Abstract: The invention relates to an assistance device for remote diagnostics during verification of the state of an aircraft engine, carried out in situ by at least one operator with an endoscope used to capture images of the engine and to take measurements intended to be transmitted to at least one remote terminal used by at least one remote expert, with the aim of performing a collaborative analysis of the images and the measurements. The device according to the invention further comprises a portable housing controlled by the operator and equipped with a software module intended for generating an operational context as a function of location data provided by a GPS, weather data from the endoscopy location, and data on the communications network.

Abstract: A method for assisting video content searches over a communication network by a user, comprising: A step of determining a first content item (CZ) by said user; A step of automatically extracting semantic data from this first content item; A step of automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on this service or these services; A step of presenting that set of video content to the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assistance device for remote diagnostics during verification of the state of an aircraft engine, carried out in situ by at least one operator with an endoscope used to capture images of the engine and to take measurements intended to be transmitted to at least one remote terminal used by at least one remote expert, with the aim of performing a collaborative analysis of the images and the measurements. The device according to the invention further comprises a portable housing controlled by the operator and equipped with a software module intended for generating an operational context as a function of location data provided by a GPS, weather data from the endoscopy location, and data on the communications network.

Abstract: Process for generating a video tag cloud representing objects appearing in a video content, said process providing: a step (B) for extracting video frames of said video content and individually segmenting said video frames into regions; a step (C) for building, for each extracted frame, a topology graph for modelizing the space relationships between the segmented regions of said frame; a step (D) for extracting from the set of built topology graphs frequent patterns according to spatial and temporal constraints, each pattern comprising at least one segmented region; a step (E) for regrouping frequent patterns representing parts of a same object by using trajectories constraints, so as to detect frequent objects of said video content; a step (F) for determining, for each detected frequent object, a weighting factor to apply to said object according at least to spatial and temporal constraints used for extracting the patterns of said object and to trajectories constraints used to regroup said patterns; a step (

Abstract: A method for assisting video content searches over a communication network by a user, comprising: A step of determining a first content item (CZ) by said user; A step of automatically extracting semantic data from this first content item; A step of automatically generating queries for at least one service, as a function of semantic data, making it possible to retrieve a set of videos on this service or these services; A step of presenting that set of video content to the user.

Abstract: This method for identifying a video programme received by a user (UE), by identifying an audio sequence contained within that video programme, consists of; receiving (1-6) a plurality of reference audio sequences, and receiving, for each of those sequences, a signature and a reference audio signature identifier, —preselecting (8) a series of reference audio signature identifiers, then correlating (9) the signatures respectively corresponding to these preselected identifiers, with a signature representing an audio sequence contained within the video programme received by the user, and selecting from among the preselected identifiers the one which exhibits the greatest correlation, in order to identify an audio sequence, and thereby to identify the video programme received by the user; In order to preselect a series of reference audio signature identifiers, it consists of particularly taking into account information describing the video programme received by the user, which is provided by a programme guide that

Abstract: Disclosed is a management system for a communication network including a diagnostic module to determine a diagnosis based on information provided by network elements this diagnosis identifying a failure within the network. The management system also includes a repair module to determine one or several corrective actions based on at least this diagnosis and to transmit one or several commands corresponding to the corrective actions, to one or several network elements, to correct the failure.

Abstract: A method for establishing communication between a calling party and a called party by means of user agents connected to communication networks (30) having a control unit (50), which method comprises the following steps: retrieving a communication session initiated by the calling party and controlled by the corresponding control unit, this session comprising an initialization request made by a user agent corresponding to the calling party and addressed to the called party, determining, based on the initialization request, an identifier corresponding to the called party and the communication format; based on the identifier, and based on at least one predetermined criterion, selecting a usable user agent from a predetermined list of user agents corresponding to the called party, adapting the session initiated by the calling party to the selected user agent, by at least: converting the identifier used by the calling party to designate the called party into an identifier compatible with the selected user agent

Abstract: A method is dedicated to providing interactive menus upon the request of a user communication terminal (T1), via a two-way communication network (R1). This method consists, when a terminal (T1, T?) is distributing a piece of content transmitted by the network (R1) on a one-way channel, of i) activating a dedicated function in a communication terminal (T1) so as to transmit to the network, over a two-way backchannel, a request requesting the transmission of an interactive menu related to the distributed content, ii) upon the receipt of said request, accessing first memorization means (BD) in which are stored first data related to said distributed content, iii) generating an interactive menu based on at least said first data related to said distributed content, and iv) transmitting said generated interactive menu to said requesting terminal (Ti) via said backchannel of the network (R1) so that it can display it and so that its user can select at least one of the elements it contains.

Abstract: A method for providing interactive functionality in conjunction with delivery of televised content has a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for receiving a request from a television service subscriber. The request communicates a desire of the television service subscriber for being provided interactive subscriber functionality in conjunction with the subscriber viewing televised content. An operation is performed for associating the subscriber with a community of other subscribers in response to receiving the request. Such associating is performed dependent upon the televised content and profile information of the subscriber and the televised content is accessible by all of the other subscribers. In response to performing such associating, an operation is performed for offering interactive functionality to the subscriber. The interactive functionality corresponds to the televised content and is selected from available interactive functionality dependent upon the televised content.

Abstract: A system (DGM) is dedicated to end-to-end parameter measurement management for a network management system (NMS) of a packet-oriented communications network including a multiplicity of peripheral equipments (EP). The parameter measurement management system (DGM) comprises management means (MG) adapted to send selected peripheral equipments (EP) selected filter definitions associated with selected filter identifiers, correlation means (MCN) adapted to correlate each notification including a selected filter identifier received from an ingress peripheral equipment (EP-1) with a selected set of notifications received from egress peripheral equipments (EP-2, EP-3) and including a filter identifier having one or more relationship links with the selected filter identifier, and calculation means (MCM) adapted to derive parameter measurements from values contained in the correlated notifications.

Abstract: A voice synthesis method, said method comprising a step of choosing a synthetic voice from among a set of voices having predetermined spectral signatures and a step of recording the natural voice of a first person, the method comprising a step of transforming the natural recorded voice so as to conform with the spectral signature of the chosen synthetic voice, the natural voice thereby transformed being recorded, said method comprising a step of determining at least one situation parameter for a first character from among a set of predefined parameters, each predefined parameter being associated with a spectral alteration of the emitted voice, the determined situation parameter particularly characterizing the environment or the physical or psychological state of the character, the method comprising a step of spectrally altering the transformed natural voice so as to conform with the spectral alteration associated with the character's situation parameter.

Abstract: Radio communication terminal (M1) including communication means providing a connection to one or more application servers (AS) via a communication network (RAN1 CN, SN). It is characterized in that it includes measurement means adapted to send at least one message to at least one application server and to determine at least one quality of service measurement as a function of the response(s) to said at least one message.

Abstract: A communication network includes network equipments coupled to a management system. A diagnostic device for the network determines the causes of problems occurring in the network via one or more diagnostic models and adapts the diagnostic models as a function of data provided by the management system that is representative of the composition of the network.

Abstract: Method of creation of a multimedia service, this method comprising: a step of generic description, independent of the multimedia format, of the graphical charts employed for the service, a step of generic description, independent of the multimedia format, of the elementary services of the service; a step of merging of the generic description of the graphical charts and the generic description of the elementary services to form a generic description of the service; a step of choice of at least one target language; a step of translation of the generic description of the service into the chosen target language.

Abstract: The invention relates to a management system (NMS) for a communication network (N) comprising a diagnostic module (MD) capable of determining a diagnosis (D) based on information (A) provided by network elements (N1, N2, N3, N4), this diagnosis identifying a failure within the network. The management system also comprises a repair module (MR) designed to determine one or several corrective actions based on at least this diagnosis and to transmit one or several commands (C) corresponding to the corrective actions, to one or several network elements, so as to correct said failure.

Abstract: A diagnostic device, for use in a communication network including network equipments is provided. The diagnostic device includes a diagnostic module that is adapted to determine the cause of problems occurring within the network on the basis of information provided by the network equipments. The diagnostic module includes a knowledge base in the form of basic diagnostic units and a processing module adapted to establish hierarchical associations between basic diagnostic units selected in the knowledge base to constitute configurable diagnostic models adapted to determine the cause of problems.

Abstract: A device (DA) is dedicated to analyzing data relating to access to programs (or contents) that are transmitted by communication networks (R) to communication terminals (T1-T3) that are attached to them.

Abstract: An optimization device for an IMS type core network coupled to service applications and to at least two access networks of different types, comprises processing means coupled to the service applications and adapted, when a user terminal connected to one of the access networks requests access to a chosen service, managed by one of the service applications, to optimize the utilization of the requested service as a function of rules defined by that user and/or by an access network operator with which the user has entered into a chosen contract, characteristics of the requested service, and capacities of the terminal and/or characteristics of the contract and/or of each access network enabling access of the terminal to the requested service.

Abstract: A diagnostic device, for use in a communication network including, network equipments, comprises diagnostic means that are adapted to determine the cause of problems occurring within the network on the basis of information provided by the network equipments. The diagnostic means comprise a knowledge base in the form of basic diagnostic units and processing means adapted to establish hierarchical associations between basic diagnostic units selected in the knowledge base to constitute configurable diagnostic models adapted to determine causes of problems.