Abstract: The instant invention introduces a clip-on eyewear assembly that is compatible with both framed and frameless clip-on eyewear and securely mounts to various sets of eyewear. This clip-on eyewear assembly features a centrally position bridge assembly, left and right lens members and attachment members that are used to hold the lens members in place when mounted to a set of eyewear. The bridge assembly typically provides some type of force to keep the lens members securely held to the set of eyewear to which the clip-on eyewear assembly is attached.

Abstract: A mobile station (10) is coupled to an external network (60) or to a media gateway (50). A network resource allocation manager (130) pre-establishes a communication network (100) connection of network nodes (20-50). This plurality of communication nodes is assigned (150) as a complete unit instead of piecemeal sequentially. Based upon communication network node resources and network operator input, a number of the communication nodes or speculative contexts are pre-established (148).

Abstract: A mobile station (10) is coupled to an external network (60) or to a media gateway (50). A network resource allocation manager (130) pre-establishes a communication network (100) connection of network nodes (20-50). This plurality of communication nodes is assigned (150) as a complete unit instead of piecemeal sequentially. Based upon communication network node resources and network operator input, a number of the communication nodes or speculative contexts are pre-established (148).

Abstract: A method for optimizing service quality of a communications session is provided. Quality of a communication network (e.g., average packet delay, packet delay variation, and the like) is monitored real time (124). If an actual service quality is less than a desired quality, the system increases the actual quality (134). If, on the other hand, the actual quality is greater than a desired quality, the system either lessens the quality (132) or maintains the higher quality (130). In any case, the customer may be appropriately charged for the actual quality of service received (140).

Abstract: A monitoring computer (115) monitors a communication resource within a wireless communication system for transmissions by a communication unit. Upon detecting the transmission, which contains a unit identifier, the monitoring computer compares the unit identifier with stored system access information for the communication unit. When the unit identifier is not compatible with the stored system access information, the monitoring computer reprograms at least a portion of the system access information of the communication unit. In this manner, discrepancies in communication unit programming may be corrected.

Abstract: A monitoring computer (115) monitors a communication resource within a wireless communication system for transmissions by a communication unit. Upon detecting the transmission, which contains a service request, the monitoring computer compares the service request with stored service access information for the communication unit. When the service request made by the communication unit does not substantially match the stored service access information, the monitoring computer reprograms at least a portion of the service access information of the communication unit. In this manner, discrepancies in communication unit programming may be corrected. In another embodiment, service access information is transmitted to the monitoring computer for comparison.

Abstract: A monitoring computer (115) monitors a communication resource within a wireless communication system for transmissions by a communication unit. Upon detecting the transmission, which contains a unit identifier, the monitoring computer compares the unit identifier with stored system access information for the communication unit. When the unit identifier is not compatible with the stored system access information, the monitoring computer reprograms at least a portion of the system access information of the communication unit. In this manner, discrepancies in communication unit programming may be corrected.

Abstract: A monitoring computer (115) monitors a communication resource within a wireless communication system for transmissions by communication units. Upon detecting transmissions, which contains a communication unit personality code, the monitoring computer compares transmission time and location information, stored in a database (117), for the communication unit to determine if multiple communication units are using the same communication unit personality code. If multiple communication units are detected, the monitoring computer reprograms at least a portion of service access information of the communication units. In this manner, discrepancies in communication unit programming may be detected and corrected.

Abstract: A tie gauge for tieing a four-in-hand tie to position the wide end at a selected portion of the waist such as the belt buckle is provided. The tie gauge is comprised of selected characterized markings such as numbers on a strip of fabric attached to the inside of the tie. The strip is positioned a pre-selected fixed distance from a bottom or lower end of the wide end of the tie and is of sufficient length that the user may register a selected marking that may be used to tie the tie with the wide end appearing at the desired length. The selected marking in the initial tieing stage of crossing the wide end over the narrow end is registered with a standard point in the narrow end such as the center of the cross-over position.