Verizon Business Global LLC

Mci, Inc.

Shawn Edward Wiederin

Richard Garrett Moore

Gregory Lee Mumford

Duraisamy Gunasekar

Ralph Samuel Hoefelmeyer

Lonnie Scott Clabaugh

Jon E Abel

Kolin G Hogue

Theresa Eileen Phillips

A network device used to provide network security includes an interface configured to receive data transmitted over a network. The network device also includes a firewall, intrusion detection logic and forwarding logic. The firewall, intrusion detection logic and forwarding logic process the received data to determine whether the data contains malicious content. When the data contains malicious content, the data may be dropped before it reaches a user device to which the received data was sent. Optionally, the network device may interact with an external device in order to make the forwarding decision. In addition, the network device may subscribe to services offered by the external device to receive updated security information.

Integrated security system

A device includes a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a gaming package. The gaming package may include an operating system, a script for detecting a hardware configuration of the device, software for accessing a network, and peering software. The processor may be further configured to establish a peer-to-peer gaming session with another device over the network.

Systems and methods for providing self-compiling, peer-to-peer on-line gaming

The prepaid transaction tracking system allows, for example, entities, such as businesses, individuals, or the like, to have the ability to identify, track and maintain information about prepaid transactions.

Prepaid transaction tracking

An approach for providing managed security services is disclosed. A database, within a server or a pre-existing anomalous event detection system, stores a rule set specifying a security policy for a network associated with a customer. An anomalous detection event module is deployed within a premise of the customer and retrieves rule sets from the database. The anomalous detection event module monitors a sub-network of the network based on the rule sets. The anomalous event detection module is further configured to self-organize by examining components of the network and to monitor for anomalous events according to the examined components, and to self-provision by selectively creating another instance of the anomalous detection event module to monitor another sub-network of the network.

Secure self-organizing and self-provisioning anomalous event detection systems

A monetary transaction system allows one or more wireless or wired devices, or a combination of these devices, to perform a transfer of currency or monetary funds from one online financial account to another financial account. After a user's profile is created, all of the necessary steps to verify the profile, availability of funds, security related issues and debiting and crediting of the appropriate account can be performed quickly and easily from the user's device. Thus, the transaction system will allow the transfer of funds between wired or wireless devices or appliances.

Systems and methods for monetary transactions between wired and wireless devices

An approach for providing an on-line directory assistance service system for charging for directory assistance services that are provided over a packet switched network is disclosed. The system includes a server that tracks the number of directory listings that are transmitted to and displayed on a client access device (e.g., non-PC devices) and to prepare billing information based upon the number of directory listings. The system also includes a database that is coupled to the server and that stores the directory listings.

Method for charging on-line directory assistance services

An approach for providing an on-line directory assistance services is disclosed. An on-line directory assistance system includes a server that receives a request message for information over a packet switched network from an access device. The server forwards the information to the access device in response to the request message, wherein the information includes basic content data and optional enhanced content data. The system also includes a database that stores the information. Further, the server selectively receives a modification message to modify the enhanced content data associated with the information from the access device. The server then updates the database based upon the modification message.

On-line directory assistance system

An approach for providing retrieval of information over a packet switched network is disclosed. A client is configured to transmit a request message for information over the packet switched network. A stateless-server is configured to communicate with the client and to forward a portion of the information to the client in response to the request message, wherein the client transmits a selection message specifying whether the remaining portion of the information should be retrieved from the server. The server selectively forwards the remaining portion of the information to the client. The above approach has particular applicability to a communication system providing directory assistance services.

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Cedar Rapids, IA, United States of America

Shawn Edward Wiederin