Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for routing voice communications to groups in a voice communication system using a voice hub system. The voice hub system allows a user to group communication devices into one or more logical networks and/or unit task organizations. The user can then select one or more of the communications groupings to transmit and receive voice communications. A user can change the communication grouping selections automatically changing the communication group that the voice hub system is transmitting and receiving voice messages.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing and utilizing a mobile communication system having a mobile communication coverage area. The mobile communication system includes a plurality of mobile communication devices or units and a mobile base. The mobile base establishes a communication coverage area and provides mobility with respect to the coverage area. Communications between the plurality of mobile communication devices are transmitted to the mobile base, and retransmitted or re-broadcast from the mobile base to the destination mobile communication units.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for routing voice communications to groups in a voice communication system. The voice communication system can be a mobile communication system having a plurality of members grouped as logical networks and/or unit task organizations. One or more routers are provided in the system. The one or more routers extract routing information from received voice messages. The routing information is used with a router database to determine which identified group to route the digitized voice packets. The one or more routers can be adapted to receive and route voice communications to different radio types across different logical networks.

Abstract: A technique for saving bandwidth that is otherwise used by the transmission of continual administrative message traffic in an intranet. A data packet originating from one host computer (18A) and addressed another (18B) is first sent to a local router (16A), which broadcasts a request for the address of the destination node. Another router (16B) local to the destination host (18B) recognizes the destination host in the data packet and supplies a response with the correct address for the destination host. The broadcast request and its response are transmitted over an auxiliary channel, which avoids depleting the bandwidth capacity of the intranet. When the response is received, the local router (16A) associated with the first host computer 18A sets up a switched virtual circuit to the other router (16B), after which the data packet and others following it can be delivered efficiently to the destination host (18B).

Abstract: An Integrated Digital Production Line for Full-Motion Visual Products is a fully-integrated digital process which has application in many industries, including entertainment (e.g., movie, TV) and government (e.g., test range activity, intelligence). The entire process includes the phases of (1) Project Planning, (2) Content Creation, (3) Content Management, and (4) Content Distribution/Use. Throughout, the visual content is handled in a totally secure (e.g., encrypted) manner over a virtual private network (120), wherein only those authorized to use or view the visual product can do so, and wherein there is the ability to monitor use so that the user can be charged for its use or viewing. There is also an integrated process to bill automatically the user or exhibitor for such use or viewing, and to pass the revenue to the owner of the content.

Abstract: A computerized early warning network for biological events or terrorism produces the alert that calls the health authorities to action. Data generated in the point of sale (POS1 . . . POSn, POSa & POSb) units of a retail store or pharmacy that sells prescription and non-prescription medicines contain information regarding purchases of various medicines which are available at the central server (S2) associated with the point of sale equipment. The database of purchases is periodically culled to extract information regarding the quantities of different types of medicines purchased (PROG) in the period, such as over a day, and that information is transmitted, directly or indirectly, to the servers (S3) of the public health authorities. With medicine type correlated to specific diseases, the computers of the health authorities evaluate the purchase information on a type-by-type basis and region-by-region basis to determine occurrence of a biological event in any of the regions.

Abstract: A system and corresponding method of its operation, for configuring a communication network of multiple interconnected computers. The system includes a graphical user interface (36) that facilitates the functions of task organization development (38), platform equipment development (40), address book development (60) and logical network development (42) in a simulated planning phase of operation (30). Using the system, an authorized user performs these development functions to define one or more logical communication networks, and then the system automatically generates specifications for a corresponding physical communication network (44), including management information blocks (74). In a dissemination phase of operation (32), the management information blocks are transmitted (50) to the network computers.