Verizon Corporate Resources Group, LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120219090 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SPURIOUS EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM CARRIER LEAKAGE - An exemplary apparatus includes a modulator configured to modulate a data signal onto a carrier signal to generate a modulated signal having a transmit frequency within a predefined frequency range adjacent to and within a boundary of an uplink frequency band, a filter configured to at least partially remove a carrier frequency component from the modulated signal to produce a filtered modulated signal, and an antenna configured to transmit the filtered modulated signal. | 08-30-2012 |
20120157045 | Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for Handling Secure-Voice-Communication Sessions - An exemplary computing system may receive a first request from a first voice-communication device to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device. The computing system may also receive a second request from the second voice-communication device to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device. The computing system may establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices. Corresponding methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 06-21-2012 |
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 |
20100241886 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF HALTING CONTENT DELIVERY BASED ON NON-DETECTION OF USER INPUT - An approach is provided for determining if video content provided to a device is still being viewed, without disrupting the presentation of the content. A device is monitored for input from the user, wherein the device is configured to present content to the user. A determination is made whether the user input is within a predetermined time period. A control signal is generated to change the presentation of the content without explicitly notifying the user of the change, wherein the presentation of content will cease if the user input is not within the predetermined period. | 09-23-2010 |
20100195509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING NETWORK ELEMENTS USING A TRAFFIC GENERATOR WITH INTEGRATED SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (SNMP) CAPABILITIES - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may receive, from a management system, configuration data associated with a management protocol. In addition, the system and method may generate test data traffic at least based on the configuration data. Further, the system and method may transmit, to one or more network elements, the test data traffic. Even further, the system and method may receive, from the management system, a query associated with the management protocol that requests data traffic information associated with at least one of the generated test data traffic, transmitted test data traffic, and received test data traffic. The system and method may transmit, to the management system, the requested data traffic information in response to the query. | 08-05-2010 |
20100189190 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SPURIOUS EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM CARRIER LEAKAGE - An exemplary apparatus includes a modulator configured to modulate a data signal onto a carrier signal to generate a modulated signal having a transmit frequency within a predefined frequency range adjacent to and within a boundary of an uplink frequency band, a filter configured to at least partially remove a carrier frequency component from the modulated signal to produce a filtered modulated signal, and an antenna configured to transmit the filtered modulated signal. | 07-29-2010 |
20100175122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING HEADER SPOOFING - A system and method for preventing spoofing including a receiver at a session border controller (SBC) configured to receive a message from a network element, wherein the message is a request for network access and the message comprises a first source information. The system and method may also include one or more processors at the session border controller (SBC) configured to identify an identifier associated with the network element, wherein the identifier corresponds to a second source information, and to replace the first source information in the message received from the network element with the second source information corresponding to the identifier of the network element. The system and method may also include one or more databases configured to store the second source information. The system and method may also include a transmitter at the session border controller (SBC) configured to transmit the message with the second source information to a service provider proxy for granting network access. In another embodiment, network access may be denied in the event it is determined that the first source information in the message received from the network element with the second source information corresponding to the identifier of the network element are different. | 07-08-2010 |
20100169506 | NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE MANAGEMENT USING MANAGEMENT TRANSPORT CHANNEL - A master network interface device (M-NID) receives, from a network management system (NMS) via a first peer-to-peer (P2P) transport channel, first data destined for a first client network interface device (C-NID), where the first data is associated with network management functions. The M-NID further receives, from the NMS via the first P2P transport channel, second data destined for a second C-NID, where the second data is associated with network management functions. The M-NID forwards the first data from the M-NID to the destination first C-NID via a second P2P transport channel that is different than the first P2P transport channel. The M-NID also forwards the second data from the M-NID to the destination second C-NID via a third P2P transport channel that is different than the first P2P transport channel. | 07-01-2010 |
20100167741 | PROACTIVE HANDOVER POLICY - An exemplary system and method for determining handovers for a mobile device are disclosed. An exemplary system may generally include a handover server in communication with a communication network configured to support initiated communications from a mobile device. The handover server is configured to detect an initiated communication between the mobile device and a first communication link, determine a value for each of a plurality of factors associated with each of a plurality of available communication links, and assign a desired communication link to the mobile device from the plurality of available communication using a generally simultaneous assessment of the plurality of factors. | 07-01-2010 |
20100167692 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SECURE-VOICE-COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - An exemplary computing system may receive a first request from a first voice-communication device to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device. The computing system may also receive a second request from the second voice-communication device to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device. The computing system may establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices. Corresponding methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165929 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT USING ADDRESS POOLS IN MOBILITY LABEL BASED MPLS NETWORKS - A routing system coupled to a label switching network receives a pool of network addresses allocated to a mobility region in the network, where the pool of network addresses includes a sequence of contiguous network addresses. The routing system stores the pool of network addresses, and allocates a range of mobility labels to the network address pool for use in communicating with mobile nodes in the mobility region. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165928 | UTILIZATION OF MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES - A method that includes establishing a connection with a default access point, transmitting a request to access or utilize an application, a service, or a resource, receiving a response to the request that includes a location of a serving access point that provides the application, the service, or the resource, establishing a connection with the serving access point, and receiving an assignment of a network address that is anchored by the serving access point. | 07-01-2010 |
20100161787 | WEB PAGE RESPONSE MONITORING - A device receives a list of uniform resource locators (URLs), selects a web page URL from the list of URLs, and requests, via a browser application, content corresponding to the selected web page URL. The device also receives, via a packet capture, a web page associated with the selected web page URL, derives performance information associated with the packet capture, parses the packet capture to extract page level statistics, connection level statistics, and inline object level statistics, and stores the page level statistics, the connection level statistics, and the inline object level statistics to output files. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159954 | UPDATING AN OPERATING PARAMETER - A method includes communicating with a first wireless network of a first type, and obtaining a location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network. The method further includes checking the validity of the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network. If the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network is not valid, then the method further includes searching for a second wireless network of a second type, and updating the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network. | 06-24-2010 |
20100154012 | TELEVISION BOOKMARKING WITH MULTIPLATFORM DISTRIBUTION - A system includes a content processing device in communication with a control device, the content processing device is configured to receive multi-media content from a network, and create a bookmark representing at least a portion of the multi-media content upon receiving a signal from the control device. | 06-17-2010 |
20100153511 | DUPLICATE MMS CONTENT CHECKING - A method includes receiving a content message from a content provider, wherein the content message includes at least one content item. The method further includes verifying the at least one content item included in the content message for duplication against a content history. | 06-17-2010 |
20100153246 | POINT CODE TO BILLING ID - A method includes maintaining a repository of location identifiers and billing identifiers, wherein each of a plurality of network devices is associated with a location identifier in the repository, and each location identifier is further associated with at least one billing identifier. The method further includes receiving a communications message; determining a location identifier associated with the communications message; selectively retrieving a billing identifier from the repository based at least in part on the location identifier; and determining a billing rate based at least in part on the billing identifier. | 06-17-2010 |
20100151819 | PREMIUM SMS FOR PREPAID SERVICE - An exemplary system and method are directed at the selective delivery of communications messages. The selective delivery may comprise receiving a communications message from a network device; determining an identifier associated with the communications message; determining whether a subscriber is blocked from receiving the communications message based at least in part on the identifier; and selectively delivering the communications message to the subscriber based on the determination. | 06-17-2010 |
20100150547 | FAULT LOCATOR FOR LONG HAUL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A system and methods include generating an optical time domain reflectrometry signal; transmitting the optical time domain reflectrometry signal on a first fiber path in a first direction through at least one optical amplifier; receiving a reflection of the optical time domain reflectrometry signal on the first fiber path in a second direction opposite the first direction; transmitting the reflected optical time domain reflectrometry signal on a second fiber path in the second direction, where the second fiber path is not the first fiber path; and determining a location of a fault on the first fiber path based on the reflected optical time domain reflectrometry signal. | 06-17-2010 |
20100150136 | VOICE-OVER-INTERNET PROTOCOL DEVICE LOAD PROFILING - A device may obtain, from a remote device on a network, information regarding loads and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) devices on which the loads are installed. In addition, the device may access a database storing load compatibility information, identify problematic loads based on the obtained information and the load compatibility information, determine fixes for one or more of the problematic loads, and apply the fixes to the one or more of the problematic loads over the network. | 06-17-2010 |
20100150021 | DEVICE-OPTIMIZED TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION FOR MULTI-MODE, MULTI-MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS - An approach is provided for receiving information from a plurality of communication services in a plurality of communication service formats and adjusting the information into another communication service format that is configured for receipt by a device and for communication to a user. A transmission session is established between a device and one of the plurality of communication services. Information from the one communication service is adjusted from a first communication service format into the another communication service format, seamlessly. | 06-17-2010 |
20100142972 | OPTICAL RECEIVER HAVING AN AUTOMATIC FIBER OPTIC SIGNAL ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT - A fiber optic communication system includes a first fiber optic device configured to transmit a fiber optic signal. A second fiber optic device is in fiber optic communication with and configured to receive the fiber optic signal from the first fiber optic device. The second fiber optic device includes an adjustment circuit configured to automatically adjust the fiber optic signal if the fiber optic signal is transmitted outside of a predetermined signal strength range. | 06-10-2010 |
20100142907 | COMPACT OPTICAL SPLITTER MODULE - A device may include an input cable for receiving optical signals from a feeder cable, output cables for transmitting optical signals to a distribution cable, and a housing. The housing may include an optical splitter for splitting an input beam into a plurality of output beams, an input fiber segment for conveying the input beam from the input cable to the optical splitter, the input fiber segment excluding fiber loop slack, and output fiber segments for conveying the output beams from the optical splitter to the output cables using MT-APC connectors. | 06-10-2010 |
20100142888 | COMPACT FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB - A device may provide a first opening via which a feeder optical fiber cable that carries an input signal enters the device. In addition, the device may include a slot configured to retain a splitter module. The splitter module may include a single-fiber input cable that receives and carries the input signal from the feeder optical fiber cable, an optical splitter that receives the input signal from the single-fiber input cable, splits the input signal into a plurality of output signals, and transmits each of the plurality of output signals, and a multi-fiber output cable that receives the plurality of output signals from the optical splitter and carries the plurality of output signals. The device may also provide a second opening via which a multi-fiber distribution cable that receives the plurality of output signals from the multi-fiber output cable exits the device. The multi-fiber distribution cable may carry the plurality of output signals. | 06-10-2010 |
20100138660 | SECURE COMMUNICATION SESSION SETUP - A device receives an encrypted key generating value from a first device and decrypts the encrypted key generating value. A temporary session key associated with the first device is generated based on the key generating value. A secure session invitation message is received from the first device. A master session key is generated and encrypted using the temporary session key associated with the first device. The encrypted master session key is transmitted to the first device. | 06-03-2010 |
20100137028 | ENHANCED INTERFACE FOR MOBILE PHONE - A docking station may provide an enhanced user interface for mobile communication devices. In one particular implementation, a device may include a base unit configured to provide connections to one or more user interface devices and an interface for connecting to a mobile phone, where the base unit connects the mobile phone to the one or more user interface devices to provide an enhanced interface for the mobile phone. | 06-03-2010 |
20100131393 | MANAGING SERVICE SUBSCRIPTIONS IN A NETWORK - A computer-implemented method may include associating a first bundle with a subscriber on a first subscription date, the first bundle defining a pre-paid service, a first renewal date, and a first renewal price. The method may include associating a second bundle with the subscriber on a second date different than the first subscription date and different than the first renewal date, the second bundle defining a feature, not defined in the first bundle, of the prepaid service and a second renewal price, the second bundle having the first renewal date. The method may also include renewing the first bundle and the second bundle on the first renewal date if a balance of an account associated with the subscriber is greater than or equal to the first renewal fee plus the second renewal fee. | 05-27-2010 |
20100130238 | MOBILE-ORIGINATED SMS OVER A WIRELESS IP NETWORK - A method for offloads SMS messages from a voice network of a wireless carrier to a data network. The method includes sending a mobile originated SMS using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) from a wireless handset to a short message service center (SMSC) over a wireless data network. The method further includes conducting a lookup at the SMSC to determine the home SMSC for the originating mobile handset and sending a redirect to the mobile handset as means to facilitate a dynamic update of the home SMSC location stored on the wireless handset. | 05-27-2010 |
20100124332 | SECURE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A system includes a sending access point and a receiving access point. The sending access point divides a data stream into sets of packets, encrypts a first set of packets using a first encryption protocol, encrypts a second set of packets using a second encryption protocol, where the second encryption protocol is different from the first encryption protocol, transmits, using a first channel over a wireless network, the first set of packets, and transmits, using a second channel over the wireless network, the second set of packets. The receiving access point receives the first set of packets and the second set of packets, decrypts the first set of packets using the first encryption protocol, and decrypts the second set of packets using the second encryption protocol. | 05-20-2010 |
20100121831 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A MOBILE DATA FEED DISTRIBUTOR - This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for a mobile data feed distributor (hereinafter, “Distributor”). Distributor embodiments may serve to facilitate users' selection of data feeds of interest and the provision of data feed data to mobile devices. In one embodiment, the Distributor may acquire and/or validate user preferences with respect to available data feeds, store those preferences, and subsequently direct the provision of data feed updates to a user's mobile device via short message service (SMS) text messages, multimedia messaging service (MMS) picture alerts, and/or the like. User preferences may include selections of data feed sources, designations of update messaging restrictions, and/or the like. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121697 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A MOBILE TARGETED COUPON DISTRIBUTOR - This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for a mobile targeted coupon distributor (hereinafter, “Distributor”). Distributor embodiments may serve to facilitate users' specification of coupon preferences and the provision of coupons to mobile devices consistent with those preferences. In one embodiment, the Distributor may acquire and/or validate user coupon preferences, store those preferences, and subsequently direct the provision of coupons to a user's mobile device via short message service (SMS) text messages, multimedia messaging service (MMS) picture alerts, and/or the like. In one embodiment, coupon characteristics, such as the associated purchase discount amounts, may be determined based on one or more user-specific factors. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119224 | ENHANCED POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION OF OPTICAL CHANNELS - A device receives, from an optical receiver, performance information associated with an optical channel generated by an optical transmitter, and determines, based on the received performance information, a wavelength that minimizes polarization mode dispersion (PMD) associated with the optical channel. The device also provides, to the optical transmitter, a request to adjust an optical channel wavelength to the determined wavelength. | 05-13-2010 |
20100115327 | CONGESTION CONTROL METHOD FOR SESSION BASED NETWORK TRAFFIC - A method includes establishing an expected traffic load for a plurality of servers, wherein each server has a respective actual capacity. The method further includes limiting the actual capacity of each server to respective available capacities, wherein a combined available capacity that is based on the available capacities corresponds to the expected traffic load. The method also includes dynamically altering the respective available capacity of the servers based on the failure of at least one server. | 05-06-2010 |
20090154663 | SELF-PROVISIONING, NOTIFICATION, RETRIEVAL, AND SUBMISSION OF VISUAL VOICE MAIL - A method includes receiving from a visual voice mail (VVM) client a request to access VVM services and determining whether VVM services have been previously activated. The method further includes providing a negative response to the VVM client if it is determined that VVM services have not been activated and receiving, from the VVM client, a self-provisioning request to initialize VVM services. The method may also include configuring VVM services based on the self-provisioning request and providing, to the VVM client, an indication that VVM services have been configured. The method may additionally include providing notifications and retrieval of voice mail messages, and submitting voice mail messages from the user device. | 06-18-2009 |