40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 82 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080243954 | GENERATING AND INDICATING INCREMENTAL BACKUP COPIES FROM VIRTUAL COPIES OF A DATA SET - Provided are a method, system, and program for generating and indicating incremental backup copies from virtual copies of a data set. A virtual copy operation is initiated to create a virtual copy of a data set, wherein the virtual copy represents the data set at a point-in-time copy, and wherein the virtual copy is completed without transferring the data set to a backup location. An incremental backup operation is initiated with respect to an identified virtual copy, wherein the incremental backup operation copies changes to the data set that occur since a most recent creation of an incremental backup set. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243955 | Bit Stream Backup Incorporating Parallel Processes - Forensic analysis of computer data is facilitated by analyzing data as it is being read from a target storage (10), rather than from a restored bit stream back-up file. In some embodiments, multiple processors (16) or threads run different analyses simultaneously. In some embodiments, the analyses are performed on very small amounts of data, with additional data being read when necessary to determine whether the first data meets the analysis criteria. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243956 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE EXECUTING CDP-BASED RECOVERY - A management device of a storage device that executes CDP-based recovery comprises: a data protection term acquisition section that acquires a data protection term which is a term in which recovery of a data volume is ensured from a predetermined duration for which a predetermined time is a reference point; and a control section that executes control using the data protection term. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING REDUNDANT INFORMATION - A method and system for reducing storage requirements and speeding up storage operations by reducing the storage of redundant data includes receiving a request that identifies one or more data objects to which to apply a storage operation. For each data object, the storage system determines if the data object contains data that matches another data object to which the storage operation was previously applied. If the data objects do not match, then the storage system performs the storage operation in a usual manner. However, if the data objects do match, then the storage system may avoid performing the storage operation. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING REDUNDANT INFORMATION - A method and system for reducing storage requirements and speeding up storage operations by reducing the storage of redundant data includes receiving a request that identifies one or more data objects to which to apply a storage operation. For each data object, the storage system determines if the data object contains data that matches another data object to which the storage operation was previously applied. If the data objects do not match, then the storage system performs the storage operation in a usual manner. However, if the data objects do match, then the storage system may avoid performing the storage operation. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243959 | Apparatus and method for backing up computer files - An apparatus and method for backing up computer files comprising a portable housing, nonvolatile memory within the housing, an interface on the housing for communication between the nonvolatile memory and the computing device, and a software application in the nonvolatile memory. Using the software application, files are designated on the computing device for backing up. Copies of the designated files are made by the application and stored in the nonvolatile memory. The software application may also be used to designate backed up files in the nonvolatile memory for restoration on the computing device. Copies of the designated files are made by the application and restored on the computing device. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243960 | DETERMINISTIC FILE CONTENT GENERATION OF SEED-BASED FILES - A method for deterministic file content generation of seed based files is comprised of extracting a seed value from a seeded file signature, passing the seed value to a seeded content generating function to produce a set of generated content, and appending the set of generated content to the seed file signature to produce a seed-based file. A delta offset may also be included in the seeded file signature, the delta offset indicating where modified content is to be substituted within the generated content. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243961 | Method And Apparatus For Adding A Database Partition - A data repository system and method are provided. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes an operation that can be used to port data from one or more existing database partitions to new database partitions according to a minimally progressive hash. The method can be used to increase the overall size of databases while a system runs hot, with little or no downtime. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243962 | Method and apparatus for providing and managing a virtual storage namespace - The namespace of file system objects in a storage system includes a namespace table for maintaining virtual namespaces for each client computer. The storage system maintains an information holding a correspondence between real names for file system objects and virtual names for the file system objects. The virtual names are registered in the information according to individual client computers in communication with the storage system. When the storage system receives an operation request from a client computer, the storage system determines whether the operation request includes a virtual name a file system object that is a target of the operation request. The storage system replaces the virtual name in the operation request with a corresponding real name by referring to the information and an ID of the client computer that sent the operation request. The operation is carried out using the real name in place of the virtual name. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243963 | Quota Enforcement With Transacted File Systems - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate enforcing quotas in transactional file systems. In aspects, a filter monitors operations that may affect quota usage/charge of a file system object having a quota allotment. In doing so, the filter determines a quota value outside of any transaction for the object and a quota value associated with at least one transaction affecting the object. The filter receives a request that involves the use of additional quota. The filter then determines whether to allow or fail the request depending on whether enough quota is available to satisfy the request. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243964 | DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM LIBRARIES - A method of dynamic allocation of program libraries to an application server is provided. In addition to a static allocation of libraries to the server at initialization time, libraries can be added to or removed from the set available to a server while that server is active. New libraries are created as resource objects specifying a set of locations from which programs can be loaded. Each library is allocated a ranking which the system can use to identify its place in the loader's search order relative to other libraries. New library resources are dynamically installed and added to a list of available libraries, including the system's pre-defined library of locations, in a position in the loader's search order determined in accordance with the allocated ranking. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243965 | COOPERATIVE DLL UNLOAD - Loading and unloading a plurality of libraries on a computing device having a loader lock and internal and external counts for each library in the plurality of libraries is disclosed. The libraries assume an initialize state, followed by an initialized state, a pending unload state, and an unload state according to when the internal and external counts are incremented and decremented. When in the pending unload state, the functions of a library that include functions that require acquiring the loader lock exit, the internal count is decremented by one, and the loader lock is released. Prior to entering the pending unload state, a library may be placed into a reloadable state. A library in the reloadable state may be reloaded upon request until a timer times out. When the timer times out, the library in the reloadable state transitions into the pending unload state. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TEMPORARY STORAGE SPACE OF A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system to manage temporary storage space of a relational database management system by receiving a data segment allocation request from an application, allocating a data segment to the application, marking the data segment as allocated in a space map page, and indicating a usage status of the data segment. The method also includes receiving a mass delete command from the application, indicating reception of the mass delete command in a table-related control block, and marking the data segment as unavailable in the space map page. The method may also include indicating reception of the mass delete commit command in the table-related control block to enable the application to reuse the data segment. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243967 | Duplicate record processing - Duplicate record processing is enabled employing on customizable rules. Detected duplicate records are merged, deleted, deactivated, or moved based on one or more sets of customizable rules. Different rule sets may be used for each record type, or a rule set reused for different records. Hierarchical relationships between master and child records are adjusted upon duplicate processing based on rules and/or record attributes. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243968 | Method and system for object age detection in garbage collection heaps - A system and method are provided for object age detection in garbage collection heaps. In one embodiment, ages of objects in a garbage collection heap at a first virtual machine at a server are determined by detecting a number of garbage collections each object has survived. An age is associated to each object according to the determined ages. The objects are grouped in age ranges, wherein the age ranges correspond to the determined ages. The age ranges are communicated to a second virtual machine at a client. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243969 | Method and system for customizing allocation statistics - A system and method are provided to customize allocation statistics. In one embodiment, a tag is associated to one or more threads to receive allocation statistic information relating to the one or more tagged threads, the one or more threads are tagged prior to performing an allocation statistic session. The allocation statistic session is performed via a plurality of threads at a first virtual machine at a server. A plurality of threads performing the allocation statistic session includes the one or more tagged threads is determined. The allocation statistic information relating to the one or more tagged threads is extracted, if the plurality of threads includes the one or more tagged threads. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243970 | Method and system for providing loitering trace in virtual machines - A system and method are provided for performing loitering trace in virtual machines. In one embodiment, status of objects in a garbage collection heap at a first virtual machine at a server is identified, in response to a memory leak. First objects that are used are identified. Second objects that are alive and not being used are identified. Information regarding the first objects and the second objects is communicated to a second virtual machine at a client. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING AN SSD AND ENCODING A VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for calculating the Sum of Squared Differences (SSD) between a source block and a reconstructed block of image or video data encoding according to an encoding scheme such as H.264/AVC. In a preferred embodiment, the method computes the SSD by finding the SSD between coefficients of an integer transformed residual block and the corresponding inverse-quantized coefficients. Preferably the inverse quantized coefficients are found with the aid of a look up table. This method may save computing time and processing power compared to calculating the SSD directly from the source and reconstructed blocks. The SSD is related to the distortion caused by encoding and the method may be used in calculating the rate-distortion of a particular encoding mode. One embodiment of the invention encodes a block of data by selecting the encoding mode with the least rate-distortion. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243972 | HIGH DENSITY PLANAR MAGNETIC DOMAIN WALL MEMORY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A magnetic domain wall memory apparatus with write/read capability includes a plurality of coplanar shift register structures each comprising an elongated track formed from a ferromagnetic material having a plurality of magnetic domains therein, the shift register structures further having a plurality of discontinuities therein to facilitate domain wall location; a magnetic read element associated with each of the shift register structures; and a magnetic write element associated with each of the shift register structures, the magnetic write element further comprising a single write wire having a longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of each of the coplanar shift register structures. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243973 | Locking of an Integrated Circuit - A method for protecting an integrated circuit. According to the method, the start-up of all, or part, of the circuit is determined in the presence of a key which is recorded in a non-volatile manner in the circuit, following the production thereof, and depends on at least one first parameter which is present in a non-volatile manner in the circuit after the production thereof. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243974 | ELECTRONIC DATA SHIFT DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR CODING/DECODING WITH AN LDPC CODE - The electronic shift device includes N inputs and N outputs, a configurable barrel shifter connected between the N inputs and the N outputs. A second shifter is arranged and connected between some of the outputs of the barrel shifter and some of the N outputs according to different predetermined organizations of data that can be received simultaneously on at least some of the N inputs. The second shifter is configurable so that, for a relevant organization and regardless of the desired shift value compatible with the organization, the corresponding input data are delivered to predetermined outputs. A first controller is able to configure the barrel shifter according to the desired shift value and a second controller is able to configure the second shifter according to the organization of the data that can actually be received and according to the desired shift value. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243975 | Sensor driving circuit - A sensor driving circuit includes a shift circuit that outputs clock signals the high level period of each of which is limited to a predetermined period in one pulse period and whose high level periods are shifted by one pulse period from each other, to respective capacitance elements each of which changes in the distance of its electrodes to change its capacitance value in accordance with the magnitude of a force or moment. The circuit further includes addition signal outputting sections that output addition signals having their duty ratios corresponding to the capacitance values of the respective capacitance elements; and subtraction signal outputting sections that receive as their inputs the addition signals output from the addition signal outputting sections, and output subtraction signals in which the high and low levels are inverted only during the pulse periods including the high level periods of the respective addition signals. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243976 | MULTIPLY AND MULTIPLY AND ACCUMULATE UNIT - The present invention relates to a multiply apparatus and a method for multiplying a first operand consisting of na bits and a second operand consisting of nx bits. In one embodiment the multiply apparatus comprising a CSA (CSA) unit with nx rows each comprising na AND gates for calculating a single bit product of two single bit input values and adder cells for adding results of a preceding row to a following row and a last output row for outputting a carry vector and a sum vector, and logic circuitry for selectively inverting the single bit products at the most significant position of the nx−1 first rows and at the na−1 least significant positions of the output row in response to a first configuration signal before inputting the selectively inverted single bit products to respective adder cells for switching the CSA unit selectively between processing of signed two's complement operands and unsigned operands in response to the first configuration signal. In one embodiment the method comprising outputting a carry vector and a sum vector, and adding the carry vector and the sum vector provided by the output row of the CSA unit via a CPA unit consisting of a row of na full adder cells, wherein the carry input of the CPA unit is coupled to receive a first configuration signal to switch between processing of signed and unsigned two's complement operands. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243977 | PSEUDORANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR AND ENCRYTION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A pseudorandom number generator reduced in size while maintaining high security is disclosed. The generator has a state storage unit of 2 blocks (n bits per block) and a buffer of plurality of blocks, and mixes their contents to obtain a random number sequence. The mixing is done by a nonlinear transformation unit for inputting the stored content of the buffer to output data of the same size as the input data, a first linear transformation unit for inputting the content of the state storage unit and the output of the nonlinear transformation unit to store an output into the state storage unit, and a second linear transformation unit for inputting the stored content of the buffer and the stored content of the state storage unit to store an output into the buffer. The mixed content of the state storage unit is output as a random number sequence. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243978 | RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR - A random number generator includes an amplifier to amplify a difference between a noise signal and a reference signal to generate an amplified signal, a plurality of binarization circuits configured to binarize the amplified signal by using different inherent threshold values to obtain a plurality of binarized signals, and an exclusive OR circuit to perform an exclusive OR operation on the a plurality of binarized signals to generate random number sequence. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243979 | Data Stream Filters And Plug-Ins For Storage Managers - A storage manager and related method and computer program product manages client data on a data storage resource and includes the ability to utilize many different types of data stream filters that are neither built into the storage manager nor require a custom programming effort. A storage manager user may readily implement filtering by simply identifying a data stream filter the user wishes the storage manager to use for filtering the user's data. The filter can be an off-the-shelf program that is not part of the storage manager and which does not require client application or storage manager domain knowledge (e.g., knowledge of protocols or data types or formats used by the application or storage manager). The storage manager invokes the identified filter as part of a requested data stream operation and receives a data stream from a data stream source. The data stream is provided to the filter, which filters the data stream. Following filtering, the storage manager receives the data stream from the filter and sends it to a data stream destination. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243980 | Coupling Simulations With Filtering - Systems, techniques, and machine-readable instructions for coupling simulations with filtering. In one aspect, a method is for coupling simulations with filtering of data. The method includes generating a first visual rendition of a first collection of display data and a second visual rendition of a second collection of display data, receiving user input changing a variable rendered in the second visual rendition, and representing an impact of the change to the variable on the first visual rendition of the first collection of display data. The second collection of display data is a product of filtering the first collection of display data. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243981 | Method and apparatus for accelerating processing of adaptive finite impulse response filtering - Finite impulse response filtering is achieved by broadcasting to at least one compute unit an instruction having a plurality of data samples, a conditional field associated with each compute unit, and a set of operator values for operating on each data sample; providing a function of each the data sample in accordance with an associated set of operator values identified by the conditional field; and combining the functions to obtain an intermediate finite impulse response of the data samples. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243982 | Hardware matrix computation for wireless receivers - In one embodiment, a receiver including one or more signal-processing blocks and a hardware-based matrix co-processor. The one or more signal-processing blocks are adapted to generate a processed signal from a received signal. The hardware-based matrix co-processor includes two or more different matrix-computation engines, each adapted to perform a different matrix computation, and one or more shared hardware-computation units, each adapted to perform a mathematical operation. At least one signal-processing block is adapted to offload matrix-based signal processing to the hardware-based matrix co-processor. Each of the two or more different matrix-computation engines is adapted to offload the same type of mathematical processing to at least one of the one or more shared hardware-computation units. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243983 | Residual Fourier-Padding Interpolation for Instrumentation and Measurement - A technique for interpolating a series of samples includes constructing a mathematical model of the series that describes its large signal behavior. The model is subtracted from the original series to yield a residue. A discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is taken of the residue, and the DFT is zero-padded. An inverse DFT of the padded result yields an interpolated residue, which is then added back to the mathematical model to construct an interpolated version of the series of samples. Using this technique, accurate interpolation can generally be attained even when the series of samples is not coherently sampled. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243984 | Coordinate Transformation For Presentation In Display Systems - A system and method for displaying data provided by a sensor in Polar coordinates on a raster scan device operating in Cartesian coordinates. Cartesian coordinates for display points on said raster scan device are converted to corresponding Polar coordinates, and sensor data values for said Polar coordinates are fetched for display on said raster scan device. The coordinates are converted by differentiating the equations mapping Polar coordinates to Cartesian coordinates, and solving the differential relationships using a suitable integration method. Preferable the integration method is a Midpoint method. In order to avoid divisions and speed up the conversion process, synthetic division in Newton-Ralphson iteration is used instead. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243985 | Method and apparatus for performing multiplicative functions - A new function for calculating the reciprocal residual of a floating-point number X is defined as recip_residual(X)=1−X*recip(X), where recip(X) represents the reciprocal of X. The function may be implemented using a fused multiply-add unit in a processor. The reciprocal value of X, recip(X), may be obtained from a lookup table. The recip_residual function may help reduce the latency of many multiplicative functions that are based on products of multiple numbers and can be expressed in simple terms of functions on each individual number (e.g., log(U*V)=log(U)+log(V)). | 2008-10-02 |
20080243986 | Information processing device, network system, and computer readable medium therefor - An information processing device, which is connectable with a data storage device and data management device, includes a data dividing unit configured to divide a first data file into a plurality of second data files, a management information creating unit configured to create management information regarding the plurality of second data files, a data storing unit configured to store the plurality of second data files into the data storage device, and a management information storing unit configured to store the management information created by the management information creating unit into the data management device. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243987 | Active Control Of Collaborative Devices - Control of collaborative devices, including providing at least two collaborative devices, wherein each collaborative device comprises a client device and an embedded Java server, providing a registry service to which the collaborative devices are coupled for data communications, and providing at least one registry table, wherein the registry table includes registry records, wherein the registry records include registry records representing capabilities of collaborative devices, wherein the registry records representing capabilities of collaborative devices include data elements describing, for each collaborative device, capabilities, tertiary relationships, and network connectivities. The method further includes providing a service bundle of OSGI-compliant Java servlets comprising at least one predetermined algorithm for controlling the collaborative devices, and controlling the collaborative devices in accordance with the predetermined algorithm. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243988 | RECIPE-AND-COMPONENT CONTROL MODULE AND METHODS THEREOF - A recipe-and component control module (RACCM) is provided. The RACCM is a server for performing data management in a plasma processing system with a plurality of components. The RACCM includes a plurality of intelligent agents. Each intelligent agent of the intelligent agents is configured to interact with each component of the plurality of components. The RACCM also includes a coordinating agent, which is configured to receive processed data from the plurality of intelligent agents. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243989 | LARGE-SCALE NETWORK MANAGEMENT USING DISTRIBUTED AUTONOMOUS AGENTS - In a computer network including a plurality of network elements, a network management architecture including a plurality of agents, each of the agents corresponding to a different one of the network elements, and a plurality of device components, each of the device components modeling at least one aspect of one of the network elements, the aspect being either of a physical and a functional characteristic of the network element, where each of the agents includes a plurality of the device components, and where at least of the two device components within at least one of the agents are logically interconnected, each logical interconnection corresponding to either of a physical and a functional interconnection found within or between any of the network elements. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243990 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONTINUOUS AVAILABILITY OF NON-PERSISTENCE MESSAGES IN A DISTRIBUTED PLATFORM - A method, system, and computer program product for continuous availability of non-persistence messages in a distributed platform are provided. The method includes providing a first client application independently in operative communication with at least two servers via a first client abstraction layer, generating a critical message by the first client application, duplicating the critical message at the first client abstraction layer for each of the servers, and transmitting the duplicate critical messages independently to each of the servers. The method further includes providing a second client application independently in operative communication with each of the servers via a second client abstraction layer, receiving one or more of the duplicate critical messages at the second client abstraction layer, selecting a critical message from the one or more duplicate critical messages, and delivering the selected critical message to the second client application. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243991 | Content Purchase and Transfer Management for Reader Device - A technique in which content is supplied to an electronic reader device from a server is described. The reader device establishes a connection with the server and then automatically transmits its identification information to the server. In response, the server provides the electronic reader device with a representation corresponding to electronic content available from the server for purchase and/or display. The electronic reader device displays the representation wherein a user of the client electronic device purchases content by selecting the representation on the display. The server acknowledges the selection and/or purchase and automatically provides the electronic reader device with the corresponding electronic content for display. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION IN A NETWORK STORAGE ENVIRONMENT - According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a network cache intercepts data requested by a client from a remote server interconnected with the cache through one or more wide area network (WAN) links (e.g., for Wide Area File Services, or “WAFS”). The network cache stores the data and sends the data to the client. The cache may then intercept a first write request for the data from the client to the remote server, and determine one or more portions of the data in the write request that changed from the data stored at the cache (e.g., according to one or more hashes created based on the data). The network cache then sends a second write request for only the changed portions of the data to the remote server. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243993 | System for generic service management in a distributed and dynamic resource environment, providing constant service access to users - A service controller for providing centralized service management, control and placement, as well as guaranteed failover, in a dynamic and distributed computing environment. The service controller works in conjunction with a computing resource supply manager, which supplies the required resources so that the service controller can run the service on the allocated resources. The number of active service instances may dynamically increase or decrease in accordance with changing availability of or demand for resources. The service controller monitors the service instances and takes appropriate action in the event of service instance failures. The service controller is provided with a service director component, which records and tracks, for each service instance which has been started on a particular resource/host, the IP address of such host, through a name location service, thus allowing end-users to locate the service regardless of where the service instances are physically running. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243994 | Method, Apparatus, System, and Medium for Supporting Multiple-Party Communications - Systems, apparatus and methods related to multiple-party communications conducted between client computers in a computer network. For example, a system for supporting multiple-party communications between a plurality of client computers in communication with a server in a computer network is disclosed. The system includes a client processor circuit operably configured to receive at least one of a) a user input signal, and b) a function invocation signal representing a function invocation at the client computer. The client processor circuit is operably configured to produce a message having a message type associated with one of a plurality of pre-defined combinations of the at least one of the user input signal and the function invocation signal, transmit the message to the server. The system further includes a server processor circuit operably configured to receive the message from the client computer, produce an output message representing the user input provided by the message, determine a message type associated with the message, transmit the output message to a) each of the plurality of client computers when the input message is associated with a persistent message type, and b) ones of the plurality of client computers that meet a criterion when the input message is associated with a non-persistent message type. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243995 | Multimedia client/server system with adjustable data link rate and range and methods for use therewith - A circuit for use in a multimedia server module that is coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal and that can transmit over a wireless communication path to at least one client module, the circuit includes an encoder module that encodes the at least one multimedia signal to produce an encoded signal. An RF server transceiver module produces a channel signal that includes the encoded signal, and that wirelessly transmits the channel signal at a link data rate over the wireless communication path, the RF server transceiver module including a first monitor module that generates first RF performance signals that are based on the performance of the wireless communication path, and a quality of service module that receives the first RF performance signals and adjusts both a range of the link data rate and the link data rate. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243996 | Method of simultaneously providing data to two or more devices on the same network - A method of providing data to two client devices on a first network having a shared cache from a server device on a second network. An instance of substantially simultaneous requests for data being made to a server from two client devices on a same network is identified. In response to a first request for the data being received at a first point in time a first one of the two client devices is served with the requested data from the server such that the data is stored in the shared cache. The second one of the two client devices is directed to make a second request for the data at a second point in time, later than the first point in time, so that the requested data is available in the stored cache. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243997 | DISTRIBUTED CONTENT ITEM RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A distributed content item recommendation system comprises a central recommendation server ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080243998 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A remote control apparatus and method are provided. The remote control apparatus includes a user interface (UI) server which transmits a UI having a multimedia data format, and a UI client which displays the UI, receives a user command and controls the UI server according to the received user command. The remote control method includes enabling a UI server to transmit a UI having a multimedia data format to a UI client, enabling the UI client to display the UI, and enabling the UI client to control the UI server by transmitting a user command received through the UI to the UI server. | 2008-10-02 |
20080243999 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF AN APPLICATION ENSEMBLE - A method and a communication system having an Application Ensemble Service server is provided that manage an application ensemble having multiple applications running on one or more user terminals. The communication system allows a user to collectively transfer the ensemble from a source terminal or terminals to a target terminal or terminals, for example, from voice and data terminals to other voice and data terminals or to a single user terminal. The communication system further allows the user to selectively transfer applications of the ensemble, such as transferring only the voice session from the voice terminal to another voice or voice/data terminal, and to copy an ensemble, or a portion of an ensemble, from a source terminal to a target terminal, wherein the ensemble or portion of the ensemble is not removed from the source terminal. The communication system further allows a user to suspend and resume an application ensemble. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244000 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A client terminal is capable of communicating with an address server. The client terminal includes a displaying unit, a language determining unit, a language information transmitting unit, a service information acquiring unit, and a display controlling unit. The displaying unit displays a page. The language determining unit determines a language to be used for displaying the page on the displaying unit. The language information transmitting unit transmits language information to the address server. The language information indicates the language determined by the language determining unit. The service information acquiring unit acquires service information from a data server based on address information transmitted from the address server. The display controlling unit controls the displaying unit to display, by using the language determined by the language determining unit, the page including the service information acquired by the service information acquiring unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244001 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING PACKET-LEVEL FEC WITH HIGHER THROUGHPUT USING USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL (UDP) - A method and system for data delivery from a server to a client is provided. The server maintains a session counter and transmits data to a client at a transmission speed. The server receives a message from the client indicating a percentage of packets lost in a current session and compares the percentage of packets lost to a predefined range of packet loss, and modifies the transmission speed based on the comparison. Forward Error Correction (FEC) may be used to reconstruct the lost packets. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244002 | SYSTEM INCLUDING A SERVER AND AT LEAST A CLIENT - A system includes a server and at least a client. The sever transfers a code data to the client. The client receives the code data from the server and decodes the code data. The client includes a requesting unit configured to request a code data stored in the server, a first receiving unit configured to receive the code data from the server, a decoding unit configured to decode the code data which is received from the server and a display unit configured to display an image data which is generated by the decoding unit. In addition, the server includes a second receiving unit configured to receive the request from a client, a selecting unit configured to select the code data which is requested from the client, a transferring unit configured to transfer the code data which is selected by the selecting unit, wherein the code data is a part of at least code data of JPM file. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244003 | Methods and Apparatus for Creating Enhanced Receptivity for Material in Learning, Problem-Solving and Life-Style Improvement - A system for acquisition and presentation of audio or audio/visual media has a peripheral computing device including an audio speaker system, a visual display screen and a memory for storing the media, the device having connection access to a computer connected to a network and output connection access to one or more light emitting devices, and a personalized content page stored in a server connected to the network and accessible to the peripheral computing device, the page including the page content encrypted for use solely by the peripheral computing device. A user operating the device while plugged into the network-connected computer may invoke a universal resource locator on the device to cause navigation to the personalized content page through the network-connected computer as a host. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244004 | LAUNCHING A WEB SITE USING A PERSONAL DEVICE - A method of displaying a web page to a user. A triggering device ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080244005 | ENHANCED USER INFORMATION FOR MESSAGING APPLICATIONS - Techniques involving messaging applications are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a presence determination module and a publication module. The presence determination module may infer one or more presence indicators regarding a user. These inference(s) may be based on sensor data. In addition, these inference(s) may be based on position information, and device activity data. The publication module publishes the one or more presence indicators to a messaging server. These presence indicator(s) may indicate an activity and/or a location context of the user. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244006 | Method and apparatus for a digital leg history - A personalized way to digitally record a person's physical activities over time serves web searching, business advertising, nostalgia, security and object tracing purposes. The chronological digital history of the person's physical presence over a time includes (i) digital network entries from other members who hold their portable wireless short range device near the person's device and transmit a URL or other key data and (ii) digital member entries such a digital photograph of a store sign. The digital network entries and digital member entries are automatically transmitted to a database located on a telecommunications network at a time of entry. Advertisers can transmit to members when members enter premises of advertiser's store. Upon sign-up online, the authentication data uniquely associated with an account is provided and key data they want to transmit is associated with the account. Digital histories can be used to improve web searching and networking opportunities. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244007 | ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a client computer of an electronic conference system comprises a unit which determines whether or not the client computer is equipped with the image pickup device, a unit which notifying a server computer of the electronic conference system of the determination, a unit which receives the member list information from the server computer, and a unit which displays the plurality of client computers in list form so as to make it possible to determine whether or not each of the client computers is equipped with the image pickup device, based on the member list information. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244008 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA EXCHANGE AMONG DATA SOURCES - Systems and methods for joining results in loosely collaborative data exchanges which include a plurality of nodes in communication with each other wherein a node is constrained from sharing payload data regarding a first subject, is allowed to share matching data regarding the first subject, and is further constrained to be separate from the other nodes. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a set of virtual results from the constrained node including the matching data and excluding the payload data. The method also includes receiving results from the other nodes and determining whether any of the results correspond to the same subject. The method also includes, when any of the results correspond to the same subject, joining the corresponding portions in a hub separate from the constrained node. The joined results can be output. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244009 | Method and System For Regulating Electronic Mail - A method and system are disclosed which regulate the electronic mail received by a subscriber or user by forcing the sender to pay a small amount for sending e-mail, making it uneconomic to send very large volumes of spam indiscriminately. The resulting permit or stamp can be reused by the receiver. A method and system for managing the response to unstamped e-mail is also disclosed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244010 | PROVIDING MESSAGE CONTENT TO A USER FOR COMPOSING MESSAGES FOR MAILING AT A HAND-HELD PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus are provided for providing message content to a user at a hand-held, portable electronic device for composing an electronic message. The user may use at least a portion of the message content for composing the electronic message for mailing over a network to a recipient. For example, templates with precomposed content may be provided at a cell phone to compose a message body and/or a subject filed of electronic messages for mailing including electronic mail (e-mail) messages. A template with precomposed content may comprise previously created content for use in a message body including a subject filed of the message. The precomposed content may be selectively editable by a user. By using a messaging application that may be capable of communicating with a server in a network, a user may compose the message, such as a reply to an e-mail with desired message content from one or more of the templates. Use of at least one template with precomposed message content in the messaging application at a hand-held, portable electronic device may enable a user to perform mobile emailing with ease. In one embodiment, a method of enabling electronic messaging using an interactive user interface of a hand-held, portable electronic device is provided. The method comprises providing templates with precomposed message content for use in the interactive user interface to compose an electronic message having at least one of a message body or a signature block. The method further comprises enabling a user to compose the message body of the electronic message with at least a portion of the precomposed message content for delivery to an intended recipient. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244011 | System and Method for providing instant messaging session backups - A system, method, and program product are provided that receives an instant messaging request from a sender over a network, such as the Internet. The instant messaging request is directed to requesting an instant messaging session with a primary recipient. The system determines whether the primary recipient is available. If the primary recipient is available, the system sets up the instant messaging session with the primary recipient. On the other hand, if the primary recipient is unavailable, the system identifies a backup recipient. This is accomplished by retrieving stored backup recipient identifiers that correspond to one or more backup recipients associated with the primary recipient. At least one available backup recipient identifier from the one or more stored backup recipient identifiers is identified, and the instant messaging session is set up with the identified (available) backup recipient. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244012 | INSTANT MESSAGING WITH REDUCED MESSAGE OVERHEAD - A messaging system with reduced overhead, the system including a messaging server operative to receive a typing message sent from the first computer and destined for a second computer, and a message filter operative to determine a level of unused resources of the server, and instruct the server to forward the typing message to the second computer only if the level is within predefined parameters. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244013 | Method, Apparatus, System, Medium, and Signals for Publishing Content Created During a Communication - Systems, apparatus and methods related to multiple-party communications conducted between client computers in a computer network. For example, a method and apparatus for publishing content created during a previous communication hosted by a server are disclosed. The content is represented by a first plurality of saved messages saved in a persistent memory on the server, the server being in communication with a computer network. The method involves receiving a request from a first computer in the computer network to view the content, the request including an identifier identifying the first plurality of saved messages. The method further involves reading the first plurality of saved messages associated with the identifier from the persistent memory, producing first output messages representing the content in respective saved messages in the first plurality of saved messages, and transmitting the first output messages to the first computer. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244014 | PRODUCT, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE USER IDS IN INSTANT MESSAGING OR EMAIL COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - An invention is disclosed for enhancing communication with instant messaging (IM)/chat or email computer software applications by allowing a user to manage multiple user IDs by linking each different ID associated with that user thus allowing others to access that user regardless of the particular IM/chat or email system or account or session being accessed. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244015 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DIALOG DRIVEN UP-SELLING - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated dialog driven up-selling. A conversion module may convert a service dialog into service dialog text. A search module searches the service dialog text from the service dialog between a customer and a customer service agent for at least one specified key word. An identification module identifies a customer interaction in response to the at least one key word. An opportunity module identifies an interaction opportunity wherein the customer is not interacting with the customer service agent. A presentation module presents the customer interaction to a customer. A blocking module may receive a blocking request and block customer interaction. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244016 | Method and system for processing a message by a message provider - A method for processing a message by a message provider that includes receiving, for a topic, a mutual exclusion function from each application instance of a plurality of application instances, receiving the message for the topic, and sending the message to one application instance of the plurality of application instances based on executing each of the mutual exclusion functions, wherein the mutual exclusion functions ensure that the message is sent to a single application instance of the plurality of application instances. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244017 | Filtering application messages in a high speed, low latency data communications environment - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for filtering application messages in a high speed, low latency data communications environment that include: receiving an application message in a transport engine of a message receiving device from a message transmitting device, the application message having a message contents label and a collision indicator, the message contents label representing contents of the application message, the collision indicator specifying whether the message contents label represents different contents in at least one other application message; determining, by the transport engine, whether contents of the application message satisfy a transport layer constraint in dependence upon the message contents label; providing, by the transport engine, the application message and the collision indicator to messaging middleware of the message receiving device if the contents of the application message satisfy the transport layer constraint; and administering the application message, by the messaging middleware, in dependence upon the collision indicator. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244018 | Personal communication gateway - Disclosed is a method in a personal communication gateway. The method includes communicating with a user terminal through a personal area network interface, accessing multimedia services through a communication network interface, and operating as a proxy to provide for the user terminal access to the multimedia services through the personal area network interface. Also disclosed is a method in a user terminal, which method includes communicating with a personal communication gateway through a personal area network interface, and using the personal communication gateway as a proxy for accessing multimedia services. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244019 | System and method for plug and play video-conferencing - The present invention is a system and method for simply and intuitively establishing and using a communication link with another user. Various embodiments of the present invention allow one or more non-technically oriented users to also easily set up for, and engage easily in a video call. In an embodiment, a communication application used over a network (e.g., the Internet) is seamlessly downloaded onto a user's machine if necessary. The user is provided with an account which has already been created/registered with the application. In addition, the user's account is linked to at least one other account, and information for each account is populated into the buddy-list or contact information for the other account. Providing of already created/registered accounts, and the linking of various accounts, permits easy and seamless communication between users. In one embodiment, cards are used to provide the user with information regarding the pre-registered accounts. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USER DEFINITION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITIES AND MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION - A set of systems and methods that improve the means by which its users can define and participate in communities and by which users can manage their individual information and communication as well as that of their communities. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244021 | SPAM RESISTANT E-MAIL SYSTEM - A spam resistant e-mail system employs communication via authenticated communication channels while providing a mechanism for rapidly growing a list of authenticated individuals and managing that list on a personal and collaborative basis to prevent spammers from joining the network. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244022 | EMAIL TEMPLATES FOR PERSON TO PERSON COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods are described for customizing electronic communications and systems. In particular, methods for generating and using templates are described. Email is typically customized according to a scheme or format selected by the user and in accordance with an affinity of the user with an organization, sports team or an event. Participants in a sporting activity may choose to participate in disclosed systems on behalf of the league or sporting organization's members. Text and graphical content provided by participants may be associated with links to dynamically provided information. Content providers may offer a plurality of templates including branded messaging such as E-mail featuring images and brand related to sports, motion picture, arts, entertainment and hobbies. Templates may include advertising content allowing a service provider to generate revenue from ad placement. A toolbar is described that permits subscribers to choose whether a template should be added to the message. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244023 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING SERVER-BASED MOBILE CHAT - A method of conserving client resources associated with a mobile device may include receiving a data message for an intended subscriber of a mobile solution provider, storing the data message in a computer readable storage medium, and, in response to receiving the data message, determining whether a TCP socket can be opened with a mobile device associated with the intended subscriber. If a TCP socket can be opened, the method may include opening a TCP socket with the mobile device and sending to the mobile device one or more instructions for activating the mobile device. A request for data transfer may be received from the mobile device, and the data message may be retrieved from the computer-readable storage medium. The data message may be sent to the mobile device over the TCP socket. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244024 | Interactive communications system - An interactive system and method for controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions involving a plurality of users including controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plurality of users, wherein data identifying said plurality of communications sessions have been stored in association with data indicative of one or more characteristics thereof. The method includes receiving a request to initiate communications among members of a group of users, wherein said request includes data identifying the group of users, responsive to receiving said request, selecting a communications session on the basis of data identifying the group and at least some of said stored data indicative of characteristics of a given communications session, and transmitting messages to at least some members of the group. Each message has a message body including data providing access to the selected communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244025 | CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK-CONTROLLED DEPLOYMENT OF MESSAGE TRANSFORMS IN A DISTRIBUTED MESSAGING SYSTEM - The present invention solves the disadvantages of the prior art and provides a distributed messaging system supporting stateful subscriptions. A stateful publish-subscribe system extends the functionality of the content-based approach to include more general state-valued expressions. A plurality of broker machines is provided to deliver messages sent by publishing clients toward subscribing clients based upon the contents of the messages and stateful transformations requested by the subscribing clients. Subscription specifications are analyzed by a compiler and converted into a collection of message transforms and views. A deployment service component deploys tasks to optimize system performance. A monitoring services component detects a possible need to reconfigure. A performance optimization service component computes new assignment of transforms. A continuous deployment service implements a redeployment protocol that installs changes to transform placement while the existing publish-subscribe system continues to operate. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244026 | Real-Time Notification of Presence Changes - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for providing presence and availability status information of a first user to a second user. The system includes a presence availability server for storing presence and availability status information of the first user. The presence availability server is configured to detect a change in the presence and availability status of the first user. The presence availability server also informs a notification server of a change in the presence and availability status of the first user. The notification server sends a notification message to a communication device of the second user. The notification message contains current presence and availability status information of the first user. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244027 | System and Method Related to Generating and Tracking an Email Campaign - A method and system for generating and tracking an email campaign is described. An email campaign generator generates an email campaign template from an email target database. The email target database comprises at least one email target. An email campaign engine generates a custom email corresponding to each of the at least one email target. The custom email is formed from the email campaign template. The email campaign engine sends to each of the at least one email target the corresponding custom email. A campaign tracker receives at least one response corresponding to the sent custom email. The campaign tracker creates a campaign tracking list that includes the received at least one response. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244028 | Synchronization and Customization of a Clone Computer - A computer implemented method for maintaining synchronization between a master computer disk and a clone disk that includes cloning the clone disk from the master computer disk, the clone disk having a customization portion; and customizing the customization portion with information relevant to a clone computer that uses the clone disk. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244029 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A transmission cancellation section is provided on a bus connecting a master and a slave. During a reset of the master, the transmission cancellation section blocks the bus so that an invalid command flowing on the bus does not reach the slave and executes, instead of the master stopped by the reset operation, generation of data which corresponds to an access request command already output to the slave and is to be sent to the slave and receiving of data from the slave. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244030 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM FILE TRANSFERS IN DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus to send and receive files are disclosed. An example method for sending a file includes sending a list of data nodes storing a first portion of the file and a second portion of the file to a master node of a destination distributed file system, computing a first checksum for a first portion of the file, computing a second checksum for a second portion of the file, sending the first checksum and the second checksum to the destination distributed file system, sending the first portion of the file to a first data node of the destination distributed file system, and sending the second portion of the file to a second data node of the destination distributed file system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244031 | On-Demand Memory Sharing - A method for sharing memory resources in a data network is provided. The method comprises monitoring first memory space available to a first system; transferring data to a second system, in response to determining that the first memory space has fallen below a first threshold level; and transferring instructions to the second system to perform a first operation on the data. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244032 | TECHNIQUES FOR HOST TO HOST TRANSFER OF SEQUENTIAL MEDIA AND USE OF PERSISTENT RESERVATION TO PROTECT MEDIA DURING HOST TO HOST TRANSFER - Techniques for host to host transfer of media and the use of persistent reservation to protect media during host to host transfer is disclosed. Exemplary embodiments may be realized as methods and systems for transferring a sequential media loaded in a drive from a first host to a second host without physically unloading the media. The first host may have a persistent reservation or non-persistent reservation of the drive. Likewise, the second host may have a persistent reservation or non-persistent reservation of the drive. Logical unload, logical load and preemption commands are utilized as is error recovery from a failed reservation. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244033 | Managing content remotely on a device - An on-line service manages downloads of digital content in response to user requests. User requests to download digital content include parameters defining conditions for downloads. Parameters may define the device to which the requested content is to be downloaded and the time that the download is to take place. The requests and related parameters are maintained in a queue which may be centrally managed and maintained. The queue is monitored and downloads executed consistent with the user-specified parameters. Digital content is downloaded to devices other than from which the request was made and at times specified by the user. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244034 | System and Method for Providing Remote Forensics Capability - A system and method for performing a forensic analysis of a subject computer having a non-volatile memory with a second computer is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes executing on the subject computer a first code segment configured to provide communications via a non-proprietary communication protocol such as the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol; establishing a connection between the second computer and the subject computer via the non-proprietary communication protocol. The non-proprietary communication protocol includes one or more write operations for writing data to a non-volatile memory in response to one or more write commands and the first code segment is configured to not write data to the non-volatile memory of the subject computer in response to receipt of the one or more write commands. The method may include performing a first forensic analysis of the subject computer via the connection. In addition, the method may further comprise establishing a secure connection, such via the Internet, between the second computer and a remote computer, wherein performing the first forensic analysis is initiated by the remote computer. A pre-defined forensic instruction set may be stored on the second computer and executed to perform the first forensic analysis. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244035 | REMOTE COPY SYSTEM AND REMOTE COPY METHOD - In a remote copy method, a delay in data update processing in a primary volume is eliminated. The method employs at least one of a synchronous method in which the data of a primary volume is updated after being confirmed that the data has been copied into a secondary volume and an asynchronous method in which the data of the primary volume is updated before being confirmed that the data has been copied into the secondary volume. The data of the primary volume is updated by a command from the higher-level host, and, when the updated data is copied into the secondary volume, a response time that is the time taken to copy the data into the secondary volume is monitored. At this time, the synchronous method is employed, and, when the response time being monitored exceeds a fixed time, the asynchronous method is employed instead of the synchronous method. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244036 | Regulation Compliance method for user-posted video files - In a method of posting a video subject to a regulation on a website, the video being submitted to the website by a user, the user accesses a website that allows the user to post videos thereon. When it is determined that the video to posted on the website includes content subject to a regulation, the user provides information required by the regulation. A video segment that displays the information so provided is then produced and incorporated into the video, and the video incorporating the video segment is then enabled to be posted on the website. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244037 | Information distribution system, information processing apparatus and method, and information distribution apparatus and method - Disclosed herein is an information processing system, including: a plurality of information processing apparatus configured to issue a request for transmission of a content; and an information distribution apparatus configured to distribute the content to the information processing apparatus; each of the information processing apparatus having an inputting control section, and a transmission control section; the information distribution apparatus having a distribution reservation information registration section, and a scheduling section. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244038 | Point of Presence Distribution Mechanism for Digital Content Objects - Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a point-of-presence distribution system mechanism facilitating distribution and use of digital content, ad content and revenue generation opportunities. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244039 | METHOD OF VIRTUAL ONLINE STORAGE OF DOCUMENTS WITH A USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE - This invention relates to a method for providing a superior file storage system which utilizes the Internet and which has security as well as a superior user experience as foremost goals. The invention is ideal for the secure storage of critical documents, combining the security of a safe deposit box with the advantages of online file storage. Furthermore, the invention is designed to minimize time spent by an end user on organization, security, and file format issues. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244040 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Pushing Content Over Wireless Networks - The invention includes a method and apparatus for dynamically pushing content over a wireless network A method includes obtaining network-level state information and user-level state information for a user in response to an indication that content is available for the user, determining whether a network-level condition is satisfied using the network-level state information, determining whether a user-level condition is satisfied using the user-level state information, and pushing the available content toward the user terminal of the user using the wireless network in response to the conditions being satisfied. The network-level state information includes cell utilization information for a cellular region associated with the user terminal of the user. The user-level state information includes at least one of a user channel quality, a user terminal power state, a user terminal battery power status, a user terminal memory status, at least one user terminal capability, and user subscription information for the user. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244041 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING BEST PRACTICES FOR CONFIGURING A NETWORKED SYSTEM - A method, system, and computer program product for automatically generating best practices for configuring a networked system of entities are provided. The method includes identifying a networked system configuration problem and determining a set of problematic entities. The set of problematic entities includes the entities reporting the networked system configuration problem. The method further includes determining a set of problem associated entities, where the set of problem associated entities includes the entities with a common association having a strongest correlation to the set of problematic entities. The method additionally includes classifying the set of problem associated entities on an attribute basis to determine one or more attributes of the entities that contribute to the networked system configuration problem, and reporting the best practices for configuring the networked system of entities as avoiding the one or more attributes of the entities that contribute to the networked system configuration problem. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244042 | Method and system for communicating media over a computer network - Media is partitioned into k recurring frames or packets. Recurring frames of the same position 1 to k collectively define k media substreams which may be communicated from sending computers to a receiving computer over a computer network pursuant to a substream mask. The substream mask is defined by the receiving computer. Received substreams may be communicated to subsequent computers, and/or buffered for reassembly and playback at the receiving computer. Network node lists for substream and packet mask negotiation may be communicated to the receiving computer by sending computers or a rendezvous host. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244043 | Network system and network device - There is provided a network system including a server and a printer connected to a network, where the server collects and stores configuration data describing operating conditions from respective printers, the server stores the respective collected configuration data associated with a registered ID. If a user enters a predetermined registered ID in new printer, the new printer transmits the entered registered ID to the server. The server, upon receiving the entered registered ID, transmits configuration data associated with the entered registered ID to the new printer. The new printer sets the operating conditions described in the received configuration data to its own operating conditions. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244044 | Substation automation system with increased availability - In automation systems, such as Substation Automation systems, the mean time to repair is reduced by remote reconfiguration and start-up of a replacement or spare Intelligent Electronic Device (IED), leaving some more hours for the maintenance personnel to repair an inactive or faulty IED. The time for the actual repair is irrelevant for the system availability as long as it is short enough compared to the IED failure rate. Exemplary embodiments can provide nearly the same availability as a hot-standby configuration, but without the need for doubling all the essential IEDs. Additionally, spare IEDs are supervised to be healthy, and a fault of the spare IED being detected before it is put in use. Only one spare online IED is needed for each set of IEDs of the same type connected to the same station bus and process bus. In a retrofit or extension case with limited downtime, a number of previous IEDs can be replaced by an equivalent set of new or real IEDs of a different type, but configured to perform the same functions as the previous IEDs. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244045 | System and method for managing images using parent-child relationship - A system and method is disclosed for managing disk images used to manufacture information handling machines. In various embodiments of the invention, a disk image is initially created using an image builder server. A “definition,” also known as a “manifest,” of the image is stored on the image builder server using XML. Once the image is verified and accepted as a base disk image, it is designated as the “parent” image. Subsequently, one or more “children” images are created by copying and modifying the manifest of the parent image and creating a new entry. Predetermined linkage indicators are used to designate the association of the parent image with one or more child images. When the parent image is modified, the linkage indicators are used to propagate corresponding modifications to the associated child images, thereby ensuring coherency in the family of images. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244046 | System and method for associating a geographic location with an Internet protocol address - Systems and methods for associating a geographic location with an IP address are disclosed. Generally, an IP address from which each of a plurality of users accesses a network is recorded. A geo tag is associated with each of the plurality of users and a subset of the plurality of users is identified, the subset including users associated with a first IP address. The subset of the plurality of users is clustered into a spatial cluster including users associated with geo tags located with a defined distance of a geo tag of at least one other user of the cluster. A geographic location associated with a geographic center of the cluster is then associated with the first IP address. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244047 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, HARDWARE WITH PRE-CONFIGURED SOFTWARE AND IMPLEMENTING METHOD THEREOF - A method for implementing management software, hardware with pre-configured management software and an implementing method thereof are provided. In the present method, a management system is established first at a service end for installing the management software. The management software is installed in a management host and pre-configured with application programs installed in other peripheral hosts. The management host pre-installed with the pre-configured management software is delivered to the client end and connected with a plurality of second peripheral hosts at the client end. Then, software licensing data, software configuration data, and network configuration data of the second peripheral hosts at the client end is obtained and set in the management host. Finally, the management host is rebooted to make the foresaid settings take effect. According to foregoing steps, the most complicated configuration is done at the service end such that the implementation at the client end is simplified significantly. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244048 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING NETWORK ADDRESSES IN AN IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - In an in-flight entertainment system implementing a wireless link between a network server S and wireless processing units SDB | 2008-10-02 |
20080244049 | Method and System for Device Management - The device management is performed by managing objects in devices of a device management system in a mobile network infrastructure. The system has a first server with a first device management application using a first protocol, a second server with a second device management application using a second protocol, an interface between them and a device with objects to be managed. The first management application initiates a device management session with the interface in order to manage the objects in the device. The interface translates the objects to be managed into a form understood by the second management application and invokes management operations to be made by the second management application. The first management application then performs the management operations to the device. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING RESOURCES AND INTERFACES AMONGST CONNECTED COMPUTING DEVICES - A computing device is provided that includes a plurality of user-interactive mechanisms. The computing device may also include a universal communication port that is capable of receiving a connection from a device that belongs to any one of a plurality of device classes or types. The device may be equipped or configured with logic. The logic may configure or otherwise enable an operative state of user-interface mechanisms on the device. Additionally, the logic may (i) detect a connected device that connects to the universal communication port, and (ii) determine a set of functionality that the connected device is capable of performing when connected to the universal communication port. The logic may perform, or cause performance, of operations that are for use with or by the connected device. The logic may also perform at least one of (i) selectively route data to the connected device over the universal communication port, or (ii) selectively disable one or more of the plurality of user-interactive mechanisms while performing the operations. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244051 | Method And System For Managing Dynamic Associations Between Folksonomic Data And Resources - Methods and systems are described for managing dynamic associations between folksonomic data and resources. One method includes receiving from a subscriber a subscription request to establish at least one of a first subscription to tag/resource association data associated with a resource and a second subscription to tag/resource association data associated with a folksonomic tag, wherein the folksonomic tag is unstructured metadata that includes a user-defined character string and establishing at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription. The method further includes determining a change to the tag/resource association data associated with at least one of the folksonomic tag and the resource identified in the subscription request, generating a notification message including at least one of an identifier of the folksonomic tag and an identifier of the resource in response to determining the change to the tag/resource association data associated with at least one of the folksonomic tag and the resource, and sending the notification message to the subscriber pursuant to at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244052 | ADAPTER BLADE WITH INTERPOSER FOR EXPANDED CAPABILITY OF A BLADE SERVER CHASSIS SYSTEM - A system chassis includes multiple chassis bays configured for receiving either of a single, conventional server blade or an adapter blade. The adapter blade can selectively secure a plurality of compact blades, such as a blade PC. The adapter blade includes an interposer disposed for electronically communicating each compact blade with a server interface as a separate node upon securing a compact blade within any of the adapter bays. Each compact blade may be configured as a server, a “client blade” or “blade PC”, or a companion blade providing application-specific features. Therefore, the use of an adapter blade increases the flexibility of and capability of the processor system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080244053 | GEOGRAPHIC READER DISPLAY DATA - A client device, system, and method are directed towards determining data on network site visits, and providing the data based on a geographical relationship of visitors to the network sites. A tracker tracks visits to, and outbound link click activity on a network site. If the click is associated with a URI, information is collected related to the click, including a network address associated with a source of the click. A geographic region may be determined based on the network address of the click source. Statistics may then be collected over time, including, what network sites, are visited for a given geographic region. Such statistics may be displayable in a variety of formats, and geographic regions, including by country, state, province, city, town, district, county, or the like. The tracker may be on the network site or on a client device of the visitor. | 2008-10-02 |