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| 20090058632 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Providing an Event Alert - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing an event alert. According to embodiments, a method for providing an event alert is provided. According to the method, an incoming communication from a first device is detected. An initiating party associated with the first device is identified. Whether the initiating party associated with the first device is further associated with an alert tag is determined. The alert tag may include an identifying alert identifying the initiating party associated with the first device. In response to determining that the initiating party associated with the first device is associated with the alert tag, the identifying alert is provided as the event alert on a second device. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090082071 | Alert Processing Devices and Systems for Noise-Reducing Headsets and Methods for Providing Alerts to Users of Noise-Reducing Headsets - A system includes an active noise-reducing headset and an alert processor. The active noise reducing headset includes a communication module that establishes a wireless communication link, a microphone that generates a microphone signal in response to ambient noise, a speaker, a noise reduction circuit that generates a noise reduction signal in response to the microphone signal, and a control circuit that receives an incoming alert signal from the communication module and plays the alert signal over the speaker. The alert processor includes a second communication module that establishes the wireless link with the active noise-reducing headset, and a controller that receive an incoming alert signal, generates an alert notification in response to the alert signal, and transmits the alert notification to the active noise-reducing headset. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090296676 | Seamless Wireless Mobility - Seamless wireless mobility is described. In one embodiment, a mobility manager can query a subscriber catalog for a current registration status of handset. The mobility manager can then use the registration status to send a first signal to the handset over either a wireless network or an Internet protocol-based network. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100046490 | INTELLIGENT PICO-CELL FOR TRANSPORT OF WIRELESS DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS OVER WIRELINE NETWORKS - In one embodiment a pico cell may be used to detect a presence of a wireless device and receive a wireless signal from the wireless device. The wireless signal may then be converted from a protocol used by the wireless device to a converted signal in a protocol suitable for use with a broadband connection. The converted signal may then be transmitted over the broadband connection. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100074228 | COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT SWITCHOVER - Communication environment switchover may be provided. A received signal strength level may be determined corresponding to a signal sent from a first device and received at a second device. The received signal strength level may be measured at the second device. In addition, the first device may be re-provisioned. For example, the first device may be re-provisioned to communicate in a second environment if the first device is provisioned to communicate in a first environment and if the received signal strength level is greater than a first threshold value. Furthermore, the first device to be re-provisioned to communicate in the first environment if the first device is provisioned to communicate in the second environment and if the received signal strength level is less than a second threshold value. The second threshold value may be less than the first threshold value. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100146539 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Media On-Demand - The present invention is a system and method for multimedia-on-demand services. In an embodiment, a multimedia-on-demand system includes a mass storage device that receives and stores a multimedia content item. A processor and a memory are coupled to the mass storage device. The memory can store a multimedia-on-demand data table and multimedia-on-demand instructions. The multimedia-on-demand data table can include a multimedia content identifier field adapted to store a multimedia content identifier, where the multimedia content identifier corresponds to a multimedia content item stored on the mass storage device. The multimedia-on-demand data table can also include a multimedia content usage indicator field adapted to store a multimedia content usage indicator, where the multimedia content usage indicator is associated with the multimedia content item stored on the mass storage device. The multimedia-on-demand instructions can be executed by the processor and can include instructions to automatically receive the multimedia content item. The multimedia-on-demand instructions can also send a multimedia-on-demand usage message, where the multimedia-on-demand usage message is based at least in part on the multimedia content usage indicator. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100154008 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT TO VEHICLES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to wirelessly download media content to a media device of a vehicle from a point in the media content where a gateway previously stopped downloading the media content to the vehicle media device, where the server is in a reconfigurable master-slave relationship with the gateway, where the server and the gateway are remote from each other and remote from the vehicle, and where the gateway is associated with the vehicle. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100189043 | Seamless Wireless Mobility - Seamless wireless mobility is described. In one embodiment, a mobility manager can query a subscriber catalog for a current registration status of handset. The mobility manager can then use the registration status to send a first signal to the handset over either a wireless network or an Internet protocol-based network. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100272010 | APPARATUS FOR EXCHANGING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media gateway having a controller to establish communications with a media processor over a wireline network according to a next generation home network (G.hn) protocol, establish communications with the media processor over a wireless network according to a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) protocol, determine a first measure of communication according to the WiFi protocol, determine a second measure of communication according to the G.hn protocol, and coordinate with the media processor to select one of the wireline network and the wireless network according to the first and second measures of communication for delivery of the media services to the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100272024 | INTELLIGENT PICO-CELL FOR TRANSPORT OF WIRELESS DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS OVER WIRELINE NETWORKS - In one embodiment a pico cell may be used to detect a presence of a wireless device and receive a wireless signal from the wireless device. The wireless signal may then be converted from a protocol used by the wireless device to a converted signal in a protocol suitable for use with a broadband connection. The converted signal may then be transmitted over the broadband connection. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100287480 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to determine a common user interface to be presented by a group of media devices of a premises where the group of media devices are capable of receiving media content from the server over a power line of the premises and are capable of presenting the media content, detect user interaction with the common user interface from different media devices of the group of media devices, and transmit display signals to the group of media devices for displaying the user interaction on the common user interface, where the display signals differentiate the different media devices that received the user interaction. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110032095 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Security Services - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for notification of alarms in security systems. A packetized alarm message is received from a security system associated with a network address. The network address is associated to a notification address. A Voice-over Internet Protocol call to the notification address is initiated over a data network to alert of an alarm from a security system. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110085647 | Methods, Systems and Products for Providing Modem Functions - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed that describe a network interface to a data network. A modulator-demodulator receives a modulated carrier signal from an input connection. A power circuit connected to the input connection receives electrical power from a loop plant and provides the electrical power to the modulator-demodulator. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110090334 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Security Services - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for notification of alarms in security systems. An alarm is detected in a security system. An alarm code is associated to a camera, and video data is retrieved from the camera. An alarm notification address is retrieved and the video data is sent to the IP alarm notification address. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110090788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INTELLIGENT BACK-UP INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CONNECTION - A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing a back-up internet protocol (IP) connection are disclosed. For example, the method monitors a primary IP connection to a subscriber premises, detects a failure or a degradation of the primary IP connection to the subscriber premises and activates a back-up IP connection to the subscriber premises. | 04-21-2011 |
