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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (Oct. 13)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Level 3 Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Level 3 Communications, Broomfield, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,036,214) developed by fifteen co-inventors for a "voice over data telecommunications network architecture." The co-inventors are Isaac K. Elliott, Broomfield, Colo., Steven P. Higgins, Colorado Springs, Colo., Andrew John Dugan, Superior, Colo., Jon Peterson, Boulder, Colo., Robert L. Hernandez, Longmont, Colo., Rick D. Steele, Longmont, Colo., Bruce W. Baker, Erie, Colo., Richard Terpstra, Louisville, Colo., Jonathan S. Mitchell, Superior, Colo., Jin-Gen Wang, Westminster, Colo., Harold Stearns, Erie, Colo., Eric Zimmerer, Westminster, Colo., Raymond E. Waibel, Arvada, Colo., Kraig Owen, Boulder, Colo., and Shawn M. Lewis, Southboro, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention describes a system and method for communicating voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a legacy PSTN. The system permits packet switching of voice calls and data calls through a data network from and to any of a LEC, a customer facility or a direct IP connection on the data network. The system includes soft switch sites, gateway sites, a data network, a provisioning component, a network event component and a network management component. The system interfaces with customer facilities (e.g., a PBX), carrier facilities (e.g., a LEC) and legacy signaling networks (e.g., SS7) to handle calls between any combination of on- network and off-network callers. The soft switch sites provide the core call processing for the voice network architecture. The soft switch sites manage the gateway sites in a preferred embodiment, using a protocol such as the Internet Protocol Device Control (IPDC) protocol to request the set-up and tear-down of calls. The gateway sites originate and terminate calls between calling parties and called parties through the data network. The gateway sites include network access devices to provide access to network resources. The data network connects one or more of the soft switch sites to one or more of the gateway sites. The provisioning and network event component collects call events recorded at the soft switch sites. The network management component includes a network operations center (NOC) for centralized network management." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2007 (11/781,067). 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=80,36,214.PN.&OS=PN/80,36,214&RS=PN/80,36,214 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Method and System for Dynamic Secured Group Communication ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,036,221) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and system for dynamic secured group communication." The co-inventors are Scott Fluhrer, North Attleboro, Mass., Warren Scott Wainner, Sterling, Va., Sheela Rowles, Cupertino, Calif., Kavitha Kamarthy, Milpitas, Calif., Mohamed Khalid, Cary, N.C., Haseeb Naizi, Morrisville, N.C., and Pratima Sethi, Maharashtra, India. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method directed to carrying out dynamic secured group communication is provided. The method includes obtaining a first packet that includes a first header. The first header includes a first source address of a first source node of a first network, and a first destination address of a first destination node of the first network. The method also includes forming a frame that includes the first header in encrypted form, combining the first header and the frame to form a second packet, and forming a second header. This second header includes a second source address of a second source node of a second network, and a second destination address of a second destination node of the second network. The method further includes encapsulating the second packet with the second header to form a third packet, and communicating the third packet into the second network from the second source node for termination to the second-destination node." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2008 (12/210,821). 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=80,36,221.PN.&OS=PN/80,36,221&RS=PN/80,36,221 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oracle International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- Oracle International, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,036,088) developed by Faramarz Mahnad, Brookline, Mass., for an "optical tape drive movable planarizer subsystem and method for minimizing damage to an optical pickup unit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an optical tape drive system, a movable planarizer subsystem includes a tape planarizer support structure for supporting an optical tape planarizer. The support structure is moveable between an operational position and a non-operational position. The movable planarizer subsystem also includes an actuator for moving the support structure and the optical tape planarizer between the operational position and the non-operational position. The operational position of the support structure positions the optical tape planarizer to permit reading/writing of information from/to an optical tape via an optical pickup unit (OPU), and the non-operational position of the support structure positions the optical tape planarizer to permit passage of a tape leader though the tape drive system without damage to the OPU." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2010 (12/814,810). 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=8036088.PN.&OS=PN/8036088&RS=PN/8036088 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Leland Stanford Junior University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,036,729) developed by Philipp Lang, Lexington, Mass., and Daniel Steines, Lexington, Mass., for an "assessing the condition of a joint and devising treatment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint, particularly a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern of the joint to assess the affect of movement on cartilage wear. Changes in the thickness of cartilage over time can be determined so that therapies can be provided. Information on thickness of cartilage and curvature of cartilage or subchondral bone can be used to plan therapy. Information on movement pattern can be used to plan therapy." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2004 (10/764,010). 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=8,036,729&OS=8,036,729&RS=8,036,729 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Nokia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- Nokia, Espoo, Finland, has been assigned a patent (8,036,718) developed by Raimondas Lencevicius, Woburn, Mass., Alexander Ran, Needham, Mass., and Eduardus Metz, Belmont, Mass., for a "power management profile on a mobile device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a method and system suitable for managing the power consumption of a mobile communication device by way of a user-selectable profile. In response to receiving a power management-initiating signal the mobile communication device performs at least one of the following: Receipt of incoming communication is deferred while other functionality of the mobile communication device is retained; outgoing communication is grouped into a single transmission; and a subsequent transmission is deferred if the transmission requires power exceeding a predetermined threshold." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2002 (10/172,508). 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=8,036,718&OS=8,036,718&RS=8,036,718 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Power-efficient Multi-antenna Wireless Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,036,710) developed by four co-inventors for a "power-efficient multi-antenna wireless device." The co-inventors are Jay Rodney Walton, Carlisle, Mass., Franklin Peter Antonio, Del Mar, Calif., Mark S. Wallace, Bedford, Mass., and Sriram Narayan, Westford, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power-efficient wireless device is equipped with multiple (N) antennas. Each antenna is associated with a transmitter unit and a receiver unit. The wireless device also has processing units used to perform various digital processing tasks. The transmitter units, receiver units, and processing units may be selectively enabled or disabled. In an idle state, the wireless device may enable only a subset (e.g., one) of the N receiver units and one or few processing units for signal detection and acquisition. For active communication, the wireless device may enable N.sub.tx transmitter units for data transmission and/or N.sub.rx receiver units for data reception, where 1.ltoreq.N.sub.tx.ltoreq.N and 1.ltoreq.N.sub.rx.ltoreq.N. The enabled processing units may also be clocked at a lower frequency whenever data is transmitted or received at a data rate lower than the highest data rate. The wireless device may go to sleep whenever possible to conserve power." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2005 (11/047,917). 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=8,036,710&OS=8,036,710&RS=8,036,710 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Mobile Station Message Having a Station Class Mark Field for Indicating an MEID Capable Mobile Station ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,036,698) developed by nine co-inventors for a "mobile station message having a station class mark field for indicating an MEID capable mobile station." The co-inventors are Ragulan Sinnarajah, Markham, Canada, Ravindra Patwardhan, San Diego, Leslie Chiming Chan, San Diego, Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr., Concord, Mass., Walid M. Hamdy, San Diego, Baaziz Achour, San Diego, Phillip Kenneth Price, Encinitas, Calif., Bharat Shah, San Diego, and John Wallace Nasielski, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mobile station for wireless communication includes a control processor configured to generate a message for transmission on a reverse signaling channel, the message including a Station Class Mark field having a plurality of bits, a portion of the Station Class Mark field indicating that the mobile station is uniquely identified by a Mobile Station Equipment Identifier." The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2006 (11/332,608). 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=8,036,698&OS=8,036,698&RS=8,036,698 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Verizon Data Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- Verizon Data Services, Temple Terrace, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,036,355) developed by eight co-inventors for "methods and systems for visual voice calls." The co-inventors are Jimena Velarde, Arlington, Mass., Edwin Elberg, Woburn, Mass., Luis Blando, Woburn, Mass., John P. Valdez, Flower Mound, Texas, Michael J. Naggar, Frisco, Texas, Mona A. Goldstein, Corinth, Texas, Sudhanshu Sharma, Malden, Mass., and Raul Aldrey, Dallas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an exemplary method, at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a client communication subsystem to a voice network identifier is detected. Visual content that has been predefined as being associated with the at least one telephony attribute is identified. A request for the visual content is initiated in response to the detecting step. The visual content is received, in response to the initiating step, for display at the client communication subsystem." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2009 (12/625,064). 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=8,036,355.PN.&OS=PN/8,036,355&RS=PN/8,036,355 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** RNK Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- RNK, Dedham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,036,362) developed by John C. Skinner, Franklin, Mass., for a "communication system and call forwarding management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A call management system enables each of multiple prospective callers to specify how to forward (e.g., direct or redirect) future calls to one or more target phone devices or users. For example, each of multiple persons provide call forwarding configuration information to the call management system. Upon initiation of a call by a user, the call management system intercepts and forwards a user's call in accordance with call forwarding configuration information previously provided by the user." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2007 (11/725,148). 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=8,036,362.PN.&OS=PN/8,036,362&RS=PN/8,036,362 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,036,674) developed by Raymond Yim, Cambridge, Mass., and Jinyun Zhang, Cambridge, Mass., for an "inter-cell interference prediction for frequency resource allocation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method predicts resource allocations in a wireless network including a set of base stations (BSs). Each BS is in a cell, and serves a set of mobile stations. A sequence and rule of resource allocations are defined for all of the BSs. Previous resource allocations are acquired from the BSs in adjacent cells. In each BS, for a next allocation, inter-cell interference (ICI) is predicted independently for the set of MSs in the cell based on the previous resource allocations by the BSs in the adjacent cells and the sequence and rule of resource allocations. Then, each BS allocates the resources to the MSs in the cell based on the ICI and the previous resource allocations." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2009 (12/408,667). 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=8036674.PN.&OS=PN/8036674&RS=PN/8036674 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Tellabs Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- Tellabs Operations, Naperville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,036,114) developed by Robert B. Magill, South Bend, Ind., and Philip J. Lin, Newton, Mass., for a "bi-directional ring network having minimum spare bandwidth allocation and corresponding connection admission control." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides for a method for reserving spare bandwidth for a link in a communication network including a plurality of links. The method provides for monitoring the volume of traffic routed through each link of the communication network. A single link failure for each link is then simulated and the volume of traffic which would be rerouted through each link for maintaining communication and the volume of traffic removed from each link are determined for each simulated single link failure. The difference between the volume of traffic which would need to be rerouted through each link and the corresponding volume of traffic removed from each link is then computed, and a maximum difference value is determined for each link for all simulated single link failures. An amount of spare bandwidth equivalent to the determined maximum difference is then reserved for each link." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2008 (12/039,397). 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=8,036,114.PN.&OS=PN/8,036,114&RS=PN/8,036,114 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. 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