| Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Patent applications |
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| 20120124567 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE OF A COMPONENT USING A FIRMWARE UPDATE APPLICATION - Example embodiments relate to methods for updating firmware of a hardware component included in a computing device. An example method may store an executable firmware update for the hardware component on a machine-readable storage medium. The method may then initiate a firmware update application by a firmware-to-operating system (OS) interface upon boot-up of the computing device. Finally, the method may trigger update of the firmware of the hardware component by starting execution of the executable firmware update. Related computing devices and machine-readable storage media are also disclosed. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120124565 | LINKING MODEL INSTANCES TO PACKAGES - In a method | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120030 | Display with an Optical Sensor - A three dimensional optical sensor | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120016 | IMAGE OF A KEYBOARD - A system or method including a display and sensor to detect touches of the display. The display can display an image of a keyboard. The image of the keyboard can be shaped to the locations of the touches of the display. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118540 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Heat transfer apparatuses and systems are provided. A heat transfer apparatus ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120117565 | VIRTUAL-MACHINE-BASED APPLICATION-SERVICE PROVISION - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to application-service provision by application-service-provider centers to remote application-service consumers, including small businesses, medium-sized businesses, and other similarly-sized institutions and organizations, as well as to users of individual computers, such as home computers. Rather than executing applications at an application-service-provider center, the applications are instead distributed to remote client sites for execution by virtual machines controlled and managed by an application-service-provider center. Execution of the applications by virtual machines at remote client sites alleviates constraints and bottlenecks associated with communications between client computers and remotely executing applications, while providing management capabilities and security that allow the application-service center to manage application execution as if the remotely executing applications were executing within the application-service center. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120117247 | BINDING RESOURCES IN A SHARED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - An arbitrator associated with a shared-computing environment registers a first resource based on the resource's identifier. The arbitrator receives the same identifier (for the first resource) from a second resource which is already bound to a user session. Both the first resource and the second resource have independent connections to the shared-computing environment. The arbitrator, having received the identifier for the first resource from the second resource, then binds the first resource to the user session. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120114170 | COUNTERFEIT DETECTION SYSTEM - A counterfeit detection system is disclosed herein. The system includes an image reduction system for minimizing size of at least one original image using a plurality of different reduction strategies to generate a plurality of minimized images. The system further includes a classification system which includes a first sub-system for generating at least one accuracy comparative assessment metric for each of the plurality of minimized images, a second sub-system for comparing the at least one accuracy comparative assessment metric for each of the plurality of minimized images with an accuracy assessment metric for the at least one original image, and a third sub-system for determining if at least one of the plurality of minimized images can be transmitted with improved or equivalent classification accuracy at a reduced bandwidth when compared to the original image are also part of the system. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120113870 | CONFIGURATION OF NETWORK LINKS IN A VIRTUAL CONNECTION ENVIRONMENT - A method for establishing connections in a virtual connection environment by passing links, to external systems through a bridge. The bridge participates in the spanning tree, protocol procedure to reach a stable topology. Active bridge connections then behave as a simple pass through to external systems. The virtual connect domain appears to external systems as a single system void of any possible communication loops. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120113418 | LIGHT AMPLIFYING DEVICES FOR SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - A light amplifying device for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy is disclosed herein. The device includes a dielectric layer having two opposed surfaces. A refractive index of the dielectric layer is higher than a refractive index of a material or environment directly adjacent thereto. At least one opening is formed in one of the two opposed surfaces of the dielectric layer, and at least one nano-antenna is established on the one of the two opposed surfaces of the dielectric layer. A gain region is positioned in the dielectric layer or adjacent to another of the two opposed surfaces of the dielectric layer. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120113206 | PRINTHEAD FABRICATION METHODS AND PRINTHEADS - Printhead fabrication methods and printheads are described. According to one aspect, a printhead fabrication method includes providing a spacer layer | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120106844 | SKEW DETECTION - Presented is a skew detection apparatus. In one form, the apparatus estimates skew based on the locations of a set of foreground content pixels or a set of edge pixels that are nearest to the side of an image of a document. In another form, the apparatus includes a skew estimation unit adapted to estimate skew based on the orientation of foreground or background content in the interior of a document. In another form, the apparatus estimates skew using segments of an image of a document. Also presented is a document image processing apparatus including the skew detection apparatus. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120103591 | COOLING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus comprises an outlet for supplying chilled liquid, an inlet for receiving return chilled liquid, a free cooling system for providing first cooling to the return chilled liquid, a chiller unit for further cooling the first cooled return liquid to a predetermined temperature, a pressure difference sensor for measuring the pressure difference between the chilled liquid supplied at the outlet and the return liquid received at the inlet, and a flow control module for maintaining a predetermined pressure difference between the liquid supplied at the outlet and the return liquid received at the inlet. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120102363 | AUTOMATING DIAGNOSES OF COMPUTER-RELATED INCIDENTS - A technique includes using a computer agent to observe diagnoses of computer-related incidents. Based on the observation, patterns are identified in the diagnoses, and based at least in part on the patterns, the diagnoses are selectively automated. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120093402 | IMAGE PROCESSING - An electronic image processor ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120089903 | SELECTIVE CONTENT EXTRACTION - A method for extracting web content includes detecting, within a web page, a hierarchical structure that includes a plurality of nodes. Potential article nodes from the plurality of nodes are identified. The identified potential article node with a highest rank in the hierarchical structure is identified as an article node. Content is extracted from the article node. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089853 | HIGH SPEED NETWORK INTERFACE WITH AUTOMATIC POWER MANAGEMENT WITH AUTO-NEGOTIATION - A power management circuit for managing power of a network interface is provided. The network interface includes a medium interface unit coupled to a network media supporting at least a high speed protocol and a lower speed protocol. The power management logic includes logic to determine that an event signalling entry of the medium interface unit into the lower speed protocol has occurred; and logic to force the medium interface unit into the lower speed protocol in response to a determination that the event has occurred. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120088409 | SURFACE-MOUNT TECHNOLOGY (SMT) DEVICE CONNECTOR - A surface-mount technology (SMT) device connector ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085169 | THREE PHASE CAPACITANCE-BASED SENSING - Various systems and methods for sensing are provided. In one embodiment, a sensing system is provided that includes a first electrode array disposed on a proof mass, and a second electrode array disposed on a planar surface of a support structure. The proof mass is attached to the support structure via a compliant coupling such that the first electrode array is positioned substantially parallel to and faces the second electrode array and the proof mass is capable of displacement relative to the support structure. The first electrode array includes a plurality of first patterns of electrodes and the second electrode array includes a plurality of second patterns of electrodes. The sensing system further includes circuitry configured to provide an input voltage to each of the second patterns of electrodes to produce an electrical null position for the first electrode array. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120084259 | OVER THE AIR SERVICES FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A client device may be managed in the event of, for example, device loss or mislocation. In such a case, a user can effectively cause a restriction command to be generated, where the restriction command is wirelessly transmitted to the client device. The restriction command can be specified to either lock user data on the client device or erase user data on the client device. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120078975 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for processing data are described. The method quantizes a portion of data processed at a first node within a distributed database processing system to generate one or more quantization tuples, aggregates the tuples at the node to create a plurality of aggregated tuples, and transmits the aggregated tuples to a second node within the distributed database processing system. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA STREAM PROCESSING - A method and system for processing a data stream are described. The method executes, until the occurrence of a cut condition, a map function from a set of query processing steps to generate map results for a first portion of the data stream, executes a reduce function from the set of query processing steps to generate history-sensitive data from the map results, and rewinds the set of query processing steps, without termination of processing. The history-sensitive data is maintained for a second execution of the map function and reduce function on a second portion of the data stream. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120066685 | SCHEDULING REALTIME INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM ACCESS REQUESTS - Access requests ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120062662 | REPLACEABLE PRINTING COMPONENT - A replaceable printing component includes a housing, and an array of pockets separated by ribs and each having a first geometrical shape formed in a side of the housing, wherein at least one of the ribs between adjacent ones of the pockets is removed to form a combined pocket having a second geometrical shape. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120059855 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENABLING ORGANIZATION OF MEDIA OBJECTS - A method for enabling organization of a plurality of media objects is disclosed. The method comprises playing a digital media object to a user; capturing the interaction of the user with the played digital media object; and tagging the played digital media object based on said interaction. A software program product implementing this method, a system comprising the software program product and a digital media object tagged in accordance with this method are also disclosed. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120058749 | TECHNIQUES TO ASSOCIATE MEDIA INFORMATION WITH RELATED INFORMATION - System, apparatus, method, and article for techniques to associate media data with related information. A mobile computing device includes a media manager module. The media manager module processes a media file including metadata. The media manager module retrieves a first content from a metadata field in the metadata. The media manager module retrieves a second content from a field in an application file associated with an application client. The media manager module compares the first and second contents and determines whether the first and second contents are associated. If the first and second contents are associated, the media manager module retrieves the second content and inserts the second content in a second metadata field of the media file. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120044538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING VIA VIRTUAL MACHINES - A system and method of printing via virtual machines is disclosed. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044535 | MEDIA ROLL MANAGEMENT - A system and method for media roll management. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044129 | REFLECTIVE COLOUR DISPLAY DEVICE - A reflective colour display device comprises a plurality of capillary sub-pixels arranged side by side. Each capillary sub-pixel has a first end and a second end, and a scattering medium disposed between said ends. Each capillary sub-pixel contains a transparent coloured medium which can be reversibly changed to a medium with a different light absorption property in an optical modulation region between the first end and the scattering medium. The optical modulation region of each capillary sub-pixel has a height to width aspect ratio of at least about 3. Light incident on the scattering medium through a first sub-pixel will be scattered into at least one neighbouring sub-pixel having a coloured medium of different colour to coloured medium in the first sub-pixel. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042112 | INTERFACE ADAPTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Interface adapter systems and methods are provided. An adapter means can be provided for coupling a first interface to a second interface, the second interface configured to accommodate the coupling of a peripheral device. A detector means can be provided for detecting the peripheral device. A means can be provided for communicating a first signal to a first bus when the peripheral device is not detected. A converting means can be provided to convert a first signal to a second signal having a protocol different than the first and a communications means for communicating the second signal to a second bus can be provided when the detecting means has detected the peripheral device. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120038972 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PIXEL - Various reflective display pixels are provided. In one embodiment, among others, a reflective display pixel for modulating the return of incident visible light is provided that includes one or more stacked cells. Each cell includes a fluid containing a light absorbing medium capable of absorbing incident light in at least one specified wavelength band for that cell and a light returning medium capable of selectively returning at least a portion of the light within the specified wavelength band for that cell. In other embodiments, each cell includes a fluid containing a light absorbing medium capable of absorbing incident light in at least one specified wavelength band for that cell and a light returning medium capable of selectively returning at least a portion of visible light outside the specified wavelength band for that cell. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120031272 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DUST MITIGATION - There is provided an exemplary dust trap and a system and method for filtering air. An exemplary dust trap comprises a housing with an air intake. The exemplary dust trap also comprises a plurality of screens disposed within the housing downstream of the air intake and configured to pass air and capture airborne contaminants, wherein the screens are configured to provide an unscreened air passage between the screens. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030418 | MEMORY CONTROLLER - A method for configuring a memory controller including determining whether a serial number of at least one memory module matches a stored serial number corresponding to at least one of the memory module and utilizing a stored timing data to configure the memory controller when the serial number matches the stored serial number corresponding to at least one of the memory module. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030220 | HETEROGENEOUS DATA SOURCE MANAGEMENT - Management of heterogeneous data sources is described. In accordance with an embodiment method, a plurality of heterogeneous data sources is identified ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026870 | PROXY AGENTS IN A NETWORK - Methods for network device management are described. Load balancing for one or more proxy agents | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026670 | COOLING MEMORY MODULES USING COLD PLATE BLADES COUPLED TO THE MEMORY MODULES VIA CLIPS - A cold plate has blades arranged to be interleaved with memory modules, with clips coupling blades to memory modules. A liquid cooling loop is thermally coupled to the blades of the cold plate. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023598 | BIOS USB WRITE PREVENT - A basic input output system (BIOS) ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023432 | ICONS WITH SUBPARTS PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT A SYSTEM - One embodiment is a method that generates a map of a system. The map includes an icon that is divided into multiple parts that depict different operational information about a device in the system. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023350 | METHOD FOR ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT IN A SERIAL ATA INTERFACE - A method for active power management in a Serial ATA interface for data transfer between a host and a device, the method starts with the determining of an optimal data transfer rate for transferring data between the host and the device. Then switching the Serial ATA interface into an active power saving mode based on the optimal data transfer rate is performed. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022920 | ELICITING CUSTOMER PREFERENCE FROM PURCHASING BEHAVIOR SURVEYS | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022919 | Privacy Ensured Polling - A method for conducting a privacy ensured computerized poll includes, in a computerized anonymizing system ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021767 | UPDATING POSITION ASSIST DATA ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device comprises a memory, a processor and a transceiver. The memory is configured to store at least one type of position assist data. The processor is configured to provide a position fix based on the position assist data. The transceiver is configured for wireless communication. The memory is configured to store updated position assist data for the type of position assist data. The processor is operable in a first operating mode in which the type of position assist data is not updated and operable in a second operating mode in which the type of position assist data is updated in response to at least one triggering event. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020004 | FRAME HAVING FRAME BLADES THAT PARTICIPATE IN COOLING MEMORY MODULES - A frame has frame blades arranged to be interleaved with memory modules or memory module sockets. The frame blades participate in cooling the memory modules when memory modules are installed. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019597 | INKJET PRINTHEAD WITH CROSS-SLOT CONDUCTOR ROUTING - An inkjet printhead includes a substrate having an ink slot formed through its center. Integrated circuitry is formed on both a first side and a second side of the center ink slot. A conductor trace is routed across the ink slot to provide electrical communication between the integrated circuitry on the first and second sides of the slot. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019572 | BACKGROUND AND FOREGROUND COLOR PAIR - A computing device includes a user input device ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017102 | EVENT BASED CORRELATION OF POWER EVENTS - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with event based correlation of power events are described. One example method includes storing a power distribution unit (PDU) event data that identifies an occurrence of a suspected power event associated with a device. The method can then provide a PDU-server correlation signal that identifies a connection between a PDU and a device. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016829 | Memristive Adaptive Resonance Networks - A method for implementing an artificial neural network includes connecting a plurality of receiving neurons to a plurality of transmitting neurons through memristive synapses ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014704 | CHARGE DIRECTOR INJECTION SYSTEM - A charge director injection system includes a charge director tank, a liquid toner tank, a charge director pump to pump charge director from the charge director tank into the liquid toner tank, and a control system configured to measure a change in charge density per amount of charge director injected into the liquid toner tank, and create a charge profile indicating a relationship between amount of charge director injected into the liquid toner and change in charge density of the liquid toner within the liquid toner tank. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014161 | Memristive Negative Differential Resistance Device - A memristive Negative Differential Resistance (NDR) device includes a first electrode adjacent to a memristive matrix, the memristive matrix including an intrinsic semiconducting region and a highly doped secondary region, a Metal-Insulator-Transition (MIT) material in series with the memristive matrix, and a second electrode adjacent to the MIT material. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013674 | Virtual Pen Calibration - A method for pen drop weight calibration includes altering an image prior to printing based on the difference in printing performance of a first pen and a second pen to produce altered image data, the first pen and the second pen being disposed in the same printer. The altered image data is then printed with the printer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011113 | Determining Reliability of Electronic Documents Associated with Events - A method of determining reliability of electronic documents associated with an event occurring in connection with a computing device may comprise, with a processor, composing a number of search queries based on text included in an event message, searching for a number of electronic documents via a network, said searching performed based on the composed search queries, and ranking the electronic documents identified by said searching based upon an indication of reliability in addressing the event associated with the event message, in which, ranking the electronic documents comprises applying a content source ranking criteria. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007905 | MAINTAINING OPTICAL DENSITY OF IMAGES PRODUCED BY A PRINTING DEVICE - A method for maintaining the optical density of a printing device includes, with a printhead module of the printing device, printing a color region onto a first test page, the color region comprising a plurality of sub-regions, each of the sub-regions being printed with a different drive voltage; measuring an optical density of each of the sub-regions printed onto the first test page; determining a response curve based on a relationship between the optical density of the sub-regions and the different drive voltages used to print the sub-regions; and, using the response curve, determining a target drive voltage for the printhead module which will cause the printhead module to print at a target optical density. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120001990 | INK SUPPLY CONTAINER - An ink supply container includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to hold a first volume of ink and is configured to be releasably connectable to a printhead. The second portion is configured to hold a second volume of ink and is in communication with the first portion. The second portion is configured to extend over a top of at least one other ink supply container upon releasable connection of the first portion of the container to a printhead assembly. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110320849 | DETERMINING POWER TOPOLOGY OF A PLURALITY OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS - Determining power topology of a computer system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including communicating with a first computer system of a plurality of computer systems mounted in a rack (the communicating through dedicated communication conductors integral with a first cord carrying operational power to first computer system), communicating with a second computer system of the plurality of computer systems (the communicating through dedicated communication conductors integral with a second cord carrying operational power to first computer system), determining a power topology regarding the plurality of computer systems based on the communicating, and displaying an indication of the power topology. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317469 | NON-VOLATILE SAMPLER - A non-volatile sampler including a row line for receiving an input signal to be sampled, the row line intersecting a number of column lines, non-volatile storage elements being disposed at intersections between the row line and the column lines; a bias voltage source connected to the column lines, the bias voltage source for selectively applying a bias voltage to at least one of the non-volatile storage elements to cause the at least one of the storage elements to store a sample of the input signal at the instance the bias voltage is applied. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110314309 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINING COMPUTING MODULES POWER REQUIREMENTS - By supplying auxiliary power to a blade's optional components, instead of polling the blade for the power requirements of a fully configured module, each installed component can be individually polled and the values summed to produce a more accurate value representing the actual power needs of a blade system prior to booting. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310406 | BITMAP ANALYSIS - A method for bitmap analysis for print cost estimation performed by a physical computing system includes, with the physical computing system, receiving an electronic document comprising an image to be printed; with the physical computing system, analyzing a bitmap format of the image; and with the physical computing system, using an analysis of the bitmap format of the image to determine an estimate of an amount of ink to be used to print the image. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310203 | Pre-Heating Print Media - A system for pre-heating print media includes a carriage: a plurality of printheads disposed on the carriage; and a plurality of heating lamps disposed on the carriage such that each of the printheads is associated with at least one of the heating lamps. Each of the heating lamps heats a corresponding portion of a print medium prior to arrival of a printhead associated with that heating lamp at that portion of the print medium. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310182 | PRINTHEAD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a printhead having at least one ink drop generator region, which includes an ink chamber, an orifice through which ink drops are ejected, and a heating element positioned below the ink chamber. The heating element includes a resistor defined therein and a nano-structured surface that is exposed to the ink fluid supplied to the ink chamber. The nano-structured surface takes the form of an array of nano-pillars. The printhead is fabricated by a method that includes: forming a heating element having an oxidizable metal layer as the uppermost layer; forming an aluminum-containing layer on the oxidizable metal layer; anodizing the aluminum-containing layer to form porous alumina; anodizing the oxidizable metal layer so as to partially fill the pores in the porous alumina with metal oxide material; and removing the porous alumina by selective etching to produce a nano-structured surface. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310181 | INKJET PEN/PRINTHEAD WITH SHIPPING FLUID - An inkjet pen includes a printhead firing chamber, a nozzle plate having at least one nozzle in fluid communication with the firing chamber, and a layer of shipping fluid within the firing chamber and covering the nozzle plate and the at least one nozzle. The shipping fluid has a density that is different than that of the ink that will be ejected from the firing chamber to form an image on media. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110305063 | SENSE AMPLIFIER FOR READING A CROSSBAR MEMORY ARRAY - A sense amplifier for reading the data stored in a crossbar array includes a storage transistor to store a first voltage resulting from an electric current from a column line connected to a target memory element while the target memory element is half-selected, the first voltage resulting from bias voltages applied to row lines not connected to the target memory element; a mirror transistor to store a second voltage resulting from an electric current from the column line while the target memory element is fully selected; a cross-coupled inverter circuit having a first branch connected to the storage transistor and a second branch connected to the mirror transistor; and an output node to output a signal from the first branch of the cross-coupled inverter circuit, the signal based on a comparison between the first voltage stored in the storage transistor and the second voltage across the mirror transistor. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303393 | THERMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Thermal distribution systems and methods are provided. A thermal distribution system can include a first surface having a perimeter and a second surface. At least a portion of the perimeter can be disposed proximate the second surface, forming a void between the first and second surfaces. The first surface can include a plurality of perforations. The second surface can include at least a portion of an electronic enclosure. A fluid mover having a first inlet can be adapted to draw a first inlet fluid from inside the void. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302280 | Performing Administrative Tasks Associated with a Network-Attached Storage System at a Client - Installer code is received from a network-attached storage (NAS) system at a client device. The installer code executing at the client device performs a selected subset of administrative tasks at the client device, where the administrative tasks are tasks associated with the NAS system. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299376 | FORMING A VISIBLE LABEL ON AN OPTICAL DISC - A system, method, and medium for forming a visible label on an optical disc. Label data for a label track of the disc is received into a buffer of a disc drive. The label data is analyzed to identify the label track. A surface contour of the disc is mapped only near the label track. Focus actuator signals for the label track are derived using the surface contour. The label track is marked, with a laser of the disc drive, according to the label data while the laser is focusing the focus actuator signals. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299233 | LATCH SYSTEM - A latch system employs momentum exchange impact damping. A latch is slicleably arranged within a housing so that the latch can slide between a latch position and a release position. A damper spring urges a damper against a wedge of the latch. When a mechanical impact urges said latch toward the release position, the latch wedge impacts the damper so as to exchange momentum from the latch to the damper so that the latch remains in the latch position. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110292713 | Reading a Memory Element Within a Crossbar Array - A method for reading a memory element within a crossbar array includes switching a column line connected to a target memory element of the crossbar array to connected to an input of a current mirror; applying an error voltage to unselected rows of the crossbar array; applying a sense voltage to a row line connected to the target memory element; and measuring an output current of the current mirror. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292712 | READING A MEMORY ELEMENT WITHIN A CROSSBAR ARRAY - A method for reading a memory element within a crossbar array, the method including selecting a column line connected to a target memory element of the crossbar array by applying a supply voltage to a source follower, a gate terminal of the source follower connected to the column line; applying bias voltages to row lines of the crossbar array; storing an output voltage of the source follower in a storage element; applying a sense voltage to a row line connected to the target memory element; and outputting a difference between the voltage stored in the storage element and an output voltage of the source follower while the sense voltage is applied to the row line. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292592 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A thermal management system is provided. The system can include an electronic device enclosure having a first surface and a second surface. At least a portion of the perimeter of the first surface can be disposed proximate the second surface to provide a chamber between the first and second surfaces. At least one first aperture in fluid communication with the chamber can be disposed on the second surface, while at least one second aperture in fluid communication with the chamber can be disposed on the first surface. A fluid mover, having a fluid inlet and a fluid discharge, can be disposed proximate the second aperture. Fluid from the chamber can provide an inflow to the fluid inlet and an outflow from the fluid discharge can be directed to the exterior of the electronic enclosure. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292433 | PRINT WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT - A method for managing print workflow performed by a physical computing system includes, with an add-on application executed by the physical computing system, interfacing with a printing-capable application executed by the physical computing system; with the add-on application, interfacing with hardware components of a printing device; and with the add-on application, providing additional printing related functionality to the printing-capable application. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291478 | POWER DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT - A method for power distribution management includes receiving data specifying a group of Power Distribution Units (PDUs) from which an electronic device powered by at least one of the group of PDUs draws power; and automatically determining whether the electronic device is redundantly powered. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110286682 | ESTIMATING BLUR DEGRADATION OF AN IMAGE USING SPECULAR HIGHLIGHTS - A method and apparatus ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110286259 | Reading Memory Elements Within a Crossbar Array - A method for reading the state of a memory element within a crossbar memory array includes storing a first electric current sensed from a half-selected target memory element within the crossbar memory array; and outputting a final electric current based on the stored first electric current and a second electric current sensed from the target memory element when the target memory element is fully selected. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110280513 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for connecting adjacent computing board devices. A source computing board may be provided. An optical engine attaches to the source computing board. A plurality of source optical connectors couples to the optical engine. A first optical connector may be positioned at a location on the source computing board for a first preset type of computing component on an adjacent computing board. A second optical connector may be positioned at a fixed coordinate related to the first optical connector on the source computing board. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110274348 | IMAGE PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to image processing an enhancement relative to the colour emotion domain. In one embodiment, an image processor comprises an input ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110271526 | CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A connector apparatus is provided. The apparatus can include a housing having at least a first aperture and a second aperture. The apparatus can further include a hollow, flexible member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the hollow, flexible, member can be non-detachably attached to the first aperture. The second end of the hollow, flexible, member can be detachably attached to the second aperture. The apparatus can also include a tensioning member disposed to bias the hollow, flexible, member towards the housing. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110267866 | EXTENSIBLE THREE DIMENSIONAL CIRCUIT HAVING PARALLEL ARRAY CHANNELS - An extensible three dimensional circuit having parallel array channels includes an access layer and crossbar array layers overlying the access layer and being electrically connected to the access layer. The crossbar array layers include parallel channels, the parallel channels being formed from two classes of vias, the first class being pillar vias connected to relatively short stub lines, and the second class being traveling-line vias connected to long lines that travel away from the via; pillar vias and traveling-line vias being configured to connect to crossing lines such that each crossing point between the lines is uniquely addressed by one pillar via and one traveling-line via. Programmable crosspoint devices are disposed between the crossing lines. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110264277 | MULTI-STAGE HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for multi-stage control of humidity in fluid flow supplied to at least one information technology apparatus includes a sensor, a first stage apparatus configured to vary humidity levels in the fluid flow, and a second stage apparatus positioned downstream of the first stage apparatus along the fluid flow to further vary humidity levels in the fluid flow. The system also includes a controller configured to receive environmental condition information from the sensor, to determine whether the information indicates that the humidity level is outside of a predetermined range, and to manipulate an operation of at least one of the first stage apparatus and the second stage apparatus to vary the humidity level in the fluid flow in response to the information indicating that the humidity level is outside of the predetermined range. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110263214 | TECHNIQUES TO CONTROL TRANSMIT POWER FOR A SHRED ANTENNA ARCHITECTURE - Techniques to control shared antenna architectures for multiple co-located radio modules are disclosed. The shared antenna architecture may include a combiner and at least one bypass switch for enabling simultaneous operations or mutually-exclusive operations of multiple transceivers. Dynamic gain control is employed to accommodate different front-end losses associated with a variety of signal paths that are achievable using the switch and combiner. Such dynamic gain control can include selecting from multiple sets of amplifier gain values that are tailored to meet the needs of the particular applications that are active at a particular time. Gain values can be chosen based upon received gain information including characteristics including a desired path loss, an application demand, a radio module type, a path configuration, and a mode of operation. By providing dynamic selection of gain values based on application demands, range and throughput of the transceivers can be attained. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110254886 | REDUCING VERTICAL BANDING - A method for reducing vertical banding of a printed image, the method performed by a control system associated with a printer, the method includes, with the control system, adjusting the spacing between which ink droplets are fired from ink nozzles of the printer as the ink nozzles move in relation to a substrate. A printing apparatus includes a platen and a carriage including a number of ink nozzles, the carriage being configured to move across a substrate placed on top of the platen; and a control system configured to adjust the spacing between which ink droplets are fired from ink nozzles of the printer as the ink nozzles move in relation to a substrate. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254667 | STRING MATERIAL WITH RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS - A product includes a string material; and a series of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags secured along a length of the string material. Each RFID tag has an identifier stored therein for transmission to identify that RFID tag and a path along the string material to a reader. A method includes laying a string material along a path through an infrastructure, the string material comprising Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags placed at intervals along a length of the string material. Each said RFID tag has an identifier stored therein for transmission to identify that RFID tag to a reader. The path is selected to correspond with a path to be followed through the infrastructure by a computer-driven mobile device. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110251733 | TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT BASED ON HUMAN DETECTION - A system comprises a first proximity sensor adapted to detect a human. The system further comprises logic coupled to the first proximity sensor. The logic adjusts a temperature threshold based on whether a human has been detected. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110249989 | IMAGE DEVELOPER - In one embodiment, an image developer includes a developer roller rotatable along a photoconductor for presenting a layer of ink to the photoconductor and a cleaner for cleaning ink from the developer roller. The cleaner includes a first cleaning roller rotatable along the developer roller for removing ink from the developer roller and a second cleaning roller rotatable against the first cleaning roller for mechanically removing ink from the first cleaning roller. In one embodiment, the second cleaning roller deforms against the first cleaning roller such that the cross-sectional length of contact between the first and second cleaning rollers is in the range of 20% to 38% of the circumference of the first cleaning roller. In one embodiment, the second cleaning roller has a density in the range of 90 kg/m | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110247785 | Systems and Method of a Carrier Device for Placement of Thermal Interface Materials - Carrier device for placement of thermal interface materials. At least some embodiments are systems including a first electrical component that defines a first surface at a first elevation relative to an underlying structure, a second electrical component that defines a second surface at a second elevation relative to the underlying structure, a metallic member configured to conduct heat from the electrical components, and a carrier between the electrical components and the metallic member. The carrier includes a third and fourth surface configured to mate with the first and second surfaces, respectively, a first aperture through the third surface, and a second aperture through the fourth surface. The system further includes a first thermal interface material coupled between the first electrical component and the metallic member through the first aperture, and a second thermal interface material coupled between the second electrical component and the metallic member through the second aperture. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110241072 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING AN ELOG ON A THERMALLY AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MASK - A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a thermally and electrically conductive mask positioned upon the substrate, and an epitaxial lateral over growth (ELOG) material positioned upon the thermally and electrically conductive mask. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240952 | PROGRAMMABLE CROSSPOINT DEVICE WITH AN INTEGRAL DIODE - A programmable crosspoint device with an integral diode includes a first crossbar, a second crossbar, a metallic interlayer, and a switching oxide layer interposed between the first crossbar and the metallic interlayer. The switching oxide layer has a low resistance state and high resistance state. The programmable crosspoint device also includes an integral diode which is interposed between the second crossbar layer and the metallic interlayer, the integral diode being configured to limit the flow of leakage current through the programmable crosspoint device in one direction. A method for forming a programmable crosspoint device with an integrated diode is also provided. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110234711 | WHITE INK DELIVERY - A method for white ink delivery includes circulating white ink through a white ink delivery system between successive print jobs; and in response to a time interval between two of the successive print jobs being greater than a threshold time interval, draining the white ink from the white ink delivery system. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110234296 | Multi-way Electrical Switch - Embodiments of the present invention include a family of multi-way switches that can be configured to output an input signal to any combination of n output signal lines. Certain embodiments of the present invention employ a memristive junction between the input signal and each output signal line, the state of which is configured by one or more control signal lines. The memristive junction between the input signal line and each output signal can be switched between a stable, low-conductance state and a high-conductance state. A wide variety of different types of multi-way switches may be fabricated according to various embodiments of the present invention. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110221617 | KEYBOARD ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Interface apparatus and methods are provided. The interface can include a keyboard ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110219452 | Method and Apparatus for Network Intrusion Detection - The current invention discloses a method and apparatus to detect and mitigate network intrusion by collecting a first log of wireless network traffic in the vicinity of an area and a second log of network traffic from a switch port connected to the area; pre-processing the logs; and then detecting the presence of unauthorized access points (APs) by attempting to identify matching patterns in the pre-processed first and second logs. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110205718 | VARIABLY CONFIGURABLE COMPUTER BUSES - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer buses that can be used to distribute data between components of various computer systems. In one aspect, a computer bus includes multiple opto-electronic engines disposed within a housing and multiple flexible connectors. Each flexible connector extends through an opening in the housing and is coupled at a first end to an opto-electronic engine and at a second to an electronic device. The flexible connectors enable the bus to be placed in different orientations and positions in order to optimize space and connectivity requirements or limitations. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205303 | FLUID EJECTOR STRUCTURE - In one embodiment, a fluid ejector structure includes: a chamber; a bridge spanning at least part of the chamber; a channel through which fluid may enter the chamber; a fluid ejector element on the bridge; and an outlet through which fluid may be ejected from the chamber at the urging of the fluid ejector element. The outlet is disposed opposite the fluid ejector element across a depth of the chamber and the chamber, ejector element and outlet are configured with respect to one another such that substantially all of the fluid in the chamber is ejected through the outlet upon actuation of the ejector element. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110204085 | FLUID-JET MEDICAMENT DELIVERY - A method of applying an orally-ingestible medicament to an orally-ingestible carrier comprising the steps of controlling a relative position between a fluid ejector and the carrier, and ejecting a plurality of drops of solution onto the carrier, wherein the plurality of drops includes a desired therapeutic quantity of the orally-ingestible medicament. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110202483 | Analyzing Events - Event analysis methods and apparatus in which sequences ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110197139 | Displaying Personalized Information in a Handheld Device - One embodiment is a handheld electronic device ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110194152 | ENHANCED SECURITY PRINTING OF A LAYOUT TEMPLATE - A method for enhancing security printing of a layout template is disclosed. The method includes receiving the layout template, and acknowledging one or more constraints for the layout template. At least one unconstrained layout element of the layout template is varied, thereby generating a varied layout template. The varied layout template is printed and scanned. The method further includes determining a number of bits that can be encoded in the varied layout template, where the number of bits depends on the varying of the at least one unconstrained layout element. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110193813 | Touchpad Input Device - An input device, notebook computer, keyed input device, and a method are provided. A touchpad housing is comprised of a touchpad depression area. The touchpad comprised of a movement input area and a button area is attached to the touchpad housing. The touchpad is configured to detect a presence of an input at a location on the touchpad. A switch is located below the button area of the touchpad. A haptic response component is also provided for generating a haptic response in response to application of a pressure from the input to the button area. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110185408 | SECURITY BASED ON NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method comprises assessing a network environment in which an electronic device is present and implementing a security feature based on the assessment of the network environment. Assessing the network environment comprises identifying other network entities on a network to which the electronic device is coupled. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110185014 | MODELING A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM - A method for modeling a cloud computing system services performed by a physical computing system includes assigning, with the physical computing system, a unique index value from a number sequence to a number of objects of the cloud computing system; creating, with the physical computing system, a number of configuration values, each configuration value based on a combination of index values, each configuration value representing a unique combination of the objects associated with the cloud computing system; and associating, with the physical computing system, a number of sub-index values to each configuration value, the sub-index values being based on a characteristic of the unique combination of the objects indicated by the configuration value. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182108 | Memristive Device and Methods of Making and Using the Same - A memristive device is disclosed herein. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active region disposed between the first and second electrodes. At least two mobile species are present in the active region. Each of the at least two mobile species is configured to define a separate state variable of the memristive device. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182107 | MEMRISTIVE DEVICE - A memristive routing device ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181352 | Electrically Actuated Devices - An electrically actuated device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active region disposed between the first and second electrodes. At least two dopants are present in a spatially varying region of the active region prior to device actuation. The at least two dopants have opposite conductivity types and different mobilities. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110180782 | Light-Emitting Devices - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to semiconductor light-emitting devices that provide energy efficient, high-speed modulation rates in excess of 10 Gbits/sec. These devices include a light-emitting layer embedded between two relatively thicker semiconductor layers. The energy efficient, high-speed modulation rates result from the layers adjacent to the light-emitting layer being composed of semiconductor materials with electronic states that facilitate injection of carriers into the light-emitting layer for light emission when an appropriate light-emitting voltage is applied and facilitate the removal of carriers when an appropriate light-quenching voltage is applied. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179880 | FLOW SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A flow sensing system is provided. The system can include a first graphitic member and a first measurement device communicatively coupled to the first graphitic member. The first measurement device is adapted to measure a voltage along each of a plurality of orthogonal axes defined by the first graphitic member. The system can further include a display communicatively coupled to the first measurement device, the display adapted to convert the measured voltages into a signal proportionate to the fluid flow past the first graphitic member. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179866 | COMPENSATING FREQUENCY MISMATCH IN GYROSCOPES - Gyroscopes that can compensate frequency mismatch are provided. In this regard, a representative gyroscope, among others, includes a top substrate including an outermost structure, a first driving structure and a first sensing structure. The first driving structure and the first sensing structure are disposed within the outermost structure. The first driving structure and the first sensing structure include a first driving electrode and a first sensing electrode that are disposed on a bottom surface of the first driving structure and first sensing structure, respectively. A portion of the mass on the top surface of the first sensing structure is removed. The gyroscope further includes a bottom substrate that is disposed below the top substrate. The bottom substrate includes a second driving electrode and a second sensing electrode that are disposed on a top surface of the bottom substrate and below the first driving electrode and the first sensing electrode. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179401 | ENGINE FOR RENDERING WIDGETS USING PLATFORM-SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES - A widget engine renders widgets using operating system platform-specific attributes. A widget application written at least partly in platform non-specific code is rendered by the widget engine through a series of system calls and callbacks. Upon interpreting particular code, the widget engine issues a system call to a module for performing a particular type of action. The module, based on the operating system platform, calls a platform-specific library that specifies how to carry out the action according to the operating system platform. Thereafter, using the returned platform-specific data, the widget engine renders the widget. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110177830 | LOCATION BASED REMINDERS - Location based reminders are described. A mobile computing device may comprise a location based reminder application to set a target location for a reminder item. The location based reminder application may provide a location based reminder for the reminder item when a current location matches the target location. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110173407 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - A data storage system comprising a server computer and a data storage medium. The server computer includes an interface, such as an iSCSI interface, for communicating with a host computer. In response to receiving data from the host computer, the server computer determines whether or not the host computer has access to a virtual data storage device. If the host computer does not have access to a virtual data storage device, the server computer provides a virtual data storage device for access by the host computer, the virtual data storage device employing at least a portion of the data storage medium such that data stored to the virtual data storage device are stored to the portion of the data storage medium. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171931 | Method and Apparatus for Supplying Billing Information a Communication Device - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, in a billing system, of supplying information to a communication device, comprising, in response to receiving a request, over a first network, to authorize a communication with the communication device: obtaining information relevant to the communication; and providing the obtained information to the communication device via a second network. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110170101 | CAMERA WEB SUPPORT - Web supports ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169815 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A spatial light modulator includes an array of pixels, with each of the pixels having a dimension smaller than a wavelength of light to be modulated. Each of the pixels further has a permittivity that can he controlled using an electronic signal applied to the pixel. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167383 | Notification In Immersive Applications - A notification framework delivers notifications in a manner that is appropriate for a user's current experience. An API is implemented in the notification framework and provided to developers to develop applications utilizing such API to communicate with the framework. A display mode of an active application is determined by the framework. A notification generated by an alerting application is captured by the framework. The framework determines a mode of delivery based on the display mode and the notification, and delivers the notification accordingly. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110167034 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METRIC BASED ALLOCATION OF COSTS - Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media are provided for automatically allocating resources based on metrics. A plurality of metric values related to a respective plurality of dimensions may be determined. A resource may be allocated to the plurality of dimensions based on the plurality of metric values. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110164080 | FLUID-JET DISPENSING DEVICE - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with fluid-jet dispensers are described. In one embodiment, a method ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110162822 | Cooling System - A cooling system for an apparatus having heat generating components. The cooling system includes a housing and multiple sealed chambers. Fluid intake and exhaust ports are formed in the housing. The sealed chambers are for containing the heat generating components and are arranged within the housing to form a cooling fluid flow channel separating the sealed chambers from one another. The cooling fluid flow channel is in fluid communication with the fluid intake and exhaust ports. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110161968 | Performing Zone-Based Workload Scheduling According To Environmental Conditions - To perform zone-based workload scheduling according to environmental conditions in a system having electronic devices, indicators of cooling efficiencies of the electronic devices in corresponding zones are aggregated to form aggregated indicators for respective zones, where the zones include respective subsets of electronic devices. Workload is assigned to the electronic devices according to the aggregated indicators. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161651 | DETERMINING ELECTRICAL COMPATIBILITY AND/OR CONFIGURATION OF DEVICES IN A PRE-BOOT ENVIRONMENT - In at least some embodiments, a system comprises a plurality of electrical devices and management logic coupled to the electrical devices. While the electrical devices are each in a pre-boot environment, the management logic obtains information from the electrical devices and uses the information to determine electrical compatibility of, and/or configure, the electrical devices. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110145249 | CONTENT GROUPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of grouping a plurality of media content is provided. The method includes converting at least a portion of the media content into at least one document object model (“DOM”) using a processor. The DOM can include a plurality of block elements, each comprising at least one content object. The method includes apportioning the content objects into a relevant portion and an irrelevant portion and extracting a set of keywords, the set comprising at least one keyword, within the relevant portion of the content objects. The method includes apportioning the relevant portion of the content objects into a related portion and an unrelated portion using at least a portion of the set of keywords and grouping the related portion of the content to provide a group of related content. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141064 | Determining Touch Locations Using Disturbed Light - A system comprises a plurality of light sources configured to provide light beams to a waveguide layer of a touch-screen. At least one of the light beams is disturbed when an object touches the touch-screen at a touch point. The system also comprises a plurality of detectors, where at least one of the detectors is configured to detect the disturbed light. The system comprises control logic coupled to the at least one detector. The control logic determines a location of the touch point as a result of the at least one detector detecting the disturbed light. The plurality of light sources and plurality of detectors are contained within a source/detector layer. The source/detector layer is separated from the waveguide layer by a mirror layer comprising a plurality of mirrors that transfer light between the source/detector layer and the waveguide layer. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110138387 | Dynamic Utilization of Power-Down Modes in Multi-Core Memory Modules - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods that enable a memory controller to choose a particular operation mode for virtual memory devices of a memory module based on dynamic program behavior. In one embodiment, a method for determining an operation mode for each virtual memory device of a memory module includes selecting a metric ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110131258 | Nas-Based Multimedia File Distribution Service - A network attached storage (NAS) device | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110123228 | Liquid Electrophotographic Ink Having Improved Durability - The present disclosure is drawn to a liquid electrophotographic ink, comprising a carrier liquid, and a pigment-polymer blend composition dispersed in the carrier liquid, the pigment-polymer blend composition comprising a pigment and a polymer blend of three distinct polymers. The polymer blend can comprise a first polymer having a melt flow rate of about 20 to about 70 g/10 min and a Vicat softening point of about 60° C. to about 70° C., a second polymer having a melt flow rate of about 80 to about 120 g/10 min, and a third polymer having an acidity of about 160 to about 230 mg KOH/g and a melt flow rate of at least 500 g/10 min. The liquid electrophotographic ink is typically formulated for printing from a liquid electrophotographic printer. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110121021 | METHOD OF DISPENSING LIQUID - A liquid dispensing device ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110119748 | VIRTUAL COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE - A system has a virtual overlay infrastructure mapped onto physical resources for processing, storage and network communications, the virtual infrastructure having virtual entities for processing, storage and network communications. Virtual infrastructures of different users share physical resources but are isolated and have their own management entities. An interface between infrastructures allows controlled relaxation of the isolation, using a gateway between virtual nets, or shared virtual storage devices. This can allow businesses to share data or applications, while maintaining control of security. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110107311 | Communicating with Locally Networked Device from Remotely Hosted Browser Based Tool - Disclosed is a configuration for directly accessing a first computing system from a browser executing within a second computing system. One embodiment includes defining a browser code script for executing a predefined function call and defining a plurality of call functions executable by the browser code script. Each call function corresponds with a particular function on the first computing device. A direct communication link is established between a communication device driver on the second computing system and a communication device driver on the first computing system in response to the browser code script executing at least one call function of the plurality of call functions. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107073 | BOOTING A COMPUTER DEVICE - A method of booting a computing device includes, responsive to said computing device powering on, loading a first lightweight operating system on said computing device and executing an instant-on application through said lightweight operating system. The method further includes, during execution of said instant-on application, loading a hypervisor on said computing device and migrating said instant-on application to a first virtual machine executing a second lightweight operating system implemented by said hypervisor. The method further includes loading a full-feature operating system on a second virtual machine implemented by said hypervisor. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107046 | BINARY-LEVEL UPDATE OF COMPRESSED READ-ONLY FILE SYSTEMS - A method and computer-readable memory device that enable processing of a first memory image comprising a plurality of compressed sub-blocks and uncompressed sub-blocks to produce a second memory image comprising contents of the first memory image arranged as a plurality of memory blocks. The memory blocks of the second memory image may be independently decompressible, to enable more efficient updating of an electronic device. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106737 | Policy Scheduling - A policy scheduler scheduling a policy is provided. The policy scheduler receives the policy for a system and information of a current state of the system. The policy scheduler evaluates one or more rules based on the current state of the system and generates a new rule via an evolutionary algorithm based on the information of the current state of the system. The policy scheduler adds the newly generated rule into the one or more rules and schedules the policy based on the one or more rules including the newly generated rule. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110104406 | MEDIA FOR INKJET PRINTING - An ink-jet recording medium is disclosed which comprises a paper substrate having a surface for receiving an ink-jet ink containing a pigmented colorant. The surface is treated with at least one co-crystalline salt, which become associated with the substrate surface. The co-crystalline salt is capable of crashing pigmented colorants on the paper surface, and its use may help protect paper manufacturing equipment from corrosion. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110103813 | Correction Method, Apparatus, Data Carrier or System for Correcting for Unintended Spatial Variation in Lightness Across a Physical Image Produced by a Xerographic Process - A correction method for correcting unintended spatial variation in lightness across a physical image produced by a xerographic process, the method comprising producing a test image using the xerographic process, measuring a difference between actual lightness and intended lightness across at least part of the test image, and varying the light source level used subsequently in the xerographic process to correct for the measured unintended difference. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110096218 | NANOWIRE PHOTODIODES - A photodiode includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a nanowire comprising a semiconductor core and a semiconductor shell. The nanowire has a first end and a second end, the first end being in electrical contact with the first electrode and the second end being in contact with the second electrode. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110095090 | Radio Frequency Indentification Device Molded into a Product Part - A method and system for molding a radio frequency identification RFID device to a product part. In one embodiment, a method comprising affixing an RFID device to a label, feeding the label into a molding cavity of a molding device, positioning the label within the molding cavity; injecting molten resin into the molding cavity, fusing the molten resin and label into a product part, and ejecting the product part from the molding cavity. In another embodiment, a method comprising affixing an RFID device to a transfer film, rolling the transfer film into a molding cavity of a molding device, positioning the transfer film within the molding cavity, injecting molten resin into the molding cavity, and transferring the RFID device from the transfer film to a product part. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110092216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TELECOMMUNICATION SUBSCRIBER SERVICES WITHOUT PROVISIONING OR MAINTENANCE - An intelligent router takes the place of a conventional SCCP relay in a wireless network. The intelligent router automatically provisions and updates subscriber information in a network file. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110083739 | ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An energy collection system is provided. The system can include an energy collection device and an energy concentration device disposed proximate at least a portion of the energy collection device. The energy concentration device includes a non-periodic, sub-wavelength, dielectric grating. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110082992 | COMMUNICATION-LINK-ATTACHED PERSISTENT MEMORY SYSTEM - A system and method is described that accesses a network persistent memory unit (nPMU). One embodiment comprises a primary region corresponding to a predefined portion of a primary network persistent memory unit (nPMU) communicatively coupled to at least one client processor node via a communication system, wherein the primary region is assigned to a client process running on the client processor node and is configured to store information received from the client process; and a mirror region corresponding to a predefined portion of a mirror nPMU communicatively coupled to the client processor node via the communication system, wherein the mirror region is assigned to the client process and is configured to store the information received from the client process. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WRITING DATA AND A TIME VALUE TO AN ADDRESSABLE UNIT OF A REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A system (and associated method) comprises a storage drive and a central processing unit (“CPU”). The storage drive is adapted to accommodate a removable storage medium. The CPU is configured to cause the CPU to write data and a time value to each of a plurality of addressable units of the storage medium in which data is written. The time value is indicative of the time at which each addressable unit was written with data. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110080451 | INK VISIBLE UNDER NARROW BAND UV RADIATION - An ink can be substantially invisible under most lighting conditions, and only visible when excited by UV energy having a wavelength specific to the colorant. The ink can include a liquid vehicle and a fluorescent colorant. The fluorescent colorant can have an average particle size of less than about 200 nm. Such ink can be configured as an ink-jet ink. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110076810 | Three Dimensional Multilayer Circuit - A method for forming three-dimensional multilayer circuit includes forming an area distributed CMOS layer configured to selectively address a set of first vias and a set of second vias. A template is then aligned with the first set of vias and lower crossbar segments are created using the template. The template is then removed, rotated, and aligned with the set of second vias. Upper crossbar segments which attach to the second set of vias are then created. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110063776 | FABRICATION OF PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A method for fabrication of passive electronic components includes disposing a sacrificial layer on a carrier and forming a curable resin layer on top of the sacrificial layer and patterning the curable resin to form a cured resin template having multiple pattern levels. A metal material is deposited into the first pattern level to form a first structure. A dielectric material is then formed on exposed portions of the first structure. A nonselective subtractive process is used to expose the sacrificial layer in a bottom of the second pattern level and metal material is deposited into the second pattern level and built up to include a portion which crosses over the dielectric material. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110062957 | OPTICALLY INTEGRATED BIOSENSOR BASED ON OPTICALLY DETECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE - An optically integrated magnetic biosensor includes an optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) center and a fluidics layer configured to contain a solution comprising analytes, the fluidics layer being disposed over the ODMR center. A light source which generates incident light excites electrons within the ODMR center from a ground state to an excited state and a radio frequency (RF) antenna generates an RF field incident with frequencies which correspond to ground state transitions in the ODMR center. The ODMR center produces emitted light when illuminated by the incident light. The characteristics of the emitted light are influenced by the RF field and magnetic nanoparticles attached to the analytes. A method for detecting analytes using optically detected magnetic resonance is also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110035562 | PROVIDING MIRRORING WRITE DATA - An apparatus, method, and system are described. In one embodiment, the system is configured to store, in a non-volatile memory, mirroring data intended for a member of a set of mirroring drives that is in a powered-down state. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110033150 | OPTICAL TAPS FOR CIRCUIT BOARD-MOUNTED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES - A method for installing an optical tap into an optical waveguide formed in a printed circuit board which comprises obtaining a printed circuit board having an optical waveguide formed therein, cutting a transverse groove that has a front plane and a back plane into the optical waveguide, such that the back plane of the groove forms an oblique angle relative to the incident beam of light, and inserting a pre-fabricated beamsplitter into the groove so that the beamsplitter is positioned at the oblique angle of incidence relative to the beam of light to enable a predetermined portion of the beam of light to be directed out of the waveguide. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110026219 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A heat transfer system is provided. The system includes a heat sink disposed proximate a first circuit. An air mover is adapted to provide airflow, and at least a portion of the airflow can flow through the heat sink along a flow path having a path length. A first portion of the airflow flows along the entire path length through the heat sink. A remaining portion of the airflow exits the heat sink prior to flowing the entire path length. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025129 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A redundant power supply method is provided. The method includes communicatively coupling a load to a first source via a plurality of first power supplies and to a second source via a plurality of second power supplies. The method further includes bi-directionally communicatively coupling a controller to the plurality of first power supplies and to the plurality of second power supplies. The method includes activating a first portion of the plurality of first power supplies to supply power to the load, wherein the controller determines the number (“N”) of first power supplies activated, and activating at least one of the plurality of second power supplies to supply power to the load. The method also includes monitoring for at least one fault condition in each of the active first power supplies and in each of the active second power supplies. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110016411 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BOOKMARKING - A method of bookmarking an address of a web page, includes, with a computing device programmed for bookmarking an address of a web page: obtaining first metadata to be associated with a first web page address; identifying a further web page address to be associated with the first web page address; obtaining second metadata to be associated with further web page address; and storing an indication of an association between the first web page address, first metadata, further web page address and second metadata. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110016254 | SHARING OF HOST BUS ADAPTER CONTEXT - A system comprises a first host bus adapter (HBA) that uses a first context to facilitate the transmission of packets through a logical connection through the first HBA. The system also comprises a second HBA and memory in which the first context is stored. The memory is accessible by both of the first and second HBAs. Upon receiving a packet associated with the logical connection, the second HBA accesses the memory to use the first context to process the packet in accordance with the first context. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110014810 | CONNECTOR FRAME - A connector frame is provided. The connector frame can be a generally rectangular member having a bore formed therethrough. The rectangular member can be at least partially formed by a first wall, and a second wall, connected by two side walls. The first, second and side walls can form at least a portion of an interior surface and an exterior surface. At least a portion of the interior surface can include a plurality of raised features adapted to detachably attach to a cable connector. A plurality of projections adapted to provide a grip for one or more fingers on each of the two side walls can be disposed on the exterior surface of the two side walls. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013521 | Locating a Fault in a Communications Network - A method for locating a fault in a communications network includes modifying the time-to-live (TTL) value in an Internet Protocol header of a data packet and transmitting the data packet through the communications network. The method continues with receiving a TTL-exceeded message from a routing element in the communications network and modifying the time-to-live value in the Internet protocol header of a second data packet, wherein the time-to-live value corresponds to a second hop count, the second hop count corresponding to the number of hops from the transmitting server to a second one of the plurality of routing elements in the communications network. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110012970 | COMPOSITION, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING HIGH WHITENESS INKJET MEDIA - The present application relates to a surface treatment composition for inkjet media, including: starch; fluorescence whitening agent selected from the group consisting of nonionic, cationic, and anionic fluorescence whitening agents, and combinations thereof; metallic salt including cation and anion, the cations being selected from monovalent metal ions, multiple valent metal ions, and combinations and derivatives thereof, and the anions being selected from the group consisting of fluoride, chloride, iodide, bromide, nitrate, phosphate, chlorate, acetate, and combinations and derivatives thereof; and chemical chelant. The application also relates to a method of making surface-treated inkjet media, including providing a base stock including cellulose paper and applying a surface treatment composition to the base stock. The application also relates to a paper coated with the surface treatment composition and a system of inkjet printing with surface treated inkjet media. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110006284 | PHOTONIC STRUCTURE - A photonic structure includes a plurality of annealed, substantially smooth-surfaced ellipsoids arranged in a matrix. Additionally, a method of producing a photonic structure is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor material, providing an etch mask comprising a two-dimensional hole array, and disposing the etch mask on at least one surface of the semiconductor material. The semiconductor material is then etched through the hole array of the etch mask to produce holes in the semiconductor material and thereafter applying a passivation layer to surfaces of the holes. Additionally, the method includes repeating the etching and passivation-layer application to produce a photonic crystal structure that contains ellipsoids within the semiconductor material and annealing the photonic crystal structure to smooth the surfaces of the ellipsoids. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110001786 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING GROOVES EXTERNALLY EXPOSING PRINTHEAD DIE - An inkjet printing device printhead assembly includes a housing. The housing has a surface. A well is defined within the surface of the housing and is adapted to disposal of a printhead die therewithin. The surface of the housing has one or more grooves. The grooves have ends. Some of the ends are adjacent to the wall. The grooves externally expose the printhead die. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100332536 | ASSOCIATING ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION WITH A FILE SYSTEM OBJECT - Attribute information is associated with a file system object that is part of a distributed file system stored in a server system. In response to a request for the file system object from a first client, the attribute information associated with the file system object is accessed. The accessed attribute information allows for differentiated treatment in processing the request for the file system object from the first client as compared to a request for the file system object received from another client. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100329765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRINTING TO A WEB SUBSTRATE - A printing device ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100329257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS - A method of selective direct memory access (DMA) in a computer system having a network interface card (NIC), a processor subsystem, and a memory accessible to the subsystem, including the steps of the NIC receiving a plurality of packets from an external source; the NIC decoding a portion of each packet and determining whether the packet should be accepted by the computer system based on a predefined rule; and if the packet is accepted, selectively truncating the packet based on the predefined rule, and storing the truncated packet in the memory. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100325454 | Resource and Power Management Using Nested Heterogeneous Hypervisors - A server includes a plurality of processors, at least some of the processors being partitioned into virtual partitions using a virtual partition hypervisor. At least one of the virtual partitions executes a virtual machine hypervisor to implement a plurality of virtual machines within said at least one of said virtual partitions. The server also executes a workload manager application configured to dynamically reallocate the processors among the virtual partitions. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100318982 | UPDATING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A method for updating electronic documents includes associating at least one update program with the electronic document such that, in response to specific stimuli, the at least one update program is executed to operate on content of the electronic document. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100318898 | RENDERING DEFINITIONS - A method for rendering documents includes rendering a document using a rendering definition indicated within electronic data representing the document. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100318793 | Permission-Based Dynamically Tunable Operating System Kernel - A server includes a central processing unit and electronic memory communicatively coupled to the central processing unit. The memory stores a dynamically tunable operating system kernel that includes at least one tunable implemented as a plurality of states. Each application managed by the operating system is assigned to one of these states according to a permission level association with the application. Each state defines a range of automated tuning of the tunable that is authorized to applications assigned to the state. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100315773 | FOOT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A foot height adjustment system is provided. The system can include a clamshell device comprising a first member having an exterior surface and a pivotably connected second member. The pivotable connection between the members can comprise at least one hinge. At least one foot can be disposed within an aperture disposed within the first member. The one foot can project a first distance from the exterior surface of the first member. An actuator, adapted to reversibly increase the projection of the at least one foot from the exterior surface of the first member to a second distance when the second member is pivoted about the at least one hinge, can link the second member and the at least one foot. The second distance can be greater than the first distance. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100309908 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A NETWORK DEVICE - Method for communicating with a network device. A data packet is provided, which includes a header, a payload, and a trailer. The data packet includes an error detection code derived at least partially based on data in the data packet. The error detection code is modified using a reversible function to provide a marked data packet. This marked data packet is sent to the network device. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100306450 | SECURE DELIVERY OF DIGITAL MEDIA VIA FLASH DEVICE - A flash device for secure delivery of media content is provided. The flash device can include a controller module and a memory module. The controller module can include at least one local central processing unit, at least one register having factory initialized data written therein, and at least one memory module interface. The factory initialized data can include: a vendor identification (“VID”) string, a product identification (“PID”) string, and a manufacturer identification string. The memory module can include at least one read-only partition having digital data disposed therein, where at least a portion of the digital data comprises at least one machine executable instruction set. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100306403 | METHOD FOR STREAMING VIDEO DATA - A method for streaming video data. Video data is received. At least one frame of the video data is segmented into a plurality of regions. Video data corresponding to a first region of the plurality of regions is transmitted over a network. The video data corresponding to a second region of the plurality of regions is modified according to interactive input. The video data corresponding to a modified version of the second region is transmitted over the network. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100306253 | Tiered Managed Storage Services - Systems and methods for managed access to tiered storage are disclosed. One such system comprises a plurality of storage systems and a tier manager. Each storage system implements a tier selected from the group of online and other than online. The tier manager is configured to ensure that a specified file is available on a specified tier, responsive to a client request. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100306212 | Fetching Optimization in Multi-way Pipelined Database Joins - A method of performing a multi-way join of a plurality of database relations includes executing a plurality of pipelined two-way joins with the database relations. Each two-way join has two sequential phases. In the first phase, missing attributes of the input relations that are required to evaluate a joining criterion specific to said two-way join are fetched from a non-volatile memory device, and the input relations are joined according to the criterion. In the second phase, any additional missing attributes of the input relations are fetched from the non-volatile memory device as assigned by an optimization process executed prior to commencing the multi-way join. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100295884 | Integrated Print Head End-of-Life Detection - A method of detecting low ink levels in an integrated print head includes calibrating the integrated print head and producing a baseline temperature rise, performing an end-of-life test to produce a second temperature rise; and comparing the second temperature rise and the baseline temperature rise to estimate ink levels within the integrated print head. A computer product for detection of end-of-life events in integrated inkjet print heads includes computer code to perform a calibration procedure when an integrated print head is first connected to a printer; computer code to perform an end-of-life test on the integrated print head after a triggering event; and computer code to compare end of life test results with a baseline result from the calibration procedure. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100293145 | Method of Selective Replication in a Storage Area Network - A method includes identifying with a server a first range of data blocks in a storage device array corresponding to data files selected for replication, the first range of data blocks being managed by a source host device; mapping the first range of data blocks to a second range of data blocks in the storage device array managed by the destination host device; copying the data blocks from the first range that contain the data files selected for replication to the corresponding data blocks in the second range; deleting files in the copied data blocks of the second range that have not been selected for replication; and condensing the second range of data blocks. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100290078 | Parallelization In Printing - Disclosed are various embodiments of various systems that facilitate the printing of documents. In one representative example, one arrangement includes a plurality of raster image processors, a plurality of frame brokers, and a first digital switch facilitating communication between the raster image processors and frame brokers. The arrangement also includes a plurality of printers and a second digital switch facilitating communication between the frame brokers and the printers. A central control system orchestrates a progression of frames of a plurality of documents through the raster image processors and the frame brokers to the printers. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100284044 | Apparatus and Method for Retaining a Document During Imaging - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for holding a document sheet in place against a scanning surface of an image capture system. One such apparatus is a document cover comprising: a body that is oriented parallel to the scanning surface when the document cover is in the closed position; a compliant and elastic document backing that is partially attached to the body and configured to reflect light originating from the image capture system; and a backing constraint configured to secure a central region of the document backing to the body and further configured to constrain movement of the central region in a first direction that is normal to the scanning surface while allowing movement in the same direction of outer regions that are lateral to the central region. The document backing generates a downward spring force which biases the outer regions toward the platen. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100283822 | Apparatus and Methods for Purging Air from a Fluid Conveying Tube - An apparatus for purging air from a fluid conveying tube includes a housing member comprising an inner bore having an inlet and an outlet ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100281013 | ADAPTIVE MERGING IN DATABASE INDEXES - A method for implementing adaptive merging in database indexes includes selecting a key range from a database query having a range predicate and searching a database for data matching the key range. The data matching the key range is merged to form a collected dataset which is stored for future retrieval. A method for optimizing B-tree representation of a database using actual queries is also provided. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100277502 | System and Method for Adjusting Display Input Values - Disclosed are various embodiments of a display device. The display device includes an LED RGB backlight as well as a color gamut mapping engine configured to adjust a plurality of input values and output a plurality of adjusted input values to an LCD panel having a native transfer function such that the transformation of the adjusted input values to visible light displayed by the LCD panel can comply with various output device specifications. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100277492 | System and Method for Color Space Setting Adjustment - Disclosed are various systems and methods of color space setting adjustment. In one embodiment, a system includes an LED RGB backlight as well as a color gamut mapping engine configured to adjust a plurality of input values and output a plurality of adjusted input values to an LCD panel having a native transfer function such that the transformation of the adjusted input values to visible light displayed by the LCD panel complies with user defined color space settings. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100275262 | Autonomous Diagnosis And Mitigation Of Network Anomalies - Autonomous diagnosis and mitigation of network anomalies may include creating a plurality of sketch matrices wherein each sketch matrix corresponds to an individual hashing function and each row in each sketch matrix corresponds to an array of hashed parameters of interest from multiple network devices for a given period of time, the parameters of interest being configurable by an administrator. A principal components analysis (PCA) input matrix is created for each of the sketch matrices by computing an entropy value for each element in the sketch matrices, and principal components analysis (PCA) is performed on each of the PCA input matrices to heuristically detect a network anomaly in real time. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274894 | Router Method And System - A method and system for operating a virtual router system. A system health index for each of a plurality of physical routers in a virtual router system is determined, and virtual router operation for the physical routers is suspended in response to the system health index. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271954 | Router Packet Filtering And Mapping - A method includes determining in a router whether a test portion of a received packet matches test data specified in a filter. The test portion is specified in the filter by a first offset parameter and a first length parameter. The received packet is modified by the router replacing data in a map portion of the packet with map data specified in the filter if the test portion matches the test data. The map portion is also specified in the filter by a second offset parameter and a second length parameter. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271433 | INKJET INKSET AND METHODS - There is disclosed an ink set and method for printing an inkjet ink image on a nonporous substrate. The inkset and method comprise one or more inkjet inks comprising at least one first pigment-based inkjet ink having a first colorant load of a pigment and a polymeric latex binder; and at least one second pigment-based inkjet ink having a second colorant load of the pigment and a polymeric latex binder, the second colorant load being less than the first colorant load, and the second pigment-based inkjet ink applied to a substrate in an amount to provide a total ink loading of from about 10 g/m | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271016 | Microfiber Magnetometer - A magnetometer includes a tapered microfiber having a curved portion, an excitation laser in optical communication with the tapered microfiber, and a nanocrystal attached to the curved portion of the tapered microfiber. Laser light emitted from the excitation laser interacts with the nanocrystal to create an emitted photon flux which is monitored to detect a magnetic field passing through the nanocrystal. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100269037 | ARRANGING GRAPHIC OBJECTS ON A PAGE - A method performed by a physical computing system for arranging a plurality of graphic objects on a page includes receiving the plurality of graphic objects in the physical computing system, the plurality of graphic objects including a number of variable graphic objects and a number of fixed graphic objects. The method further includes, for each of the fixed graphic objects, creating a number of discrete dimension sets, generating a number of binary trees, each of the binary trees representing a unique layout for the plurality of graphic objects in which each of the fixed graphic object exhibits one of the discrete dimension sets, assigning a score to each of the binary trees, and arranging the graphic objects according to the layout represented by a binary tree selected from the number of generated binary trees based on the score. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268983 | Computer System and Method of Control thereof - A computer system is described having a plurality of hardware resources, a plurality of virtual partitions having allocated thereto some of those of hardware resources or parts thereof, said virtual partitions having an operating system loaded thereon, a partition monitoring application layer, which is capable of determining whether one or more of the partitions has failed, wherein said partition monitoring application layer also includes at least one hardware resource diagnostic function which is capable of interrogating at least one of the hardware resources allocated to a partition after failure of said partition, and a hardware resource reallocation function which is triggered when the hardware diagnostic function determines that one or more particular hardware resources associated with a failed partition is healthy, and which reallocates that healthy resource to an alternate healthy partition. A method of reallocating such hardware resources is also disclosed. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265662 | Thermal Mitigation Device and Method - An exemplary thermal protection system includes a body having a first surface, at least one stationary thermal member disposed at least partially proximate the first surface and at least one heat producing device. An aperture, defined by at least one exterior edge can penetrate both the body and the stationary thermal member. At least a portion of the heat producing device can be disposed proximate the aperture. A moveable thermal member translatable between a first position and a second position, can be disposed proximate the stationary thermal member, the aperture, and the heat producing device when in the first position. When in the first position, a first portion of the moveable thermal member can overlap at least a portion of the stationary thermal member. When in the second position, the moveable thermal member can be disposed distal to the aperture and the at least one heat producing device. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100262613 | Data Stream Processing - A method of processing a stream of raw data from a plurality of distributed data producing devices includes reducing the raw data to a plurality of representative synopsis coefficients, organizing the synopsis coefficients into a data structure with at least three dimensions, including a time window dimension and an accuracy dimension. Responsive to a detected anomaly in the data structure, at least one of a predetermined autonomous action and an action directed by a user is performed. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100261611 | ASSAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An array of electro-actuated fluid dispensers ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100257934 | Gyroscopes Using Surface Electrodes - Gyroscopes using surface electrodes are provided. In this regard, a representative microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gyroscope, among others, includes a top substrate and a bottom substrate. The top substrate includes an outermost structure that is open and enclosed and a first driving structure that is disposed within the outermost structure and includes first driving electrodes disposed on a bottom surface. The bottom substrate is disposed below the top substrate and includes second driving electrodes disposed on a top surface of the bottom substrate. The second driving electrodes are substantially aligned below the first driving electrodes such that a force can be applied to the first driving structure by an electrostatic force generated between the first and second driving electrodes. The first and second driving electrodes are also configured to provide a capacitance signal based on the movement of the first driving structure. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100251916 | CLEANING STATION - A cleaning station includes a fluid input which introduces a passive flow of fluid into a trough and a slit which provides an outlet through which the fluid exits the trough. A wetting roller rotates in a cylindrical cavity to form a viscous fluid pump which draws the fluid through the slit to form a fluid film on an outer surface of the wetting roller. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100247116 | Error Correction in Printing Systems - A method of error correction in a printing system includes engaging a sheet of print media with a perfector arm and detecting a relative position of the perfecter arm with respect to the sheet of print media when the perfecter arm has engaged the sheet of print media, the detecting being performed using a homing sensor that is configured to sense the perfecter arm while the perfecter arm is engaged with the sheet of print media. The relative position of the perfecter arm with respect to the sheet of print media is compared with an expected relative position and any difference between the relative position and expected relative position is compensated for when feeding the sheet of print media with the perfector arm to a print engine. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100241831 | DATA PACKET PROCESSING METHOD FOR A MULTI CORE PROCESSOR - A method for processing a data packet in a network server system comprising at least one central processor unit (CPU) having a plurality of cores; and a network interface for forming a connection to a network between the network and a designated CPU core, such that for all data packets received from the network an interrupt is created in the designated CPU core for received data packet processing. Each data packet received from the network is associated with an application connection established in a CPU core selected based on processor load and an interrupt thread is created on the CPU core associated with the application connection for processing the data packet. Each data packet being sent to the network is associated with an application connected established either in the CPU core in which the application is executing or an alternative CPU core selected based on processor load. Where the application connection is established in an alternative CPU core, an interrupt thread is created on the CPU core associated with the connection for processing the data packet. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100226657 | All Optical Fast Distributed Arbitration In A Computer System Device - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for all optical distributed arbitration for computer system components ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100225715 | AUTOMATIC CLEANING IN A LIQUID INK PRINTING SYSTEM - A system for automatic cleaning in a liquid ink printing system includes an ink tank, a pump which is configured pump a carrier liquid from the ink tank as a pressurized carrier liquid flow. A filter is configured to remove particulates from the pressurized carrier liquid flow to produce a filtered carrier liquid flow. A sprayer is configured to receive the filtered carrier liquid flow and spray the filtered carrier liquid flow into an interior of the ink tank. The pump recirculates the filtered carrier liquid flow through the filter and the sprayer. A method for automatic cleaning in a printing system is also included. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100225020 | KEYBOARD CASE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods for forming a keyboard case are provided. A mold cavity configured to provide a keyboard case having a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough can be at least partially filled with a molten material. At least one runner can traverse at least a portion of the apertures forming the plurality of apertures. The molten material can be at least partially solidified within the mold cavity to provide the keyboard case. The keyboard case can be removed from the mold cavity and the at least one runner can be removed from at least a portion of the apertures forming the plurality of apertures. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100220132 | MULTI LEVEL PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of printing an image onto a substrate in a plurality of passes is presented. The method comprises the steps of separating the image into image portions, and printing each image portion in at least two layers. At least one printing pass prints the different layers to different image portions. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100218987 | THERMOFORMED EMI SHIELD - Systems and methods for minimizing the transmission and reception of electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) are provided. A member having first and second sides and at least one edge can be formed to correspond to the interior of an enclosure. At least one aperture can penetrate the member from the first side to the second side, forming at least one internal edge. A conductive layer can be disposed on or about the first side, the second side, the at least one edge, and the at least one internal edge of the member, thereby encapsulating the member. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100214576 | Color Separation into Neugebauer Primary Area Coverage Vectors - The disclosure describes methods for color printing, performing a color separation process and performing a halftoning process. Furthermore, the disclosure describes the color separation process determining one or more Neugebauer Primaries, tessellating the Neugebauer Primaries, and generating one or more Neugebauer Primary area coverage vectors, whose area coverages are linear with respect to a device-independent color space. The disclosure further describes that the color separation process communicates with the halftoning process using one or more Neugebauer Primary area coverage vectors. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100214388 | ELECTRO-WETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC PRINTING - An electro-wetting-on-dielectric printing system includes a drum and an electrode array disposed on a surface of the drum, which is made up of individually addressable electrodes and an ink-phobic coating overlaying the electrodes. Electrically charging a portion of the electrodes allows ink to adhere to a portion of the ink-phobic coating in proximity to the charged electrodes. A method for electro-wetting-on-dielectric printing includes selectively charging individually addressable electrodes within an electrode array, and passing the electrode array through an ink bath, wherein ink adheres areas proximate to charged electrodes to form an image. The image is then transferred to the substrate. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100214338 | COMPENSATION FOR THERMAL DISTORTION IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - A method of compensating for thermally induced misalignments in a printing system includes measuring two or more temperatures of a structure within the printing system, mathematically differencing the two or more temperatures to produce a differenced value, inputting the differenced value into a correlation equation, the correlation equation predicting a misalignment of a target printing system component, and compensating for the predicted misalignment of the target printing system component. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100213330 | Computer Stand - A computer stand includes a support substrate and a number of support elements configured to selectively attach at any of a range of positions across the support substrate so as to support a computer resting on the substrate while without obstructing access to features on the computer. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100212341 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A COOLING SYSTEM USING ONE DIGITAL SIGNAL - Systems and methods that receive a digital signal outputted from a single line of a device are disclosed. Embodiments of the systems and methods calculate the temperature of the device based on the digital signal. Embodiments of the systems and methods generate a signal to a cooling system to cool the device when the calculated temperature of the device is higher than a predetermined temperature. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100207874 | Interactive Display System With Collaborative Gesture Detection - An interactive content delivery system ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100205607 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING TASKS IN A MULTI PROCESSOR COMPUTING SYSTEM - A multi processor computing system managing tasks based on the health index of the plurality of processors and the priority of tasks to be scheduled. The method comprise receiving the tasks to be scheduled on the computing system; preparing a queue of the tasks based on a scheduling algorithm; computing a health index value for each processor of the computing system; and scheduling the tasks on processors based on the health index value of the processors. A task from a processor with a lower health index may be moved to an available processor with a higher health index. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205397 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer system, comprising at least two logical partitions, each partition having allocated computing resources, wherein the computing resources allocated to a first partition include memory storing a file system accessible by processes executing in the first partition; and a partition resource allocator, wherein the partition resource allocator is arranged to migrate the memory storing the file system from the first partition to a second partition, such that the file system is accessible by processes executing in the second partition. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100205144 | CREATING SEARCHABLE REVISIONS OF A RESOURCE IN A REPOSITORY - A method of creating searchable revisions of a resource for a resource repository is disclosed where a first revision of a resource is generated in the resource repository. The first revision of the resource can be approved, but the first revision of the resource is not accessible to a consumer searching the resource repository until the first revision of the resource is approved. A second revision of the resource subsequent to the first revision of the resource is generated, but the second revision of the resource is not accessible to a consumer searching the resource repository until the second revision of the resource is approved. A searchable artifact in the resource repository is also generated for each revision of the resource in the resource repository. The searchable artifact for the first revision of the resource includes for an approval field that indicates the first revision of the resource is valid from when the first revision of the resource is approved to when the second revision of the resource is approved. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100199170 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING DYNAMIC CONTENT IN HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP) RESPONSES - Identifying dynamic content in HTTP responses is disclosed, comprising comparing responses to HTTP requests, identifying portions of the responses that are different as dynamic content, and creating a template that designates the dynamic content. | 08-05-2010 |
