05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090030924 | Device and Method for Generating a Media Package - A device and method direct towards the packaging, transporting and extracting of essence files, metadata files and service data files are provided. The device and method include receiving content files (e.g., essence and metadata files) and service files, the service files identifying an application to be applied to the content files, combining the content files and the service files into a media package, and transmitting the media package. The device and method also include receiving the media package containing content files and service files and extracting the content files and the service files from the media package. The media package may further include command data that describes how to process the content files and the service files as well as identification data that identifies the content files and service files. The command data, and content and service files may be encrypted. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030925 | CLUSTERING PHYLOGENETIC VARIATION PATTERNS - Data clustering is described for determining related components of the data. In one example, information on biomolecules may be clustered into groups in which the biomolecular data in a clustered group may indicate data that shares a relationship. For example, monomers of a protein molecule or a nucleic acid molecule may be mapped to an evolutionary or phylogenetic tree. Candidate groupings of the information may be obtained based on evolutionary relationships among sequences corresponding to the molecules. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030926 | COMPOSITE NESTED STREAMS - Reshaping of streams is provided to facilitate utilizing the streams without rapidly increasing memory requirements as the size of the stream increases. The streams can be pushed to alternative storage upon being reshaped, for example, such as to a persistent storage. If the streams lose structure, for example if a hierarchical stream is reshaped into a flat structure for storage in a database, structural information can be stored along with the streams and utilized to shape the stream to its original structure upon request for data, for example. Streams can be pulled from an exposing device or application, and portions of the stream can be transformed and stored according to a set of stop elements; the stop elements can be associated with functions that take action on the stream upon reaching a stop element, such as transforming and storing a portion thereof. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030927 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing organizational resources. The process combines social group data with management information data to form social network data, wherein social group data is derived from interactions among a plurality of users of a social group. The process analyzes the social network data to identify associations among the plurality of users, and generates a multidimensional social network model using the associations among the plurality of users. Thereafter, the process presents a set of recommendations for allocation of the organizational resources, wherein the set of recommendations are derived from the social network model. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030928 | System and method for embedded expression assignment - A system for generating embedded expressions configured to generate a result. The system includes an embedded expression generation engine configured to generate a root expression, including at least one parameter. The parameter includes an assigned embedded expression configured to generate a result based on one or more input parameters. The system further includes an embedded expression user interface configured to display the root expression and associated parameters and embedded expressions and provide expression generation tools allowing the user to modify the root expression. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030929 | System and method for providing a virtual item context - A virtual item set representing a subset of items stored within an original data structure. The system includes a virtual item set processor configured to generate a plurality of virtual items that are a subset of items in the original data structure, and a virtual item set including the plurality of virtual items. Each virtual item includes a data field containing a data item from the original data structure and a metadata field, the meta field data including position information representing the position of the data field within an original data structure. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030930 | NEURO-INFORMATICS REPOSITORY SYSTEM - A neuro-informatics repository system is provided to allow efficient generation, management, and access to central nervous system, autonomic nervous system, effector data, and behavioral data obtained from subjects exposed to stimulus material. Data collected using multiple modalities such as Electroencephalography (EEG), Electrooculography (EOG), Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), Event Related Potential (ERP), surveys, etc., is stored using a variety of data models to allow efficient querying, report generation, analysis and/or visualization. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030931 | MULTI-SOURCE MULTI-NETWORK ELECTRONIC SERVICE GUIDE - A method and system by which a client device can gather ESG data from disparate sources and present them to a user in a unified manner via a single user interface provides improved usability of the ESG. A method for providing an electronic service guide comprises acquiring a plurality of electronic service guides, translating each of the plurality of electronic service guides that was not acquired in a specified representation to the specified representation, combining the plurality of electronic service guides in the specified representation to form a unified electronic service guide, and providing the unified electronic service guide for display. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030932 | METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REMEDYING MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A method for identifying friend relationship in one or more on-line social networks includes creating a graph representing friend relationships among multiple participants of the social networks, in which the nodes of the graph represent the participants and each edge of the graph represents an existing friend relationship in the social networks between two of the participants. The resulting graph is then analyzed using, for example, a graph-theoretical technique to identify pairs of nodes that are unconnected in the graph. A score is then assigned between each identified pair of nodes. The score represents the likelihood that the participants corresponding to the identified pair of nodes are real life friends. The score for each identified pair may be computed based on the connectedness of a subgraph of the graph that includes the identified pair of nodes. One example of such a subgraph is a 4-node subgraph. The score may be computed based on the number of nodes connected to each node in the identified pair, or a variety of factors (e.g., profile information of the participants), in which each factor is provided a weight reflecting the contribution of the factor relative to the other factors. The weights may be adaptive. In one implementation, the graph is built based on collecting subgraphs of friend relationships for each participant, one participant at a time. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030933 | Display of Information in Electronic Communications - Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data and personal data relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include depositing the collected data into a repository of historical communication data and personal data. The method may include customizing an electronic communication based on one or more items in the repository, in response to user behavior. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030934 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TOOLS WITHIN A HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for instantiating tools within a computer application. The method includes defining a base class, base methods and base properties, wherein the base methods and base properties are associated with the base class. The method includes defining a tool class inheriting from the base class, wherein the tool class will include the base methods and properties. The method includes instantiating a first tool from the tool class within the computer application, wherein the computer application automates human resource management processes. The method includes providing the first tool within the computer application, wherein the first tool provides a user interface to a functionality of the computer application. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030935 | Efficient Stacked File System And Method - An efficient stacked file system and method are disclosed herein. The stacked file system is capable of inserting a layer into a stack and ejecting the same from the stack in accordance with the requirement of the functionalities provided by the layer; thereby minimises adverse affect on the overall file system performance. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030936 | Method and Apparatus for a Publish-Subscribe System with Access Controls - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for notifying one or more users of information. A list of one or more subscribable objects is provided to one or more of the users; a subscription request is received from one or more of the users based on at least one of the subscribable objects; and a determination is made as to whether a user providing a subscription request has a privilege to subscribe to the subscribable object. The list optionally comprises only subscribable objects that the user is privileged to subscribe to. Once one or more users are identified that entered a subscription that matches the notification information, a determination is made as to whether the identified users have appropriate privileges associated with the information before a notification containing the information is sent to the identified users. The appropriate privileges comprise, for example, a privilege to subscribe to an object associated with the information and a privilege to notify any subscribers and delegates associated with the notification. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030937 | Automatic Management of Dependencies Between Physical and Logical Elements in an Application Set - A mechanism minimizes the management issues of the participant objects of the logical target set, such as an application set. The mechanism maps the current physical implementation. The mechanism then identifies the target and extraneous object set locations to facilitate isolation. Thereafter, the mechanism optimizes the logical target set placement for best manageability and performance. The mechanism minimizes the management issues by providing a small application footprint. This is accomplished by placing the object set on the fewest necessary volumes to facilitate both application performance and independence of administrative action. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA HANDLING WITHIN A HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system are provided for accessing customized tables in a database of a computer application. The method includes defining a data class, the data class to interface between a tool of the computer application and a table in the database, wherein the computer application is configured to automated human resource processes. The method includes registering the data class in a custom table directory. The method includes responsive to a request for data from the tool, invoking a method of the data class to access data stored in the table. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030939 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention implements a scan-prohibited function without deteriorating operability. Therefore, the following are performed: a scan-prohibited character string registration; the setting of a rate of object matching; an extraction process operation mode registration in the case where said string is included in print data; a scanning process operation mode registration in the case where said string is included in scanned and obtained data; searching print data for said string; extraction/storing of object data in the print data in accordance with an extraction process operation mode; extraction of object data of scanned image data; comparison of object data between stored print data and scanned image data; comparison of a rate of matching calculated by the comparison with a predetermined one; and if the calculated rate is determined to be higher than the predetermined one, a post-scan process in accordance with the scanning process operation mode. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030940 | Display of Profile Information Based on Implicit Actions - Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data and personal data relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include generating a profile based on the collected historical communication data and personal data and presenting the profile, in response to user behavior. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030941 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING NORMALIZING CONTENT DATA IN A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM USING A WORKFLOW SYSTEM - A methods and system for normalizing data in a content processing system includes a content receiving system receiving a content file having content file metadata in metadata categories associated therewith and an asset management system in communication with the receiving system and having a required metadata category list and a provider metadata category list. The asset management system generates a failure signal when the metadata for each metadata category in the metadata category list is not present and forms provider metadata from the content file metadata when the metadata for a provider metadata category in the metadata category is not present. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030942 | System and method of providing performance data - A method of providing performance data is disclosed that includes receiving a performance data request at a set-top box device from customer premises equipment. The performance data request identifies a first performance data measurement and the first performance data measurement is related to a performance aspect of the set-top box device. The method also includes identifying a first portion of a data structure that includes the first performance data measurement. The data structure further includes a second portion designated for a second performance data measurement. The data structure is stored at a data storage device associated with the set-top box device. Further, the method includes retrieving the first performance data measurement from the data storage device based on the first portion of the data structure and sending data associated with the first performance data measurement from the set-top box device to the customer premises equipment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA RECORDS IN A MEDIATION SYSTEM - A mediation method and system utilizes a subsystem ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090030944 | CONTRACT-CENTRIC CONTENT SYSTEM - A method and system to manage content is provided to generate an abstraction layer between a user application and content, based on a formal definition of content (referred to as a content contract). An example content system comprises a content bundle module, a user application, and a content access interface module. The content bundle module may be configured to store content items. A content item may include text items and placeholders. The user application, which does not have to be coded with specific knowledge regarding the content bundle, may be configured to receive a request to provide to a to a client system a presentation package (e.g., a web page) that has the content item, and to obtain the content item and any associated metadata from the content access interface module. Content item metadata may include, for example, information regarding a value to populate a placeholder in the content item. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030945 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING MEDICAL PATIENT DATA - A method of generating a display reflecting some contents of a database includes retrieving values from the database, each value representing each of a plurality of factors determined to be indicative of a state of health. The values are analyzed to determine a first score indicating conformity with some identified first thresholds. Each of a plurality of first blocks for placement in a first echelon is colored based upon the first score. First scores are selectively combined to determine at least one second score based upon conformity with a corresponding second threshold. Each of the at least one second block is colored based upon the corresponding second score. The at least one second block is arranged in a second echelon of the display. The plurality of first blocks are then arranged to form a first echelon such that each of the first blocks is close to the second block that bases its second score upon that first block. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030946 | Indication-dependent control elements - A method is disclosed for controlling the display of activation elements for tools for editing medical data on a user interface in a computer-based, medico-technical system. In at least one embodiment, the activation elements are displayed in an activation element area, divided into various segments, of the user interface on the basis of the medical context. The doctor is thus able to select the tools clearly on a task- or indication-specific basis without an image data area of the user interface being concealed by the activation elements. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030947 | Information processing device, information processing method, and program therefor - An information processing device processes content according to an identified category for the content, the category being identified by first extracting characteristic data from the content. An extractor extracts characteristic data from the content. An identifying component identifies a category for the content on the basis of the characteristic data extracted by the extracting means. An executing component executes set processing of the content using a method according to the category identified by the identifying component. In so doing, the optimal content category for the set processing is identified. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030948 | Method and apparatus for matter-centric document management - A method and apparatus for providing a matter-centric document organization is described. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030949 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERIALITY VERIFICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a digital-information generating unit, an identifier assigning unit, an attribute setting unit and an electronic signing unit. The digital-information generating unit serially generates pieces of first digital information. The identifier assigning unit assigns different identifiers to the respective pieces of first digital information generated by the digital-information generating unit. The attribute setting unit sets an attribute of each first digital information so as to include the identifier assigned to each first digital information. The electronic signing unit electronically signs each first digital information to which the attribute setting unit sets the attribute including the corresponding identifier. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030950 | Method for exchange of upkeep-relevant information with a computer-supported, upkeep system - A method for exchanging upkeep-relevant information regarding a field device with a computer-supported upkeep system, which manages upkeep-relevant information regarding the field device in a database. A mobile, manually portable device is utilized, which has an interface for a wireless Internet access. According to the method, a wireless Internet access is established by the mobile, manually portable device. Subsequently, upkeep-relevant invention regarding the field device is exchanged between the computer-supported, upkeep system, which is connected to the Internet, and the mobile, manually portable device, via the Internet. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030951 | PROGRAMMING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC DATA STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION METHOD - When data access is made to an address type parameter having structured data, of a sequence command that constructs a sequence program, according to a conventional method, a user has to refer to a data structure described in a manual to calculate an offset address; therefore, there is a drawback that an incorrect data area is accessed due to miscalculation. An automatic data structure identification method solves the drawback. The automatic data structure identification method follows a procedure wherein data structure information is stored as a database, and when an access is made to a variable input to an address type parameter having structured data, the data structure information is read from the database, the data structure is displayed as a table, and an arbitrary variable is selected from the displayed table, so that the variable may be easily set to an arbitrary parameter of a sequence command. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030952 | GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT - A system and a method for managing data among devices, servers and systems by providing a logically unified and aggregated view of a user's digital assets including metadata from any system node or device. This invention describes a method supporting the aggregated view by using manifests. A manifest is a file/database that includes data about all media assets within a user's virtual collection. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030953 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DATA MIGRATION - A data migration method is provided which can provide a user at a low cost with a function of migrating data from an existing storage when an additional storage is installed. A business application is operated by using a business server and a first storage. When the capacity and performance of data used by a business application become insufficient, a second storage is installed to compensate for insufficiency. In this case, the management server collectively copies data and configuration information of the first storage to the second storage, the data and configuration information are deleted at a later time in accordance with migration command information selected from a GUI screen. It is therefore possible to migrate necessary data and configuration information of the first storage to the second storage, without making a user be conscious of the details of the configuration information of logical devices of a storage. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030954 | MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE VIRTUAL DATA COPIES - More than two copies of data in a storage management system may be managed by directing at least one virtual volume to a receiving management class within the storage management system. Each virtual volume is exported to a third multi-volume copy, unknown to the storage management system, based on the receiving management class. A manifest file is created listing each exported virtual volume. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030955 | Automated data backup with graceful shutdown for vista-based system - A data backup device including a backup application is plugged into a data source running the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The data backup device reports itself as a removable storage device to the Vista OS thus causing the AutoRun functionality of Vista to locate and launch the backup application which performs a backup operation on the data source. Launching the backup application can be via an automated installation and launch process. Should the backup device become unplugged from the data source, the backup application is gracefully shutdown. The backup device including the backup application can be created by downloading a backup package containing the backup application and installing it on a user-specified device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030956 | Proactive space allocation in a database system - A method and apparatus for proactively allocating space to a logical layer of a database is provided. Allocation of space to a logical layer of a database is an expensive operation that should be minimized. The allocation of space includes discovering free space in all the higher layers in the logical storage hierarchy. It also includes cross-domain system calls and cleansing disk-write operations. In prior approaches, the allocation processes were triggered on-demand, only a certain logical layer was discovered to be at full capacity when an insert-row operation was attempted. In one embodiment of the invention, space needs are statistically predicted based on prior rates of space consumption. The database server pre-allocates space as needed, based on the statistical predictions. Rates of consumption are examined periodically. Space is pre-allocated before any logical layer reaches full capacity by a combination of proactive background processes; foreground-triggered, background processes; and classic foreground allocation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030957 | Technique For Virtualizing Storage Using Stateless Servers - A technique for virtualizing storage using stateless servers is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for virtualizing a plurality of file systems hosted on associated file servers, wherein each physical file system includes a storage space in which a plurality of data files may be stored, includes self discovery of the mapping information from the plurality of virtual file systems providing multiple consolidated global names spaces to the plurality of physical file systems upon startup by a VDS server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030958 | Extended garbage collection - Extended garbage collection is disclosed. It is determined, based at least in part on data stored in a data structure accessible to the respective garbage collecting entity of each of a plurality of runtime systems, that a local object is associated with one or more external objects. The local object is retained, even if the local object has been determine to be unreachable locally in a local runtime system with which the local object is associated, if at least one of said one or more external objects has been determined to be reachable within an external runtime environment with which the at least one external object is associated. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030959 | Associative references in a garbage collected programming environment - Associative references in a garbage collected programming environment is disclosed. An indication that an object is not reachable from any root object. The object is kept alive if it is determined by a garbage collection process, based at least in part on data other than data comprising the object or managed by an application with which the object is associated, that the object is associated with at least one other object that has been determined to be reachable. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030960 | Data processing system and method - A matrix by vector multiplication processing system ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090030961 | Microprocessor performing IIR filter operation with registers - A filter operation circuit of a microprocessor executes an IIR filter operation by using data provided from registers R | 2009-01-29 |
20090030962 | QUANTUM COMPUTING METHOD AND QUANTUM COMPUTER - An (N+1) number of physical systems each having five energy levels |0>, |1>, |2>, |3>, and |4>, a qubit being expressed by |0> and |1>, are provided in an optical cavity having a cavity mode resonant with |2>-|3>, such that an N number of control systems and a target system are prepared. The target system is irradiated with light pulses resonant with |0>-|4>, |1>-|4>, and |2>-|4> to change a superposed state |c> to |2>. All of the physical systems are irradiated with light pulses resonant with |0>-|3> and |1>-|3>, and a phase of the light pulse resonant with the target system is shifted by a specific value dependent on a unitary transformation U. The target system is irradiated with light pulses resonant with |0>-|4>, |1>-|4>, and |2>-|4>, with a phase difference between them being set to a specific value dependent on the unitary transformation U, to return |2> to |c>. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030963 | MULTIPLICATION CIRCUIT, DIGITAL FILTER, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SYNTHESIS DEVICE, SYNTHESIS PROGRAM, AND SYNTHESIS PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - The conventional two's complement multiplier which is constituted by a Booth encoder, a partial production generation circuit, and an adder has a problem that the circuit scale would be increased because a bit extension is performed when the multiplier is adapted to an unsigned multiplication. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030964 | MATRIX OPERATION DEVICE - There is provided a matrix operation device comprising a k201-th power weighting multiplication circuit ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090030965 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING OPEN MOBILE ALLIANCE (OMA) ALERTS TO SEND CLIENT COMMANDS/REQUESTS TO AN OMA DM SERVER - Under the present invention, there is provided a system and program product for using Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Device Management (DM) alerts to send client commands/requests to an OMA DM server to initiate management actions on the OMA server. An OMA DM alert is sent from a client device to an OMA DM server to initiate a management action on the OMA DM server. In response to the OMA DM alert, a reply is sent from the OMA DM server to the client device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030966 | METHOD AND A NETWORK FOR COMMUNICATING DATA VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - A method and a computer network for two computers to communicate, where one computer generates an instruction set for the second computer to carry out, the instruction set including an instruction for reloading the instruction set, and at least one instruction set comprising an instruction for the second computer to request further data from the first computer, a third computer, or a website | 2009-01-29 |
20090030967 | Personal wearable microserver - An integrated system includes comprising a microserver integrated with a movable platform and in communication with one or more data collection apparatus disposed about a living organism, one or more microserver subsystems integrated within the microserver, and means for enabling two-way communications with the server from a remote location. The server hosts a webpage that is remotely accessible by the means for enabling two-way communications and capable of monitoring, retrieving, storing, analyzing and sending a set of data about the living organism from and to the server and one or more data collection apparatus. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030968 | REMOTE CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless device is configured to access and control an application executable on a wireless server. In an embodiment, wireless server is configured to execute an application resident on the wireless server under the control of a set of commands from a mobile wireless client. In various embodiments, the application is an application different from an application to maintain and control a wireless communication link between the mobile wireless device and the wireless server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030969 | Method and System for Operating a Rating Server Based on Usage and Download Patterns Within a Peer-To-Peer Network - A method and a system is presented for pruning a peer-to-peer network such that a peer-to-peer search within the peer-to-peer network is initiated beginning with those nodes on which relevant content has previously been found for particular search keywords. For each completed search, a peer node gathers client rating results and then forwards the rating information to a rating server; these results reflect the degree to which searches successfully located content for keywords in a search using particular peer nodes. A rating server maintains a database of results received from nodes. Prior to initiating a new search at a peer node, the peer node consults one or more rating databases to retrieve a set of initial nodes to which the node should initiate the new search in order to maximize the speed and success of finding relevant content. The node then performs the new search using the set of initial nodes. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAKING UP A SLEEPING SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that wakes up a sleeping target system located on a target LAN (Local Area Network) from a remote system located on a remote LAN. Because the sleeping target system is in a sleep state, it receives packets of a lower-layer protocol which cannot be used by the remote system to directly send packets to the sleeping target system. During operation, the remote system creates a wake-up packet. The remote system then uses a second protocol to send the wake-up packet to a relay agent located on the target LAN. Upon receiving the first wake-up packet, the relay agent uses the lower-layer protocol to send a second wake-up packet to the sleeping target system, which causes the sleeping target system to wake up. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030971 | System and Method for Transferring Data Among Computing Environments - Systems and methods for transferring data among computing environments include a method for transferring data items among a portion of a remote computing environment and a portion of a local computing environment using a presentation layer protocol. Data items are transferred during transfer cycles and upon the release of data objects into a destination computing environment. Transfer cycles may transfer data among local and remote computing environments, among more than one remote computing environment, and may further transfer in parallel with other transfer cycles. A first transfer cycle transferring a first data item continues to transfer the first data item when a second transfer cycle initializes and transfers a second data item during a portion of the first transfer cycle. Data operations may be performed on data items during the transfer of a data item, and data items may be compressed or segmented prior to transfer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ADVERTISING SIGNAGE REMOTELY - A system for electronically displaying advertising images on remote display devices. The system includes a display content server for scheduling display content upon remote display devices, a plurality of remote display devices in electronic communication with the display content server to receive display content and schedule information from the display content server, each remote display device presents the received display content using the schedule information, and a schedule and content input client for defining the display content and the schedule information for each remote display device. The plurality of remote display devices communicate with the display content server at a periodically repeating interval to obtain additional display content and schedule information from the display content server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030973 | Job Board/HRIS Integration and Selective Sharing of Interview Responses - A system and method to collect, transmit and access user information from an information collection system. User information is received with is submitted by a user in response to a posting of an opportunity made at a host web site. In response to receiving the user information, the user is transmitted a confirmation page comprising one or more tags. The one or more of the one or more tags are used in connection with enrolling the user with an information collection system by transmitting user identifier and user contact information to the information collection system. The enrolling step is accomplished without activity by the user. The one or more of the one or more tags are invisible or visible to the user. Data is collected from the user in response to one or more questions posed to the user. Access is provided to the user information and the user data to the sponsor through an access page. The access page includes a tag that visually indicates to the sponsor a status of data collection from the user. The sponsor activates the tag to thereby access the user data by the sponsor. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030974 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATION OF WIRELESS SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, data associated with information acquired in wireless entities is synced among the wireless entities based on a privacy status and verification of identities corresponding to the privacy status. The wireless entities include a wireless server and a set of mobile wireless clients of the wireless server. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless client is configured to browse files in a wireless server. In an embodiment, a wireless server is configured to provide views of its file content to a mobile wireless client authorized to view the file content of the wireless server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030975 | APPLICATION GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for generating an application for a client node is disclosed. Identification data is received from the client node and stored. A unique identifier is associated with the stored data and stored with a link to the stored data. An application is generated for the client node which included the unique identifier embedded in the application. The application is arranged to present the unique identifier to a remote authentication system during execution. The client node is identified in dependence on the stored data upon presentation of the unique identifier to the remote authentication system by the client node. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030976 | VARIABLE FIDELITY MEDIA PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A variable fidelity media provision system and method are provided herein. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030977 | Remote Generation and distribution of command programs for programmable devices - A system for controlling a motion device. A motion control system comprises a motion control device, and a first user is associated with the motion control system. An output system is arranged to generate motion signals that may be perceived by the first user. A motion server system comprises a plurality of motion scripts associated with messages to be transmitted to the first user and a motion program web page. A processing system comprises a browser program compatible with the motion program web page. A communications system transfers data between the various systems. A second user controls the server system to form a motion message corresponding to a desired motion signal based on the at least one motion script stored by the server system. The motion control system causes the output system to generate the desired motion signal based on the motion message. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030978 | MEDIA CONTENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A device for obtaining media content from a source and storing the media content for subsequent playback. A response mechanism enables a listener to generate response information associated with particular media content that is being rendered by the device. This response information can be delivered to a third party system for triggering the performance of specific actions related to the media content. A content system interfaces to the device and to the Internet. The content system obtains media content from one or more sources via the Internet and delivers the content to the device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030979 | TUNABLE ENGINE AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RESOLVING PREREQUISITES FOR CLIENT DEVICES IN AN OPEN SERVICE GATEWAY INITIATIVE (OSGi) FRAMEWORK - Under the present invention, each client device will have a corresponding configuration that is accessible to the server. Each configuration sets forth various computer resources as well as corresponding normalization and importance factors for the associated client device. If a certain OSGi bundle is to be loaded and run on a particular client device, certain prerequisites (e.g., services packages, etc.) will likely be necessary. Any prerequisites that the client device lacks will be obtained using potential combinations of other OSGi bundles registered with the server. The most appropriate combination of OSGi bundles will be selected from the possible combinations by processing the configuration based on the amounts of computer resources of the client device that will be consumed by each of the possible combinations. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030980 | UNIVERSAL INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM FOR THE INTERNET - Two or more users with PCs or similar devices to access the Internet may establish a connection between each other for instant messaging, even when the users are associated with different realms. For this purpose, the PCs are provided with an IM manager which oversees the instant messaging sessions. In addition, an IM server is provided associated either with a particular SP (service provider), or alternatively, having its own PS. The IM server is used to keep track of all the active users that have registered for the IM service and their corresponding current IP address. The IM manager includes a database which stores protocols of foreign realms. When a user requests an instant messaging session, his PC establishes the connection to the other user based on the protocol of the other user's realm and the other user's current IP address indicated by the IM database. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030981 | System and method for custom chat invitations - A method is presented for providing a Customer hosted chat invitation to a browsing user. A service provider provides a Customer with a set of interactive invitation input objects, and the Customer creates and stores a set of customized invitation setup data from interacting with the input objects. The service provider runs custom code to generate, from the set of customized invitation setup data, an invitation program code module characterized by a set of programmatic invitation criteria. The invitation program code module is connected to a web page creating program code that resides on a web server operatively associated with the Customer site so that the browsing user's choices can be monitored and stored and, when selected invitation criteria are met by these choices, an invitation event is triggered. System claims to related subject matter are also presented. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030982 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEMANTICALLY MANAGING OFFERS AND REQUESTS OVER A NETWORK - Among other disclosure, a knowledge network and semcards enabling intelligent matching of offers and requests, involving all types of information and knowledge, including information such as classified ads, data about products and services, or knowledge, expertise, ideas, suggestions, opinions, and other forms of tacit knowledge is described. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030983 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-DISRUPTIVE CHECK OF A MIRROR - A system and method for verifying the consistency of mirrored data sets between source and destination storage systems is provided. A destination verification module sends version information to the source storage system where the source verification module determines whether the source and destination storage systems are utilizing compatible versions of the verification module. If the destination verification module receives an acceptable version from the source, the destination module then determines a base PCPI to utilize for verification and sends a PCPI identifier of the base PCPI to the source. The source verification module generates and transmits a data stream consisting of comprising of checksum information. The destination verification module compares the received data stream with checksum information retrieved from disk. If there are mismatches, i.e. the received data differs from the data retrieved from disk, the destination verification module logs the data mismatches in a verification log file. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030984 | System and Method for Automatically Segmenting Content from an Instant Messaging Transcript and Applying Commands Contained Within the Content Segments - A system and method for automatically segmenting content from an instant messaging transcript and applying commands contained within the content segments is disclosed. The system includes a segment finding program, a command fording program, and a command list. The segment finding program identifies topic shifts in the IM conversation. The command finding program searches the identified topic segments for commands. Upon finding a command, the command finding program locates an appropriate action within the command list and executes it after obtaining user permission if so specified. The system works in conjunction with an IM program having functions to allow each user to control the segment finding and command finding programs. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030985 | FAMILY-BASED ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING - According to embodiments of the disclosure, social networking families are established in an online social network. Each family has family members, a family profile, and a family policy, where the family profile provides information about the family to members of the social network, and the family policy defines the accessibility of information about the family within the social network. Different families may be associated as “family friends,” such that each member of one family may access the family profile of another family provided that the families are family friends. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS DATA REPLICATION - An asynchronous peer-to-peer data replication method implemented within a replication cluster comprising at least one master node and at least a first client node includes entering an update in a data volume of the master node and storing the update in a master node storage. Next, updating a first active session in a master log and then sending a first message from the master node to the first client node. The first message comprises a first message content and first “piggybacked” data indicating that the first active session in the master log was updated. Next, receiving the first message by the first client node, registering that the first active session in the master log was updated and signaling internally that the first active session in the master log was updated. Next, sending an update request from the first client node to the master node, processing the update request by the master node and sending the update to the first client node. Finally, receiving the update by the first client node and updating the first active session in a first client log. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030987 | Method and System for Monitoring Server Events in a Node Configuration by Using Direct Communication Between Servers - In a method and system for monitoring events occurring at respective servers of a configuration of nodes, a first server located at a first node receives information from a messaging system pertaining to events at servers located at other nodes. The messaging system usefully comprises a highly available (HA) bulletin board or the like. When the first server receives a start event notification pertaining to a second server located at a second node, a direct communication path is established between the first and second servers. The first server identifies events in the second server that affect or are of interest to services of the first server. The first server then registers with the second server, to receive notification through the direct communication path when respective identified events occur. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030988 | RICH-MEDIA INSTANT MESSAGING WITH SELECTIVE RICH MEDIA MESSAGING BROADCAST - In one embodiment, a method for sending a video message and a text message in a communication session is provided. The method includes determining when a contextual trigger is detected in the communication session between a first user and a second user. For example, the contextual trigger may be when a first user focuses on a window being used for the communication session. The first user may then input a text message. A video message of the first user in the communication session is also determined. The video message is determined based on when the contextual trigger is determined. For example, the video message may include video from a time before when the contextual trigger is determined, such as 10 or 20 seconds before, until a time when the first user is finished inputting the text message. The text message and video message are then sent to a second user. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030989 | ENTERPRISE E-MAIL BLOCKING AND FILTERING SYSTEM BASED ON USER INPUT - Incoming e-mails having an incoming domain are received at an e-mail server. Incoming domains are compared to a list of blocked domains to determine whether the incoming e-mail is to be delivered. Incoming domain are further compared to at least one predefined category having a distribution list. If the intended recipient is not a member of the distribution list, the incoming e-mail is not delivered. Domains within the blocked domain list and the predefined categories are user suggested domains from previously received e-mails. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030990 | Tunneling Artifacts Through Instant Messengers - An interactive teleconference includes a text messaging session between a first user and second user. A collaborative pipe is attendant to, but invisible to, the text messaging session. The collaborative pipe allows artifacts, from a first application used by the first user, to be transmitted to a second application used by the second user without underlying logic in the text messaging session being aware of the artifact transmission. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING VIDEOS INLINE WITH AN E-MAIL - A method of facilitating the organization and presentation of video e-mails containing embedded video provides a repository for distinguishing video e-mails from regular e-mails, displays the contents of the repository (e.g., as a list of thumbnails, etc.), and, in response to their selection, streams embedded videos from within the e-mail client where the body of an e-mail is usually displayed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030992 | OPTIMIZING THE EXPECTATION OF A RESPONSE IN INSTANT MESSAGING WITH AN AUTOMATIC HIERARCHICAL INSTANT MESSAGE ASSISTANT - A method, system and computer-readable medium for enhanced instant messaging in a data processing system are disclosed. The instant messaging application detects a number of instant messaging sessions of a first messaging participant with a number of other messaging participants and detects a hierarchy class of each of the other messaging participants. The application calculates an average response time for each of hierarchy classes. The application determines whether the average response time for each hierarchy class exceeds a predefined threshold. If the average response time does not exceed the threshold the application displays an indication of the average response time for the hierarchy class to each of the other messaging participants of the hierarchy class. If the average response time does exceed the threshold, the application displays an indication to each of the other messaging participants of the hierarchy class that the first messaging participant is unable to respond. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030993 | Simultaneous synchronous split-domain email routing with conflict resolution - An email address may be associated with more than one inbox on more than one server. An email sent to such an address may not be delivered automatically to all the inboxes because mail transfer agents follow a rule that each email address is uniquely associated with one inbox on one server, so such agents stop after delivering email to the first inbox. A switching mail transfer agent processes email to deliver to more than one inboxes associated with the address substantially synchronously and substantially without duplicates being delivered to the same inbox. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030994 | GENERATING A FINGERPRINT OF A BIT SEQUENCE - A method of generating a fingerprint of a bit sequence includes determining a relative occurrence frequency of each bit combination of a set of bit combinations in the bit sequence, wherein the set of bit combinations comprises all possible non-redundant sub-sequences of bits having at least one bit and at most a preset maximal number of bits. The method further includes determining for each bit combination of the set of bit combinations a difference value between the relative occurrence frequency of the bit combination and a random occurrence frequency, the random occurrence frequency relating to the expected random occurrence of the bit combination in the bit sequence. Moreover, the method includes allocating a set of bins, each bin of the set of bins being associated with a predetermined interval of difference values, each bin further relating to a bin value. The difference value of each bit combination is assigned to the bin which is associated with the interval of difference values in which the difference value of the corresponding bit combination lies. A fingerprint of the bit sequence is generated by use of the bin values of the bins to which a difference value has been assigned. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030995 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, a system includes a wireless server communicatively operable with a set of mobile wireless clients, where the wireless server has a share agent configured to control dissemination of information from a database on a shared basis responsive to a determination of a privacy state of the information. In an embodiment, a mobile wireless device has an integrated management system operable with a controller. The management system is configured to manage the mobile wireless device operable as a multiple-mode wireless client to each wireless server of a set of wireless servers such that information may be shared among the mobile wireless device and the set of wireless servers. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030996 | TECHNIQUE OF RELAYING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN CLIENT APPARATUS AND SERVER APPARATUS - A relay system for obtaining a program from a server and returning the program to a client by forwarding a message received from a client to the server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030997 | Method and Apparatus for Minimizing Storage of Common Attachment Files in an E-Mail Communications Server - The present invention provides an e-mail communications system that minimizes the number of duplicate copies of common attachment files to e-mail communications that are stored in the mail store of an e-mail server. When the e-mail server receives an e-mail attachment file that is larger than a threshold size, the server performs a database search for another copy of the attachment file in the mail store. If another copy is located, the system creates a pointer in the mail store that associates the located attachment file with the e-mail for the additional recipient(s). Attachment files are deleted only after the recipients of the associated e-mail communications delete each of the respective e-mails. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030998 | CONTACT SIDEBAR TILE - Methods, systems, and computer program products for tracking real-time communication data within a single contact tracking application for diverse communication providers and applications. A global data store is synchronized with real-time communication data, such as presence, status, unread messages, and unread notifications, from each application/provider. Real-time communication data for contacts dynamically determined to be recent contacts is retrieved from the data store, based on properties such as a most recent communication time, a communication count, and the like. Real-time communication data corresponding to contacts identified as pinned contacts for which display of real-time communication data is preferred, also may be retrieved. A user interface is generated for displaying the one or more recent and/or pinned contacts, which may vary in size based on the number of contacts identified as pinned contacts, from which a contact may be selected for real-time conversation or e-mail. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030999 | Contact Proximity Notification - In one embodiment, a contact proximity notification application identifies a contact in a contact list of a user, determines a current proximity between the contact and the user and automatically generates a notification of the current proximity between the contact and the user for automatic communication to the user. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031000 | DETERMINING A MANNER IN WHICH USER INTERFACE COMMANDS ARE PROCESSED IN AN INSTANT MESSAGING ENVIRONMENT - Sharing an instant messaging environment is described. The instant messaging environment is selected from a set of stored instant messaging environments. An instant messaging environment identifier corresponding to the selected instant messaging environment is transmitted from a transmitting instant messaging application to a receiving instant messenger application. The instant messaging environment identifier is received and the stored instant messaging environment corresponding to the instant messaging environment identifier is retrieved. The instant messaging environment is activated in the receiving instant messaging application. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031001 | Repeating Direct Memory Access Data Transfer Operations for Compute Nodes in a Parallel Computer - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for repeating DMA data transfer operations for nodes in a parallel computer that include: receiving, by a DMA engine on an origin node, a RGET data descriptor that specifies a DMA transfer operation data descriptor and a second RGET data descriptor, the second RGET data descriptor also specifying the DMA transfer operation data descriptor; creating, in dependence upon the RGET data descriptor, an RGET packet that contains the DMA transfer operation data descriptor and the second RGET data descriptor; processing the DMA transfer operation data descriptor included in the RGET packet, including performing a DMA data transfer operation between the origin node and a target node in dependence upon the DMA transfer operation data descriptor; and processing the second RGET data descriptor included in the RGET packet, thereby performing again the DMA transfer operation in dependence upon the DMA transfer operation data descriptor. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031002 | Self-Pacing Direct Memory Access Data Transfer Operations for Compute Nodes in a Parallel Computer - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for self-pacing DMA data transfer operations for nodes in a parallel computer that include: transferring, by an origin DMA on an origin node, a RTS message to a target node, the RTS message specifying an message on the origin node for transfer to the target node; receiving, in an origin injection FIFO for the origin DMA from a target DMA on the target node in response to transferring the RTS message, a target RGET descriptor followed by a DMA transfer operation descriptor, the DMA descriptor for transmitting a message portion to the target node, the target RGET descriptor specifying an origin RGET descriptor on the origin node that specifies an additional DMA descriptor for transmitting an additional message portion to the target node; processing, by the origin DMA, the target RGET descriptor; and processing, by the origin DMA, the DMA transfer operation descriptor. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031003 | Color Coding Web Site Presentation - A method and apparatus are provided for customizing a web site and images therein based upon the color preference of a user accessing the web site. One or more images selected for presentation on a web site are categorized based upon a predominant color in the image. Similarly, a user color preference is obtained for viewing the web site. If the user color preference differs from the image color categorization, the web site images are replaced with images with a color spectrum matching the user color preference, if a matching replacement image is available. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031004 | TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING CONTENT BETWEEN PORTALS - Techniques for sharing content between portals. A producer portal may identify content to be shared with one or more consumer portals. One or more of the shared content objects may then be copied to a consumer portal as remote delta link objects. Changes or modifications to the source object at the producer portal are automatically reflected in the corresponding target remote delta link object on the consumer portal. Any modifications or customizations made to the remote delta link object at the consumer portal override those of the producer's source object. In this manner, changes made to the second object are reflected in the first object while preserving the changes/modifications made to the first object on the first portal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031005 | Portal COM Module - Included are embodiments for providing data. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a request at a web browser configured to send data via a first socket and sending the request to a COM module that is configured to send data via a second socket, the second socket being different than the first socket. Similarly, some embodiments include receiving at least a portion of requested data via the second socket, such that a continuous connection is established via the second socket and providing for display, at the web browser, at least a portion of the received data. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031006 | System and method for alerting a first mobile data processing system nearby a second mobile data processing system - Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. There are varieties of configurations made by different user types of the web service for configuring information to be delivered, and for receiving the information. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. Integrated with the web service are enhanced location based services providing map solutions, alerts, sharing of novel services between users, and complete user control for managing heterogeneous device interoperability through the web service. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA DATA - A method and computer program product for receiving a plurality of media data file portions on a client electronic device from a remote distribution server computer. Each media data file portion is associated with a media data stream. A user is allowed to select a specific media data file portion for rendering. The specific media data file portion is chosen from the plurality of media data file portions. Upon the user selecting the specific media data file portion, at least a portion of the specific media data file portion is rendered and a specific media data stream associated with the specific media data file portion is obtained from an on-demand media server computer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031008 | System and method of configurating a network device - In a particular illustrative embodiment, a method of configuring a network device is disclosed that includes determining network device information at a network device using a boot strapping protocol during an initial set-up process of the network device. The method further includes automatically modifying a configuration profile of the network device to connect to a network in a first device mode using the network device information. The method also includes receiving configuration information transmitted from a configuration server without requesting the configuration information. The configuration information includes routing information and configuration parameters particular to the network device. The method further includes automatically modifying the configuration profile of the network device to operate in a second device mode based on the configuration information. The first device mode is a non-operational mode and the second device mode is an operational mode. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031009 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION - A communication method and a communication device that includes obtaining a network configuration in a user's operating system; loading a customized operating system and an application; and communicating, by the application, with other entities under the customized operating system according to the network configuration. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031010 | OS Independent Device Management Methods and Apparatuses - An apparatus adapted to facilitate remote configuration and/or management of a system, independent of its operating system, is disclosed. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a first and a second interface coupled to an input device and a network interface of the system respectively, and a controller. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031011 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING CONFIGURATION-VALVE THEREIN - The present invention discloses a DM system and a method for setting configuration values in the same. The DM system includes: a server for generating configuration values for a predetermined resource of a terminal, transmitting the configuration values and a reconfiguration parameter to the terminal through a DM session, and requesting the terminal to set the configuration values; and the terminal for receiving the configuration values and the reconfiguration parameter, and setting the configuration values in the resource according to the reconfiguration parameter, the terminal being operated according to the configuration values. As a result, the server can generate the configuration values and transmit the configuration values to the terminal, and the terminal can directly apply the configuration values from the server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031012 | AUTOMATED CLUSTER NODE CONFIGURATION - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to cluster node configuration and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for automated cluster node configuration. In one embodiment of the invention, an automated cluster node configuration method can be provided. The method can include assigning an initial IP address to a newly added cluster node in a cluster, identifying a hardware address for the newly added cluster node, locating an association with the hardware address in a switch in the cluster, re-configuring the assignment of the IP address based upon the located association in the switch, and requesting a reboot of the newly added cluster node with the re-configured assignment of the IP address. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENABLING ACCESS TO REMOTE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS - A system and method of enabling access to remote information handling systems is disclosed. In one form, a method of enabling an initialization of an information handling system is disclosed. The method can include receiving a request to initialize a remote information handling system, and determining an access information operable to enable an initialization sequence of the remote information handling system. The access information can be configured to enable an initialization of the remote information handling system. The method can also include communicating the access information via a network to the remote information system. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031014 | Multi-Tiered Boot List - An aggregated server blade system includes a plurality of individual server blades and a management module which can be designated as a bootable device. A boot list maintained and executed in each server blade includes a management module entry in its list of bootable devices. In response to the management module entry being selected or otherwise made active as the bootable device for a particular blade, an alternative bootable-devices list maintained on the management module is referenced and the boot process proceeds according to the alternative list. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031015 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING AND OUTPUTTING DATA ELEMENTS AT A NETWORK SITE - A system and method for arranging and providing a plurality of display elements are provided. A plurality of users are prompted to enter element information related to a plurality of corresponding display elements. Element data for each display element is received from each of the corresponding plurality of users. A plurality of display elements are generated based on the corresponding element data. Element information related to each of the display elements is stored. A request from a user for a plurality of display elements is received. Responsive to the request, a plurality of display elements is selected for output to the user based on the stored element information. An output arrangement for the plurality of selected display elements is determined based on a predetermined arrangement algorithm. The plurality of selected display elements are outputted at a network site so that they are displayed to the user in the output arrangement. The output arrangement comprises a geometrically-defined mosaic of concatenated display elements. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031016 | INTERFACE APPARATUS, MAIN APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR USE IN THE INTERFACE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an interface apparatus includes a register which registers each connection ID of the plurality of communication terminals registered in a registration table of the main apparatus in a registration server on the SIP network at a predetermined registration cycle, a connector which connects among the plurality of communication terminals and the SIP network, to make communication among the plurality of communication terminals registered by the resister and the SIP network, a detector which detects a failure regarding the communication in a state where communication is made with the registration server, and a controller which makes communication with the registration server at a recovery cycle that is shorter than the registration cycle, to recover connection to the registration server, when the failure is detected. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031017 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Centralized Management of an Infiniband Distributed System Area Network - A method, system, and product in a data processing system are disclosed for providing centralized management of an INFINIBAND distributed system-area network that includes multiple end nodes. A manager application is established in one of the end nodes. An agent application is established in one or more end nodes. Each agent application is independent from the manager application. The manager application maintains a current list of active agent applications and uses the list to manage the agent applications in the end nodes. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031018 | Web based fault detection architecture - A remote analysis system for equipment condition monitoring and the like, using a data acquisition device operable at the remote site of monitored equipment, a wide area network for communication of data to an analysis server, and an empirical model for analyzing operational performance based on data from the device. An information processor such as a personal computer (PC) or an embedded processor application is coupled to the data acquisition device for collecting signals indicative of the monitored machine or process. A communications network, such as a wireless or telephony network, or a wide area network application such as an intranet or the Internet, facilitates communications to an analysis server for conveying the collected signals to an application service provider (ASP) for analysis of the remotely monitored site. A communications server may also be used for facilitating communications via a number of different communications networks. A notification server is provided responsive to the analysis server for completing a notification procedure for a customer subscribing to the ASP services for remote analysis with the data acquisition device at the process-monitoring site. The customer may be notified through a variety of electronic or telephonic communication methods, including, e-mail, facsimile, telephone calls, or subscriber dial-up and the like. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031019 | Technique for Graphically Displaying Application Processing Time Distributions in Real-Time - A technique for displaying application processing times includes monitoring incoming packets and outgoing packets as the incoming packets enter and the outgoing packets exit a time critical application. The incoming packets and the outgoing packets are correlated to determine application processing times for the time critical application. Finally, application processing time distributions for a desired time period are graphically displayed for the application processing times. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031020 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING USE OF RESOURCES BY HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES - A system that monitors use of resources by healthcare employees includes a plurality of resource identification devices located adjacent different resources, such as pieces of plumbing fixture, medical equipment, documents and hospital rooms. Each resource identification device emits a wireless signal containing a resource identifier. A plurality of healthcare employees carry separate data acquisition devices which receive the wireless signal when nearby a resource identification device. Upon receiving a wireless signal, the data acquisition device records the date and time of day and the resource identifier carried by the wireless signal. The information stored in each data acquisition device along with an employee identifier are employed to monitor the activity and use of resources by employees, and create reports about activity and use of the resources by the healthcare employees. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031021 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING METHOD OF SVC FILE AND APPARATUS THEREOF - In the conventional content, a minimum access unit of the random access information is one frame unit. In the case of SVC video content, one frame consists of a plurality of scalable layers. The SVC data can be used for each salable layer only when the data is accessible for each scalable layer. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an SVC file for each scalable layer wherein the SVC file can be accessed for each scalable layer by allowing metadata to contain a layer descriptor in a network abstraction layer unit (NALU) or in a byte unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031022 | Multi-Hierarchy Latency Measurement in Data Centers - A method for monitoring performance of a data center that includes: (a) a performance monitor analyzing packets that flow between a client and a web or application server; (b) assigning packets to contexts where a context is a request-reply entity; (c) determining one or more of application, network, and back-end latency measures wherein: (i) the application latency measure is a time it takes for an application to respond to a request, (ii) the network latency measure is a time that it takes for packets to go through a network between the client and the web or application server, and (iii) the back-end latency is a time required for a back-end system to execute a request and respond to the application server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031023 | Digital File Path Tracker (DFPT) Technology for Tracking Comsumption of Digital Content - Digital File Path Tracker (DF′PT) technology for tracking consumption of digital content for business information purposes, digital content distribution purposes, online multiplayer gaming environments, and the like. Tracking consumption of digital content is achieved by provisioning digital files with a so-called DF′PT for including consumption information regarding their Server consumption, and providing a DFTP mechanism for iteratively updating DFPTs. | 2009-01-29 |