40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 82 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090249352 | Resource Utilization Monitor - Load-balancing threads among a plurality of processing units. The method may include a first processing unit executing a plurality of software threads using a respective plurality of hardware strands. The plurality of hardware strands may share at least one hardware resource within the first processing unit. The method may further include monitoring the at least one hardware resource, wherein, for each respective hardware strand. Monitoring may include, for each respective hardware resource of the at least one hardware resource: maintaining information regarding the respective hardware strand requesting to use the respective hardware resource but failing to do so because the respective hardware resource is in use, comparing the information to a threshold, and generating an interrupt if the information exceeds the threshold. One or more load-balancing operations may be performed in response to the interrupt. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249353 | COMPUTER OPERATIONS CONTROL BASED ON PROBABLISTIC THRESHOLD DETERMINATIONS - Decisions whether or not to initiate certain types of computer operations, such as Just In Time (JIT) compiling or garbage collection can be made using a probabilistic threshold monitor. A decision whether to drive a threshold indicator bit to a set state is made on the detection of each of a certain kind of event occurring over a predetermined interval. The probability that the bit will be driven to a set state upon the detection of any given event is controlled. At the end of the predetermined interval, a computer operation is initiated if the threshold indicator bit is found to be in its set state. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249354 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT SERVER APPARATUS AND VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A virtual machine managing method includes: virtual machine list generation step of detecting a plurality of virtual machines deployed on a physical machine; a dependency list generation step of detecting dependencies among the virtual machines deployed on the physical machine; a power-off order generation step of, based on table contents of the virtual machine list table and the dependency list table, generating a power-off order management table which manages a power-off order in which the same virtual machines are sequentially powered off in descending order of dependency, in units of the physical machine; and a target presentation step of, when an instruction for selecting the power-off target physical machine is detected, reading the power-off order corresponding to this power-off target physical machine from the power-off order management table, and visually presenting this read power-off order. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249355 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AN INFORMATION MODEL-BASED USER INTERFACE - An apparatus for providing an information model-based user interface may include a processor. The processor may be configured to access, for a particular object associated with a first application, relationship data defining one or more related objects associated with the particular object on the basis of metadata, provide for a presentation of the one or more related objects, and, in response to selection of one of the related objects, enable presentation of the selected related object via execution of an application associated with the selected related object if the application is different than the first application. A corresponding computer program product, method, and user interface are also provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249356 | LOCK-FREE CIRCULAR QUEUE IN A MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEM - Lock-free circular queues relying only on atomic aligned read/write accesses in multiprocessing systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, when comparison between a queue tail index and each queue head index indicates that there is sufficient room available in a circular queue for at least one more queue entry, a single producer thread is permitted to perform an atomic aligned write operation to the circular queue and then to update the queue tail index. Otherwise an enqueue access for the single producer thread would be denied. When a comparison between the queue tail index and a particular queue head index indicates that the circular queue contains at least one valid queue entry, a corresponding consumer thread may be permitted to perform an atomic aligned read operation from the circular queue and then to update that particular queue head index. Otherwise a dequeue access for the corresponding consumer thread would be denied. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249357 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTER PROCESS COMMUNICATION BASED ON QUEUES - A method of data communication between a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine is disclosed. The second virtual machine is executing in a record/replay mode. The method includes copying data from the first virtual machine to a first queue. The first queue is configured to receive the data from the first virtual machine. The first queue has a first queue header section and a first queue data section. The first queue header being write protected and configured to store a tail pointer of the data in the first queue. The tail pointer is updated in the first header section. This update of the tail pointer causes a page fault. The method further includes handling page fault through a page fault handler. The handling includes copying the data from the first queue to a second queue. The second queue being configured to receive a copy of the data and to allow the second virtual machine to access the copy of the data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249358 | Managing Consistent Interfaces for Kanban Business Objects Across Heterogeneous Systems - A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to a kanban and/or a kanban control cycle business object. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249359 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR WIDGET INTERCOMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT - The described aspects relate to methods and apparatus for widget intercommunication in a wireless communication environment. In particular the described aspects relate to dynamically exchanging content between application graphical user interface widgets executed on a widget runtime model. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249360 | INTEGRATING ENTERPRISE SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Facilitating the exchange of information among applications (e.g., business support systems or operational support systems or a combination thereof) may involve receiving a data object from a first application, using a first controller to route the received data object to a first transformer, using the first transformer to transform the data object from a first format used by the first application into a common format object, publishing the common format object to a communication channel, receiving a request from a subscribing application to subscribe to the communication channel, using a second controller to route the common format object to a second transformer, using the second transformer to transform the common format object into a data object in a second format used by the subscribing application, and sending the data object in the second format to the subscribing application. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249361 | Automated recovery process initiation for data consumers of a common information model (CIM) managed component - A Common Information Model (CIM) agent notifies a CIM consumer that the CIM agent is able to receive notifications from the CIM consumer relating to errors within data relating to a CIM managed component and sent by the CIM agent to the CIM consumer. The CIM consumer receives the data relating to the CIM managed component from the CIM agent. The CIM managed component is a hardware component or a component. In response to the CIM consumer detecting that the data relating to the CIM managed component contains errors, the CIM consumer notifies the CIM agent. In response, the CIM agent initiates an automated recovery process in relation to the CIM managed component, without manual user interaction. The CIM agent may then continue to send data relating to the CIM managed component to the CIM consumer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249362 | Managing Consistent Interfaces for Maintenance Order Business Objects Across Heterogeneous Systems - A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to a maintenance order business object. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249363 | HOLDOFF ALGORITHM FOR NO DEAD TIME ACQUISITION - An improved hold-off algorithm that assures that all data associated with all trigger events in a data signal are displayed uses a designated interval starting with a first trigger event to determine whether any subsequent trigger events occurred within the designated interval. A first display frame is drawn based upon the first trigger event. A next display frame is drawn based either on a next trigger event that occurs outside the designated interval, or based on the last trigger event that occurred within the designated interval. In the latter case the two display frames provide an overlap to assure that no data related to the trigger events is lost on the display. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249364 | DETERMINING COMPONENT ACCESSIBILITY USING COMPONENT DESCRIPTORS - Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for providing a substantially platform independent firmware module that can operate on multiple platforms incorporating various components, whether provided or known to the firmware/platform provider are disclosed. Other embodiments may also be disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249365 | METHOD FOR GOAL BASED MODALITY - In one general embodiment, a method includes, from within a single application running under control of an operating system, receiving a request to launch a first task, outputting a first tabbed page having a first tab and information relating to the first task, receiving a request to launch a second task, outputting a second tabbed page having a second tab and information relating to the second task, launching a sub goal modal to the first task, suspending access to the first task pending resolution of the sub goal, displaying information about the sub goal upon receiving user selection of the first tab during suspension of the first task, and allowing access to the second task during suspension of the first task. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249366 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR SEAMLESS MIGRATION OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE BETWEEN PLATFORMS WITH DIFFERENT I/O HARDWARE - A method, apparatus, system, and computer readable medium are disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes detecting a virtual machine (VM) attempting to communicate with a device coupled to a computer system using a first software plug-in interface that is incompatible with the device. The method continues by temporarily removing the VM from controlling system. Then the first software plug-in interface in the VM is replaced with a second software plug-in interface, which is compatible with the device, without the knowledge of the VM. Then control is returned to the VM and the VM is allowed to resume the communication attempt with the device using the second software plug-in interface. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249367 | SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK FOR EVOLVING SPECIFICATIONS IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - A software application architecture based on object oriented concepts. According to an aspect, upgrading the application to support newer versions of a standard describing device description is simplified. According to another aspect, the application is designed to be tolerant to changes (additions or modifications) introduced by future/later versions not yet supported by the application. In an embodiment, the approaches are applied in the context of a parser designed to parse device descriptions of different versions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249368 | Runtime Code Hooking - Runtime code hooking techniques are described in which a place holder instruction within a compiled module is used as an entry point to enable code hooking. A hook function to modify a target function is developed. At runtime, the target function to be modified is located. A place holder instruction within the target function is overwritten with instructions to cause execution of the hook function when the target function is called. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249369 | MODULE-TO-MODULE ASSOCIATION SUPPORT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM - In a module-to-module association support system, a controller asks a management server to create an adaptor for use as an intermediary between a client module and a service module being a target to be associated with the client module. The management server is provided with a service API definition defining the specification of an API of the service module, and a device ID corresponding thereto. The management server selects the service API definition based on the device ID provided by the controller, and creates the adaptor based on the selected service API definition and the provided client API definition. The resulting adaptor is forwarded to a client. With such a configuration, a process to be executed after a change of the service module can be simplified to update an application including the client module. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC WEB SERVICE COMPOSITION AND INVOCATION - A method for service invocation, including: receiving a first request for a service to be invoked, wherein the first request includes a semantic description of the service; creating a processing graph for the first request from planning domain descriptions of a plurality of services; deploying the processing graph in an execution environment as a composite service; invoking the composite service; and returning a response provided by the invoked composite service. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249371 | BUFFER ALLOCATION FOR NETWORK SUBSYSTEM - The present invention provides a computer implemented method and apparatus for allocating communication buffers in a data processing system. The method comprises a streamlined mbuf pool service receiving a call from an I/O device driver, then determining if at least one mbuf linked list is empty. In response to a determination that at least one mbuf linked list is empty, the streamlined mbuf pool service calls an OS mbuf allocator to provide all mbufs in a second mbuf linked list, wherein the second mbuf linked list comprises a head of the second mbuf linked list. The streamlined mbuf pool service repopulates the second mbuf linked list, obtains a requested mbuf from the second mbuf linked list, and advances the head of the second mbuf linked list by at least one mbuf. The streamlined mbuf pool service then returns the requested mbuf to the I/O device driver, wherein the OS mbuf allocator allocates all mbufs in the second mbuf linked list. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249372 | WORK FORM MANAGEMENT METHOD, HOST APPARATUS TO MANAGE WORK FORM, WORK FORM MANAGEMENT METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, WORK FORM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A host device to manage a work form includes a communication unit of a server communicates with a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected via a network, a collecting unit collects information on conditions of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, a work form management unit modifies a work form to which an operation provided by the plurality of image forming apparatus is set using the collected condition information, and a storage unit stores the modified work form. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249373 | METHOD FOR PROGRAM PROTECTION BASED ON .NET CARD AND A SYSTEM THEREOF - A method and system for program protection based on a .NET card. The method includes compiling, by a first device, first source code into a first assembly, and storing the first assembly to a .NET card. Information of a remotely invoked class in the first source code is extracted to form a new class. A remote invocation instruction is written in the new class to generate second source code. The second source code is compiled into a second assembly, and the .NET card and the second assembly are provided to a second device. The second device executes the second assembly, remotely invoking the class in the first source code, executing the class at the .NET card via an interface of the .NET card, and receiving an execution result returned by the .NET card. The system includes a .NET card, a first device and a second device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249374 | DYNAMIC TEMPLATE INSTANTIATION - Method, system, and computer program product for instantiating a template in a composite application infrastructure. A template that describes a composite application having a plurality of application components is created. The template includes a composite application component assembly descriptor which lists each application component of the composite application. The template is stored in a template library. The composite application is instantiated using the template for creating at least one composite application instance. In an application instance registry, composite application instance(s) and instance information related to the composite application instance(s) is/are registered. The composite application instances are transiently represented in the application instance registry by a respective table entry without creating a real object. The real object that is dynamically created represents a particular composite application instance during a composite application usage session. At an end of the composite application usage session, the particular unused composite application instance is removed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249375 | STORED OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE - A stored object detecting device includes a transferring device and a detecting device. The transferring device fetches a first object from a storage cell and moves parallel to a first direction with the first object being held in a holding portion of the transferring device. The detecting device detects a second object stored in the storage cell. The detecting device is mounted to the transferring device such that the detecting device is offset parallel to the first direction from the transferring device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249376 | OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an optical disc apparatus includes a disc motor configured to hold and rotate an optical disc, a motor support mechanism configured to support the disc motor to be movable, a motor lift mechanism configured to ascend and descend the disc motor among a ascending position, a descending position, and a disc drive position between the ascending position and the descending position, a clamp release member arranged to be movable between a clamp release position, at which the clamp release member contacts with the optical disc to regulate movement of the optical disc, and an evacuate position at which the clamp release member is separated from the optical disc, and a release member lift mechanism configured to ascend and descend the clamp release member in synchronism with the ascent and descent of the disc motor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249377 | CD-Audio System Having Electronic Shock Protection - A CD-Audio System includes a CD-module and a host unit. The CD-module reads audio data from a disc, checks the audio data for errors, and provides the checked audio data to the host unit at greater than 1 times CD audio rate. The host unit stores the received audio data in an electronic shock protection memory included in the host unit. When the CD-module determines an error in the audio data, the CD-module notifies the host unit of the position in the audio data of the error and when notified of a position in the audio data of an error, the host unit replaces stored audio data at that position and all subsequently already received data with retransmitted audio data. Then the host outputs only validated audio data via speakers. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249378 | Information processing device and method, program, and recording/reproducing device - An information processing device includes: a correction coefficient holding unit configured to hold a correction coefficient which is a ratio between the position of a control target at a start time of control operation, and a detection signal indicating the control result of the control target; an initial-value-compensation matrix holding unit configured to hold an initial-value-compensation matrix for performing compensation of the initial value of a control computing unit for computing control output for controlling the control target from the detection signal based on the position and speed of the control target; and an initial-value generating unit configured to correct the position and speed of the control target at a start time of control operation with the correction coefficient, and employ the position and speed of the control target after correction, and the initial-value-compensation matrix to generate an initial-value-compensation value for compensating the initial value of the control computing unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249379 | OPTICAL PICKUP FEED DEVICE - The present invention is to provide a pickup feed device to accurately position an optical pickup in place with miniaturization. The pickup device includes a lead screw attached to a movable chassis, a pickup portion, a rack member, a torsion coil spring, a projection portion, and a recess portion. The pickup portion has a case receiving the pickup. The rack member is fixed to the case. The rack portion disposed on a rack one end portion and a case one end portion are engaged with the lead screw. A rack another end portion has the abut portion abutting an inner edge portion of the movable chassis. The torsion coil spring urges the abut portion toward a case another end portion. The projection portion is disposed on the abut portion and the recess portion is disposed on the case another end portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249380 | Suspension Arm Actuator for a Scanning Device - The invention relates to a suspension arm actuator for an optical scanning device, comprising a suspension arm designed as a two-arm lever and mounted between the lever arms such that it can be pivoted about an axis extending perpendicularly thereto. On its end side, one of the lever arms supports a scanning head and comprises an articulated region, preferably an elastically bendable region, for a motion of the scanning head in focusing direction and perpendicular in relation to the pivot plane of the suspension arm. The other lever arm is provided with a component of a magnetic drive for a swivel motion about the axis. In addition, the suspension arm actuator comprises a magnetic drive for moving the optical head in focusing direction. As a result, the suspension arm is designed such that the latter's lever arm that supports the scanning head is designed simply and without any further functional elements and is, therefore, reduced in weight. To achieve this, the magnetic drive for moving the optical head in focusing direction is allocated to the lever arm (II) which comprises a component of the magnetic drive for the swivel motion about the axis. The coils for the magnetic drives are, in particular, designed as printed coils. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249381 | PLAYER-READABLE CODE ON OPTICAL MEDIA - An optical article for playback in a player includes a permanent player-readable code comprising a first set of a plurality of optically-detectable marks disposed on the optical article; a second set of plurality of optically-detectable marks disposed on a surface of the optical article; wherein the plurality of optically-detectable marks are in a pre-determined combination of a first state and a second state; and at least one first control logic comprising at least one sector; wherein each optically detectable mark is associated with a particular first control logic; wherein each first control logic is executed only when its associated optically-detectable mark is in a pre-determined state; wherein a customized player-readable code is determined using a combination of the plurality of optically-detectable marks and their associated first control logic; and wherein the optical article is activated when the customized player-readable code is in a pre-determined relationship with the permanent code. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249382 | System and method for monitoring broadcast transmissions of commercials - A technique for determining whether a program transmitted in a programming signal by a signal source was perceived by audience members within a specified time period. The programming signal is combined with a code signal to form a broadcast signal, wherein occurrence of the code signal corresponds to an occurrence of the program, and wherein the code identifies the program. The broadcast signal is monitored at a central processing facility and each received code is stored with an adjacent segment of the programming signal to create a master data base. Using a device located in the vicinity of an audience member, code signals corresponding to a program as it is being performed by program reproduction equipment and perceived by the audience member are monitored, and each code signal is stored with its said adjacent segment of the programming signal to create audience monitoring data. Based on the master data base and the audience monitoring data, determining whether the audience member perceived the program within a specified time period. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249383 | BROADCAST DATA NETWORK SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system and method for the selective transmission of data to individuals or groups of viewing locations to thereby allow at selected times at least, the targeting of data which is more focussed or targeted to viewers at said locations. This is achieved by detecting and processing data which is indicative of the interaction of viewers with the receiving apparatus at each location and using this possibly in combination with other data, to assess characteristics of the viewers and then select the data to be transmitted to them. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249384 | ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PURCHASE VIA ADVERTISING VIEWING CREDIT - The purchase of entertainment content online via advertising credits is disclosed herein. One disclosed embodiment comprises providing an advertising content item to a user over a network, and awarding an amount of advertising viewing credit to the user based upon the advertising content item provided to the user. Next, a request is received from the user to view an entertainment content item. In response, the entertainment content item is provided to the user, and at least a portion of the advertising viewing credit is deducted in exchange for providing the entertainment content item. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249385 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROADCASTING THEREIN - An apparatus and method for previewing broadcasting data on a mobile terminal are provided. When a user selected broadcast channel is an authority-restricted channel, data associated with the selected broadcast channel is output according to a presence or non-presence of a preview authority for the selected broadcast channel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249386 | FACILITATING ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT OVER VIDEO CONTENT - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for facilitating advertisement placement over video content are provided. Images within a video are partitioned into image regions. Upon partitioning images into image regions, an intrusiveness score is determined for each image region. Based on the intrusiveness scores, optimal placement of an advertisement within the video is determined. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249387 | Personalized Event Notification Using Real-Time Video Analysis - A system and methods for personalized event notification using real-time video analysis are described. In an embodiment, a live video feed is automatically monitored and characteristics of the video feed are analyzed against criteria which relate to an event which has been identified by a user. The criteria relate to characteristics of the image or the audio in the video feed. If the criteria are satisfied, the user is notified that the event has occurred and this notification may be achieved through messages on the video display screen (e.g. on the television screen) or other messaging techniques (e.g. SMS or email). In an example, the criteria may define a particular logo and the user is notified if the analysis detects the logo in the video feed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249388 | Confirmation of Advertisement Viewing - Techniques to confirm advertisement viewing are described. In an implementation, an advertisement is displayed on a remote control device having functionality to initiate one or more control functions to control a display of content by a client. A user is confirmed to have viewed an advertisement output by the client through interaction with the advertisement displayed on the remote control device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249389 | Method of increasing effectiveness of television advertising during a game show - A method for increasing the effectiveness of advertising content during a broadcast includes forming questions based on the advertising content of the broadcast. The broadcast may include a home participation aspect, and the questions may be presented to listeners or viewers who seek to participate in a home participation aspect of the broadcast. Prizes, continued participation, or other rewards may be provided to listeners or viewers who answer correctly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249390 | Methods and Systems for Forced Advertising - Methods and systems for forced advertising are provided. These methods and systems determine when a forced advertisement is to be presented, determine what forced advertisement is to be presented, and control how the forced advertisement is to be presented. A forced advertisement may be received prior to the time at which the forced advertisement is to be presented or when needed. The forced advertisement may be presented when certain broadcast advertisements are being broadcast, at certain times of the day, or at certain times within a program. The forced advertisements may be selected based upon content of a replaced broadcast advertisement, content of a nearby program, or independently of any broadcast-related factors. Finally, forced advertisements may be presented so that a television viewer cannot escape viewing the advertisement by changing channels or turning off the television. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249391 | System and Method of Delivering Event Notifications - A method of delivering event notifications includes receiving data from a network-based calendar system at a notification system. The data indicates that a notification related to a calendar-based event is to be sent to a subscriber. The method also includes receiving presence information related to the subscriber from a presence system. The presence information indicates whether the subscriber is present at one or more of a plurality of subscriber devices. The plurality of subscriber devices includes a set-top box device. Further, the method includes sending an event notification related to the calendar-based event to the set-top box device when the presence information indicates that the subscriber is present at the set-top box device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249392 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver receives caption information indicating whether an digital television closed caption service is present or a line 21 closed caption service is present in the video stream. And the digital broadcast receiver receives also detailed caption service information indicating what kind of analog caption service is provided by decoding the analog caption data. Accordingly, the broadcast receiver can provide a user with information on what kind of analog caption service by decoded caption data can be provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249393 | Advanced Digital TV System - A system for displaying electronic program guide information about a plurality of video items on a screen, the system including a display module to display a plurality of pages layering into the screen, each of the pages including a plurality of graphical panels associated with the video items, and a user input module to receive a user input to turn at least one of the pages such that the at least one page is peeled away from other ones of the pages in order to bring the graphical panels of the at least one page in or out of view, wherein the display module is operative to show the turning of the at least one page bringing the at least one page in or out of view. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249394 | MINI EPG INTERFACE FOR ON-DEMAND AND OTHER CONTENT DATA - A method and system are disclosed for providing an on-demand mini EPG interface displayed over underlying content. The underlying content may for example be broadcast content. The on-demand mini EPG interface may be populated with discovery data for video-on-demand content which may be selected and organized within the interface based in part on the underlying content. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249395 | Application Gadgets - Application gadget techniques are described. In an implementation, a remote control device includes a display device and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to initiate one or more control functions related to control of a display of content by a client. The one or more modules also provide an environment to execute one or more application gadgets such that an output of the one or more application gadgets is displayable on the display device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249396 | METHOD OF SHARING CHANNEL INFORMATION AND RELATED DEVICE - To provide convenience to usage of an electronic program guide, known as EPG, the present invention provides a method of sharing channel information for a client device coupled to a server including a plurality of communities. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of channels is received to generate a first program list. Community information corresponding to the device is obtained. One of the communities of the server is selected according to the community information. The first program list is then uploaded to the selected community. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249397 | VIDEO EPISODE ORDER ADHERENCE - Viewing episodes of a video series in order allows for a good viewing experience and understanding of episode content of the individual episodes. Functionality can be implemented in a video recording device and/or at a content provider to collect data about viewing behavior to determine if a user(s) tends to view episodes of a series in order. The video recording device and/or content provider can also keep track of partially or fully viewed episodes and episodes that are ready for viewing to avoid acquiring already viewed episodes Being able to quickly catch up on missed episodes will allow for easier introduction to a video series and prevent viewers from abandoning programs. In addition, requests for particular episodes can be leveraged for dynamic episode scheduling and dynamic setting of advertisement rates. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249398 | NON-GRID TELEVISION GUIDE - The technology is a system and method for displaying a non-grid electronic program guide. Available television channels and episodes are identified in a program guide database. The available television channels are displayed in a first window of the guide. The television series associated with the available episodes are displayed in a second window of the guide. In response to selecting one of the available television channels, the available television episodes are narrowed to the television series that air on the selected television channel. In response to the selection of one of the television series, episodes of the selected television series are displayed in a third window of the guide. Selecting an episode displays the episode information in a fourth window of the guide. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249399 | PROGRAM GUIDE NAVIGATION - Systems and methods that provide a first electronic program guide (EPG) screen having a plurality of channel identifiers, program information, and an icon corresponding to increasing scroll speed, and responsive to a user selection corresponding to the icon, enable a user to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers at the increased scroll speed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249400 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ON-DEMAND MEDIA CONTENT - A media guidance application having a media content search function is implemented on a plurality of user equipment devices. Search-related communications from users are received and analyzed to identify a media content not currently available via the media guidance application. Once a media content has been identified from at least a threshold number of search-related communications, the media content is offered via the media guidance application. An alert or notice may then be sent to users of the media guidance application, and especially those users who requested the media content, to notify them of the availability of the media content. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249401 | Facilitating interactive functionality for a community of mind in association with delivery of televised content - A method for providing interactive functionality in conjunction with delivery of televised content has a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for receiving a request from a television service subscriber. The request communicates a desire of the television service subscriber for being provided interactive subscriber functionality in conjunction with the subscriber viewing televised content. An operation is performed for associating the subscriber with a community of other subscribers in response to receiving the request. Such associating is performed dependent upon the televised content and profile information of the subscriber and the televised content is accessible by all of the other subscribers. In response to performing such associating, an operation is performed for offering interactive functionality to the subscriber. The interactive functionality corresponds to the televised content and is selected from available interactive functionality dependent upon the televised content. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS BASED ON ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE - Provided are a method of and an apparatus for reproducing contents based on an Electronic Program Guide (EPG), the method including receiving a plurality of EPGs which are provided by a plurality of content providers, receiving a first EPG generated by a third party using the plurality of EPGs, generating a second EPG using at least one of a list of contents stored in an external storage device, a list of contents retrieved through the Internet, the plurality of EPGs, and the first EPG, and generating the contents based on the second EPG. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249403 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS IN INTERNET BROADCASTING SYSTEM - An Internet broadcasting system for supporting broadcast services by using Internet Protocol (IP), and more particularly an apparatus and method for providing a user's preferred contents in an Internet broadcasting system are provided. The method of providing contents in an Internet broadcasting system includes searching for contents in an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) according to a user preference, constituting a user channel, based on the searched contents and providing a terminal with the searched contents according to the user channel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249404 | Video Playing System and Method Thereof, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - A video playing system and a method thereof are described. When the video playing system randomly plays sections of a multimedia video, it can control scheduled events in-between so as to ensure the user does not miss important events when an important blocking effect exists in the multimedia video schedule. During the random playing of the multimedia video, the video playing system will detect the scheduled event(s) between an original playing position and a new playing position. Then, the video playing system will execute the earliest scheduled event between the original playing position and the new playing position, or execute all of the scheduled events in sequence. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249405 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH EDGE DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING VIDEO STREAMS BASED ON DEVICE PARAMETERS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a transceiver module that receives a device parameter from a remote device and that transmits a video signal to the remote device. An edge device receives a video stream from a video source and that generates the video signal by adjusting the video stream in accordance with the device parameter. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249406 | MOBILE VIDEO DEVICE WITH ENHANCED VIDEO NAVIGATION - A mobile video device includes a receiver that receives a plurality of video signals from a network. A a video playback module includes a memory that stores selected ones of the plurality of video signals as a plurality of stored video files, a processing module that generates navigation data for the plurality of stored video files, and a user interface module that selects at least one of the stored video files for playback based on the navigation data and based on interface data generated in response to the action of a user. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249407 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA OVER A VOICE CHANNEL OF A WIRELESS TELEPHONE NETWORK - The various embodiments described herein generally provide apparatus, systems and methods which facilitate the transmission of data between a client device and a remote device over a wireless telephone network. More particularly, data from a client device is modulated into an audio signal and transmitted to a wireless telephone. The wireless telephone receives the audio signal and places a phone call to a remote device over a wireless telephone network. During the phone call, the wireless telephone transmits the audio signal across a voice channel of the wireless telephone network to the remote device. The remote device receives and decodes the audio signal to extract the transmitted data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249408 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INFLIGHT SERVICES AT PASSENGER SEAT - An access control system for controlling individualized access, by passengers of a vehicle, to data transmissions and electrical power including a transmission source; a passenger access interface; and a control circuit in communication with the transmission source. The control circuit includes: a microprocessor with memory storage, the microprocessor having a control signal emitter in communication with the transmission source, where the control signal determines access between the transmission source and the passenger access interface; and a portable memory device including stored access control software readable by the microprocessor for determining when a control signal is to be emitted, the portable memory device being removable by the passenger. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249409 | DYNAMIC REBROADCAST SCHEDULING OF VIDEOS - Television viewers want to watch previously broadcast videos for a number of reasons. For example, a viewer may have missed one or more episodes of his or her favorite series. As another example, a viewer may have mistaken the broadcast date of a show. Functionality can be implemented in a video recording device to submit rebroadcast requests for previously broadcast videos to a content provider. The content provider can use the rebroadcast requests to determine popularity of the previously broadcast video and dynamically schedule rebroadcasts of the most popular videos. The rebroadcast requests represent intended viewership of the video and can be leveraged by the content provider when assigning advertisement rates for the rebroadcast. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249410 | CONTENT SWITCHING APPARATUS AND CONTENT SWITCHING METHOD - The content switching apparatus includes at least a position identifying unit ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090249411 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In the case where the receiving apparatus 1 obtains, from a content archive, and reproduces a first video content having the same content as a program being broadcast, the difference of the ending time between the first video content being played and the program being broadcast is detected (S | 2009-10-01 |
20090249412 | MANAGING ACQUISITION OF FEE BASED VIDEOS - Purchasing PPV movies and events can be quite expensive for a viewer particularly when multiple PPV videos are purchased. Functionality can be implemented in a video recording device to search for less expensive alternatives for acquiring selected PPV content and other fee based videos. Automatically searching for lower fees and other lower-cost sources of a PPV video removes the tedium of manually checking for fee decreases for the selected PPV video and allows for more cost effective video recording. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249413 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BASED ON LOCATION DATA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a transceiver module that receives location data from a remote device and that transmits a video signal to the remote device. A network module receives a video stream from a video source and that generates the video signal based on the location data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249414 | ENHANCED VOICE-RICH INPUT FOR INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING - A method may provide an interactive video program to a user, receive, by a video client, audio data from a microphone based on the user's interactive speech during the interactive video program, and send, by the video client, the audio data to another device to verify at least one of that the audio data corresponds to the user or that the user completes the interactive video program. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249415 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SERVICES - A method for providing a service on a device. The method includes instantiating a service provider that provides the service, where the service provider implements a service provider interface (SPI) corresponding to the service and where the SPI is defined by a service provision framework for providing services to Xlets. The method further includes using the service by a first Xlet, where the first Xlet uses the service provider interface (SPI). | 2009-10-01 |
20090249416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING SUPPORT SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, system having a controller to receive from a set-top box (STB) a request for assistance, identify a subscriber account associated with the STB, identify from the subscriber account a subscription grade, select one of a plurality of subscriber support services according to the subscriber grade, and establish communications between the STB and the selected subscriber support service. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249417 | CMTS UPSTREAM CHANNEL BANDWIDTH SCHEDULER - In one embodiment, a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) generates a bandwidth grant message corresponding to a time segment. The CMTS identifies a portion of the time segment to be assigned according to received bandwidth request messages originating from downstream cable modems. The CMTS determines whether a remaining portion of the time segment can accommodate more than N broadcast contention slots, and if so, selects at least one of the cable modems for receiving an upstream bandwidth boost. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249418 | Repository for information about streaming video/audio channels - A computing platform accessible through a communication network enables users to search among television channels available through the communication network, to select a channel, and to receive the selected channel on a user device, generally a mobile device but sometimes a non-mobile device. Users can readily change among channels. The computing platform stores information about the user, such as their favorite channels and demographic information, and also monitors the status of the television channels. When a channel is not working properly, the platform notifies the user device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249419 | Method and System of Queued Management of Multimedia Storage - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for a method and system of queued management of multimedia storage. In some examples, a queue management module receives a message to queue location information for multimedia content. The queue management module stores the location information in a queue corresponding to a subscriber. The queue management module receives a message for location information from a video distribution module. The queue management module transmits a message for retrieval of multimedia content to the video distribution module. In other examples, a queue agent module transmits a message for location information for multimedia content to a queue management module. The queue agent module receives a message for retrieval of content from the queue management module. The queue agent module retrieves the multimedia content from the remote content server using the location information received in the message for retrieval of content. A data storage module identifies available storage in limited storage provided for the subscriber and stores the retrieved multimedia content in the limited storage for the subscriber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249420 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING VIDEO APPARATUS ACCORDING TO VIDEO SYSTEM AND CONTENT, AND VIDEO APPARATUS AND SERVER APPLYING THE SAME - A method for configuring a video apparatus, and a video apparatus and a server are provided. The video apparatus transmits video apparatus information and content information to an external server, receives setting information corresponding to the video apparatus information and content information from the external server, and thereby configures the video apparatus. Therefore, it is possible for a user to configure the video apparatus to be more optimally suited to the video apparatus and content to be played back. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249421 | DISTRIBUTING DIGITAL VIDEO CONTENT TO MULTIPLE END-USER DEVICES - A technique for managing the distribution of digital video content to multiple end-user devices is disclosed. The technique involves statistically multiplexing multiple VBR encoded video streams into an access channel, such as a data over cable service interface specifications (DOCSIS) bonded group, and utilizing quality of service capabilities of an edge device, such as a cable modem termination system (CMTS) or an edge quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) device, to buffer and schedule IP packets, which carry the VBR encoded video streams, so that packets are not dropped during periods of congestion. Utilizing the quality of service capabilities of an edge device makes it possible to statistically multiplex VBR encoded video streams in a narrowcast application such as Video on Demand (VOD) or Switched Digital Video (SDV) while eliminating the need for process intensive transrating/transcoding operations. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249422 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH AUTHENTICATION BASED ON A GLOBAL CLOCK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a network module that receives network timing data and that transmits a video signal to a remote device that includes authentication data that is based on the network timing data. A remote device receives the video signal and that authenticates the play of the video signal based on local timing data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249423 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SEEKING PLAY OF STREAM MEDIA - A method, a device and a system for implementing seeking play of stream media are provided. The method for implementing seeking play of stream media includes: sending a seeking play request to a stream media server; receiving preview key frames for seeking play sent from the stream media server according to a predefined buffer capacity range and storing the preview key frames for seeking play; displaying the preview key frames for seeking play; and initiating a stream media play according to preview key frames selected by a seeking of a user. This invention can improve the seeking operation experience of the user, control the downloading time of the extracted program, and reduce requirements of storage capability of the stream media terminal. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249424 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH TIMING BASED ON A GLOBAL CLOCK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a network module that receives network global positioning system (GPS) signals and that transmits a video signal to a remote device that includes time stamps that are based on the network GPS data. A remote device receives the video signal and that plays the video signal based on local timing generated from local GPS signals. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249425 | IMAGING DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING DISTRIBUTION METHOD - An imaging distribution apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a distribution request for distribution of a specific program from a client apparatus via a network, a program scenario acquisition unit configured to acquire a program scenario corresponding to the specific program requested for by the distribution request, a content acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of information contents based on the program scenario, a conversion unit configured to convert the information contents to image scene based on the program scenario, an encoding unit configured to encode the image scene, to generate a stream, and a stream distribution unit configured to distribute the stream to the client apparatus via the network. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249426 | SUPPLEMENTING BROADCAST SERVICE WITH NETWORK CONTENT - A broadcast interactive television service provides broadcast content received through a broadcast and supplemental content retrieved over a network. The broadcast content may include a broadcast markup language (BML) file which is parsed to provide an interface to the user. If the BML file contains information regarding the location or other information for supplemental content, the supplemental content can be retrieved from over a network and provide through the interface. Once presentation of the supplemental content has completed, the state of the interface may return to that associated with the BML file. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249427 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTERACTING WITH UNALTERED MEDIA - An interactive media player that allows users to view, discuss and interact with any video or audio segment that is owned by the users. In one aspect, a video player graphical user interface presents a video segment in its native, unaltered format and surrounds the video segment with interactive elements with which a user can view related content or create commentary and new content. By tracking metadata such as chapter, timecode, caption and other descriptive information from the video segment, advanced interactions with other users on a network playing the same video segment will be supported without the need to re-encode or duplicate the original video segment. Users can also create new content, such as commentary, audio or video clips that can be associated with a specific section of the video segment and stored on the network so that other users can view and interact with the newly-created content. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249428 | System and method of interacting with home automation systems via a set-top box device - A method of interacting with home automation systems via a set-top box device is disclosed and includes receiving data at a set-top box device from one of a plurality of home automation systems communicating with the set-top box device. The data indicating that a triggering event has been detected at the home automation system. The method also includes sending an alert to a display device coupled to the set-top box device indicating that the triggering event has occurred. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to present a media program with associated thematic metadata, and modify a design of one or more on-screen controls that manage a presentation of the media program according to the thematic metadata. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249430 | CLAIM CATEGORY HANDLING - A relying party can have a security policy. The security policy can include claims that are categorized other than “required” and “optional”. The user can specify, in a user policy, whether or not to include in a request for a security token from an identity provider claims that are not “required”. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249431 | Determining Effective Policy - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to determining effective policy when more than one policy may be associated with an entity. In aspects, bindings associate policies with target groups that may include one or more entities. The bindings are ordered by precedence. When properties of two or more policies affect an entity, properties of policies in higher precedence bindings control (e.g., override) properties of policies in lower precedence bindings. When a property of a policy is not included in other policies that affect an entity, the property is retained. A policy resolver determines disjoint target groups and a resultant policy associated with each disjoint target group. The resultant policy associated with a disjoint target group represents a combination of the original policies according to precedence. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUMVENTING INSTANT MESSAGING DO-NOT-DISTURB - A method and computer program product for defining one or more authorized users capable of granting do-not-disturb circumvention privileges, and receiving an indicator of a grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges to a circumventing user by the one or more authorized users. A do-not-disturb status of an instant messaging user is circumvented based upon, at least in part, the grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE MONITORING OF POLICY VIOLATIONS - A computer implemented system and method is used to receive user reports regarding potential security policy violations that describe observations by the user, the type of policy violation, and an identification of another user with potential knowledge of a security policy violation. A payoff matrix may be formed for each user submitting a user report regarding potential as well as actual security violations and for users identified in such reports, wherein the payoff matrix reflects payout data for reported and unreported security policy violations. The payoff matrix may be used to both reward and punish reporting behaviors. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249434 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRE-BOOT POLICY MODIFICATION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for pre-boot policy modification. A key module exchanges a key with a server in a secure environment. A communication module receives a policy encoded with the key. A decode module decodes the encoded policy using the key and saves the policy setting prior to booting an operating system on the computer. An update module boots the computer using the policy. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249435 | Manually controlled application security environments - Computer protection is weak with the methods currently available and there are risks of malicious users getting access to computers, corrupting important data, including system data. We are proposing a method for improving access protection, more particularly, by adding a device that will enable or disable protection for applications as required. The device supports one or more users, one or more user groups, none or one or more Application Security Environments for each user or user group and one or more states for each Application Security Environment. The state of the hardware is manually controlled by the users. Depending on the configuration, each hardware state corresponding to an Application Security Environment corresponds to a set of privileges for processes running in that Application Security Environment while that Application Security Environment is in that state. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249436 | Centralized Enforcement of Name-Based Computer System Security Rules - This disclosure describes techniques of using a centralized rule database to control the abilities of software processes to perform actions with regard to resources provided by a computer. As described herein, each software process executing in a computer executes within a chamber and each resource provided by the computer is associated with a canonical name that uniquely identifies the resource. Furthermore, the computer stores a set of security rules in a centralized rule database. In addition, this disclosure describes techniques of enforcing the rules stored in the centralized rule database. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249437 | ASSIGNMENT OF POLICY FUNCTION ADDRESS DURING ACCESS AUTHENTICATION IN WIMAX NETWORKS - A policy function used by a Service Flow Authorization of an Internal Protocol network is dynamically specified. A mobile station sends a request to a Network Access Servicer. Service Equipment forwards the request to a Service Provider's AAA Server. A connectively serving network sends an Access-Accept RADIUS message to an accessing serving network. The PF address is inserted into the Access-Accept RADIUS message. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249438 | MOVING SECURITY FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES - A method of maintaining multiple firewalls on multiple host nodes. Each host node runs one or more virtual machines. For at least a first host node, the method maintains multiple sets of policies for multiple virtual machines that run on the first host node. The method, upon detecting that a particular virtual machine has been moved from the first host node to a second host node, removes a set of policies associated with the particular virtual machine from the first host node and supplies the set of policies to the second host node. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE SIGN-ON TO RESOURCES ACROSS A NETWORK - Systems, methods and apparatus for providing single sign on across a plurality of resources is disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving a request from a user to access a particular one of the plurality of resources; establishing an SSO session for the user if an SSO session has not been established; determining if the user has been authenticated to the particular resource, and if not, retrieving credentials for the user that are specific to the resource; presenting the credentials to the resource so as to create a session with the resource; and presenting a user interface for a customer to configure which of the plurality of resources can be accessed by users. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249440 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACROSS A NETWORK - A system, method and apparatus for managing access across a plurality of applications is disclosed. The system may include a user store connector configured to connect to one or more user stores to retrieve attributes; an authentication connector configured to communicate with at least one authentication subsystem to authenticate a user; a policy engine configured to retrieve attributes from the user store connector corresponding to a user and use the attributes to evaluate access policies, if any, which are defined for protection of resources, to determine whether or not the user should be granted access to the resources; an admin component that is configured to enable the access policies to be defined relative to attributes and the resources; and a policy store configured to store the access policies. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249441 | GOVERNING THE TRANSFER OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL USER DATA - Apparatus and articles of manufacture are provided for governing the transfer of data characterizing a user's behavior, physiological parameters and/or psychological parameters. One embodiment provides a computer readable storage medium containing a program which, when executed, performs an operation for handling a request, from a requesting application, for emotion data characterizing an emotional state of a user. A firewall ruleset defining rules governing the transfer of the emotion data to requesting applications is accessed to determine whether to provide the emotion data the requesting application. The request is denied if the firewall ruleset rules are not satisfied. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249442 | ENABLING SELECTED COMMAND ACCESS - A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided for enabling access to specific privileged commands that are required to successfully execute tasks within an application only to individuals assigned a predetermined role to perform such tasks. In one example, the system administrator defines roles that contain the authorizations needed in order to provide the granularity of security that the users' company has defined. Once the system administrator defines the roles and assigns them to the users, then each user will have the authorizations needed in order to authenticate with the console and perform the system management tasks that they have been assigned. Thus, a web console consisting of a collection of web applications is enabled with the functionality to restrict access to privileged commands necessary to perform selected system management tasks. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249443 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A DEVICE - The invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting the loss, theft or unauthorized use of a device and/or altering the functionality of the device in response. In one embodiment, a device monitors its use, its local environment, and/or its operating context to determine that the device is no longer within the control of an authorized user. The device may receive communications or generate an internal signal altering its functionality, such as instructing the device to enter a restricted use mode, a surveillance mode, to provide instructions to return the device and/or to prevent unauthorized use or unauthorized access to data. Additional embodiments also address methods and systems for gathering forensic data regarding an unauthorized user to assist in locating the unauthorized user and/or the device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249444 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OPERATING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH ENHANCED SECURITY - A communications system includes a plurality of patch panels having a plurality of connector ports connected to individual communication channels, a switch that provides access to multiple networks via one or more switch ports, a system manager that controls interconnections between the patch panels and the switch, and a plurality of patch cords configured to selectively interconnect patch panel connector ports. The system manager is configured to receive a request to connect an individual communication channel to a specific network, to identify which patch panel connector ports are required to be patched together via one or more patch cords in order to establish a circuit to the requested network, and to enable a switch port to activate the circuit. The system manager is configured to monitor connectivity of a circuit and to park a switch port associated with the circuit in response to detecting a change in circuit connectivity. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249445 | Authentication of Websites Based on Signature Matching - There are disclosed methods, computer-readable media, and apparatus for authenticating a target website. A repository that stores data on a plurality of known authentic websites may be provided. The stored data for each of the plurality of known websites may include identifying labels and a signature content set. A target website may be authenticated by comparing the identifying labels and a signature content set of the target website to corresponding data stored in the repository. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249446 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ENTERPRISE CONTENT - A method and system for providing a consistent flow documents and data content across different organizational units of a company or agency where the documents and data come from different enterprise systems and data stores but are related to linked processes that share models for organizing the content in the business context and in a format that enables a user to relate the content to the process step or steps they are performing. The system includes a network service that enables a configuration utility to automatically discover the objects and metadata and provides for a mapping of selected fields of the metadata to regions displayed in the user interface view with provision for filtering the data by mapping selected fields to a user input form. Thereby, a business analyst can create solutions without writing and maintaining complex program logic for each combination of presentation environment, enterprise system and data store. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249447 | Information processing system and computer-readable recording medium - When a user makes a remote log-in to a server apparatus from a terminal apparatus, a password managing apparatus, which manages the name of a user of the server apparatus, his/her direct log-in password and transformation rule, displays an authentication purpose symbol sequence on a display apparatus. The user transforms the displayed sequence by his/her transformation rule and supplies, via the terminal apparatus, his/her user name and the post-transformation symbol sequence to the server apparatus, which then sends them to the password managing apparatus. If the result of applying the user's transformation rule to any authentication purpose symbol sequence generated in the past coincides with the post-transformation symbol sequence, the password managing apparatus sends the direct log-in password to the server apparatus to pass the remote log-in to the server apparatus by the terminal apparatus as a success. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SECURITY LEVEL OF DEVICE ON NETWORK - Provided is a method of controlling a security level of a device. The method includes: requesting a server to authenticate a device, wherein the requesting is performed by a second application installed in the device; generating a device-server session for communication between the server and the device, based on the authentication of the device by the server; requesting access to the server by using the generated device-server session, wherein the requesting is performed by a first application installed in the device; and receiving content from the server due to the first application accessing the server. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249449 | PERSONAL CRITERIA VERIFICATION USING FRACTIONAL INFORMATION - A method for verifying the identity of users connected to a computer network comprises providing fractional information queries to users, wherein responses to these individual queries are not sufficient to identify the user. This method further comprises receiving responses to these fractional information queries and comparing these responses to data available from within a computer network. A set of potential matches to the user is generated according to these responses and is used in determining whether the set of potential matches is sufficient to identify the user. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WEBSPHERE PORTAL WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING THE ADMINISTRATOR CREDENTIAL ID AND PASSWORD - A system and method for securely controlling (e.g., “starting” and “stopping”) a WebSphere Portal (WP) in a production environment without the requirement of having knowledge of (and using) the administrator credentials (ID and password). The system and method, as implemented in a Java application, receives from requesting users and determines whether the requesting users are authorized to control (start/stop) the portal by comparing each requesting user's ID and PW against a list of authorized user IDs and PWs and, if there is a match, passing on the authorized user ID and PW to the portal for controlling (starting/stopping) the WebSphere Portal. The system and method further conveys portal control request authorized user acceptances or portal control request unauthorized user rejections—depending upon whether the requesting user's ID and PW matches any of the list of authorized user IDs and PWs. | 2009-10-01 |
20090249451 | Access to Trusted User-Generated Content Using Social Networks - A method to access trusted user generated content (UGC) is provided. User registration information containing one or more identities is obtained. Each identity corresponds to an internet social network that is facilitated by one of a plurality of social network sites. The social relationships are collected using the provided user identities at the different social network sites and user extended social networks are created for each user by joining the social relationships collected. Then, UGC is collected from the plurality of social network sites and the collected UGC is correlated with the extended social networks. The correlated UGC is filtered according to the user configuration of a user making a request, and then the results are presented to the requesting user. A search function is provided to obtain information on demand, or alternatively, a user receives feeds of information according to configured information regarding the user's extended social network. | 2009-10-01 |