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20090070469 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SERVICES IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK USING INTEROPERABILITY SPECIFICATION/SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (IOS/SIP) ADAPTER - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing services in a telecommunications network using an IOS/SIP adapter. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a method for providing supplementary services to IMS devices and non-IMS devices using common IMS network components is provided. The method includes providing an interoperability specification/session initiation protocol (IOS/SIP) adapter configured to communicate with a base station subsystem and an IMS network. The method further includes, at the IOS/SIP adapter, receiving, from the base station subsystem a request for providing a supplementary service to a non-IMS device in communication with the base station subsystem. In response to the request, the method includes sending a message to an IMS node in the IMS network that provides the supplementary service to the non-IMS device and to IMS devices. | 03-12-2009 |
20100027532 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SEDATION SERVICE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes steps that are performed at a session initiation protocol (SIP) sedation node. The method includes receiving a first message sent from a SIP user agent and intended for a SIP server. The method further includes determining whether the SIP server is unavailable. The method further includes responsive to a determination that the SIP server is unavailable to respond to the first message, sending, to the SIP client, a SIP sedation message for reducing the number or frequency of messages sent by the SIP user agent to the SIP server. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030914 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR THROTTLING TRAFFIC TO AN INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) NETWORK SERVER USING ALIAS HOSTNAME IDENTIFIERS ASSIGNED TO THE IP NETWORK SERVER WITH A DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS) - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for throttling traffic to an IP network server using alias hostname identifiers assigned to the IP network server with a domain name system are disclosed. One method includes maintaining a plurality of weight values and corresponding alias hostname identifiers for the IP network server that are associated with the IP network server in a DNS system. The method further includes throttling network traffic sent to an IP network server by sending, from the IP network server, messages to nodes that send the traffic to the IP network server, where the messages selectively enable or disable traffic flow to the individual alias hostnames. | 02-04-2010 |
20100154047 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MEDIA SESSION POLICY COMPLIANCE AUDITING AND ENFORCEMENT USING A MEDIA RELAY AND SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) SIGNALING - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for media session policy compliance auditing and enforcement using a media relay and session initiation protocol (SIP) signaling are provided. One method includes at a SIP policy server, receiving SIP signaling from a user agent client to obtain a policy for media session and, in response, generating at least one media session correlation token. At least a portion of the SIP policy server is implemented in hardware. The media session correlation token and the media policy are communicated to the user agent client and to a media relay. Identification information for the media relay is also communicated to the user agent client. At least a portion of the media relay is implemented in hardware. At the media relay, the media session correlation token is received and used to correlate and store usage information for the media session and to monitor compliance with the media policy. | 06-17-2010 |
20100157986 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR LOCATION-SENSITIVE CALLED-PARTY NUMBER TRANSLATION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for location-sensitive identifier translation in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for providing location-sensitive called-party identifier translation in a telecommunications network. The method includes, at a signaling node that includes at least one processor: receiving a first signaling message that includes a called party identifier; determining proximity information associated with the calling party; performing a location-sensitive called party identifier translation based on the proximity information associated with the calling party; and sending the first signaling message or a second signaling message, the sent message including the translated called party identifier. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161809 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR REGULATING NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATOR (NAT) AND FIREWALL PINHOLE PRESERVATION TRAFFIC IN A SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for regulating pinhole preservation traffic generated or received by firewall or network address translator (NAT) session initiation protocol (SIP) user agent clients (UACs) are disclosed. One method includes, maintaining a list of contact information for a plurality of SIP UACs registering from behind at least one of a firewall and a NAT. The method further includes iterating through the list to generate SIP messages to the different UACs such that the SIP messages to the different UACs are spaced at substantially regular intervals with respect to each other, wherein the SIP messages to the different UACs trigger responses from the UACs such that the responses are spaced at substantially regular intervals with respect each other. | 06-24-2010 |
20100174821 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING AND USING STATELESSLY REVERSIBLE REPRESENTATIONS OF SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) INFORMATION BY SIP CLUSTER ENTITIES - The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for generating and using statelessly reversible representations of SIP information by SIP cluster entities. One method includes, at a first SIP cluster entity, receiving a first SIP message including SIP information. The method further includes generating a second SIP message including a statelessly reversible representation of the SIP information. The method further includes transmitting, to a SIP entity that is not a member of the cluster to which the first SIP entity belongs, the second SIP message with the statelessly reversible representation and information for reaching the cluster. | 07-08-2010 |
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20110167152 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) EVENT WATCHER ENTITY INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer readable media system for collecting and distributing session initiation protocol (SIP) event watcher entity subscription information in a communications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system includes one or more notifier servers for receiving subscription requests for SIP event information associated with a plurality of watched entities from a plurality of watcher entities. The system further includes a watcher information (WINFO) server for receiving, from the notifier servers, SIP event subscription information that includes, for each watcher entity, an association between the watcher entity to each of the watched entities in which a subscription for SIP event information was requested by the watcher entity, for storing the SIP event subscription information in the WINFO server, for receiving, from one of the watched entities, a request for watcher entity subscription information associated with the requesting watched entity from one of the watched entities, and for accessing the SIP event subscription information to locate the watcher entity subscription information associated with the requesting watched entity. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167172 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING A FAILOVER MEASURE USING WATCHER INFORMATION (WINFO) ARCHITECTURE - Methods, systems, and computer readable media system for collecting and distributing session initiation protocol (SIP) event watcher entity subscription information in a communications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the method includes receiving, at a first notifier server from a watcher entity client, a first subscription request for SIP event information associated with one or more watched entity clients. The method also includes receiving, at a watcher information (WINFO) entity, SIP event subscription information that includes an identifier indicating that the first notifier server serves the watcher entity client, storing the SIP event subscription information in the WINFO entity, detecting the unavailability of the first notifier server. The method further includes sending an instruction message, based on the identifier in the stored SIP event subscription information, to direct the watcher entity to generate a second subscription request associated for the SIP event information. | 07-07-2011 |
20130275583 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PERFORMING DIAMETER OVERLOAD CONTROL - According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for performing Diameter overload control. The system occurs at a Diameter routing node. The system includes a network interface for receiving a Diameter message. The system also includes a Diameter overload control unit configured to detect an overload condition for a Diameter session associated with the Diameter message and to communicate an indication of the overload condition to a second Diameter node using a Diameter message defined for a purpose other than overload control. | 10-17-2013 |
20150249689 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SEDATION SERVICE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for providing sedation service in a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes steps that are performed at a session initiation protocol (SIP) sedation node. The method includes receiving a first message sent from a SIP user agent and intended for a SIP server. The method further includes determining whether the SIP server is unavailable. The method further includes responsive to a determination that the SIP server is unavailable to respond to the first message, sending, to the SIP client, a SIP sedation message for reducing the number or frequency of messages sent by the SIP user agent to the SIP server. | 09-03-2015 |
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20110242315 | WILDLIFE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - A wildlife surveillance camera has a housing and first and second battery compartments located in the housing, which battery compartments are sized to receive at least two batteries in end-to-end fashion. The battery compartments are separated from each other by a gap which contains the electronics for the camera. The camera unit has an inner door that closes the access openings into the battery compartments. An outer door is provided to provide access to the inner door. The camera image sensor, the triggering device and the display are all mounted to the rear portion of the housing. | 10-06-2011 |
20110281493 | ELECTRONIC WILDLIFE CALL - An electronic wildlife call has a housing and electronics. The housing has a main body and a pistol type handle extending from the main body. The electronics includes memory with a library of electronic sound calls, a sound generator, a speaker and a user interface. The user interface is at a rear end of the main body and the speaker is at a front end. A pistol-style trigger adjacent the handle sounds the selected call when pulled. The calls are stored according to animal type, with each animal having plural calls. A user can scroll through the calls by animal type. The main body has front and rear portions that are rotatably coupled together. An electrical coupling between the two portions has concentric rings in one portion and pins in the other portion, which pins are in contact with the rings. | 11-17-2011 |
20120008464 | ELECTRONIC WILDLIFE CALL - An electronic wildlife call has electronics and a housing. The electronics includes an electronic sound generator, memory containing at least one sound call, and at least one speaker connected with the sound generator. The housing contains the electronics and has an upper portion and a lower portion. Legs are coupled to the lower portion of the housing. The legs are movable between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein when the legs are in the deployed position, the housing is elevated above the ground. The housing has a docking port for receiving a remote control. When the remote control is located in the docking port, the power supply in the remote control is recharged and calls are synced. | 01-12-2012 |
20120008930 | ACTION CAMERA WITH CAPABILITY OF CAPTURING IMAGES IN DAYLIGHT AND INFRARED - The action camera has a housing, a lens, and an image sensor located in a light path from the lens. A filter is operable to move between first and second positions, with the first position located in the light path and the second position located out of the light path. An actuator moves the filter between the first and second positions. The actuator includes an electromagnet and a magnet. One of the electromagnet and the magnet is fixed relative to the light path, while the other of the electromagnet and the magnet is movable relative to the light path and is coupled to the filter. The magnet has poles that interact with the poles of the electromagnet. As the electromagnet is energized, the magnet rotates. The polarity of the electromagnet is reversed in order to reverse the rotation of the magnet. The camera is also provided with a light source. When the light source is activated, then the filter is moved accordingly. The actuator is small and consumes little electrical power. | 01-12-2012 |
20120327225 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL CAPABILITY - A camera and a remote device wirelessly communicate data and commands over a first channel using respective wireless transceivers. The wireless transceiver of the camera is normally operated in a sleep mode. The remote device transmits a wake up signal on a second channel to a receiver in the camera, wherein the wireless transceiver in the camera is woken and communication is established over the first channel. The wireless unit on the camera is removably coupled thereto so that the cameras can operate with or without the unit. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327242 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA WITH RAPID SHUTTER ACTIVATION - A surveillance camera has plural triggering sensors that sense moving objects. A secondary sensor senses the object first, and wakes up the processor in the camera so that when the object is sensed by a main sensor, the processor is ready to take the picture immediately. | 12-27-2012 |
20130104807 | FEED DISPENSER | 05-02-2013 |
20130229515 | WILDLIFE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - A wildlife surveillance camera has a housing and first and second battery compartments located in the housing, which battery compartments are sized to receive at least two batteries in end-to-end fashion. The battery compartments are separated from each other by a gap which contains the electronics for the camera. The camera unit has an inner door that closes the access openings into the battery compartments. An outer door is provided to provide access to the inner door. The camera image sensor, the triggering device and the display are all mounted to the rear portion of the housing. | 09-05-2013 |
20140144062 | ELECTRICAL DECOY APPARATUS - An electric decoy apparatus has a base, a motor unit mounted to the base, a support arm extending from the motor unit and a decoy cover on the support arm. The support arm follows a cam that is rotated by a motor in the motor unit. The support arm moves from a first position, to a second position and back to the first position and then to an intermediate third position before returning to the first position. The motor also rotates an eccentric weight which causes the motor unit to move relative to the base. | 05-29-2014 |