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20090198703 | INTELLIGENT DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - An intelligent data storage system, comprising: one or more intelligent storage devices each comprising one or more processors, a memory, and a storage medium configured to store source data; and one or more application hosts each comprising one or more processors and a memory, communicatively coupled to said one or more intelligent storage devices and configured to generate an execution plan, comprising at least one data filtering parameter, to divide said execution plan into one or more fragments comprising said at least one data filtering parameter, and to provide said one or more fragment to said one or more intelligent storage devices, wherein said intelligent storage device is configured to execute said execution plan fragment on the source data to generate result data selected from the source data based on said at least one data filtering parameter. | 08-06-2009 |
20100332696 | Managing I/O Request in Storage System - The invention relates to management of a plurality of I/O requests in a storage system. The host interface module is configured to receive a plurality of I/O request which includes an associated priority; create an I/O request queue for each associated priority; define a threshold value for the queue length for each of the plurality of I/O request queues; and determine if the queue length for one of the plurality of the I/O request queue corresponding to the associated priority is less than the defined threshold value for the queue length for the one of the plurality of the I/O request queues. If the queue length of the one of the plurality of I/O request queues is more than the defined threshold value for the queue then the host interface module is further configured to rejecting the I/O request and sending a queue full message; wherein the threshold value for the queue length is based on the processing rate of the I/O requests in the plurality of the I/O request queues. | 12-30-2010 |
20110302287 | QUALITY OF SERVICE CONTROL - Method(s) for providing Quality of Service (QoS) control in a plurality of sections of a network environment are described herein. Each of the plurality of sections includes at least one device to provide QoS control in the respective section. Further, in each of the plurality of sections of the network environment, one or more fields of a WIT are identified. An application command, generated at a section of the network environment, is provided quality of service in the plurality of sections, based on the one or more fields identified from the WIT. | 12-08-2011 |
20110302337 | PATH SELECTION FOR APPLICATION COMMANDS - Systems and methods for path selection for application commands are described. To this end, information associated with at least one application command that were processed at least one port of a target device is received. For a subsequent application command, a set of ports of the target device is determined. In one implementation, the set of ports is determined based on information associated with the subsequent application command. Once the set of ports is determined, the subsequent application command is directed to a port selected from the set of ports. | 12-08-2011 |
20110314182 | PRIORITIZING INPUT/OUTPUTS AT A HOST BUS ADAPTER - A method generates input/output (IO) commands by plural different applications that execute on a host. The method prioritizes the applications by inserting different classifiers into the IO commands at a host bus adapter (HBA) located in the host. A storage device receives the IO commands and processes the IO commands according to priorities based on the classifiers for the applications. | 12-22-2011 |
20130055283 | Workload Performance Control - Methods to provide workload performance control are described herein. Performance statistics for a plurality of workloads are obtained for a second time interval, which includes a plurality of first time intervals. The performance statistics is based on monitored data ( | 02-28-2013 |
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20110189997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODE DEVICE HANDOVER - Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA-EvDO) include determining a loading condition of the 3G and 4G base stations. If the 3G and 4G base stations are lightly loaded, one or more 4G Channel Quality Indicators (CQI) are compared with one or more corresponding 3G Data Rate Control (DRC) indices to determine which of the 3G and 4G networks allows a higher data throughput. The dual mode communications device is handed off to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage if the 4G network allows the higher data throughput; otherwise, the dual mode communications device is handed off to a 3G base station. User priorities, application categories, and/or MIMO and diversity modes may be used to determine handoff if the base stations are more than lightly loaded. | 08-04-2011 |
20110317553 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DYNAMIC DOWNLINK PERMUTATION ASSIGNMENT FOR USE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of assigning parameter values to transceivers in a wireless communication network. Each of the parameter values assigned determines at least in part how a plurality of subcarriers are organized into a plurality of sub-channels. In particular embodiments, the method assigns the parameter values to the transceivers based on correlations between the sub-channels determined by the parameter values, distances between the transceivers, and loads experienced by the transceivers. After the parameter values are assigned to the transceivers, each of the transceivers is configured to transmit on the sub-channels determined at least in part by the parameter value assigned to the transceiver. | 12-29-2011 |
20120176902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY BALANCING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ACTIVE REMOTE DEVICE USERS BETWEEN BASE STATIONS - Both a system and method are provided for dynamically balancing a maximum number of active remote device users that can be serviced between first and second base stations transmitting data frames in a radio communication system when the carriers of the first and second base stations operate at different radio frequency bandwidths X and Y respectively, and Y is substantially larger than X. The system includes a system control circuit that controls the number of subchannels in the uplink control channel region of the data frames transmitted by the first base station, and a traffic monitoring circuit that monitors both an uplink load and a number of active wireless device users within broadcast coverage of said first base station. The system control circuit dynamically increases the radio resources in the uplink control channel region of the frames transmitted by the first base station. | 07-12-2012 |
20120281668 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DYNAMIC DOWNLINK PERMUTATION ASSIGNMENT FOR USE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of assigning parameter values to transceivers in a wireless communication network. Each of the parameter values assigned determines at least in part how a plurality of subcarriers are organized into a plurality of sub-channels. In particular embodiments, the method assigns the parameter values to the transceivers based on correlations between the sub-channels determined by the parameter values, distances between the transceivers, and loads experienced by the transceivers. After the parameter values are assigned to the transceivers, each of the transceivers is configured to transmit on the sub-channels determined at least in part by the parameter value assigned to the transceiver. | 11-08-2012 |
20130059591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODE DEVICE HANDOVER - Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA-EvDO) include determining a loading condition of the 3G and 4G base stations. If the 3G and 4G base stations are lightly loaded, one or more 4G Channel Quality Indicators (CQI) are compared with one or more corresponding 3G Data Rate Control (DRC) indices to determine which of the 3G and 4G networks allows a higher data throughput. The dual mode communications device is handed off to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage if the 4G network allows the higher data throughput; otherwise, the dual mode communications device is handed off to a 3G base station. User priorities, application categories, and/or MIMO and diversity modes may be used to determine handoff if the base stations are more than lightly loaded. | 03-07-2013 |
20140308957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODE DEVICE HANDOVER - Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA-EvDO) include determining a loading condition of the 3G and 4G base stations. If the 3G and 4G base stations are lightly loaded, one or more 4G Channel Quality Indicators (CQI) are compared with one or more corresponding 3G Data Rate Control (DRC) indices to determine which of the 3G and 4G networks allows a higher data throughput. The dual mode communications device is handed off to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage if the 4G network allows the higher data throughput; otherwise, the dual mode communications device is handed off to a 3G base station. User priorities, application categories, and/or MIMO and diversity modes may be used to determine handoff if the base stations are more than lightly loaded. | 10-16-2014 |
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20100203916 | QUALITY OF SERVICE BASED MULTI-ANTENNA MODE SWITCHING - A method of operating a communication system is disclosed. A first wireless device associated with a first profile is communicated with using a first multi-antenna mode. A second wireless device associated with a second profile is communicated with using the first multi-antenna mode. A network resource utilization is determined. It is determined that the network resource utilization satisfies a criteria. Based on the network resource utilization satisfying the criteria, at least one control message is sent that instructs the second wireless device to use a second multi-antenna mode. | 08-12-2010 |
20100210214 | METHOD FOR REDUCING TIME OF FLIGHT INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for identifying time of flight interference in a wireless communication network is provided. The method includes detecting interference during a first uplink sub-frame at an interference destination base station, and transmitting a time of flight interference source detection request to a gateway, where the time of flight interference source detection request comprises a time of flight interference period. The method also includes determining one or more base stations in the vicinity of the interference destination base station, where the one or more base stations in the vicinity of the interference destination base station operate at a same frequency as the interference destination base station. The method further includes instructing the one or more base stations in the vicinity of the interference destination base station to re-transmit a preamble at least once in a downlink sub-frame, decoding a first preamble of a first interference source base station at the interference destination base station during a second uplink sub-frame, and identifying the first interference source base station based on the first preamble. | 08-19-2010 |
20110021236 | QUALITY OF SERVICE BASED DOWNLINK POWER ALLOCATION - A first wireless device associated with a first profile is communicated with using a first transmitted power. A second wireless device associated with a second profile is communicated with using a second transmitted power. A third transmitted power is determined. The third transmitted power is associated with the first wireless device receiving data using a target modulation and coding scheme. A maximum transmitted power is determined to be exceeded if the third transmitted power is used to communicate with the first wireless device. The second wireless device is communicated with using a fourth transmitted power. The fourth transmitted power allows the third transmitted power to be used to communicate with the first wireless device without exceeding the maximum transmitted power. | 01-27-2011 |
20110255516 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODE DEVICE HANDOVER - Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA EvDO) include determining if a number associated with temporarily-disabled sectors of an available sector set of the multimode device while the device is operational with a 3G base station is at least equal to a threshold number. If the number is at least equal to the threshold number, a scan for a sector in the 4G network to handover the operation of the multimode device from the 3G base station associated with the 3G coverage to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage is initiated. A scan for a fixed period of time for a new available sector in the 3G network to be added in the available sector set may be initiated; and, if a new available sector is added to the sector set, it may be redetermined if the number associated with the temporarily-disabled sectors is at least equal to the threshold number, before initiating the scan for a sector in the 4G network. | 10-20-2011 |
20140024373 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODE DEVICE HANDOVER - Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA EvDO) include determining if a number associated with temporarily-disabled sectors of an available sector set of the multimode device while the device is operational with a 3G base station is at least equal to a threshold number. If the number is at least equal to the threshold number, a scan for a sector in the 4G network to handover the operation of the multimode device from the 3G base station associated with the 3G coverage to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage is initiated. A scan for a fixed period of time for a new available sector in the 3G network to be added in the available sector set may be initiated; and, if a new available sector is added to the sector set, it may be redetermined if the number associated with the temporarily-disabled sectors is at least equal to the threshold number, before initiating the scan for a sector in the 4G network. | 01-23-2014 |
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20090261157 | CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER BASED ON TAGS - In one embodiment, a processor is operable to transmit a customer request based on a content tag. The content tag is associated with content. The content tag is at least one of a character, a word, a term, a name, a symbol, or combinations thereof. The content tag and the content are stored in a memory. The processor is operable to receive agent availability information of customer agents. The agent availability information includes availability information for multiple communication channels. In one example, the agent availability information received may include availability information of qualified customer agents, where qualified customer agents are associated with an agent tag, and the content tag is mapped to the agent tag. | 10-22-2009 |
20120210247 | INTELLIGENT SOCIAL COLLABORATION UNIFIED MEDIA - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving information from a user in a collaboration network, the information including a unit of content, a title, an indication of one or more entities in the collaboration network allowed to access the unit of content, and for each of the entities in the collaboration network allowed to access the unit of content, an indication of a permission level with respect to the access. The permission level includes view, comment, edit, or share. The method further includes determining a format for presentation of the unit of content based at least in part on the permission levels indicated for the one or more entities in the collaboration network allowed to access the unit of content, and publishing the unit of content and the title for the unit of content to the collaboration network in the determined format and according to the information. | 08-16-2012 |
20130063542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING VIDEO DATA - A method is provided in one example implementation and includes receiving video data associated with a plurality of video streams during a communication session; receiving a rule selection for a particular video stream that is selected from the plurality of video streams; and displaying the particular video stream based on the rule selection. In more specific examples, the rule selection includes a designation for a video stream corresponding to an active speaker in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with speech that is spoken prior to the active speaker in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with a particular word recited in the communication session, or a designation for a video stream associated with a profile, which identifies an expertise of a participant of the communication session. | 03-14-2013 |
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20120131064 | ONLINE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX - A method of storing data in a memory device of a computer system, including creating electronic record of an asset, automatically associating a predefined data structure with the electronic record that controls organization and display of metadata describing the asset, the data structure providing data fields for the metadata that are associated with the electronic record, receiving the metadata describing the asset from a remote computer, populating the predefined data structure with the metadata, and generating a first graphical user interface corresponding to the electronic record with a plurality of active tabs that provide a visual representation of the data structure associated to the electronic record, the active tabs, respectively associated with predefined displays including the data fields provided by the predefined data structure, enabling a user to navigate through different displays corresponding to the data fields provided in the data structure to view the metadata describing the asset. | 05-24-2012 |
20150032782 | Online Safety Deposit Box - A method includes creating an electronic record of an asset, and automatically associating a predefined data structure with an electronic record of the asset that controls organization and display of user provided metadata describing the asset. The method may also include receiving the metadata describing the asset from a remote computer, populating the predefined data structure with the metadata describing the asset, and generating a graphical user interface corresponding to the electronic record of the asset with active tabs that provide a visual representation of the predefined data structure associated to the electronic record of the asset. The active tabs are respectively associated with predefined displays including the data fields provided by the predefined data structure, enabling a user to navigate through different displays corresponding to the data fields provided in the predefined data structure associated with the asset to view the metadata describing the asset. | 01-29-2015 |