Abstract: Method and systems for deriving relationships from overlapping time and location data are disclosed. A first user device receives time and location data for a first user, the time and location data for the first user representing locations of the first user over time, reduces the time and location data for the first user around a first plurality of artificial neurons, wherein each of the first plurality of artificial neurons represents a location of the first user during a first time, transmits the reduced time and location data for the first user to a server, wherein the server determines whether or not the first user and a second user are related based on determining that the first user and the second user have an artificial neuron in common among the first plurality of artificial neurons and a second plurality of artificial neurons.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a grammar describing activities of a user are disclosed. An aspect receives log data for the user, clusters the log data around a plurality of cluster centroids, assigns one or more semantic labels to each of the plurality of cluster centroids based on determining that a threshold number of log data points have been assigned to each of the plurality of cluster centroids, determines a sequence in which the log data points were clustered around the plurality of cluster centroids, generates one or more grammars representing a sequence of possible activities of the user based on the sequence in which the log data points were clustered around the plurality of cluster centroids and the one or more semantic labels of each of the plurality of cluster centroids, and filters the assigned one or more semantic labels for each of the plurality of cluster centroids.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to rendering content on a display. An embodiment creates a plurality of sessions between the display and a content delineating device, determines, by the content delineating device, a sensitivity level of content, and renders content having a first sensitivity level in a first session and content having a second sensitivity level in a second session.

Abstract: A method of optimizing call dialing may include receiving a first call including one or more of a session identification number, a contact identification number, a contact name and a direct inward dialing number, determining a caller provider and a callee provider based on the first call, determining cost information associated with one or more numbers corresponding to a callee and routing a second call between the caller and the callee based on one or more of the caller provider, the callee provider and the cost information.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a device controller initiates a dynamic discovery procedure to detect media output devices that are currently in proximity to a user. The device controller determines a first subset of the detected media output devices configured to present a first media type (e.g., video, audio, etc.) to the user and a second subset of the detected media output devices configured to present a second media type (e.g., audio, video, etc.) to the user. The device controller directs first and second portions of media to the first and second subsets conjunctive presentation. In another embodiment, the first and/or second subsets can include two or more devices, such that the same media type can be presented by multiple devices (e.g., to achieve a surround sound effect, a split-screen or cloned video effect, etc.).

Abstract: A method of authenticating a caller and authorizing a callee in a user-device environment may include receiving, by a gateway, a logon request comprising information associated with a caller and determining whether the caller is a subscriber based on at least a portion of the received caller information. If the caller is a subscriber, an other gateway may receive information associated with a callee who belongs to a contact list associated with the caller. The other gateway may determine whether the callee is authorized based on at least the callee information and the caller information, and if the callee is authorized, a call between the caller and the callee may be connected.

Abstract: In an embodiments a method of providing a local access number to a subscriber may include receiving subscriber locale information indicating a location of a subscriber, mapping the subscriber locale information to one or more local access numbers, identifying, from the one or more local access numbers, a local access number corresponding to the subscriber locale information and transmitting the identified local access number to the subscriber's mobile device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to transmitting data between a plurality of computing devices such as mobile telephones and other electronic communications devices, where a request is associated with placing a call to a contact, and where information associated with the request is stored and a request for a SIP proxy is made, and an IP address associated with the SIP proxy is transmitted to allow redirecting the call to a server via the SIP proxy.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for constructing a grammar to describe interactions among a plurality of devices in a network are disclosed. An aspect receives, by a network interface of a device, device capabilities of each of the plurality of devices, generates, by a reduced device list generator of the device, a reduced device list representing groupings of the plurality of devices based on the device capabilities, models, by an interaction sequence modeler of the device, one or more sequences of interactions among the plurality of devices using the reduced device list, constructs, by a grammar construction module of the device, the grammar based on the modeled one or more sequences of interactions, and stores the grammar in a memory of the device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing voicemail services to callers of wireless devices may include providing customized outgoing messages to callers based upon the caller's identification. A subscriber to the voicemail service may select one or more contacts associated with the subscriber to receive a customized outgoing message while the remaining callers receive a general outgoing message. The methods and apparatus may further include distributing voicemail messages from a subscriber's voicemail accounts to one or more social networking sites. The subscriber to the voicemail services may share one or more received voicemail messages via one or more social networking accounts associated with the subscriber.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing voicemail services to callers of wireless devices may include providing customized outgoing messages to callers based upon the caller's identification. A subscriber to the voicemail service may select one or more contacts associated with the subscriber to receive a customized outgoing message while the remaining callers receive a general outgoing message. The methods and apparatus may further include distributing voicemail messages from a subscriber's voicemail accounts to one or more social networking sites. The subscriber to the voicemail services may share one or more received voicemail messages via one or more social networking accounts associated with the subscriber.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to calculating a relative distance between a first node and a second node in a wireless network. An aspect of the disclosure includes detecting a plurality of transitions of a user device from the first node to the second node, determining a relationship between the first node and the second node based on the plurality of transitions, and calculating the relative distance between the first node and the second node based on the determined relationship.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to facilitating and tracking joint purchases among multiple parties. More particularly, multiple parties may use a joint purchasing service to jointly purchase one or more items according to a consecutive, concurrent, or other ownership distribution that the parties agreed upon, and the joint purchasing service may implement one or more controls to track and maintain the ownership distribution. For example, locations associated with jointly purchased items may be tracked such that joint purchasers may be notified when possession should be transferred (e.g., when the current owner's turn expires, when one owner exceeds a usage proportion allocated thereto, etc.). Furthermore, ownership over certain jointly purchased items may be automatically managed (e.g., an electronic item may be transferred from one joint owner to another when the current owner's turn expires, joint owners may be required to be in proximity to use the item, etc.).

Abstract: The disclosure is related to confirming an identity of a first user of a first user device. An aspect includes receiving a request to confirm the identity of the first user, determining whether or not there is a relationship between the first user or the first user device and a second user of a second user device or the second user device based on a first list of user interactions associated with the first user device and a second list of user interactions associated with the second user device, and confirming the identity of the first user based on determining that there is a relationship between the first user or the first user device and the second user or the second user device.

Abstract: A system of provisioning contact information associated with one or more contacts of a communication device user may include a first processing device associated with a first service provider, a first computer-readable storage medium in communication with the first processing device and a second processing device associated with a second service provider and in communication with the first processing device. The first computer-readable storage medium may include instructions for receiving a mobile device identifier corresponding to a mobile device associated with a user of a second service provider, sending a message having an authorization code to the mobile device associated with the user, and receiving the mobile device identifier and the authorization code, receiving contact information associated with one or more contacts of an address book associated with the user, updating the received contact information and updating contact information associated with the user in one or more second address books.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to providing interconnectivity between a plurality of user devices. A wireless interconnectivity device connects to a first user device of the plurality of user devices over a first local wireless network, connects to a second user device of the plurality of user devices over a second local wireless network, receives a request from the first user device to transfer data from the first user device to the second user device, determines whether or not a third user device has granted permission to transfer the data from the first user device to the second user device, and transfers the data from the first user device to the second user device based on the third user device having granted permission to transfer the data from the first user device to the second user device.

Abstract: A system for running an application on a mobile device may include a mobile device having an application associated with a service provider, a computing device in communication with the mobile device and a computer readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer readable storage medium may have one or more programming instructions for determining an inactive time associated with the mobile device, determining whether the inactive time is equal to or greater than a threshold value and in response to the inactive time being equal to or greater than the threshold value, sending a message to the mobile device. The inactive time may represent a length of a period of inactivity associated with the mobile device, and the message may include one or more instructions to activate the application.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to clustering a stream of data points. An aspect receives the stream of data points, determines a plurality of cluster centroids, divides the plurality of cluster centroids among a plurality of threads and/or processors, assigns a portion of the stream of data points to each of the plurality of threads and/or processors, and combines a plurality of clusters generated by the plurality of threads and/or processors to generate a global universe of clusters. An aspect assigns a portion of the stream of data points to each of a plurality of threads and/or processors, wherein each of the plurality of threads and/or processors determines one or more cluster centroids and generates one or more clusters around the one or more cluster centroids, and combines the one or more clusters from each of the plurality of threads and/or processors to generate a global universe of clusters.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for establishing and maintaining communication between two or more communication devices coupled to a communication networks. Some specific aspects relate to communication between a plurality of communication devices each of which is coupled to a respective network. Other aspects relate to establishing such communication by way of contact lists maintained and facilitated on systems coupled to the networks. Users of multiple communication networks, such as VoIP, PSTN and wireless, employ multiple communication devices to communicate with their contacts. For example, a VoIP enabled computer is necessary to access contacts on a VoIP network and a mobile or cellular telephone is used to access contacts on wireless and PSTN networks. A contact list, stored on one communication device, in some instances, cannot be accessed from another communication device.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for establishing and maintaining communication between two or more communication devices coupled to communication networks. Some specific aspects relate to communication between a plurality of communication devices each of which is coupled to a respective network. Other aspects relate to establishing such communication by way of contact lists maintained and facilitated on systems coupled to the networks. Users of multiple communication networks, such as VoIP, PSTN and wireless, employ multiple communication devices to communicate with their contacts. For example, a VoIP enabled computer is necessary to access contacts on a VoIP network and a mobile or cellular telephone is used to access contacts on wireless and PSTN networks. A contact list, stored on one communication device, in some instances, cannot be accessed from another communication device.