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20100222825 | SIDE-LOADING OCCIPITAL VERTEBRAL FIXATION SYSTEM - An occipital plating system includes a fixation assembly with a plate and a coupling member extending from a respective one of opposite lateral portions of the plate. The coupling members each include a passage that opens in at least one of a medial or lateral direction to receive a connecting element extending from the spinal column. | 09-02-2010 |
20100262191 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION OF THE SPINE - A dynamic stabilization system for use with a spinal motion segment includes a first bone anchor assembly, a second bone anchor assembly, a resilient element, and a sheath. The resilient element includes an end portion engageable with the first bone anchor assembly and a resilient portion engageable with the second bone anchor assembly. The resilient element provides resilient resistance when the first and second bone anchor assemblies are moved toward one another and provides no resistance and is separable from the second bone anchor assembly when the first and second bone anchor assemblies are moved away from one another. The sheath surrounds the resilient portion and articulation surface of the second bone anchor assembly. | 10-14-2010 |
20110098748 | ADJUSTABLE VERTEBRAL ROD SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A vertebral rod includes a first elongated section having a first end and a second end. The second end includes an attachment part. A second elongated section has a first end and a second end. The second end includes an attachment part. A connecting plate is disposed for attaching the second end of the first section with the second end of the second section. The connecting plate has a first surface configured for mating engagement with the attachment part of the first section and a second surface configured for mating engagement with the attachment part of the second section. | 04-28-2011 |
20110106085 | ADJUSTABLE OCCIPITAL VERTEBRAL FIXATION SYSTEM - An occipital plating system includes a plating assembly with a plate body defining a profile adapted for positioning on the occiput. The plate body includes a central portion that extends bi-laterally across the central axis of the spinal column to opposite lateral portions of the plate. At least one coupling member extends from each of the lateral portions of the plate body to receive a connecting element extending from the spinal column. | 05-05-2011 |
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20130028099 | BOOTSTRAPPING FAULT DETECTION SESSIONS OVER A P2MP TUNNEL - A method for detecting faults associated with a tunnel delivering multicast traffic from a source provider edge router (PE) to each of a plurality of destination PEs, the method using a routing protocol such as BGP to communicate route information to destination PEs, and a fault detection protocol such as BFD to detect tunnel faults. | 01-31-2013 |
20140204939 | METHOD TO SETUP PROTOCOL INDEPENDENT MULTICAST TREES IN THE PRESENCE OF UNIDIRECTIONAL TUNNELS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to establishing a PIM tree to a source that is reachable over a unicast tunnel in a packet switched network. Advantageously, a Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) Vector TLV to establish a PIM tree may be used in cases where there is an absence of source reachability in the core of a network. | 07-24-2014 |
20140301392 | NETWORK DEVICE WITH TUNNEL ESTABLISHMENT CONTROL BASED ON SITE-TYPE ATTRIBUTE RECEIVED FROM OTHER NETWORK DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first network device is configured to receive from a second network device a site-type attribute of the second network device, and to control establishment of a tunnel between the first network device and the second network device based at least in part on the received site-type attribute. The site-type attribute may be received in the first network device as part of a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) message transmitted by the second network device to the first network device, and may comprise a Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) site-type attribute indicating whether the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN. Controlling establishment of the tunnel between the first network device and the second network device may comprise preventing setup of the tunnel if the received site-type attribute indicates that the second network device is a sender site of the MVPN. | 10-09-2014 |
20150085644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TRAFFIC LOSS WHILE USING LOOP FREE ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR MULTICAST ONLY FAST REROUTE (MOFRR) - A system, method and apparatus for adapting operation of a router configured to receive commonly sourced traffic via primary and secondary Upstream Multicast Hop (UMH) links, wherein the secondary path is cached for a predetermined period of time to avoid data loss upon restoration of the primary path. | 03-26-2015 |
20150117178 | NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURED TO GENERATE EMPTY ROUTE FOR LIMITING NUMBER OF WITHDRAWAL MESSAGES - A first network device is configured to originate an actual route by sending a multicast join message to a particular next-hop network device, and in conjunction with originating the actual route, to generate an empty route associated with the next-hop network device for use in limiting a number of withdrawal messages that would otherwise result upon a failure in the actual route. The first network device may be further configured to generate an unreachability indicator message for the empty route indicating that the next-hop network device is unreachable responsive to the failure in the actual route, and to send the unreachability indicator message for the empty route to one or more additional network devices, with the unreachability indicator message causing each such additional network device to delete multiple actual routes to the next-hop network device that are represented by the empty route. | 04-30-2015 |
20150288540 | NETWORK DEVICE WITH SERVICE AND CLIENT ROUTING ELEMENTS CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT ANY-SOURCE MULTICAST EXTRANETS - A first network device comprises a service routing element and a client routing element. The service routing element is configured with a first anycast rendezvous point address so as be an anycast rendezvous point peer with at least a second network device in a service routing domain. The client routing element is configured with a second anycast rendezvous point address so as to be an anycast rendezvous point peer with at least a third network device in a client routing domain. The first network device receives in its service routing element from a service routing element of the second network device a register message identifying a multicast source, and provides at least a portion of the register message from its service routing element to its client routing element in a manner that allows the third network device to learn the identity of the multicast source from the client routing element. | 10-08-2015 |
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20080205395 | Receiving multicast traffic at non-designated routers - A multicast stream is received. At a non-designated router, a multicast stream is received with respect to which the non-designated router is not a designated router responsible for sending the multicast stream to a host. The received multicast stream is discarded. | 08-28-2008 |
20100303071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING UNICAST CLIENT REQUESTS INTO MULTICAST CLIENT REQUESTS - A system and method converting a unicast client request into a multicast client request is provided, the method comprising: receiving the unicast client request; mapping the unicast client request destination IP address and unicast client request destination port to a multicast record, wherein the multicast record contains a multicast destination internet protocol (IP) address and wherein the multicast destination IP address corresponds to the unicast client request destination IP address and unicast client request destination port; and transmitting the multicast client request that mirrors the received unicast client request to a plurality of destination servers using the multicast destination IP address that corresponds to the unicast client request destination IP address and unicast client request destination port. | 12-02-2010 |
20110044339 | SERVER-SIDE LOAD BALANCING USING PARENT-CHILD LINK AGGREGATION GROUPS - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: establishing, at the network node, a first Child Link Aggregation Group (CLAG), wherein the first CLAG includes at least one link to a first downstream node; establishing, at the network node, a second CLAG, wherein the second CLAG includes at least one link to a second downstream node; establishing, at the network node, a Parent Link Aggregation Group (PLAG), wherein the PLAG includes the first CLAG and the second CLAG; receiving, at the network node, a packet including an address of a destination of the packet; determining that the destination of the packet is associated with the PLAG; and transmitting the packet over both the first CLAG and the second CLAG. | 02-24-2011 |
20110293021 | PREVENT AUDIO LOSS IN THE SPLICED CONTENT GENERATED BY THE PACKET LEVEL VIDEO SPLICER - A method and apparatus for packet level splicing of transport streams including encrypted content wherein the audio packets having a presentation timestamp (PTS) value greater than that of a last video frame within the primary or from-stream are dropped prior to splicing. | 12-01-2011 |
20110296437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCKLESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CORES IN A MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR - A lockless processor core communication capability is provided herein. The lockless communication capability enables lockless communication between cores of a multi-core processor. Lockless communication between a first core and a second core of a multi-core processor is provided using a message queuing mechanism. The message queuing mechanism includes a message queue, a first bitmap, and a second bitmap. The message queue includes a plurality of messages configured for storing data queued by the first core for processing by the second core. The first bitmap includes a plurality of bit positions associated with respective messages of the message queue, and is configured for use by the first core to indicate availability of respective queued message data. The second bitmap includes a plurality of bit positions associated with the respective messages of the message queue, and is configured for use by the second core to acknowledge availability of the respective queued message data and to indicate reception of the respective queued message data. | 12-01-2011 |
20120009895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF CHARGING DETAIL RECORDS - A charging detail record transmission capability is provided herein. A mobile gateway (MG) generates charging detail records (CDRs) intended for delivery to a charging gateway function (CGF). The CDRs are propagated toward both a first and second charging data function (CDFs). The first and second CDFs buffer the CDRs. The first CDF is configured for propagating CDRs toward the CGF. The second CDF is configured for propagating CDRs toward the CGF when the first CDF fails. The CGF is configured for acknowledging receipt of CDRs to the first or second CDF from which the CDRs are received. The first CDF is configured for acknowledging, to the second CDF, receipt of acknowledgment messages from the first CDF. The second CDF is configured for, upon failure of the first CDF, initiating a process for determining which of the CDRs buffered at the second CDF need to be propagated to the CGF in order to ensure that none of the CDRs generated by the MG are lost due to the failure of the first CDF. | 01-12-2012 |
20120289189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF CHARGING DETAIL RECORDS - A charging detail record transmission capability is provided herein. A mobile gateway (MG) generates charging detail records (CDRs) intended for delivery to a charging gateway function (CGF). The CDRs are propagated toward both a first and second charging data function (CDFs). The first and second CDFs buffer the CDRs. The first CDF is configured for propagating CDRs toward the CGF. The second CDF is configured for propagating CDRs toward the CGF when the first CDF fails. The CGF is configured for acknowledging receipt of CDRs to the first or second CDF from which the CDRs are received. The first CDF is configured for acknowledging, to the second CDF, receipt of acknowledgment messages from the first CDF. The second CDF is configured for, upon failure of the first CDF, initiating a process for determining which of the CDRs buffered at the second CDF need to be propagated to the CGF. | 11-15-2012 |
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20140029419 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING MVPN FAST FAILOVER - A system, method and apparatus of failover indication of a Multicast Virtual Private Networking (MVPN) P-Tunnel at a leaf provider equipment (PE) router. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) attributes may be adapted to associate a BFD discriminator with a P-Tunnel terminated at the Leaf PE router such that BFD session status may be used to indicate a tunnel failure condition. | 01-30-2014 |
20140169366 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS TO RESOLVE RPF-VECTOR ATTRIBUTE CONFLICTS - Systems, methods and apparatus to resolve join packet RPF vector attribute conflicts in a network by adding an identified proxy to a proxy list, the proxy being valid if it is reachable and if a valid PIM adjacency exists on one of the next route hops, and selecting one of multiple valid proxies within the proxy list according to a hierarchy of selection mechanisms. | 06-19-2014 |
20140241351 | DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF THE ROOT NODE OF AN MLDP TUNNEL - A capability is provided for dynamically determining the root node of a Multicast Label Distribution Protocol (MLDP) tunnel. A request to join a multicast group is received, where the multicast group is supported by a multicast source. A route to the multicast source is determined. A next-hop node associated with the route and a routing protocol used to advertise the route to the next-hop node are determined based on the route. An advertising node that used the routing protocol to advertise the route to the next-hop node is determined based on the routing protocol and the next-hop node. The advertising router is the root of the MLDP tunnel. | 08-28-2014 |
20140241352 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF MLDP TUNNEL AND PIM BINDING - A capability is provided for modifying association of a Multicast Label Distribution Protocol (MLDP) tunnel with Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM). Information associated with a multicast source and multicast group (multicast SG) is received. The multicast SG is associated with an MLDP tunnel. Association of the MLDP tunnel with an outgoing interface list of the multicast SG is modified by faking an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) local membership operation for the multicast SG on the MLDP tunnel. Modifying association of the MLDP tunnel with the outgoing interface list of the multicast SG includes adding the MLDP tunnel to the outgoing interface list of the multicast SG by faking an IGMP local membership join for the multicast SG on the MLDP tunnel or removing the MLDP tunnel from the outgoing interface list of the multicast SG by faking an IGMP local membership prune for the multicast SG on the MLDP tunnel. | 08-28-2014 |
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20100100809 | MULTI-MODAL/MULTI-CHANNEL APPLICATION TOOL ARCHITECTURE - Services are integrated by providing a first component of a service via a first user interface over a first communications channel using a first communications mode. A second component of the service is provided via a second user interface over a second communications channel using a second communications mode. The first component of the service and the second component of the service are provided continuously in a single session using a common rule set for user interface dialog management. | 04-22-2010 |
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20130346107 | MOBILE CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE FRAMEWORK FOR OFFLINE CAPABILITY - Systems and methods are described herein that provide a system associated with a CRA application framework with offline capability. In one example embodiment a trip report skeleton allows trip report data about clinical research to be stored on a mobile device. The mobile device sends a trip report skeleton creation request to a server side logic using the CRA application framework. The activities related to the trip report are performed asynchronously. Therefore, when a fetch request for the trip report skeleton is issued, it is determined if the trip report skeleton is ready. When the trip report skeleton is ready, a trip report skeleton in a Self Describing Object (SDO) format is received. | 12-26-2013 |
20140220933 | MOBILE PUSH NOTIFICATION - Systems and methods are described herein that provide a mobile push notification system that sends notifications to various types of mobile devices using a single cloud based interface. One example embodiment includes a registration logic configured to receive device data from a mobile device. A record of the device data is stored in a database. A token generator creates a registration token that identifies the mobile device. The registration logic is facilitates communication between the mobile device and a vendor service when the registration token is received from the mobile device. | 08-07-2014 |
20150141149 | GAMIFICATION PROVIDER ABSTRACTION LAYER - A system that manages a gamification provider abstraction layer can select a gamification provider. The system receives a common gamification request message from a client and creates a provider-specific request message based on the received common gamification request message and the selected gamification provider. The system then transmits the provider-specific request message to the selected gamification provider. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142458 | MEDICAL ADHERENCE TRACKING FRAMEWORK - A system that implements a medical adherence tracker framework receives a workflow definition, the workflow definition comprising one or more tasks. The system persists the workflow definition, and the persisting includes serializing the workflow definition. The system synchronizes the workflow definition to one or more user devices, including transmitting the serialized workflow definition to the user devices. The workflow definition includes nested objects, and the system serializes the workflow definition and nested objects separately and links the serialized objects using an object identifier. | 05-21-2015 |
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20100327825 | SWITCHING REGULATOR CIRCUIT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INPUT CURRENT MEASUREMENT WITHOUT A DEDICATED INPUT CURRENT SENSE ELEMENT - A synchronous regulator includes a controller coupled to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal from the regulator operable to provide a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal at its output. The regulator includes at least one gate driver coupled to receive the PWM signal, and a synchronous output switch having a phase node there between controlled by the gate driver, and regulator input current measurement circuitry. The regulator input current measurement circuitry comprises a circuit operable for providing a signal representative of at least one phase node timing parameter, a sensing circuit operable for sensing inductor or output current provided by the regulator, and a calculation circuit coupled to receive the signal representative of the phase node timing parameters and the inductor or output current and is operable to determine the input current. | 12-30-2010 |
20130235266 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE SPATIAL RESOLUTION ON BACK AND FORTH SCANNING DISPLAY DEVICES - Methods, systems and devices described herein improve vertical resolution at sides of a four cornered image produced by a scanning projector display device. In accordance with an embodiment, a first plurality of frames (e.g., odd frames) of the image are scanned back and forth from side to side starting at a first line level, in one of the corners. Additionally, a second plurality of frames (e.g., even frames) of the image are scanned back and forth from side to side, starting at a vertical offset level from the first line level, in the same one of the corners. The scanning of the first plurality of frames (e.g., the odd frames) is interleaved with the scanning of the second plurality of frames (e.g., the even frames). | 09-12-2013 |