Centurylink Intellectual Property LLC

Qwest Communications International Inc.

U S West, Inc.

General Datacomm, Inc.

Tivo Corporation

Adeia Media Holdings LLC

Michael J Fargano

Charles Ivan Cook

Kevin Michael McBride

John T Pugaczewski

William O'Brien, Jr

James R Corliss

John McManus

Michael K Bugenhagen

Andrew V Cook

Angus O Dougherty

Andrew M Gorniak

Dennis C Smith

Douglas Allen Malmstrom

Thomas P Doherty

David C Hill

Patrick J Richardson

Robert Duncan

Christopher L Mikkelson

Blake Russo

Richard P Fehl

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing application, service, and/or content access control. Based at least in part on a consumer's choice of applications, services, content, and/or content providers-particular in exchange for a subsidy on content and/or network access fees provided to the consumer by chosen content providers-, a computing system may determine whether access to applications, services, and/or content not associated with the chosen content providers ('other content') should be allowed or restricted. If restricted, the computing system might utilize various network access techniques and/or technologies to block the consumer's access to the other content, to allow access to the other content on a charge per access basis, or to allow access to the other content at reduced network access speeds. In some embodiments, an access provider (e.g., an Internet service provider, etc.) might perform both determination and implementation of content access and restriction.

Consumer choice for broadband application and content services

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing application, service, and/or content access control. Based at least in part on a consumer's choice of applications, services, content, and/or content providers—particular in exchange for a subsidy on content and/or network access fees provided to the consumer by chosen content providers—, a computing system may determine whether access to applications, services, and/or content not associated with the chosen content providers ('other content') should be allowed or restricted. If restricted, the computing system might utilize various network access techniques and/or technologies to block the consumer's access to the other content, to allow access to the other content on a charge per access basis, or to allow access to the other content at reduced network access speeds. In some embodiments, an access provider (e.g., an Internet service provider, etc.) might perform both determination and implementation of content access and restriction.

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization ('NFV') entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway ('NFVIG') might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (&#x201c;VNFs&#x201d;) via the one or more links.

Network functions virtualization interconnection gateway

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing application, service, and/or content access control. Based at least in part on a consumer's choice of applications, services, content, and/or content providers&#x2014;particular in exchange for a subsidy on content and/or network access fees provided to the consumer by chosen content providers&#x2014;, a computing system may determine whether access to applications, services, and/or content not associated with the chosen content providers ('other content') should be allowed or restricted. If restricted, the computing system might utilize various network access techniques and/or technologies to block the consumer's access to the other content, to allow access to the other content on a charge per access basis, or to allow access to the other content at reduced network access speeds. In some embodiments, an access provider (e.g., an Internet service provider, etc.) might perform both determination and implementation of content access and restriction.

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing extension of customer local area networks ('LANs') and/or implementing isolated service overlays over a network. In some embodiments, a network service point that is located external to a demarcation point at each of a plurality of customer premises might establish a connection between a service provider network and a customer LAN, which has already been established within a customer premises. The system subsequently extends the customer LAN, via this connection, to span between the network service point and the customer premises. Alternatively, or additionally, the system might establish two or more isolated service overlays across the customer LAN between the network service point and the customer premises, each of the two or more isolated service overlays having network traffic that is isolated from network traffic transmitted along another of the two or more isolated service overlays.

System and method for implementing isolated service overlays between provider network service point and customer premises

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities. In some embodiments, a network functions virtualization ('NFV') interconnection gateway or hub ('NFVIG' or &#x201c;NFVIH&#x201d;) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of one or more sets of NFV entities and/or one or more sets of NFV-based customer devices, each set being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets are located. The NFVIG or NFVIH might be located within one of these networks or within a separate external network. The NFVIG or NFVIH might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links among the sets of NFV entities and/or the sets of NFV-based customer devices based on such abstraction. The NFVIG or NFVIH might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (&#x201c;VNFs&#x201d;) via the one or more links.

Customer environment network functions virtualization (NFV)

Novel tools and techniques are provided for lawfully intercepting communications. In some embodiments, a lawful intercept application might be provided on a cloud computing system. The lawful intercept application might include an application programming interface ('API') to exchange data with a plurality of different communication building blocks of different types. Communication intercept data associated with a particular communication between a lawful intercept subject and other parties may be received with the lawful intercept application. The communication intercept data may then be provided from a delivery function of the lawful intercept application to a collection function. In some cases, the collection function might be part of the lawful intercept application, might be located at a government facility separate from the cloud computing system, or might be two collection functions, one of which is part of the lawful intercept application and the other of which is located at the government facility.

Lawful intercept utility application

A system and method for integrating call detail records for a multiple network environment includes an operations support system having call detail record control logic configured to combine wireless and wireline call detail records that correspond to the same customer into an integrated call record. Access manager control logic connected to the wireless network and switching control logic connected to the wireline network generate wireless and wireline call detail records that are received at the operations support system. Advantageously, combining the wireless and wireline call detail records forms an integrated call record.

System and method for integrating call detail records for a multiple network environment

A system and method for over the air transmissions over a code division multiple access (CDMA) data channel is provided. A system comprises a data network, a server, and a base station in communication with the data network and configured to receive an update parameter from the server. The base station is further configured to establish a CDMA data channel between the mobile client and the base station, and the base is configured to send the update parameter from the base station to the mobile client over the data channel. The update parameter is sent in accordance with a CDMA air interface standard (such as IS-95) and a CDMA data channel standard for data services (such as IS-707).

System and method for OTA over CDMA data channel

A call indicator, such as a ringer, is deactivated on a temporary or preset basis while normal call processing continues, so that the subscriber can attain an appropriate level of privacy for answering a phone call. In one embodiment, a handset ( ) includes an antenna ( ) for receiving an incoming call signal, a processor ( ) for processing the call signal, a call indicator ( ) for notifying the user of the incoming call, a keypad ( ) for providing user inputs, and call indicator control subsystem ( ). The control subsystem ( ) receives a temporary deactivation input via keypad ( ) or a menu and, in response to the temporary deactivation input, deactivates the call indicator ( ) for a portion of a answer waiting time period between receipt of the incoming call signal and a call answer input. For example, if the handset ( ) &ldquo;rings&rdquo; during a business meeting, the subscriber may provide a first input via the keypad ( ), menu or other input method to deactivate the call indicator. Once the subscriber has left the meeting room or otherwise attained an appropriate level of privacy, the subscriber may provide a second input via the keypad ( ) or a menu to answer the call. Optionally, the handset ( ) may be preset (e.g., before entering a meeting) to provide only an abbreviated indication such as a &ldquo;ping ring&rdquo; if a call is received. In addition, a voice announcement may be provided, during the time period where the subscriber is seeking privacy, to notify the caller that the call will be answered shortly. Alternatively, the subscriber may allow a call to be forwarded to voice mail if an appropriate level of privacy cannot be attained in a timely manner.

Method and apparatus for temporarily deactivating a call indicator

A method and system for supporting wireless and/or wireline features of telecommunications subscribers utilizing existing wireline interfaces includes a processor for provisioning the wireline interfaces to support predetermined wireless and/or wireline features. A service logic, such as a Service Control Point (SCP), assigns the wireline interfaces to the telecommunications subscribers on a call-by-call basis based on the features subscribed to by the subscriber. The processor is further operative to reprovision the wireline interfaces based on the number of subscribers assigned to the wireline interfaces.

Method and system for dynamically assigning features and users to wireline interfaces

A skills building method and system for training a subject utilize an accumulated score based on a series of graded responses, over a period of time, to a series of challenges sent over various telecommunications channels to the subject. In the method, a telecommunications channel is selected from a plurality of telecommunications channels that are available for communicating with the subject. A challenge is autonomously sent over the selected telecommunications channel to the subject. A response is received from the subject, the response is graded, and a score is accumulated.

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Louisville, CO, United States of America

Michael J Fargano