Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and using telemetry information in various ways. For example, a system that monitors telemetry information may include a user that gathers telemetry information of a device and transmits the information to a monitored room. A manager may join a monitored room and monitor the monitored room for particular types of telemetry information. In one example, a manager may determine whether a downstream device is experiencing a network problem, such as a low bitrate. A manager may also transmit commands to the player via the monitored room, which causes the downstream device to operate in accordance with the transmitted command. In one example, a manager may transmit a command that causes a player to decode a particular service.

Abstract: A method of data conditioning is disclosed that in one aspect can include the steps of receiving a data stream, encoding a time code in the data stream to identify a portion of the data stream corresponding to a content fragment, and separating the identified portion of the data stream to define the content fragment, wherein the content fragment comprises the encoded time code.

Abstract: Some aspects of the disclosure relate to transmitting content over a network. For example, a device may determine that it is missing a content fragment from its cache, and may send a request for the content fragment. A network device may be configured to respond to such requests by transmitting the content fragment. In some instances, this may allow receiving devices to acquire the missing content fragment without the need to transmit a request for content.

Abstract: Transaction activity of a cache maintaining content may be monitored to determine periods of transaction activity below a first threshold amount of transactions. A period of anticipated transaction activity above a second threshold amount of transactions may be determined. A period of anticipated transaction activity below the first threshold may be selected based upon the monitored periods of transaction activity below the first threshold and the determined period of anticipated transaction activity above the second threshold. Content then may be evicted from the cache during the selected period of anticipated transaction activity.

Abstract: An announcement protocol may allow disparate, and previously incompatible, content delivery network caches to exchange information and cache content for one another. Announcement data may be stored by the respective caches, and used to determine whether a cache is able to service an incoming request. URL prefixes may be included in the announcements to identify the content, and longest-match lookups may be used to help determine a secondary option when a first cache determines that it lacks a requested content.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and using telemetry information in various ways. For example, a system that monitors telemetry information may include a user that gathers telemetry information of a device and transmits the information to a monitored room. A manager may join a monitored room and monitor the monitored room for particular types of telemetry information. In one example, a manager may determine whether a downstream device is experiencing a network problem, such as a low bitrate. A manager may also transmit commands to the player via the monitored room, which causes the downstream device to operate in accordance with the transmitted command. In one example, a manager may transmit a command that causes a player to decode a particular service.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a previously unrecognized clade of HCV genotypes as well as to diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic applications of nucleic acids, proteins, and antibodies to said protein, derived of or based on the newly characterized hepatitis C viruses.

Abstract: A monitoring and analysis system is disclosed that gathers and analyzes information about distributed enhanced content delivery to end user or other equipment. The system may establish communications connections along the content delivery system, filter content received from different locations of the system, and compare the received content with an expected content characteristic. Also, a radio frequency signal from the distribution network may be converted into an Internet Protocol (IP) format by a converter so that the transformed signal may be similarly analyzed as other signals from the system. A report may be consequently generated that is indicative of the received enhanced content and any detected discrepancies with respect to expected enhancement events. Identification of the enhanced content may be based on the program association table and the program map table in order to determine the packet ID of the application signals.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a previously unrecognized clade of HCV genotypes as well as to diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic applications of nucleic acids, proteins, and antibodies to said protein, derived of or based on the newly characterized hepatitis C viruses.

Abstract: The invention relates to identification of novel sequences associated with cervical cancer, probes and kits for the identification of said sequences, and vaccines suitable for vaccination against new cancer causing HPV types.

Abstract: A content delivery networked is monitored to verify operation of control channels for the delivery of content to a customer. Monitoring includes joining a connection with at least one control channel in the network, decoding content of a signal in the control channel, determining whether the decoded content complies with a pre-determined rule corresponding to content transmitted in the control channel, and producing a report indicating whether the decoded content is compliant with the rule. In addition, a graphical user interface (GUI) displays the status and results of testing the control channel. The GUI is configured to perform generating a display representing testing status of a plurality of DSG tunnels in a first frame and test results of the DSG tunnels in a second frame and providing details of a DSG tunnel test when selected by a user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting or detecting and identifying rotavirus in a biological sample. In particular, the invention relates to a detection method comprising contacting the nucleic acids from the sample or derived from the sample with at least one VP4 and/or VP7 universal probes in the context of a solid support and detecting any type-specific hybridisation. The invention further relates to a detection or detection followed by typing method comprising contacting the nucleic acids from the sample or derived from the sample with at least one P type-specific and G type-specific probes in the context of a solid support and detecting any type-specific hybridisation. The invention also relates to primers and probes used therein and to diagnostic kits.

Abstract: A method for identification of an HPV16 lineage group in a sample, comprising contacting such nucleic acid simultaneously with three probes, each probe being capable of specific hybridization across positions 143 and 145 of a HPV 16 genome.

Abstract: The invention relates to materials and methods method for detection and/or typing of any HPV nucleic acid possibly present in a biological sample, the method comprising the steps of: (i) amplification of a polynucleic acid fragment comprising or consisting of the B region of any HPV nucleic acid in the sample, said B region being indicated in FIG. 1, and (ii) contacting any amplified fragments from step (i) with at least one probe capable of specific hybridization with the B region of HPV, said B region being indicated in FIG. 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to genomic nucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences corresponding to the non-coding and coding region of a new type of HCV. The invention relates to new HCV types and subtypes sequences which are different from the known HCV types and subtypes sequences. Particularly, the present invention relates to said new HCV type sequences; a process for preparing them, and their use for diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy. More particularly, the present invention provides new type-specific sequences of the 5? NCR, Core, the E1 and the NS5 regions of the new HCV type. These new HCV sequences are useful to diagnose the presence of HCV type genotypes or serotypes in a biological sample. Moreover, the availability of these new type-specific sequences can increase the overall sensitivity of HCV detection and should also prove to be useful for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes.

Abstract: A process for identification of type-specific polynucleotide sequences in a sample, the process comprising the steps of (1) contacting polynucleotides from the sample, or derived from the sample, with a plurality of type-specific probes in the context of a solid support, and detection of any type-specific hybridisation; and (2) contacting polynucleotides in the sample, or derived from the sample, with type-specific primers for those types capable of being detected by the hybridisation step in step 1, but not so detected, in a type-specific amplification reaction.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a previously unrecognized clade of HCV genotypes as well as to diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic applications of nucleic acids, proteins, and antibodies to said protein, derived of or based on the newly characterized hepatitis C viruses.

Abstract: A process for identification of type-specific polynucleotide sequences in a sample, the process comprising the steps of (1) contacting polynucleotides from the sample, or derived from the sample, with a plurality of type-specific probes in the context of a solid support, and detection of any type-specific hybridisation; and (2) contacting polynucleotides in the sample, or derived from the sample, with type-specific primers for those types capable of being detected by the hybridisation step in step 1, but not so detected, in a type-specific amplification reaction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the detection and/or typing of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) strains present in a sample including the steps of (i) amplifying the polynucleic acids of target regions of the vacA gene and the cagA gene, with suitable primer pairs, the primers being generally applicable on different H. pylori strains, where the target regions include a conserved region in the case of the cagA alleles and a variable region in the case of the vacA alleles; (ii) hybridizing the polynucleic acids obtained with a set of at least two VDG (virulence determinant gene)-derived probes, and with at least one of the probes hybridizing to a conserved region of a cagA of H. pylori, and with at least one of the probes hybridizing to a variable region of vacA; (iii) detecting the hybrids formed; and (iv) detecting and/or typing H. pylori strains present in a sample from the differential hybridization signals obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the detection and/or typing of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains present in a sample comprising the steps of: (i) if need be releasing, isolating or concentrating the polynucleic acids in the sample, (ii) amplifying the polynucleic acids of relevant target regions of the vacA gene and possibly other virulence determinant genes (VDG), with suitable primer pairs, said primers being generally applicable on different H. pylori strains, allowing to amplify said relevant target regions of the VDG preferentially in compatible amplification conditions; (iii) hybridizing the polynucleic acids obtained in (i) or (ii) with a set of at least two VDG-derived probes, under appropriate hybridization and wash conditions, and with at least one of said probes hybridizing to a conserved region of a VDG of H. pylori, and with at least one of said probes hybridizing to a variable region of vacA; (iv) detecting the hybrids formed in step (iii), (v) detecting and/or typing H.