Abstract: Disclosed is a method for effecting an internet user's privacy directive. In the method, copied packets, that are based on original packets sent from a user client, are monitored for a web content request including state information that is not in compliance with a user's privacy directive. Upon detection of a copied packet having a web content request including noncompliant state information, the state information is modified to comply with the user's privacy directive. A replacement packet is forwarded to the user client such that the user client receives the replacement packet before receiving a response packet from a target server of the corresponding original packet. The replacement packet has a redirection with a renewed web content request including the modified state information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for targeted web advertising. In the method, an advertisement selection request is received. A venue associated with the advertisement selection request is identified based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the advertisement request. An event at the identified venue is likewise identified based on an event schedule. An advertisement for responding to the advertisement selection request is selected based on an advertisement selection criterion associated with the identified event.

Abstract: Disclosed is an internet traffic monitoring method that includes a network service provider analyzing an HTTP transaction involving an internet user client. The network service provider responds to the HTTP transaction by forwarding, to the internet user client, a modified web object including a monitoring implement. After forwarding the modified web object to the internet user client, the network service provider forwards a web object, originally associated with the HTTP transaction, to the internet user client.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for targeted web content modification. In the method, a network service provider determines whether a web content request from an internet user station is a first-type request or a second-type request. If the web content request is a first-type request, then the first-type web content request is forwarded to the internet. Otherwise, if the web content request is a second-type request, then the second-type web content request is tunneled to a content modification station. The content modification station selectively responds to the tunneled second-type web content request with a redirection including a modified web content request. The internet user client receives modified web content based on the modified web content request.

Abstract: The present invention enables a NSP to customize content to any number of user profiles, instances, browsers or computers including systems that are located behind a NAT network. It solves the persistent issues that multiple users and NAT networks present to the NSP who does not have view into the individual computers located on the NSP network. In addition to enabling the full revenue potential of a network, the invention enables the targeting of any customer service content to be delivered.

Abstract: Disclosed is an internet traffic monitoring method. In the method, a first packet, sent from a user client, having a web content request meeting certain monitoring selection criteria is detected. Upon detection of the first packet, a second packet is forwarded to the user client. The second packet has a redirection with a fabricated web content request to a monitoring web page including at least one monitoring implement.

Abstract: Disclosed is an internet traffic monitoring method. In the method, copied packets that are based on original packets sent from a user client are monitored for a web content request meeting certain monitoring selection criteria. Upon detection of a copied packet having a web content request meeting the selection criteria, a replacement packet is forwarded to the user client such that the user client receives the replacement packet before receiving a response packet from a target server of the corresponding original packet, wherein the replacement packet has a redirection with a fabricated web content request to a monitoring web page including at least one monitoring implement.

Abstract: A maximal correlation symbol estimation (MCSE) method for estimating the symbols that are modulating an information signal component of a received signal, which can be applied to received signals that additionally contain an interference signal component, is disclosed. The method is achieved by correlating the received signal with all possible reference signals, each reference signal being one of a closed set of all possible information signals recognized by the given digital modulation scheme, and selecting as an estimate of the information signal the reference signal whose correlation with the received signal most closely resembles a weighted average of correlations between previously estimated information signals and their corresponding received signals. Demodulators that implement this method are adapted to perform many functions, including the estimation of symbols modulating frequency modulated (FM) received signals prior to the signals being FM demodulated.

Abstract: A linear transmitter (101) using predistortion includes a modulator (103), a predistorter (107), a digital quadrature modulator (111), an upconverter (113), a power amplifier (115), and an antenna (117). In addition, the transmitter (101) has a feedback loop including a coupler (119), a downconverter (123), a digital quadrature demodulator (125), and a trainer (131). The digital data to be transmitted is provided into the modulator (103), which converts the digital data into in-phase and quadrature component signals. The in-phase and quadrature component signals are then provided to the predistorter (107), which "predistorts" the component signals prior to amplification. The digital quadrature modulator (111) converts the component signals into a single analog signal. The upconverter (113) upconverts this signal from the predistorter (107) into the desired frequency of transmission, which is provided to the power amplifier (115) and the antenna (117) for amplification and broadcast.