Abstract: Disclosed are a network and method for transferring media content experience from a first smart media device to a second smart media device via an electronic program guide. Each of the smart media devices are pre-configured to have a unique name which is viewable from the electronic program guide, and to establish two way communications between the uniquely named first and second smart media devices. The electronic program guide is run on at least one of the smart media devices, and the electronic program guide is viewed on a display associated with at least one of the smart media devices. A user is provided a plurality of options to interact with the electronic program guide, including the option to transfer and view the media content experience selected on the first media device to the second smart media device. Preferably, the user selects options via voice commands or manually inputted commands.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium perform local client device data throttling in a wireless network. A network controller of a gateway device allocates a portion of a periodic allocation of data available from an ISP cycle to one or more client devices connected to the gateway device. The gateway device sets a threshold for each client device and monitors bandwidth data consumption for each of the client devices. When a particular client device reaches its assigned bandwidth data allotment, the gateway device throttles data to the client device until a new periodic allocation of data is available from the ISP. While a particular client device is throttled, when a guest device joins the network or a particular client device accesses a prestored URL address, the gateway device may reallocate allotted data from one client device to another as needed to maintain operation of the wireless network.

Abstract: A method, device, and computer program product for determining quality of a wireless network, includes: connecting, by a mobile device, to one or more access points of the wireless network in a physical environment; capturing, via a camera of the mobile device, a live rendering of the physical environment; generating, by the mobile device, a rendering of the physical environment; detecting, via the mobile device, a signal quality of the connection to each of the one or more access points; storing, in memory of the mobile device, each current position and a plurality of previous positions of the mobile device in the physical environment in association with the detected signal quality; and generating, in a processor of the mobile device, a virtual path graphic by linking the current positions and the plurality of previous positions of the mobile device in the physical environment.

Abstract: A radio node may calculate one or more performance metrics based on measured satellite signals, which are associated with a global positioning system, or wireless signals that are associated with a cellular-telephone network. Then, the radio node may determine, based on the one or more performance metrics, whether the radio node is a synchronization master in a cluster of radio nodes. When the radio node is the synchronization master, the radio node may provide information intended for a computer specifying that the radio node is the synchronization master and the one or more performance metrics. In response, the radio node may receive a synchronization request associated with another radio node in the cluster. Furthermore, the radio node may provide the synchronization information intended for the other radio node, where the synchronization information specifies time, frequency, and phase synchronization for at least the cluster.

Abstract: An access point that selectively provides an identifier of a WLAN is described. This access point may include an interface circuit that communicates with an electronic device and a second electronic device. During operation, the access point may receive, associated with the electronic device, information specifying the second electronic device and optionally the identifier of the WLAN. When the access point detects a presence of the second electronic device in proximity to the access point, the access point may selectively provide the identifier of the WLAN. Alternatively, when the access point does not detect the presence of the second electronic device in proximity to the access point within a time interval, the access point may selectively disable the identifier of the WLAN. Note that the identifier of the WLAN may include an SSID of the WLAN. For example, the SSID may include a personalized SSID of the second electronic device.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for determining the amount of latency between a video core and a remote device by inserting null packets in a data stream between the video core and the remote device, the null packets including respective time stamps demarking respective times of departure from the video core.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an access point device, a method, an apparatus and a medium. The access point device comprises: a memory having instructions stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the access point device to perform the following: determining an unstable client device which is disconnected from the access point device repeatedly; determining a flap reason for the client device based on a disconnecting message between the access point device and the client device; and performing an operation corresponding to the flap reason to stop flapping.

Abstract: A cable network that includes a multi-slope equalizer and/or cable simulator.

Abstract: A method of detecting frames in a video that demarcate a pre-determined type of video segment within the video is provided. The method includes identifying visually distinctive candidate marker frames within the video, grouping the candidate marker frames into a plurality of groups based on visual similarity, computing a collective score for each of the groups based on temporal proximity of each of the candidate marker frames within the group to related events occurring within the video, and selecting at least one of the groups based on the collective proximity scores as marker frames that demarcate the pre-determined type of video segment. A video processing electronic device and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon for performing the method are also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device is described. This electronic device includes: an interface circuit; and an antenna having a radiator and multiple pairs of reflectors arranged along different axes passing through the radiator in a horizontal plane. A given pair of reflectors includes reflectors on opposite sides of the radiator and along a given axis. During operation, the interface circuit provides control signals to switching elements that selectively electrically couple one or more of the reflectors in the pairs of reflectors to ground, where the one or more of the reflectors modify an antenna radiation pattern of the radiator. Then, the interface circuit communicates, via the antenna, a packet or a frame with a second electronic device, where the communication involves transmitting or receiving wireless signals corresponding to the packet or the frame.

Abstract: In embodiments of an audio control module (318), audio data (310) is received from an audio data source (314) for output to an audio rendering device (316). An initialization input (326) can be received from a wireless audio headset (320) and, responsive to receiving the initialization input, the audio data (328) is communicated to the audio headset. The audio that would be generated from the audio data (322) at the audio rendering device (316) is also limited, such as by replacing the audio data (322) with null audio data, clearing audio data packets from the audio data (322), or by asserting a mute signal (336) to the audio rendering device.

Abstract: The systems and method disclosed herein address introduce identifiers within the individual entitlement management messages (EMMs) addressed to that client that uniquely identify the combination of system and subscriber account to which the client is deployed, and use of them to issue automatic ‘factory reset’ behavior when the client is re-authorized for the new subscriber. In one embodiment, the EMM messages used to trigger the reset behavior are cryptographically signed specifically for the individual client to ensure that such a message cannot be maliciously sent by an untrusted third party. The facility to deliver such a message is already available within the conditional access system (CAS).

Abstract: A method of decoding JVET video includes receiving a bitstream that includes encoded video data that includes encoded video data. From the encoded data, a horizontal predictor and a vertical predictor for a pixel in the current coding block may be interpolated. A coding block size may be identified to determine whether to use equal weight or unequal weights to apply to each of the horizontal and vertical predictors for calculating a final planar prediction value P(x,y) by comparing the coding block size to a coding block size threshold.

Abstract: During operation, a controller node, in multiple nodes in a cluster, may provide to the multiple nodes a set of operations associated with an update of controller software for a controller, where at least the controller node implements the controller. Moreover, at least a first node in the multiple nodes may perform the set of operations associated with the update of the controller software. Furthermore, at least a second node in the multiple nodes may monitor the performing of the set of operations by at least the first node. When the performing of the set of operations is completed by at least the first node, the first node may terminate the performing of the set of operations by the multiple nodes. Alternatively, when a failure occurs during the update of the controller software, at least the first node or the second node may automatically recover the multiple nodes.

Abstract: During operation, a computer network device may provide an identifier for a network (such as an SSID for a WLAN) that supports certificate-based authentication and pre-shared-key-based authentication. Then, during an authentication procedure, the computer network device may receive an authentication request associated with an electronic device, where the authentication request specifies an instance of the certificate-based authentication or an instance of the pre-shared-key-based authentication. Moreover, the computer network device may provide authentication information addressed to a computer based at least in part on the authentication request.

Abstract: A system is provided for configurably signing a secure data image that includes software code that interprets cryptographic atomic code. In the system, a code signing engine includes an interpreter that interprets atomic code signing operations presented in a recipe defined by a system administrator according to configuration parameter values supplied with the input image.

Abstract: A system and method for signing data is presented. In one embodiment, the method comprises: generating a data signing key; transforming the data signing key into a first subkey and a second subkey; encrypting the first subkey according to a secret key of an ODSS; generating a signature verification public key; providing the signature verification public key, the encrypted first subkey, and the second subkey for storage in a client device; accepting a request to sign the data, the request having a representation of the data and the encrypted first subkey; generating a partially computed signature of the data according to the representation of the data and the encrypted first subkey; and providing the partially computed signature of the data to the client device.

Abstract: A system and method for providing secure data to a client device having a token is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises (a) binding the token to the client device according to first token binding information comprising a first token identifier (ID), first client device fingerprint data, and a first timestamp, (b) receiving a request to provide secure data to the client device in a secure data service, (c) determining if the request to provide the secure data to the client device was received within an acceptable temporal range of the stored timestamp, and (d) providing the requested secure data according to the determination.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus for establishing a Dual-Stack Lite (DS-lite) tunnel is provided. The apparatus sends a request for an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a Domain Name System (DNS) server and a domain name of an Address Family Transition Router (AFTR) server to a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server using an IP address of the DHCP server, receives the IP address of the DNS server and the domain name of the AFTR server from the DHCP server in response to the request, sends a DNS query including the domain name of the AFTR server to the DNS server using the IP address of the DNS server. In response to the DNS query being successful, the apparatus receives an IP address of the AFTR server from the DNS server, and establishes the DS-lite tunnel between the apparatus and the AFTR server using the IP address of the AFTR server.

Abstract: A system and method for workforce scheduling using dynamic capacity ranges are provided. A capacity model associates distances of locations within a service area from a depot with a series of appointment time windows such that appointment time windows having a relatively greater amount of available worker capacity are associated with a greater range of distances than appointment time windows having a relatively smaller amount of available worker capacity. After a distance from the depot to a location of an appointment to be scheduled is determined, appointment time window suggestions are automatically produced based on which appointment time windows as defined in the capacity model are associated with the location of the appointment to be scheduled. As capacity changes due to bookings, the capacity model is dynamically updated. A system and method for workforce routing, based at least in part on using dynamic capacity ranges, are also provided.