Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems are provided that enable a user of a computing device to alter, augment or replace broadcast transmitted content destined for or received in the computing device with on-line content from the internet. In some implementations an application program, purchasable or otherwise downloadable from the internet (e.g., from an application store), facilitates in the computing device the manipulation of broadcast transmitted content that changes the manner in which content from a broadcast transmission source (e.g., television or cable transmission sources) is presented by the computing device absent the intervention of the application program. In one implementation an application program downloaded from the internet to the computing device alters the presentation of broadcast transmitted content by substituting broadcast advertising with non-advertising content from the internet.

Abstract: A method of selecting targeted advertising content. According to one implementation the method includes receiving in a social network site from a computing device of a member of the social network site identifying data of the member and also broadcast data related to broadcast content being played in the computing device. Upon accessing in the social network site member information, the social network site by use of the broadcast data and member information selects targeted advertising content for the purpose of facilitating a transmission of the targeted advertising content to the computing device for it to be played in conjunction with the broadcast content. In one implementation the method further involves the social network site accessing and sending the targeted advertising content to the computing device.

Abstract: According to one implementation a method is provided that involves transmitting from a social network site to a television broadcasting site a stream of data for being broadcast to multiple end-user media devices and also transmitting via a unicast communication from the social network site non-broadcast content for the purposes of being incorporated, integrated or otherwise played in conjunction with the broadcast content in the end-user media devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing multicast traffic in a data network, and network equipment using said method. Hosts receive from a network interface of a router traffic sent by sources in a multicast group. The hosts and the router communicate with one another by means of a multicast host-router communications protocol by means of which the hosts send to the router messages to request multicast traffic from sources in a multicast group. The router receiving one of said messages obtains in said message identifying data which identify the host that has sent said message, and said router stores in specific records for each network interface of the router, host and multicast group information about the sources the traffic of which has been requested by said host in said messages sent to the router.

Abstract: According to some implementations methods, apparatus and systems are provided involving the use of processors having at least one core with a security component, the security component adapted to read and verify data within data blocks stored in a L1 instruction cache memory and to allow the execution of data block instructions in the core only upon the instructions being verified by the use of a cryptographic algorithm.

Abstract: A method for lawfully intercepting communication IP packets exchanged between terminals is provided. The method involves assigning an IP address associated with a telecommunication service provider to, for example, a sending terminal for use as its IP address in communications with a receiving terminal, the telecommunication service provider providing SIP proxy services for establishing communication between the sending and receiving terminals. The communication IP packets are intercepted in such a way that the terminals are unaware of the interception.

Abstract: A method for managing multicast traffic in a data network, and devices using said method. The hosts store for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and the network interfaces of the hosts send to the router a message containing information about the included source record and information about the excluded source record. The router also stores for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and updates them when it receives through its network interface a message from the hosts containing information about an included source list and/or information about an excluded source list. The devices are a router, host equipment and network equipment compatible with the method.

Abstract: A method for lawfully intercepting communication IP packets exchanged between terminals is provided. The method involves assigning an IP address associated with a telecommunication service provider to, for example, a sending terminal for use as its IP address in communications with a receiving terminal, the telecommunication service provider providing SIP proxy services for establishing communication between the sending and receiving terminals. The communication IP packets are intercepted in such a way that the terminals are unaware of the interception.

Abstract: Methods of establishing an SIP communication between a first network device and a second network device is provided. According to one implementation the first network device includes a web browser and a first IP telephone and the second network device includes a second IP telephone. In one implementation an advertising link on a webpage includes identifying information of the advertising link, identifying information of the website hosting the advertising link and information containing a SIP URI associated with the second IP telephone, and upon the advertising link being activated by the browser the first network device establishes an SIP communication between the first IP telephone and the second IP telephone using the SIP URI of the second IP telephone.

Abstract: A method for managing multicast traffic in a data network, and devices using said method. The hosts store for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and the network interfaces of the hosts send to the router a message containing information about the included source record and information about the excluded source record. The router also stores for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and updates them when it receives through its network interface a message from the hosts containing information about an included source list and/or information about an excluded source list. The devices are a router, host equipment and network equipment compatible with the method.

Abstract: A method for selecting one or more advertising links for incorporation into a web page of an affiliate website stored on an affiliate web server when the affiliate web server receives a request message from a browser of a computing device that requests the web page. In one implementation a control application running on an affiliate webserver facilitates the reception of the one or more advertising links and first information related to the one or more advertising links from one or more intermediary servers, the first information received from each of the one or more intermediary servers includes target geographic data for each of the advertising links and compensation information of each of the one or more intermediary servers payable to the content website upon the one or more advertising links being activated by the computing device.

Abstract: A method for managing multicast traffic in a data network, and devices using said method. The hosts store for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and the network interfaces of the hosts send to the router a message containing information about the included source record and information about the excluded source record. The router also stores for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and updates them when it receives through its network interface a message from the hosts containing information about an included source list and/or information about an excluded source list. The devices are a router, host equipment and network equipment compatible with the method.

Abstract: A device, system and method for controlling the flow of multicast data packets from sources sending data to hosts requesting the data. In one implementation, a router is situated in a data network between sources that send multicast data packets directed to a multicast group and hosts requesting to receive the multicast data packets. The router has one or more network interfaces in the direction of the hosts and stores for each network interface, each multicast group address and each host at least one data record arising from one or more data requests made by the hosts which includes multicast group and source information. The router stores executable instructions to receive messages originating from a host, update the status of the data sources for that host and implement the actions according to one or a combination of Tables 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method for lawfully intercepting communication IP packets exchanged between terminals is provided. The method involves assigning an IP address associated with a telecommunication service provider to, for example, a sending terminal for use as its IP address in communications with a receiving terminal, the telecommunication service provider providing SIP proxy services for establishing communication between the sending and receiving terminals. The communication IP packets are intercepted in such a way that the terminals are unaware of the interception.

Abstract: A method for lawfully intercepting communication IP packets exchanged between terminals is provided. The method involves assigning an IP address associated with a telecommunication service provider to, for example, a sending terminal for use as its IP address in communications with a receiving terminal, the telecommunication service provider providing SIP proxy services for establishing communication between the sending and receiving terminals. The communication IP packets are intercepted in such a way that the terminals are unaware of the interception.

Abstract: A method of filtering multicast packets received in a first network interface of a router is provided. The router receives multicast traffic in the first network interface from sources that send multicast packets to at least a first multicast group address. The router also having second and third network interfaces for receiving multicast traffic requests.

Abstract: A method for lawfully intercepting communication IP packets exchanged between terminals is provided. The method involves assigning an IP address associated with a telecommunication service provider to, for example, a sending terminal for use as its IP address in communications with a receiving terminal, the telecommunication service provider providing SIP proxy services for establishing communication between the sending and receiving terminals. The communication IP packets are intercepted in such a way that the terminals are unaware of the interception.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to transmit multicast IP packets. In one implementation a router receives, by a first interface, a message with a first request for a first type of multicast traffic. In one implementation the router determines at least a second type of multicast traffic and sends messages in a multicast routing protocol and receives multicast IP packets and modifies the IP packets of the second type of traffic so that they have the same source and destination IP addresses as the IP packets of the first type of traffic and transmits the modified IP packets of the second type of traffic by the first network interface. In one implementation an application generates in a host a first request for a first type of multicast traffic and the host associates the first type of multicast traffic with a second type of multicast traffic. In one implementation the hosts generates a second request for the second type of multicast traffic and transmits the first and second requests.

Abstract: Online sale of software product use licenses through a data network by offering software products (SOFT) through vendor sites, purchasing a license on-line on one of said vendor sites, and activating said license on-line by a different licensing site. A specific component (COMP) is provided with the software product (SOFT) and identifying data (IDV) of the vendor site are transmitted during the download of the software product (SOFT). When the component (COMP) is executed in an equipment, the component (COMP) locally accesses said data (IDV) and identifying data (IDL) of the licensing site and activates the license by setting up an on-line communication with the licensing site.

Abstract: A method for managing multicast traffic in a data network, and devices using said method. The hosts store for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and the network interfaces of the hosts send to the router a message containing information about the included source record and information about the excluded source record. The router also stores for each multicast group an included source record and an excluded source record, and updates them when it receives through its network interface a message from the hosts containing information about an included source list and/or information about an excluded source list. The devices are a router, host equipment and network equipment compatible with the method.