Arthur Stephens

US Patent:

8036104, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Jul 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/619384

Inventors:

M. Scott Corson - Chatham NJ, US
Samir Kapoor - Doylestown PA, US
Rajiv Laroia - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Vincent Park - Budd Lake NJ, US
Arthur Stephens - Hazlet NJ, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G01R 31/08

US Classification:

370217, 370242, 370349, 37039531, 709238

Abstract:

Techniques for supporting fault tolerance in communications systems are described. Fault notification messages are communicated which may be affected by a detected/reported service disruption. End nodes receiving a fault notification message determine if the message indicates a disruption in a node that is critical to the end node receiving the message. If the indicated disruption is in a critical node, the end node takes action to ameliorate the effect of the reported condition. Fault notification messages indicating disruptions in nodes which are not critical to the end node receiving the fault notification message may be ignored once it is determined that the indicated disruption is in a node which is not critical to the end node receiving the message. The invention described herein minimizes service disruption following fault, failure or outage of critical network nodes, improving overall system robustness and resiliency.

US Patent:

20120303463, Nov 29, 2012

Filed:

May 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/116855

Inventors:

Arthur Stephens - Hazlet NJ, US
Ranjith S. Jayaram - Short Hills NJ, US
Georgios Tsirtsis - London, GB
Vincent D. Park - Budd Lake NJ, US
Zhibin Wu - Bedminster NJ, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1471

Abstract:

In some embodiments, in an exemplary advertising system multiple bidders compete for ad cache space on devices which display ads. The bidders are, e.g., advertisers, ad networks, and/or loyalty program providers. The devices which store and display the ads are, e.g., mobile and/or stationary wireless communications devices. An individual bidder is provided with contextual information that is of relevance to the individual bidder. The contextual information is about the device onto which ads may be loaded. Different bidders may be, and sometimes are, supplied with different restricted information. Various embodiments are directed to a methods and apparatus for operating an ad broker system.

US Patent:

20130060631, Mar 7, 2013

Filed:

Sep 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/226712

Inventors:

Mathew Scott Corson - Gillette NJ, US
Vincent D. Park - Budd Lake NJ, US
Arthur Stephens - Hazlet NJ, US
Ranjith S. Jayaram - Cupertino CA, US
Georgios Tsirtsis - London, GB
Michaela Vanderveen - Tracy CA, US
Charles Cullen Childress - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/167
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1446, 709213

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus relating to ad cache maintenance, e.g., determining when ad cache replenishment should occur, replenishing ad cache content and/or updating the content of an ad cache, on a device which supports the presentation of advertisements (ads) are described. Signals are received by a first device including an ad cache. The signals are received from other devices, e.g., devices in the direct wireless communications range of the first device. Received signals are processed and provide context information, e.g., information about the surrounding, services available, stores in the region, etc., in which the first device receiving the signals is at a given point in time. Context information is stored. As new context information is generated from received signals the newly generated set of context information is compared to a previously generated set of context information. Changes in context information are detected and used in performing ad cache maintenance operations.

US Patent:

20130060634, Mar 7, 2013

Filed:

Sep 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/226715

Inventors:

Mathew Scott Corson - Gillette NJ, US
Vincent D. Park - Budd Lake NJ, US
Arthur Stephens - Hazlet NJ, US
Ranjith S. Jayaram - Cupertino CA, US
Georgios Tsirtsis - London, GB
Charles Cullen Childress - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1458, 705 144

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus related to selecting advertisements for presentation based on, e.g., received signals from devices in the proximity to a user's communications device, are described. In various embodiments a mobile device monitors for signals, e.g., peer discovery or other signals, from other devices which transmit, e.g., broadcast, advertisement related information. In various embodiments a device receives advertising information from an advertising device, e.g., AdPoint. In the case of peer to peer signaling, the AdPoint may be in close proximity to the user device receiving the advertising information. Advertising information received from devices in proximity to the user device are used in selecting an advertisement for presentation. Distance from the user device to the AdPoint transmitting an advertisement or advertisement identifier, distance to a store to which an advertisement relates, and/or distance to a location to which an advertisement relates, are taken into consideration when selecting an advertisement for presentation.

US Patent:

20130060702, Mar 7, 2013

Filed:

Sep 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/226721

Inventors:

Mathew Scott Corson - Gillette NJ, US
Vincent D. Park - Budd Lake NJ, US
Michaela Vanderveen - Tracy CA, US
Zhibin Wu - Bedminster CA, US
Ranjith S. Jayaram - Cupertino CA, US
Arthur Stephens - Hazlet NJ, US
Charles Cullen Childress - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 51, 705 733

Abstract:

Various embodiments are directed to methods and apparatus which can be used to implement a system for collecting demographic information of users and/or devices in real-time or near real-time. Methods and apparatus directed to communicating and collecting demographic information via wireless signals, e.g., discovery signals, transmitted by one or more wireless devices, e.g., wireless communications devices supporting a peer to peer signaling protocol, are described. In various embodiments, at least some of the demographic information is transmitted in a secure manner.An information collection device receives demographic information transmitted by wireless communications devices, at least some of said demographic information being transmitted in a secure manner, and forwards collected demographic information to a demographic information processing system. Forwarded demographic information may include decrypted information which has been decrypted by the information collection device and/or received encrypted information which could not be decrypted by the information collection device.