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41. 发明申请

US20130227283A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO AN IP-ENABLED DEVICE IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于向内容分发网络中的IP启用设备提供内容的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US20130227283A1
公开(公告)日：2013-08-29
申请号：US13403802
申请日：2012-02-23
申请人： Louis Williamson , William L. Helms , Howard Pfeffer , Noah Paci , Tushar Nakhre , Andrew Danforth , Charles Hasek , Shan Huang
发明人： Louis Williamson , William L. Helms , Howard Pfeffer , Noah Paci , Tushar Nakhre , Andrew Danforth , Charles Hasek , Shan Huang
IPC分类号： G06F15/16 , H04L9/28
CPC分类号： H04N21/2351 , G06F21/10 , G06F2221/0706 , G06F2221/0784 , H04L9/0825 , H04L9/14 , H04L9/32 , H04L67/02 , H04L2209/603 , H04N21/236 , H04N21/25816 , H04N21/26258 , H04N21/26613 , H04N21/4405 , H04N21/64322 , H04N21/8456
摘要： Apparatus and methods for providing content to IP-enabled devices in a content distribution network. In one embodiment, a network architecture is disclosed which enables delivery of content to such IP-enabled devices without the use of a high-speed data connection This capability allow the managed network operator to provide content services to an IP-enabled device associated with a non-data subscriber. In one implementation, requests for content from user IP-enabled devices are received, authenticated, and content processed into a series of encrypted segments. Once the requesting user/device is authenticated, the segments are provided with a playlist. The rendering device is also provided access to a decryption key (e.g., via a URL to a managed key server). Variants providing (i) user access to the MSO distribution network via an indigenous modem or gateway; and (ii) user access to the MSO core via a gateway and a third party unmanaged network are described.
摘要翻译：用于向内容分发网络中的启用IP的设备提供内容的装置和方法。在一个实施例中，公开了一种能够在不使用高速数据连接的情况下将内容传递给这种启用IP的设备的网络架构。该能力允许被管理的网络运营商向与IP相关联的设备非数据订户。在一个实现中，对来自用户IP的设备的内容的请求被接收，认证和内容处理成一系列加密的段。一旦请求的用户/设备被认证，这些段被提供有播放列表。渲染设备还提供对解密密钥的访问（例如，经由到被管理密钥服务器的URL）。提供（i）用户通过本地调制解调器或网关访问MSO分发网络的变体; 并且（ii）描述了经由网关和第三方非管理网络对MSO核心的用户访问。

42. 发明申请

US20130174186A1 EXCLUDING SPECIFIC APPLICATION TRAFFIC FROM CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION DATA 有权
标题翻译：从客户消费数据中排除特定应用程序
公开(公告)号：US20130174186A1
公开(公告)日：2013-07-04
申请号：US13342727
申请日：2012-01-03
申请人： Michael S. Kelsen , Tushar Nakhre , Shan Huang , Andrew Danforth , Howard Pfeffer
发明人： Michael S. Kelsen , Tushar Nakhre , Shan Huang , Andrew Danforth , Howard Pfeffer
IPC分类号： H04N21/2543
CPC分类号： H04N21/2543 , H04L12/1435 , H04L12/1485 , H04M15/41 , H04M15/60 , H04M15/8214 , H04N21/2541 , H04N21/25841 , H04N21/262 , H04N21/266 , H04N21/42684 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/6118 , H04N21/6125 , H04N21/6168 , H04N21/6175 , H04N21/6402 , H04N21/64322
摘要： Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods for excluding specific application traffic from customer consumption-based data billing counts. This is useful for excluding traffic from consumption totals where the application traffic has been accounted for using other means, such as through billing as a separate or technically distinct service. In practice, a tablet computer (or other end user device) can run a video application that uses a high-speed data network via a cable modem. This video application may be included as part of a core video package associated with a distinct cable television service. The system then provides accurate consumption billing of customer traffic that is outside of any other managed services by creating separate logical data service flows at a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) for excluding specific traffic counts.
摘要翻译：本文公开的技术包括用于将特定应用流量从基于消费者消费的数据计费计数中排除的系统和方法。这有助于排除使用其他方式计算应用程序流量的消费总量的流量，例如通过单独或技术上不同的服务计费。实际上，平板电脑（或其他最终用户设备）可以运行通过电缆调制解调器使用高速数据网络的视频应用程序。该视频应用可以被包括为与不同的有线电视服务相关联的核心视频包的一部分。然后，系统通过在有线调制解调器终端系统（CMTS）上创建单独的逻辑数据服务流来提供不在任何其他管理服务之外的客户流量的精确消费计费，以排除特定流量计数。

43. 发明申请

US20080246605A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WITH UNIFIED PARENTAL NOTIFICATION AND/OR CONTROL FEATURES 有权
标题翻译：通过统一的家庭通知和/或控制功能提供多种通信服务的方法和设备
公开(公告)号：US20080246605A1
公开(公告)日：2008-10-09
申请号：US12060855
申请日：2008-04-01
申请人： Howard Pfeffer , Matthew Cannon
发明人： Howard Pfeffer , Matthew Cannon
IPC分类号： G08B21/00 , G06F17/30 , H04M3/00
CPC分类号： H04M3/38 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/107 , H04M3/436 , H04M7/0033
摘要： Methods and apparatus for supporting real time parental screening of a variety of different types of communications which may be directed to or sent from children are described. The methods and apparatus may be used with voice, text messaging and/or E-mail communications individually or as part of a unified parental control system. Parents can set restrictions preventing text messages, E-mails and/or voice calls being sent to or received from particular individuals, sources or destinations. In addition, parents can configure the system to support real time parental screening of individual communications, e.g., messages or calls, with the parent being provided a real time notification of an incoming or outgoing communication and the parent being provided an opportunity to control in real time the disposition of the individual communication. Disposition options may include blocking an outgoing or incoming call, video communication such as point to point video, text message, or E-mail, or sending the communication to a storage device, e.g., voice mail system.
摘要翻译：描述了用于支持可以针对或从儿童发送的各种不同类型的通信的实时家长筛选的方法和装置。方法和装置可以单独使用语音，文本消息和/或电子邮件通信，或者作为统一的家长控制系统的一部分使用。父母可以设置限制短信，电子邮件和/或语音呼叫被发送到或从特定个人，来源或目的地接收的限制。此外，父母可以配置系统以支持对个人通信的实时家长筛选，例如消息或呼叫，父母被提供给来信或传出通信的实时通知，并且父母被提供实时控制的机会时间处理个人沟通。处置选项可以包括阻止传出或传入呼叫，诸如点对点视频，文本消息或电子邮件的视频通信，或者将通信发送到诸如语音邮件系统的存储设备。

44. 发明授权

US07099475B2 System and method for password authentication for non-LDAP regions 有权
公开(公告)号：US07099475B2
公开(公告)日：2006-08-29
申请号：US09731571
申请日：2000-12-07
申请人： Barbara Huff , Howard Pfeffer , Michael Gazillo , Jack Cashman
发明人： Barbara Huff , Howard Pfeffer , Michael Gazillo , Jack Cashman
IPC分类号： H04M1/66
CPC分类号： H04L63/083 , H04L63/0281
摘要： A system and method for allowing roaming of a subscriber and password authentication a non-LDAP region. A user signs onto a network access server which in turn connects to the regional LDAP RADIUS server. Password authentication occurs by hashing a transmitted password and comparing it to a clear text password from an LDAP database that has been hashed in the same manner as the transmitted password. When the subscriber is in a non-LDAP region, The password proceeds trough a proxy server to a regional RADIUS server which connects to a non-LDAP server. The non-LDAP server connects to and SMS database and retrieve the clear text password associated with the non-LDFSAP user, hashes it according the same method as the transmitted hashed password and formats the password for comparison in the regional RADIUS server. If the hashed passwords compare, the access is permitted.

45. 发明授权

US06850968B1 Reduction of network server loading 有权
标题翻译：减少网络服务器负载
公开(公告)号：US06850968B1
公开(公告)日：2005-02-01
申请号：US09533463
申请日：2000-03-23
申请人： Howard Pfeffer , John Leddy
发明人： Howard Pfeffer , John Leddy
IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 , H04L12/58 , G06F13/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/107 , H04L51/14 , H04L51/24
摘要： Traffic handling load on network servers is moderated by attenuating POP checks at proxy servers located across the network. Attenuation of POP checks is accomplished by intercepting each POP check packet at a proxy server that is nominally local to where the user is located. The proxy server permits a given user's initial POP check to proceed on through the network to the mail server. Thereafter, though, the proxy server only permits that user's received POP checks to proceed onward according to a predetermined algorithm, e.g., at intervals of no less than fifteen minutes. Overly frequent POP checks by a user are responded to by the proxy server (rather than the mail server itself) with a response indicating that the user that he has no mail (despite not knowing deterministically whether that is a true statement). Additionally the proxy server may buffer and delay the POP transactions to effectively allow only a predetermined rate of POP checks. Bandwidth loading on the network is managed by pushing e-mail message traffic out to the edges of the network at times when bandwidth demand is low. To accomplish this, a user's e-mail is cached at the proxy server nearest to his presumed location. This decentralizes the e-mail storage away from the mail server and spreads it out over the network at the various proxy servers. This cache action is preferably done when there is a lull in network traffic (e.g., at night). This has the effect of decentralizing the bandwidth demand on the overall network since the e-mail messages have a shorter distance to travel when retrieved by the user from the cache location at the proxy server.
摘要翻译：网络服务器上的流量处理负载通过减弱位于网络上的代理服务器上的POP检测进行调节。 POP检查的衰减是通过在名义上位于用户所在的代理服务器处截取每个POP检查数据包来完成的。代理服务器允许给定用户的初始POP检查通过网络继续到邮件服务器。此后，代理服务器仅允许用户接收的POP检查根据预定的算法进行，例如以不少于15分钟的间隔。由用户进行的过度频繁的POP检查由代理服务器（而不是邮件服务器本身）作出响应，其响应指示用户他没有邮件（尽管不确定地知道这是否是真实的陈述）。此外，代理服务器可以缓冲和延迟POP事务以有效地仅允许预定速率的POP检查。在带宽需求低的时候，通过将电子邮件消息流量推送到网络的边缘来管理网络上的带宽加载。为了完成这一点，用户的电子邮件被缓存在最靠近他假设位置的代理服务器上。这将电子邮件存储分散在邮件服务器之外，并通过网络在各种代理服务器上传播。当缓存在网络流量（例如，在夜间）时，优选地进行该缓存动作。这具有将总体网络上的带宽需求分散的效果，因为当用户从代理服务器的缓存位置检索时，电子邮件消息具有较短的旅行距离。

46. 发明申请

US20190036785A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION AND PROVISIONING OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN A DISTRIBUTED ACCESS ARCHITECTURE 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20190036785A1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-31
申请号：US16020887
申请日：2018-06-27
申请人： Howard Pfeffer
发明人： Howard Pfeffer
IPC分类号： H04L12/24 , H04L12/911
摘要： Apparatus and methods for configuration of a Remote PHY or Communications Device, and redirection one or more core device(s) within a content and data delivery network. In one embodiment, the architecture comprises a Remote PHY distributed CCAP architecture within a cable network, and the methods and apparatus provide a network operator with the ability to associate multiple remote devices (and their associated service groups, and hence subscribers) to one or more specific CCAP core(s), to facilitate the operator's operational and support models, including defining and instantiating an overall network topology. In one exemplary variant, information from multiple sources are used by an analytics engine to calculate remote device-to-core assignments, so as to achieve the desired overall operational topology and goals. Improved mechanisms for remote device installation are described. In one implementation, mobile devices are used by installers to interact with the assignment process logic.

47. 发明授权

US09425977B2 Dynamic changing tier service on test device 有权
标题翻译：测试设备上动态更改层服务
公开(公告)号：US09425977B2
公开(公告)日：2016-08-23
申请号：US12891726
申请日：2010-09-27
申请人： Howard Pfeffer
发明人： Howard Pfeffer
IPC分类号： G01R31/08 , G06F11/00 , G08C15/00 , H04L12/26 , H04L12/28 , H04L12/24
CPC分类号： H04L41/5038 , H04L12/2801 , H04L43/50
摘要： A test device is located within a broadband communications network. The test device is interconnected with a policy enforcement point of the broadband communications network. Responsive to commencement of a test to be conducted with the test device, the policy enforcement point is signaled, from a policy server of the broadband communications network, so as to set a bandwidth tier for the test to be conducted with the test device. The test is conducted with the test device in accordance with the bandwidth tier. One or more additional tests can be conducted for additional, different, bandwidth tier(s). Related methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are also disclosed.
摘要翻译：测试设备位于宽带通信网络内。测试设备与宽带通信网络的策略执行点相互连接。响应于开始使用测试设备进行的测试，从宽带通信网络的策略服务器发出策略执行点，以便设置要与测试设备进行测试的带宽层。测试根据带宽层与测试设备进行。可以对附加的，不同的带宽层进行一个或多个附加测试。还公开了相关方法，系统，装置和计算机程序产品。

48. 发明授权

US08910198B2 Multicast video advertisement insertion using routing protocols 有权
标题翻译：使用路由协议进行组播视频广告插入
公开(公告)号：US08910198B2
公开(公告)日：2014-12-09
申请号：US12792281
申请日：2010-06-02
申请人： Michael S. Kelsen , Kevin Noll , Howard Pfeffer
发明人： Michael S. Kelsen , Kevin Noll , Howard Pfeffer
IPC分类号： H04N7/10 , H04N7/025 , H04N21/222 , H04N21/44 , H04N21/462 , H04N21/81 , H04N21/61 , H04N21/643 , H04N21/6405
CPC分类号： H04N21/44016 , H04N21/2221 , H04N21/4622 , H04N21/6118 , H04N21/6405 , H04N21/64322 , H04N21/812
摘要： First video material is transmitted from a video source, over a video content network, to consumer premises equipment, via a hub router. The video source has a source address and there is a first path length between the hub router and the video source. Upon occurrence of a first triggering condition, a short route metric is announced from a supplemental video material server coupled to the hub router. The short route metric causes the hub router to perceive a second path length, between the hub router and the supplemental video material server, as shorter than the first path length. The supplemental video material server has a source address identical to the source address of the video source. Thus, the consumer premises equipment obtains supplemental video material from the supplemental video material server instead of first video material from the video source. Aspects of a system and a supplemental video material server are also disclosed.
摘要翻译：第一视频资料通过视频内容网络从视频源通过中枢路由器传输到消费者住宅设备。视频源具有源地址，并且在集线器路由器和视频源之间存在第一路径长度。在发生第一触发条件时，从耦合到集线器路由器的辅助视频资料服务器公布短路由度量。短路由度量使得集线器路由器感知到集线器路由器和补充视频资料服务器之间的第二路径长度小于第一路径长度。补充视频资料服务器具有与视频源的源地址相同的源地址。因此，消费者处所设备从补充视频资料服务器获取补充视频资料，而不是从视频源获得第一视频资料。还公开了系统和补充视频资料服务器的方面。

49. 发明授权

US07970388B2 Methods and apparatus for providing multiple communications services with unified parental notification and/or control features 有权
标题翻译：用于提供具有统一的父母通知和/或控制特征的多个通信服务的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07970388B2
公开(公告)日：2011-06-28
申请号：US12060855
申请日：2008-04-01
申请人： Howard Pfeffer , Matthew Cannon
发明人： Howard Pfeffer , Matthew Cannon
IPC分类号： H04M3/42
CPC分类号： H04M3/38 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/107 , H04M3/436 , H04M7/0033
摘要： Methods and apparatus for supporting real time parental screening of a variety of different types of communications which may be directed to or sent from children are described. The methods and apparatus may be used with voice, text messaging and/or E-mail communications individually or as part of a unified parental control system. Parents can set restrictions preventing text messages, E-mails and/or voice calls being sent to or received from particular individuals, sources or destinations. In addition, parents can configure the system to support real time parental screening of individual communications, e.g., messages or calls, with the parent being provided a real time notification of an incoming or outgoing communication and the parent being provided an opportunity to control in real time the disposition of the individual communication. Disposition options may include blocking an outgoing or incoming call, video communication such as point to point video, text message, or E-mail, or sending the communication to a storage device, e.g., voice mail system.
摘要翻译：描述了用于支持可以针对或从儿童发送的各种不同类型的通信的实时家长筛选的方法和装置。方法和装置可以单独使用语音，文本消息和/或电子邮件通信，或者作为统一的家长控制系统的一部分使用。父母可以设置限制短信，电子邮件和/或语音呼叫被发送到或从特定个人，来源或目的地接收的限制。此外，父母可以配置系统以支持对个人通信的实时家长筛选，例如消息或呼叫，父母被提供给来信或传出通信的实时通知，并且父母被提供实时控制的机会时间处理个人沟通。处置选项可以包括阻止传出或传入呼叫，诸如点对点视频，文本消息或电子邮件的视频通信，或者将通信发送到诸如语音邮件系统的存储设备。

50. 发明授权

US07912194B2 System and method for providing caller ID service in a multi-region cable network 有权
标题翻译：在多区域电缆网络中提供呼叫者ID服务的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07912194B2
公开(公告)日：2011-03-22
申请号：US12401863
申请日：2009-03-11
申请人： Tom Gonder , Scott Ramsdell , Howard Pfeffer , Matthew Cannon , James Balasalle , Albert Straub
发明人： Tom Gonder , Scott Ramsdell , Howard Pfeffer , Matthew Cannon , James Balasalle , Albert Straub
IPC分类号： H04M1/56 , H04M15/06 , H04N5/76
CPC分类号： H04M3/42042 , H04M15/06 , H04M15/56 , H04M15/63 , H04M15/8292 , H04M2215/202
摘要： A system and method for providing caller ID in a multi-region cable network. Caller identifying (CID) information of an incoming VoIP call is provided to a digital telephone subscriber through a video termination device (VTD) using a path that is different from the path by which the VoIP call packets are delivered to the digital telephone subscriber. The telephone number of a digital telephone subscriber is associated with the IP address and/or MAC address of the subscriber's VTD. The called number of the incoming VoIP call is used to select the VTD to which the CID information is delivered. A message is then sent through an out-of-band channel to the digital telephone subscriber's VTD comprising the CID information for display on video display equipment. Alternatively, the VTD is DOCSIS-compliant and a message is addressed to the VTD using the IP address of the VTD DOCSIS modem.
摘要翻译：一种用于在多区域电缆网络中提供呼叫者ID的系统和方法。来电VoIP呼叫的呼叫者识别（CID）信息通过视频终端设备（VTD）被提供给数字电话用户，该视频终端设备使用不同于将VoIP呼叫分组传送到数字电话用户的路径。数字电话用户的电话号码与用户VTD的IP地址和/或MAC地址相关联。来电VoIP呼叫的被叫号码用于选择传送CID信息的VTD。然后，通过带外频道将消息发送到数字电话用户的VTD，包括用于在视频显示设备上显示的CID信息。或者，VTD是DOCSIS兼容的，并且使用VTD DOCSIS调制解调器的IP地址将消息寻址到VTD。

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