28th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110173239 | Web Application Record-Replay System and Method - A web application includes a record-replay library component to record sessions into a log file and subsequently replay the recorded session based upon the log file. The record-replay library interacts with the runtime environment of the web application to intercept events that correspond to data inputs received by the web application, such as user inputs, remote server inputs and inputs from the computer system on which the runtime environment is executing. On replay, the log file is read by the record-replay library and events are programmatically dispatched to the runtime environment by the record-replay library based on the log entries in order to simulate the various data input events that occurred during the recorded session. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173240 | MEDIA COLLECTION MANAGEMENT - A removable storage device ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110173241 | DATA INTEGRATION IN SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURES - A system, method and program product for transferring structured and unstructured data in a service oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure. A method is disclosed that includes: receiving a request for a synchronization at a service orchestration engine (SOE), wherein the synchronization includes a transfer of structured meta-data from a first node to a second node and a transfer of unstructured file data from a first file node to a second file node; creating an entry in a routing table to track the synchronization; receiving the structured meta-data at the SOE from the first node and transferring the structured meta-data to the second node; and orchestrating a peer-to-peer data transfer from the first file node to the second file node, including communicating with file handling agents at the first and second file handling nodes. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173242 | AUTOMATIC PROMPT FOR INPUT DATA ON A CALCULATOR - A calculator comprises a processor and a keyboard coupled to the processor. The keyboard comprises a calculation key that causes a calculation to be performed on input data. The calculator also comprises a display coupled to the processor. When the calculation key is pressed, the processor determines whether the input data has already been entered. If the input data has not already been input, the processor prompts a user of the calculator to enter the input data via the keyboard by displaying an alphanumeric description of the input data required for the calculation. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173243 | SCALED EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING - A method and system for scaled exponential smoothing are provided. Multiple exponentially smoothed values are maintained for items and events occur on one or more of the items. The method maintains a gradually inflated representation of the smoothed values of items, such that the representation at a given time for an item where no event has occurred is not altered. Using a scaling technique enables the smoothed values for the objects on which an event has not occurred to remain the same. This reduces the number of calculations required significantly, enabling the use of the smoothing technique in a wide range of applications. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173244 | STATE FILTER - Embodiments described herein describe the construction of frequency domain estimates of generalized power density and the filters that can be constructed from those estimates. Using the concept of the Stokes vector representation of the spectral matrix in an M-dimensional vector space, a generalization of the process in which the spectral matrix may be represented by a set of trace-orthogonal matrices that are based upon a particular signal state can be produced. One aspect of the process is as follows: given a particular signal, represented as by a state vector in the space, a complete, orthonormal set of vectors can be produced that includes the signal of interest. Then, a generalized set of matrices is constructed, based upon the developed vectors, that are trace-orthogonal and which serve as a basis set for the expansion of the spectral matrix. The coefficients of this expansion form a generalized Stokes vector that represents the power in the spectral matrix associated with the various state vectors. Filters that serve to extract or suppress information about a particular state may then be constructed using the components of the generalized Stokes vectors. The effectiveness of an embodiment this filter is demonstrated using acoustic data from a microphone array. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173245 | DISTRIBUTION OF INTERMEDIATE DATA IN A MULTISTAGE COMPUTER APPLICATION - A method, system and computer program product for distributing intermediate data of a multistage computer application to a plurality of computers. In one embodiment, a data manager calculates data usage demand of generated intermediate data. A computer manager calculates a computer usage, which is the sum of all data usage demand of each stored intermediate data at the computer. A scheduler selects a target computer from the plurality of computers for storage of the generated intermediate data at such that a variance of the computer usage demand across the plurality of computers is minimized. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173246 | NETWORK-BASED SYSTEM FOR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS - There is provided a system for social interactions between users. The system may include a plurality of network nodes connected in a network, each node comprising a representation of at least one assigned user. The exemplary system comprises a first node assigned to a first user, the first node being adapted to generate an activity upon an execution of an action of the first user with a data object in interaction with the first node. The activity may describe the action in a predetermined format and may include a representation of the data object. The first node may be further adapted to link the activity to at least one second user and to communicate the activity to at least one second node to which the second user is assigned. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173247 | Massively Distributed Processing System Architecture, Scheduling, Unique Device Identification and Associated Methods - A massively distributed processing system and associated methods are described that utilize an advantageous processing architecture for a multitude of widely distributed devices to process distributed workloads for a plurality distributed processing projects. To provide the infrastructure processing power for the distributed processing system, a modular client agent program, including a system component with a core agent module and a separate project component with at least one task module, is configured to operate on the distributed devices and to process a variety of project workloads. For each different distributed project, different project components or task modules may be provided by a server system to the distributed devices to run on the core agent module or system component. In addition, a capabilities database can be used by a server system to schedule workloads based upon the capabilities of the distributed devices. Furthermore, scheduling, device ID, task wrapper and further infrastructure and application development implementations are also provided. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173248 | Method for providing on-path content distribution - In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a content request from the end user at a proxy. A modified TCP connection request message is generated such that the modified TCP connection request message includes a content identifier. The content identifier identifies the requested content. The modified TCP connection request message is sent from the proxy towards an origin server associated with the requested content, and a response to the TCP connection request message is received from a network element. A TCP connection is established with the network element. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173249 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING BROADCAST SERVICE POINT USAGE - Systems and methods are described for providing content using distributed broadcast access points that include wide area broadcast interfaces for receiving content and local and/or personal area network interfaces for communicating content to client devices. In an embodiment, a system transmits usage logging notifications to one or more broadcast access points. The broadcast access points log usage data regarding the usage of the broadcast access points by client devices and/or content accessed via the broadcast access points. The logged data is then optionally used to customize one or more channels of content. Different broadcast access points may have access to different channels of content. A given channel of content optionally includes content aggregated from a plurality of different sources. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173250 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND PROGRAM - An information processing system is provided that standardizes operations performed in cases where a hard key is pressed, irrespective of whether a Web application provided by an external apparatus or a native application of its own is executed. To accomplish this, the information processing system includes a server having a Web server function and an information processing apparatus having a Web browser function. When an operation screen is requested from the information processing apparatus and any hard key on the information processing apparatus is pressed during display of the operation screen, the server designates the information processing apparatus to perform a request with a predetermined URL by the Web browser function. The information processing apparatus registers the information designated by the server into a memory, and when any hard key is pressed during display of the operation screen, causes the Web browser function to perform the request. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVICE ISOLATION - The present invention is directed towards systems and methods of streaming an application from a remote location to a local machine system, and using local machine system resources in executing that application. In various embodiments, services needed by a streamed application may be started with high local system privileges in their own isolation environment. These service may be started, stopped, and otherwise managed by a Service Control Manager. In order for an application to both access services that operate at high local system privileges and the network so that it can access remotely stored, streaming, information; a streaming application may rely on privileges of the user when accessing network information rather than the higher privileges of the services running in isolation. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173252 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT-BASED SERIALIZATION OF MESSAGES IN A PARALLEL EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT - A messaging system and method which allows parallel execution of related requests according their context-based sequence. A serialization processor receives each incoming message request from a messaging client, extracts a transaction identifier (TI), searches a state table for the TI, and, if the TI is found active in the state table, stores the request in a serialization queue and makes an entry for that TI with the state “queued” in the state table. After execution of the active request, its entry in the state table is cleared, and the queued request with the same TI is executed, whereupon its entry is changed from queued to active. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173253 | Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Providing Local and Online Data Services - A system and method for processing content data for one or more reader devices at a server in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving, from one or more end-user devices, content data associated with one or more content resources via a first network, analyzing the content data using one or more online content analysis devices whereby analysis data is generated, formatting the content data using one or more online formatting devices based on the analysis data, and outputting, to the one or more the reader devices, formatted content data via a second network. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING DEVICE MANAGEMENT - According an embodiment of the present invention, a method, in a client device, for performing a management command for managing the client device, includes receiving scheduling information from a server device, the scheduling information including the management command and a condition, wherein the condition corresponds to a specific time point for executing the management command, monitoring whether the condition is satisfied for performing the management command by determining whether the specific time point arrives or whether a power-on command is received after the specific time point, performing a user interaction by displaying a content related to the management command to be performed, if it is determined that the power-on command is received after the specific time point, and performing the management command according to the user interaction. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173255 | Method for Client-Side Personalization - A method or data processing system readable medium can be used for communications between a user and a network site. In one embodiment, the user may request personalization information including personalization rule(s) from the network site. The user can generate personalization logic based on the personalization information. In this manner, the user has better control over his or her personal information. The server computer at the network site may benefit because it does not have to generate the personalization logic for the user. Accordingly, the server computer at the network site may be able to accommodate more users or can respond to them faster. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173256 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOSTING BROWSER-BASED SCREEN SHARING - To host a screen-sharing session during which images displayed on a display screen of a computing system are shared for concurrent display with a guest computing system, a request is sent from a browser program running on the computing system to a server. Received from the server in response to the request is a web page with embedded program code for repeatedly capturing and transmitting image data corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the computing system to the server. The screen-sharing session is hosted at the computing system entirely through the browser program by executing the embedded program code to repeatedly capture images displayed over time on the display screen of the computer system and transmit image data corresponding to the captured images to the server. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING BUDDY LIST ON IM PLATFORM - A system and method for presenting a buddy list on an IM platform are provided. The system includes an IM server and an IM client having a communication connection with the IM server. The IM server stores at least two of: a buddy database, a user information database and a status database. The buddy database records a buddy list of each user, the user information database records detailed information of each user, and the status database records a current status of each user. The IM client groups and sorts buddies in the buddy list according to the buddy list or detailed information of a buddy or a current status of the buddy obtained by the IM client from the IM server, and presents the buddy list according to a grouping and sorting result. Users are enabled to select different presenting manners and search for buddies conveniently. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173258 | Collective Acceleration Unit Tree Flow Control and Retransmit - A mechanism is provided for collective acceleration unit tree flow control forms a logical tree (sub-network) among those processors and transfers “collective” packets on this tree. The system supports many collective trees, and each collective acceleration unit (CAU) includes resources to support a subset of the trees. Each CAU has limited buffer space, and the connection between two CAUs is not completely reliable. Therefore, to address the challenge of collective packets traversing on the tree without colliding with each other for buffer space and guaranteeing the end-to-end packet delivery, each CAU in the system effectively flow controls the packets, detects packet loss, and retransmits lost packets. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173259 | COMMUNICATING IN A PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT - Communicating in a peer-to-peer computer environment. A request is received from a user at a peer provider node computer system, wherein the request is signed by a private key. Provided a public key verifies the private key, providing potential peers to the user from the peer provider node computer system such that the user is enabled to utilize the peer-to-peer computer environment for a communication according to user requirements. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PRESENCE STATE OF A PERSON - A system and method for determining a presence state of a person. A plurality of data feeds is received. A subset of the plurality of data feeds that includes data regarding presence states of a first person is identified. The subset of the plurality of data feeds are analyzed to determine a plurality of presence states of the first person, wherein a respective presence state of the first person is determined from a respective data feed in the subset of the plurality of data feeds. One or more presence states of the plurality of presence states are reported to subscribers via the network. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173261 | USING USER-ATTRIBUTE ONTOLOGIES TO CALCULATE USER-ANONYMITY DEGREES - Computerized methods and systems for using user-attribute ontologies to calculate anonymity levels are provided. A semi-automated mechanism permits selective and optionally progressive exposure of demographic and clinical information to other members of a medical social network group that a member has joined. When a user decides to join a medical social network group (which may be based upon system suggestion or initiated of the user's own accord), he or she selects or creates a profile that has a statistically validated degree of anonymity, ranging from fully anonymous to fully transparent. Based upon a user's elected level of exposure, only certain data is exposed to the rest of the group's membership. Thus, the user is permitted to personally balance the tension between exposing a level of information that may render him or her personally identifiable and exposing enough information to obtain meaningful advice and/or camaraderie. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173262 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING INFORMATION TO AN INVITED PARTICIPANT - In one embodiment, an invited participant accesses a customized web page using an electronic device. Content is displayed on the customized web page to the invited participant. A determination is made whether the invited participant has viewed the content on the customize web page by tracking usage of the customize web page. In response to determining that the invited participant has not viewed the content, a determination is made whether the invited participant has invited a previously-uninvited participant to access the customized web page and view the content. In response to determination that the invited participant has invited a previously-uninvited participant, a determination is made whether the previously-uninvited participant is approved to access the customized web page and view the content. In response to the previously-uninvited participant having been approved, an invitation is issued to the previously-uninvited participant to access the customized web page and view the content. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173263 | Directing An Attendee Of A Collaboration Event To An Endpoint - An event management system is configured to receive information that indicates a presence of an attendee of a collaboration event at a first location that is not specified by a registered event specification corresponding to the collaboration event and provide information to the attendee to direct the attendee to a second location with an endpoint for connecting to the collaboration event. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173264 | System and Method for Attentive Clustering and Analytics - Attentive clustering includes constructing an online author network, wherein constructing includes selecting a set of source nodes (S), a set of outlink targets (T) from a selected type or types of hyperlinks, and a set of edges (E) between S and T defined by the selected hyperlinks, constructing a matrix of source nodes in S linked to targets in T′, wherein T′ is derived by normalizing nodes in T, and partitioning the network into at least one set of source nodes with a similar linking history to form an attentive cluster and at least one set of outlink targets with a similar citation profile to form an outlink bundle. Attentive clustering may further include applying any lists specifying inclusion or exclusion of particular nodes. Frequencies of links between attentive clusters and outlink bundles may be measured and analyzed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173265 | MULTI-HEAD HIERARCHICALLY CLUSTERED PEER-TO-PEER LIVE STREAMING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are described including receiving data from a plurality of cluster heads and forwarding the data to peers. Also described are a method and apparatus including calculating a sub-stream rate, splitting data into a plurality of data sub-streams and pushing the plurality of data sub-streams into corresponding transmission queues. Further described are a method and apparatus including splitting source data into a plurality of equal rate data sub-streams, storing the equal rate data sub-streams into a sub-server content buffer, splitting buffered data into a plurality of data sub-streams, calculating a plurality of sub-stream rates and pushing the data sub-streams into corresponding transmission queues. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173266 | IMAGE SHARING CONTROLLER, IMAGE SHARING SYSTEM, IMAGE SHARING CONTROLLING METHOD, ITS PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH THE PROGRAM - An image-sharing server of an image-sharing system acquires candidate storage data including an update image currently displayed on an image-providing terminal. When, for instance, a predetermined reception band of a second image-receiving terminal is narrower than an optimum transmission band of the image-providing terminal, the image-sharing server specifies the last update data in an order for the update data to be stored in a second transmission buffer as comparison data. Further, when determining that an update region of the comparison data is included in an update region of the candidate storage data, the image-sharing server deletes the comparison data and stores the candidate storage data in the second transmission buffer. Subsequently, the image-sharing server transmits the update data of the second transmission buffer to a second receiving terminal in the order for the update data to be stored to update the image currently displayed on the second image-receiving terminal to update data. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173267 | Spoken email-audio file integrated with text message as a new way of email for communication - A method of creating, transferring and comprehending the audio file integrated with text message in email system as a new way of email for communication. It makes working with email much more efficient, faster, and healthier. It greatly reduces the workload in typing and reading the traditional email. It also helps people who couldn't read and write much to use email system for communication. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173268 | TELECOMMUNICATION MESSAGING THROUGH A SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying telecommunication messages through a social networking service. One embodiment includes a telecommunication messaging system that is implemented with a social networking service. The telecom messaging system receives telecommunication messages from a telecommunication network that are associated with a directory number assigned to a phone. The phone is operated by a member of a web-based social networking service. The telecom messaging system provides a telecommunication messaging page to display the telecommunication messages to the member as part of a website for the social networking service. Thus, the member is able to view telecom messages, such as voicemail messages, text messages, call logs, etc., through the social networking service. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and computing device for processing data are provided. Rule data for visually coding incoming data is stored. First and second profile data are stored, independent of the rule data. Each profile data comprises a respective range of time and a respective recurrence pattern that repeats indefinitely. Each profile data is associated with a respective subset of the rule data. Respective indications are received that first profile data and second profile have been activated. In response, the respective subset is automatically applied during the respective range of time such that incoming data is visually coded at the display device according to the respective subset during the respective range of time. Automatic application of the respective subset during the respective range of time repeats indefinitely according to the respective recurrence pattern until another indication that the respective profile data has been deactivated is received. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173270 | Conferencing Apparatus And Method - Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for processing data in an online conference and, in particular, for generating a desktop recording of desktop image data shared in an online conference. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173271 | ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGING SYSTEM - A method, a system and a computer program product of transmitting availability information in an electronic mail system are disclosed. The system includes a first system including a sender, the first system is adapted to activate an availability indicator having a start date, wherein the activation is performed by the sender and extract availability indicator metadata from the availability indicator. The availability indicator metadata includes the start date, an end date, and at least one availability indicator message. If an e-mail has not been sent to a receiver since activation and if a current date is prior to the start date, the first system is further adapted to attach the availability indicator metadata to the e-mail, and send the e-mail to the receiver. The electronic mail system further includes a scheduling system functionally coupled to the first system, and is adapted to define the availability indicator. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173272 | FILTERING OF ELECTONIC MAIL MESSAGES DESTINED FOR AN INTERNAL NETWORK - A perimeter network may be utilized to filter electronic mail messages destined for an internal network. A computer may be utilized to monitor an electronic mail mailbox for changes to a safe recipients list and/or a blocked senders list. The computer may further be utilized to automatically copy the safe recipients list and/or the blocked senders list to a network directory in the internal network. The computer may further be utilized to automatically send the safe recipients list and/or the blocked senders list to a network directory in the perimeter network for utilization by one or more agents executing on a computer in the perimeter network. The one or more agents may be configured to utilize the safe recipients list and/or the blocked senders list to filter electronic mail messages received by the perimeter network which are destined for delivery to the internal network. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173273 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INHIBITING PHISHING - A system according to the invention comprises a communication device | 2011-07-14 |
20110173274 | Method and system for mapping organizational social networks utilizing dynamically prioritized e-mail flow indicators - A method to use dynamically prioritized email communications to establish and analyze organization social network maps includes selecting a dynamically prioritized email dataset based on network boundaries and contextual framework, establishing a one-way trusted relationship score between an email recipient and sender, establishing a one-way trusted relationship score between an email sender and recipient, establishing a two-way trusted relationship score between two communicating entities, establishing an atomic unit of entities based on a decreasing order of at least one of the one-way trusted relationship score and the two-way trusted relationship score, and establishing a social network based on arranging atomic units and entities based on one or more of an email prioritization score, a trusted relationship score, and an email productivity and collaboration metric, wherein the entities are email senders and email recipients. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173275 | Messaging Between Events - An event management system is configured to receive information from a person associated with a first event and provide a message to a second event that is associated with the first event. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173276 | Systems and Methods for an Identification Protocol Between a Local Controller and a Master Controller - Systems and methods for local and master management units in a photovoltaic energy system. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a computer system includes sending a first identification code from a local management unit to a master management unit. The first identification code is associated with the first local management unit, and the local management unit controls a solar module. An authentication of the first identification code is received from the master management unit. In response to receiving the authentication, active operation of the local management unit is continued (e.g., for a set time period). | 2011-07-14 |
20110173277 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A USER OF A SERVICE ON A MOBILE TERMINAL - In the held of the broadcasting of services, in particular video, on mobile terminals and more particularly that of the method of authenticating the user of a service from a mobile terminal, the invention proposes a procedure for authenticating the user of a service on a mobile terminal making it possible to refrain from manual copying of an identifier by the user. For this purpose, the user enters his mobile telephone number when he registers. A short text message or an e-mail is then sent to him on his mobile terminal. This short message or e-mail contains an identifier of this user's account. When initially launching the application dedicated to access to the service, said application then runs through the short messages or e-mails stored on the terminal, it identifies the message containing the identifier and extracts it. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173278 | Method and System for Sending Messages - The present publication discloses a method and system for sending messages in a telecommunications network ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110173279 | Method and System for Vehicular Communications and Information Reporting - A method for vehicular communications and information reporting. First and second wireless Internet connections between respective first and second vehicles and a web-server are provided. First and second event information is transmitted, to the web-server, from the first and second vehicles. The first and second event information relates to the same event in visual range, respectively, of occupants of the first and second vehicles. The web server may transmit, to the first and second vehicles, confirmed event information derived from the first and second event information. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173280 | STATUS MESSAGES CONVEYED DURING COMMUNICATION SESSION TO SESSION PARTICIPANTS - At least two applications can be instantiated on a client device. Each of the at least two applications can include a user interface for interacting with a user of the client device. One of the applications can be a real-time communication application through which the user is participating in a real-time communication session with at least one remotely located user. Another of the applications can be referred to as a second application. Status information relating to user interactions with the second application can be determined. A status message can be generated that includes content from the determined status information. The status message can be generated without manually entered user input. The status message can be conveyed automatically and without manual user input to the at least one remotely located user via the real-time communication application during the real-time communication application. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST SERVICE - Methods and systems are provided for facilitating communications among persons sharing a common interest. Customers of a telecommunications provider are notified about the service via a notification included in a billing statement. A customer uses the information to access a web site capable of registering the customer and connecting the customer to other persons sharing a common interest. The service assigns aliases to respective participants so that the true identity of each person is not made available to others in the group. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173282 | INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An interactive system and method for controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions involving a plurality of users including controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plurality of users, wherein data identifying said plurality of communications sessions have been stored in association with data indicative of one or more characteristics thereof. The method includes receiving a request to initiate communications among members of a group of users, wherein said request includes data identifying the group of users, responsive to receiving said request, selecting a communications session on the basis of data identifying the group and at least some of said stored data indicative of characteristics of a given communications session, and transmitting messages to at least some members of the group. Each message has a message body including data providing access to the selected communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173283 | PEER DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON CONTEXT SENSITIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS - In a method for automatically filtering communications, a new networking request from an initiating party is received. A social networking model for a recipient of the new networking request is retrieved. Context information related to prior communications between the recipient and the initiating party from the social networking model for the recipient is used to present the new networking request to the recipient. The social networking model for the recipient is dynamically updated based upon a response by the recipient to the new networking request. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173284 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VERIFYING AN ATTACHMENT FILE WITHIN AN E-MAIL - System, method and program product for managing a file attached to an e-mail. The attached file's file name is obtained. A voice message file address is received and encoded into a modified address to comply with file naming rules of a recipient computer. A composite file name results from inserting the modified address into the attached file's file name and is displayed in the e-mail. The recipient computer extracts the modified address from the composite file name in the e-mail and decodes the modified address to obtain the voice message file address. Using the voice message file address, the recipient computer requests and receives the voice message file. The voice message is analyzed and verified prior to accessing the attached file. Verifying the voice message includes comparing a voice of the voice message to a voice signature. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173285 | CHANNEL STATUS MESSAGE FOR VIRTUAL NIC - A network device comprises a processor and storage coupled to the processor. The storage contains firmware that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to implement a plurality of virtual devices. Each virtual device is configured to receive packets in a channel unique to such virtual device. The channels of the plurality of virtual devices are implemented on a single communication link. The network device is configured to receive a channel status message that is indicative of status of a channel corresponding to that message. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173286 | All Hazards Information Distribution Method and System, and Method of Maintaining Privacy of Distributed All-Hazards Information - An information distribution method includes: gathering all-hazards information into an information exchange from a first information source; gathering all-hazards information into the information exchange from a second information source; distributing the all-hazards information from the information exchange to a first independently-controlled alert network; distributing the all-hazards information from the information exchange to a second independently-controlled alert network. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173287 | PREVENTING MESSAGING QUEUE DEADLOCKS IN A DMA ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the invention may be used to manage message queues in a parallel computing environment to prevent message queue deadlock. A direct memory access controller of a compute node may determine when a messaging queue is full. In response, the DMA may generate an interrupt. An interrupt handler may stop the DMA and swap all descriptors from the full messaging queue into a larger queue (or enlarge the original queue). The interrupt handler then restarts the DMA. Alternatively, the interrupt handler stops the DMA, allocates a memory block to hold queue data, and then moves descriptors from the full messaging queue into the allocated memory block. The interrupt handler then restarts the DMA. During a normal messaging advance cycle, a messaging manager attempts to inject the descriptors in the memory block into other messaging queues until the descriptors have all been processed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173288 | NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD FOR NETWORK STORAGE - A network storage system includes a first data buffer, a second data buffer, a pre-allocating module and a control module. The first data buffer is utilized for storing a storage data received from a network-base. The second data buffer is coupled to the first data buffer and includes a plurality of data buffering units. The pre-allocating module is coupled to the second data buffer and utilized for allocating the plurality of data buffering units to the second data buffer in advance. The control module controls the first data buffer to write the stored storage data into the plurality of data buffering units. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173289 | NETWORK SUPPORT FOR SYSTEM INITIATED CHECKPOINTS - A system, method and computer program product for supporting system initiated checkpoints in parallel computing systems. The system and method generates selective control signals to perform checkpointing of system related data in presence of messaging activity associated with a user application running at the node. The checkpointing is initiated by the system such that checkpoint data of a plurality of network nodes may be obtained even in the presence of user applications running on highly parallel computers that include ongoing user messaging activity. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173290 | ROTATING ENCRYPTION IN DATA FORWARDING STORAGE - A method includes receiving a request from a source system to store data, directing the data to a computer memory, the computer memory employing an encryption scheme, and continuously forwarding the data from one computer memory to another computer memory in the network of interconnected computer system nodes without storing on any physical storage device in the network, each computer memory employing the encryption scheme. The continuously forwarding includes determining an address of a node available to receive the data based on one or more factors, sending a message to the source system with the address of a specific node for the requester to forward the data, detecting a presence of the data in memory of the specific node, and forwarding the data to another computer memory of a node in the network of interconnected computer system nodes without storing any physical storage device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173291 | MESSAGING MECHANISM - Exchange of small pieces of data among end user terminals and/or between end user terminals and a network has increased. Examples of such small pieces of data include presence information updates. A messaging mechanism piggybacking the data in a push session initiation request enables sending of small pieces of data with minimum delay and without an activated packet data connection, and without user interaction. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173292 | PUSH BASED INTER-OPERATOR INTER-DEVICE TRANSFER - Methods and apparatus for push based inter-operator inter-device transfer are described. Methods include anchoring the inter-device transfer signaling at a source operator, and at a target operator. Methods also include subsequent push and pull based inter-device transfers within a target operator. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173293 | BROADCAST DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE BROADCAST DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a broadcast data receiving apparatus comprises a transmission/reception module, a storage module, and a control module. The transmission/reception module transmits and receives data to and from an external apparatus through a network. The storage module stores a plurality of html files. The control module configured to read an html file of a language from the first storage module. The language accords with a request received by the transmission/reception module from the external apparatus through the network. The control module controls the transmission/reception module, causing the same to transmit the html file, thus read, to the external apparatus through the network. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SYNCHRONIZING ACCOUNTING OBJECTS BETWEEN A CLIENT AND SERVER - A method and system of synchronizing accounting objects between a client and server are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for use on a server of synchronizing data between a client accounting database on a client computer and the server accounting database on the server, the client computer and server being connected over a communication network by a persistent connection, each of the client accounting database and server accounting database comprising a number of tables, wherein accounting objects are defined by a group of one or more related records in one or more tables in the client accounting database and server accounting database. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173295 | OFFLOAD STACK FOR NETWORK, BLOCK AND FILE INPUT AND OUTPUT - An apparatus for offloading network, block and file functions from an operating system comprises a network interface coupled to a network for receiving packet flows; one or more processors each having one or more processor cores; a computer-readable medium carrying one or more operating systems and an input/output networking stack which are hosted in one or more of the processor cores. The networking stack is shared among the operating systems. The networking stack comprises instructions which when executed cause receiving a request for data transfer from one of the operating systems at internal network, block and file system interfaces, and permitting data to be transferred between the internal interfaces and a plurality of external interfaces by preventing the operating systems from performing the data transfer and performing the data transfer on behalf of the operating systems. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173296 | Wireless Data Card and Working Method of the Wireless Data Card - A wireless data card includes a detecting module that is adapted to send a notification message to an executing module after detecting a DNS resolution request sent by a computer and detecting that no user account information exists in the wireless data card. An executing module is adapted to receive the notification message sent by the detecting module, to send prompt information to the computer so as to prompt a user to input the user account information, and to write the input user account information into the wireless data card so that the computer can use the user account information to access the Internet through the wireless data card. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173297 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method of controlling an information processing system including a first information processing device and a second information processing device the method has updating a control program held in a first storage device by the first information processing device, sending information on the updated control program from the first information processing device to the second information processing device, receiving the information on the updated control program by the second information processing device, comparing information on a control program held in the second information processing device with the information on the updated control program, sending a request from the second information processing device to the first information processing device to deliver the updated control program, sending the updated control program from the first information processing device to the second information processing device, and storing the updated control program sent from the first information processing device in a second storage device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173298 | Method for Organizing Business Card - A method for organizing business cards is provided. The method includes steps of: creating a first business card for a first user; transmitting information of the first business card to a server and registering on the server with a first registration number; handing out the first business card with the registration number printed to a second user; logging on to the server with the second registration and related log-in identification and password and providing the first registration number to the server; and having the information stored and organized in the second electronic business card book accessible remotely using an Internet browser or email systems. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173299 | WEBSITE-BASED NETWORK FILE EXPLORER - There is provided a method and system for a web browser based file storage and retrieval. Data files may be stored for retrieval to a data store of a web server providing a web page-based interface for accessing the data store. Web pages presented via the web browser application may comprise a list of data files accessible for retrieval. A selected data file of the list is downloaded and a client application invoked for execution by the computer for interacting with the selected data file. The selected data file is automatically monitored for changes; and at least a changed portion of the selected data file uploaded in response to the monitoring. A context menu of options for respective data files may be provided to assist with file retrieval, for example, to direct the invocation of a client application with the downloaded data file. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173300 | IPTV Presence And Interaction Protocol - Disclosed are techniques for a protocol that provides for a TV viewing experience with interaction by allowing for social collaboration of non co-located TV viewers and integrating the TV viewing experience with social networking concepts and interactive multimedia communication. The protocol enables a digital video distribution system (e.g., IPTV) to provide a user with presence, channel, and grouping information regarding other users in the IPTV system and available video content. The protocol also enables users of the IPTV system to interact using real-time and/or non-real time communication. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173301 | Media resource system and media resource providing method - A media resource system and a media resource providing method are provided. The media resource system includes: a service processing module which is used to process the media resource system logically; a user configuration information module which is used to set and/or store the user configuration information associated with the service; a resource storage and management module which is used to store and manage media resources. The personalized media resource playing could be realized in a manner that a variety of services use a suit of media resource system commonly. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173302 | Cluster Configuration - Computer implemented methods, system and apparatus for configuring a cluster using a plurality of hosts include identifying a plurality of features for forming the cluster. The plurality of features define requirements needed in a host for forming the cluster. A plurality of hosts are identified to be part of the cluster. A compatibility analysis is executed for each of the identified hosts. A plurality of suggested adjustments to particular hosts are presented to enable the particular hosts to be compatible with the features requirements. A configuration template is constructed for the hosts in the cluster that are compatible with the requirements. The hosts are configured for the cluster using the configuration settings in the configuration template. The configured hosts enable the features in the cluster. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173303 | Cluster Configuration Through Host Ranking - Computer implemented methods, system and apparatus for configuring a cluster using a plurality of hosts include identifying a plurality of features for forming the cluster. The plurality of features define requirements needed in a host for forming the cluster. A plurality of hosts are identified to be part of the cluster. A compatibility analysis is executed for each of the identified hosts wherein a ranking is provided for each of the identified hosts. A plurality of suggested adjustments to particular hosts are presented to enable the particular hosts to be compatible with the features requirements. A configuration template is constructed for the hosts in the cluster that are compatible with the requirements. The hosts are configured for the cluster using the configuration settings in the configuration template. The configured hosts enable the features in the cluster. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173304 | MANAGEMENT AND USE OF CHANNEL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION - A configuration as discussed herein includes a content management system. The content management system can reside in a central location or be distributed amongst multiple different locations in a network environment. In general, the content management system keeps track of configuration information for the retrieval of content. For example, the content management system identifies a presence of one or more content delivery sources in the network environment. The content management system utilizes the contact information to communicate with content delivery sources for discovery of configuration information. The configuration information can indicate: i) a respective address of the content delivery source, ii) a type of content outputted by the respective address, iii) a format of the content such as streaming data outputted by the respective address. The configuration information can be used to identify an address in which to retrieve requested content according to a desired format. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173305 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN PEER-TO-PEER NODE TYPES - An apparatus for providing data management in a P2P network may include a processor. The processor may be configured to identify resources and communicate information to another node(s). The information may include a request to change the apparatus from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation based on the identified resources. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173306 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF CONFIGURATION OF RECONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS - The invention is a system and method for reconfigurable computers. The invention involves a plurality of reconfigurable component clusters (RCCs), each of which can change their respective configuration upon receiving a configuration command. The invention uses a reconfiguration network for distributing the configuration command to the RCCs, wherein the reconfiguration network comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each RCC is connected to a cell. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173307 | METHOD FOR ADDRESSING MANAGEMENT OBJECT IN MANAGEMENT TREE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for addressing a management object in a management tree of a device management (DM) client and an associated DM system are disclosed to solve the issues encountered in the relative universal resource identifier (URI) addressing of the OMA DM protocol. The method comprises receiving a relative URI including a first part from a DM server, and identifying a root node of the management object according to the first part. The first part comprises a URI parameter for specifying a root node of a sub-tree of the management tree for finding the management object, a management object identifier, and a plurality of attribute conditions for specifying values of a plurality of leaf nodes directly under the root node of the management object. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173308 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE THROUGH PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A medical monitoring and surveillance system uses a server communicating with a general-purpose personal device running an application. The application may be downloadable. The application is configured by the server. The application configures the device to perform medical tests using the sensors, preexisting capabilities, and functionality built into the device. The device may be a cellular telephone with data communication and other functionality, a personal digital organizer, a portable entertainment device, or another similar personal device. The application reports the results of the medical tests to the server or a third party device. Various trigger events and associated tasks may be incorporated in the server or in the application residing on the device. A trigger event may occur, for example, in response to the test results meeting one or more predetermined criteria. Once a trigger event occurs, a task associated with the trigger event is performed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173309 | NETWORK DATABASE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A network device control unit and method are provided in which, not all MIB objects under the control of the network management software are simultaneously acquired during startup of the network management software so the almost simultaneous flow of a large volume of SNMP packets in the LAN will not occur and along with a simultaneous reduction in the load on communications lines, the load on devices such as the printer and network board processing their SNMP packets will also become small. To accomplish this, windows allocated to individual network peripheral devices on a one to one basis and controlling the network device are utilized as device windows, and information to be displayed on the initial screen of the device window is acquired as the initial sheet and displayed. Device windows also acquire and display different sheet information on the device window when determined an entry has been made by the user requesting display of a different type of sheet information. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173310 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SWITCH AND INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM SAS PROTOCOL COMMUNICATION - An SAS domain map is automatically generated at an SAS concentrator switch by a virtual mapping device that presents itself as a target for discovery by SAS devices interfaced with the concentrator, such as information handling systems and storage devices. During the SAS protocol discovery process, the virtual mapping device generates the SAS domain map by acquiring the device name and the device port for each concentrator port that interfaces with a device. A management application running on the concentrator applies the SAS domain map to provide network functions, such as zoning or diagnostics. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173311 | Invitation to Bind to a Device - A server device sends a list of account holders together with an invitation to bind to the server. A client device can decide to present the invitation to a user for decision only if the client device finds a match between the list and the user. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173312 | DATA PROCESSING - A data processing apparatus is provided that includes a processing unit for processing data, including receiving data packets from a sender and sending acknowledgements to the sender, the processing unit having a first and second mode of operation for processing data, in which the second mode of operation requires more power than the first mode, and the processing unit switches between the first and second modes of operation based on a processing load; a metric module for determining a metric indicative of the processing load; an acknowledgement module for sending one acknowledgement in respect of n received data packets; and an acknowledgement configuration module for setting n to be a value m greater than a first predetermined value if the metric lies in a predetermined range that includes a value that the metric assumes when the processing unit switches between the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, and to the first predetermined value otherwise. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173313 | Portable Management Device - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein relate to a method and system for providing remote management for a computer system with a portable management device. An exemplary method comprises connecting a portable management device to a computer system and a network. The exemplary method additionally comprises receiving remote management data over the network via the portable management device and executing instructions in response to the remote management data. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173314 | Methods and apparatus for optimizing responsiveness of portable documents - A system detects a requirement to obtain a first document by the computer system, the first document having a predefined format. The system identifies a sequence of portions of the first document to obtain based on analysis of the predefined format of the first document, and analysis of current operational parameters of the computer system. The system obtains a first portion of the document from the identified sequence, and then obtains successive portions of the first document in accordance with the identified sequence. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173315 | Network physical layer security - A data processing device is connectable to a communication network and operable to receive data associated with at least one physical layer characteristic of a cable communication subsystem, the subsystem comprising a transmitter and/or receiver coupled to at least one cable, and to initiate a security procedure responsive to the received data. A tangible computer readable medium and a method of applying physical layer security in a communication network are also disclosed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173316 | RELATIONSHIP BASED REPRESENTATION OF PARTICIPANTS IN SHARED ONLINE SPACE - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for presenting members of a shared online space to a user of the shared online space. A relationship value is determined between the user and a member of the shared online space by: determining an interaction value for the user and member relationship based on the user's and member's co-presence in the shared online space; determining a social network value for the user and member relationship based on a number of social network connections between the user and member; and combining the interaction value and social network value. The relationship value is associated with a specified visual representation of the member used in the shared online space, and two or more visual representations of members are scaled in the user's display in the shared online space in order to fit an available screen space, based on the relationship value. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173317 | PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND SERVICE QUALITY MONITORING SERVER USING A COMMAND LINE INTERFACE - A performance measurement and service quality monitoring server capable of collecting performance information within a set of equipment over a communication network, the server integrating a generic performance model comprising high-level indicators, a performance model dedicated to each type of equipment and provided with equipment-oriented indicators and an SNMP model to sample equipment as well as an interfacing model, known as a CLI model to sample equipment according to a CLI (Command Line Interface) mechanism. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173318 | Method, Device and Gateway Server for Detecting Proxy at the Gateway - The present invention provides a method for detecting proxy at the gateway, comprising decomposing the access request from the IP need to be proxy-monitored into an access request to original address and an access request to gateway-specified address to access the original address and the gateway-specified separately; determining whether a specific cookie information is included in said access request to gateway-specified address or not to obtain a second determining result; responding to the access request to said gateway-specified address and embedding the cookie information with the time stamp into the client PC by the gateway when said second determining result is no, and reading said cookie information when said second determining result is yes; determining whether said IP is using proxy or not on the basis of said cookie information. Accordingly, the present invention also provides a device and gateway server for detecting proxy at the gateway. It can be detected accurately and secretly in the intranet whether a certain IP is using common proxy or nat proxy. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173319 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SERVER USING VIRTUALIZATION TECHNIQUE - An apparatus for operating a server using a virtualization technique includes: a system managing unit for registering a virtual server performing a service, assigning and cancelling physical hardware resources in response to a command of a manager, and managing resource assigning policies to be applied depending on services; and a virtual resource managing unit for managing information on physical hardware and a virtual operating system. The apparatus further includes a virtual server managing unit for executing the virtual operating system using physical hardware resources, assigning a virtual server processing a service to the virtual operating system, and executing the virtual server to monitor resource assignment to the operated virtual server, when a designated service is requested over a network. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173320 | NETWORK-SPECIFIC ESTIMATION IN NETWORK NODE DISCOVERY - Network node discovery is implemented using parameters reflecting network-specific characteristics. Estimates of the number of active nodes in a network are computed based on the presence of dead time (e.g., due to clock latency, device driver delays, etc.), network topology, packet size, network capacity, a tolerable network overload threshold, and other characteristics. A network node enumeration process is therefore parameterized to incorporate consideration of such characteristics. A damping factor that incorporates dead time to set a lower bound for an estimate of remaining active nodes in a network is one example of a network-specific parameter. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173321 | OVER-THE-AIR DELIVERY OF METERING CERTIFICATES AND DATA - Metering is enabled through an arrangement in which a metering certificate is communicated to a mobile device using an over-the-air protocol. A metering trigger provides the metering certificate that includes a location to which metering data is posted by the mobile device and a public key of a public-private key pair, or alternatively provides a link to such metering certificate. A metering helper passes the metering certificate to a DRM system on the mobile device which collects metering data associated with the metering ID and uses the public key to encrypt the metering data into a metering challenge. The metering helper posts the metering challenge to the location. The metering service extracts the metering data from the metering challenge using a private key and generates a metering response that is received by the metering helper which prompts the DRM system to reset at least a portion of a data store in which the metering data is stored. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173322 | Distributed User Validation and Profile Management System - A distributed user validation and profile management system operates to automatically validate and update user profiles, such as those stored within an organizational security database, to properly reflect the actual positions and rights of various users within the organization to the various organizational assets, such as computer implemented applications. The user validation and profile management system periodically sends validation e-mails to various users within the organization to initiate the process of updating and verifying user profile information. The individual users may respond to the validation e-mails to verify their position and status within the organization as well as the position or status of one or more closely associated users, such as a manager or a subordinate. Failure of the user to respond to the validation e-mail causes the user validation and profile management system to determine that the user profile is invalid when the user attempts to access an application. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173323 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING AND PRESENTING A MESSAGE WITHIN A NETWORK - A system for delivering and displaying messages in a display device part of a network comprising: a set of display devices ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110173324 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING SERVICES OVER THE EXTENSIBLE MESSAGING AND PRESENCE PROTOCOL - An XMPP server in a home domain that an XMPP client belongs to receives a service access request over XMPP; the XMPP server selects a routing path for the service access request, and forwards the service access request to a next hop XMPP server according to the selected routing path, and forwards the service access request in turn, to an XMPP gateway connected to a service server; after the XMPP gateway receives the service access request, the XMPP gateway invokes the service server to obtain a service access response, and forwards the service access response to the XMPP server in the home domain that the XMPP client belongs to; the XMPP server in the home domain that the XMPP client belongs to sends the service access response to the XMPP client. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173325 | System and Method for Management of Remotely Shared Data - Systems and methods for reducing latency on a remotely-booted information handling system are disclosed. A method for access and management of remote data may include receiving from a host a standard input-output instruction including a persistent image update (PIU) parameter indicating a request by the host to access a shared computer-readable medium storing an image shared by the host and one or more other hosts. The method may further include determining a value of the PIU parameter and determining whether to allow the host to access the shared computer readable medium based at least on the value of the PIU parameter. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173326 | System and Method for Accessing Storage Resources - Systems and methods for accessing configurable storage resources are provided. In some embodiments, an access controller for use in an information handling system is provided. The access controller may include a processor, a plurality of configurable storage resources coupled to the processor, and a network interface communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to allow simultaneous in-band and out-of-band access to the plurality of configurable storage resources. The processor may be configured to determine a configuration of the plurality of configurable storage resources, map the configuration to the plurality of configurable storage resources, and execute an application for managing the simultaneous access of the plurality of configurable storage resources. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173327 | Virtualization and Consolidation Analysis Engine for Enterprise Data Centers - A method and apparatus for consolidating a plurality of applications into one or more servers. The method and apparatus organizes consolidation constraints representing preferences about placing applications into the one or more servers, and allocates the applications into the one or more servers in a manner that maximally satisfies the consolidation constraints. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173328 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CLOUD INSTANCE, APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING CLOUD INSTANCES WITH RESOURCES OF DEVICES - A resource distribution apparatus, method and system for combining cloud resources with resources of a plurality of devices and distributing the combined resources to the respective devices are provided. The resource distribution apparatus may include a resource management unit to register and manage a plurality of devices and a cloud instance created by a cloud resource, and a resource adjustment unit to combine the registered cloud instance with resources of the registered devices and distribute the combined resources to the respective devices. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173329 | Methods and Apparatus for Coordinated Energy Management in Virtualized Data Centers - A method and system for coordinating energy management in a virtualized data center including a plurality of physical servers and a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), includes analyzing status information about the virtualized data center; determining server utilization target settings for server consolidation from the analyzed status information; and executing the server consolidation according to the determined server utilization target settings. Server consolidation can be executed by determining an effective size of each of the VMs and placing the VMs on the servers in a selective manner using an independent workload VM placement process, a correlation-aware VM placement process, or a migration-cost and correlation-aware VM placement process. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173330 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR RESERVING NETWORK RESOURCES - The present invention discloses a method, a system and an apparatus for reserving network resources. The network resource reservation method includes: directly receiving, from a mobility management control function (MMCF), a request for resource reservation on a target transport path; controlling a transport function to reserve network resources on the target transport path according to the resource reservation request; and returning a result of the network resource reservation to the MMCF. The technical solution of the present invention enables advance resource reservation on a target transport path before a network handover occurs, when a user is moving. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173331 | SEAMLESSLY TRANSFERRING A COMMUNICATION - Seamlessly transferring a communication. At least one communication is established between a first device and a second device. The at least one communication is transferred from the second device to a third device without interrupting the at least one communication and without disconnecting the at least one communication from the first device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173332 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING POLICY AND CHARGING CONTROL IN MULTI-PDN SCENARIO - A method for implementing Policy and Charging Control (PCC) in a multi-Packet Data Network (PDN) scenario is disclosed. The method includes: a Visited Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (VPCRF) receives PCC rules and the associated S9 sub-session information from a Home Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (HPCRF), and sends the PCC rules according to the associated S9 sub-session information. The S9 session message carries associated S9 sub-session information, and therefore, in a multi-PDN scenario, the S9 session can distinguish and handle creation, modification and deletion of the Internet Protocol Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session and the gateway control session, and the VPCRF can understand the information delivered by the HPCRF, and send the information to the correct Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) or Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function (BBERF) for enforcement; moreover, the VPCRF can report the PDN connection release information to the HPCRF, and the HPCRF releases the corresponding PDN connection, thus avoiding ineffective occupation of resources and ensuring correct policies. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173333 | UTILIZING RESOURCES OF A PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT - Utilizing resources of a peer-to-peer computer environment. Connections to a peer-to-peer computer environment are established using a first protocol at an open node computer system. A request for services is received at the open node computer system from a user computer system not currently associated with the peer-to-peer computer environment, wherein the request is received using a second protocol. The request for the services is satisfied using resources of the peer-to-peer computer environment. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173334 | Intercepting File Transfers In Multi-Node Topologies - A system and method for intercepting and processing a payload sent between clients. A home server determines the roles that are intermediate to the clients by having intermediate servers insert identity information into a message of a session setup protocol. The home server selects a role to be the intercepting role, and sends a notification and aggregate information to a server of the selected role. A server of the intercepting role intercepts and processes the payload when it is sent between the clients. Payload processing may include content inspection or filtering based on any of a number of factors. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173335 | ESTABLISHMENT OF A PACKET COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A SERVER AND A SERVICE ENTITY OF A RADIOCOMMUNICATION NETWORK - In order to establish a packet communication between a first server (SS) connected to a packet network (RP) and a service entity (ES) capable of communicating without a subscriber identification module in a radiocommunication network (RR), the service entity transmits an identifier (IdEs) of the service entity (ES) to a second server (SO) that determines an address (Ads) of the first server based on the received service entity identifier. The second server transmits the determined address of the first server to a gateway that interconnects the radiocommunication network and the packet network. The gateway establishes a communication between the service entity and the first server based on the address of the first server. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173336 | BARRIER BOUNDARY NODE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING CONNECTION BETWEEN BARRIER BOUNDARY NODES - The present invention discloses a block boundary node and a method for setting up a connection between block boundary nodes. The block boundary node comprises a connection controller, a link resource manager and a route controller. The method comprises: an ingress boundary node querying and verifying block information of an ingress subnet point after receiving a connection setup request message, and sending a block information query request to an egress boundary node upon successful verification; the egress boundary node querying and verifying block information of an egress subnet point after receiving the block information query request, and sending the block information to the ingress boundary node upon successful verification; the ingress boundary node querying route by using the block information of the ingress subnet point and egress subnet point as query parameters, and sending a connection setup request message to the egress boundary node upon querying the route successfully; and the ingress boundary node receiving a connection setup acknowledgement message returned by the egress boundary node, thus the connection setup is complete. The present invention allows invalid flood information to be reduced efficiently while ensuring success rate of connection setup. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173337 | PROACTIVE PRE-PROVISIONING FOR A CONTENT SHARING SESSION - An apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller associated with the communication interface where the controller is further configured to determine an affinity between a first device and at least one other device and create, based at least in part upon the determined affinity, one or more pre-provision packages. These pre-provision packages include data likely to be shared in the event that a content sharing session is ultimately entered into. The one or more pre-provision packages are then provided for storage upon at least one of the first device and the at least one other device. Then, when an indication of a desire for the first device to engage in a content sharing session with the at least one other device is received, access to the one or more pre-provision packages is provided to at least one of the first device and the at least one other device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173338 | PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A REMOTE USB DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY - A processing system and method for connecting to a remote USB device automatically. The processing system and method provide a user computer to be connected to or disconnected from a USB device via a network system and a USB server connected to the USB device. In the beginning, the user computer finds a USB device for the user computer from the USB server via the network system; when detecting that the user computer issues request messages, the USB server connects the user computer with the USB device, and the USB device executes corresponding services according to the request messages issued by the user computer; in the last, after detecting that the USB device has finished the corresponding services according to the request messages issued by the user computer, the USB server is enabled to disconnect the user computer from the USB device. | 2011-07-14 |