Patents Examined by Ricardo M. Pizarro
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Patent number: 6470027Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for providing user notification of access violations, wherein packets are intercepted and a message returned to the user is redirected to a web page explaining why the user cannot access the host. This is currently implemented in TCP to redirect access violations from web browsers to hosts in the user's access list, which then display a message indicating why the user cannot access the desired host. This same model is also provided for the FTP and Telnet protocols.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1999Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventor: John Mark Birrell, Jr.
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Patent number: 6466564Abstract: A method and apparatus for interleaving symbols from a one dimensional TDMA 802.14 or MCNS minislot or other TDMA stream into two dimensional arrays in code and time for transmission on a code division multiplexed digital data transmission system. There are two methods disclosed. The first calculates i and j values for storage in RAM as a function of the symbol index in the TDMA stream, the number of codes to be employed, the column space design parameter representing the number of columns in the array, i.e., symbol times, that could be adversely affected by burst noise, and a calculated total number of columns in the array. The result is an array in which no indices of two symbols within any column or between columns of the column space are closer together than a design parameter vertical distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1998Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Terayon Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Selim Shlomo Rakib, Zvi Bernstein
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Method and apparatus for controlling bandwidth in a switched broadband multipoint/multimedia network
Patent number: 6452924Abstract: The present invention provides broadband multimedia communication over the standard circuit-switched public switched telephone network infrastructure (PSTN) and other physical or virtual circuit-switched infrastructures while simultaneously and transparently interoperating with the public Internet packet-switched infrastructure to effectively merge the capabilities of the two types of infrastructures into a seamless capability that can bring the benefits of using both types of existing switching infrastructures to large groups of users under the control of the same common and simple interface tools such as web browsers. The invention enables users to establish both packet-switched connections for sending or receiving content for which low-latency and unpredictable response times are not a problem (i.e.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1999Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Enron Warpspeed Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Golden, Richard E. Cobb, George R. Grenley, William A. Rundquist, Todd D. Chu, James H. Woodyatt, Jessica Dasha Jex, Miguel J. DeAvila -
Patent number: 6452915Abstract: An IP flow classification system is used in a wireless telecommunications system. The IP flow classification system groups IP flows in a packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system. The classification system includes: a wireless base station coupled to a first data network; one or more host workstations coupled to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations in wireless communication with the wireless base station over a shared bandwidth using a packet-centric protocol; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network; a resource allocation device optimizes end-user quality of service (QoS) and allocates shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations; an analyzing and scheduling device analyzes and schedules internet protocol (IP) flow over the shared wireless bandwidth. The analyzing device includes the above IP flow classifier that classifies the IP flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1999Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Malibu Networks, Inc.Inventor: Jacob W. Jorgensen
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Patent number: 6452937Abstract: A voice messaging system is implemented using a PCMCIA card or other type of card, and a host call processing device such as a PBX switch. The card includes a processor operative to implement various voice messaging system functions, and a memory for storing voice data used in the voice messaging system. The host call processing device has a socket adapted to receive the card. The card receives voice data from the host call processing device for storage in the memory, and delivers voice data retrieved from the memory to the host call processing device. The voice data is communicated between the card and the host over a custom serial bus which includes a time-division multiplexed voice data line divided into a plurality of time slots, each of the time slots providing a distinct voice data channel at a designated bit rate.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1998Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.Inventors: Lee Edward Borkovic, Edmund Thomas Burke, Robert Cochran, Thomas Mark Grill, Everett R. Johnson, Jr., Michael Stephen Lane, Basheer M. Tannu, Gary N. Weber
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Patent number: 6449258Abstract: An intermediate repeater that can make available at least a minimum of information to the end user sites connected with it even in the event of a power failure. The intermediate repeater has a broadband amplifier (AMP) for the amplification of the received broadband signals and for the subsequent forwarding of the amplified broadband signals, as well as a first device (HP1, LP1; S1,LP, C1), which is connected in series to the broadband amplifier (AMP) and is set to separate the received narrow band signals from the received broadband signals according to frequency, and to forward them without amplification by bypassing the broadband amplifier (AMP). Thus, the transmission of the narrow band signals is guaranteed even during a disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1998Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: AlcatelInventor: Gert Grammel
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Patent number: 6445687Abstract: A group communication system is disclosed, that comprises at least one controlling station, at least one base station connected to the controlling station through a wired circuit or a radio circuit, and a plurality of mobile stations connected to the base station, wherein the controlling station or the base station has a means for managing group communication numbers of the mobile stations, wherein the mobile stations each have a means for transmitting a mobile station identification number and a group communication number to the base station when a radio zone of each of the mobile stations is handed over and thereby a location registration operation is performed, wherein the controlling station or the base station has a zone area presence determining means for determining whether or not a particular mobile station is present in a radio zone to which the particular mobile station has been handed over when the controlling station or the base station receives the group communication number from the relevant mobType: GrantFiled: June 9, 1998Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Mikami
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Patent number: 6438144Abstract: A communication system comprising: a first multiplexing/demutliplexing stage positioned at a first locality and connected to a telephone interchange; a plurality of second multiplexing/demultiplexing stage positioned in a plurality of second localities apart from said first locality; a communication link, such as a transmission line or radio link which connects said first multiplexing/demultiplexing stage to each of said second multiplexing/demultipleg stages; and a plurality of subscribers lines connected to each of a plurality said second multiplexing/demultiplexing stages.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1999Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: ECI Telecom Ltd.Inventors: Zuri Guzikevits, Shalom Bukimer, Ofer Melman
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Patent number: 6438110Abstract: A process and apparatus for scheduling reservations across a communications networks receives a plurality of connection requests specifying a time for the connection, and attempts to find a route for the connection. If an available route is found, the connection is reserved in advance. Unscheduled connection requests are stored in the list, which is generated as a display view at a graphical user interface. Similarly, reserved connections are stored in another list which forms a basis for a display view of reserved connections. The list of reserved connections is used by a network controller to implement the reserved connections at the appropriate times.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1999Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Suman Rai, Dennis Stewart William Tansley
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Patent number: 6434139Abstract: A telecommunication system routs real-time information traffic from an originating digital radio unit served by an originating network to a terminating unit served by a terminating network via an intermediate network interconnecting the originating and terminating networks. The originating digital radio unit has an encoder/decoder (e.g., a vocoder) for generating digital wireless frames from information that is input thereto. The originating network includes an originating node with an encoder/decoder for performing wireless-specific conversion of the digital wireless frames to digital wireline (e.g., PCM) traffic. The intermediate network includes an originating-end interface node with an encoder/decoder for compressing the digital wireline traffic for transport across the intermediate network.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1999Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Chung-Zin Liu, Kenneth Wayne Strom
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Patent number: 6430181Abstract: A cell scheduling and forwarding technique for an input-buffered N×N non-blocking crossbar switch which provides worst-case intra-switch port cell forwarding service delays which are bounded by the duration of N cell forwarding timeslots. This scheduler is further enhanced to support efficient rate based forwarding service.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1999Date of Patent: August 6, 2002Assignee: LSI Logic CorporationInventor: Jeffrey S. Tuckey
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Patent number: 6426955Abstract: The present invention discloses a centralized routing engine that is able to assist gateways in making routing decisions for calls being placed in an IP network environment. Types of calls include voice, fax, video, etc. The routing engine provides significant flexibility to the gateways by allowing the gateways to designate preferences that define operational limits or requirements. A source gateway operator may set preferences such as the maximum price that is willing to be paid for a call, the maximum delay that will be tolerated and the maximum autonomous system hop count that will be tolerated. A destination gateway operator is likely only to be concerned with setting price schedules as preferences. Gateway operators may also set ‘preference criteria,’ which define the circumstances in which a certain set of preferences is to be applied.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1998Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Transnexus, Inc.Inventors: James Pleasant Gossett Dalton, Jr., Alcina de Figueiredo Dalton, Stephen Anthony Thomas, Maria Osterholt Cown, Rich Carroll Vaughn, Pawel Szczerbina, Brian Keith Lovette
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Patent number: 6426964Abstract: A higher data rate signal such as ATM (Asinchronous Transfer Mode) fixed size data packets and lower data rate signals such as ISDN are transmitted along the same link by accommodating the ISDN in unused time slots in the overall frame structure. The cells also contain a fiel containing incremented numbers of modulo-n and, in the reverse direction along the link, frames are transmitted which acknowledge receipt of those sequence numbers. If the next expected number is not received, the sequence transmitted is restarted at the number.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1997Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Marconi Communications LimitedInventor: Richard J Proctor
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Patent number: 6421319Abstract: A network traffic monitoring system includes a router, a terminal adaptor, a digital service unit, a frame relay/leased network, a traffic monitoring apparatus, and a monitor. A subscriber line is connected to the router. The terminal adaptor interfaces the router to the network side. The digital service unit is connected to the terminal adaptor through an I interface. The frame relay/leased network is made up of at least one of a higher-speed relay router and a switching unit and transmission lines. The traffic monitoring apparatus monitors the internet traffic on a physical line between the terminal adaptor and the digital service unit. The monitor controls the traffic monitoring means to start and stop totalization processing, sets a subnet mask for determining a totalization unit, and acquires traffic information as a totalization result from the traffic monitoring apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1998Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Junko Iwasaki
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Patent number: 6421339Abstract: Disclosed is an method and apparatus for configuring an H.323 compliant data packet network with a registering function whereby home based users are identified separate from visiting users having other networks as home bases. Thus user location data may be retrieved and/or modified as those users roam to other H.323 compliant networks and register with a gatekeeper at that visited network. The registration of a visiting user with a visited gatekeeper includes the process of assigning a transient identity to the roaming user, obtaining confirmation from the home gatekeeper that roaming is authorized and registering the roaming users present address and transient identity at the home site so that calls received at the home network can be directed to the user at the visited site.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1998Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventor: Michael Flynn Thomas
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Patent number: 6421344Abstract: The invention is an ATM system to route DS0 traffic from T1 Extended Superframe (ESF)or Superframe (SF) systems that use robbed bit signaling. The invention is able to route the call selecting the ATM VPI/VCI that routes the call within the ATM system. DS0s with robbed bit signaling are transported transparently by the ATM system.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2000Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Joseph Michael Christie, Albert D. Duree, Michael Joseph Gardner, Mark Sucharczuk, William Lyle Wiley
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Patent number: 6421335Abstract: A system and method for integrating a priority-based quality of service in CDMA communication systems that implement data packet transmission, in order to effectively allocate radio resources. Data packet transfers are selectively allocated over a wireless interface operating under a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) protocol. A nominal bit rate is established for each user desiring access to the CDMA interface. A relative packet priority is calculated for each of the data packets based on an actual bit rate at the source of the CDMA interface and the established nominal bit rate. An allowable packet priority is calculated for the CDMA interface based on a signal-to-noise ratio of the CDMA interface, and those of the data packets having a relative packet priority greater than or equal to the allowable packet priority of the CDMA interface are transmitted across the CDMA interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1998Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications, OyInventors: Matti Kalevi Kilkki, Jussi Pekka Olavi Ruutu
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Patent number: 6418138Abstract: A novel communication system including mobile units distributed within a wireless communication network which are connected to a packet switched network (e.g., the Internet) via a proxy server is disclosed. The proxy server converts unicast data packets coming from the packet switched network to multicast data packets being transmitted to the mobile units, and is also responsible for the overall management and control of the communication system.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2000Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: WorldCom, Inc.Inventors: Vinton Cerf, Scott Huddle
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Patent number: 6418151Abstract: Automatic switching between clock sources in synchronous networks is accomplished using Synchronous Status Message transmitted over the network and a control circuit positioned between SASE (Stand Alone Synchronization Equipment) and a network element (SDH-NE, Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Network Element).Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1998Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Harald Michael Walter, Robert Franz Wenzel
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Patent number: 6404757Abstract: A code division multiple access system includes the steps of sequentially generating reception symbols by de-spreading a reception signal, generating a threshold on the basis of an average amplitude obtained by averaging amplitudes of a predetermined number of reception symbols, generating a weighted reception symbol by multiplying an amplitude of the reception symbol by a weighting coefficient, and sequentially selecting one of the reception symbol and the weighted reception symbol as a reception symbol of the reception signal in accordance with a result obtained by comparing the amplitude of the reception symbol and the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1998Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Manabu Ohshima