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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130007822 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MERGING VOICE AND DATA FEATURES WITH INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION - A method and apparatus that enable the use of a multi-service endpoint device to integrate features and functions of voice and/or data services with IPTV service through a TV console are disclosed. For example, the method connects a multi-service endpoint device (MSED) to a plurality of networks, where at least one of the plurality of networks provides a voice service, and where at least one of the plurality of networks provides an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service. The method then integrates the voice service with the IPTV service using the MSED. | 01-03-2013 |
20110275364 | DEVICE-DRIVEN INTELLIGENCE AND FEEDBACK FOR PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND PLANNING OF A SERVICE NETWORK - System(s), device(s), method(s), and user interfaces are provided to enable a subscriber device to report network operation conditions, such as network performance incidents, to receive feedback from the network related to the incident and available or possibly available solutions, and to produce network intelligence suitable for network planning and network performance enhancement. Reporting of network performance incidents can be characterized by location and time of occurrence, wherein these intelligence is provided by the user device. Feedback provided by the network is based on the network performance data received as part of reporting an incident. The reporting described herein enables a network operator to generate network planning intelligence based on actual network performance as experienced at the subscriber level. | 11-10-2011 |
20100246436 | USER-CONTROLLED NETWORK CONFIGURATION FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE CLASSES OF SERVICE - A process and system for user-controlled configuration of an Internet-protocol (IP) network wherein the user may supply input for generating a network classification profile (NCP), which includes a number of classes of service (COSs) for prioritizing network traffic. Network packets belonging to a COS may be classified according to a packet parameter. The NCP may be used to prioritize packets sent to the network from a network ingress router. A queuing profile for scheduling packets received from the network based on the NCP may also be generated and used by a network egress router. The packet parameter may be based on information in the packet header. | 09-30-2010 |
20100161770 | USER-CONTROLLED NETWORK VIDEO MANAGEMENT - A process and system for user-controlled configuration of an Internet protocol network. The user may supply input for generating a network classification profile, which includes a number of classes of service (COSs) for prioritizing network traffic, including video transmission. A quality of service (QOS) may be measured and compared with a COS for video transmission. Depending on the measured QOS, a network alert may be issued and a priority of packets associated with the COS for video transmission may be increased. | 06-24-2010 |
20100158466 | CABINET FIBER MANAGER - An apparatus for storing and routing a fiber optic cable to an equipment cabinet is described. The apparatus includes a storage tray having a planar surface for accommodating the fiber optic cable. The tray is mounted to an upper end of the equipment cabinet. The tray has a plurality of routing channels extending along the planar surface and a portion thereof extending along at least one surface of the equipment cabinet generally perpendicular to the planar surface, with each of the routing channels defining a minimum bend radius to restrict over bending of the fiber optic cable. The tray has a central portion for accommodating the fiber optic cable, and the plurality of routing channels are in communication with the central portion and extending downward towards equipment supported by the equipment cabinet. | 06-24-2010 |
20100153566 | MONITORING REQUESTED CONTENT - Requested content is monitored and metadata for the content is accessed and reported to an administrator communication device. The reported metadata may be indicative of a classification of the requested content, an address of the requested content, a title of the requested content, or portions (e.g., video images) of the requested content. Administrators are enabled to receive dynamic updates regarding requested and received content in real time and may block viewer requested content or send messages to the viewer that are related to the content. | 06-17-2010 |
20100146567 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to access multiple media content in response to a request to record the multiple media content from a first communication device, adjust a format of at least a portion of the multiple media content based at least in part on a user profile associated with the first communication device, and compile the adjusted multiple media content for delivery. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100138913 | MESSAGE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for message administration are described. In one embodiment, an application request for an application associated with an administration tool may be accessed. The application request may be associated with a user. The application may be deployed on a system machine. A particular access level of a plurality of access levels may be identified for the user on the administration tool. The particular access level may identify functionality of the administration tool available to the user. A determination of whether to allow processing of the application request based on the particular access level may be made. When the application request meets the particular access level, communication with the system machine from the administration tool may be made based on the application request. The system machine may be capable of processing the application request. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 06-03-2010 |
20100115135 | AGGREGATE CONTROL FOR APPLICATION-LEVEL COMPRESSION - The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can actively regulate associated gateways in connection with lossless application-level compression. In particular, the architecture can monitor a flow of messages that enter and/or traverse a gateway in order to determine a bandwidth utilization of an associated network due to the messages. The architecture can also monitor the aggregate messages load for the associated network due to all gateways. In particular, the architecture can regulate lossless application-level compression at that gateway or all of the gateways in the set as a function of the bandwidth utilization and/or the aggregate message load. Accordingly, compression features can be activated or deactivated based upon a utilization threshold parameter, and gateways can be regulated uniformly or independently from one another. | 05-06-2010 |
20100111522 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A NETWORK - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to monitor first and second access devices of a communications network for an alarm where the first and second access devices are connected to each other by a fiber optic cable and where the first and second access devices are capable of transmitting media content to a communications device of a user, identify hierarchical cable relationships associated with the fiber optic cable, monitor network elements of the communications network that are associated with the hierarchical cable relationships for other alarms, and determine a fiber cut of the fiber optic cable based at least in part on the alarm of the monitored first and second access devices and the other alarms of the monitored network elements. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-06-2010 |
20100106858 | METHOD FOR LOSSLESS COMPRESSION FOR NMS NETWORK ALARMS - The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can provide substantially lossless compression and subsequent decompression of messages at an application level. In particular, the architecture, in one aspect thereof, can receive a set of messages. When application data for received messages does not match stored message, the message can be stored to a buffer. In contrast, if application data matches that for a stored message, the received message can be discarded and a message count incremented. The compressed message pattern can include the stored message and the message count. Upon decompression, the number of messages received can be identified by the message count and the application data can be readily recreated for all messages by copying that data. Non-application data, such as time stamp information can be reconstructed based upon a buffer period, other timing offset data, or other data fields included in the message pattern. | 04-29-2010 |
20100095335 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING VIDEO DATA OVER AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE - A system is disclosed for performing a method of distributing video data over an electrical power line. The system includes but is not limited to a processor in data communication with a computer readable medium and a computer program comprising instructions embedded in the computer readable medium, the computer program further comprising instructions to detect first event data at a first controllable device in an internet protocol television system; instructions to send second event data over the electrical power line to a second controllable device in the internet protocol television system from the first controllable device in response to the detecting the first event data at the first controllable device; and instructions to receive video data concurrently at a first internet protocol television client device over the electrical power line from the first and second controllable devices in response to the detecting the first event data at the first controllable device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100086114 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING BILLING INFORMATION ACCORDING TO A CUSTOMER-DEFINED HIERARCHAL STRUCTURE - Presenting data received from service providers includes receiving billing data from each of the service providers and formatting, by at least one processor, the billing data in a standardized format. A single bill that consolidates the billing data in the standardized format for each of the service providers, and displays the billing data in the standardized format according to a user-defined organizational relationship for a billed entity, is outputted. | 04-08-2010 |
20100083360 | PORTABLE AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - In one aspect, a disclosed portable authentication device (PAD) includes a processor, storage media, an interface for enabling communication with an external information handling system (IHS), e.g., a computer or a telephony device, and executable instructions embedded in the storage media, for automated authentication. The embedded instructions include instructions for enabling a user to store authentication information, e.g., use ID and password information, corresponding to an IHS destination, e.g., a telephone number of an interactive voice response system or an IP address of a web server. If the PAD recognizes the current destination, the PAD may respond to an assertion of a keypad control element by making authorization information corresponding to the current destination available to the user or providing the authorization information directly to the current destination. The PAD may include one or more telephony interface(s), e.g., RJ-11 jack(s) and one or more computer interfaces, e.g., USB connector(s). | 04-01-2010 |
20100041364 | FEMTOCELL SERVICE REGISTRATION, ACTIVATION, AND PROVISIONING - System(s) and method(s) are provided for a femto cell service framework for registration, activation, and provisioning of femtocell service. An account management service enables femtocell account creation, and registration thereof. Registration includes validation of wireless coverage for a location of operation of a femto AP, and validation of availability enhanced 911 (E911) service. As part of registration provisioning, record(s) are updated to indicate registration status. Connection of femto AP to a network interface triggers activation process; the femto AP delivers an activation request. A femto network validates registration of the connected femto AP and conducts a location tolerance check of a received actual location of the femto AP and a registered location. Upon tolerance validation, a cell identifier and radio frequency channel(s) are assigned to femto AP. When femto AP radiates wireless signal, network activation status indicators are provisioned. Handling of errors that arise during registration or activation is provided. | 02-18-2010 |
20090254914 | OPTIMIZED USAGE OF COLLECTOR RESOURCES FOR PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION THROUGH EVEN TASK ASSIGNMENT - A method of balancing computer resources on a network of computers is provided employing a two-tier network architecture of at least one High Level Collector as a scheduler/load balancing server, and a plurality Low level Collectors which gather task data and execute instructions. Tasks are assigned priority and weight scores and sorted prior to assignment to Low Level Collectors. Also provided is a computer readable medium including instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by at least one computing device balances computer resources on a network of computers. | 10-08-2009 |
20090168664 | Performance of ECMP Path Tracing in an MPLS Enabled Network - The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to a network tracing engine for tracing and depicting a topology (i.e. a network configuration) of a network using, for example, a network diagram. The network tracing engine preferably queries/telnets to interfaces of routers associated with one or more source-to-destination paths in a network concurrently and independently to ensure proper configuration of the routers and/or to generate a true depiction of a routing configuration without redundantly querying routers. | 07-02-2009 |
20090161549 | DIAGNOSING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ROUTE GROUPS IN A NETWORK - A system and method directed to diagnosing a problem associated with a route group in a network are disclosed. A problem associated with a route group is diagnosed by comparing inventory information associated with a route group to current route information associated with a router, where the router is associated with the route group. The process followed for diagnosing a problem associated with a route group depends on whether there is a mismatch between the inventory route information and the current route information. | 06-25-2009 |
20090138588 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ETHERNET GATEWAY SWITCH TROUBLE DIAGNOSTICS - A service provider unit automatically diagnoses problems in an Ethernet network that are associated with layers 1, 2, and/or 3 and determines whether there is a problem associated with an Ethernet gateway switch EGS. Further diagnostics can be performed to determine the layer, type, and/or location of the problem(s) based on whether there is a problem with the EGS. The diagnostic process followed depends on the types of problem(s) in the network. Once the problems have been diagnosed, an operator can be notified of the location and/or type of problem. | 05-28-2009 |
20090092239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING TO ADDRESSES RECEIVED IN SPOKEN COMMUNICATIONS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable media to connecting to addresses received in spoken communications. The method for connecting to addresses received in spoken communications comprises receiving at least one spoken communication containing a spoken address, extracting each address automatically from the at least one spoken communication, displaying to a user at least one extracted address, and receiving from the user a selection of at least one extracted address to initiate communication. | 04-09-2009 |
20080228736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND ACCESSING OUTGOING TELEPHONE CALL LOG - Access is provided to network connection data for a user terminal. A query based on a request from a communications device to access the network connection data is received over a first network. The network connection data corresponding to the request is retrieved from a database based on the query. The database is populated with the network connection data and interfaces with a second network over which network connections are established with the user terminal. The network connection data retrieved from the database is forwarded for display at the communications device. | 09-18-2008 |