09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090055487 | System and Method for Providing Improved Time References in Documents - A system, method, and program product is provided that receives, at a recipient's computer system, an email message from a sender's computer system with the email message including a time offset value in a metadata area of the email message. The time offset indicates an offset between the time zone that is used at the sender's computer system and a base time zone. A total time offset value is computed based on the received time offset value and the time zone used that is used at the recipient's computer system. Time notations that have been included in a body area of the email message are converted to the second time zone by applying the computed total time offset value to the time notations. The converted time notations are displayed, along with the body area of the email message, on a display device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055488 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING A LOCATION SELECTION ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENT - The invention provides a communications system comprising an event server computer system, an event creation module on the event server computer system for permitting the creation of an event from an event host computer system over the network, and a storing module on the event server computer system for storing the event on the event server computer system, a transmissions module on the event server computer system for transmitting a signal relating to the event from a first computer system to a second computer system over a network, and a location selection module on the event server computer system for selecting at least one location from the event host computer system and associating the location with the event on the event server computer system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055489 | Electronic mail delay adaptation - A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using other mechanisms to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. The mechanism may convey the information to the recipient once the delayed electronic mail message is received by the recipient's e-mail system. In this respect, the recipient may make arrangements to receive information in the e-mail message when the recipient expects to be away from his or her e-mail system. Additionally or alternatively, the recipient may choose to initiate out-of-band communication to the sender when the recipient receives an indication of a delayed electronic mail message. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055490 | Electronic mail delay adaptation - A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using other mechanisms to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. Delays may be detected using a low-latency channel to send notifications of e-mails to recipients. The notifications are likely to be received in advance of a delayed e-mail, allowing an intended e-mail recipient to detect that delivery of an e-mail has been delayed. The recipient may adapt to the delay in delivery, when a notification is received without a corresponding electronic mail message. The notification may be small relative to an e-mail message but may include enough information to allow the recipient to identify the subject matter of the corresponding e-mail message, an importance level of the e-mail message, a preferred mechanism of the sender for out-of-band communications, and/or the location from which the e-mail was sent. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055491 | Electronic mail delay adaption - A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using other mechanisms to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. Though, other reactions to delays are possible, including rescheduling events premised on delivery of information by e-mail. The system may use a low-latency notification channel in parallel with a channel used for e-mail delivery to detect actual delays for a specific e-mail message. Additionally, the system may detect potential delays based on historical delay information or other information indicating that a path over which an e-mail is to be sent may be experiencing delivery delays and may adapt to a potential delay before a message likely to experience the delay is sent. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055492 | Consolidating messages - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for consolidating received messages from a plurality of devices. Each of the received messages has a condition portion representing at least one condition being reported by at least one of said plurality of devices. The apparatus comprises a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The method comprises receiving at least one received message from the plurality of devices, selecting at least one transmit condition from the at least one conditions being reported by the plurality of devices, and transmitting a transmit message having a transmit condition portion and a transmit identifier portion. The transmit condition portion is selected so as to optimize the length of the transmit identifier portion. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055493 | GATEWAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for controlling a gateway device arranged between a client terminal and a server, and arranged to relay transmission and reception of e-mails, includes the steps of receiving a first e-mail stored in the server, converting the first e-mail into a second e-mail for temporary storage, transmitting the second e-mail to the client terminal, and managing information on the first e-mail and second e-mail. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055494 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes: a display unit; a receiver configured to receive an email; a storage unit configured to store the email; and an unread email notifying unit configured to display on the display unit an image associated with a character string obtained by analyzing at least one of a header and a text of an unread email stored in the storage unit based on an analysis rule. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055495 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO ENHANCED ELECTRONIC MAIL RETURN RECEIPTS - A method for providing electronic mail return receipts with video of the electronic mail recipient is disclosed. The electronic mail recipient opens an electronic mail message which initiates recording of the electronic mail recipient. The recording may be terminated when the recipient closes the electronic mail or minimizes the electronic mail message window. Recording may also end after a predetermined amount of time after the electronic mail message is opened. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055496 | ADVANCED PROCESSOR WITH CREDIT BASED SCHEME FOR OPTIMAL PACKET FLOW IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEM ON A CHIP - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for optimal packet flow in a multi-processor system on a chip. In operation, a credit is allocated for each of a plurality of agents coupled to a messaging network, the allocating including reserving one or more entries in a receive queue of at least one of the plurality of agents. Additionally, a first credit is decremented in response to a first agent sending a message to a second agent, the plurality of agents including the first and second agents. Furthermore, one of the first credit or a second credit is incremented in response to a signal from the second agent. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC INSTANT MESSAGING DELEGATION - An instant messaging system locates known delegates in its instant messaging list to which to automatically delegate messages based on whether an incoming message contains certain content. This method comprises the steps of simultaneously receiving multiple instant message requests at an instant message location. Initiating an instant message session with an alternate instant message resource device. After this initiation step, a handoff (transfer) message is generated to connect a received incoming instant message with the alternate instant message resource device. After the handoff, there is verification that the handoff has occurred. Those sending instant message questions could also get a quicker response to their question rather than waiting for one centralized person to manually delegate their question to a resource device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055498 | Administration Of Time-Sensitive Email - Administration of time-sensitive email including receiving, by a recipient email module from a sender email module, identifying, by the recipient email module, the time to open the time-sensitive email message; notifying, by the recipient email module, a user of the time to open the time sensitive email message; receiving, by the recipient email module, from the user an alternative time to open; sending, by the recipient email module to the sender email module, the alternative time to open; agreeing, by the sender email module, to the alternative time to open; and in response to the agreement to the alternative time to open, receiving, by the recipient email module from the sender email module, a passcode to display the time-sensitive email message. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055499 | Administration Of Time-Sensitive Email - Administration of time-sensitive email including creating, by a sender email module, an email message, the email message including a header and a message body; inserting, by the sender email module, in the header of the email message an identification of the email message as a time-sensitive email message, an identification of a time-server, and a time to open the email message; and sending, by the sender email module to a recipient email module, the email message. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055500 | Method of and System for Providing Enhanced User Control of Computer Chat - A method of and system for providing enhanced user control of computer chat minimize a chat window in response to user input and then restore the chat window in response to receipt of a message from a sender, in which the message has a predetermined characteristic. The user input may include activation of an intelligent or smart minimize function. An example of a predetermined characteristic that may cause the chat window to be restored in the intelligent minimized mode is the presence of the user's name in a chat message. Other examples of predetermined characteristics that may cause the chat window to be restored include the text of the message being in a bold font or otherwise marked as being urgent, the sender of the message being on an exception list or occupying a management position with respect to the recipient. Embodiments may include a shout function by which a sender can override the intelligent mode. Embodiments include informing the other chat participants when a participant is in intelligent minimize mode. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055501 | Selective User Notification Based on IP Flow Information - An example embodiment of the present invention provides a process that uses IP flow information to selectively notify users of an application server of the server's unavailability. In the example embodiment, the process, which might run on a system comprising a router, monitors IP flow records as to dropped packets and learns that an application server has become unavailable. The process then uses the IP flow records to identify active users of the application server, for example, by passing a source IP address to a presence service. Once the process has identified an active user, the process determines a means of notification for the user, which might be through the presence service, and transmits a notification to the user as to the unavailability of the application server. In the example embodiment, the process transmits a later notification as to the availability of the application server, using reverse camp-on functionality. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055502 | Electronic mail delay adaptation - A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using mechanisms other than the initially intended path to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. A possible adaptation is reprioritization of an e-mail message that is found to be experiencing a delay. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055503 | Method and System for Providing, Tracking and Monitoring Express Notifications - A method of tracking electronic communications may include generating a notification in response to receiving information associated with an insurance claim. The content of the notification may be defined by one or more first business rules. The method may include receiving an identifier associated with the received notification, generating an electronic message comprising the notification and the identifier and sending the electronic message to one or more recipients. The one or more recipients may be defined by one or more second business rules. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055504 | METHOD FOR A NETWORK SIDE TO ENABLE AN MSS TO ENTER THE IDLE MODE IN A WIRELESS MAN - The present invention provides a method as regards how a network side gets a MSS into the idle mode in a wireless MAN, including: the PA/BS sends a DREG_CMD to the MSS; the MSS sends a DREG_REQ message to the PA/BS, according to the DREG_CMD message, requesting to enter the idle mode; the PA/BS releases the link of the MSS and updates the data of the anchor PC/LR after receiving the DREG_REQ message. The present invention specifies the process of a MSS entering the idle mode initiated by the network and the settings of relevant parameters, thus enhancing the stability of the process of entering the idle mode and saving the system resources. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055505 | BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EVENT COMMUNICATIONS - A method, system and product is provided for the implementation of business to business event handling mechanisms for use in coarse grain components allowing communication of event information among providers and interested subscribers across a network. Provision of a flexible method for resolution of business event model dependencies allows a business component to define its own business event model independently and further may also allow changes to that model. This provision may be used to allow a client without an event handling server to place a dependency on another business component for the provision of event handling services. Further, using a web services architecture network implementation for communications, provides the capability of a business event handling system as a web service. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055506 | Centralized selection of peers as media data sources in a dispersed peer network - A hierarchical content distribution system includes a seeding server, a plurality of geographically distributed content platforms, and a distribution controller, all interconnected by a communications network. The seeding server initially receives content files for distribution to various content platforms that provide for the persistent storage of the content files. Each content platform includes a content file server responsive on-demand to requests for the transfer of content files. The distribution controller autonomously monitors the transfers of content files and selectively issues transfer directives to the content platforms to modify the distribution of content files among the content platforms. The content file servers respond to received transfer directives by issuing requests for the transfer of the directive identified content files, thereby conforming the specific distribution of content files to an optimal distribution pattern as determined by the distribution controller based on usage patterns. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055507 | Storage and server provisioning for virtualized and geographically dispersed data centers - Geographically dispersed data centers each include servers and storage systems and are in communication with each other. An application is installed on a guest operating system on a virtual machine set up on a server at a first data center. The application accesses a logical unit on a storage system at the first data center. When migration of the application is initiated, the process determines whether any of the data centers has server resources and storage resources required to receive migration of the application. A destination data center is selected from candidate data centers meeting requirements for migration of the application. The application and guest operating system are migrated from the first data center to a second virtual machine set up on a second server at the destination data center. If a replica of the LU is not already present at the destination data center, the LU is also replicated. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055508 | DATA SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method includes a digital subscription management system (DSMS) receiving from a source system a request to perform an edit of at least one data object, the DSMS sending a request for response (RFR) to subscribing systems having a copy of the at least one data object, the DSMS receiving a response from the subscribing systems, and the DSMS performing the edit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055509 | Method and System for Creating a Bulletin Board System (BBS) Message Including a Map Through a Communication Network - In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating a bulletin board system (BBS) message including a map through a communication network. According to said embodiment, upon receiving a request to post a message, it is determined whether a user wishes to include a map to the message. If it is determined that the user wishes to include a map to the message, then a location mapping interface facilitating configuration of a user-defined map is provided to the user and a map defined by the user with the location mapping interface is inserted in the message. The user may add one or more map items such as symbols showing the locations of interest and annotations in the map. Upon receiving the user's request to display a map included in the message, a map corresponding to the user's request is retrieved from the map server and displayed to the user. The map information of the displayed map and the message are stored in a database. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MEDIA CONTENT FOR A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER - A system and method are provided for enabling a portable media player to obtain media content from secondary systems, such as other portable media players, via local wireless communication. In general, the portable media player stores proxy information identifying the media content of a number of media files in the user's media collection rather than the media files themselves. When a secondary system is within a local wireless coverage area of the portable media player, the proxy information for the media files, or a subset thereof, is provided to the secondary system. In response, the secondary system identifies media files stored by the secondary system having media content matching the media content identified by the proxy information. The secondary system then provides a notification of the identified media files to the portable media player, which may then obtain the identified media files from the secondary system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055511 | NON-PROGRAMMATIC ACCESS TO DATA AND TO DATA TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - Provided are methods, apparatus and computer programs for generating messages, for transferring data between data processing system entities such as between application programs running on data processing systems within a network, and for providing file-oriented data processing system entities with access to data and access to messaging functions. A first method generates messages for transfer within a messaging network, by creating files within one or more monitored file system directories, and using a monitoring component to identify newly created files within the monitored directories. The method involves extracting the file contents and generating a message that includes the extracted file contents, and then passing the message to a messaging manager. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055512 | System and Method for Upgrading Telemonitor Unit Firmware - Systems and methods minimize loading of servers which automatically provide upgrades to downstream processors minimize server loading by randomly distributing the upgrade requests. Each of the downstream processors can establish its own randomized next time for an upgrade. Upgrade time intervals can be limited to off-peak evening and weekend hours. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055513 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING CARPOOL INFORMATION - The invention provides a communications system comprising a receiving module for receiving the carpool information from a plurality of user computer systems over a network, a carpool module for collecting carpool information received by the receiving module from a plurality of user computer systems, storing the carpool information at a server computer system, the carpool information being for a plurality of users corresponding to carpool information collected from the plurality of user computer systems at a server computer system, and permitting access to the carpool information collected from the plurality of user computer systems on the server computer system from each one of the user computer systems, the carpool information being associated with the event. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055514 | NETWORK CONFIGURATION DEVICE - An article of manufacture includes an interface component configured to couple to a computer, the computer being part of a network having a gateway device. The article further includes a memory component containing computer-implementable instructions that, when executed by the computer, gather network configuration information from the gateway device. The network configuration information is configured to enable an electronic device to join the network. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055515 | Facilitating distributed and redundant statistics collection - A method comprises a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for loading an entire configuration information dataset from a configuration information source onto a first collector system of each one of a plurality of collector groups. The configuration information at least partially defines a manner in which operational statistics for a network node are collected. An operation is performed for loading the entire configuration information dataset from the first collector system of each one of the collector groups onto a second collector system of a respective one of the collector groups after the entire configuration information dataset is loaded onto the first collector system thereof. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055516 | Method and system for managing bluetooth communication using software or firmware filtering - Aspects of method and system for managing secure Bluetooth communication using software or firmware filtering are provided. In this regard, the IT or system administration may select one or more Bluetooth profiles for Bluetooth devices and inform the host software on the selection. The host software passes the information to host control interface (HCI). A Bluetooth security filter is integrated into the HCI to ensure a security policies set for the Bluetooth device. The Bluetooth security filter may be part of the Bluetooth host stack or the Bluetooth host controller stack. All HCI packets such as HCI commands, HCI events and HCI data packets are parsed in the Bluetooth security filter and act upon the policies determined by the IT or system administration. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055517 | Method for a plug-and-play network device to acquire dual internet protocol addresses - The present invention is to provide a method applied to at least a network device connected to a network and enabling the network device to send a request for an Internet Protocol address (IP address) to a DHCP server connected with the network according to the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and, in the meantime, automatically generate an IP address according to the automatic link-local IP address allocation protocol. When an IP address is first acquired according to either the DHCP or the automatic link-local IP address allocation protocol, the network device exchanges data with other network device of the same segment by using said IP address first acquired, and constantly trying to acquire another IP address according to either the DHCP or the automatic link-local IP address allocation protocol, so as to effectively reduce the time for acquiring an IP address needed by a conventional network device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING LIGHTWEIGHT DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL INFORMATION - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a lightweight directory access protocol environment. A replication hierarchy is identified for a plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers within the lightweight directory access protocol environment by querying the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers for replication information. Environment information is collected for the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers using the replication hierarchy, wherein the environment information for the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers is used to manage the lightweight directory access protocol environment. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055519 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIA ADAPTION - A method includes receiving a media request for a target device. The signaling information may be received from the target device and a media server. At least one attribute of the target device and the media server may be identified using the signaling information. At least one attribute of the target device and the media server may be evaluated against a service level objective to select a media format. The service level objective may include consideration of the target device and available bandwidth over a provider network. The media may be provided in the selected media format over the provider network to the target device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055520 | METHOD FOR SCHEDULING OF STORAGE DEVICES - MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) technology can not stop an array group in a time zone in which if any access is made to the array group desired to be stopped. For realization of power saving, the power may be stopped in a time zone when there is no access, but frequent power-on or power-off has a possibility of shortening the life of a physical disk. In addition, if plural physical disks are collectively activated in a particular period, the power consumption of a storage system as a whole in that period is increased sharply, so that there is a possibility that the stable operation of the storage system is adversely affected. For realizing power saving, plural tasks using the storage system is by scheduled and the task execution and the power-on and power-off of a power controlled unit is controlled based on the schedule selected by a user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055521 | METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK CONNECTION AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a network system where a plurality of nodes are connected to each other based on a connection table stored in each of the nodes, provided are a method of managing network connections and an information processing apparatus where connection paths between the nodes can be maintained and thereby preventing an accident such as the network being split even in the situation of a sudden disconnection of a node, and there is no need for holding the connection paths more than needed. By transmitting and receiving connection information between the nodes at a prescribed timing, and by updating the stored connection tables based on the received connection information, connection paths, between each pair of nodes, that do not pass through the same node can be maintained to be a prescribed number or more. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055522 | WEBSITE LOAD TESTING USING A PLURALITY OF REMOTELY OPERATING AGENTS DISTRIBUTED OVER A WIDE AREA - Website load testing using agents is disclosed. An address of a website and a window of time in which to perform a load test are received. The address and the window of time are distributed to a plurality of remotely operating agents, distributed over a wide area. Each agent in the plurality is to access the website at the received address during the window of time to load test the website. Data from the plurality of agents is received upon passage of the window of time, describing a load placed upon the website by the plurality of agents. The received data describing the load placed upon the website is presented. Alternatively, a script may be used to load test a website, the script a series of commands to be executed across the website as a simulation of a transaction, the script to be executed in the window of time. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055523 | IDENTIFYING AND RECOMMENDING POTENTIAL COMMUNICATION STATES BASED ON PATTERNS OF USE - Techniques for identifying potential communication uses of various systems are disclosed. Identifying potential communication uses of a computing system can improve the manner in which the computing system is used by allowing more intelligent decisions and better choices to be made regarding its communication use. By way of example, communication applications (or tasks or services) that are likely (or more likely) to be used by a person in a particular situation can be identified as potential communication use of a particular device. Such potential uses can, for example, be made more assessable (or more readily available) and/or effectively recommended (or automatically initiated), thereby allowing a person to more conveniently use the device. By way of example, identifying communication applications or tasks that are likely to be used by a person in a particular situation for various reasons (e.g., preferences and/or habits of a person in a particular situation) as potential communication use of a system (e.g., computing and/or communication device) allows making the communications applications, tasks, or services more assessable and/or effectively recommending them for use in a particular situation. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055524 | NETWORK SYSTEM - A network system suitable for remote monitoring or remote control of equipments is provided. When an execution of a server-side object is requested from a client terminal device to a server, the server requests an execution of an equipment-side object to the equipment(s). The execution request of the server-side object from the client terminal device is performed by use of a first identifier assigned to the server-side object, and the execution request of the equipment-side object is performed by use of a second identifier assigned to the equipment-side object. Since the server has an identifier setting function of setting a correspondence relation between the first identifier and the second identifier, it is possible to reduce burden on the client terminal device, and flexibly cope with cases of exchanging and increasing the equipment(s) in the network system without considering specific identification information of the equipments such as IP address. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055525 | System for Remote Configuration, Control, and Monitoring of Devices Over Computer Network Using Central Server - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that relate to the control of devices over a network from a central controller. A computer server can control, monitor and affect devices which include a controller and a network interface for communicating information between the device and the server. The device and central controller communicate using a predefined communications protocol for either remote configuration, control, or monitoring of the device and the protocol allows the central server to recognize the device as a hierarchical tree of contexts including data elements and metadata describing each said data element. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055526 | Information terminal, server apparatus, and information processing method - An information terminal that reduces the effort of presence input is provided. The information terminal is connected via a network to a server for disclosing a presence that is a present state of each user or each object, and includes: a display unit for displaying a presence input screen that is a screen for inputting the presence; a storage unit storing a terminal identifier that differs from one user terminal to another and information on the presence input screen; and a control unit that causes the presence input screen to be displayed on the display unit upon receiving a presence input request signal that is a signal for requesting input of the presence from another information terminal via the network, and when the presence is inputted via an operating unit, transmits the terminal identifier together with the presence to the server. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055527 | SECTION IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MONITORING SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A system is provided for specifying arbitrary nodes and identifying a section between them on a system diagram of a distribution system. It comprises a system diagram information management portion for managing information on each of nodes and spans constituting the system diagram and ID information given to each of the nodes, an input portion for receiving an input specifying the nodes, a search portion for creating a search condition using the ID information based on the node specification and searching the span between the specified nodes so as to identify the section constituted by the searched span, and an output portion for display-outputting the system diagram visually indicating the section identified by the search portion. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055528 | Method for Providing Status Information to a Device Attached to an Information Infrastructure - A method for providing status information to a device on a computer network is disclosed. Data initiated by a communication initiation device within a computer network are monitored by a device. A determination is made by a device monitoring application within the device whether or not the data includes a message signature. In response to the data includes a message signature, a status message is generated and sent to a system administrator for the computer network. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055529 | METHOD OF COLLECTING DESCRIPTIONS OF STREAMS PERTAINING TO STREAMS RELATING TO AT LEAST ONE CLIENT NETWORK ATTACHED TO AN INTERCONNECTION NETWORK - A method for collection of flow descriptions for flows relating to at least one client network, the client network being attached to an interconnection network. The method receives flow descriptions for flows coming from the client network, aggregates the flow descriptions for the flows coming from the client network as a function of an aggregation criterion, transmits the aggregated flow descriptions to a collection device, analyzes the flow descriptions for the flows coming from the client network to determine at least one flow characteristic specific to the client network, receives flow descriptions for flows coming from the interconnection network, filters the flow descriptions for the flows coming from the interconnection network, in which the flow descriptions for flows lacking the at least one determined flow characteristic specific to the client network are eliminated, and transmits the filtered flow descriptions to the collection equipment. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055530 | Re-Direction of Streaming Multimedia in Wireless Communication Devices - A wireless communication device ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090055531 | IDENTITY BASED NETWORK MAPPING - Techniques for identity-based network mapping are provided. A principal is associated with a resource identifier via a mapping. Conditions of a network are dynamically evaluated in response to policy and actions taken against a resource associated with the resource identifier of the mapping. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIP-SPECIFIC EVENT NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO PREFERENCE OF SUBSCRIBER - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-specific event notification corresponding to an event subscription according to a preference of a subscriber. The system includes the subscriber requesting an event subscription through an event notification controller; a subscription target for notifying the subscriber of the event through the event notification controller in response to the event subscription request; and the event notification controller for controlling whether the event notification is forwarded to the subscriber according to the preference rules of the subscriber on event notifications. Accordingly, the event notifications to the subscriber can be effectively controlled according to the preference rules of the subscriber on event notifications, and it is possible to prevent the generation of unnecessary event notification that the subscriber does not desire. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055533 | Administering Devices Including Allowed Action Lists - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices in a network. The method includes creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges and determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space. If the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector the method includes determining whether the action is allowed. If the action is allowed, the method includes executing the action. Many embodiments include receiving an allowed action list, such as for example, receiving an allowed action list from a moderator DML. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055534 | TIERED NETWORK STRUCTURE FOR LARGE CE DEVICE POPULATIONS - Consumer electronic (CE) devices can each store a concierge network address of a centralized information server (CIS). In response to receiving a model number from a CE device, the CIS can return a list of resources available to the CE device, including network addresses for an update list server providing the CE device with a list of current software available for download to the CE device, a news link server providing the CE device with a list of news feeds, and a video/music list server providing a list of video and/or music available to the CE device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055535 | DEPLOYING RESOURCES IN TARGET SERVER ENVIRONMENTS - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for deploying resources in target server environments. A service description indicates at least one resource and for each resource values for properties for the resource. At least one artifact construct is created for at least one resource indicating the values for the properties for the resource. A determination is made of at least one of a plurality of target server artifact creators. The at least one artifact construct is communicated to the determined at least one target server artifact creator. The at least one target server artifact creator implements resources for a corresponding target server environment. The at least one determined target server artifact creator creates an implementation of the resource for the at least one artifact construct having the values indicated in the artifact construct for execution in the corresponding target server environment. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLUG AND PLAY BETWEEN HOST AND CLIENT - A host client plug-and-play system and method capable of controlling a client at the same time that the client is connected to a host through wired/wireless communication means are provided. The host client plug-and-play method in a host client communication system where at least one client is controlled by at least one host, includes: (a) a step of performing device connection between the client and the host; (b) a step of performing communication compatible operation step between the client and the host; (c) a step where the host receives a device driver and control software for allowing the host to identify and control the client; (d) a step where the host installs the received device driver and control software; (e) a step of performing device identification and communication compatible operation between the host and the client by using the device deriver installed in the host; and (f) a step where the host controls the client by using the control software installed in the host. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055537 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, TERMINAL SWITCHING SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL SWITCHING METHOD - A transfer-source terminal, a communication-destination terminal, and a nearby terminal existing in the neighborhood of transfer-source terminal are provided. The nearby terminal collects connectivity information for monitoring connectivity after terminal switching by performing a communication process with the communication-destination terminal, and transmits the connectivity information collected to the transfer-source terminal. The transfer-source terminal receives connectivity information from the nearby terminal by a connectivity information receiving unit, determines a transfer-destination terminal from among the nearby terminals according to connectivity information by a transfer-destination terminal determinating unit, and transfers a communication session with a communication-destination terminal to the transfer-destination terminal determined, by a session transferring unit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055538 | Content commentary - Techniques involving content commentaries are described. In an implementation, a commentary is made at a client during output of content. The commentary is to be output concurrently with a subsequent output of the content. A communication is formed that includes the commentary to be communicated over a network such that the commentary is available to be output at another client. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055539 | AV SERVER APPARATUS AND CONNECTION MANAGEMENT METHOD - In connection management by a conventional server apparatus using IDs, a client apparatus cannot know an attribute of a connection corresponding to an ID. A server apparatus ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090055540 | Methods and Systems for Multicast Control and Channel Switching for Streaming Media in an IMS Environment - Systems and methods according to the present invention address this need and others by reducing the delay in channel zapping for streaming media, e.g., Internet Protocol television (IPTV). This delay is reduced by performing channel zapping through an Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055541 | CONNECTION PARAMETER SETTING SYSTEM, METHOD THEREOF, ACCESS POINT, SERVER, WIRELESS TERMINAL, AND PARAMETER SETTING APPARATUS - An access point performing a communication with a wireless terminal performing a communication according to a predetermined wireless communication specification acquires a connection parameter required for a communication based on the predetermined wireless communication specification from a connection parameter server which can be connected thereto through a network. The access point sets an access point connection parameter in the access point itself. The wireless terminal acquires a wireless terminal connection parameter by using a communication method not requiring setting from the access point in advance and sets it in the wireless terminal itself. This completes the setting for performing a communication based on the predetermined wireless communication specification and it is possible to start a communication based on the predetermined wireless communication specification between the wireless and access point. Thus, it is possible to set a connection parameter for a wireless communication in the wireless terminal and access point without requiring a complicated setting work by a user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055542 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING APPLICATION SESSION INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE-CHANNELS - The present invention provides a device for sharing application session information across multiple channels, for managing the communication between terminal devices and a web server, said device comprises an application session manager (ASM) connected between the terminal device and the web server for receiving and forwarding said user's request sent from said terminal device and the response returned from the web sever; a storing device connected to the application session manager, for storing application session management information and application session information in the response returned from the web server; a retrieving device, connected to the application session manager; an intercepting device, connected to the application session manager, for intercepting a new application session information in the response from the web server; said application session manager generates an application session management information (ASMC) of said user, then sends said response to said terminal device which has sent said user's request | 2009-02-26 |
20090055543 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEM, AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USER EQUIPMENT ACCESS - It is disclosed a method comprising holding access information relating to a terminal and a first network entity external to a currently visited network of the terminal, the access information being associated with a first network plane below a second network plane relating to network session initiation, and signaling, based on the second network plane, the held access information to a controlling entity; a method comprising receiving the signaled access information, the receiving being performed based on the second network plane, and relaying, based on the second network plane, the received access information to a second network entity; and a method comprising receiving the relayed access information, the receiving being performed based on the second network plane, and configuring the first network plane based on the access information. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055544 | Broadcasting receiver and method of interfacing resource information between a host device and a POD, sending host device resource information and obtaining host device resource information - A broadcasting receiver and method of interfacing resource information between a host device and a POD, sending host device resource information and obtaining host device resource information are disclosed. A POD sends a resource information requesting message. And a host device receives the resource information requesting message and responds with a resource information message including a resource identifier defined in a resource information table which includes information indicating whether the host device supports A-mode. Using a “conditional access” feature provided by a conventional cable security card, content received through any type of transport protocol (including an IP protocol) including a wired/wireless network can be protected and A-mode resource information can be systematically defined together with other-mode IP communication resource and the resource information of different modes can be integrated and transmitted to the host device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055545 | Roles and relationship based security in a group-centric network - Exemplary systems and methods for providing security in a group-centric network are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a request to access a webpage associated with a group or individual is received. The user security level for a user requesting access to the webpage is then determined. One or more security settings associated with data on the webpage is also determined. Based on the user security level and the one or more security settings, an appropriate level of access and functionality for data on the webpage is provided to the user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055546 | Predicted concurrent streaming program selection - Embodiments provide an apparatus, a system, and a method. A method includes determining a characteristic of a streaming content selected by a user and currently being displayed. The method also includes identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic. The method further includes saving at least a portion of the identified concurrently available streaming content. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055547 | Mediated multi-source peer content delivery network architecture - A hierarchical content distribution system includes a seeding server, a plurality of geographically distributed content platforms, and a distribution controller, all interconnected by a communications network. The seeding server initially receives content files for distribution to various content platforms that provide for the persistent storage of the content files. Each content platform includes a content file server responsive on-demand to requests for the transfer of content files. The distribution controller autonomously monitors the transfers of content files and selectively issues transfer directives to the content platforms to modify the distribution of content files among the content platforms. The content file servers respond to received transfer directives by issuing requests for the transfer of the directive identified content files, thereby conforming the specific distribution of content files to an optimal distribution pattern as determined by the distribution controller based on usage patterns. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055548 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STREAM RECORDING - Included are embodiments for multi-stream recording. At least one embodiment of a method receiving an indication that a communication session is initiated, the communication session including communications data, the communications data being received at a communications device at an extension and sending a request for at least a portion of the communications data. Some embodiments include receiving, at a recording device associated with the extension, at least a portion of the requested data, the at least a portion of the requested data being received as a copy of the communications data. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055549 | Content Reproduction Apparatus, Content Reproduction Method, and Program - A content reproduction apparatus is provided for reproducing variable-speed content. The content reproduction apparatus includes a data acquisition section for obtaining first streaming data and second streaming data, wherein the first streaming data includes first reproduction time data indicating a time to reproduce the first streaming data at a first streaming speed, and wherein the second streaming data includes second reproduction time data indicating a time to reproduce the second streaming data at a second streaming speed. The content reproduction apparatus also includes a reproduction time acquisition section for calculating a third reproduction time according to the first reproduction time data, the second reproduction time data, and a relationship between the first streaming speed and the second streaming speed, the third reproduction time being a time to reproduce the first streaming data at the first streaming speed followed by the second streaming data at the first streaming speed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055550 | Method and system for increasing throughput rate by dynamically modifying connection parameters - Methods, systems and computer program products for dynamically modifying at least one connection parameter between a client and a server connected via a network and thereby increasing throughput rate between the server and the client are provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055551 | RE-ROUTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of re-routing a connection request by an end user of a network, comprising: selecting one or more proscribed destination sites in respect of which requests are to be re-routed; communicating information relating to the identity of the at least one proscribed destination site to a network service provider to which end users make requests for connection to various sites; arranging with the network service provider so that upon receipt by the network service provider, of a request by an end user for connection to a proscribed destination site, a connection is established between the network service provider and a desired destination site; and wherein the end user's request for connection to the proscribed destination site is routed to the desired destination site. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055552 | DECRYPTING LOAD BALANCING ARRAY SYSTEM - A decrypting load balancing array system uses a Pentaflow approach to network traffic management that extends across an array of Decrypting Load Balancing Array (DLBA) servers sitting in front of back end Web servers. One of the DLBA servers acts as a scheduler for the array through which all incoming requests are routed. The scheduler routes and load balances the traffic to the other DLBA servers (including itself) in the array. Each DLBA server routes and load balances the incoming request packets to the appropriate back end Web servers. Responses to the requests from the back end Web servers are sent back to the DLBA server which forwards the response directly to the requesting client. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055553 | SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION OBJECT DATA SYNCHRONIZATION FOR OPTIMIZED DATA STORAGE - A method for synchronizing a mobile device with a central computer system is provided. The method includes coupling the mobile device to an application server of the central computer system over a network, defining a sync list that includes a candidate object type for distribution, synchronizing a relevant object of the candidate object type to the mobile device, determining a referenced object type from the relevant object type, and synchronizing a referenced object of the referenced object type to the mobile device. The sync list can be defined from meta-data that associates a user of the mobile device with one or more candidate object types, where the candidate object types serve as a starting point for the distribution process. Referenced object types can be determined from the relevant object types through additional meta-data. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055554 | PROVIDING KIOSK SERVICE OFFERINGS IN A PERSONAL AREA NETWORK - A method for delivering electronic services in a personal area network (PAN) can include providing a kiosk in a publicly traversable area. The kiosk can be configured to deliver electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN). The kiosk also can be configured to communicate over an existing physical communications link medium. A PAN can be established in the publicly traversable area. Electronic services can be selectably retrieved through the existing physical communications link medium into the kiosk. Finally, the retrieved selected electronic services can be delivered to wireless devices in the PAN over the short-range radio communications link. Notably, the step of establishing a PAN in the publicly traversable area can include establishing a BLUETOOTH-based PAN with wireless devices in the publicly traversable area. In addition, the step of providing a kiosk first can include retrofitting an existing kiosk both with a short-range radio frequency communications system, and with a host computing device for selectively retrieving electronic services over the existing physical communications link medium, and for delivering selected electronic services to the wireless devices in the PAN. Second, the retrofitted kiosk can be activated in the publicly traversable area. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055555 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE AND NEGOTIABLE EXCHANGE OF LINK LAYER FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS - A proposal is discussed that facilitates exchanging parameters for a link layer that allows a variable number of parameters without changing a communication protocol. Likewise, the proposal allows for both components connected via the link to negotiate values for the parameters that are exchanged without a need for external agent intervention or redundancy. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055556 | External storage medium adapter - An external storage medium adapter for establishing a connection between a computer and an external storage medium, said external storage medium adapter comprising: | 2009-02-26 |
20090055557 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a content distributing system, a content distributing method, a control apparatus, a control method, a playback apparatus, a playback method, and a program that are capable of improving operability of the control apparatus. A renderer | 2009-02-26 |
20090055558 | Method for transmitting telegrams between a control device and a peripheral element via an intermediate device - For the transmission of a telegram from the control device to the peripheral element an intermediate device receives the telegram from the control device and forwards it without amendment to the peripheral element. For the transmission of a telegram from the peripheral element to the control device the intermediate device receives the telegram from the peripheral element and forwards it without amendment to the control device. The telegrams are safety telegrams, so that telegrams forwarded to the control device or to the peripheral element from the respective receiving unit can be checked for freedom from errors. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055559 | KVM switch and method for controlling the same - A KVM switch is connected to a server, and a client via a network. The KVM switch includes: a signal processing portion that receives an analog image signal corresponding to screen data displayed on a display device of the client from the server, executes analog/digital conversion to the analog image signal, and stores a converted digital image signal as the screen data into a memory; a detecting portion that, when new screen data is stored, detects data corresponding to a changing part of the new screen data to screen data that has already been stored into the memory; a thinning-out portion that thins out the detected data corresponding to the changing part; and a transmitting and receiving portion that transmits data corresponding to the changing part after the thinning-out to the client, and receives operation data from an input device connected to the client. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055560 | DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONDUCTING CONNECTION TEST, AND METHOD FOR TESTING CONNECTION IN THE DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS - A data transfer apparatus is manufactured by assembling a USB host controller, a USB host port, a USB device controller, a USB device port, a storage unit, and a control unit, and by testing connection between the USB host and the USB device. The test includes connecting the USB host port and the USB device port by a USB cable, storing test data into the storage unit, reading out the test data from the storage unit as first transfer data, transferring the first transfer data from a first port of the USB host port and the USB device port to a second port thereof, and transferring the data received by the second port from the second port to the first port. The control unit checks the connection by comparing the data received by the first port at the second transfer step with the test data stored in the storage unit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055561 | Bus Module for Connection to a Bus System and Use of Such a Bus Module in an AS-I Bus System - Disclosed is a bus module that can be connected to a bus system and comprises means for outputting safety-relevant signals in the form of repeated unambiguous code sequences. The bus module further comprises a first and second arithmetic unit with means for executing software programs. A code generator program of the first arithmetic unit generates a first partial code sequence of the code sequence while a code generator program of the second arithmetic unit generates the remaining portion of the code sequence as a second partial code sequence. Advantageously, a proper code sequence is output at the output of the bus module only when both arithmetic units function properly. A deviation in the code sequence that is output can then be detected by a monitor or actuator. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055562 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FUNCTION - A semiconductor device includes a serial communication interface connector, a non-volatile semiconductor memory, a memory controller, and a memory reader/writer. The serial communication interface connector is capable of being connected to a serial communication interface terminal of electronic equipment. The memory controller includes a memory interface connected to the non-volatile semiconductor memory and a copyright protection function and controls the non-volatile semiconductor memory. The memory reader/writer includes a controller interface connected to the memory controller and a serial communication interface connected to the serial communication interface connector. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055563 | Method for Providing Low-Level Hardware Access to In-Band and Out-of-Band Firmware - In-band firmware executes instructions which cause commands to be sent on a coherency fabric. Fabric snoop logic monitors the coherency fabric for command packets that target a resource in one of the support chips attached via an FSI link. Conversion logic converts the information from the fabric packet into an FSI protocol. An FSI command is transmitted via the FSI transmit link to an FSI slave of the intended support chip. An FSI receive link receives response data from the FSI slave of the intended support chip. Conversion logic converts the information from the support chip received via the FSI receive link into the fabric protocol. Response packet generation logic generates the fabric response packet and returns it on the coherency fabric. An identical FSI link between a support processor and support chips allows direct access to the same resources on the support chips by out-of-band firmware. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055564 | Method for data transmission - The invention relates to a method for data transmission in a serial bus system comprising a control unit and bus users. The method comprises steps: receiving a first data telegram by a bus user from the control unit, wherein the data telegram has a data field containing output data; reading out the data field intended for the bus user from the first data telegram; preparing input data as a response to the read out data field; checking whether a predefined criterion is met, wherein if the criterion is met a second data telegram is newly generated and the input data is attached to the second data telegram and if the criterion is not met, the input data is attached to a data telegram previously received from another bus user; and transmitting the input data to the control unit by the second data telegram. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055565 | MEMORY INTERFACE AND METHOD OF INTERFACING BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL ENTITIES - A data and signal interface for controlling the transfer of data and signals between a memory array and macro function such as that of a digital signal processor (DSP) core. In one embodiment, the interface comprises a plurality of memory ports which interface with X/Y memory banks, a plurality of function ports, each with a function controller, which interface with DSP functions, a crossbar connecting the memory and function ports, and an arbitration unit for arbitrating memory access by the function ports. The memory interface advantageously allows multiple simultaneous accesses of memory banks via a plurality of macro functions, each access under the control of a parent processor instruction. A standardized protocol used for memory read/write operations is also disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055566 | Arbitration - Embodiments related to arbitration are described and depicted. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055567 | DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLYING TRANSVERSAL PCI EXPANSION CARDS AND A COMPUTER HOUSING - A device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing includes a vertical connection board which is installed in an internal space of a computer housing, with a riser card being fixed on the connection board. The riser card is provided with a plurality of insertion slots, and a side of the connection board is provided with a plurality of brackets, such that tail ends of PCI expansion cards can be horizontally locked on the brackets, thereby allowing more PCI expansion cards, which are superimposed, to be horizontally inserted in a limited space of the computer housing. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055568 | Non-blocking Address Switch with Shallow Per Agent Queues - In one embodiment, a switch is configured to be coupled to an interconnect. The switch comprises a plurality of storage locations and an arbiter control circuit coupled to the plurality of storage locations. The plurality of storage locations are configured to store a plurality of requests transmitted by a plurality of agents. The arbiter control circuit is configured to arbitrate among the plurality of requests stored in the plurality of storage locations. A selected request is the winner of the arbitration, and the switch is configured to transmit the selected request from one of the plurality of storage locations onto the interconnect. In another embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of agents, an interconnect, and the switch coupled to the plurality of agents and the interconnect. In another embodiment, a method is contemplated. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055569 | Bridge device with page-access based processor interface - An integrated circuit bridge device can include a first interface circuit coupled to a buffer circuit and configurable in response to configuration information to receive command information, address information, and data values on a same multi-bit input/output (I/O) bus. A second interface circuit can be coupled to the buffer circuit and configured to communicate according to a first communication protocol different from that executable by the first interface circuit. In addition, a controller circuit formed in the same substrate as the first and second interface circuits can be configured to enable data transfers between the third interface circuit and the first interface circuits via the buffer circuit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055570 | DETECTION OF SPECULATIVE PRECHARGE - A DRAM controller may be configured to re-order read/write requests to maximize the number of page hits and minimize the number of page conflicts and page misses. A three-level prediction algorithm may be performed to obtain auto-precharge prediction for each read/write request, without having to track every individual page. Instead, the DRAM controller may track the history of page activity for each bank of DRAM, and make a prediction to first order based history that is not bank based. The memory requests may be stored in a queue, a specified number at a time, and used to determine whether a page should be closed or left open following access to that page. If no future requests in the queue are to the given bank containing the page, recent bank history for that bank may be used to obtain a prediction whether the page should be closed or left open. If the page is not closed as a result of the determination and/or prediction, it may be left open and closed after it has remained idle a specified length of time following the last access to the page. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055571 | FORCING REGISTERED CODE INTO AN EXECUTION CONTEXT OF GUEST SOFTWARE - One embodiment of the present invention includes a method for: (a) executing guest computations in a virtual machine of the virtualization system; and (b) forcing execution of registered code into an execution context of the guest, wherein the forcing is performed from the virtualization system based on an execution trigger monitored without reliance on functionality of the guest software. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055572 | OPTIMAL SOLUTION TO CONTROL DATA CHANNELS - A DRAM controller may comprise two sub-controllers, each capable of handling a respective N-bit interface (e.g. 64-bit interface). Each sub-controller may also be configurable to be (2*N)-bit (e.g. 128-bit) capable with respect to control logic, for controlling a logical 128-bit data path. In ganged mode, each sub-controller may logically operate as if it were handling data in 128-bit chunks, (i.e. handling the entire 128-bit data path), while actual full bandwidth may be achieved by having one of the sub-controllers operate on commands and a first N-bit portion of each (2*N)-bit chunk of data, and having the other sub-controller operate on a “copy” of the commands with a corresponding remaining N-bit portion of each (2*N)-bit chunk of data. Once the BIOS has configured and initialized the two DRAM controllers to operate in ganged mode, the BIOS and all software may no longer need to be aware that two memory controllers are used to access a single (2*N)-bit wide channel. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055573 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CONNECTABLE TO MEMORY CARD AND MEMORY CARD INITIALIZATION METHOD - A semiconductor device includes first and second interfaces, and a control unit. The first interface is capable of being connected to a memory card and communicating with the memory card. The memory card has a nonvolatile semiconductor memory and has an unlock state and a lock state. The memory card in the unlock state permits an access to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory. The memory card in the lock state prohibits the access. The second interface is capable of being connected to a host device and communicating with the host device. The host device generates an access command to access the memory card. The control unit operates based on the access command sent from the host device through the second interface so as to release the lock state of the memory card, when the memory card is connected to the first interface. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055574 | NAND Flash Memory Device And Related Method Thereof - The NAND flash memory device contains a NAND flash memory, a mirror data area, and a controller. The mirror data area has a size at least to hold a page of data and is usually formed by random access memory. The controller saves a data to be written into the NAND flash memory that occupies a partial number of the sectors of a first page of the NAND flash memory into the sectors of a second page of the mirror data area. When a new data is to be written into the remaining sectors of the first page of the NAND flash memory, the new data is stored instead into the second page's remaining sectors of the mirror data area. When the second page of the mirror data area is full, the entire second page is written into the first page of the NAND flash memory. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055575 | Flash memory with small data programming capability - The present invention provides a method featuring receiving a request to access a memory array having one or more memory erase units with a data area of flash array and with a specific amount of memory which offers small data programming capability; and if the memory access request includes programming small data, then providing access to the specific amount of memory, or if the memory access request does not include programming small data, then providing access to the data area of flash array; as well as an apparatus in the form of a flash memory device featuring a memory array having one or more memory erase units with a data area of flash array and with a specific amount of memory which offers small data programming capability, and a memory controller, responsive to a request, for providing access to the specific amount of memory if the request includes programming small data, or for providing access to the data area of flash array if the request does not include programming small data. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055576 | MEMORY CONTROLLER, NONVOLATILE STORAGE DEVICE, NONVOLATILE STORAGE SYSTEM, AND DATA WRITING METHOD - A nonvolatile storage device is provided with a nonvolatile main storage memory ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090055577 | PROGRAMMING METHODS FOR NONVOLATILE MEMORY - Example embodiments are directed to methods, memory devices, and systems for programming a nonvolatile memory device having a charge storage layer including performing at least one unit programming loop, each unit programming loop including, applying a programming pulse to at least two pages, applying a time delay to the at least two pages, and applying a verifying pulse to the at least two pages. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055578 | APPARATUS USING FLASH MEMORY AS STORAGE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An apparatus usable with a flash memory as storage and a method of operating the same are provided, which can provide an optimized architecture to a flash memory through combination of a flash transition layer (FTL) with a database. The apparatus includes a flash memory, a device driver to manage a mapping table between logical addresses and physical addresses in accordance with a data operation in the flash memory, and a control unit to perform data recovery of the flash memory by requesting the mapping table through an interface provided by the device driver. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055579 | Semiconductor memory device for simultaneously programming plurality of banks - Provided is a semiconductor memory device for simultaneously programming a plurality of banks. The semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array comprising a plurality of banks; a plurality of data buffers storing a plurality of pieces of program data to be programmed in the corresponding banks; and a plurality of scan latches configured to scan the plurality of program data transmitted from the corresponding data buffers, and configured to generate 1 | 2009-02-26 |
20090055580 | MULTI-LEVEL DRAM CONTROLLER TO MANAGE ACCESS TO DRAM - Providing for multi-tiered RAM control is provided herein. As an example, a RAM access management system can include multiple input controllers each having a request buffer and request scheduler. Furthermore, a request buffer associated with a controller can vary in size with respect to other buffers. Additionally, request schedulers can vary in complexity and can be optimized at least for a particular request buffer size. As a further example, a first controller can have a large memory buffer and simple scheduling algorithm optimized for scalability. A second controller can have a small memory buffer and a complex scheduler, optimized for efficiency and high RAM performance. Generally, RAM management systems described herein can increase memory system scalability for multi-core parallel processing devices while providing an efficient and high bandwidth RAM interface. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055581 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA PROVIDING METHOD THEREIN - A data storage device, the data storage device may include: a data storage unit; a system data storage unit that stores an application program, an operating system (OS), and management information related to a processing of the stored data; a system control unit that performs an initialization, a control, and a system setting of the device; a central processing unit (CPU) that performs data processing including data read and data write and processes an instruction word; a random access memory (RAM) that loads the data from the data storage unit and the system data storage unit, loads the instruction word of the CPU, and temporarily stores a data processing result of the processed instruction word; and an output determination unit that determines to output at least one of the data stored in the data storage unit, the application program, and the data processing result. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055582 | SEGMENTATION OF LOGICAL VOLUMES - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a storage manager application implemented in a first computational device maintains a virtual logical volume that represents a plurality of segments of a linear storage medium of a secondary storage, wherein the virtual logical volume and the plurality of segments are created by the storage manager application. A request for data is received at the first computational device, from a second computational device. The storage manager application moves selected segments of the plurality of segments from the linear storage medium of the secondary storage to a cache storage, in anticipation that the requested data is included in the selected segments that are moved from the linear storage medium of the secondary storage to the cache storage. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055583 | STORING REDUNDANT SEGMENTS AND PARITY INFORMATION FOR SEGMENTED LOGICAL VOLUMES - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a storage manager application implemented in a first computational device maintains a virtual logical volume that has a plurality of segments created by the storage manager application. At least one additional copy of at least one of the plurality of segments is maintained in at least one linear storage medium of a secondary storage. A request for data is received, at the first computational device, from a second computational device. At least one of the plurality of segments and the at least one additional copy are used to respond to the received request for data. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055584 | DETECTION AND CORRECTION OF DROPPED WRITE ERRORS IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - Method, system and computer program product are provided for detecting and correcting dropped writes in a storage system. Data and a checksum are written to a storage device, such as a RAID array. The state of the data is classified as being in a “new data, unconfirmed” state. The state of written data is periodically checked, such as with a timer. If the data is in the “new data, unconfirmed” state, it is checked for a dropped write. If a dropped write has occurred, the state of the data is changed to a “single dropped write confirmed” state and the dropped write error is preferably corrected. If no dropped write is detected, the state is changed to a “confirmed good” state. If the data was updated through a read-modified-write prior to being checked for a dropped write event, its state is changed to an “unquantifiable” state. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055585 | METHOD FOR AUTO-CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN A RAID MEMORY SYSTEM - A method for auto-correction of errors in an array of disk storage devices ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090055586 | COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING AN EXPANSION DEVICE FOR VIRTUALIZING A MIGRATION SOURCE LOGICAL UNIT - A migration destination storage creates an expansion device for virtualizing a migration source logical unit. A host computer accesses an external volume by way of an access path of a migration destination logical unit, a migration destination storage, a migration source storage, and an external volume. After destaging all dirty data accumulated in the disk cache of the migration source storage to the external volume, an expansion device for virtualizing the external volume is mapped to the migration destination logical unit. | 2009-02-26 |