Abstract: A content tagging and management capability is provided for enabling automatic tagging of content and management of tagged content. A method includes receiving content including an object, and automatically associating an information structure with the object included within the content to form thereby tagged content. The content may be received locally at a content capture device, and the information structure may be automatically associated with the object by the content capture device. The automatic tagging may be performed at the content capture device when the content is captured by the content capture device. The content may be received at a computer, and the information structure may be automatically associated with the object by the computer. The information structure may be available locally or retrieved from one or more remote devices.

Abstract: A content tagging and management capability is provided for enabling automatic tagging of content and management of tagged content. A sensor is configured for supporting automatic content tagging of content captured by a content capture device. The sensor may be configured for storing object data associated with an object, where at least a portion of the object data is stored securely, and communicating at least a portion of the object data toward the content capture device contemporaneous with a content capture operation by the content capture device. A sensor scanner is configured for supporting automatic content tagging of content where a sensor is used in conjunction with a content capture device. The sensor scanner may include a processor configured for storing object data associated with an object having a sensor associated therewith, and initiating propagation of the object data toward the sensor for storage by the sensor when permission to interface with the sensor is verified.

Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for controlling content provided from a content originator to an end-user. A method includes receiving a content complex comprising a plurality of content originator content components conveying content originator content, identifying each of the content originator content components classified as a replaceable content component, analyzing the replaceable content components to recognize the content originator content conveyed by the replaceable content components, and modifying, according to the end-user profile and the content originator content conveyed by the replaceable content components, at least one of the replaceable content components using at least one service provider replacement content component adapted for conveying service provider replacement content. The service provider replacement content may include service provider revenue generation content such as service provider advertisements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing bifurcated voice and signaling traffic over a cable telephony architecture by segregating signaling traffic and voice traffic and transmitting the respective traffic over two different mediums to a controller to establish a phone call.

Abstract: A method and apparatus enforcing and improving end-to-end service quality, based on end-to-end service performance characterization of network conditions, for a convergence enabled end-user device during a user session for service.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing switchover of a session between different user terminals. The method and apparatus includes means for receiving, from a first device, data representing a session, where the session data includes any application and authentication data required to reestablish the session. The method and apparatus facilitates suspending the session at the first device, and reestablishing the suspended session on a second device using the suspended session data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for data communications over a wireless network. A user contacts an Internet gateway over the wireless network. When the user requests an Internet resource it sends an improved HTTP command to the gateway. The improved HTTP command causes the internet gateway to access a resource file and obtain not only the requested resource, but also all of the resources embedded in the requested resource. The requested resource and embedded resources are bundled into a file and sent to the user. By eliminating parsing of the requested resource by the user and subsequent requests for embedded information, the wireless network does not have to make multiple supplemental communication channel assignments, which improves overall performance.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing bifurcated voice and signaling traffic over a cable telephony architecture by segregating signaling traffic and voice traffic and transmitting the respective traffic over two different mediums to a switch to establish a phone call.

Abstract: A method of providing network intelligence between an intelligent end-user gateway (IEUG) device and a plurality of intelligent network layers. The method includes generating an end-user diary including goals, goal-related plans, and tasks to fulfill the plans. The end-user diary is sent to at least one of the plurality of intelligent network layers, where the at least one of the plurality of intelligent network layers update a user profile from the end-user diary and send goal related information to the IEUG device. The IEUG performs the tasks and plans to fulfill the goals based on the goal related information.

Abstract: An intelligent network including a plurality of hierarchal intelligent layers, each layer responsive to communications from at least one of a superior layer and a subordinate layer. A plurality of nodes form each layer, where each of the plurality of nodes have intelligence modules that are interconnected horizontally within each layer, as well as interconnected to intelligence modules of the subordinate and superior hierarchal layers, wherein the intelligence is provided end-to-end of the hierarchal self-organizing intelligent network.

Abstract: An improved telephone answering machine uses a personal computer or work station to analyze incoming caller data. Calls to be automatically answered by the answering machine can be answered with the accompaniment of a customized announcement to the caller based upon the caller's phone number, name or other data item received by the telephone answering device. Messages to be left by a caller can be stored on a computer storage media, including being segregated by calling number, name or other criteria. The improved answering machine includes the ability to retrieve messages from particular callers.