Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090055835 | System and Method for Managing License Capacity in a Telecommunication Network - According to teachings herein, a telecommunication network manages licensed transaction capacity for a licensed service provided by the network, based on dynamically adjusting the allocation of licensed capacity across multiple traffic processors providing the service. Reallocation of licensed capacity is performed with respect to the actual traffic loads at the traffic processors. For example, licensed capacity at a lightly loaded traffic processor is decreased and licensed capacity is correspondingly increased at a heavily loaded traffic processor. This dynamic redistribution of licensed capacity to reflect variations in the distribution of traffic loads across the traffic processors provides for more efficient utilization of the licensed transaction capacity. | 02-26-2009 |
20090097421 | IP-based interworking methods and apparatus for voice and data communications - Method and apparatus for call interworking between user equipments (UEs) located in domain using different communication protocols. The methods and apparatus receive a call request for establishing a call between a first UE and a second UE, the call request including a list of addresses corresponding to the second UE. A list of list of addresses corresponding to the first UE is then retrieved and a forking operation is performed the received list of addresses corresponding to the second UE. Then a determination is made, based on a set of rules, on which address to be used from the list of addresses corresponding to the first UE and which address to be used from the list of addresses corresponding to the second UE for establishing the call between the first UE and the second UE. | 04-16-2009 |
20090161548 | Methods and Apparatus for Event Distribution in Messaging Systems - Methods and apparatus for distributing events among a set of traffic processor in a telecommunication network. The methods and apparatus determines a traffic processor from the set of traffic processors with the lowest traffic load, the traffic load is determined for each traffic processor of the set of traffic processors based on a weighting factor, an event queue length of a traffic processors and a current traffic load. Events are re-distributed when a change occurs in the set of traffic processors. The re-distribution is based on a determination of an allowable event queue length for each traffic processor of the set of traffic processors, which is based on the current traffic load, an optimal traffic load and a maximum event queue length. | 06-25-2009 |
20090164583 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICES SHARING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - The invention relates to a method for services sharing in a communications network having the following steps. First, a server or a User Equipment (UE) creates a group of users and defines one or more services owned by one or more users of the group of users as services shared by the group of users and available for use by users of the group of users. The users of the group can then receive a list of the services shared, add a new service to the services shared, search for a service, receive a service status for a service, use a service or remove a service from the list of services shared by the group of users. A server and a UE implementing the method are also provided. | 06-25-2009 |
20090248810 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUERYING STATUS OF PEER-TO-PEER MULTIMEDIA CONNECTIONS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Status information associated with a peer-to-peer multimedia connection can be queried by the network. A queried terminal can provide responsive status information including, for example, a type and/or amount of data which has been sent over the peer-to-peer multimedia connection and/or a type and/or amount of data which is yet to be sent over the peer-to-peer multimedia connection. This status information can, for example, be used to assist in charging or billing the customer using the multimedia service. | 10-01-2009 |
20100058445 | SERVICE SHARING AMONG IMS USERS - Systems, methods, devices and software according to these exemplary embodiments provide techniques for sharing services among IMS users. An unsubscribed service, e.g., provided by another operator, can be accessed upon request and verification of authorization with an existing subscriber of that service. | 03-04-2010 |
20100077057 | File Transfer in Conference Services - Systems, methods, devices and software according to these exemplary embodiments provide techniques for transferring files in a conference. Upon receiving a request for a file transfer to multiple endpoints, media descriptions associated with those endpoints can be modified and used to transmit invitations to those endpoints for the file transfer. Based on the responses to the invitations, the file transfer may then proceed. | 03-25-2010 |
20100099389 | Methods, Presence Server, User Equipment (UE), and Presence Message for User Identity Update - There are provided methods, a presence server, a User Equipment (UE), and a presence message in the form of a computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium for notifying about a second identity assignment to the UE. The second user identity is obtained from a network and stored. The first identity may be an MSISDN assigned by a first network, while the second identity may comprise another MSISDN and/or a SIP URI assigned by another network, e.g. by an IMS network for use in obtaining IMS services. Then, a presence message (e.g. a SIP SUBSCRIBE or NOTIFY message) is sent out to notify at least one other user about the assignment of the second user identity, the presence message comprising the first and second identities of the UE, so that communications can be initiated by the other user using the second identity. | 04-22-2010 |
20100112985 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFIER MAPPING TO SERVICE CAPABILITY - A method and communication server for mapping an address to a service capability, wherein a server determines if a service requested in a service request, such as for example in a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) INVITE message, can be initiated with a first user identifier. The server further determines an alternate user identifier when determined that the service cannot be initiated with the first user identifier replaces the first user identifier with the alternate user identifier in the request for the service, so that the requested service can be successfully established. | 05-06-2010 |
20100161726 | Method, Server and Terminal for Broadcasting a Message to a Plurality of Members of a Community - The invention relates to a method, a server and a terminal for broadcasting a message to a plurality of members of a community. The method comprises the steps of receiving an incoming message, the message comprising a community identifier (ID). The method further comprises identifying community members listed in a contact list of a recipient of the incoming message, with the community ID. The method also comprises the step of forwarding the incoming message to the community members identified in the contact list of the recipient. The messaging server and terminal comprise a receiving module for receiving an incoming message, a processor for identifying community members listed in a contact list of the recipient of the incoming message, with the community ID and a sending module for forwarding the incoming message to the community members identified in the contact list of the recipient. | 06-24-2010 |
20100229214 | METHOD AND NODE FOR COMMUNICATIONS ENHANCED WITH TEMPORARY SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A node and method for temporarily sharing personal information, in a communication network, between at least first and second nodes comprise establishing a communication session, through a session module, between the at least first and second nodes; receiving a permission to access the personal information, through a permission module; and retrieving the personal information upon receiving the access permission, through an information module. Also, prior to establishment of the communication session, the at least first and second nodes have no authorization relationship established therebetween and when the established communication session is terminated, the access permission to the personal information is also terminated. | 09-09-2010 |
20100325556 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODIFYING A PERSONAL DATA REPOSITORY IN A NETWORK - Method and nodes for modifying a personal data repository in a network comprise: based upon an end user inputs, receiving a modification request related to at least one data entry of the personal data repository, the at least one data entry having at least one device identifier associated thereto, each device identifier indicating a plurality of local devices that store the at least one data entry; and based upon further inputs of the end user, receiving a decision to modify the at least one data entry of the personal data repository in at least one of the plurality of local devices. Furthermore, method and nodes for data synchronization in the network comprise: receiving a modification request of the personal data repository of the network, the modification request including at least one data entry associated to at least one device identifier, each device identifier indicating a plurality of local devices in which a corresponding data entry needs to be modified | 12-23-2010 |
20110066491 | Method and Communication Device for Using a First Service Based on an Account Chargeable with the Use of a Second Service - A method for provisioning services to a subscriber comprises: receiving an indication of use of a first service by the subscriber; and upon receipt of the indication, checking if an account of the subscriber comprises a sufficient number of credits for allowing the subscriber to use the first service; if the number of credits is not sufficient, pushing a second service to the subscriber according to a predetermined contract between the subscriber and a network operator so as to increment the number of credits in the account for allowing the first service to proceed. A network node, for carrying out this method, comprises a processor for receiving the indication of use of the first service and a service function to check the number of credits in the account and to push the second service if the number of credits is not sufficient in the account. | 03-17-2011 |
20110191483 | METHOD AND APPLICATION SERVER FOR USING A SIP SERVICE FROM A NON-SIP DEVICE - A method and an Application Server for enabling a non-SIP device to use a SIP service are described. The method is executed in an Application Server and comprises the steps of receiving a request for a SIP service from a non-SIP device. The method comprises retrieving a contact card corresponding to the non-SIP device from a Contact Server, the contact card containing at least one identity. The method also comprises inserting the at least one identity retrieved from the contact card in the request for the SIP service and forwarding the request for the SIP Service to the Service Server. | 08-04-2011 |
20110246581 | Method and System for Group Event Communications - A method and an Event Tracking System (ETS) are provided for group communications. The method allows subscribing with an Event Organizing System (EOS) for updates to a group event instance comprising a group of users and an event related to the group, e.g. a hockey match. The method further allows receiving from users subscriptions to the updates of the group event instance. Responsive to subscribing with the EOS for the updates to the group event instance, the ETS receives from the EOS an update notification related to the group event instance notifying of a group event update (e.g. an update of the group membership and/or of the event), and responsive to the user subscriptions with the ETS, the later sends out an update notification message to each one of the users notifying of the group event update. In one embodiment, the update notifications sent out to users are personalised, e.g. based on the user's location or advertisement preferences. | 10-06-2011 |
20120011244 | METHOD FOR REDISTRIBUTING LICENSE TOKENS FOR A SERVICE ACROSS A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - The invention relates to a method for redistributing license tokens for a service to license servers across a cloud computing environment. The method comprises the steps of acquiring current license tokens information of the license servers for the service, detecting a need for redistribution of the license tokens to the license servers and redistributing the license tokens to the license servers across the cloud computing environment according to the need for redistribution and according to the current license tokens information of the license servers for the service. | 01-12-2012 |
20120069974 | TEXT-TO-MULTI-VOICE MESSAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exemplary embodiments describe systems and methods which provide for conversion of a text message into multiple voices. An end user is able to select different voices for translating different portions of a text message. The voices can be selected from among the end user's contacts. Translation from text to voice can be performed locally, i.e., in the end user's terminal device, or in the network. | 03-22-2012 |
20120164991 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELF-LEARNING AND BUILDING WEB CONTENTS VIA A RICH CALL CENTER SERVICE - Systems and methods provide for providing a plurality of information to a caller associated with a call to a service provider. The method includes: receiving, from the caller, the voice call to the service provider; determining that the voice call cannot be answered; responsive to the determination that the voice call cannot be answered, retrieving a first information from a web service associated with the service provider; and transmitting the first information to the caller. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165048 | Messaging Center, User Equipment, and Methods for Message Translation - A messaging center (e.g. SMS, MMS, IM, email center), User Equipment (UE) and methods are provided to facilitate delivery of messages to recipients in the language used by those recipients. A message written in a first language is first delivered to a recipient, optionally including a delivery report request. The recipient's UE determines if proper message delivery took place based, for example, on a match between the first language (and/or it character set) and a second language (and/or its character set) used by the recipient's UE. In case of a mismatch, the recipient's UE sends back to the messaging center an improper delivery report optionally including an indication of the second language (and/or character set). The messaging center determines the second language based on the indication or via other means, translates the message into the second language, and re-sends it to the recipient's UE. | 06-28-2012 |
20120185593 | LICENSE REDISTRIBUTING METHOD, MODERATOR AND LICENSE CONTROLLING SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention provides a method for redistributing the license tokens to the traffic nodes to make the license tokens can be efficiently distributed to the traffic node. The method including: collecting usage information of each of the traffic nodes; determining a set of license tokens for each of the traffic nodes; and commanding a first group of traffic node(s) to release license tokens and commanding a second group of traffic node(s) to request license tokens based on the usage information and the set of license tokens. A moderator, used in a license controlling system which can efficiently redistribute the license tokens among the traffic nodes, is provided and a controlling system which including this moderator is also provided. | 07-19-2012 |
20120282954 | SMS-BASED TRANSPORT FOR INSTANT CHATTING ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS - An instant messaging service is provided using short message service (SMS) messages as the underlying transport layer. A user having a phone associated with an MSISDN can use a client to generate messages that are then transmitted as if they originated from the phone. The SMS message is delivered to the second party's phone as per a normal SMS message. If the second party is also using a client, the client can retrieve messages addressed to the second party's MSISDN even though client does not need to be associated with the MSISDN. The use of SMS messages provides for a persistent and reliable transport layer, and also allows for fall back to SMS messaging for either party independently. | 11-08-2012 |
20120296966 | HIERARCHICALLY RELATED MOBILE USER GROUPS - An application server supports mobile users in a wireless communication system. The application server includes a rule manager and a group controller. The rule manager obtains predefined rules that govern dynamic formation of logical mobile user groups which are hierarchically related to one another through parent-child relationships. In this regard, the predefined rules particularly establish conditions for child group formation and criteria for child group membership. The group controller dynamically forms child groups in accordance with these predefined rules. Specifically, the group controller dynamically forms any given child group from a member of a corresponding parent group to also include one or more other mobile users meeting criteria for membership in that child group, responsive to determining that conditions for forming the child group have been fulfilled. Advantageous uses of such groups include tracing the propagation of an electronic sales promotion or an infectious disease, or even social networking. | 11-22-2012 |
20120311049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVE COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Passive presence information for a first user of a service, such as a conversation service, is obtained by analyzing user activity logs. This is performed upon request for a second user. Thus lightweight presence information can be obtained without requiring the higher overhead required in a conventional Internet Protocol Multimedia Service (IMS) environment. Such a lightweight presence feature can enable other services including a conversation service that allows users to update a conversation object. Users can listen for updates to particular conversation objects, thus providing a simulated real-time push experience. | 12-06-2012 |
20130006602 | Messaging Translation Service Application Servers and Methods for Use in Message Translations - A method for message translation and a Messaging Translation Service Application Server (MTS AS) are provided for translating messages exchanged with, and among, social network services alike Facebook ™ and Tweeter ™. According to the invention, a message written in a first language by a user is received by a first social media network, which further obtains from other social media network(s) information related to a language used by therein. Then, the first social media network requests translation of the message from the first language into the language used by the other social network systems, and further sends the translated message to the other social network systems. | 01-03-2013 |
20130024556 | COORDINATION OF M2M DEVICE OPERATION - Teachings herein include a first machine-to-machine (M2M) device manager in a local area network (LAN). The first manager receives operating information for a first M2M device managed by the first manager. This operating information may indicate, for example, the operating state (e.g., on or off) of the first device. Responsive to receiving this operating information, the first manager coordinates operation of a second M2M device that is managed by a second M2M device manager in the LAN. The first manager effectively does so by evaluating the received operating information according to a set of policy-based rules, generating control signaling according to that evaluation, and then sending the generated control signaling to the second manager. Because this control signaling is sent horizontally between different M2M device managers, rather than vertically to some centralized server, such operation coordination can occur across M2M devices that would not otherwise be inter-operable. | 01-24-2013 |
20130031578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF IPTV MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - An IPTV filter node in an IPTV network is operative to control the delivery of multimedia content to a plurality of rendering units in a home network by comparison of various multimedia rendering criteria to predetermined subscriber information maintained in a subscriber profile. In some embodiments, the IPTV filter node is further operative to control the delivery of multimedia content via dynamic interaction with an authorization user. | 01-31-2013 |
20130058209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH AVAILABILITY MACHINE-TO-MACHINE MANAGEMENT - A high availability management system for machine-to-machine (M2M) gateways is provided. A cluster of mobile stations, which act as M2M gateways for a number of M2M devices, form a virtual high availability management pool which provides access to a telecommunications network. A network messaging center detects the failure or unavailability of an M2M gateway and initiates a failover procedure to transfer the gateway responsibility for the devices connected to the unavailable gateway. An M2M management server identifies a failover mobile station associated with the unavailable mobile station and initiates the transfer of the gateway responsibilities from the unavailable mobile station to the identified failover mobile station. | 03-07-2013 |
20130073636 | GROUP CHAT ACROSS NETWORKS - A system and method for enabling a multi platform chat service defines communication channels in accordance with group member presence information and allows the delivery of messages to the group members through the channels. When a recipient of a message replies, the reply is distributed in the same manner as the original message. | 03-21-2013 |
20130124745 | METADATA-DRIVEN BILERATAL INTERACTION BETWEEN AN IPTV CONTROL SERVER AND A MEDIA SERVER DURING CONTENT STREAMING - Temporal metadata associated with media content drives bilateral interaction between a media server and an IPTV control server during streaming of that content from the media server. Specifically, the metadata is encoded to indicate, and associate together, a defined point in the media content's presentation timeline and a defined operation, such as the fetching of supplemental media content or the sending of a notification. The media server inspects this metadata and, based on that inspection, notifies the IPTV control server when the defined point has been reached in the context of streaming the media content. Responsive to receiving this notification, the IPTV control server inspects the metadata to identify the operation associated with the notified point in the content's timeline. The IPTV control server then initiates the performance of the identified operation and returns a response to the media server that pertains to such performance. | 05-16-2013 |
20130128801 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING SMS MESSAGES - An instant messaging service is provided using short message service (SMS) messages as the underlying transport layer. A user having a phone to which an MSISDN is assigned can use another entity to generate messages to be transmitted as if they originated from the phone. The SMS message is delivered to the second party's phone as per a normal SMS message and a copy of the SMS message can also be delivered to the sender's phone to provide a full conversation history on all devices. The entity can also be used to receive SMS messages, in which case, delivery of SMS messages to the phone to which the MSISDN is assigned can be suspend to avoid a duplicate notification of incoming messages. | 05-23-2013 |
20130282838 | GROUP SMS MESSAGING - A system and method for enabling a network messaging center to identify messages for further processing or distribution is provided. The source and destination addresses of a received message are compared to determine if the received message should be flagged for further processing, without forwarding the message to the indicated destination address. The further processing can include extracting recipient information from the received message determining how to distribute the message to each of the extracted recipients. | 10-24-2013 |
20140101656 | VIRTUAL FIREWALL MOBILITY - A cloud management device determines that a virtual machine should be migrated from a first host to a second host, the virtual machine being associated with a virtual service, such as a virtual firewall, in the first host. The cloud management device verifies if functionality corresponding to the virtual service is available in the second host. If the required functionality is not available, a new virtual service is instructed to be instantiated in the second host. State synchronization can be performed between the virtual services in the first and second hosts. The cloud management device instructs the virtual machine to be instantiated in the second host. | 04-10-2014 |
20140164619 | HYBRID FIREWALL FOR DATA CENTER SECURITY - A system and method for managing a hybrid firewall solution, employing both hardware and software firewall components, for a cloud computing data center is provided. A virtual application is hosted by a first plurality of application virtual machines and a second plurality of firewall virtual machines provides firewalling services for traffic associated with the virtual application. A cloud management entity determines that the virtual application requires an increased number of application virtual machines. A security profile for the virtual application is verified to determine if an increased number of firewall virtual machines is required by the increased number of application virtual machines. The cloud management entity can instantiate additional application virtual machines and firewall virtual machines as required. | 06-12-2014 |
20140237081 | METHOD AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT MANAGER FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DOWNLOAD - The invention relates to a method, Multimedia Content Manager (MuMCM), gateway and user device for managing multimedia content download. The MuMCM is in communication with a user device and with an operator network through a subscription. The MuMCM can be implemented in hardware as a standalone device or as a software service, running in a gateway or user device. The method includes sending a request for data usage for the subscription to the operator network and receiving a response comprising the data usage. The method includes receiving a request for multimedia content, sending a modified request for the multimedia content to a content provider, the request being modified according to a maximum content size available for download and receiving a multimedia content. The method includes transmitting the multimedia content to the user device and storing the multimedia content in a cache. | 08-21-2014 |
20150029851 | MANAGING THE TRAFFIC LOAD OF A DELIVERY NODE - The invention relates to a method for managing the traffic load of a delivery node being in a state BLOCKED or UNBLOCKED. The method comprises the step determining that the traffic load of the delivery node is within a pair of upper and lower limits. The method also comprise the step of changing the state of the delivery node upon the determination that the traffic load of a delivery node is within the pair of upper and lower limits. Changing the state is changing from UNBLOCKED to BLOCKED or from BLOCKED to UNBLOCKED. The invention also relates to a delivery node suitable for implementing the method disclosed hereinabove. | 01-29-2015 |
20150046591 | DYNAMIC EDGE SERVER ALLOCATION - A system and method for managing edge servers and the location of edge servers in a content delivery network is provided. Incoming content requests to a plurality of existing edge servers are analyzed with respect to their originating locations. It is determined that a new edge server should be added to the network at a location where none of the plurality of existing edge servers reside. A data center is selected in accordance with the desired location, and a new edge server is instantiated. Traffic handled by two or more of the existing edge servers can be consolidated and routed to the new edge server. Edge servers are dynamically added to and removed from the network. | 02-12-2015 |
20150058966 | Method and Apparatus for Virtual Firewalling in a Wireless Communication Network - This disclosure provides example details for apparatuses and methods that manage virtual firewalls in a wireless communication network that includes a Core Network, CN, and an associated Radio Access Network, RAN. The virtual firewalls process traffic for respective wireless devices supported by the network. For example, the virtual firewall associated with a given wireless device is maintained in the RAN at the RAN node supporting the device, and is migrated from that RAN node in response to detecting a handover event involving the device. Advantageously, migration may be “horizontal,” where the associated virtual firewall is moved between nodes in the RAN, or may be “vertical,” where the associated virtual firewall is moved from the RAN to the CN. | 02-26-2015 |