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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181162 | Manager component for checkpoint procedures A manager component of an apparatus in one example handles one or more checkpoint procedures for one or more software components of a distributed software application that runs within a plurality of executables. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177120 | Currency donation machine using air current A device which collects donations of paper currency by allowing a person to insert paper currency and subsequently cause it to be floated through one or more tubes to a collection box by means of air flowing through the tubes is disclosed. A user of the device may u... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175854 | Universal circuit for secure function evaluation An exemplary method enables implementation of a universal circuit capable of emulating each gate of a circuit designed to calculate a function. A first selection module receives inputs associated with the function. It generates outputs that are an ordered series of ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175582 | System and methods for delivering event-related multimedia content to wireless devices A system for delivering to a wireless subscriber terminal multimedia content related to a spectator event comprises an event application server, a wireless network coupled to the event application server and a wireless subscriber terminal that interacts with the net... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175252 | Ringback tone bookmark request by calling party A ringback tone is played to a calling party on a call to a called party. Identification information of the ringback tone is stored, upon receipt of a bookmark request from the calling party, for later access by the calling party to the ringback tone and/or informat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175239 | Method and apparatus for efficient abbreviated dialing A system comprising an abbreviated digit constructor, an abbreviated digit analyzer and a calling line identification data store. The abbreviated digit constructor is communicatively coupled to the calling line identification data store and abbreviated digit analyze... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170844 | Estimation of probability of lambda failure through employment of lookup table A method for estimating a probability of failure of a least-squares ambiguity decorrelation adjustment (LAMBDA) method is provided. The LAMBDA method is used for estimation of double difference carrier phase integer ambiguity. A plurality of condition sets are selec... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170796 | Ins based GPS carrier phase cycle slip detection and repairing An apparatus comprising a position system configured to determine a global positioning (GPS) change vector, and an inertial navigation system (INS) change vector. The position system is configured to determine a relative position between a first platform and a secon... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166075 | Method for mapping an X500 data model onto a relational database A method for mapping an X500 data model onto a relational database (RDB) comprises the steps of building object classes, each comprising a list of its attributes, building attributes, each comprising its type, building a static directory information tree (SDIT), com... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165174 | Method and device for demapping a tributary recovering lower order synchronism In a method of demapping a tributary from a first frame into a second frame, the first frame has a plurality of tributary words and a synchronization word, and first and second counters are provided. The first counter is increased by a first value at each dock cycle... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160220 | Request to block use of remotely selected ring tone A request is received from a user of a communication device to block a use of a ring tone remotely selected by another user for an incoming call to the communication device. The ring tone remotely selected by the other user is blocked from being played to the user o... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151816 | Method and device for removing pollution from a confined environment The subject of the present invention is a method for removing pollution from a confined environment containing an interior space bounded by a wall, involving the following steps: the confined environment which has a leak is placed in a sealed chamber having for exam... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150385 | Automated reply messages among end user communication devices An exemplary method processes an electronic communication received by a first end-user communication device. A communication, received by the first end-user communication device, is a digital message sent from a second end-user device. A message processing program i... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147791 | Reduction of graphene oxide to graphene in high boiling point solvents A method of creating graphene comprising the steps of dispersing graphene oxide into water to form a dispersion. Where the method further comprises adding a solvent to the dispersion to form a solution, and controlling a temperature of the solution to form graphene.... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8138748 | Position sensor for evaluating axle positioning A position sensor (PS) that is in position to deliver data for evaluating positioning data of an axle (OS) over a specified number of turns, where two transmissions (G1, G2) are affixed to the axle (OS) for being in position to transmit each the positi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136382 | Self-calibration of scale factor for dual resonator class II Coriolis vibratory gyros The method and apparatus in one embodiment may have: operating one of two resonators of a class II coriolis vibratory gyro in a closed loop mode and another of the two resonators in an open loop whole angle mode; sensing an angular rate by each of the two resonators... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135836 | Tie resolution in application load level balancing In a network such as a cellular telephone communications network, a control server balancing processing loads among several resource servers resolves a tie between resource servers using the resource servers' prior, current and future load state data and call gap pe... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133142 | Belt pulley for the output shaft of a gear, gear, electric motor, and output shaft The invention relates to a belt pulley for the output shaft of a gear being driven by an electric motor, with a support for a drive belt at the outer periphery and a receptacle for an axle in the centre, where the receptacle for the axle involves a first region, the... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131961 | Reliable storage of data in a distributed storage system The present invention relates to the reliable storage of data within a distributed storage system. A method and system for storing a data unit within a distributed storage system is disclosed, wherein the distributed storage system comprises a plurality of storage e... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126436 | Network support for voice mail preemption An apparatus in one example has: a mobile terminal operatively coupled to a mobile switching center; a subscriber database operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a first terminal operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a voice mail system op... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124661 | Introducing voids into polymeric material for buffering one or more stress sensitive components from one or more stresses A plurality of voids are introduced into a polymeric material. One or more stress sensitive components in abutment with a portion of the polymeric material are buffered from one or more stresses through employment of the portion of the polymeric material that compri... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121624 | Message spoofing detection via validation of originating switch Message spoofing is detected by an anti-spoofing application comparing a trusted switch address (i.e., corresponding to an originating switch having processed an incoming message) to an “affiliated” address (i.e., corresponding to a switch serving the location o... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109145 | Micro hemispheric resonator gyro One embodiment is a micro hemispheric resonator gyro having: a plurality of pickoff and forcer electrodes; a hemispheric resonator; a guard ring having first and second opposed sides, the guard ring containing the plurality of pickoff and forcer electrodes, and the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107474 | Method and network node for monitoring traffic in a private VLAN It is disclosed a method for monitoring traffic in a private VLAN, the traffic bidirectionally propagating across the private VLAN through a sequence of nodes sequentially connected by a primary VLAN and a secondary VLAN, the sequence of nodes comprising a first nod... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099137 | Network support for mobile special alerting An apparatus in one example has: a mobile terminal having at least first and second modes of operation; and a special alerting code; wherein, in response to the calling party entering the special alerting code, the mobile terminal changes from the first mode of oper... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098592 | Cellular data transmission time period estimation A method comprises the step of estimating a time period that remains for a cellular mobile communication device data transmission based on one or more determinations of status for one or more network resources that handle the cellular mobile communication device dat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094801 | Providing of service(s) by a service control component to telephony device(s) on a call through employment data stream(s) associated with the call A service control component of an apparatus in one example provides to one or more telephony devices of a plurality of telephony devices on a call, one or more services associated with one or more numbers associated with the one or more telephony devices on the call... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094799 | Enabling and disabling terminating features of a terminating switch An apparatus in one example has: a telecommunication system having an originating switch operatively coupled to at least one terminating switch; the terminating switch having at least one terminating call feature for a respective terminating terminal operatively cou... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8081746 | Conference bridge with improved handling of control signaling during an ongoing conference In an exemplary method audible signals from participants of a conference call during the ongoing conference call are processed by a conference bridge. An incoming audible signal on a first line from a first participant is detected during the conference call with a p... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081593 | Mobile switching center with outgoing access closed user group interlock code A mobile switching center of an apparatus in one example is configured to provide a closed user group (CUG) supplementary service to a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device is a member of a default CUG and is not provisioned for outgoing acces... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076629 | Photopumped semiconductor image amplifier comprising a waveguide with embedded quantum wells and an optical narrow bandpass filter One embodiment is an optical image preamplifier having an input through which a laser signal is received and amplified, said laser signal emanating from a target illuminated by a laser transmitter or generated by multiple lasercom transmitters in the field of view; ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073338 | Modulation scheme with increased number of states of polarization A modulation method for optical communication comprises the step of generating an optical signal modulated between a plurality of different states of polarization and between different phase states. The plurality of states of polarization comprises first states of p... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073128 | Ringback tone service opt-in and opt-out requests for use by calling party An opt-out request in one example is received from a calling party to avoid employment of a specialized ringback tone on one or more subsequent calls from the calling party to a called party. A ringback tone call controller determines, based on the opt-out request, ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072888 | Controlling congestion in a packet switched data network A method of controlling congestion in a packet switched network includes transmitting a pause message to a node upstream of a congested node to instruct it to cease sending for a period of time. The congested node also sends information to the upstream node informin... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068746 | Optimum DC bias for an electro-optic switch A method for balancing optical transmission for a first ON state and a second ON state of an electro-optic switch having an RF input port and a DC port, in one implementation, comprises the steps of associating a positive RF voltage with the first ON state of the el... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068469 | Surrogate registration in internet protocol multimedia subsystem for users indirectly coupled via an end point An exemplary method implemented by nodes in a telecommunication network includes associating a plurality of public user identities (PUIDs) into groups where each PUID represents a user served by a group of related endpoints, such as a private branch exchange (PBX). ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8055772 | System for effecting communication among a plurality of devices and method for assigning addresses therefor A method for effecting assignment of addresses in a system including at least one server device communicatingly coupled with a plurality of client devices, the addresses permitting communications among the at least one server device and at least one selected client ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055704 | Internet service for passengers on in-flight airplanes An exemplary method provides Internet Protocol (IP) devices of passengers of an in-flight airplane with terrestrial Internet IP communications. One airplane in a group of in-flight airplanes functions as a ground link airplane with a direct communication link to a g... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051171 | Control server that manages resource servers for selected balance of load A control server of an apparatus in one example manages a plurality of resource servers that are allocated to handle a load. The control server receives from a first resource server, of the plurality of resource servers, a first status message that comprises a first... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050712 | Method of providing a mobile multimedia hub A method is provided for expanding the input and output capabilities of a mobile communications device. If a received signal should be immediately outputted, then a user of the mobile communications device selects an open interface output port for the received signa... | 11/01/2011 |
