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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (June 17)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey. *** Siemens Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Siemens, Iselin, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,961,215) developed by Ser-Nam Lim, Hopkinton, Mass., Anurag Mittal, Plainsboro, N.J., and Larry Davis, Potomac, Md., for a "smart task-driven video collection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-camera system that collects images and videos of moving objects in dynamic and crowded scenes, subject to task constraints is disclosed. The system constructs "task visibility intervals" comprising information about what can be sensed in future time intervals. Methods for constructing these intervals applying prediction of future object motion and including consideration of factors such as object occlusion and camera control parameters are also disclosed. Using a plane-sweep algorithm, these atomic intervals can be combined in a method to form multi-task intervals, during which a single camera can collect videos suitable for multiple tasks simultaneously. Methods for fast camera scheduling that yield solutions within a small constant factor of an optimal solution are also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Jan. 3, 2007 (11/649,393). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,61,215.PN.&OS=PN/79,61,215&RS=PN/79,61,215 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,961,186) developed by Wei Li, Princeton, N.J., for a brick-based fusion renderer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for combining at image data sets to generate a composite image. The method divides each of the data sets into a plurality of bricks along three mutually orthogonal axes. The method includes (a) building a hierarchical structure for each one of the at least two data sets, each structure comprising higher level blocks of voxels and lower level blocks of voxels, the higher level blocks having a larger number of voxels than the lower level blocks; (b) expanding boundaries of each one of the structures into corresponding expanded hierarchical structures, such boundary expanding comprising adding additional virtual processing bricks to the initial processing bricks, such virtual processing bricks comprising semi-unbounded blocks to provide the expanded boundaries of the expanded hierarchical structures; and (c) rendering each one of the bricks in each one of the expanded hierarchical structures into a two dimension image." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2007 (11/753,092). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,61,186.PN.&OS=PN/79,61,186&RS=PN/79,61,186 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,961,431) developed by John Skoufis, Denville, N.J., for an "additive-free fiber for metal texture of hard disk drives." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fabric for forming a storage media disk texturing member is formed from a non-woven polymeric material formed from fibers and having substantially no titanium dioxide. A method for texturing a surface of a metal storage media disk is also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2005 (11/047,035). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,961,431&OS=7,961,431&RS=7,961,431 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,961,952) developed by Fatih M. Porikli, Watertown, Mass., and Oncel C. Tuzel, Piscataway, N.J., for a "method and system for detecting and tracking objects in images." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Invention describes a method and system for detecting and tracking an object in a sequence of images. For each image the invention determines an object descriptor from a tracking region in a current image in a sequence of images, in which the tracking region corresponds to a location of an object in a previous image. A regression function is applied to the descriptor to determine a motion of the object from the previous image to the current image, in which the motion has a matrix Lie group structure. The location of the tracking region is updated using the motion of the object." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2007 (11/862,554). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7961952.PN.&OS=PN/7961952&RS=PN/7961952 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method for Handling Incoming Calls Directed to a Virtual Communication Service Subscriber Via a Guest PBX ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,961,865) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method for handling incoming calls directed to a virtual communication service subscriber via a guest PBX." The co-inventors are Yihsiu Chen, Middletown, N.J., Mark Jeffrey Foladare, East Brunswick, N.J., Shelley B. Goldman, East Brunswick, N.J., Shaoqing Q. Wang, Morganville, N.J., Roy Philip Weber, Bridgewater, N.J., Robert S. Westrich, Middletown, N.J., and Aleksandr Zelezniak, Matawan, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of handling incoming calls directed to a virtual communication subscriber is disclosed. An incoming call intended for the virtual communication subscriber is received at a first communication device. A call is placed to a second communication device using contact information provided by the virtual communication subscriber. Extension information is provided to a guest PBX when the call is answered which corresponds to a communication line associated with the second communication device. Upon connection to the second communication device, the incoming call is bridged with the call placed to the second communication device." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2009 (12/586,329). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,961,865&OS=7,961,865&RS=7,961,865 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ADC Telecommunications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- ADC Telecommunications, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,961,846) developed by John Matuszewski, Centennial, Colo., Jeffrey Blatnik, Centennial, Colo., and Richard Wolf, Marlton, N.J., for an "interface device for testing a telecommunication circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An interface device and method for testing a telecommunication circuit by utilizing a test cord that has a first end that is integrated with the interface device and a second end that terminates with a test connector. Upon insertion of the test connector into a test port of a connectivity block, the interface device may be configured to allow for monitoring of the telecommunication circuit, without disrupting the circuit. Similarly, the interface device may be configured to disrupt the telecommunication circuit and allow a user to examine both sides of the circuit." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2007 (11/725,573). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,961,846&OS=7,961,846&RS=7,961,846 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Network Having Bandwidth Sharing ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,961,753) developed by five co-inventors for a "network having bandwidth sharing." The co-inventors are Gagan Lal Choudhury, Marlboro, N.J., Arunabha Guha, Lakewood, N.J., Wai Sum Lai, Holmdel, N.J., William G. Lester, Cranford, N.J., and Moshe Segal, Tinton Falls, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communication system includes a plurality of devices, such as cable modems, in communication with a station, such as a cable modem termination system, that provides efficient upstream bandwidth sharing." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2005 (11/240,078). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,961,753&OS=7,961,753&RS=7,961,753 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel-Lucent Assigned Patent for Method and System for Real-time Detection of Hidden Traffic Patterns ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Alcatel-Lucent, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,961,731) developed by Fang Hao, Morganville, N.J., Muralidharan Sampath Kodialam, Marlboro, N.J., and Tirunell V. Lakshman, Morganville, N.J., for a "method and system for real-time detection of hidden traffic patterns." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for measuring flow is disclosed. The method includes receiving an IP packet; determining if another IP packet is stored in a register; if another IP packet is stored in the register, comparing the stored IP packet with the received IP packet; and determining the longest match between the stored IP packet and the received IP packet." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2005 (11/096,220). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,961,731&OS=7,961,731&RS=7,961,731 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,961,773) developed by Ariela Zeira, Huntington, N.Y., and Sung-Hyuk Shin, Northvale, N.J., for a "weighted open loop power control transmitter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A weighted open loop power control transmitter for controlling transmission power levels using a spread spectrum time division duplex (TDD) technique having frames with timeslots for communication includes a demodulator configured to receive a transmitted signal from the receiver, a channel estimation device, a data estimation device, and a weighted open loop power controller. The weighted open loop power controller includes a power measurement device, a pathloss estimation device configured to receive an interpreted power level from the data estimation device and estimate the pathloss and update a long term average of the pathloss, a quality measurement device, and a transmit power calculation device for determining the transmitter's power level and to control the receiver's amplifier." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2009 (12/464,164). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,961,773&OS=7,961,773&RS=7,961,773 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** D & S Consultants Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- D & S Consultants, Eatontown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,961,407) developed by Yei Wo, East Brunswick, N.J., and Stephen A. DeChiaro, Freehold, N.J., for a "techniques for steering an optical beam." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Reflectors having concave reflecting surfaces (e.g., parabolic reflectors) and electronically controlled beam steering elements are used for rapid, low-diversion, wide-angle, and precision steering of optical beams, including laser beams." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2008 (12/135,963). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,961,407.PN.&OS=PN/7,961,407&RS=PN/7,961,407 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Trident Microsystems (Far East) Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Trident Microsystems (Far East), Grand Cayman, Ky., has been assigned a patent (7,961,251) developed by Richard Chi-Te Shen, Leonia, N.J., and Sheau-Bao Ng, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for conversion of video formats to 120 Hz 4 to 1 interlaced formats." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for converting video data in a first video format to video data in a second interlaced video format comprising: determining a number of frames of the first video format to map into a frame of the second video format, the frame of the second video format having four fields; determining a number of lines from each of the number of frames of the first video format to be mapped into each of the four fields of the frame of the second video format; selecting the determined number of lines from each of the number of frames of the first video format; determining a sequence for mapping the number of selected lines into the fields of the frame of the second video format; and mapping the selected lines from each of the number frames of the first video format into the four fields of the frame of the second video format according to the determined sequence." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2002 (10/185,905). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,961,251.PN.&OS=PN/7,961,251&RS=PN/7,961,251 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sony Assigned Patent for System and Method for Effectively Implementing an Electronic Image Hub Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 - Sony, Tokyo, and Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, N.J., have been assigned a patent (7,961,219) developed by Clay H. Fisher, Belmont, Calif., Steven G. Goldstein, Los Angeles, and David G. Longendyke, Vernon, N.J., for a "system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2008 (12/316,427). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,961,219.PN.&OS=PN/7,961,219&RS=PN/7,961,219 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,961,708) developed by six co-inventors for a "coding methods of communicating identifiers in peer discovery in a peer-to-peer network." The co-inventors are Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J., Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, N.J., Saurabh Tavildar, Jersey City, N.J., Thomas Richardson, South Orange, N.J., Xinzhou Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J., and Leonard Grokop, Berkeley, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying peers based upon encoded signals during peer discovery in a peer to peer network. For example, direct signaling that partitions a time-frequency resource into a number of segments can be utilized to communicate an identifier within a peer discovery interval; thus, a particular segment selected for transmission can signal a portion of the identifier, while a remainder can be signaled based upon tones communicated within the selected segment. Moreover, a subset of symbols within the resource can be reserved (e.g., unused) to enable identifying and/or correcting timing offset. Further, signaling can be effectuated over a plurality of peer discovery intervals such that partial identifiers communicated during each of the peer discovery intervals can be linked (e.g., based upon overlapping bits and/or bloom filter information)." The patent application was filed on July 10, 2007 (11/775,787). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7961708.PN.&OS=PN/7961708&RS=PN/7961708 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Siemens Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Siemens, Munich, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,961,925) developed by Yunqiang Chen, Plainsboro, N.J., and Tong Fang, Morganville, N.J., for a "method and system for dual energy image registration." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for dual energy image registration is disclosed. In order to segment first and second images of a dual energy image pair, the first and second images are preprocessed to detect edges in the images. Gaussian pyramids, having multiple pyramid images corresponding to multiple pyramid levels, are generated for the first and second images. An initial optical flow value is initialized for a first pyramid level, and the optical flow value is sequentially updated for each pyramid level based on the corresponding pyramid images using an optimization function having a similarity measure and a regularizer. This results in a final optical flow value between the first and second images, and the first and second images are registered based on the final optical flow value." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2007 (11/934,273). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7961925.PN.&OS=PN/7961925&RS=PN/7961925 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Controlling Interference to Broadcast Signaling in a Peer to Peer Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,961,698) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for controlling interference to broadcast signaling in a peer to peer network." The co-inventors are Xinzhou Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Saurabh Tavildar, Jersey City, N.J., Vincent D. Park, Budd Lake, N.J., Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J., and Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus related to broadcasting data and interference management in a peer to peer wireless communications network are described. Scheduling of traffic air link resources is performed on a slot by slot basis in a decentralized manner. Wireless devices intending to broadcast traffic signals transmit broadcast request signals, sometimes alternatively referred to as broadcast indicator signals. A priority level is associated with each of the broadcast request signals. A receiver device intending to receive broadcast signals detects the broadcast request signals and makes an interference determination as to whether the higher priority broadcast traffic signal can be successfully recovered in the presence of lower priority broadcast traffic signals. If the determination is that the expected interference from the lower priority broadcast traffic is unacceptable, the receiver device generates and transmits an interference control signal communicating to the lower priority device a command or request not to broadcast." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2008 (12/166,645). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7961698.PN.&OS=PN/7961698&RS=PN/7961698 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Avaya Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,961,647) developed by Bengi Karacali-Akyamac, Bridgewater, N.J., and Mark John Karol, Fair Haven, N.J., for "detecting interfering packet streams in packet networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for estimating the network-layer topology of a telecommunications network is described. In particular, the illustrative embodiment of the present invention estimates the existence and connectivity of nodes in the topology based on the detection of network-wide end-to-end path intersections. This is based on the assumption that pairs of streams of packets that share a common node will interfere and that the interference can be detected in the received streams. In general, this interference is manifested as jitter. By transmitting streams on each pair of end-to-end paths in the network, and detecting interference (or a lack of interference) a matrix of path intersections for the network can be created. Using logic and supposition, the topology of the network can be estimated using the matrix of path intersections. Once the estimate of the topology is complete, the maintenance and operation of the network can proceed based on the topology." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2007 (11/939,295). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7961647.PN.&OS=PN/7961647&RS=PN/7961647 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Thomson Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, has been assigned a patent (7,961,646) developed by Hang Liu, Yardley, Pa., Jun Li, Plainsboro, N.J., and Saurabh Mathur, Plainsboro, N.J., for a "multicast mesh routing protocol." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for a node to select a route to join a multicast group in a wireless mesh network, including establishing the route between the node and the multicast group using media access control addresses is described. A method for determining a multicast group leader of the multicast group of a wireless mesh network using media access control addresses is also described." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2005 (11/919,099). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7961646.PN.&OS=PN/7961646&RS=PN/7961646 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Alcatel-Lucent USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Alcatel-Lucent USA, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,961,683) developed by nine co-inventors for an "active session mobility solution for point-to-point protocol." The co-inventors are Suman Das, Scotch Plains, N.J., Anand Kagalkar, Edison, N.J., Sarit Mukherjee, Morganville, N.J., Sureshbabu P. Nair, Whippany, N.J., Priya Rajan, Somerset, N.J., Ajay Rajkumar, Morristown, N.J., Sampath Rangarajan, Bridgewater, N.J., Michael D. Turner, Madison, N.J., and Harish Viswanathan, Basking Ridge, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An active session mobility solution for point-to-point protocol (PPP) in accordance with the present invention provides fast and smooth handoff by reducing tunneling overhead on tunneling mechanisms, such as P-P tunneling from a serving Source (e.g., a PPP termination device) to a new serving Target (e.g., a PPP termination device). In the active session mobility solution of the present invention, PPP session can be migrated even if not all phases have been completed (e.g., LCP, PAP/CHAP completed but not IPCP and CCP). In such cases, the incomplete phases will be negotiated at the PPP of the Target PPP." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2004 (10/954,973). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7961683.PN.&OS=PN/7961683&RS=PN/7961683 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Method for Obtaining Network Link State Information from Sequential Distance Vector Routing Tables ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,961,642) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for obtaining network link state information from sequential distance vector routing tables." The co-inventors are Dakshi Agrawal, Monsey, N.Y., Alina Beygelzimer, White Plains, N.Y., Bong Jun Ko, Harrington, N.J., and Mudhakar Srivatsa, White Plains, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of determining the state of network links based on differences in corresponding distance-vectors in a sequence routing table updates, and a network management system performing the method. The network management system comprises least one monitoring apparatus adapted to determine the state of network links. The monitoring apparatus may be a router in the network adapted to determine link status, or a personal computer or server peered with a router and configured to determine the state of network links based on differences in corresponding distance-vectors in a sequence of routing table updates." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2008 (12/129,269). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7961642.PN.&OS=PN/7961642&RS=PN/7961642 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Network Latency Analysis Packet and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,961,635) developed by Carl E. Werner, Holmdel, N.J., and Frank Rauscher, New Tripoli, Pa., for a "network latency analysis packet and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A packet and a method for analyzing network latency are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods measure the latency between nodes in a network and do so while using less bandwidth and processing than traditional methods by using a packet to traverse a network and collect timestamps at various nodes so that the delay in transit time between nodes can be calculated when the packet returns to a server." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2006 (11/439,851). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7961635.PN.&OS=PN/7961635&RS=PN/7961635 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1051426 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |