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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7672321 | Data communication in networks comprising a plurality of network nodes and at least one star node The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of network nodes. At least part of the network nodes are directly coupled to each other via at least one star node. The star node comprises a plurality of star interfaces which are assigned to at least one ne... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7382722 | Architecture for a hybrid STM/ATM add-drop multiplexer A network element including an active/standby pair of line units, an active/standby pair of switch fabric units, at least one service unit, and a management and control unit. Each line unit maintains data communications using a first communications protocol. Each sw... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372859 | Self-checking pair on a braided ring network In one embodiment, one or more self checking pairs are implemented at the application layer in a network that supports the qualified propagation of data at the transport layer (for example, in a network having a braided ring topology). ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366120 | Method and apparatus for improving quality of service over meshed bachaul facilities in a wireless network Redundant wireless links in a meshed backhaul network may be used to improve quality of service on the backhaul network by confining knowledge of the duality to the attached network elements. Globally, an aggregate bandwidth of the redundant wireless links may be ad... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353253 | Peer-to-peer messaging system A system is provided for peer-to-peer messaging. The system includes a first client machine which may transmit a sequence of messages related to a subject. The transmission of each message can be in the form of multicast delivery or reliable unicast delivery. At lea... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328014 | Communication system, gateway equipment, communication method and authentication method A communication method and system allowing MN (mobile nodes) to acquire a home address in a visited network. The communication system includes a home network installed with a home agent for holding mobile terminal location information and, a visited network installe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317697 | System for handling file attachments A method and system for forwarding an attachment sent to a wireless device includes receiving a message with an attachment within a wireless network, detecting the attachment, accessing a forwarding address associated with the message, and sending the attachment to ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315517 | Non-blocking WDM optical networks A system is disclosed for implementing WDM optical networks, without blocking, and without the need for wavelength converters. The method is based on a hypercube topology for connecting the nodes, and a novel algorithm for constructing a routing tree such that block... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7292858 | Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. The method can offer disaster recovery to an enterprise depending upon its size,... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283558 | Distributed weighted fair arbitration and forwarding Multi-stage arbitration at a switching fabric. The switching fabric includes a traffic profiler that generates a request for a cell with a specified traffic class. The switching fabric includes a first stage arbitration between traffic classes of cells enqueued at t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280239 | Communication system and communication apparatus building the system Facsimile image data received from a normal facsimile apparatus connected to a general telephone network can be transmitted as an e-mail to the e-mail address of a computer network such as a LAN or the like designated by the source facsimile apparatus. An apparatus ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276986 | Method and apparatus for improving signal integrity in a high speed flex cable A method for decreasing high-frequency attenuation effects in a flexible cable includes communicatively coupling signal-enhancing circuitry to a signal layer of the flexible cable. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269178 | Resolution of media access contentions in networks comprising a plurality of network nodes and at least one star mode The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of network nodes. At least part of the network nodes are directly coupled to each other via at least one star node. The star node comprises a plurality of star interfaces which are assigned to at least one ne... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269247 | Efficient communication through networks A method and device that interrogates the availability of a called party before placing a communication from the calling party to the called party. A callback may be initiated so that both communications are completed simultaneously. The routing of communication may... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7206856 | Routing instances for network system management and control A network system uses a management routing instance to route management information between elements involved in management of the system. The system registers each element in the management routing instance when the element comes on line. Based on the management ro... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7173914 | Communication node receipt of node-output information from processorless central equipment A first communication node of a plurality of communication nodes connected with processorless central equipment in a system sends one or more first portions of node-output information to the processorless central equipment. One or more additional communication nodes... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173915 | System and method for virtual sector provisioning and network configuration The present invention provides systems and methods wherein communication link redundancy may be provided which is optimized to the primary links. Specifically, a redundant link portion of a communication system may be deployed to provide redundant links for a primar... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164904 | Multiple-processor wireless mobile communication device A multiple-processor wireless mobile communication device is disclosed. A wireless mobile communication device includes a first processor with which software applications are configured to operate, a second processor configured to manage wireless communication opera... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155504 | Data delivery system and sending station therefor A data delivery system which delivers created data to all the parties that need it. Documents such as engineering drawings are stored as bulk data files in a bulk data database. Metadata files containing attribute information of bulk data are stored in a metadata da... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7119456 | Switch system capable of automatic configuration A switch system capable of being automatically configured and used with any electrical system, particularly vehicle electrical systems, having an operator-activated control and an electrical device. This switch system generally includes an electro-mechanical switch ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113508 | Security system for network address translation systems A system and method are provided for translating local IP addresses to globally unique IP addresses. This allows local hosts in an enterprise network to share global IP addresses from a limited pool of such addresses available to the enterprise. The translation is a... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7099959 | Network comprising a plurality of network nodes and at least one star node The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of network nodes. At least part of the network nodes are directly intercoupled via at least one star node. The star node contains a plurality of star interfaces which are assigned to at least one network node... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095517 | Communication apparatus and storage medium The invention provides a communication apparatus that broadcasts facsimile data by electronic mail (e-mail) on the Internet. In the communication apparatus, recipient's position information, and other broadcast recipient's disclosure information, can be included in ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095739 | Reliable multicast communication Disclosed are various ways of performing reliable multicast communication which may include, for example, designating which node or nodes to acknowledge a message and/or whether to immediately acknowledge or delay acknowledgement of a message, which may be of partic... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7068762 | Method and system for providing visual notification in a unified messaging system A method and system for interfacing a legacy e-mail, voice mail and facsimile system into a unified messaging system. The system includes visual message notification for notifying a user of incoming messages. Visual notification may include a flashing light emitting... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068644 | Wireless access gateway to packet switched network A wireless access gateway provides a telecommunications link between a packet switched network and a base transceiver station (BTS), the BTS enabling wireless communication with mobile stations in a wireless coverage area. A session manager controls sessions through... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065588 | Method and system for data transformation in a heterogeneous computer system A data transformation system includes clients, which initiate requests for transformation of data between first and second data formats. The system also includes peer transformation servers having data converters and graphs of available transformations between input... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054951 | Plug and play node addition in a dual ring topology network using locally significant ring identifiers for determining routing decisions A method and apparatus for adding a node to a network where the network includes a plurality of nodes connected by first and second rings formed by two or more transmission media. The method includes connecting the node to each of the first and second rings, determi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049938 | Intra-vehicle LAN system combining electric power supply An intra-vehicle LAN system combining electric power supply includes a main controller having control signal generation device for generating a control signal used to control each of on-vehicle electric equipments and outputting the control signal to an electric pow... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047284 | Transfer request bus node for transfer controller with hub and ports A transfer request bus and transfer request bus node is described which is suitable for use in a data transfer controller processing multiple concurrent transfer requests despite the attendant collisions which result when conflicting transfer requests occur. Transfe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039942 | Pad adjustable equalizer for two way cable transmission A forward signal equalizer for a forward amplifier for two-way coaxial cable systems, of the type having a distribution center distributing forward signals, and having reception facilities for receiving return signals from said cable system, the system having forwar... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035206 | Automatic isolation in loops A loop network hub port with an automatic bypass feature. The automatic bypass feature causes the hub port to enter a bypass mode upon detection of a specified loop failure initialization sequence from a node port attached to the hub port. The hub port does not prop... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035224 | Activity detection in a star node with a plurality of coupled network nodes The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of network nodes and one star node, which star node is provided for the direct coupling of at least two network nodes. The star node comprises a plurality of star interfaces which are assigned to at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031308 | Tree-based ordered multicasting method A method for performing end-to-end “tree-based ordered multicasting” (TOM) which ensures collective integrity and consistency of distributed operations, and which is applicable to distributed multiparty collaboration and other multipoint applications. The TOM pr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027452 | Hub which converts SCADA protocols to the BLUJAY™ protocol A wireless hub uses a first processor to communicate with IEDs, uses a second processor to communicate with landline SCADA devices, and uses a third processor to extract, store and exchange messages between SCADA protocols and IED data formats so as to as to permit ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7012917 | Service unit for a hub having multiple star interconnect configurations Architecture for a SONET network element. The architecture includes an interconnection system for a network element, including a line unit slot, a switch fabric slot, and service unit slots. The line unit slot is connected as a hub to the switch fabric slot and the ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006617 | Method of improving conferencing in telephony A conferencing method not requiring additional or dedicated hardware in a processor controlled telephone terminal, nor requiring an external conference bridge, is provided by one of the terminals designating the conference, processing signals from two other conferee... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002947 | Method and system for data collision avoidance in a wireless communications system A method of transmitting data over a single-channel wireless network having a plurality of nodes is disclosed. According to the method, a first link is established between two of the nodes and data is transmitted therebetween. A break in transmission between the two... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996115 | Network comprising a plurality of network nodes for media access checks The invention relates to a network comprising a plurality of intercoupled network nodes. Controlled by a bus guardian the network nodes transmit messages during a respectively assigned time slot and receive messages from other network nodes outside this time slot. E... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977885 | Packet transmitting and receiving method and apparatus therefor According to the present invention, an information network wherein, packets can be forwarded between entities on a network along a plurality of lines, each line carrying separate copies of information. If a portion of one copy of the information is lost due to line ... | 12/20/2005 |
