Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
709249000 | MULTIPLE NETWORK INTERCONNECTING | 41 |
20080228947 | COLLECTIONS OF LINKED DATABASES - This invention is generally directed to one or more methods or systems relating to inferential networks. This invention is further directed to methods and systems for making and using inferential networks. Still further, this invention is generally directed to making one or more inferential networks by using data generated from directed searches of collections of linked databases. | 09-18-2008 |
20080235403 | System, method, and device to wirelessly communicate multimedia timeline data - Systems, methods, and devices to provide to wirelessly communicate multimedia timeline data are disclosed. A first wireless network may be provided to communicate data associated with a multimedia timeline between a multimedia device and a second network. A request that identifies a multimedia timeline may be received from the multimedia device via the first wireless network. The request may be sent to a timeline server via the second network. | 09-25-2008 |
20090031045 | INFORMATION RELAY DEVICE, INFORMATION RELAY METHOD, INFORMATION RELAY PROGRAM AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A network connection control device is provided that is capable of quickly and accurately executing the process for connection when connecting together networks that both comply to the IEEE 1394 standard. After networks that both comply to the IEEE 1394 standard are connected together and a bus reset occurs, as the contents of the route maps M | 01-29-2009 |
20090037607 | Overlay transport virtualization - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more internal interfaces in communication with one or more network devices in a first network site through a Layer 2 link, an overlay interface in communication through a Layer 3 link with a core network connected to one or more other network sites, and a table mapping addresses for network devices in the other network sites to addresses of edge devices in the same network site as the network device. The apparatus further includes a processor operable to encapsulate a packet received at one of the internal interfaces and destined for one of the network devices in the other network sites, with an IP header including a destination address of the edge device mapped to the destination network device, and forward the encapsulated packet to the core network. | 02-05-2009 |
20090049202 | System and Method for SMS/IP Interoperability - Systems and methods for interoperability are disclosed which allow for a user of one network to communicate seamlessly with a user of another network. Users are provided seamless access to data services in different networks without having to subscribe to those networks. In one embodiment an application bridge comprising an application server may be used to service communications while a billing bridge may be provided to control and charge network subscribers. In one embodiment a user in a SMS domain may communicate with a user in an IP domain. In one embodiment, a platform may register with a federated interface of an IM domain to enable non-IM users to communicate with IM users. | 02-19-2009 |
20090055554 | PROVIDING KIOSK SERVICE OFFERINGS IN A PERSONAL AREA NETWORK - A method for delivering electronic services in a personal area network (PAN) can include providing a kiosk in a publicly traversable area. The kiosk can be configured to deliver electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN). The kiosk also can be configured to communicate over an existing physical communications link medium. A PAN can be established in the publicly traversable area. Electronic services can be selectably retrieved through the existing physical communications link medium into the kiosk. Finally, the retrieved selected electronic services can be delivered to wireless devices in the PAN over the short-range radio communications link. Notably, the step of establishing a PAN in the publicly traversable area can include establishing a BLUETOOTH-based PAN with wireless devices in the publicly traversable area. In addition, the step of providing a kiosk first can include retrofitting an existing kiosk both with a short-range radio frequency communications system, and with a host computing device for selectively retrieving electronic services over the existing physical communications link medium, and for delivering selected electronic services to the wireless devices in the PAN. Second, the retrofitted kiosk can be activated in the publicly traversable area. | 02-26-2009 |
20090077265 | Method and apparatus for remote initiation of ARINC 615 downloads - A method and apparatus for remotely downloading data from a selected one of a plurality of avionics line replaceable units (LRUs) on an aircraft. In one configuration, a method includes transmitting a message wirelessly to a receiver on the aircraft identifying an LRU having data to be downloaded; selectively switching a communication path from the identified LRU to an aircraft data services link (ADSL) dependent upon the identified LRU; and wirelessly downloading data from the identified LRU utilizing the selectively switched communication path. | 03-19-2009 |
20090077266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A MOBILE SERVER - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting data from remote server device to a computer module in a vehicle. A request for data is transmitted from the computer module over an in-vehicle network to an in-vehicle communications gateway module. The request for data from the computer module is destined for a remote server device. A request for a software component is transmitted from a standard port of the in-vehicle communications gateway module to the remote server device. The software component comprises a non-standard transfer protocol module. The in-vehicle communications gateway module loads the non-standard transfer protocol module, and the remote server device transmits the requested data to the in-vehicle communications gateway module according to the non-standard transfer protocol. The in-vehicle communications gateway module then transmits the requested data (provided from the remote server device) to the computer module over the in-vehicle network. | 03-19-2009 |
20090077267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A MOBILE SERVER - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting data between a client device and a vehicle. A server hosted at an in-vehicle communications gateway module sends a software component comprising a non-standard transfer protocol module to a browser application hosted at the client device in response to a request from the client device. Standard ports at the in-vehicle communications gateway module and the client device are closed, and data is exchanged between the server and the browser application according to the non-standard transfer protocol. Optionally, the received data can then be transmitted from the in-vehicle communications gateway module to a computer module in the vehicle. | 03-19-2009 |
20090119417 | FEDERATED MULTIPROTOCOL COMMUNICATION - Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in distributed communication systems comprising a plurality of communication protocols. In one embodiment a first air interface is used to initiate communication between a wireless client and a remote server at least partially using a first wireless access point. The server sends the wireless client a stub of a distributed object. The stub is used to instantiate an object class. The object class defines an interface that the remote client can use to communicate with the remote server using an upper layer interface. The distributed object stub also provides an implementation of a software radio configuration for a set of lower protocol layers in a second air interface. The wireless client can thereby communicate with a second wireless access point using said second air interface protocol. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are disclosed that focus on toll-tag and electronic-commerce related highway systems, distributed federated wireless access systems, and wide area wireless system capacity augmentation. | 05-07-2009 |
20090132727 | SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, NETWORK FORWARDING COMPONENT AND INDEPENDENT APPLICATION COMPONENT - The present invention discloses a system for connecting different components, a Network Forwarding Component NFC and an Independent Application Component IAC. The NFC includes: a data forwarding unit, a processor, a data interface on the NFC side, a management interface on the NFC side and a status information interface on the NFC side. The IAC includes: a processor, a data interface on the IAC side, a management interface on the IAC side and a status information interface on the IAC side. The present invention makes it possible to perform information interaction between the NFC and the IAC integrated in one network device through the configured interfaces. | 05-21-2009 |
20090144452 | IMPLEMENTING CONDITIONAL PACKET ALTERATIONS BASED ON TRANSMIT PORT - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing conditional packet alterations based upon a transmit port. A selection mechanism is provided for implementing packet alterations. A sequence of frame alteration instructions and transmit port numbers associated with a packet being transmitted is applied to the selection mechanism. The selection mechanism performs alterations on the packet being transmitted responsive to the applied sequence of frame alteration instructions and port numbers associated with the packet. The selection mechanism includes a multiplexer that sequentially receives frame alteration instructions and port numbers associated with a packet being transmitted, and an indirect data array for providing packet alteration data from the indirect data array. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150570 | Sharing Assets Between UPnP Networks - Systems and computer program products for allowing a renderer in a UPnP network the capability of being able to render general Internet content of static or dynamic nature, which the renderer was not designed to render in the contents original data format and file type. The system queries all devices on the local network, queries specific remote servers over the Internet, and retrieves data feeds from remote sources. The queried and retrieved data that is not in a format and file type that can be rendered by the renderer is loaded into a template and turned into a format and file type acceptable by the renderer. The queried and retrieved data in the proper format and file type is organized in a custom format and made available for rendering to the renderer. The system has the capability of transmitting content or the metadata of the content within the devices on the local network to a hosting service over the Internet. Additionally, a second local network has the capability of accessing the content stored on the first local network. | 06-11-2009 |
20090222590 | Device and Method for Managing Two Types of Devices - The present invention concerns an Interconnect device, comprising a first interface to a first network, a second interface to a second network, a bridge for connecting said first interface to said second interface, a router comprising routing means, and a local server. The interconnect device comprises means for detecting a device located on the first network which is able to communicate with a device located on said second network, and means for classifying the device as being a device of a first type or a device of a second type, The interconnect device comprises means for using the routing means for the first type device, and not using the routing means for the second type device. | 09-03-2009 |
20090248901 | Delivering Multimedia Services - Disclosed is a scalable, hierarchical, distributed network architecture and processes for the delivery of high-performance, end-to-end online multimedia services, including Internet services such as World Wide Web access. The network architecture connects a high-speed private backbone to multiple network access points of the Internet, to a network operation center, to a back office system, and to multiple regional servers in regional data centers. Each of the regional servers connects to several caching servers in modified head-ends, which in turn connect via fiber optics to many neighborhood nodes. Finally, each node connects via coaxial cable to multiple end-user systems. The processes include those for replicating and caching frequently-accessed content, and multicasting content customized per region or locality. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254679 | CONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIMITING SIGNAL TRANSFER - A connection apparatus that is connected to a first network obtains function information from an apparatus that exists in the first network, and limits signal transfer between the first network and a second network in accordance with destination information included in the obtained function information. | 10-08-2009 |
20100011126 | GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING - A global server load balancing (GSLB) switch serves as a proxy to an authoritative DNS communicates with numerous site switches which are coupled to host servers serving specific applications. The GSLB switch receives from site switches operational information regarding host servers within the site switches neighborhood. When a client program requests a resolution of a host name, the GSLB switch, acting as a proxy of an authoritative DNS, returns one or more ordered IP addresses for the host name. The IP addresses are ordered using metrics that include the information collected from the site switches. In one instance, the GSLB switch places the address that is deemed “best” at the top of the list. | 01-14-2010 |
20100017539 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF DATA - A method and devices for the exchange of data between a client network access system and a provider network access system. A message is sent from the provider network access system to the client network access system. The message triggers a response containing information about the client network access system, the response being sent from the client network access system to the provider network access system. The message uses a multicast address in a destination MAC address field, which functions in such a way that messages addressed thereto are not forwarded by the client network access system, and the information relates to an Ethernet OAM function. If the message is an inquiry, for example, as to whether the Ethernet OAM function is supported by the client network access system, the provider network access system can automatically be adapted to the configuration of the client network access system. | 01-21-2010 |
20100121985 | Large Scale Mobile Network Address Translation - A method and system for enabling a mobile station (MS) to transfer from one Network Address Translation (NAT) domain to another NAT domain. Dynamic rules created in the first NAT domain are transferred to the second NAT domain via a first Media Policy Routing function. A tunnel is created between the second NAT domain and the first MPR for transferring a MS session. A new session from the MS is created outside the tunnel and once the MS session times out, the MS session, the states existing in the first MPR and the second NAT domain utilizing a new set of dynamic NAT rules created in the second NAT domain are all removed. The tunnel is then removed and communication via a second MPR and the second NAT domain is available. | 05-13-2010 |
20100223401 | Communication Device Having VPN Accommodation Function - Fully meshed virtual paths obtained with smaller number of settings, thus facilitating expansion of VPN service. A communication device in a virtual private network (VPN) having a VPN accommodation function for connecting an intra-organization network or inter-organization network through the Internet includes;
| 09-02-2010 |
20100293299 | EXCHANGING CONTROL CODES BETWEEN SIP/IMS AND UPNP NETWORK ELEMENTS - Method for exchanging control codes between a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) enabled first network element ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100293300 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus includes a participating device, an identification device, and a notification device. The participating device is capable of participating in a first network and a second network. The identification device is configured to identify a security state of the first network. When the security state identified by the identification device is a predetermined state, the notification device notifies, to the second network, information related to the first network or information related to an apparatus connecting to the first network. When the security state identified by the identification device is not the predetermined state, the notification device does not notify, to the second network, information related to the first network or information related to an apparatus connecting to the first network. | 11-18-2010 |
20100306415 | Using Provider Backbone Bridged Network to Reduce the Number of Media Access Control Addresses Visible to Core Bridges in the Data Center - A system comprising a backbone core bridge (BCB) in a provider backbone bridged network (PBBN), and a backbone edge bridge (BEB) coupled to the BCB via a provider network port (PNP) and to a customer bridge in a customer bridged network via a C-tagged service interface, wherein the C-tagged service interface maps a service instance from the customer bridged network that is identified by a customer-virtual local area network identifier (C-VID) to a backbone service instance on the PBBN that is identified by a service instance identifier (I-SID). | 12-02-2010 |
20100318685 | MESH NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEM GATEWAY AND METHOD - A gateway for transmitting signals between a computer network and a radio-frequency mesh network. The gateway includes a housing, a radio-frequency transceiver for communicating with the radio-frequency mesh network, an Internet Protocol transceiver, operatively coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver, for communicating with the computer network, a power supply, and a logic and memory unit configured to communicate with the computer network using a secure data connection. | 12-16-2010 |
20100332683 | Methods and Apparatus for Merging Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks - Methods and apparatus for merging peer-to-peer overlay networks. A method includes receiving an advertisement from a second overlay network, determining a size of the second overlay network, performing a self search on the second overlay network based on a persistent node identifier, if the size of the second overlay network is greater than the size of a first overlay network, and joining the second overlay network if the persistent node identifier is not part of the second overlay network. An apparatus includes a transceiver to receive an advertisement from a second overlay network, and a processor coupled to the transceiver to determine a size of the second overlay network, perform a self search on the second overlay network based on a persistent node identifier, and join the second overlay network if the persistent node identifier is not part of the second overlay network. | 12-30-2010 |
20110040896 | PROVISIONING AND COMMISSIONING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH A VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER AND INTERFACE - An interface coupled to a virtual network operations center and coupled to a data communications network having at least one optical channel. Equipment on the data communications network is identified by the interface wherein the interface coordinates and correlates communications between the I/O interfaces of a server coupled to the network so that data rates and data protocols are managed properly. The interface receives commands from and transmits commands to the data communications network and translates the commands to be further transmitted and used in the virtual network operations center coupled to the server. The data communications network is represented in a three dimensions virtual world in the virtual network operations center so that events on the network can be represented in real-time in the virtual network operations center. | 02-17-2011 |
20110060846 | NETWORK TO NETWORK INTERFACE (NNI) FOR MULTIPLE PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS - An Ethernet exchanger connected to private Ethernet networks of participating carriers to enable the private Ethernet networks to be interconnected at a common point. The Ethernet exchanger not biased to any participating carrier and is configured to receive, translate and transmit frames from one private Ethernet network to another private Ethernet network. The frame translation is performed by the Ethernet exchanger is based on the profiles of the participating carriers. The profiles are created based on information provided by the participating carriers using templates presented by an online web portal. | 03-10-2011 |
20110119404 | INTER-WORKING WITH A WALLED GARDEN FLOOR-CONTROLLED SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for inter-working between a walled garden service such as a push-to-talk service and a communication session outside of the walled garden service. According to one embodiment, a system can comprise a first communication network adapted to provide a walled garden service and support a first communication session of the walled garden service and a second communication network adapted to support a second communication session. The second communication session can occur outside of the walled garden service. The system can also include an inter-working service communicatively coupled with the first communication network and the second communication network. The inter-working service can be adapted to provide an interface between the first communication session and the second communication session. | 05-19-2011 |
20110161525 | RELAY SERVER AND RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a relay communication system in which remote LANs communicate with one another beyond a WAN, respective apparatuses confirm a virtual network environment of the relay communication system in real time. Relay servers relay mutual communication between client terminals. The relay server creates information shown below, and allows the whole of the relay communication system to share the information: a relay group information indicating virtual private IP addresses of the relay servers and a connection establishment state therebetween; and a relay server information indicating a virtual private IP address and connection establishment state of a client terminal capable of communicating with the relay server. The respective apparatuses in the relay communication system can share the information regarding the virtual private IP addresses and connection establishment states of all the apparatuses, and can flexibly execute communication in which the virtual private IP addresses are designated as destinations for communication. | 06-30-2011 |
20110173348 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING INFORMATION FROM A DEVICE - The present invention concerns a gateway, and a method at a gateway for retrieving information from a device without requiring any configuration and installation at the device. To this end the invention relates to a method in a gateway device comprising an interface to a first network, an interface to a second network and a local web server. The method comprises the steps intercepting a request from a first device detected on the first network to a web server located on the second network, sending a webpage located on the local web server to the device, the webpage comprising means for, when the webpage is loaded by the device, retrieving information from that device and receiving information from the device, the information being retrieved from said device by the webpage. | 07-14-2011 |
20110258346 | Method and System for Link Aggregation - The present invention relates to a method and system for link aggregation, in particular, a method for providing Link Aggregation Control between a plurality of systems adapted for Link Aggregation. A method for providing Link Aggregation Control between a plurality of systems adapted for Link Aggregation is provided. The plurality of systems includes a primary system, a first secondary system, and a second secondary system. The primary system comprises first primary ports being linked to first ports of the first secondary system by first links. Further, the primary system comprises second primary ports being linked to second ports of the second secondary system by second links. The method comprises forming a link aggregation group, wherein the link aggregation group includes at least one first link and at least one second link. A preferred system among the secondary systems having links within the link aggregation group is selected and further, the method comprises setting the status of the primary ports according to the selection of the preferred system. | 10-20-2011 |
20110320636 | SMART ENERGY GATEWAY WITH INTEGRATED PLUG - Various embodiments include a smart energy gateway. The smart energy gateway includes a housing and a power plug integrated into the housing. The smart energy gateway can be mounted to an electrical outlet via the power plug. The smart energy gateway also includes a controller configured to accept transmissions from a smart energy network and communicate a subset of the transmissions to an external network. Other devices and methods are disclosed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120173761 | Electronic Apparatus, Presence Communication System, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of communication units including a first communication unit which communicates via a first communication network and a second communication unit which communicates via a second communication network. The electronic apparatus acquires presence information indicating a communication state of a communication apparatus from a presence server managing a communication state of a communication apparatus on a communication network, via at least one communication network. The electronic apparatus acquires presence information of an alternative communication apparatus being as a communication apparatus which communicates via the second communication network in place of the second communication unit included in itself. The electronic apparatus determines as to whether the alternate communication apparatus is in an online state, based on the acquired presence information. The electronic apparatus suppresses electric power to be consumed by the second communication unit, when the alternate communication apparatus is in an online state. | 07-05-2012 |
20120311190 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM, GATEWAY, DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM PROVIDING MEDIUM - This invention relates to provide a communication network system, a gateway, and a data communication method, in which the gateway has an advanced functionality. A person who issues an access request can retrieve a desired access destination easily by the following configuration: functions of routing information providing and authentication processing are added to a gateway that performs protocol conversion between two different communication networks; when an access request is issued from a public communication network such as Internet to a terminal in a local (private) communication network connected to the gateway, a request terminal is authenticated to enable prevention of unauthorized data writing and reading; and an access request user who succeeded in the authentication is provided with an active terminal list comprising accessible terminal information, or with a user condition table. | 12-06-2012 |
20120331179 | NETWORK-TO-NETWORK BRIDGE - A network-to-network bridge is provided. In one embodiment, the network-to-network bridge is coupled between a main system and a subsystem system. The main system includes a slot to couple with the subsystem, wherein the slot complies with the PCIe standard. The network-to-network bridge includes a transport layer and an internet layer but lacks of a network access layer allocated between the first main system and subsystem so as to transfer data by following the PCIe standard therebetween. The network-to-network bridge transfers data between the main system and the subsystem by accessing and employing their MAC addresses, and the network-to-network bridge can be allocated in the mainboard of the main system or the subsystem. | 12-27-2012 |
20130117469 | REGISTER ACCESS IN DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL BRIDGE ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods to perform a register access are described. A particular method includes receiving a data frame at a bridge element of a plurality of bridge elements in communication with a plurality of server computers. The data frame may include a register access request and may be forwarded from a controlling bridge in communication with the plurality of bridge elements. A register may be accessed and execution of the register access request may be initiated in response to receiving the data frame. | 05-09-2013 |
20130198414 | STACKABLE INTERFACE MODULES FOR CUSTOMIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS - A function-specific network interface module is provided which includes a housing and a connection interface at opposing ends of the housing configured to connect to another function-specific network interface module in a cascaded manner. The function-specific network interface module further includes one or more circuit components operable to provide a dedicated network function so that a plurality of different network functions is provided when the function-specific network interface module is connected to the other function-specific network interface module via the connection interface. | 08-01-2013 |
20140089526 | Communicating Data Among Personal Clouds - A gateway device performs authentication with an interconnect system that coordinates communication of data among a plurality of personal clouds. The gateway device is part of a first personal cloud that includes electronic devices. Data is communicated between the first personal cloud and at least a second personal cloud based on information in the interconnect system, wherein the communication is performed according to at least one rule provided at the gateway device, wherein the at least one rule includes at least one criterion relating to data to be shared among the plurality of personal clouds. | 03-27-2014 |
20140201389 | ROUTER - An apparatus is disclosed that performs network address translation and/or port translation between networks. | 07-17-2014 |
20140310429 | SERVER-SIDE HTTP TRANSLATOR - A network communications system and method are disclosed. In at least one implementation, the network communications system includes a network appliance configured to receive from a client device via a client-side wide area network, an HTTP non-compliant request stream including one or more HTTP non-compliant requests formatted according to an HTTP non-compliant application level protocol. The network appliance is further configured to translate the one or more HTTP non-compliant requests of the HTTP non-compliant request stream from the HTTP non-compliant application level protocol into one or more HTTP compliant requests of an HTTP compliant request stream. The network appliance is further configured to forward the HTTP compliant request stream including the one or more HTTP compliant requests to one or more server devices via a server-side local area network. | 10-16-2014 |
20150012668 | Method of Communicating Between Multiple Digital Living Network Alliance Networks - A method of extending a network utilizing the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) protocol includes providing a first DLNA network being a local area network (LAN) conforming to the DLNA protocol and a second DLNA network being a LAN conforming to the DLNA protocol. Communication is established between the first DLNA network and the second DLNA network, the first DLNA network and the second DLNA network communicating with each other over a wide area network (WAN). Multimedia content is then output from a digital media server (DMS) of the first DLNA network to a digital media renderer (DMR) or a digital media player (DMP) of the second DLNA network. | 01-08-2015 |