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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161193 | System, device, and method for sending keep-alive messages in a communication network A system, device, and method for sending keep-alive messages in a communication network involves determining a reliability factor for communicating with a neighbor and setting the frequency for sending keep-alive messages to the neighbor based upon the reliability f... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7847755 | Method and apparatus for the identification and selective encoding of changed host display information Changed Host Display Information (HDI) may be captured, selectively encoded, and optionally transmitted between participants over a session. Hints indicative of which portions of the HDI may have changed are collected and used to select areas of HDI for processing. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7869442 | Method and apparatus for specifying IP termination in a network element IP applications may be hosted on processors other than the processor on which their associated routing entity is hosted by causing the routing context to be extended to the new processor and causing IP termination to occur at the new processor. Applications may defi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7801403 | Optical fiber grating tuning device and optical systems employing same A tuning device for an optical fiber grating includes a multi-part confinement member. The confinement member includes a feature such as a channel in which the fiber grating is disposed. Movement of the different parts of the confinement member relative to one anoth... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7684352 | Distributed storage of routing information in a link state protocol controlled network A distributed hash table is implemented to store routing information on a network. Node IDs exchanged in connection with implementation of a link state routing protocol are used as keys in the distributed hash table, and routes are stored at one or more nodes on the... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7623862 | Distributed protocol for use in a wireless network The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7606573 | Wireless switched network An access point in a wireless network includes an external indication of the access point's proximity to another access point. The external indication can be a LED that blinks at a rate that is related to the proximity of the access point to the other access point. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600728 | Universal mounting system for a flat panel display A universal flat panel display mounting system includes a central hub and a plurality of telescoping arms pivotably connected to the hub. The arms are intermeshed to provide synchronized movement relative to each other. By telescoping the arms to adjust their length... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7492932 | Method and apparatus for processing medical image data in a network environment A network image fusion service is provided that is configured to receive a plurality of image data and to execute at least one image fusion processes in both software and hardware. The image fusion process logic has been divided between instructions to be executed i... | 02/17/2009 |
