Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090037443 | INTELLIGENT GROUP COMMUNICATION - A method, apparatus, and electronic device for hierarchical communications are disclosed. A connection interface may send and receive a data task. A database may store a group of contact nodes. A processor may select a sub-group of contact nodes from the group of contact nodes based upon the data task and create a hierarchical communications tree from the sub-group of contacts based on the data task. | 02-05-2009 |
20090112898 | Decoding a Hierarchical Multi-Layer Data Package - A hierarchical decoder is operable to decode a hierarchical multi-layer data package. The hierarchical multi-layer data package includes a plurality of layers and one or more subpackages in each layer. To decode the data package, an objective function is created based on parameters for identifying data in the data package most relevant to information of interest. Subpackages in one or more layers are evaluated using the objective function and a subpackage is selected. Information for the selected subpackage, which may include a summary and metadata, is used to determine whether the subpackage satisfies an information need. If the information need is not satisfied, a drill down procedure is performed to evaluate subpackages in a next lower layer of the data package. | 04-30-2009 |
20090210436 | ENCODING A HIERARCHICAL MULTI-LAYER DATA PACKAGE - A hierarchical encoder is operable to create a hierarchical multi-layer data package. The hierarchical multi-layer data package includes a plurality of layers and one or more subpackages in each layer. The layers include one or more subpackages. A subpackage in an outer layer is related to a subpackage in an inner layer. Also, each subpackage includes meta data describing the encoding, a summary of a subset of data in the hierarchical multi-layer data and a link or ID of the subset of data in a compressed form. | 08-20-2009 |
20090307177 | CALL GROUP MANAGEMENT USING THE SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL - A method, apparatus, and electronic device for hierarchical communications are disclosed. A connection interface | 12-10-2009 |
20090319462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZATION OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system is provided for customization of a graphical user interface (GUI) of a communication device in a communication network. The method includes customization of the GUI of the communication device based on one or more of user preferences and user interaction patterns pertaining to a plurality of services accessed by a user of the communication device. The method further comprises customization of the GUI of the communication device based on a predefined set of rules. | 12-24-2009 |
20100005518 | ASSIGNING ACCESS PRIVILEGES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A system and method of assigning access privileges in a social network includes a first step ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100017516 | DEMAND-DRIVEN OPTIMIZATION AND BALANCING OF TRANSCODING RESOURCES - The present invention provides a system and method for optimizing delivery of a content item from a content distribution network to a display device, where the content distribution network includes transcoding resources to convert the content item from a first format to a second format. A computing device receives a request to deliver the content item to the display device. The system selects, from the transcoding resources, an optimized transcoding resource based on an evaluation of metadata that describes the content item, a preferred technique for transcoding the content item, a state of the content distribution network, a predicted behavior for the user, and metadata that describes the display device. The system reserves the selected transcoding resource, and delivers the content item to the display device on a media stream that utilizes the selected transcoding resource. | 01-21-2010 |
20100020745 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication device acquires membership in a predefined group, joins an ad hoc network associated with the predefined group, and joins and participates in a first session established through an infrastructure device for distributing media to the predefined group. If the wireless communication device is a duplicator node for the ad hoc network, then it receives the media from the infrastructure device and distributes the media other nodes of the ad hoc network, otherwise it receives the media from the duplicator node. The infrastructure device identifies the duplicator node for each ad hoc network associated with the predefined group and each member of the predefined group that is not a node of any of the ad hoc networks and distributes the media only to these members of the predefined group. | 01-28-2010 |
20100088292 | Collaborative Transcoding - A method of collaborative transcoding includes discovering capabilities of devices within a network; exchanging information about content stored within the network; anticipating a request for a content item in a target format; identifying a location of the content item by referencing the information about content stored within the network; and, if the content item is not in the target format, selecting a the device within the network to transcode the content into the target format. A system for collaborative transcoding includes a network, the network comprising a first networked device and at least one other networked device, the first networked device receiving a request for a content item in a target format; a shared content history; the shared content history comprising a list of content available on the network, the first networked device searching the shared content history to determine if another networked device can provide the content item; a capability list comprising a native format and transcoding capabilities of the networked devices, the first networked device searching the capability list to determine if any the networked device is configured to transcode the content item from a source format to a target format. | 04-08-2010 |
20100100938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SERVICE LISTS - A method and apparatus for managing service lists receives a service list and a security layer identifier at a device. The service list comprises at least two service identifiers. The method and apparatus determines whether the security layer is authorized for the device, and, for each service identified in the service list, when the security layer is authorized for the device the method and apparatus acquires each service in the service list that is not already installed in the device and enables each service in the service list that is not already enabled in the device. | 04-22-2010 |
20100161522 | INCREASING USER INPUT ACCURACY ON A MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method of dynamically adapting a sensitivity of at least one user interface component on the electronic device. A device context corresponding to the electronic device can be identified and processed in real time to identify a potential user intent and to determine a probability that the potential user intent corresponds to an actual user intent. A user input sensitivity parameter can be selected based on the potential user intent and the determined probability. The sensitivity of the at least one user interface component can be adapted to correspond to the user input sensitivity parameter. | 06-24-2010 |
20100241512 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A SHARED VIRTUAL LOUNGE EXPERIENCE | 09-23-2010 |
20100287281 | TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS - An apparatus and method of telecommunication network resource management based on social network characteristics includes a first step | 11-11-2010 |
20100302954 | DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF COMMUNICATION NETWORK PERFORMANCE DATA - An apparatus and method for information storage and retrieval of communication network performance data includes a first step | 12-02-2010 |
20110016375 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF DISTRIBUTED CONTEXT - The invention provides embodiments of a method an apparatus for dynamic management of distributed context. Each of a plurality of sticky notes can be associated with contextual information corresponding to a first context in which the virtual sticky note was posted. A request to access at least one of the virtual sticky notes can be received. A second context in which the request was generated can be identified. At least one of the virtual sticky notes that is associated with contextual information that corresponds to the second context can be identified. The identified virtual sticky note(s) can be communicated for presentation to a user. | 01-20-2011 |
20110047011 | INCENTIVES TO OPTIMIZE THE PERFORMANCE OF FEMTO CELL GROUPS - A method of incentivizing an operator of femto cell infrastructure to efficiently utilize the femto cell infrastructure. The method can include establishing, for an end user device, telecommunication network presence on a femto cell. The femto cell can be a geographic region serviced by the femto cell infrastructure, which establishes wireless communication links within the femto cell. Further, the femto cell can be smaller than a macro cell supported by infrastructure operated by a communication services provider. At least one parameter measured within the femto cell can be received. Based on the measured parameter, a determination can be made as to whether to award at least one incentive to the operator of the femto cell, and the incentive can be awarded to the operator. | 02-24-2011 |
20120066650 | Electronic Device and Method for Evaluating the Strength of a Gestural Password - An electronic device includes a movement sensing assembly for providing signals indicative of movement of an object with respect to the electronic device, wherein the movement includes a sequence of gestures making up a proposed gestural password. A processor in electronic communication with the movement sensing assembly is operable to receive and evaluate the signals to compute a password strength metric indicative of a strength of the proposed gestural password, and a user output component receives and displays an acceptability of the password strength metric. | 03-15-2012 |
20120257622 | Decoding a Hierarchical Multi-Layer Data Package - A hierarchical decoder is operable to decode a hierarchical multi-layer data package. The hierarchical multi-layer data package includes a plurality of layers and one or more subpackages in each layer. To decode the data package, an objective function is created based on parameters for identifying data in the data package most relevant to information of interest. Subpackages in one or more layers are evaluated using the objective function and a subpackage is selected. Information for the selected subpackage, which may include a summary and metadata, is used to determine whether the subpackage satisfies an information need. If the information need is not satisfied, a drill down procedure is performed to evaluate subpackages in a next lower layer of the data package. | 10-11-2012 |
20130286244 | System and Method for Image Selection and Capture Parameter Determination - An apparatus and method for identifying image capture opportunities. Sensors are periodically polled, and data associated with the polled sensors is used to determine an image capture opportunity at the user-device. Data is collected from other user devices and received through the transceiver can be used to determine an image capture opportunity. | 10-31-2013 |