to facilitate product development by linking stages of product development with the allocation of resources and support for the product. Products are developed based on a structured framework having distinct stages in which each stage builds upon information of previous stages. At the end of each stage, a review is conducted to determine whether the product is suitable for further development. Upon each review, an integrated set of tools is used to identify and link the product with resources and support needed for the product. In addition, the tools assist in automatically identifying the resources and support needed for the product as it progresses through each stage. | 01-21-2010 |
20100011051 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROCESSING ONE OR MORE TEST REQUESTS BETWEEN A TESTING FACILITY AND ONE OR MORE CUSTOMERS - Methods, devices, and computer programs are provided for providing an information platform between a testing facility and customers of the testing facility. The information platform may be configured to allow customers to submit requests for testing and other information to the testing facility and check on the statuses of previously submitted requests to the testing facility over a network. The information platform may be configured to allow the testing facility to provide updates and other information to the customers over a network. The information platform may reduce the amount of time spent by the technicians of the testing facility answering emails or phone calls from the customers asking about the tests or attending meetings doing the same. Therefore the technicians may have more time to perform the actual test which may increase the output of the testing facility. | 01-14-2010 |
20100002724 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING BANDWIDTH USING MULTIPLE TIMERS - An approach is provided for auto-bandwidth adjusting bandwidth allocations for traffic-engineered tunnels used to carry traffic along a network. Traffic over the tunnel is sampled at a first interval period and at a second interval period, where the second interval period is shorter than the first interval period. A determination is made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation is adjusted upward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation. Also, a determination can be made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation can be adjusted downward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002580 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTO-BANDWIDTH ADJUSTMENT - An approach is provided for auto-bandwidth adjustment of allocated bandwidth for a traffic tunnel over a network. A determination is made regarding a traffic load over the tunnel, where the tunnel meters traffic in accordance with the bandwidth allocation. A determination is made regarding whether the traffic load triggers an adjustment threshold, where the adjustment threshold is set to provide a desired headroom below the bandwidth allocation. And the bandwidth allocation is adjusted when the adjustment threshold is triggered to provide the desired headroom between the adjusted bandwidth allocation and the traffic load. | 01-07-2010 |
20090324179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LARGE SCALE, AUTOMATED, FIBER-OPTIC, CROSS-CONNECTION - A system and method for automatically inserting optical-fiber (fiber-optics) cable jumpers into a patch panel to connect optical signal source equipment to optical signal destination equipment, and for automatically removing those jumpers from that patch panel to disconnect that equipment. This is accomplished robotically under computer control. Large scale fiber-optical splicings can be made, on the order of ten thousand (10,000) separate optical splices or more. Previous embodiments required hand insertion of these jumpers. Embodiments of the present invention permit any un-occupied port to be connected to any other un-occupied port, regardless of their input or output port status, where previous embodiments required only unoccupied input ports to be connected to unoccupied output ports. | 12-31-2009 |
20090319848 | PROVISIONING DEVICE MAKE AND MODEL INFORMATION FOR FIRMWARE OVER-THE-AIR (FOTA) - A device receives identifier, make, and model information associated with a device from a device activation system, and provides the device identifier, make, and model information to a database. The device also determines whether the device qualifies for a software update package based on the device make and model information, and provides, to the device, a notification of the software update package when the device qualifies for the software update package. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319616 | LOCATION-AWARE INSTANT MESSAGING - A method includes receiving, at a carrier network provider, a request from a requestor's mobile device to locate an instant messaging (IM) friend from the requestor's IM friends list; authenticating the request for use of location-based services on the carrier network; receiving geographic location coordinates from the requestor's mobile device; adding random error to the geographic location coordinates; sending the request to locate an IM friend and the geographic location coordinates with random error to an IM portal; receiving a list of the requestor's IM friends within a particular region near the geographic location coordinates with random error; and sending to the requestor's mobile device the list of IM friends within the particular region near the geographic location coordinates with random error. | 12-24-2009 |
20090317065 | EXTENDED DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A device receives, from one of a set-top box/digital video recorder (STB/DVR) or a user device, a request to allocate an amount of storage, and allocates the amount of storage based on the allocation request, logically extending the user's available storage. The device also receives, from the one of a set-top box/digital video recorder (STB/DVR) or a user device, a request to record content, and records the content to one or more portions of the allocated storage based on the record request. | 12-24-2009 |
20090317053 | PROVIDING INTERACTIVE CONTENT DURING TRICK MODE - A system may receive an enhanced media stream that includes media content and interactive content relating to the media content, present the media content for display on a video display device, detect initiation of a trick mode during presentation of the media content, and present information, relating to the interactive content, superimposed on the media content presented for display on the video display device during the trick mode. | 12-24-2009 |
20090316587 | ADAPTIVE TEST SYSTEM FOR NETWORK FUNCTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - A method may include receiving a first set of parameters associated with a test environment, the test environment including a test system for testing a network, receiving a test objective, conducting a first test case based on the received first set of parameters and the test objective, automatically determining, by the test system, whether the test objective has been satisfied based on a first test result associated with the first test case, and automatically adapting, by the test system, a second test case based on the first test result when it is determined that the test objective has not been satisfied. | 12-24-2009 |
20090313673 | Method and System for Protecting MPEG Frames During Transmission Within An Internet Protocol (IP) Network - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include identifying video data traffic as at least one of I-frame video data traffic, B-frame video data traffic, and P-frame video data traffic, classifying the video data traffic based on the identification, applying at least one of Expedited Forwarding (EF) standards and Assured Forwarding (AF) standards to the video data traffic based on the classification, and transmitting the video data traffic to one or more video receiver device network elements via one or more network elements using a network. | 12-17-2009 |
20090310766 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MANAGED CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICES - An approach provides managed caller identification services. An image is retrieved from a repository maintained by a service provider in response to initiation of a communication session by the user with another user. The image is associated with a directory address for a user. The image is transmitted along with the directory address for presentation to the other user during establishment of the communication session. | 12-17-2009 |
20090307721 | PROVIDING CONTENT RELATED TO AN ITEM IN AN INTERACTIVE DATA SCROLL - A system may present video content with a data scroll on a video display device. The data scroll may include data scroll items that are automatically and consecutively presented on the video display device. Each of the data scroll items may include information associated with a particular topic. The system may receive a selection of a softkey corresponding to one of the data scroll items, retrieve, in response to receiving the selection of the softkey, additional content corresponding to the particular topic associated with the one of the data scroll items, and present the additional content on the video display device. | 12-10-2009 |
20090304167 | AUTOMATIC DENIAL OF CALL RQUEST - A method may include receiving, from a network, a call request in a communication device, the call request including an identification of a calling party; notifying a user of the communication device of the call request; receiving an indication to deny the call request; prompting the user of the communication device, in response to receiving the indication to deny the call request, regarding automatically denying call requests having the identification of the calling party; receiving, from the user, an indication to deny call requests having the identification of the calling party; and sending an instruction to the network to automatically deny the call requests having the identification of the calling party. | 12-10-2009 |
20090293126 | MALWARE DETECTION DEVICE - An exemplary malware detection device includes a data pathway provided between a first data transfer device and a second data transfer device and a processor attached to the data pathway. A memory accessible by the processor contains at least one malware signature and instructions for controlling the processor to interconnect the first and second data transfer devices, direct at least a portion of a data transfer across the data pathway to the processor for analysis, independently analyze the portion of the data transfer using the malware signature, identify malware contained in the portion of the data transfer, and interrupt the data transfer based on the identification of malware. | 11-26-2009 |
20090285574 | FLEXIBLE SHARED MESH PROTECTION SERVICES FOR INTELLIGENT TDM-BASED OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS - A system includes one or more active/working circuit groups to transfer information through a protection domain, the protection domain defined by a plurality of network devices and a plurality of links connecting the network devices between a start point and an end point; and a protection circuit group through the protection domain, the protection circuit group being disjoint from the one or more active/working circuit groups to provide shared protection for the one or more active/working circuit groups, where the protection circuit group is comprised of an individual protection circuit and where a capacity of the protection circuit group is dynamically adjusted based on a capacity of the one or more active/working circuit groups. | 11-19-2009 |
20090279684 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALL CENTER SCREENING - Methods and systems are provided for call center screening that enable a network service provider to dynamically control service request traffic directed to selected service centers. An Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) service is configured to intercept calls originating from calling parties and directed to trigger numbers designated for processing predetermined service requests. Depending upon the trigger number, the AIN may play an announcement asking a calling party to designate the service requested. Following a calling party's valid response, a second announcement is played asking the calling party to select the type of service associated with the first response. Depending upon the calling party's responses and calling party's location, the AIN may route the call to selected service centers, in order to control the traffic to overloaded service centers. | 11-12-2009 |
20090276154 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING GROUP TRAVEL AMONG MOBILE DEVICES - An approach is provided for coordinating travel. A plurality of mobile devices is identified as a group, wherein each of the mobile devices is configured to obtain location information. A lead mobile device is designated among the group. Routing information or information about a common destination, specified by the lead mobile device, is transmitted to other mobile devices in the group. | 11-05-2009 |
20090257428 | VoIP-BASED INVOCATION OF PSTN-BASED AIN/IN SERVICES - A method may include receiving an Advanced Intelligent Network/Intelligent Network (AIN/IN) service request from a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriber, generating an IP-based message for invoking the AIN/IN service based on the AIN/IN service request, routing the IP-based message to an AIN/IN service control device via an IP signaling gateway, receiving an AIN/IN response from the AIN/IN service control device based on the IP-based message, and connecting the VoIP subscriber to the AIN/IN service based on the AIN/IN response. | 10-15-2009 |
20090178071 | INTELLIGENT AUTOMATIC DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A system measures a frequency with which a user views a television program and identifies the television program as one of the user's favorite programs based on the measured frequency. The system automatically records, without intervention of the user, the one of the user's favorite programs. | 07-09-2009 |
20090175432 | AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE NUMBER FAVORITES LIST - A system stores a set of telephone numbers dialed by a user. The system selects a subset of telephone numbers from the stored set of telephone numbers as the user's favorite telephone numbers based on one or more first scores, where the one or more scores include a frequency score associated with a frequency that the telephone numbers have been dialed by the user and/or a recency score associated with how recently that the telephone numbers have been dialed by the user. The system stores the list of the user's favorite telephone numbers in memory. | 07-09-2009 |
20090157744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THREAT LOCATIONS - A system and method for identifying threat locations including a receiver to receive threat data identifying a threat, one or more processors configured to retrieve location data from one or more databases based on the threat data, and an output to provide floor plan information identifying threat location based on the location data at a display. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156176 | VISUAL VOICEMAIL PROVISIONING AND NOTIFICATION - A device receives, from a user device, a request to use a visual voicemail (VVM) application, directs the user device to a self provisioning server based on the request, and receives, from the self provisioning server, a selected VVM subscription plan and information associated with a user of the user device. The device also provides, to a billing system, a feature code associated with the selected VVM subscription plan, receives, from one or more voicemail servers, pre-existing voicemail messages associated with the user, and provides, to the user device, the pre-existing voicemail messages. | 06-18-2009 |
20090154685 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GEOGRAPHIC CALL CENTER STATUS AND SECURITY - An apparatus, method, system, and computer program product are provided for producing a geographical mapping of the status, activity, security, work-force, and other information of call centers. The systems and methods may receive call center data and call data, generate a geographical data, and display at least a portion of the geographical data. | 06-18-2009 |
20090150205 | CAPITAL ALLOCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary system, a capital allocation subsystem is selectively and communicatively coupled to a project screening subsystem. The project screening subsystem is configured to aggregate project data corresponding to a plurality of potential projects within an organization and communicate the project data to the capital allocation subsystem. The capital allocation subsystem is configured to facilitate input of one or more constraints on allocation of capital among the potential projects and adjust at least one of the constraints to select a subset of the potential projects for the allocation of the capital such that a return on the capital is optimized. | 06-11-2009 |
20090138949 | POSITION AND VELOCITY-BASED MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A set of one or more positional control parameters includes at least one of a geographic limit, a velocity limit, and a direction of travel limit. A control list identifies at least one feature in a mobile device. The at least one feature may be associated with at least one of the positional control parameters. | 05-28-2009 |
20090049170 | Connectivity Service-Level Guarantee Monitoring and Claim Validation Systems and Methods - A system monitors performance in a network that includes several network resources. The system obtains a list of targets in the network. The targets include selected ones of the resources. The system sends a request to the targets, receives responses from the targets, and determines a status of the targets based on the received responses or a lack of responses from the targets. The system then analyzes the status of the targets to determine compliance with the service-level guarantee. | 02-19-2009 |
20090047925 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING ACCURACY OF AN AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM | 02-19-2009 |
20090012798 | TRAVELER SAFETY INFORMATION CORRELATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A traveler safety information correlation system is provided. An interactive, real-time mapping tool is combined with traveler location and alert information data sources. Recorded locations corresponding to human assets are overlaid on geographical maps enabling an operator to determine real or near real-time locations of human assets, such as an organizations employees. Traveler location information may obtained from computerized reservation systems, credit card processing systems, cellular and wireless computer networks, and/or other systems. The traveler safety information correlation system may also be used to generate alerts and to deliver information messages to human assets. | 01-08-2009 |
20080282326 | CONTROL PRODUCTION SUPPORT ACCESS - A device creates a group for accessing a front door program that enables access to a secure resource, assigns, to the group, one or more permissions to perform one or more tasks associated with the secure resource, and adds a user to the group using identification information associated with the user, wherein the user is permitted to perform the one or more tasks based on the addition of the user to the group. | 11-13-2008 |
20080234927 | TRAVEL ROUTE ADJUSTMENT - A data store includes at least one adjustment factor. A server that is configured to: receive a request for a travel route, the request including an origin, a destination, and an estimated time of departure; determine the travel route; calculate a normal travel time; use at least one adjustment factor to the normal travel time to calculate an adjusted travel time; and calculate an estimated time of arrival based on the estimated time of departure and the adjusted travel time. | 09-25-2008 |