Abstract: An LED array comprising at least two LED chips (2) contains a temperature sensor (3), and means are provided for regulating the operating current of the LED chips (2) as a function of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor (3). This makes it possible for the LED chips (2) to be operated for long periods at high operating current, thereby reducing the risk of thermal overload.

Abstract: A call priority management system is implemented on or as part of one or more communication networks, for allowing authorized calling parties to control call disposition when the party being called is already on another call. In operation, when a first terminal initiates communication with a second terminal that is already in communication with a third terminal, the system determines if the newly initiated communication is a priority communication. By “priority” communication, it is meant a communication associated with a user and/or terminal having a designated or assigned privilege to interrupt ongoing communications at the second terminal. If so, the ongoing communication between the second and third terminals is interrupted, and a communication link is established between the first and second terminals. Prior to interruption, the calling party may be informed that the second/called terminal is already engaged in another call, for optionally interrupting the ongoing call.

Abstract: A user's favorite sources of content are monitored and when such a source generates a content stream of interest, it may be forwarded to the user. If the forwarding of the stream is interrupted, content transmitted during the period of the interruption will not be lost because it can be subsequently accessed by the user at a location, for example, last accessed by the user before the interruption occurred.

Abstract: A method and communication network for providing a subscriber with a blend of services of the communication network delivered to the subscriber through a telephone and services delivered to the subscriber through a TV delivery system in communication with the network. Upon receipt of a message from a calling party, a service broker function may be configured to execute service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining and delivering caller ID information of the calling party. The service broker function may be configured to alter the message request to generate a modified message request in respect to information affecting alerting of the subscriber's phone. The modified message is sent to the subscriber's phone so that, while information of the calling party is displayed on the TV delivery system, alerting of the phone is modified.

Abstract: A method and communication network for providing blending of services to a subscriber of one or more services of the communication network for a phone of the subscriber and one or more services of a TV delivery system in communication with the network utilizing a server broker function. Upon receipt of a message from the calling party, the service broker function may be configured to execute service package information associated with services of the TV delivery system subscription to include obtaining and delivering caller ID information of the calling party. The service broker function may be configured to alter information in the message request to generate a modified message request that is sent to a phone of the subscriber to modify alerting of the subscriber's phone, while sending the caller ID information of the calling party to an application of the TV delivery system for display.

Abstract: A communication technique includes routing communications over an internet topology using coordinates, which correspond to estimated round trip times, of an origination, a destination and at least one intermediary host or node. A disclosed example includes identifying candidate intermediary nodes based upon selected criteria such as proximity to at least one of the origination or destination for the communication. A disclosed example includes identifying a plurality of intermediary nodes for some applications.

Abstract: In a VoIP network, based on a set of predetermined rules, a determination is made whether the running of an endpoint-hosted service on an intelligent VoIP endpoint and the running of a network-hosted service could cause a conflict to arise if both services were invoked during a call/session. If a determination is made that a conflict could arise between the endpoint-hosted service and the network-hosted service, then either the intelligent endpoint is instructed not to invoke the endpoint-hosted service during a call/session or to only invoke it with certain restrictions that would avoid the conflict, or alternatively, the network service is not invoked or is only invoked with certain restrictions that would avoid the conflict.

Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed comprising a plurality of semiconductor light sources disposed on a carrier, wherein the light from the light sources is coupled into assigned lightguides at a set angle to the surface normals of the carrier and the lightguides are provided with reflecting and light exit faces such that the envelope of the light outcoupling faces forms a curved surface segment.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode arrangement having at least one light-emitting diode chip (1), each light-emitting diode chip (1) being assigned at least one optical element (4). In addition, the light-emitting diode arrangement has at least one heat-conducting element (13) which is suitable to carry away the heat generated by the light-emitting diode chip, and at least one cooling apparatus which is suitable to carry heat away from the heat-conducting element. The light-emitting diode arrangement is particularly well suited, for example, to use in motor vehicle headlamps.

Abstract: An LED circuit arrangement in which an AC voltage source (1) provides a voltage supply and which has a diode rectifier (3, 7). The diode rectifier (3, 7) comprises at least one rectifier diode (4, 8, 9, 10, 11) which is a radiation-emitting LED chip. The at least one radiation-emitting LED chip (4, 8, 9, 10, 11) simultaneously functions as a luminous means and as a rectifier diode. The LED circuit arrangement is distinguished by a particularly low production cost.

Abstract: When an intelligent VoIP endpoint terminal on a VoIP network becomes inoperative for any reason and can't respond to a service request that it had been programmed for, rather than leaving that service request unfulfilled, a VoIP network-hosted instance of that primarily endpoint terminal-provided service is invoked to handle that request and provide the service that would have otherwise been provided by the endpoint terminal. The network-hosted instance thus executes the requested service on behalf of the unavailable endpoint terminal.

Abstract: A scalable system and method for locating a closest server in response to a client request via an interactive distribution network, such as the Internet, are provided. A closest content server is defined as having the least round trip time for responding to a client request. The system including a plurality of content servers; and a local server in communication with a plurality of clients, the local server acting as a proxy for communicating client requests from clients to a redirection server. Client network distance and load information is periodically collected at each content server in the network from clients communicating with each of the respective content servers. The redirection server periodically aggregates the network distance and load information from each content server to create client clusters from both current and previously aggregated network distance and load information. Each client cluster represents a division or partition of the total IP address space.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sagacious routing engine for use with a session initiation protocol (SIP) call. In one embodiment, the sagacious routing engine includes a request manager configured to receive a routing request for an integrated routing target set for the SIP call within a network. Additionally, the sagacious routing engine also includes a route manager, coupled to the request manager, configured to employ a dynamic routing table for the routing request to provide the integrated routing target set to the request manager for routing the SIP call within the network.

Abstract: A content delivery system for a content provider that comprises at least two content delivery servers for delivering contents, a preference database for storing an estimated distance between each of the at least two content delivery servers and a client, and a content provider domain name server for mapping the name of the content provider to the at least two content delivery servers and selecting one of the content delivery servers to deliver the content, that has a shortest estimated distance to the client in the preference database.

Abstract: A network-based approach to calling user identification (Calling-user ID). A users identifies and authenticates himself directly to the telephone network. Each user is assigned a preferably unique identifier by a service provider. Before a user places a call, he identifies himself to the telephone network with use of the assigned identifier and authenticates his identity with use of a previously selected PIN (Personal Identification Number). When the user dials the call, the network propagates the saved user identification information corresponding to the provided identifier using the same conventional process used in prior art “Caller ID” systems for providing calling device information. Various telephony services including a service for providing the calling user identification to the called party (Calling-user ID), can then advantageously utilize this information.

Abstract: The concept of “roaming” is extended to wireline networks with a network hosted technique which emulates a wireline telecommunications network user's environment when the user is using a wireline telecommunications device located at a physical location other than his or her “home” location, or when using a wireline or wireless telecommunications device other than his or her own regardless of the location. Any telephone or other telecommunications device being used by the user advantageously appears to be logically connected directly to his or her home telecommunications network, irrespective of the location of the telephone or other telecommunications device being used and the telecommunications network to which that device is actually connected.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided such that when a wireless communication system detects that a connection to one of its subscribers has dropped, an application server within the network is dynamically called to intervene in the call and one or more options are presented to the remaining end-user of a mobile or landline terminal. The options presented to the end-user can be dependent upon whether the cause of the dropped call is one that is associated with likely having a short-term duration or is one that is associated with likely having a longer-term duration. If the cause is short term, the end-user can be given the option of being automatically reconnected to the dropped mobile terminal when it is determined to be available again.

Abstract: A codable electronic circuit arrangement, in particular an LED circuit arrangement (1), having a lead (3), via which electronic circuit elements (6) of the circuit arrangement, in particular LED components, can be driven by a drive circuit (2; 20; 21; 22). The lead (3) has a plurality of coding conductors (3c, 3d), which carry a code by means of a combination of electrically interrupted and electrically continuous coding conductors (3c, 3d), said code giving an indication of specific properties of the circuit arrangement.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for enhancing existing caching systems to better support the live broadcast of streaming multimedia over the Internet and other public network systems. The apparatus includes the use of helper servers in the network for supporting high quality live streaming multimedia (SM) broadcasts. The helper servers (HS), also referred to as helpers, are each positioned in the network to be close to some number of clients. Client requests for live SM broadcast objects are re-routed from the content server to the local HS to be serviced therefrom. Servicing requests from the local HS is advantageous in that the requests are not required to be serviced from the content server as separate unicast datastreams thereby reducing network congestion problems. In addition to servicing requests locally, each HS allocates and maintains PH buffers which operate as a form of dynamic cache to further reduce the playback delay at a client.

Abstract: An Internet Service Provider (ISP) intercepts HTTP requests from an end-user's browser, which are addressed to a Web server with which the ISP has an arrangement. If the request does not already include one, the request is modified to include a temporary user ID token that is identifiable with the end-user only by the ISP and not by the Web server. In response to receiving a request from the end-user that includes a token, the Web server generates a responsive message to the ISP that includes that same temporary user ID token, and which requests the ISP to perform a user-specific action. In response to that message, the ISP identifies the user from the token, performs the requested user-specific action and provides the Web server with information relating to the result of the requested action. The Web server then generates a response to the end-user's original request utilizing the provided information.