公开(公告)号：US07493040B1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-17

申请号：US10891982

申请日：2004-07-15

申请人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga ,  Victor Firoiu

发明人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga ,  Victor Firoiu

IPC分类号： H04B10/12

CPC分类号： H04B10/85 ,  H04B10/071

摘要： A method and apparatus for securing an optical communication link includes the step of identifying a profile of the link by measuring, at the transmitter, optical back-reflections from optical pulses forwarded to a receiver. The profile is stored at the transmitter. Periodically during operation, such as during key exchange, more optical pulses are forwarded to the receiver, and the back reflections are collected as periodic profiles. The periodic profiles are compared against the stored profiles. Eavesdroppers, such as those who cut the fiber, tap the fiber, or implement a man in the middle attack, may be easily identified because the losses caused by their interference with the fiber will be evident in the periodic profiles.

摘要翻译： 一种用于确保光通信链路的方法和装置包括通过在发射机处测量从被转发到接收机的光脉冲进行的光背反射来识别链路的简档的步骤。 配置文件存储在发射机上。 在操作期间，例如在密钥交换期间，更多的光脉冲被转发到接收机，并且后反射被收集为周期轮廓。 将周期轮廓与存储的轮廓进行比较。 窃听者，例如那些切割纤维，轻拍光纤，或实施中间人的人，可能很容易被识别，因为它们与纤维的干扰造成的损失在周期性轮廓中将是明显的。

公开(公告)号：US20080034090A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11469395

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Inder Monga

发明人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Inder Monga

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06

摘要： A method and architecture of the present invention uses market-driven resource selection and mission deployment techniques to increase mission performance by optimizing network resource utilization. A mission controller forwards a service tender to a plurality of coupled network service entities to inquire about the costs associated with one or more services in the service set of the mission. Each network service entity may return a bid to the mission controller including a projected cost for the performance of the one or more services by the associated network service entity. The mission controller evaluates the bids received from the network service entities to select a network service entity for mission execution. Network resources selection is thus optimized using real-time network service entity cost information, thereby increasing the chance for mission success. Network service entities may increase revenue by identifying opportunities to participate in missions suited to their capabilities.

摘要翻译： 本发明的方法和架构使用市场驱动的资源选择和任务部署技术来通过优化网络资源利用来增加任务性能。 任务控制器将服务招标转发到多个耦合的网络服务实体以询问与该任务的服务集中的一个或多个服务相关联的成本。 每个网络服务实体可以向任务控制器返回出价，包括由相关联的网络服务实体执行一个或多个服务的预计成本。 任务控制器评估从网络服务实体接收的出价，以选择执行任务的网络服务实体。 因此，使用实时网络服务实体成本信息优化网络资源选择，从而增加了任务成功的机会。 网络服务实体可以通过确定参与适合其能力的任务的机会来增加收入。

公开(公告)号：US20070106797A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-10

申请号：US11469416

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Franco Travostino ,  Bruce Schofield ,  Inder Monga

发明人： Franco Travostino ,  Bruce Schofield ,  Inder Monga

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/5054

摘要： A mechanism and framework is disclosed for translating high level goal statements to policy rules. In a first step, high level goal statements are translated to network services. In a second step, the network services are translated to network parameters. In a third step, the network parameters are translated to policy rules. The first step may be facilitated with Web Ontology Language (“OWL”) and semantic templates. Advantages of automated mission goal statement to policy statement translation for surveillance missions include more reliable and faster planning and allocation of resources in support of the missions. Further, dynamic allocation of network resources facilitates adapting to changing conditions and more graceful degradation in adverse circumstances. The need for subject matter experts is also expected to be mitigated.

摘要翻译： 披露了将高级目标语句转换为策略规则的机制和框架。 在第一步中，高级目标语句被转换为网络服务。 在第二步中，网络服务被转换为网络参数。 在第三步中，网络参数被转换为策略规则。 Web本体语言（“OWL”）和语义模板可以促进第一步。 自动化任务目标声明对于监视任务的政策声明翻译的优点包括更可靠和更快速地规划和分配支持特派团的资源。 此外，网络资源的动态分配有助于适应不断变化的条件和不利环境中更优雅的退化。 预期对专题专家的需求也将得到缓解。

公开(公告)号：US20050196030A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US10777318

申请日：2004-02-12

申请人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga

发明人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： A method and apparatus for monitoring the transportation of medical images on a communication network includes a medical image transport service (MITS) that may be used to notify clients of the status of scheduled requests. The MITS may be configured to provide numerous notifications, such as the scheduled time for delivery, changes in scheduled time for delivery, delays associated with delivery at the scheduled time, and likely resolutions to network or other delays attendant to the requested transaction. The notifications may be sent in-band on the network or out-of-band on a parallel network. Where the notification relates to a delayed transaction, the notification message may contain the reason for the delay, the source of the delay, its location, and if other images can still be retrieved. The notification may also include a likely resolution of the problem and an estimate of when the problem will be resolved.

摘要翻译： 用于监测通信网络上的医学图像的传送的方法和装置包括医疗图像传输服务（MITS），其可以用于向客户通知调度请求的状态。 MITS可以被配置为提供许多通知，例如预定交货时间，预定交付时间的改变，与预定时间的交付相关的延迟，以及对网络的可能分辨率或与所请求的交易相关的其他延迟。 通知可以在网络上带内发送，也可以在并行网络上发送。 在通知涉及延迟交易的情况下，通知消息可以包含延迟的原因，延迟的来源及其位置，以及是否仍可以检索其他图像。 该通知还可能包括可能解决问题的方式以及何时解决问题的估计。

公开(公告)号：US08146090B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-27

申请号：US11469404

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Franco Travostino ,  Tal Lavian ,  Bruce Schofield ,  Inder Monga

发明人： Franco Travostino ,  Tal Lavian ,  Bruce Schofield ,  Inder Monga

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L12/5695 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/826

摘要： A method and apparatus has been shown and described which allows Quality of Service to be controlled at a temporal granularity. Time-value curves, generated for each task, ensure that mission resources are utilized in a manner which optimizes mission performance. It should be noted, however, that although the present invention has shown and described the use of time-value curves as applied to mission workflow tasks, the present invention is not limited to this application; rather, it can be readily appreciated by one of skill in the art that time-value curves may be used to optimize the delivery of any resource to any consumer by taking into account the dynamic environment of the consumer and resource.

摘要翻译： 已经示出并描述了允许以时间粒度来控制服务质量的方法和装置。 为每个任务生成的时间值曲线确保以优化任务绩效的方式利用任务资源。 然而，应当注意，虽然本发明已经示出和描述了将时间曲线应用于任务工作流任务的用途，但是本发明不限于该应用; 相反，本领域技术人员可以容易地理解，时间值曲线可以用于通过考虑消费者和资源的动态环境来优化任何资源到任何消费者的传递。

公开(公告)号：US07984154B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US12643936

申请日：2009-12-21

申请人： Indermohan Monga ,  Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino

发明人： Indermohan Monga ,  Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F7/04

CPC分类号： H04L67/36 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0226 ,  H04L41/0253

摘要： Application program network service requests are translated into specific actions that are then performed through the management plane and/or control plane. The translations and resulting actions are responsive to previously defined policies for the communication network, and may further reflect processing of previous service requests by the same or another application program. The amount of resources available for use by a given application program may be predefined based on a globally defined network policy. Each service request obtained from an application program may be translated into multiple actions performed using various specific protocols and/or interfaces provided by either the management plane, the control plane, or both the management and control planes. Reports of network activity, status and/or faults for a requesting application program may be tailored to the requesting program's view of the network, and passed directly and exclusively to the requesting program.

摘要翻译： 应用程序网络服务请求被转换成特定的动作，然后通过管理平面和/或控制平面执行。 翻译和产生的动作响应于先前定义的通信网络的策略，并且可以进一步反映相同或另一应用程序对先前服务请求的处理。 可以由给定应用程序使用的资源量可以基于全局定义的网络策略来预定义。 从应用程序获得的每个服务请求可以被转换成使用由管理平面，控制平面或者管理和控制平面两者提供的各种特定协议和/或接口执行的多个动作。 关于请求的应用程序的网络活动，状态和/或故障的报告可以针对请求程序对网络的视图进行调整，并且直接且专门地传递给请求程序。

公开(公告)号：US07958225B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US10777318

申请日：2004-02-12

申请人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga

发明人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： A method and apparatus for monitoring the transportation of medical images on a communication network includes a medical image transport service (MITS) that may be used to notify clients of the status of scheduled requests. The MITS may be configured to provide numerous notifications, such as the scheduled time for delivery, changes in scheduled time for delivery, delays associated with delivery at the scheduled time, and likely resolutions to network or other delays attendant to the requested transaction. The notifications may be sent in-band on the network or out-of-band on a parallel network. Where the notification relates to a delayed transaction, the notification message may contain the reason for the delay, the source of the delay, its location, and if other images can still be retrieved. The notification may also include a likely resolution of the problem and an estimate of when the problem will be resolved.

摘要翻译： 用于监测通信网络上的医学图像的传送的方法和装置包括医疗图像传输服务（MITS），其可以用于向客户通知调度请求的状态。 MITS可以被配置为提供许多通知，例如预定交货时间，预定交付时间的改变，与预定时间的交付相关的延迟，以及对网络的可能分辨率或与所请求的交易相关的其他延迟。 通知可以在网络上带内发送，也可以在并行网络上发送。 在通知涉及延迟交易的情况下，通知消息可以包含延迟的原因，延迟的来源及其位置，以及是否仍可以检索其他图像。 该通知还可能包括可能解决问题的方式以及何时解决问题的估计。

公开(公告)号：US20080034069A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11469422

申请日：2006-08-31

申请人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino

发明人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  H04L41/0681 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L43/026 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A closed loop system is described for enhanced adaptive network capabilities in support of workflow missions. Multiple workflow-locked loops with different sampling rates are employed. A faster, lower loop is employed to gather data from the field and deal with network level exceptions such as faults, fades, and changing conditions. A slower, upper loop is employed to handle mission level exceptions. The result is a system capable of integrating management of multiple workflow missions, including reallocation of resources in response to changes in mission goal statements and network resource availability.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种闭环系统，用于增强自适应网络能力以支持工作流任务。 采用具有不同采样率的多个工作流锁定环路。 采用更快，更低的循环来收集现场的数据，并处理诸如故障，衰落和变化条件的网络级异常。 采用较慢的上循环来处理任务级异常。 结果是能够整合多个工作流程管理的系统，包括响应任务目标语句的变化和网络资源可用性来重新分配资源。

公开(公告)号：US20050213832A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：US10805993

申请日：2004-03-22

申请人： Bruce Schofield ,  Bruce Wallace ,  Franco Travostino

发明人： Bruce Schofield ,  Bruce Wallace ,  Franco Travostino

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/14 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06K9/36 ,  G06K9/46 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1012 ,  H04L67/1029 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/12

摘要： A method and apparatus for providing network based load balancing of medical image data among two or more image archive systems is disclosed. A network element is employed to interface to a network carrying medical image data that may include tasks to be performed on the data. A network service associated with the network element monitors the current load or the available capacity of each of the image archive systems. When a task is received the network service determines the level of complexity of the task and compares the level of complexity to the current load or available capacity of each of the image archive systems. The network service selects the one of the image archive systems to perform the task that has the lowest current load or highest available capacity relative to the level of complexity of the received task.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在两个或多个图像归档系统之间提供医学图像数据的基于网络的负载平衡的方法和装置。 网络元件被用于与携带医学图像数据的网络接口，该图像数据可以包括要对数据执行的任务。 与网络元件相关联的网络服务监视每个图像归档系统的当前负载或可用容量。 当接收到任务时，网络服务确定任务的复杂程度，并将复杂程度与每个图像归档系统的当前负载或可用容量进行比较。 网络服务选择一个图像归档系统来执行相对于接收到的任务的复杂程度的具有最低当前负载或最高可用容量的任务。

公开(公告)号：US07698366B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-13

申请号：US10777697

申请日：2004-02-12

申请人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga

发明人： Bruce Schofield ,  Franco Travostino ,  Indermohan Monga

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F19/321 ,  G06F19/00

摘要： A method and apparatus for facilitating the transportation of medical images on a communication network includes a medical image transport service (MITS) that may be used to set policy associated with the delivery of medical images on the network. The MITS may be configured to schedule transactions in an equitable manner taking into account the relative priority of the various contending medical image transactions and mediate delivery of images associated with the transactions. The MITS may include a data management service configured to interact with clients to handle transfers on the network, and a network resource manager configured to interface with network devices performing the transport services to enable network resources such as routes, paths, and bandwidth, to be reserved on the network. An administration client enables policy to be set on the MITS to enable operation of the transport service to be controlled.

摘要翻译： 用于促进在通信网络上传送医学图像的方法和装置包括医疗图像传输服务（MITS），其可以用于设置与网络上医学图像的传递相关联的策略。 MITS可以被配置为考虑到各种竞争医疗图像交易的相对优先级并且调解与交易相关联的图像的递送，以公平的方式调度交易。 MITS可以包括被配置为与客户端交互以处理网络上的传送的数据管理服务，以及网络资源管理器，被配置为与执行传输服务的网络设备进行接口，以使网络资源（例如路由，路径和带宽）成为 保留在网络上。 管理客户端使得可以在MITS上设置策略，以使运输服务的操作得以控制。