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A method of managing a plurality of subscribers using a communication network involving: obtaining network usage data for a plurality of service flows associated with the plurality of subscribers using the network; from the network usage data, determining which of the plurality of subscribers has been using an excess amount of bandwidth; determining that at least some part of the network is currently in a congested state; and in response to determining that at least some part of the network is currently in the congested state, sending a policy decision to a gateway device that controls bandwidth resources currently being provided to the identified subscriber, said policy decision instructing the gateway device to reduce network bandwidth that is currently being provided to support existing service flows for the identified subscriber.

A graphical user interface in which object thumbnails are rendered on a simulated three-dimensional surface which (i) exploits spatial memory and (ii) allows more objects to be rendered on a given screen. The objects may be moved, continuously, on the surface with a two-dimensional input device.

A multilayered antenna package including: a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) interface layer that is configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal; a first dielectric layer that is disposed on the RFIC interface layer; a coplanar waveguide layer that is disposed on the first dielectric layer and is configured to receive the RF signal transmitted by RFIC layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the coplanar waveguide layer; and an antenna portion that is disposed on the second dielectric layer and is configured to irradiate a signal that is transmitted from the coplanar waveguide layer.

A system includes one or more wireless islands, one or more incident management applications, and one or more message management and routing (MMR) systems. Each MMR systems is configured to act as an intermediary for communication between one of the wireless islands and one or more of the incident management applications. One of the wireless islands includes a radio network. The radio network includes a plurality of remote sensor nodes (RSNs), and a gateway controller. An RSN of the plurality of RSNs is worn by ESS personnel, the gateway controller is mounted to an ESS vehicle, and the RSN is configured to wirelessly communicate with the gateway controller.

The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for performing issuer updates of data stored in a mobile device, a remote authentication, a remote payment transaction or enable the configuration of mobile application functions or operations. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for securing an issuer updates processing for mobile payment application. When an update transaction is initiated, the payment application increments an Application Transaction Counter ATC and derives from this ATC a session keys. Sensitive user credential data are encrypted with the computed session keys before transmission to a gateway which is configured to compute the session keys for decryption. The decrypted user credential data are forwarded to a payment application issuer for updates.

Peer-to-peer endpoint devices discover a localized IP address realm that minimizes the traversal of the Network Address Translators. Each endpoint device sends a query from its corresponding local address realm to its corresponding destination endpoint device using the corresponding available address for the destination endpoint device. The available address has a value outside the address realm of the endpoint device sending the query. The query also specifies a unique identifier that is identifiable solely by the endpoint device. The destination endpoint device receives the query, having traversed one or more NATs and at least two address realms, and sends a response that specifies the unique identifier for the query source, a unique identifier for the destination endpoint device, and multiple alias addresses for reaching the destination endpoint device. The query source selects one of the alias addresses that is determined reachable by the query source.

A shared vehicle system includes a central facility, at least one vehicle distribution port facility and a plurality or fleet of vehicles, each having a vehicle subsystem. In general, the central station and port facility and the vehicle subsystems communicate in a manner to allow a user to enter information at a port facility. That information is then communicated to the central facility, where the information is processed to select a vehicle from the fleet to allocate to the user at the port facility. Selection of a vehicle for allocation to a user may be based on selecting an available or soon to be available vehicle according to various algorithms that take into account the vehicles state of charge. The central station also communicates with the port facility and the vehicle subsystem to notify the user of the selected vehicle, to provide secure user access to the selected vehicle, to monitor the location and operating status of vehicles in the fleet, to monitor the state of charge of electric vehicles and to provide other functions. The vehicles communicate with the central station to notify the central station of the PIN number of the individual attempting to use the vehicle, and of vehicle parameters such as state of charge and location of the vehicle.

A lithium-ion battery includes a cathode that includes an active cathode material. The active cathode material includes a cathode mixture that includes a lithium cobaltate and a manganate spinel a manganate spinel represented by an empirical formula of Li_(1+x1)(Mn_1−y1A′_y2)_2−x2O_z1. The lithium cobaltate and the manganate spinel are in a weight ratio of lithium cobaltate: manganate spinel between about 0.95:0.05 to about 0.55:0.45. A lithium-ion battery pack employs a cathode that includes an active cathode material as described above. A method of forming a lithium-ion battery includes the steps of forming an active cathode material as described above; forming a cathode electrode with the active cathode material; and forming an anode electrode in electrical contact with the cathode via an electrolyte.

A mobile monitoring device and related systems and methods for monitoring a condition to which an object is exposed are disclosed. The monitoring device includes a sensor module for monitoring the condition and periodically producing sensor module data relating to the condition and a microcontroller. The microcontroller includes a sensor data component for receiving the sensor module data from the sensor module and a first transceiver component for receiving network manager data from a local network manager local to the monitoring device. The microcontroller further includes an associator component for comparing the network manager data with the sensor module data and, if the network manager data approximates the sensor module data, establishing an association with the local network manager.

A shared vehicle system includes a central facility, at least one vehicle distribution port facility and a plurality or fleet of vehicles, each having a vehicle subsystem. In general, the central station and port facility and the vehicle subsystems communicate in a manner to allow a user to enter information at a port facility. That information is then communicated to the central facility, where the information is processed to select a vehicle from the fleet to allocate to the user at the port facility. Selection of a vehicle for allocation to a user may be based on selecting an available or soon to be available vehicle according to various algorithms that take into account the vehicles state of charge. The central station also communicates with the port facility and the vehicle subsystem to notify the user of the selected vehicle, to provide secure user access to the selected vehicle, to monitor the location and operating status of vehicles in the fleet, to monitor the state of charge of electric vehicles and to provide other functions. The vehicles communicate with the central station to notify the central station of the PIN number of the individual attempting to use the vehicle, and of vehicle parameters such as state of charge and location of the vehicle.

A method of inter prediction encoding of an image, the method including: searching for a first reference block in a reference picture by using a current block, and estimating a first motion vector in a first pel unit in regards to the first reference block; estimating a second motion vector by using pixels included in a pre-encoded area adjacent to the current block, and pixels adjacent to the first reference block, and determining a second reference block based on the second motion vector; and encoding the current block based on the first motion vector and the second reference block.

Provided are a method, system, and program for servicing customer requests for at least one product. At least one queue is maintained in a service computer indicating at least one customer requesting product support for the at least one product. Requests for customer service are received from customer computers used by customers over a network. Transmitted to the customer computers of customers indicated in the queue is chat session content between a technical support agent and one customer indicated in the queue.

A freeform selection tool for a computer system with a graphical user interface allows a user to draw a freeform selection path so as to select one or more graphical objects. The user is provided with the freedom to input selection ink, in any orientation, and using any desired selection path size provided by the select tool. The selecting tool may change the visual appearance of any graphical object once selected. The selecting tool provides the ability to select ink or graphical object with a particular property to be used for the selection. The selecting tool can recognize various selection gestures coordinated with a semantic relationship of the ink so that the number of selection ink strokes can be minimized. The selecting tool may change for different selection modes depending on the type of graphical object encountered and change of the context for a particular selection.

The present invention enables large scale media testing by human testers, where each tester may see multiple pertinent media instances during a single testing session and choose the optimal overall pairings between the testers and the media instances to minimize the number of testers needed for each testing project. By increasing the number of pertinent media views produced by each tester during each testing session, the approach increases the efficiency of media testing and reduces testing costs and time.

A system for remotely monitoring operations of an HVAC system such as a chiller system having a control center, or a rooftop unit. The system utilizes a remote monitoring unit (RMU) located on-site. The RMU is in one-way communication with the component of the air conditioning system and receives data indicative of the operation of the component and determines whether the component is operating outside the normal operating parameters. When the RMU determines, from the data, that there is a problem that is within a critical parameter range, then a critical alarm is generated and the RMU opens a line of communication with a remote monitoring diagnostics device (RMD) located at the facility of the HVAC or refrigeration manufacturer and downloads the information to the RMD which determines whether remedial action is required and initiates remedial action if required.

Systems and methods are disclosed for searching or finding music with music, by searching, e.g., for music from a library that has a sound that is similar to a given sound provided as a search query, and to methods and systems for tracking revenue generated by these computer-user interactions, and for promoting music and selling advertising space. These include, inter alia, systems that allow a user to discover unknown music, and systems that allow a user to look for music based directly on queries formed from sounds that the user likes. In some embodiments these queries are comprised of a clip or relatively small segment of a larger media file. A client server system comprising web graphical elements, advertisements and/or other affiliated revenue links, elements in support of the music query and a music player, a database, elements for matching music clips to clips from a library, and elements to present results.

Systems and methods which implement cooperative techniques at wireless network access points to provide interference mitigation are shown. Embodiments utilize cooperative antenna beam adaptation techniques wherein antenna beam selection, selective antenna beam transmission power, and/or antenna beam null selection is implemented based upon the communication environment created by a plurality of access points. Additionally or alternatively, embodiments utilize cooperative antenna beam isolation techniques wherein narrow channel filters are implemented with respect to antenna beam signals and/or shielding is provided between various antenna beams based upon the communication environment created by a plurality of access points. Embodiments additionally or alternatively utilize cooperative antenna beam coordination techniques wherein transmission and/or reception of signals is coordinated, the use of antenna beams is coordinated, and/or interference cancellation is implemented based upon the communication environment created by a plurality of access points.

A vertebral plate system and associated method minimizes the number of required multiple configurations and sizes of hardware on hand during surgery for repair, stabilization or fusion of bone segments. A novel aspect of the invention is a resilient split ring that cooperates with angled contact surfaces in a plate for allowing convenient and fast dynamic locking between the plate and a bone screw. In another aspect of the present invention, a screw or similarly elongated fastener having a generally spherical or part-spherical head with a section of helical threads is configured in a generally horizontal band and positioned around a maximum-diameter section of the head. The screw is loosely retained to a first structure by a snap-ring formed from a ring of elastic material having a slot cut so that the ring is a “C” ring. The ring is seated on an annular shoulder formed in a through-hole in the first structure. The section of the through-hole above the shoulder tapers inwardly in an upward direction to a minimum diameter that is smaller than the outside diameter of the ring when the ring is in an unstressed state. The inner diameter of the ring has an edge that is adapted to cooperate with and ride in the threads on the screw head.

A system and process for stamping parts having tolerances below 1000 nanometers. The inventive system and process is particularly suited for producing optoelectronic parts. The system includes a stamping press and one or a progression of stamping stations for supporting a punch and die. The stamping stations are designed to maintain substantial alignment of the punch and die with minimal moving components. The stamping station includes a shaft for rigidly guiding the punch to the die. The stamping press is capable of providing the punch with the necessary force to perform the stamping operations. The system includes an interface system for interfacing the force of the press with the punch, while simultaneously structurally decoupling the press from the punch. The system also includes a locating sub-plate, for locating the stamping station in alignment relative to each other, and means for in-line machine stock material before entry into the stamping stations.

Methods and systems for establishing user sessions between a client and a server or server farm can be carried out by a load balancing agent executing on a computer in communication with the client, server or server farm. The load balancing agent can intercept a connection request generated by an application executing on a client and responsively select a server on which to establish a user session. Selecting the server can be based on overbooking a particular server and choosing a server with a predetermined amount of forecasted load. Forecasted load can be determined by summing the current load on a server with a current load calculated by multiplying: the average load on the user sessions hosted by the server; by the number of cached user sessions stored on the server; and by the probability that a cached user session reconnects.

Novel message formats for use in a distributed transaction environment are disclosed. Each message includes a message type field, a message length field, and a data field, typically in the foregoing order, and each field in the message has a fixed number of bytes. The message type and data length fields may be comprised of a single header. The data field may include novel groups of OSI TP PDUs where each grouping characterizes the content of the data in the PDU. A novel apparatus for use in a distributed transaction environment also is disclosed. The apparatus may include a peer processing machine and a multiplexed TCP/IP connection for exchanging messages with other peer processing machines in the distributed transaction environment.

Wireless medium access in a communication network having a number of terminals is controlled by defining protocol message units for transmission by a given terminal which units correspond to operational states of at least one of the terminal and the medium. A number of time slots are allocated for transmission of packets from each terminal, and a number of contention opportunities are defined at the beginning of each time slot. Priority and backoff mechanisms are defined and applied at each terminal during the contention opportunities in the slots. Packets are then transmitted by the terminal within the slots while (1) minimizing the occurrence of empty slots at times when packets are available for transmission, and (2) minimizing the number of slots during which two or more packets are detected on the medium simultaneously at the terminal.

Associating multiple existing financial accounts with a multi-card account. The single multi-card account may allow a cardholder to determine an order for processing a financial transaction among the multiple financial accounts. This ordering may be dependent on the type of financial transaction. Also, the cardholder may allows partial payments from multiple financial accounts, such that a single purchase could be allocated to multiple accounts associated with the multi-card account. These systems and methods minimize the number of cards a cardholder must carry, thus minimizing the chance of losing cards or otherwise having an unauthorized use of an account and also minimizing the chance of an embarrassing rejection of a transaction.

A method and system for identifying groups of pages of common interest from a collection of hyper-linked pages are disclosed. A plurality of community cores are identified from the collection where each core includes first and second sets of pages, and each page in the first set points to every page in the second set. Each identified core is expanded into a full community which is a subset of the pages regarding a particular topic. The identification community cores is based on the analysis of the Web graph in which the communities correspond to instances of Web subgraphs. Extraneous pages are then pruned to improve the quality of the resulting communities.

A secondary directory telephone number (SDN) is assigned either to each voice over IP (VOIP) IP port utilized by subscribers or to each public safety access point (PSAP). The SDN, MAC address of the IP port accessed by a subscriber, and geographic location of the SDN or MAC address are stored in a database. This information is accessed by the PSAP based on SDN or MAC address to obtain the location of a VOIP subscriber to facilitate providing emergency services in response to a 911 call by a VOIP subscriber.

A Signal Conditioning Filter (SCF) and a Signal Integrity Unit (SIU) address the coupled problem of equalization and noise filtering in order to improve signal fidelity for decoding. Specifically, a received signal can be filtered in a manner to optimize the signal fidelity even in the presence of both significant (large magnitudes of) ISI and noise. The present invention can provide an adaptive method that continuously monitors a signal fidelity measure. Monitoring the fidelity of a multilevel signal can be performed by external means such as by the SIU. A received signal y(t) can be “conditioned” by application of a filter with an electronically adjustable impulse response g(t). A resulting output z(t) can then be interrogated to characterize the quality of the conditioned signal. This fidelity measure q(t) can be used to adjust the filter response to maximize the fidelity measure of the conditioned signal.

An EL display is provided with EL segments which are individually illuminable and which include one or more complete function key images and/or fragments of complete function key images. One or more of the EL segments may thus be illuminated to present multiple, different user interfaces each having one or more complete function key images. A complete function key image presented as part of a user interface may be a complete key image that was included as part of an illuminated EL segment or may be formed by a combination of key image fragments included as part of multiple illuminated EL segments.

A Network Processor (NP) is formed from a plurality of operatively coupled chips. The NP includes a Network Processor Complex (NPC) Chip coupled to a Data Flow Chip and Data Store Memory coupled to the Data Flow Chip. An optional Scheduler Chip is coupled to the Data Flow Chip. The named components are replicated to create a symmetric ingress and egress structure. Communications between the chips are provided by a pair of Chip to Chip Macros, one of each operatively positioned on one of the chips, and a Chip to Chip Bus Interface operatively coupling the Chip to Chip Macros.

An acetabular impactor aids a surgeon in controlling the installation of an acetabular cup prosthesis having a central, female aperture. The impactor includes an impactor head, housing and a locking mechanism. The housing is attached to the impactor head, the housing enclosing a drive train having, at a far end, a prosthesis engaging thread, and at the opposite end, a handle which facilitates turning of the drive train by the operator. The locking mechanism is associated with the housing which selectively locks the drive train, and thus the prosthesis, in position. The opposite end of the drive train has a latch device which enables quick removal from the housing for cleaning and sterilization.

The present invention provides a platform for supporting usage based and usage sensitive billing and operation services and systems for network service providers. The platform provides an environment that supports the collection of statistics and call records from various network (voice, data, etc.) elements, validation of the data, conversion of the data into a normalized format, and the configuration of a core provisioning process for rating the data and generating the appropriate billing charges.