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"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
David Sarnoff, American radio pioneer ; 1921
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175106 | Fast and automatic self-forming meshing topology to integrate with wired networks The present invention applies management frame defined in IEEE 802.11 standard to a wireless distribution system (WDS) mode by adding an information element (IE) into the management frame, which enables any access point (AP) in WDS to maintain IE based on its own se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170039 | Method for transferring data in an automation system A method of transferring data in an automation system having a plurality of communicatively connected communication stations is provided. The communicative connection of the communication stations follows a predefined hierarchy, in which a plurality of communication... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8102868 | Interleaved and directional wireless mesh network A directional and interleaved wireless mesh network is described where mesh nodes have directional antennas facing in horizontally orthogonal directions. The antennas can be focused to have a beam width of less than ninety degrees in order to achieve greater strengt... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8068507 | Method and system for conveying backhaul link information for intelligent selection of a mesh access point A method and system for conveying backhaul link information for intelligent selection of a mesh access point (MAP) in a mesh network are disclosed. The mesh network includes a plurality of MAPs. The MAPs send backhaul link information regarding backhaul connections ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8050984 | Systems of influencing shopper's product selection at the first moment of truth based upon a shopper's location in a retail establishment Provided herein is a system or systems for influencing shoppers while they consider making purchasing decisions in a retail establishment. Specifically, the method identifies the first moment of truth and attempts to influence shoppers during a shopper's first momen... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8005100 | Network for confined hazardous or other extreme environments A network for a mine or other hazardous environment is provided. The network can include a plurality of access points that can communicate with each other. The access points can be deployed along a plurality of pillars in a room-and-pillar mine. The access points ca... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7978717 | Systems and methods for reducing power consumption in communication networks The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for reducing power consumption in communication networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a system includes a leader node in communication with a plurality of follower nodes. The leader node causes the lea... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7948999 | Signaling completion of a message transfer from an origin compute node to a target compute node Signaling completion of a message transfer from an origin node to a target node includes: sending, by an origin DMA engine, an RTS message, the RTS message specifying an application message for transfer to the target node from the origin node; receiving, by the orig... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940784 | Methods and apparatus to advertise network routes to implement a hybrid network topology Example methods and apparatus to advertise network routes to implement a hybrid network topology are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a route advertisement from a first node and identifying a first destination internet protocol address associated with... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7917405 | Method of direct-to-consumer reverse logistics A method of reverse logistics using an auction to sell products directly to consumers from a store instead of using a third party reclamation company. One or more methods of auctioning one or more typically unsalable items directly to purchasers from a retail store ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7885279 | Assigning a data channel to multiple data links for simultaneous data transmission via a single data channel A method for data transmission via several data channels in a network linking several units to one another, where the units can function as data sources, data sinks or transceivers, includes the steps of arbitrarily assigning a first data channel to a first predeter... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7848340 | System and method for transmission of data in packet ring network system A packet ring network system is disclosed which enables plurality of packet rings to perform packet transfer via a plurality of links while preventing multiple reception of packets and broadcast stream in a normal state where no failure has occurred. The packet ring... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7809006 | Routing with virtual channels An approach to introducing adaptive routing into a communication approach for passing messages between nodes over links between the nodes includes forming virtual channels over the links of the system and defining a deterministic routing function over the virtual ch... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7746879 | Mesh deterministic access A deterministic access system and method is provided that may be used for gaining access to a shared communication medium in a mesh or decentralized network. The deterministic access method enables QoS prioritization for periodic data flows such as those used in str... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738470 | Fast and automatic self-forming meshing topology to integrate with wired networks The present invention applies management frame defined in IEEE 802.11 standard to a wireless distribution system (WDS) mode by adding an information element (IE) into the management frame, which enables any access point (AP) in WDS to maintain IE based on its own se... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7706390 | System and method for routing packets in a wireless multihopping communication network A system and method for routing packets in a multihopping wireless communication network (100). The system and method selects a node (106-1) of the wireless network (100) to operate as an aggregation point, at which two or more possible r... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7680136 | Method and apparatus for allocating label to path in ring network A transmission device, which carries out a route control of a frame based on a label included in the frame in a ring network, includes: a generating unit that generates a message for collecting information on first/second labels allocatable to working/standby routes... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7660320 | Communication network, a method of routing data packets in such communication network and a method of locating and securing data of a desired resource in such communication network A communication network comprising a plurality of network nodes is provided, wherein the network nodes are logically arranged to form a plurality of concentric rings, all rings except the outermost ring being with high probability fully constructed; the number of no... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660319 | Mobile terminal device, topology management device, location management device, and communication method A mobile communication system is constructed including a plurality of cluster heads, cluster members, a topology management device, and a location management device. Each cluster head exchanges routing information with only each cluster member in a cluster to which ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7643500 | Overhead replication for SONET signals A communication system comprises a first interface system and a second interface system. The first interface system receives a SONET signal including section overhead and line overhead in a transport overhead and including path overhead and user data in a payload. I... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7623533 | Switch meshing using multiple directional spanning trees In a packet-based switch, a method for managing data flow between the switch and other switches that are interconnected in a mesh network. The method includes receiving at the switch a topology inform packet sent from a first switch of the other switches. The topolo... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7609705 | Determination of a plurality of paths before selection of one path of the plurality of paths for transmission of one or more packets An apparatus in one example comprises a first mesh network switch, of a plurality of mesh network switches, that employs mesh connection information of one or more mesh network switches of the plurality of mesh network switches to determine a plurality of paths betw... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7554998 | Interference-based routing in a wireless mesh network Route selection through a wireless mesh network between a source node and a destination node is based on minimizing generated interference in order to increase the capacity of the network. An interference energy associated with transmitting a packet over each hop in... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7457304 | Method for service discovery in mobile ad-hoc network A method for a hybrid service discovery adapting between push-based and pull-based schemes in a mobile ad-hoc network and a system thereof. The method includes periodically transmitting a first control packet for providing service information from a service provider... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457303 | One-bounce network A one-bounce data network comprises a plurality of nodes interconnected to each other via communication links, the network including a plurality of interconnected switch devices, said switch devices interconnected such that a message is communicated between any two ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7447223 | Switching mesh with broadcast path redundancy One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of broadcasting packets through a network of switches. A packet is received to be broadcast through the network of switches. A broadcast path is selected from a plurality of generated broadcast paths. A broadcast path tag... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447222 | Automated path tracing through switching mesh One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of automated path tracing from an original mesh switch through a switching mesh to a specified destination. A mesh traceroute packet to the specified destination is built. The mesh traceroute packet is transmitted via an ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443809 | Method, system and apparatus for creating a mesh network of wireless switches to support layer 3 roaming in wireless local area networks (WLANs) Techniques are provided for techniques are provided for creating a mesh network in wireless local area network comprising a plurality of wireless switches. An IP address of the registration server can be configured on each of the wireless switches and used to open a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436782 | Full mesh LSP and full mesh T-LDP provisioning between provider edge routers in support of Layer-2 and Layer-3 virtual private network services A network management system, and a method of, centrally provisioning a full transport LSP mesh and a full targeted LDP signaling session mesh in support of VPN services provisioning are provided. A network management system repository tracks Provider Edge nodes (PE)... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423980 | Full mesh status monitor A method for verifying full mesh status in a network is disclosed. The network includes endpoint entities in full mesh configuration. The method includes a step of maintaining a first value in the endpoint entities. The first value is related to counting of network ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421203 | Method for transmitting packet in wireless access network based on wavelength identification code scheme A method for transmitting a packet in a wireless access network based on a wavelength identification code scheme. The method comprises the steps of connecting n number of RNCs (Radio Network Controllers) to one sub-ring where the “n” is a positive integer, and a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412718 | Method for bidirectional data transfer Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture for bidirectional data transfer. In certain embodiments a link layer login is sent from a first port to a second port. Subsequently, an application layer login is sent from the first port to the second port to... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412537 | Method for determining an estimated diameter of a broadcast channel A method for a node in a network to determine an estimated diameter of a broadcast channel is disclosed. In particular embodiments, when a node receives a message from a neighbor computer, it can determine the received message's distance traveled and set that distan... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391720 | Local span mesh restoration (LSMR) An embodiment of the invention provides a method and apparatus for restoring a connection in a network. The connection is typically a sub network connection (SNC). In an embodiment, a failed line in a link connecting a first node and a second node is detected, where... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382794 | Parallel round-robin arbiter system and method A Parallel Round-Robin Arbiter (PRRA) system and method for arbitrating among N requesters. A plurality of leaf nodes that correspond to the N requesters form a directed ring of a hierarchical decision tree, wherein the leaf nodes are operable to propagate requests ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382778 | Link layer emulation An embodiment includes a network of at least one router. The network includes a data packet address translator. The data packet address translator manipulates address information of data packets routed by the network, so that a network device connected to the networ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382759 | System and method for associating different types of nodes with access point nodes in a wireless network to route data in the wireless network A method and system for routing data in a wireless network (400) that enables all nodes (106, 402, 404, 406, 408) to find routes to each other even if the nodes (106, 402, 404, 406, 408) are non-meshed which are incapable of operating as a route... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379418 | Method for ensuring system serialization (quiesce) in a multi-processor environment A method of ensuring system serialization in a multiprocessor multi-nodal environment is used to force all processors in a multiprocessor environment to temporarily suspend operations while one processor changes the system state. Architected designs where latencies ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376138 | Optical communications network In a communications network, a node receives a transit packet. The priority assigned to the transit packet is determined and when it has a low priority then the transit packet is removed and a higher priority packet is inserted in the resulting vacancy. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372805 | Traffic grooming methods for undersea trunk and branch architectures In a network architecture, selective grooming is performed. In selective grooming, a low traffic node is coupled (a) directly to an other low traffic node via a high capacity trunk, and (b) to a high traffic node via a high capacity trunk such that only a portion of... | 05/13/2008 |
