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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444392 | Registering with computer systems In one implementation of the present invention, a method is provided including: receiving a request to register with an online computer; receiving account holder information to register with the online central computer; establishing an account using at least the acc... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444391 | Data terminal, data distribution system, and internet telephone system A data terminal, a data distributing system, and an Internet telephoning system are provided where desired data such as advertisements can selectively be determined and used for enjoying its relevant services. The data terminal receives a summary of service data fro... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444423 | Communication system and method for data web session transfer A method of operating a communications system such that connections supporting a communications session being run on a first terminal (1) may be diverted to a second terminal (2) such that the session may be continued on the second terminal comprises t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444511 | LAN that allows non-authenticated external terminal station to access a predetermined device in LAN The wireless base station determines whether or not each wireless terminal station accessing to the wireless base station is authenticated for the access to the LAN. Thereafter, the wireless base station stores the result of the determination to the packet distribut... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441429 | SIP-based VoIP traffic behavior profiling With the widespread adoption of SIP-based VoIP, understanding the characteristics of SIP traffic behavior is critical to problem diagnosis and security protection of VoIP services. A general methodology is provided for profiling SIP-based VoIP traffic behavior at se... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443857 | Connection routing based on link utilization A method and system for connection routing based on link utilization. A link utilization limit is accessed at a node of a network. The link utilization limit is compared to a utilization of a link coupled to the node. If the utilization of the link is greater than t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444518 | Method and apparatus for communicating authorization data A permission level associated with a child's access to a Web server is identified. A relationship ticket is obtained from an authentication server and a request is generated to set the identified permission level. The request and the relationship ticket are sent to ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444416 | System using time or location with environment conditions of sender and addressee for controlling access to an electronic message A method for controlling access to an electronic message comprising: specifying an addressee for an electronic message; determining a message context for the electronic message by specifying one or more conditions selected from a group comprising a time condition, a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444405 | Method and apparatus for implementing a MAC address pool for assignment to a virtual interface aggregate A method to implement an address pool is described. The method collects at least one address, the at least one address originally assigned as a unique address to at least one physical interface of a computer. Each originally assigned address is modified to be a plur... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444407 | Intelligent end user devices for clearinghouse services in an internet telephony system Clearinghouse services architectures that support the use of end user devices, such as personal computers, Internet Protocol (IP) phones, cable multimedia terminal adapters, and residential gateways, in an Internet telephony system. The innovative architectures incl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444411 | Internet interface service system and method providing public internet access to users carrying mobile terminals An internet interface service system and method are capable of connecting portable mobile terminals of users (such as notebook computers, palm top computers, network computers, PDAs, and the like) to a communication (or internet) network in public places (such as ai... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444414 | Secure resource access in a distributed environment A method and system for providing a first network resource with secure but limited access to a second network resource. A method embodying the invention includes receiving, from a client, a request to access the first resource. The client is then directed to an auth... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444368 | Methods and systems for selecting methodology for authenticating computer systems on a per computer system or per user basis Method and systems are disclosed for enabling a computer system to generate a request that includes an instruction identifying the authentication method or methods to be used when authenticating a subset of the client computer systems or users network connected to a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444404 | Network traffic regulation including consistency based detection and filtering of packets with spoof source addresses A director is provided to receive source address instances of packets routed through routing devices of a network. The director determines whether any of the reported source address instances are to be deemed as spoof source address instances. The director further d... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440776 | Radio access network and operation control method for the same An RNC is divided into a plurality of user plane servers (UPSs) for executing the transmission control of user's data and a control plane server (CPS) for executing the transmission control of a control signal for transmitting user's data. A C plane control section ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441029 | Storage system managing data through a wide area network In a storage system, a server apparatus and a storage apparatus are provided, while the server apparatus is connected via a LAN to one, or plural sets of computers so as to accept an access request of file data issued from the computers, whereas the storage apparatu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441030 | Delivery of continuous real-time performance data over the internet A data retrieval engine accesses data streams (“tags”) from data sources. Each data stream preferably includes a plurality of values for a tag and a time each value was recorded. A user accesses the web server to request real-time performance data for a pluralit... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441031 | System using registration information set by a user to allow other users to access updated portion of contact information of the user A method and system for controlling a recipient's access to a user's information. The method includes receiving a plurality of contact information, registration information and access information from the user. Only person's knowing the user's registration informati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441032 | System and methods for using an application layer control protocol transporting spatial location information pertaining to devices connected to wired and wireless internet protocol networks Application layer signaling is provided from users registering at a presence server for a presence service wherein upon reception the signaling is checked for spatial location information and stored for future use in providing the presence service in association wit... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440438 | Refresh and filtering mechanisms for LDP based VPLS and L2VPN solutions Refresh and filtering mechanisms for LDP based VPLS and L2VPN solutions are disclosed. A method for improving information communication in a network is achieved by these refresh and filtering mechanisms. The network includes provider edge devices which can communica... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440465 | Home gateway for executing a function of a security protocol and a method thereof A communication connecting apparatus that is able to execute a function of a security protocol for home devices that lack the ability to process a security protocol. The communication connecting apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises a protocol det... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441263 | System, method and computer program product for providing unified authentication services for online applications A system, method and computer program product for providing unified authentication services in an Application Service Provider (ASP) setting to a registered end-user of one or more online (or web) applications. The system includes client side components, a user mana... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437418 | Scheduling system for peripheral readiness protocol A scheduling system for an MFP to provided scheduled readiness of the MFP includes an MFP having an EMail address associated therewith; an EMail system for generating user EMAILS and transmitting the generated EMAILS; a readiness specification which is contained in ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437430 | Network linking using index modulated on data A given data object can effectively contain both a graphical representation to a network user and embedded information, such as the URL address of another network node, thereby to permit the object itself to serve as an automated hot link. The underlying development... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437441 | Using deltas for efficient policy distribution The present disclosure relates to mapping, tracking, and distributing policy to client devices. Policy, in particular lists of policy assignments are sent to client devices. A determination is made as to the changes or deltas between policy assignments that have bee... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437444 | Method and system for locating geographical locations of online users A location tracking system for building a geographic location database of network nodes in a computer network includes a trace engine module configured to send trace Id commands to a plurality of user terminals. The user terminals are actively coupled to a server no... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436955 | Encrypting and decrypting a data stream The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for encrypting and for decrypting a data stream, for securely sending a data stream and for securely receiving a data stream, and for secure transmission of a data stream. The data stream, after at least ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437447 | Method and system for authenticating a requestor without providing a key A method for authenticating a requesting entity in a communications environment. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes determining a client identification of a client node associated with the requesting entity, and determining whether the requesting entity... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437450 | End-to-end performance tool and method for monitoring electronic-commerce transactions A method and apparatus for monitoring electronic commerce transactions. A network delay agent, coupled to the access point for the electronic commerce provider's system is operable to send and receive communications to a designated customer's site for measuring netw... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437458 | Systems and methods for providing quality assurance A network includes a media server and a service activation device. The media server may receive a request for content from a subscriber device and transmit a message. The message may identify the subscriber device and include information relating to the content. The... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437457 | Regulating concurrent logins associated with a single account Regulating network access includes receiving a request for network access for a user identity and identifying a type of connection that the user identity seeks to leverage if granted the network access requested. The user identity for which the request is submitted ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437761 | Computer virus generation detection apparatus and method An apparatus includes a server connected between a first computer network in which a computer virus may generate and a second computer network or a computer system as an object of security protection. In the apparatus, a collection unit collects irregular data repre... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437762 | Method, computer program element and a system for processing alarms triggered by a monitoring system A method and system is designed for processing alarms, that have been triggered by a monitoring system such as an intrusion detection system, a firewall, or a network management system, comprising the steps of entering the triggered alarms into an alarm log, evaluat... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437454 | Low-impact method and apparatus for maintaining network access servers A method of performing maintenance on a network access server having associated channels carrying incoming digital or analog traffic determines whether maintenance is needed on a network access server and then communicating a busy condition of any unused associated ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437456 | Object reference generating device, object reference generating method and computer readable recording medium for recording an object reference generating program A naming service in CORBA is provided to a client with a high degree of reliability regardless of the operating format or network format. There are provided, an ORB for receiving a request from a client connected via a network, an apportioning server, and a network ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433369 | Controlling network traffic In an ATM exchange, a cell transmission control section transmits an ATM cell to a transmission path of an ATM network. A traffic monitor monitors traffic of the cell transmissions. A statistical process section performs a temporal statistical process on the result ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433918 | Computer network and method of operating same to preload content of selected web pages A method for operating a computer network to preload the content of web addresses on the local memory. The network comprises at least one device, a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on the network to internet using a web browser, re... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433953 | Methods and apparatus for reducing arbitration delay in channelized systems by use of additional scheduling hierarchy A data communications device interconnected for channelized communication overcomes the problems associated with message traffic starvation on outgoing traffic channels by forming arbitration, or speed groups of logical interfaces and allocating scheduling resources... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433923 | Authorized email control system An authorized email control system receives email destined for a particular user. Inclusive, temporary and exclusive address books are provided for the user. The inclusive address book lists all the sender email addresses and domains names that the user wants to all... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433950 | Method and mechanism to multiplex multiple application server requests over a single database connection In a method for avoiding section collision for application server requests over a single database connection, the database server assigns query identifiers to each instance of the same cursor opened for the same processing level within an application, allowing multi... | 10/07/2008 |
