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| 20100046927 | System and Method for Retrieving a Previously Transmitted Portion of Television Program Content - A system comprises a storage and a processor. The storage is for storing a plurality of Internet protocol multicast video streams, each associated with a live television program content. The processor is in communication with the storage, and the processor is configured to receive the Internet protocol multicast video streams. The processor is also configured to receive a request for a previously transmitted portion of one of the Internet protocol multicast video streams from customer premises equipment in response to the customer premises customer requiring the previously transmitted portion for display. The processor is also configured to begin transmission of the previously transmitted portion as an Internet protocol unicast video stream to the customer premises equipment for immediate display. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100107193 | System and Method for Providing Interactive On-Demand Content - A set-top box device includes a network interface module and a client interface module. The network interface module is configured to receive interactive content instructions and an interactive content notification over an Internet protocol data connection, and to receive an associated on-demand content video stream from a television service provider. The network interface module is also configured to connect to a website containing product information for a product associated with the on-demand content video stream. The client interface module is configured to output the on-demand content video stream, to output the interactive content notification concurrently with the on-demand content video stream in response to outputting a portion of the on-demand content video stream and based on the interactive content instructions, and to output the website currently with the on-demand content video stream in response to a selection of the interactive content notification. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100318647 | System and Method to Determine Network Usage - Systems and methods to measure network usage are provided. A particular method includes collecting first usage data from a first network device of a network at a network usage tracking system. The first network device determines the first usage data based on an inband measurement of data passing through the first network device. The method includes collecting second usage data from a second network device of the network at the network usage tracking system. The first network device and the second network device are different network devices. The method includes matching the first usage data and the second usage data to user accounts. The network usage data is determined based on the first usage data, the second usage data, and the user accounts. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110134983 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO LIMIT DATA RATES OF DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES - Methods apparatus and articles of manufacture to limit data rates of digital subscriber lines are disclosed. An example method comprises monitoring during a first time interval data usage of a digital subscriber line, determining based on the data usage whether to limit a data rate associated with the digital subscriber line during a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval, and when the data rate is to be limited during the second time interval disabling one or more transmission frequencies of the digital subscriber line. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20090092047 | SYSTEM TO MANAGE MULTILAYER NETWORKS - A system includes a capacity management tool. The capacity management tool is configured to be coupled to one or more of an application layer, a physical layer, and a transport layer of a processor-based network. In a particular embodiment, the capacity management tool is further configured to extract data from one or more of a network connectivity database, a customer provisioning and services ordered database, a customer equipment database, a network element management system database, and a server and application management system database. The capacity management tool can be further configured to correlate the data to manage the capacity of the network or isolate congestion points in the network. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090276510 | System and Method for Network Design - A system and method for network design are disclosed. In one embodiment of a method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure, embedded network information describing at least one existing network element and a plurality of physical locations available for locating new network nodes may be received. A demand forecast for a coverage area of a proposed network may also be received. In an embodiment in which a proposed network has a core layer, a number of core layer nodes to be included in the proposed network may also be received. In an embodiment in which a proposed network has an aggregation layer, a number of aggregator layer nodes to include in the proposed network may be calculated by adding a positive integer to a lower bound number of aggregator layer nodes. Consideration may be given to these and other inputs in connection with generating a network design. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100131894 | WEB BASED CAPACITY MANAGEMENT (WBCM) SYSTEM - A user interface for viewing network system data is provided and includes at least one company level view that includes a list of one or more service regions within a company, at least one regional level view that includes a list of one or more service markets within each of the one or more service regions, and at least one market level view that includes a list of one or more wire centers within the one or more service markets. | 05-27-2010 |
