Abstract:
An ISCP gateway (112) connects an ISCP (110) to the Internet. Internet call processing records ("CPRs") (116) are generated and stored in a database (114) associated with the ISCP (110). These Internet CPRs translate logical addresses in the URL standard to physical worldwide Web ("WWW") addresses in the URL standard. Hyperlinks (106) Web documents are modified to include logical addresses. Browsers send requests containing logical addresses associates with hyperlinks to the ISCP gateway (112), which forwards the request to the ISCP (110). The ISCP executes a corresponding Internet CPR and returns a physical address to the Web browser (106). The Web browser (106) then requests a document identified by the physical address in a normal fashion.
Abstract:
A communications network (200) may include a translation server (202) containing a NGPN-to-HLR mapping table. Translation servers (TS) may be configured in several ways. The server or several TSs may be on the network. When a number of translation servers are used, a VLR (128) or other network entity receiving an NGPN determines which translation server contains the mapping for that NGPN. One way to do this is when a subscriber roams out of his "home" region, his NGPN is presented to the "foreign" service provider's TS. The foreing TS broadcasts a query to all other TSs in the network either simultaneously or in stages. Another way is that a VLR receiving a NGPN performs a hash function of the NGPN. The hash function indentifies a translation server. The VLR may then query the translation server and obtain the NGPN-to-HLR mapping. Where a hash function is used, an extendable hash function to accomodate the addition of new TSs without changing the VLR operating systems.
Abstract:
An electrically-conductive collector element (23) in a polymeric laminate lithium ion rechargeable battery is cleaned of surface oxides and coated with an adherent conductive polymer film (34) which is substantially inert to battery electrolyte components and prevents recurrent formation of insulative collector surface oxides, thereby maintaining effective electrode/collector electrical conductivity and significantly reducing internal battery resistance.
Abstract:
A system (300) for combining a panning camera (308) with one or more displays (304), such as head-mounted displays, is provided. The electronic panning control circuit may be responsive to a view selector (306), such as a head-tracker located on a user's HMD. The electronic panning circuit selects the desired portion of the panoramic view to send to the user's display. One or more electronic panning cameras may output panoramic views to a communications network using high bandwidth lines (because the electronic panning cameras typically output a signal having a bandwidth equivalent to several video signals). The desired portions of the panoramic view may be extracted and sent to the user via conventional video bandwidth lines (because the selected views are typically equivalent to one or two video signals).
Abstract:
A wavelength-interchanging cross-connect (80) for use as an optical switch within a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) communication network in which multiple optical carrier signals at different optical wavelengths are switched in an all-optical process according to their wavelength. The cross-connect of the invention further allows the optical wavelength of the signal being switched to be charged to another WDM wavelength. The cross-connect includes a series of multi-wavelength 2x2 spatial optical switches (34, 36, 38). One serial path is directly connected between the spatial switches. The other serial path leads through intermediate wavelength-interchanging modules (82, 84) that interchange the carrier wavelengths of at least one pair of signals. Preferably, the wavelength interchanging is performed by difference frequency generation relying on second-order non-linear susceptibilities and a pump signal providing parametric gain.
Abstract:
In a communication network, the network blocking probability can be efficiently calculated by applying a Gaussian approximation to a fixed point algorithm (410). Gaussian curves are approximated to represent state probability distributions of the network links (410). By efficiently calculating the network blocking probability (430), the network can be optimally designed by lowering the network blocking probability below a threshold at the least cost.
Abstract:
The cryptographic hash function circuit (300) has tables (301, 302, ... 303) and has inputs of ci(j) on the input buses (311, 312,... 313) to the tables (301, 302, ... 303) making outputs on the output buses (321, 322, ... 323) that feed into an exclusive-OR gate (331). The output of the exclusive-OR gate is kj on bus (351). The key K is the concatenation of the eight kj's.
Abstract:
An interfacing device and method for controlling and accessing information and communication services and applications are described (10, 11, 12, 17, 18). The method relates to a common virtual canvas linking the display space of a large, central public display (17) with the private work and display spaces of ambulatory, high-resolution touch-activated devices, such as lap-top controllers (10). Instead of actually transferring information from one lap-top controller (10) to another or to the public space, with a lap-top controller (10) the users are actually controlling the permission of others to access certain information transmitting the information to the set-top box (10, 11, 12, 17, 18). Therefore, the user is actually controlling the state of their collective virtual canvas by manipulating permissions which determine each user's view (17) of multimedia information stored in central network-based servers.
Abstract:
LixCoO2 wherein x is about 1.00 to 1.15, is annealed at about 950 DEG C to 1000 DEG C for about 0.25 to 10 hours to yield a lithium intercalation material which is used in an electrode to provide a rechargeable battery having high specific capacity and the capability of maintaining such capacity over numerous operating charge/discharge cycles.
Abstract:
A hybrid polymeric matrix composition (15) for a lithium-ion rechargeable battery (10) comprises a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride with about 8 to 20 % by weight chlorotrifluoro-ethylene.