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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046824 | Generic key-decision mechanism for GAA A method and apparatus provide generic mechanism for a network application server. A receiver receives a request from a user equipment to provide authentication information to a network application function. A determining unit determines a key of a generic authentic... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045540 | Handling of identities in a trust domain of an IP network A method for handling user identity and privacy, wherein a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy is about to forward a SIP request to a next SIP proxy includes the step of determining whether Transport Layer Security (TLS) is supported in a hop to a next SIP... | 10/25/2011 |
| D646024 | Shaver | 09/27/2011 |
| 8005073 | Representing network availability status information in presence information A network element for handling network availability information represented as presence information, where the network element includes a receiving unit for receiving status information in a network availability element and a converting unit for converting the statu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996888 | Virtual identity apparatus and method for using same A system according to an embodiment of the invention provides a means whereby a user or user device may be authenticated by an identity provider. The authentication may provide a trust relationship between the user and a service provider. An IdentityCard, a virtual ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994352 | Process for preparing 3a(β)-7a(β)-dihydroxy-6a(β)-alkyl-5β-cholanic acid Process for preparing 3α-7α(β)-dihydroxy-6α(β)-alkyl-5β-cholanic acid (I) in which R is a linear or branched C1-C5 alkyl and the relative intermediates 3α-hydroxy-6β-alkyl-7-keto-5β-cholanic (VIII) and 3α-hydroxy-6α-alkyl-7-keto-5β-... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7970380 | User authentication in a communications system A method in a communication network wherein users are authenticated based on network originated user identities is disclosed. The authentication method comprising the steps of receiving a network originated identity from a user and associating the network originated... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7944914 | Default subscription profile for a roaming terminal device in a packet data based mobile communication network The invention concerns providing a default subscription profile for controlling a roaming terminal device in a packet data based mobile communication network. A roaming terminal device requesting to use a gateway is detected. A request for a subscription profile for... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7932244 | Bile acid derivatives as FXR ligands for the prevention or treatment of FXR-mediated diseases or conditions The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen or alpha-hydroxy, the hydroxyl group in position 7 is in the alpha or beta position; | 04/26/2011 |
| 7924838 | Advanced service architecture for next generation network services and intelligent data network router According to the present invention, a plurality of data packets are received and routed by a router (1) in a data network. The router (1) comprises storing means (11) for storing a pre-defined list of rules for detecting special data packets, de... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7879865 | Treatment of cancer of the brain using histone deacetylase inhibitors The present application is directed to a method of treating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) comprising administering to a individual in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of histone deacetylase. In particular embodiment... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7864734 | Communication system and method to be performed in a communication system The invention relates to a communication method and system wherein a network element of a roaming user is attachable to a visited first network and may still be served by a serving means of the home network. The network element of the roaming user is able to indicat... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7843849 | Packet data transmission in third generation mobile system In an aspect, an apparatus is provided including a mapping device configured to establish mapping information for delivery order attributes corresponding to different transmission protocol types, and a detection device configured to detect a transmission protocol ty... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7822001 | Addressing and routing in wireless mesh networks The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forwarding and/or addressing a packet in a wireless network, wherein an address information of a protocol layer lower than a network layer is added to the packet, which address information indicates the... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7801116 | System, device, and method for providing call forwarding in dual subscription mode A method and system for providing interworking between a first and a second network of different types, preferably an IMS and a CS (Circuit-Switched) network. A call received by the first network and directed to a terminal unregistered from the first network, is for... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793098 | Providing privacy to nodes using mobile IPv6 with route optimization The present invention provides location privacy against third parties while allowing route-optimized communication between the correspondent node and the mobile node. The mobile node's home address is hidden from an external observer thereby thwarting traffic analys... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788211 | Robust and efficient compression of list of items A method and apparatus are provided for communicating information. This may include comparing a current item list with a reference item list and determining a type of classification based on the comparison. That is, the comparison may determine a difference between ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7764659 | Scheduling method and apparatus for half-duplex transmission The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for scheduling data for transmission via at least two half-duplex time division multiple access connections, wherein for each connection respective capacities of data portions to a transmission frame are alloca... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7720048 | Channel allocation in a network element between at least two networks This invention relates to the allocation of communication channels. The idea of the invention is to form different channel groups with a group specific identifier in the IP network side of a network element between a PSTN and IP network. Each group represents a cert... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7694085 | Warming large dynamic data in redundant functional unit The present invention describes a warming procedure for warming redundant functional units. The solution described in the present invention keeps the functional unit during most of the warming in a state where it is able to serve new configuration requests. The work... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7684553 | Method for transmitting data in a communication network The present invention proposes a method for transmitting data in a communication network, said communication network comprising at least one call control entity (CSCF) for controlling calls to be established from a subscriber (A, B) to a communication destination (B... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7684323 | Service error handling in a communications network Control device behavior in error situations where an error response is received from an application is improved. In case a response message received from an application for a communication request is evaluated as an error message by the control device, control of th... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7666897 | Analogs of indole-3-carbinol metabolites as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents Novel compounds useful as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents are provided. The compounds are analogs of indole-3-carbinol metabolites wherein the structures and substituents of the compounds are selected to enhance the compounds' overall efficacy, particula... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7657656 | Signal message decompressor A method for decompressing a signalling message in a communications device in a communication system comprising the steps of receiving a virtual machine bytecode block for carrying out decompression on the signalling message; detecting in at least one part of the vi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7653079 | Signal message compression A method for compressing a signalling message in a compressor in a communication system. The compressor comprising a compression memory, wherein the compression memory comprises a first memory in a virtual machine and a second memory external to the virtual machine.... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7636355 | Sharing of protocol processing An arrangement of a network element, which routes communication traffic among different types of communication networks, includes a central processing unit configured to perform routing operations on the basis of a communication protocol, which forms a stack. Also, ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7629355 | Treatment of chemical dependency with substantially nonaddicting normorphine and norcodeine derivatives A method is provided for treating a drug-dependent individual so as to effect withdrawal from a drug of abuse, e.g., an opiate such as heroin or oxycodone, a stimulant such as cocaine, or alcohol. The method involves substitution therapy wherein a substantially nona... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626932 | Traffic control in an IP based network According to the present invention, traffic control in an IP based network is provided. For this purpose, traffic situation in the network is measured, and the traffic flow is controlled on the basis of the measured traffic situation. Moreover, an operator may defin... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623840 | Method and system for handling a network-identified emergency session The invention relates to a method and system for establishing an emergency session in a communication system which includes at least one user equipment and one or more network entities involved in establishing an emergency session. When the user equipment initiates ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7609702 | Interworking between cell and packet based networks A method and apparatus of communicating data between a cell based network and a packet based network. Received segments of data units are formed into new data segments which are transmitted irrespective of whether a complete data unit has been received. The received... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606910 | Method for indicating a UE that it must register A method controls a network, wherein the networks offer services to registered users. The method includes the steps of receiving a service request from network device of a user, checking whether the user is registered or not, and if the user is not registered, gener... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7533038 | Predictive modeling of consumer financial behavior using supervised segmentation and nearest-neighbor matching Predictive modeling of consumer financial behavior, including determination of likely responses to particular marketing efforts, is provided by application of consumer transaction data to predictive models associated with merchant segments. The merchant segments are... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7439048 | Apparatus for acoustic ejection of circumscribed volumes from a fluid This invention is directed to the use of focused energy, particularly focused acoustic energy, in the spatially directed ejection of circumscribed volumes of a fluid which differ in acoustic impedance from the surrounding fluid. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7405395 | Acoustic ejection into small openings Provided is a method of transporting fluid which involves acoustic ejection into a small opening. The opening may be, for example, the inlet opening of a sample vessel. Alternatively, it may be an opening in a microfluidic device. The ejection is typically, but not ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7354141 | Acoustic assessment of characteristics of a fluid relevant to acoustic ejection Methods are provided for analyzing characteristics of fluids in the context of an acoustic ejection system. Such a system has a controller, an acoustic radiation generator, and a coupling medium coupling the radiation to a reservoir holding fluid. The methods can us... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7208240 | Fuel cell with ionization membrane A fuel cell is disclosed comprising an ionization membrane having at least one area through which gas is passed, and which ionizes the gas passing therethrough, and a cathode for receiving the ions generated by the ionization membrane. The ionization membrane may in... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191410 | Managing information display Systems and methods for managing information display include the ability, at least in one implementation, to receive a message indicating that the information of a resource is to be displayed and to form a user interface for displaying the resource information by de... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176256 | Biocompatible crosslinked composition Crosslinked polymer compositions comprise a first synthetic polymer containing multiple nucleophilic groups covalently bound to a second synthetic polymer containing multiple electrophilic groups. The first synthetic polymer is preferably a synthetic polypeptide or ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6905692 | Topical compositions containing probiotic bacillus bacteria, spores, and extracellular products and uses thereof The present invention discloses compositions derived from an isolated Bacillus species, spores, or an extracellular product of Bacillus coagulans comprising a supernatant or filtrate of a culture of said Bacillus coagulans strain, suitable for t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6743774 | Tribonectins The invention features a tribonectin and a method of tribosupplementation carried out by administering tribonectins directly to an injured or arthritic joint. ... | 06/01/2004 |
