公开(公告)号：US06845399B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-18

申请号：US10124307

申请日：2002-04-18

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  David Hilton Shur ,  Joel A. Winthrop

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  David Hilton Shur ,  Joel A. Winthrop

IPC分类号： H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/605 ,  H04L12/1836 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L69/329

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。

公开(公告)号：US06654448B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-25

申请号：US10127070

申请日：2002-04-22

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Randy G. Goldberg ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Randy G. Goldberg ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen

IPC分类号： H04M1100

CPC分类号： H04M3/53333 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2201/60 ,  H04M2203/4536

摘要： A network-based voice messaging system is provided. A voice message is received at a network. The network converts the voice message into a text message by utilizing speech recognition software. The text message is transmitted to the intended recipient as an electronic mail (e-mail) message or facsimile document and is received by the intended recipient on conventional text receiving equipment.

公开(公告)号：US06377995B2

公开(公告)日：2002-04-23

申请号：US09025940

申请日：1998-02-19

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  David Hilton Shur ,  Joel A. Winthrop

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  David Hilton Shur ,  Joel A. Winthrop

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L65/4076 ,  G06F17/30256 ,  G10L17/00 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N7/152

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。

公开(公告)号：US20120066139A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US12878099

申请日：2010-09-09

申请人： Carlos Guzman ,  Sanjay Agraharam ,  Joseph Robinson

发明人： Carlos Guzman ,  Sanjay Agraharam ,  Joseph Robinson

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q50/01 ,  G06Q10/10

摘要： A crisis management system may retrieve and analyze data from the social network system to identify, find, and/or locate individuals affected by a crisis. For example, when a crisis occurs, the crisis management system may retrieve data from a social network system regarding individuals that may be affected by the crisis. Crisis management system may then analyze the retrieved data to determine whether the individuals may have been located within the crisis area. Additionally, crisis management system may analyze the retrieved data to determine related individuals, such as co-workers, friends, family, relatives, or other individuals that may act as emergency contacts for the affected individuals.

摘要翻译： 危机管理系统可以从社会网络系统检索和分析数据，以识别，查找和/或定位受危机影响的个人。 例如，当发生危机时，危机管理系统可以从社会网络系统检索可能受危机影响的个人的数据。 然后，危机管理系统可以分析检索的数据，以确定个人是否可能位于危机区域内。 此外，危机管理系统可以分析检索到的数据，以确定相关个人，如同事，朋友，家人，亲戚或可能作为受影响人员紧急联系的其他个人。

公开(公告)号：US06414707B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-02

申请号：US09174014

申请日：1998-10-16

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  Joel A. Winthrop

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  Joel A. Winthrop

IPC分类号： H04N714

CPC分类号： H04N7/152 ,  H04N7/147

摘要： The present invention provides an apparatus and method for conducting a video conference. The video conference apparatus is connected to at least one network. The video conference apparatus includes a MCU, an environment processor, a user database interface and an environment database interface. When users log onto the video conference apparatus, it is determined whether each user has designated an alternative environment from that normally detected by the camera device during the video conference. If the user has designated an alternative environment, the environment processor obtains the environment from the environment database and the video conference apparatus uses the designated environment during the video conference. However, if the user has not designated an alternative environment, the environment processor sends a request message providing a listing of possible environments which may be used during the video conference. Thus, the user may select a desired environment from the listing and use it during the video conference. If the user does not wish to select an alternative environment, a default environment corresponding to the environment normally detected through the camera device is used during the video conference.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于进行视频会议的装置和方法。 视频会议装置连接至少一个网络。 视频会议装置包括MCU，环境处理器，用户数据库接口和环境数据库接口。 当用户登录到视频会议装置时，确定每个用户是否在视频会议期间通常由相机装置检测到的环境指定了替代环境。 如果用户已经指定了替代环境，则环境处理器从环境数据库获得环境，视频会议设备在视频会议期间使用指定的环境。 然而，如果用户没有指定替代环境，则环境处理器发送请求消息，提供在视频会议期间可能使用的可能环境的列表。 因此，用户可以从列表中选择期望的环境并在视频会议期间使用它。 如果用户不想选择替代环境，则在视频会议期间使用通常通过相机设备检测到的环境对应的默认环境。

公开(公告)号：US06407988B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-18

申请号：US09166805

申请日：1998-10-06

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Michael W. Hodic ,  Ram S. Ramamurthy ,  Radhika R. Roy ,  David Hilton Shur

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Michael W. Hodic ,  Ram S. Ramamurthy ,  Radhika R. Roy ,  David Hilton Shur

IPC分类号： H04J324

CPC分类号： H04W8/065 ,  H04W8/082 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W80/04 ,  H04W88/182

摘要： A mobility support technique provides home agents and foreign agents in mobility aware access networks. Participating mobile hosts are assigned a home address that is used by other hosts as the mobile host's address. The home address actually addresses the home agent provided in the mobility aware access network. The home address provides additional privacy to the mobile host because it does not identify the mobile host's home premises network where the mobile host resides permanently absent any mobility of the mobile host. By providing home agents and foreign agents in a mobility aware access network, the agents may cooperatively establish optimal routing paths for data transmitted to a mobile host. The agents may identify a pseudo home agent, an agent in a mobility aware access network located near to a transmitting mobile host, that acts as the home agent of a destination mobile host. The pseudo home agent tunnels data directly to the destination mobile host without requiring the data to be routed first to the true home agent. In this regard, the pseudo home agent establishes a more direct routing path between the transmitting and destination mobile hosts.

摘要翻译： 移动支持技术在移动感知接入网络中提供归属代理和外部代理。 参与移动主机被分配一个家庭地址，由其他主机用作移动主机的地址。 归属地址实际上涉及在移动感知接入网络中提供的归属代理。 家庭地址为移动主机提供额外的隐私，因为它不识别移动主机的住宅网络，其中移动主机所驻留的移动主机永远不存在任何移动性。 通过在移动性感知接入网络中提供归属代理和外部代理，代理可以协作地为传送到移动主机的数据建立最佳的路由路径。 代理可以识别充当目的地移动主机的归属代理的伪归属代理，位于发送移动主机附近的移动感知访问网络中的代理。 伪归属代理将数据直接传送到目标移动主机，而不需要首先将数据路由到真正的归属代理。 在这方面，伪归属代理在发送和移动主机之间建立更直接的路由路径。

公开(公告)号：US5987508A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US910307

申请日：1997-08-13

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Prasad Balagopalan ,  Marian Rogers Croak ,  Tom Evslin ,  Stephen M. Gurey ,  Ping Benjamin Hu ,  Ram S. Ramamurthy ,  Richard T. Roca ,  David Hilton Shur ,  Sandeep Sibal ,  Peter H. Stuntebeck ,  Roy Philip Weber ,  Aleksandr Zelezniak

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Prasad Balagopalan ,  Marian Rogers Croak ,  Tom Evslin ,  Stephen M. Gurey ,  Ping Benjamin Hu ,  Ram S. Ramamurthy ,  Richard T. Roca ,  David Hilton Shur ,  Sandeep Sibal ,  Peter H. Stuntebeck ,  Roy Philip Weber ,  Aleksandr Zelezniak

IPC分类号： H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/12 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L29/12594 ,  H04L29/12896 ,  H04L51/28 ,  H04L61/301 ,  H04L61/304 ,  H04L61/307 ,  H04L61/605

摘要： Cross-service connectivity between use of the telephone network and use of an e-mail data network is provided by enabling a recipient of an e-mail message to receive e-mail messages through an alias e-mail address which is directly associated with the recipient's telephone number. Thus, the alias e-mail address consists of the recipient's telephone number as the recipient name at a well-known and publicized common domain name server. A sender therefore addresses an e-mail message to the recipient to that alias e-mail address using the recipient's alias telephone number name. A message addressed to the alias e-mail address is sent to a translation server at that known domain name, where the alias telephone number-recipient name is translated to the actual e-mail address comprising the recipient's actual name and associated domain name server, and the message is then forwarded to that recipient at that actual e-mail address. Such aliasing capabilities are effected through a registration process in which the recipient registers for such a service and provides to the translation server his or her actual e-mail address and associated telephone number to which senders of messages to that recipient can use to address e-mail messages.

摘要翻译： 通过使电子邮件的收件人能够通过别名电子邮件地址接收电子邮件信息来提供使用电话网络和使用电子邮件数据网络之间的跨服务连接，该别名电子邮件地址与 收件人的电话号码。 因此，别名电子邮件地址由收件人的电话号码作为知名和公开的通用域名服务器的收件人姓名。 因此，发件人使用收件人的别名电话号码名称向收件人发送到该别名电子邮件地址的电子邮件。 寻址到别名电子邮件地址的消息以已知域名发送到翻译服务器，其中别名电话号码 - 收件人名称被转换为包括接收者的实际名称和相关域名服务器的实际电子邮件地址， 然后该邮件将以该实际的电子邮件地址转发给该收件人。 这种混叠功能通过注册过程实现，其中接收方注册这样的服务，并向翻译服务器提供他或她的实际电子邮件地址和相关联的电话号码，向该接收者发送消息的发送者可以使用该电子邮件地址和相关联的电话号码来寻址电子邮件， 电子邮件

公开(公告)号：US08069236B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-29

申请号：US12333939

申请日：2008-12-12

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Savitha Iyer ,  Carlos Guzman

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Savitha Iyer ,  Carlos Guzman

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/542 ,  G06F2209/544

摘要： A method for controlling sender events arriving at a recipient system is provided. An event transmitted from a sender is received at recipient system, and an event signature is determined. An elapse time between received event and a previous event is calculated. If elapse time is less than or equal to a critical time, it is determined if a counter is equal to or greater than a maximum value. If yes, event is rejected. If not, counter is incremented and the event is processed. If elapse time is greater than critical time, it is determined if elapse time is less than or equal to a grace period and if counter is greater than zero. If yes, counter is decremented and the event is processed. If not, counter is set to zero and event is processed. The critical time, maximum value, and increment/decrement factor are set based on the event signature.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于控制到达接收方系统的发送方事件的方法。 从收件人系统接收从发送者发送的事件，并确定事件签名。 计算接收事件与先前事件之间的时间。 如果经过时间小于或等于临界时间，则确定计数器是否等于或大于最大值。 如果是，事件被拒绝。 如果不是，则递增计数器并处理事件。 如果经过时间大于临界时间，则确定经过时间是否小于或等于宽限期，如果计数器大于零。 如果是，计数器递减，事件被处理。 如果不是，计数器被设置为零并且事件被处理。 关键时间，最大值和增量/减量因子是基于事件签名设置的。

公开(公告)号：US06208729B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-27

申请号：US09174013

申请日：1998-10-16

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Randy G. Goldberg ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  David Hilton Shur

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Randy G. Goldberg ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Kenneth H. Rosen ,  David Hilton Shur

IPC分类号： H04M300

CPC分类号： H04M3/428

摘要： The invention provides an on-hold switching device that permits a subscriber to be engaged in other activities through a telephone network while being placed on-hold by another party. When placed on-hold, the on-hold switching device disconnects the subscriber from the other party and connects the subscriber to the telephone network so that the subscriber may engage in other activities. The on-hold switching device monitors the signal bus connected to the other party to determine whether the on-hold condition is removed. When the on-hold condition is removed, the subscriber is reconnected to the other party. Thus, the on-hold switching device permits a subscriber to be engaged in other activities when placed on-hold by the other party.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种保持开关装置，其允许用户通过电话网络从事其他活动，同时被另一方置于保持状态。 当保持时，保持开关设备将用户与另一方断开连接，并将用户连接到电话网络，使得用户可以从事其他活动。 保持开关装置监视与另一方相连的信号总线，以确定是否取消保持状态。 当保持状态被移除时，用户被重新连接到另一方。 因此，保持开关装置允许用户在被另一方置于保持状态时从事其他活动。

公开(公告)号：US6085231A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-04

申请号：US2630

申请日：1998-01-05

申请人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Lee Begeja ,  Carroll W. Creswell ,  Ram S. Ramamurthy ,  Sandeep Sibal

发明人： Sanjay Agraharam ,  Lee Begeja ,  Carroll W. Creswell ,  Ram S. Ramamurthy ,  Sandeep Sibal

IPC分类号： H04M3/53 ,  G06K5/00

CPC分类号： H04M3/5307 ,  H04M2201/60 ,  H04M2203/4536

摘要： A subscriber to alias telephone number e-mail system can retrieve both their voice-mail messages and e-mail messages by accessing only their e-mail system. Specifically, when a calling party calls the subscriber of an alias e-mail system who is unavailable to take the call, and leaves a voice-mail message on a network-based voice-mail system, the voice-mail system stores the message. The network-based voice-mail system then determines, through a network-based database retrieval, whether the called party is a subscriber to an alias telephone number e-mail system. In such a system, e-mail messages are addressed with a name portion including a subscriber's telephone number. A translation server then translates the alias telephone number e-mail address to the subscriber's actual e-mail address and forwards the message to the subscriber. If the called party is determined to be a subscriber to such a system, the voice-mail system converts the stored voice-mail message into a text or a .WAV file and includes the converted message in an e-mail message addressed to the called party/subscriber's alias telephone number e-mail address for transmission over the Internet. The translation server then converts the alias telephone number e-mail address to the subscriber's actual e-mail address and forwards the e-mail message to the called party/subscriber's e-mail repository server at that actual address for later retrieval by the called party.

摘要翻译： 别名电话号码电子邮件系统的用户可以仅通过访问其电子邮件系统来检索其语音邮件消息和电子邮件消息。 具体来说，当呼叫方呼叫不可接听呼叫的别名电子邮件系统的用户，并且在基于网络的语音邮件系统上留下语音邮件消息时，语音邮件系统存储消息。 基于网络的语音邮件系统然后通过基于网络的数据库检索来确定被叫方是否是别名电话号码电子邮件系统的订户。 在这样的系统中，电子邮件用包括用户电话号码的名称部分寻址。 翻译服务器然后将别名电话号码电子邮件地址转换成用户的实际电子邮件地址，并将消息转发给用户。 如果被叫方被确定为这样一个系统的用户，则语音邮件系统将存储的语音邮件消息转换为文本或.WAV文件，并将转换的消息包括在寻址到被叫方的电子邮件消息中 方/用户的别名电话号码通过互联网传输的电子邮件地址。 然后，翻译服务器将别名电话号码电子邮件地址转换为用户的实际电子邮件地址，并将该电子邮件消息转发到被叫方/订户的电子邮件存储库服务器，该实际地址供被叫方随后检索 。