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20090186602 | APPROACH TO SECURE LOCALIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a secure localization infrastructure using transmitters that can transmit messages at multiple distinct power levels throughout a community of reference points. Transmitters send messages at different power levels in a manner that every location in the system corresponds to a unique set of messages. Received messages are reported back to the localization infrastructure, which then determines location by comparing the messages reported. | 07-23-2009 |
20110271340 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SPOOFED NETWORK TRAFFIC - A method and apparatus for detecting spoofed IP network traffic is presented. A mapping table is created to indicate correlations between IP address prefixes and AS numbers, based on routing information collected from a plurality of data sources. At each interface of a target network, IP address prefixes from a training traffic flow are acquired and further converted into AS numbers based on the mapping table. An EAS (Expected Autonomous System) table is populated by the AS numbers collected for each interface. The EAS table is used to determine if an operation traffic flow is allowed to enter the network. | 11-03-2011 |
20120020216 | COGNITIVE NETWORK LOAD PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Loads for a wireless network having a plurality of end nodes are predicted by constructing a computer data set of end-to-end pairs of the end nodes included in the network using a computer model of the network; constructing a computerized set of observables from social information about users of the network; developing a computerized learned model of predicted traffic using at least the data set and the observables; and using the computerized learned model to predict future end-to-end network traffic. | 01-26-2012 |
20120082136 | P-CSCF FAST HANDOFF FOR IMS/MMS ARCHITECTURE - A mechanism by which handoff delay can be minimized while not compromising the IMS/MMD security and also protecting the media if required by certain applications is presented. One proactive method includes proactive authentication. Another proactive method includes proactive security association, such as transferring SA keys from old proxy to new proxy, or transferring keys through serving signal entities. Reactive methods include transferring SA keys from old proxy to new proxy, using either push or pull technology. Other reactive methods include transferring keys through serving signal entities using either push or pull technology. | 04-05-2012 |
20120257498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING END-TO-END QoS IN CONVERGED NETWORKS USING PROBABILISTIC PREFERENTIAL ADMISSION CONTROL - Network management for providing and managing Quality of Service (QoS) in converged networks, and particularly management of bursty, short-lived data loads, in an opaque network where knowledge of or control over network elements is not required. Preferential treatment is provided to some subset of the network users that require better QoS assurances from the underlying network by applying probabilistic admission control decisions in conjunction with estimated network state provides improved performance for high priority data with bursty data loads. | 10-11-2012 |
20130125235 | Method, Apparatus and Program for Detecting Spoofed Network Traffic - A method, an apparatus and a program for detecting spoofed Internet Protocol (IP) traffic directed to a network having a plurality of autonomous systems (AS) is provided. The method comprises receiving an incoming packet through an AS, the incoming packet containing a source IP address and a destination IP address, acquiring a corresponding source and destination IP address prefixes, converting the corresponding source and destination IP address prefixes into a source AS number and a destination AS number, determining if the incoming packet arrived from an unexpected source based upon the corresponding destination IP address prefix and the converted source and destination AS number using an unexpected pair tuple table generated from network routing information and generating an alert indicating that the incoming packet is not allowed to enter the network. | 05-16-2013 |
20130340079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME REPORTING OF ANOMALOUS INTERNET PROTOCOL ATTACKS - A system and a method for detecting anomalous attacks in Internet network flow operate by counting a number of Internet traffic messages that are detected as anomalous attacks to provide a count; computing a running average of the number of messages that are detected as anomalous attacks; and comparing the count to the running average to provide an anomalous attack alarm if the count is greater than a multiple of the running average. The attacks can include at least one of spoofing attacks or denial of service attacks. A computer readable storage medium stores instructions of a computer program, which when executed by a computer system, results in performance of steps of the method. | 12-19-2013 |
20140020066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPAMMER HOST DETECTION FROM NETWORK FLOW DATA PROFILES - A system and method for spammer host detection from network flow data profiles comprises constructing one or more cluster profiles and detecting spammer hosts. Construction cluster profiles comprises observing network flow data from one or more hosts; for each host, representing the network flow data associated with the host as a multidimensional vector; clustering the vectors of the hosts into the plurality of cluster profiles; annotating each cluster profile using at least one of black lists and white lists; and calculating a confidence in each cluster profile annotation. Detecting spammer hosts comprises observing the network flow data from a new host; representing the network flow data associated with the new host as a multidimensional vector, and placing the new multidimensional vector of the new host into one cluster profile of the one or more cluster profiles. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING BGP ROUTE-BASED NETWORK TRAFFIC PROFILES TO DETECT SPOOFED TRAFFIC - An inventive system and method for creating source profiles to detect spoofed traffic comprises obtaining a routing path for data to traverse nodes using traffic profiles, each routing path comprising at least a target AS, initializing one or more AS sets with last hop ASes, enhancing the AS sets by connecting the AS sets to routers, for each enhanced AS set, filtering observed traffic flows, and using the filtered flows to associate enhanced AS sets with network monitoring points to create the source profiles. In one aspect, filtering flows comprise TCP session filtering and/or destination bogon filtering. In one aspect, the routers are border gateway protocol routers. In one aspect, the last hop ASes are one hop away from the target AS. | 01-16-2014 |
20140082730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING HISTORICAL ATTACKS WITH DIVERSE INDICATORS TO GENERATE INDICATOR PROFILES FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING FUTURE NETWORK ATTACKS - An apparatus and method predict and detect network attacks by using a diverse set of indicators to measure aspects of the traffic and by encoding traffic characteristics using these indicators of potential attacks or anomalous behavior. The set of indicators is analyzed by supervised learning to automatically learn a decision rule which examines the temporal patterns in the coded values of the set of indicators to accurately detect and predict network attacks. The rules automatically evolve in response to new attacks as the system updates its rules periodically by analyzing new data and feedback signals about attacks associated with that data. To assist human operators, the system also provides human interpretable explanations of detection and prediction rules by pointing to indicators whose values contribute to a decision that there is an existing network attack or an imminent network attack. When such indictors are detected, an operator can take remediation actions. | 03-20-2014 |
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20080255048 | Pharmaceutical Composition - The present invention provides oral pharmaceutical compositions that enable the successful delivery of drugs in a pharmaceutically effective amount, particularly poly (amino acids) such as peptides, peptidomimetics and proteins, e.g. hormones to a subject via oral administration to accomplish the desired therapeutic effect. The oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a poly (amino acid) as the active ingredient, e.g. a peptide or protein, shows a rapid disintegration and/or dissolution such that the active ingredient is able to attain a therapeutic effect. | 10-16-2008 |
20110218148 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides oral pharmaceutical compositions that enable the successful delivery of drugs in a pharmaceutically effective amount, particularly poly(amino acids) such as peptides, peptidomimetics and proteins, e.g. hormones to a subject via oral administration to accomplish the desired therapeutic effect. The oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a poly(amino acid) as the active ingredient, e.g. a peptide or protein, shows a rapid disintegration and/or dissolution such that the active ingredient is able to attain a therapeutic effect. | 09-08-2011 |
20130190229 | VITAMIN E FORMULATIONS OF SULFAMIDE NS3 INHIBITORS - The invention relates to new formulations of compounds having activity against HCV-associated disorders, new combinations, new methods of treatment and their use in therapy. | 07-25-2013 |
20150250729 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides oral pharmaceutical compositions that enable the successful delivery of drugs in a pharmaceutically effective amount, particularly poly (amino acids) such as peptides, peptidomimetics and proteins. e.g. hormones to a subject via oral administration to accomplish the desired therapeutic effect. The oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a poly (amino acid) as the active ingredient, e.g. a peptide or protein, shows a rapid disintegration and/or dissolution such that the active ingredient is able to attain a therapeutic effect. | 09-10-2015 |
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20130208741 | Laser architectures - Disclosed herein are architectures for VCSEL systems. By using high power IR VCSEL element(s), a bulk doubling material can be used to double the IR light and generate visible light (red, green, blue, or UV light) in a cavity, in either continuous wave (CW) or pulsed mode. The reflectivity of the output distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) of these VCSELs can be designed to increase the power in the cavity, rather than the power in the VCSEL laser. By enabling the use of a bulk doubling material in the cavity and directly doubling the VCSEL the device can be inexpensive, simpler, high efficiency, better reliability, and vastly improved manufacturing and alignment tolerances. There are a number of cavity architectures that can be used to double the IR light from the VCSEL(s). The VCSEL(s) can be single elements, or arrays with high intensity elements. | 08-15-2013 |
20130266032 | Laser architectures - Disclosed herein are architectures for an external cavity laser. In some embodiments, the external cavity laser includes vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) elements, a Brewster plate, frequency doubling chips, and a microlens array. The Brewster plate is arranged at an angle relative to the light path, and is configured to polarize at least the light received from the VCSELs and propagating on the light path in a first direction, and extract, from the external cavity, frequency-doubled light propagating on the light path in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The doubling chips are operable to receive the light and double the frequency of a portion of the received light. The microlens array is aligned with the VCSEL elements. A mount may be employed to mount the side stack of doubling chips by either side mounting or end mounting. | 10-10-2013 |
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20130163627 | Laser Illuminator System - An optical illuminator using Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) is disclosed. Optical modules configured using single VCSEL and VCSEL arrays bonded to a thermal submount to conduct heat away from the VCSEL array, are suited for high power and high speed operation. High speed optical modules are configured using single VCSEL or VCSEL arrays connected to a high speed electronic module on a common thermal submount or on a common Printed Circuit Board (PCB) platform including transmission lines. The electronic module provides low inductance current drive and control functions to operate the VCSEL and VCSEL array. VCSEL apertures are designed for a desired beam shape. Additional beam shaping elements are provided for VCSELs or VCSEL arrays, for desired output beam shapes and/or emission patterns. VCSEL arrays may be operated in continuous wave (CW) or pulse operation modes in a programmable fashion using a built-in or an external controller. | 06-27-2013 |
20140218898 | OPTICAL ILLUMINATOR - VCSEL arrays with planar electrical contacts readily adaptable for surface mounting are provided. Monolithic VCSEL arrays are configured in array patterns on two and three-dimensional surfaces for configuring optical illuminator modules. Illuminator modules are easily expandable by increasing the array size or by modularly arranging more arrays with or without a transparent substrate, in different shapes by tiling array modules monolithically on a common substrate, or by tiling small modules. The surface mountable illuminator modules are easily assembled on a thermally conductive surface that may be air or liquid cooled for efficient heat dissipation. Array modules may be integrated with other electronic circuits such as current drivers, sensors, controllers, processors, etc. on a common platform, for example, a single or multiple layer printed circuit boards (PCB) to assemble illumination systems for different applications including a gesture recognition apparatus and a battery operated portable illuminator devices. | 08-07-2014 |
20150255955 | Processes for Making Reliable VCSEL Devices and VCSEL arrays - A set of VCSEL fabrication methods has been invented which enhance the performance and long time reliability of VCSEL devices and arrays of devices. Wafer bow caused by growing a large number of epitaxial layers required to fabricate VCSEL device generates strain and results in bowing/warping of the device wafer. The stress so generated is eliminated by applying a stress compensation layer on the substrate to a surface opposite to the epitaxial layer surface. New oxidation equipment designs and process parameters are described which produce more precision apertures and reduce stress in the VCSEL device. An ultrathin fabrication procedure is described which enables high power VCSELs to be made for high power operation at many different wavelengths. A low temperature electrical contacting process improves VCSEL long term reliability. | 09-10-2015 |
20150311673 | Polarization Control in High Peak Power, High Brightness VCSEL - A new VCSEL design is presented to achieve high output power and high brightness with a strong selection of a linear polarization state in high speed pulsing operation. Higher output power is achieved by including multiple gain segments in tandem, in the gain region. To achieve single mode operation with high output power, an extended cavity three reflector design is presented. High degree of polarization selectivity is achieved by a linear grating deployed with the third reflector, such that lasing is allowed only in a preferred linear polarization state. A polarization selective reflector including a linear grating is designed to impart strong polarization selectivity for a preferred linear polarization state. The polarization selective reflector used as the third reflector in an extended cavity VCSEL device, exhibits strong polarization selection for a preferred linear polarization state during high speed pulsing including in the gain switching resonance regime. | 10-29-2015 |
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20130163626 | Optical Illuminator - Illuminator module comprising VCSEL arrays with planar electrical contacts, readily adaptable for surface mounting, is provided. Monolithic VCSEL arrays are configured in array patterns on two and three-dimensional surfaces. Illuminator modules are easily expandable by increasing the array size or by modularly arranging more arrays with or without a transparent substrate. Different shapes of illuminator modules may be configured by tiling array modules monolithically on a common substrate, or by tiling small modules. The surface mountable illuminator modules are easily assembled on a thermally conductive surface that may be air or liquid cooled for efficient heat dissipation. Array modules may be integrated with other electronic circuits such as current drivers, sensors, controllers, processors, etc. on a common platform, for example, a single or multiple layer printed circuit boards (PCB) to assemble illumination systems for different applications including a gesture recognition apparatus and a battery operated portable illuminator devices. | 06-27-2013 |
20130208753 | Optical Pump for High Power Laser - Optical pump modules using VCSEL arrays are provided to pump optical gain media for achieving high power laser output in CW, QCW and pulse operation modes for operation. Low divergence and symmetric far-field emission from VCSELs are particularly suitable for compact arrays. VCSEL arrays configured as laser pump modules are operable at high temperatures with practically no degradation over a long period of time. VCSEL pump modules are adaptable for side- or end-pumping configurations to pump high power lasers in CW, QCW and pulse mode. Power output from VCSEL pump modules is scalable. Incorporating microlens arrays with the VCSEL arrays improve brightness of the pump modules. High power and high temperature operation of VCSEL modules make it suitable for making compact high power solid state lasers that are operable in small spaces such as, ignition of internal combustion engines, stationary power generation engines and pulsed detonation engines. | 08-15-2013 |
20140247841 | VCSEL Pumped Fiber Optic Gain Systems - Optical pump modules comprising VCSEL and VCSEL array devices provide high optical power for configuring fiber optic gain systems such as fiber laser and fiber amplifier particularly suited for high power operation. Pump modules may be constructed using two reflector or three reflector VCSEL devices optionally integrated with microlens arrays and other optical components, to couple high power pump beams to a fiber output port. The pump module having a fiber output port is particularly suited to couple light to an inner cladding of a double-clad fiber, often used to configure high power fiber laser and fiber amplifier. The pump modules may be operated in CW, QCW and pulse modes to configure fiber lasers and amplifiers using single end, dual end, and regenerative optical pumping modes. Multiple-pumps may be combined to increase pump power in a modular fashion without significant distortion to signal, particularly for short pulse operation. | 09-04-2014 |
20140333995 | VCSEL Pumped Fiber Optic Gain Systems - Optical pump modules comprising VCSEL and VCSEL array devices provide high optical power for configuring fiber optic gain systems such as fiber laser and fiber amplifier particularly suited for high power operation. Pump modules may be constructed using two reflector or three reflector VCSEL devices optionally integrated with microlens arrays and other optical components, to couple high power pump beams to an optical fiber output port, particularly suited to couple light to an inner cladding of a double-clad fiber suitable for a high power gain element. Multiple-pumps may be combined to increase pump power in a modular fashion without significant distortion to signal, particularly for short pulse operation. The pump modules may be operated in CW, QCW and pulse modes to configure fiber lasers and amplifiers using single end, dual end, and regenerative optical pumping modes. | 11-13-2014 |
20150069113 | VCSEL Packaging - A process to bond VCSEL arrays to submounts and printed circuit boards is provided. The process is particularly suited to large area thin and ultra-thin VCSEL arrays susceptible to bending and warping. The process integrates a flatness measurement step and applying appropriate combination of pressure prior to bonding the VCSEL array to the submount or a printed circuit using a vacuum flux-less bonding process. The process is very promising in making very good quality bonding between the VCSEL array and a submount or a printed circuit board. The process is applied to construct optical modules with improved flatness that may be integrated with other electronic components in constructing optoelectronic systems. | 03-12-2015 |
20150260830 | 2-D Planar VCSEL Source for 3-D Imaging - An apparatus and a method are provided for 3-D proximity sensing, imaging and scanning using a 2-D planar VCSEL array source using reflected radiation from an object being detected. An important aspect of the apparatus is a compact high power optical source and in particular, an optical source comprising a plurality of VCSELs to illuminate the object. VCSELs in the optical source are configured in different 2-D planar arrangements, such that the optical source may be used in many different modes to adapt to different sensing, imaging and scanning requirement suited for different environments including one where shape, size and illumination mode require to be altered dynamically. When used in different modes of operation the apparatus provides a comprehensive set of measured distance and intensity profile of the object to compute a 3-D image. | 09-17-2015 |
20150362585 | 2-D Planar VCSEL Source for 3-D Imaging - An apparatus and a method are provided for 3-D imaging and scanning using a 2-D planar VCSELs source configured as a lightfiled optical source. VCSELs are configured in different 2-D spatial arrangements including single VCSEL, or preferably a group, cluster, or array each to be operated effectively as an independent VCSEL array source. A set of microlens and an imaging lens positioned at a pre-determined distance collimates radiation from each VCSEL array source to a set of parallel beams. The parallel beams from different VCSEL array sources generated in a rapid pre-determined timing sequence provide scanning beams to illuminate an object. The radiation reflected from the object is analyzed for arrival time, pulse shape, and intensity to determine a comprehensive set of distance and intensity profile of the object to compute a 3-D image. | 12-17-2015 |
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20110015457 | Process for Producing Cyclohexylbenzene - In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are contacted under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst system comprising a MCM-22 family molecular sieve and at least one hydrogenation metal. The conditions comprise a temperature of about 140° C. to about 175° C., a pressure of about 135 psig to about 175 psig (931 kPag to 1207 kPag), a hydrogen to benzene molar ratio of about 0.30 to about 0.65 and a weight hourly space velocity of benzene of about 0.26 to about 1.05 hr | 01-20-2011 |
20110166402 | Novel Molecular Sieve Composition EMM-13, A Method of Making and a Process of Using the Same - This disclosure relates to a molecular sieve comprising a framework of tetrahedral atoms bridged by oxygen atoms, the tetrahedral atom framework being defined by a unit cell with atomic coordinates in nanometers shown in Table 3. | 07-07-2011 |
20120178969 | Process For Producing Cyclohexylbenzene - In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are contacted under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst system comprising a MCM-22 family molecular sieve and at least one hydrogenation metal. The conditions comprise a temperature of about 140° C. to about 175° C., a pressure of about 135 psig to about 175 psig (931 kPag to 1207 kPag), a hydrogen to benzene molar ratio of about 0.30 to about 0.65 and a weight hourly space velocity of benzene of about 0.26 to about 1.05 hr | 07-12-2012 |