Abstract:
The present invention relates to a central server structure, as a dynamic and personal information base, for the protocol independent and central user management, in particular the authentication and management of personal parameters and preferences in fixed and mobile networks, whereby the central server also undertakes the software management.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for visually indicating location probability, particularly in a multi-level, three-dimensional environment. In general, a method of a graphical user interface may be provided that displays the uncertain location of a device within an environment in an easily discernable format. A method may be provided that includes providing for transmission of a location request from a first location within an environment and receiving at least two potential locations that are within the environment. The method may further include providing for display of a graphical representation of the environment including visual indicators of the potential locations within the graphical representation of the environment and receiving an indication that a potential location corresponds to the first location. Each visual indicator may convey the accuracy confidence level for each respective location.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product are disclosed for creating and displaying shortcuts and landmarks on a navigational map. The embodiments include storing context data in a mobile wireless device, the context data including at least one of travel class of a shortcut path, limits of a shortcut path, or restrictions of a shortcut path. The shortcuts may be categorized by their context in travel classes such as car, bike, pedestrian, pram, wheelchair, walker, blind pedestrian, disabled pedestrian, or the like. The embodiments register in the mobile wireless device a starting location for a shortcut path and record locations of the device as the device moves along the shortcut path. The embodiments receive signals describing a landmark at a landmark location along the shortcut path, including digital photographs, descriptive text and voice clips. The embodiments then form in a shortcut mapping file the recorded shortcut path, information about the landmark, and the context data.
Abstract:
According to the invention, in order to control the access of traffic streams (VS) to the communications network (KN), an available capacity (VK), placed at the disposal of an access node (ZK) for transferring traffic streams (VS) to said communications network (KN), is determined from an access node (ZK) of the communications network (KN), taking into account the total transfer capacity (G) of the communications network (KN). The available capacity (VS) is notably redetermined whenever the routing information (RI) of the access node (ZK) is modified. An access control of this type guarantees the quality of service required in a connectionless communications network.
Abstract:
An autonomic trust management system, device or method performs trust management in an autonomic processing manner with regard to evidence collection, trust evaluation, and trust (re-)establishment and control. An autonomic trust management mechanism is embedded into a digital system, such as a device or a distributed system, for supporting trustworthy relationships among system entities. The trust management mechanism provides an autonomic adaptation of trust control modes, which include control mechanisms or operations, in order to ensure the dynamic changed trust relationships based on the feedback from a trust assessment and the adaptive trust (re-)establishment or control loops.
Abstract:
A system and method for exchanging components between platforms is described. As a user terminal changes location or preferences, the user terminal may be provided with a new platform that supports desired services. A method and system that relates to migrating one or more components that provide composite services from one communication platform to another is described. A user terminal may receive one or more composite services provided by two or more components existing on platform. As the user terminal switches from one platform to another, the platforms attempt to provide the same services to the user with little to no interruption. Various aspects relate to shifting one or more components from the first platform to the second platform to provide local support for the services desired by the user terminal.
Abstract:
In one aspect, a method for re-routing data packets of a packet-switching network onto an alternate network that assures a quality requested by a network user is provided. Data packets to be routed via an alternate network in the source node by a bit pattern known to the access node are identified. The known bit pattern is recognizing upon arrival of such data packets in the access node. The data packets identified with the known bit pattern onto are re-routing an alternate network with a quality corresponding to the recognized bit pattern The re-routing of the data packet onto at least one alternate network is prevented, if after recognition of the bit pattern of a data packet to be routed, the at least one alternate network cannot offer the quality corresponding to the bit pattern.
Abstract:
Quality of service is assured for connections routed via a plurality of subregions of a packet-oriented network via connection paths having prescribed transmission system resources by a resource manager in the packet-oriented network which has access to associated information relating to address ranges of the subregions, routes from source subregions to destination subregions through other subregions, and prescribed transmission system resources between the subregions. When a connection is initialized, a requested scope of resources and source and destination addresses are signaled to the resource manager, and a route through the network is ascertained. Then, taking into account the requested scope of resources and the scope of resources between the subregions of the route, a check is carried out to determine whether the initialized connection is authorized. In addition, the transmission system resources may be reserved for the initialized connection in the subregions included in the ascertained route. The resource manager can be arranged centrally in the network in one of the subregions, and the connection controllers, e.g., the gatekeeper in H.323 networks, provided in the subregions involve the resource manager in the signaling that occurs when a connection is initialized.
Abstract:
To improve consistency of software update in an ad-hoc network, it is proposed to prepare a transition from an initial software configuration to a target software configuration in a first step (S10). Before deciding on commitment to the new software configuration, there is executed a step (S12) to evaluate at least one reconfiguration result achieved at a further mobile device in the ad-hoc network. On the basis of this further reconfiguration result it may be decided whether after commitment to the new software configuration consistency of software versions may be maintained within the ad-hoc network. If this is not the case, e.g., due to a failure of software update in one of the mobile devices, a fallback to the initial software configuration is executed.
Abstract:
An access control function (ZF) which checks a requested use (NU) of a service (DI) by considering an available capacity Cv which is detected by considering the entire transmission capacity (G) and is available to an access node (ZK) for transmitting traffic flows (VS) to the communications network. The service is carried out in at least one communications network (KN) that is provided with an entire transmission capacity (G). The access node (ZK) is allocated to the access control function (ZF) which checks the requested use (NU) of the service (DI).