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20080253537 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A COMMUNICATIONS SESSION - A system and apparatus for processing a communications session is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device can have a controller element to establish a voice communication session with a second communication device, and initiate an action to record the voice communication session for translation into a text memo that is analyzed to identify one or more actionable fields. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
20090132877 | Method for Embedded Integrated End-to-End Testing - A method and system for automated testing of a system such as a billing module in a telecommunication system is disclosed. In a first embodiment, test APIs, scenarios and configuration information are embedded into the module itself in a way such that, when testing is desired, tests may be conducted without any need for a dedicated test environment. Tests can be run from within the module itself, thereby eliminating the risk, expense and time required to use external testing systems and data to test the module. In another embodiment, operational data such as live operational orders are wrapped in test headers and are used as input data for testing purposes within the billing module. In this embodiment, test APIs may be embedded into all modules of an operational support system so that complete system end-to-end testing is possible without the use of dedicated external test equipment and processes. | 05-21-2009 |
20090184871 | GPS with time integrated call initiation - A method and system are disclosed for determining relative movement among a plurality of entities using temporal data and position data. The methodology involves receiving position and temporal data corresponding to positions of the entities, synchronizing the temporal data and outputting the synchronized data to enable a determination of relative movement that takes into account network latency. | 07-23-2009 |
20100077314 | System and Measured Method for Multilingual Collaborative Network Interaction - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a collaborative communication environment. The method embodiment comprises receiving user profiles, establishing a collaborative communication environment where a plurality of users simultaneously interact over a network, converting data to be sent to each user in a collaborative environment based on the respective user's profile, and presenting a localized experience to each user using the converted data. | 03-25-2010 |
20100157798 | Time Based Queuing - Smart routing packet handling across multiple networks achieves end-to-end (ETE) quality of service (QOS) when complementing or replacing conventional priority-based scheduling algorithms. Packets are “tagged” with a time code that indicates a time is allotted for the packet to transmit from a source to a destination and/or a measure of transmission time. Buffers at routers and/or switches utilize this information to order a transmission queue. In this way, queues may be intelligently scheduled to achieve a maximum ETE QOS. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161338 | METHOD FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL FENCE USING A DEVICE WITH VOICE SIGNATURE PROCESSING AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATOR CAPABILITY - A client device for creating a virtual fence includes a locator that determines a location of the client device. The client device includes a receiver that receives speech data and transmits the speech data to a speech processor that isolates an individual voice signature from the speech data. The client device includes a profile storage that stores profile information of a user of the client device. The client device includes an alarm generator that generates an alarm based on the isolated individual voice signature and the location of the client device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161802 | Methods and Apparatuses for Providing Differentiated User Service Options on Communications Networks - Systems and methods for providing differentiated user service options on communications networks are disclosed. Devices can be configured to generate service change requests, and to transmit the service change requests to a network node. The service change request can be routed to a node that determines if the service change request should be granted. The device and network can begin operation in accordance with the service change request almost instantly since no negotiation is required between the device and the network. Methods and computer-readable media embodying methods for providing differentiated user service options, are also disclosed. | 06-24-2010 |
20100178903 | Systems and Methods to Provide Personal Information Assistance - Systems and methods are provided to present information to assist an individual during social activities. For example, in response to a certain user gesture, or keywords in a voice conversation, a mobile device based system may capture audio and/or visual information to formulate an automated search to retrieve information for assisting the user privately. For example, the face or the voice of another user can be captured to search for the name of that user to provide name assistance. | 07-15-2010 |
20110069685 | SIGNALING-LESS DYNAMIC CALL SETUP AND TEARDOWN BY UTILIZING OBSERVED SESSION STATE INFORMATION - A system and methodology that facilitates signaling-less call setup and teardown by employing observed Quality of Experience (QoE) and resource demands is provided. Moreover, the system provides an environment for supersonic treatment of observed QoE and Quality of Service (QoS) demands for mobile applications. Specifically, a monitoring component is employed to determine session state information associated with a traffic flow, which includes observed QoE and resource demand data. The session state information is stored in a shared memory location and can be analyzed to modify and/or create a network policy for the traffic flow. The network policy is applied to one or more traffic flows to minimize signaling exchanges between a communication network and a mobile station. | 03-24-2011 |
20110084132 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Secure Remote Medical Diagnostics - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to collecting and distributing medical diagnostics using a smart card. A smart card with secure medical diagnostics logic on the memory is disclosed. When the smart card is inserted into a wireless communications device, the smart card receives data from a wireless medical diagnostic device. The wireless medical diagnostic device can be wearable by a user. The smart card stores the data in a medical diagnostics database on the smart card memory. A doctor or other medical professional may access the data in the medical diagnostics database after providing authentication. | 04-14-2011 |
20110088028 | Mobile Point-Of-Presence for On Demand Network Client Services and Security - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to implementing a point-of-presence system on a mobile service network. Such a point-of-presence system includes a mobile device communications network; a mobile device; a point-of-presence logic installed on a mobile device; and an application server in communication with the point-of-presence logic via the communications network. Communications between the point-of-presence logic and the network and application server include network data, configuration, and/or installation of connection and device management applications. This point-of-presence system constitutes a mechanism for the service provider to best optimize network resources, even at the device level, while providing optimum network service to mobile users—even for mobile devices that have not been pre-configured for the mobile service network. | 04-14-2011 |
20110142221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED GROUP CALLING SERVICE BASED ON KEY WORDS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for establishing conference calls. A system practicing the method receives a key word from a speaker on a call, retrieves a list of entities associated with the key word, and sends invitations to the entities to join the call. In one variation, the system further receives from an invited entity a request to join the call, and adds the invited entity to the call. In another variation, the system further records a portion of the call, and transmits the recorded portion of the call to invited entities which are not added to the call. The key word can be a word or phrase, and can be a spoken word and/or alphanumeric text. The system can dynamically generate the list of entities based on the key word. The invitation can be sent via an automated call, email, and/or an SMS message. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144994 | Automatic Sound Level Control - In one or more embodiments, one or more methods and/or systems described can perform determining two or more words of a written language from first data, determining at least one of a noise level external to a mobile device and a location of the mobile device, determining a sound output level based on the at least one of the noise level external to the mobile device and the location of the mobile device, and generating sound data based on the two or more words of the written language and the sound output level. The first data can include, for example, portable document format data that can include first text and/or an image that can include second text. In one or more embodiments, the location can be determined by using at least one of a global positioning system receiver and a location of an access point communicating with the mobile device. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145842 | Systems, Methods and Computer Readable Media for Routing Requests from an Application - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for distributing requests from an application are provided. According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method for routing requests from an application includes receiving an application programming interface (API) request from an application running on a device. An optimal route for forwarding the API request is determined based on information associated with the API request, and upon determining the optimal route, the API request is forwarded based on the optimal route. | 06-16-2011 |
20110321100 | Systems and Methods for Producing Processed Media Content - A method for producing processed media content includes receiving media content at a network computing device. The media content is obtained from a media source at a scheduled time via a public network based on a user recording request received from a user device associated with a user. The method includes processing the media content to generate processed media content at the network computing device based on user settings associated with the user recording request. The method also includes storing the processed media content at a memory device identified in the user recording request. | 12-29-2011 |
20120148043 | Network Access Via Telephony Services - A network provider can receive a request, via a first mobile device and a mobile wireless telephone network, for access to a wireless network secured with at least one encryption key and implemented by at least one wireless access point. In response to the request, the network provider can associate the first mobile device with a user account of a user and can provide a token to a registrar and to the first mobile device via the mobile wireless telephone network. The registrar can receive, from the first mobile device or a second mobile device associated the user via the wireless access point. After determining, based on the one or more hash values, that the first or second mobile device has possession of the token, the registrar can provide the encryption key to that mobile device. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149310 | Collaborative Radio Resources Allocations to Applications of Mobile Units - Collecting state information about the resources of radio access networks (RANs) and the Access Point Names (APNs) enables this information to be provided to mobile stations which employ this information to determine which radio access technology (RAT) to employ for connecting to the wireless access network, and to determine which APN to use. This decision is made relative to each application that the mobile station is executing, and these decisions are, optionally, revisited periodically, or as significant changes in the state information are recognized. | 06-14-2012 |
20120271623 | SYSTEM AND MEASURED METHOD FOR MULTILINGUAL COLLABORATIVE NETWORK INTERACTION - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a collaborative communication environment. The method embodiment comprises receiving user profiles, establishing a collaborative communication environment where a plurality of users simultaneously interact over a network, converting data to be sent to each user in a collaborative environment based on the respective user's profile, and presenting a localized experience to each user using the converted data. | 10-25-2012 |
20120288070 | System and Apparatus for Processing a Communications Session - A system and apparatus for processing a communications session is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device can have a controller element to establish a voice communication session with a second communication device, and initiate an action to record the voice communication session for translation into a text memo that is analyzed to identify one or more actionable fields. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 11-15-2012 |
20130019267 | Systems and Methods for Producing Processed Media Content - In a particular embodiment, a method includes processing, at a network computing device, media content received from a media source to generate processed media content based on one or more settings received via a user interface. The user interface includes an option to add forward error correction to the processed media content. The method further includes initiating storage of the processed media content at a memory device. | 01-17-2013 |
20130051251 | Mobile Device Network Configuration Via Speed Determination - In one or more embodiments, a mobile device can determine its speed and can utilize a wireless network based on its determined speed. In one example, the mobile device can be within a communications range of a wireless access point that implements a wireless local area network and can utilize a mobile telephone network for data communications rather than the wireless local area network when the mobile device is traveling at or above a certain speed. In another example, the mobile device can receive a signal from the wireless access point and, based on the signal and the speed of the mobile device, the mobile device can utilize the wireless access point at or above the certain speed. For instance, the signal can include a beacon indicating that the wireless access point can be utilized for data communications when the mobile device is traveling at or above a certain speed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130115915 | LOCATION BASED SHARING OF A NETWORK ACCESS CREDENTIAL - The disclosed subject matter provides for sharing a network access credential based on location information. Location information can include timed fingerprint location information. In an aspect, location information can be associated with a location of user equipment. This location information can be correlated with network access credentials. Location information can be used to access a relevant network access credential. The relevant network access credential can be shared with other devices. In an embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between mobile devices. In another embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between a remote computing device and a mobile device. Sharing a credential can allow for access to a network without having to generate or input new credentials. | 05-09-2013 |
20130150011 | PERFORMANCE ZONES - Performance of a mobile device can be regulated base on the performance zone in which the mobile device is located. Applications can be executed via the mobile device in accordance with locally imposed rules and policies associated with the performance zone. The rules and policies can be stored on the mobile device. The rules and policies can be associated with a color codes that are associated with respective performance zones. | 06-13-2013 |
20130215780 | Closed User Groups - An arrangement for providing, on an ad hoc basis, a closed user group (CUG) among a collection of pre-defined IP network users. A set of intelligent access devices, dispersed through the IP network, constantly transmit a set of pings associated with the defines CUGs to discover those devices within its communication range. The discovered IP addresses for each device is thus constantly updated, allowing group members to remain in constant contact (emulating an “always on” connection). The users feels they are always connected with group members and thus have instant access to voice/data/video sessions—much like hot lines or “always on” connections. | 08-22-2013 |
20130231921 | Automatic Sound Level Control - A method includes identifying, at a computing device, a plurality of words in data. Each of the plurality of words corresponds to a particular word of a written language. The method includes determining a sound output level based on a location of the computing device. The method includes generating sound data based on the sound output level and the plurality of words identified in the data. | 09-05-2013 |
20130247188 | Mobile Point-Of-Presence for On Demand Network Client Services and Security - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to implementing a point-of-presence system on a mobile service network. Such a point-of-presence system includes a mobile device communications network; a mobile device; a point-of-presence logic installed on a mobile device; and an application server in communication with the point-of-presence logic via the communications network. Communications between the point-of-presence logic and the network and application server include network data, configuration, and/or installation of connection and device management applications. This point-of-presence system constitutes a mechanism for the service provider to best optimize network resources, even at the device level, while providing optimum network service to mobile users—even for mobile devices that have not been pre-configured for the mobile service network. | 09-19-2013 |
20130258984 | COLLABORATIVE RADIO RESOURCES ALLOCATIONS TO APPLICATIONS OF MOBILE UNITS - Collecting state information about the resources of radio access networks (RANs) and the Access Point Names (APNs) enables this information to be provided to mobile stations which employ this information to determine which radio access technology (RAT) to employ for connecting to the wireless access network, and to determine which APN to use. This decision is made relative to each application that the mobile station is executing, and these decisions are, optionally, revisited periodically, or as significant changes in the state information are recognized. | 10-03-2013 |
20130315603 | Enterprise Cognitive Radio Integrated With Laser Communications - A wireless data access system is provided to ameliorate bursty traffic occurring in a radio communications link such as a WiFi, WiMAX, 3G or cellular telephone link to a wireless network access device. A data traffic event is detected relating to traffic in the link. The traffic event may be a traffic burst exceeding a predetermined threshold. Based on detecting the data traffic event, a free-space optical communications link is established to the network access device to handle the traffic burst. The established radio link may be used to set-up and coordinate the free-space optical link. | 11-28-2013 |
20130329632 | NETWORK CONTROL OF APPLICATIONS USING APPLICATION STATES - Techniques for network control of application states of applications associated with a communication device are presented herein. An application agent, associated with an application used by the communication device, controls transitioning the application between application states based on network indicators received or network events detected from a communication network. The application states include active state or doze state. An application management component associated with the communication network at least partially controls transitioning the application between application states to facilitate controlling network traffic or reducing network congestion. The application agent or application management component can map application states to various factors, including radio states, congestion level, application performance indicators, network policies, or user policies, to facilitate determining which application state to apply to an application at a given time. The application agent can be in a centralized location, or at a same or different location as the application source. | 12-12-2013 |
20140074613 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Queuing Advertisements - Methods, systems, and products allow advertisers to self-manage their advertisements. An advertiser submits an advertisement to a queue for delivery to end user devices. Before the advertisement is presented, a set of conditions may be defined that govern presentation. A current value of each condition may be provided in a user interface. The user interface may display a position of the advertisement in the queue, based on the current value of each condition. When each condition in the set of conditions is satisfied, the advertisement may then be removed from the queue and presented. | 03-13-2014 |
20140115092 | SENSORY COMMUNICATION SESSIONS OVER A NETWORK - A method and system for enhanced human to human and human to machine interactions employs a sensory communication session that spans from end user device to end user device across a network. The sensory communication session includes remote sensory application programming interfaces that provide standardized access to applications executing on user communication devices. The sensory communication session enables enhanced interactions with a deeper quality of experience and enables each communicating user to better discern feelings, situation, and other environmental and personal context associated with the other user. | 04-24-2014 |
20140119195 | CONTROLLING WIRELESS TRANSITION TIMERS BASED ON APPLICATION AND CONTENT - Techniques for adaptively controlling wireless transition timers associated with wireless transition states in relation to use of applications by user equipment (UE) are presented herein. A UE can include a transition management component (TMC) that can adaptively control wireless transition timers associated with wireless states based on application type, session content, or other factors. The TMC monitors data flow associated with an application and, for a current or subsequent communication session, controls the length of wireless transition timers and switching between wireless states to improve UE, application, and/or network performance while maintaining QOE for the user. The TMC can access a timer look-up table that maps wireless transition timers to application type, content type, user behavior, or other factors. The TMC also can desirably control maintaining persistence or always-on connections by controlling switching between wireless states using the adapted wireless transition timers. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122302 | Customized Data Delivery - Concepts and technologies are described herein for customized data delivery. An illustrative source device is configured to send data content to a destination device over a data delivery network. The source device can present a data delivery user interface on a display. The data delivery user interface may show a plurality of data delivery options available to a user of the source device and received from a data delivery management system. The source device can receive an input associated with delivery of the data content to the destination device. The input may include the selection of a delivery option from the plurality of data options. Alternatively, the input may include user-defined delivery specifications. The source device can generate a delivery record request including the input, send the delivery record request to the data delivery management system, and receive a delivery record response from the data delivery management system. | 05-01-2014 |
20140136670 | Controlling Network Traffic Using Acceleration Policies - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for controlling network traffic using acceleration policies. According to various embodiments of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an acceleration application can be executed by a device for analyzing data requests, determining if the data communications requested by way of the request can be delayed, accelerated, or otherwise modified (“shifted”) based upon policies and/or network operating conditions. In some embodiments, the acceleration application can be configured to access acceleration policies that can define how certain traffic is to be shifted. The acceleration application also can be configured to obtain and analyze network data to determine network operating conditions and determine, based upon the determined conditions, if traffic is to be shifted based upon the network operating conditions. | 05-15-2014 |
20140146170 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Emergency Services - Methods, systems, and products provide emergency services during emergency situations. When an emergency situation is determined, activation commands are sent to activate cameras and/or microphones within a geographic vicinity of the emergency situation. Mobile devices and traffic cameras, for example, are thus instructed to capture image and audio data during the emergency situation. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149262 | Controlling Data Access and Rate in a Network - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for controlling data access and rate in a network. An enforcement application can detect a request for a data session and determine how and when the requested data session is to be established. The enforcement application can consider various data, input obtained at the user device, and/or other considerations including subscriber data and network data. Based upon these data, the enforcement application can determine network congestion, available resources, available bandwidth, an allocation rate of congestion credits (“credits”) for the user, a flow rate of the credits from an account to a credit pool, and a usage rate of the credits from the credit pool. The enforcement application can be configured to enforce the usage rate against a data session and to issue one or more commands to control the data session. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149573 | Collecting And Using Quality Of Experience Information - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for collecting and using quality of experience information. A server computer executing a quality of experience management service can receive a request for quality of experience display data. The server computer can obtain location data defining a geographic location of a user device and analyze quality of experience information defining a quality of experience of an application program associated with the user device. The server computer can generate the quality of experience display data based upon the quality of experience information, and provide the quality of experience display data to the user device. | 05-29-2014 |
20140244711 | Open Application Interface for Complex Systems - A method and apparatus is disclosed for using an open application interface to enable communications between the components and sub-components of a complex system, such as an OSS system. In a first embodiment, one or more Intelligent Flow Engines (IFEs) are used to register all applications and/or components in the system. Once the applications have been registered, then a component requiring service from another application/component sends a request for service to an IFE. The IFE then determines which provider application can best provide the requested service and binds the requesting application with that provider application. In accordance with another embodiment, when a provider component is taken offline, e.g., for maintenance or to replace that component with a new or upgraded component, the applications of that component are un-registered and any applications that were bound to that component are seamlessly rerouted and are bound with another application if one is available | 08-28-2014 |
20150058956 | LOCATION BASED SHARING OF A NETWORK ACCESS CREDENTIAL - A network access credential can be shared among devices based on location information for a device. Location information can include timed fingerprint location information. In an aspect, location information can be associated with a location of user equipment. This location information can be correlated with network access credentials. Location information can be used to access a relevant network access credential. The relevant network access credential can be shared with other devices. In an embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between mobile devices. In another embodiment, sharing a network access credential can be between a remote computing device and a mobile device. Sharing a credential can allow for access to a network without having to generate or input new credentials. | 02-26-2015 |