Durham Logistics, LLC

Lucent Technologies Inc.

Other

At&t Bell Laboratories

Bridge and Post, Inc.

American Telephone & Telegraph Co., At&t Bell Laboratories

Feeva Technology, Inc.

Nitin J Shah

Amul Patel

Federico Capasso

Roger J Malik

Jasminder Singh Banga

Fabio Beltram

Miten Sampat

Fan Ren

William R Rohrbach

Jaz Banga

Brijesh Patel

Embodiments within describe a system and method of tagging network traffic with relevant user information for facilitating the delivery of directed media. In an embodiment, a user identifier is generated from user information. Network traffic from the user and bound for a destination site is tagged within a network routing device. The tagged traffic is tagged with a request identifier that has the user identifier encrypted in an alphanumeric string. The tagged network traffic is transmitted to the destination site. A request is received from the destination site to decode the tagged network traffic, retrieve stored user information, and transmit the stored user information to the destination site.

Method and apparatus for tagging network traffic using extensible fields in message headers

A method and apparatus for disabling the communication functionality (i.e., disabling the transmission and/or reception of RF signals) of an integrated device, while still providing access to the local functionality of such device. A control and select function, such as a switch that is implemented by hardware or software or a combination thereof, is provided in an integrated device to allow the end user of the device to access the local data processing functionality of the device, even while the wireless communication functionality of such device is disabled.

Method and apparatus for disabling the RF functionality of a multi-function wireless communication device while maintaining access to local functionality

Embodiments of a system and method of tagging network traffic with relevant user demographic and location information for facilitating the delivery of directed media are described. A tag processing module within a router device coupling a client computer to a destination site served by a server computer intercepts a request from a client computer to a server computer over a network. The tag processing module determines a unique device identifier corresponding to the client computer, generates a local user identifier for the client computer by performing a one-way hashing operation on the unique device identifier, derives demographic and location information for a user of the client computer, generates a request identifier associated with the intercepted request by encrypting the local user identifier, demographic information and geographic location information in an alphanumeric string, and embeds the alphanumeric string in an extensible field of a packet within the request to generate a tagged request identifier.

A system for determining directed media for a user is provided. The exemplary system comprises a media selection optimizer which is configured to determine a directed media component based on a user profile associated, via a device identifier, with a network access device. The media selection optimizer may also utilize access point information, historic information, and access point location-centric information in its determination of the directed media component. The directed media component may then be forward to a media server which provides the corresponding directed media to the user. The directed media may comprise advertisement, coupons, video, music, or any other media which is customizable to the user.

Directed media based on user preferences

A welded pipe joint having reduced internal stresses comprises a pipe, a socket fitting, and an annular weld. The end surface of the fitting is chamfered in a concave profile, so that the weld profile subtends an angle of from about 100 degrees to about 120 degrees, rather than the customary 90 degrees. The fitting and the pipe are welded together by applying, from outside the pipe, an annulus of added bead metal to the chamfered end surface of the fitting so as to surround the chamfered end surface, and fusing the base metal of the annular wall and pipe. The pipe has no dam or other protuberance to confine the bead of added metal. Prior to welding, the fitting may have an annular lip immediately surrounding the surface of the pipe and may also have a ring spaced from the lip. The ring may be integral with the fitting and spaced from the lip by thin, radially spaced metal bars or may be separate from the fitting.

Socket-welded pipe joint

Method and apparatus for disabling the RF functionality of a multi-function wireless communication device while maintaining local functionality

A system for, and method of, denoting and communicating with a computer network site and a computer network incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) an address parser that makes a determination of whether the site is a mobile site from an address of the site and (2) a communications manager that manages communication with the site based on the determination.

System and method for denoting and communicating with computer network mobile sites

A welded pipe joint having reduced internal stresses comprises a pipe, a socket fitting, and an annular weld. The end surface of the fitting is chamfered, preferably in a concave profile, so that the weld profile subtends an angle of from about 100 degrees to about 120 degrees, rather than the customary 90 degrees. The pipe has no dam or other protuberance to confine the bead of added metal. Prior to welding, the fitting may have an annular lip immediately surrounding the surface of the pipe and may also have a ring spaced from the lip. The ring may be integral with the fitting and spaced from the lip by thin, radially spaced metal bars or may be separate from the fitting.

For use in a wireless voice network, an alarm system and method of operation thereof. In one embodiment, the alarm system includes: (1) a local transceiver that, in response to a received stimulus, establishes an out-of-band wireless link of diminished bandwidth to a wireless central monitoring station in the wireless voice network and (2) a local controller, coupled to the transceiver for bidirectional communication therewith, that receives commands from the wireless central monitoring station via the wireless link.

Intermittent, low bandwidth, wireless data network and method of operation thereof

A system for, and method of, processing a wireless file in a computer network and a communications infrastructure incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) an examiner that receives at least a portion of the wireless file and identifies a filename thereof and (2) a file processor that modifies a content of the wireless file based on the filename.

System and method for processing wireless files based on filename extension

A system for, and method of, displaying a sorted list on a display device and a computer incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a sort-point identifier that scans a key field of a sorted list and determines sort-points in the key field and (2) a key field marker, associated with the sort-point identifier, that associates marks with the key field based on the sort-points and causes at least a portion of the sorted list and the associated marks to be displayed on the display device.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Nitin J Shah