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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7127485 | Adaptive polling for asynchronous notification A system for adaptive notification in a data communications network. The system includes a data transport network in communication with a client and a server. The client comprises a client-side adaptive notification processor in communication with the data transport... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7075100 | Confocal scanner system and method A radiation image that has been stored in an image plate (19), such as a photostimulable phosphor screen is read by stimulating an information-bearing target area (13) with stimulating light (1). The information bearing target area responds to t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075910 | Distributed smooth handoff using shadow addresses in IP-based base stations A technique for assigning an address (“shadow address”) to a mobile station that is compatible with the layer-2 address on the wireline network which serves the mobile station. The shadow address is then used as a wireline identifier for the destination address ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072340 | Dynamic assignment and validation of IP addresses in wireless IP networks The transmission of unnecessary assignment and validation information to mobile terminals in wireless IP networks is automatically blocked. Assignment and validation information originating with a mobile terminal is discarded by a base station if the information is ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072317 | Method and apparatus for providing soft hand-off in IP-centric wireless CDMA networks A Virtual Soft-Hand-off method for wireless IP-centric CDMA networks whose routers, hosts, and mobile stations have small group multicast (SGM) capability comprises setting up an explicit synchronous multicast session among a small group of participants with dynamic... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067836 | Confocal scanner system and method A radiation image that has been stored in an image plate (19), such as a photostimulable phosphor screen is read by stimulating an information-bearing target area (13) with stimulating light (1). The information bearing target area responds to t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7042866 | Method and apparatus utilizing bluetooth protocols for the remote setting of IP network parameters An efficient method and apparatus for rapidly and flexibly setting, on a remote basis, the value of a selected IP parameter(s) in each of a plurality of networked computing devices within a local proximity to support transmission using the IP protocol. In an illustr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039028 | Packet distribution and selection in soft handoff for IP-based base stations among multiple subnets A technique for assigning an address (“shadow address”) to a mobile station that is compatible with the layer-2 address on the wireline network which serves the mobile station. The shadow address is then used as a wireline identifier for the destination address ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039689 | Method and system for determining geographical regions of hosts in a network Methods and systems are provided for determining the geographical regions of hosts in a network. A plurality of sample hosts in the network are preselected. The sample hosts are preselected such that they are located in a plurality of geographical regions that are d... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035938 | Determination of connection links to configure a virtual private network A technique for physically implementing a network of nodes in a virtual private network. To physically set-up all required connections in the network, a heuristic link selection algorithm is devised to systematically and efficiently determine interconnection links t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035929 | Method for dynamically allocating IP addresses for time sensitive hosts based on priorities and guard bands A method and system is provided for periodically and dynamically updating allocation pools of IP address which are reserved for wireless or wireline hosts. A system IP address server controls an entire address pool, contains predictive analysis logic, performs a pre... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035236 | Network-layer and link-layer use of shadow addresses with IP-based base stations A technique for assigning an address (“shadow address”) to a mobile station that is compatible with the layer-2 address on the wireline network which serves the mobile station. The shadow address is then used as a wireline identifier for the destination address ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031278 | Network-layer and link-layer use of shadow addresses in soft handoff within subnets A technique for assigning an address (“shadow address”) to a mobile station that is compatible with the layer-2 address on the wireline network which serves the mobile station. The shadow address is then used as a wireline identifier for the destination address ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7020256 | Dynamic telephone numbering system The present invention relates generally to logical telephone numbers. In particular, dynamic number users are able to obtain dynamic numbers and to map those numbers to routable numbers of their choosing. The present invention provides a tool for protecting privacy ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016324 | System and method for dynamically allocating IP addresses for shared wireless and wireline networks based on priorities and guard bands A method and system is provided for periodically and dynamically updating allocation pools of IP address which are reserved for wireless or wireline hosts. A system IP address server controls an entire address pool, contains predictive analysis logic, performs a pre... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016353 | Method and system for dynamically assigning IP addresses in wireless networks A method is provided for IP-based wireless networks to support dynamic assignment of IP addresses to wireless mobile stations without broadcasting messages over the air and without modifications to standard IP for dynamic IP address assignment. When a mobile station... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016396 | Unitary bluetooth-enabled terminal having multiple radio interfaces A Bluetooth-enabled terminal having a radio manager for minimizing frequency collisions between channel hopping patterns transmitted over plural channels established between such terminal and correspondent Bluetooth devices is described. The radio manager extracts s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015983 | Projection system utilizing fiber optic illumination An optical illumination, communication, or beam splitting system includes close-packed non-imaging morphing optical elements, beam splitting prisms, output elements, including non-imaging concentrating elements and optical detectors, and a beam dump for receiving en... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009961 | Interconnecting voice-over-packet and analog telephony at a desktop PSTN and voice over packet telephony are integrated at a customer premises, thereby reducing the plurality of redundant user I/O devices on the desktop, simplifying management of multiple telephony interfaces, and interconnecting PSTN and VoP calls at the desktop. A... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002936 | Distributed soft handoff among IP-based base stations A technique for assigning an address (“shadow address”) to a mobile station that is compatible with the layer-2 address on the wireline network which serves the mobile station. The shadow address is then used as a wireline identifier for the destination a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999434 | Method, system and circuitry for soft handoff in internet protocol-based code division multiple access networks Method, system, and circuitry for successfully completing soft handoff in an Internet Protocol (IP) based autonomous base station wireless Code Division Multiple Access network, wherein processing is done at the serving base station so that target base stations need... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993000 | Method for CDMA soft handoff via IP multicasting Method for selecting IP data packet segments in an all-IP architecture that supports CDMA soft handoff via IP multicasting, wherein both the mobile terminal and IP backbone network receive a plurality of identical, redundant CDMA IP data packets. A best IP data pack... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992994 | Methods and systems for a generalized mobility solution using a dynamic tunneling agent Methods and systems are provided for facilitating intra-domain mobility. A first network or domain includes a home agent or SIP proxy of a mobile node. A second network includes two or more subnetworks and at least one dynamic tunneling agent (DTA). Each subnetwork ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992995 | Telecommunication enhanced mobile IP architecture for intra-domain mobility Methods and systems are provided for facilitating intra-domain mobility. A first network or domain includes a home agent or SIP proxy of a mobile node. A second network includes two or more subnetworks and at least one mobility agent (MA). Each subnetwork includes a... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6975709 | Triggered playback of recorded messages to incoming telephone calls to a cellular phone The present invention provides system and method for delayed answering of a call to a cellular phone which can operate in either a distributed or a centralized manner. In particular, the system and method according to the present invention allows the cellular phone ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6975622 | Enhanced phone-based collaboration The present invention relates to a system and method for enhanced phone-based collaboration (EPC), which enables users to quickly and easily enhance an ongoing phone call with a variety of interpersonal real-time two-way communications (IRTC). ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968052 | Method and apparatus for creating a presence monitoring contact list with dynamic membership Method and apparatus to generate a dynamic contact list of contact and presence information about contact events in a communication system when a calling entity unsuccessfully attempts to communicate with a called entity. When such a contact event occurs, a routing ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967933 | Processing multimedia calls in a packet-based network Processing of multimedia calls in a packet-based network builds on existing call model processing by maintaining the use of the basic call state models to control the overall two-party call and the use of connection views to associate multiple two-party calls and pr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967957 | Architecture for the rapid creation of telephony services in a next generation network A service architecture for the rapid development of next generation telephony services that overcomes the limitations of the current closed PSTN architecture and service model. In this architecture services are provided by multiple cooperating distributed service pr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965584 | Dynamic forward assignment of internet protocol addresses in wireless networks A method and system for dynamic forward assignment of IP addresses in a wireless network wherein a serving base station requests IP addresses of it neighboring cells. The serving base station then provides the requested IP addresses to the mobile stations it serves ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6954875 | Method of recovering a flight critical computer after a radiation event A method and apparatus for recovering a real-time computer system by running multiple versions of an operational program including multiple data partitions are described wherein each of the multiple data partitions is associated with one version of the operational p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6947408 | Wireless internet access system and method A wireless Internet access system and method supports the transmission and reception of multiple types of traffic between mobile subscriber units and existing networks. A frame structure is used that can support the transmission of multiple types of traffic and adap... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6934290 | Determining connection information for a network Methods and systems are provided for determining connection information for terminations and ports in a network. In accordance with an embodiment, to determine connection information for a first port that includes a first set of terminations and for a second port th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931178 | Coupling a tapered optical element to an optical fiber A fiber optic coupler comprises a metal tube and a clear hollow silicone insert, with a tapered region including a first set of grabbers and a constant area region including a second set of grabbers. A tapered optical element is coupled to an optical fiber, when bot... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6906257 | Metallic coated dielectric substrates A metal/dielectric construction having either an optically transmissive substrate adapted for channeling light therethrough, or a dielectric substrate, an optional adhesion-promoting layer composed of an oxide form of at least one metal or metalloid deposited onto t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6898430 | Methods for establishing reliable communications between two points in a mobile wireless network Reliable transferring of data between mobile wireless nodes positioned at two points in a wireless network occurs through the dynamic formation of transmit/receive groups that collectively establish reliable communications. A mobile node at each point creates a neig... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895164 | Hollow wedge shaped light guide A wedge shaped hollow light guide includes a top planar surface (100) with total internal reflecting features (11) and a bottom planar surface (20) with clocked reflective light extraction features (21). ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6895235 | Adaptive load and coverage management system and method Methods and systems are provided for use in a wireless network that includes a base station and a mobile station. Service may be provided by the base station to the mobile station based on the traffic load on the network. When a request for a service is received at ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6885167 | Method and apparatus for determining cold cranking amperes value A method and apparatus for determining the cold cranking ampere (CCA) value of a battery under test in which an algorithm of battery CCA as a function of battery internal resistance (IR) is provided, the IR of the battery under test is measured, and the measured IR ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6848810 | Edge light source for a flat panel display or luminaire A light source for a flat panel display or a luminare includes a tubular enclosure having a linear slit in which is positioned a lens structure which may be a cylindrical rod lens or a plurality of ball lenses. The lens, whether a rod or ball structure, has an opaqu... | 02/01/2005 |
