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20090064313 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to transmit a tracking request to a session information retriever for a targeted user of a network with the session information retriever storing session information for users of the network and with the tracking request having identification information associated with the targeted user, transmit a query to the session information retriever for relevant session information associated with the targeted user with the relevant session information being selected by the session information retriever from the session information based at least in part on the identification information associated with the targeted user and with the relevant session information being stored in a single file associated with the targeted user, and receive at least a portion of the relevant session information transmitted from the session information retriever. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090113036 | System and Method for Logging Communications - A method for logging communication includes determining when a target user is active and identifying an access device and private Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the target user when the target user is active. The method further includes causing the access device to provide traffic information associated with the target user to a logging device. | 04-30-2009 |
20100098223 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Provididng Ring Backs - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing a ring back to a calling party's communications device. A first call is placed to a called number. An identification sequence is received during the first call. When the first call ends, a second call is placed to a server. The identification sequence is sent to the server during the second call, and the ring back associated with the identification sequence is received. The ring back is stored in memory of the calling party's communications device and retrieved when subsequent calls are made to the called number. The ring back is then presented on the calling party's communications device to indicate the called number is ringing. | 04-22-2010 |
20100191834 | Method and system for containing routes - A system and method for limiting network access for a network subscriber based on limited network routing defined within at least one data container is disclosed. The system includes at least one network server adapted for receiving a request for network access and checking whether the network subscriber is identified in at least one data container having an approved route list comprising at least one permissible route for the subscriber; and if the network subscriber is part of the data container, limiting network access for the network subscriber to the at least one permissible route by provisioning at least one router in the network to limit routing requests from the subscriber to the approved route list. | 07-29-2010 |
20100279647 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RELAYING OUT OF RANGE EMERGENCY INFORMATION - Disclosed herein are techniques for transmitting a report message with collaborated information related to the occurrence of an emergency event. A plurality of devices, such as mobile communications devices, that are out of range of a communications network can communicate via direct communication, such as device-to-device communication, to corroborate characteristics that are indicative of an occurrence of an emergency event. Information related to the occurrence may be collaborated amongst the plurality of devices. A transmitting device, which may be one of the plurality of devices that corroborates characteristics or collaborates information, may generate and transmit the report message comprising the collaborated information. A receiving device may provide the message over a communications network, or the report message may continue to be handed off between devices capable of direct communication, the message eventually reaching a device that is within range of the communications network. | 11-04-2010 |
20110311037 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Providing Ring Backs - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing a ring back to a calling party's communications device. A first call is placed to a called number. An identification sequence is received during the first call. When the first call ends, a second call is placed to a server. The identification sequence is sent to the server during the second call, and the ring back associated with the identification sequence is received. The ring back is stored in memory of the calling party's communications device and retrieved when subsequent calls are made to the called number. The ring back is then presented on the calling party's communications device to indicate the called number is ringing. | 12-22-2011 |
20120252398 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RELAYING OUT OF RANGE EMERGENCY INFORMATION - A report message may be transmitted with collaborated information related to the occurrence of an emergency event. A plurality of devices, such as mobile communications devices, that are out of range of a communications network can communicate via direct communication, such as device-to-device communication, to corroborate characteristics that are indicative of an occurrence of an emergency event. Information related to the occurrence may be collaborated amongst the plurality of devices. A transmitting device, which may be one of the plurality of devices that corroborates characteristics or collaborates information, may generate and transmit the report message comprising the collaborated information. A receiving device may provide the message over a communications network, or the report message may continue to be handed off between devices capable of direct communication, the message eventually reaching a device that is within range of the communications network. | 10-04-2012 |
20130217320 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RELAYING OUT OF RANGE EMERGENCY INFORMATION - A report message may be transmitted with collaborated information related to the occurrence of an emergency event. A plurality of devices, such as mobile communications devices, that are out of range of a communications network can communicate via direct communication, such as device-to-device communication, to corroborate characteristics that are indicative of an occurrence of an emergency event. Information related to the occurrence may be collaborated amongst the plurality of devices. A transmitting device, which may be one of the plurality of devices that corroborates characteristics or collaborates information, may generate and transmit the report message comprising the collaborated information. A receiving device may provide the message over a communications network, or the report message may continue to be handed off between devices capable of direct communication, the message eventually reaching a device that is within range of the communications network. | 08-22-2013 |
20150024803 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Providing Ring Backs - Ring backs are provided for calls. When a call is placed to a called address, a default ring back may be provided to a calling address. However, the ring back may also be personalized to appeal to the calling address and/or the called address. | 01-22-2015 |
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20100094983 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVISON NAME-SERVERS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example system disclosed herein includes a name-server evaluator to determine capacities of the plurality of name-servers, a provisioner to compute profile assignment values based on a plurality of subscriber identifiers, and an assignor to assign the subscriber identifiers to one of the plurality of name-servers based on the profile assignment values and the capacities. | 04-15-2010 |
20100121891 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING PLAY LISTS FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A method and system for selecting multimedia content provided by a multimedia content delivery network (MCDN) are disclosed. A user may select multimedia programs from an electronic programming guide (EPG) to generate a play list defining the order of playback. The EPG may be provided by the MCDN and include scheduled programs for selection on the play list. The play list may be stored on a network server and is available for download from different types of playback devices, including mobile wireless and portable multimedia devices. | 05-13-2010 |
20100177671 | System and Method for Location Management and Emergency Support for a Voice Over Internet Protocol Device - In a particular embodiment a system and method for processing a call in a Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. The method includes receiving the call associated with a private identifier (PRID) at a server, classifying a call location based on the PRID and sending the call from the server to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) with a call back number associated with the PRID. The system includes a first server interface for receiving a message containing a PRID associated with the call, a second server interface to access the data base for searching for the PRID in the data structure; a third server interface to receive an output from the database indicating whether a PRID has been found in the data structure; and a fourth server interface to send the call to a PSAP. | 07-15-2010 |
20120314699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL DEVICE - In a particular embodiment a system and method for processing a call in a Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. The method includes receiving the call associated with a private identifier (PRID) at a server, classifying a call location based on the PRID and sending the call from the server to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) with a call back number associated with the PRID. The system includes a first server interface for receiving a message containing a PRID associated with the call, a second server interface to access the data base for searching for the PRID in the data structure; a third server interface to receive an output from the database indicating whether a PRID has been found in the data structure; and a fourth server interface to send the call to a PSAP. | 12-13-2012 |
20130007802 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTICASTING TARGETED ADVERTISING DATA - A computer readable medium is disclosed, containing a computer program for multicasting targeted advertising data to end user devices, the computer program comprising instructions to track at a internet protocol server, universal resource indicators comprising domain name world wide web addresses for web sites visited by the end user devices; instructions to parse at the server, each of the universal resource indicators domain name world wide web addresses visited by the end user devices into one of a noun, an adjective and a verb; and instructions to multicast from the server, targeted advertising data selected to the subgroup of the end user devices from a regional internet protocol television server based on the parsing. A system is also disclosed for multicasting targeted advertising data to end user devices. | 01-03-2013 |
20130212239 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVISION NAME-SERVERS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision name-servers. An example system disclosed herein includes a name-server evaluator to determine capacities of the plurality of name-servers, a provisioner to compute profile assignment values based on a plurality of subscriber identifiers, and an assignor to assign the subscriber identifiers to one of the plurality of name-servers based on the profile assignment values and the capacities. | 08-15-2013 |
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20100299173 | AGGREGATING AND CAPTURING SUBSCRIBER TRAFFIC - System(s), method(s), and device(s) that can aggregate all or substantially all data traffic, such as wireless data traffic egressing to the Internet, at one or more regional aggregation hubs and capture a portion(s) of data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest at the regional hub(s) are presented. Data traffic associated with subscribers can be aggregated at an access concentrator(s) and respective public Internet Protocol (IP) addresses can be given to respective subscribers. The data traffic can be aggregated at the regional hub(s) and data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be identified based at least in part on the public IP address(es) of the respective subscriber(s) of interest. The data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be captured and provided to a consumer (e.g., law enforcement, service provider) who desires such data. | 11-25-2010 |
20140313905 | AGGREGATING AND CAPTURING SUBSCRIBER TRAFFIC - Data traffic, such as wireless data traffic egressing to the Internet, is aggregated at one or more regional aggregation hubs, and a portion(s) of data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest is captured at the regional aggregation hub(s). Data traffic associated with subscribers can be aggregated at an access concentrator(s) and respective public Internet Protocol (IP) addresses can be given to respective subscribers. The data traffic can be aggregated at the regional aggregation hub(s) and data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be identified based at least in part on the public IP address(es) of the respective subscriber(s) of interest. The data traffic associated with a subscriber(s) of interest can be captured and provided to a consumer (e.g., law enforcement, service provider) who desires such data. | 10-23-2014 |