22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100138488 | Reliable, high-throughput, high-performance transport and routing mechanism for arbitrary data flows - The present invention leverages an existing content delivery network infrastructure to provide a system that enhances performance for any application that uses the Internet Protocol (IP) as its underlying transport mechanism. An overlay network comprises a set of edge nodes, intermediate nodes, and gateway nodes. This network provides optimized routing of IP packets. Internet application users can use the overlay to obtain improved performance during normal network conditions, to obtain or maintain good performance where normal default BGP routing would otherwise force the user over congested or poorly performing paths, or to enable the user to maintain communications to a target server application even during network outages. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138489 | Method and Apparatus for Distributing Multimedia to Remote Clients - Video and audio signals are streamed to remote viewers that are connected to a communication network. A host server receives an originating video and audio signal that may arrive from a single source or from a plurality of independent sources. The host server provides any combination of the originating video and audio signals to viewers connected to a communication network. A viewer requests the host server provide a combination of video and audio signals from the host server. The host server transmits an instruction set to be executed by the viewer. The instruction set causes the viewer to transmit parameters to the host user, including parameters relating to the processing capabilities of the viewer. The host server then transmits multimedia data to the viewer according to the received parameters. A plurality of viewers may be simultaneously connected to the host server. Each of the plurality of viewers may configure the received video and audio signals independent of any other viewer and may generate alerts based on the video and audio content. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138490 | SENDING APPARATUS, SENDING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a sending apparatus, sending method and a communication system with utilizing the sending apparatus that can improve efficiency of data sending operation and can reduce a duty for data communication. Each sending apparatus classifies data stored on a storage into groups “X”, “Y” and “Z”, fractionates a clump of data, classified into each of the groups “X”, “Y” and “Z”, by a number of fractions based on a sending completion allowable time for the classified data, and sends the fractionated data in multi cycles at every sending interval, without sending and receiving the data stored on the storage all at once. Each sending apparatus selects any one piece of data generated from fractionated clump of data for each of the groups “X”, “Y” and “Z”, and then sends the selected piece of data at every sending interval. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138491 | Customizable Content for Distribution in Social Networks - Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to customizing content based on a social context associated with the viewer of the content. The social context may include information regarding the viewer's friends or contacts in a social network, and information regarding the interaction of such friends or contacts with the customizable content. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIMEDIA COLLABORATION USING A SOCIAL NETWORK SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for multimedia collaboration using a social network system. In one embodiment, a method for using a social network to establish a collaborative multimedia interaction includes receiving a request from a user to establish the collaborative multimedia interaction, where the user has established the social network, and notifying one or more members of the social network of the collaborative multimedia interaction using, in some embodiments, information about the members' current or last known digital presence and a customizable set of notification rules. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138493 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication network in which a plurality of terminals are connected to a common bus is a vehicle-mounted communication system which connects a plurality of ECUs though the bus, transmits messages at predetermined communication intervals between the ECUs, and receives the transmitted messages. The messages transmitted/received between the ECUs through a CAN communication line are divided into a plurality of groups such as a first group, a second group to an Nth group according to the type of message information. Each of the ECUs is provided with a transmission timing operation part for computing the transmission timing for each message group to be transmitted. The transmission timing operation part adjusts so as to bring the transmission timing of message belonging to the first group transmitted from its own ECU closer to the transmission timing of message belonging to the first group received from another electronic control unit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138494 | CONTENT REDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BASED ON PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK AS WELL AS CONTENT MANAGEMENT TERMINAL AND ITS CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A content redistribution system based on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network includes: a content management terminal that, being a peer of the P2P network, decides for redistribution of contents based on characteristic information included in the contents received via a heterogeneous network; and peer terminals to which are distributed the contents decided for redistribution according to data transmission regulations in a community group on the P2P network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138495 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING IMAGES OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method, system and software product for managing digital media files for a user. An unique user icon or image content identifier is associated with an unique user that can be used for allowing controlled access by an authorized party to digital media files based on the presence of the icon. The digital image media file can be analyzed for determining if an image content identifier is present. The icon or image identifier allows for the automatically forwarding the digital image to an electronic address over the communication storing the image, based on identifying the feature within the image. The icon may also include metadata that is searchable. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138496 | METHOD FOR DIGITALLY RECORDING PROGRESS NOTES - A computer implemented method for digitally recording progress notes, including establishing a content database cooperable with software, the content database being populable with identifying information relevant to patients and care providers. The software is customizable such that a user can input items to be displayed on a screen and is operable to cause questions and the allowable answers thereto to be displayed. The software is customizable to allow a user to determine at least a portion of the questions and the answers that are displayed and is operable to cause text to be input into a letter. The software is customizable to allow a user to determine at least a portion of the text that will be input into the letter upon selection of at least a portion of the answers and is operable to generate the letters in accordance with the answers chosen by a user. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138497 | Fresh Product System - A method is used for enabling fresh products related information to be sent to potential customers, where fresh products become available at one or more locations at different times during the day. The method comprises receiving at a server from said locations information regarding freshness of the fresh products that are or will become available at said locations; and presenting the information and said locations on a webpage by means of a server. A storage may be used to store information regarding one or more locations where fresh products are or will become available, and regarding freshness of the fresh products at the locations. A processor may be used to present the webpage that displays the stored information. Fresh products may include cookies, fresh produce and flowers. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138498 | Method and Apparatus for Opening a Program Based on a Communication That Has Not Been Accessed - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising a processor configured to receive a communication, the communication having not been accessed, activate an interactive area based at least in part on the communication not being accessed, and receive a signal from a selection of the interactive area. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138499 | Method and Apparatus for Aggregating E-Mail Reply Data - A method is disclosed comprising sending an original e-mail message to a plurality of recipients, and receiving a plurality of received e-mails. For each of the plurality of received e-mails, the method includes determining if each received e-mail is a reply to the original e-mail message, and extracting data from each received e-mail that is a reply to the original e-mail message. The extracted data is aggregated to form aggregated data, and information relating to the aggregated data is displayed. The information may be displayed on a computer monitor along with the original e-mail message. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138500 | Online Archiving of Message Objects - This disclosure is directed to automatically moving message objects, such as email message objects, from online source mailbox databases to online archive mailbox databases. As described herein, each email message in a source mailbox database is directly or indirectly associated with a retention policy tag. The retention policy tag associated with a message object in a source mailbox database specifies a retention period. The message object remains in source mailbox database until the retention period expires for the message object. When the retention period for the message object expires, the message object is automatically moved to an archive mailbox database. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138501 | END-TO-END VALIDATION IN A PUSH ENVIRONMENT - In a push environment having a communication path along which a service provides messages to a computing device via a gateway, an inactivity timeout value and a registration timeout value enable the computing device to detect failures in the communication path. An application executing on the computing device registers an application endpoint with the gateway. The application separately subscribes to the service to receive the messages. If there is inactivity in accordance with the inactivity timeout value, the application de-registers and re-registers with the gateway, and unsubscribes and re-subscribes with the service. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138502 | CLIPBOARD OBJECT SHARING FOR INSTANT MESSAGING - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to cut and paste object processing for instant messaging and provide a method, system and computer program product for clipboard object sharing for instant messaging. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for clipboard object sharing in an instant messaging session can include requesting transfer of a clipboard object from a source instant messaging client to a target instant messaging client in an instant messaging session, determining whether or not the target instant messaging client supports a format of the clipboard object, and transferring the clipboard object to the target instant messaging client only if the target instant messaging client supports the format of the clipboard object. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138503 | EXCHANGING MESSAGES DURING A CHAT SESSION - Message display control means updates and displays messages sequentially on a message list screen each time message receiving means receives a message. When input detection means detects a response message, identification means identifies the latest message at the time of detection and the response message. Response message sending means sends the response message as a response to the identified message to other participants upon completion of input of the response message. Therefore, even in the case where the message list screen is updated due to receiving the subsequent message during the input of the response message, the completed response message is able to be sent back to the response object message. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANT MESSENGER TO MAKE FRIEND BY CYBER PET - A method by which a service system including an instant messenger server provides users with a service for raising a cyber pet and making friends through the cyber pet, includes the service system's providing and installing an instant messenger program to a user; receiving, storing and managing the user's friend list; displaying a cyber pet on the user's client terminal when an instant messenger active window is opened; and in the case that the user does not raise the cyber pet for a predetermined time, receiving the user's friend list and friend lists of another users hierarchically linked thereto, forming a potential friend list from the collected friend lists of another users, moving the cyber pet to the friend list and the potential friend list of the user, and displaying the cyber pet to another user executing the instant messenger. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK DEVICE COMMUNICATION - The disclosure is directed to a method for communicating with a monitoring device. The method includes sending an unsolicited-type message from a client program resident on the monitoring device coupled to a first secure network. The unsolicited-type message is sent to a computing system coupled to a second network separated from the first secure network by a firewall. The method also includes receiving a response message to the unsolicited-type message from the computing system. The response message includes an embedded unsolicited-type message. The client program is resident on the monitoring device receiving the response message. The method further includes providing the embedded unsolicited-type message to a server program resident on the monitoring device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138506 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC GREETINGS - The present invention relates to electronic communications, and more particularly to electronic greetings, notes and interpersonal exchanges facilitated by electronic communications such as gifts, music and video. According to some aspects, the present invention provides a platform for users to browse, select, save and send out electronic greetings According to other aspects, the present invention provides a platform for businesses to sponsor and create electronic greetings, and to use such greetings to promote their businesses and products. According to other aspects, the present invention provides a platform for targeting gift ideas using electronic greetings. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138507 | Method for processing pager model messages and user agent thereof - A method for processing pager model messages is disclosed according to the present disclosure. The method includes receiving a first pager model message; receiving a second pager model message containing an indication of replacing the first pager model message; and replacing the first pager model message with the second pager model message according to the indication; returning a replacement result notification after replacement operation. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138508 | MESSAGING PROTOCOL IN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products implementing a messaging protocol. The messaging protocol may be a messaging protocol for transporting a message across a messaging landscape in a collaborative network. Techniques include sending a message that is defined to include a structured message header with information related to at least one component from a set of components defined by a protocol, including protocol version information in a message such that a component of a messaging landscape can interpret the message based on the version information, defining a message as one of a class of messages, end-to-end acknowledgement for messages, and security for headers and payloads of messages. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138509 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING WITH AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE OVER A NETWORK - In an image display device figured to be connected to a network, a method of communicating over the network with a remote device on the network is disclosed. The method includes receiving a message sent to a multicast address on the network by the remote device, wherein the message includes an instruction to the image display device to perform a function; and performing the function instructed by the message. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SYSTEM RESOURCES IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method for managing system resources in a network environment. The method begins by reading from a first log both timestamp T | 2010-06-03 |
20100138511 | QUEUE-BASED ADAPTIVE CHUNK SCHEDULING FOR PEER-TO PEER LIVE STREAMING - A method and apparatus are described for scheduling content delivery in a peer-to-peer network, including receiving a message from a peer, classifying the received message, storing the classified message in one of a plurality of queues based on the classification, generating responses to messages based on a priority of the queue in which the classified message is stored and transmitting content to all peers in the peer-to-peer network. Also described are a method and apparatus for scheduling content delivery in a peer-to-peer network, including receiving one of a message and content from one of a content source server and a peer, classifying the received message, storing the classified message in one of a plurality of queues based on the classification, storing the received content, generating responses to messages based on a priority of the queue in which the classified message is stored and transmitting content to all other peers in the peer-to-peer network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138512 | SELF-POLICING, RATE LIMITING ONLINE FORUMS - A method and means for self-policing and automatically rate-limiting multiple-user online forums. The preferred embodiment of the invention includes a set of rules that permit users to censure other users. A censured user has one or more “privileges” (which may include access to the online computer system or the effective message rate of a communications connection) taken away or diminished; the privilege is gradually restored if the censured user behaves. The censuring participant and other pertinent participants are notified of the effect of the censuring on the censured user. In another aspect of the invention, the online computer system automatically tracks the rate at which a user sends certain types of messages, and can message rate limit a user who uses too many system resources by sending a large number of messages in rapid succession. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY TRANSFERRING BLOCK DATA OVER A NETWORK - A system for sharing block data includes a non-removable device for storing block data (e.g. a hard drive) that is networked with a plurality of computers. Each computer can initiate discovery commands and read/write commands, and transmit these commands over the network to the non-removable storage device. Computer commands are intercepted and processed by a logical algorithm program at the storage device. One function of the logical algorithm program is to instruct each computer to treat the non-removable block storage device as a removable block device. Because the computers treat the storage device as a removable block device, they relinquish control of the device (after use) to other computers on the network. The logical algorithm program also functions to allocate temporary ownership of the block storage device to one of the computers on the network and passes temporary ownership from computer to computer on the network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138514 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DATA MANAGEMENT IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - The invention relates to a method for data management in a portable electronic device connected to a host machine, said device containing a first set of data, the host machine being connected to a remote data server containing a second set of data. Said method includes the steps of:
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20100138515 | APPLICATION LAUNCHER SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES - An exemplary method includes detecting a request to launch an application on a device, accessing metadata associated with the application over a network, using the metadata to determine whether sufficient resources are available to launch the application on the device, and performing at least one action based on said determination. The at least one action may include launching the application on the device when sufficient resources are available or blocking a launch of the application on the device when sufficient resources are not available. In certain embodiments, the method is performed by the device. In certain embodiments, the device includes a set-top box configured to access a media service over the network. Corresponding methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION HISTORY - A method and apparatus for providing a communication history of a terminal in a Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol (SIP/IP) core network. When a user having a plurality of terminals sends a subscribe request for a communication history of the terminals to a server, the server transmits all communication history information associated with the plurality of terminals to any one of the terminals each time the communication histories associated with the terminals are newly registered. The terminal, which has received the communication history information, can request and receive presence information of a corresponding terminal, which is included in the communication history information, if needed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138517 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT BROKERING - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for brokering online multimedia content. The method includes receiving an online request (such as a search) for multimedia content from a user, retrieving a user profile associated with the user, locating a plurality of online multimedia providers having multimedia content satisfying the request, identifying a preferred provider from the plurality of online multimedia providers, determining information required by the preferred provider for access to the multimedia content satisfying the request, transmitting the required information from the user profile to the preferred provider in order to access the multimedia content satisfying the request, and instructing the preferred provider to transmit the multimedia content to a playback device of the user. The method can further include receiving a payment from the user for the multimedia content, and paying the fee charged by the preferred provider. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138518 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING INFORMATION INTO A SECURE ELEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for downloading information from a remote server. The method includes receiving, at a portable device, banking card information for an account and storing the banking card information into a secure memory within the portable device. Responsive to the receiving, a first moblet software module automatically sends a wireless message to the remote server to inform the remote server of the banking card information being received at the portable device. The portable device may receive a second moblet software module associated with the banking card information. The portable device may subsequently execute the second moblet software module which utilizes the banking card information, wherein the first and second moblet software modules comprise device independent commands of a generic syntax and wherein further the commands are executed by a device dependent software module also resident on the portable device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138519 | Networking Hardware Elements With Network Layout Maps Thereon, And Related Methods - Examples of networking hardware with network layout maps thereon are disclosed herein. Other examples, embodiments, and related methods are also described herein. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138520 | USER ALIASES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A technique is disclosed in the context of a communications system whereby parties accessible through the system may be referenced by multiple alternative symbolic names. User profile information for a given party may be maintained in the system to control features and routing behavior in response to session request involving the party. By virtue of a mapping capability, one or more symbolic names may be associated with the same user profile information. A session request involving any of the alternative names for a party will evoke the same user profile. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138521 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A RESCUE ENVIRONMENT IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT - A provisioning server can remotely deliver a rescue environment to a malfunctioning target machine. The provisioning server can operate in conjunction with a network management server in order to identify malfunctioning target machines, for example, target machines with damaged operating systems. Once a malfunctioning target machine is identified, the provisioning server can be configured to identify a rescue environment to repair the malfunctioning target machine and provide the rescue environment to the malfunctioning target machine. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138522 | MAPPING TOOL FOR CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENTS - Configuring of a communications environment is facilitated. A mapping tool is provided that aids in the configuring of various components of a communications environment, such as an input/output (I/O) subsystem of the environment. Data generated from an order process and a logical configuration definition are used as input to the mapping tool. The tool performs mapping and generates as output a physical configuration definition, and optionally, one or more reports. The mapping tool has a manual function, as well as an automatic function. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138523 | AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - An automatic configuration method and system for medical devices in a healthcare network is disclosed herewith. The method comprises: installing a medical device in a healthcare network. Upon installation, the medical device accesses a server for obtaining configuration information of at least one client in the network. The medical device automatically configures the clients with the medical device, using the obtained configuration information. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138524 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INTEGRATING A MEDICAL DEVICE INTO A MEDICAL FACILITY NETWORK - A method for integrating a medical device into a medical facility network by equipping the medical device with wireless communication device is disclosed. The medical device is provided into a medical treatment area within wireless range of the medical facility network. The medical facility network is configured to detect the medical device upon entry into the medical treatment area. The medical facility network is configured to thereafter transmit an initialization signal to the medical device. A system for integrating medical devices, a medical device capable of integration, and a medical facility network are also disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138525 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A UICC WITH AN OPERATOR DNS IP ADDRESS - A method for providing a UICC embedded in a wireless Mobile Equipment (ME) with an operator DNS IP address in a Wireless communication Network, said method comprising the following steps:
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20100138526 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING HARDWARE UPDATES IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT - A provisioning server can remotely determine target machines, requiring a hardware update, and remotely provide the hardware updates to the target machines. The provisioning server can identify hardware updates for target machines in a network it serves. The provisioning server can operate in conjunction with a network management server in order to identify the target machines, requiring the hardware update. The provisioning server can generate the hardware update for the target machines and provide the hardware update to the target machines. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138527 | TRAFFIC FENCING MECHANISM FOR CONTROL PLANE ENABLED NETWORKS - A device receives a traffic fencing (TF) function for a network, and provides a TF attribute, based on the received TF function, over a link of the network to enable activation of a TF rule of a link state routing (LSR) algorithm used by the network to implement the TF function for the network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138528 | Determining the graphic load of a virtual desktop - The graphics load of a virtual desktop is estimated to determine the capacity of a virtual desktop system. In one embodiment, the graphics load of a physical desktop is measured by a remoting agent installed on the physical desktop. The graphics load can be used as an estimate of the load that would be created by a deployed virtual desktop. The remoting agent on the physical desktop mimics host operations that are necessary to direct graphics data to a remote site. The remoting agent also measures the graphics load incurred by the host operations to determine a capacity of a virtual desktop system prior to deployment of the virtual desktop system. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138529 | Variance-Optimal Sampling-Based Estimation of Subset Sums - The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a generic sample of an input stream. The method is designated as VAR | 2010-06-03 |
20100138530 | COMPUTING COMPONENT AND ENVIRONMENT MOBILITY - Methods, services, devices, and programmable code are provided for moving computing processes without loss of service. Powered components supporting a computing infrastructure executing computing processes are monitored for thermal characteristics, each associated with at least one of the deployed components. A thermal characteristic rule set comprising a threshold is applied to the monitored characteristics, and in response to an association with a monitored characteristic correlating with the threshold, a computing process is moved from one powered component to another having a monitored thermal characteristics not correlated with the threshold, the moving in real-time and without causing an interruption of service to an end user using the moved process. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138531 | REAL TIME PROTOCOL STREAM MIGRATION - A method for monitoring and migrating a primary server transmitting a real time streaming protocol (RTSP) stream is provided. Backup servers monitor at least one primary server to determining whether the primary server is active. Upon determining that a primary server is inactive, the backup servers take over the connection on which the inactive primary server was streaming data and then take over the transmission of the RTSP stream. The backup server can further derive the position in a file of the next data needed to be transmitted. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138532 | Method of operating a network subnet manager - The invention relates to a method of operating a network subnet manager, in particular Infiniband network subnet manager in a subnet of a network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138533 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A ROOT CAUSE OF A NETWORK EVENT - A method of identifying a root cause of an event in a network of linked entities. The method comprises: defining a plurality of signatures, each signature comprising one or more classes, the classes being categorized by a taxonomy of classes; receiving a first message from the network; assigning one or more of the signatures to the first message; establishing a set of one or more hypotheses, each hypothesis identifying:a respective root cause; and one of the signatures assigned to the first message; receiving one or more subsequent messages from the network; determining whether each subsequent message matches a signature identified by a previously hypothesis; and generating an output based on the determination. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138534 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITOR AN ACCESS GATEWAY - The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for monitoring an access gateway. The systems and methods include monitors on appliances that generate and send requests to logon agents or login page services on access gateways. Based on the responses from the logon agents or login page services, the monitors determine whether the logon agents or login page services are available. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138535 | NETWORK SERVICE ZONE LOCKING - A zone locking system detects unauthorized network usage internal to a firewall. The system determines unauthorized network usage by classifying internal hosts inside a firewall into zones. Certain specified zones are unauthorized to initiate client communications with other selected zones. However, zone override services can be designated for each associated internal zone, and thus, authorizing selected network services. An alarm or other appropriate action is taken upon the detection of unauthorized network | 2010-06-03 |
20100138536 | DOWNLOAD CONTROL DEVICE - When download operations get started in unison in conformity to RSS metafile delivery time-and-date information, the traffic is temporarily concentrated to a server, resulting in the risk of a system failure or else. In addition, it is inevitable to periodically check whether an RSS file on Web server is updated or not; so, users must delete update-unnecessary RSS files from those objects to be monitored. In view of this, the periodical update check timing of download control information is dispersed, thereby scattering download requests to the server. The download control information is provided with the information indicating whether such download control information is put under update management and/or expire time-and-date information in case the update management is to be done, whereby an information processing apparatus performs, based on the information, erase processing of the download control information when the download processing is completed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138537 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND TERMINAL FOR ACCESS CONTROL IN DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A method for access control in device management includes: by a terminal, receiving a command that includes a node identifier of a target ID from a server; judging whether the server rights meet preset rights; running the command when the server rights meet the preset rights and the server has an access right (ACL) of the target node identified by the node identifier. The present invention solves the problem that the MOs are beyond control because any server can create any type of MOs in the terminal, thus improving the security of the system. A system and terminal for access control in device management are also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138538 | PROXY, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SESSION KEEP-ALIVE DETECTION - A proxy includes a session keep-alive detection converting unit, configured to perform conversion between a first session keep-alive detection message supported by a first session communication peer and a second session keep-alive detection message supported by a second session communication peer. Another proxy includes a session group keep-alive detection processing unit, configured to act as an intermediate agent for the session group keep-alive detection between a session group communication peer and a session communication peer. A method and network system for session keep-alive detection based on two proxies is also provided. The present invention can implement conversion between different session keep-alive detection mechanisms, and perform keep-alive detection on the session group, thus reducing the message traffic in the session keep-alive detection. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138539 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING SPAM - A method for a first network to receive a packet from a second network is provided, including a router at the first network receiving the packet from the second network, the packet addressed to a client reachable through the first network; the router inspecting the packet for a nonrepudiable marking provided by the second network; if the nonrepudiable marking is present and matches the packet, adding an indicator pointing to the second network in the packet; adding a second nonrepudiable marking to the packet, and transmitting the packet to a destination; and otherwise, dropping the packet. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138540 | Method of managing organization of a computer system, computer system, and program for managing organization - There is provided a method of managing an organization of a computer system including a plurality of servers each capable of executing requested services, the services belonging to a service group defined based on data necessary for executing the services. Service groups are assigned to the plurality of servers. The method including: selecting, when a load imposed on a server exceeds a predetermined upper limit, a server of transfer destination for executing some of the services to be executed on the server having the load exceeding the upper limit; selecting at least one service group out of service groups assigned to the server having the load exceeding the upper limit; assigning the selected service group to the server of transfer destination; and transferring data necessary for executing services belonging to the selected service group from the server having the load exceeding the upper limit to the server of transfer destination. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138541 | METHOD FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION, BASE STATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - The present invention provides a method for resource allocation, a base station and a mobile communication terminal. The method includes: setting a persistent radio resource set and a complementary resource set pre-allocated to a terminal; determining a radio resource to be used according to the size of a packet to be transmitted by the terminal or the base station. According to one embodiment of the present invention, when a whole packet cannot be transmitted by using the pre-allocated persistent resource, the complementary resource can be allocated to the terminal so that the packet doesn't need to be divided, time delay is reduced, physical layer control information is decreased and the number of accommodated terminal users is increased. The present invention is applicable to any service in which packets arrive periodically, such as VoIP service and real-time service. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138542 | Method of load balancing edge-enabled applications in a content delivery network (CDN) - A method and system of load balancing application server resources operating in a distributed set of servers is described. In a representative embodiment, the set of servers comprise a region of a content delivery network. Each server in the set typically includes a server manager process, and an application server on which edge-enabled applications or application components are executed. As service requests are directed to servers in the region, the application servers manage the requests in a load-balanced manner, and without any requirement that a particular application server spawned on-demand. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138543 | Real-time content detection in ISP transmissions - A method and system for detecting the transmission of preidentified content, such as copyrighted material, over an Internet Service Provider (ISP) network. A set of rules is provided to identify one or more traffic flow profiles of data streams transmitting preidentified content. Preferably the rules are adaptively created through analysis of actual ISP data in conjunction with data suggesting an initial set of profile characteristics. The rules are applied to data streams being transmitted in the ISP network, so that data streams fitting one or more of the profiles are identified. A database contains, e.g., as digital signatures or fingerprints, one or more items of content whose transmission is sought to be detected. Data streams identified as matching a profile are analyzed to determine if their content matches an item of content in the database, and if so, an action is taken which may include interrupting the transmission, suspending an ISP account, or reporting the transmission. An ISP with a system performing this method may offer services to content providers, and a plurality of ISPs may jointly use a single database of preidentified content to be compared to each ISP's identified data streams. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138544 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA PROCESSING - A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for protecting data being transferred during a session with an application are presented. In response to receiving a session request that includes an application identifier for an application, a data processing node establishes a session with the application and assigns a session identifier for that session. A session response, which includes the session identifier, to the session request is sent. In response to receiving a first request that includes the session identifier, a first pipe in the session is established. This first pipe enables data related to the first request to be isolated according to an assigned first pipe identifier for the first pipe. A first response to the first request is sent, wherein the first response comprises the session identifier and the first pipe identifier. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138545 | STREAMING MEDIA - A method for providing a session invitation protocol (SIP) session between a first and a second entity. An SIP session is established between the first and second entity. At least one media stream is transmitted from the first entity to the second entity. At least one of transmission, storage and play back of the at least one media stream is controlled in the SIP session at the first and/or second entity. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138546 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR REASSIGNING A NETWORK ADDRESS - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for reassigning a network address. A detection module detects a routing table change for a host. The host is in communication with a least one network. A client is also in communication with the host over a network interface using a first address. A generation module generates a second address for the client. The second address does not compete with other addresses on the at least one network. An interface module disables the network interface to the client. The interface module then enables the network interface between the client and the host. A communication module receives a request for a new address from the client. The communication module assigns the second address to the client. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138547 | GENERIC BROADBAND APPLICATION AND PLUG-INS - A device may receive a broadband card, dynamically load a non-generic plug-in to detect the broadband card, determine whether the loaded non-generic plug-in detects the broadband card, dynamically load a generic plug-in when the loaded non-generic plug-in does not detect the broadband card, and use the generic plug-in to certify the broadband card. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FILES BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting files between electronic devices. The method includes: supplying a computer for connecting at least one electronic device to the computer and connecting the computer to a server; controlling the electronic device to log on or off the server when the electronic device is connected with the computer; obtaining an identifier (ID) of a target electronic device, an ID of the electronic device, and information of files what are selected in the electronic device by a user; generating a request including the ID of the target electronic device, the ID of the electronic device, and the information of files that the user selects; and transmitting the request to the target electronic device if the target electronic device is logged on the server. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138549 | PORTABLE AP ENHANCEMENTS - An access point configured to connect a station to a wireless network includes a wireless communication unit configured to send data to the station, and a control unit configured to adjust one or more operational parameters of the access point based on indicative parameters of a basic service set (BSS), which includes the access point and the station. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138550 | SHIP-BORNE DEVICE MANAGING METHOD - A ship-borne device managing method includes allocating IP address information to a device when a device configuration information request message is received from the device through a network in a ship system; performing an overlapping test of checking whether the allocated IP address information is currently used in the device; allocating service session information necessary for provision of an application service regarding the device in case where the overlapping test determines that the allocated IP address information is not currently used by the device; and generating a device configuration information response message based on the allocated IP address information and service session information and transmitting the device configuration information response message to the device. The device configuration information request message may include information regarding the device in the form of text or binary. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138551 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING TRANSFORMATIONS TO IP ADDRESSES OBTAINED BY DOMAIN NAME SERVICE (DNS) - Described herein are systems and methods for improving networked communication systems by transforming IP addresses. In particular, an intermediary device disposed in a network between a plurality of clients and a plurality of servers can receive a request for a service offered at a specified domain name. The appliance can also receive a DNS-resolved primary address for a server associated with the domain name, and transform the primary address to a secondary address for the server. The address transformation can be done by the intermediary to prevent service interruption between a client and server due, for example, to server maintenance. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138552 | EDGE PEER DEVICE, PAN GATEWAY DEVICE, SUPER PEER DEVICE, AND P2P NETWORK-BASED INTERCONNECTION METHOD - An edge peer device, includes a first peer device connection management unit for allowing the edge peer device to participate in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, and establishing a pipe connection to other edge peer device or the PAN gateway device to transmit or receive contents; a first peer device authentication unit for performing authentication of the edge peer device and PAN gateway device; and a first advertisement management unit for generating and storing advertisements and indexing the generated advertisements to transmit the indexed advertisements to the super peer device. Further, the edge peer device includes a first PAN device management unit for requesting and receiving a list of PAN devices from the PAN gateway device to manage the PAN device list; a first PAN service management unit for managing and providing services included in the PAN device list; and a first P2P communication unit for performing P2P communication with the super peer device and other peer devices. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138553 | Selecting Format for Content Distribution - Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method for performing a content distribution associated with a format includes performing analysis of an information collection reflecting network activities by a user, the network activities occurring in response to earlier content distributions to the user. The method includes selecting a format for a content distribution to be made to the user, the format being selected based on the analysis. The method includes performing the content distribution to the user using the selected format. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138554 | INTERFACING WITH STREAMS OF DIFFERING SPEEDS - A system processes packet data received in a number of incoming streams of variable speeds. The system includes an input interface, input logic, and one or more packet processors. The input interface receives the packet data and outputs the data using a first arbitration element. The input logic includes flow control logic, a memory, and a dispatch unit. The flow control logic initiates flow control on the data output by the input interface. The memory stores the data from the input interface. The dispatch unit reads the data from the memory using a second arbitration element. The packet processor(s) process the data from the dispatch unit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138555 | System and Method to Guide Active Participation in Peer-to-Peer Systems with Passive Monitoring Environment - A method includes identifying shared content by inspecting a peer-to-peer traffic flow and identifying source peers providing the shared content, and requesting the shared content from the source peers. The method further includes receiving requests for the shared content from requesting peers, identifying requesting peers based on the requests for the shared content, and providing the shared content to a local subset of the requesting peers. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138556 | Method and Device for Processing Data and Communication System Comprising Such Device - A method and a device for processing data are provided said data is preferably transmitted from a first network component to at least one second network component via at least two lines, wherein the method comprises the step: The data to be conveyed via the at least two lines is distributed within a at least one frame. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138557 | Method and Apparatus For Implementing Alerts on a Browser Running on a Portable Handheld Device - A method and apparatus for implementing alerts on a browser running on a portable handheld device is disclosed. The method generates an asynchronous notification action from the server and in response transmits an alert containing a message indicating availability of HTML pages that describe the nature of the alert. The alert is received at a node on a network and translated into the original message. An alert receipt acknowledgment is transmitted to the server. Access to the alert HTML page is provided through a URL containing the appropriate query strings necessary to present the appropriate HTML page. The invention also discloses a wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter associated with a wireless network that receives paging signals from a server on the network and returns an acknowledgment signal back to the server. The invention also discloses a client/server based method of delivering messages initiated by a client. After a connection is established between a client and server, the client requests a message from the server. In response, the server retrieves and returns the message back to the client. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138558 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SERVICE INFORMATION - A system, device, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed. The system includes a server and a client. The server provides a plurality of network services and includes a service list module for generating a network service information list. The network service information list at least includes network paths of the plurality of network services. The client, coupled to the server, includes an automatic information retrieving handler. The automatic information retrieving handler sends a request to the service list module of the server upon detecting a network path, inputted by an user, pointing to the server, receives at least a portion of network service information from the network service information list of the server, and selectively displays at least a portion of the network service information to the user. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138559 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTION OF COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC - An Internet traffic redirection architecture is disclosed that allows for directing of trash traffic to specified sites. The system or method allows a controller, such as an ISP, to benefit from mistyped Internet addresses so that participating partners of the ISP are presented to the customer when the requests a web site that is not found or does not exist. The system decreases lost traffic by means of capturing unresolved “trash” traffic on the Internet and redirecting said traffic to a search engine partner and/or other partners. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138560 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING SECURITY THROUGH NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATIONS USING TUNNELING AND COMPENSATIONS - This invention provides a method for providing network security services, such as those provided by the IPSEC protocol, through network address translation (NAT). The method is based on determining the transformations that occur on a packet and compensating for the transformations. Because only TCP and UDP protocols work through NATs, the IPSEC AH/ESP packets are encapsulated into UDP packets for transport. Special operations are performed to allow reliable communications in such environments. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138561 | SIMULCAST INTERNET MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A simulcast Internet media distribution system and method for the same is disclosed in which the present creates an enhanced multimedia viewing experience by creating multiple coordinated media channels synchronized to a primary media channel. The media channels are coordinated by a caching and distribution system optimized for distribution over the Internet. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138562 | LOW LATENCY COMMUNICATION VIA MEMORY WINDOWS - A high performance computer system has compute nodes interconnected by an inter-node communication network. The compute nodes include local packetized interconnects. Shared memory between compute nodes is emulated by tunneling packetized interconnect packets between the compute nodes. A memory region on one of the compute nodes is used as a window into a memory region in another compute node. Special registers may be provided to expedite remote operations on small amounts of data. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION LINKS - A system and method for managing a communication link between a consumer electronic device adapted for two-way, wireless communications with at least one peripheral. The communication link is managed using a controller that is associated with the consumer electronic device that functions to assign communication slots to the peripheral to facilitate communications between the peripheral and the consumer electronic device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138564 | VIRTUAL PORT NUMBER ASSIGNING METHOD AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THAT STORES A VIRTUAL PORT NUMBER ASSIGNING PROGRAM - A virtual USB port numbers assigning method, applicable to a client device for generating a virtual port representing an actual port of a remote USB hub. The steps comprise: detecting an electrical device connecting to the actual port; requesting data regarding the actual port and the connected electronic device, such as the MAC address and actual port number of the remote USB hub, and the PID and VID of the electrical device; evaluating the data; and assigning virtual ports according to the evaluation result. By assigning fixed virtual port number to each electrical device, so as to prevent the operating system from repeatedly asking users to install the driver program of the electrical device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138565 | AUTOMATIC QOS DETERMINATION WITH I/O ACTIVITY LOGIC - Systems and methodologies for automatic quality of service (QoS) management for data network devices are provided herein. As described herein, active versus inactive interaction between a user and a network device can be identified, based on which an appropriate QoS level can be applied to the device. For example, a level of input/output (I/O) activity associated with a device can be inferred by monitoring mouse movement, touch input activity, display output activity, voice I/O activity, or the like, and a QoS configuration can be automatically selected for the device based on the inferred level of activity. As further provided herein, I/O activity monitoring and a corresponding QoS assignment can be related to an activity timer, such that a high-priority QoS setting is applied to devices for which I/O activity is identified within the timer and a low-priority QoS setting is applied to devices for which such activity is not identified. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138566 | Control System for Legacy Computers Using Peripheral Devices - A system and method for transferring data with a peripheral of a computer controlled system is presented. The system and method comprises a means for monitoring an interface cable between the peripheral and the peripheral controller to identify an idle interval, a switching means for connecting a controller to the interface cable for transferring data between the controller and the peripheral, and a communications port for transferring commands and data between the controller and an another computer. The system and method transfers data with the peripheral without consuming memory or CPU resources of the computer controlled system. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138567 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSPARENT ETHERNET LINK PAIRING - A solution for reducing latency in a host computing device communicating with network-attached devices over a network. The host includes two network adapters that each support bidirectional communications with the host. The solution includes a dual module that represents the two network adapters as a single logical interface to both the host and the network-attached devices. An inbound module directs inbound data sent to the interface by the devices through one of the network adapters, while an outbound module directs outbound data sent to the interface by the host through the other. In one embodiment, the outbound module is responsible for intercepting data sent to the interface and sending it through the network adapter dedicated to outbound communications. The solution also includes a mode module to enable the latency reduction apparatus, and a collapse module that enables bidirectional communications through the remaining network adapter if a network adapter fails. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138568 | METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING A SAFETY-ORIENTED PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER AND ROUTER FUNCTION BLOCK - The present invention relates to a method for programming a safety-oriented programmable logic controller ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100138569 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE ACCESS BY A PLURALITY APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling access to multiple applications which are each implemented as a client application in an operating system environment of a data processing device from a shared memory system. The problem addressed by the invention is that of providing an improved method and an improved device for controlling access to multiple applications which are each implemented as a client application in an operating system environment of a data processing device from a shared memory system, which allow an efficient exchange of data for input/output. In particular, interaction with multimedia data in such an operating environment should be optimized. The invention comprises the details of a method for controlling access to multiple applications which are each implemented as a client application in an operating system environment of a data processing device from a shared memory system which is constructed in the form of multiple memory blocks in the operating system environment, which are each assigned to one of the client applications. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138570 | CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a content processing apparatus has an interface circuit connected to one or more external devices, and a control circuit which executes plural kinds of content processing to access the one or more external devices simultaneously and in parallel. The control circuit includes a CPU configured to set an order of priority for plural kinds of content processing, and limit processing operation sequentially from lower priority content processing, as load increases and disables simultaneous parallel execution of plural kinds of content processing. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SHARING BUFFER - A system, method, and computer readable article of manufacture for sharing buffer management. The system includes: a predictor module to predict at runtime a transaction data size of a transaction according to history information of the transaction; and a resource management module to allocate sharing buffer resources for the transaction according to the predicted transaction data size in response to beginning of the transaction, to record an actual sharing buffer size occupied by the transaction in response to the successful commitment of the transaction, and to update the history information of the transaction. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138572 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DEVICE WITH MILLIMETER WAVE TRANSCEIVER AND SYSTEM WITH HOST DEVICE FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus device includes a wireless millimeter wave transceiver that communicates first data with a host device via a first RF millimeter wave communication path. A USB interface, when coupled to a host device, communicates second data with the host device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138573 | SYSTEM INCLUDING TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - A system includes a transmitter, a receiver and a plurality of paths connecting the transmitter and the receiver, the transmitter being configured to transmit a command and data to the receiver, the transmitter including a plurality of transmitting units that transmit the command and the data, a dividing unit that divides data into a plurality of segments, and that enables each of the transmitting units to transmit each of the segments of the data, and a duplicating unit that duplicates the command, and that enables each of the transmitting units to transmit each of the duplicated commands, the receiver including a plurality of receiving units that receive the command and the data, a merging unit that merges the segments of data back into a data, and a controller that receives the duplicated commands from the transmitting units via the paths. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138574 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND SIGNAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes a first board that includes a first processor, a second board that is connected to the first board with a bus and that includes a second processor, and a disconnecting/connecting unit that, when the first board is in a first state in which power of the first processor is turned off and the second board is in a second state in which power of the second processor is turned on, disconnects a signal supplied via the bus between the first board and the second board. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138575 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO SYNCHRONIZE SIMULTANEOUS DMA PARALLEL PROCESSING OF A SINGLE DATA STREAM BY MULTIPLE DEVICES - Disclosed are methods and devices, among which is a system that includes a device that includes one or more pattern-recognition processors in a pattern-recognition cluster, for example. One of the one or more pattern-recognition processors may be initialized to perform as a direct memory access master device able to control the remaining pattern-recognition processors for synchronized processing of a data stream. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138576 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD BETWEEN MASTER AND SLAVE DEVICES - A method for transmitting data frames between a master device and one or more slave devices via a bus system having at least one request line for transmitting request data frames from the master device to the slave devices, a response line for transmitting response data frames from the slave devices to the master device and at least one selection line for activating the slave devices, the request data frames and the response data frames being transmitted together with at least one address bit for addressing one of the slave devices, the useful data bits and at least one length-indicating bit for indicating the data frame length. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING BITWISE DATA IN SYSTEM ON CHIP - An apparatus and a method for writing bitwise data in a System On Chip (SOC) are provided. In the method, a master determines whether a size of data to be written on a slave is equal to or smaller than half of a size of data transmittable at a time. If it is determined that the data is equal to or smaller than half of the size of the data transmittable at a time, the master transmits the data to the slave via a bus. The master transmits a signal representing a bit at which the data is to be written via a bus lane not used for the data transmission. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138578 | MEMORY ACCESS CONTROLLER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A memory access controller including a command analysis unit to receive write access request and command data and to analyze access to a memory, a command execution unit to output command and data control signals to the memory based on write data, and the analysis result, a mode setting unit to switch between a first operation mode in which a write access request is issued when both the command data and the corresponding write data are available, and a second operation mode in which a write access request is issued when the command data is available independently of availability of the write data corresponding to the command data, and a timing arbitration unit provided for each bus master to output the write access request and command data to the command analysis unit and output the write data to the command execution unit in accordance with the mode setting unit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138579 | NETWORK ADAPTOR OPTIMIZATION AND INTERRUPT REDUCTION - A method and system are disclosed for network adaptor optimization and interrupt reduction. The method may generate an immediate I/O interrupt notification to a host device driver in response to receiving data from a network. The method may also update an inbound buffer list based on the received data in the inbound buffer queue. Furthermore, the method may set the buffer state from an empty state to a primed state to indicate that the received data is available for processing. The method may also build an outbound buffer list based on outgoing data and add the outgoing data to an outbound buffer queue. Furthermore, the method may set a buffer state from an empty state to a primed state to indicate that the outgoing data is prepared for transmitting and signal a network adaptor with a notification signal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138580 | MEMORY CARD ADAPTER - A card adapter includes a plurality of memory card interfaces for interfacing with a plurality of memory cards, each of the memory cards having its own file system, and a host interface for interfacing a host of the memory cards. A controller of the card adapter interfaces with the plurality of memory card interfaces and with the host interface and controls operation of the memory cards. The card adapter may have several modes of operation, one of which involves emulating, on the host, by the controller, a virtual file system that represents a unified image of the file systems of two or more memory cards. In another mode of operation of the card adapter the controller establishes presents to the host only one file system of a memory card. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138581 | Universal Docking System - A docking system is presented for an ecosystem where multiple media players provide functionality according to the location of corresponding docking stations. The docking stations have locally encoded media player persona information that depends on the location where the docking station is installed. Once a media player is docked with the docking station, the media player obtains the persona information and configures itself to provide the functionality required for the location. The media player can restrict content as necessary based on the obtained persona information. Other features also can be incorporated within the docking station and media player assemblies to provide for proper airflow, isolation from vibration, or installation by unskilled individuals. A preferred ecosystem employing the disclosed techniques includes an aircraft in-flight entertainment system. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138582 | ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH LOOPED DAISY-CHAINED NETWORK OF DOCKING STATIONS - An entertainment system comprising a media server networked with a plurality of docking stations is presented. The media server and docking stations can be networked together into a looped daisy-chained network to provide for content distribution to docked media players. The looped daisy-chained network retains connectivity or continuity when media players are undocked or when a connection is broken. In preferred embodiments, the entertainment system can be deployed within an aircraft as an in-flight entertainment system. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138583 | REMOTE ACCESS GATEWAY FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - An apparatus for providing an interface for semiconductor processing equipment is disclosed. In some embodiments, an apparatus for providing an interface for semiconductor processing equipment having an interface card includes a display logic subsystem to provide an interface to one or more devices such as video and information displays, light pens, keyboards, computer mice, and warning light networks and alarms via a data and control bus; a bridge to provide access to the data and control bus; and a local computer subsystem coupled to the bridge and the display logic subsystem, wherein the local computer subsystem provides access to one or more remote devices. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138584 | Method and System for Addressing a Plurality of Ethernet Controllers Integrated into a Single Chip Which Utilizes a Single Bus Interface - A system for arbitrating access to a shared resource is disclosed and may include a bus interface, a first network controller for handling a first host function associated with a first host process, a second network controller for handling a second host function associated with a second host process, and an arbitrator for granting access to the shared resource for one of the first host process and the second host process. The arbitrator may facilitate a transfer of information to and from the bus interface and the shared resource. The first network controller and the second network controller may be integrated within a single chip. The shared resource may be a nonvolatile memory, flash memory interface, an EEPROM interface, and/or a Serial Programming Interface (SPI). | 2010-06-03 |
20100138585 | PERSONAL AREA NETWORK WITH AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT AND DETACHMENT - A network ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100138586 | ADAPTIVE AND MODULAR UPS SYSTEM AND METHOD - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system that may incorporate a battery subsystem including at least one battery for generating electrical power, and a UPS subsystem including at least one power module. At least one first bus system may couple the battery subsystem to the UPS subsystem to supply electrical power to the UPS subsystem. An input and output (I/O) subsystem is in communication with an output of the UPS subsystem for generating an output signal. At least one second bus system may be used for coupling the output of the UPS subsystem to the I/O subsystem. At least one of the first and second bus systems may include a pair of parallel coupled, independent busses, and may further have a tie bar for enabling the pair of busses to be reconfigured as a single bus. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138587 | SHUNTED INTERLEAVE FOR ACCESSING PLURAL MEMORY BANKS, PARTICULARLY THOSE HAVING PARTIALLY ACCESSED CELLS CONTAINING DATA FOR CACHE LINES - A bank select device has a plurality of addressable locations and a plurality of storage locations correlated to each other so that each storage location is correlated to plural addressable locations and each addressable location is correlated to one storage location. Each storage location contains a respective bank select. The addressable locations and storage locations are grouped into interleave patterns such that, for each pattern, there are Q storage locations and 2 | 2010-06-03 |