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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100226589 | System, method, and computer program product for smoothing - A system and method for a hybrid, variational, user-controlled, 3D mesh smoothing for orphaned shell meshes. The smoothing model is based on a variational combination of energy and equi-potential minimization theories. A variety of smoothing techniques for predicting a new location for the node-to-smooth are employed. Each node is moved according to a specific smoothing algorithm so as to keep element included angles, skew and distortion to a minimum. The variational smoother selection logic is based on nodal valency and element connectivity pattern of the node to smooth. Results show its consistency with both quadrilateral and quad-dominant meshes with a significant gain over conventional Laplacian schemes in terms of mesh quality, stability, user control and flexibility. | 09-09-2010 |
20100138737 | UNIFIED MANAGEMENT OF CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION FOR A USER INTERACTION IN AN HTML INTERFACE - A system and method for context management which addresses the above problems while isolating the context management functions from the other functional code found on the server system. The context management system includes a context manager component which stores and retrieves name-value pairs describing the context in which the current request is being processed. In doing so, three types of context data are distinguished: static, dynamic, and transient. The context manager stores context data regarding each of a user's sessions and page flows, and returns context data in response to requests from the server system. Using this context data, the server system can then interact with the user in a manner appropriate to the user's context. | 06-03-2010 |
20100042670 | INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENGINE FOR A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A data processing system comprising a processor and accessible memory, the data processing system implementing an integrated development engine configured to automatically create and provision a computing environment in a network cloud environment. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042659 | DEPLOYMENT OVERVIEW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - A deployment overview management system, method, and associated apparatus facilitates deployment of a computer system. Feedback is provided to the deployment overview management system by prior-deployed, and other, computer systems. The feedback forms metadata that is associated with active objects, processes, and systems. The metadata is utilized to facilitate deployment of a new system and management of an existing system. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA MANAGEMENT - A data processing system that includes a processor and a metadata repository storing data describing a plurality of systems and applications. The data processing system also includes integration rules describing a plurality of data distribution formats corresponding to the plurality of systems. The data processing system correlates data between the metadata repository and the integration rules to produce and store an impact analysis of the effect a change would have on the plurality of systems and applications. There is also a master data management system including a metadata repository and integration rules. The master data management system correlates data between the metadata repository and the integration rules to produce and store an impact analysis of the effect a change would have on the plurality of target systems and applications. The master data management system is configured to publish data to the plurality of target systems over a network. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF APPLICATION INTERDEPENDENCY - A method for identification of application interdependency. The method includes receiving dependency data in a Application Interdependency Identification Tool (AIIT) system, and identifying a plurality of applications and dependency relationships corresponding to the dependency data by a dependency engine. The method also includes displaying the dependency data according to the identified applications and dependency relationships. There is also an AIIT system including a dependency engine and a dependency database. The AIIT system is configured to receive dependency data. The dependency engine is configured to identify a plurality of applications and dependency relationships corresponding to the dependency data and display the dependency data according to the identified applications and dependency relationships. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042449 | Heterogeneous Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Management Orchestration - In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing one or more parameters based on an IT service request received from an upper-layer IT interface, the parameters formatted according to an upper-layer IT interface construct. Appropriate IT domains are determined, according to at least a portion of the parameters, from a number of IT domains for implementing IT infrastructure for fulfilling the request, the domains each associated with one or more vendor-specific solutions for providing IT infrastructure of a type associated with the domain. Using a common semantic interrelational data model that includes mappings of constructs for upper-layer IT interfaces to constructs for IT domains, at least a portion of the parameters are translated from the upper-layer IT interface construct into constructs suitable for use by the determined appropriate domains. One or more parameterized instructions operable to cause appropriate vendor-specific implementations of the determined appropriate domains to implement appropriate infrastructure for fulfilling the request are communicated. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042448 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR EVALUATING ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR USING ORGANIZATION ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION - An apparatus, and an associated methodology for evaluating organization behavior from electronic communications between members of an organization. The comparison determines whether a first group dominates a second group, whether a first person of a first group dominates said first group or whether a first person of a first group dominates said organization. An alert message is generated and transmitted if it is determined that communications indicate that organizational effectiveness is or might be effected by inappropriate communications. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042402 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENT TEXT MESSAGE - An apparatus, and an associated method, detects spam and other fraudulent messages sent to a recipient station. The textual portion of a received message is analyzed to determine whether the message includes errors made by non-native language speakers when authoring a text message. A text analysis engine analyzes the text using rules sets that identify grammatical errors made by non-native language speakers, usage errors made by non-native language speakers, and other errors. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042268 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR TRACKING AIRCRAFT STATUS - An apparatus, and an associated method, provides a visualization of an aircraft status relative to a scheduled airline timeline for the aircraft. Input information associated with the aircraft and operations associated therewith, are provided and detected. The input information is used to generate a timeline having one or more milestones and an aircraft icon. The timeline and the aircraft icon are together displayed by a displayer. The visualization is viewable by airline personnel, permitting their viewing of the visualization. | 02-18-2010 |
20100041386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HANDLING OF TERMINATING A COMMUNICATION - An apparatus, system, and method for facilitating communication handing of a terminating communication, terminating or originating, at a mobile station. User preferences are entered and stored at a database. When a terminating communication is subsequently initiated, the stored preferences are accessed, and instructions are provided to the mobile station to cause communication termination in conformity with the stored preferences. | 02-18-2010 |
20100036867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED TRAVEL RECORD CREATION - A method for travel record creation. The method includes receiving initial passenger name record (PNR) data in a travel management system, retrieving stored PNR data corresponding to the initial PNR data by a business intelligence (BI) engine, and automatically creating and storing a PNR, by the BI engine, according to the initial PNR data and the stored PNR data. There is also a travel management system including a BI engine and a database. The travel management system is configured to receive initial passenger name record (PNR) data. The BI engine is configured to retrieve stored PNR data corresponding to the initial PNR data and automatically create and store a PNR according to the initial PNR data and the stored PNR data. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036665 | GENERATING SPEECH-ENABLED USER INTERFACES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for automatically creating a speech-based user interface involve identifying a software service definition that includes service inputs, service outputs, and context data and accessing a standard user interface incorporating the service input and output. The standard user interface defines a set of valid inputs for the service input and a set of available outputs, at least one of which based on the context data. Audio data is associated with at least some of the inputs in the set of valid inputs to define a set of valid speech inputs. A speech-based user interface is automatically generated from the standard user interface and the set of valid speech inputs. | 02-11-2010 |
20100031253 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VIRTUALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT - A secure network architecture. The secure network architecture includes a plurality of data processing system servers connected to communicate with a physical switch block, each of the data processing system servers executing a virtual machine software component. The secure network architecture also includes a data processing system implementing a virtualized logical compartment, connected to communicate with the plurality of data processing system servers via the physical switch block. The virtualized logical compartment includes a plurality of virtual components each corresponding to a different one of the virtual machine components. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030888 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR MONITORING SYSTEM EVENTS - An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating monitoring of a system, such as a system formed of an IT infrastructure. A detector detects the occurrence of system events, such as system faults or other anomalies. The detected events are matched with a set of rules, such by correlating attributes of the detected system events, to determine which events are related. Related events are grouped together into a group. An identification of the group is generated and displayed upon a display monitor. The individual events that comprise the group are hidden from view, i.e., collapsed behind the group identification. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030598 | PLATFORM PROVISIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a platform provisioning system and method. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is a computerized method of provisioning a new environment to an application platform, the method including analyzing a current state of the application platform, defining business requirements for the new environment, defining technical requirements for the new environment, generating a logical architecture for the new environment based on the business requirements and the technical requirements, performing a gap analysis on the application platform based on the current state of the application platform and the generated logical architecture, generating a technical architecture for the new environment based at least partially on the gap analysis, generating a physical architecture for the new environment based at least partially on the technical architecture, and provisioning the new environment based at least partially on the physical architecture. | 02-04-2010 |
20100023853 | WINDOWS PRESENTATION FOUNDATION BASED UI GENERATION FOR ABSTRACT WSDLS - Systems and method are disclosed for the automated generation of user interfaces and applications. These methods include selecting a mark up language document for creating an application, and obtaining user input for creating the user interface. These methods also include parsing the mark up language document to obtain at least one server parameter for the application, and using previously generated code to create a user interface for the application. This application can be stored in a computer readable medium. | 01-28-2010 |
20100021015 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR APPROVING PASSAGE OF A VEHICLE THROUGH A VEHICULAR CHECKPOINT - An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating documentation of the occupants of a vehicle at a border-crossing or other checkpoint. A documentation device is provided through which the occupants of the vehicle self-report documentation information, such as passport information and fingerprint information. Substantiation information is also provided in the form of an infrared or photographic image. If the self-reported documentation information corresponds with the substantiation information, the self-reported information is considered to be valid. If, however, the substantiation information does not correspond with the documentation information, further investigation of the vehicle is warranted. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020975 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DATA SECURITY - A method and related secure communications system. The method includes detecting, by a base station, a mobile device docked with the base station and in response to the detecting, generating at least one encryption key in the base station. The method also includes transmitting the encryption key to the mobile station by the base station while the mobile device is docked with the base station. The method also includes communicating encrypted data with the mobile station, the encrypted data corresponding to the encryption key. | 01-28-2010 |
20100017783 | Architecture for service oriented architecture (SOA) software factories - Systems and methods are defined of operating a service orientated architecture software factory system. In some embodiments these systems and methods include storing a plurality of definitions in a common definitions repository, transferring the plurality of definitions into a software factory definition layer, integrating the service orientated architecture with a software orientated architecture development environment and a registry, and creating runtime environment. In these embodiment, the runtime environment is created based upon the plurality of definitions, the software orientated architecture development environment, and the registry. | 01-21-2010 |
20100017694 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR CREATING AND ANNOTATING CONTENT - An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating creation and review of content. An accessor accesses content that is to be reviewed. If the review is to be made using media of a type different than the stored content, a converter converts the content into a desired media. And, reviewing of the content is carried out by way of a user interface. When a reviewer elects to add an annotation to the content, the annotation is made by way of the user interface. If the content is reviewed in textual form, the annotation is made by adding text to the reviewed content and, if the content is reviewed in audio form, the annotation is made as an audio annotation. Once annotation is made and review is completed, the content, together with the annotation made thereto, is stored, available for subsequent viewing or further review. | 01-21-2010 |
20100004858 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PLANNING AND DISPLAYING A ROUTE PATH - An electronic map device apparatus, and an associated method, creates a route between a route source and a route destination for display at the electronic map device. Locations, area, and features that a user does not desire to encounter during travel along the route are identified and form exclusion information. The exclusion information is entered by way of a user interface. The exclusion information is utilized in the formation of the selected route. A mapping that identifies the selected route is displayed at a display device of the user interface. | 01-07-2010 |
20090300774 | ERROR AND EXCEPTION MESSAGE HANDLING FRAMEWORK - Described are systems and methods for counteracting attempts at unauthorized use of information systems. An error message generated in response to an error in the information system is received, where the error message includes a set of information describing the error. The received error message is then translated into an obfuscated message, where the obfuscated message replaces at least a portion of the set of information describing the error with a set of alternative information. The obfuscated message is then presented to a user via a user interface. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299680 | System and method for message-queue-based server testing - A system for testing a banking transactions server. The system includes a storage medium storing a plurality a simulated banking transactions. The system also includes a script engine executing on a processor. The system also includes a plurality of templates useable by the script engine. The script engine tests a banking transactions server by transmitting a series of simulated banking transactions to a message queue on the banking transactions server. There is also a method including storing a plurality a simulated banking transactions in a storage medium. The method also includes executing a script engine on a processor. The method also includes testing a banking transactions server by transmitting a series of simulated banking transactions to a message queue on the banking transactions server. | 12-03-2009 |
20090293005 | System and method for user interface design generator for data management applications - A system for user interface design, including an application information model stored in a data processing system storage. The system also includes a user interface design generator configured to retrieve the application information model, apply known patterns of requirements and interaction for data management activities, and produce and store a user interface design specification according to the application information model and the known patterns of requirements and interaction for data management activities. Also, there is a method for producing a user interface design specification. The method includes transforming an application information model into a functional requirements specification, combining the functional requirements specification with the application information model to produce a user interface functional specification, deriving an application navigation structure from the user interface functional specification, combining the user interface functional specification and the application navigation structure to produce a user interface design specification and storing the user interface design specification. | 11-26-2009 |
20090281968 | APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR QUANTIFYING A QUALITY OF A USE CASE - A use case quality index tool, and an associated method, analyzes the specifications of use cases. Determinations are made of conformity of a use case with use-case quality rules. And, a calculator calculates a use case quality index value that quantifies the conformity of the use case to the use-case quality rules. | 11-12-2009 |
20090281846 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING DATA-CENTER MANAGEMENT - An apparatus, and an associated methodology, automatically monitors operations at a data center. A metric obtainer collects metrics associated with operation of entities maintained or operated at the data center. The collected metrics are stored at a database whose contents are accessible by an analyzer. The analyzer analyzes the collected data. Analyses are used to manage operations at the data center. | 11-12-2009 |
20090271471 | PROVIDING SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE BUSINESS CONSUMERS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing services to business organization clients involve receiving a request for a particular service, identifying configuration data relating to the request, sending a service request to a service provider of the service, and providing the service to a service consumer in accordance with data returned in response to the service request. The service consumer is identified from the request for a particular service. Configuration data corresponding to the service consumer is identified. The service provider for the service and resource data corresponding to the service are identified from the configuration data. A service request is sent to the service provider and data relating to the service is returned from the service provider. The service is provided to the service consumer in a shared runtime environment based at least in part on the received data relating to the service. | 10-29-2009 |
20090265703 | System and method for application portability - A data processing system having a processor and accessible memory, the data processing system executing a first operating system, the data processing system also having an application and virtualized application environment, the application and virtualized application environment capable of being packaged and moved to a second data processing system. There is also a machine-usable medium encoded with a container, the container storing a packaged data processing system application and associated virtualized application environment, the virtualized application environment capable of being executed on a plurality of different operating systems. There is also a method, including executing an application in a virtualized application environment on a first device and packaging the virtualized application environment and the application in a container. The method also includes unpacking the container on a second device and executing the application in the virtualized application environment on the second device. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260014 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR ALLOCATING PROCESSING AMONGST DATA CENTERS - Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating optimization of data center performance. An optimization decision engine is provided with information regarding energy credentials of the power generative facilities that power the respective data centers. The energy credential, or other energy indicia, information is used in an optimization decision. Responsive to the optimization decision, processing allocation is made. | 10-15-2009 |
20090251335 | VEHICULAR SIGNATURING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY - A vehicular signaturing device and associated methodology by which to identify a vehicle. A sensor senses light energy emitted by the vehicle, such as light energy generated by a headlight assembly of the vehicle. The sensed energy is compared with database-stored information that is indexed together with standard vehicular types, models, and manufacture-year to identify the vehicular type. Once identified, the information related to identification is used pursuant to further vehicular-signaling functionality. | 10-08-2009 |
20090234665 | System and method for customer feedback - A method for managing customer feedback. The method includes receiving a recording of spoken customer feedback in a server data processing system and transcribing the customer feedback in the server data processing system to produce a transcript. The method also includes storing the transcript in a customer feedback database and generating and storing an index of the transcript. The method also includes identifying words in the transcript that correspond to predefined keywords and generating a report according to the identified words and the transcript. There is also a corresponding data processing system. | 09-17-2009 |
20090231801 | DOCKING STATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY, FOR A MINI PERSONAL COMPUTER - A docking station for a mini personal computer. The docking station formed of the shell of a laptop computer at which a user keyboard and a display screen are supported at the docking station. Additional elements, such as a computer hard drive or computer mass storage device are also supported at the docking station. When the mini personal computer is received at a docking port of the docking station, the processor of the mini personal computer is able to make use of the elements supported at the docking station. | 09-17-2009 |
20090204452 | MANAGING A MULTI-SUPPLIER ENVIRONMENT - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for managing multi-supplier environment. In some implementations, a method includes identifying a supplier model configured to identify information for executing different aspects of the transaction associated with different enterprise departments and a primary supplier from a plurality of selectable third-party suppliers in response to at least a request for a enterprise transaction. The model is configured to identify methodologies for executing the different aspects of a transaction. A plurality of requests for the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier are generated based, at least in part, on the supplier model and the transaction request. Each of the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier are associated with at least one of the plurality of requests. Each of the plurality of requests are automatically transmitted to at least one of the associated enterprise departments or the primary supplier in accordance with the supplier model. | 08-13-2009 |
20090204415 | System and method for product recall notification - A method for checking the recall status of a product. The method includes receiving product identification data in a data processing system by scanning a product. The method also includes storing the product identification data and checking the product identification data against a recall database. The method also includes determining whether the product has been recalled, and if the product has been recalled, notifying a user that the product has been recalled. There is also a method for managing product recalls. That method includes receiving product recall data including product identification data for a recalled product, and storing the product recall data in a recall database. That method also includes sending a notification to a user device according to the product recall data and subscription data. | 08-13-2009 |
20090202054 | Automated Distribution and Indexing of Prepaid Calling Card Information - In certain embodiments, a system for automated distribution and indexing of prepaid calling card information comprises a central terminal operable to receive a request to purchase prepaid telephone services from an initiating terminal. The request comprises an identifier of a financial account to be used to purchase the prepaid telephone services. The central terminal is operable to electronically seek authorization for the request, initiate electronic debiting of the financial account using the identifier, and log a transaction indicating a purchase of prepaid telephone services in response to receipt of the authorization. The central terminal is operable to initiate electronic transmission, according to purchaser contact information, of calling card information from the central terminal to at least one electronic storage medium for access by a purchaser. The calling card information provides access to the prepaid telephone services instead of using a telephone card or printed receipt to obtain the prepaid telephone services. | 08-13-2009 |
20090198954 | Method and system for generating location codes - The present disclosure provides a method for generating a standardized location code is provided that comprises extracting an address component from an input location data record, parsing the address component into one or more address words, and processing the address words by validating the address words one by one using one or more validation rules specific to the input location data record. The method also includes constructing the standardized location code by assembling the processed address words and producing an updated location data file to be shared with a plurality of subscribing applications. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198707 | System and method for managing firewall log records - The present disclosure provides a method for managing communication records that includes receiving a plurality of firewall log records from at least a firewall system, consolidating the plurality of firewall log records by filtering out a plurality of duplicate records, and associating the plurality of firewall log records with a plurality of contexts to create a plurality of record-context combinations. The method also includes analyzing and storing the consolidated firewall log records, and producing at least one image file from the plurality of records-context combinations. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198706 | System and method for managing facility location data - The present disclosure provides a method for managing facility location data. The method includes receiving a location data record from a first client application, validating the location data record by applying one or more validation rules to the location data record, and standardizing the location data record by converting one or more non-standard components of the location data record into one or more standardized components. The method also includes generating a standardized location data record from the standardized components, and publishing the standardized location data record to one or more subscribing applications. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194584 | ELECTRONIC HANDHELD BANK TRANSACTION REGISTER AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY - An electronic, handheld transaction register device for indicating an account balance of a bank, or other, account that permits two or more parties to make transactions in the account independent of one another. When a transaction is made, a synchronization signal is generated and sent to the electronic, handheld transaction register device. Responsive to detection of the synchronization signal, a local transaction register is adjusted to reconcile the account. A display is generated, providing a user of the device with an up-to-date and accurate indication of the account balance. | 08-06-2009 |
20090193510 | APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY, FOR FACILITATING AUTHENTICATION USING A DIGITAL MUSIC AUTHENTICATION TOKEN - An apparatus, and an associated methodology, for facilitating authentication of a user device to access content at another device. A music file is selected as digital music authentication token. Once selected, authentication data is encoded into the music file. Subsequently, when log-in and authentication procedures are performed, the music file is retrieved, and used pursuant to the authentication procedure. | 07-30-2009 |
20090174663 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE KEYBOARD FOR COMPUTER - A keyboard assembly, and an associated methodology, provides for a dynamically configurable keyboard display. A user interface input is formed of an electronic touch interface at which a keyboard display is provided. The keyboard display is generated during operation of the computer and is formed of key elements conforming to the key elements that are required pursuant to execution of a selected application, such as a computer game. When the computer game, or other application that is being executed changes, the keyboard display is accordingly changed. | 07-09-2009 |
20090171527 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING MULTIPLE FAULT OCCURRENCE OF MULTIPLE-STATE DEVICE - Apparatus, and an associated method, for analyzing operation of a multiple-state device, such as a vehicular automatic transmission under multiple-fault occurrence. An identifier identifies all possible path sequences of an initial state responsive to occurrence of all possible faults and all possible remediation actions. The paths are identified for a multiple-fault occurrence of two or more faults. For each of the possible paths, a hazard level is assigned, and the hazard levels are sorted to obtain preferred path sequences. Analysis of the possible paths and their associated hazard levels is made, and a state control scheme is formulated. | 07-02-2009 |
20090157598 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR EVALUATING DATABASE COMPLEXITIES - A database may be evaluated to determine the complexity of the database. Metadata associated with a database may be retrieved and database information may be identified from the retrieved metadata. Database information may include, for example, a number of tables, a number of attributes of a table, a number of relationships in a table, or a number of records in a table of a database. A database complexity score may be determined based on identified database information. | 06-18-2009 |
20090141902 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING DATA IN COMPUTER STORAGE - Apparatus, and an associated method, for maintaining data, such as a data file, in secure form. Security keys are stored and maintained at a central location. The security key is downloaded to a device that is to operate upon the data. When the security key is authorized to be downloaded to a computer device, a time boundary is associated with the security key. The time boundary defines the period of usability of the security key. The security key is used at the computer device to encrypt the data each time the data is written to storage and to decrypt the data each time the data is read from storage. Thereby, at all times, when the data is stored at storage, the data is maintained in secure form. | 06-04-2009 |
20090132662 | Managing Delivery of Electronic Messages - In certain embodiments, a method for managing delivery of electronic messages includes receiving an electronic message, the electronic message having an intended recipient, and analyzing the electronic message to determine a priority for the electronic message. The method further includes determining, based on the determined priority for the electronic message; whether to deliver the electronic message to the intended recipient at the current time. If it is determined, based on the determined priority for the electronic message, that the electronic message should be delivered to the intended recipient at the current time, delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient is initiated. | 05-21-2009 |
20090121897 | APPARATUS, AND METHOD, FOR FACILITATING PASSAGE AT A LIMITED ACCESS FACILITY - An apparatus, and a method for facilitating control of passage at a security gate, or other secured passageway, at a limited access facility. A scanner is provided that scans the RFID tag. RFID information is detected and its contents are used to access stored information associated with the vehicle. The accessed information is provided to the scanner and displayed on a display screen thereof. | 05-14-2009 |
20090113233 | Testing Disaster Recovery Elements - Testing disaster recovery elements can be performed by configuring a disaster recovery site with network addresses to disaster recovery elements at an application layer. End-to-end operation of the disaster recovery site is verified using the network addresses at the application layer. The disaster recovery site is verified while an associated production site is operating. | 04-30-2009 |
20090110244 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR DISPLAYING DATA USING DATA PAINTING OF AN ASYMMETRICAL FACIAL IMAGE - An apparatus, and an associated methodology, by which to display multi-dimensional data. Data of a plurality of dimensions is mapped onto visualization dimensions of an asymmetrical facial image. The resultant image is of characteristics permitting a viewer of the image, once displayed at a display device, to readily discern the data or changes thereto. | 04-30-2009 |
20090106797 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CHANNEL CONTENT - A device for identifying preferred television programming, or other multi-media, content and providing the identified content on a personalized channel. An identifier identifies the preferred content through monitoring of the viewing habits of a viewer. Manual input of information is also permitted to identify, or edit, the preferred content and its viewing schedule. Once the preferred content is identified, the content is provided on a personalized channel. And when the viewer selects to view the personalized channel, the preferred content, preferred by the user is viewed by viewing the single, personalized channel. | 04-23-2009 |
20090089421 | Method and System for Visualizing Distributed Systems - Monitoring distributed systems includes receiving availability parameters for distributed systems. A distributed system corresponds to at least one distributed system group. A status of at least one distributed system is determined according to the availability parameters. Grid map image data is generated that is operable to initiate display of a grid map. The grid map includes one or more areas. An area corresponds to a distributed system group. An area includes one or more cells. A cell has a status indicator indicating the status of at least one distributed system. A cell also has a display size indicating a relative importance of at least one distributed system. The grid map image data is transmitted to a client in order to display the grid map. | 04-02-2009 |
20090083696 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY, FOR PLANNING, MODELING, AND MONITORING A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - A tool and an associated methodology for planning, modeling, and monitoring a development project are provided. The tool includes a centrally-positioned data base, such as at an SQL Server. An optimized model of the development project is created, and updates are provided thereto, such as updates provided by project personnel working at remote sites. Due to the centralization of the data and quantitative mechanisms by which to report to, and update the contents of, the data base, an accurate plan and model of the development project is made, facilitating improved tracking of the progress of the development project. | 03-26-2009 |
20090075632 | APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY, FOR PROVIDING REPEAT NOTIFICATION AT A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An apparatus, and an associated methodology, for alerting a user of a radio device of delivery thereto of a text, or other, message. The alert of the received message is made according to a selected schedule and settings and includes a repeat notification. A user selects schedules and settings that define the manner by which the received message is to be annunciated. The user enters the selections by way of a touch screen interface. Determination is made, upon detection, by detector of a received message in what manner to make notification of the message. | 03-19-2009 |
20090070160 | Quantitative Alignment of Business Offerings with the Expectations of a Business Prospect - In certain embodiments, a method for quantitative alignment of business offerings with the expectations of a business prospect includes accessing a novelty indicator for an offering, the novelty indicator being based on one or more characteristics of the offering and rating an innovation level of the offering. The method further includes accessing an innovation perception indicator for a prospect of the offering, the innovation perception indicator providing an indication of how the prospect views innovation. The method further includes comparing the novelty indicator for the offering with the innovation perception indicator for the prospect to determine if the offering is aligned with the expectations of the prospect. In certain embodiments, the method includes generating a recommendation, possibly in the form of a report, based on the comparison of the novelty indicator for the offering and the innovation perception indicator for the prospect. | 03-12-2009 |
20090064305 | System and method for secure service delivery - A secure service delivery network, including a service delivery compartment connected to deliver services to a plurality of client networks. The secure service delivery network includes a first firewall connecting the service delivery compartment to a first virtual local area network. The secure service delivery network includes a plurality of firewalls each connecting one of the plurality of client networks to the first virtual local area network, whereby no communications between the plurality of client networks can be made over the first virtual local area network. A related method is also described. | 03-05-2009 |
20090055720 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR GENERATING AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INCIDENT REPORT - Apparatus, and an associated method, for generating a trouble ticket related to an IT incident. When an IT incident occurs, a worklog is formed by a reporter that enters information associated with the incident. Successive inputs, made by appropriate personnel, are made to update the status of the incident. A table-of-contents is formed, associated with the collection of entries of information. And, each entry of information is categorized, to identify the entry by an associated category. | 02-26-2009 |
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20090037352 | System and method for automated determination of solutions to known equations - A system for automated determination of solutions to known equations, including a process orchestrator configured to retrieve at least one known solution from a known solutions datastore, a mathematics preprocessor configured to convert the at least one known solution to at least one machine-usable converted known solution, a genetic algorithm processor configured to generate at least one candidate solution from the at least one machine-usable converted known solution, and a results datastore configured to store a new solution corresponding to the candidate solution. There is also a method including retrieving at least one known solution from a known solutions datastore using a process orchestrator, converting convert the at least one known solution to at least one machine-usable converted known solution, generating at least one candidate solution from the at least one machine-usable converted known solution using a genetic algorithm processor, and storing a new solution corresponding to the candidate solution. | 02-05-2009 |
20090033519 | APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FORMING A TRAFFIC ROUTE VISUALIZATION - Apparatus, and an associated method, for providing traffic route visualization. An electronic map device creates a map that is displayable at a user display of a user interface. The map is created through the access of a traffic image data base and a traffic information data base. Information stored at the data bases is obtained in a collaborative effort to provide and maintain updated information thereat. Images stored at the image data base comprise actual image files or photo realistic images that are consolidated together with traffic information. The resultant map is of characteristics permitting quick comprehension by a viewer thereof. | 02-05-2009 |
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20080281736 | BYTE-BASED METHOD, PROCESS AND ALGORITHM FOR SERVICE-ORIENTED AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE USAGE MEASUREMENT, METERING, AND PRICING - A method for accounting for data processing system service usage is provided. The method comprises monitoring a total environmental consumption related to an information technology resource, determining a percentage of the information technology resource used by a customer, and determining an environmental factor corresponding to a product of the percentage of the information technology resource used by the customer with the total environmental consumption related to the information technology resource and integrating the product over a billing period. The method further comprises determining an information technology factor corresponding to a sum of a total network usage, a total storage usage, and a total processor usage for the customer over the billing period, determining a total bill for the customer according to the environmental factor and the information technology factor, and storing the total bill for the customer in a computer-readable medium. | 11-13-2008 |
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20080255912 | Framework System and Method for Determining Deliverables Required to Implement a Technology-Enabled Business Change - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for determining and implementing business changes. In one embodiment, a set of stages in a business change process are defined. A set of deliverables are also defined corresponding to each stage. A set of components are defined corresponding to each deliverable. And, a set of supporting assets are defined corresponding to each component. The various items may be view via a graphical user interface and may be selected to provide a customized plan for providing the deliverables to implement the business change. | 10-16-2008 |
20080235155 | Determining a Price Premium for a Project - In certain embodiments, a method for determining a price premium for a project includes accessing project information that includes values for one or more parameters of a project. The method further includes determining from the project information a project duration for the project, a time value of money for the project, a variability for the project, and an expected project price. A price premium for the project is generated according to the project duration, the time value of money, the variability value, and the expected project price, using an option-pricing mathematical model for financial instruments. | 09-25-2008 |