Method and system for a unicast endpoint client to access a multicast internet protocol (IP) session
    14.
    发明授权
    Method and system for a unicast endpoint client to access a multicast internet protocol (IP) session 有权
    用于单播端点客户端访问组播互联网协议(IP)会话的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07724744B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-25

    申请号:US11258571

    申请日:2005-10-25

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    CPC分类号: H04L12/185

    摘要: Unicast endpoint clients on an IP Unicast network are provided access to Multicast sessions on an IP Multicast network through a Multicast-Unicast gateway server. The server obtains information about sessions on the Multicast network and makes such information available to a Unicast client on the Unicast network upon request by the client. Upon being presented with a list describing the subject matter of each session, the user at the Unicast client selects the session to which he or she wants to join, which causes the Multicast-Unicast server to join the appropriate session on behalf of the requesting client. All packets then received by the server from the Unicast client are address-translated to the appropriate Multicast session address and vice versa. The Unicast client is then able to participate in the Multicast session as both a sender and receiver of packets to and from other Unicast and Multicast clients which are active.

    摘要翻译: IP单播网络上的单播端点客户端可通过组播单播网关服务器访问IP组播网络上的组播会话。 服务器获取关于组播网络上的会话的信息,并且根据客户端的请求,使单播网络上的单播客户端可以使用此类信息。 在呈现描述每个会话的主题的列表时,单播客户端处的用户选择他或她想要加入的会话,这导致组播单播服务器代表请求客户端加入适当的会话 。 然后服务器从单播客户端接收的所有数据包都被地址转换为适当的多播会话地址,反之亦然。 然后,单播客户端能够作为来自其他活动的其他单播和多播客户端的分组的发送者和接收者参与组播会话。

    Method and apparatus to enhance a multicast information stream in a communication network
    15.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus to enhance a multicast information stream in a communication network 有权
    在通信网络中增强多播信息流的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06845399B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-18

    申请号:US10124307

    申请日:2002-04-18

    摘要: A method and apparatus that enhances a multicast information stream, such as an IP multicast session, in a communication network is provided. The stream is received through the communication network and is enhanced at substantially the time the first stream is received. The information stream may be enhanced by adding transcribed content, such as content generated by speech recognition software, or translated content, such as from a first language to a second language, to the stream. The information stream may also be enhanced by adding content to the first information stream, such as content is related to the original content. The enhanced stream may be sent to a user as a second multicast information stream. The enhanced stream may be received by the user in place of, or along with, the original information stream. The enhanced content may be sent to the user at the conclusion of the information stream, if desired.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在通信网络中增强诸如IP多播会话之类的多播信息流的方法和装置。 通过通信网络接收流,并且在基本上在接收到第一流时被增强。 信息流可以通过将诸如由语音识别软件生成的内容或诸如从第一语言到第二语言的翻译内容的转录内容添加到流来增强。 还可以通过将内容添加到第一信息流来增强信息流,诸如内容与原始内容有关。 可以将增强流作为第二多播信息流发送给用户。 增强流可以由用户代替原始信息流或与原始信息流一起接收。 如果需要,增强内容可以在信息流的结束时发送给用户。

    Method and apparatus for providing intelligent network services
    16.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing intelligent network services 有权
    提供智能网络服务的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06397255B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-28

    申请号:US09219397

    申请日:1998-12-23

    IPC分类号: G06F1516

    摘要: Proposed is a system and method for providing Intelligent Network services. In one embodiment, the system of the present invention includes a database interacting with a socket redirector installed on a client computer. In one method implemented using the system of the present invention, a socket redirector intercepts a standard Internet Protocol (IP) socket call from a client software application and identifies parameters within the socket call. If the redirector is able to determine that the identified parameters are addressed to the most appropriate socket for accommodating the software application's request, the IP socket call is sent to network software where the socket call is used to form packets which are sent over the network to the requested socket. If the redirector is unable to determine that the identified parameters are addressed to the most appropriate socket for accommodating the request, the redirector requests instructions from a database. The socket redirector then modifies the IP socket call parameters using the instructions received from the database and sends the modified IP socket calls to network software for processing as described above.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种提供智能网服务的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,本发明的系统包括与安装在客户端计算机上的套接字重定向器交互的数据库。 在使用本发明的系统实现的一种方法中,套接字重定向器拦截来自客户端软件应用的标准互联网协议(IP)套接字呼叫并且识别套接字呼叫内的参数。 如果重定向器能够确定所识别的参数被寻址到用于适应软件应用程序请求的最适当的套接字,则IP套接字呼叫被发送到网络软件,其中套接字呼叫用于形成通过网络发送的分组 所请求的套接字。 如果重定向器无法确定所识别的参数被寻址到适合该请求的最适当的套接字,则重定向器从数据库请求指令。 插座重定向器然后使用从数据库接收的指令修改IP套接字调用参数,并将修改的IP套接字调用发送到网络软件,以进行处理,如上所述。

    Indexing multimedia communications
    17.
    发明授权
    Indexing multimedia communications 失效
    索引多媒体通信

    公开(公告)号:US06377995B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-23

    申请号:US09025940

    申请日:1998-02-19

    IPC分类号: G06F1516

    摘要: A network based platform uses face recognition, speech recognition, background change detection and key scene events to index multimedia communications. Before the multimedia communication begins, active participants register their speech and face models with a server. The process consists of creating a speech sample, capturing a sample image of the participant and storing the data in a database. The server provides an indexing function for the multimedia communication. During the multimedia communication, metadata including time stamping is retained along with the multimedia content. The time stamping information is used for synchronizing the multimedia elements. The multimedia communication is then processed through the server to identify the multimedia communication participants based on speaker and face recognition models. This allows the server to create an index table that becomes an index of the multimedia communication. In addition, through scene change detection and background recognition, certain backgrounds and key scene information can be used for indexing. Therefore, through this indexing apparatus and method, a specific participant can be recognized as speaking and the content that the participant discussed can also be used for indexing.

    摘要翻译: 基于网络的平台使用人脸识别,语音识别,背景变化检测和关键场景事件来索引多媒体通信。 在多媒体通信开始之前,主动参与者用服务器注册他们的语音和面部模型。 该过程包括创建语音样本,捕获参与者的样本图像并将数据存储在数据库中。 服务器为多媒体通信提供索引功能。 在多媒体通信期间,包含时间戳的元数据与多媒体内容一起被保留。 时间戳信息用于同步多媒体元素。 然后通过服务器处理多媒体通信,以基于扬声器和人脸识别模型识别多媒体通信参与者。 这允许服务器创建成为多媒体通信的索引的索引表。 另外,通过场景变化检测和背景识别,可以将某些背景和关键场景信息用于索引。 因此,通过该索引装置和方法,可以将特定的参与者识别为说话,并且参与者讨论的内容也可以用于索引。

    Method for managing multicast addresses for transmitting and receiving
multimedia conferencing information on an internet protocol (IP)
network implemented over an ATM network
    18.
    发明授权
    Method for managing multicast addresses for transmitting and receiving multimedia conferencing information on an internet protocol (IP) network implemented over an ATM network 失效
    一种用于管理用于在ATM网络上实现的因特网协议(IP)网络上发送和接收多媒体会议信息的组播地址的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6138144A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-24

    申请号:US881763

    申请日:1997-06-24

    摘要: In a multicast capable IP network implemented over an ATM network, each client terminal on a multimedia conference, for each media type it transmits, is assigned a multicast IP address and a port number (together known as a socket) on which to transmit packets, wherein each assigned multicast IP address is unique and different than the multicast IP address assigned to any other client for any media type. Each client terminal then selects, for each media type, which clients on the conference it wants to receive packets from. Only packets that are in fact requested by a client are routed over the multicast IP network to the requesting client. A single special purpose Multicast Address Resolution System (MARS) server is associated with the conference when the conference is established. Each client terminal uses that MARS server, whether on the same or different IP sub-networks, but on a common ATM network, for purposes of mapping the multicast IP addresses used in the conference into a set of unicast ATM endpoint addresses used by the ATM-connected client terminals. Similarly, when a specific conference uses a Multicast Server, a single special purpose Multicast Server is used for all clients on the conference, whether on the same or different IP sub-networks, for purposes of establishing point-to-multipoint ATM connections to the conference endpoints.

    摘要翻译: 在通过ATM网络实现的多播能力的IP网络中,对于其发送的每种媒体类型,在多媒体会议上的每个客户端被分配有在其上传送分组的多播IP地址和端口号(一起被称为套接字) 其中每个分配的多播IP地址是唯一的,并且与针对任何媒体类型分配给任何其他客户端的多播IP地址不同。 然后,每个客户端终端针对每种媒体类型选择要在其上接收分组的会议上哪些客户端。 事实上客户端请求的报文只能通过组播IP网络路由到请求客户端。 当会议建立时,单个专用组播地址解析系统(MARS)服务器与会议相关联。 每个客户终端使用该MARS服务器,无论是在相同或不同的IP子网上,但是在公共ATM网络上,用于将会议中使用的组播IP地址映射到由ATM使用的一组单播ATM端点地址 连接的客户终端。 类似地,当特定会议使用多播服务器时,无论是在相同的还是不同的IP子网上,单个专用多播服务器被用于会议上的所有客户端,以便建立到多个组播服务器的点对多点ATM连接 会议端点。

    Method and apparatus for telephone messaging
    20.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for telephone messaging 失效
    电话信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06788672B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-07

    申请号:US08842591

    申请日:1997-04-15

    IPC分类号: H04L1256

    摘要: A method and apparatus for telephony messaging based on a network of packet telephony messaging (PTM) servers. A message is received at an originating PTM server from an originator for delivery to a target device for a recipient. The message is stored at the originating PTM server. The message is routed from the originating PTM server (possibly via a second and subsequent PTM servers) over a first network to a destination PTM server located near the target device. The recipient is notified of the message by the destination PTM server. The message is delivered to the target device from the second PTM server over a second network in response to a request by the recipient.

    摘要翻译: 一种基于分组电话消息(PTM)服务器网络的电话消息收发的方法和装置。 在始发PTM服务器处从发送方接收到用于传送到用于接收者的目标设备的消息。 消息存储在始发PTM服务器。 消息从始发PTM服务器(可能经由第二和后续PTM服务器)通过第一网络路由到位于目标设备附近的目的地PTM服务器。 收件人被目的地PTM服务器通知该消息。 响应于接收者的请求,该消息通过第二网络从第二PTM服务器传送到目标设备。