Abstract: A plurality of media files may be maintained in a data store, where each of the plurality of media files is associated with at least one indication comprising at least one of a geographic indication and a time indication. At least one indication may be identified, wherein the at least one indication is one of a geographic indication and a time indication. A query may be sent to the data store, wherein the query includes the identified at least one indication and at least one media file may be retrieved from the data store according to the query.

Abstract: A method may include storing rules associated with processing calls. Each of the rules may include a maximum number of calls per unit of time. The method may also include determining whether the maximum number of calls per unit of time associated with a first one of the rules is greater than a threshold. The method may further include allocating by a first node, when the maximum number of calls per unit of time is greater than the threshold, a number of calls per unit of time to the first node based on the number of calls satisfying the first rule that were received by the first node and a total number of calls satisfying the first rule that were received by all of the nodes.

Abstract: An inbound traffic allocation module is configured to store, in a database, data received from a plurality of site-services, and to determine a route capacity based at least in part on the received data, data received from each of the site-services including data related to at least one of a health and a busyness of the site-service. A traffic manager module is configured to retrieve the data from the site-services and to provide the data to the inbound traffic allocation module. A service selection engine module is configured to receive a request to route a call, and to route the call to one of the site-services based at least in part on the route capacity associated with the site-service.

Abstract: A manifold for holding spliced optical fibers and their protective plastic coatings in a secure and motionless manner. The manifold includes a “clamp” made from a soft durometer material (SDM) such as a high strength silicone mold-making rubber or a dry polymer gel that has been partially sliced to a depth of about 75%. The manifold permits ease of insertion of a spliced optical fiber into, and removal of that spliced optical fiber from, an SDM-slice without disturbing other fibers that are held in other slices in the manifold. In a particular embodiment the gel or rubber SDM fills a four-sided plastic box to overflow.

Abstract: A computing-device implemented network planning process distributes access links associated with customer locations to selected nodes of a provider network. The network planning process distributes the access links associated with the customer locations to the selected nodes of provider network such that overall latency goals for the network are met and such that the density of the connected customer locations to the network nodes in the network satisfy density requirements. The network planning process seeks diversity in customer location assignments by creating additional capacity through the re-assignment of customer locations to alternate network nodes in order to free up space on network nodes needed to off-load customer locations from other over-loaded network nodes. The network planning process permits an expanded ring of network nodes to accommodate dense customer traffic load across a wide area while meeting both individual connection and overall system requirements.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods and systems for diagnosing and/or analyzing one or more service problems including an acquire module configured to acquire one or more interactive flow chart methods to diagnose one or more service problems, wherein each of the one or more interactive flow chart methods comprises one or more method steps. Also, the system may include an analytical module configured to provide a first method step of the one or more interactive flow chart methods to a user and provide a second method step of the one or more interactive flow chart methods based at least in part on a user feedback to the first method step; and a presentation module configured to display a diagnostic report of the one or more service problems.

Abstract: A configurable sign includes a mounting mechanism that connects the configurable sign to a vehicle, a display, a memory to store a plurality of instructions, and a processor to execute instructions in the memory. The processor executes instructions in the memory to receive configured sign information from one of a user device or a server, configure one of text, graphics, video, or audio, associated with the display, based on the configured sign information, and display, via the display, the configured text, graphics, video, or audio.

Abstract: A device may receive a broadband card, dynamically load a non-generic plug-in to detect the broadband card, determine whether the loaded non-generic plug-in detects the broadband card, dynamically load a generic plug-in when the loaded non-generic plug-in does not detect the broadband card, and use the generic plug-in to certify the broadband card.

Abstract: A device receives milestone information and dependency information associated with a project, generates a milestone flow chart based on the milestone information and the dependency information, and represents one or more milestones, in the milestone flow chart, with one or more nodes. The device also represents one or more dependencies among the one or more milestones with one or more directed arcs provided between corresponding nodes of the one or more nodes, and calculates a critical path associated with the one or more milestones. The device further represents the critical path with bolded directed arcs provided between corresponding nodes of the one or more nodes, and provides the milestone flow chart, including the representations of the one or more milestones, the one or more dependencies, and the critical path, for display.

Abstract: A device may include a user interface configured to provide audio, video or haptic output in response to received communications. The device may also include logic to identify information associated with an availability status of a user of the device and provide an audio, video or haptic output via the user interface based on the information associated with the availability status of the user of the device.

Abstract: An approach is provided for determining alternative paths. Information is stored specifying a set of available paths among network elements within a connection-oriented network. The available paths are sorted according to a predetermined criterion. The sorted paths are selectively filtered based on either a particular one of the network elements, a region associated with one or more of the network elements, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An approach is provided for managing content for access during a media session. Content or information relating to the content is received from a user over a data network. A message is generated, according to an application layer protocol, specifying an address for subsequent retrieval, by the user, of the content over a communication session established over the data network utilizing the application layer protocol.

Abstract: An approach is provided for creating a workspace for automatically logging and storing heterogeneous communication sessions and for accessing this workspace from a user-designated environment.

Abstract: An approach is provided for enhancing verbal communication sessions. A verbal component of a communication session is converted into textual information. The converted textual information is scanned for a text string to trigger an application. The application is invoked to provide supplemental information about the textual information or to perform an action in response to the textual information for or on behalf of a party of the communication session. The supplemental information or a confirmation of the action is transmitted to the party.

Abstract: An exemplary system and method are directed at receiving an audio signal and process the audio signal into a remapped audio signal based on a plot profile. The plot profile may include at least one of an identified range of audio frequencies. The processing may comprise retrieving an identified range of audio frequencies from the plot profile; determining a range of impaired audio frequencies in the audio signal based on the identified range of audio frequencies; shifting the frequency of at least a portion of the impaired audio frequencies to outside of the identified range; and continuing to retrieve identified ranges of audio frequencies from the plot profile. The shifting of the impaired audio frequencies of the audio signal may be performed until no further identified ranges of audio frequencies are available for consideration.

Abstract: This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for a cloud computing spot market platform (hereinafter, “Platform”). Fluctuations in demand for computing resources may engender idle processing capacity within the framework of a cloud computing system. Embodiments of the Platform provide infrastructure for redistributing idle capacity to grid-style batch computing processes, such as may be based on the same processing resources as those used by the cloud computing system. In this manner, Platform embodiments may increase the utilization of idle resources and reduce revenue losses associated with demand variability for cloud computing system administrators. In one embodiment, market-oriented floating prices for grid-style batch computing utilizing idle resources may be implemented based on monitored and analyzed levels of computing resource supply and demand.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a setup timer in a SIP-based network including initiating a session by transmitting one or more messages to a first user. The system and method also comprises starting a first timer upon transmitting the one or more messages, wherein the first timer is configured to expire after a first predetermined time period. The system and method further comprises starting a second timer upon transmitting the one or more messages, wherein the second timer is configured to expire after a second predetermined time period. The system and method furthermore comprises transmitting one or more instructions upon expiration of at least one of the first timer and the second timer, and taking one or more actions based at least in part on the one or more instructions.

Abstract: An apparatus of an embodiment may include a network equipment chassis shield comprising a rectangular planar surface for mounting in front of a face of an equipment chassis, at least one supporting bracket for mounting the rectangular planar surface, and two or more fasteners for securing the rectangular planar surface to an anchoring structure. A first fastener may secure the rectangular planar surface to the at least one supporting bracket and a second fastener may secure the at least one supporting bracket to the anchoring structure.

Abstract: A method and system of an embodiment may include a method, comprising receiving, at a computing device, network bandwidth information for a network, receiving, at a computing device, a request for network bandwidth, identifying, at a computing device, one or more portions of network bandwidth to fulfill the request. The method may include provisioning the one or more identified portions of unallocated network bandwidth for the request. The identification may comprise utilizing the network bandwidth information to identify one or more portions of unallocated network bandwidth with sufficient capacity for the request, and determining which of the one or more portions of unallocated network bandwidth will result in less fragmentation of remaining unallocated network bandwidth.

Abstract: An approach is provided for a managed navigational service. Real-time positional information corresponding to a user is received over a communication network. An approaching point of interest is determined based on the positional information. The approaching point of interest is correlated with travel information and metadata associated with the approaching point of interest. Information about the approaching point of interest is transmitted over the communication network to the user.