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| 20090041226 | System and Method for Using the Reliability of an Agent's Connectivity as an Agent Selection Criteria - A method for routing contacts to resources comprises receiving a contact to be routed to one of a plurality of resources. The method then proceeds by determining a reliability score for at least one of the plurality of resources. The reliability score is based at least in part upon connection statistics for at least one of the plurality of resources. The method continues by determining a particular resource of the plurality of resources to which to route the contact. This determination is based at least in part upon the reliability scores that were determined. The method concludes by routing the contact to the particular resource. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090092129 | Data Driven Configuration of Call Management Applications - A call manager uses a call management application in conjunction with a live dial database to control routing of calls for managed devices. To generate the live dial database, the call management application accesses configured route patterns and enters these patterns into the live dial database. Upon identifying an expansion indicator in a configured route pattern, the call management application accesses dial plan data that includes multiple route pattern definitions that each define a pattern using one or more sub-strings and, for each sub-string, an associated tag. The call management application then enters patterns defined by the route pattern definitions into the live dial database based on various other criteria established for the configured route pattern having the expansion indicator. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090110180 | LOCAL ROUTE GROUPS AND TRANSFORMATION PATTERNS - In one embodiment, method can include: receiving an address in a call agent, the address being associated with a call; triggering a trunk group selection algorithm in response to at least a portion of the received address, the trunk group selection algorithm providing a selection result from among a trunk group placeholder and a plurality of trunk groups; and forwarding the call to a trunk group determined by a caller-associated attribute when the selection result comprises the trunk group placeholder. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090170518 | System and Method for Providing a Handoff Leg Associated With a Preexisting Leg in a Network Environment - A method for facilitating communications between wireless networks is provided that includes communicating with a mobile station and transferring a communication session from a first wireless link to a second wireless link. The mobile station is operable to negotiate a first wireless link with a first wireless network, to establish a communication session with a device using the first wireless link, and to facilitate a session handoff with a second wireless link with the second wireless network using the second wireless interface. The handoff is enabled by associating the first wireless link to the second wireless link. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090325582 | Processing Location Information Among Multiple Networks - Gathering location information from a first wireless network to determine whether to anchor a communication session in a second wireless network, a mobile node capable of communicating with both the first wireless network and the second wireless network, includes receiving location information from the first wireless network as the mobile node moves through one or more service areas of the first wireless network. It is determined whether a triggering event occurs. If the triggering event occurs, the location information is stored to determine whether to anchor a session in the second wireless network. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100226364 | System and Method for Device Registration Replication in a Communication Network - A system for device registration replication in a packet-based network includes a first call manager and a second call manager that are coupled to the packet-based network. The first and second call managers each control one or more devices and store composite registration information associated with the devices. The first call manager communicates status information to the second call manager in response to a change in the control status of a device controlled by the first call manager. The second call manager updates the composite registration information stored by the second call manager in response to receiving status information from the first call manager. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110264814 | System and Method for Implementing a Session Initiation Protocol Feature - A method for implementing a SIP feature includes, in particular embodiments, establishing a communication session via a communications platform between a first and second user and receiving a request from a third user to join the communication session. The second and third users are from a plurality of users using a shared line. The method further includes integrating communications of the third user into the communication session. In particular embodiments the method includes establishing a communication session between a first and second user via a communications platform. The method also includes receiving a select request that locks the communication session so that a third user cannot resume the communication session with the first user. In particular embodiments the method includes receiving a request from a first user of a shared line to enable a privacy feature that reduces call information generated by the communications platform in remote state notifications. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120020255 | Local Route Groups and Transformation Patterns - In one embodiment, method can include: receiving an address in a call agent, the address being associated with a call; triggering a trunk group selection algorithm in response to at least a portion of the received address, the trunk group selection algorithm providing a selection result from among a trunk group placeholder and a plurality of trunk groups; and forwarding the call to a trunk group determined by a caller-associated attribute when the selection result comprises the trunk group placeholder. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120069837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FATE SHARING IDENTIFIER IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a first portion of an identifier associated with a communication session involving a first endpoint that generated the first portion of the identifier. The method also includes receiving a second portion of the identifier associated with the communication session involving a second endpoint that generated the second portion of the identifier. The method can further include communicating a reservation request associated with a network resource to be allocated for the communication session. The reservation request includes the first portion and the second portion of the identifier. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120082154 | DATA DRIVEN CONFIGURATION OF CALL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS - A call manager uses a call management application in conjunction with a live dial database to control routing of calls for managed devices. To generate the live dial database, the call management application accesses configured route patterns and enters these patterns into the live dial database. Upon identifying an expansion indicator in a configured route pattern, the call management application accesses dial plan data that includes multiple route pattern definitions that each define a pattern using one or more sub-strings and, for each sub-string, an associated tag. The call management application then enters patterns defined by the route pattern definitions into the live dial database based on various other criteria established for the configured route pattern having the expansion indicator. | 04-05-2012 |
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| 20090296086 | TERAHERTZ ANALYSIS OF A FLUID FROM AN EARTH FORMATION USING A DOWNHOLE TOOL - Method and apparatus of analyzing a fluid from an earth formation using a downhole tool. In the method, the downhole tool is conveyed down a borehole in the earth formation, and a fluid drawn into a measurement portion of the downhole tool, where a spectroscopic measurement of the fluid is made in a terahertz radiation domain. The method may be part of a method of producing a mineral hydrocarbon material from an earth formation. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100200744 | DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING WITH FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS - A method for obtaining information about a subsurface formation from acoustic signals that contain information about to the subsurface formation, comprises: providing a fiber optic having a proximal end and a remote end, with the proximal end being coupled to a light source and a proximal photodetector, wherein said fiber optic cable includes randomly spaced impurities and selectively placed Bragg gratings and wherein the fiber optic cable is acoustically coupled to the subsurface formation so as to allow the acoustic signals to affect the physical status of at least one grating: transmitting at least one light pulse into the cable; receiving at the photodetector a first light signal indicative of the physical status of at least one first section of the cable, and outputting at least one item of information to a display. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110006764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A TIME-VARYING MAGNETIC FIELD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A HYDROCARBON FLUID - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and a method are disclosed for measuring a time varying magnetic field. In one aspect, a system comprises a plurality of induction coils arranged to measure the time varying magnetic field using at least one voltage induced in at least one of the induction coils in the plurality of induction coils, a plurality of snubber circuits connected to the plurality of induction coils, each of the snubber circuits of the plurality of snubber circuits arranged to suppress a resonance of a respective one of the induction coils of the plurality of induction coils, and a summing circuit connected to each of the snubber circuits of the plurality of snubber circuits, the summing circuit arranged to sum voltages induced in each of the induction coils in the plurality of induction coils. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110036569 | DOWN-HOLE TRANSMITTER SYSTEM, METHOD OF INDUCING A TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD IN AN EARTH FORMATION, METHOD OF OBTAINING A TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE SIGNAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON FLUID - A down-hole tool provided with a transmitter system for inducing a transient electromagnetic field in an earth formation has an induction coil with a number of windings to generate essentially a magnetic dipole field. The number of windings is divided into two or more groups of windings arranged to cooperatively generate the essentially magnetic dipole field when energized. Switching means are arranged to essentially simultaneously terminate the energizing of the groups of windings. The groups of windings are electrically isolated from each other or connected in parallel to each other, at least when the energizing is terminated. A transient electromagnetic field may thus be induced in an earth formation by essentially simultaneously terminating energizing each group of windings by operating the switching means. A transient electromagnetic response signal may be recorded, and used in a method of producing a mineral hydrocarbon fluid. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110054808 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR WELL CASING | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110080172 | TRANSMITTER SYSTEM, METHOD OF INDUCING A TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD IN AN EARTH FORMATION, METHOD OF OBTAINING A TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE SIGNAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON FLUID - A transmitter system for inducing a transient electromagnetic field in an earth formation comprises an inductive element to generate an electromagnetic field in response to a flow of electric current through the inductive element. Furthermore, switching means arranged to interrupt the flow of electric current through the inductive element, which switching means comprises a primary switch and an auxiliary switch arranged in series connection with each other. The auxiliary switch has a lower breakdown voltage than the primary switch. This induces a transient electromagnetic field in the earth formation. Delay circuitry may impose a time delay between switching of the auxiliary switch relative to switching of the primary switch. A transient electromagnetic response signal may be recorded, and used in a method of producing a mineral hydrocarbon fluid. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110185807 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR WELL CASING - A system for use in a wellbore, comprises a length of casing, a structure that is configured to deform with deformation of the casing, said structure being affixed to the length of casing at substantially the same radial position along the length of casing, and a sensing device that is configured to measure deformation of the structure, said device comprising a plurality of sensors that are distributed with respect to at least one of the length of said structure and the periphery of said structure. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120132007 | USE OF FIBER OPTICS TO MONITOR CEMENT QUALITY | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132417 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A WELL - A method for identifying fluid migration or inflow associated with a wellbore tubular, comprises measuring strain of the wellbore tubular with a system comprising at least one string of interconnected sensors that is arranged such that the sensors are distributed along a length and the circumference of the wellbore tubular; establishing a baseline that is a function of steady state strain measurements within a first time period; and identifying fluid migration or inflow where strain measurements substantially deviate from the baseline within a second time period. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120136577 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CORROSION IN A WELL | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120155508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A WELL - A method for analyzing fluid proximate an injection well, comprises turning an injector of fluid into the well on or off; determining temperature along a casing of the well during a first time period; and associating a rate of temperature change during the first time period with a fluid. | 06-21-2012 |
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| 20080234588 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Cardiac Performance in a Patient with a Conductance Catheter - An apparatus for determining cardiac performance in the patient involving a conductance catheter ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090210020 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Cardiac Performance in a Patient - An apparatus for determining heart transplant rejection of a heart in a patient includes at least two electrodes adapted to be sewn into the heart that span the left ventricle. The apparatus includes a voltage generator adapted to be inserted in the patient which generates a voltage to the two electrodes and senses the resulting voltage from the two electrodes. A method for determining heart transplant rejection of a heart in a patient. A pacemaker for a patient (including bi-ventricular pacing and AICDs). The pacemaker includes an RV lead having four electrodes adapted to be inserted into the RV apex. The pacemaker includes a voltage generator which generates a voltage signal to the electrodes and senses the instantaneous voltage along the length of the RV and determines the real and imaginary components to remove the myocardial components of the septum and RV free wall to determine absolute RV blood volume. The pacemaker includes a battery connected to the voltage generator. The pacemaker includes a defibrillator connected to the battery. The pacemaker can also be a bi-ventricular pacemaker to restore RV and LV synchrony during contraction. A method for assisting a heart of a patient. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100280397 | Method and apparatus for monitoring an organ of a patient - An apparatus for determining tissue versus fluid components of an organ include a detector that generates a detector signal based on electrical signals derived from tissue and fluid. The apparatus includes a signal processor in communication with the detector which subtracts in real time a tissue component from the detector signal and produces a fluid volume signal. A method for monitoring a patient's fluid volume of a patient's organ. An apparatus for monitoring a patient's organ. A method for monitoring a patient's organ. A method to piggyback an admittance system onto a AICD/Bi-ventricular Pacemaker for a heart of a patient, in particular a weakened heart having features consistent with congestive heart failure. An apparatus for monitoring an organ, such as a heart, lungs, brain, skeletal muscle, and bladder of a patient which includes a detector which detects the admittance of the organ. The apparatus includes a transmitter in communication with the detector which transmits a wireless signal indicative of the admittance of the organ. A method for monitoring an organ of a patient includes the steps of detecting with a detector the admittance of the organ. There is the step of transmitting with a transmitter in communication with the detector a wireless signal indicative of admittance of the organ. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110196250 | Method and apparatus for determining cardiac performance in a patient with a conductance catheter - An apparatus for determining cardiac performance in the patient. The apparatus includes a conductance catheter for measuring conductance and blood volume in a heart chamber of the patient. The apparatus includes a processor for determining instantaneous volume of the ventricle by applying a non-linear relationship between the measured conductance and the volume of blood in the heart chamber to identify mechanical strength of the chamber. The processor is in communication with the conductance catheter. Methods for determining cardiac performance in a patient. Apparatuses for determining cardiac performance in a patient. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120150252 | Admittance measurement for tuning bi-ventricular pacemakers - An apparatus for treating a heart of a patient includes a first lead and at least a second lead for pacing the heart adapted to be in electrical communication with the heart. The apparatus includes a microcontroller in communication with the first and second leads which triggers the first lead at either different times or the same time from when the microcontroller triggers the second lead. Alternatively, the apparatus includes a microcontroller in communication with the first and second leads that determines heart volume, including stroke volume, end-systolic volume, and calculated values including ejection fraction, from admittance from signals from the first and second leads and uses the admittance as feedback to control heart volume ejected, as measured by stroke volume, calculated values such as ejection fraction, and control end-systolic volume, with respect to the first and second leads. A method for treating the heart of a patient. | 06-14-2012 |
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| 20120160030 | FLEXIBLE MICROSPHERE COATED PIEZOELECTRIC ACOUSTIC SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREFOR - Sensors used in mapping strata beneath a marine body are described, such as in a towed array. A first acoustic sensor uses a piezoelectric sensor mounted with a thin film separation layer of flexible microspheres on a rigid substrate. Additional non-acoustic sensors are optionally mounted on the rigid substrate for generation of output used to reduce noise observed by the acoustic sensors. A second sensor is a motion sensor including a conductive liquid in a chamber between a rigid tube and a piezoelectric motion film circumferentially wrapped about the tube. Combinations of acoustic, non-acoustic, and motion sensors co-located in rigid streamer housing sections are provided, which reduce noise associated with different sensor locations. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120161580 | BANDWIDTH ENHANCING LIQUID COUPLED PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Sensors used in mapping strata beneath a marine body are described, such as in a flexible neutrally buoyant towed array. A first sensor is a motion sensor including a conductive liquid in a chamber between a rigid tube and a piezoelectric motion film circumferentially wrapped about the tube. The liquid transfer signal from a gravitational bottom of the sensor while rejecting water body surface reflected noise. A second sensor is a traditional acoustic sensor or a novel acoustic sensor using a piezoelectric sensor mounted with a thin film separation layer of flexible microspheres on a rigid substrate. Combinations of motion sensors and acoustic sensors co-located in a rigid streamer housing sections are provided. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120163119 | COMBINATION MOTION AND ACOUSTIC PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREFOR - Sensors used in mapping strata beneath a marine body are described, such as used in a flexible towed array. A first sensor is a motion sensor including a conductive liquid in a chamber between a rigid tube and a piezoelectric motion film circumferentially wrapped about the tube. A second sensor is a traditional acoustic sensor or a novel acoustic sensor using a piezoelectric sensor mounted with a thin film separation layer of flexible microspheres on a rigid substrate. Additional non-acoustic sensors are optionally mounted on the rigid substrate for generation of output used to reduce noise observed by the acoustic sensors. Combinations of acoustic, non-acoustic, and motion sensors co-located in rigid streamer housing sections are provided. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120163120 | PASSIVE NOISE CANCELLING PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Sensors used in mapping strata beneath a marine body and/or structures on a marine body floor are described, such as in a flexible buoyancy adjustable towed array. A first sensor is a traditional acoustic sensor or a novel acoustic sensor using a piezoelectric sensor mounted with a thin film separation layer of flexible microspheres on a rigid substrate. Additional non-acoustic sensors are optionally mounted on the rigid substrate for generation of output used to reduce noise observed by the acoustic sensors. Combinations of acoustic, non-acoustic, and motion sensors co-located in rigid streamer housing sections are provided, which reduce noise associated with different sensor locations and/or localized turbulence. | 06-28-2012 |
