Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for executing, at local nodes, centrally provisioned telephony services. A telephony service can be provisioned at a central node. The telephony service is transmitted to a first local node. The telephony service is executed at the first local node.

Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for policy-based content insertion. A client device transmits to a content server a request for the delivery of content. The content server modifies the request based on an ingress policy. The content server transmits the modified request to a second server where the second server processes the request. The second server transmits a reply to the modified request to the content server. The reply includes a content insertion instruction. The content server transmits the content to the client device based on the content insertion instruction and/or one or more egress policies.

Abstract: In one example, multimedia content is requested from a plurality of storage modules. Each storage module retrieves the requested parts, which are typically stored on a plurality of storage devices at each storage module. Each storage module determines independently when to retrieve the requested parts of the data file from storage and transmits those parts from storage to a data queue. Based on a capacity of a delivery module and/or the data rate associated with the request, each storage module transmits the parts of the data file to the delivery module. The delivery module generates a sequenced data segment from the parts of the data file received from the plurality of storage modules and transmits the sequenced data segment to the requester.

Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for policy-based content insertion. A client device transmits to a content server a request for the delivery of content. The content server modifies the request based on an ingress policy. The content server transmits the modified request to a second server where the second server processes the request. The second server transmits a reply to the modified request to the content server. The reply includes a content insertion instruction. The content server transmits the content to the client device based on the content insertion instruction and/or one or more egress policies.

Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for policy-based content insertion. A client device transmits to a content server a request for the delivery of content. The content server modifies the request based on an ingress policy. The content server transmits the modified request to a second server where the second server processes the request. The second server transmits a reply to the modified request to the content server. The reply includes a content insertion instruction. The content server transmits the content to the client device based on the content insertion instruction and/or one or more egress policies.

Abstract: In one example, multimedia content is requested from a plurality of storage modules. Each storage module retrieves the requested parts, which are typically stored on a plurality of storage devices at each storage module. Each storage module determines independently when to retrieve the requested parts of the data file from storage and transmits those parts from storage to a data queue. Based on a capacity of a delivery module and/or the data rate associated with the request, each storage module transmits the parts of the data file to the delivery module. The delivery module generates a sequenced data segment from the parts of the data file received from the plurality of storage modules and transmits the sequenced data segment to the requester.

Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for policy-based content insertion. A client device transmits to a content server a request for the delivery of content. The content server modifies the request based on an ingress policy. The content server transmits the modified request to a second server where the second server processes the request. The second server transmits a reply to the modified request to the content server. The reply includes a content insertion instruction. The content server transmits the content to the client device based on the content insertion instruction and/or one or more egress policies.

Abstract: In one example, multimedia content is requested from a plurality of storage modules. Each storage module retrieves the requested parts, which are typically stored on a plurality of storage devices at each storage module. Each storage module determines independently when to retrieve the requested parts of the data file from storage and transmits those parts from storage to a data queue. Based on a capacity of a delivery module and/or the data rate associated with the request, each storage module transmits the parts of the data file to the delivery module. The delivery module generates a sequenced data segment from the parts of the data file received from the plurality of storage modules and transmits the sequenced data segment to the requester.

Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for transforming call control and dialog elements for telephony service applications from an intermediate language into a target language. A module that includes a plurality of elements is generated. At least a first element of the plurality of elements is a call control element and at least a second element of the plurality of elements is a dialog element. The call control element defines control of at least one call event associated with the dialog element. The module is stored in an intermediate design file, which is based on one or more intermediate languages. At least a part of the intermediate design file is transformed, using a transformation rule, into one or more target design files, which are based on one or more target languages. The one or more target languages are different from the one or more intermediate languages.

Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for generating an integrated call control and dialog application. A graphical user interface is provided. A user is enabled, using the graphical user interface, to select an element from a plurality of elements. The plurality of elements include at least one call control element and at least one dialog element. The at least one call control element define control of at least one call event associated with the at least one dialog element. A module for telephony applications is generated using the graphical user interface.

Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for executing, at local nodes, centrally provisioned telephony services. A telephony service can be provisioned at a central node. The telephony service is transmitted to a first local node. The telephony service is executed at the first local node.

Abstract: Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for common telephony services to multiple devices associated with multiple networks. A centralized packet-based network is provided that is capable of providing the common telephony services associated with a subscriber to a first telephony device of the subscriber associated with a first network and to a second telephony device of the subscriber associated with a second network. Each call placed to or from a subscriber's device is routed to the centralized, packet-based network. Each device can be assigned an identical unique identifier. The packet-based service provider network can perform a handoff of the call while the call is in process from the first device associated with the first network to the second device associated with the second network.

Abstract: Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for common telephony services to multiple devices associated with multiple networks. A centralized packet-based network is provided that is capable of providing the common telephony services associated with a subscriber to a first telephony device of the subscriber associated with a first network and to a second telephony device of the subscriber associated with a second network. Each call placed to or from a subscriber's device is routed to the centralized, packet-based network. Each device can be assigned an identical unique identifier. The packet-based service provider network can perform a handoff of the call while the call is in process from the first device associated with the first network to the second device associated with the second network.