92 results about "Open standard" patented technology

A multi-party online collaboration system that optimizes both the participation of the collaborators and the universality of membership is described. The system satisfies the two requirements for networked collaboration by providing shareable objects and a means of notifying the collaborators whenever the state of the shared objects has changed. For an open network (i.e., the Internet), the preferred embodiment uses two open standards mechanisms: URL-addressable networks for the accessible shareable objects, and asynchronous messaging for notification of changes to the objects that do not occur in real-time. The preferred embodiment employs these two open standards systems to ensure universal access, and obviates the need for the collaborators to install/maintain proprietary client systems. The preferred embodiment monitors the state of the objects, and automatically dispatches notification messages, along with addresses (e.g., URLs) to those URL-addressable objects, to only those collaborators who responded to the previous notification. Because the system automatically handles the asynchronous messaging notifications and because these messages are dispatched only to those participants who are actively keeping current with the latest changes, the preferred embodiment precludes the generally chatty nature of asynchronous messaging systems. Whenever a collaborator does decide to use a notification link to visit the URL-addressable network site, he or she is further presented with a message describing an interface to all of the shared objects.

A new system design of multimedia recognition, processing, and indexing utilizes several new researches and technologies in the field of multi-media processing. The system integrates mature technologies being used in video security surveillance, media post-production, digital video storage and management, military visual and tacking technologies. The system makes unique integration of these existing, new, and upcoming technologies that have not been used in this combined fashion before, therefore providing new usage and applications beyond the simple sum of the functions of each technology. These technologies as components in a system that is open standard, and therefore can improve itself by modifying and replacing the technology components. The design of the system targets primarily heavily produced media contents from news, entertainment, and education and training, but not limited to these contents. Other digital contents, from live broadcast, to web broadcast, to home video, web cam, etc. can certainly use many different components of the system, and to utilize the open standard platform for various usages.

This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, a wireless communication port, a controller, and a housing to enclose the apparatus. The controller is configured to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol. The housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port. Slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged.

A unified communications system is configured for receiving, storing, and/or sending SMS messages based on management of the SMS messages according to a prescribed open standards-based protocol. The unified communications system includes an SMS module configured for receiving SMS messages according to SMPP protocol. The SMS module obtains source and destination information from the received SMS message, and accesses a subscriber profile directory for subscriber profile information based on at least one of the source and destination information. The SMS module generates a common format message that includes the SMS message, and selectively supplies the common format message to selected destinations based on the accessed subscriber profile information. The common format message may be stored in a prescribed message store, for example an IMAP directory, or output as an e-mail message to a prescribed destination. The SMS module also is configured for selectively supplying stored messages to a unified messaging subscriber as an SMS message based on the profile information on the unified messaging subscriber. Hence, the unified communications system enables SMS messaging users to send SMS messages to non SMS-type devices (e.g., telephones, e-mail clients, etc.) and retrieve stored common format messages (e.g., fax, e-mail, voice messages) using the SMS message system.

Described is a system of disparate telecommunications networks having managed identities, a service, such as voicemail, abstracted from the underlying access networks, and an operational support system (OSS)/business support system (BSS) coupled to the networks to manage authentication and subscription information. A single authentication/subscription manager which is common to the disparate telecommunications networks is enabled by a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) which can be open-standards based and extensible as needed.

A process converts stand-alone data sources to an open standard based architecture and integrates data throughout disparate departments and organizations. Once the data is in an open environment, it is made available in a collaborative environment via Web-based applications. The process does not require that the data come under the control of a central database, rather each data owner retains control. The invention allows users to maintain original processes for conducting their day-to-day activities. With minor modification to client applications, role-based interconnectivity of data can be established to allow data elements to be re-used by all downstream users without re-entering data, thereby improving product and process knowledge, preventing errors, handling data arbitration, improving data visibility and flexibility for decision makers, and saving resources thereby allowing collaborators to focus on core business competencies.

The present invention discloses an open contact center formed from multiple contact center components that conform to open standards and that intercommunicate utilizing open standards. The open contact center can provide automated interactive communications with callers, can provide queue management for callers waiting to communicate with live agents, can provide skills based routing for assigning live agents to callers based upon skills of the live agents and skills needed by the callers, and can provide tooling for provisioning and monitoring the live agents. In one configuration, the contact center components can execute within a middleware solution, such as WEBSPHERE, that has IP Multimedia Subsystem capability. Additionally, the contact center components can be implemented as service oriented architecture (SOA) components that communicate over an enterprise service bus (ESB).

The present invention discloses a contact center system based upon open standards. The contact center system can include at least one agent node, a portal server, and an application server. An agent node can include a standard HTTP browser that communicates over a standard Internet Protocol network using standard protocols. The portal server can be configured to communicate with an agent node via an agent portal, which can consist of multiple agent portlets to present information. The application server can be configured to execute contact center applications that can collect and distribute information via the agent portlets and transfer calls to agents.

Systems and methods of satellite communications for moving terminals, including but not limited to on-the-move and mobile terminals (e.g., on-the-pause terminals), are implemented in certain embodiments using smaller antennas (e.g., aperture area with diameter less than 50 cm), open standard waveforms to secure availability from several suppliers, payment for service only when using the terminal, interference avoidance to adjacent satellites, and low cost. Low cost is achieved in part by operating at frequency bands that are currently operated by terrestrial microwave links so that existing low cost microwave components are utilized. The system also includes an interference elimination system that continuously monitors for interference to adjacent satellites from a user terminal's uplink signal. If interference is detected, the interference elimination system remedies the interference by performing one or more of the following: shutting down the interfering terminal(s), changing transmission parameters, changing the beam coverage on ground, changing the frequency of the affected traffic, or moving the satellite to a new orbital position. The interference elimination system may also transit the interference information to a control center.

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a system and method relating to Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) modular and scalable systems capable of easily integrating various components via open standards and interfaces. For example, a wearable on-body first responder system includes at least one sensor configured to identify sensor information, a controller configured to provide a first responder mobile support architecture and that is configured to interface with the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to collect and distribute the sensor information, and an input/output (I/O) device is configured to interface with the controller and present the sensor information to a user of the on-body first responder system.

An open communications framework including an application layer that defines standards for applications, a middleware layer that defines standards for middleware, an operating system layer that defines standards for operating systems, and a hardware layer that defines standards for hardware. Interface layers based upon open-standards can be used to communicate data between the application layer and the middleware layer, between the middleware layer and the operating system layer, and between the operating system layer and the hardware layer.

The invention discloses a method for managing metadata of a virtual data warehouse of an electric power information system group. The method comprises the following steps of: a) managing an object data service of a public electric power information system, and managing the public data service attribute provided by a public object for query; b) managing the mapping relationship between a public data service and a private multi-dimension data service of each heterogeneous database, wherein the established mapping relationship of the public data service and the private multi-dimension data service of each heterogeneous database is finished through the incidence relation from the public data service attribute to each heterogeneous source table column; and c) managing a public data service interface and a maintenance interface, and managing a set of open standard interface (API) function library for providing external data services. The public data service interface comprises a unified retrieve definition interface and a unified data query service interface. By using the method, private data services provided by each power information system are integrated, and the public data services provided for a third party are summarized. The method can be conveniently applied to integration work of the electric power information group.

The present disclosure enables remote device management. A programmatic interface is associated with each application plug-in. A web server included with the on-device agent provides access to the programmatic interfaces according to open standards such as HTML or XML. The present disclosure enables access to remote devices through existing infrastructure without the need for proprietary systems. An IT administrator or other administrator may remotely access and update software and hardware, track device data plan usage statistics, provide live support, and track current and historical device locations. The phone and messaging feature enables an administrator to access information regarding data plan and usage statistics of devices. This allows organizations to optimize data plans based on messaging, e-mail, and other data plan statistics. Further, the present disclosure allows access to network connectivity details of devices and logs of emails, text messages, and the like.

A detachable cover and base for housing open standard electrical wiring, the cover and the base having shoulders portions which readily engage and disengage. When coupled the shoulder portions form tubular projections that hold electrical conduits containing electrical wiring. A gasket is provided between the base and the cover to form a waterproof barrier. The tubular projections are perpendicular to walls of the cover and the base, and allow electrical wiring to be connected from multiple directions within a residence.

A first container executing on a first computer determines, by using one or more messages defined by an open-standard protocol and communicated over one or more networks coupled to the second computer, whether the second container, executing on a second computer, can communicate using messages having a portion not defined by the open-standard protocol and having a portion defined by the open-standard protocol. The first container communicates, with the second container, at least one additional message having the portion not defined by the open-standard protocol and having the portion defined by the open-standard protocol. The portion not defined by the open-standard protocol occupies a predetermined part of the message that would be defined by the open-standard protocol if the open-standard protocol were used for the predetermined part.

The invention relates to the technical field of an on-line monitoring system for an intelligent substation, in particular to an electric apparatus state display and real-time alarm method based on SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) technology, the method is particularly a method for state display and real-time alarm of an electric apparatus of the intelligent substation. The electric apparatus state display and real-time alarm method comprises an electric apparatus primitive defining and drawing module, an integrative graphic model library mapping module, a fault diagnosis and analysis module and an electric apparatus state display and real-time alarm module. The electric apparatus state display and real-time alarm method based on SVG technology can work across platforms very well, different responses to user actions are supported, the problems that graphic image editing is poor, non-open standard universality cannot be guaranteed, file is too large and network transmission efficiency is low in the prior art are solved, exchange on electric power graphic and model associated data among different systems are supported, and electric power is dynamically described in real time.

A method and system for storing metadata related to Web service entities is disclosed. The method according to a preferred embodiment comprises browsing a Web service and storing metadata relating to an entity of the Web service as a binding description in a format for assisting in an inspection of a site for available services. Preferably, the Web Services Inspection Language, or other format for assisting in the inspection of a site for available services, may be used as a format for storing metadata related to Web service-related entities. Because WSIL is XML-based, the documents that store the metadata are human readable, platform independent and conform to an open standard.

A computer system, a service, a computer program product, and an associated method combine the ease of credit card purchases over the Internet with the flexibility of traditional leasing. The financing on demand system is a financing e-utility that prepackages customer entitlement processes, such as credit approvals, lease structures and rates, terms, and conditions with secure electronic delivery and legally enforceable document archiving, such as e-signatures. The system provides the advantage to the merchant of reducing internal administration costs, speeding up current business processes, and enhancing the ease of conducting business with end users and vendors alike. It produces secure legal enforceable documents that meet financing company requirements. Merchants provide the software for the financing on demand system to customers by software token, CD ROM, or smart card media. The system has no fixed credit limits or payment structures, is completely encrypted and secure, and uses non-proprietary open standards architecture in inputs/outputs to permit convenient integration to any vendor's Web site.