03rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090019044 | PATTERN SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A pattern search apparatus includes a storage unit, a distribution acquisition unit, a hash function unit, a training unit, and a search unit. A cumulative probability distribution of the training pattern on an arbitrary axis is obtained, and hash function each of which divides a probability value are defined based on the cumulative probability distribution. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019045 | SYNTHESZING INFORMATION-BEARING CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE CHANNELS - A computing system and method receive a query; separate a plurality of information sources into individual elements of content (EOC); tag each EOC with metadata that indicate source, date, and other relevant information; pattern match each EOC; calculate the respective distance function from every EOC to every other EOC; and output EOC to a set of virtual buffers ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090019046 | MULTIPLE CONFIGURATION ITEM STATUS VALUE ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for configuration item (CI) status value analysis for multiple performance monitors. In one embodiment of the invention, a multi-CI analysis method can be provided. The method can include weighting different CI status values produced by different performance monitors for a single resource in a monitored computing system and displaying selected ones of the weighted different CI status values according to relevance determined by weight. In one aspect of the embodiment, weighting different CI status values produced by different performance monitors for a single resource in a monitored computing system can include locating the different CI status values for the single resource in a configuration management database (CMDB), identifying the different performance monitors producing the different CI status values in the CMDB and applying weights to the different CI status values according to CI status value characteristics. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019047 | CONCURRENT DIRECTORY UPDATE IN A CLUSTER FILE SYSTEM - A method for avoiding directory conflicts across a file system having multiple nodes with one node representing a token manager. For each directory, at least one metanode responsible for directory updates. The method involving obtaining a name-based lock on a filename. Querying the token manager for a lock token. If a new token is obtained, sending a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) to the metanode to obtain matching directory entries, and caching the result of the RPC so that subsequent operations on that filename can be satisfied without additional messages sent to the metanode. Updating a cached directory block in memory by creating a new directory entry in the block or deleting an existing directory entry from the block. Information regarding the updating is sent to the metanode on one of: periodic schedule, a subsequent synchronization event, or when the name-based lock token is revoked. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019048 | Document lock manager - A lock manager is provided for locking documents. In some implementations, the lock manger initiates a first lock on a document that prevents other users from editing the document while it is being displayed to the user. If edits to the document are made by the user, the edits are placed in a queue for subsequent finalization, and a second lock is placed on the document. The second lock prevents other users from editing the document until the edits have been finalized. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019049 | System and Method for Distributing Trade Signals - A system and method for distributing trade signals is provided. The method includes, for example, receiving at least one trade signal from at least one trading strategy, constructing a first list of trades from the at least one trade signal, storing the list of trades in a database that is accessible through a network to specified users, comparing a second list of trades on a client computer to the first list of trades in the database, and executing the trades on the first list of trades in the database. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019050 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Granting or Denying Access to an Electronic Calendar - A calendar system includes a calendar requester client and a calendar owner client that couple to a calendar server via one or more networks therebetween. In one embodiment, when the calendar server denies a particular calendar requester access to the calendar owner's calendar, the calendar server transmits a denial notice to the calendar owner and allows the calendar owner to dynamically add the particular calendar requester to a list of approved requesters on the calendar server. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019051 | UBIQUITOUS DOCUMENT ROUTING ENFORCEMENT - Users can create document(s) in any format, and then submit these to a pre-processor. The pre-processor cooperates with the “save” function. The pre-processor associates, such as through embedding or adding a custom stream or modifying an existing custom stream within a compound document or association via file descriptors or file identifiers managed externally for any file type, record or object, a tag with the document preserving the original file format so that it can be rendered normally. A programmatically readable “label(es)” identifying a specific recipient identifier will be used for routing control identification. Document routing enforcement utilizes a form of the functionality of managing custom streams within compound documents or any file type, record or object. A compound document is a document consisting of intermingled multiple streams, e.g., metadata, spreadsheets, pictures, digital videos, digital audio, and other multimedia features and can also be used to collect several documents into one. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019052 | PROVIDING FILE SYSTEM AVAILABILITY DURING LOCAL PATH FAILURE OF A NON-SERVER NODE - File system availability during local path failure of a non-server node is provided by generating a server database of one or more server nodes having access to a storage device of the file system. The storage device is accessed by a non-server node over a local path to implement one or more input/output (I/O) operations. Upon failure of an I/O operation over the local path, the server database is queried to identify one or more server nodes having access to the storage device. One or more subsequent I/O operations for the storage device are implemented using the one or more identified server nodes. After a restoration of the local path is detected, I/O operations for the storage device are then implemented over the local path. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019053 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR AND MARKETING FASHION GARMENTS ONLINE - A method of generating clothing recommendations for a potential purchaser uses user-specific information to generate a list of suggested garments for the user and displays a graphical representation of the garments. The user-specific information may include recommendations from one or more friends, fashion experts, or other purchasers, optionally including information based on purchasing history or shopping history of other purchasers. The graphical representation may include a three-dimensional representation. Recommendations may be prioritized based on ranking. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019054 | Network data storage system - The inventions concerns a network data storage system comprising a storage unit, at least one network client and an intermediate network switch. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019055 | Method and system for replacing content displayed by an electronic device - According to one embodiment, a method for use by an electronic device for automatically replacing a first content being displayed by the electronic device with a second content includes receiving user preference data input by a user. The method further includes detecting an occurrence of a trigger event and selecting the second content from a predetermined location in response to the trigger event. The method further includes receiving the second content from the predetermined location and configuring the electronic device to display the second content. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019056 | Method, Sensor Network, and Sensor Node for Accessing Sensed Data - There is provided a sensor node, a network, and a method for accessing data from a sensor service. Sensor nodes comprise information related to sensor service(s) they provide and to services provided by other sensor nodes of the network, including description of external sensor services, the address of the sensor nodes providing the external sensor services, and identification of the service owner. When a sensor node receives a request for a sensor service from a requester, it determines that it does not support the sensor service, and further identifies another sensor node that supports the sensor service. Then, in a first variant, the sensor node returns to the requester the other sensor node's identification so that the requester can request the sensor service. In another variant, the sensor node requests from the other sensor node data related to the requested sensor service, and transmits it to the requester. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019057 | Terminal and data distribution system - Disclosed herewith is a terminal for receiving data distributed from a host computer. The terminal includes a database for storing data distributed from the host computer and a schedule manager for managing the schedule of the terminal. Upon receiving an update request for the data stored in the database, the terminal extracts a time band in which the usage frequency of the terminal is kept low as an updatable time through the schedule manager and sends an update request to the host computer in response to the received request. The terminal calculates a processing time required to update object data, as well as a value denoting the usefulness of the object data according to the update information received from the host computer and including the object data, then decides a processing order for the object data according to the processing time and the usefulness value calculated respectively for the object data, thereby updating the data stored in the database according to the decided processing order. Useful data is updated preferentially in the time band in which the usage frequency of the terminal is low. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019058 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELAYING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY DEVICE AND REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT - Provided is are method of relaying communication between a remote user interface (RUI) client and a universal plug and play (UPnP) device in a home network. The method includes: searching for a UPnP action mapped to an RUI element corresponding to an RUI control message received from an RUI client,; generating a simple object access protocol (SOAP) message for calling a found UPnP action; and transmitting the SOAP message to the UPnP device. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019059 | MULTIPLE STORAGE CLASS DISTRIBUTED NAMETAGS FOR LOCATING ITEMS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM - Methods, signals, devices, and systems are provided for locating and retrieving files, objects, and other items in a network. Nametags are distributed through the network with the items. Each nametag may hold logical names identifying the item, names of the volatile copies of the item, and/or names of nonvolatile copies of the item. Thus, nametags may include names form multiple name spaces, and cached items can be identified expressly. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019060 | CREATING ONLINE SOCIAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES - Distributing knowledge through a learning community includes creating a plurality of learning communities; for each of the plurality of learning communities, allowing creating a knowledge base by the content producers, allowing submitting content to the learning community by the content consumers or the content producers; sharing contents with the content consumers and content producers in many ways. The learning communities are listed in a directory. A category in the directory is able to be drilled into for multiple levels. Each of the multiple levels of the categories in the directory is associated with one or more of the plurality of learning communities. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019061 | PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A USER - Providing information to a user includes: associating a code with content that is available to multiple users; storing data that associates information with the code; receiving the code from a user input received over a communications channel from a communications device; determining an identifier associated with the communications device from which the code was received; and providing the information associated with the code for access on at least a portion of a web site provided based on an association between the user and the determined identifier. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019062 | System and method for providing universal profiles for networked clusters - Exemplary systems and methods for providing universal profiles for networked clusters are provided. In exemplary embodiments, membership in a first cluster is established for a member. A profile for the member is then generated that comprises profile segments associated with the first cluster. Membership in a second or subsequent cluster may also be established for the member. After which, a profile extension is provided that indicates additional profile segments associated with the second or subsequent cluster. Based on the profile extension, the profile is appended. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019063 | Finding and Consuming Web Subscriptions in a Web Browser - A content syndication platform, such as a web content syndication platform, manages, organizes and makes available for consumption content that is acquired from the Internet. In at least some embodiments, the platform can acquire and organize web content, and make such content available for consumption by many different types of applications. These applications may or may not necessarily understand the particular syndication format. An application program interface (API) exposes an object model which allows applications and users to easily accomplish many different tasks such as creating, reading, updating, deleting feeds and the like. Further, in at least some embodiments, a user can subscribe to a particular web feed, be provided with a user interface that contains distinct indicia to identify new feeds, and can efficiently consume or read RSS feeds using both an RSS reader and a web browser. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019064 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD - Conveying knowledge by means of a document file is facilitated. A document processing apparatus acquires a source file, and classifies text data included in the source file by the context on the basis of a given criterion. The data thus extracted according to the context is stored in a database. A view file is created with the context according to a reader's mental model. The data to be the content of the view file and the layout thereof can be determined by a user who is the reader in an arbitrary manner. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019065 | HETEROGENEOUS DATA COLLECTION AND DATA MINING PLATFORM - Systems, methods and computer program products for collecting, storing, processing/analyzing, securely transmitting and presenting heterogeneous data within an open system architecture are disclosed. The collection of heterogeneous data from numerous remote collection points and aggregating the collected data for displaying in a user-friendly interface are provided. The systems, methods and computer program products disclosed herein, in varying aspects, readily lend themselves to incremental component and functionality modifications, which allow for increased data sources, accuracy, reliability and utility of the collected information, further solidifying the uniqueness and desirability of the systems, methods and computer program products. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019066 | HYBRID LOCATION AND KEYWORD INDEX - A method and system for generating a hybrid index for indexing objects based on location and keyword attributes and performing location-based searching is provided. A search system performs a location-based search using a hybrid index that indexes both location and keyword attributes of objects. The search system generates the hybrid index either using the location attribute as the primary index or the keyword attribute as the primary index. When the location attribute is the primary index, the keyword attribute is the secondary index, and vice versa. To generate the hybrid index, the search system identifies the values for the keyword and location attributes of each object. The search system generates the primary index to map each value of a first attribute to a secondary index. The search system thus generates, for each value of the first attribute, a secondary index to map values of a second attribute to objects that have the associated values of the first and second attributes. The search system then uses the hybrid index to perform location-based searching. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019067 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR INSERTING NODE - A method for inserting a node into a tree data structure is disclosed. An information processing apparatus represents parent-child relationships between the nodes in the tree data structure by means of “child->parent” relationships, which associate node identifiers assigned to parent nodes with the node identifiers assigned to child nodes of the respective parent nodes, identifies descendant nodes of a slave-side specific node in slave-side data, and inserts the descendant nodes included in the slave-side data into master-side data as the descendant nodes of a master-side specific node in the master-side data, the master-side specific node corresponding to the slave-side specific node. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019068 | DECODER WITH REDUCED MEMORY REQUIREMENTS DECODING OF VIDEO SIGNALS - A decoder decoding at a block level provided. The decoder comprises: a down-scalar receiving a multiplicity of blocks of data and down-scaling the blocks of data at the block level and storing the down-scaled data in a memory; and an output device for outputting the down-scaled blocks of data at the block level. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019069 | DATA CODING/DECODING FOR ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - Embodiments of methods, systems and/or devices for data coding are disclosed. Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, data is coded and transmitted via an input/output portion of a computing platform to one or more other portions of the computing platform. An interconnect is employed to facilitate transmitting the coded data. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019070 | DATA COMPRESSION FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE COMPONENTS IN A SYSTEM - Briefly, within a computer or digital data processing system, embodiments describe a method, article and apparatus for compressing data is described, which may be used for communicating between two or more components connected to an interconnection medium (e.g., a bus) within a single computer or digital data processing system, and/or for communicating between two or more computers or digital data processing systems via an interconnection medium such as a network. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019071 | BLOCKING FOR COMBINATORIAL CODING/DECODING FOR ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - Embodiments described herein may include example embodiments of a method, article and apparatus for compressing data utilizing combinatorial coding which may be used for communicating between two or more components connected to an interconnection medium (e.g., a bus) within a single computer or digital data processing system, and/or for communication between computing platforms via a network or other interconnection medium. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019072 | INTEROPERABLE RETRIEVAL AND DEPOSIT USING ANNOTATED SCHEMA TO INTERFACE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL DOCUMENT SPECIFICATION LANGUAGES - In order to achieve interoperability between diverse types of computer systems for the purpose of e-commerce, a system and method are provided for retrieving data from multiple relational databases into an XEDI document. First, a DTDSA is used to create an intermediate format for the data. Then, an annotated interoperable (universal) DTD is used to create the XEDI document. For depositing data from an XEDI document into multiple relational databases, a reverse process is used. The universal DTD is used to create the intermediate format. Then the DTDSA is used to create the relational database format. The deposit process requires analysis of join unions of data sought to be deposited, and also a static reversibility check for the DTDSA. A GUI interface is provided for generating annotations. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSCODING DIGITAL CONTENT - A system and method for transcoding digital content (e.g. web content) by correctly employing one annotation for multiple digital contents. This can efficiently reduce the workloads required for the addition of annotation data during the transcoding process. A transcoding system comprises an annotation database system for storing annotation data to be used for the transcoding of contents, and a transcoder for transcoding the contents based on annotation data stored in the annotation database system. Upon receiving an inquiry from the transcoder, a correlation between elements in the contents and descriptions of the annotation data is checked to select one annotation that can be employed for transcoding the content. The correlation is specifically determined based on XPath information. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019074 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus including: a correspondence determination unit configured to refer to respective additional information data included in a file and another file and determine whether identical additional information data exists; a size determination unit configured to compare a combined size of the two files with a reference size when judged that identical additional data exists; a flag addition unit configured to add a flag indicating data exempt from search target to identical additional information data included in either one of the two files when judged that the combined size is smaller than the reference size; a deletion unit configured to delete identical additional information data included in either one of the two files when judged that the combined size is equal to or greater than the reference size; and a storing unit configured to store a combined file. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019075 | Recovery of Data and Data Processes - One embodiment of a data recovery management system includes prompt logic operable to prompt a user to provide information describing impact that an extended interruption of a project tracking system would have on an work unit that uses the project tracking system to perform a particular workflow process; a database coupled to the prompt logic, operable to store feedback received from the user in response to answering questions proposed by the prompt logic; and organizational logic operable to compile information stored in the database for each work unit that utilizes the project tracking system to perform a particular workflow process. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019076 | Internet-based targeted information retrieval system - The invention is a system and process, whereby using source data, facts related to the source data are found primarily on the open internet. These related facts may be found on totally unrelated websites. The facts are indexed to create a high value database of profiles of individuals or organizations. In a specific disclosed embodiment, the facts relate to donations made to non-profit organizations, creating a database highly valuable to those soliciting donations. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019077 | Accelerating value-based lookup of XML document in XQuery - A method and apparatus for accelerating value-based lookups of XML documents in XQuery is provided. XML indices can help to optimize SQL queries of XML documents stored in object-relational databases. Certain SQL/XML functions such as XMLTABLE( ) use XQuery expressions to query XML documents. Previously, such queries could not use the XML index because the PATH table of the XML index was not defined for XQuery semantics. Techniques described herein extend the XML index for use with queries that require evaluation of XQuery expressions. Consequently, techniques described herein accelerate value-based lookups of XML documents in XQuery by introducing the possibility of an index-assisted evaluation of XQuery expressions. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019078 | Multi-Sided Media Viewer and Technique for Media Association - A system provides a multi-sided media viewer capable of displaying media assets from an electronic archival news and content database. Each side of the media player contains different information regarding the media asset. A primary side of the media asset may display a media asset related to an educational program, such as a course curriculum or the like. The secondary sides of the media viewer may contain additional information regarding that media asset, including personalized information generated by a system user as well as automatically populated information, such as information collected from other external news services or content providers. The system may further provide an educational game in which users are encouraged to find and draw connections between media assets to create an interconnection of related news items. The multi-sided media viewer may be a two-sided cue card, or a multidimensional news or content element having any number of sides depending on the additional information to be displayed with the media asset. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019079 | Method, system and computer-readable media for managing software object handles in a dual threaded environment - A method and computer-readable media for managing software object handles in a dual threaded or multi-threaded environment are provided. In a first version a software driven computational process drives a first thread, while a garbage collector process drives a second active computational thread within a host computer. The software driven computational process generates persistent software objects that are temporarily stored in a memory of the host. Each handle may include an object identifier of the handle itself, an open/closed flag and a pointer to a unique persistent object. The open/closed flag indicates whether the persistent object associated with a handle shall remain open and accessible for processing or may be selected for closure by the garbage collector process. A plurality of handle wrappers are each associated in a one-to-one correspondence with a unique handle. Each handle wrapper is a software data structure that may include a in-use/not in-use flag and a specific handle or a pointer to a handle. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019080 | Method, system and computer-readable media for managing dynamic object associations as a variable-length array of object references of heterogeneous types binding - Apparatus, system, method and computer-readable media for organizing a listing of key pairs to increase the likelihood that key pairs more likely to satisfy database queries will be examined in the course of the query execution before key pairs that are less likely to satisfy a database query. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019081 | INTEGRATING DATA FROM MAPS ON THE WORLD-WIDE WEB - A method for integrating digital maps, each containing a plurality of geographical objects. A three-step integration process is presented. First, geographical objects are retrieved from maps on the Web. Secondly, pairs of objects that represent the same real-world entity, in different maps, are discovered and the information about them is combined. Finally, selected objects are presented to the user. The proposed process is efficient, accurate (i.e., the discovery of corresponding objects has high recall and precision) and it can be applied to any pair of digital maps, without requiring the existence of specific attributes. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019082 | System and Method for Discovery of Common Information Model Object Managers - A system and method is disclosed for managing objects in accordance with the Common Information Model. A CIMOM installation utility identifies directory services that are coupled to or included within the network or computing environment. Once identified, the directory services are extended to include an additional managed object of the Common Information Model. After the schema of the directory service is extended, the managed object is created in at least one of the directory services. Following these steps, a client of the network is able to execute a discovery process to locate the directory services and managed objects of the directory services, thereby allowing the client to communicate with the managed objects of the directory services, including the managed object that was added as part of the extension of the schema of one or more of the directory services. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019083 | System and method for adaptive decision making analysis and assessment - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for fact collection and analysis whereby relevant facts can be used in multiple implementations to accomplish due diligence or decision making processes, and used for automated adaptive quantification, assessment, analysis, rating and scoring of due diligence or decision options for a business, entity or organization in a proactive and reactive manner. Due diligence or decision topics such as, but not limited to, mergers, acquisitions, debt or equity financings, strategic planning, risk assessments, audits of the processes of the organization including human resources, regulated activities, intellectual property, contracting and other business practices may benefit from the use and application of the system. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019084 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRELOADING - The invention relates to integrating a first multimedia work and a second multimedia work to produce a combined multimedia work. The first and/or second multimedia works are converted into a common format such as SWF format, and the first multimedia work is converted to a sub-movie. The converted first multimedia work is inserted into the second multimedia work as a sub-movie of the second multimedia work to produce a combined multimedia work. Instructions in the combined multimedia work are updated in order to maintain the function of those instructions following the combination of the two works. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019085 | Hot news neighborhood banter in a geo-spatial social network - A method and system of hot news neighborhood banter in a geo-spatial social network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a hot news story, associating the hot news story with a specific geographic location, generating a map concurrently displaying a headline of the hot news story and the specific geographic location, and simultaneously generating in the map, profiles associated with a plurality of users surrounding the specific geographic location associated with the hot news story. The method may further include processing a submission form, having an audio file, a video file, a photo, and/or a comment, associated with the hot news story, of a neighboring user located a threshold distance away from the specific geographic location of the hot news story. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019086 | Method for matching color and appearance of a coating containing effect pigments - The present invention is directed to a method for identifying one or more matching formulas for matching color and appearance of a target coating containing effect pigments. The present invention is also directed to a system for identifying one or more matching formulas for matching color and appearance of a target coating containing effect pigments. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019087 | UNIVERSAL CONTAINER FOR AUDIO DATA - Storing audio data encoded in any of a plurality of different audio encoding formats is enabled by parametrically defining the underlying format in which the audio data is encoded, in audio format and packet table chunks. A flag can be used to manage storage of the size of the audio data portion of the file, such that premature termination of an audio recording session does not result in an unreadable corrupted file. This capability can be enabled by initially setting the flag to a value that does not correspond to a valid audio data size and that indicates that the last chunk in the file contains the audio data. State information for the audio data, to effectively denote a version of the file, and a dependency indicator for dependent metadata, may be maintained, where the dependency indicator indicates the state of the audio data on which the metadata is dependent. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019088 | Bioinformatic Transaction Scheme - Secure network transaction system obtains user-authorized genetic term or bioinformatic profile, and transacts online service according to genetically-based user medical or other risk determined therefrom. Insurance policy, promotional offer, or other service may dynamically address genetically-based condition. Bioinformatic data classifies user per personal mask which filters subset of user genetic sequence. Risk profile may be calculated according to actuarial statistics, genetics and/or heredity using non-discriminatory rules specified for users in temporal or jurisdictional groups. User transactions are modifiable according to bioinformatic data representing genetically-based risk increase or decrease. Data is securely processed, modulated, and stored by network server for remote access and transaction using various portable user devices. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019089 | Automatic Reconciliation of Discrepancies in Asset Attribute Values - Discrepancies in two sets of asset data for an organization are identified and automatically reconciled. One set of asset data may be compiled using automatic physical discovery software while the other set is from a financial system of the organization. Automatic reconciliation is performed according to user-configurable rules and corresponding user-configurable actions. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019090 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING RECORDINGS ON STORAGE DEVICES - The invention provides an improved method and system for capturing live events or performances onto portable storage devices as high quality recordings. The portable storage devices may be removably connected to the system or in wireless communication with the system. The signal from the event may include audio and/or visual data, and may be captured as a media file in a memory archive and simultaneously as distribution media files on the portable storage devices. A checksum, cyclic redundancy check, or the like may be implemented to verify that each distribution media is the same as the media file. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019091 | TRAINING, INFERENCE AND USER INTERFACE FOR GUIDING THE CACHING OF MEDIA CONTENT ON LOCAL STORES - The present invention is related to a system and method of caching data employing probabilistic predictive techniques. The system and method has particular application to multimedia systems for providing local storage of a subset of available viewing selections by assigning a value to a selection and retaining selections in the cache depending on the value and size of the selection. The value assigned to an item can represent the time-dependent likelihood that a user will review an item at some time in the future. An initial value of an item can be based on the user's viewing habits, the user's viewing habit over particular time segment (e.g., early morning, late morning, early afternoon, late afternoon, primetime, late night) and/or viewing habits of a group of user's during a particular time segment. A value assigned to a selection dynamically changes according to a set of cache retention policies, where the value can be time-dependent functions that decay based on the class of the item, as determined by inference about the class or via a label associated with the item. A selections value may be reduced as the selection ages because a user is less likely to view the selection over time. Additionally, a value of a selection may change based on changes on a user's viewing habits, changes in time segments or a user's modification of the cache retention policies. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019092 | ABSTRACTION BASED AUDIT AND SECURITY LOG MODEL FOR INCREASED ROLE AND SECURITY ENFORCEMENT - Embodiments of the invention store log event records in a secure database log by encrypting information in a query, or in query results, that would otherwise be subject to unwanted disclosure (either from within or without a given organization). For example, an organization (e.g., a research institution) may allow a database administrator to review log event records to diagnose and correct system performance issues, without being forced to trust the administrator with sensitive medical data (e.g., medical records related to participants in a research study). Thus, the security of sensitive information may be maintained, while at the same time, the database administrator may still access the information needed to maintain a working system. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019093 | PARTIALLY REPLICATED DISTRIBUTED DATABASE WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF REMOTE CLIENTS - A method of and system for collecting, storing, and retrieving data in a data base management system. The database management system includes a master database server ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090019094 | REDIRECTED UPDATES ON A BACKUP SERVER - Embodiments of the invention relate to data processing systems and more specifically to high availability data processing systems comprising a primary server and a secondary server. The secondary server may receive an update request from a client. The secondary server may perform one or more preliminary operations required for processing of the update request. The secondary server may then redirect a partially processed update operation to the primary server for execution. Therefore, greater load balancing is achieved between the servers and more efficient utilization of secondary server resources is achieved. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019095 | MAP DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND MAP DATA UPDATING METHOD - A map data distribution system includes a server which distributes map data and a mobile terminal which receives the map data. The server stores, for each area, the difference data between pieces of map data obtained before and after updated, and sends the difference data of map data of an area requested by the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a database for storing map data and an updated-data store part for storing updated map data, generates updated data by using the received difference data, stores the updated data in the updated-data store part and then in the database. To fetch map data while the updated data is being stored from the updated-data store part to the database, when the map data to be fetched is stored in the updated-data store part, the mobile terminal fetches the map data from the updated-data store part. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019096 | SYSTEM AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR MIRRORING DATA AT STORAGE LOCATIONS - Provided is a system and article of manufacture for mirroring data. A mirror policy indicating volumes in a first storage system is processed to mirror to volumes in a second storage system and volumes in the second storage system to mirror to volumes in a third storage system. The third storage system is at a first geographical location remote with respect to a second geographical location including the first and second storage systems. A command is transmitted to cause the copying of updates to the volumes in the first storage system to corresponding volumes in the second storage system indicated in the mirror policy. Upon an occurrence of an event, the causing the suspension of the copying of updates to the volumes in the first storage system indicated in the mirroring policy to the volumes in the second storage system. During the suspension of the copying of volumes between the first and second storage systems, causing the copying of updates to the volumes in the second storage system indicated in the mirroring policy to the volumes in the third storage system indicated in the mirroring policy. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEMORY ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT - A memory manager for a system, a system that includes the memory manager and a method of using thereof are provided. The memory manager manages memory allocations in at least a memory. The memory manger comprises, a first unit configured for receiving a plurality of requests from one or more components of one or more applications of a system. The memory manager also includes a second unit configured for optimizing memory allocations for the plurality of requests. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019098 | FILE SYSTEM MOUNTING IN A CLUSTERED FILE SYSTEM - A method effectively preventing a requesting node from unfencing and mounting a file system subsequent to a failure in a cluster file system having a plurality of active nodes. The method comprising first upgrading one active node in the cluster to function as a cluster manager node. The cluster manager is in communication with all nodes. The cluster manager is assigned manager responsibilities, in part, comprising first receiving an active status request from the node requesting to mount a file system. The cluster manager first queries the quorum nodes to determine whether each node considers the cluster manager to still have cluster management responsibilities for the file system. If a majority of quorum nodes consider the cluster manager to still have cluster management responsibilities for the file system then the cluster manager responds to the requesting node's active status request. Thereafter, the requesting node proceeds with mounting the file system. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019099 | MATH CALCULATION IN WORD PROCESSORS - Architecture for a word processing application that facilitates operating on mathematical symbols, expressions, and/or equations input to a word processing document, and returning results back to the document. User input to the document in the form of math symbols, expressions or equations is transformed into a format for processing by a math engine. The engine returns one or more operations to the user that can be performed on the input, including calculating mathematical solutions, graphing equations and viewing steps to solving math problems. A user interface allows the user choose from the possible operations and to interactively manipulate input and graphs in the word application. The results can be inserted directly into the document and also be graded automatically. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019100 | POPULATION COUNT APPROXIMATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - A circuit and method provides an estimate of a population count (popcount) of a plurality of input bit values. In one form the input bit values represent respective nodes of an integrated circuit. An approximation circuit uses an approximation input stage which receives a plurality of data inputs and has a plurality of logic circuits. Each logic circuit provides a single bit output. The approximation circuit provides monotonic accuracy. A reduction tree receives the single bit outputs of the plurality of logic circuits and provides an approximate count of how many of the plurality of data inputs are asserted. Size and speed are improved by providing the estimate as opposed to an exact value. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019101 | COEFFICIENT CONTROL FOR FILTER IN MAGNETIC MEDIA READ CHANNEL - A read channel of a magnetic data storage device includes a filter to provide equalization of the signal being detected from the magnetic media. The filter utilizes coefficients for the filter response. The filter coefficients may drift sideways over time. The drift is detected and a correction is implemented by imposing a leakage on the coefficients to re-center the filter response. The leakage sign differs depending on the direction of drift detected. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019102 | COEFFICIENT MEMORY FOR LEAST MEAN SQUARE FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTER - A read channel of a magnetic recording apparatus includes a filter that uses filter coefficients to process the data detected by a read head from the magnetic recordable media. The coefficients change with time and circumstances. When data is read and found to pass error detection, the filter coefficient set used for the data is stored in a memory as a last good coefficient set. Upon failure of the filtering process, the coefficient set used is replaced with a coefficient set stored in the memory as the last good coefficient set. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019103 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A DATABASE QUERY - A method and system for processing a database query is described. One embodiment is a scalable, reconfigurable database query processing system comprising one or more director, user, and performance modules in a configuration that includes shared-nothing behavior of the modules and the distributed processing of primitives for resolving a database query in accordance with a column-oriented database architecture. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019104 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICE OBJECTS - A remote management system is able to remotely manage service objects ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090019105 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR JAVA SCRIPT PARSING - The present invention relates to systems, apparatus, and methods of parsing a script within an HTML page. The method includes receiving a script object, where the script object includes text. The method further includes parsing the text of the script object for tokens and comparing the parsed tokens with a valid tokens list to determine locations within the text of the script object that include potential universal resource locators (URLs). The method includes parsing before and after the determined locations until complete URLs are constructed, and forwarding the complete URLs to a detector. The detector then determines whether the complete URLs are valid. The method then sends object retrieval requests to websites associated with the valid complete URLs. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019106 | METHOD OF REDIRECTING CLIENT REQUESTS TO WEB SERVICES - Method of redirecting a request for a web service in a data transmission network such a the Internet wherein, in response to a request forwarded by a host ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090019107 | ADDING SYNDICATION FEEDS TO CALENDAR DATA EXCHANGE ENABLED PROGRAMS - The present invention discloses a solution for adding syndication feeds to calendar data exchange enabled programs, such as programs conforming to the iCalendar (iCal) standard. Default syndication feed links can be established by a publisher of iCalendar data. Subscribers of iCalendar data can replace default syndication feeds with feeds from other sources and/or add their own syndication feeds to a program that supports iCalendar data. Information obtained from the syndication feeds can be stored in a calendar entry indexed fashion, so that users accessing a iCalendar program can view information obtained from the syndication feeds as well as information related to an iCalendar subscription. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION SERVER/OPERATING SYSTEM NETWORK/CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - The invention discloses a system and method for network application server/operating system management by packaging configuration function(s) into independently partitioned profiles (or “silos”) that can be dynamically invoked by an “administrative agent” server/program using a “proxy server”/program to distribute profile configuration changes to one or more administrative agents (each of which is assigned one or more application servers/systems). | 2009-01-15 |
20090019109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FINE-GRAINED RESPONSE FROM A COARSE-GRAINED SERVICE OBJECT - A system and method for generating data at a fine level of detail based on a request to a service object that provides data at a coarse level of detail. The request to the service object includes a data request and a response template indicating the level of detail or selection required in the response. The service object server accesses data using the service object api and coarse level of detail. A navigator uses the data request to develop an information model of the data and then traverses the information model to extract the data needed for a response at the level of detail indicated by the response template. The service object is thus able to return data at a fine level of detail from an object that supports only coarse levels of detail. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019110 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A content delivery system has a browsing terminal and a content delivery apparatus. The browsing terminal includes a content storage device, an identification storage device, a content selection device, an identification selection device, and a request transmission device. The content storage device stores first contents, which are related to second contents. The identification storage device stores at least one identifier, and at least one of the at least one identifier is related to a second content. The content selection device selects a first content from the content storage device. The identification selection device selects each of the identifiers that identify second contents which are related to the selected first content. The request transmission device transmits a request for the second contents that are related to the selected first content. The content delivery apparatus transmits the second contents in response to the request. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019111 | Interactive server side components - Server side internet applications are created by placing interactive server side components (ISSC's) on internet pages. ISSC's encapsulate dynamic page functions including processing of user responses on the server and thus can be reused, which drastically reduces programming effort. The ISSC technique remembers information (in form of an ISSC object) about each ISSC during dynamic page generation on the server. Then, it generates HTML code in a way such that the ISSC event is sent to the server using a conventional HTTP GET or POST request. On the server, the event is then passed to the corresponding ISSC object. All components work without disturbing each other, even when nested or combined. A browser based editor can also be used to place ISSC's on pages and to modify their properties. During dynamic page generation, scripts and handles are embedded into the page that permit editing of the page itself. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019112 | AUDIO AND VIDEO CONFERENCING USING MULTICASTING - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for network-based conferencing are provided. A communication network includes a multicasting conferencing node and a plurality of computer systems. The computer systems have users that are participating in a network-based conference. The multicasting conferencing node is configured to receive a plurality of communication signals over a network from the plurality of computer systems. Each of the plurality of communication signals includes input content (e.g., voice, video, data, etc.) regarding the conference from a corresponding computer system. The multicasting conferencing node is configured to multicast the received input content from the node over the network to at least a portion of the plurality of computer systems. The multicasting conference node may be configured to combine the input content received in the plurality of communication signals prior to multicasting the received input content from the node over the network. Alternatively, each computer system may combine the content after it is received from the multicasting conference node in multicast signals. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING GROUP COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatus supporting group communications in a peer to peer wireless network are described. Methods and apparatus are directed to implementations with closed groups, e.g., where the number of group members are fixed at a given time and known to one or more members of the group. Various embodiments are well suited to decentralized peer to peer wireless networks including a plurality of individual traffic resources, e.g., traffic slots and/or traffic segments, which may be independently scheduled. Approaches for implementing distributed scheduling for traffic air link resources which may carry group traffic signals and/or peer to peer traffic signals are described. Various aspects are directed to the transmitter side including: group traffic transmission request transmissions, reception of request response signaling, transmitter yielding decisions, group rate determination and/or group traffic data signaling. Other aspects are directed to the receiver side including: reception of group traffic transmission request signals, receiver yielding decisions, transmitting group request responses signals, and/or receiving group traffic signaling. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019114 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - There is described a management system, which makes it possible to cope with a plurality of communication methods without complicating the system configuration. The system includes a first managed apparatus, a second managed apparatus and a management apparatus. The management apparatus includes: a first data processing section to conduct a conversion processing between management data and common data having such a format that conforms with the first communication method and that is available for the second communication method; and a second data processing section to conduct another conversion processing between the common data and communication data having such a format that conforms with the second communication method. Further, the management apparatus employs the common data to conduct the data communication with the first managed apparatus, while employs the communication data to conduct the data communication with the second managed apparatus. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019115 | Communications server objects for configuration information access - Architecture comprising an application programming interface (API) for representing and accessing various configuration data related to an enterprise messaging communications system. The API includes three classes for accessing stored configuration data related to enterprise recipients that can receive messages (e.g., e-mail), one or more servers that facilitate messaging communications of the enterprise, and a messaging connector for proper flow of message internal and external to the enterprise. By encapsulating these sets of configuration data into distinct classes, business logic that interprets these classes can be centralized thereby avoiding duplicate and incompatible logic. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019116 | LARGE DISTRIBUTION MESSAGE HANDLING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for large distribution message handling. Data characterizing an intended distribution load of a message being greater than a threshold indicator may be received, a determination may be made to set a flag in response to the data; and an action may be performed in response to the flag being set. Determining a distribution load may involve determining a number of intended recipients of a distribution list, a size of a message across a number of intended recipients, and the like. Actions to be performed may include suppressing auto-replies, notifying a client, and denying distribution of a message. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019117 | SUPER-EMOTICONS - Techniques are described for generating and displaying “super-emoticons”. Super-emoticons are similar to smileys in that they may be generated in response to a participant in a textual conversation entering a specific sequence of textual characters. However, super-emoticons differ from smileys in that super-emoticons are programmed to demonstrate more sophisticated behaviors, including but not limited to: moving out of the text insertion location, interacting with other display elements, interacting with users, changing appearance based on context, exhibiting randomly selected behaviors, and making use of information from services. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE IDENTITY OF A CHAT PARTNER DURING AN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSION - A system for verifying the identity of a chat partner during an instant messaging session. The identity of an instant messaging partner can be verified at any given moment during an instant messaging session. The status of the verification is displayed in the current session, and is contained into any subsequently saved session history file. Prior to the beginning of communication, a participant has the ability to challenge one or more other participants to verify that they are really the people assigned to the corresponding instant messaging identifiers. During the instant messaging session, participants are further allowed to challenge any other participant before going further with the session (e.g. prior to discussing confidential information or accepting files). The system addresses the problem of an unauthorized user gaining access to another user's instant messaging identifier. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019119 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ONE OR MORE MISSING ATTACHMENTS OR EXTERNAL REFERENCES IN COLLABORATION PROGRAMS - A system and method provide an enhancement to electronic mail programs, messaging and collaboration programs that scan the sender's message text and determines that the sender intended to attach one or more attachments or include one or more external references, but no attachment or reference has been included, and warns the user before sending. The system and method identify variants of typical phraseology such as “attached is . . . ”, “Here is . . . ”, “This file . . . ”, “take a look at this . . . ”, etc., and determines that it was likely that the user meant to attach or refer to something. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019120 | METADATA-ENHANCED INSTANT-MESSAGING APPLICATIONS - Described herein is a metadata-enhanced instant-messaging application and device. The metadata-enhanced instant-messaging application can create and receive instant-messages that contain data and metadata. The metadata, for example, can contain a type that relates to the data. The metadata-enhanced instant-messaging application can analyze the metadata, such as by ascertaining the type contained or described within the metadata. Furthermore, the metadata-enhanced instant-messaging application can associate the data and metadata based on the information in the meta-data, such as by reading the type contained within the metadata and associating software application that can consume the data and metadata described by the type. In addition, the metadata-enhanced instant-messaging application can provide the data and metadata to the software application to consume the data and metadata. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019121 | Message processing - A message processing system | 2009-01-15 |
20090019122 | Direct mailing in a geo-spatial environment - A method and system of direct mailing in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a community network of user profiles, each user profile associated with a specific geographic location and at least one contact address, associating a first user with a first user profile, selecting a mail mode, selecting a communication, generating a first display view to include a three-dimensional map view embodied by the community network, at least a portion of the user profiles represented at a location in the three-dimensional map view associated with the specific geographic location of the first user profile, selecting a second user profile from the portion of the user profiles, and generating a mailing of the communication, in a format associated with the mail mode, between the first user profile and the contact address associated with the second user profile. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019123 | Session Management Enhancements for Instant Messaging Applications - An auditing system is disclosed comprising a Policy Validation Mechanism Program (PVMP) that operates in conjunction with a Workflow Engine (WE), and a Policy Validation Server Program (PVSP) that operates on a Policy Validation Server (PVS) connected to the WE by a secure communication link. The PVMP converts a workflow to a workflow representation (WR) and sends the WR to the PVS. The PVSP compares the steps in the WR to a security policy identified for that WR and determines whether the WR is in compliance. In addition, the PVSP validates a checksum for the WR and logs the checksum for subsequent comparisons. The PVSP uses the checksum to determine whether a policy has changed during execution of the workflow. If the WR is not in compliance, if the checksum cannot be validated, or if a policy has changed, then a failure notification is sent to the WE. Otherwise, a success notification is sent to the WR. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019124 | Publish/Subscribe Messaging - The invention relates to a message brokering system for connecting a client in a local publish/subscribe messaging system to a remote message broker. The system comprises a message broker in said local publish/subscribe messaging system and a metabroker application means representing said remote message broker. The local message broker comprises publish/subscribe means for proxying messages between the client and the metabroker application means. The metabroker application means comprises publish/subscribe means for proxying messages between the local broker and the remote broker. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019125 | RECEPTION NOTIFICATION CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - A reception notification control method is provided in which an information server that stores information addressed to reception terminals and performs reception notification, via a network apparatus, on each of the reception terminals to which the information stored in the information server is addressed. After receiving, via the network apparatus, a predetermined connection request from a reception terminal to which stored information is addressed, the information server performs the reception notification on the reception terminal. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019126 | AUTHORIZED EMAIL CONTROL SYSTEM - An authorized email control system receives email destined for a particular user. Inclusive, temporary, and exclusive address books are provided for the user. The inclusive address book lists all the sender email addresses and domains names that the user wants to allow into his mailbox. If the received email message's sender is listed in the user's inclusive or temporary address book then the email is placed in the user's main mailbox. If the sender is listed in the user's exclusive address book, then the message is deleted. The invention truncates the body of the received email message to a user settable length which is sent through at least one extensible message filter that provides a pass/fail indicator and optionally provides reasons for a fail indication. If the truncated email body passes all of the filters, then the sender is added to an accepted sender list. Otherwise, the sender is warned that its email was rejected and the reason(s) why. The sender's domain name is then placed on an unaware domain list. The user is conditionally notified if the sender has been added to the sender list or unaware domain list, giving the user the option to add the sender to his inclusive or exclusive address book. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019127 | Method for Determining User Uniqueness in E-Mail Campaigns - A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for determining user uniqueness in e-mail campaigns. An instruction set is placed in an e-mail to form a modified e-mail. The modified e-mail is sent to a server for a distribution list, wherein the instruction set is executed in response to the modified e-mail being opened, wherein the instruction set identifies a reader of the modified e-mail based on an e-mail address of the reader and sends information to a collection device about the modified e-mail and an identification of the reader that opened the modified e-mail. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019128 | LIFO RADIX CODER FOR ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - Embodiments described herein may include example embodiments of a method, article and/or apparatus for coding data which may be used for communicating between two or more components connected to an interconnection medium (e.g., a bus) within a single computer or digital data processing system, and/or for communication between computing platforms via a network or other interconnection medium. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019129 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system in which a plurality of communication apparatuses and a communication control apparatus are daisy chained. The communication control apparatus transmits control data to the plurality of communication apparatuses, and receives data transmitted by the plurality of communication apparatuses. Each communication apparatus receives data from another communication apparatus on a different side from a communication control apparatus side, in synchronous with receipt of the control data, and transmits data to one of the communication control apparatus and another communication apparatus on the communication control apparatus side, and following the transmission, to transmit data received to the one of the communication control apparatus and the other communication apparatus on the communication control apparatus side, in synchronous with receipt of the control data. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019130 | NETWORK RELAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The network relay device of the invention makes a pair with at least a specific network device to relay data in a network. The network relay device includes: a control module that sends and receives a control frame signal to and from the specific network device, selects either of a master mode and a backup mode based on at least the control frame signal sent from the specific network device, and changes a working state according to a result of the selection; and a communication module that is under control of the control module to open a port and enable data transmission via a line linked to the port in the case of setting a master state to the working state, and to block off the port and disconnect the line linked to the port in the case of setting a backup state or another non-master state to the working state. The control module changes the working state from the backup state to a first intermediate state in response to selection of the master mode, determines whether the specific network device is in the backup state, based on the control frame signal sent from the specific network device, and changes the working state from the first intermediate state to the master state after confirmation that the specific network is in the backup state. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019131 | Method and system for keeping personalized settings across network - Techniques for keeping personalized settings across network are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, personalized settings (e.g., parameters or table) are managed in a primary client device associated with a subscriber. A copy of the copy of personalized settings is maintained in a server. When it is detected that the subscriber is logged on in a different client device (e.g., a box), a copy of the personalized settings is uploaded to the different client device that is configured to respond to the personalized settings. As a result, the subscriber sees the familiar settings on the different client device. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019132 | Screen generating method, image forming apparatus, and computer program product - A screen generating method is implemented on a distribution managing system in which an image forming apparatus, a managing server, and a client device are connected. In the screen generating method, the client device receives input for designating an item for setting metadata on a generating screen; generates definition data of an input screen on which the metadata is set based on a descriptor that is arbitrary determined by a user for displaying the item on the input screen and the item designated on the generating screen; and transmits the definition data to the image forming apparatus. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019133 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR UPDATING A WEB PAGE IN A WEB BROWSER - A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for updating a web page in a web browser of a networked PC performs operations comprising receiving a web page transmitted from a networked server, comparing the web page with a previous web page, the previous web page including data input by a user through the web browser, packaging the differences between the web page and the previous web page as at least one update, using the web browser and the at least one update to update the web page and to display an updated web page in the web browser. Each page displayed by the web browser is updated, rather than being reloaded completely, thus giving responsiveness comparable with software installed on the PC, rather than that of a conventional web browser based application. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019134 | Remote Access System and Method for Enabling a User to Remotely Access Terminal Equipment from a Subscriber Terminal - A method for enabling a subscriber terminal to remotely access terminal equipment, the terminal equipment storing identification data of the subscriber terminal, and the subscriber terminal being subscribed to a communication network and to a remote access service, wherein the method includes: receiving a request for authentication from the terminal equipment, the request for authentication including identification data of the subscriber terminal; receiving a request for access to the terminal equipment from the subscriber terminal; authenticating the subscriber terminal based on information from the communications network; forwarding the request for authentication from the terminal equipment to the subscriber terminal upon authenticating the subscriber terminal, the subscriber terminal processing the request for authentication to authenticate the terminal equipment; receiving an authentication notification from the subscriber terminal; forwarding the authentication notification from the subscriber terminal to the terminal equipment, the terminal equipment processing the authentication notification to authenticate said subscriber terminal; receiving an authentication notification from the terminal equipment; and enabling the subscriber terminal to remotely access the terminal equipment upon receiving the authentication notification from the terminal equipment. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019135 | Method, Network and Computer Program For Processing A Content Request - The embodiments described herein provide a method, program and computing network for processing a content request received via a computing network. The method comprises the steps of receiving an incoming request for content from a remote computing device, determining the content type requested by the incoming request and delivering the request to one of a plurality of servers according to the determined content request type. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019136 | Method of discovery of a domestic network and device implementing the method - The invention relates to audio and video interoperability over networks based on network technologies other than the 1394 bus. The invention relates more particularly to a method of discovery, by a device connectable to a communication network, of the other devices connected to this network, which comprises a step of connection of the device to the said network, a step of despatching of an announcement message containing autodescription information describing the device destined for all the other devices connected to this network, a step of despatching of an autodescription information request message to all the other devices connected to this network and a step of reception of a response message from each of the other devices of the network containing the autodescription information of this other device. The invention also relates to the corresponding connectable device. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019137 | METHOD AND REMOTE SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CUSTOMIZED SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE IN REAL TIME - System and method enabling creating a server environment in real or near-real time. Major elements of the system include a provisioning engine that controls server chassis coupled to frontend network and backend network. The frontend network enable connection of any server to the Internet or Intranet through a firewall and IDS security systems. The backend network couples specific servers to specific storage resources of a network storage. A GUI or direct API functions enables a user to specify server environment parameters, and the provisioning engine then controls the frontend and backend networks and other system elements to create the specified server environment. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019138 | Repository-Independent System and Method for Asset Management and Reconciliation - A system and method for managing network device configurations is described. In one embodiment a device configuration is represented by configuration knowledge and configuration data, wherein the configuration knowledge may comprise one or more configuration knowledge instances, and the configuration data may comprise one or more configuration data instances. In preferred forms, the configuration knowledge instances and configuration data instances may comprise one or more schemata, which may be created, modified, or deleted without affecting other portions of a configuration knowledge instance or configuration data instance. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019139 | Repository-Independent System and Method for Asset Management and Reconciliation - A system and method for managing network device configurations is described. In one embodiment a device configuration is represented by configuration knowledge and configuration data, wherein the configuration knowledge may comprise one or more configuration knowledge instances, and the configuration data may comprise one or more configuration data instances. In preferred forms, the configuration knowledge instances and configuration data instances may comprise one or more schemata, which may be created, modified, or deleted without affecting other portions of a configuration knowledge instance or configuration data instance. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019140 | Method for backup switching spatially separated switching systems - A 1:1 redundancy is provided. An identical clone being assigned to each switching system that is to be protected as a redundant partner comprising identical hardware, software, and database. The transfer is done in a fast, secure, and automatic manner by a superimposed, real-time capable monitor which establishes communication to the switching systems that are arranged in pairs. The transfer to the redundant switching system is done with the aid of the network management and the central controllers of the two switching systems. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019141 | Network management - A tool for managing a computer network includes a gateway service module that identifies a gateway for a network and a network information service module. The network information service module identifies devices in the network, determines at least one property for each of the identified devices, and creates a network information data structure for storing device properties. A communication agent service module transmits at least one determined device property to other agent service modules associated with the network, receives at least one device property from another agent service module associated with the network, and provides the received at least one property device to the network information service module. A method of monitoring a computer network is also provided. The method includes identifying devices in a network, determining at least one property for each of the identified devices, receiving at least one determined device property from another device the network, and creating a network information data structure for storing the determined device properties. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019142 | Fibre channel intelligent target management system - In one embodiment, a network device receives a port login directed to a target from a first host. The network device determines whether at least one other host is currently logged in to the target. The network device may then send a port login to the target corresponding to whether at least one other host is currently logged in to the target. | 2009-01-15 |
20090019143 | Redirection techniques in a communication network - Systems and methods are provided for redirecting a client device to a network service in a communication network is described. In one implementation, the communication network includes at least a first and a second service provisioning environment each capable of providing the network service. The service provisioning environments are addressable under a common first domain name that is resolvable into a dedicated first network address of each service provisioning environment. In accordance with an exemplary method, the following steps are carried out in the first service provisioning environment: receiving a first client request at a first network address of the first service provisioning environment, responding to the first client request with a redirection to a dedicated second domain name of the first service provisioning environment, the second domain name being resolvable into a second network address of the first service provisioning environment, receiving a second client request at the second network address, and initiating the establishment of a session with the requesting client device over the second network address to provide the network service. | 2009-01-15 |