| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090182963 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A SNAPSHOT AND FOR RESTORING DATA - The present invention relates to a method for tracking a plurality of snapshots of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a first snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, copying the contents of the information store to a first storage device, using the first snapshot, and updating a replication volume table indicating the storage of the contents of the first information store using the first snapshot on the first storage device. A second snapshot is performed of the information store that indexes the contents of the information store, the contents of the information store are copied to a second storage device using the second snapshot and the replication volume table is updated to indicate the storage of the contents of the first information store using the second snapshot on the second storage device. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090240748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN IMAGE LEVEL SNAPSHOT AND FOR RESTORING PARTIAL VOLUME DATA - The present invention relates to a method for performing an image level copy of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, retrieving data associated with the contents of the information store from a file allocation table, copying the contents of the information store to a storage device based on the snapshot, and associating the retrieved data with the copied contents to provide file system information for the copied contents. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090307449 | SNAPSHOT STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INDEXING AND USER INTERFACE - A system and method of managing stored data in a storage management system. The storage management system includes a storage manager, a media agent connected to the storage manager, and a primary volume connected to the media agent. A plurality of snapshots are taken of the primary volume. The snapshots are indexed by associating respective information with the snapshot. The indexed snapshots are copied to a recovery volume. In this way, browsing features are enabled for the user. The user may view the snapshots in a hierarchical format, and may even view snapshot data in association with the corresponding application. The resultant recovery volume may be used to replace a primary volume. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100042804 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA IN A BLOCK-LEVEL STORAGE OPERATION - The invention provides a system and method for storing a copy of data stored in an information store. In one embodiment, a data agent reads one or more blocks containing the data from the information store. The data agent maps the one or more blocks to provide a mapping of the blocks, and transmits the one or more blocks and mapping to a media agent for a storage device. The media agent stores the one or more blocks in the storage device according to the mapping. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100114837 | REMOTE DISASTER DATA RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides computer systems, methods, and software products enabling the creation and maintenance of disaster recovery volumes having a reduced impact with regard to network traffic over a communications network. A disaster recovery volume is generally created at a local archival storage unit including therein at least one storage medium constituting the disaster recovery volume. The medium constituting the disaster recovery volume is associated with the primary volume thereby allowing the storage medium constituting the disaster recovery volume to be relocated to a remote archival storage unit at a remote location without compromising the association between the primary volume and the disaster recovery volume. Incremental changes to the primary volume may then be communicated and incorporated in to the disaster recovery relocated to the remote location. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110066599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN IMAGE LEVEL SNAPSHOT AND FOR RESTORING PARTIAL VOLUME DATA - The present invention relates to a method for performing an image level copy of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, retrieving data associated with the contents of the information store from a file allocation table, copying the contents of the information store to a storage device based on the snapshot, and associating the retrieved data with the copied contents to provide file system information for the copied contents. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110302383 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA IN A BLOCK-LEVEL STORAGE OPERATION - The invention provides a system and method for storing a copy of data stored in an information store. In one embodiment, a data agent reads one or more blocks containing the data from the information store. The data agent maps the one or more blocks to provide a mapping of the blocks, and transmits the one or more blocks and mapping to a media agent for a storage device. The media agent stores the one or more blocks in the storage device according to the mapping. | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20080273689 | TONE ADVISOR, A TONE ASSISTING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF ASSOCIATING TONES WITH CALLERS - A tone advisor, a tone assisting system and a method of associating tones with callers. In one embodiment the method includes: (1) monitoring calls to and from a user, (2) obtaining information based on the calls and (3) categorizing a caller associated with at least one of the calls into a contact group according to the information and (4) assigning a genre of tones to the contact group. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100203901 | Location-Based Services Using Geofences Generated from Learned Patterns of Movement - Location-based services are provided in a communication system comprising a wireless network. In one aspect, information indicative of location of a given mobile user device of the system is periodically collected. The collected location information is processed in a server or other processing device of the system to determine at least one normal pattern of movement of the mobile user device from at least a first location to a second location. An alert is generated if subsequent movement of the mobile user device from the first location to the second location exhibits a significant deviation from the normal pattern of movement. The normal pattern of movement may be used to generate a multidimensional geofence that includes, in addition to a geographic area dimension, at least one additional dimension such as, for example, a speed of movement dimension, a direction of movement dimension, a stop duration dimension, or a related device proximity dimension. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110013757 | User programmable communication services - It is desirable to a user who subscribes to one or more communication services (e.g., telephone, Internet and TV services, etc.) provided by a telecommunication service provider (telecom) can personalize his/her communication service. To that end, the telecom is receptive to programming code from a user subscribing to one or more communication services. The programming code is processed on the telecom side to realize a service application particular to the user which affects at least one communication service subscribed by the user. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110047032 | PRIVACY-COUNSCIOUS ADVERTISING - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network element including one or more of the following: receiving a plurality of advertisement messages via the communications network, each advertisement message of the plurality of advertisement messages including a set of meta-information which describes the content of an advertisement associated with the advertisement message; determining whether each advertisement message is relevant to the user by comparing the set of meta-information to a set of user preferences associated with the user, the set of user preferences stored locally on the user node; when an advertisement message is determined to not be relevant to the user, discarding the advertisement message; and when an advertisement message is determined to be relevant to the user, providing the user with access to the advertisement associated with the advertisement message. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110050460 | Method and apparatus for alerting mobile telephone call participants that a vehicle's driver is occupied - A method and apparatus for improving safety when a driver of a vehicle such as an automobile is engaged in a conversation with another party (or other parties) using a mobile telecommunications device such as a cell phone. Specifically, a situation that requires an elevated attention level of the driver is automatically detected, and in response thereto, an audible alert to at least one of the remote parties to the conversation is automatically provided. The detection of a situation that requires an elevated attention level of the driver and/or the generation of the audible alert to the (one or more) remote parties may be effectuated by the driver's mobile telecommunications device (i.e., cell phone) or by a network element in the telecommunications network being used to effectuate the call. | 03-03-2011 |
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| 20110258168 | Online Customization of Information Using a Site Management Module - To customize information online using a site management module, a request is received, from a remote computer over a network, to modify information for presentation in a container on a computer, wherein the container facilitates interaction between a plurality of applications associated with a plurality of business units. Configuration information is received from the remote computer to modify the presentation of information. A processor generates a modifiable configuration file according to the configuration information, wherein the modifiable configuration file comprises instructions to present the information in the container on the computer. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258169 | Customization of Information Using a Desktop Module - To customize information using a desktop module, a page editor application is used to modify information for presentation in a container on a computer, wherein the container facilitates interaction between a plurality of applications associated with a plurality of business units. Configuration information is received to modify the presentation of information. A processor creates a modifiable configuration file according to the configuration information, wherein the modifiable configuration file comprises instructions to present the information in the container on the computer. The processor accesses the modifiable configuration file to facilitate presentation of the information according to the received configuration information. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258578 | Interfacing Between Applications Utilizing a Desktop Module - Interfacing between a plurality of applications includes opening the plurality of applications in a container according to a configuration file. The plurality of applications are associated with a plurality of business units. A processor determines an event subscription associated with each application, and determines whether an event changes context information associated with the event subscription. Each application is updated to indicate updated context information associated with the event subscription if the event changes the context information associated with the event subscription. | 10-20-2011 |
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| 20110037601 | DISTRIBUTED SLEEPING CELL DETECTION - The present invention provides a method that includes receiving, at a server, one or more alarms from a first cell in a plurality of cells. The alarm(s) indicate that the first cell has detected a candidate sleeping cell in the plurality of cells based on an activity and/or a load on a communication link between the first cell and the candidate sleeping cell. The method also includes determining, at the server, whether the candidate sleeping cell is a sleeping cell using the alarm. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110038326 | DISTRIBUTED ALLOCATION OF PHYSICAL CELL IDENTIFIERS - The present invention provides a method of assigning cell identifiers to a plurality of cells. The method includes detecting cells within a selected distance from a first cell in the plurality of cells. The distance is selected to encompass portions of neighbor cells of the first cell and neighbor-of-neighbor cells of the first cell. The method also includes assigning a first cell identifier to the first cell. The first cell identifier is different than cell identifiers assigned to the cells detected within the selected distance from the first cell. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110092210 | METHOD OF DETERMINING WIRELESS HAND OFF PARAMETERS - The present invention provides a method of determining handoff parameters. One embodiment of the method includes determining values of a hysteresis for a handoff from a serving cell, one or more pairwise offset values for hand off between the serving cell and one or more neighbor cells, and one or more times-to-trigger (TTTs) for hand off between the serving cell and the neighbor cell(s). The values may be determined So that hand off is triggered beyond a first distance from the serving cell selected to avoid ping-ponging and within a second distance from the serving cell selected so that a mobile unit moving at a selected velocity does not travel beyond a third distance within the TTT. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120220295 | METHODS FOR GENERATING RADIO FREQUENCY MAPS OF NETWORKS - At least one example embodiment discloses a method of generating a radio frequency (RF) map of a network. The method includes obtaining, by a controller, received signal strengths of at least one user equipment (UE) in a first technology network, determining, by the controller, a back projection of a second technology network based on the received signal strengths, and generating, by the controller, an RF map of the second technology network based on the determining. The back projection represents an attenuation function of a coverage area of the second technology network and the RF map illustrates the attenuation function of the coverage area of second technology network. | 08-30-2012 |
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| 20100082358 | GENERATION OF FORMAL SPECIFICATIONS OF TRADING PARTNER AGREEMENTS - Systems and methods are provided for generating a formal specification of a trading partner agreement for sharing between trading partners. The trading partner agreement that is established between at least two of the trading partners is analyzed. A set of contracts, a set of protocols, and a set of service level agreements associated with the trading partner agreement is identified. A single formal specification of the trading partner agreement is generated. The single formal specification comprises the set of contracts, the set of protocols, and the set of service level agreements using a markup language. Each of the set of contracts, the set of protocols, and the set of service level agreements are expressed in a markup language notation. The single formal specification is usable by multiple trading partners. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100082415 | AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF SELECTIVE MESSAGE CACHING TO SUPPORT RULES IN A TRADING PARTNER COLLABORATION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods are provided for selectively cache trading partner transaction messages in a trading partner collaboration environment. At least one trading partner transaction message is received. A determination is made as to whether at least one trading partner business rule requires data from the transaction message. If at least one trading partner business rule requires data from the transaction message, at least a portion of the transaction message in a transaction history cache is selectively cached. Another determination is made as to whether the transaction message is associated with a trading partner business rule. If the transaction message is associated with a trading partner business rule the transaction message is processed based on the associated trading partner business rule and previous transaction message data residing in the transaction history cache. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083171 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING USER INTERFACES IN A TRADING PARTNER COLLABORATION MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods are provided for automatically generating user interfaces in a trading partner collaboration environment. At least one trading partner business rule that defines at least one trading partner agreement between at least two trading partners is retrieved. A user interface based on the at least one trading partner business rule and the at least one trading partner agreement is automatically generated. The user interface enables a user to respond to an outbound message and/or create an inbound message. A set of inbound messages available for creation is displayed, via the user interface, to the user. The set of inbound messages that are displayed are based on the at least one trading partner business rule and the at least one trading partner agreement. | 04-01-2010 |
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| 20090158719 | Emission Treatment System - An emission treatment system and method for remediating the nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons present in diesel engine exhaust streams are described. The emission treatment system has an oxidation catalyst upstream of a soot filter upstream from a NOx reducing catalyst. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090288402 | Emission Treatment Catalysts, Systems and Methods - Zoned diesel oxidation catalysts containing a higher precious metal loading in the inlet zone that the outlet zone and an equal or shorter length inlet zone are described. Emission treatment systems and methods of remediating nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons using zoned diesel oxidation catalysts are also described. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100236224 | Emissions Treatment System With Lean NOx Trap - Systems and methods for abating NOx in an exhaust stream are provided. System using a lean NOx trap, an air injector and optional catalysts and filters are described. The emissions treatment system is advantageously used for the treatment of exhaust streams from diesel engines and lean burn gasoline engines. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110271664 | Integrated SCR and AMOX Catalyst Systems - Catalysts and catalytic articles for treating exhaust gas streams are described. In one or more embodiments, a catalyst system includes a first zone to abate nitrogen oxides by selective catalytic reduction, a second zone to oxidize ammonia and a third zone to oxidize carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Methods for treating the exhaust gas stream are also provided. Methods of making and using such catalysts and catalytic articles are also described. | 11-10-2011 |
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| 20100145709 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE AUTHENTICATION - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for voice authentication. The method includes receiving a speech sample from a user through an Internet browser for authentication as part of a request for a restricted-access resource, performing a comparison of the received speech sample to a previously established speech profile associated with the user, transmitting an authentication to the network client if the comparison is equal to or greater than a certainty threshold, and transmitting a denial to the network client if the comparison is less than the certainty threshold. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110032870 | EMPLOYING PHYSICAL LOCATION GEO-SPATIAL CO-ORDINATE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE AS PART OF INTERNET PROTOCOL - System(s), method(s), and device(s) that incorporate a current physical location value associated with a communication device as part of internet protocol (IP) are presented. An IP management component obtains current physical location information of a wireless communication device and modifies the IP address to incorporate the current physical location value corresponding to the current physical location of the communication device as part of the IP address of the communication device to prevent undesired intrusions by hackers, as communications associated with the communication device are routed to/from the communication device that is at the current physical location. If the communication device moves to a new location, the IP management component can perform a new IP address modification to modify the IP address to incorporate a new physical location value associated with the communication device. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110082896 | Dynamically Updated Web-Enabled and Embedded Contact Address in Communication Devices - Systems and methods for seamless automated updating of a subscriber's address book based on relationships or “links” created between a subscriber and their contacts. The contacts are stored in a centralized addressbook database, and any updates to a subscriber's profile or record within the database results in an update to each of the subscriber's contacts' local address books stored on the contacts' devices. The system includes communication devices on a network being associated with subscribers of the network and an application server hosting an addressbook application, the application server having linking logic that creates a link between the subscribers where a modification of the first address on the addressbook database by the first subscriber results in a subsequent modification of the first address within a local copy of the addressbook database stored on a memory on the second device associated with the second subscriber. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110176667 | BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION IN COMMUNICATION - A method is provided for identifying a calling party to a called party utilizing biometric information. Biometric information of first calling party is received. If stored, a calling party profile is retrieved based on first calling party biometric information. A call is placed to a called party. The first calling party profile is provided to called party. A biometric information change from first calling party biometric information to a second calling party biometric information is automatically detected, and it is determined whether the second party biometric information is stored. If stored, a second calling party profile of second calling party is retrieved and is provided to called party. Responsive to determining that the biometric information for second calling party is not stored, the called party is notified that the second calling party is communicating and the second calling party profile is automatically created based on second calling party biometric information. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120056971 | Virtual Presence Via Mobile - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for connecting a plurality of mobile devices in a videoconference over a cellular network via a videoconferencing server. At least one of the mobile devices includes a camera to capture a video of a participant in the videoconference. The video is transmitted to the videoconferencing server on the cellular network. The videoconferencing server edits the video and sends the edited video to receiving mobile devices in real-time. The receiving mobile devices output the video as a projection by using an internal mobile projector or transmit the video to an external display device. A sending mobile device may also act as a receiving mobile device, such that each of the participants may view video of other participants in his/her own background/environment while communicating with the other participants. In some variations, the videoconferencing server removes the background from the video and may replace the background such that the images of participants are placed in front of a new background or in each other's background. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120078639 | System and Method for Voice Authentication Over a Computer Network - Systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media are provided for voice authentication. The method includes receiving a speech sample from a user through an Internet browser for authentication as part of a request for a restricted-access resource, performing a comparison of the received speech sample to a previously established speech profile associated with the user, transmitting an authentication to the network client if the comparison is equal to or greater than a certainty threshold, and transmitting a denial to the network client if the comparison is less than the certainty threshold. | 03-29-2012 |
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| 20110228665 | Locally Diagnosing and Troubleshooting Service Issues - A method includes detecting, at a customer premises equipment (CPE) device, a problem associated with a network device. The network device is communicatively coupled to the CPE device via a local area network. For example, the CPE device may include a residential gateway (RG). The method includes determining, at the CPE device, whether the problem associated with the network device is locally correctable. When the CPE device determines that the problem is locally correctable, the method includes initiating a corrective action to resolve the problem. When the CPE device determines that the problem is not locally correctable, the method includes sending data associated with the problem from the CPE device to a network system via a wide area network. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110287762 | Enabling Improvement in Cellular Network Coverage - A method that has cellphones report to the cellular network signal strength and location information when the signal strength falls below a chosen threshold. Each cellphone maintains a log file of entries, each of which specifies a location and a signal strength (that is below the chosen threshold) and on a regular basis sends the information in the log file to the cellular network's provider. The provider uses the information sent by the cellphones to identify geographic regions where signal conditions are poor, and that enables the provider to upgrade its network. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120089484 | Methods, Devices, and Computer Program Product for Offering Media Content Based on User Preferences - Media content is offered upon indication of receipt of a communication from a first communication device to a second communication device. A sample of media content is transmitted to the first communication device or the second communication device based on at least one preference of a user of the first communication device or the second communication device. A selection is received from the first communication device or the second communication device, indicating whether a user of the first communication device or the second communication device desires to download the media content based on the sample. If the received selection indicates that the user of the first communication device or the second communication device desires to download the media content, the media content is transmitted to the first communication device, the second communication device, or another designated device | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120101914 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTION SERVICES - Transaction services include providing, to a computer system of an entity via a first user interface, a transaction service template having data fields configured to specify items and identifiers of physical locations in which each of the items resides. The transaction services also include receiving the transaction service template including entries presented in the data fields, the transaction service template mapping the items to corresponding physical locations. Transaction services further include providing a second user interface to an end user device, the second user interface including a portion of the data fields of the transaction service template. In response to a transaction request that includes one of the items, the transaction services also include populating an identifier of a corresponding physical location of the item in the transaction request within the second user interface as a transaction response. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120149328 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Sharing Network Services - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to mobile communication device users sharing their subscribed network services with other mobile communication device users. A borrowing mobile communication device is provided with the ability to remotely connect to a lending mobile communication device and use the subscribed network services of the lending mobile communication device when needed. This method allows the user of the lending mobile communication device to share subscribed network services. Besides using network services, it is possible to share displays between two mobile communication devices. A user of a lending mobile communication device shares the current display with a borrowing mobile communication device and vice-versa. This allows sharing among people who are not family members. Any registered user may subscribe to this network service sharing service and create a peer network. Users have the option to turn sharing on or off in the lending preferences. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151527 | Rule-Based Selection of Content - A method includes, at a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, accessing data descriptive of content available via a network coupled to a network interface of the CPE device. A plurality of rules are analyzed using a forward-inferencing rules engine to determine whether one or more of the rules are satisfied based on the data. The rules include at least one user defined rule and at least one automatically generated rule, where the at least one automatically generated rule is automatically generated based on user history information. The method includes selecting particular content of the content available via the network for presentation via a display device. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151549 | User Assistance Via Customer Premises Equipment Media Files - A particular customer premises equipment (CPE) device includes a display interface, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes a plurality of media files that include user assistance information. The memory also includes instructions executable by the processor to access a media file of the plurality of media files and, in response to a user request for assistance, send content of the media file to a display device via a display interface. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120244833 | Methods, Devices, and Computer Program Products for Tracking Receipt and Determining Effectiveness of Radio Broadcast Signals - Receipt of a radio broadcast signal by a mobile communication device is tracked based on a signal strength measurement signal and location information. The signal strength measurement signal indicate a signal strength of the radio broadcast signal, received via a communication channel and measured at the mobile communication device, over a particular time period. The location information indicates a location of the mobile communication device within a geographic area over the particular time period. Effectiveness of the radio broadcast signal is determined with respect to receipt of the radio broadcast signal by a plurality of mobile communication devices within the geographic area over the particular time period. | 09-27-2012 |