Abstract: A method of creating an application-generic class-based SLM includes, for each of a plurality of speech applications, parsing a corpus of utterance transcriptions to produce a first output set, in which expressions identified in the corpus are replaced with corresponding grammar tags from a grammar that is specific to the application. The method further includes, for each of the plurality of speech applications, replacing each of the grammar tags in the first output set with a class identifier of an application-generic class, to produce a second output set. The method further includes processing the resulting second output sets with a statistical language model (SLM) trainer to generate an application-generic class-based SLM.

Abstract: A system and method for fault identification in optical communication networks. One or more repeaters in the system includes a loop back path that couples an output a first amplifier for amplifying signals carried in a first direction through a repeater to an input of a second amplifier for amplifying signals carried in a second direction through said repeater. Fault analysis is conducted using loop gain data associated with test signals transmitted on the first or second paths and returned on the opposite path through the loop back paths.

Abstract: A community antenna system in a closed loop mode and a method thereof are provided, the system includes two groups of pre-weighting processing modules, beamforming modules and antenna arrays connected in turn. The method includes the following processes: performing the pre-weighting processing on a transmission signal respectively according to the channel information corresponding to each of two antenna arrays; determining beamforming weight vectors according to two groups of steering vectors corresponding to the two antenna arrays, and performing weighting processing on the two pre-weighting processed transmission signals respectively to form two directional beams directed to the receiving antenna of a target mobile terminal; and transmitting the two directional beams via two antenna arrays with orthogonal polarization modes respectively.

Abstract: An isolation switch blade Fibre Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fibre Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fibre Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The isolation switch blade may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fibre Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.

Abstract: According to the invention, an excitation signal is generated as a result of sampled excitation values in order to excite an audio synthesis filter, the generated sampled excitation values being continuously stored in an adaptive codebook. A noise generator is provided which continuously generates random sampled values. A sequence of the stored sampled excitation values is selected from the adaptive codebook based on a fed audio fundamental frequency parameter by means of which a time gap between the sequence that is to be selected and the actual time reference is predefined. The excitation signal is generated by mixing the selected sequence with a random sequence encompassing actual random sampled valued of the noise generator.

Abstract: This specification describes technologies relating to controlling optical amplifiers. In one implementation, an optical amplifier is provided. The optical amplifier includes a light amplifying medium for receiving an input optical signal and outputting an output amplified signal; a first measuring block for measuring a change in power of the input signal; a pump laser for supplying pump light to the light amplifying medium; and an electronic control for controlling the power of the pump light in response to the measured change in power of input signal to provide an output amplified signal having a substantially constant power for one or more changes in the power of the input signal.

Abstract: Computer-readable media are described to delete a wireless user's website-specific data, or cookies from a wireless-network gateway. A control port is provided at the wireless-network gateway and is configured to receive commands to delete a user's cookies from databases associated with the wireless-network gateway. A command message including a command to delete the user's website-specific data is received from the user's mobile device. The command message includes a unique user identifier to assist in identifying the user's website-specific data. The user's website-specific data are also labeled with the unique user identifier when stored in the databases. The user's website-specific data are identified in the databases using the unique identifier and are deleted. A status indication may be communicated to the mobile device and to the user to indicate successful deletion of the user's cookies.

Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for enabling playback of licensed media content. The depicted embodiments provide a method to enable users to play a high-quality media file on a computing device. More specifically, the method provides a method to authenticate a high-fidelity license on a computing device to enable playback of an associated high-quality media file. Illustrative examples of high-quality media files include any media file that may contain a video and/or audio component.

Abstract: A portable electronic device (100,400) and user interface (425) are operated using a method including initiating entry of a content string; determining the most probable completion alternative or a content prediction using a personalized and learning database (430); displaying the most probable completion alternative or next content prediction; determining whether a user has accepted the most probable completion alternative or next content prediction; and adding the most probable completion alternative or next content prediction to the content string upon user acceptance.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system for processing a customer application for a wireless telecommunications device is provided. The system includes a first credit component to obtain first credit information for a customer and a second credit component maintaining default credit information. The system includes a credit processor and a payment component. Where the first credit information is available the credit processor uses the first credit information otherwise it uses the default credit information to process the customer application. The payment component uses a first payment verification to verify a customer payment. When the first payment verification is not accessible, the payment component provides a payment identification and continues processing the customer application until the first payment verification is obtained.

Abstract: A wireless communication system for monitoring a communication service comprises a first set of communication devices located in a first set of geographic areas configured to receive the communication service and determine first performance data. A communication network is configured to determine first network data for the communication service. A service monitoring system is configured to process the first performance data and the first network data to generate a communication service model. A second set of communication devices located in a second set of geographic areas is configured to receive the communication service and determine second performance data. The communication network is configured to determine second network data. The service monitoring system is configured to process the second network data with the communication service model to generate model performance data, and compare the model performance data to the second performance data to validate the communication service model.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a plurality of communication units including a first communication unit which communicates via a first communication network and a second communication unit which communicates via a second communication network. The electronic apparatus acquires presence information indicating a communication state of a communication apparatus from a presence server managing a communication state of a communication apparatus on a communication network, via at least one communication network. The electronic apparatus acquires presence information of an alternative communication apparatus being as a communication apparatus which communicates via the second communication network in place of the second communication unit included in itself. The electronic apparatus determines as to whether the alternate communication apparatus is in an online state, based on the acquired presence information.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a receiver configured to receive radio pilot information via a predefined physical radio channel according to a radio communication technology family, wherein the radio pilot information includes availability information about the availability of at least one radio communication technology of at least one other radio communication technology family. The mobile radio communication device may further include a radio communication protocol controller configured to provide at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family based on the received pilot information.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a hinge for a clamshell-type wireless communication device or other electronic device. In one embodiment, the communication device includes a base portion and a flip portion. A hinge mechanism movably couples the flip portion to the base portion so that the flip portion may pivot between a closed position and an open position. The hinge mechanism comprises first and second hinge parts, an indexing pin, and a spring. The indexing pin is rotatable relative to the first hinge part about a pivot axis. Additionally, the indexing pin is movable axially along the pivot axis. The second hinge part is non-rotatably engaged with the indexing pin and is rotatable about the pivot axis relative to the first hinge part between closed and open positions. The spring applies both an axial force and a rotational force to the indexing pin.

Abstract: Techniques for focusing a camera assembly on a moving object may include generating a preview video signal of a scene containing the object and analyzing the video signal to track movement of the moving object. As part of the analysis, a touch area for a touch sensitive electronic viewfinder of the camera assembly may be established. The touch area corresponds to the moving object and remains active in a former position of the object.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media are provided for interfacing components in a wireless telecommunications network. An interface allows for the efficient transfer of data that facilitates billing and operations functions. This data is transferred from proxy gateways to application servers to servers that provide billing functions and operations, administration, and management (OAM) functions. The interface enables the transmission by communicating a mobile switching center code, a proxy identifier, a traffic restriction flag, and a packet data unit type. By aggregating this information at the application server into a useful form for devices used in billing and operations, information technology (IT) overhead for billing and operations systems support is reduced. Also lowered is the congestion present on the network, as fewer links are necessary between servers and proxies.

Abstract: A system is provided for managing communication network capacity. The system includes a processor, a data store, an analysis component, and a message component. The data store stores information associated with communication metrics for customers. The analysis component, when executed by the processor, determines a mean and a standard deviation for the communication metrics based on the stored information. The analysis component also determines whether the stored information associated with communication metrics for one of the customers is a predefined number of the standard deviation from the mean for more than a predefined number of days. The message component, when executed by the processor, sends a message to the one of the customers in response to a determination that stored information associated with the communication metrics for the one of the customers is the predefined number of the standard deviation from the mean for more than the predefined number of days.

Abstract: A network of switches with a distributed name server configuration and caching of remote node device information is disclosed. The network preferably comprises a first switch coupled to a second switch. Each of the switches directly couple to respective node devices. The first switch maintains a name server database about its local node devices, as does the second switch. The second switch further maintains a information cache about remote node devices. The name server preferably notifies other switches of changes to the database, and the cache manager preferably uses the notifications from other switches to maintain the cache. The name server accesses the cache to respond to queries about remote node devices. The cache manager may also aggregate notification messages from other switches when notifying local devices of state changes. Traffic overhead and peak traffic loads may advantageously be reduced.

Abstract: A wireless communication terminal includes a measuring unit configured to measure each of channel qualities of resource blocks that a base station can allocate, a generating unit configured to divide the resource blocks into a plurality of groups, to generate quality data representing the channel qualities of a prescribed number of resource blocks included in each of the groups, which have relatively high channel quality, and to generate position data representing the positions which the resource blocks which have relatively high channel quality take in each of the groups, an encoding unit configured to encode the quality data and the position data to obtain encoded data, a modulation unit configured to modulate the encoded data to obtain a modulated signal, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the modulated signal to the base station.

Abstract: A graphics controller for a System-On-a-Chip (SOC) used with a battery-powered device allows for reduced-power display modes. The microprocessor writes to a frame buffer that is a single, contiguous address block in virtual memory. A memory management unit (MMU) translates frame-buffer address to multiple physical blocks. The graphics controller fetches pixels from the multiple physical blocks, including a block in an on-chip memory and a block in an external memory. In a low-power mode, pixels are only fetched from the lower-power on-chip memory and not the higher-power external memory. A smaller display window is defined and pixels outside the window are replaced by dummy data, .eliminating external-memory fetches. The smaller display window falls within the first block in the on-chip memory. Status and other information can be displayed in the smaller display window during stand-by modes, while a full-screen of data is displayed for full-power modes.