| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE40821 |
Multi-display electronic devices having open and closed configurations |
July 7, 2009 |
| A portable or other electronic device has two or more display devices or screens that can be used to display different subsets of image signals. The effect is that the device simulates the display capabilities of devices having much larger screens. The device has an open or active co |
| 7620722 |
Method and apparatus for establishing communication |
November 17, 2009 |
| A method of establishing communication between an information source defined by a data processing system and a user accessing the information source with a data processing device via a communications network is described. The method comprises assigning a position in a queue to the us |
| 7620556 |
Telecommunications system for broadcasting and receiving information whose pertinence is at leas |
November 17, 2009 |
| A telecommunications terminal is disclosed that comprises: a receiver for receiving a geographically-sensitive message and an indicium of a geographic location of relevance; means for ascertaining a geographic location of the telecommunications terminal; and a processor for determini |
| 7620400 |
Inter-system message delivery for SMS text messages |
November 17, 2009 |
| The present Inter-System Message Delivery System increases the SMS text message delivery success rate. When a mobile subscriber station roams outside of the confines of the cell in which it is presently registered, the delivery of SMS messages to mobile subscriber stations fails, since |
| 7620384 |
Converged service control for IMS networks and legacy networks |
November 17, 2009 |
| Systems and methods are disclosed to provide converged service control and converged charging in legacy networks and IMS networks. A converged service control system of the invention includes a protocol interface and a service controller. The protocol interface receives call messages fro |
| 7620275 |
Integrated polarization splitter/combiner |
November 17, 2009 |
| Provided is an apparatus and method for use thereof. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a 1.times.2 coupler in communication with a waveguide. The 1.times.2 coupler, in this embodiment, is configured to separate an input finite bandwidth optical signal provided from the optic |
| 7620273 |
Methods and devices for providing optical, serviced-enabled cross-connections |
November 17, 2009 |
| A technique for improving optical cross-connections comprises placing a switch in front of a number of processing units. So configured, the units are no longer dedicated to a specific link or signal. When necessary, a unit is connected/disconnected to one or more optical links by the swi |
| 7620041 |
Authentication mechanisms for call control message integrity and origin verification |
November 17, 2009 |
| The present invention incorporates methodologies developed in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Protocol Security (IPSEC) Working Group into asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and frame relay (FR) signaling to provide message integrity and origin authentication. In one |
| 7620033 |
Method for optimal path selection in traversal of packets through network address translators |
November 17, 2009 |
| Reduction of administrative overhead in maintaining network information, rapid convergence on an optimal routing path through the data network, and utilization of only required network resources are realized by a novel method for establishing a call path between network users. The me |
| 7620004 |
Methods of power overload control in communication systems |
November 17, 2009 |
| Methods of providing power overload control in a communication system having a least one base station serving one or more users of at least one cell are described which may avoid an overload condition in the system. In one aspect, a target signal-to-interference ratio (SIR.sub.target) ma |
| 7619990 |
Two tiered packet labeling for data network traceback |
November 17, 2009 |
| Disclosed is a two tier packet labeling technique for use in connection with network traceback in a network having multiple autonomous systems, with routers and other network resources within each autonomous system. Tier 1 labels are assigned at the autonomous system level, and tier 2 |
| 7619808 |
Light wave front construction |
November 17, 2009 |
| A method for producing a 3D image includes providing a pixel-by-pixel map over a preselected aperture of relative phases for coherent light scattered by or transmitted through a desired scene. The method includes positioning micro-mirrors of a reconfigurable mirror array to produce r |
| 7619469 |
Current switched circuit for switch mode power amplifiers |
November 17, 2009 |
| Disclosed is a switch mode power amplifier that provides high power (e.g., 100 W) at a high frequency (e.g., microwave frequency range). The switch mode power amplifier includes a load resistor, an inductor-capacitor (LC) circuit connected in parallel with the load resistor, a first swit |
| 7619257 |
Devices including graphene layers epitaxially grown on single crystal substrates |
November 17, 2009 |
| An electronic device comprises a body including a single crystal region on a major surface of the body. The single crystal region has a hexagonal crystal lattice that is substantially lattice-matched to graphene, and a at least one epitaxial layer of graphene is disposed on the single |
| 7618746 |
Nanostructured battery having end of life cells |
November 17, 2009 |
| A cell-array battery is disclosed having end-of-life cells that can be activated at the end of a battery's life to, illustratively, neutralize the toxic chemicals inside the battery. In one embodiment, neutralization of the electrolyte in the battery is achieved through immobilization of |
| 7616854 |
Optical coupling structure |
November 10, 2009 |
| The present invention provides an apparatus and method for operation therefore. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes an optical coupling structure disposed within a cladding region, wherein the optical coupling structure includes a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion |
| 7616724 |
Method and apparatus for multi-modulation frame synchronization in a digital communication syste |
November 10, 2009 |
| A method and apparatus for frame synchronization in digital communication systems using multiple modulation formats perform a search for a differential frame alignment sequence (FAS) to frame-align the received digital stream and determine the polarity of the stream. Embodiments of t |
| 7616648 |
Internet audio gateway |
November 10, 2009 |
| A method and system is disclosed for an internet audio gateway for delivering data based audio content to devices that are incapable of receiving and processing such content in the data form or where the device is capable of receiving and processing such data but the network is not c |
| 7616425 |
Photo-sensitive MEMS structure |
November 10, 2009 |
| A heat-sensitive apparatus includes a substrate with a top surface, one or more bars being rotatably joined to the surface and having bimorph portions, and a plate rotatably joined to the surface and substantially rigidly joined to the one or more bars. Each bimorph portion bends in |
| 7615779 |
Forming electrodes to small electronic devices having self-assembled organic layers |
November 10, 2009 |
| In one embodiment of the invention, a method of fabricating a SAM device comprises the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a top surface and a first metal electrode disposed on the top surface, (b) annealing the first metal electrode, (c) forming a SAM layer on a major surface of |
| 7614055 |
Selecting a processor to run an executable of a distributed software application upon startup of |
November 3, 2009 |
| An apparatus in one example comprises a manager component for a distributed software application that based on one or more of a characteristic of an executable of the distributed software application and/or a characteristic of one or more of a plurality of processors, selects a proce |
| 7613735 |
Method and apparatus for managing multimedia content |
November 3, 2009 |
| The invention includes a system, apparatus, and method for storing media content within a service provider network. The system includes multi-service servers associated with access points adapted to allow end-user devices to access the service provider network. Each multi-service ser |
| 7613476 |
Method and apparatus for path imbalance reduction in networks using high speed data packet acces |
November 3, 2009 |
| A method and apparatus are disclosed whereby noise is introduced at one or more base stations in non-HSDPA cells into the uplink signal from one or more user devices. As a result, the apparent quality of the uplink channel in those cells will appear to be lower than the actual quality of |
| 7613470 |
Repeat dealing in wireless networks to busy called parties |
November 3, 2009 |
| A wireless network is disclosed that provides repeat dialing to busy called parties. The wireless network includes an originating MSC system that serves a calling party, and a terminating MSC system that serves a called party. The calling party initiates a call to the called party th |
| 7613447 |
System for identifying the location of selected mobile stations |
November 3, 2009 |
| The present system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations includes two components: a first component that authenticates an authorized party who logs into the Mobile Switching Center, and a second component that is responsive to the entry of a system activation command |
| 7613402 |
Duobinary receiver |
November 3, 2009 |
| An optical receiver adapted to process an optical duobinary signal received over a transmission link in an optical communication system. In one embodiment, the receiver has an optical-to-electrical signal converter coupled to a decoder. The decoder processes an electrical signal gene |
| 7613125 |
Method and apparatus for temporal alignment of multiple parallel data streams |
November 3, 2009 |
| Methods and apparatus for aligning the transmitters of two or more bidirectional ports of an integrated circuit (IC), particularly an application-specific IC (ASIC) or field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Misalignment of two or more transmitters is determined by the IC itself withou |
| 7610393 |
Mobile IP supporting quality of service |
October 27, 2009 |
| A quality of service session is established between a correspondent node and a mobile node. The mobile node has a home address in a home network is temporarily connected at a care-of address in a foreign network. A modified reply message is generated in the foreign network. The modified |
| 7610328 |
Methods and apparatus for a multi-technology subscriber base for global roaming |
October 27, 2009 |
| A method and a system for providing a connection to a subscriber having multiple subscriber devices utilizing different communications protocols are disclosed. The subscriber is associated with an address to which incoming calls are addressed. The method and system provide for comple |
| 7610063 |
System for determining information for circuit packs connected by a single line bus |
October 27, 2009 |
| A system for determining slot specific information in a base station includes a switch provided in connection with each circuit pack in slots of the base station. The switches are selectively operated to isolate a particular circuit pack to associate the information relating to that |
| 7610058 |
Reverse loop protocol |
October 27, 2009 |
| It is possible to operate a wireless system, such as a CDMA system, in a more efficient manner by employing a statistical approach for setting power targets for reverse loop transmission. Unlike present methods for setting such targets a figure-of-merit quantity such as the frame error |
| 7610015 |
System and method for coherent communication in a network |
October 27, 2009 |
| A method is provided for increasing the effective transmission range for ones of a plurality of low-power transmitters arranged in an array. In particular, the low-power transmitters are arranged to simultaneously transmit a common information stream, and the transmitters are caused to |
| 7609981 |
Deliberate signal degradation for optimizing receiver control loops |
October 27, 2009 |
| Techniques to control an optical receiver having a control loop using Bit Error Rate (BER). In one implementation, a bit error rate (BER) associated with a received optical signal is determined. Indication of the BER to a control loop adapted is provided to adjust the optical signal |
| 7609976 |
Method and system for ultra-high bit rate fiber-optic communications |
October 27, 2009 |
| A method and system for ultra-high bit rate fiber-optic communications (e.g., 160 Gb/s) utilize a phase-correlated modulation format where phases of bits in adjacent four-bit groups in transmitted optical pulse trains are altered by .pi. (or 180.degree.). |
| 7609934 |
Integrated tunable optical equalizer |
October 27, 2009 |
| Provided is an apparatus and method for use thereof. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes first and second 1.times.N couplers integrated on a substrate and configured to receive an optical symbol having an intended time slot, N being at least three. The apparatus, in this embodimen |
| 7609777 |
Maximum likelihood a posteriori probability detector |
October 27, 2009 |
| A communication device comprising an ML-APP detector coupled to at least two antennas. The ML-APP detector comprises at least one Hx unit coupled to at least one LLR unit. The Hx unit generates a portion of all possible symbols that can be received and transfers each generated symbol |
| 7609709 |
Video aware traffic management |
October 27, 2009 |
| A multiplexer selectively chooses packets for discarding during periods of congestion. In a first embodiment, thresholds for fill levels of a FIFO queue are set for a plurality of priority types. As thresholds are exceeded, incoming packet below a set priority level will be prevented |
| 7609693 |
Multicast packet queuing |
October 27, 2009 |
| A traffic forwarding system that uses a multicast start-of-packet (SOP) pointer to enqueue a multicast packet in packet queues. The system receives cells, assigns pointers to the cells, and stores the received cells in memory. The system assigns multicast SOP pointers to multicast SO |
| 7609682 |
Implementing an intelligent network service for a packet-switched service using a node interfaci |
October 27, 2009 |
| A module interfaces a mobile communications network to a packet data network and is capable of implementing an Intelligent Network Service for a packet-switched service for subscribers of the mobile communications network. A network interface module may be operative to implement such |
| 7609678 |
Providing information on wireless service coverage along routes being considered for a journey |
October 27, 2009 |
| An illustrative method provides information to a user on wireless communication coverage along at least one route. A wireless availability server receives a user request for coverage information where the request includes an origination and destination location provided by the user for |
| 7609637 |
Network quality of service management |
October 27, 2009 |
| An architecture for quality-of-service (QoS) management creates a logical circuit-switched network within a packet network to support QoS-sensitive demands levied on the network. This QoS-managed network can serve to interwork, e.g., a PSTN with VoIP networks. The architecture can includ |
| 7609626 |
Nodes for managing congestion and traffic flow by considering the minimization of link utilizati |
October 27, 2009 |
| Traffic demands are routed across links of an information network so as to avoid congestion and allow for future traffic growth. Traffic demands from a source node to a destination node of the network are monitored, including bandwidths associated with each of the demands. For each d |
| 7609624 |
Method and apparatus for pre-provisioning networks to support fast restoration with minimum over |
October 27, 2009 |
| Improved network design techniques are provided. For example, a technique for designing a protection capacity to be reserved in a network comprises the following steps/operations. One or more link capacities associated with a network topology are obtained. The network is assumed to have |
| 7609385 |
Method and apparatus for characterization of the response of optical devices |
October 27, 2009 |
| Techniques for characterizing the response of an optical device comprising modulating at least one signal using the device; coupling the modulated signal with a reference signal in a variety of ways; detecting the coupled signals; and obtaining the response of the modulator by analyzing |
| 7608827 |
Near-field terahertz imaging |
October 27, 2009 |
| A T-ray imaging system employing an optical resonator that is adapted to be (i) positioned in the near-field proximity to a surface of a sample and (ii) pumped with pump light such that the pump light traverses a relatively thin layer of an electro-optically responsive material (EORM) |
| 7608446 |
Nanostructured surface for microparticle analysis and manipulation |
October 27, 2009 |
| The present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a first mechanical structure having a first rigid surface, an area of the first rigid surface having a nanostructured surface. The apparatus also includes a second mechanical structure having a second rigid surface and opposing |
| 7606237 |
Sharing restoration path bandwidth in mesh networks |
October 20, 2009 |
| A shared mesh data network (SMDN) for path-based recovery at the packet level. In one implementation, a first link in the network is part of two or more different protection paths, where each protection path corresponds to a different primary path. A network manager determines how mu |
| 7606142 |
Method and system for shared backup allocation in networks based on partial information |
October 20, 2009 |
| A method comprises allocating a respective restoration path to protect each of a plurality of primary paths in a network. Each primary path has a plurality of nodes and at least two subpaths connecting the nodes of the primary path. Each restoration path includes at least one link. Each |
| 7603475 |
Method for flow control in a communication system |
October 13, 2009 |
| In the method of flow control, a flow control message, requesting more data, is sent from a first communication device based on an amount of data output by the first communication device and an available data storage capacity of the first communication device. |
| 7603259 |
Method and apparatus for quantifying an impact of a disaster on a network |
October 13, 2009 |
| The invention comprises a method and apparatus for determining an expected impact of a disaster on a network. In particular, one embodiment of the method includes modeling the network as a plurality of geographical regions associated with respective pluralities of network elements and |
