Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to record broadcast programming for at least one television channel for a period of time, wherein the recording is performed upstream from subscribers in a television distribution system, and further including after the period of time, keeping recorded programming by request from at least one subscriber. And further wherein the request is for at least one television program contained in the recorded programming or for a time window for a particular channel. According to another embodiment a subscriber requests that broadcast programming be saved for the subscriber upstream from the subscriber in a television distribution system, and wherein the subscriber may request the programming be saved for later viewing by the subscriber between the time the programming was broadcast and a later point in time.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to store a policy specifying at least one rule relating to recording, storage or delivery of broadcast programming to a consumer of such programming, and to record, store or deliver broadcast programming in response to at least one of the rules in the policy. According to another example embodiment, a method and system provide for a subscriber requesting that at least one broadcast television program be saved for the subscriber upstream from the subscriber in a television distribution system, and further that the at least one program offered to the subscriber for saving is determined based on a policy established for the at least program.

Abstract: A system and method of recording video content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a call at a set-top box device, where the call is routed using an identifier associated with the set-top box device. The method also includes receiving a voice command at the set-top box device, where the voice command identifies selected video content to be recorded. Additionally, the method includes receiving the selected video content via an external access network coupled to the set-top box device and includes recording the selected video content at the set-top box device.

Abstract: A system, set-top box, and method of providing audio content are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the set-top box device includes an audio input device that is configured to receive a voice command. The set-top box device also includes a display disposed on a visible side of a set-top box housing. Additionally, the set-top box device includes a media control logic module to retrieve audio content identified by the voice command and data related to the audio content. The media control logic module transmits an audio signal corresponding to the audio content to an audio output device. The data related to the audio content is displayable on the display.

Abstract: A LED (light emitting diode) illumination device includes a ceramic substrate to integrate a plurality of LED dies and a control circuit together so that a volume of the LED illumination device can be reduced and the heat dissipation of the LED illumination device can be enhanced. The LED illumination device utilizes sound control to change the light emitted from each LED die, so that the illuminating light mixed from the emitting light of the LED dies of the LED illumination device can vary in color and brightness according to the tempo and volume of music, for example, to provide more cheerful and joyful feeling.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for monitoring communications of an individual in a packet network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network monitor (100) having a communications interface (110) coupled to a packet network (101), and a controller (102). The controller can be programmed to receive (202) a request from a third party to monitor communications associated with an individual, convey (204) to the third party information monitored on a group of one or more permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) of the packet network associated with the individual, detect (205, 206) an update in the group of one or more PVCs, determine (212) a new set of one or more PVCs associated with the individual, and convey (216) to the third party information monitored from the new set of one or more PVCs.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method configured to and facilitate network security. When a lack of security in a communication network is detected by a security agent or when a remote device requests security, a security profile can be determined by a security manager based on the detection or the request and the available network equipment. The security profile may contain numerous executable security objects that are selected based on the security issue and parameters of the specific network device(s) that will be implementing the security feature. The system and method may include a plurality of executable security objects configured to provide security for operations associated with multiple network devices communication over the network.

Abstract: A method and system for parsing e-mail, and said system comprises a database and a server. The server is used to receive a e-mail, then parse and extract the content of the received e-mail, and lastly store the data extracted from the e-mail into the database. The server further includes a parsing unit, a notifying unit and a setting unit. The parsing unit is used to parse the e-mail, and extract the data according to preset key words. The notifying unit is used to inform the original sender, who sent the e-mail, and the notifying unit will generate a notification when the parsing unit extracts the specified data. The setting unit is used to modify the key word setting used in the parsing unit.

Abstract: A semiconductor device mountable to a substrate includes: a semiconductor die; an electrically conductive attachment region having a first attachment surface and a second attachment surface, the first attachment surface arranged for electrical communication with the semiconductor die; an interface material having a first interface surface and a second interface surface, the first interface surface in contact with the second attachment surface of the electrically conductive attachment region; a thermally conductive element in contact with the second interface surface; and a housing at least in part enclosing the semiconductor die and affixed to the thermally conductive element. The thermally conductive element and the housing form exterior packaging of the semiconductor device. Heat is removable from the semiconductor die to the exterior packaging via a thermal conduction path formed by the electrically conductive attachment region, the interface material, and the thermally conductive element.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic synchronization of monitoring points for a network management system (“NMS”) along a permanent virtual circuit (“PVC”) is disclosed. A NMS in an synchronous transfer mode (“ATM”) network coupled to a plurality of ATM switches is operative to monitor each of the plurality of ATM switches storied in a monitoring service object corresponding to a PVC. The NMS receives at least one notification from at least one ATM switch of the plurality of ATM switches indicating an ATM switch has been added or removed from the PVC. In response to the at least notification, the NMS adds at least one ATM switch to the monitoring service object or removes at least one ATM switch from the monitoring service object.

Abstract: The decode resolution of a video signal can be varied during decoding by decoding a first portion of a video signal at a first resolution; determining a second resolution, different from the first resolution, at which a second portion of the video signal is to be decoded; adjusting one or more reference pictures associated with the video signal to correspond to the second resolution; and decoding the second portion of the video signal at the second resolution. The second resolution, at which the second portion of the video signal is decoded, can be selected from a plurality of predetermined decoding resolutions in response to the detection of a predetermined condition or in response to an input received from a user. Additionally, one or more reference pictures associated with the video signal can be up-sampled or down-sampled in at least one of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

Abstract: Systems and methods for editing and selectively encoding video. In general, in one implementation, the method includes generating video segments from portions of one or more video sources, at least one video source being encoded to have interframe dependencies; generating a video sequence from the video segments; scanning the generated video sequence to identify invalid interframe dependencies; and selectively reencoding portions of the generated video sequence to generate an output video sequence having valid interframe dependencies. The method may further comprise generating the output video sequence without reencoding valid portions of the video sequence. Valid portions of the video sequence may comprise portions lacking invalid interframe dependencies or buffer violations.

Abstract: A hand-held electronic device includes a cover, a display screen, a body and a sliding mechanism. A first input keyboard and a second input keyboard are mounted on the cover and the body, respectively. The display screen disposed on the cover has a first display mode and a second display mode switchable therebetween. The sliding mechanism is coupled with the cover and the body so that the cover is slidable to be opened or closed relative to the body. The first input keyboard is a Telephone keyboard, while the second input keyboard is a Qwerty keyboard. When the cover slides to the open position relative to the body, the cover is upward tilted to an angle for the user to view the information on the display due to the tilted sliding mechanism design.

Abstract: To enhance the adhesion force between a lead frame and a molding compound of a surface mount semiconductor device, a lead frame having two opposite sides, with at least one tilt flap for locking a molding compound extending from one side and a reduced portion of the lead frame extending from the opposite side, and a surface mount semiconductor device having the same, are disclosed. The at least one tilt flap and the reduced portion are formed on the lead frame such that the adhesion force between the lead frame and the molding compound is enhanced.

Abstract: To provide a robust soldering process for a top finger of a surface mount device, a lead frame having a top finger and a semiconductor device having the same are disclosed, wherein the top finger comprises a groove and the groove is provided at the bottom surface of the top finger that establishes contact with a die and adjacent to the contact position between the top finger and die so as to prevent solder from overflowing onto a chip passivation ring, reducing the stress on the die and increasing the reliability.

Abstract: A keyboard module (300) includes a printed circuit board (302), a Qwerty keyboard (304) mounted on the printed circuit board. A plurality of application buttons (308) mounted on the printed circuit board and located within the Qwerty keyboard, and a navigator button (306) mounted on the printed circuit board and located also within the Qwerty keyboard. The navigator button has four direction buttons (316a, 316b, 316c, 316d) each having a profile higher than that of keys of the Qwerty keyboard. Each of four keys of the Qwerty keyboard neighboring the navigator button is located between two neighboring direction buttons of the navigator button.

Abstract: A transducer for a wire bonding apparatus is formed of two separate parts sandwiching therebetween a plurality of piezoelectric elements. One of the two parts is the amplifying horn, and by selecting appropriate sizes and shapes for the two parts, vibrational energy can be concentrated at the distal end of the amplifying horn where the bonding tool is located.

Abstract: An SVC is established via an ATM switch port, which includes multiple virtual paths (VPs), by associating multiple virtual user-to-network interfaces (UNIs) to each of the VPs. Each of the VPs includes multiple virtual circuit (VC) ranges, each of which corresponds to a different virtual UNI. Each VC range includes at least one VC for control and at least one VC for data transfer. Associating the virtual UNIs to each of the VPs includes mapping each virtual UNI to a corresponding VC range within a VP based on a virtual path index (VPI)/virtual channel index (VCI) of the virtual UNI initially received by the ATM switch port.

Abstract: An SVC is established between a client and a host by dynamically configuring a host CPE device using a custom module designed for the host CPE device. The configured host CPE device enables communication between the client and the host via the SVC connection.

Abstract: A subscriber dynamically establishes a peer-to-peer session from a source subscriber to a destination subscriber across a switched virtual circuit (SVC). A signaling (control) connection is established from the source subscriber to a server, and a connection request is sent via the signaling (control) connection to the server requesting establishment of the SVC to the destination subscriber. In response, a database is queried for information about a source switch associated with the source subscriber and a destination switch associated with the destination subscriber. Subsequently, the connection request is forwarded to a proxy signaling agent, and the proxy signaling agent signals the source switch and the destination switch to dynamically establish the SVC connection from the source switch to the destination switch. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.