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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150071596 | FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB IN A FTTU MDU - The present disclosure provides several embodiments of a tamper-resistant “secured” single fiber parking lot for a fiber line to prevent any injury by or tampering of a fiber line. For instance, one disclosed embodiment is a tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub that has a base and a removable lid that when coupled with the base forms an aperture operable to receive a fiber line. In one embodiment, the tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub further comprises a tamper-resistant lid screw for coupling the removable lid to the base, a retaining screw located within the cavity of the tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub for securing the fiber line to the fiber hub, a SC female connector type adapter operable to couple with a male connector located at an end of the fiber line, and an attachment screw for attaching the tamper-resistant secure single fiber hub to a media wiring box. | 03-12-2015 |
20150049756 | POTS Telephony over High Speed Data Networks - Novel tools and techniques are provided for delivering plain old telephone service (“POTS”) telephony over high speed data networks. In particular, various embodiments provide tools and techniques for concurrent transmission of POTS voice signals and data signals over the same wire(s) of high-speed data lines or data cables. Various systems and methods might, in some instances, utilize upbanding or rebanding of the POTS voice band to a higher frequency band above the data stream band spectrum for transport of voice concurrent with data over the same wire(s) in the cable. The system might comprise interface devices at either end of a cable segment, one interface device to reband the voice signal and to combine the voice signal with the data signal for each dual-transport wire in the cable, and another interface device at the other end to separate the voice signal from the data signal. | 02-19-2015 |
20150019713 | Control Groups for Network Testing - Novel tools and techniques are provided for testing performance of network connections. In some cases, a method for testing performance of a network connection might comprise establishing a plurality of test points within one or more segments in the network connection. With a computer, performance of a selected segment of the network connection at one or more first test points may be tested. The selected segment might have a first endpoint and a second endpoint. The performance of one or more sub-segments of the selected segment at one or more second test points may also be tested with the computer. The computer may also determine an isolated performance of a particular one of the sub-segments based on the testing. In some instances, the method might further comprise determining, with the computer, that performance of the one or more sub-segments has affected performance of the network connection. | 01-15-2015 |
20150011150 | Air Distribution Units for Telecommunication Equipment - Novel tools and techniques are provided for providing in-lineup passive air distribution system designs, and for delivering more effective cooling for termination dense network equipment with high heat dissipation. In some embodiments, one or more air distribution units might be positioned in-line with one or more heat generating equipment. The one or more air distribution units might receive air from an HVAC system, and might distribute the received air to the one or more heat generating equipment. In some cases, the one or more air distribution units might distribute the received air to a position in front of and/or behind the one or more heat generating equipment for intake by an air intake device of at least one of the one or more heat generating equipment. Some air distribution units might comprise dowels for storing fiber slack. Some dowels might comprise an air shaft for distributing the received air. | 01-08-2015 |
20140341049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A CONNECTION OF AN END-USER DEVICE TO A NETWORK - A method of monitoring the connection of a first end-user device to a network includes determining the amount of bandwidth present, tracking the amount of bandwidth in use by different classes of traffic, and tracking performance of the connection to detect when a threshold crossing has been reached. The method also includes transmitting a query to the first end-user device in response to the determined reaching of the threshold, the query requesting from a user of the first end-user device a communication action to perform based on the threshold being reached. The method further includes changing the communications session between the first end-user device and the network in accordance with the received communication action. | 11-20-2014 |
20140337134 | Federated E-Commerce System and Method - Novel tools and techniques are provided for providing and operating a federated e-commerce network. In some embodiments, a standard database is provided for local providers, stores, or retailers to automatically reflect their supply levels and price in order to facilitate providing a national-level or international-level type e-commerce experience for the local providers, stores, or retailers. A website might be established or maintained that provides local retailers with control over sale of items, while allowing customers to search and purchase items listed in a consolidated inventory list compiling inventory information from databases associated with two or more local retailers in the federated e-commerce network. Customers may also be provided with options to create, modify, or delete wish lists, hate lists, and/or gift lists. Ads may automatically be generated based on one or more of viewing or buying patterns, the wish lists, the hate lists, or gift lists associated with each customer. | 11-13-2014 |
20140331308 | Combination of Remote Triggered Source and Destination Blackhole Filtering - A method for remote triggered black hole filtering can include advertising a first modified next hop address for a destination address of network traffic, and advertising a second modified next hop address for a source address of network traffic. The first next hop address of the destination address might be overwritten with the first modified next hop address. Filtered traffic then can be forwarded to the first modified next hop address, wherein filtered traffic comprises only network traffic addressed to the destination address or from the source address. In some cases, the filtered traffic is transported and received via a sinkhole tunnel. A second next hop address of the source address can be overwritten to a second modified next hop address. The attack traffic, which can be filtered traffic that is both addressed to the destination address and from the source address, might be forwarded to a discard interface. | 11-06-2014 |
20140325668 | Lawful Intercept Utility Application - Novel tools and techniques are provided for lawfully intercepting communications. In some embodiments, a lawful intercept application might be provided on a cloud computing system. The lawful intercept application might include an application programming interface (“API”) to exchange data with a plurality of different communication building blocks of different types. Communication intercept data associated with a particular communication between a lawful intercept subject and other parties may be received with the lawful intercept application. The communication intercept data may then be provided from a delivery function of the lawful intercept application to a collection function. In some cases, the collection function might be part of the lawful intercept application, might be located at a government facility separate from the cloud computing system, or might be two collection functions, one of which is part of the lawful intercept application and the other of which is located at the government facility. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325481 | Green Software Applications - Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing green software applications and/or certifying software applications with a green applications efficiency (“GAE”) rating. Implementing green software applications might include performing performance tests of a software application, measuring power consumption of one or more hardware components, in response to execution of the software application during the one or more performance tests, generating a power consumption profile for the software application based on the measure power consumption, and tuning the software application such that power consumption of the one or more hardware components matches a power load caused by execution of the software application, based at least in part on the power consumption profile for the software application. Certifying software applications might include calculating an efficiency rating based on measured or calculated hardware power consumption, calculating the GAE rating for the software application, and certifying the software application with the GAE rating. | 10-30-2014 |
20140321858 | Optical Network Termination Systems and Methods - Disclosed embodiments include optical network termination systems, network interface devices, and methods of terminating an optical telecommunications network. Telecommunications signals are conveyed over an optical fiber between an external telecommunications network and a processor at or near a customer premises. Some or all of the telecommunications signals are conveyed between the processor and devices within the premises over at least two internal transport media. One internal transport media is an electrically conductive internal transport medium. Another internal transport media is a wireless signal provided by a wireless access point. Power to the wireless access point is provided from the customer premises over the electrically conductive internal transport medium. | 10-30-2014 |
20140310564 | Autonomous Service Management - Novel tools and techniques that offer more robust solutions for application service management. Some such solutions provide a service management framework for managing a software application. In some cases, the framework can include multiple tools to detect and/or remedy application problems at a variety of different levels. In another aspect, some solutions can define multiple application lifecycle phases, ranging from minor impairment to catastrophic failure. For each of such phases, the service management framework can define one or more diagnostic criteria and/or one or more corrective actions that can be taken to remedy a suboptimal condition of the application. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310039 | Automated Cloud Expansion and Ordering System and Method - Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing automated cloud expansion and ordering. Implementing automated cloud expansion and ordering might include monitoring cloud services and hardware operated by a cloud service provide. In some cases, monitoring may be periodically performed, while in other cases monitoring may be triggered by ordering of new cloud services by a subscriber. Based on a determination that hardware utilization is likely to exceed a predetermined threshold amount, the system might determine a number and type of new equipment, and to automatically generate and send purchase orders to vendor(s) for the new equipment. The system may also send work orders to technicians that include the site location, rack and slot identifiers, estimated equipment delivery dates and times, or the like. The system might also remotely (over a network) install software (including operating systems, software applications, and configuration files) on the new equipment. | 10-16-2014 |
20140300757 | VIDEO QUALIFICATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing video qualification, which might include implementing video quality measurements at a subscriber premises and qualification of the subscriber premises for particular levels of video data transmission. In some cases, one or more customer premises equipment might comprise video quality chips that might perform measurements of the telecommunications links, and might send the results to a server associated with the service provider. The server might determine available video services, based on the results of the measurements, and might send the subscriber notifications indicating that the subscribers qualify for particular video services. In some cases, implementing video qualification might include the server determining that video service levels provided to a customer premises has been decreased or otherwise negatively affected. The server might order diagnosis and repairs of the affected equipment, and might send a notification to the subscriber indicating that repairs are underway. | 10-09-2014 |
20140297847 | System and Method for Tracking Application Resource Usage - A system and method for tracking application resource usage. Network performance information of a communications network is gathered using performance information packet data packets. The network performance information is communicated to an application. Instructions in the application are executed in response to receiving the network performance information. | 10-02-2014 |
20140282765 | ABR LIVE TO VOD SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for simplifying the process of creating a video-on-demand system. For example, in one embodiment, a method for creating a video-on-demand (VOD) system is disclosed that includes dynamically capturing segments of an adaptive bit rate (ABR) live stream of the program at time of broadcasting and storing the captured segments of the ABR live stream of the program as a VOD file. The method also includes creating a manifest file comprising information for playing back the VOD file. The method further includes playing back, using the manifest, the VOD file by transmitting the captured ABR segments to a client device in response to receiving a subscriber request for the program. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282754 | Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Set-Top Box - Novel tools and techniques are described for providing media content to a plurality of set-top boxes (“STBs”) over a licensed spectrum and over an unlicensed spectrum. In an aspect, each of the plurality of STBs might comprise a first transceiver configured to receive media content or data over a licensed spectrum and a second transceiver configured to receive and send media content or data over an unlicensed spectrum. The first STB of the plurality of STBs might receive a first portion of the media content at the first transceiver and receive a second portion of the media content at the second transceiver from a second STB of the plurality of STBs. The plurality of STBs might query each other to determine available frequencies and/or bandwidth, and might store results of the query in a table in local memory or in a database accessible by all of the plurality of STBs. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING ALERTS THROUGH A SET-TOP BOX - A system and method for distributing an alert to a set-top box. Media content is received for communication to one or more set-top boxes. Data is extracted from the media content. A determination is made whether the extracted data is associated with one or more alert profiles. The alert is generated in response to the extracted data being associated with the one or more alert profiles. The alert is distributed to one or more set-top boxes in response to generating the one or more alert profiles. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282529 | Virtualization Congestion Control Framework - Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a virtualization congestion control framework. In one aspect, a method might include a hypervisor assigning application resources of a virtual machine (“VM”), which operates on a host computing system, with maximum allowable settings to each software application to be executed on the VM. The hypervisor or an orchestrator might determine a running mode of the host computing system, and might execute the software application(s) using running mode attributes of the determined running mode. The hypervisor or the orchestrator might monitor application resource utilization, and, based on a determination that application resource utilization has changed, might modify allocation of application resources to each of the software application(s). In some cases, the hypervisor or the orchestrator might monitor for mass congestion indicators, and, based on a determination that a mass congestion indicator is present, might modify the running mode of the host computing system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282528 | Virtualization Congestion Control Framework - Novel tools and techniques for implementing a virtualization congestion control framework. In one aspect, an orchestrator might be provided within a virtual machine environment context in order to provide two-way communications between the virtual machine (“VM”) and one or more applications running on one or more virtual machines in the VM environment in order to control congestion in hardware resource usage, perhaps using a congestion API. In some embodiments, the two-way communications might include communications from the VM to the applications including maximum hardware resources and current resources, and might further include communications from the applications to the VM including pre-congestion notifications and low-utilization notifications. According to some embodiments, a buffer utilization feedback may be provided between the VM and the applications, said buffer utilization feedback allowing the applications to control pushback mechanisms, said pushback mechanisms including mechanisms for pushing back on or decreasing hardware resource usage. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280904 | SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL TESTING CONTROL - A system and method for performing session initiation protocol testing. A trigger is received to initiate a test between an initiating measurement agent and a target measurement agent. A determination is made whether the initiating measurement agent is configured to perform the test. A determination is made whether the target measurement agent is configured to perform the test. The testing is performed between the initiating measurement agent and the target measurement agent in response to determining the initiating measurement agent and the target measurement agent are configured to perform the test. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270971 | Cast-in-Place Fiber Technology - Novel tools and techniques for installing lines or cables, including, without limitation, power lines, low voltage lines, telecommunications lines or cables (e.g., telephone cables, network cables, television cables, etc.), and/or the like, and, in particular, installing optical fiber and/or other lines, slightly below ground level in a roadway or other ground surface. In some cases, a method might include creating a channel in the ground surface, placing one or more lines (e.g., power lines, low voltage lines, telecommunications lines, and/or the like) in the channel, and placing a capping material in the channel, thereby encapsulating the lines. In some cases, placing the one or more lines in the channel might include placing a conduit (containing the one or more lines) in the channel, and encapsulating the one or more lines might include encapsulating the conduit. The capping material might include polyurea, thermosetting material, and/or any other suitable material. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270699 | Auto-Summarizing Video Content System and Method - Novel tools and techniques are described for auto-summarizing video and/or audio content. In some embodiments, a summary server might retrieve one or more time codes from a time code database, and might analyze the one or more time codes to determine at least one selected time code among the one or more time codes that exceeds a predetermined number of selections. The one or more time codes might correspond to one or more triggers, which might include user-inputted triggers, triggers associated with actions by a live audience, or broadcaster/distributor/producer-provided triggers (i.e., cue tones). The summary server might determine one or more selected segments of video or audio content corresponding to the at least one selected time code, and might create one or more summary tracks, where each of the one or more summary tracks might comprise each of the one or more selected segments of the video or audio content. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260490 | Method for Assembling Stamp for Ground Bonding Strap - A system and method forming a ground bonding strap. A length of cable is measured to determine a segment of cable to stamp to form a pair of connectors. The segment is heated. The segment is stamped to form the pair of connectors. The pair of connectors defining an indentation and a pair of receptacles disposed through the cable. The pair of receptacles being each adjacent to and separated by an indentation. The indentations being positioned to allow a user to cut between the pair of connectors to form a ground bonding strap of a length selected by the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259068 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Providing Digital Video Recorder Services on a Portable Wireless Device - Methods and apparatus for providing digital video recorder services with a portable wireless device (PWD). The PWD includes at least a transceiver, a processing unit and a memory unit. The transceiver receives a video content signal transmitted from a broadcaster of mobile broadcast digital TV, and an electronic program guide (EPG). The processing unit is in communication with the transceiver and the memory unit and the processing unit: stores the TV programming information on the memory unit; displays, responsive to a first user input, the TV programming information; records on the memory unit, responsive to a second user input, a selected video content signal received by the transceiver; and plays back the selected video content signal, responsive to a third user input, from the memory unit. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258517 | Network User Usage Profiling - Methods, systems, devices, and software are disclosed for generating a network usage profile. Certain embodiments of the network usage profile include a devices-by-node profile, indicating the set of customer devices available for use in communicating with a customer-side network node located at a customer side of an access network over a period of time, where some of the customer devices are not in operative communication with the customer-side network node during a portion of that time. Other embodiments associate the network usage profile with customer information to generate device-by-customer profiles. Still other embodiments associate the network usage profile with network traffic information to generate traffic-by-device profiles. Even other embodiments associate the multiple sources and types of information to generate traffic-by-customer profiles and/or traffic-by-device-by-customer profiles. Any of the profiles may then be accessed by one or more parties for use in affecting various network services, including targeting content delivery. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256359 | Wireless Service Platforms - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for performing automated events using a multi-wireless detection device service platform. For example, in one embodiment, a method for performing automated events in an office environment is disclosed. The method may include logging, by the office management system, a user onto a network data processing system located within an office within the office environment using an account associated with the user in response to receiving a notification message from a wireless detection device. In one embodiment, the communication between the wireless detection device and the office management system to log the user onto the network data processing system located within the office is performed in response to a user-initiated request that indicates that the wireless device is within the office. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254395 | Remote Monitoring a Layer 2 Virtual Private Network - Novel tools and techniques that enable remote network monitoring, and in particular cases, remote monitoring of traffic on a L2VPN. In a particular aspect, tools enable a vendor-independent remote monitoring capability by allowing a port on to be spanned (mirrored) to a virtual local area network attachment circuit at two different provider edge devices. Such embodiments can allow test equipment located at one provider edge device to perform monitoring at another provider edge device without regard to conflicting monitoring protocols, interfaces, and/or the like. | 09-11-2014 |
20140250461 | System and Method for Providing Fast Channel Surfing - A system and method for enabling television watchers to “channel surf” faster and reduce the amount of bandwidth used over a network to communicate television channels to end-users. Electronic programming guide information and images associated therewith may be communicated to an end-user. An image associated with a video program may be displayed on an electronic display (e.g., television) in response to an end-user selecting a channel prior to video programming being displayed. By displaying an image prior to the video programming, the end-user may determine whether he or she wants to watch the video program prior to the video programming being displayed, which improves the speed of “channel surfing.” Because end-users can view the image when selecting a channel, a network can be configured to distribute the channels that are currently being watched rather than distributing many on a continuous basis, thereby preserving bandwidth. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DO-NOT-DISTURB DURING PLAYBACK OF MEDIA CONTENT - The disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for implementing do-not-disturb feature during media content. For example, in one embodiment, the do-not-disturb feature is implemented on an electronic device during the playback of the media content based on user preferences, where the user preferences specify the media content that triggers the do-not-disturb feature on the electronic device. In response to the do-not-disturb feature being implemented, notification of an incoming communication is suspended during playback of the media content. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DO-NOT-DISTURB DURING PLAYBACK OF MEDIA CONTENT - The disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for implementing do-not-disturb feature during media content. For example, in one embodiment, a determination is made on whether to implement the do-not-disturb feature is implemented on at least one of a plurality of devices associated with a user during the playback of the media content based on user preferences, wherein the user preferences specify a type of media content that triggers the do-not-disturb feature. In response to the do-not-disturb feature being implemented, notification of an incoming communication is suspended during playback of the media content. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOGGING TRAFFIC FLOW - The disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for tracking conformance of user traffic with a bandwidth profile. For example, in one embodiment, throughput is measured during an observance window and an average for offered throughput is determined based on the measured throughput. A determination is made as to whether the average exceeds a bandwidth profile in response to a determination that packets are being discarded. An alarm is sent in response to a determination that the average exceeds the bandwidth profile. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247318 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIATING A VIDEO CONFERENCING THROUGH A STREAMING DEVICE - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for initiating by a remote user a video conference through a streaming device of a first user. One embodiment is a computer-implemented method that includes the steps of activating the streaming device; granting the remote user access to a website for controlling the streaming device in response to activating the streaming device; authenticating the remote user; receiving a selection of video conference options from the remote user in response to the remote user being authenticated; generating an invitation for the first user to accept a video conference with the remote user; and initiating the video conference in response to the first user to accepting the invitation | 09-04-2014 |
20140241382 | System and Method for Advanced Adaptive Pseudowire - A system and method for separating clock recovery for a pseudowire communication. An incoming signal is received for a pseudowire communication. The incoming signal is separated into a first signal and a second signal. Packets within the first signal are ordered in a first register. A clock signal is extracted from the second signal in a second register to generate a modified clock signal. A delay is incurred during generating of the modified clock signal. The first signal is communicated utilizing the modified clock signal. | 08-28-2014 |
20140233951 | Antenna System and Methods for Wireless Optical Network Termination - Optical network termination systems, devices and methods including an optical network terminal (ONT) having a processor in communication with an external optical fiber. The ONT processors further in communication with a wireless access point and at least one electrically conductive internal transport medium, both providing for the communication of telecommunication signals with devices located within a customer premises. The wireless access point and in certain instances the processor are back powered over the electrically conductive internal transport medium from AC power within the premises. In certain embodiments, the wireless access point communicates with devices within the premises over a distributed antenna. | 08-21-2014 |
20140206402 | Correlating Mobile Device Locations - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems and methods related to the provision of location based services via a mobile communications device. In different embodiments, a communication system is described, comprising a mobile communications device, a mobile communications base station, and a server computer system. The location of the device may be correlated with certain user preferences stored on the server computer system. In various embodiments, components of the larger system are described. In some cases, various location related mapping functions for a device are discussed. In other embodiments, systems and methods which provide for activities to be undertaken based on the location of a device are described. In still other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods of efficiently determining the location of a mobile device. In some embodiments, different notification schemes based on the location of a device and specified preferences are described. In various other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods for keyword monitoring based on the location of a device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140206398 | Correlating Mobile Device Locations - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems and methods related to the provision of location based services via a mobile communications device. In different embodiments, a communication system is described, comprising a mobile communications device, a mobile communications base station, and a server computer system. The location of the device may be correlated with certain user preferences stored on the server computer system. In various embodiments, components of the larger system are described. In some cases, various location related mapping functions for a device are discussed. In other embodiments, systems and methods which provide for activities to be undertaken based on the location of a device are described. In still other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods of efficiently determining the location of a mobile device. In some embodiments, different notification schemes based on the location of a device and specified preferences are described. In various other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods for keyword monitoring based on the location of a device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140206317 | Location Based Notification - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems and methods related to the provision of location based services via a mobile communications device. In different embodiments, a communication system is described, comprising a mobile communications device, a mobile communications base station, and a server computer system. The location of the device may be correlated with certain user preferences stored on the server computer system. In various embodiments, components of the larger system are described. In some cases, various location related mapping functions for a device are discussed. In other embodiments, systems and methods which provide for activities to be undertaken based on the location of a device are described. In still other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods of efficiently determining the location of a mobile device. In some embodiments, different notification schemes based on the location of a device and specified preferences are described. In various other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods for keyword monitoring based on the location of a device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140196080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DATA MALL - A system and method for providing content providers with network distribution nodes for distributing content to subscribers of a communications service provider may include maintaining multiple network nodes by the communications service provider, where the network nodes may be in communication with the Internet and be configured to enable subscribers of the communications service provider to access and download content over a controlled service provider network without the content having to be communicated over the Internet. Multiple respective content service providers may be enabled to store content at the network nodes for subscribers local to each respective network node to download the content. Multiple customer databases configured to store information associated with subscribers of the communications service provider may be operated. Limited access to the information stored in the customer databases may be provided to prevent the respective content providers from accessing personal information of the subscribers. | 07-10-2014 |
20140194068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS - The disclosed embodiments include a network management system for managing communications of a wireless device. The network management system includes memory for storing data and executable instructions; and a processing component in communication with the memory. In one embodiment, the processing component configured to execute the executable instructions to perform operations such as, but not limited to, receiving network performance information from a plurality of wireless access points; and sending an instruction to the wireless device that modifies at least one wireless connectivity parameter of the wireless device to improve communications on the wireless device based on the network performance information. | 07-10-2014 |
20140189883 | DISTRIBUTING CONTENT TO SUBSCRIBERS OF A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER - A system, method, and server for distributing content. The system includes a number of servers in communication with the Internet and configured to provide subscribers of the communications service provider with access to content stored on the number of servers without having to access external networks including the Internet. The system further includes a remote content management application operating on at least one of the number of servers and configured to provide content providers with: (1) digital rights management (DRM) and (2) guaranteed quality of service (QoS) to the subscribers of the communications service providers, wherein the content providers establish the DRM and the QoS. | 07-03-2014 |
20140181849 | System and Method for Utilizing Set-top Box Testing in Television Distribution Network - Novel tools and techniques to enable data to be tested on subscriber set-top boxes. Some solutions can connect a sever with a group of subscriber set-top boxes through a television distribution network. In some cases, a plurality of set-top boxes are selected, and at least one set-top box is determined to be inactive. In some cases, data are loaded and tested on the inactive set-top. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177479 | No Call List Deterrent - Novel tools and techniques for deterring unsolicited calls are described for deterring unsolicited telephone calls that include a service provider searching and determining that the originating telephone number is in a no-call list, and based on this determination, prohibiting the call from terminating (i.e., connecting with the destination telephone number). Penalties may also be imposed against callers (e.g., solicitors) for no-call violations. | 06-26-2014 |
20140171060 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE SERVICE GEOCHRONOUS VALIDATION - In one embodiment of the present invention, a system and method may be provided for validating communication for a wireless communications device. The system and method may include receiving a geographic location of a wireless communications device. A database comprising records correlating the geographic location with permissions may be accessed in order to determine, based upon the received geographic location information and the accessed database record, if there are restriction on communication associated with the wireless communications device. An indicator may be communicated in response to the determined restriction, effectively providing the information needed to inform the wireless communications device of any current restrictions. | 06-19-2014 |
20140164602 | OAM NAME STATE EVENT TRIGGER - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for improving network monitoring. For example, in one embodiment, current inaccuracies due to the imperfect counter frame injection error between ingress counters and egress counters is eliminated, by monitoring, using an ingress counter, for a time period that is slightly greater than the time it takes for a packet/frame to pass from one end to the other, for “no packets/frames”. In one embodiment, once this no packet time occurs, a signaling event is triggered. A notification is sent from the start of the path counter to the end of the path counter to start counting. A “stop counting/restart counting” signal is then sent from the start of the path counter to the end of the path counter the next time that no packets/frames are observed for the same period. | 06-12-2014 |
20140155103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS MOBILE SERVICE GEOCHRONOUS VALIDATION - In one embodiment of the present invention, a system and method may be provided for validating communications permissions for an in progress communication. The system and method may include receiving location information, at a service provider, from a wireless communications device. The location information may be communicated to a database that is able to determine communications permissions based upon some predetermined criteria, such as time, date, and location. Based upon the received location information and a related database record, permissions for the wireless communications device may be determined. The determined permissions may be communicated to the service provider. The wireless communications device may be notified about restrictions on its communications, in response to receiving the permissions. The permissions determination may be repeated, as necessary, in response to receiving updated location information. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155046 | UNIVERSAL NEAR FIELD SELF-CONFIGURING FEMTOCELL - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for configuring a femtocell. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a cellular device within near-field communication range of the femtocell. The method identifies a carrier network associated with the cellular device and automatically configures the femtocell to operate on the carrier network associated with the cellular device. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153447 | System and Method for Remote Home Monitoring Utilizing a VoIP Phone - A system and method for remote monitoring through a voice over Internet Protocol phone. An indicator configured to activate a video interface of the VoIP phone is received. A determination is made whether the indicator authorizes the video interface. The video interface of the VoIP phone is activated in response to determining the indicator authorizes the video interface. Video communications are sent and received between the VoIP phone utilized by a receiving party and a communications device utilized by a calling party. An action is performed in response to recognizing a response from the receiving party. | 06-05-2014 |
20140148139 | Method for Presenting Additional Information about a Telecommunication User - A method and system for presenting additional information about a user are provided. The user may be a calling party or a called patty. A request for information in addition to the information normally contained in the caller ID may be constructed and sent to a repository of additional information that returns the additional information. If the user is a calling party, the additional information may be presented on the called party's communication device. If the user is a called party, the additional information may be presented on the calling party's communication device. A system including the repository may receive the request. An authoring and editing component of the system may allow the user or others to edit the additional information about the user. The system may select and send the additional information based on a set of parameters in the request and the access type of the requestor. | 05-29-2014 |
20140141753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MESSAGES - A system, method, and computer program product for managing different types of messages, such as, but not limited to, voicemails and text messages, is presented. For example, in one embodiment, the method includes identifying a sender associated with a message for a recipient; and grouping all messages from the sender under a directory associated with the sender, wherein the directory includes different types of messages received from the sender. | 05-22-2014 |
20140134944 | Enhanced Wireless Signal Distribution Using In-Building Wiring - Methods and systems of distributing a radio frequency (RF) signal to a wireless device. The methods and systems include providing a RF transmitter having an antenna output, coupling a first end of an existing in-building wire network to the antenna output and transmitting a RF signal from the RF transmitter into the in-building wire network such that the in-building wire network operates as a waveguide. The methods and systems further include transmitting the RF signal from a second end of the in-building wire network to free air and receiving the RF signal with one or more wireless devices. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133405 | Dynamic Multi-Point Access Network - A router is operatively coupled to a plurality of local computers and has one or more connections to a remote computer network for managing one or more data routes between the local computers and the remote computer network. In providing dynamic access to the remote computer network by any of the local computers, one or more of the connection(s) of the router to the remote computer network includes one or more wireless connections independent of the router between the local computers and the remote computer network. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130093 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIEWING NOTIFICATIONS FOR A SET-TOP BOX - The disclosed embodiments include a method for providing viewing notifications for a set-top box that includes the steps of: storing usage information associated with a media content received by the set-top box, the usage information containing a length of time that the media content was displayed; determining, using a processor, whether a viewing notification is to be sent to a particular user based on user preferences and the usage information; responsive to a determination that the viewing notification is to be sent to the particular user, retrieving a notification identifier associated with the particular user and sending the viewing notification regarding the usage information; receiving a response to the viewing notification from the particular user, wherein the response includes a partial command that is interpreted based on the viewing notification as a requested command to be performed by the set-top box; and performing, using the processor, the requested command. | 05-08-2014 |
20140130086 | System and Method for Bypassing an Emergency Alert Break-In for a Television Program - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for bypassing an emergency alert break-in for a recorded event. For example, in one embodiment, a set top box is disclosed that includes a memory component for storing computer executable instructions; a communication interface for receiving media content data from a cable service provider; a decoder module for decoding the received media content data; an emergency alert break-in monitoring module for identifying an emergency alert break-in from the received data; a digital video recorder controller module for determining whether the identified emergency alert break-in affects a recording of a program on a recorded channel; and an emergency alert break-in bypass module for bypassing the identified emergency alert break-in for enabling the digital video recorder controller module to record the program without the identified emergency alert break-in. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126413 | DETERMINING SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE - A system, computer implemented method, and server for measuring compliance with a SLA. The system includes a server operable to communicate with a number of UNIs. The system further includes a network operable to communicate packets between the server and the number of UNIs. The server includes an application engine operable to determine that the network is noncompliant with the SLA in response to the determined frame loss and further in response to a determination that a committed information rate (CIR) has not been exceeded, and the monitoring device being further operable to log the network is noncompliant with the SLA. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126411 | INDICATING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION TO A USER TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS - A system, method, and handheld wireless device for improving a connection to a wireless device. Performance information is measured for the connection to the wireless device. One or more trends in one or more averages associated with the performance information are determined. The one or more trends and the one or more averages are displayed to user. Recommendations are generated for the user to implement a user action in response to the one or more trends and the one or more averages to improve the connection to the wireless device. The recommendations are displayed to the user to improve the connection in real-time. | 05-08-2014 |
20140120883 | System and Method for Processing Quick Note Messages - A system and method for processing quick note messages. A call from a calling party is intercepted prior to transmitting the call to the receiving telephone and prior to ringing the receiving telephone. A quick note message from the calling party is recorded. A quick note message waiting indicator is activated on the receiving telephone. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119523 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A REMOTE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF A CALLED PARTY - A system, method, and computer program product for providing information local to a called party located in a different geographic location is disclosed. In one embodiment, the computer implemented method includes the steps of receiving, at the communication device, a communication identifier; sending a request to a network device to determine a current location of a second communication device associated with the communication identifier; receiving location information identifying the current location of the communication device associated with the communication identifier; and presenting at least a portion of the information corresponding to the current location of the communication device associated with the communication identifier. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119202 | COMMUNICATING ALARMS BETWEEN DEVICES OF A NETWORK - A system and method for communicating alarms. Packets are communicated through multiple maintenance entities in one or more networks. A determination is made that there is a failure between or at one of the multiple maintenance entities in the one or more networks. An alarm is generated at a maintenance entity nearest the failure in response to determining there is a failure. The alarm indicates a location of the failure and an identification of a communications service provider associated with the failure. The alarm is communicated back through one or more of the multiple maintenance entities to a maintenance end point. The alarm is routed to at least a communications service provider determined to be associated with the failure. | 05-01-2014 |
20140113671 | Multi-Antenna Distribution of Wireless Broadband in a Building - The disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for distributing a broadband wireless signal in a building. The disclosed methods and systems feature a wireless broadband transmitter associated with multiple base antennas, where the base antennas are inserted into one or more ducts of the ventilation system of the building. Communication between the transmitter and receivers within the building may be optimized by selecting, modifying or controlling a configuration parameter of at least one of the multiple base antennas to enhance distribution of the wireless broadband signal within the ducts of the ventilation system and between the transmitter and device receivers. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112166 | Optimized Distribution of Wireless Broadband in a Building - Methods and systems are disclosed for optimizing the distribution of a broadband wireless signal in a building. The methods and systems include at least one antenna inserted into a building ventilation system and transmitting a wireless broadband signal from a transmitter in communication with the antenna. The wireless broadband signal will include multiple orthogonal subcarriers. The methods and systems further include detecting the wireless broadband signal with a receiver in the building. In selected embodiments, the methods and systems may include the steps of analyzing a parameter of the detected wireless broadband signal and optimizing the wireless broadband signal based at least in part upon the analyzed parameter. | 04-24-2014 |
20140108573 | E-Mail Forwarding Tunnel Capturing or Tagging - An email forward tagging system including means for selecting on a sender's email client a receiver's email address; means for displaying to the sender's email client a tagging function; means for selecting on the sender's email client the tagging function; means for sending, via a common email system protocol, an email from a email-sending server to a first email-receiving server; means for receiving, via the common email system protocol, the email at the first receiver's email server from the email-sending server; means for sending the received email in the form of one of a forward email and a reply email to a second email-receiving server connected to the network; and means for automatically forwarding the one of the forward email and the reply email to the sender's email address when the sender's email address is omitted from the one of said forward email and said reply email. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106716 | System and Method for Managing Individual Use of a Mobile Telecommunications Account - Disclosed are a system and method for managing access to a mobile telecommunication account by disabling use of a mobile device associated with a mobile telecommunication account or sub account when the mobile network detects that a restriction contained in a restriction database is violated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140099932 | System and Method for Displaying Information Associated With a Cellular Device on a User Specified Display Unit - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for displaying information associated with a cellular device on a display unit. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring for a signal transmitted by a cellular device. In response to detecting the signal from the cellular device, the method determines an identity and a call status of the cellular device from data associated with the signal. The method transmits the identity and the call status of the cellular device to a user specified device to display the identity and the call status on the display unit associated with the user specified device. | 04-10-2014 |
20140096162 | Automated Social Media and Event Driven Multimedia Channels - Novel tools and techniques are described for generating or extracting keywords based on trend data related to contemporary news events, social media topics, and/or Internet searches, etc. Local and/or remote content catalogs, which are respectively associated with local and remote content libraries, are searched for relevant multimedia content (e.g., video, audio, and/or written content) using the generated or extracted keywords. Dynamic automated on-demand and/or broadcast channels are generated that incorporate the relevant multimedia content, and streamed and/or broadcast to one or more user devices (including PCs, televisions, and mobile devices). User-interactive selection capabilities are optionally provided during the channel generation process. | 04-03-2014 |
20140082742 | Message Filtering System - A message filtering system is provided including a message management unit and a message monitoring unit in communication with the message management unit. The message management unit is configured to send and receive message over a network and to route messages to the message monitoring unit based on a message source, and the message monitoring unit is configured to parse the message and locate identifiers in the message and to re-route the message based on the identifier located in the message. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082672 | Metadata System for Real-Time Updates to Electronic Program Guides - Novel tools and techniques to enable more robust electronic program guides in television distribution systems. Some solutions can obtain data (e.g., from the Internet) about a program listed on an electronic program guide and integrate that data with electronic program guide. In some cases, this information can be obtained and/or updated dynamically, in real-time or near real-time, for example to provide, up-to-date information can be provided in the electronic program guide, rather than requiring the viewer to tune to an information channel. In some cases, the system can provide a generalized electronic program guide that can be rendered by the system to be displayed on a plurality of different devices. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082193 | TRACKING MAXIMUM THROUGHPUT AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE - A system and method for controlling maximum throughput for communications. A frame size of each packet communicated to a server is determined. A maximum throughput is determined by converting the determined frame size of each packed communicated to the server to an effective throughput rate. Frames per second are measured at the server. An amount of loss at the server is determined. A message indicating the maximum throughput, the amount of loss, and the frames per second is communicated in response to determining there is loss at the server. | 03-20-2014 |
20140079393 | REMOTE TIMING COMMUNICATIONS - A system, method, and optical switch for communicating timing. A determination is made whether one of a number of data streams are available. Packets are received at a remote node in response to determining one of the number of data streams is available. A timing characteristic of the at least one of the packets is associated with a tick of a reference clock. The tick of the reference clock is extracted utilizing the timing characteristic of the at least one of the packets. A secondary clock is disciplined with the reference clock by adjusting the secondary clock based on a difference between times measured by the reference clock and the secondary clock to generate a clock signal. The clock signal is communicated to one or more interfaces for distributing. | 03-20-2014 |
20140071977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING CALLS OVER A CALL PATH HAVING BEST PATH METRICS - The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for determining a communications path to assign a communications over a packet network. For example, in one embodiment, the method includes determining at least two potential communications paths over a packet network over which a received communications request may be established by accessing network performance information associated with each node segment on the respective at least two potential communications paths. In one embodiment, the network performance information associated with each node segment includes a first set of network performance information for communicating in a first direction on the node segment and a second set of network performance information for communicating in a second direction on the node segment. The method determines a value indicative of communications operations associated with each potential communications path. The method then assigns and establishes a communications path to the communications request based on the determined values. | 03-13-2014 |
20140066012 | SMALL CELL SERVICE DELIVERY PLATFORM USAGE COMPLIANCE - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for managing cellular usage in controlled areas. For example, in one embodiment, a method executed by a cellular monitoring system for managing cellular usage in a controlled area is disclosed that includes the steps of configuring a size of the controlled area by varying the signal strengths associated with the one or more small cells; identifying a cellular device within signal range of one or more small cells placed in the controlled area; determining whether the cellular device is an authorized device within the controlled area; and alerting security personnel in response to determination that the cellular device is not an authorized device within the controlled area. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066003 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY - A system and method for sending an emergency communication from a residential gateway. A user and location of the user is associated with the residential gateway. An indicator of an emergency is received through the residential gateway. The user and the location associated with the residential gateway are determined in response to receiving the indicator. A database returns the user and the location utilizing an identifier of the residential gateway. An emergency communication is sent indicating the location through a network in communication with the residential gateway. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATIONS OVER A NUMBER OF PACKET NETWORKS - The disclosed embodiments include a computer implemented method for routing data packets. In one embodiment, the method includes storing network usage information of a packet network managed by a communications carrier including network usage information associated with communications by subscribers of other communications carrier that communicate data packets over the packet network, the network usage information distinguishing between data packets associated with a first service and data packets associated with a second service; determining pricing information for communicating the data packets via a plurality of networks, wherein each network is associated with a different communications carrier; and selecting one of the plurality of networks for routing the data packets based on cost, wherein the cost includes a first cost for communicating the data packets that are associated with the first service and a second cost for communicating the data packets that are associated with the second service. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - The disclosed embodiments include a computer-implemented method for controlling network communications. In one embodiment, the method executes instructions, using a processor, to perform operations comprising: communicating with a first set of network communications devices of a first packet network; receiving and storing in memory network performance information associated with the first set of network communications devices; initiating routines on a second set of network communications devices of a second packet network of a second communications carrier for determining network performance information associated with the second packet network; storing the network performance information associated with the second set of network communications devices; determining an operational status of a network node within the second packet network based on the stored network performance information; and controlling network communications of data packets over node segments of the first packet network and the second packet network based on the stored network performance information. | 03-06-2014 |
20140056125 | Stability Site for VPLS Multi-Homing - Novel tools and techniques are described for mitigating data loss during failover in a VPLS multi-homed network. In one aspect, a primary link might be established between a lowest numbered provider edge (“PE”) router in the service provider network and a lowest numbered physical site at customer premises outside the service provider network. A stability site might be established within the service provider network, communicatively coupled to at least the lowest numbered PE router via a primary virtual circuit. The stability site might be designated as the lowest numbered virtual site, which might have a site ID number lower than the lowest numbered physical site. In response to the primary link failing or becoming broken, one or more backup virtual circuits might be established between a plurality of ingress PE routers and a plurality of egress PE routers in the service provider network, without destroying the primary virtual circuit. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054436 | Antenna Installation Apparatus and Method - Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling installation of antennas in a cost effective and efficient manner. The methods and systems disclosed herein provide a hollow pole and an elevating mechanism, wherein the elevating mechanism can be used to position antenna equipment located in one or more capsules attached to the elevating mechanism. The antenna equipment may be attached to a removable power source located in the capsule or to a non-removable power source located at the base of the hollow pole. Additionally, the antenna equipment may also be attached to communications equipment adapted to communicate with one or more communications networks. In an embodiment disclosed herein, the capsules may be adapted to rotate around a one or more axis in response to received commands and/or in accordance with instructions stored on a memory module attached to the capsules. | 02-27-2014 |
20140051411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CALL GATING USING A FEMTO CELL - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and method for providing call gating. For example, in one embodiment, a femto cell is disclosed that includes a processing unit configured to execute instructions to perform operations comprising: enabling a call gating function associated with a cellular device in response to receiving an activation signal from the cellular device, monitoring for an incoming call to the cellular device in response to enabling the call gating function associated with the cellular device; identifying a caller ID associated with an incoming call in response to receiving an incoming call to the cellular device; determining whether the caller ID is on a list of allowed caller IDs associated with the cellular device; and routing the incoming call to the cellular device in response to a determination that the caller ID is on the list of allowed caller IDs associated with the cellular device. | 02-20-2014 |
20140050106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING COMMUNICATIONS REQUESTS - A system and method for handling communications requests. Network performance information of a communications network is gathered using PIP data packets to determine a status of a number of nodes of the communications network. Available bandwidth through connections of the communications network are determined based on the PIP data packets. The available bandwidth for a number of customers is allocated for new connections and utilized bandwidth through the connections as the utilized bandwidth changes across the communications network. | 02-20-2014 |
20140043999 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING CONNECTIVITY FAULT MANAGEMENT PACKETS - The disclosed embodiments include a system, computer program product, and method for modifying communications of a communications network. For example, in one embodiment, a computer implemented method for modifying communications of a communications network comprises receiving performance information packets that includes network performance information associated with the communications network, and transmitting a command to a specified access point based on the network performance information. In certain embodiments, the command instructs the specified access point to perform at least one of reconfiguring itself based on a particular set of configuration parameters, restarting itself, running diagnostic routines, increasing buffered data, refreshing a routing table, modifying a routing table, terminating a particular process or processes, and terminating all operations. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - The disclosed embodiments include a computer implemented method for managing network communications. In one embodiment, the method includes gathering, using performance information packet (PIP) data packets, network performance information from a communications network that includes network performance information from a set of egress points between the communications network and an outside network. The method selects a network connection including an egress point and an egress packet path within the communications network to the egress point offering the best quality of service between the communications network and an outside network based on the network performance information. The method then establishes the network connection between the communications network and the outside network for routing communications. | 02-13-2014 |
20140038586 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DETECTION OF WIRELESS DEVICES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system and method for managing events associated with the detection of wireless devices. The disclosed embodiments utilize a residential wireless access point for detecting the signal transmitted by a wireless device. A user configures a wireless device detection program to perform specified events in response to the detection and/or absence of a wireless device. The disclosed embodiments may provide home automation functions, home security functions, and/or provide child monitoring features. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036932 | System and Method of Providing a Broadband Digital Loop Carrier Cabinet - A broadband digital loop carrier and method for distributing communications signals to customers of a service provider may include a multi-service access platform unit and line termination unit in communication with the multi-service access platform unit. In one embodiment, the line termination unit is a multiplexer. The line termination unit may be configured to operate communications equipment that operates at bandwidths that are lower than cards operating in the multi-service access platform unit. | 02-06-2014 |
20140033212 | Multi-Tenant Queue Controller - Novel tools and techniques for controlling workloads in a multi-tenant environment. Some such tools provide a queue controller that can control workflow processing across systems, work (provisioning engines, computing clusters, and/or physical data centers. In an aspect, a queue controller can determine the status of each work request based on one or more attributes, such as the workflow type, the systems affected by (and/or involved with) the workflow, information about the tenant requesting the workflow, the job type, and/or the like. In another aspect, a queue controller can be policy-based, such that policies can be configured for one or more of these attributes, and the attribute(s) of an individual request can be analyzed against one or more applicable policies to determine the status of the request. Based on this status, the requested work can be scheduled. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032781 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL BANDWIDTH FOR STREAMING TO A CLIENT DEVICE IN AN ADJUSTABLE BIT RATE VIDEO SYSTEM - A system and method for selecting an initial bandwidth setting. A determination is made that a client is initiating a communication session. Network conditions for the client are determined. A bandwidth setting for the client is selected utilizing the network conditions and a previous bandwidth setting saved in a memory. The communication session for the client is initiated utilizing the bandwidth seating. | 01-30-2014 |
20140022899 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THRESHOLD TESTING WITHIN A NETWORK - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing test traffic over a network. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes a system that includes at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor. In one embodiment, the at least one processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the at least one memory to perform operations comprising receiving a request to perform a throughput test from one or more testing clients; determining a state of the network utilizing indicators received from a plurality of portions of the network; authorizing the throughput test in response to the state of the network being acceptable for performing the throughput test; and pausing the throughput test in response to a change in the state of the network indicative of a network state that is unacceptable for performing the throughput test. | 01-23-2014 |
20140018032 | System and Method for Providing Contact Information of an Out of Area Mobile Device to a Reverse 911 Database - A system and method for registering the contact information of mobile devices with a service 911 service is presented. In one embodiment, a mobile switching center receives the contact information of a mobile device. If the mobile switching center determines that the mobile device is not located within a particular wireless sub-network, such as, but not limited to, a wireless sub-network associated with an area code registered to the mobile device, the mobile switching center generates a reverse 911 registration text message and transmits the reverse 911 registration text message to the mobile device. A user of the mobile device may then transmit the reverse 911 registration text message to a local reverse 911 database to have the contact information associated with the mobile device added to the local reverse 911 database. | 01-16-2014 |
20140013402 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO A NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE - A system and method for managing control of a network interface device. Permissions for management of a NID are established. The permissions enable a user to deny a third party access to one or more portions of the NID. Access for the third party to the one or more portions of the NID are granted in response to receiving an authorized override command from the third party. Activities performed by the third party are logged by the one or more portions of the mid-in response to receiving the authorized override command from the third party. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010171 | Multi-Service Provider Wireless Access Point - Novel tools and techniques that can provide wireless service for multiple service providers from a single, multi-service provider wireless access point. In an aspect, a multi-service provider wireless access point might communicate with a plurality of wireless devices, each associated with a different wireless carrier, and route communications from each device to the appropriate carrier (and/or, similarly, transmit communications from each carrier to the appropriate wireless device). In this way, for example, a single wireless access point could provide service to cellphones of subscribers of a number of different carriers. Such a wireless access point can provide enhanced efficiency and reduced cost, along with the ability to provide higher service for a number of wireless carriers. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010149 | Multi-service Provider Wireless Access Point - Novel tools and techniques that can provide wireless service for multiple service providers from a single, multi-service provider wireless access point. In an aspect, a multi-service provider wireless access point might communicate with a plurality of wireless devices, each associated with a different wireless carrier, and route communications from each device to the appropriate carrier (and/or, similarly, transmit communications from each carrier to the appropriate wireless device). In this way, for example, a single wireless access point could provide service to cellphones of subscribers of a number of different carriers. Such a wireless access point can provide enhanced efficiency and reduced cost, along with the ability to provide higher service for a number of wireless carriers. | 01-09-2014 |
20140007235 | Identification of Infected Devices in Broadband Environments | 01-02-2014 |
20140003594 | Method for Presenting Interactive Information about a Telecommunication User | 01-02-2014 |
20130343537 | FRAME INJECTED DSL VIA FACE FED PROTECTOR MODULE - The disclosed embodiments include a surge protection module that includes an overvoltage protection component and a ground pin configured on a bottom end of the surge protection module. The ground pin is in electrical communication with the overvoltage protection component. The surge protection module also includes a pair of outside plant tip and ring pins configured on the bottom end of the surge protection module. The pair of outside plant tip and ring pins in electrical communication with the overvoltage protection component. The surge protection module is configured to receive a wire wrap pair consisting of a central office tip wire and a central office pin wire. The central office tip wire and the central office pin wire are configured to be in electrical communication with the overvoltage protection component. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIATING VIDEO PHONE CALLS - The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for initiating a video phone call using a standard phone device. For instance, in one embodiment, a method for initiating a video phone call from a first party to a second party is disclosed. The method includes receiving a call from the first party. The call is initiated using a standard phone device. The method determines whether the call is a voice call or a call request to initiate a video call. In response to a determination that the call is a call request to initiate a video call, the method terminates the call, initiates a call to a video phone device of the first party and also a communication device of the second party. The method establishes a communication session between the video phone device of the first party and the communication device of the second party. | 12-26-2013 |
20130326550 | SYSTEM & METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED ENTERTAINMENT DATA ON A SET TOP BOX - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing enhanced entertainment data. For instance, in one embodiment, a computer implemented method for providing enhanced entertainment data includes receiving a request for additional information related to a selected show and displaying the additional information, which includes a list of selectable merchandise associated with the selected show, in response to the request. In one embodiment, the method presents information related to a selected merchandise and an option for a user to purchase the selected merchandise. The method may further include retrieving a billing address associated with a subscriber account associated with the user in response to receiving a purchase request for the selected merchandise and placing an order for the selected merchandise using the billing address. The method may also include billing the order as part of a monthly service charge to the user. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING COMMUNICATIONS AT A NETWORK LEVEL - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for restricting communications at a network level. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes a system that includes at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the at least one processor performs operations that includes receiving location coordinates such as, but not limited to, a building's coordinates, a name of a business, and a freeform shape that defines a boundary. The operations include restricting, at the network level, communications associated with a device determined to be within a boundary corresponding to the location coordinates. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A CALL BEING RECEIVED BY A TRUNK ON A PACKET NETWORK - A method for establishing a call over a packet network may include receiving a call request via an originating trunk on a packet network from an originating call device. Status of an originating trunk and terminating segment may be determined. If the status of the originating trunk and terminating segment are within a first range, the call between the originating and terminating call device over the determined transmission path at a first data rate may be established. Otherwise, if the status of the originating trunk or terminating segment is within a second range, a determination as to whether the originating trunk and terminating segment can operate at a lower data rate may be made, and, if so, the call may be established over the transmission path between the originating call device and terminating call device at the lower data rate. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND OPTIMIZING NETWORK PERFORMANCE TO A WIRELESS DEVICE - The disclosed embodiments include a method for monitoring and optimizing network performance to a wireless device that includes determining network performance information of a wireless router and communicating data packets containing the network performance information to a network management device. In one embodiment, the network management device is configured to transmit instructional data packets to the wireless router that include instructions for optimizing network performance associated with the wireless device in response to identify a network performance problem associated with the wireless router. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322249 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING NETWORK PERFORMANCE USING A CONNECTION ADMISSION CONTROL ENGINE - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for modifying a three-dimensional geocellular model. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes a system that includes at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the at least one processor performs operations that includes gathering network performance information regarding data flow communicated with a client of a network over a plurality of connections utilizing performance information packets; and automatically balancing the data flow of the plurality of connections between access points of the network that are available to the client using connection admission control engines. | 12-05-2013 |
20130320776 | Electrical Power Status Indicator - An electrical power status-indicating device for integration with a Smart Grid network. The device comprises an electrical receptacle installed within a wall of a consumer premises, a communication module for retrieving and interpreting power status data from a centralized control module, and at least one indicator activated by the communication module, with activation based at least in part on the status data. In some embodiments, the device may comprise a power pass-through device for receiving at least one in-premise electronic device, and/or a light switch in communication with a lighting unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130318549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT OWNER CONTROLLABLE HOSTED DISTRIBUTIONS SYSTEM - The disclosed embodiments include a method for distributing content over a network. The method includes providing by a communications service provider a content distribution node. Content stored by the content distribution node is accessible to subscriber of the communications service provider without traversing the Internet for enabling a quality of service guarantee. The content distribution node is configured to store a content mall comprising a plurality of content stores. The content distribution node is configured to grant access to a plurality of content providers to store content to a respective content store in the content mall. The content provider maintains control over content stored in their respective content store. | 11-28-2013 |
20130308453 | Customer Configuration of Broadband Services - Novel solutions to provide enhanced configurability of network access. Such solutions can provide, inter alia, enhanced utilization of network resources (including without limitation network aggregation devices, such as DSLAMs and the like). In an aspect of some solutions, a network aggregation device can divide an aggregate uplink bandwidth into a plurality of time slots. Some or all of the time slots can be reserved for different customers (subscribers). In another aspect of some embodiments, the time slots can be allocated in such a way as to simulate oversubscription of the aggregate uplink bandwidth | 11-21-2013 |
20130305345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for providing a secure domain name system (DNS) for machine to machine communications. In one embodiment, the method includes storing policy information for machine to machine communications in a global DNS registry database server. The method further includes communicating the policy information for machine to machine communications from the global DNS registry database server to a machine DNS registry server located in an Internet service provider (ISP) network, wherein a control signaling gateway located in the ISP network is configured to utilize the policy information for machine to machine communications to allow only registered controllers associated with a machine to communicate with the machine. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CODEC SPEED IN A TRANSMISSION PATH DURING CALL SET-UP DUE TO REDUCED TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE - A system and method for establishing a phone call over a packet network. The process may receive a call request from an originating call device to a termination call device. A determination may be made to determine whether the terminating call device is available. If the terminating call device is determined to be available, transmission path status information between the originating and terminating call devices may be retrieved. Status of the transmission path on the packet network between the originating and terminating call devices may be determined. If the status of the transmission path is determined to be within a first range, a call may be established between the originating and terminating call devices via an encoder/decoder (CODEC) having a first data rate. Otherwise, the call may be established between the originating and terminating call devices via a CODEC having a second, lower data rate. | 11-14-2013 |
20130295896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless device, system, and method configured to limit communications. The server includes a processor for executing a set of instructions and a memory for storing the set of instructions. The set of instructions are executed to receive a list of one or more communicating parties that are authorized to communicate with a user at any time, receive a selection to limit communications, determine whether an identifier associated with a communicating party is in the list in response to processing a communication, and connect the communication to a communications device in response to determining the identifier is in the list. | 11-07-2013 |
20130252541 | System and Method for Extension of Wireless Footprint - A system and method for communicating through a host repeater. Data is received from a remote repeater communicating with a wireless device. The host repeater registers as the wireless device on a wireless network. The data is reformatted for transmission between the wireless devices and the wireless network. | 09-26-2013 |
20130246922 | Systems and Methods for a Multi-Tenant System Providing Virtual Data Centers in a Cloud Configuration - An automatically provisioned virtual private data center provided on a cloud network of multiple virtual private data centers that reside in one or more physical data centers and may migrate between multiple physical data centers. The VPDC is a encapsulated virtual structure provisioned according to customer selected options within a virtual data center having one or more foundation nodes. Different service profiles are provided in a provisioning interface to the customer, each defining several configuration specifics that are used to automatically provision a VPDC for the customer. | 09-19-2013 |
20130244629 | WIRELESS SERVICE PLATFORMS - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for performing automated events using a multi-wireless detection device service platform. For example, in one embodiment, a method for performing automated events in an office environment is disclosed. The method may include logging, by the office management system, a user onto a network data processing system located within an office within the office environment using an account associated with the user in response to receiving a notification message from a wireless detection device. In one embodiment, the communication between the wireless detection device and the office management system to log the user onto the network data processing system located within the office is performed in response to a user-initiated request that indicates that the wireless device is within the office. | 09-19-2013 |
20130244617 | Vehicular Multimode Cellular/PCS Phone - A vehicular multimode cellular/PCS phone including a chipset located in the vehicle for communicating with at least one of a plurality of wireless service provider networks; an multimode antenna in communication with the chipset for communicating with a wireless base antenna of at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks; at least one medium port for receiving a removable medium, the removable medium containing at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers of at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks. | 09-19-2013 |
20130237207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method and database management system for controlling the operability of a mobile communications device. A geographic location of a vehicle is determined. A position of the mobile communications device with in the vehicle is determined. Conditional parameters of the mobile communications device are determined. Database records correlating location information with restrictions are accessed. A determination is made whether use of the mobile communications device should be restricted within the vehicle in response to the geographical location, the position of the mobile communications device within the vehicle, the conditional parameters, and the database records The capabilities of the mobile communications device are configured in response to the restrictions. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237183 | System and Method for Providing Multi-Carrier Tracking of Wireless Devices During an Emergency - A system and method for tracking a wireless communications device of a user may include, in response to receiving a request to track the wireless communications device, notifying a plurality of wireless networks of different communications carriers to collect geographic coordinates at which a wireless communications device is located. Geographic coordinates of the wireless communications device may be collected from at least one of the wireless networks and communicated to a requestor for tracking the wireless communications device. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237181 | System and Method for Communicating Emergency Information through Messaging - A system and method for communicating emergency messages. An emergency message is communicated wirelessly from a sending party is received. Location information associated with the sending party is determined. An emergency system associated with the sending party is determined utilizing the location information. A communication session is established with the emergency system. The emergency message is converted to an audio message in response to the communication session being established. The audio message is communicated to the emergency system in response to the communication session being established. | 09-12-2013 |
20130233041 | Stamp for Ground Bonding Strap - A system and method forming a ground bonding strap. A length of cable is measured to determine a segment of cable to stamp to form a pair of connectors. The segment is heated. The segment is stamped to form the pair of connectors. The pair of connectors defining an indentation and a pair of receptacles disposed through the cable. The pair of receptacles being each adjacent to and separated by an indentation. The indentations being positioned to allow a user to cut between the pair of connectors to form a ground bonding strap of a length selected by the user. | 09-12-2013 |
20130227626 | System and Method for Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation - A system and method for conserving bandwidth for a data connection. A television is detected to have been turned off. Recording information is requested from a digital video record. A content stream to the digital video recorder and the television is terminated in response to receiving the recording information and determining the DVR is inactive. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225143 | System and Method for Hold and Re-Ring - A system and method for transferring calls. A voice communication is received. The voice communication is placed on hold in response to receiving user input. Multiple phones are rung simultaneously in response to receiving the user input. The voice communication is connected to one of the multiple phones in response to a user answering the voice communication on one of the multiple phones. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223807 | Apical Conduit and Methods of Using Same - This document discloses novel conduits for telecommunications lines, such as optical fibers. In an aspect, a conduit might have a body defining one or more channels into which optical fibers can be inserted. In another aspect, the body might have a first face that is substantially planar and a second face opposing the first face. The second face might a low-rise arc profile and/or might be configured to be installed into a depression in a material. Also disclosed are methods and tools for installing, using, and/or removing such conduit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130217355 | System and Method for Providing Location Information to a Public Safety Answering Point During an Emergency 911 Call From a WiFi Handset - A system and method for providing location information to a public safety answering point may include receiving, at a network access point, an emergency | 08-22-2013 |
20130194772 | Protective Telecommunications Enclosure Systems and Methods - Protective containers for electronic equipment, and methods of testing, use, and/or manufacture thereof, are provided. The cabinets provide a HEMP protection level to electronic equipment housed therein that meets a HEMP protection level according to MIL-STD-188-125-1. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194373 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTION UTILIZING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system, method, and wireless device configured for projecting displayable content. The wireless device includes display logic operable to determine that displayable content is available to the wireless device. The wireless device further includes at least two projectors in communication with the display logic, wherein the at least two projectors are operable to project the displayable content onto a surface. | 08-01-2013 |
20130188525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BANDWIDTH BASED ON A TIME OF DAY - A method for managing bandwidth to a customer in response to a time of day. A current time of day is determined. A time of day profile selected by the customer from multiple time of day profiles is determined. The bandwidth allocated to the customer is adjusted in response to the current time of day and the time of day profile. The customer is charged in response to charges associated with the selected time of day profile. | 07-25-2013 |
20130178184 | System and Method for Providing Contact Information of an Out of Area Mobile Device to a Reverse 911 Database - A system and method for registering the contact information of mobile devices with a service 911 service is presented. In one embodiment, a mobile switching center receives the contact information of a mobile device. If the mobile switching center determines that the mobile device is not located within a particular wireless sub-network, such as, but not limited to, a wireless sub-network associated with an area code registered to the mobile device, the mobile switching center generates a reverse 911 registration text message and transmits the reverse 911 registration text message to the mobile device. A user of the mobile device may then transmit the reverse 911 registration text message to a local reverse 911 database to have the contact information associated with the mobile device added to the local reverse 911 database. | 07-11-2013 |
20130145436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING ACCESS TO NETWORK PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - A system and method for restricting access to network performance information associated with communications over a packet network. A request may be received from a user to access network performance information associated with communications of data packets over a packet network. A determination as to whether the user has permission to access the network performance information may be made. In response to determining that the user has permission to access the network performance information, the user may be enabled to access the network performance information; otherwise, the user may be prevented from accessing the network performance information. The network performance information may include information associated with communications of data packets including real-time content and non-real-time content. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CALL NOTIFICATION ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system, method, and computer program product for providing a notification of an incoming call on a communication device. For example, in one embodiment, a communication device is disclosed comprising one or more displays covering two or more surfaces of the communication device. In certain embodiments, a first image is displayed on two or more displays in response to receiving an incoming call for providing a visible indicator for alerting a user of an incoming call. Still, in some embodiments, the first image is a current profile image of a caller retrieved from a network device associated with a social networking website. | 06-06-2013 |
20130135993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING DATA ON A PACKET NETWORK - The disclosed embodiments include system and method for routing communications over a communications network. In one embodiment, a determination is made as to whether to establish a communication along a communication path based on network performance information. The disclosed embodiments provide several alternatives for establishing the communication and improving communications along the communication path in response to a determination that at least one network node along the communication path is impaired or congested. | 05-30-2013 |
20130129059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUICK NOTE MESSAGING - The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for quick note messaging. In one embodiment, a call from a calling party to the communication device is intercepted by a network system. The network system is configured to receive a calling party selection to record a quick note message for a user of the communication device prior to connecting the call. The network system monitors for at least one of a termination of the call by the calling party or a time-out threshold. The network system indicates at the communication device if a quick note message has been received. If the calling party selection to record a quick note message is not received, then the network system is configured to handle call processing normally. | 05-23-2013 |
20130121482 | Do Not Call List Enforcement System and Method - A system and method for reducing unwanted telemarketing calls may include storing a contact list for users of a telephone assigned to an associated telephone number. An incoming telephone call from a caller may be intercepted and a determination may be made as to whether the caller is in the contact list. In response to determining that the caller is in the contact list, the incoming call may be connected to the telephone assigned to the called telephone number. Otherwise, in response to determining that the caller is not in the contact list, the caller may be prompted with an audible message, and, in response to the caller responding to the audible message by entering a first response, the incoming call may be blocked from connecting to the called telephone. Otherwise, in response to a second response, the incoming call may be connected. | 05-16-2013 |
20130115909 | System and Method for Updating Location Information of Voice-Over-Internet Protocol Based Devices for E911 Services - A system and method for updating physical address location information of a wireless device for E911 services. The updating may include determining that the current geographical coordinate location of the wireless device has moved beyond a predetermined distance from a last recorded geographical coordinate location. A physical address location associated with the current geographical coordinate location may then be updated. The physical address location may be updated in the wireless device and/or a data repository operating on a data packet network. The physical address location may be communicated to a public safety answering point (PSAP) in response to an emergency 911 call being placed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130112819 | Antenna Installation Apparatus and Method - Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling installation of antennas in a cost effective and efficient manner. The methods and systems disclosed herein provide a hollow pole and an elevating mechanism, wherein the elevating mechanism can be used to position antenna equipment located in one or more capsules attached to the elevating mechanism. The antenna equipment may be attached to a removable power source located in the capsule or to a non-removable power source located at the base of the hollow pole. Additionally, the antenna equipment may also be attached to communications equipment adapted to communicate with one or more communications networks. In an embodiment disclosed herein, the capsules may be adapted to rotate around a one or more axis in response to received commands and/or in accordance with instructions stored on a memory module attached to the capsules. | 05-09-2013 |
20130108028 | Teletypewriter (TTY) for Communicating Pre-Stored Emergency Messages to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPS) | 05-02-2013 |
20130102269 | Data Message Service Controller and Method for Handling Emergency Text Messaging - A system and method for communicating an emergency data message includes receiving a data message and determining whether an emergency abbreviated dialing code was received with the data message. If an emergency data message includes an abbreviated dialing code, an emergency data message short code associated with the abbreviated dialing code may be requested. A cell code identifier in which the wireless communications device is located may be determined, and the data message, emergency data message short code, and cell code identifier may be communicated via a communications network for the data message to be routed to a PSAP handling emergencies in an area in which the wireless communications device is located. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101108 | System and Method for Handling Toll Free Number Telephone Calls - A system and method for processing toll free telephone calls by a telecommunications service provider may include receiving, by the telecommunications service provider, a telephone call request for a telephone call being placed to a toll free telephone number from a telephone within a service area of the telecommunications service provider. The telecommunications service provider may determine that the toll free telephone number is one operated by the telecommunications service provider. The telephone call may be routed via a network of the telecommunications service provider to a telephone associated with the toll free telephone number to connect the telephone call. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101102 | System and Method for Inbound Call Billing - A system and method for billing an incoming communication. A code is received from a calling party during the incoming communication. Expenses of the incoming communication are allocated to an account of the calling party in response to receiving the code. An invoice is generated for the calling party and a receiving party specifying the expenses. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE WINDOW SIZE OF A TCP PACKET THROUGH NETWORK ELEMENTS - A system for adjusting the window size of a TCP packet on a packet network including a sending network element in communication with a receiving network element for transmitting and receiving data packets between the sending network element and the receiving network element on the packet network, wherein at least one of the sending network element and the receiving network element is configured to determine network performance information of the packet network; and adjust the window size of the TCP packet based on the network performance information. A method for adjusting the window size of a TCP packet on a packet network is also included. | 04-25-2013 |
20130097268 | Message Filtering System - A message filtering system is provided including a message management unit and a message monitoring unit in communication with the message management unit. The message management unit is configured to send and receive message over a network and to route messages to the message monitoring unit based on a message source, and the message monitoring unit is configured to parse the message and locate identifiers in the message and to re-route the message based on the identifier located in the message. | 04-18-2013 |
20130089196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for selecting a network for telecommunication are provided. A type of network supporting a called identifier is identified. Several types of networks are accessible to a calling communication device. A database is queried with a query including the called identifier to identify the types of networks that are accessible to a called communication device. A network corresponding to the called communication device is selected at the calling communication device. A communication session is established between the calling and called communication devices using the selected network. | 04-11-2013 |
20130089188 | System and Method for Providing Multi-Provider Telecommunications Services Over a Passive Optical Network - A method for providing access to a passive optical network for services to homes or businesses from two or more telecommunications service providers and a billing means is described. A first service provider connects to a point of presence at one side of passive optical network. The provider transmits the appropriate services through this network to an authorization receiver. The authorization receiver is used to receive a periodic authorization code from the network provider to enable the appropriate services from the service provider to be transmitted to a subscriber at a home or business. The authorization receiver enables an optical fiber path to be established for the services to flow to and from the home or business. The authorization code that is transmitted through the network also provides an unambiguous means to provide a billing record such that the service provider can be billed by the network provider on an individual service address connected basis in conjunction with a record of houses passed and not yet connected. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BURSTING TRAFFIC - A network device for managing communications. The network device includes a first counter operable to track CIR tokens. The first counter is operable to increase the CIR tokens at a first rate. The network device also includes a second counter operable to track the EIR tokens. The second counter is operable to increase the EIR tokens at a second rate. The network device also includes logic in communication with the first counter and the second counter. The logic is operable to determine whether there are EIR tokens in response to a determination that there are not CIR tokens. The logic is further operable to command the second counter to decrement the EIR tokens in response to a determination that there are EIR tokens. The logic is further operable to communicate a data unit from the network device through a network in response to decrementing the EIR tokens. | 04-11-2013 |
20130072165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED DO-NOT-DISTURB - A system and method for incremental do-not-disturb. User input is received to activate the incremental do-not-disturb on a telephone. The incremental do-not-disturb is activated for a time period in response to receiving the user input to activate the incremental do-not-disturb. Incoming calls are diverted during the time period in response to activating the incremental do-not-disturb. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THRESHOLD TESTING WITHIN A NETWORK - A system and method for authorizing test traffic over a network. A request is received to perform a throughput test. A state of the network is determined. The throughput test is authorized in response to the determined state of the network being acceptable for performing the throughput test. The throughput test is terminated or paused in response to the determined state of the network being unacceptable for performing the throughput test. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070579 | VOICE PACKET DYNAMIC ECHO CANCELLATION SYSTEM - A voice packet dynamic echo cancellation system includes an input/output unit configured to communicate over a packet network and a storage unit configured to store network performance information associated with node segments on the packet network. The system also includes a processing unit configured to execute instructions to: set-up a call from an originating call device to a terminating call device; determine the network performance of the call between the originating call device and the terminating call device; locate an echo signal of the call to the originating call device based on the network performance; produce a echo cancellation signal based on the echo signal; cancel the echo signal with the echo cancellation signal; and recheck the network performance information during a duration of the call and adjust the specific delay point of the received signal window based on the network performance information. | 03-21-2013 |
20130067522 | Dynamic VOD Channel Allocation Based on Viewer Demand - A system and method for delivering video content over a network in communication with a subscriber having an associated electronic device is disclosed. A network server is provided and is configured to transmit a plurality of multicast streams of video content over the network. A scheduled start time for the transmission of a first stream of the multicast streams is assigned. A request for the video content is received at a first time, which is after said scheduled start time and the request is the first request for the video content received by the network server after the scheduled start time. The first stream is transmitted over the network only after the request. | 03-14-2013 |
20130060750 | System and Method for Displaying Publication Dates for Search Results - A system and method for displaying publication information for search results. User input is received to perform a search of a communications network. Search results are generated in response to the user input. A content date is determined for content included in each of the search results. The search results and the content date associated with each of the search results is displayed. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059560 | System and Method for Providing Location Information to a Public Safety Answering Point During an Emergency 911 Call from a Softphone - A system and method for providing location information to a public safety answering point from a softphone may include receiving, at a network access point, an emergency 911 call from the softphone. The emergency 911 call may be communicated to a public safety answering point. In response to a call connection message being received, an address location of the network access point to which the softphone is in communication in placing the emergency 911 call to the public safety answering point may be communicated in a type II caller ID data packet. The softphone may generate the type II caller ID data packet with the address location in a data field, such as a data field typically used for name information of a caller. | 03-07-2013 |
20130033984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING NETWORK OPERATORS - A system and method for controlling communications networks. Network performance information is gathered from a first communications network using performance information packet data packets. A network operator of the first communications network is controlled from a secondary communications network using the performance information packet data packets. Changes to the network operator are implemented based on instructions included in the performance information packet data packets. | 02-07-2013 |
20130012194 | System and Method for Extension of Wireless Footprint - A system and method for communicating through a host repeater. Data is received from a remote repeater communicating with a wireless device. The host repeater registers as the wireless device on a wireless network. The data is reformatted for transmission between the wireless devices and the wireless network. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012156 | System and Method for Providing Location Information to a Public Safety Answering Point During an Emergency 911 Call From a WiFi Handset - A system and method for providing location information to a public safety answering point may include receiving, at a network access point, an emergency 911 call signal including GPS location information and mobile directory number of a wireless device. The GPS location information and mobile directory information may be communicated to a selective router associated with a public safety access point servicing an area including the network access point. The network access point may be a WiFi access point. The access point address information may be communicated using a type II caller ID data packet after the public safety answering point goes off-hook. By communicating both the access point address information and GPS location information, both PSAPs that are configured as E911 Phase I and E911 Phase II may display address location information of an emergency 911 caller. | 01-10-2013 |
20130010942 | System and Method for Remote Home Monitoring and Intercom Communication - A system and method for remote home monitoring and intercom communication. An indicator is received for activating an interactive feature of a telephone. A determination is made whether the indicator authorizes the interactive feature. The audio interface of the telephone is activated. | 01-10-2013 |
20130010938 | System and Method for Providing Telephone Assignment Information to Telephone Service Technicians - A system and method for telephone service technicians to retrieve telephone line assignment information, including receiving a telephone call from a telephone service technician. A telephone number assigned to a customer of a communications carrier may be received, where the telephone number is associated with a telephone operating on a wired communications network, such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Telephone line assignment information may be requested, where the telephone line assignment information includes cable and line pair information. The telephone line assignment information may be converted into speech synthesized audible signals and communicated to the telephone service technician during the telephone call. The conversion of the telephone line assignment information may be performed by an interactive voice response system. | 01-10-2013 |
20130006913 | System and Method for Automating Proactive Communication - A system and method for automating proactive communication. The information for the desired contacts may be accepted from a user. A selection of contact communication frequency preferences may be received from a user. An automatic communication to one of the desired contacts may be initiated. The user may be allowed to cancel the automatic communication, in response to receiving a notification that the communication is about to begin. A response indicative of the communication status may be received. Rules and preferences may be optimized based upon the received response. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003946 | System and Method for a Visual Voicemail Interface - A system and method for receiving information for voicemail. A call is received from a caller. A voicemail message from the caller is recorded. A caller identifier is received from the caller in response to recording the voicemail message. The caller identifier is associated with one or more profiles. The voicemail message is filed utilizing the associated profile in response to receiving the caller identifier. | 01-03-2013 |
20130002867 | System and Method for Providing Wireless Security Surveillance Services Accessible via a Telecommunications Device - A system and method for providing video surveillance may include providing digital television services to a customer via middleware. The middleware may include digital rights management services. Digital surveillance services may be provided to the customer via the middleware. In providing digital surveillance services to the customer, the customer may be enabled to access surveillance equipment via the middleware from a remote location using a telecommunications device, where the telecommunications device is authorized to access the surveillance equipment by the digital rights management services. | 01-03-2013 |
20120329422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE TO A REVERSE 911 DATABASE - In one embodiment, when a mobile device is powered on, a mobile switching center acquires the contact information, such as, but not limited to, a phone number and the physical location associated with the mobile device. If the mobile device is a new device to the area, the contact information of the mobile device is passed to a reverse 911 database in order for a user of the mobile device to receive local alert messages transmitted by a reverse 911 system. | 12-27-2012 |
20120317599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method for sending emergency communications. An indicator of an emergency is received through a set-top box. A location associated with the emergency is determined. A message indicating the emergency and the location associated with the emergency is sent from the set-top box. | 12-13-2012 |
20120293601 | Method, Apparatus and System for Incorporating Voice or Video Communication Into a Television or Compatible Audio Capable Visual Display - Voice or video communication is incorporated into a television or compatible audio capable visual display by routing a television signal through a communication interface apparatus connected to a voice or video communication network and switching between a call and at least the audio portion of the television signal when a call is detected and the user chooses to answer the call in response to an on-screen menu superimposed on the video portion of the television signal. The communication interface apparatus includes a controller that is configured to allow speed dialing using a wireless remote, as well as making calls from a user-defined contact list or a regional phone directory that is updatable from a remote source via the Internet. | 11-22-2012 |
20120288071 | System and Method for Authenticating Users of Online Services - A method and system for verifying authenticity of an online usage of a user may include sending a message in an electronic communication to an electronic message address of a user, interactively communicating with the user a request for a response including at least a portion of the message sent to the user, and determining if a response to the request from the user matches at least a portion of the message sent to the user. The message may include a personal identification number used for verification. A certification link or authentication code may be provided to the user for posting on a website or within an email. The certification link or authentication code, optionally displaying an indicia, may enable other users to have confidence that the user whose website other users access or whose emails other users receive are authentic and not someone impersonating the user. | 11-15-2012 |
20120274464 | Routing Communications to a Person within a Facility - A system and method for tracking a person at a facility to enable communications. A presence of the person is detected at a location at the facility. Communications intended for the person are associated with the location. The communications are routed to the person at that location. | 11-01-2012 |
20120252422 | System and Method for Wireless Conferencing - A system and method for wireless conferencing. A personal wireless device is linked with a conferencing system for implementing a conference call. Voice input is received from a user through the personal wireless device. The voice input is transmitted to the conferencing system in response to receiving the voice input. The voice input is broadcast through one or more speakers in communication with the conferencing system in response to determining the voice input may be inaudible to one or more users in a room. | 10-04-2012 |
20120250841 | Method and Apparatus for Assigning and Provisioning VOIP Services - A method, system, and computer usable program product for assigning and provisioning VOIP services are provided. A data processing system receives an order for the VOIP service and information about virtual inventory. The data processing system may create a provisioning command including provisioning information for provisioning a telecommunication line according to the order and send the provisioning command to a provisioning system, create a porting command including porting information for porting the phone number in the order if porting a phone number and send the porting command to a porting system, create a registration command including user information for registering a user and send the registration command to a web portal, create a setup command including the user information for creating an account for the user and send the setup command to a customer management system. The data processing system may then complete the order for the VOIP service. | 10-04-2012 |
20120243672 | System and Method for Delivering Advertising to Packet-Based Telephones - A system and method of delivering targeted advertising to packet-based network telecommunications devices may include accessing a database configured to store telephone services information of telecommunications devices. The telecommunications services information may indicate whether a telecommunications device has packet-based network access. Telecommunications devices that have telephone number information including NPA-NXX of a certain NPA-NXX code and packet-based network access may be identified. Advertising content may be communicated to the identified telecommunications devices for display on the telecommunications device. | 09-27-2012 |
20120230477 | System and Method for Voice Activated Dialing from a Home Phone - A system and method for remotely enabled voice activated dialing. Generation of a special dial tone indicating that a user may give the voice identifier is initiated. A voice identifier is received over a network from a wired telephone utilized by a user. Dialing information associated with the voice identifier is determined. One or more receiving parties associated with the voice identifier are dialed. The wired telephone is connected to the one or more receiving parties. | 09-13-2012 |
20120230203 | Network User Usage Profiling - Methods, systems, devices, and software are disclosed for generating a network usage profile. Certain embodiments of the network usage profile include a devices-by-node profile, indicating the set of customer devices available for use in communicating with a customer-side network node located at a customer side of an access network over a period of time, where some of the customer devices are not in operative communication with the customer-side network node during a portion of that time. Other embodiments associate the network usage profile with customer information to generate device-by-customer profiles. Still other embodiments associate the network usage profile with network traffic information to generate traffic-by-device profiles. Even other embodiments associate the multiple sources and types of information to generate traffic-by-customer profiles and/or traffic-by-device-by-customer profiles. Any of the profiles may then be accessed by one or more parties for use in affecting various network services, including targeting content delivery. | 09-13-2012 |
20120214437 | Emergency Data Message Router Database - A system and method for providing information associated with public safety answering points may include storing a set of records including information associated with a plurality of PSAPs, each record may include (i) an identifier indicative of a PSAP available to service emergency communications, (ii) at least one cell code identifier indicative of cell sites in which the associated PSAP services, and (iii) at least one network address capable of receiving certain emergency data message types. In response to receiving a request, a PSAP local to a wireless communications device of a user who sent an emergency data message may be identified, and a network address associated with the identified local PSAP may be provided. | 08-23-2012 |
20120198260 | Body Heat Sensing Control Apparatus and Method - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a body heat sensing control apparatus and method for automating features of an electronic device based on detection of a user's body heat. For example, in one embodiment, a data processing system is disclosed having a heat sensing mechanism for detecting the body heat of a user. In addition, the data processing system includes a data storage component for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for executing the computer executable instructions for enabling a user to configure one or more functions associated with the data processing system that are triggered in response to detecting the presence or absence of the user within the proximity of the data processing system using the heat sensing mechanism. | 08-02-2012 |