Abstract: A method for preprocessing transaction records indicative of subscriber activity on a telecommunication network for subsequent downstream processing is provided. The method includes receiving a file including a plurality of transaction records each having a plurality of fields, wherein each field contains at least one character. The characters of selected fields, or all fields, are analyzed to determine whether each of the characters is of a desired format. When any one of the characters is of an improper format, a first flag is set to indicate the existence of an erroneous character within the selected field of the transaction record. Each of the plurality of transaction records are also analyzed to determine whether each transaction record is within a desired category of transaction records. When any one of the plurality of transaction records within a file is not within the desired category of transaction records, a second flag is set to indicate an erroneous transaction record within the file.

Abstract: An XDSL system comprising a hybrid circuit in operative communication with a transmission line and an XDSL modem associated with a subscriber premises. The hybrid circuit comprises a plurality of selectable impedance circuits having different impedance values. A controller selectively engages each of the impedance circuits in-line with the XDSL modem and the transmission line. The controller records the performance of the modem with each circuit engaged, and selects the desired impedance circuit as a function of the performance characteristics associated with each of the impedance circuits. The impedance circuit which provides the best performance characteristic is selected as the impedance circuit for normal modem operation.

Abstract: A method and system for use in identifying customer premises equipment (CPE) in a distributed network are presented. The method utilizes a unique identifier provided by a CPE device to a host server during the discovery stage of PPPoE communications in a distributed network. The server receives the unique identifier and stores the identifier for use in identifying and managing CPE devices attached to a service provider's network. The host server is configured to receive an active discovery packet from a communications device. The active discovery packet has a tag comprising a device identifier field. The device identifier includes chipset and firmware information regarding remote DSL CPE.

Abstract: A method of scheduling use of an analog-to-digital converter is disclosed and includes writing to a schedule register that has a plurality of schedule bits. Each of the plurality of schedule bits corresponds to a channel of an analog-to-digital converter. Further, the method includes copying the plurality of bits from the schedule register to a request register that has a plurality of request bits. The method also includes monitoring the plurality of request bits and determining whether at least one of the plurality of request bits is set. Additionally, the method includes blocking further copying to the request register after determining that at least one of the plurality of request bits is set.

Abstract: Disclosed is an MPEG portable sound reproducing system and a method for reproducing sound data compressed using the MPEG method.

Abstract: A system and method for processing a plurality of call detail records (CDR) each indicative of a call transaction on a telecommunications network. The method includes receiving the plurality of CDRs at a first controller, wherein each of the CDRs include a data structure including a plurality of fields each containing at least one character. The method then selects a first sorting field from the plurality of fields and groups the plurality of CDRs as a function of data within the first sorting field. In one embodiment, the first sorting field is used to group the CDRs according to different carriers. The method then analyzes at least one additional sorting field within each of the CDRs which were previously grouped according to the first sorting field. A report is then generated for each of the grouped CDRs as a function of data within the additional sorting field. In this way, periodic, customized reports can be generated from information contained with CDRs with user-selectable sorting or analysis fields.

Abstract: A remote customer profile adaptive operating system (10) for use in a digital subscriber line telecommunication network (12) is provided. The system (10) includes a customer site (16) in communication with a remote terminal (20). The customer site (16) has a customer profile. The remote terminal (20) includes a main controller (32) that has a customer profile monitor (50) that monitors at least one customer performance parameter. A comparator (52) compares the customer performance parameters to at least one associated customer performance standard and generates a customer difference signal. A customer profile adjuster (54) modifies the customer profile remotely in response to the customer difference signal. A method of performing the same is also provided.

Abstract: A personalized content delivery system provides personalized content to e-commerce customers visiting client web pages. A content management server, a data aggregation server, a personalization/segmentation database and a content management interface server interconnect via a data network or the Internet/WWW. Client web pages reside upon client web servers and upon third party web servers and contain personalized content delivery code (PCDC), which is executed when a customer computer receives the web page. Upon execution of the PCDC, the customer computer sends a query across the Internet to the content management server, the query identifying the client and the customer computer identity and may include a secondary client identifier. In response to the query, the content management server identifies personalized content corresponding to the client and to the customer computer identity.