Patents Assigned to AND Communications
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Patent number: 8106533Abstract: A power system is designed for providing reliable electrical power to a telecommunications facility and/or associated devices. The system includes a DC bus adapted to receive electrical power from a primary energy source. A switch is provided for switching from the primary energy source to a secondary energy source. Additionally, the system includes one or more capacitors electrically connected into the DC bus. The one or more capacitors hold a charge so that power is maintained to the DC bus as a switch is made from the primary energy source to the secondary energy source.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventor: Larry L. Johnson
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Patent number: 8106742Abstract: According to one general aspect, a method according to the present application includes remotely controlling wirelessly networked devices via a mobile unit. The method includes receiving, at a mobile unit and from a user, an input, analyzing the input to identify a networked device associated with the input, determining whether the networked device is presently accessible via a wireless network; determining whether to establish a connection with the networked device based on whether the networked device is determined to be presently accessible via the wireless network. The method also includes establishing a connection with the networked device if it is determined that the networked device is accessible via the wireless network and enabling the user to interact with the networked device through the mobile unit to remotely control the networked device.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Tegic Communications, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Marshall, Michael R. Longe, John Lefevre
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Patent number: 8107257Abstract: An electronic assembly retaining system provides a secure mount for an electronic assembly, such as an avionics assembly, while being lockable and releasable via manual rotation of a single retainer stem that may be positioned in a readily-accessible location. The retainer stem may include threaded shaft and a detent system to resist inadvertent rotation of the stem. The system includes a housing that at least partially encloses the electronic assembly and which includes a receiving element for receiving a distal end portion of the retainer stem, which is movable between engaging and disengaging positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Moorehead, Jr., James A. Krist
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Patent number: 8108238Abstract: A computer implemented method is provided for flexible project governance based on predictive analysis. Project complexity factors are analyzed to determine a project complexity index. Initial development gates are selected for a project based on the project complexity index. Project governance factors are periodically analyzed to determine a project governance index. Actions for project reporting and for the initial development gates are selected based on the project governance index.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Deandra T. Cassone, Paul R. Sapenaro
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Patent number: 8108014Abstract: A portable communication device is configured to include a display and an auxiliary portion. In conventional operating modes, such as with the display closed or slid open to access the keypad, the auxiliary portion is concealed by the display. When the display is slid downward relative to the base, the auxiliary portion is revealed and a lift assembly raises the auxiliary portion relative to the base to a position that is generally coplanar with the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Randolph C. Demuynck
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Patent number: 8108087Abstract: An aircraft control system is delineated for a host aircraft, the system comprising a processor for executing one or more instructions that implement one or more functions of the aircraft control system, a transceiver for transmitting information from and receiving information for the host aircraft, and memory for storing the one or more instructions for execution by the processor to implement the one or more functions of the aircraft control system to: receive from the transceiver information from another aircraft, and generate from the received information a signal for use in the host aircraft to control separation between the host aircraft and the other aircraft while the aircraft are within a predefined range of a location where the aircraft plan to land.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems LLCInventors: Cyro A. Stone, Gregory T. Stayton, Charles C. Manberg
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Patent number: 8108485Abstract: A method of operating a communication server system is provided. The method includes monitoring communications exchanged between a first communication device and a second communication device for a transmission of data from the first communication device to the second communication device, and in response to detecting the transmission of the data, storing a copy of the data. The method further includes receiving a request for the data from a third communication device, and in response to the request, transmitting the data to the third communication device. The method also includes receiving a download credit from the third communication device in response to transmitting the data to the third communication device, and transmitting the download credit to the first communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jay Cee Straley, Kosol Jintaseranee
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Patent number: 8106948Abstract: Even if an external output device like an earphone is disconnected during outputting of reproduced recorded contents, the recorded contents can be consecutively output at the time of subsequent reproduction. When an earphone connection detector detects that an earphone is disconnected during the reproduction operation of reproducing and outputting audio and image information in a recording section with the earphone being connected, a CPU performs control in such a manner as to stop the reproduction operation. When the earphone connection detector detects that the earphone is connected while the reproduction operation is stopped, the CPU resumes reproducing the audio and image information in the recording section at the stop position.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.Inventor: Atsuo Souma
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Patent number: 8107452Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer storage media for customizing a user agent profile for a mobile communications device. The mobile communications device communicates a request for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (http) compatible data to a gateway device. The capabilities of the mobile communications device are identified to create an options page. The options page includes selectable options associated with an identified selection of the capabilities of the mobile communications device. A selection of the selectable options of the options page are selected to identify one or more preferences of a user of the mobile communications device. A user agent profile is created based, in part, on the selection of the selectable options of the options page. Based on the user agent profile, the requested data compatible with http is converted to correspond with the preferences indicated by the user agent profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Piyush Upadhyay, Badri Prasad Subramanyan, Hemanth Balaji Pawar, Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas, Vivek John Kurisunkal
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Communications structures including antennas with filters between antenna elements and ground sheets
Patent number: 8108021Abstract: A communications structure may include a ground sheet, a feed conductor, and an active antenna branch electrically coupled to the feed conductor. A parasitic antenna branch may be electrically coupled to the ground sheet, and the active and parasitic antenna branches may be spaced apart. Moreover, the parasitic antenna branch may be between portions of the active antenna branch and the ground sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Scott LaDell Vance -
Patent number: 8107258Abstract: A storage card lock is used in a portable electronic device including a body, a battery, and a storage card. The body includes a battery bay and a storage card bay disposed thereon adjacent to each other. The storage card lock is detachably mounted on the body and includes an elastic lock piece. The elastic lock piece is partially accommodated within the battery bay and impelled by the battery to fix the storage card within the storage card bay.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.Inventor: Cheng-Lung Chang
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Patent number: 8108454Abstract: A method of initializing a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) link between a Fiber Channel over Ethernet node (ENode) and Fiber Channel Forwarders (FCFs) in a network by discovering the presence of FCFs available to the ENode and other FCFs, assigning second MAC addresses to the ENode corresponding to each available FCF, and converting from a management and initialization process using the first MAC address to normal Fiber Channel operation using the second MAC addresses. The implementations described herein may additionally distinguish management and initialization processes from normal Fiber Channel operation using separate Ethertypes.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Norman Snively, Sandra Snively, legal representative, Ezio Valdevit, Suresh Vobbilisetty, John Hufferd, Glenn Charles Wenig, Boris Zemlyak, Anoop Ghanwani
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Patent number: 8107461Abstract: The total system, which is operated by SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call sequence and SIP call replacement sequence, comprises control part which includes sequence part for immediately performing the SIP call replacement sequence upon detecting communication of call forwarding or proxy response, SIP exchange equipment which includes storage part for storing sequence program of the call forwarding and proxy response, SIP telephones 3a to 3n, and a network such as Internet or wide LAN to which the SIP exchange equipment and SIP telephones 3a to 3n are connected, so that it is able to provide the SIP exchange system for agreeing a final party in communication and party number display, even an party responds the incoming call is changed by the call forwarding or proxy response.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Sasaki, Kazuhiko Kubo
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Patent number: 8107209Abstract: A method and an arrangement to detect and protect an electrical device against short-circuiting due to a presence of a conductive subject are provided. The arrangement may include a first and second probe, the first probe connecting to an electrical ground and the second probe connecting to a detecting device, the detecting device being configured to detect a short-circuit between the first and second probes, and output a signal to interrupt power supply from a power source to electrical components of the electrical device.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Karoly Simon
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Patent number: 8106811Abstract: A system and method for determining the roll rate and roll angle of a spinning platform in a jamming environment, by suppressing the interference signals from the received GPS signals and using the measured phase and amplitude differences between the GPS satellite signals received on two or more antennas. The measured signal differences and the navigation solution from a GPS receiver are processed in a roll filter to obtain the desired information. Data from non-GPS measurement sources is optionally provided to update the navigation solution. Although of wide applicability, the invention is uniquely suited to the measurement of roll rates and roll angles of fast spinning platforms with small baselines in the presence of jamming, and where the antennas are separated from each other by distances that are a fraction of the GPS signal wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Mayflower Communications Company, Inc.Inventors: Wallace E. Vander Velde, John H. Cafarella, Huan-Wan Tseng, George Dimos, Triveni N. Upadhyay, Jianhui Luo
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Patent number: 8106793Abstract: A system and method for collecting traffic violation data sets at least one possible traffic violation item in the electronic device, selects a corresponding traffic violation item when a traffic violation occurs, and activates a CCD camera of an electronic device to capture an image of the traffic violation. The system and method further uses an assisted global position system (A-GPS) to obtain location information and time information of the traffic violation, verifies access of a user of the electronic device, and transmits the image, the location information, the time information and the digital certificate to a traffic management server to process the traffic violation.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Chi-Hao Chang, Tsung-Yuan Huang, Lei Pi
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Patent number: 8106365Abstract: Fissionable materials are distinguished from other high-effective atomic number materials by producing dual-energy x-ray radiation sufficient to cause fission in fissionable materials and directing the dual-energy x-ray radiation sufficient to cause fission in fissionable materials towards a physical region. X-ray radiation and a product of fission from the physical region are sensed. An absorption of the dual-energy x-ray radiation by the physical region is determined based on the sensed x-ray radiation, and whether the physical region includes fissionable material is determined based on the presence of a product of fission.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Perticone, Vitaliy Ziskin
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Patent number: 8108569Abstract: A system and method for transferring data flows, such as streaming video or audio signals, between end devices that are members of the same end device group is provided. A network examining module identifies end devices having an active data flow. A data session populating module populates a data store for an end device group identifying end devices having active data flows. A managing module determines which end devices are compatible for a data flow to be transferred. The data flow transferring module transfers the active data flow from one group member end device to another group member end device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Jeremy Breau, Manish Mangal
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Patent number: 8107982Abstract: Entry of a terminal into a wireless communications network is facilitated for terminals which may operate in either frequency-division duplex or time-division duplex mode. Join request messages transmitted by the terminals include a duplex capability indicator defining a carrier frequency which can be used to response to the terminals.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: L-3 Communications, Corp.Inventors: Thomas R. Giallorenzi, Christopher Jensen, Jason Woosuk Lee, James Dyal, Larry S. Thomson
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Patent number: 8108245Abstract: A method and system are provided for accurately and anonymously profiling Web users and for selectively delivering content such as advertisements to users based on their profiles. The system uses behavioral information preferably collected at the users' point of connection to the Internet to anonymously profile their interests and demographics. It accurately matches and delivers content to the users to which they will likely be most receptive. Advertisers can use the system to launch effective advertising campaigns delivering selected Web content to chosen target audiences. The system uses feedback from users to determine the effectiveness of an advertising campaign and allows dynamic modification of the advertising campaign by, e.g., altering the target audience, to optimize results.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2000Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Devin F. Hosea, Arthur P. Rascon, Richard S. Zimmerman, Anthony Scott Oddo, Nathaniel Thurston