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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7773739 | Self-configurable telephony architecture Techniques are disclosed for automating the process of configuring a telephone system. More specifically, the techniques disclosed herein enable a telephone system to monitor the behavior of users of that system and to configure the users' preferences based on their... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7746860 | Testing applications or devices in large networks When testing network management applications, it is desirable to show that they will work with large or very large networks, to determine the upper bounds of the applications capabilities, and improvements which might increase the upper bounds. A method of testing a... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746834 | Method of dynamically locating and connecting to a wireless device A method for wirelessly connecting a computer network to a destination device located at an unknown location in response to a request from a requesting device. The method of the present invention creates a more versatile wireless computer network by enabling devices... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7734789 | Method and device for tunnel switching A method and device for providing switched tunnel connections from a user to a destination or a multiple number of destinations. Tunnels are switched from a user to a destination by receiving an incoming tunnel connection from the user and initiating a switched tunn... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7733904 | System and method for roaming between wireless networks Systems and methods for roaming between a mobile node and at least one serving node connected to a network are disclosed. The present application provides a method for roaming between. In the system and method, a first communication is established between the mobile... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7724740 | Computer system and network interface supporting class of service queues A data processing system adapted for high-speed network communications, a method for managing a network interface and a network interface for such system, are provided, in which processing of packets received over the network is achieved by embedded logic at the net... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7720066 | System and method for distributed multicast routing A distributed router composed of individual units connected by links in a routing fabric which appears to be a single network entity routes multicast packets by bridging to the final unit in the fabric. At the final unit the packet is replicated as necessary and rou... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7711744 | Simple and fast directory search with reduced keystrokes and reduced server calls Methods are provided for identifying user-directory records that match input strings entered into a packet-based telephone. Each input string comprises symbols associated with character sets, and each record comprises multiple attributes. A record matches a set of i... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707217 | Trie search engines and ternary CAM used as pre-classifier A method performs a lookup on a search key word, employing a trie database including multiple trie blocks that include pointers to other trie blocks. Each trie is accessible by means of a segment of the search key. A selected section of the search key word is applie... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7706362 | Method and apparatus for selection of an endpoint device in a point to point link A method is shown for deterministically selecting an endpoint for multiple links through a network for a client device. When a first network device establishes a connection for a client device to an endpoint device, it causes a database entry to be created that is k... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702903 | License re-allocation system and method A present invention license reallocation system and method facilitates flexible and effective licensing distribution. The license reallocation system and method enables convenient movement of licensed information between hardware devices while ensuring appropriate c... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7702726 | System and methods for providing presence services in IP network A system and methods are shown for providing presence state services in an Internet Protocol network. One exemplary system includes a central presence element configured to track and provide user presence state information, and a local presence element in communicat... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7701941 | Network switch with mutually coupled look-up engine and network processor A network switch includes a look-up engine for obtaining associated data in response to a header portion of a packet and an interlinked network processor such as a RISC for performing a processing function on the header portion or the associated data. Both look-up e... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697679 | Telephone set having a handset with an integrated pointing device A telephone set suitable for sending and receiving calls and for affecting a display of call-related information on a user-viewable information display. The telephone set comprises a handset and a base. The handset includes a transmitter, a receiver, and an integrat... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7684383 | Method and system for dynamic call type detection for circuit and packet switched networks A method and system for dynamic call type detection for circuit and packet-switched networks. A network endpoint, such as a gateway, will receive an incoming signal and make an examination of the signal to detect characteristics of the signal. Upon detection of a ch... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673035 | Apparatus and method for processing data relating to events on a network A network management apparatus and method processes network management data received during the monitoring of a network and generates events for presentation in an event list to a user when certain event conditions are detected. Network management data received in r... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673034 | Self service data interface A self service data interface includes communications logic providing communications with a personal data device and a data infrastructure, such as the computer resources in a department or building. A processor executes a data interface management process that comm... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672941 | Pattern matching using deterministic finite automata and organization of such automata A deterministic finite state machine is operated to detect any one of a plurality of digital signatures each corresponding to a succession of characters and each defined by a sequence of states in the state machine. The machine is organized such that for each state ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7660990 | Method for establishing a secure Ad Hoc wireless LAN Secure communications on a network. An unauthenticated client on an network sends start packets to locate other clients. The unauthenticated client receives responses to the start packets from other clients on the network. The responses may be advertise packets that... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660408 | Attenuation and termination circuit using impedance synthesis The present invention discloses circuits for isolating and attenuating signals generated by a telephone network. In disclosed embodiments, a metering pulse signal is isolated from the terminals of the connecting device, and then attenuated with an impedance that is ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660323 | Cascade control system for network units A network unit for the reception and forwarding of data packets and for use in a stack of similar units includes a data processor and cascade control logic for the exchange of control frames with others of said units in the stack. The cascade control logic is operat... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657926 | Enabling network communication from role based authentication Network communications are secured on clients that do not have a user properly logged in and authenticated. The clients have transmit and/or receive functionality disabled. When a user logs into the client and is properly authenticated, the transmit and/or receive f... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7634577 | Media gateway proxy A Media Gateway proxy receives a message and parses the message. The message contains an attribute, sub-command, and a destination address. The proxy stores the message and the attributes. Each of the attributes corresponds to a selected one of a plurality of Media ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624434 | System for providing firewall capabilities to a communication device A system for providing security in a computing network. The system has a server for distributing policies to be implemented by firewall devices in the network. The firewall devices provide hardware implemented firewalls to communication devices making network connec... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7613771 | Computer network and method of operating same to preload content of selected web pages A method for operating a computer network for example a school to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory, i.e. the web cache memory for use in for example a subsequent lesson. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and inter... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7613170 | Method and apparatus for PSTN-based IP active call recovery and re-routing A method and system for rerouting IP telephony call information. The system includes an existing IP telephony call, the telephony call originating at a first IP telephony phone. A second IP telephony phone receiving the IP telephony call from the first IP phone and ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7603486 | Network management system providing logic signals over communication lines for detecting peripheral devices A method and apparatus for detecting the presence and the type of network devices connected to a management device via transmission lines. The apparatus may include a pull-up resistor, a pull-down resistor, a filter, and a presence detector, the resistors superimpos... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7603408 | Method and system for network management Methods and systems for managing a network using a handheld communications device are provided. The methods and systems provide advantages for Network Administrators that require mobility in accessing information about network connected devices and for controlling s... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596614 | Network including snooping A computer network including: at least one switch connecting at least one edge device to the remainder of the network, said at least one switch including: snooping apparatus using DHCP to monitor the signal traffic... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7584299 | Configuration of VPNs The gateway devices in a VPN require configuration when the VPN is set up and to reflect changes. To process the configuration tasks efficiently, a method is described of configuring a virtual private network (VPN) within a shared network, in which a queue of config... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7577857 | High speed network interface with automatic power management with auto-negotiation A computer system comprises host processor and a network interface, wherein the host processor includes resources supporting a full power mode, a lower power mode and a power down mode, as seen in standard system bus specifications such as PCI and InfiniBand. The ne... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7573873 | Internet telephony using network address translation A system and method for Internet telephony between a caller station and a callee station are described. The caller station is connected to a first edge network via a first telephony interface, and the callee station is connected to a second edge network via a second... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7570608 | Echo canceller disabler for modulated data signals A method and system receives a far-end signal and determines whether the far-end signal is representative of a modulated signal. The method and system also receives a near-end signal and determines whether the near-end signal is representative of a modulated signal.... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7564861 | Systems and methods for compressing data A method for predicting the compression rate of a particular compression algorithm upon a data stream before applying the compression algorithm to the data stream. The method utilizes a predefined threshold value and an estimated compression rate to determine whethe... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564835 | System and method for maximizing the use of bandwidth optimization techniques in voice-over-packet connections A system and method for maximizing the use of bandwidth optimization techniques in a voice-over-packet telephony system. In exemplary embodiments, the VOP system includes a plurality of telephones connected to a VOP telephony system. Upon receiving request to initia... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7555751 | Method and system for performing a live system upgrade The present invention presents a method and system for upgrading a live system. With the benefits of this invention a live system can be upgraded to a new version and then tested without significant downtime. If the upgrade fails the system can continue to run on a ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7548579 | Symbol spreading method and device for OFDM systems A wired or wireless signal transmitter or receiver and methods providing improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance for the reception of data packets transmitted in the form of symbols modulated onto a signal. More particularly, apparatus and methods are discl... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7463732 | Flexible data outlet A flexible data outlet includes a housing configured for placement in an operating area of a user, such as on a wall adjacent to a user's work space. User interface circuitry in the housing provides an interface to user equipment located in the user operating area, ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463654 | Stackable routers employing a routing protocol A stack of network routers is composed of at least one (elected) master unit and one or more slave units each capable of running a routing protocol. Only the master unit runs the entire routing protocol at a given time. It forwards direct update messages via a trans... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463620 | Architecture and method for controlling features and services in packet-based networks Systems and methods for controlling features and services in packet-based networks are disclosed. The present application provides systems and methods that include sending a first message to a network core device, and identifying a profile from user account informat... | 12/09/2008 |
