34th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110209131 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPLACING A COMPONENT OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Within a migration process of a computer system, a replacement component ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110209132 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REFACTORING HARDWARE CODE - The present invention is related to a tool for rewriting hardware design language, HDL, code. The tool is arranged for receiving HDL code ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110209133 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATION UPDATER - The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR A SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATION UPDATER provide live reconciliation of code updates to multi-user social networking applications in highly dynamic build environments (“SNAM”). In one embodiment, an application updating processor-implemented method is disclosed. In this embodiment, the SNAM obtains a module dependency graph for a current version of an application. It identifies current module version numbers for one or more modules in the module dependency graph for the current version of the application. The SNAM obtains, for the modules in the module dependency graph, module version numbers for updated module versions. It analyzes compatibility specifications for the current version of the application and the updated module versions; The SNAM determines that the updated version of the application can be generated based on the analysis. It obtains an updated module version for one of the modules in the module dependency graph of the current version of the application; and generates the updated version of the application using the obtained updated module version. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209134 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus is disclosed, including a management part and a control part. The management part manages arrangement information of multiple firmware programs existing in a solid state drive and a device other than the solid state drive. The control part controls versions of the multiple firmware programs existing in the solid state drive based on the arrangement information managed by the management part to be a same version, when the versions of the multiple firmware programs are updated. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209135 | Program Change Management Apparatus, Computer Readable Record Medium Storing Program Change Management Program, And Program Change Management Method - A before-change code read section included in a program change management apparatus reads out a before-change code stored in a before-change code storage section. An after-change code read section reads out an after-change code stored in an after-change code storage section. A change management information generation section generates change management information on the basis of the before-change code read out by the before-change code read section and the after-change code read out by the after-change code read section, and stores the change management information generated in a change management information storage section. A change management information output section outputs the change management information stored in the change management information storage section. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209136 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING LIGHTING CONTROLLERS - A lighting system controller is provided that is adapted to upgrade a lighting controller with a software component having multiple upgrade dependencies. According to one example, the lighting system controller is configured to generate an upgrade plan based on the current configuration of the lighting controller and the upgrade dependencies associated with the software component. Further, according to this example, the lightings system controller executes the upgrade plan to install the software upon with the software component is dependent prior to installing the software component. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209137 | LABEL PRINTER API USING PROGRAM SCRIPTING LANGUAGE - A system and method are defined for modifying functionality of a printer that is provided with firmware for controlling printing operations. First programming code is developed that, when executed on a computer readable medium, interfaces with the printer's firmware and modifies the functionality of the printer. The first programming code is written in a first programming language, such as the LUA programming language, and the firmware is written in a second programming language other than the first programming language. Thereafter, the first programming code is executed on the computer readable, and the functionality of the printer is modified as a function of the executed first programming code interfacing with the firmware. The firmware is not modified by the interfacing. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209138 | Method and System for Sharing Data Between Software Systems - A method and system for sharing data between software systems is provided. A graph data structure is maintained in storage of a computing device. The graph data structure has data items and relationships therebetween that are semantically described. A request received from a first software system is stored. The request is for the value of requested data that is semantically described, and an address declared by the first software system. The requested data is semantically resolved to at least one of the data items in the graph data structure. The address is called, and the value of the one data item is passed to the first software system when the value of one of the at least one data items is updated. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209139 | APPLICATION PLATFORM - An application platform is disclosed in a medical environment with a number of computer systems providing an information technology infrastructure and a plurality of basic information technology services to a number of users in the medical environment. At least one embodiment of the application platform provides a particularly simple and coordinated upgrade and update by independent software manufacturers and further provides a particularly high operational fail-safety during updates and upgrades by preventing damage to the systems caused by third party installer programs. To this end, at least one embodiment of the application platform includes a plurality of platform versioning building blocks and a number of platform data repositories, wherein the plurality of platform versioning building blocks are mutually independently updateable. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209140 | AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT AND SERVICING OF DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS - Deployment and servicing tasks associated with multi-tier, distributed applications, application environments and data centers are automated so that a person does not have to manually perform these tasks. All of the information describing and defining the distributed service is modeled and stored in a re-useable service template that can be used to drive an automated system to programmatically deploy and manage the service over time. Deployment and servicing of a distributed application can be automated using re-useable models that capture hardware and workload definitions. The re-useable models in the form of service templates enable delta-based servicing of the application. The service can be deployed to one or more physical machines, one or more virtual machines or to a combination thereof. A default deployment plan can be customized with instance-specific customizations of service parameters. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209141 | MANAGING A USER PROXY CONFIGURATION IN A DAEMON THAT FREQUENTLY LOADS AND UNLOADS AND IS USED BY MULTIPLE USERS SIMULTANEOUSLY - A user proxy setting is managed by a computer system that frequently performs package updates. A session starts when a user logs onto the computer system. The session registers the proxy setting of the user with a daemon that quits after a period of inactivity and restarts upon request. The daemon stores the proxy setting in a database using a user identifier (UID) and a session identifier as a key. The daemon then performs package updates multiple times during the session via a network, each time using the proxy setting stored in the database. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PLURALITY OF SOFTWARE DEPENDENCY MAPS AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION USING THE SAME - A virtual installation map, and method involving installing a software functionality using the same, the virtual installation map including a first software installation map including a plurality of software elements representative of a related software file, the software elements also including at least one dependency to another software element. The virtual installation map further including a second software installation map also including a second plurality of software elements representative of related software file along with related dependencies. The first and second software installation maps may be hosted in separate databases and may relate to software products provided by different vendors. One or both software installation maps may include a pointer or other reference to the other installation map thereby providing a virtual installation map, in one example. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209143 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUISITION OF AN APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION AT A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and system for acquisition of an application for installation on a communication device. The method comprises monitoring a frequency of a usage event at the communication device to infer a set of usage characteristics; triggering a search request to a computer server for applications associated with the set of usage characteristics, the triggering of the search request based on a predefined threshold related to the monitored frequency of the usage event; receiving at the communication device a search result compiled at the server computer, the search result including an application for installation thereon; and providing a notification, at a graphical user interface (GUI) of the communication device, of the application for installation thereon. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209144 | APPLICATION RUNTIME EXPERT FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AN APPLICATION ON MULTIPLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS - An application Runtime Expert (ARE) manages deployment of application software on multiple computer systems. The ARE assists the user in verifying and fixing configuration and environment details of an application deployed on multiple computer systems. The ARE creates a user configurable XML template that contains configuration and environment details based on information collected from a master system that has a known good deployment. The ARE allows a user to edit the XML logic in the template and add plug-ins to the template. The XML template with the added plug-ins are sent to a target system and used to verify the deployment on the target system compared to the master system and to make fixes to the target system's configuration. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209145 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for providing an abstraction of the VM environment for management and control of one or more VMs without being tied to a particular hardware platform or construct. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209146 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOVEMENT OF VIRTUAL RESOURCES WITHIN A DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENT - In one embodiment, an apparatus can include a monitoring module configured to send an indicator representing that performance of a virtual resource satisfies a threshold condition. The apparatus can also include a management module configured to move a set of virtual resources including the virtual resource from a first portion of data center hardware resources to a second portion of data center hardware resources mutually exclusive from the first portion of data center hardware resources in response to the indicator. The management module can be configured to define the set of virtual resources based on an operational relationship between the virtual resource and the remaining virtual resources included in the set of virtual resources. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209147 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO MANAGEMENT OF UNIT-BASED VIRTUAL RESOURCES WITHIN A DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENT - In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium can be configured to store code representing instructions to be executed by a processor. The code can include code to receive a request to change a value representing a number of data center units included in a set of data center units assigned to a user. Each of the data center units from the set of data center units can be associated with hardware resources managed based on a set of predefined hardware resource limit values. The code can include code to determine, in response to the request, whether hardware resources of a data center unit mutually exclusive from hardware resources of the set of data center units and managed based on the set of predefined resource limit values is available for assignment to the user when the request to change is an increase request. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209148 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, VIRTUAL MACHINE CONNECTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device includes: a first connection method for logically connecting the first communication unit and the virtual machine to each other, an address notification method for giving notice of first address information indicating a transmission destination of data to be transmitted by the external device and causing the external device to set the first address information, when a connection is established on the basis of the first connection method, a first determination method for determining whether there is an abnormal connection between the first communication unit and the virtual machine, a second connection method for logically connecting the second communication unit and the virtual machine to each other when the first determination method determines that there is an abnormal connection, and a switching method for giving notice of second address information. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209149 | OPTIMIZATION OF INTEGRATION FLOW PLANS - Computer-based methods, computer-readable storage media and computer systems are provided for optimizing integration flow plans. An initial integration flow plan, one or more objectives and/or an objective function related to the one or more objectives may be received as input. A computing cost of the initial integration flow plan may be compared with the objective function. Using one or more heuristics, a set of close-to-optimal integration flow plans may be identified from all possible integration flow plans that are functionally equivalent to the initial integration flow plan. A close-to-optimal integration flow plan with a lowest computing cost may be selected from the set as a replacement for the initial integration flow plan. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209150 | AUTOMATIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMULATING AND TRANSFORMING REPRESENTATIONS OF CONTEXT USED BY INFORMATION SERVICES - An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate a context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system reorders the terms in a query so that they occur in a meaningful order as they naturally occur in a document or active task being manipulated by the user. Furthermore, the information retrieval system may access a user profile to retrieve information related to the user, and the select information sources or transform search terms based on attributes related to the user, such as the user's occupation, position in a company, major in school, etc. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209151 | AUTOMATIC SUSPEND AND RESUME IN HARDWARE TRANSACTIONAL MEMORY - An apparatus and method is disclosed for a computer processor configured to access a memory shared by a plurality of processing cores and to execute a plurality of memory access operations in a transactional mode as a single atomic transaction and to suspend the transactional mode in response to determining an implicit suspend condition, such as a program control transfer. As part of executing the transaction, the processor marks data accessed by the speculative memory access operations as being speculative data. In response to determining a suspend condition (including by detecting a control transfer in an executing thread) the processor suspends the transactional mode of execution, which includes setting a suspend flag and suspending marking speculative data. If the processor later detects a resumption condition (e.g., a return control transfer corresponding to a return from the control transfer), the processor is configured to resume the marking of speculative data. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209152 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING PERIODIC PROCESSES - A method of scheduling periodic processes for execution in an electronic system, in particular in a network, in a data processor or in a communication device, wherein the electronic system includes a controller for performing the scheduling, wherein a number of N processes P | 2011-08-25 |
20110209153 | SCHEDULE DECISION DEVICE, PARALLEL EXECUTION DEVICE, SCHEDULE DECISION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A schedule decision method acquires dependencies of execution sequences required for a plurality of sub tasks into which a first task has been divided; generates a plurality of sub task structure candidates that satisfy said dependencies and for which a plurality of processing devices execute said plurality of sub tasks; generates a plurality of schedule candidates by further assigning at least one second task to each of said sub task structure candidates; computes an effective degree that represents effectiveness of executions of said first task and said second task for each of said plurality of schedule candidates; and decides a schedule candidate used for the executions of said first task and said second task from said plurality of schedule candidates based on said effective degrees. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209154 | THREAD SPECULATIVE EXECUTION AND ASYNCHRONOUS CONFLICT EVENTS - In an embodiment, asynchronous conflict events are received during a previous rollback period. Each of the asynchronous conflict events represent conflicts encountered by speculative execution of a first plurality of work units and may be received out-of-order. During a current rollback period, a first work unit is determined whose speculative execution raised one of the asynchronous conflict events, and the first work unit is older than all other of the first plurality of work units. A second plurality of work units are determined, whose ages are equal to or older than the first work unit, wherein each of the second plurality of work units are assigned to respective executing threads. Rollbacks of the second plurality of work units are performed. After the rollbacks of the second plurality of work units are performed, speculative executions of the second plurality of work units are initiated in age order, from oldest to youngest. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209155 | SPECULATIVE THREAD EXECUTION WITH HARDWARE TRANSACTIONAL MEMORY - In an embodiment, if a self thread has more than one conflict, a transaction of the self thread is aborted and restarted. If the self thread has only one conflict and an enemy thread of the self thread has more than one conflict, the transaction of the self thread is committed. If the self thread only conflicts with the enemy thread and the enemy thread only conflicts with the self thread and the self thread has a key that has a higher priority than a key of the enemy thread, the transaction of the self thread is committed. If the self thread only conflicts with the enemy thread, the enemy thread only conflicts with the self thread, and the self thread has a key that has a lower priority than the key of the enemy thread, the transaction of the self thread is aborted. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209156 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO MIGRATION OF CUSTOMER RESOURCES TO VIRTUAL RESOURCES WITHIN A DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENT - In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium can be configured to store code representing instructions to be executed by a processor. The code can include code to receive an indicator that a set of virtual resources has been identified for quarantine at a portion of a data center. The code can also include code to execute, during at least a portion of a quarantine time period, at least a portion of a virtual resource from the set of virtual resources at a quarantined portion of hardware of the data center that is dedicated to execute the set of virtual resources in response to the indicator and not execute virtual resources associated with non-quarantine operation. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209157 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION APPARATUS - A resource allocation apparatus according to the present invention includes a system information acquisition unit configured to acquire program congestion pattern information indicating a group of programs executed concurrently on a system; and a resource allocation pattern determination unit configured to generate a plurality of resource allocation patterns for allocating the resource to a plurality of programs included in the group of programs indicated in the program congestion pattern information, and to calculate the total of amount of processing needed to execute the programs when the resource is allocated to the programs included in the group of programs by the generated resource allocation patterns, then to determine an optimal resource allocation pattern among the generated resource allocation patterns as a resource allocation pattern for the programs included in the group of programs based on the calculated total amount of processing. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209158 | ANALYSIS OF SHORT TERM CPU SPIKES IN AN OPERATING SYSTEM KERNEL - A profiler may analyze processes being run by a processor. The profiler may include logic to periodically sample a value of an instruction pointer that indicates an instruction in the first process that is currently being executed by the processor and logic to update profile data based on the sampled value. The profiler may additionally include logic to determine, in response to a context switch that includes the operating system switching the active process from the first process to another of the plurality of processes, whether the first process executes for greater than a first length of time; logic to stop operation of the profiler when the first process executes for greater than the first length of time; and logic to clear the profile data when the first process fails to execute for greater than the first length of time. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209159 | CONTEXTUAL CORRELATION ENGINE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a communication system that provides various automated operations, including linking applications and metadata across computational devices, using a stimulus to automatically find and launch associative and/or contextual materials and/or information required to conduct a work session without manually having to locate and launch each of these materials and/or information, and, by monitoring user behavior, creating and maintaining tokens defining the state of an instance of a workflow for later workflow resumption. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209160 | Managed Code State Indicator - A system and method are disclosed for monitoring the state of a workload executing with a Java virtual machine (JVM). A state monitoring agent receives performance measurement data associated with the JVM executing the JVM workload. The state monitoring agent then processes the performance measurement data to determine when individual performance measurement data values have remained beneath a predetermined performance threshold value for a predetermined time period. If so, the state monitoring agent generates predetermined state data, which is then provided through an application program interface (API). | 2011-08-25 |
20110209161 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A terminal device in which basic information and detailed information of each a plurality of application programs are stored in a different storage area for each application program, and that prohibits access to each storage area by other application programs, is caused to execute the processes of displaying a window that includes the basic information of each application program, and, if a cursor is moved to the display position of one of the pieces of basic information, reading out, from the appropriate storage areas, the detailed information of a first application program corresponding to the basic information where the cursor is positioned and the detailed information of a second application program whose basic information is displayed adjacent to the basic information of the first application program, and displaying the detailed information of the first application program. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209162 | Framework for Integrating Applications - A framework for integrating applications using the Workflow Toolkit provides a graphical development environment for developing an Extensible Workflow. The Workflow Toolkit may include a user interface displaying a first list of application programming interface (API) services provided by a first application and a second list of API services provided by a second application. The Workflow Toolkit may then generate an integration component in response to a user selecting both a first API service from the first list and a second API service from the second list. The integration component can then be called from the first API service, and the integration component in turn calls the second API service. In response to the second API service being called, the second API service may return a result. When this result is received by the integration component, the integration component may return an integration result based on the result received from the second API. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209163 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical disc reproduction apparatus as an electronic apparatus comprises a display unit which is mounted on a main body unit via a hinge unit, and electrically connected to the main body by electrical wirings. The main body unit comprises a main body case, a hinge connecting portion and a control board which has connectors provided thereon. The hinge connecting portion and the connectors are placed in a housing portion formed in the main body unit, while the housing portion is open facing outward from the main body case. In a state where the main body unit is already assembled, the main body-side joint member of the hinge unit and the electrical wirings are housed into the housing portion to connect the main body-side joint member to the hinge connecting portion, and to connect the electrical wirings to the connectors. This structure increases assembling efficiency of the electronic apparatus. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209164 | Optical Pickup Apparatus and Manufacturing Method of Optical Pickup Apparatus - An optical-pickup apparatus includes: a first-objective lens; a second-objective lens; a lens holder including a first-lens barrel having the first-objective lens mounted on an end face thereof and a second-lens barrel having the second-objective lens mounted on an end face thereof; an actuator unit having the lens holder mounted thereon; and a housing having the actuator unit mounted thereon, the first and second objective lenses each being mounted on the lens holder such that a direction, in which wavefront of coma aberration on each lens face is most advanced in phase, is aligned with a radial direction of an information-recording medium, the actuator unit being mounted on the housing such that an optical axis of the first-objective lens is inclined in the radial direction at an inclination angle of the axis toward a recording surface of the medium required to cancel coma aberration of the first-objective lens to the surface. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209165 | NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL DISK HAVING SURFACE PLASMON AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION - A near-field optical disk having surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (SPASER) is provided. The near-field optical disk having SPASER includes a transparent substrate, a first transparent dielectric thin film layer formed on the transparent substrate, a SPASER thin film layer formed on the first transparent dielectric thin film layer, a second transparent dielectric thin film layer formed on the SPASER thin film layer, a recording thin film layer formed on the second transparent dielectric thin film layer, and a third transparent dielectric thin film layer formed on the recording thin film layer. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209166 | HIGHLY ADAPTIVE RECORDING METHOD AND OPTICAL RECORDING APPARATUS - An optical disk recording method includes the steps of: providing a multi-pulse chain from a recording wave; independently changing the pulse rise timing and pulse fall timing (pulse width) of the first pulse in the multi-pulse chain in accordance with a preceding space length and a recording mark length; changing the pulse rise timing and pulse fall timing (pulse width) in accordance with a following space length and the recording mark length in a predetermined timing or in independence; and in relation to the smallest mark recorded by irradiation with mono pulse, changing the rise timing in accordance with the preceding space length and the recording mark length and the fall timing (pulse width) in accordance with the following space length and recording mark length, compensating various optical disks different in recording material without change of the fundamental waveform. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209167 | PROGRAM GUIDE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, PROGRAM TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, PROGRAM GUIDE RECEPTION TERMINAL, PROGRAM GUIDE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM, PROGRAM GUIDE DISTRIBUTION METHOD, PROGRAM GUIDE RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a program guide distribution apparatus in which the user does not particularly have to consciously perform searching, and the user can naturally recognize a forgot-to-view program in a daily act of viewing TV broadcast or TV guide. The program guide distribution apparatus includes: a related program decision unit that compares distributable programs which were broadcasted and which can be distributed, with programs which exist in a program guide of broadcast, and decides whether programs related to each other exist; a display information providing unit that provides a display indicative of the existence of the related program among the distributable programs to the program guide, when the related programs exists; and a program guide information distribution unit that distributes information of the program guide. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209168 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING USING CAPTIONING - A method and system for the creation of interactive programming using captions. A caption and program information extractor monitors a broadcast media signal having captions and program information encoded in the broadcast media signal. The captions and program information are extracted and stored in a content database. A moderator accesses the content database to retrieve captions and for a program specified by the program information. The moderator uses the services of a moderator server to generate interactive programming from the captions and the moderator's own comments. The interactive programming is transmitted to a plurality of viewers who interact with the interactive programming by entering viewer comments. The viewer comments are received by the moderator along with additional captions and new interactive programming is generated using the viewer comments, additional captions, and additional moderator commentary. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209169 | Method and System for Protecting Cable Televisions Subscriber-specific Information Allowing Limited Subset Access - A television program ratings method and system includes transferring information associated with households from a cable provider to a ratings provider such that the ratings provider has access to information associated with sampled households and lacks access to information associated with non-sampled households. To this end, identity information and usage information associated with the households are respectively anonymized and encrypted. Knowledge of the identities of the sampled households enables the anonymized identity information and the encrypted usage information for the sampled households to be respectively de-anonymized and decrypted. The ratings provider knows which households are sampled households. As such, the ratings provider de-anonymizes and decrypts the information associated with the sampled households and then uses the de-anonymized and decrypted information to determine television program ratings. The cable provider anonymizes and encrypts the information for all households as the cable provider does not know which households are sampled households. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209170 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALLY LINKING TELEVISION PROGRAM INFORMATION - The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule 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 information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209171 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VISUAL IMAGE SIGNAL FOR VERIFYING CONTENT DISPLAYED ON AN ELECTRONIC VISUAL DISPLAY - A system and method for producing a visual image signal for verification of visual content contained in the visual image signal being displayed on an electronic display may include forming a verification code associated with the visual content. A visual verification code signal representative of the verification code may be generated. The visual image signal inclusive of the visual content and the visual verification code signal may be generated, where the visual image signal includes the visual verification code signal so as to be visible to a human eye when displayed. The visual image signal may be displayed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209172 | Interactive Television Advertising Method - A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a subscriber on a television screen indicating an advertisement. When a the icon is selected, an advertisement information detail is retrieved from storage in a local memory, or from the central database server and presented to the subscriber on the television screen. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209173 | CONTROLLING ACCESS TO USER-INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS INCLUDING DYNAMIC VIDEO MOSAIC ELEMENTS - The present invention teaches a method of creating and presenting a user interface comprising a Dynamic Mosaic Extended Electronic Programming Guide (DMXEPG) using video, audio, special applications, and service dynamic metadata. The system enables television or digital radio service subscribers to select and display of various programs including video, interactive TV applications, or any combination of audio or visual components grouped and presented in accordance with the dynamic program/show metadata, business rules and objectives of service providers, broadcasters, and/or personal subscriber choices, collectively referred to as mosaic element presentation criteria. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209174 | Programming and Content Recommendations - Method and system for enabling users to perform self-service operations in interactive TV environments. In one embodiment, the method enables users to select and activate programming channels via a content receiving device, thereby eliminating the need for the users to have to call a call center or content provider to activate previously unavailable or inaccessible content. Using a set of interactive screens, the user is enabled to view programming channel information, including comparative information. In one embodiment, the method assists users who are moving to activate/reactive programming and content services. For example, options are provided to enable the user to schedule service work, disconnect and activate services, and other activities connected with the move. In another embodiment, the method enables a user to select a programming channel based on channels that are recommended by the system. Historic usage patterns, including viewing habits and attempts to access unavailable content are analyzed to determine which programming channels should be recommended for the user. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209175 | Methods and Systems for Synchronizing Delivery of Media Content Streams Having Different Resolutions - An exemplary method includes processing a first program stream representative of media content having a first resolution and a second program stream representative of the media content having a second resolution, generating a single advertisement stream representative of advertisement content having a third resolution, detecting a transmission lag between the first and second program streams, dynamically synchronizing the first and second program streams to substantially remove the detected transmission lag, transmitting the synchronized first program stream by way of a first content channel, the synchronized second program stream by way of a second content channel, and the advertisement stream by way of an advertisement channel, and directing a media content access device to switch from being tuned to the second content channel to being tuned to the advertisement channel during an advertising break in the media content. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209176 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR REALIZING THE UPDATE OF MOBILE MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTING ELECTRONIC SERVICE GUIDE - A method for implementing update of mobile multimedia broadcasting ESG is disclosed in the present invention. The method comprises: upon receiving an ESG, a terminal storing the ESG and time information about reception of the ESG this time; when receiving an ESG again, the terminal judging whether condition for complete ESG update is met according to time information about reception of the ESG this time and the time information about reception of the ESG last time stored in the terminal, if yes, the terminal completely updating the ESG stored therein to the ESG received this time; otherwise the terminal judging whether a value of an ESG update indication carried in the ESG is the same with that of an ESG update indication in the ESG stored therein, if no, updating ESG information that has changed in the terminal. The present invention efficiently achieves operation of ESG update of the terminal. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209177 | Smartphone To Control Internet TV System - Disclosed are techniques to implement a web based remote control application and/or stand alone application running on an unmodified, commercially available smartphone, that is used to control an video distribution system (e.g., IPTV or video conferencing system) endpoint, for example the ones disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Ser. Nos. 61/172,355 and 61/220,061. The application connects directly to a video server that resides on an IP network (e.g., Internet), and not to (or through) the controlled endpoint. The connection to the server utilizes standard smartphone data network services to access, through the IP network, the server. Remote control commands entered by a user to the smartphone, by the means of keys, touch screen, or other smartphone user input devices, are conveyed to the server, which, in some cases, acts on those commands and, simultaneously and only when applicable, forwards them to the endpoint for local execution. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209178 | Specialized Media Presentation Via an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) - An electronic program guide (EPG) may include entries that enable access to one or more images. In some implementations, when an image-related entry is selected by a user, a device presents the one or more images that are associated with the selected entry. In some implementations, portions of the EPG are presented as links. Selection of a link effectuates a search and may be followed by the visual presentation of one or more images resulting from the search. Additionally, in some implementations, an image can be communicated with an electronic communication. In response to the electronic communication, an image entry may be added to the channel lineup of the EPG. Selection of the image entry in the EPG may cause the device to visually present the image. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE DYNAMIC USER-INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS - The present invention teaches a method of creating and presenting a user interface comprising a Dynamic Mosaic Extended Electronic Programming Guide (DMXEPG) using video, audio, special applications, and service dynamic metadata. The system enables television or digital radio service subscribers to select and display of various programs including video, interactive TV applications, or any combination of audio or visual components grouped and presented in accordance with the dynamic program/show metadata, business rules and objectives of service providers, broadcasters, and/or personal subscriber choices, collectively referred to as mosaic element presentation criteria. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209180 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM THAT SERVES AS A PORTAL - A system is provided in which an interactive television program guide application and non-program-guide applications are at least partially implemented on user television equipment. A program guide program application interface is provided that is used to maintain a consistent user interface between the program guide application and the non-program-guide applications. Non-program-guide applications may be launched by the program guide application. The user may select certain non-program-guide applications as favorites and may set parental controls for certain non-program-guide applications. The program guide application may run in the background while a non-program-guide application operates. While the non-program-guide application operates, the program guide may check for events that require immediate attention. When such an event is detected, operation of the non-program-guide application may be suspended and the user may be asked whether the detected event should take place or whether operation of the non-program-guide application should be resumed. The applications may be located at a remote location such as on a server at a cable system headend or on a server on the Internet. The program application interface may perform authentication and access rights determination functions. Reminders may be set for the content of non-program-guide applications. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209181 | NOTIFICATION OF INTERACTIVITY EVENT ASSET DELIVERY SOURCES IN A MOBILE BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems, apparatus and methods provide an automatic capability for generating interactivity event applications for execution on receiver devices within a broadcast network based upon interactivity event application data, information and sequence logic. Interactivity event content providers may provide to a broadcast network interactivity event application data, event metadata information and sequence logic a broadcast network. Interactivity resources for interactivity sequences associated with one or more real-time channels are broadcast over the broadcast network such that the resources share a file data flow, or such that they can be carried on separate file data flows. File data flow identifiers and overhead flow identifiers are indicated in the Service SI. Interactivity signaling messages for interactivity sequences associated with one or more real times channels are broadcast on auxiliary flows. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209182 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELAYING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS - Provided are an apparatus and method for transmitting multimedia contents and a system and method for relaying multimedia contents, and more particularly, an apparatus for transmitting multimedia contents, the apparatus generating an image using a camera therein when receiving a call channel request signal from a requesting terminal and transmitting the generated image to the requesting terminal, a method of transmitting multimedia contents, and a system and method for relaying multimedia contents. The apparatus for transmitting multimedia contents includes: an identification unit identifying whether a received signal is a signal for requesting a call channel; and a communication unit transmitting an image of a subject captured by a camera over a mobile | 2011-08-25 |
20110209183 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BASED ON AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE - Provided are a method and an apparatus for forming a network with various audio/video (AV) devices via a link established by using an AV interface supporting bidirectional data transmission and for transmitting and receiving various types of data via the AV interface. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209184 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE AND MEDIA SERVER - A content distribution network (CDN) system is disclosed, where the system includes a content distribution device and at least one media server. Storage media with different characteristics are mounted on the media server or storage media with different characteristics are mounted on media servers. The content distribution device is configured to select a storage medium for content according to a mapping relationship between the attributes of the content and the characteristics of the storage medium, and distribute the content to the storage medium through the media server on which the storage medium is mounted. A content distribution method and a content distribution device are also provided. Because the content of different types is distributed to storage media with different characteristics, the cost of the storage medium in the CDN system is reduced, and the storage utilization ratio is increased. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209185 | MEDIA CONTENT CATALOG SERVICE - Aggregating media content catalog data from a plurality of content providers. The catalog data is merged according to rules and provided to a user on a scheduled basis or on demand. In an embodiment, the merged catalog data represents an incremental update to previously delivered catalog data. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209186 | Variable Modulation Unicast System - A system is described that consists of a variable modulation unicast system that utilizes multiple modulation schemes in a cable network for unicast applications and is capable of assigning users to different channels of differing modulation schemes in the network based on a feedback signal received in response to a transmitted probe signal. The system may also, in response to the feedback signal from a remote device in the network, assign a channel from a plurality of channels having differing carrier frequencies and modulation schemes to the remote device and may also modify the carrier frequencies of the channels. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209187 | System and Method for Optimization of Network Delivery of Streaming Data - A system and method for optimizing network delivery of streaming data is provided. Streaming delivery of data using point-to-point transmitters and broadcast transmitters can be dynamically controlled to maximize the usage of network resources. Current usage of respective systems can be analyzed, as can projected usage be analyzed. Network resources can be reallocated, and connecting devices can be redirected as needed to maintain high efficiency of allocated resources. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209188 | IP Media Streaming Service Delivery - A method of ordering the delivery of a media stream to a client terminal coupled to an IP network is described. The method comprises identifying, at a user terminal (e.g. a mobile device), destination address information for the client terminal. The user terminal is authenticated to an application server of an IP Multimedia Subsystem network, and the destination address information is sent from the user terminal to the application server. The media stream is then sent to the client terminal. This enables the media to be delivered to the client terminal on the basis of the authentication of the user terminal. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209189 | SERVER FOR PRESENTING INTERACTIVE CONTENT SYNCHRONIZED TO TIME-BASED MEDIA - Where multiple client devices are synchronized to multiple, asynchronous instances of a time-based media presentation such as live and time-shifted views of a television broadcast, interactive content can be delivered to each one of the various devices at a particular time (or “time offset”) within the presentation independent of when each instance of the time-based media presentation is viewed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209190 | Communication device, communication control method, and program - A communication device includes multiple output terminals configured to output, through an interface including at least a signaling channel through which a baseband signal is transmitted in one direction and a bidirectional control channel used for control, the baseband signal, one or more input terminals configured to be input with the baseband signal through the interface, and a control unit, the multiple output terminals including a primary output terminal through which the control is preferentially performed with another device connected to the one or more input terminals and one or more further secondary output terminals, and the control unit configured to perform a control of notifying another device connected to the secondary output terminal of a function of another device connected to the one or more input terminals as a function of the communication device via the control channel. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209191 | DEVICE FOR PRESENTING INTERACTIVE CONTENT - Where multiple client devices are synchronized to multiple, asynchronous instances of a time-based media presentation such as live and time-shifted views of a television broadcast, interactive content can be delivered to each one of the various devices at a particular time (or “time offset”) within the presentation independent of when each instance of the time-based media presentation is viewed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209192 | BIOMETRIC SOCIAL NETWORKING - A method for maintaining a social network includes registering users in the social network, wherein registering users includes storing in association with a user ID for each registered user at least one image and verifying the user during a subsequent login by comparing a current image with the stored image. User interactions within the social networking system are restricted by a third party. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209193 | SECURE, POLICY-BASED COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND FILE SHARING ACROSS MIXED MEDIA, MIXED-COMMUNICATIONS MODALITIES AND EXTENSIBLE TO CLOUD COMPUTING SUCH AS SOA - A system and method are provided to monitor and prevent potential enterprise policy and/or rule violations by subscribers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209194 | NODE-BASED POLICY-ENFORCEMENT ACROSS MIXED MEDIA, MIXED-COMMUNICATIONS MODALITIES AND EXTENSIBLE TO CLOUD COMPUTING SUCH AS SOA - A system and method are provided to monitor and prevent potential enterprise policy and/or rule violations by subscribers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209195 | FLEXIBLE SECURITY BOUNDARIES IN AN ENTERPRISE NETWORK - A system and method are provided to monitor and prevent potential enterprise policy and/or rule violations by subscribers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209196 | FLEXIBLE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IN AN ENTERPRISE NETWORK - A system and method are provided to monitor and prevent potential enterprise policy and/or rule violations by subscribers. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209197 | WEB-BASED AUDIT SYSTEM AND RELATED AUDIT TOOL - A web-based audit system and related tool implemented by a computer or personal digital assistant providing user with access to the internet, comprising access to a repository of audit content; wherein said audit content is associated with appropriate regulatory rules, notices policies and information ; a means to update said regulatory rules, notices, policies and information associated with said audit content with changes. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209198 | APPLYING ACCESS CONTROLS TO COMMUNICATIONS WITH AVATARS - Senders of instant messages may inspire perception by a recipient of avatars capable of being animated in order to customize or personalize communication exchanges from the sender. The avatar, an animation of or associated with the avatar, an object associated with the avatar, or another component of the avatar or communication may be inappropriate, or otherwise objectionable, to the recipient, the recipient class or category, or an identity associated with the recipient. In one example, a parent of a minor who is the intended recipient of an avatar (or a component of the avatar or communication) may object to the minor being exposed to the avatar (or the component of the avatar or communication). In such a case, the communication may be discarded or the perception of the objectionable avatar (or component associated with the avatar or the communication) by the intended recipient may be disabled, replaced or modified. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209199 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION - A method and system for secure communication is presented. A virtual private proxy is generated based on an agreement between a first entity and a second entity. A first virtual private proxy is associated with the first entity and a second virtual private proxy is associated with the second entity. Data associated with the first entity is monitored at the virtual private proxy. Whether the data violates the agreement is determined and communication of the data from the first virtual private proxy to the second virtual private proxy is disallowed when the data violates the agreement. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209200 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATING USERS - A method of authenticating users to reduce transaction risks includes indicating a desire to conduct a transaction and determining whether the transaction requires access to protected resources. Moreover, the method determines whether inputted information is known, determines a state of a communications device when the inputted information is known, and transmits a biometric authentication request from a server to an authentication system when the state of the communications device is enrolled. Additionally, the method includes validating the communications device, capturing biometric authentication data in accordance with a biometric authentication data capture request with the communications device, biometrically authenticating the user, generating a one-time pass-phrase and storing the one-time pass-phrase on the authentication system when the user is authenticated, comparing the transmitted one-time pass-phrase against the stored one-time pass-phrase, and granting access to the protected resources when the transmitted and stored one-time pass-phrases match. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON LOCATION - An approach is provided for providing a method for accessing media based on physical locations. A media access platform causes, at least in part, rendering of a user interface, the user interface corresponding to a geographical area and including one or more focal areas. Next, the media access platform determines media content available within the geographical area. Then, the media access platform also causes, at least in part, rendering of one or more representations of the available media content in the user interface. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209202 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTITY FEDERATION GATEWAY - Techniques for an ID federation gateway include determining whether a user associated with a request for a particular network resource is to be identified by the provider of the particular service or by a different party. The service also comprises causing the different party to provide identification data that indicates an identity for the user, if the user is to be identified by the different party. The method further comprises causing user credentials data, based on the identification data, to be sent to an authentication process of the provider for a set of one or more network resources that includes the particular network resource requested by the user, if the data indicates that the user is successfully identified. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209203 | PROTECTING CONFIGURATION DATA IN A NETWORK DEVICE - Configuration information for a network device may be associated with a protection state that may restrict the modification of portions of the configuration information that are set to the protected state. The network device may be configured using configuration information defined as a group of hierarchically arranged configuration statements. Permissions may be stored for the network device relating to users permitted to modify the configuration information. The permissions may include permission tags, or other information defining the protection state, associated with the configuration statements. Intended modifications to the configuration information may be processed based on whether the intended modifications affect configuration statements associated with one of the permission tags. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209204 | AUTOMATED PROVISIONING SYSTEM - A computer system comprising a number of components which make up an infrastructure with the system having a Directory | 2011-08-25 |
20110209205 | Method and System for automated emergency access to medical records - This invention is a method and a system for accessing medical records of an injured party by an emergency responder through a secure website, utilizing a portable emergency access card provided with at least one item of information of the victim, while offering safeguards for the confidentiality of the victim's information and records. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209206 | ACCESS RESTRICTION FOR COMPUTING CONTENT - Access restriction for computing content is provided by operating a computing device with a first profile, recognizing an attempt to log off of the first profile, and requesting a user to supply a log off credential. If the log off credential is not correct, the computing device continues to operate with the first profile, and if the log off credential is correct, the computing device operates without the first profile. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A THREAT ASSESSMENT - A method and system for quantifying a threat associated with a sender of a message. A threat assessment module receives a message from a sender directed toward a recipient. The threat assessment module accesses a behavioral data source to obtain an activity record identifying an activity of the sender. The activity record is analyzed to determine if the content of the activity record contains non-preferred content. A threat assessment quantifier is generated based on the analysis and sent toward the recipient. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209208 | SECURITY DEVICE PROVISIONING - The provisioning of a security token object to a user is disclosed. The security token object is used for accessing a computing resource through a client computer system. A security token object provisioning request may be received from the client computer system. In response, an authentication request may be transmitted. The user is authenticated against a user identity based upon a set of received identity credentials provided by the user. The extraction of a unique token identifier from the security token object is initiated, and completed without intervention from the user. The unique token identifier received from the client computer system is associated with to the user identity in a data store. By providing the security token object, the user can gain access to the computing resource. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209209 | Method and system for performing an electronic signature approval process - The present invention includes a computer-implemented method and an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP). The method and system allows a user to enable an electronic signature approval process for modification of data in a transaction. The method includes accessing a table that corresponds with the transaction and adding a signature field having a property sheet to the table. The method also includes defining a select property in the property sheet with a select parameter. The select property configured to provide approval of modified data in the transaction upon entry of a valid electronic signature. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209210 | System and Method for Single Sign-On Session Management Without Central Server - A method and system for single sign-on session management. Functions of session management and client log-in, normally handled by separate system servers, are incorporated as plug-in modules on individual web content servers. In this manner, network traffic to grant and validate client user credentials is reduced or minimized. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209211 | MULTI-STAGE POLLING MECHANISM AND SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING CONTROL OF NETWORK RESOURCE DATA - A method and corresponding system for coordinating submission of network resource data across a first network to a network resource located on a second network, the second network being coupled to the first network by a firewall such that the second network has a higher level of trust than that of the first network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving and storing in a storage the network resource data submitted by a network terminal coupled to the first network, the network resource data containing a network resource identifier for associating the network resource data with the network resource; receiving and storing in the storage control data associated with the network resource data, the control data for coordinating one or more actions on the network resource data; receiving a first poll message initiated through the firewall by a polling server located on the second network, the first poll message requesting stored network resource data containing the network resource identifier and forwarding the network resource data matching the network resource identifier to the polling server; and receiving a second poll message initiated through the firewall by the polling server, the second poll message requesting stored data matching the control data associated with the network resource data and forwarding the matched control data to the polling server. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209212 | AUTHORIZATION SCHEME TO MINIMIZE THE USE OF UNAUTHORIZED MEDICAL DEVICE DISPOSABLES ON A MEDICAL DEVICE INSTRUMENT - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are provided for disposable component authentication with respect to a biological fluid processing device instrument. An example instrument authentication system includes a computer facilitating configuration and operation of the biological fluid processing instrument using a disposable component. A first interface is provided by the computer and is used by a service technician to configure the biological fluid processing instrument for a number of disposable components and to provide a service technician with a validation code. A key generator is to accept the validation code from the service technician and generate an authentication key in response to the entered validation code. A second interface is provided by the computer, the second interface prompting the service technician to enter an authentication key, wherein the authentication key authorizes use of a certain number of disposable components for the biological fluid processing instrument. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209213 | AUTHORIZATION LOGIC IN MEMORY CONSTRAINED SECURITY DEVICE - Architecture that utilizes logical combinations (e.g., of Boolean logic) of authorizations as a logical authorization expression that is computed through a proofing process to a single proof value which equates to authorizing access to an intended entity. The authorizations are accumulated and processed incrementally according to an evaluation order defined in the authorization expression. The logical combinations can include Boolean operations that evaluate to a proof value associated with a sum of products expression (e.g., combinations of AND, OR, etc.). The incremental evaluations output corresponding hash values as statistically unique identifiers used in a secure hash algorithm that when evaluated in order allow execution of a specific command to access the entity. The architecture, employed in a trust module, uses minimal internal trust module state, and can be employed as part of a device system that handles trust processing to obtain authorization to access the intended entity. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RECORDING DEVICE PRIVILEGES THROUGH BIOMETRIC ASSESSMENT - A method and system for providing recording device privileges through biometric assessment are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the method includes monitoring information associated with a recording device. The information includes a recording device location, dynamic biometric data, knowledge data, and recording device identification data. From the monitored information, an identity of a then-current user of the recording device is determined. An authorization level for the then-current user is determined, and recording device access privileges are dynamically adjusted based on the determined authorization level. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209215 | Intelligent Network Security Resource Deployment System - An electronic communication network includes a connectivity subsystem and security scanning resources. The connectivity subsystem checks the present trust level of the source of received traffic to determine if security scanning resources are to be used and how to use the security scanning resources. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEBSITE DATA ACCESS MONITORING - In a network comprising number of web sites and at least one simulator web page calls are simulated or monitored and the response to the calls, including content, re-directed calls and cookies are examined in order to identify whether the content of cookies has been written or modified illegally. Illegal modification of content of cookies is referred to as writing of data by a Buyer in cookies of a User that was directed to the Buyer by a Data Publisher, without the consent of the Data Publisher. In some embodiments when illegal cookies are identified an alert may be issued to a user. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209217 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a PC including a guest OS group which manages a group including an OS executed in an office, an information-management section which manages communication capability information which is set to communication-capable information or communication-incapable information, a being-inside-office determination processing section which determines whether or not the PC is used in the office, which sets the communication capability information to the communication-capable information when the being-inside-office determination processing section determines that the PC is used in the office, and which sets the communication capability information to the communication-incapable information when the being-inside-office determination processing section determines that the PC is not used in the office, and a communication control section which controls communication with another device performed by an OS execution section which executes the OS included in the group based on the communication capability information. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209218 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMAGING - A method and system for detecting whether a computer program, sent to a first computer having an operating environment including a plurality of files, includes malware is provided. A second computer obtains a plurality of environment details of the operating environment of the first computer. The second computer simulates in the second computer the presence of the plurality of files in the operating environment by exhibiting the plurality of environment details without installing the plurality of files in the second computer. The second computer executes the computer program in the second computer with the simulation and determines whether the computer program attempts to access or utilize the plurality of files in a manner indicative of malware. If not, the second computer records and generates a notification that the computer program is not malware. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209219 | Protecting User Mode Processes From Improper Tampering or Termination - In one embodiment, a malware protection system may protect a computing system from a malware event. A data storage device | 2011-08-25 |
20110209220 | Malware removal - A method and apparatus for scanning for or removing malware from a computer device. Under normal circumstances, the computer device is controlled by a first operating system installed in a memory of the device. In order to scan for or remove the malware from the computer device, control of the computer device is passed from the first operating system to a second operating system and, under the control of the second operating system, the device is either scanned for malware or the malware is removed. This allows malware to be detected or removed, even if it has affected the first operating system in some way in order to evade detection or removal. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209221 | Proximity Based Networked Media File Sharing - Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for manipulating media. In one aspect, one or more processes executing on a host computer system detect that a portable electronic device is within a predefined communications proximity relative to the host computer system, establish wireless communications and exchange information with the portable electronic device sufficient to determine that metadata relating to one or more items of visual media content reside on the portable electronic device. The metadata is used to retrieve the one or more items of visual media content from a storage location separate from the portable electronic device. The retrieved one or more items of visual media content are added to a list of visual media content available for presentation on a presentation device associated with the host computer system. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209222 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTIONAL SECURITY FOR AN END-USER DEVICE - A network system comprises a transaction network operative to provide a transaction with an end user; a trusted source of a security mechanism (e.g., a start/stop trigger module, an application lockout module, a network/file I/O control module, a trusted driver manager, a keystrokes generator driver, a keystrokes deletion hook, and/or a transaction network VPN manager) for at least partially protecting an end-user device from malicious code operative thereon that attempts to capture confidential data presented during the transaction, the security mechanism being maintained by a party other than the end user; and an agent for providing the security mechanism to the end-user device to protect the end-user device during the transaction | 2011-08-25 |
20110209223 | EXTENSIBLE RIGHTS EXPRESSION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Extensible grammar-based rights expression system for processing rights expressions including an interpreter with plug-in subcomponents, a validator, and a framework. In another embodiment, system includes a framework having an extensible architecture with extensibility points for adding extensions to the grammar, and an interpreter, the extensions defining semantics and syntax of new rights expressions. A method for processing rights expressions is also provided having the steps of registering plug-in components, making a programmatic call, finding and invoking appropriate plug-in components, evaluating the request against the grant, and returning an authorization result. In another embodiment, method includes the steps of providing an extensible grammar-based rights expression system having an extensible architecture with an interpreter, evaluating the request against the grant using the interpreter, and returning an authorization result. The method may include the step of adding new extensions to the rights expression system to allow processing of new rights expressions. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209224 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA ALBUM - A virtual or digital multimedia album. The digital album may include a collection of related media to provide virtually, what a traditional band album provides, and more. The digital album may include a set of digital audio files that replicate or substantially resemble the set of tracks found on a traditional album. Additional media, such as videos, lyric text, other text, images, and user-imported content may all be included in the digital album. The content initially provided with the digital album may be exclusively oriented to a single artist or music group. In this way, the digital album can create a much greater immersion into the themed music than a mere collection of digital audio files can provide. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209225 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - There is disclosed a technique capable of improving operatability for registered users and capable of displaying an interface screen for guest users with security levels maintained. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209226 | AV COMMUNICATION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR REALIZING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO RADIO LAN - An AV communication control circuit suitable for a radio LAN-LSI in a radio AV transmission/reception device is formed by a copyright protection processing unit configured to carry out a copyright protection processing with respect to AV data entered from an AV stream signal line, a selection unit configured to select either one of AV data entered from an AV stream signal line through the copyright protection processing unit and AV data entered from a general purpose bus, and a transmission control unit configured to carry out control for transmitting AV data selected by the selection unit to a network. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209227 | METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BONE DISORDERS - This invention pertains to chemometric methods for the analysis of chemical, biochemical, and biological data, for example, spectral data, for example, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, and their applications, including, e.g., classification, diagnosis, prognosis, etc., especially in the context of bone disorders, e.g., conditions associated with low bone mineral density, e.g., osteoporosis. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209228 | METHOD OF TREATMENT USING ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides peptides and analogs and derivatives thereof having antimicrobial activity at least against | 2011-08-25 |
20110209229 | Gene of porcine beta casein, a promoter of the same and the use thereof - The present invention provides a porcine beta-casein gene, a porcine beta-casein gene promoter, an expression vector comprising the same promoter, and a method for the production of a target protein using the same expression vector. The promoter of the present invention facilitates mammary gland-specific expression of the target protein and therefore can be useful for high-concentration production of beneficial proteins in milk. | 2011-08-25 |
20110209230 | Human Monoclonal Antibodies To Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) - The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The disclosure also provides methods for detecting PD-L1, as well as methods for treating various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases, using anti-PD-L1 antibodies. | 2011-08-25 |