Patents Assigned to AND Communications
  • NETWORK MERGE TESTING
    Publication number: 20120030321
    Abstract: A method and system for performing network merge testing are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network merge testing method comprises: (i) gathering configuration information from at least two networks; (ii) comparing the configuration information; and (iii) displaying a report that indicates whether an attempted merge of the at least two networks would succeed. The report preferably identifies conflicts between the network configurations, and the method may further include automatic or guided resolution of the conflicts. The configuration information may include: zone names and memberships; domain and port names; security settings; inter-op modes; and long distance modes. A system for implementing the method is also disclosed herein. The system and method may advantageously prevent or diagnose causes of network segmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael D. STIMAC
  • Method for Encoding of a Video Stream
    Publication number: 20120027085
    Abstract: A temporal sequence of pictures is generated in a method for encoding of a first video stream. To do so, a synchronization signal is used which is derived from a second video stream independently of the first video stream, or the encoding of a second video stream independent of the first video stream is based on the same principle as for the encoding of the first video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Amon, Norbert Oertel, Bernhard Agthe
  • UPBO FOR VECTORED DSL
    Publication number: 20120027060
    Abstract: Residual FEXT resulting from intended and/or inherent partial cancellation of crosstalk in vectored DSL systems impairs upstream power back-off (UPBO) as traditionally implemented. By considering and taking into account the effects of residual crosstalk on vectored DSL system performance and operation, improved data rates and/or other vectored DSL system performance are realized through the use of UPBO parameters generated for a given residual FEXT environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: IKANOS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Shailendra Kumar Singh, Nicholas Philip Sands, Sigurd Schelstraete
  • RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION PROVIDER
    Publication number: 20120028655
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include a first receiver configured to receive from a first cell first data representing a content encoded using a first codec; a second receiver configured to receive from a second cell second data representing the content encoded using a second codec; and a combiner configured to combine the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Andreas Schmidt
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND UNLOCKING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120026665
    Abstract: A method executes an altimeter function to unlock a portable electronic device. A user can move the portable electronic device in an up-down direction to set a predetermined changed height for unlocking the portable electronic device. In an unlock procedure, an altimeter detects a changed height of the portable electronic device and outputs detected information of the portable electronic device. If the changed height is the same as the predetermined changed height, the locked portable electronic device is unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: PO-TAI HUANG, CHUN-FANG WENG
  • Method and apparatus for optimizing current consumption of amplifiers with power control
    Patent number: 8107902
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for reducing the current consumption and increasing the efficiency of an RF power amplifier (PA), according to which the load, connected to the output stage of the PA, tuned dynamically or statically for each level of the desired output power. By doing so, the output impedance of the output stage is essentially matched, such that the dynamic RF load line has a slope that corresponds to the impedance required to provide this level. Whenever a smaller output power is desired in response to reduction in the input signal to the amplifier, the load is further tuned, such that the dynamic or static RF load line has a slope that causes the power amplifier to essentially remain in saturation at the smaller output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Paragon Communications Ltd.
    Inventor: Avner Elia
  • Method and procedure for increasing IPv4 address space
    Patent number: 8107475
    Abstract: Systems and methods for routing IPv4 packets based on a variation in a field in a header of the IPv4 packets are provided. In particular, IPv4 packets are routed based on variation in a version field in a header of IPv4 packets. By varying the version value in the version field in the header of IPv4 packets, and combining the version value with a destination address value in a destination address field to comprise a unique routing address, the number of usable IPv4 addresses is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph Christopher Shojayi, Jeremy R. Breau, Frederick C. Rogers, Terry D. Nebergall, John H. Bennett
  • Bandwidth projection for customer bandwidth usage
    Patent number: 8107375
    Abstract: A method of operating a bandwidth projection system is disclosed, wherein the method comprises determining an initial shared bandwidth projection for an access node having an initial bandwidth capacity, generating a plurality of guaranteed bandwidth projections for the access node, determining an aggregate bandwidth projection comprising the plurality of guaranteed bandwidth projections and the initial shared bandwidth projection, and processing the aggregate bandwidth projection to determine if the aggregate bandwidth projection exceeds the initial bandwidth capacity of the access node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kanglung Wong, Amy L. Welsh
  • Directory services integration and replication system
    Patent number: 8108349
    Abstract: A system for directory replication and integration is provided. The system comprises a computer system and an application, that when executed on the computer system, analyzes a first structure of a first directory services database and generates a plurality of configuration files based on the analysis of the first structure of the first directory services database. The system also creates a second structure using the configuration files and tests the second structure using load and performance profiles and adjusts the second structure based on the results of the tests. The system also replicates entries in first directory services database to a second directory services database according to the second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Vijaykumar Cherukumudi, David K. Fultz, Nadirshah N. Jivani
  • Spring connector and terminal device
    Patent number: 8105117
    Abstract: A spring connector includes an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is formed of a conductive material, and has a small-diameter portion, a large-diameter portion, and a resilient portion axially disposed so as to be integrally and continuously formed with each other. The outer conductor is formed of a conductive material, and is provided with a hole having a predetermined inside diameter. The outer conductor accommodates the large-diameter portion and the resilient portion in the hole while the small-diameter portion protrudes from an end of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ikegami, Rie Sugimori
  • Network based interactive client
    Patent number: 8107931
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method comprises a proxy application logging into a first internet service on behalf of a handset, the proxy application executing on a computer system in a communications service provider network. The method also comprises the proxy application logging into a second internet service on behalf of the handset and mediating communication between the first internet service and the handset and between the second internet service and the handset. The method also comprises collecting information about locations of the handset, communications of the handset, and transactions conducted using the handset. The method also comprises the proxy application providing the information to define a presence of a user of the handset to one of the first internet service and the second internet service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jason R. Delker, John M. Everson, Michael A. Gailloux, Carl J. Persson, Jason K. Whitney
  • System and method for project contract management
    Patent number: 8108232
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for managing contracts for projects is provided. The system consists of a data store and an analysis component. The data store can maintain information related to a project including an original contract defining at least some aspects of the project. The data store can also maintain information for a plurality of interim contracts that include a change to the original contract. The information for the plurality of interim contracts can include resource information, date information, financial information, and variance information. The variance information is related to the change between one of the interim contracts and the original contract. The analysis component identifies the variance between the original contract and one or more of the interim contracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Tracy T. Brandes, Pramod B. Fernandez, Philip Issa, Valerie Y. Lee, Lih-Jong Ma
  • Method, computer program product, and network node element for more quickly detecting faults on transmission paths and/or in nodes
    Patent number: 8107358
    Abstract: A communication between network node elements (routers), according to which the routes communicate with one another using a link-state protocol, e.g. IS-IS or OSPF and the failure of a network node element can be identified more rapidly than by the evaluation of hello messages disclosed in prior art is provided. A link-state message is received by a first network node element from a neighboring second network node element, the link states that are contained in the link-state message are compared with at least one stored link state of a network node element that lies adjacent to the first network node element and the compared link states are evaluated as a criterion for a failure of a neighboring network node element. The topology is recalculated, taking into consideration the failure of the neighboring network node element, without waiting for a dead interval based on period link (hello) message to elapse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Oliver Veits
  • Method and system for initiating a communication session
    Patent number: 8107930
    Abstract: A method is provided in a network for initiating a communication service. Upon receiving an access request at a service node from a device to access a contact list, a contact list is provide to the device where the contact list has one or more contacts associated with contact information. The service node receives a selection request from the device where the selection request includes selecting one of the one or more contacts from the contact list. The service node then sends a calling instruction to the device wherein the calling instruction comprises initiating a communication session from the device using the contact information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: DaeSik Oh
  • Restricting access to system-provider information stored in a mobile communications device
    Patent number: 8107923
    Abstract: Systems, products, and methods are disclosed for performing a method of protecting system-provider information stored within a mobile communications device that has one or more communications ports and one or more radios. Illustratively, the method includes receiving a request to access the system-provider information, determining that the request was communicated over the air by way of a wireless telecommunications network that the mobile communications device is authorized to access, which network is accessible by way of the one or more radios; and permitting access to the system-provider information after determining that the request was communicated over the air, such that any request to modify the system-provider information by any of the one or more communications ports is denied, and only the request communicated over the air is allowed to be used to modify the system-provider information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Dale Scott Schempp, Christopher Robert DeLaTorre, Karl William Hammerberg
  • System and method for operating a communication system
    Patent number: 8107380
    Abstract: A method for operating a communication system is provided. The method includes monitoring traffic within a communication network to determine a traffic volume, and determining a routing table update rate based on the traffic volume. The method also includes receiving a routing table update, and updating a routing table using the routing table update at a time based on the routing table update rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Schaff, Kuncheng Richard Yang, Cory A. Yang, John Tayag Susbilla, Quang Ba Doan
  • Method and apparatus for chemical genetic programming
    Patent number: 8108151
    Abstract: A chemical genetic programming method is provided, which enables programming by the application of a chemical genetic algorithm. The method performs transcription of tRNA from a second portion of DNA, translates amino acids based on a third portion of DNA and an aminoacyl-tRNA table, updates the aminoacyl-tRNA table by a reaction of amino acids and tRNAs, generates a phenotype tree by translation based on the aminoacyl-tRNA table and the first portion of DNA, and performs genetic operations on the DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
    Inventors: Hidefumi Sawai, Hideaki Suzuki, Wojciech Piaseczny
  • Displaying directory information on a handset without simultaneous data and voice
    Patent number: 8108007
    Abstract: Directory information is displayed on a mobile handset of a user when a dialed telephone number is a directory-capable number. A directory processor receives the dialed telephone number and checks whether the dialed telephone number appears in a database of directory-capable telephone numbers. A gateway pushes a data message including a data address of a directory server to the mobile handset. The directory server stores directory information for a plurality of call destinations with respective destination identifiers and respective access rules. A client application in the mobile handset responds to the data message. The directory server identifies relevant directory information based on the dialed telephone number and transmits it to the client application via the data call. The client application displays the relevant directory information and the user selects a call destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan A. Wick, Raymond E. Reeves, Nathan A. Smith
  • Providing a firewall's connection data in a comprehendible format
    Patent number: 8108924
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing connection data related to a firewall. In one aspect, computer-readable media provide a method that includes receiving a request for a set of connection parameters of a firewall related to data packets processed by at least one non-CPU device of the firewall. The method further includes identifying raw data of a session table that corresponds to the requested connection parameters. The method additionally includes calculating a result for the requested connection parameters from the raw data, and providing the result in a format detailing a number of connections for each connection parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Timothy L. Eberhard
  • Mobile phone
    Patent number: D653231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Karin Härenstam