Abstract: Apparatus for detection and identification of footfall, comprises an arrangement of pressure detectors on a horizontal surface; a footfall pattern detector to receive a sequence of signals from each pressure detector in distinguishable manner over a time frame, to build from said signals a time evolution of a footfall event on said horizontal surface; and a tracker to compare different time evolutions, and thereby to connect together different footfall events to track a person or object over said horizontal surface.

Abstract: System for peer-to-peer lending, comprises a first borrowing customer application and a second lending customer application. The borrowing customer application requests a loan and detects a current location, the current location being transmitted with the loan request. The current location is inserted along with the loan request into a view shown at the second lending customer application to enable lending customers to consider a borrower's location when deciding whether to provide a loan.

Abstract: A method for an application server at a remote window source for real-time remote capture, presentation and control of a visual window source created from a calling subscriber's mobile terminal during a video call. The method includes performing the call, displaying the remote window, capturing the remote window by a Window Capture module in real-time and analyzing an interactive input event initiated by the calling subscriber and sending back to the subscriber's mobile phone in encoded video call format. The method also includes waiting by an application instance at the remote window for the input event by the calling subscriber, initiating the input event and acting by the application server on the remote window, accordingly, such that the remote window produces a new window presentation which is captured in real time and transmitted and presented to the calling subscriber during a video call.

Abstract: A communication system and method for dialing a phone number by providing only a nickname. The user of a mobile terminal enters a nickname he wishes to dial to, then adapted software or hardware logic on the mobile terminal converts the nickname to a numeric code and broadcasts signals to a mobile switching center requesting to setup a call to said numeric code. The request to setup a call to the given numeric code is received by the mobile switching center, and is transferred to a communication server. The communication server looks up the numeric code in a translation database to recover the corresponding telephone number to the numeric code, and a call is setup between the corresponding telephone number retrieved and the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A mobile terminal issues a signaling command such as a call divert message via the signaling link, along with a knowingly invalid number. The call divert request ends up being rejected by the caller's home operator due to the invalid number accompanying the call divert request. A communication server associated with the caller's mobile terminal receives the rejected request and knows how to interpret the invalid number as a service request. For example, the call divert request is to a number with a country prefix of 99 followed by a valid phone number. The communication server then interprets the request as a callback request to the valid phone number, wherein the number following the initial 99 is the destination number to call and connect with the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A mobile terminal issues a signaling command such as a call divert message via the signaling link, along with a knowingly invalid number. The call divert request ends up being rejected by the caller's home operator due to the invalid number accompanying the call divert request. A communication server associated with the caller's mobile terminal receives the rejected request and knows how to interpret the invalid number as a service request. For example, the call divert request is to a number with a country prefix of 99 followed by a valid phone number. The communication server then interprets the request as a callback request to the valid phone number, wherein the number following the initial 99 is the destination number to call and connect with the mobile terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a telecommunication system and methods for accessing and using a voicemail system from a mobile terminal, via a visual or voice interface. The present invention enables the user to access a message directly, in a non-linear way, without needing to go through all previous messages sequentially. The mobile terminal user visualizes a list of all new voicemail messages, or alternatively can listen to a description or summary of available voicemail messages. Each voicemail message preferably includes some additional details including date and time the message was left, the duration of the message, the caller's number when such information is available, and the sequential number of the message in the list. In addition, the system displays the total number of new messages available.

Abstract: The present invention provides a communication system and methods comprising a mobile terminal originating a service call to a communication server, instructing the communication server to take specific actions. When the user of the mobile terminal dials out a destination number, adapted software or hardware logic on the mobile terminal intercepts the destination dial-out number, stores it in a temporary buffer and originates a service call instead to the predefined communication server. The service call contains a command message and a destination dial-out number. The mobile terminal broadcasts the command message and destination dial-out number to the server via signals, preferably voice signals, and most preferably DTMF signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a telecommunication system and methods for searching for a personal phone number or contact information, or both, using a mobile terminal. A communication server gathers in its coupled central address database phone numbers and contact information from different sources. All the numbers dialed-out by the subscriber are logged in said database. All incoming calls, wherein the caller's number is available, are also logged in said database. In addition, the communication server can import available contact information from other sources such as a Personal Information Manager (PIM) application on a personal computer for example Microsoft Outlook, a database program, a spreadsheet, any other computer data file, or from a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The subscriber may also interact directly with the database in order to add, modify or remove contact information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for setting up a call for a short-code access number dialed out by a mobile terminal, said method comprising the steps of: intercepting said dialed-out short-code access number by software or hardware logic on said mobile terminal, and storing said short-code access number in a temporary buffer; setting up a signaling channel interconnecting said mobile terminal to a predefined communication server; transmitting over said signaling channel the short-code number from said mobile terminal to said communication server; extracting from a short-code access number database the full telephone number equivalent to the transmitted short-code access number; transmitting as a response over said signaling channel the full telephone number equivalent to the previously transmitted short-code access number from said communication server to said mobile terminal; and setting up a voice channel between said mobile terminal and the full telephone number provided by the communication ser

Abstract: A method and system for reducing the cost of handling incoming/outgoing calls are disclosed. A plurality of communication centers deployed in a different geographical region and granted permission to use the receiving and transmitting infrastructure of a corresponding service provider are employed. A default communication center routes incoming/outgoing calls associated with a given subscriber to a distant communication center via an optimal path through the infrastructure of each of said service providers. The optimal path is selected after comparing the transmission time and cost of call for a plurality of possible communication paths.

Abstract: A method for of transferring and receiving 3D image motion through communication network based upon virtual behavioral model wherein the virtual model represents the 3D image structure and enables to simulate 3D image motion according to structure components positions and movements programmed according to behavioral set of rules. Processing the 3D image according to motion capture method, capturing time based 2D data sets representing specific partial Key Fragments of the 3D image. Transferring the said virtual model through the network, transferring sequential sets of the said key fragments of each 2D data set through the network.

Abstract: A system and method for providing multimedia services for electronic message center over a global computer network or cellular network, enabling Users to send SMS messages including text and multimedia items. Original text messages are delivered to graphical engine application where it is processed and analyzed, based on known algorithms for text processing. Based on text analysis the engine application selects or generates multimedia items according to pre-defined rules or algorithms and User preferences. The multimedia items and text are merged into one single message, which is delivered to any designated addresses. Optionally the user may review and edit the message as he pleases.