Packet switching with common time reference over links with dynamically varying delays
The invention describes a method for transmitting and forwarding packets over a packet switching network where the delay between two switches increases, decreases, or changes arbitrarily over time. Pa... Read More
Inventors: Ofek, Yoram;, Assignee: Synchrodyne, Inc. (Riverdale, NY) |
Apparatus and method of in-service audio/video synchronization testing
An object of the invention is an in-service apparatus and method of non-intrusively measuring audio/video synchronization of a television broadcast across an analog, digital, or compressed digital tra... Read More
Inventors: Kuhn, Karl J.; Zetts, John Mark;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, NY) |
Hi-fidelity line card
In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a high-fidelity voice/audio communication system is provided. According to an aspect of the illustrative embodiment, a high-fide... Read More
Inventors: Schuster, Guido; Sidhu, Ikhlaq; Mahler, Jerry; Grabiec, Jacek;, Assignee: 3Com Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Set-top box with out-of band modem and cable modem
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for combining upstream and downstream signals in a television set-top box, comprising: a cable interface interfacing to a cable television cable; a diplexer coupled... Read More
Inventors: Ina, Norihisa;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Determining the presence of IP multicast routers
In recognition of the above-described difficulties, the present disclosure, in one embodiment, describes a method for determining the presence of the multicast routers using existing protocols. The m... Read More
Inventors: Jensen, Claus P.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Application and communication platform for connectivity based services
In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular circuits, circuit components, techniques, etc. in order to provide a t... Read More
Inventors: Vasell, Jesper; Idermark, Tom; Lilliestr.ang.le, Malte; Thorsen, Hans; Truve , Staffan; Pompili, Carlo; Ljungberg, Johan; Andersson, Jorgen;, Assignee: Gatespace AB (Gothenburg, SE) |
Call-based provisioning of mobile equipment location information
Methods, systems, and arrangements enable a mobile equipment (ME) to provide notification when a preselected number is called. In accordance with certain embodiment(s), upon the calling of a preselect... Read More
Inventors: Hussain, Tahir; Harpanhalli, Kiran;, Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Plano, TX) |
Method and communication network for offering announcements
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The communication network and method according to the present invention shall be explained with reference to the example of a mobile radio telephone network according to ... Read More
Inventors: Nimphius, Klaus;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) |
Method for calculating call processing capacity of mobile communication system using internet communication network
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a method for calculating the call processing capacity of a mobile communication system using an Internet communication network, which ca... Read More
Inventors: Choi, Hae Uk;, Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Ind. Co., Ltd. (KR) |
Path discovery method for return link communications between a mobile platform and a base station
The present invention relates to a system and method for enabling a mobile platform communicating with a base station via a satellite based RF transponder to provide pertinent information to the base ... Read More
Inventors: Parkman, David S.;, Assignee: The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) |
Management of certificates for public key infrastructure
Thus the present invention seeks to circumvent or overcome the above mentioned problems of ciphertext devaluation, and provide an alternative way make an otherwise valid certificate invalid, once it i... Read More
Inventors: Bobbitt, Michael A.;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (St. Laurent, CA) |
Switch system for switching extension numbers
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for changing or switching an extension number assigned to one of plural telephone sets provided with a virtual private... Read More
Inventors: Nakamura, Hiroko;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kanagawa, JP) |
Incoming call tracking with interactive data collection
We claim: 1. In a public switched telephone network comprising a plurality of subscriber telephone lines, each coupled to an associated telephone switching facility, each subscriber telephone line hav... Read More
Inventors: Kay, William A.; Brown, Dorsey P.; Dague, David A.; Pershan, Barry P.; Phillips, Lisa M.;, Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. (Arlington, VA) |
System and method for managing a telecommunications network by determining service impact
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for analyzing service impacts on telecommunications networks through the analysis of Call Detail Records and call failure ratios. The invent... Read More
Inventors: Walter, Craig;, Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation (Washington, DC) |
Method and system for providing regional information
The present invention is intended to extensively utilize the map information retrieval display system above. In other words, a first object of the invention is to provide a method of providing regiona... Read More
Inventors: Takenaga, Takashi;, Assignee: Pioneer Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Increment P Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Model-based coding/decoding method and system
In the light of the foregoing problems associated with the prior art, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a model-based coding/decoding method of coding or decoding precisely an i... Read More
Inventors: Ohzeki, Kazuo; Harashima, Hiroshi; Kaneko, Masahide; Saito, Takahiro;, Assignee: Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan (Tokyo, JP); Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Distributed signaling message routing in a scalable wireless communication system
In order to overcome the described shortcomings of prior wireless communication systems, among other shortcomings, a wireless communication system constructed according to the present invention assign... Read More
Inventors: Ho, Joseph S. M.; Nguyen, Nhut; Ernam, Hakan;, Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (Montreal, CA) |
Cellular radio network
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing neighbor cell lists for a cellular radio network. It is the aim of the inventive method under consideration to a... Read More
Inventors: Flewitt, Adrian Robert; Gunreben, Peter; Herpers, Martine Madelaine;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Retractable cord for a mobile phone or other wireless device
A mobile phone or other wireless device consistent with the present invention includes a retractable cord having an ear piece. A retractable mechanism in the mobile phone or other wireless device oper... Read More
Inventors: Hanna, Tania W.; Long, Christopher T.;, Assignee: |
Discovery method for determining information about a signalling network
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network discovery method for determining information about a signalling network that comprises a plurality of network nodes interc... Read More
Inventors: Clarke, David Alan; Schiefer, Jan;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) |
Non-uniform multi-beam satellite communications method
The present invention provides a new and improved, highly efficient system and method for satellite broadcast of local television and other types of service, either independently or together with larg... Read More
Inventors: Norin, John L.; Rao, Sudhakar; Regulinski, Paul; Pontual, Romulo;, Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corp. (El Segundo, CA) |
Control structures for contention-based packet data services in wideband CDMA
A method and system for transmitting packet data over a cellular telecommunications network is presented. A novel medium access control (MAC) logical layer is implemented between a service option laye... Read More
Inventors: Cheng, Mark; Honkasalo, Zhi-Chun;, Assignee: Nokia Movile Phones Ltd. (Espoo, FI) |
System and method for efficient encoding and decoding of protocol messages
A system and method for the efficient encoding and decoding of protocol messages is described. In one embodiment, an offset from a beginning of a memory buffer is calculated based upon a maximum size ... Read More
Inventors: Hansen, Daniel;, Assignee: Network Associates Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Integrated building control and information system with wireless networking
The present invention relates to a wireless building control and information system with a vendor tracking system, controlling and/or monitoring various building devices or appliances such as air cond... Read More
Inventors: Delp, Don; Renaldi, Pat;, Assignee: |
Mobile communication system and call control method
The object of the present invention is to conserve transmission and transcoder resources of a mobile communication network, as well as to improve the quality of speech by avoiding the above mentioned ... Read More
Inventors: Friman, Leif;, Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications Oy (Espoo, FI) |
Time and location based computing
OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below by way of a preferred embodiment implemented using an Apple.RTM. Newton.RTM. (trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.) Personal Digital Assis... Read More
Inventors: Small, Ian S.; Chen, Michael;, Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) |
Method and system for providing a user interface for a networked device using panel subunit descriptor information
Accordingly, the present invention provides an effective mechanism for interfacing with networked consumer electronic devices to facilitate media operations between two or more devices. The present in... Read More
Inventors: Ludtke, Harold Aaron; Kawamura, Harumi; Shima, Hisato;, Assignee: Sony Corporation of Japan (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics, Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Method and system for device to device command and control in a network
The present invention satisfies these needs. In one embodiment the present invention provides a method and system for command and control among a plurality of devices via a network by: connecting a fi... Read More
Inventors: Humpleman, Richard; Wang, Dongyan;, Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, KR) |
Remote control device with location dependent interface
Although the prior art devices mentioned above provide a mechanism to select locale dependent icons, it does not solve the problem mentioned above, where the user has to either juggle a (too large) nu... Read More
Inventors: Kemink, Joost; Shteyn, Yevgeniy Eugene;, Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL) |
Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environments
The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for managing a plurality of devices and/or applications within an environment, such as a home, business, school, etc, as we... Read More
Inventors: Krzyzanowski, Paul; Lin, Wayzen; Pitts, Michael;, Assignee: Openpeak Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) |
Cell Phones 
