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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7532647 | Methods and systems for auto-correlating message transfer part (MTP) priority and internet protocol (IP) type of service in converged networks Methods and systems for automatically correlating signaling message priority and IP priority are disclosed. A priority level of a signaling message may be determined based on a priority parameter in the signaling message or a user based priority. The signaling messa... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7436850 | Ultra-wideband (UWB) transparent bridge System and method for transparently attaching wireless peripherals to a computer using an UWB wireless network. A preferred embodiment comprises an interface (for example, interface 630), a communications bus (for example, a USB 620), and an UWB wirele... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428425 | Method and apparatus for providing biasing criteria for binary decisions for use in wireless communications to enhance protection A criterion for biasing a binary decision requiring an unequal protection which utilizes a measured signal to interference ratio (SIR). The SIR may be derived from a determination of channel estimation. The SIR is compared against a threshold, the threshold being se... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426218 | Communication systems and QSIG communications methods This invention relates to communication systems and QSIG communication methods. According to a first aspect, a communication system includes a control component; and a data network configured to communicate packets of information intermediate an originating location... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423968 | Systems and methods to convey additional signaling information in a wireless local area network A high-throughput communication station conveys additional signaling information by transmitting a high-throughput packet with a time offset between some portions of the packet transmitted on a first subchannel and some portions of the packet transmitted on a second... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7372876 | Method for setting up a useful data link between terminals in a VoIP system At least one switching instance is provided in a VoIP system in order to set up a useful data link between a calling terminal and a called terminal. A first signaling link is set up between each terminal and the at least one switching instance for interchanging info... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363358 | Transporting a WAN configuration from a PC to a residential gateway A method, system, and computer program enabling a client device to transfer a network configuration from a broadband modem to a residential gateway in a simple, user friendly process. This provides a simple installation procedure for a user. A different network swit... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352711 | Circuit arrangement and method for data transmission In the inventive circuit arrangement and appertaining method, data of at least respectively one ISDN data connection, a traditional telephone connection as well as of a broadband data connection are transmitted in an SDSL frame of an SDSL data connection, where the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350082 | Upgrading of encryption A method of upgrading an encryption process for encryption of video information from an old encryption process to a new encryption process, consistent with certain embodiments involves selecting a portion of video content for selective encryption. The selected porti... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349434 | Method and apparatus for transmitting different data types in a wireless packet data communication system A method and apparatus for encapsulating a PDU in a wireless packet data communication system. In a system providing voice and high-rate packet data services, an LAC layer and an RLP layer generate SDUs of MuxPDU Type 1, 2, or 4 with signaling informat... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342958 | System and method for enhancing throughput in an additive gaussian noise channel with a predetermined rate set and unknown interference A system for, and method of, determining channel throughput achievable under superposition coding given a finite, predetermined set of allowed transmission rates and a related system for, and method of, maximizing channel throughput. In one embodiment, the system in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343150 | Log-based ringtones A method is disclosed for determining properties of an output signal that notifies a user of an incoming message, based on information that is available to and associated with the user's telecommunications terminal. In particular, in the illustrative embodiment one ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340515 | Optimisation of network configuration A method and program for checking for misconfigurations and inefficiencies in the configuration of devices and links on a network. Information relating to the configuration of components on the network is stored in a database. The configuration information is access... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336627 | Digital subscriber line transmission method, apparatus and system A digital subscriber line transmission (xDSL) system includes a transmitting side which transmits training symbols by adding some data that is contained in a training symbol sequence onto at least one of the beginning and the end of this symbol sequence and then tra... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330512 | System and method for the data transmission of digital transmission data The invention relates to a system for the data transmission of digital transmission data (17, 18) between a first digital protective device (1) and a second digital protective device (9) on a section (A) of an energy supply line (2) in a ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330542 | Method and system for establishing a multimedia connection by negotiating capability in an outband control channel The present invention relates to a method and system for establishing a connection to a terminal device, wherein a user capability information defining supported types of information streams is set in a compatibility information element within an outband signaling m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321925 | Load balancing and fault tolerance for server-based software applications An application service provider provides to remote networked computers service sessions using one of a plurality of similarly functioning software applications residing on different servers with different unique network addresses. To request a service session, a rem... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321572 | Frame relay protocol-based multiplex switching scheme for satellite mesh network A frame relay protocol-based earth station interface architecture provides full mesh connectivity for a relatively small number of network stations. The fundamental component of the architecture is a frame relay protocol-based switch, which employs a network interfa... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310340 | High rate packet data transmission system A hybrid ARQ method for packet data transmission in a mobile communication system wherein previously transmitted packets are combined with retransmitted packets. The packets are segmented into a plurality of protocol data units (PDUs), and each PDU is assigned a seq... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310356 | Automatic discovery of network core type Systems and methods for automatically discovering the configuration of network and/or communication facilities are provided. The determination generally involves receiving and/or sending at least one test message or packet with special characteristics that normally ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302570 | Apparatus, system, and method for authorized remote access to a target system An apparatus, system, and method are provided for authorized remote access to a target system. The apparatus, system, and method include a security module and an authorization module that cooperate to authenticate a remote user using three passwords. The apparatus, ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295579 | Methods and systems for communicating signaling information using a normalized signaling protocol A normalizing signaling gateway (NSG) routing node receives a first signaling message formatted according to a first variant of a common or standard signaling protocol, such as ISUP, and creates a second signaling message based on the first message. The second signa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292687 | Capability negotiation in a telecommunications network A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an originating signalling point to a terminating signalling point or sign... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292606 | Two-stage symbol alignment method for ADSL transmission in the presence of TCM-ISDN interferers Method embodiments for achieving hyperframe symbol synchronization are disclosed, along with device and system embodiments for implementing such methods. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a pilot signal having at least two phase states; measuring th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289489 | Method for billing IP broadband subscribers A method of billing a variable bit rate communication between a first terminal and a distant terminal to a broadband subscriber permits changing billing parameters during a call in real time in response to user inputs including user requested changes in quality of s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283538 | Load balanced scalable network gateway processor architecture A network gateway processor architecture including a scalable array of compute processors that function to convert inbound data packets to outbound data packets, an ingress processor coupleable to a first network to receive the inbound data packets and coupled to pr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283545 | Structured termination identification for ephemeral terminations A method for identifying ephemeral terminations in a packet-based network includes identifying the Radio Network Controller with an RNC indicator in a first level, identifying the one or more ICCs with an ICC indicator in a second level, identifying the one or more ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280532 | Call set-up method using SIP-T overlap signaling In a call set-up method using SIP-T overlap signaling, rather than waiting for receiving every digit of a called number dialed by a caller, when digits capable of a number translation are received, a bearer channel connection is immediately performed so that a delay... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272174 | Upstream data transmission A process transmits digital data to an A/D converter via an analog channel. The process includes generating a sequence of output signals by precoding a sequence of input signal points to precompensate for ISI in the analog channel. In the precoding is matched to the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266111 | Intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM An illustrative intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM are provided that can provide significant advantages. The intelligent network includes a multi-service control point, an ATM signaling intercept processor, and a service administra... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257205 | 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. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, ea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253729 | Wireless vending communication systems A system includes a plurality of vending machines communicating wirelessly with a centralized consolidation unit. The consolidation unit communicates via a pre-established communications network, such as a wired or wireless telephone network with a data collection c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248606 | Radio apparatus and base station apparatus A radio apparatus and base station apparatus that flexibly respond to an increase or decrease in the number of users without being constrained by the number of users. An A-DPCH signal processing section (106) generates dedicated transmission signals correspon... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243154 | Dynamically adaptable communications processor architecture and associated methods A dynamically adaptable communications processor includes a memory element, which includes executable content, and a control element, coupled with the memory element, that selectively implements the executable content to modify the dynamically adaptable communicatio... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228414 | Method and apparatus for transferring a communication session Session Inter-Device (SID) mobility networks (50, 100, 150) are described in which a seamless transfer of a communication session from a first device (56,106, 116) to a second device (66, 116, 166) can be achieved without interrupting the active... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228415 | Method and apparatus for transferring a communication session Session Inter-Device (SID) mobility networks (50, 100, 150) are described in which a seamless transfer of a communication session from a first device (56, 106, 116) to a second device (66, 116, 166) can be achieved without interrupting the activ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219028 | Apparatus for testing hard disk drive A device testing apparatus, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) testing apparatus, using one host computer to test a plurality of the devices, such as to burn-in test HDDs. A host computer having at least two serial communication ports is communicably connected to power... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7203163 | Service parameter interworking method To achieve a transparent service parameter exchange between networks using a circuit-oriented protocol and networks using a packet-oriented protocol, there is provided a service parameter interworking method adapted to achieve a service parameter exchange between th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200147 | Method for analyzing address for next generation integrated network service The present invention provides an address analysis method for the next generation integrated network service. The address analysis method makes it possible to establish an outgoing or incoming call service in all kinds of address schemes while the integrated network... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200135 | Method for minimizing searching time for a transport format selection in a code division multiple access mobile communication system A method for minimizing searching time for a transport format selection in a CDMA communication system including an RLC layer and an MAC layer. The RLC layer entity contains a plurality of logical channels and transmits input data to the MAC layer through a specific... | 04/03/2007 |