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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060078251 | Systems and methods for optical switching to colourless ports and coloured ports A wavelength selective switch is provided with a multiplexer such that both colourless (wavelength non-specific) and coloured (wavelength specific) ports are available. A waveguide device is employed with dispersive elements having different characteristics to realize t... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060077955 | System and methods for a survivable remote network Systems and methods for a Survivable Branch Office are provided by embodiments of the invention. The Survivable Branch Office includes a plurality of interconnected packet-based network devices, wherein the Branch Office is adapted to operate in a first mode during whic... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060077034 | RFID transponder information security methods systems and devices Methods, systems and devices for providing RFID system security are provided that involve cryptographically encrypting data on a transponder and managing the release of the decryption information, decryption keys, or the data itself to a transceiver having a transaction... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060067300 | System and method for bridge call appearance in distributed peer-to-peer network A Bridge Call Appearance (BCA) Group including a plurality of peer-to-peer packet-based devices and methods for operating the BCA Group are provided by embodiments of the present invention. In the BCA Group at least one peer-to-peer packet-based device is designated as ... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060067249 | System and methods for announcing and locating services in a distributed peer-to-peer network Systems and methods for announcing and locating services that are shared in a distributed manner within a peer-to-peer packet-based network are provided by embodiments of the invention. As opposed to every network device of the network requiring a copy of every desired ... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060067327 | Information distribution system, method and network devices A method involves, at a network device, receiving information; storing the information; and sending the information to at least one other network. The information is adapted for use by the network device and the at least one other network device in providing local facil... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060064647 | Web browser graphical user interface and method for implementing same An improved graphical user interface for browsing web pages on small screens is provided. The user interface first displays a reduced representation of the web page on the screen. Upon selection of a portion of interest within the web page, the user interface displays t... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060058052 | System and method for queueing and moderating group talk Systems of methods for performing queued and moderated talk groups in a system featuring network provided half duplex communications talk group sessions. For queuing, rather than dropping a talk request from a user which is listening, the request is forwarded to the net... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060043957 | Resistance trimming in bandgap reference voltage sources A curvature-compensated bandgap reference is provided in an integrated circuit using CMOS technology. Resistors of the bandgap reference to be trimmed for determining a temperature slope and absolute value of a reference voltage produced by the bandgap reference are imp... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060045080 | System and method for handling simple IP to mobile IP transition Methods are provided for transitioning between SIP and MIP. Mobile devices, upon detecting a new system, automatically attempt a MIP session to avoid the default position of SIP. A history is maintained of systems visited, and for systems that did not support MIP in the... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060029252 | Image display methods and systems with sub-frame intensity compensation Image display methods and systems are provided wherein only portions of a still image of a motion picture, generated for display during an image time interval, are displayed during respective sub-intervals of the image time interval. A still image is thereby separated i... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20060030822 | Fluid monitoring device This invention relates to a device to monitor the administration of a fluid through a conduit, such as intravenous fluid, and detect the completion of fluid delivery by monitoring the fluid level inside a chamber. The device will monitor, through an optical fluid sensor... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20060022751 | Power amplifier arrangement and method for memory correction/linearization A device, system, and method are provided for a power amplifier arrangement. In embodiments of a Vdd modulated power amplifier arrangement, a memory correction block includes a Vdd predictor for predicting waveform distortions of a Vdd modulated power supply and a main-... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060023756 | System, method and device for high bit rate data communication over twisted pair cables The invention provides for a system, method, and device for using the existing copper loop plant of twisted pair wiring for data communication by using a plurality of pairs in a cable bundle of twisted pair for the downstream data direction simultaneously, as if the plu... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060013585 | Shared optical performance monitoring An apparatus for shared optical performance monitoring (OPM) is provided. A wavelength sensitive device receives light at an input port and routes it wavelength selectively to a set of output ports. To perform optical performance monitoring on the output ports, a monito... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20060013587 | Modular wavelength selective switch Modular WSS (wavelength selective switch) designs are provided that allow a WSS to be built out for a first set of wavelengths, with the capacity for later expansion to handle a second set of wavelengths with minimal impact on the operation of the system for the first s... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20060014498 | Transmit channel policing system, device, and method Systems and methods are provided for controlling transmit channel utilization in systems providing walkie-talkie-like communications to wireless devices. Parameters such as a maximum talk time and back off time are provided to each wireless device to control how long th... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050271048 | Selective internet priority service An Internet Priority Service (IPS) provides to authorized users priority access to communication over the Internet during emergencies. Transmission of data packets from an authorized user that accesses the IPS are given priority for transmission over the Internet. The l... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050261940 | Method and apparatus for managing drug inventory at point of care A system for managing administration of prescription drugs supplied by a medication supplier to a health care facility, comprising a central application server site for maintaining Medical Administration Records (MARs) pertaining to residents in the health care facility... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050251725 | Signal processing methods and systems Signal processing systems and methods, illustratively for communication signals such as video communication signals, are provided. Adaptive interleaving systems and methods enable interleaving of information using different interleaving lengths. Encryption may also be c... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050238148 | Voice mail system, method and network devices A network device has a voice mail module adapted to provide voice mail functionality for calls of a first type directed to the network device. The calls of the first type are originally intended for the network device. The voice mail module also provides voice mail func... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050239451 | System and method for peer-to-peer communication in cellular systems Systems and methods are provided for delivering both PMP communications, for example standard cellular communications via a base station, and also delivering P2P communications, for example, communications between two mobile stations, using the same spectral resources f... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050226342 | System and method for mapping information symbols to transmission symbols Systems and methods for performing mapping from information symbols to transmission symbols and corresponding de-mapping operations mapping are provided which employ one of a plurality of mappings for a given signal constellation on the basis of information determined f... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050221755 | Relaying system and method with partner relays and selective transmission Partner relay systems and methods are provided in which relaying is performed by a pair of partner relays. Signals received from a base station are translated by a first of the pair of partner relays to a different transmission resource for communication between the pai... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050197146 | Method, system, and device for provisioned talkgroup identifier discovery A method, system, and user device are provided for provisioned talkgroup identifier discovery in a dispatch or similar network, in which a user is provided with a list of talkgroups provisioned for the user device. In some embodiments a new request message sent from the... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050192034 | Intelligent paging in multiple networks A method and system are provided for paging a mobile device in the intersection of logical areas of two or more different subsystems using information indicative of the logical areas of each subsystem in which the mobile device is likely located. In some embodiments, on... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050190723 | Transmit channel request messaging for half-duplex voice communications systems A method, system, and device are provided for transmit channel request messaging in wireless half-duplex voice communication systems. A new transmit channel request message (TCRM) is provided and sent over a logical control channel from a receiving device capable of wal... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050192039 | Method, system, and device for specifying selective override of do-not-disturb functionality The present invention provides methods, systems, and devices for selective override of do-not-disturb in a wireless communications network, in which a user is provided with the option to query and modify the ignoring of do-not-disturb (DnD) for certain reasons. In some ... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050188384 | Electronic content processing systems and methods Dynamic electronic content processing systems and methods are provided. An internal software module defines at least one internal software element, and respective registries are provided for software modules and different types of externally defined software elements. E... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050163313 | Methods and apparatus for parallel implementations of table look-ups and ciphering A method and apparatus are used to generate outputs according to a ciphering algorithm which for each of the outputs operates on a respective input using a respective key. The ciphering algorithm has a plurality of rounds in which functions are evaluated. For a least on... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160155 | Method and apparatus for dynamic rendering of services For communication systems, irrespective of the network intelligence model employed, some embodiments of the invention provide the ability to add and/or remove services based on dynamic real-time changes in end-user status, location and/or privileges. According to such e... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050159118 | Method and apparatus for compensating code channel power in a transmitter It has now been found that in some transmitter implementations which transmit multiple code channels, for example CDMA transmitters, the observed power for each code channel at the output relative to the other code channels is dependent upon the total transmit power due... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050153057 | Haemophilus influenzae lipopolysaccharide inner-core oligosaccharide epitopes as vaccines for the prevention of haemophilus influenzae infections The present invention relates to a lipopolysaccharide moiety comprising a conserved triheptosyl inner-core moiety of lipopolysaccharide substantially free of variable outer core oligosaccharide chain extension, and to vaccines obtaines therefrom which are cross-reactive... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050151966 | Planar waveguide based grating device and spectrometer for species-specific wavelength detection Planar waveguide based grating devices and spectrometers, for species-specific wavelength detection for example, are disclosed. A planar waveguide spectrometer apparatus may have a microfluidic channel or compartment microfabricated integrally with a planar waveguide or... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050151571 | Digital controllers for DC converters A digital controller for a DC converter has a timing and control unit which produces a control pulse signal with varying duty cycle and frequency in accordance with pulse on- and off-times determined by digital values read from a look-up table addressed via an A-D conve... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050144485 | Systems and methods for added authentication in distributed network delivered half-duplex communications In half-duplex communications over a wireless network, a user from a private organisation sends the request for half-duplex communication through a private server controlled by the private organisation. The private server sets up a private account with the wireless carr... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050135492 | Interference-weighted communication signal processing systems and methods A level of interference affecting signal components of received communication signals is estimated and used to weight the signal components. The signal components in a each of a number of groups of signal components are weighted based on respective interference estimate... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050133252 | Printed circuit board noise suppression device and method of manufacturing A noise suppression device for a printed circuit board suppresses both radiated noise and conducted noise. An electrically conductive sub-enclosure at least partially encloses a portion of the PCB, and a divider extends electrically into a surface of the PCB along an ed... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050128997 | Systems and methods for facilitating instant communications over distributed cellular networks In instant communications over a wireless network, a user from a private organization sends the request for instant communications communication through a private server controlled by the private organization. The private server sets up a private account with the wirele... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050122899 | Apparatus and method for optical communication protection Protection techniques within optical communication networks are extremely important. An alternative to a line protection scheme, as most current optical communication networks use, is to utilize a path protection technique in which working and protection paths that are ... | 06/09/2005 |
