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| 20080201214 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products that Use Measured Location Data to Identify Sources that Fraudulently Activate Internet Advertisements - Methods of detecting potential click fraud are provided in which information relating to a click on an Internet advertisement is received. A measured location of a source of the click is also received. The source of the click may be identified as potentially fraudulent based at least in part on the received information and the measured location of the source. Methods of identifying potentially fraudulent activations of Internet advertisements and related systems and computer program products are also provided. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080246602 | Methods, systems and computer program products for feature and profile management in portable electronic devices - Methods of managing features in a portable electronic device are provided. Use of a portable electronic device by a user is monitored over a period of time. Adaptive settings are established for features and/or profiles in the portable electronic device based on the monitored use of the portable electronic device. Related system and computer program products are also provided. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080305747 | Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for measuring service quality via mobile handsets - Methods, systems and computer-readable media are provided for measuring service quality of wireless communications systems, including automatically detecting, reporting and assessing problems in wireless communications systems. The location measurement capability of a wireless terminal is leveraged to note the position of the wireless terminal when measuring service quality and when service problems are encountered. Descriptive information associated with a service quality is collected and stored and subsequently transmitted to a central processor at a later time along with location information. This information enables service quality maps to be constructed and continuously updated without negatively impacting a wireless communications system. A user of a wireless terminal may be provided the opportunity to provide feedback that is subsequently transmitted to the central processor and used in analyzing and rectifying problems. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090054074 | Methods, Devices and Computer readable Media for Providing Quality of Service Indicators - Provided are exemplary embodiments including a methods, software and devices for providing Quality of Service (“QoS”) information the user of a mobile communications device while present at a geographic position. The embodiments include methods and devices for receiving a communication signal on a wireless communication device while located at the geographic location, measuring a characteristic of the communication signal pertinent to the proper operation of the wireless computing device in addition to signal strength; and providing a cognizable rendition of the quality of the characteristic to the user by the wireless communication device. The cognizable rendition may be a bar indicator or other audio, visual, vibratory, olfactory or tactile indicator. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090140864 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ESTIMATING A MOOD OF A USER, USING A MOOD OF A USER FOR NETWORK/SERVICE CONTROL, AND PRESENTING SUGGESTIONS FOR INTERACTING WITH A USER BASED ON THE USER'S MOOD - A mood of a user is estimated based on a user's profile, data indicative of a user's mood received from a communication device associated with the user and from sources other than the user, and environmental data with a potential impact on the user's mood. Data indicative of the user's mood and the environmental data are processed to filter out data that is not relevant to the user's mood. The filtered data is cross-correlated with the user profile, and the mood of the user is estimated based on the cross-correlated filtered data. A network and services may be controlled based on a user's mood. Suggestions for interacting with the user may be generated based on the user's mood. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090154367 | Method And Apparatus For Relating To Quality Of Service In Wireless Networks - Quality of service is provided, for applications using a wireless network, by adapting the operation of the application to changes in operation of the wireless network, instead of attempting to command the wireless network to adapt to the application. Adaptation is accomplished by collecting pertinent RF data concerning operation of the wireless network and pre-calculating at least one anticipated operational characteristic of that network based on operational dynamics determined from the pre-calculation. Pre-calculation may include trend projection to predict near-term future operation expected from the wireless network. The pre-calculated operational characteristic is provided to the application so that operation of the application may adapt to the anticipated dynamic variations in operation of the wireless network. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100066546 | CONTEXT-DETECTED AUTO-MODE SWITCHING - An apparatus and method is disclosed providing the automatic, self configuration of a communication device to adjust to the user's environmental circumstances. Method includes creating a set of mode templates corresponding to a plurality of potential environmental circumstances and may be stored in a database in the computer readable memory of the communication device. At predetermined intervals, a suite of environmental sensors integral to the communication device may periodically sample the user's environment. The user's environmental circumstances may be derived by an analysis module based on the output of the suite of environmental sensors. The derived set of environmental circumstances may then be compared to the mode templates to determine a matching mode template. A change to a plurality of communication device operational settings may then be made based at least partially on the matching mode template. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100099388 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING BROAD QUALITY OF SERVICE OPTIMIZATION USING POLICY-BASED SELECTIVE QUALITY DEGRADATION - Devices, methods and computer-readable media for providing broad quality of service optimization using policy-based selective quality degradation. Data associated with a quality of service for customers and QoS policy rules are stored. Customers are grouped for potential degradation. Levels of degradation are defined for each type of user device. Degradation for the group of customers is optimized using policy rules. Degradation is adjusted to account for variations in user treatment within the group. The adjusted degradation is then implemented. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100099392 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SEVICES BASED UPON IDENTIFICATION OF DECISION MAKERS AND OWNERS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Devices, methods and computer-readable media for providing services based upon identification of decision makers and owners associated with communication services. Data for providing communication services based upon identification of decision makers associated with communication services is stored, wherein the data including a user profile and default template identifying a default decision maker for a service. Policy rules and the stored data are analyzed. A new decision maker for a particular service is identified based upon the analysis of the policy rules and the stored data. The communication services are provided to the identified new decision maker. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100100519 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING CALENDAR-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SERVICES - Devices, methods and computer-readable media for providing calendar-based communication system services. Data for providing calendar-based communication system services is stored. The data is classified. Policy rules are applied to identify candidate actions. the identified candidate actions are checked for feasibility. The identified candidate actions verified as being feasible are implemented. The candidate actions may include suggestions for the user, marketing material tailored to the user, and network actions selected for the user. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100100613 | Devices, Methods, and Computer-Readable Media for Providing Quality of Service Optimization via Policy-Based Rearrangements - Devices, methods and computer-readable media for providing quality of service optimization via policy-based rearrangements. Customers are grouped for potential rearrangement. Multiple alternative options are generated for a particular group using policy rules. Policy rules for the particular group are used to evaluate each option using common metrics. Policy rules are used to select a best option for the particular group. The best option for the particular group is implemented. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100100822 | Devices, Methods and Computer-Readable Media for Providing Control of Switching Between Media Presentation Screens - Devices, methods and computer-readable media for providing control of switching of an interactive session in a communications network. Content may be switched between media presentation screens. Collected data is analyzed and a location of a user within the communications network is monitored. A presentation of a first screen the user is watching may be exchanged for a presentation of a second screen selected based upon a change in the location of a monitored user and the analysis of the collected data. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100205129 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ESTIMATING A MOOD OF A USER, USING A MOOD OF A USER FOR NETWORK/SERVICE CONTROL, AND PRESENTING SUGGESTIONS FOR INTERACTING WITH A USER BASED ON THE USER'S MOOD - A mood of a user is estimated based on a user's profile, data indicative of a user's mood received from a communication device associated with the user and from sources other than the user, and environmental data with a potential impact on the user's mood. Data indicative of the user's mood and the environmental data are processed to filter out data that is not relevant to the user's mood. The filtered data is cross-correlated with the user profile, and the mood of the user is estimated based on the cross-correlated filtered data. A network and services may be controlled based on a user's mood. Suggestions for interacting with the user may be generated based on the user's mood. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100329143 | Method and Apparatus for Relating to Quality of Service in Wireless Networks - A method for adapting quality of service to dynamics of a wireless telecommunications network is provided. The method includes collecting data relating to operation of an element in the network, wherein the collected data comprises radio-frequency (RF) data relating to operation of the network. The method also includes pre-calculating, from the collected data, a dynamic operational characteristic of the network, wherein the pre-calculating includes pre-calculating from the collected data to obtain a geometrical determination based on a geographical location of a wireless communications device within the network. The method further includes making available the pre-calculated characteristic of the network to an application of the device using the network, including storing the characteristic at a pre-calculation server accessible by the device so the device can selectively retrieve the characteristic, and updating the characteristic at a frequency based on a trigger related to volatility of the RF data being collected. | 12-30-2010 |
