Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method, in a telecommunication system, of processing a communication event associated with a subscriber of a communication network, the method comprising: obtaining context data relating to the subscriber, and in response to receiving the communication event, the telecommunications system processing the communication event in accordance with one or more rules generated by the telecommunications system based on the obtained context.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for establishing a communication between a first party and a second party, comprising: a data receiving subsystem for receiving from a third party details of the first and second party; and control logic for establishing a communication between the first and second party using the details supplied by the third party.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a communication method comprising the steps of making a determination in respect of at least initiating a first call between first and second communication devices having first and second contact numbers respectively; said making the determination comprising identifying at least one of the first and second contact numbers associated with said initiating, accessing a database comprising at least a first monitored contact number and at least one associated third party number corresponding to a third communication device, determining whether or not at least one of a first contact number and the second contact number match the first monitored contact number; and establishing, in response to the determination, a third party call to the third communication device.

Abstract: A method of determining information relating to one or more users of one or more communication devices in a communication system comprising receiving a request for information, retrieving data relating to an association between communication devices and users identified in the request, obtaining presence information relating to communication devices in the communication system, and supplying the information, the information being determined in part on the obtained presence information and in part on the retrieved association data.

Abstract: A network device includes a web server chip that is connectable to a computer network. The web server chip includes an embedded processor that is programmable to function as a manageability web server, obtain manageability information about the network device and send the manageability to a network manager. The web server chip further includes an interface for communicating with an I2C bus in the network device. The embedded processor is programmable to obtain manageability information about devices connected to the I2C bus. The embedded processor is also programmable to control fan controllers, power supply controllers and other controllers connected to the I2C bus. This, in turn, allows a network manager to command the web server chip to remotely power up and power down the network device. Thus, the web server chip can perform network management functions without burdening the host processor of the network device.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for establishing a communication between a first party and a second party, comprising: a data receiving subsystem for receiving from a third party details of the first and second party; and control logic for establishing a communication between the first and second party using the details supplied by the third party.

Abstract: A method of determining information relating to one or more users of one or more communication devices in a communication system comprising receiving a request for information, retrieving data relating to an association between communication devices and users identified in the request, obtaining presence information relating to communication devices in the communication system, and supplying the information, the information being determined in part on the obtained presence information and in part on the retrieved association data.

Abstract: A method of composing a composite still image from multiple still image instances of a time varying scene comprises encoding the still image instances using an encoding scheme arranged to encode differences between a difference image instance and a reference image instance as difference information. The method further comprises composing the composite still image from one of the difference image and instance and the reference image instance together with the difference information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication method and system, and more particularly, to a wireless communication system in which free public Internet access is provided to wireless communication devices via an appropriate wireless communication protocol such as, for example, 802.11b or Bluetooth. A clearing-house server is arranged to manage a pool of money and to distribute that money according to a distribution policy. The distribution policy is intended to compensate owners of various parts of the communication system infrastructure for providing free Internet access. For example, an ISP owner may be compensated for allowing the wireless base station to make its spare bandwidth available for use by members of the public to access the Internet, while concurrently maintaining sufficient bandwidth for its conventional users.

Abstract: A chip for a device such as a computer includes a media access controller and an embedded processor. The embedded processor is programmed to function as a web server and provide network manageability information to a network manager. The embedded processor is also programmed to function as a LAN controller. When a packet is received by the media access controller, the embedded processor examines a destination address of the packet and routes the packet to an appropriate end point. Packets having a first unique destination address are routed to a host interface (and eventually to a host processor), and packets having a second unique address are routed to the embedded processor-functioning-as-web server. Thus, the chip allows network management and local area network communications to be performed over a single physical interface.