Abstract: An online, interactive game using a set of physical game pieces; each piece has a distinct drawing object and a corresponding QR Code object. QR Code object encodes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) that specifies the corresponding web page on the World Wide Web. Players use a client device such as a smart phone to scan the QR code on respective game pieces, thereby decoding the URL and accessing first web page comprising a set of questions, hints, answers and instructions for game play. Each player taking turns to pose or present their questions or trivia facts to the rest of the players and keeping score of the number of correct answers for each player. An embodiment is described wherein game pieces are utensils used for drinking and eating with drawing and QR code objects.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment a person uses a personal transport vehicle to ride to a pickup point. At the pickup point, both the person and his/her personal transport vehicle get on a carrier vehicle. Carrier vehicle transports them from the pickup point to the drop off point. While in transit, the carrier vehicle also recharges the battery on the personal transport vehicle. Hence the acronym CONGO, stands for Charge ON the GO. At the drop off point person gets off the carrier vehicle along with the personal transport vehicle and covers the remainder of the distance to the desired destination on the personal transport vehicle. According to one embodiment persons use an application software on a smart phone to communicate their requests for a ride to a scheduler system and receive directions therefrom. A scheduler system receives requests and status updates from persons and carrier vehicles and controls the overall operation of the transportation system.

Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for notification and delivery of messages to mobile users using a secure client associated with a user device. The secure client includes a power module, a communication module, a storage module, and an alert module. The power module powers the client device independent of a power state of the user device. The communication module receives a wake-up message and responsively triggers the secure client to switch from an inactive state to an active state without changing the power state of the user device, initiates a secure connection with a secure gateway in response to the wake-up message, and requests and receives a user message from a messaging application using the secure connection. The storage module stores the received message independent of the power state of the user device. The alert module activates an alert to indicate that the message is available.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for multiple string searching using a ternary content addressable memory. The method includes receiving a text string having a plurality of characters and performing an unanchored search of a database of stored patterns matching one or more characters of the text string using a state machine, wherein the state machine comprises a ternary content addressable memory (CAM) and wherein the performing comprises comparing a state and one of the plurality of characters with contents of a state field and a character field, respectively, stored in the ternary CAM. In the method and apparatus described herein, one or more of the following search features may be supported: exact string matching, inexact string matching, single character wildcard matching, multiple character wildcard matching, case insensitive matching, parallel matching and rollback.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiple string searching using a ternary content addressable memory. For one embodiment, the method includes receiving a text string having a plurality of characters and performing an unanchored search of a database of a stored patterns matching one or more characters of the text string using a state machine, wherein the state machine comprises a ternary content addressable memory (CAM) and wherein the performing comprises comparing a state and one of the plurality of characters with contents of a state field and a character field, respectively, stored in the ternary CAM. In various embodiments, one or more of the following search features may be supported: exact string matching, inexact string matching, single character wildcard matching, multiple character wildcard matching, case insensitive matching, parallel matching and rollback.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiple string searching using a ternary content addressable memory. For one embodiment, the method includes receiving a text string having a plurality of characters and performing an unanchored search of a database of a stored patterns matching one or more characters of the text string using a state machine, wherein the state machine comprises a ternary content addressable memory (CAM) and wherein the performing comprises comparing a state and one of the plurality of characters with contents of a state field and a character field, respectively, stored in the ternary CAM. In various embodiments, one or more of the following search features may be supported: exact string matching, inexact string matching, single character wildcard matching, multiple character wildcard matching, case insensitive matching, parallel matching and rollback.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiple string searching using a ternary content addressable memory. The method includes receiving a text string having a plurality of characters and performing an unanchored search of a database of a stored patterns matching one or more characters of the text string using a state machine, wherein the state machine comprises a ternary content addressable memory (CAM) and wherein the performing comprises comparing a state and one of the plurality of characters with contents of a state field and a character field, respectively, stored in the ternary CAM. In various embodiments, one or more of the following search features may be supported: exact string matching, inexact string matching, single character wildcard matching, multiple character wildcard matching, case insensitive matching, parallel matching and rollback.

Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for notification and delivery of messages to mobile users using a secure client associated with a user device. The secure client includes a power module, a communication module, a storage module, and an alert module. The power module powers the client device independent of a power state of the user device. The communication module receives a wake-up message and responsively triggers the secure client to switch from an inactive state to an active state without changing the power state of the user device, initiates a secure connection with a secure gateway in response to the wake-up message, and requests and receives a user message from a messaging application using the secure connection. The storage module stores the received message independent of the power state of the user device. The alert module activates an alert to indicate that the message is available.