A wireless mesh network is described. The mesh network uses a plurality of data communications nodes that are organized in a tree-like structure. The network also includes an access server which communicates with the nodes. The mesh network nodes are one or more root access point nodes having a wired connection to an external network; and one or more mesh access point nodes. Both types of nodes communicate with an external network. Each non-root node automatically connects to an associated parent node selected from one or more nodes within a direct wireless communication range of the node. The node selects a parent node based on one or more parent selection criteria from the access server and establishes a connection to the selected parent node. The node then calculates its routing path to the external network. The nodes include unique identifiers and two or more radios.

A kiosk device is shared by many users of an organization in a sequential manner. The kiosk is provisioned so that each of the appropriate users of the organization may use it, and so that each such user may be provided with a federated identity by an external identity provider (IdP) system. The federated identity may be used to automatically provide the user with access to the user's different resources (e.g., the user's accounts on various third-party applications). An authenticator component of the kiosk device communicates with the external IdP system so as to securely and transparently provide the users with a federated identity. In order to provide additional security, the authenticator component and/or the IdP system may take into account organization-specific details when authenticating a user, such as whether a particular user is expected to be on duty with the organization at the current time.

System and methods for a connection proxy server are described. According to an example method described herein, a connection proxy server stores subscription, product tables as well as other downloads that are provided to a client terminal during initialization stage as well as later during a trading session. Upon detecting that a connection between the client terminal and a gateway is lost, the connection proxy maintains a communication session created for the client terminal at the gateway and receives data intended for the client terminal. If the connection is re-established between the client terminal and the gateway during a predetermined period of time, the connection proxy provides the stored data to the client terminal thus avoiding a surge in processing resources at the gateway due to the necessary downloads.

System and methods for a connection proxy server are described. According to an example method described herein, a connection proxy server stores subscription, product tables as well as other downloads that are provided to a client terminal during initialization stage as well as later during a trading session. Upon detecting that a connection between the client terminal and a gateway is lost, the connection proxy maintains a communication session created for the client terminal at the gateway and receives data intended for the client terminal. If the connection is re-established between the client terminal and the gateway during a predetermined period of time, the connection proxy provides the stored data to the client terminal thus avoiding a surge in processing resources at the gateway due to the necessary downloads.

Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device stores a set of device credentials for activating the communications device for a service on a network; and sends an access request to the network, the access request including the set of device credentials.

Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device stores a set of device credentials for activating the communications device for a service on a network; and sends an access request to the network, the access request including the set of device credentials.

Methods and apparatus for providing a messaging server within a premises device e.g., a home or enterprise gateway device. In one embodiment, a system is described that includes a premises device that acts as a centralized client messaging platform providing messaging services between a content provider and client devices, and also between client devices within a premises network. The premises device enables client-to-client communication that bypasses the long trip and propagation delay over the Internet by connecting the message across the premises network within the home or building. The premises device enables messages to be communicated between a content provider outside the premises network and the client devices via a single connection to minimize the number of Internet connections that need to be opened, and the number of messages communicated with servers outside of the premises network via both upstream aggregation and downstream dis-aggregation, which collectively save both network bandwidth and device reaction time.

Methods and apparatus for providing a messaging server within a premises device e.g., a home or enterprise gateway device. In one embodiment, a system is described that includes a premises device that acts as a centralized client messaging platform providing messaging services between a content provider and client devices, and also between client devices within a premises network. The premises device enables client-to-client communication that bypasses the long trip and propagation delay over the Internet by connecting the message across the premises network within the home or building. The premises device enables messages to be communicated between a content provider outside the premises network and the client devices via a single connection to minimize the number of Internet connections that need to be opened, and the number of messages communicated with servers outside of the premises network via both upstream aggregation and downstream dis-aggregation, which collectively save both network bandwidth and device reaction time.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a packetized message that is generated by signaling of a tag that is included in code of a given online resource and includes an identifier corresponding to a user that is accessing the given online resource, logging a timestamp as a start of a user session at a website that includes the given online resource, determining that the user session remains active while additional packetized messages continue to be received, determining that the user session at the website has ended, calculating a duration of the user session based on a difference between the timestamp and a time when the user session at the web site was determined to have ended, and modifying distribution of content to the user based on the duration of the user session at the website.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a packetized message that is generated by signaling of a tag that is included in code of a given online resource and includes an identifier corresponding to a user that is accessing the given online resource, logging a timestamp as a start of a user session at a website that includes the given online resource, determining that the user session remains active while additional packetized messages continue to be received, determining that the user session at the website has ended, calculating a duration of the user session based on a difference between the timestamp and a time when the user session at the web site was determined to have ended, and modifying distribution of content to the user based on the duration of the user session at the website.