06th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170041395 | EFFICIENT DYNAMIC PROOFS OF RETRIEVABILITY - The present invention relates to a data storage and retrieval system. The system includes a at least one client device: and at least one server. The server includes at least one memory, a processor and a log store. The client data is divided into different blocks and stored in the server. Different logs are generated for each block and stored in the log store. The storage in the server are audited for ensuring their integrity. The present invention also relates to a method used to store and retrieve data form the above system. The present invention also relates to a method used to initialize empty buffers in a storage of a system. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041396 | DYNAMIC PROVISIONING OF A VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE - Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating dynamic provisioning of a virtual storage appliance in a cloud computing environment are presented herein. A storage system management component can provision storage from a storage medium to facilitate access of at least a portion of the storage by a virtual storage appliance (VSA) based on a request for at least one resource associated with the VSA. Further, a network management component can provision the VSA to facilitate the access of the portion of the storage by the VSA. Furthermore, a storage fabric management component can configure a network to facilitate the access of the portion of the storage by the VSA via the network. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041397 | OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - In an operation control device as a first device communicably connected to at least one second device and in an operation control method, a main controller performs a process of acquiring second device-operation information via a communication unit, a process of acquiring past second device-operation information from a storage unit, a process of selecting past second device-operation information based on similarity between current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information acquired from the storage unit by an information acquisition unit, and a process of determining operation currently performed by the first device based on past first device-operation information stored in the storage unit while being associated with the selected past second device-operation information. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041398 | VIRTUALIZING DEVICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ON A MULTI-SESSION PLATFORM - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses may provide virtualization of device management services (e.g., device drivers) dedicated managing a particular device and designed under for or under the assumption the particular device and the device management service will be utilized in a single session/user environment, so that virtual instances of the device management services may be used in a multi-session environment. Further, a redirection and/or virtualization layer may be created for each session in the multi-session environment to perform global database redirection, object name translation, and file system translation to ensure session boundaries are maintained and global/shared resources are not inappropriately altered by a session. As an example, the redirection/virtualization layer may redirect communications associated with a session and for a global resource to access a virtual instance of the resource specific to the session. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041399 | COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT METHOD - A communications management system includes at least one processor configured to manage a session for carrying out transmission and reception of content data between a first communications terminal configured to control a predetermined apparatus, a second communications terminal, and a third communications terminal; and change a setting that a communications terminal allowed to operate the predetermined apparatus through communications with the first communications terminal is the second communications terminal to a setting that a communications terminal allowed to operate the predetermined apparatus through communications with the first communications terminal is the third communications terminal. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041400 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus may include: a first interface being set in one of a first operating state and a second operating state; a second interface; and an apparatus controller. The first interface is configured to: receive specific access point information in a case where a wireless connection is established in a situation where the first interface is set in the first operating state; and not receive the specific access point information in a case where a wireless connection via the first interface is established in a situation where the first interface is set in the second operating state. The apparatus controller performs: setting the first interface in the first operating state in a case where the access point information is not registered; registering the specific access point information; and setting the first interface in the second operating state in a case where the specific access point information is registered. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041401 | EVENT SATURATION NETWORKING - Systems and methods for selecting tiering protocols based on data transmissions over mesh networks within defined spatial areas can be provided. A mesh network can be established within a defined spatial area. Each network device within the mesh network can be a user device or a supernode. Further, a wireless communication link can be established between the user devices and supernodes. A plurality of tiered protocols for tiering data transmissions can be accessed. Data to be transmitted over the mesh network can be analyzed to determine which tiered protocol to select. Path data that identifies a routing path from the a user device to a supernode can be generated, and the data can be transmitted according to the path data. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041402 | METHOD FOR TRANSPARENTLY CONNECTING AUGMENTED NETWORK SOCKET OPERATIONS - A method at one or more computers having memory and one or more processors includes detecting establishment of a connection between a first process and a second process; determining whether an augmented communications service is available for the connection between the first process and second process; in accordance with a determination that the augmented communications service is available, configuring the connection between the first process and the second process to make use of the augmented communications service with no modification to the executable codes of the first process and the second process; and in accordance with a determination that the augmented communications service is not available, configuring the connection between the first process and the second process to make use of a non-augmented communications service. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041403 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGAM PRODUCT FOR PAIRING COMPUTING DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATION - Methods and systems are provided for periodic acknowledgments embedded in the data streams, in particular, for pairing computing devices for communication, in which the computing devices are connected by a network. The method includes creating a session ID and establishing a received bytes counter and a sent bytes counter, waiting for the establishment of a network connection, sending the created session ID to a computing device, reading the computing device's Session ID, determining whether the computing device's session ID is different from its earlier value and, if so, closing the network connection, and if no, sending the value of sent bytes counter and the value of received bytes counter to the computing device, and awaiting for either incoming or outgoing data. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041404 | MANAGING PORT CONNECTIONS - A system in accordance with an example includes a plurality of ports and a port manager. The port manager is to monitor quality of each of the plurality of ports. The port manager is to receive a connection request from a client device at a first port. The port manager is further to determine whether to instruct the client device to connect to a second port that is more suitable for the client device than the first port, based on the quality of the plurality of ports. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041405 | METHOD OF PROVIDING NUMBER URL SERVICE - The present invention relates to a method of providing a number URL service. One embodiment of the present invention can provide a method of providing a number URL service using a number URL as a primary domain, the method being capable of displaying all websites of a population of six billion on a single screen by expressing each of the websites by a five-digit number URL, allowing a user to use six billion websites by a single login, without re-login, and allowing the intuitional creation and management of each website. The problem-solving means of the present invention allows the maintenance of a website without paying maintenance fees by using a primary domain, allows people all around the world to switch between six billion or more websites on a single screen by a single login, without re-login, and also allows the integrated use of points. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MICRO-SERVICES COMMUNICATION PLATFORM - A multi-tenant media communication platform system and methods. The platform system includes media communication micro-services and micro-service configuration for a plurality of entities configured for use of the platform system. Enrolling an entity in the platform system includes setting entity configuration for use of the platform system by the entity. A micro-service request is processed according to the entity configuration. The micro-service request is a request for use of at least one micro-service of the platform system on behalf of the entity. Use of each micro-service is accounted for on behalf of the entity. Billing information for the entity is generated based on the accounting for the use of each micro-service on behalf of the entity. Entity configuration includes micro-service configuration, and micro-service configuration specifies at least one of: an endpoint mapping to at least one application logic URI, an event callback URI, and an event application logic URI. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041407 | Systems and Methods for Efficiently Generating a Geospatial Data Map for Use in Agricultural Operations - A data receiving module receives sampled agricultural-related data associated with a given geographic area. An analysis module processes the received sampled agricultural-related data to generate a sub-sampled raster of agricultural-related data over the given geographic area. The analysis module processes the sub-sampled raster of agricultural-related data to generate a final output raster of agricultural-related data over the given geographic area. The final output raster has a higher resolution than the sub-sampled raster. A geospatial data map generation module generates image data that when used to control a display of a remote subscriber computing device causes the display to show a geospatial data map based on the final output raster of agricultural-related data over the given geographic area. A communication module transmits instructions including the generated image data to the remote subscriber computing device to cause processing of the image data to display the geospatial data map on the display. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041408 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SHARED CONTENT - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine that a content item has been shared by a first user through a computing system, wherein the shared content item is distributed to one or more other users of the computing system through respective news feeds corresponding to the one or more other users. A determination can be made that the shared content item has been selected for isolation by at least one second user. The content item can be isolated from the respective news feeds corresponding to the one or more other users, wherein the isolated content item is removed from the respective news feeds. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041409 | NETWORK PRODUCT DISPLAY METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, SERVER AND TERMINAL - A network product display method, apparatus, system, server and terminal are disclosed in the present invention, and belong to the field of computer technology. The method includes: collecting behavior events transmitted by at least one terminal, and the behavior events are generated according to operations on the displayed network product; adjusting the lifetime of the network product according to the behavior events, and the lifetime is the remaining display time of the network product. The present invention, by collecting the behavior events generated according to the operations on the network product and adjusting the lifetime of the network product according to the collected behavior events, solves the problem that lots of server resources are occupied when more network products are released by the server, and achieves the effect that the server resources occupation is reduced and the survival of the fittest of the network products is realized. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041410 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes providing a software development kit (SDK) to an application developer. The SDK is to enable the application developer to create a monitoring enabled application. A panelist identifier is transmitted in response to a request from a registrar executed by the media device. The request includes demographic information associated with a user of the media device. The panelist identifier is stored in a shared memory of the media device and is accessible to the monitoring enabled application. The monitoring enabled application is to collect data if the panelist identifier is in the shared memory and to disable collection of the data if the panelist identifier is not in the shared memory. The data is collected from the monitoring enabled application. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041411 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY MEDIA PRESENTATION DEVICES - Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify media presentation devices are disclosed. An example method includes associating respective ones of a first and a second network device with respective ones of at least two different pseudo domain name service (DNS) servers, wherein the pseudo DNS servers do not provide domain name-to-IP address translation. Crediting the first network device with accessing media in response to receiving a first domain name service query at a first pseudo DNS server from a first public Internet protocol address. Crediting the second network device with accessing media in response to receiving a second domain name service query at a second pseudo DNS server from the first public Internet protocol address. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041412 | METHOD OF PROVIDING DIGITAL CONTENT FOR USERS OF PHYSICAL ITEMS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for enhancing users' overall experiences with physical items by supplementing their physical experiences with digital experiences. According to an embodiment, an electronic device scans a smart tag associated with an item to obtain an item identifier of the item, and sends the item identifier to a server, which selects digital content to be made available to a user of the item. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANTICIPATORY PUSH SEARCH FOR A HOMESCREEN BROWSER - A method and apparatus for performing anticipatory push search for a homescreen browser of a mobile device is described. The method may include collecting profile data indicative of behavior of a user with respect to usage of a mobile device and constructing a user profile for an anticipated usage of the mobile device by the user. Furthermore, the method may include publishing a content search request based on the anticipated usage of the mobile device by the user, and receiving at least one content response from a content provider. The method may also include providing content from the content response to the mobile device based on the anticipated usage of the mobile device by the user, the content for populating an anticipatory homescreen browser displayed by the mobile device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041414 | Method And System For Instant Information Push In A Network Information Service System - The present disclosure provides a method and a system for instant information push in a network information service system, comprising: sending distributed information to a system server via one user terminal, by an information distribution user, wherein the distributed information comprises one tag group with one or more tags and a data package; sending information in need to the system server via another user terminal, by an information-needs user, wherein the information in need comprises another tag group with one or more tags; searching for the information being stored in a storage device according to the tag group comprised therein, by the system server, if the system server receives the information in need or the distributed information; sending the distributed information to the user terminal via which the information in need is sent, and sending the information in need to the user terminal via which the distributed information is sent, if it is searched out that the tag groups comprised completely or partially match each other. Thus, the present disclosure provides a device that promptly acquires useful information once the information is distributed. The present disclosure further provides a corresponding system. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041415 | Method And System For Instant Information Push In A Network Information Service System - The present disclosure provides a method and a system for instant information push in a network information service system, comprising: sending distributed information to a system server via one user terminal, by an information distribution user assigned by a system; sending information in need to the system server via another user terminal, by an information-needs user; the distributed information and the information in need comprise a tag group with a tag; searching for the information being stored in a storage device according to the tag group comprised therein, by the system server, if the system server receives the information in need or the distributed information; sending the distributed information to the user terminal via which the information in need is sent, and allowing the information-needs user to follow the information distribution user, if it is searched out that the tag groups comprised completely or partially match each other. Thus, the present disclosure provides a device that promptly acquires useful information once the information is distributed. The present disclosure further provides a corresponding system. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041416 | Method And Distributed System Server For Instant Information Push - The present disclosure discloses a method and a distributed system server for instant information push in a network information service, wherein the method comprises: sending distributed information to a proxy server and transferring it onto a distributed-information server, by an information distribution user; sending information in need to the proxy server and transferring it onto an information-in-need server, by an information-needs user; storing and synchronizing in real-time, by the proxy server, an IP address, a category list, and a tag list of the distributed-information server and the information-in-need server; receiving the information in need, searching for a tag group, looking for a match in the distributed-information server, and sending a match result; and receiving the distributed information, searching for a tag group, looking for a match in the information-in-need server, and sending a match result. The present disclosure also discloses a corresponding distributed system server. Thus, the present disclosure provides a system that promptly acquires useful information once the information is distributed, while the system avoids risk of failing to work by a distributed storage when suffering from a malfunction or being under attack. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041417 | SCALABLE, REAL-TIME MESSAGING SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving from a plurality of publisher clients a plurality of messages, assigning each of the messages to one of a plurality of distinct channels wherein each channel comprises an ordered plurality of messages, storing messages of each of the channels in one or more respective buffers according to the order, each buffer having a respective time-to-live, retrieving messages for one or more of the channels from respective buffers having time-to-lives that have not expired and according to the order, and sending the retrieved messages to a plurality of subscriber clients. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041418 | REMOTE SOCKET SPLICING SYSTEM - A remote socket splicing system includes a first computing device and a second computing device that are coupled to a router device. A proxy system is coupled to the router device. The proxy system is configured to operate on a first connection with the first computing device through the first router device, and operate on a second connection with the second computing device through the first router device. The proxy system is also configured to send an instruction to perform a socket splicing operation to the first router device subsequent to operating on the first connection and the second connection. The first router device is configured to perform the socket splicing operation to provide a data path between the first computing device and the second computing device that does not include the proxy system. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTION OF DATA RECEIVED OVER A NETWORK - Methods, apparatuses, and storage media associated with compaction of data from one or more computing devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices may transmit information to a computing system. The computing system may group together raw data received from these one or more IoT devices based on a shared attribute. The computing system may select a compaction scheme to represent the knowledge conveyed by a group of the raw data. The computing system may apply this compaction scheme to the group of raw data to generate data that is representative of the group of raw data. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041420 | TRANSFERRING STATE IN CONTENT CENTRIC NETWORK STACKS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates the transfer of the state of a stack in a content centric network. During operation, the system receives, by a communication component from a coordinating entity, a command message to store a current state of the component, wherein the communication component is used in processing messages based on a name, and wherein a name is a hierarchically structured variable length identifier (HSVLI) which comprises contiguous name components ordered from a most general level to a most specific level. The system determines a current state for the communication component. Subsequently, the system stores the current state for the communication component in a data structure. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041421 | METHOD FOR CACHING DATA AND FORWARDING DEVICE - The present application discloses a method for caching data, which is capable of determining a caching location of content according to a popularity of the content and impact of caching the content on network bandwidth, so as to save the network bandwidth. The method includes: receiving a first data packet from a server, and a caching gain included in the first data packet is a maximum value of local caching gains of all forwarding devices on a first content delivery path; and caching first content included in the first data packet when determining that the caching gain in the first data packet matches a local caching gain corresponding to an identity of the first content, where the local caching gain corresponding to the identity of the first content is generated by calculation according to a first parameter and a popularity of the first content. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041422 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING A CONTENT MANIFEST IN A NETWORK - Content is retrieved in a network by first requesting a manifest from a manifest server by a network controller in response to a query from a client node. The manifest is an extensible description of content to be requested. The network controller may modify the manifest to include network information pertinent to the content, such as its location, by adding an appendix including changes and additions to the manifest. The modified manifest is provided to the client node. Based on information in the modified manifest, the client node sends a request for the associated content. The network controller allocates resources and path selection for retrieval of the content. The network controller provides the retrieved content to the client node. If the network controller caches the retrieved content, the manifest is updated with the local cache information and provided to the manifest server to update its records. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041423 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD - A data broadcasting file based on HTML5 is transported in an MMT method. In a data content management table, information of a list of broadcasting transport files and a central file constituting a presentation unit, and a list of files to be pre-cached is described for each data broadcasting presentation unit. When a list of broadcasting files constituting a data broadcasting presentation unit to be referred to next after a current data broadcasting presentation unit is designated as a pre-cache target, a receiver side can pre-cache file data necessary for a data broadcasting presentation unit to be transitioned to next, and a timely data broadcasting service interoperating with a broadcast program can be realized. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041424 | Key Resource Prefetching Using Front-End Optimization (FEO) Configuration - Front-end optimization (FEO) configuration information is leveraged to identify “key” resources required to load other pages on a site, and to automatically cause key resources to be prefetched to a server, and to the browser. In this approach, an FEO analyzer uses knowledge of configured optimization templates to determine the key resources required to load pages for each template. The key resources for pages belonging to other optimization templates are then selectively prefetched by other pages. In a preferred approach, the FEO analyzer provides an edge server cache process a list of key resources and instructions to prefetch the key resources, as well as instructions to rewrite the HTML of the page to include instructions for the browser to prefetech the key resources. On the client, key resources are prefetched if missing from a cache on the browser. Key resources preferably are stored in the browser's HTML5 local storage cache. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041425 | PRELOADER EMPLOYING ENHANCED MESSAGES - A disclosed method of serving web page requests includes detecting a client request for a web page that contains an object. A preloader application is invoked to execute while the object is downloading to the client. The preloader application displays a preloader message during at least part of the downloading interval. At least a part of the preloader message is an advertisement or is otherwise unrelated to a progress of the downloading of the object. A size of the object may exceed a specified threshold and/or a type of the object may match any of a set of predetermined object types. The set of predetermined object types may include a Java® object type, a Flash® object type, or another object type suitable for implementing motion graphics. In some embodiments, the preloader application resides on a third party web site. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041426 | SYSTEM FOR PREFETCHING DIGITAL TAGS - Systems and methods described herein can take advantage of the caching abilities of the browser and the idle time of the user to prefetch tag libraries of one or more tags for execution in a subsequent content page. For example, these systems and methods can provide the ability to prefetch and not execute a tag library on a content page before it is required so the tag library is cached in the browser. When the browser hits the page that uses the tag library, the tag library can be quickly retrieved from memory and executed. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041427 | VERIFYING CONTROLLER ACTIONS IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS WITH CONTROLLER CLUSTERS - Methods and arrangements for verifying controller actions in a clustered software defined network. A contemplated method includes: intercepting at least one message at the primary controller; wherein the at least one intercepted message comprises a message that induces one or more changes in the network; intercepting at least one cache update in the network; replicating the at least one intercepted message and the at least one cache update; directing the at least one replicated message and the at least one replicated cache update to a verification subsystem; and verifying the at least one replicated message and the at least one replicated cache update in the verification subsystem. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041428 | CACHE MANAGEMENT BASED ON FACTORS RELATING TO REPLACEMENT COST OF DATA - Systems and methods for a cache replacement policy that takes into consideration factors relating to the replacement cost of currently cached data and/or the replacement cost of requested data. According to one embodiment, a request for data is received by a network device. A cache management system running on the network device estimates, for each of multiple cache entries of a cache managed by the cache management system, a computational cost of reproducing data cached within each of the cache entries by respective origin storage devices from which the respective cached data originated. The cache management system estimates a communication latency between the cache and the respective origin storage devices. The cache management system enables the cache to replace data cached within a selected cache entry with the requested data based on the estimated computational costs and the estimated communication latencies. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041429 | CACHING NODES - In examples provided herein, upon receiving notification of data to be cached for a package executed in response to a user-initiated experience, where the user-initiated experience originated from a first networked wearable device (NWD) associated with the user, a caching node management engine identifies one or more caching nodes to cache the data and determines available storage resources for each caching node, where each caching node resides at other NWDs associated with the user. The caching node management engine further transmits different portions of the data to the one or more of the caching nodes for caching based upon available storage resources. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041430 | PRIORITIZING NETWORK TRAFFIC BASED ON RELATIVE IMMINENCE OF USAGE - A method and computer program product for performing the method are provided. The method includes managing network traffic, such as data files and data streams, for a network device, and identifying a context, such as a source address, subject matter, file type, file size, and data streaming rate, associated with each of the network objects. The method further includes obtaining user data associated with the network device, for example a plurality of activities, such as schedule events and historical behavior, and a time associated with each activity. Still further, the method comprises correlating network objects to activities, and altering prioritization of the network objects that are correlated with the activities in response to a current time being within a predetermined time period of the time associated with the one or more activities. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041431 | READ-AHEAD ON SIGNED CONNECTIONS WITH UNSIGNING, INLINE, TRANSPARENT PROXIES - Innovative technologies for reducing network request response times over a server-signed connection are disclosed. The technologies may involve dynamically computing synchronized compression dictionaries using server responses to speculative or “read-ahead” client requests. The technologies operate even when the client is unable to accept the server responses due to server-signing constraints. A server proxy may receive a read-ahead request originating from a client proxy. After receiving a response to the read-ahead request from a server, the server proxy may populate a compression dictionary and forward the read-ahead request to the client proxy. The client proxy may populate its own synchronized compression dictionary using the forwarded read-ahead response. The server proxy and client proxy may use the compression dictionaries to respectively compress and decompress a response to an actual client request that matches or is highly similar to the earlier response to the read-ahead request. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041432 | ROUTER-HOST LOGGING - According to a general aspect, a method includes receiving, at a network interface device at a user location, a request from a first machine located at the user location, the request including a first-machine identifier and a request to access through the network interface device a first location on a network. The method also includes logging, at the network interface device, the request from the first machine into a first-machine log for requests from the first machine, the logging into the first-machine log being based on the first-machine identifier. The method also includes receiving at the network interface device a request from a second machine located at the user location, the request from the second machine including a second-machine identifier and a request to access through the network interface device a second location on the network, and the network interface device, the first machine, and the second machine being located at a user location. The method further includes logging, at the network interface device, the request from the second machine into a second-machine log for all requests from the second machine, the logging into the second-machine log being based on the second-machine identifier. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041433 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE PERSONALITY SUPPORT AND DYNAMIC PERSONALITY SELECTION - Apparatus and methods establish and maintain a plurality of profiles defining different personalities in association with a single user account. Further, apparatus and methods described herein enable a group communication session including receiving a request from an originator to initiate a group communication session, where the request identifies a plurality of participants. Further, these aspects include selecting an originator profile from a plurality of different established originator profiles to be displayed to each of the plurality of participants, where each of the plurality of different established originator profiles is associated with a single user account. Further, in these aspects, a first selected originator profile to be displayed to a first one of the plurality of participants differs from a second selected originator profile to be displayed to a second one of the plurality of participants. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041434 | Method and system for predictively providing software - A computer-implemented method of predictively providing a part of a software application over a network to one recipient computer of plural recipient computers, each of the recipient computers being configured for executing the software application without having in its possession the entire software application, the method comprising acquiring a prediction of an access time of the part and a prediction of a provisioning time of the part over the network and providing the part ahead of the access time minus the provisioning time to the one recipient computer. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041435 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE VIRTUAL WAR ROOMS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA IN ENTERPRISE NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS - An example method to generate communication clients in an enterprise network environment involves receiving a status from a resource management system, the status associated with a computing resource of the enterprise network environment. The example method involves determining whether the status satisfies a threshold. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves selecting a plurality of users based on a status agreement. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves generating a communication client associated with the resource. When the status satisfies the threshold, the example method involves inviting the selected plurality of users via a social media interface to access the communication client. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041436 | System and Method for the Sharing of Structured Tagged Content where all Content Originates from a Structured Content Management System - The present invention includes a system and method for the sharing of structured tagged content where all content originates from a structured content management system. Content is classified by way of the URL, Supporting URL, Content Detail URL, and Originating URL and Categorically classified. As content is modified in any way (i.e. edited, deleted) in the content management system, the same content displayed and published on the website (URL) is also automatically modified throughout all devices where the website (URL) is rendered. Communication of content can be performed instantaneously on any and all devices, including but not limited to desktop/laptop, mobile and tablet devices, by selecting the individual's or individuals' website/s (URL/s) to whom they want to share. Shared content may be viewed on the receivers' websites (URLs) and their content management systems. Content shared through the system is automatically rendered throughout all devices using the system. Social bilateral communication of content through the content management system is instantaneous. The system would allow users future retrieval of content stored in the secured content management system whether or not the content's supporting URL or originating URL still exists or has been deleted or modified. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041437 | Application Cards Based On Contextual Data - A server includes a network communication device, a storage device, and a processing device. The processing device executes computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to: receive contextual data from a client computing device via the network communication device, the contextual data indicates a first application view displayed on the client computing device; identify a first application function ID that identifies a first application function corresponding with the first application view; determine a first user intent ID that corresponds with the first application function ID; determine a second user intent ID that transitions from the first user intent ID; identify a second application function ID that corresponds with the second user intent ID; retrieve a card object corresponding with the second application function ID from the storage device; and transmit the card object to the client computing device via the network communication device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041438 | ONLINE DATA MANAGEMENT - Technologies are generally described for a data management scheme. In some examples, a method may include displaying, by a client device, a representation of a data item received from a server; transmitting, by the client device, to the server, a request to access the data item and information regarding the request to access, in response to a user input; updating, by the server, the representation of the data item to further include the information regarding the request to access; and displaying, by the client device, the updated representation of the data item received from the server. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041439 | Facilitating the operation of a client/server application while a client is offline or online - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates the operation of a client/server application while a client is online or offline. The system operates by receiving a request from an application at a client to synchronize data with a server. In response to the request, the system places the data in a resource, wherein the resource can be a file. Next, the system sends an acknowledgement to the application. The system then determines a protocol for synchronizing the resource with the server. Finally, the system queues the resource for synchronization with the server, or optionally synchronizes the resource with the server immediately. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041440 | DATA COMPRESSION FOR PRIORITY BASED DATA TRAFFIC, ON AN AGGREGATE TRAFFIC LEVEL, IN A MULTI STREAM COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An approach for multi-stream data compression comprises receiving packets of a data stream, wherein the packets comprise respective packets of source data streams compressed on an aggregate basis and in a successive order. A one of the packets is decompressed, and a determination is made whether the packet has been received in a proper order of succession compared to the successive order of compression. When it is determined that the packet has been received in the proper order, the packet is stored at a next location in a decompressor cache. When it is determined that the packet has not been received in the proper order, the packet is stored at a location in the decompressor cache, allowing for subsequent storage of one or more further packets in the proper order of succession, wherein the further packets were processed via the compression process before, but were received after, the one packet. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041441 | Adaptive Payload Management - Embodiments of the invention relate to payload storage format for storing data in support of an aggregation function. As an input is subject to aggregation, the input is evaluated to ascertain a payload format for the aggregation. It is understood that there is more than one payload format. An evaluation of the aggregation key is a factor in the initial payload format. If the key is an addition to an existing aggregation, the evaluation considers changing the format of the payload to address processing and/or memory efficiency for the aggregation. The evaluation and the format change takes place dynamically so that the aggregation may continue. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041442 | Modular Control Interface - A modular portable device system and method improves the quality of the interface between a core device and an add-on module via an interconnection system specifically applicable to modular systems. A multi-pin connector array accessible from outside the base device is configured and located to electrically connect to a mating array on the add-on module when the two devices are docked. In an embodiment, the multi-pin connector array includes a command/control pin configured to support multiple functions such as, but not limited to, device detection, interrupt functions, mode changes and wake functions. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041443 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ATTACHMENT WITH ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE - A system, topology, and methods including apparatus for releasably secure attachment to an electronic device. The apparatus or a component of the apparatus may include an electrical energy storage element. The apparatus or a compound of apparatus may be slidably coupled to an electronic device. The apparatus or a component of apparatus may be slidably coupled to an electronic device via a side, top, or base and rear of the electronic device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041444 | AUTOMATIC CONTACTS SORTING - To automatically sort multiple contacts of a user, in some examples, a system may be configured to monitor physiological signals, which reflect the emotional responses, of the user during communications between the user and his/her contacts and, further, to classify the contacts into multiple contact groups that may be sorted by the emotional responses of the user. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041445 | SOUND EMISSION AND COLLECTION DEVICE, AND SOUND EMISSION AND COLLECTION METHOD - A sound emission and collection device includes a speaker, a filter processing a sound emission signal, microphones, echo cancellers cancelling regression sound signals of the sound emitted by the speaker from the sound collection signals of the corresponding microphones, a first integration section integrating adaptive filter coefficients taken out from the plurality of echo cancellers, a reverberation time estimation section estimating the reverberation time for each frequency band in the space in which the speaker and the plurality of microphones are present on the basis of the integrated adaptive filter coefficient, and an arithmetic operation section specifying a frequency band having a long reverberation time from the sound emission signal based on the estimated reverberation time, calculating a filter coefficient for suppressing power of the specified frequency band, and setting the filter coefficient to the filter. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041446 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING DUAL OPERATING SYSTEMS OF SMART PHONE - A smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention suggests a method for accessing dual environments in a lock screen. The method may comprise: a step for receiving an inputted password or release pattern in a lock screen of a smart phone; and a step for providing smart phone environments different from each other according to the inputted password. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041447 | MOBILE DEVICE AND DIAL PAD THEREOF - Provided are a mobile device and dial pad thereof The dial pad comprises a first key area and a second key area, the first key area being used for numeric keys and the second key area being used for symbol keys and/or function keys; when a user uses the dial pad, the numeric keys are commonly used keys but the symbol keys and function keys are un-commonly used keys. In the prior art, un-commonly used keys are placed in the favorable positions on the dial pad while commonly used keys are in unfavorable places. The dial pad provided in the present invention separate the common keys from un-common keys to allow the common numeric keys to be relatively concentrated and reduce the range, thus shortening movement distance between numeric keys touched by a user, and further improving dialing accuracy and efficiency. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041448 | REMOTE CONFIGURATION AND PRE-SETUP FOR LIMITED INPUT WEARABLE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus relating to remote configuration and/or pre-setup for mobile devices are described. In an embodiment, logic causes receipt of user information at a device, which includes the logic, from a web portal in response to powering up the device. The logic causes creation of an account at the web portal for an end user in response to receipt of the user information and a code from the web portal at the logic. The logic causes display of the code to the end user to cause the device to become associated with the account in response to receipt of the code from the end user at the web portal. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041449 | Modular Interconnection Via Native Interfaces - A modular portable device system and method improves the quality of the interface between a core device and an add-on module via an interconnection system specifically applicable to modular systems. A multi-pin connector array accessible from outside the base device is configured and located to electrically connect to a mating array on the add-on module when the two devices are docked. The application processor of the base device provides a plurality of native signals directly to the multi-pin connector array. In addition to data traffic, the multi-pin connector array also connects power components of the devices in an embodiment. In a further embodiment, a command control connection exposed at the interface is usable by the application processor to receive an interface mode signal from the add-on module and optionally to program the add-on module and to wake the add-on module from an idle state. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041450 | Multipin Variable Rate Interface - A modular portable device system and method improves the quality of the interface between a core device and an add-on module via an interconnection system specifically applicable to modular systems. A multi-pin connector array accessible from outside the base device is configured and located to electrically connect to a mating array on the add-on module when the two devices are docked. The application processor of the base device uses different pins or pin sets of the interface to provide mutually exclusive data channels having distinct data rates for transmission of various types of data with less waste. In an embodiment, a control pin is used by the devices to signal a channel and associated data type to be transmitted. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041451 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING DIRECTIONS TO A CONTAINER - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for updating directions to a container. In one embodiment an apparatus for updating directions to a container comprises a container housing, a movement sensor attached to the container housing, a wireless transceiver; and a control circuit coupled to the movement sensor and the wireless transceiver. The control circuit being configured to: detect a relocation of the container housing via the movement sensor, determine an estimated new location of the container, and send, via the wireless transceiver, the estimated new location to a computing device to initiate an update of a direction to the container. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041452 | MONITORING PARTS IN A FACILITY - Parts in a manufacturing or service facility are electronically tracked using wireless beacons and location tags, strategically positioned receiver devices in the facility, and a monitoring server. The wireless beacons and location tags are individually coupled to parts in the facility to be tracked and store beacon-, tag-, and part-specific identifiers that can be wirelessly communicated to the monitoring server through receiver devices or mobile devices of workers in the facility. In particular, the location tags transmit various identifiers when the mobile devices or wireless beacons are brought into close proximity to the location tags. The mobile devices allow workers to request on-demand and up-to-date work orders for the parts with location tags, and the wireless beacons communicate the location tags' identifiers to the monitoring server. The monitoring server uses the identifiers to track the locations of the parts and manage electronic work orders for the parts. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041453 | Information Processing Method and User Equipment - An information processing method and a user equipment, wherein the method includes receiving an information processing request message, when the information processing request message is not processed within a predetermined time, collecting at least two types of environment state information, generating prompt information according to the at least two types of the collected environment state information. Therefore, a user can perceive in time the information processing request message that has been received but not processed by the user equipment in time, and thus effectively increasing the usability of the user equipment. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041454 | INFORMATION THROTTLE THAT ENFORCES POLICIES FOR WORKPLACE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Information throttle that modifies a device's access to applications, features, or information to enforce workplace use policies. May be used with “bring your own devices” that belong to a user but are also used at work. For example, the system may disable games, media players, or social media when it determines that a device is used at work. A usage context monitor determines the context in which the device is currently used. The monitor may determine that a device is used for work when the time matches working hours, the device location matches a work site location, or the network connected to a device matches a workplace network. In addition to blocking access to inappropriate features, the information throttle may allow access to sensitive information only when the device is at work. Access may also depend on factors such as user credentials and the identity and configuration of the device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041455 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touchscreen; and a controller configured to display a home screen on the touchscreen including a plurality of application icons corresponding to applications executable on the mobile terminal, receive a first touch input on the home screen, display a first screen on the touchscreen including a rearrangement of the application icons in which the application icons having a first frequency of use are displayed in a first area of the first screen and the application icon having a second frequency of use are displayed in a second area of the first screen, in response to the first touch input, receive a second touch input on the first screen, and display a second screen on the touchscreen including a rearrangement of the application icons in which the application icons having a third frequency of use are displayed in a first area of the second screen and the application icon having a fourth frequency of use are displayed in a second area of the second screen, in response to the second touch input. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041456 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a method for capturing a line after an elapse of a predetermined time, in a case where the line has been disconnected caused by an occurrence of a specific event in which a heavy load signal is input to an input side connecting the line. The control method for controlling a communication apparatus configured to perform a data communication via a line, includes detecting a signal on the line, disconnecting the line based on a level of the detected signal, and capturing the line based on an elapse of a predetermined time after the line has been disconnected. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041457 | UPDATING FILTER COEFFICIENTS DURING ECHO CANCELLATION - Updating filter coefficients during echo cancellation is disclosed. In some embodiments, a communication device may include a processor configured to operate a background filter configured as an adaptive filter, operate a foreground filter configured as a fixed filter; and update the foreground filter with coefficients from the background filter responsive to monitoring a history of both a near-end signal energy and an estimated far-end signal energy for a pre-determined time window in which conditions of each of the near-end signal energy and the estimated far-end signal energy are satisfied. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041458 | ECHO CANCELLATION FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Enabling and disabling the updating of an adaptive filter for echo cancellation of a communication device is discussed. In some embodiments, an echo canceler in a communication device may include an adaptive filter enabled to update responsive to a determination that a first condition is satisfied that there is no double talk detected on the communication device, and a determination that a second condition is satisfied based, at least in part, on a performance characteristic. The adaptive filter may be disabled from updating responsive to at least one of the first condition and the second condition not being satisfied. Described is disabling the adaptive filter from updating responsive to detecting a performance characteristic of the adaptive filter to fail to meet a condition indicating that the adaptive filter is diverging. The condition may be independent of whether double-talk is determined to be present on the communication device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041459 | DIGITAL SIGNATURE-OVER-VOICE FOR CALLER ID VERIFICATION - In an approach to caller ID verification by digital signature, a computing device receives caller ID and URL information associated with a call. The computing device retrieves a digital signature based on the URL. The computing device retrieves public key information associated with the caller. The computing device performs a digital signature assessment based on the public key information in order to ascertain the validity of the caller ID information. The computing device performs one or more actions based on the digital signature assessment. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041460 | Originating a Voice Call from a Selected Number Using a Temporary Routing Number - When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may select an originating phone number to initiate a voice call that is different from the telephone number that is assigned to the computing device. The telephone number that is selected as the originating number may be a number that is assigned to another computing device and/or a different user. In response to receiving a request to place an outgoing call using the selected destination number, the network returns a temporary routing number to the computing device. The computing device places a call to the temporary routing number. After receiving the call at the temporary routing number, the network places the outgoing call using the selected originating number. The outgoing call appears to a called party to originate from the selected originating number instead of from the phone number assigned to the computing device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041461 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY METHOD - One embodiment of the invention could be a method of disguising the caller ID of an incoming phone call comprising the following steps: providing a portable telecommunication smart device that interfaces with telecommunication system to receive an incoming phone call; selecting a phone number to be placed upon a fake list manager database and assigning a fake display caller ID to the selected user known phone number; storing the selected phone number and the assigned fake caller display ID upon the fake list manager database, receiving an incoming phone call; matching a phone number of the incoming phone call with selected phone number; displaying the fake caller ID upon portable telecommunication smart device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041462 | ENHANCED CALLER-ID INFORMATION SELECTION AND DELIVERY - Technologies relating to enhanced Caller ID information selection for a caller associated with a call and delivery of the selected enhanced Caller ID information to a callee associated with the call include one or more processors selecting, according to selection criteria, one or more enhanced Caller ID information items from a collection of available enhanced Caller ID information items pertaining to the caller that are stored across one or more databases of enhanced Caller ID information. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041463 | DIGITAL SIGNATURE-OVER-VOICE FOR CALLER ID VERIFICATION - In an approach to caller ID verification by digital signature, a computing device receives authenticating information associated with a caller. The computing device creates a call record based on the authenticating information. The computing device retrieves additional information associated with the caller. The computing device updates the call record based on the additional information. The computing device retrieves a digital signature associated with the caller. The computing device retrieves public key information associated with the caller. The computing device performs a digital signature assessment based on the public key information. The computing device updates the call record based on the digital signature assessment. The computing device adds timestamp information to the call record. The computing device receives a request from a call recipient device. The computing device communicates information based on the call record to the call recipient device. The computing device marks the call record as expired. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041464 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALL QUEUE MESSAGING - A method for providing messages to a user during a call includes receiving a call from a user. The method may further include retrieving, based on the call, a unique identifier of the user, and placing the user in a call queue in an order defined by when the call is received. While the user is in the call queue, user data matching the unique identifier of the user is retrieved, the user data is analyzed to identify, based on the prior interaction, a problem of the user with the software application. The method may further include generating, in response to identifying the problem of the user, user data messages, and initiating presentation of the user data messages to the user while the user is in the call queue. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041465 | 2Face - The disclosed herein is a portable cellular communication system comprised of: at least two portable cellular communication units, wherein said units include: at least one means to convert sound into an electrical signal for each unit; at least one means to convert an electrical signal into sound for each unit; at least one display means to display a user interface for each unit; at least one light source for each unit; at least one sensory unit for each unit; at least one means to converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound for each unit; at least one SIM card tray for each unit; at least one means for each unit to attach said portable cellular communication unit simultaneously to multiple external resources; at least one power supply module; a plurality of camera for each unit; and a plurality of controls on each unit. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041466 | System and Method for Indexing Automated Telephone Systems - A telephone subnet crawler is used to access automated telephone response systems and index the information, contents and structure contained therein. A database of the information, contents and structure of a plurality of automated telephone response systems is created by the telephone subnet crawler. A user interface provides callers with direct access to the information, contents and structure of the automated telephone response systems contained in the database. Where an automated telephone response system requires user input, the user interface calls the automated telephone response system and navigates to the node requiring user input, provides the user input and displays the results to the user. Where an automated telephone response system connects to an operator, the user interface calls the automated telephone response system, navigates to the node for an operator, and when an operator is detected, calls the user at a user provided callback number. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041467 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TO RANK USERS OF REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS - A computing apparatus configured to perform natural language processing, e.g., by comparing the words in a communication transcript of a user to a list of keywords, to generate an input vector representing a pattern of text in the communication transcript. A predictive model is generated from correlating input vectors to user ranking scores, e.g., for retention. The input vector determined from a communication transcript is applied to the computation model to compute a predicted retention score of the user. The retention score can be used, for example, to select a personalized recommendation for a communication connection to an adviser and/or a targeted offer. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041468 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RELAY DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A communication system includes: a relay device including: a storage unit configured to store terminal specification information for specifying the third terminal associated with the second terminal, and a first communication control unit configured to connect the third terminal to the first network if an authentication control unit authenticates the terminal authentication information; one or more first terminals connected to a first network; a second terminal connectable to the first network and including a second communication control unit configured to transmit the relay-device specification information and the terminal authentication information to the third terminal through the second network if receiving the relay-device specification information and the terminal authentication information from the relay device; and a third terminal connectable to a second network and including a third communication control unit configured to transmit the terminal authentication information to the relay device through the second network. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041469 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A management system manages access from a communication terminal to an application and includes a receiving unit, an identification unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives model information indicating a model of the communication terminal and application information indicating an application that are transmitted from the communication terminal. The identification unit identifies a function that is matched with a function capable of being provided by the application identified based on the application information received by the receiving unit out of functions available in the communication terminal identified based on the model information received by the receiving unit. The transmitting unit transmits, to the communication terminal, approval information indicating that use of the function corresponding to the function identified by the identification unit is approved and access destination information indicating an access destination to access the application corresponding to the application information received by the receiving unit. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041470 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, METHOD, SOFTWARE APPLICATION AND DATA SIGNAL FOR MONITORING AN INTERACTION - The present invention provides a system, device, method, software program and data signal for monitoring an interaction. The device includes a trigger detection module arranged to monitor events on a hardware device to determine a trigger for an event. On determining the trigger for the event, the trigger detection module invokes a timer module arranged to monitor for completion of the event. Upon completion of the event, the timer module records the total time of the event in an event record. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041471 | ORIGINAL READING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An original reading apparatus conveys an original placed on an original stacking unit, reads the conveyed original, makes a setting about whether to validate a function of interrupting conveyance of originals upon detection of double feed of the originals during conveyance of the originals in accordance with detection of originals stacked on the original stacking unit, detects an original placed on the original stacking unit, and validates the function based on the made setting in accordance with detection of the original by the original detection unit. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041472 | NETWORKED LOW-BANDWIDTH TERMINALS FOR TRANSMISSION OF IMAGERY - A system includes nodes deployable across an area and self-forming a mobile ad-hoc network. The nodes include (1) imaging circuitry for capturing an image of a local sub-area based on a triggering event, (2) image-transfer circuitry for partitioning a captured image into sub-images or image segments and transmitting them to other nodes, (3) image-transmission circuitry for transmitting a sub-image from another node on an uplink to a relay such as a satellite. The relay (1) receives transmissions of respective sub-images, in parallel on independent channels, from the nodes via respective uplinks, and (2) retransmits the sub-images to the remote location via a downlink. A central control station at the remote location (1) receives the sub-images from the relay via the downlink, (2) re-creates the captured image by combining the received sub-images, and (3) utilizes the re-created image in a monitoring or control operation of the central control station. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041473 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATIONS THEREOF - An image processing apparatus includes a processor to perform: acquiring date information determined based on a current date; selecting an icon to be displayed on the display unit, according to the date information, from a plurality of icons that is used to execute image processing; controlling a display unit such that the display unit displays the selected icon; acquiring selection information specifying an icon selected from the icon displayed on the display unit; and controlling a printing execution unit such that the printing execution unit prints an image by executing the image processing associated with the icon specified. In a case where the date information represents a first date, the processor, in the selecting, configured to select a first icon, and in a case where the date information represents a second date, the processor, in the selecting, configured to select a second icon. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041474 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO BE EXECUTED BY THE SAME, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes: a display; a first display controller configured to display a background screen image(s); and a second display controller configured to display, within each background screen image, at least one object image each for receiving a command for executing a corresponding predefined processing. The first display controller executes a display switch processing to switch the background screen image being displayed on the display from a first background screen image to a second background screen image by moving the first and second background screen images in a first direction. The second display controller executes a shaking display processing in which the object image displayed within the second background screen image is repeatedly moved between two positions. The shaking display processing is started upon a start of the display switch processing and finished after an end of the display switch processing. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041475 | METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE FOR SHARING PERSONALIZATION DATA - A method of sharing personalization data in a first image forming device is provided. The method includes receiving user identification information for user login from a user, identifying a second image forming device connected to the first image forming device, receiving the personalization data from the second image forming device based on the received user identification information, and providing a user interface to which the received personalization data is applied. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041476 | PREPRINTING METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SECURED INFORMATION FOR GAMING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a preprinting system of secured information connected to a game host device. The preprinting system includes a controller, a printer, a plurality of printer detectors, a housing, a plurality of housing detectors. The controller is configured to communicate with the game host device, and to receive a game information signal and a status checking request signal. The printer is electronically connected to the controller, which is configured to print a game draw of the game program on printable medium, and the printed printable medium is partially revealed to the player while the game result draw thereon is unknown to the player. By preprint game draw of the game program, the possibility of adulteration from the game system is eliminated, the preprinting system also provides reliability, and the verification mechanism provides information security of digital chance games to the players. An preprinting method of secured information is also disclosed. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041477 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Upon occurrence of an interruption factor before image data for one page of a target document has been stored in a storage device, a printing apparatus performs control to store specific data in a storage area of the storage device in which the remaining image data of the target document is to be stored. In a case where an interruption factor occurs before image data for one page of the target document has been stored in the storage device, the printing apparatus performs printing based on the image data of the target document and the specific data stored in the storage device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041478 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: a first size-detecting portion which detects a size of an original disposed on a disposing portion; a conveying portion which conveys the original disposed on the disposing portion to a reading portion, a second size-detecting portion which detects the size of the original to be conveyed by the conveying portion; a controller which calculates an overlap region between a reading region and an original region, with the reading region determined based on a reading size obtained by a obtain portion and the detection of the first size-detecting portion, and the original region determined by the second size-detecting portion; and a notifying portion which makes a predetermined notification based on the information that has been calculated. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041479 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The image processing apparatus in the present invention is an image processing apparatus that supplies roughness shape data to an image forming apparatus that forms a roughness shape based on a roughness shape of an object to be reproduced. The image processing apparatus includes: an input reception unit configured to receive an input of information representing the roughness shape of the object to be reproduced; an acquisition unit configured to acquire output characteristics relating to a roughness shape that the image forming apparatus can output; and a generation unit configured to generate roughness shape data that is supplied to the image forming apparatus based on the information representing the roughness shape of the object to be reproduced and the output characteristics. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041480 | ELECTRIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electric apparatus including a reception unit (for example, hardware key) for receiving an instruction relating to functions of the electric apparatus and having operation states of a power conserving state in which power required for performing the functions thereof is limited and a normal state in which the power is not limited, wherein the reception unit may receive an instruction indicating a return to the normal state in the power conserving state and receive an instruction which is to be originally received in the normal state. When the reception unit receives the instruction, signals at different levels are output depending on the operation state and based on the signal to be output, a return signal relating to the return to the normal state or an execution signal relating to the execution of a function corresponding to the instruction received by the receiving signal is output. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041481 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - When an image forming apparatus satisfies a condition to shift it to a power saving state, if a specific function that needs to respond to an inquiry from an external apparatus within a predetermined time is set, a power control unit shifts the image forming apparatus to a first power saving state in which power is supplied to a control unit configured to respond to the inquiry, and if the specific function is not set, shifts the image forming apparatus to a second power saving state in which no power is supplied to the control unit. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041482 | PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING PLURALITY OF POWER STATES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus which is capable of selecting power states that suit user's intention for a low-power state and a job executable state. A first power-saving state or a second power-saving state in which a smaller amount of power is consumed than in the first power-saving state is set as a power-saving state to which the printing apparatus is shifted when a shifting factor is detected. A first returning method for returning the printing apparatus from the power-saving state when a returning factor that causes the printing apparatus to return from the power-saving state is detected, or a second returning method for returning the printing apparatus from the power-saving state when a function to be used is selected on a function selecting screen displayed in response to detecting the returning factor is set. When the first power-saving state has been set, the first returning method is set. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041483 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The distance between an image forming apparatus and an object located around the apparatus is detected, and the apparatus is returned from a power-saving state when the distance becomes shorter than a predetermined distance. Also, the image forming apparatus is returned from a power saving state, even if the distance is longer than the predetermined distance, in a case where the detected distance decreases for every predetermined time. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041484 | OPERATION CONSOLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE OPERATION CONSOLE, AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON THE OPERATION CONSOLE - On a touch-panel display of an image forming apparatus, which is divided to five areas, that is, a system area, a function selection area, a preview area, an action panel area and a task trigger area, pieces of information are displayed. Even if an operational mode is switched, the same or similar information is always displayed in the area arranged at the same position. In the task trigger area, software buttons operated by the user for actually operating the image forming apparatus are displayed. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041485 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD - A processing apparatus includes a processing unit, an instruction unit, a detection unit, and a suspension unit. The processing unit performs a process that is predetermined. The instruction unit gives an instruction to start the process to the processing unit. The detection unit detects a sound in the vicinity of the processing apparatus. The suspension unit suspends the process in a case where the detection unit detects a predetermined sound while the processing unit is performing the process. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041486 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: a reading device configured to read a document; a primary storage device configured to temporarily store therein image data of the read document; a printing device configured to print the temporarily-stored image data; and a control device configured to set a printing speed and to synchronize a reading speed of the reading device with the printing speed of the printing device so that a waiting time is minimized. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041487 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus performing effective automated storage tiering. When the system control part of the CPU causes the image processing part to perform image processing of data read from the SSD having a processing speed higher than that of the HDD, the tiering control part measures a ratio of an idle time by the image processing relative to a usage ratio per unit time of the CPU, and determines a movement destination of the data. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041488 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus is configured in the following manner. When a client is connected to a server, the client transmits all of setting information that the client handles as a synchronization target to the server. The server returns an error response to prohibit synchronization in response to transmission of a setting item that the server does not handle as the synchronization target among the setting information transmitted from the client. After that, the client apparatus does not notify the server of a content of an update with respect to the setting information of the setting item to which the error response is returned when the client is connected to the server. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041489 | CORRECTION METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A correction method for an image forming apparatus including a light source, a photosensitive member configured to rotate in a first direction, and a deflecting unit configured to deflect light beams emitted from the light source in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to form scanning lines, the correction method including: a first correction step of correcting sparseness and denseness of density by moving a predetermined pixel in the first direction to output a pixel value of the predetermined pixel; and a second correction step of correcting the pixel value of the predetermined pixel by, when the pixel value of the predetermined pixel moved in the second direction is equal to or less than a predetermined value, adding the pixel value to a pixel value of a subsequent pixel of the predetermined pixel in the second direction without outputting the pixel value of the predetermined pixel. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041490 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image scanning apparatus which reduces misalignment of documents includes a scanning unit configured to scan images from a first document and a second document having a width that is smaller than a width of the first document, and a document transfer unit configured to automatically feed the first document and the second document. The document transfer unit includes a frame including a feed tray on which the first document and the second document are stacked, a pickup module mounted on the frame, and configured to pick up the first document and the second document and to transfer the first document and the second document, and an auxiliary guide installed in the frame, and configured to change a position according to a height of the first document stacked on the feed tray and to support one side in width direction of the second document. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041491 | SCANNER PLATEN - A scanner is disclosed. The scanner has a platen with at least one edge of the platen uncovered. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041492 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a control method for an image reading apparatus including a document conveyance unit configured to convey a document, a first reading unit configured to read a first surface of the document conveyed by the document conveyance unit, and a second reading unit configured to read a second surface of the document conveyed by the document conveyance unit, includes setting a two-sided reading mode for reading the first surface and the second surface of the document, and starting initial adjustment operation of the second reading unit in response to setting of the two-sided reading mode. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041493 | SUBSTRATE PERMEABILITY ASSESSMENT BASED ON AN IMAGE - Example implementations relate to substrate permeability assessment. Some examples may determine whether voids are shown in an image of a substrate and whether there is a repeating pattern in the image. Some examples may also determine whether printing fluid would pass through the substrate during printing based on the determinations of whether voids are shown in the image and whether there is a repeating pattern in the image. | 2017-02-09 |
20170041494 | DIGITAL CONTENT ACCESS USING A MACHINE -READABLE LINK - Examples disclosed herein relate to providing access to digital content using a machine-readable link. As an example, an annotation comprising digital content, for a portion of a digital content, is identified in response to a print request. Based on the annotations, a machine-readable link associated with the digital content is generated. Subsequently, a printable format version of the digital document comprising the machine-readable link, and excluding the annotation is obtained wherein the machine-readable link is readable by a computing device to obtain access to the digital content over a communication network. | 2017-02-09 |