Patents Assigned to Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent number: 8509150Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a mesh network, especially according to IEEE standard 802.11s, wherein the mesh network comprises a plurality of network nodes, which have outer edge nodes and inner network nodes. A first edge node forms a connection point for external first stations disjunctive to the network, and a second edge node forms a connection point for external second stations disjunctive to the network, wherein data packets are to be exchanged between the first and second stations. During a switch of an external station from one edge node to another edge node, especially from a coverage area of the first edge node to a coverage area of the second network node, the respective association information of the network nodes is updated by means of an association message while inserting a validity duration for the association of the external stations connected to the edge nodes. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method for operating a mesh network.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Michael Bahr
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Patent number: 8509219Abstract: There is described a transmission of user data from a source communications device provided with a first encoder for encoding users data to a target communications device provided with a first decoder for decoding said user data via a communication network which is provided with several converting devices comprising additional encoders and additional decoders for carrying out a verification of the converting devices. Via the verification it is determined, whether the first encoder is compatible with the decoder of a given converting device and, whether the first decoder is compatible with the encoder of said converting device. One of the converting devices for which the compatibility is ascertained by the verification is selected for transmitting user data.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Stephan Kennedy
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Patent number: 8494862Abstract: At least one transaction and at least one transaction parameter that is allocated thereto are determined based on at least one user statement in order to trigger at least one first and second background application via a universal language dialogue system, first transactions and first transaction parameters being assigned to the first background application and second transactions and second transaction parameters being associated with the second background application. The first and second transactions as well as the first and second transaction parameters are linked together via a universal dialogue specification which is evaluated to determine the at least one transaction and at least on associated transaction parameter in order to trigger at least one of the background application via the universal language dialogue system.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Rudolph Caspari, Dongyi Song, Jürgen Totzke
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Patent number: 8495360Abstract: A method and an arrangement are provided wherein a newly added mesh node does not require a link to the AAA server for the purpose of authentication. Authentication is carried out using a node which is already present in the mesh network and which has a link to the AAA server.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rainer Falk, Florian Kohlmayer
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Publication number: 20130185425Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a computer supported telecommunications application (“CSTA”) session established between a computing function and switching function that includes a time period where monitors and registrations are preserved by the switching function if the computing function is able to restart the session within that time period after a temporary connection failure. The switching function tracks call and non-call related device activity that occurs from the time a session failure is detected until the computing function is able to restart the application session in a first list. If the computing function restarts that application within the time period, the switching function sends the computing function a list of devices whose activity was detected during the outage. The computing function uses the list of devices to query the status of those devices to reduce the amount of time needed to perform a recovery and less system performance impacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ricardo L. De Lemos, Gary Edward Mora, Jeffrey B. Cripe
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Publication number: 20130185554Abstract: One network protocol (RTP) each, having data packets (dp) comprising an expandable header (KE) is provided for a data stream (ds1 . . . n) encoded in a manner individual to said data stream, and the key information (si1 . . . n) formed in a data stream manner individual to said data stream is inserted into an expandable header (RTPH) of a data packet (dp) of the respective data stream (ds1 . . . n) and transmitted. The key information (sp1 . . . n) is selected in a manner individual to said data stream from the expanded headers (KE) of received data packets (dp) of the respective data stream (ds1 . . . n), and the associated encoded data stream (ds1 . . . n) is decoded by means of at least one piece of selected data stream individual key information (si1 . . . n). The forming and inserting of key information (si1 . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Siegfried Hartmann, Jorg Krumbock
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Patent number: 8483380Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing communication, comprising a plurality of communication subscribers, comprising at least one first piece of address information associated with a first communication subscriber, a second and at least one third piece of address information associated with at least a second communication subscriber and a fourth piece of address information associated with a central control function, wherein in the event of a failure of a first connection attempt made to a second communication subscriber by a communication subscriber determined by the first piece of address information while using the second piece of address information, during a second attempt at a connection following the failure by the first communication subscriber determined by the first piece of address information to the central control function determined by the fourth piece of address information, the control function initiates the forwarding of the second connection to the second communication subscriber wType: GrantFiled: July 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Thomas Lederer
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Patent number: 8483666Abstract: After the input of a subscriber (TLN1) of the first terminal (EG1), a connection to a temporarily available voice memory (SPS) is signalized by the same, and subsequently a voice message (spn) and at least one piece of retrieval information (ai) identifying the second terminal (EG2) is transmitted and stored at that location. Subsequently, the connection is terminated and the second terminal (EG2) is informed of the presence of a retrievable voice message (spn) in the voice memory (SPS) via the voice memory (SPS) by means of the at least one piece of retrieval information (ai), and the voice message (spn) can be retrieved from the second terminal (EG2) by means of the transmitted retrieval information (ai), or is transmitted to the second terminal (EG2) by the voice memory (SPS). In this manner voice messages (spn) can be stored for terminals (EG2) and retrieved by the same, regardless of whether one or no voice memories—such as an answering machine—is associated with these terminals (EG2).Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bruno Bozionek, Karl Klaghofer, Holger Prange, Michael Tietsch
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Patent number: 8478994Abstract: One network protocol (RTP) each, having data packets (dp) comprising an expandable header (KE) is provided for a data stream (ds1 . . . n) encoded in a manner individual to said data stream, and the key information (si1 . . . n) formed in a data stream manner individual to said data stream is inserted into an expandable header (RTPH) of a data packet (dp) of the respective data stream (ds1 . . . n) and transmitted. The key information (sp1 . . . n) is selected in a manner individual to said data stream from the expanded headers (KE) of received data packets (dp) of the respective data stream (ds1 . . . n), and the associated encoded data stream (ds1 . . . n) is decoded by means of at least one piece of selected data stream individual key information (si1 . . . n). The forming and inserting of key information (si1 . . .Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Siegfried Hartmann, Jörg Krumböck
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Publication number: 20130163680Abstract: The invention relates to a method for deblocking filtering a macroblock (M1) on the basis of a coding standard for image information which is stored in macroblocks (M1, M2) which are arranged adjacent to one another horizontally in macroblock rows and adjacent to one another vertically in macroblock columns, wherein each macroblock (M1, M2) is formed from blocks (B) which are arranged adjacent to one another horizontally in block rows M and adjacent to one another vertically in block columns n and form block elements Mmn, where m=1 to 4 and n=1 to 4, of a first matrix M, wherein the blocks (B) have vertical edges (14, 15) and horizontal edges (18, 19), which each provide external boundaries for the blocks (B), and, starting with the block element MII, the vertical edges (14, 15) and the horizontal edges (18, 19) of the blocks (B) of a macroblock (M1, M2) are filtered, in which a context region (K1) comprising the blocks (B) of a first macroblock (M1) to be filtered is stipulated which is formed from blocks (BType: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Norbert Oertel
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Patent number: 8473736Abstract: A method for making safety mechanisms available in wireless mesh networks which have a plurality of nodes that are interconnected by multi-hop communication in a wireless network meshed by mesh routing in the MAC layer, every node being active as a router to forward the data traffic of the other nodes. At least two differentiated levels of confidence are defined by a type of protection (ToP) the value of which represents a specific level of confidence for the nodes and data packets, the data packets being labeled with a ToP value in the mesh header, and at least one ToP value being allocated to the participating nodes, the nodes forwarding the data packet in the mesh network using the ToP values of the node and of the data packet if this ToP value combination is admissible in the node.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Gamer, Christian Schwingenschlögl, Michael Bahr, Lars Völker
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Patent number: 8467299Abstract: In the method, starting from a central management component as the basis it is determined in a first step whether a network component is a management-capable network component. If this is the case, the management-capable network component is classified on the basis of services provided in the past by the management-capable network component. A classification is made here into the classes host, router and switch.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Michael Conradt, Jürgen Totzke
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Patent number: 8458374Abstract: A method and an arrangement for configuration of a mobile appliance in a communication arrangement, with a communication address that is linked to its location in each case being assigned to the mobile appliance are provided. For this purpose, the location of the mobile appliance is determined in a first step, a configuration which is linked to the determined location is checked in a second step from a database, and this determined configuration is assigned to the mobile appliance in a third step.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jurgen Luers
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Publication number: 20130132540Abstract: A method and an arrangement for configuration of a mobile appliance in a communication arrangement, with a communication address that is linked to its location in each case being assigned to the mobile appliance are provided. For this purpose, the location of the mobile appliance is determined in a first step, a configuration which is linked to the determined location is checked in a second step from a database, and this determined configuration is assigned to the mobile appliance in a third step.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jurgen Luers
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Publication number: 20130129062Abstract: A method, a system and a terminal for occupying a key and a display field that is associated with the key of a first end device of a first subscriber. An address identifies the second end device of a second subscriber. Following user input of the first subscriber. The detected second address is assigned to the key as a target address for setting up a future connection. Associated subscriber information is determined for the detected address, and the determined subscriber information is assigned to the display field.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH &Co. KGInventors: Thomas Lederer, Stephan Schaade
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Patent number: 8429279Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for connecting packet-oriented communication terminals, wherein a first communication terminal (P1) is arranged in a first network (LAN), the first network (LAN) being connected to a second network (INT) via a network address-translating unit (NAT), a second communication terminal (P2) being arranged in said second network. For this purpose, a proxy (P) is provided in the gateway (GW) for intercepting or listening to messages, in that a STUN, ICE, or TURN protocol is implemented. The concept of the invention is to implement, on a case by case basis, IP address spoofing or port number spoofing and a “RESPONSE ADDRESS” STUN field in the proxy, thereby performing the STUN or ICE protocol not on the respective communication terminals, but at a third part on another unit. A performance takes place even if the central unit is not located in the user data path between the STUN server STUN and the respective communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Oliver Veits
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Publication number: 20130066960Abstract: A system, a method and a device are each configured for dynamic assignment of survivability services to communication devices (such as, e.g. tablets, smart phones, mobile phones, laptops or other types of mobile communication devices) based on the device's current location and network context. Survivability services provide session and service continuity in case a centralized or cloud based session management service that may be hosted by one or more remote computer devices, such as for example servers, is not reachable due to network failure or service failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Geert Robert Marc Fieremans, Rodrigo Pastro, Johannes Ruetschi
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Patent number: 8391187Abstract: The invention relates to a method for exchanging data between a first and a second communication terminal device (EG1, EG2). The first (EG1) and the second (EG2) communication terminal devices are connected to a data network (DN). In a first step, acoustically coded address information is transmitted by the first to the second communication terminal device (EG2) during a communication connection between the first and the second communication terminal device (EG1, EG2) and, in a second step, the data are transmitted to the first communication terminal device (EG1) from the second communication terminal device (EG2) via the data network using the address information.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Jager, Arnold Monitzer, Johann Zeiner
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Patent number: 8386655Abstract: A method and an arrangement for configuration of a mobile appliance in a communication arrangement, with a communication address that is linked to its location in each case being assigned to the mobile appliance are provided. For this purpose, the location of the mobile appliance is determined in a first step, a configuration which is linked to the determined location is checked in a second step from a database, and this determined configuration is assigned to the mobile appliance in a third step.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jürgen Luers
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Patent number: D681027Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventor: David Fuxen