摘要:
A system and method for securely delivering data content to devices across a computer network, such as the Internet, is provided. A secure channel (i.e., using Secure Socket Layers or other encryption technology) is used to provide details regarding a non-secure channel. The details may include a multicast group identifier if multicast broadcasting is used or a port identifier if a number of ports are used. The legitimate clients receive the details and listen for packets corresponding to the multicast group or port number. The details change periodically or in response to the detection of illicit receivers. Details regarding subsequent non-secure channel details are provided on the secure channel so that legitimate clients are able to continue receiving data packets, while illicit receivers are unable to continue receiving the data stream without interruption.
摘要:
A system and method for gathering data regarding receivers of multicast content is provided. A spanning tree is used to connect a content producer, such as a pay-per-view broadcaster, to one or more receivers over a computer network, such as the Internet. Clients that wish to join a multicast group to which content is sent join the multicast group at the client's designated multicast router. The router sends information regarding the request, such as a tally of the number of clients that have joined the group, through intermediate routers to an endpoint router as identified by the spanning tree. The content producer is able to use the information, such as the tally and demographic information, to analyze the group of receivers. In a pay-per-view setting, the tally can further be compared to the number of subscribers to determine whether illicit receivers have joined the group, whereupon appropriate action is taken.
摘要:
A method, system and apparatus for generating an XML document to represent network protocol packet exchanges are provided. Each data packet consists of different internal fields. The fields are identified are used to generate the XML document. Specifically, the different fields are used as tagged element of the XML document.
摘要:
A method, computer program, and data processing system for billing vehicle-related services using ad hoc networks is disclosed. A device associated with the vehicle operator is discovered in an ad hoc network. Billing information is obtained from the device, and the operator is billed for whatever services are being utilized at present (e.g., parking or a toll road).
摘要:
The present invention comprises a method and system that can provide information on the rules, regulations and laws that will govern a particular business transaction. The rules, regulations and laws could be for a domestic business transaction between two states or for an international transaction between nations. This invention will enable a user that desires to participate in a business transaction to access information on the particular government rules and regulations that would apply to the transaction. The user would not only receive information rules and regulations that cover the proposed transaction, but the invention would also generate a summary of the activities and costs (such as tariffs) that would occur during the proposed transaction based on the governing rules and regulations.
摘要:
A mechanism is provided for augmenting the mail header of a message with a list of digital signatures representing the chain of contributors to the message. The augmented header may also encode the actual contributions corresponding to each digital signature. The list is appended every time a message is forwarded. If a message has a portion with no corresponding digital signature or if one or more of the digital signatures is not trusted, the user may handle the message accordingly. Furthermore, a mail server or client may discard a message if the number of digital signatures exceeds a threshold to filter out unwanted messages, such as e-mail chain letters.
摘要:
A method, system and program product are provided for enabling a third party to instantly notify a remotely located vehicle owner by sending a message to an IP addressable onboard vehicle computer, which in conjunction with a vehicle alert server, retrieves owner supplied contact information, which may be an IP address and/or telephone number, and forwards the third party message to a device with the IP address or telephone number previously supplied by the owner.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are provided for conducting counseling over the Internet. A server is provided for establishing, controlling and tracking sessions which may include plural patients and one counselor or one counselor and one patient. Each counselor may be simultaneously involved in plural sessions, i.e., it appears to each individual patient that he/she is engaged in one on one counseling. Counselors are thereby able to increase their workload while also able to track their time per patient counseled in order to bill appropriately.
摘要:
Facilitating customs planning and clearance including creating in an international customs server, in response to a signal communicated through a client device coupled for data communications through at least one internet connection to the international customs server, a customs planning record; creating, in dependence upon the customs planning record, a customs declaration form for a destination country; and submitting the customs declaration form to a customs declaration forms database for the destination country.
摘要:
In a wireless telecommunications network, when a wireless telephone user is placed on an on-hold status by the other party, additional information/data is downloaded (pushed) to the telephone user's display screen on their telephone using a wireless application protocol to the user's web-enabled telephone. There are thus parallel connections establishednullthe voice connection and the data connection downloading the web page.