AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

Ameritech Corporation

Sbc Properties, L.p.

Michael Tisiker

Bruce Edward Stuckman

Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr

Michael Steven Pickard

Denise Violetta Kagan

Michael George Gorman

Scott Christopher Goering

Jeffrey Neumann

Dale Brian Halling

Raghvendra Savoor

David Anthony Orwick

Yali Liu

Amit Rele

Juan Carlos Martinez

Kevin James Moisan

Zhi Li

Canhui Ou

Yongdong Zhao

Mung Chiang

Orestis Manthoulis

Stephen Albert Sposato

Richard L Khan

Christine E Bouamalay

Bruce Alden Schine

Donggen Zhang

Xiaochuan Yi

Dick Khan

Wilbur John Walkoe, Jr

James Stewart Barber

Robert Wesley Bossemeyer

Methods and apparatus for analyzing, collecting, and presenting data in a communication network are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing collected data to generate gateway metrics representative of a user experience of a user-initiated communication within a network, the network comprising network elements, the gateway metrics comprising at least one of a number of termination attempts for a DS0 channel, a number of rejected attempts for the DS0 channel, a number of terminations answered for the DS0 channel, a number of attempts for a hunt group, a number of rejected attempts for the hunt group, or a number of terminations answered for the hunt group; determining an average upper transaction time per customer based on the collected data; and presenting the gateway metrics in a plurality of tabular views corresponding to service area levels, the views presenting performance data representing the average upper transaction times of the service area levels.

Methods and apparatus for collecting, analyzing, and presenting data in a communication network

Disclosed is a system and method of managing video content quality. The method includes receiving performance data at a video quality prediction system where the performance data is related to a plurality of network elements of a network path linking a video-head end with a set-top box device. The method also includes predicting, based at least partially on the performance data, a quality of video content received at the set-top box device and determining whether the predicted quality of video content is greater than or equal to a video quality threshold. In addition, the method includes identifying at least one of the plurality of network elements not satisfying a performance requirement, based on the performance data, when the predicted quality of video content is less than the video quality threshold. Further, the method includes outputting data indicating the at least one network element not satisfying the performance requirement.

System and method of managing video content quality

A communications network is disclosed and includes a broadband communication line having a first derived voice channel and a second derived voice channel, wherein the first and second derived voice channels are established as a function of an available bandwidth associated with the broadband communication line. The communication network further includes a residential gateway in communication with the broadband communication line. The residential gateway includes a switch, a network interface device in communication with the switch, and wherein the switch is configured to select at least one of the first or second derived voice channels for voice communication over the broadband communication line as a function of the available bandwidth.

System and network for deriving voice channels on a broadband communication line

Systems, methods, and computer program products are for selecting content for distribution via a data network, and creating at least one content distribution channel to distribute specific content of the selected content. The specific content is partitioned from the selected content based upon a criterion common to the specific content.

Systems, methods, and computer program products for optimizing content distribution in data networks

Methods and apparatus for monitoring a communication network are disclosed. A disclosed method of monitoring a communication network periodically collects data from a plurality of network elements within the communication network. The disclosed method analyzes the collected data in accordance with a rule that corresponds to a characteristic of performance or capacity of the plurality of network elements to form performance or capacity data representative of a user experience of the communication network. The disclosed method then presents the performance or capacity data via a web browser using a plurality of view levels and types.

Method and apparatus for collecting, analyzing, and presenting data in a communication network

Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for managing text-based services on mobile devices during the operation of a vehicle. Proactive service-controls use a time of day and location based services to determine that a mobile device is in a moving vehicle. Reactive position-awareness techniques use near-field communication (NFC) to determine that the mobile device is being operated by a user in a driver's seat of the vehicle. Upon satisfying both these determinations, specific text-based services such as messaging, browsing, etc. can be disabled by either the mobile device itself or by a network entity. The present invention can also be extended to managing other mobile device's usages in vehicles, including phone calls, online gaming, etc.

Controlled text-based communication on mobile devices

Wide area communication networking

A wide area communications network or simply a communications network is includes a broadband communication line having a first voice channel and a second voice channel, wherein the first and second voice channels are derived channels. The communications network further includes a residential gateway in communication with the broadband communication line. The residential gateway includes a network switch, a network interface device in communication with the network switch wherein the network switch is configured to select at least one of the first or second voice channels for voice communication over the broadband communication line.

A telecommunication system includes a digital switch, a local loop coupling the digital switch to a subscriber location, wherein a segment of the local loop includes copper twisted pair and wherein an asymmetrical digital subscriber line is carried by the local loop, the asymmetrical digital subscriber line including a plurality of data packets capable of carrying a plurality of derived digital telephone lines. The telecommunication system further includes a subscriber unit coupled to the asymmetrical digital subscriber line. The subscriber unit monitors the content of at least one of the plurality of data packets, receives an off-hook signal in response to an action of a user, and initiates a first derived digital telephone line of the plurality of derived digital telephone lines in response to the off-hook signal. A telephone communication system including an analog telephone providing a plain old telephone service (POTS) analog voice channel on a subscriber loop with a digital data line sharing the same subscriber loop. In addition to the analog voice line, the digital data line provides an additional digital voice channel for placing telephone voice calls.

Telecommunication system, method and subscriber unit for use therein

A telecommunication system includes a digital switch, a local loop coupling the digital switch to a subscriber location, wherein a segment of the local loop includes copper twisted pair and wherein an asymmetrical digital subscriber line is carried by the local loop, the asymmetrical digital subscriber line including a plurality of data packets capable of carrying a plurality of derived digital telephone lines. The telecommunication system further includes a subscriber unit coupled to the asymmetrical digital subscriber line. The subscriber unit monitors the content of at least one of the plurality of data packets, receives an off-hook signal in response to an action of a user, and initiates a first derived digital telephone line of the plurality of derived digital telephone lines in response to the off-hook signal.

A wide area communications network ( ) includes a first digital subscriber line ( ). A first network interface device ( ) connects to the digital subscriber line ( ). The first network interface device ( ) separates an ISDN channel ( ) from a digital subscriber channel ( ). An ISDN telephone ( ) is connected to the network interface device ( ). A protocol translator ( ) is connected to the network interface device ( ) by the digital subscriber channel ( ). A hub ( ) is connected to the protocol translator ( ). A plurality of devices ( ) is connected to the hub ( ). A digital subscriber line access multiplexer ( ) is connected to the first digital subscriber line ( ). The digital subscriber line access multiplexer ( ) separates the digital subscriber channel from the ISDN channel ( ). A public switched telephone network ( ) is connected to the ISDN channel ( ). An asynchronous transfer mode network ( ) is connected to the DSLAM ( ) by a first virtual circuit ( ) of the digital subscriber channel. An ISP ( ) is connected to the DSLAM ( ) by a second virtual circuit ( ) of the digital subscriber channel. A LAN is connected to the ATM network ( ) by the first virtual circuit ( ).

A method and system of providing facsimile service over a digital subscriber line is provided. The method includes the steps of dialing a telephone number associated with a facsimile machine connected to a digital subscriber line and routing facsimile data over the digital subscriber line. The system includes a facsimile machine coupled to an ATM switch that is, in turn , coupled to a digital subscriber line, wherein the digital subscriber line includes a first virtual circuit and a second virtual circuit.

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Michael Tisiker