33rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150229692 | IMPLEMENTING REDUCED VIDEO STREAM BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS WHEN REMOTELY RENDERING COMPLEX COMPUTER GRAPHICS SCENE - A method and apparatus are provided for implementing reduced video stream bandwidth requirements when remotely rendering a complex computer graphics scene. Complexity of a scene is reduced at a server, prior to rendering a video stream that comprises the scene and transmitting the video stream to a client. Reducing the complexity of a scene at the server includes adjusting predefined scene configuration parameters. The order and degree to which predefined scene configuration parameters are adjusted is based upon a required stream bandwidth reduction to be made. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229693 | IMPLEMENTING REDUCED VIDEO STREAM BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS WHEN REMOTELY RENDERING COMPLEX COMPUTER GRAPHICS SCENE - A method and apparatus are provided for implementing reduced video stream bandwidth requirements when remotely rendering a complex computer graphics scene. Complexity of a scene is reduced at a server, prior to rendering a video stream that comprises the scene and transmitting the video stream to a client. Reducing the complexity of a scene at the server includes adjusting predefined scene configuration parameters. The order and degree to which predefined scene configuration parameters are adjusted is based upon a required stream bandwidth reduction to be made. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229694 | TIME-SENSITIVE CONTENT MANIPULATION IN ADAPTIVE STREAMING BUFFER - A client device streams content from a streaming server via a buffer, with the content containing segments of requested content and segments of time-sensitive content (TSC). The client device scans metadata associated with the buffer to determine whether an instance of TSC in the buffer is optimal. Responsive to determining that a given instance of TSC in the buffer is not optimal, replacing the given instance of TSC with a replacement instance of TSC stored on the client device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229695 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING LATENCY SHIFT IN SWITCHING BETWEEN DISTINCT CONTENT STREAMS - A method comprises receiving content from a source, and generating multiple content streams each comprising the received content. Each content stream includes segments comprising respective portions of the received content. Different segmenting is utilized in generating respective ones of the content streams such that the segments in each of the content streams are offset in time relative to corresponding segments in the other ones of the streams. For example, generating the multiple content streams may comprise segmenting n content streams such that each content stream comprises segments of length Ts with corresponding segments in adjacent ones of the content streams being offset from one another by an offset Tg. Such an arrangement ensures that latency shift upon switching between one of the content streams and another content stream in a different set of multiple content streams at a client device can be limited to a value approximated by Tg. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229696 | DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE DEVICE FOR SHARING MULTIPLE HOME MEDIA CONTENT AND METHOD THEREFOR - A DLNA device for sharing multiple home media content comprises a display unit, an input unit, a communicator, a controller and a data storage unit. The display unit is configured to display a user interface for implementing at least one individual DLNA service scenario. The input unit is configured to receive a DLNA service scenario selection information including server selection information, content selection information and player selection information through the user interface. The communicator configured to communicate with a DLNA network. The controller is configured to perform the at least one individual DLNA service scenario based on the DLNA service scenario selection information received through the input unit. The data storage unit configured to store scenario selection information, uniform resource identifier (URI) information of a content and playback state information corresponding to each individual DLNA service scenario. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229697 | System and Method for Transferring Data using a Directional Touch Gesture - A method for transferring files between information handling systems is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at an information handling system, a selection of a file, requesting, by the information handling system, nearby information handling systems in response to the selection of the file, and receiving coordinate information and contact information for the nearby information handling system from a server. The method also includes calculating a sector of a room based on the coordinate information for the nearby information handling systems and information about the information handling system, receiving a pass file indicator, and in response to the pass file indicator being aligned with the sector, sending the file to an identified information handling system of the sector. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229698 | Crowd Sourced or Collaborative Generation of Issue Analysis Information Structures - A system for analyzing issues includes: (a) a server providing an interactive site on a communications network; and (b) multiple user devices communicating with the server across the communications network. The server stores multiple data structures, each including hierarchically arranged active nodes that together present analysis information pertaining to a different issue. Each of the data structures includes a top active node that corresponds to the issue to which the data structure pertains. Users, through the user devices, submit proposed additional nodes to the server. Each is submitted as a potential child node to a previously existing active node in one of the data structures and includes a discussion point pertaining to such previously existing active node. The server accepts, in accordance with a specified criterion, a subset of the proposed additional nodes to be added as active nodes, thereby extending the corresponding hierarchical structures. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229699 | Methods And Systems For Linking Content - Methods and systems for linking content are provided. An example method can comprise a first device receiving first content via a non-packetized network from a content provider, wherein the first content comprises one or more trigger elements. A user of the first device can select one or more trigger elements in the first content and a trigger signal can be transmitted from the first device to a linking system. The linking system can receive a request for information from a second device. The linking system can associate the request for information with the trigger signal and transmit a request for second content to the content provider, wherein the second content relates to one or more trigger elements of the first content. Upon receiving the request for second content, the content provider can transmit the second content to the second device via a packetized network. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229700 | PROTOCOL TRANSLATION FOR MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE CONTROL - A network device that is distinct from a client device and a media player device receives a media player application programming interface (API) call from the client device. The network device translates the media player API call into a media player command that is compatible with a particular media protocol and provides the media player command for transmission to the media player device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229701 | SENDING FILES WITH MULTIPLE JOB SESSIONS - A file transfer system and method for transferring large files to a destination quickly may include dividing up a large file into a plurality of components and transmitting the components simultaneously to the destination. A file can be separated into a plurality of segments and transmitted from a first module to a second module through a network simultaneously using multiple jobs corresponding to the segments. Once the second module receives the segments, the second module can implement a supply command to recreate the original saved file from the segments received from the first module. The simultaneous transmission of the segments may assist in transferring of the file at a faster rate. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229702 | REMOTE ACCESS TO CONTENT FROM A THIN CLIENT - Remote access is provided to content from a thin client, such as an internet browser, of a communication terminal. A method is provided for accessing at least one piece of content from a thin client of a remote communication terminal, the content being executed by a device for providing access to content on a communication network. The access method includes replication of at least one content replication signal by the thin client. The replication signal that is received by the thin client during a communication session with the content access provider device is produced by an execution module of the content access provider device and relayed unprocessed by a decoy module of the content access provider device. The decoy module is registered with the content access provider device as a virtual replication peripheral. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229703 | PROVISION OF APPLICATIONS ON MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Method for executing applications on electronic devices, wherein a first application ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229704 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING METADATA WITH NETWORK TRAFFIC - An apparatus and method for providing metadata with network traffic are provided. The method includes generating, at an electronic device, a network tunnel between an electronic device and at least one external electronic device that communicates with the electronic device via a communication network, and receiving data, including metadata of applications generating the received data, associated with one or more applications from the external electronic device via the network tunnel. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229705 | COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, COMPUTER PRODUCT, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A communications apparatus includes a receiving circuit that, when sending a startup instruction to start up another communications apparatus within a communication area, receives from the other communications apparatus, information indicating a period required for startup of the other communications apparatus; a processor that stores to a storage device, a standby period based on the period indicated by the information received by the receiving circuit; a communications circuit that sends the startup instruction within the communication area; and a timer that detects that the standby period stored in the storage device by the processor has elapsed after sending of the startup instruction from the communications circuit. The communications circuit sends data within the communication area when the timer detects that the standby period has elapsed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229706 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY TO EXISTING SOFTWARE IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER - An improved system and method are disclosed for improving functionality in software applications. In one example, the method includes a mobile device having a network interface, a processor, and a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions. The instructions include instructions for a superblock application having instructions for a function block included therein. The function block is configured to provide functions that are accessible to the superblock application via an application programming interface (API). The functions are provided within the superblock application itself and are accessible within the superblock application without switching context to another application on the mobile device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229707 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING, REGARDLESS OF EXECUTION/NON-EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATION, DATA USABLE BY THE APPLICATION TO OTHER INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A CPU executes a communication partner search process for searching for a communication partner (another game machine). The CPU confirms received data content. If identification information included in the received data matches, application identification information saved in a wireless communication module is compared with application identification information included in the received data. When the pieces of application identification information match, a notice that another game machine having exchange data corresponding to the matched application identification information is found is given to a main body. Then, giving/receiving of exchange data is executed to/from another game machine. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229708 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VOICE DATA TRANSMISSION - A method, apparatus, and system are provided for controlling data transmission in the field of voice communication. In the method: a server device receives a blocking request sent by a first terminal corresponding to a first user in a user group, where the blocking request carries an ID of a second user in the user group. The server device receives the voice data sent by a second terminal corresponding to the second user who is identified by the ID in the blocking request, and transmitting the voice data to terminals corresponding to other users in the user group apart from the first user and the second user. The voice data sent by any terminal corresponding to the second user is transmitted to the terminals corresponding to other users apart from the first user and the second user after receiving the blocking request carrying the ID of the second user. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229709 | AUTOMATION AND PROGRAMMABILITY FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING SYSTEMS - System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation comprising providing, to a software defined networking (SDN) application executing on a first network element, of a plurality of network elements in a network, an application program interface (API) to abstract access to: (i) a plurality of ingress interfaces of the first network element, (ii) a plurality of egress interfaces of the first network element, and (iii) a routing information base (RIB) of the first network element, wherein each of the plurality of network elements comprise a plurality of ingress interfaces, a plurality of egress interfaces, and a RIB, receiving a request from the SDN application invoke a function of the API to apply the function to the first network element, and applying the function to the first network element through the API. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229710 | CONTENT DELIVERY RECONCILIATION - A system and method for management and processing of resource requests are provided. A content delivery network service provider receives a DNS query from a client computing device corresponding to a requested resource from the client computing device. The content delivery network service provider associates the requested content into a set of content segments. For each content segment, the content delivery network service provider identifies the network address of a registered content provider, such as peer computing device, and a cache component of the content delivery service provider. The content delivery network service provider also provides tokens for requesting the content from a registered content provider. The client computing device obtains the content from the registered content providers and/or the cache component of the content delivery network service provider. Thereafter, the content delivery network service provider reconciles with the registered content providers for content provided to client computing devices. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229711 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA DATA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for providing multimedia data in a motor vehicle. At least one vehicle-internal hardware component serves to provide a first runtime environment for supporting at least one computer program application on the vehicle-internal hardware component. An interface serves for communication with at least one vehicle-external hardware component, which provides a second runtime environment for supporting the computer program application on the vehicle-external hardware component. Furthermore, either the vehicle-internal hardware component or the vehicle-external hardware component is selectable for executing the computer program application. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN P2P STREAMING SYSTEM OVER MOBILE NETWORK - The present disclosure relates to a method for use in a Peer to Peer (P2P) streaming system over a mobile network, the method comprising: receiving from a P2P tracker of said at least one P2P tracker a notification message indicating a first mobile peer to be served by the first P2P proxy and request information of the first mobile peer indicating a first media content requested by the first mobile peer and peers where the first media content is available, the peers being not served by the first P2P proxy; checking whether the first media content is buffered in the first P2P proxy; initiating a P2P session with at least one or more peers among the peers to fetch the first media content, when the first media content is not buffered in the first P2P proxy; and sending the fetched first media content to the first mobile peer. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229713 | OPEN WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE (OWA) MOBILE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD - An advanced mobile terminal converging multiple wireless transmission technologies by utilizing a cost-effective and spectrum-efficient mobile cloud solution by introducing Virtual Mobile Server (VMS) and Virtual Register and Call Switch (VR/CS) systems and methods based on the innovative open wireless architecture (OWA) technology platform, and the mobile terminal shared with other mobile cloud clients including computer terminal and television terminal fully synchronized through the VMS for the integrated smart home and smart office platform for the enterprise mobility solutions between home and enterprise. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229714 | Methods and Devices for Processing Incomplete Data Packets - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for processing data packets. A set of data fragments are received at the data processing system to form a set of received data fragments. Assembly of the set of data fragments is initiated into a data packet, and a determination as to whether the data packet is an incomplete data packet. Responsive to a determination that the data packet is an incomplete data packet, the incomplete data packet is filled with at least one character to form a final data packet. The final data packet is forwarded to the target. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229715 | CLUSTER MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems cluster management are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a cluster manager determines a configuration of roles for a plurality of distinct server machines and for a plurality of builder machines, with each one of the server machines storing a corresponding shard of data, and each one of the plurality of builder machines comprising a corresponding one of the corresponding shards of data of the server machines. The cluster manager applies the configuration of roles to the plurality of server machines, the plurality of builder machines, and an aggregator, with the configuration of the builder machines being characterized by an absence of communication with the aggregator. The configuration is used to determine which machines to be communicated with by the aggregator for a client request and which machines to be communicated with by an update service for an update of data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229716 | COMMUNICATIONS METHOD IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The invention relates to a communications method that comprises the step of sending a query message ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229717 | MIGRATING LOCAL CACHE STATE WITH A VIRTUAL MACHINE - Embodiments relate to migrating a local cache state with a virtual machine (VM) migration. An aspect includes detecting that a VM executing on a source host machine has been paused as part of a migration of the VM from the source host machine to a target host machine. A state of a first local cache associated with the VM is identified. The first local cache is accessible by the source host machine and includes data previously fetched from a shared storage. Pre-fetch hints that are based on the state of the first local cache are sent to the target host machine prior to the migration completing. The pre-fetch hints are utilized by the target host machine to fetch, from the shared storage, at least a subset of the data stored in the first local cache for storage in a second local cache accessible by the target host machine. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229718 | PROTOCOL FOR EXCHANGING DATA BETWEEN TWO DEVICES - Some embodiments provide a protocol for a first device to obtain information about one or more data entities from a second device. In some embodiments, the first device is a client device, while the second device is a server device. In some embodiments, the protocol specifies a request that includes an entity identifying parameter set and a description of the desired information for each entity that the second device identifies based on the entity identifying parameter set. In some embodiments, the protocol specifies a response from the second device includes a set of entities that were identified based on the entity identifying parameter set, and for each entity in the set of entities, a list of responses that includes a set of data values or data objects for each information component set that the first device requested for the identified entities. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229719 | External Injection of Cloud Based Network Functions Into Network Services - Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing an API description of an external network service and using the API to integrate the external service into a network. An embodiment operates by receiving, from a service provider, a description of an application programming interface (API), transmitting a call to the service provider using the API for creating a new instance of a service and transmitting to the service provider a traffic flow upon which the service will be applied. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229720 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED ON-LINE SUPPORT - An on-line support system providing a persistent chat system and a database of knowledge articles organized in a tree-based hierarchy. The on-line support system merges the utility of a communication system with a knowledge navigation system. Knowledge can be accumulated through text, voice and image communications by a user in a common environment, and these communications are preserved and organized for future reference. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING DISTRIBUTED ASYNCHRONOUS CALCULATIONS IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - A method and associated system are provided for performing calculations in a distributed networked environment, comprising: updating a source element on a first computer; sending a calculate update signal to a target calculated element for updating on a target element computer that may be the first computer or a second computer connected to the first computer that uses the source element in a calculation; obtaining the updated source element by a process on the target element computer associated with the target calculated element in response to the sending; and performing a calculation to update the target calculated element using the obtained updated source element. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CONVERGED VIEWS OF A VIRTUAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A converged infrastructure management system includes a processing system and a memory for storing an operations management application, which is executed by the processing system to obtain physical configuration information associated with one or more physical hosts of a virtual computing environment, and virtual object information associated with a plurality of virtual objects executed on the hosts. Using this information, the application generates an association for each virtual object, the association associating the virtual object with the host that executes the virtual object, and displays a virtual object representation of at least one of the virtual objects, a host representation of its respective host, and an indicator representing the association between the virtual object and its respective host on a display. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229723 | Method for Personalization and Utilization of a Series of Connected Devices - The invention is directed toward a computerized method of maintaining files for a client device comprising storing a home directory on the computer network system (the home directory is associated with a specific user), receiving a request to access the home directory from a client device, verifying the credentials of the user submitting the request, and mounting the home directory for the client device on the computer network system. In an alternative embodiment of the invention the home directory is transferred to the client device instead of being mounted on the server computer. The home directory is stored on a plurality of local servers, each of which are accessible in a specific geographic region. A user may access the home directory through any local server, improving efficiency in accessing the home folder from a remote location. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229724 | VIRTUAL EXTENSIBLE LAN TUNNEL KEEPALIVES - One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch that is a member of a fabric switch. The switch includes a keepalive response module that identifies a keepalive response packet that does not correspond to any keepalive packet previously transmitted by the switch. The switch also includes a switch identifier extraction module that extracts a switch identifier from a payload of the keepalive response packet, where the switch identifier corresponds to another member switch in the fabric switch. The switch further includes a forwarding module that constructs a packet that includes the payload and is destined to the other member switch. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229725 | DEFINING MULTI-CHANNEL TESTS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computer system for defining, at a computing device, one or more channels for executing one or more test scenarios. One or more keyword keywords, each with one or more associated keyword implementations for at least one channel of the one or more channels, are defined. One or more test scenarios is defined, wherein at least one test scenario of the one or more test scenarios includes at least one keyword implementation of the one or more keywords. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229726 | Communicating with a Constrained Internet Device - According to a first aspect there is provided a method of enabling an Internet device that is only awake periodically to receive communications sent when the device is not awake. The method comprises, at the device, during an initial awake period, establishing a connection to a peer of a RELOAD overlay network as a RELOAD client, and creating a dictionary resource at the RELOAD peer using the Node-ID of the device as the Resource-ID. Then, during a further awake period, establishing a connection to the RELOAD peer and obtaining any communications sent to the device during a sleeping period of the device by retrieving data from the dictionary resource stored at the RELOAD peer. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME, LOCATION-DEPENDENT ENTERTAINMENT - A system and method for providing real-time, location-dependent entertainment are disclosed herein. The system includes a location receiver to receive a position associated with an object, the object being a moving vehicle; a data receiver to receive location-dependent data based on the position via a data bank; an input receiver to receive an input from an operator in the object; a data transmitter to transmit the received input to a server associated with the data bank. The server is configured to provide receive the input, and process an answer; and a data receiver to receive the answer. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229728 | SERVICE LEVEL MONITORING FOR GEOSPATIAL WEB SERVICES - A method of monitoring the service level provided to clients by a geospatial web service over a network. The method comprises formulating requests (Rq) relating to different geospatial locations and/or regions; sending the requests (Rq) in sequence to said geospatial web service over said network and receiving respective responses; identifying requests that resulted in responses that include geospatial data for the requested geospatial locations and/or regions; formulating further requests (Rq) relating to different geospatial locations and/or regions by evolving at least a proportion of the identified requests; and iteratively repeating steps b) to d) for the further requests. The method further comprising analysing the responses to determine service level information in respect of the geospatial web service. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229729 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS DEVICE TRACKING IN ONLINE MARKETING MEASUREMENTS - A device is used by a decision making unit to visit the web shop website directly or via a referring website, e.g. organic search, advertising channels, e-mail. The method starts by gathering data from a web shop website and associated product websites, the data including a product identification identifying a product for sale in the web shop website, and an IP address of the at least one device. A match of product identification and IP address of the at least one device is detected, and a customer journey from the decision making unit towards actual purchase of a product is assembled from all detected matches of product identification and IP address. The customer journey combines visit data associated with visits by the decision making unit to the web shop website and associated product websites using any of the at least one devices and relating to the purchased product. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229730 | Managing Server Pushed Resources at Client - In one embodiment, a client device | 2015-08-13 |
20150229731 | Implementing Server Push at Server Stack - In one embodiment, a server | 2015-08-13 |
20150229732 | APPLICATION ACCELERATION - A method of transmitting content from a server to a client executing an application is disclosed. A request from a client for a file that includes content related to executing an application is received. The request is responded to by transmitting a modified file that includes initial portions of the file that are sufficient to permit initial functioning of the application, wherein the modified file is formatted with at least one placeholder for remaining portions of the file. The application can begin to access the initial portions of the file by accessing the modified file. The application can access the remaining portions of the file using the at least one placeholder. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229733 | WEB CACHING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - The distribution network comprising a plurality of caching nodes and wherein the web content had been statically identified as an uncacheable content and originated on an origin-server and wherein the method establishes a time to live, TTL, period value to said uncacheable content based on users requests and responds to said users requests by sending to at least to one CDN user said uncacheable content within said TTL period value. Each one of said plurality of caching nodes in said distribution network including a content caching manager and a pseudo-dynamic content TTL predictor and performing the following steps:
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20150229734 | TRANSPARENT INTERNET CACHE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSPARENT INTERNET CACHE - Provided herein is a method for providing a transparent internet cache function, the method including obtaining a traffic usage pattern by data analyzing from a cloud node in response to receiving a request for transparent internet cache provisioning in a transparent internet cache provisioning server; when installing a transparent internet cache in the cloud node is being determined, determining a method for branching traffic; determining a method for contents identification regarding the traffic branched in the method; determining whether or not to operate the transparent internet cache as a proxy server; generating the transparent internet cache by applying a cache in policy and cache replacement policy; and provisioning the transparent internet cache to the cloud node. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229735 | EFFICIENT FILE MANAGEMENT THROUGH GRANULAR OPPORTUNISTIC LOCKING - Improved methods and systems for granular opportunistic locking mechanisms (oplocks) are provided for increasing file caching efficiency. Oplocks can be specified with a combination of three possible granular caching intentions: read, write, and/or handle. An oplock can be specified with an identifier that indicates a client/specific caller to avoid breaking the original oplock due to an incompatibility from other requests of the same client. An atomic oplock flag is added to create operations that allow callers to request an atomic open with an oplock with a given file. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229736 | ASSOCIATING SOCIAL DATA WITH USER PROFILES - This document describes techniques for associating social data with user profiles. In one or more implementations, a social post is targeted to a population of users on a social network. The social post includes a link to a resource, such as a website. The resource is then monitored for user access via the link. When a user accesses the resource, social data corresponding to the social post is associated with a user profile of the user. The social data can include targeting parameters of the social post, such as an age, sex, or location of users to which the social post is targeted. The social data may also include other parameters related to the content of the social post, such as one or more topics of the social post. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229737 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a receiving unit, an obtaining unit, and a transfer unit. The receiving unit receives acquisition information, which is sent from a general-purpose processor to a network and which represents information for obtaining data present on the network. Based on the received acquisition information, the obtaining unit obtains the data on behalf o the general-purpose processor. When processing unit data representing the data to be used in units of processing by the general-purpose processor is obtained, the transfer unit transfers the obtained processing unit data to the general-purpose processor. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229738 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SERVICE AND NETWORK SERVICE SERVER - In a method for providing a network service, a registration signal for waiting is received from a second client device through the network service server when a first client device is utilizing a network service provided by a network service server. Information about the second client device is registered on a waiting list through the network service server. A connection signal is received from a third client device through the network service server when the first client device is disconnected from the network service server. The connection signal from the third client device is utilized for the third client device to request the network service provided by the network service server. The network service is provided to the third client device through the network service server when the information about the third client device is on the waiting list. The present invention also discloses a network service server. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229739 | CLOUD SERVER/THIN CLIENT/GATEWAY SELECTIVE BROWSER INSTANTIATION - A gateway having at least one communications interface and processing circuitry establishes communications with at least one service provider device and at least one serviced client device. The gateway then determines that a serviced client device is to establish an Internet browsing session. Based upon characteristics of the serviced client device, the gateway determines where to instantiate a web browser to service the Internet browsing session. Based upon the determination, in a first operation, instantiates the web browser to service the Internet browsing session at the gateway or client device. In a second operation, the gateway instantiates the web browser to service the Internet browsing session at a service provider server. In other operations, the gateway may determine to instantiate a browser for a first client device at a cloud server and to instantiate a browser for a second client device either locally or at the second client device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229740 | DIRECT MODE ADAPTER BASED SHORTCUT FOR FCOE DATA TRANSFER - This invention permits all FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) frames to be transferred from one FCoE network adapter to another without having to traverse through a Fiber Channel Forwarder (FCF) device. After the FCF is determined not to be present, a logical End-To-End connection is established between Peer FCoE Adapters. This invention permits an FCoE message originating at an FCoE network adapter to be sent to an FCoE receiving adapter across “Ethernet” links and switches, or via a single “Ethernet” link (Point-To-Point) but without having to pass through FCF devices. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229741 | IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL CONVERSION BETWEEN ETHERNET AND CAN COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In-vehicle communication and, more particularly, a signal conversion method in a vehicle having Ethernet and controller area network (CAN) communication coexisting therein and an apparatus to perform the same are provided. The signal conversion method includes determining, by a processor, a start bit of at least one CAN signal disposed in a CAN message and generating an Ethernet signal having the CAN signal and the start bit that corresponds to the CAN signal in different fields. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229742 | System and Method for Multiple Data Channel Transfer Using a Single Data Stream - A number of channels of data, including audio, image, text, and support data are collected at one or more centralized servers. The individual channels are edited and processed for content and format, including the deletion and insertion of advertising content as well as inserting markers to indicate acceptable locations for additional content to be added. The edited and processed channels are sent to a plurality of transmission servers for additional processing and transmission. The transmission servers process one or more of the channels including the insertion of content at designated markers and the combination of the channels of data into a single, packetized data transfer stream. The data transfer stream is broadcast to a plurality of receiving units which de-packetize the original data channels and present any selected channel to the user of the receiving unit. The receiving units send status information back to the centralized servers where the data is processed and analyzed to evaluate the present use, and determine the future use of advertisements. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229743 | TIME-SLOTTED DATA PACKETS WITH A PREAMBLE - A method and apparatus are used to support the transmission of data to a user over multiple allocated data channels. Data packets are transmitted in timeslots of the allocated data channels to corresponding target receivers without the need for explicitly assigning particular time-slots to a target user well in advance of transmitting any data packets in the time-slots. Instead, each data packet transmitted in a time-slot includes a header label or preamble indicating to which of multiple possible receivers a data packet is directed. The preamble also preferably includes decoding information indicating how a corresponding data payload of the data packet is to be processed for recapturing transmitted raw data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229744 | Method and Device for Service Analysis - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for service analysis. The method for service analysis of the present invention includes obtaining deep packet inspection DPI information of a terminal, where the DPI information of the terminal is obtained by performing DPI on a first data packet transmitted between the terminal and a service provider; obtaining call history record CHR information of the terminal, where the CHR information of the terminal is obtained by performing call recording on an air interface link established between the terminal and a base station controller; and performing, according to the DPI information of the terminal and the CHR information of the terminal, analysis on a service transmitted between the terminal and the service provider. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229745 | COVER GLASS FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing and a glass cover panel having a generally planar central region and a rounded or curved perimeter region circumscribing the generally planar central region. The portable electronic device includes circuitry disposed in the housing and operable to detect a touch or proximity of a user at the glass cover panel at the generally planar central region. The rounded perimeter region has an exposed rounded surface circumscribing the generally planar central region and the housing does not overlap the rounded perimeter region of the glass cover panel. The rounded perimeter region may have a radius of curvature of greater than about 0.5 mm. The rounded perimeter region provides a smooth curved transition between a generally planar front surface of the generally planar central region of the glass cover panel and a side surface of the housing of the portable electronic device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229746 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE WITH FRONT COVER CAMERA OPENING - Some embodiments of the present invention include a case for an electronic device having a camera lens on a back surface of the device, the case having a front cover configured to cover a display screen of the electronic device when the electronic device is not in use, wherein the front cover does not block a camera lens on the back surface of the device when the front cover is open and positioned against the back surface of the device. To prevent the front cover from blocking the camera lens, embodiments of the front cover may have an orifice, a flap, or a cut-out portion. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229747 | INTEGRATED SMARTPHONE LIGHT ACCESSORY - An integrated smartphone light accessory for enabling the screen of a smartphone to be viewed in the presence of substantially any amount ambient light, including direct sunlight comprises four high capacity LED light assemblies disposed on the frame of a smartphone around the screen. Each LED light assembly is configured as conventional LED, but additionally includes an attached power source, a switch for manually activating the LED light, and an external adhesive for fastening the LED light assembly to the smartphone. The LED light assemblies are operated in pairs, whereby actuation of the switch on one LED light assembly causes that LED light assembly and a second LED light assembly to illuminate or turn off if it was illuminated when the switch was actuated. In use, the high capacity lighting elements in the LED light assemblies are directed towards the screen and enable the screen to be viewed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229748 | IN-VEHICLE HANDSFREE APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - An in-vehicle navigation apparatus with a handsfree function establishes a Bluetooth communication link with a cellular phone. When receiving from the cellular phone outgoing call history data and incoming call history data, which were stored in the cellular phone before establishing the Bluetooth communication link, the in-vehicle navigation apparatus stores, in a work memory, the received outgoing call history data and the received incoming call history data, equally to, of the navigation apparatus itself, outgoing call history data and incoming call history data. An outgoing call operation then becomes possible using outgoing call history data and incoming call history data, which are stored in the work memory. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229749 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body, a wireless communication unit configured to connect a wireless device to the terminal body to perform wireless communication with the terminal body, a sensing unit sensing that the terminal body approaches a user's head in a state in which a call for the terminal body is set to be connected to the external device through wireless communication, and a controller configured to, when it is determined that the terminal body has approached the user's head within a reference range according to the sensing results, control the wireless communication unit to transfer the call from the external device to the terminal body. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229750 | WEARABLE PERSONAL DIGITAL DEVICE FOR FACILITATING MOBILE DEVICE PAYMENTS AND PERSONAL USE - Provided are a wearable personal digital device and related methods. The wearable personal digital device may comprise a processor, a display, biometric sensors, activity tracking sensors, a memory unit, a communication circuit, a housing, an input unit, a projector, a timepiece unit, a haptic touch control actuator, and a band. The processor may be operable to receive data from an external device, provide a notification to a user based on the data, receive a user input, and perform a command selected based on the user input. The communication circuit may be communicatively coupled to the processor and operable to connect to a wireless network and communicate with the external device. The housing may be adapted to enclose the components of the wearable personal digital device. The band may be adapted to attach to the housing and secure the wearable personal digital device on a user body. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229751 | SECURELY DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A USER - Methods for securely and precisely determining the location of a user are described. The methods involve a situated device dock which is associated with an application and has a known physical location. The dock comprises a sensor to detect a user portable device in proximity to the dock and a module for communicating a session key to a proximate user portable device. The session key is known to a server and enables the user portable device to verify to the server that it is proximate to the device dock and therefore can be associated with the known physical location of the device dock. Based on the known location of the user portable device, functionality within an application or web application running on the device is enabled or disabled. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229752 | MOBILE SECURITY APPLICATION - An application for a mobile device allows a user to let a monitoring center know that they are in trouble without the requirement of using the user interface of the mobile device to navigate to the app menu to select the app and select an option to send an alarm. The app allows the user to send alarms for different types of events. The mobile device's Inertial Measurement Unit is used to record and trigger a three dimensional movement gesture pattern of the mobile device which is associated with certain events and actions. To make the process even more unique a fourth dimension of time is added into the process. Time can affect the gesture pattern in two ways. First, there will be an overall time to complete the three dimensional movement for the gesture pattern, and second, a time to complete each individual movement that comprises the gesture pattern. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229753 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - There is provided a communication device including a display control unit configured to, in a case where information on a plurality of parameters is provided, use the provided information and control display of a screen for deciding values of the plurality of parameters, the plurality of parameters each indicating user's request with respect to a radio communication service and depending on each other, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the decided values of the plurality of parameters. The acquired values of the plurality of parameters are used for changing control of the radio communication service. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229754 | MOBILE TERMINAL, USER INTERFACE METHOD IN THE MOBILE TERMINAL, AND COVER OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal, a method in the mobile terminal, and a cover of the mobile terminal are provided for processing input. A first area of a touch screen of the mobile terminal corresponding to a window area of the cover is defined, and a second area of the touch screen of the mobile terminal corresponding to a non-window area of the cover is defined. A first input in the second area while the cover is closed over the touch screen is detected and the first input as a first control command is processed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229755 | METHOD OF EDITING CALL HISTORY INFORMATION IN MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of displaying call history information in a first mobile device communicating with at least one second mobile device. The method according to one embodiment includes displaying a call history screen. The call history screen includes information on an outgoing call history, an incoming call history, a missed call history, and a video call history. The method according to the one embodiment further includes displaying a specific content on the display unit in an activated state in response to a selection of the specific content; displaying at least one edit screen after the specific content is selected; deleting selectively the selected specific content corresponding to a pre-stored name or multiple contents including non-selected content; and changing the pre-stored same name corresponding to the selected specific content into an edited name with changing the pre-stored same name corresponding to all of the non-selected content into the same edited name. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER OF A VOICE USER INTERFACE AND SELECTIVELY MANAGING INCOMING COMMUNICATIONS - A receiver coupled to a processor for receiving an electronic communication from a separate computing device, a local storage medium coupled to the processor, the local storage medium storing an identification system for identifying the electronic communication received from the separate computing device, and a voice user interface coupled to the processor for receiving a voice communication from the user without a physical interaction between the user and the computing device is provided. Associated methods are also provided. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229757 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNLOCKING MOBILE PHONE SCREEN - A method and system for unlocking a mobile phone screen includes, in a locked state, the mobile phone receives a user instruction, lights up a mobile phone screen, and enters an unlocking interface. In a case that a touching event has been detected within a per-determined time period, touching region information, corresponding to the touching event, is obtained and a touching area is calculated based on the touching region information. The touching area is compared with a per-determined threshold and, when the touching area is larger than the pre-determined threshold, the touching event is determined to meet a requirement for unlocking, and the mobile phone is controlled to unlock the mobile phone screen. Otherwise, unlocking failure information is returned to the user. Thereby, mobile phone screen unlocking is achieved by way of a large area touching of a mobile phone screen. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229758 | MOBILE STATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile station and a mobile communication method are provided, which are, if being able to output a local ringing tone and a NW-provided ringing tone, capable of continuing a ringing tone outputted before a transition from LTE to 3G by aSRVCC even after the transition is made. A UE ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229759 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC RESPONSE TO INCOMING CALL - A method for a communication device to automatic respond to an incoming call is provided. The method includes: configuring a destination and a message template; detecting whether there is an obstruction in front of the communication device and a picture taken by a rear camera is in an even color when an incoming call is received; turning off a ringtone of the incoming call if there is an obstruction and the picture is in an even color; detecting a current position and position variation by a GPS unit; calculating an average speed based on the position variation; and hanging up the incoming call, calculating a time required to reach the destination, filling out the message template with the time required to form a predefined message, and then transmitting the predefined message to the caller of the incoming call if the average speed equals to or exceed a predefined value. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229760 | INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PARENT REGARINDG A CALLED FOR CHILD PROTECTION - The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information of a calling party to an alert party, wherein the calling party is in communication with the receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a calling party to a receiving party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database, wherein the lookup is based on an identifier associated with the message, Thereafter, an alert is sent to the alert party if the calling party information is unavailable in a contact list of the receiving party. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229761 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CALL LOG - An apparatus for providing a call log includes a call detail information generator configured to generate call detail information of a call; a call recorder configured to record a call content of the call; a call content summarizer configured to convert the recorded call content into a transcribed text, and generate call content summary information based on the transcribed text; a call log generator configured to generate a call log including the call detail information and the call content summary information; and a call log provider configured to output the call log. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER-TO-PEER MEDIA ROUTING USING A THIRD PARTY INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING - An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables an endpoint to engage in a call with another endpoint using a third party instant message system to carry instant messages containing signaling information and a route that is external to the third party instant message system for both signaling and media information. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229763 | Method and apparatus for processing communication service under public account - A method and apparatus for processing a communication service under a public account are provided. The method includes that: a first mobile terminal displays a menu for prompting a user to set a public account priority level, and adjusts the public account priority level according to a user operation, wherein the first mobile terminal and at least one second mobile terminal share the public account; and when the first mobile terminal receives a communication service under the public account, and determines that the public account priority level meets a priority level condition for processing the communication service, the first mobile terminal processes the received communication service. The method and apparatus can avoid high processing complexity and low efficiency when all the mobile terminals logging into a public account receive a communication service sent to the account, and a user wants to process the received communication service only through one or several mobile terminals. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229764 | CALL METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A storage unit is configured to store booking information of a call to a first user and a second user by means of a first client device utilized by the first user and a second client device utilized by the second user. A computing unit stores such booking information acquired from the first client device, in the storage unit. A computing unit acquires an availability of the second user which is determined on the basis of a current position and an acceleration detected by the second client device, and executes the booked call in response to a change of the availability of the second user. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229765 | TELEPHONE DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TELEPHONE DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND TELEPHONE DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD - To store voice information for identifying the voice of the opposite party in a telephone directory. A telephone directory management apparatus ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229766 | Methods and Systems for Routing Emergency Service Calls Background - Methods and systems for routing an emergency services call across an emergency services network to a public safety answering point (PSAP) in accordance with the NG9-1-1 standard are disclosed herein. Generally, a communication session is established between an originating network provider and a conference bridge on the emergency services network. A preferred destination PSAP is then determined and a second communication session is established between the conference bridge and the destination PSAP. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING WORKFLOW ITEMS BASED ON A CHAIN OF ACCOUNTABILITY PROTOCOL - An adaptable customer service and enterprise workflow management method and system based on a chain of accountability that enables, among other things, ensuring every workflow item is tracked, time-stamped and auditable, and getting every customer request to the right staff member is provided. The system embodies a chain of accountability providing a rigorous workflow management process of one or more workflow item protocols. Each workflow protocol has a defined queue through which the workflow item is routed, wherein each queue has an associated staff member role. The system includes a template of the plurality of workflow protocols that also embodies a method of customizing at least one of the workflow protocols through a process of data analytics, performance benchmarking, administrative modification and reiteration. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229768 | DYNAMIC AGENT WORKFLOW BASED ON CONTACT CENTER LOAD - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for dynamically selecting a customer agent workflow for handling a customer contact in a contact center based on current contact center load. According to one embodiment, managing agent workflows in a contact center can comprise receiving a customer contact and selecting an agent from a plurality of agents to handle the customer contact. A current load of the contact center can be determined and a workflow for the selected agent to handle the customer contact can be dynamically selected from a plurality of workflows based on the determined current contact center load. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229769 | Automatic Message Management Utilizing Speech Analytics - Embodiments are provided for utilizing speech analytics for automatically managing messages in a communications network. A message from a calling party to an unavailable called party is recorded in a messaging management module. The messaging management module automatically identifies a category for assigning to the content of the message based on information associated with the unavailable called party or a calling party and associates a language model with the message content based on the category. An analysis module utilizes the language model to identify grammar making up the message content. The messaging management module automatically performs a messaging management function on the message content based on a set of rules. The messaging management function may include automatically determining a priority for the message (enabling the message to be retrieved out of order) or automatically triggering an action in response to the message which is directed to the unavailable called party. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229770 | Enhancing Reachability in Internet Protocol Communications - Methods, devices, and systems enable a server to route a communication from a calling party to a third-party device when a called party is unreachable by obtaining current status data from a plurality of devices registered with the server, and generating a list of potential third-party devices based at least on the obtained current status data. A call request notification may be transmitted to a third-party device selected from the list. In response to receiving a call acceptance message, the server may transmit an authentication challenge for the called party. The server may determine whether an authentication response message includes a correct response to the authentication challenge, and if so, administer the communication between a calling party device and the selected third-party device. The server may calculate charges to the calling party or called party and credits for the third-party whose device accepts the communication for the called party. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229771 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING AND SECURITY FOR TELEPHONE CALLS OVER A PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORK - A server, upon receiving a request to complete a call over a packet-switched network, looks up an address on the packet-switched network on a local table. If the local table does not contain a matching address, the server asks a routing server to identify a receiving server address. The routing server identifies a suitable address and sends a message to the originating server containing the address. The routing server may consider such factors as the volume of calls currently being handled by various potential receiving servers in selecting a receiving server. The receiving server then receives, via the packet-switched network, a message requesting a telephone connection to a second telephone device. Before completing the connection to the second telephone device, information in the message representing the address of the device on the packet-switched network that originated the message is identified. The address information is compared to selected predetermined addresses for permitted origins of the message. The permitted origins may be other servers or clients of the receiving server. If the address in the message corresponds to a predetermined permitted address, the server will proceed with completion of the call. If the address in the message does not correspond to a predetermined permitted address, the server will refuse to complete the call. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229772 | Preventing Double Digit Detection Caused by In-Band Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency Signaling - A T2P (TDM to packet) delay buffer is provided. The delay buffer can prevent double digit detections caused by in-band DTMF leak when out-of-band DTMF is used. The T2P delay buffer is initialized with an audio pattern that represents silence in a configurable amount of delay. When a DTMF digit is detected, the system can stop taking the voice payload from the T2P delay buffer and start injecting RFC4733 RTP packets into the RTP stream at a pre-configured rate. The RFC4733 DTMF RTP packets continue to be injected into the RTP stream until the DTMF digit stops. Once the end of the DTMF digit is detected, the content of the T2P delay buffer can be discarded and the T2P delay buffer is reinitialized with an audio pattern that represents silence in a configurable amount of delay. After the T2P delay buffer is reinitialized, the voice packetisation can be continued. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229773 | DIGITAL SECURITY NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A monitoring device | 2015-08-13 |
20150229774 | IP Emergency Call Station with Mass Notification Voice Alerting - An emergency call station provides emergency communication services for a user to contact an emergency responder. The call station includes an integrated IP video camera, an integrated security console, and at least one processor configured to provide network supervision status monitoring and notification, status message escalations, logging voice and video, text-to-speech conversion, multilevel forwarding, remote management of endpoints, pre-recorded messages, InformaCast® Compatibility; and mass emergency notification to multiple responders. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229775 | EMERGENCY SERVICES ROUTING PROXY CLUSTER MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for clustering emergency services routing proxies are provided. The described features allow a group of ESRPs running as individual servers or a group of virtual servers, to be referenced using a single URI. In one implementation, an emergency services routing proxy device includes an emergency services routing proxy node configured to route a call to a downstream entity, the call received from an upstream entity. The device further includes a cluster manager configured to receive registration information from the emergency services routing proxy node, the registration information including a routing service identifier. The cluster manager may be further configured to identify the emergency services routing proxy node for call routing based on a comparison of an identifier included in the call with the routing service identifier. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229776 | Telecommunication Revenue Management System - Disclosed is an improved revenue call management system for use with a telecommunication system. The revenue management system preferably includes a remote server, a user database, and a plurality of databases. When a call is placed, the revenue management system queries the user database based on the telephone number dialed to bill the appropriate account. If no account exists for the dialed telephone number, the revenue system queries a multitude of internal and external databases to determine if the dialed telephone number is billable. If the telephone number is un-billable, the collect call attempt is terminated. The revenue management system is capable of establishing accounts in real time while the caller and called party are on the line. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229777 | DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING SERVICES USING ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION CAPABILITIES - A device includes one or more processor, a display, and a module card. The one or more processor determines that a communication function of the device has terminated and sends a notification to the module card that indicates the termination. The module card sends a message to a server in response to receiving the notification and receives another message from the server. The message indicates that the device is ready to receive the other message. The other message includes an instruction and another notification, which is based on usage of an account and identifies an actionable category with respect thereto. The instruction causes the one or more processor to function as display, receiving, determining, and sending devices, which respectively display the other notification, receive an input response thereto, determine that the response corresponds to a confirmation to implement the actionable category, and send a further message including the response. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229778 | OFFLINE CHARGING FOR RICH COMMUNICATION SERVICES (RCS) - Systems and methods that provide charging for Rich Communication Services (RCS). One embodiment comprises an offline charging system that receives a Diameter charging request from a network element that provides a Rich Communication Services (RCS) service. The offline charging system processes an Attribute Value Pair (AVP) of the Diameter charging request to identify an RCS service Identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies the RCS service. The offline charging system selects RCS charging logic for the RCS service based on the RCS service ID, and initiates the RCS charging logic to charge for the RCS service. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229779 | PROXIMITY SERVICE CHARGING - A mechanism for a user equipment is described. The mechanism comprises allocating a secure memory area, wherein said secure memory area being inaccessible by a user of the user equipment; generating an charging identifier relating to proximity communication involving the user equipment; collecting proximity service charging data during the proximity communication; storing the charging identifier and the proximity service charging data in the secure memory area. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229780 | DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING SERVICES USING ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION CAPABILITIES - A method for presenting services to a subscriber includes certain processes. The method includes collecting usage data associated with an account for the subscriber that is associated with a portable device. The method includes storing usage data in a repository. The method includes determining whether the usage data satisfies a condition. The method includes determining whether an actionable category of data exists. The method includes determining an action based on the actionable category of data and a set of rules. The method includes receiving a first message from the portable device indicating that a communication function of the portable device has terminated. The method includes sending a second message to the portable device that requests an input from the subscriber via the portable device and is based on the action. The method includes receiving a third message from the portable device that includes a response to the second message. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229781 | RINGTONE CALLER ID - A device provides a sender-selected notification. In one embodiment, upon an incoming message from the sender, the device provides a warning notification followed by the sender-selected notification. In one embodiment, the sender-selected notification is associated with a commercial offer. In one embodiment, the phone concurrently provides a visual display identifying the caller by name, the identification not requiring a user of the phone to associate a name with a phone number. In one embodiment, the phone allows for sender-selected notifications to be disabled for a caller. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229782 | NOTIFICATION VOLUME ADJUSTMENT BASED ON DISTANCE FROM PAIRED DEVICE - System and method for adjusting a sound notification volume a mobile device are disclosed. Accordingly, the transmission signal strength is measured at the mobile device for a transmission link between the mobile device and a smart companion device that is paired with the mobile device. Subsequently, using a calibration data and the measured signal strength, a distance between the mobile device and the smart companion device is estimated. Then, using a configuration that is preset in the mobile device and the estimated distance, the sound notification volume of the mobile device is adjusted. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229783 | FACSIMILE DEVICE, OPTION UNIT, AND CONTROL DEVICE - One or more option units connecting with a communication system that includes a control part configured to control a communication are provided with an upper side signal line connecting with a lower side signal line of an option unit connected in an upper position, a lower side signal line connecting with an upper side signal line of an option unit connected in a lower position; and a control circuit. A potential of the upper side signal line is changed from the second potential in response to a potential change from a potential in a normal state which is different from a potential in an initial state of the lower side signal line. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229784 | SELECTION OF AFP OBJECTS IN PRINT DATA BY USE OF STACKS - Systems and methods are provided for utilizing stacks to identify Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) objects. The system includes a memory and a controller. The memory is able to store AFP print data. The controller is able to perform a parsing process on the AFP print data to identify AFP objects. During the parsing process the controller is able to: (A) advance a parsing location within the AFP print data, and (B) if the parsing location corresponds with a BEGIN field for an AFP object, then push an entry representing the AFP object onto a stack. During the parsing process, the controller is further able to (C) determine whether the stack matches a pattern of entries defined by a rule, (D) if the stack matches the pattern, then process the AFP object at the parsing location to perform an action defined in the rule, and (E) repeat operations (A)-(D). | 2015-08-13 |
20150229785 | DATA STORING AND TREND DISPLAY IMAGE MONITORING APPARATUS USING IMAGE PROCESSING BOARD - An image monitoring apparatus comprises a camera, an image processing board, a control system, and a display apparatus. The image processing board comprises a DSP compressing a first signal received from the camera into image data, a first memory storing the image data, an MCU pre-processing a second signal received from an external device through an I/O port into pre-processed data, a CPU processing the pre-processed data into a first database or a third signal received from the control system through a communication port into a second database, and a second memory storing the first database or the second database. The image processing board transmits the image data and the first database or the second database to the display apparatus, so that a text or a graph corresponding to the first database or the second database is displayed overlaid on an image corresponding to the image data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229786 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes an image pickup unit, a connection unit connected to an external device, a transmission unit including a first function for transmitting an image data recorded in a recording medium to the external device, and a second function for successively transmitting an image data captured by the image pickup unit to the external device, and an output unit configured to output image data, as a candidate of image data to be transmitted by the first function, chosen from among the recorded image data, based on information about a subject captured by the image pickup unit and information about the external device, in a case where an instruction for executing the first function is received while the transmission unit is executing the second function. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229787 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERY - A system, method, and computer readable medium for converting paper documents ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150229788 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An application storage area on an application PF stores an Intent information file including tag data in addition a cooperation destination application in application cooperation by an Intent. When a Web browser is activated, an Intent processing unit confirms with an application management unit about an active application in the application storage area. After the confirmation, the Intent processing unit acquires the Intent information file of the active application from an Intent information file storage unit and performs Intent registration. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229789 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING A PHOTO - A photo is received from a mobile device. The photo is stored at an intermediary server. The photo is formatted at the intermediary server for at least one content provider website. The photo is transmitted to the at least one content provider website. Another method downloads a photo. The method receives in an intermediary web server, content from a content provider website. The content includes at least a photo. The intermediary server determines if the photo is new. If the photo is new, the intermediary server determines if the photo is properly formatted for the mobile device client program and sends the content including the photo to a user device including the client program. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229790 | SERVER APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SERVER APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A server apparatus configured to receive a job from an information processing apparatus and generate print data to be printed by a printing apparatus searches for, in response to reception of the job, a camera configured to image a printing apparatus identified by the job. The server apparatus receives an image of the printing apparatus captured by the camera, and distributes the received image to an information processing apparatus identified by the job. | 2015-08-13 |
20150229791 | System and Method for the Passive Monitoring and Reporting of Printer-Related Data on USB Cables - Provided is a computer-implemented system and method for monitoring printer-related data on USB cables. A USB-compatible device comprising a field programmable gate array and a microprocessor is placed in-line between a non-networked computer and a printer and monitors the line for print-related data. Once detected, the print-related data is transmitted via a radio frequency to a base station. The base station subsequently compiles the print-related data and relays the data to a printer reporting system. | 2015-08-13 |