公开(公告)号：US20060245573A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11120142

申请日：2005-05-02

申请人： Niral Sheth ,  Bernard Ku ,  Jeffrey Johnson

发明人： Niral Sheth ,  Bernard Ku ,  Jeffrey Johnson

IPC分类号： H04M7/00

CPC分类号： H04M3/42297 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L29/1216 ,  H04L61/157 ,  H04L65/1043 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04M7/128

摘要： A method of determining a telephony network node for routing a call is disclosed. The method includes receiving a call request at a service provider node, the call request including a called number to reach a called party. The method further includes sending a combined telephone number mapping (ENUM) and local number portability (LNP) query from the service provider node to a remote ENUM database, the combined ENUM/LNP query including the called number. The method further includes receiving a response to the combined ENUM/LNP query at the service provider node. The response includes one of an internet protocol address that identifies a node of an internet protocol network, a local routing number (LRN) to be used to route the call to a uniquely identified switching node of a circuit-switched network, or a return of the called number to indicate that the called number can be used to route the call to the called party.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种确定用于路由呼叫的电话网络节点的方法。 该方法包括在服务提供商节点处接收呼叫请求，呼叫请求包括被叫号码以到达被叫方。 该方法还包括将组合电话号码映射（ENUM）和本地号码可携带性（LNP）查询从服务提供商节点发送到远程ENUM数据库，组合的ENUM / LNP查询包括被叫号码。 该方法还包括在服务提供商节点处接收对组合的ENUM / LNP查询的响应。 响应包括识别因特网协议网络的节点的互联网协议地址之一，用于将呼叫路由到电路交换网络的唯一标识的交换节点的本地路由号码（LRN），或返回 被叫号码表示被叫号码可以用于将呼叫路由到被叫方。

公开(公告)号：US08726323B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-13

申请号：US12054975

申请日：2008-03-25

申请人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

发明人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/26225 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/44231 ,  H04N21/4425 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4784 ,  H04N21/4788

摘要： A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, system having a controller to receive from a set-top box (STB) a request for assistance, identify a subscriber account associated with the STB, identify from the subscriber account a subscription grade, select one of a plurality of subscriber support services according to the subscriber grade, and establish communications between the STB and the selected subscriber support service. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 结合本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如具有控制器的系统，该控制器从机顶盒（STB）接收请求协助，识别与STB相关联的用户帐户，从订户帐户识别 订阅等级，根据用户等级选择多个用户支持服务之一，并建立STB与所选择的用户支持服务之间的通信。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20090249416A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12054975

申请日：2008-03-25

申请人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

发明人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/26225 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/44231 ,  H04N21/4425 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4784 ,  H04N21/4788

摘要： A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, system having a controller to receive from a set-top box (STB) a request for assistance, identify a subscriber account associated with the STB, identify from the subscriber account a subscription grade, select one of a plurality of subscriber support services according to the subscriber grade, and establish communications between the STB and the selected subscriber support service. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 结合本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如具有控制器的系统，该控制器从机顶盒（STB）接收请求协助，识别与STB相关联的用户帐户，从订户帐户识别 订阅等级，根据用户等级选择多个用户支持服务之一，并建立STB与所选择的用户支持服务之间的通信。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20090007216A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-01

申请号：US11823276

申请日：2007-06-26

申请人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

发明人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

IPC分类号： H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N7/17327 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/6118 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/6581

摘要： A method of delivering video content is disclosed that includes receiving a request at a video content gifting server from a first set-top box device. The request indicates a selection to purchase video content for a second subscriber associated with a second set-top box device. The method also includes sending notification information to the second set-top box device. The notification information indicates that the video content has been purchased for the second subscriber. Further, the method includes receiving viewing preferences data at the video content gifting server from the second set-top box device. The viewing preferences data indicates a particular time that the second subscriber is to receive the video content. Additionally, the method includes sending video content download data to a particular network entity. The video content download data includes instructions to send the video content to the second set-top box device at the particular time.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种传送视频内容的方法，包括从第一机顶盒设备在视频内容赠送服务器处接收请求。 该请求指示购买与第二机顶盒设备相关联的第二用户的视频内容的选择。 该方法还包括向第二机顶盒设备发送通知信息。 通知信息表示已经为第二用户购买了视频内容。 此外，该方法包括从第二机顶盒设备在视频内容赠送服务器处接收观看偏好数据。 观看偏好数据指示第二用户将要接收视频内容的特定时间。 另外，该方法包括将视频内容下载数据发送到特定网络实体。 视频内容下载数据包括在特定时间将视频内容发送到第二机顶盒设备的指令。

公开(公告)号：US20100149995A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12336432

申请日：2008-12-16

申请人： Arshad Khan ,  Bernard Ku ,  Niral Sheth

发明人： Arshad Khan ,  Bernard Ku ,  Niral Sheth

IPC分类号： G06F11/30 ,  H04L12/66

CPC分类号： H04L43/00 ,  H04L29/1216 ,  H04L61/157 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L69/40

摘要： A method and an apparatus for processing a session request in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives the session request by a Serving-Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF), and sends a query to a tElephone NUmbering Mapping (ENUM) server for the session request. The method determines if a response is received to the query to the ENUM server, and inserts an indication of a component failure in a header of the session request if the response is not received from the ENUM server, wherein the indication of the component failure indicates a non-responsive ENUM server.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在网络中处理会话请求的方法和装置。 例如，该方法通过服务呼叫会话控制功能（S-CSCF）接收会话请求，并将该查询发送到用于会话请求的电话诺顿映射（ENUM）服务器。 该方法确定是否向ENUM服务器的查询接收到响应，并且如果未从ENUM服务器接收到响应，则将该组件故障的指示插入到会话请求的报头中，其中组件故障指示 一个无响应的ENUM服务器。

公开(公告)号：US20090064243A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-05

申请号：US11849193

申请日：2007-08-31

申请人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

发明人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/4532 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4661 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6437

摘要： A method of determining demand for multimedia content in a multimedia provider network includes receiving a content demand statistics (CDS) request from a client application where the request identifies a subscriber set. Responsive to the CDS request, selected CDS data is retrieved from a CDS subsystem. The CDS data is indicative of demand for multimedia content among subscribers in the subscriber set. The retrieved CDS data is delivered to the client application. The selected data may be selected from past data, present data, and future data. The CDS request indicates a set of buddy subscribers and the messaging server retrieves CDS data associated with the buddy subscribers. A security subsystem may be accessed and to determine, prior to retrieving CDS data for a particular buddy subscriber, whether the particular buddy subscriber has authorized the requesting subscriber.

摘要翻译： 一种确定多媒体提供商网络中的多媒体内容的需求的方法包括从请求标识用户集的客户端应用接收内容需求统计（CDS）请求。 响应于CDS请求，从CDS子系统检索所选择的CDS数据。 CDS数据表示用户组中订户之间对多媒体内容的需求。 检索的CDS数据被传送到客户端应用程序。 所选择的数据可以从过去的数据，当前数据和将来的数据中选择。 CDS请求指示一组好友订户，并且消息收发服务器检索与好友订户相关联的CDS数据。 可以访问安全子系统并且在检索特定好友订户的CDS数据之前确定特定的好友订户是否授权请求用户。

公开(公告)号：US20080186985A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-07

申请号：US11672401

申请日：2007-02-07

申请人： Niral Sheth ,  Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan

发明人： Niral Sheth ,  Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/04 ,  H04L63/0272 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1026 ,  H04L65/1036 ,  H04L65/1069

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to communicate media across different networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves storing via a first network device in a first network a first descriptor in a first data packet. The first data packet is then communicated to a second network device in a second network. A second data packet is then received from the second network device, and the first descriptor is compared to a second descriptor from the second data packet. When the first descriptor matches the second descriptor, an internet protocol address of the second network device is communicated to a communication source to cause the communication source to bypass the first network device and to communicate data to the second network device without passing that data to the first network device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于在不同网络之间传送媒体的示例方法和装置。 公开的示例性方法包括经由第一网络中的第一网络设备将第一描述符存储在第一数据分组中。 然后将第一数据分组传送到第二网络中的第二网络设备。 然后从第二网络设备接收第二数据分组，并且将第一描述符与来自第二数据分组的第二描述符进行比较。 当第一描述符与第二描述符匹配时，将第二网络设备的因特网协议地址传送到通信源，以使通信源绕过第一网络设备并将数据传送到第二网络设备，而不将该数据传送到 第一个网络设备。

公开(公告)号：US08949877B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US11849193

申请日：2007-08-31

申请人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

发明人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/6437 ,  H04N5/455

CPC分类号： H04N21/4532 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4661 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6437

摘要： A method of determining demand for multimedia content in a multimedia provider network includes receiving a content demand statistics (CDS) request from a client application where the request identifies a subscriber set. Responsive to the CDS request, selected CDS data is retrieved from a CDS subsystem. The CDS data is indicative of demand for multimedia content among subscribers in the subscriber set. The retrieved CDS data is delivered to the client application. The selected data may be selected from past data, present data, and future data. The CDS request indicates a set of buddy subscribers and the messaging server retrieves CDS data associated with the buddy subscribers. A security subsystem may be accessed and to determine, prior to retrieving CDS data for a particular buddy subscriber, whether the particular buddy subscriber has authorized the requesting subscriber.

摘要翻译： 一种确定多媒体提供商网络中的多媒体内容的需求的方法包括从请求标识用户集的客户端应用接收内容需求统计（CDS）请求。 响应于CDS请求，从CDS子系统检索所选择的CDS数据。 CDS数据表示用户组中订户之间对多媒体内容的需求。 检索的CDS数据被传送到客户端应用程序。 所选择的数据可以从过去的数据，当前数据和将来的数据中选择。 CDS请求指示一组好友订户，并且消息收发服务器检索与好友订户相关联的CDS数据。 可以访问安全子系统并且在检索特定好友订户的CDS数据之前确定特定的好友订户是否授权请求用户。

公开(公告)号：US08869181B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-21

申请号：US11863652

申请日：2007-09-28

申请人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

发明人： Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan ,  Niral Sheth

IPC分类号： H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/258 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/25816 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  G06Q40/12 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/4882

摘要： Methods and systems for message notification are described. A video message is received from a source access device. A selection of a target user may be received for the video message. A message notification of availability of the video message for a target access device associated with the target user may be provided.

摘要翻译： 描述了消息通知的方法和系统。 从源接入设备接收到视频消息。 可以为视频消息接收目标用户的选择。 可以提供关于与目标用户相关联的目标访问设备的视频消息的可用性的消息通知。

公开(公告)号：US08125899B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US11672401

申请日：2007-02-07

申请人： Niral Sheth ,  Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan

发明人： Niral Sheth ,  Bernard Ku ,  Arshad Khan

IPC分类号： G01R31/08

CPC分类号： H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/04 ,  H04L63/0272 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1026 ,  H04L65/1036 ,  H04L65/1069

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to communicate media across different networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves storing via a first network device in a first network a first descriptor in a first data packet. The first data packet is then communicated to a second network device in a second network. A second data packet is then received from the second network device, and the first descriptor is compared to a second descriptor from the second data packet. When the first descriptor matches the second descriptor, an internet protocol address of the second network device is communicated to a communication source to cause the communication source to bypass the first network device and to communicate data to the second network device without passing that data to the first network device.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于在不同网络之间传送媒体的示例方法和装置。 公开的示例性方法包括经由第一网络中的第一网络设备将第一描述符存储在第一数据分组中。 然后将第一数据分组传送到第二网络中的第二网络设备。 然后从第二网络设备接收第二数据分组，并且将第一描述符与来自第二数据分组的第二描述符进行比较。 当第一描述符与第二描述符匹配时，将第二网络设备的因特网协议地址传送到通信源，以使通信源绕过第一网络设备并将数据传送到第二网络设备，而不将该数据传送到 第一个网络设备。