28th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110173639 | STORAGE-SYSTEM-BASED DRIVER DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for distributing drivers from a storage system to one or more host systems includes maintaining, in a storage system, a driver database containing drivers for different host systems. The drivers enable the different host systems to effectively communicate with the storage system. The method further determines whether a specific host system is configured with an appropriate driver. In the event the specific host system is not configured with the appropriate driver, the method retrieves the appropriate driver from the driver database. The method then transmits the appropriate driver from the storage system to the specific host system for installation thereon. By using the storage system as a central repository for the latest device drivers, the method ensures that connected host systems are always configured with the latest drivers. A corresponding apparatus, system, and computer program product are also disclosed herein. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173640 | CONTROLLING OPERATIONS ACCORDING TO ANOTHER SYSTEM'S ARCHITECTURE - An I/O device operating according to a native computer architecture is accessed by a primary computer system operating according to a primary computer architecture. An application program of the primary computer system requests an I/O operation to access the I/O device. To facilitate this access, an application program interface formed of primary instructions for execution by the primary processor processes the I/O operation to provide an I/O request and to receive an interrupt in response to completion of the access. A thread is formed of primary instructions for execution by the primary processor for receiving the interrupt from the application program interface. A subsystem operates in response to the I/O request to access the I/O device and to provide the interrupt. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173641 | GENERIC APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR READING INFORMATION - The specification and drawings present a new method and software related product (e.g., computer readable medium, a computer, a computer memory or a laser recording disk) presented for: using a generic application programming interface (GAPI) for reading information, e.g., multi-application files (i.e., files created by two or more applications) stored in devices, e.g., computers, computer network devices/workstations, communication network devices, servers, memories (e.g., archives, backup repositories), etc. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173642 | Arrangement for Data Processing Based on Division of the Information into Fractions - The instant invention comprises a platform engaged to a front end with NET, JAVA, C++ or PYTHON language and a back end provided with a CUBA, a TBB/SSE, an OPEN CL and an IBM Cell. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173643 | USING TRANSIENT PCRs TO REALISE TRUST IN APPLICATION SPACE OF A SECURE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method to allow programs running within the application space of a device with a secure processor and a trusted computing base to flexibly use certificates that describe the required system state. An information processing device including PSC database ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110173644 | Application Programming Interface for Providing Native and Non-Native Display Utility - Methods for controlling complementary dual displays for use with an electronic device are presented including: receiving an input for display on a non-native display, where the input includes a native user interface (UI) input and a non-native UI input, and where the non-native display is a bistable, low frame rate display; if the input is the native UI input, sending the first native UI input to a corresponding application, processing the native UI input by the corresponding application, calling a non-native API for forwarding the processed native UI input to a non-native display driver, and sending a non-native display signal to the non-native display; receiving another native UI input for display on a native display, where the native display is a refresh-based, high frame rate display; and sending the other native UI input to the corresponding application. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173645 | DISC LOADING AND EJECTING APPARATUS FOR SLOT-IN OPTICAL DISC DRIVES - A disc loading and ejecting apparatus for a slot-in optical disc drive to drive a compact disc into and out of the slot-in optical disc drive includes a driving portion and a guiding portion that are located at two opposite sides of the slot-in optical disc drive. The driving portion includes a transverse roller. The compact disc has one end abutted and held by the guiding portion and another end leaned on the roller. The roller can be rotated to load and eject the compact disc into or out of the slot-in optical disc drive. The roller is located at one end of the loading/ejecting path of the compact disc without extending traversely or occupying the transverse space of the path, thus the slot-in optical disc drive can be shrunk to a smaller size to meet slim and light design requirements. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173646 | Broadcast Area Authentication - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for authenticating local and remote devices associated with a broadcast area. For example, in one embodiment, a broadcast station can broadcast a first over-the-air broadcast that includes a token. A local device can scan for and identify the token in the first over-the-air broadcast it receives. The local device can then transmit the received token and user registration to an authentication server. The authentication server can use the token and user registration information to create a unique broadcast identifier. The authentication server can then transmit the unique broadcast identifier to the broadcast station and the local device. The broadcast station then broadcasts a second over-the-air broadcast that includes a unique broadcast identifier. Once the local device receives the unique broadcast identifier from the second over-the-air broadcast and the authentication server, it can be authenticated as being in the broadcast area. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173647 | BROADCAST AREA AUTHENTICATION - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for authenticating local and remote devices associated with a broadcast area. In one embodiment, an authentication server can transmit a unique broadcast identifier to a broadcast system and a local device. The broadcast system can then transmit a broadcast that includes the unique broadcast identifier. Once the local device receives the unique broadcast identifier from the broadcast and the authentication server, it can be authenticated as being in the broadcast area. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173648 | BROADCAST AREA AUTHENTICATION - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for authenticating local and remote devices associated with a broadcast area. In one embodiment, an authentication server can transmit a unique broadcast identifier to a broadcast system and a local device. The broadcast system can then transmit a broadcast that includes the unique broadcast identifier. Once the local device receives the unique broadcast identifier from the broadcast and the authentication server, it can be authenticated as being in the broadcast area. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173649 | BROADCAST AREA AUTHENTICATION - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for authenticating local and remote devices associated with a broadcast area. In one embodiment, an authentication server can transmit a unique broadcast identifier to a broadcast system and a local device. The broadcast system can then transmit a broadcast that includes the unique broadcast identifier. Once the local device receives the unique broadcast identifier from the broadcast and the authentication server, it can be authenticated as being in the broadcast area. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173650 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED VIDEO DATA IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) SYSTEM - A method for distributing geographical restriction data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system is disclosed. The method includes accepting at an IPTV server, a request from an IPTV client for the geographical restriction data related to geographically restricted video data, determining at the server, a plurality of geographic restriction zones for the geographically restricted video data and sending from the server to the client a message containing the restriction data related to at least one of the restriction zones. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173651 | Broadcast Area Authentication - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for authenticating local and remote devices associated with a broadcast area. For example, in one embodiment, a broadcast station can broadcast a first over-the-air broadcast that includes a token. A local device can scan for and identify the token in the first over-the-air broadcast it receives. The local device can then transmit the received token and user registration to an authentication server. The authentication server can use the token and user registration information to create a unique broadcast identifier. The authentication server can then transmit the unique broadcast identifier to the broadcast station and the local device. The broadcast station then broadcasts a second over-the-air broadcast that includes a unique broadcast identifier. Once the local device receives the unique broadcast identifier from the second over-the-air broadcast and the authentication server, it can be authenticated as being in the broadcast area. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173652 | BROADCAST AREA AUTHENTICATION - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for authenticating local and remote devices associated with a broadcast area. In one embodiment, an authentication server can transmit a unique broadcast identifier to a broadcast system and a local device. The broadcast system can then transmit a broadcast that includes the unique broadcast identifier. Once the local device receives the unique broadcast identifier from the broadcast and the authentication server, it can be authenticated as being in the broadcast area. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173653 | VIRTUAL VIDEO ON DEMAND USING MULTIPLE ENCRYPTED VIDEO SEGMENTS - A method and apparatus for providing a virtual video on demand services is disclosed. The method and apparatus disclose the storing of a segment of the video program in advance for VOD viewing at a later time. When the subscriber selects VOD service, a pre-stored video segment is retrieved for presentation to the subscriber. Remaining video program segments simultaneously broadcast on a plurality of channels are recorded in parallel while the pre-stored video program segment is retrieved and presented to the user. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173654 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A generation unit generates a multiplexed video frame having a predetermined screen size, and inserts first information regarding a configuration of the multiplexed video frame into the multiplexed video frame. A first multiplexing unit arranges one frame of input video data in the multiplexed video frame, multiplexes data of the frame so as to be transmitted as data of the multiplexed video frame corresponding to an arrangement position, and inserts second information regarding the arrangement position and third information regarding a format of the video data into a multiplexed video frame obtained after multiplexing. A processing unit extracts the data of the frame multiplexed in the multiplexed video frame obtained after multiplexing, which is input from an input video port, in accordance with the first information, the second information, and the third information, and performs processing on the extracted data. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173655 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHIC ADVERTISEMENT SELECTION AND OVERLAY - Disclosed is a computer implemented system and method for the automated selection and overlay of graphical advertisements into a video signal. A broadcaster is prompted to confirm an automated selection of suitable graphical advertisements having demographic profiles that match to some extent the demographics of the broadcaster's intended audience. An advertising server receives the broadcaster's confirmation of graphical advertisements that may be overlaid on the broadcaster's intended video program, and forwards those selected graphical advertisements to a video processor, which in turn overlays one or more of the selected graphical advertisements in authorized insertion windows in the broadcaster's video program and forwards the combined video signal/overlaid graphical advertisement through traditional program distribution channels (e.g., cable television, satellite television, and the like). | 2011-07-14 |
20110173656 | Video Distribution - A video distribution system includes a local network interface operable to modulate video data to frequency blocks for communication via a local network. A first frequency block of the frequency blocks is associated with a first user. The video distribution system also includes a metrics engine operable to track at least one metric associated with the first user based on the video data modulated to the first frequency block. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173657 | INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDE WITH MEDIA GUIDANCE INTERFACE - Systems and methods for providing guidance to users for finding media are described. Such systems and methods may be provided in interactive media guides such as program guides, web browsers, or other suitable interactive media guides. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173658 | Remote Control Device with Integrated Display Screen for Controlling a Digital Video Recorder - A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a recording list including programs scheduled to be recorded. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED ENTERTAINMENT DATA ON A SET TOP BOX - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for distributing media content to a plurality of display devices. For instance, in one embodiment, a computer implemented method for distributing media content to a display device is disclosed. The method comprises configuring a middleware device to provide media content to the display device and to a set of display devices. In response to the middleware device receiving a request for media content from the display device, the method determines whether the there is sufficient bandwidth to provide a requested media content to the display device. In one embodiment, if the method determines that there is insufficient bandwidth to provide the requested media content to the display device, the method provides the requested media content to the display device based on a set of preconfigured user preferences. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173660 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TELEVISION SCHEDULE INFORMATION - The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173661 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - An interactive system including a display device and a universal remoter is provided. An interactive application program is embedded into the display device, and the universal remoter is used for manipulating the display device. When the interactive application program is activated by a user through the universal remoter, the display device displays an interactive patterned interface so as to guide the user to set the universal remoter for learning the behaviors of a remoter corresponding to at least one peripheral equipment which is or is not linked with the display device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173662 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a broadcast signal processing portion to receive and reproduce a broadcast program; a viewer information obtaining portion to obtain the number of users viewing the reproduced broadcast program as a viewer number; a feature information obtaining portion to obtain feature information of broadcast programs on the air; a user preference information storage portion to store user preference information in which preferences of users are integrated; a user preference information generating portion to perform learning of the user preference information, which is stored in the user preference information storage portion, based at least on the feature information about the reproduced broadcast program and on the viewer number; and a recommended program determining portion to determine a recommended program among the broadcast programs on the air based on the user preference information. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173663 | PROGRAM GUIDE AND APPARATUS | 2011-07-14 |
20110173664 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTRAINED SELECTION OF FAVORITE CHANNELS - An interactive program guide system is provided in which an interactive program guide offers a user access to content from multiple available media types. The program guide system provides for designating a preferred media type which reflects the user's interests. The program guide system also provides the user with the option of designating favorite channels. The user is subsequently allowed to navigate among only favorite channels of the preferred media type. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERSONALIZED BROADCASTING SERVICE BASED ON SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL - A subscriber terminal-based personalized broadcast service system and method are provided. The subscriber terminal-based personalized broadcast service method includes receiving broadcast program schedule information from a broadcast head-end and receiving content schedule information from at least one content server; creating a personalized channel schedule in which a plurality of broadcast programs and a plurality of contents are arranged according to time with reference to the broadcast program schedule information and the content schedule information; and receiving a broadcast program or a content requested with reference to the personalized channel schedule from the broadcast head-end or the content server. Therefore, it is possible for a subscriber to view various broadcast programs and contents at any desired time. In addition, it is possible for a service provider to reduce the cost for the establishment and maintenance of a server and prevent the quality of broadcast services from deteriorating due to server traffic or load. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173666 | METHOD, TERMINAL AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING PROGRAMS - A method, terminal, and system for playing programs are disclosed. The method includes: creating virtual channels corresponding to keywords in a keyword list according to the keywords, and using the virtual channels to form a virtual channel list; identifying programs inclusive of the keywords among received programs; using the programs inclusive of the keywords to generate a playlist of the virtual channels corresponding to the keywords according to a preset playlist generation rule; and playing the programs in the playlist. Through the present disclosure, the same type of BTV programs that match a keyword on different channels are scheduled together, the required operations of pressing keys are reduced, and the user experience is improved. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173667 | Changing Channels in a Digital Broadcast System - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for changing digital broadcast channels. In one implementation, upon receiving a request for switching to a new channel in a digital broadcast receiving device, the device switches from a power saving mode, in which the device processes time-slices only for the currently selected broadcast channel, to a channel changing mode, in which broadcast data is buffered for more than one broadcast channels in anticipation of channel surfing. In another implementation, the user's perception of the channel change delay is mitigated by displaying channel information about the newly selected channel. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HOME DEVICES VIA A SET TOP BOX - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for interacting and/or controlling one or more home devices through a set top box using data received from one or more user-specified internet sources. For example, in one embodiment, the set top box may be configured to alter a home lighting system, a home audio system, a home heating and air conditioning system, based on data received through the set top box. In other embodiments, the set top box may be configured to display data from one or more user-specified internet sources (e.g., updates to a fantasy football score) on a television for enabling a user to view the updated information while watching a television program. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173669 | Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data in a Data Stream - The invention provides a method and apparatus that addresses and resolves the issues currently affecting the ability to offer Enhanced TV, in particular, those issues concerning timing and synchronization, interaction with other modules in the STB, and distribution. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173670 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CHANNEL CHANGE TIME OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) AND IPTV SERVICE PROVISION SERVER FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for reducing channel change time of an IPTV and an IPTV service provision server for implementing the same, which comprise: determining the type of each of individual channels to be provided to a user and the number of additional intraframes required to be inserted into video data to be provided via the channels; inserting the additional intraframes corresponding to the determined number into the video data; encoding the video data; and transmitting the encoded video data to a first router or a second router according to the determined channel type, before receiving a channel request signal from the user. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173671 | Method and System for Providing Bidirectional Contents Service in Cable Broadcasting Environment, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - The present invention relates to a system for providing a bidirectional contents service in a cable broadcasting environment, and a method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to the system that is able to provide a service by implementing the bidirectional contents service in a cable broadcasting environment, and the method thereof. According to one embodiment of the invention, provided is the system for providing the bidirectional contents service by comprising: a ubiquitous unit that processes bidirectional contents to implement the screen and/or control functions for the bidirectional contents service in a reception terminal, and an encoding unit that converts the bidirectional contents processed by the ubiquitous unit into a certain format proper for digital broadcasting in real time. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173672 | TELEVISION INTEGRATED CHAT AND PRESENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An enhanced television system which enables users to communicate using a television, both via messaging and telephone. Users or the system may create a buddy list. Users may send and receive program information to and from each other, and change programs based on received information. The system may maintain information regarding a user's presence on the system, availability for messaging, and television viewing. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173673 | VUTP Hybrid Command Management Authority - Embodiments of an a autointelligent sensing and analysis systematic method that includes differentiating between digital and analog communication, controlling access authorities both locally and remotely, and making intelligent analysis on static or dynamic utilization of the electrical utility under management on a parallel computational basis. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173674 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION OF TARGET DEVICE USING STATELESS USER INFORMATION - A method of providing a location of a target device to an application implementing a location based service includes receiving a request for a location of the target device from the application at a location server, the request including a location reference having a user reference referring to user information corresponding to the target device and stored in at least one data source. The method further includes retrieving the user information from the at least one data source using the user reference, determining the location of the target device based at least in part on the retrieved user information, and providing the determined location of the target device to the application. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173675 | Propagation of malicious code through an information technology network - A method of restricting transmission of data packets from a host entity in a network, comprising: transmitting outgoing packets to destination hosts whose identities are contained in a record stored in a working set of host identity records; over the course of repeated predetermined time intervals, restricting, to a predetermined number, destination hosts not identified in the working set and to which packets may be transmitted; deleting packets whose transmission has been restricted. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173676 | System, Method and Apparatus for Electronically Protecting Data and Digital Content - The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for protecting sensitive data by extracting the sensitive data from a data storage on a client, sending the extracted data to a server for storage, receiving a pointer indicating where the extracted data has been stored and replacing the sensitive data on the data storage on the client with the pointer. The pointer may include random data that is of a same data type as the sensitive data. Furthermore, the pointer is subsequently used to access the sensitive data after proper authentication. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173677 | DETECTING MALWARE CARRIED BY AN E-MAIL MESSAGE - An anti-virus system provider distributes an e-mail identifying content filtering rule seeking to identify e-mail messages suspected of containing an item of malware from a central source ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110173678 | User and Device Authentication in Broadband Networks - A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising granting a user restricted access at a reduced rate without authenticating the user, attempting to authenticate the user, and granting the user unrestricted access at a full rate if the user authentication is successful. Included is a method comprising authenticating a user device, a user line, or both using a first communication, and authenticating a user using a second communication separate from the first communication. Also included is an apparatus comprising an access node (AN) configured to couple to an access network and communicate with a user equipment (UE) via the access network, wherein the UE is authenticated using either line authentication or device authentication based on the access network. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173679 | RESOURCE ACCESS BASED ON MULTIPLE SCOPE LEVELS - A scope hierarchy corresponding to a resource to which a type of access is requested is identified, the scope hierarchy including multiple scope levels each of which has an associated access control list. An access control list associated with a lower scope level can further restrict access permitted to the resource by an access control list associated with a higher scope level. Based at least in part on one or more of the access control lists associated with the multiple scope levels, a determination is made as to whether the requested type of access to the resource is permitted. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173680 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING DEFINABLE ACTIONS - A method and system is provided for use in business intelligence and reporting. The method and system are able to implement one or more definable actions when presented with data. The data may be produced by a business intelligence application. The actions may relate to activities performed by a user or an agent. The system comprises an action manager, a repository, a data association manager and an implementation engine. In one embodiment a data mining engine is provided. The system enables the availability of an action in response to the execution of analytic queries to be determined based on a relationship defined by the data association manager. If an action is available, an action definition is used to invoke a target in response to selection of the action by an entity, the invocation of the target including propagating data produced by an analytic engine into the target based on metadata to perform the action. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173681 | FLEXIBLE AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION MECHANISM - Techniques and tools for flexible authentication and authorization of services on a push framework. For example, a push notification framework allows services (social networking web services, etc.) to use either an authenticated access mode or an unauthenticated access mode, in order to push information to client devices (e.g., mobile devices). In the authenticated mode, the push framework requires registration of the service with the push framework before allowing the service to push notifications to client devices. Different authenticated modes are provided for third-party and first-party services. In the unauthenticated mode, registration is not required, but notifications are throttled, thereby limiting risk of abuse by unauthenticated services. This allows flexibility for services that use the push framework. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173682 | System and Method for Wide Area Wireless Connectivity to the Internet - A system and method for managing access to a Wi-Fi system include redirecting an access request, comprising a user credential, from a wireless user device to an authentication server, obtaining, from a first database, a list of a plurality of authentication databases from which users may be authenticated, the list including a protocol required for communication with each of the authentication databases, transmitting a request to each of the listed authentication databases using the identified protocol, and permitting the user access to the Internet through the Wi-Fi system if the user is authenticated by at least one of the listed authentication databases. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED RESPONSE MESSAGES BASED ON REQUESTED WEBSITE - The invention describes a system, method and computer product to regulate user access to websites. The system receives a URL request by a user corresponding to a website that the user wishes to access. Thereafter, the system determines the associated group of the user and the associated category of the website. Subsequently, a message to be displayed to the user is determined based on the associated group of the user and the associated category of the website. The message is included in a block page and then displayed to the user. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173684 | ANYTIME VALIDATION FOR VERIFICATION TOKENS - Systems and method for producing, validating, and registering authentic verification tokens are disclosed. Such systems and methods include generating verification token specific key pairs. The key pairs can be signed by a verification token manufacturer master key or public key certificate for an additional level of authenticity. Related methods and systems for authenticating and registering authorized verification token manufacturers are also disclosed. Once a verification token manufacturer is authenticated, it can be assigned a manufacturer-specific key pair or certificate and in some cases, a predetermined set of serial numbers to assign to the verification tokens it produces. Each serial number can be used to generate a verification token specific key pair specific to the associated verification token. One component of the verification token key pair can be stored to the verification token. Optionally, the component of the verification token key pair stored to the verification token can be signed by the manufacturer specific master key or certificate and stored a verification token public certificate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173685 | METHOD FOR TERMINAL CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A method for terminal configuration and management includes: acquiring a configuration file, where the configuration file includes server account information; configuring the server account information in the acquired configuration file onto a Device Management Tree (DMT) of a terminal; based on the server account information, establishing a management session between the terminal and the server, and performing management and subsequent configuration on the terminal during the session. A corresponding terminal device and a corresponding system are also provided. Through the method, the terminal can determine, according to protocol version information supported by or corresponding to the corresponding server and carried in a configuration packet, a protocol that should be used for communication with a server, and perform configuration according to the correct protocol version, thus improving the operation efficiency. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173686 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION MANAGING SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD, AND AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION MANAGING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus communicates with an authenticating server which stores user information for identifying a user and authentication information included in a storing medium. An authentication requesting unit transmits the user information input to the image forming apparatus to the authenticating server to authenticate the user. An authentication result obtaining unit obtains the user authentication result from the authenticating server. A display unit displays a registering mode for registering the authentication information corresponding to the input user information and a deleting mode for deleting the authentication information corresponding to the input user information so that the modes can be selected according to the obtained authentication result. When the deleting mode has been selected, the authentication information deletion instructing unit instructs the authenticating server to delete one or a plurality of authentication information corresponding to the user information in response to a deleting instruction by the user. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173687 | Methods and Arrangements for an Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) - The present invention relates to provisioning of IMS parameters in an automated fashion. This is according to the present invention achieved by introducing a provisioning server providing an application, to be used on a user terminal, IMS parameters such that the application on the user terminal can utilize IMS services even if the user terminal is non-IMS capable or if the operator of the user has not deployed IMS. The provisioning of the IMS parameters may be triggered by a downloading of said application on the user terminal. Further, the application on the user terminal is configured with an address to the provisioning server in order to be able to send the request to the provisioning server. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173688 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - When authentication processing has succeeded between different authentication domains in an information processing apparatus, authentication information between the different authentication domains is registered in association with user-related information. When a data conversion is performed between the different authentication domains, the data conversion of the user-related information is carried out based upon the registered authentication information. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173689 | NETWORK ID BASED FEDERATION AND SINGLE SIGN ON AUTHENTICATION METHOD - Provided are methods for network ID based federation and single sign on authentication. A method of federating a service providing site in a service network with an access network for web application service authentication in a next generation network (NGN), the method comprising requesting the user equipment for authentication in correspondence with the federation request and inquiring whether to perform the federation, when a federation request is received from user equipment which has been authenticated by the access network; receiving responses to the authentication request and the inquiry from the user equipment; and registering the access network with a user federation list and notifying the federation to the access network, when authentication is determined to be successful from the response. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173690 | Broadcast Area Authentication - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for authenticating local and remote devices associated with a broadcast area. For example, in one embodiment, a broadcast station can broadcast a first over-the-air broadcast that includes a token. A local device can scan for and identify the token in the first over-the-air broadcast it receives. The local device can then transmit the received token and user registration to an authentication server. The authentication server can use the token and user registration information to create a unique broadcast identifier. The authentication server can then transmit the unique broadcast identifier to the broadcast station and the local device. The broadcast station then broadcasts a second over-the-air broadcast that includes a unique broadcast identifier. Once the local device receives the unique broadcast identifier from the second over-the-air broadcast and the authentication server, it can be authenticated as being in the broadcast area. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173691 | METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE - A method for downloading software from a host device to an electronic device through a communication line, which, even when the download is interrupted, can simplify the procedure to restart the download while maintaining security. In the method, a certificate of authenticity data, which the card reader has obtained from the HOST computer, is stored in the non volatile memory. The download of the software from the HOST computer to the card reader is executed. The verification of authenticity data is obtained by calculation with respect to the downloaded software. This verification of authenticity data is then compared with the certificate of authenticity data obtained from the HOST computer, and the downloaded software is run when the certificate of authenticity data matches the verification of authenticity data. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173692 | METHOD FOR COMPUTING NETWORK REACHABILITY - A method is provided for computing network reachability in a computer network. The method includes: identifying each of the subnetworks that comprise a computer network; determining, for each pair of subnetworks, data paths between the two subnetworks; for each identified data path, identifying access control lists implemented along a given data path and formulating a diagram that merges reachability sets derived from the access control lists along the given data path; and, deriving, for each pair of subnetworks, a set of network packets that can traverse between the subnetworks from the formulated diagrams. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173693 | Assessment and analysis of software security flaws - Security analysis and vulnerability testing results are “packaged” or “bound to” the actual software it describes. By linking the results to the software itself, downstream users of the software can access information about the software, make informed decisions about implementation of the software, and analyze the security risk across an entire system by accessing all (or most) of the reports associated with the executables running on the system and summarizing the risks identified in the reports. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173694 | Method For Activating Functions Of A Tachograph - A method for activating functions of at least one tachograph having a control unit and an interface. The control unit is activated by a program to perform a first group of functions. First, a connection of an external storage medium to the interface of the at least one tachograph is established. The storage medium has at least one instruction for activating a function, which can be read out by the control unit. An authentication between the external storage medium and the control unit also takes place. The function associated with the at least one instruction is activated in such a way that the function is associated with the first group of the control unit. Next, the connection between the external storage medium and the interface of the at least one tachograph is released. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173695 | System and Methods for Secure Transaction Management and Electronic Rights Protection - The present invention provides systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. Electronic appliances such as computers equipped in accordance with the present invention help to ensure that information is accessed and used only in authorized ways, and maintain the integrity, availability, and/or confidentiality of the information. Such electronic appliances provide a distributed virtual distribution environment (VDE) that may enforce a secure chain of handling and control, for example, to control and/or meter or otherwise monitor use of electronically stored or disseminated information. Such a virtual distribution environment may be used to protect rights of various participants in electronic commerce and other electronic or electronic-facilitated transactions. Distributed and other operating systems, environments and architectures, such as, for example, those using tamper-resistant hardware-based processors, may establish security at each node. These techniques may be used to support an all-electronic information distribution, for example, utilizing the “electronic highway.” | 2011-07-14 |
20110173696 | QUANTUM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A quantum communication system, said system comprising:
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20110173697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method and system are provided for use in detecting and preventing attacks in a communications network. In one example, the method includes calculating first and second traffic volumes based on messages received at a first time and a second time, respectively. An average acceleration is calculated based on the first and second traffic volumes, and the method identifies whether the average acceleration has crossed a threshold. The messages are serviced only if the average acceleration has not crossed the threshold. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173698 | MITIGATING FALSE POSITIVES IN MALWARE DETECTION - An anti-malware system that reduces the likelihood of detecting a false positive. The system is applied in an enterprise network in which a server receives reports of suspected malware from multiple hosts. Files on hosts suspected of containing malware are compared to control versions of those files. A match between a suspected file and a control version is used as an indication that the malware report is a false positive. Such an indication may be used in conjunction with other information, such as whether other hosts similarly report suspect files that match control versions or whether the malware report is generated by a recently changed component of the anti-malware system. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173699 | NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION WITH DISTRIBUTED CORRELATION - A network security system employing multiple levels of processing to identify security threats. Multiple host machines may each contain an agent that detects possibilities of security threats based on raw data sensed locally at that host. The hosts may share information obtained from local analysis and each host may use information generated at one or more other hosts, in combination with information generated locally, to identify a security concern, indicating with greater certainty that a security threat exists. Based on security concerns generated by multiple hosts, a security threat may be indicated and protective action may be taken. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173700 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SETTING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SECURITY SETTING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a database, an acquisition unit, a list creation unit and a list output unit. The database stores assets to be protected, threats to the protected assets and security protection methods to the threats. The acquisition unit acquires basic information inputted by an administrator. The list creation unit lists a threat to a protected asset estimated from the basic information acquired by the acquisition unit and a security protection method by referring to the database. The list output unit outputs information listed by the list creation unit. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SPECIFIC USER INTERFACE IN A SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for managing use of protected content by providing a specific user interface to an application program used to render the content. The method includes identifying a user interface description associated with content, building a specific user interface based on the user interface description, and replacing the standard user interface of an application program used to render the content with the specific user interface. The specific user interface can be unique to the user, unique to a Web site, or otherwise customized. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173702 | CIRCUIT WITH TESTABLE CIRCUIT COUPLED TO PRIVILEGED INFORMATION SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A circuit is operable in a normal operating mode and a test mode. The circuit contains a privileged information supply circuit ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110173703 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING A PRIVATE IMAGE USING A PUBLIC DISPLAY - Disclosed are a device and a method for displaying a private image on a public display device. Image sequence pattern is generated for the private image and the corresponding masking image. The masking image is made from the dynamic inverse image of the private image, based on the refresh rate of the display device and the image sequence pattern. The masking image can screen the private image more effectively. The private image and the masking image is displayed on the display device according to the image sequence pattern. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173704 | EFFECTUATING CLINICAL ORDERS UPON RECEIPT OF AUTHORIZATION FROM TWO PRIVILEGED CLINICIANS - Computerized methods and systems methods and systems in a clinical computing environment for effectuating clinical orders only upon receipt of an authorization from at least two privileged clinicians, i.e., two clinicians having appropriate ordering privileges, are provided. Upon receipt of an order from a privileged clinician that requires authorization by at least two privileged clinicians, such order is assigned a non-effectuated status until such time as the required review by one or more other privileged clinicians is completed. While in the non-effectuated status, the order is not exposed to clinicians or others that do not have appropriate ordering privileges to prescribe and/or authorize the order. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173705 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROCESSING ANNOTATED MULTIMEDIA DOCUMENTS USING GRANULAR AND HIERARCHICAL PERMISSIONS - A method of processing at least one multimedia document includes determining at least one segment of the document. At least one type of permission is assigned to the at least one segment. The at least one type of permission is made available for a later use when processing the document. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173706 | NOVEL GPR101 TRANSGENIC MICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention provides transgenic animals comprising a disruption in the endogenous GPR101 gene and methods of producing such transgenic animals. The invention further provides methods of identifying compounds that modulate GPR101 receptor proteins. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173707 | System for the Determination of Molecules Altering the Function of Interferon, Method Therefor and Compounds Altering Interferon Activity - In a first aspect, cyclic peptides are provided identified as molecules altering the interferon activity, namely, inhibiting interferon response. Moreover, the present invention relates to a transgenic animal or parts thereof and a method for the determination of molecules and compounds altering the function of interferons, in particular, type I and type II interferon. In particular, said transgenic animal or parts thereof contain large parts of exogenous chromosomal DNA, namely interferon responsive DNA promoter elements operably linked with a nucleic acid sequence encoding a reporter or marker molecule. These a transgenic animal or parts thereof are useful in the methods according to the present invention. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173708 | NOVEL GENE DISRUPTIONS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO226, PRO257, PRO268, PRO290, PRO36006, PRO363, PRO365, PRO382, PRO444, PRO705, PRO1071, PRO1125, PRO1134, PRO1155, PRO1281, PRO1343, PRO1379, PRO1380, PRO1387, PRO1419, PRO1433, PRO1474, PRO1550, PRO1571, PRO1572, PRO1759, PRO1904, PRO35193, PRO4341, PRO4348, PRO4369, PRO4381, PRO4407, PRO4425, PRO4985, PRO4989, PRO5737, PRO5800, PRO5993, PRO6017, PRO7174, PRO9744, PRO9821, PRO9852, PRO9873, PRO10196, PRO34778, PRO20233, PRO21956, PRO57290, PRO38465, PRO38683 or PRO85161 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide valuable identification and discovery of therapeutics and/or treatments useful in the prevention, amelioration or correction of diseases or dysfunctions associated with gene disruptions such as neurological disorders; cardiovascular, endothelial or angiogenic disorders; eye abnormalities; immunological disorders; oncological disorders; bone metabolic abnormalities or disorders; lipid metabolic disorders; or developmental abnormalities. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173709 | ECTOPIC, ORTHOTOPIC MODEL FOR REVASCULARIZATION AND TUMOR ASSESSMENT - Improved vascularization and tumor models, comprising a test animal having a dorsal skin window chamber, and an exogenous tissue sample implanted ectopically in the skin within the window chamber, are described, as are methods of using the models. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173710 | CHIMERIC MEGANUCLEASE ENZYMES AND USES THEREOF - The current invention relates to polypeptides encoding mutant I-DmoI derivatives with enhanced cleavage activity and altered sequence specificity and uses of these polypeptides. These polypeptides comprise at least the first I-DmoI domain, and the peptide sequence comprises the substitution of at least one of residues 15, 19 and/or 20 as well as at least one of the residues in positions 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 75, 76, 77, 81 of the first I-DmoI domain. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173711 | eNos Mutations Useful for Gene Therapy and Therapeutic Screening - The present invention relates to new NOS variants or mutants which contain structural alterations in the site of Akt dependent phosphorylation. The altered NOS proteins or peptides, especially the human eNOS proteins or peptides, Akt proteins or polypeptides and their encoding nucleic acid molecules are useful as gene therapy agents for the treatment of diseases including post angioplasty restenosis, hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart failure, diabetes and diseases with defective angiogenesis. NOS proteins and peptides are also useful in methods of screening for agents which modulate NOS activity. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173712 | ENHANCEMENT OF PLANT YIELD VIGOR AND STRESS TOLERANCE - Altering the activity of specific regulatory proteins in plants, for example, by knocking down or knocking out HY5 clade or STH2 clade protein expression, or by modifying COP1 clade protein expression, can have beneficial effects on plant performance, including improved stress tolerance and yield. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173713 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO SELECT COTTON PLANTS RESISTANT TO COTTON ROOT KNOT NEMATODE - The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention provides a method for breeding cotton plants containing one or more quantitative trait loci that are associated with resistance to Root Knot Nematode(RKN), a disease associated with | 2011-07-14 |
20110173714 | MSCA1 NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES IMPACTING PLANT MALE FERTILITY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Nucleotide sequences of a Msca1 gene, critical to male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in impacting male fertility in plants. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173715 | Nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins associated with abiotic stress response and plant cells and plants with increased tolerance to environmental stress - This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173716 | EPSP synthase with high glyphosate resistance and its encoded sequence - An EPSP synthase (5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase) with high glyphosate resistance and a nucleotide sequence encoding the synthase are disclosed. The gene encoding the EPSP synthase has low homology with the reported EPSP synthase. A transgenic plant obtained by the expression of the gene in plant has an increased resistance to glyphosate after experimental confirmation. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173717 | BPMV-based viral constructs useful for VIGS and expression of heterologous proteins in legumes - The invention provides Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) vectors useful for expression of heterologous proteins in plants such as soybean. The BPMV vectors are also useful for virus-induced gene silencing. The vectors of the invention include modifications of BPMV RNA1 sequences so that infection with the vectors produces only moderate symptoms. The vectors also comprise novel RNA2 vectors which specifically provide for non-translated VIGS constructs and further which do not require in frame insertion of heterologous sequences to be expressed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173718 | HERBICIDE TOLERANT PLANTS - The present invention relates, inter alia, a method of selectively controlling weeds at a locus comprising crop plants and weeds, wherein the method comprises application to the locus of a weed controlling amount of a pesticide composition comprising an homogentisate solanesyltransferase (HST) inhibiting herbicide and/or hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibiting herbicide, wherein the crop plants comprise at least one recombinant polynucleotide which comprises a region which encodes an HST; to a method of selectively controlling weeds at a locus comprising crop plants and weeds, wherein the method comprises application to the locus of a weed controlling amount of a pesticide composition comprising an homogentisate solanesyltransferase (HST) inhibiting herbicide, wherein the crop plants comprise at least one recombinant polynucleotide which comprises a region which encodes a HPPD enzyme and to recombinant polynucleotides and vectors for utilised in the methods. The present invention further relates to a herbicidal composition comprising a HPPD-inhibiting herbicide and a HST-inhibiting herbicide. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173719 | CONSTITUTIVE PROMOTER FROM OIL PALM TYPE 2 - The present invention relates generally to a gene promoter from an oil palm plant and to a genetically modified plant comprising same. The gene promoter of the present invention is useful in facilitating expression of beneficial and/or desired phenotypic characteristics in plants and in particular oil palm plant products from such plants also form part of the present invention. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173720 | Method for Modifying Sugar Chain Structure in Plant, and Plant Produced by the Method - The present invention provides a method for reducing or inhibiting fucose modification to a N-linked sugar chain in a plant, and a transgenic plant, or the like, in which the fucose modification has been reduced or inhibited. Transcription or translation of a gene coding for an enzyme involved in synthesis of sugar nucleotide GDP-fucose is inhibited by post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS), virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) or transcriptional gene silencing (TGS), and an amount of GDP-fucose in a plant cell is reduced, to reduce or inhibit fucose modification to a sugar chain including glycoprotein sugar chain, glycolipid sugar chain, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, and the like, thereby enabling production of a glycoprotein, or the like, from which fucose modification, which may become an allergen, has been removed, and enabling clinical application of a medicinal glycoprotein produced with a plant. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173721 | REDUCED RISK TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobacco, tobacco products made using these approaches and methods of determining whether the removal of said compounds using said approaches yields a tobacco and/or a tobacco product that has a reduced potential to contribute to a tobacco-related disease. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173722 | NOVEL INSULIN DERIVATIVES HAVING AN EXTREMELY DELAYED TIME-ACTION PROFILE - The invention relates to novel insulin analogs having a basal time-action profile, which are characterized by the addition and/or substitution of negatively and positively charged amino acid residues and by an amidation of the C-terminal carboxy group of the B chain and histidine in position 8 of the insulin A chain. The invention also relates to the production and use thereof. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173723 | EG82013 and EG81345 Nucleic Acids and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides methods for identifying nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences which may be associated with a commercially relevant trait in plants, specifically, so-identified nucleic acids and polypeptide sequences for yield genes EG82013 and EG81345. Sequences thus identified are useful in enhancing commercially desired traits in domesticated plants or wild ancestor plants, identifying related nucleic acid sequences, genotyping a plant, and marker assisted breeding. Sequences thus identified may also be used to generate heterologous DNA, transgenic plants, and transfected host cells. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173724 | TRITERPENE OXIDASE DERIVED FROM PLANT BELONGING TO GENUS GLYCHYRRHIZA, GENE ENCODING THE TRITERPENE OXIDASE, AND USE OF THE PROTEIN OR THE GENE - The present invention provides a protein having an activity of oxidizing a dammarane-type triterpene, a gene encoding the same, and use of the protein and the gene. The present invention specifically relates to a protein obtainable from a plant belonging to the genus | 2011-07-14 |
20110173725 | NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES MEDIATING PLANT MALE FERTILITY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants. In one such method, the homozygous recessive condition of male sterility causing alleles is maintained after crossing with a second plant, where the second plant contains a restoring transgene construct having a nucleotide sequence which reverses the homozygous condition. The restoring sequence is linked with a hemizygous sequence encoding a product inhibiting formation or function of male gametes. The maintainer plant produces only viable male gametes which do not contain the restoring transgene construct. Increase of the maintainer plant is also provided by self-fertilization, and selection for seed or plants which contain the construct. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173726 | Pyrazole Compounds for Controlling Invertebrate Pests - The present invention relates to a method for controlling invertebrate pests which method comprises treating the pests, their food supply, their habitat or their breeding ground or a plant, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which the pests are growing or may grow, or the materials, plants, seeds, soils, surfaces or spaces to be protected from pest attack or infestation with a pesticidally effective amount of a pyrazole compound of formulae I or II or a salt or an N-oxide thereof, wherein A is a pyrazole radical of the formulae A1 or A2, wherein # denotes the binding; D is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic radical fused to the pyrazole moiety; R | 2011-07-14 |
20110173727 | Endophyte Enhanced Seedlings with Increased Pest Tolerance - The invention provides methods for preparing a conifer seedling with increased tolerance to a pest. A conifer seedling is inoculated with an isolated endophyte when the conifer seedling is susceptible to colonization by the endophyte. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173728 | PROBE ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR THE SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE - A probe alignment tool ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110173729 | Method for Automatically Loading a Probe Assembly - The preferred embodiments are directed to a method of operating an SPM including providing probe cassette for a scanning probe microscope that includes a base having at least one probe storage receptacle, a lid mountable on the base with the probe storage receptacle at least substantially covering the at least one receptacle, and a probe retainer that retains a probe device of the scanning probe microscope in the receptacle under a compressive force. The probe cassette can be pre-loaded and shipped to a user site where the cassette can be loaded in an AFM without manual manipulation of the individual probe devices. | 2011-07-14 |
20110173730 | NEMESIA plant named 'FLEURBW' - A new and distinct cultivar of | 2011-07-14 |