Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

Sensoryscapes, Inc.

Stephen Leanheart

Richard P Meyst

Narayanan Natarajan

Anindo Bagchi

William Edward Stephens

Steven G Yoder

Joshua I Feldstein

In a distributed management scheme for LEO satellite networks interactions between a satellite and the designated fixed center occur according to a time schedule and only when the designated center is in the coverage area of the payload. For exception/alarm reporting and real-time configuration updates the interaction varies with time. Interactions of this type occur between a satellite and the management center that is 'nearest' to the payload or satellite at the time instant at which the network event occurs or configuration upload is needed. The nearest management center for a payload is the center that can be reached from the payload with fewest number of crosslink hops. A central network operation center determines, prior to payload launch, the association between satellites and management centers for routine information exchange, and the nearest management center for the payload for different snapshots of time.

Distributed management of LEO satellite networks with management agility and network efficiency

A display apparatus including a light box upon which a display piece can be removably positioned and illuminated from behind. The display piece carries a machine-readable tag from which a tag reader in the light box may obtain identifying information. A central processing unit in the light box selectively energizes a digital audio player and an aroma diffuser in response to the identifying information obtained from the machine-readable tag by the tag reader.

Display apparatus

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Ellicott City, MD, United States of America

Stephen Leanheart