05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090031324 | System and Method of Compact Messaging in Network Communications By Removing Tags and Utilizing Predefined Message Definitions - A method of compact messaging between a schema-based service and a device over a network, the device and the service having a predetermined knowledge of element descriptors shared between the device and the service based on a structured definition language. The method comprises the steps of: establishing communication between the service and the device; preparing a compact message including element data values by removing the element descriptors associated with the element data values; maintaining an order of the element data values based on a predetermined sequence of the element descriptors and the element data values; placing the element data values in respective delimiters for differentiating between adjacent ones of the element data values, the delimiters indicating a start and an end of a given sequence of the element data values; and sending the compact message over the network for subsequent interpretation upon reception using the shared predetermined knowledge of the element descriptors. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031325 | Direct Memory Access Transfer completion Notification - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for DMA transfer completion notification that include: inserting, by an origin DMA on an origin node in an origin injection FIFO, a data descriptor for an application message; inserting, by the origin DMA, a reflection descriptor in the origin injection FIFO, the reflection descriptor specifying a remote get operation for injecting a completion notification descriptor in a reflection injection FIFO on a reflection node; transferring, by the origin DMA to a target node, the message in dependence upon the data descriptor; in response to completing the message transfer, transferring, by the origin DMA to the reflection node, the completion notification descriptor in dependence upon the reflection descriptor; receiving, by the origin DMA from the reflection node, a completion packet; and notifying, by the origin DMA in response to receiving the completion packet, the origin node's processing core that the message transfer is complete. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031326 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING CONTENT OF DIGITAL DATA - A system for identifying a work represented by digital data. This system detects events in data of the content of an unknown work and measures a metric between the events. The system then compares the detected events and metrics from an unknown work with the events and metrics of a known work. If the events and metrics match, the unknown work is identified as a copy of the known work. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031327 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING REAL-TIME ANALYTICS USING A BUSINESS RULES ENGINE ON REAL-TIME HETEROGENOUS MATERIALIZED DATA VIEWS - A method for performing real-time analytics using a business rules engine on real time heterogeneous materialized data views is disclosed. The method comprises processing of rows produced by views corresponding to events. The rows are processed according to business rules by a view engine. Views with conditions equivalent to rule conditions are subscribed to by a rule engine, which outputs action messages corresponding to the rule condition. Where the rule condition is satisfied, a statement to that effect is sent, with any available reportlets, to an alert engine. The alert engine handles alert states corresponding to the action statement, saves any corresponding reportlets, and generates a message to fire an alert to a notification engine. The notification engine formats the alert and sends the alert by a selected medium, such as email, a webservice call, or another network protocol. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031328 | Facilitating Interaction Between Video Renderers and Graphics Device Drivers - Facilitating interaction may be enabled through communication protocols and/or APIs that permit information regarding image processing capabilities of associated graphics hardware to be exchanged between graphics device drivers and video renders. In a first exemplary media implementation, electronically-executable instructions thereof for a video renderer precipitate actions including: issuing a query from a video render towards a graphics device driver, the query requesting information relating to process amplifier (ProcAmp) capabilities; and receiving a response at the video renderer from the graphics device driver, the response including the requested information relating to ProcAmp capabilities. In a second exemplary media implementation, a graphics device driver precipitates actions including: receiving a query at the graphics device driver from a video renderer, the query requesting information relating to ProcAmp capabilities; and sending a response to the video renderer from the graphics device driver, the response including the requested information that relates to ProcAmp capabilities. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031329 | AUXILIARY OUTPUT DEVICE, PORTABLE COMPUTER HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING OPERATING SYSTEMS OF THE SAME - A method for switching from an OS of a portable computer to another OS of an auxiliary output device, and the portable computer containing the auxiliary output device, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary input/output device includes a control unit configured to control a data storage unit of the portable computer once an OS switching signal is generated in a main device of the portable computer; and an interface unit configured to enable communication between the main device and the auxiliary input/output device, wherein in response to the OS switching signal, the control unit is configured to execute a task that a main controller of the main device has been executing. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES IN PRINTING ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYING UNIVERSAL PRINTER DRIVER - A method of installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in an environment that employs a universal printer driver is provided. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an environment for using printer drivers of image forming apparatuses that is convenient to a user by deleting printer drivers of image forming apparatuses that were previously installed by using the universal printer driver and by installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses corresponding to a predetermined standard. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031331 | Web Client Endpoint Emulator - A web services endpoint emulator for testing and developing web server client program, which generates a service interface and makes the interface available for client consumption. Service interfaces are exposed with configuration options for each service. The configuration options produced by the invention includes pre-configured responses or the ability to prescript service responses from a configuration file, and to prompt a user for input during real time emulation of an endpoint service. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031332 | DISK DEVICE - A lift frame supports a turntable unit, and moves between a lower-most position and a read/write position in conjunction with slide movement of a follower slider. The follower slider has a pressing member and a cam groove. Pressed to a bottom plate of a device chassis by a coil spring, the pressing member stabilizes the movement of the follower slider. The cam groove fits onto a lifting pin of the lift frame. At the read/write position, the cam bottom wall is constituted of a pin pushing portion. The pin pushing portion is pushed upward by the coil spring to press the lifting pin to a cam groove upper wall when the lift frame is in the read/write position. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031333 | Disk apparatus - The present invention provides a disk apparatus capable of obtaining sufficient rigidity and preventing motion failure caused by deformation of a chassis outer sheath even if material having low rigidity such as aluminum alloy or magnesium alloy is used. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031334 | VIBRATION DAMPING CARRIER FOR A DISK DRIVE - A vibration damping carrier for a disk drive. The carrier may be made of plastic and includes a pair of flexible rails securable to mounting holes in a raised pad on opposing sides of a disk drive housing. Each flexible rail secures one or more sets of a spring and a protuberance in transverse alignment with the spring. Each spring is outwardly extending for engaging opposing walls of a chassis bay and each protuberance is inwardly extending into engagement with the rigid housing. When the disk drive housing and flexible rails are positioned within the chassis bay, each spring and protuberance set is transversely compressed. Typically, the disk drive housing and the chassis bay are rectangular such that the spring and protuberance are transversely compressed. The protuberances provide localized reinforcement of the rails and prevent any significant flexing from occurring. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031335 | DIGITAL BROADCAST PROGRAM ORDERING - A method and a system for selecting and ordering broadcast programs uses an electronic program guide that may be broadcast to subscribers or posted on an Internet web site. The system allows national broadcasters to provide one or more channels of pay-per-view or subscription programming and to establish a mechanism for billing subscribers who access the programs. Subscribers may access the Internet and send a program request to a web site. An authorization is then forwarded to a billing center and to a local broadcaster. The billing center debits the subscriber's account, or prepares a bill. The local broadcaster sends the authorization to the subscriber. The authorization includes a program code and a terminal identifier that permit the subscriber's television or set top terminal to decrypt and display the program. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031336 | GROUP PREFERENCE CONTROL SYSTEM - A method, medium and implementing computer system are provided in which the aggregate preferences of a gathered group of individuals in a certain proximity and with respect to a predetermined perceivable and controllable function are ascertained. Individual preferences are processed to obtain a group preference and if the group preference meets predetermined criteria, the group preference is implemented with respect to the controllable function. In a specific example, movie preview playlists are modified by a control server according to the ascertained preferences of the particular group to whom the movie previews are being presented. In another example, the ambient temperature of a room in which a group of individuals is gathered is adjusted by a temperature-control server in response to the polled and ascertained preferences of each of the individuals. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031337 | Apparatus and Method for Blocking Television Commercials and Providing an Archive Interrogation Program - An apparatus and method is disclosed for blocking specific television commercials from the viewer's television based upon the characteristics of the television commercial and a program to place the blocked television commercials into an archive. An archive interrogation program then acquires the users search criteria and sends the search criteria to the content search program for a list of matches. The matches are displayed to the user and the user can select a segment for viewing. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031338 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING ROW ADVERTISING IN A PROGRAM GUIDE - A method of arranging row ads system within a program guide includes communicating row ad metadata to a user device and communicating program guide information to a user device. The program guide information defines a plurality of rows, wherein at least a first row is associated with a first channel. The method includes associating positioning information with the row ad relative to the first row, populating a second row from the plurality of rows in response to the metadata and displaying the row ad and displaying the first row associated with the first channel within a program guide structure on a display associated with the user device in response to the positioning information. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031339 | Architecture for Scaling Just-in-Time Placement of Advertising Content - In one embodiment, a method comprises determining ad placement times for each of a plurality of associated streams. The method also comprises determining an ad selection request time for each of a plurality of ad selection requests based on a cumulative effect of any other ad selection requests occurring at substantially the same time as the determined ad selection time. Each of the plurality of ad selection requests corresponds to one of the plurality of ad placement times. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031340 | Method and apparatus for configurable emergency alert system event notifications - A method of providing Emergency Alert System event notifications according to configurable notification options includes the steps of configuring the notification options, storing into a memory the configured notification options, receiving Emergency Alert System event information, generating an emergency alert message that corresponds to the Emergency Alert System event information, and transmitting the emergency alert message according to the configured notification options. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CONTROL MESSAGES TRANSMITTED BY A SET TOP TERMINAL IN AN SDV SYSTEM - A method is provided by which a subscriber accesses an SDV channel using a set top terminal. The method begins when the set top terminal receives a user request to tune to a first SDV channel. An active services list is also received over an access network. The active services list includes an entry for each currently available SDV program and a time-to-live (TTL) associated therewith. Tuning information is identified for the first SDV channel from its entry in the active services list. The set top terminal tunes to the first SDV channel using the identified tuning information. The channel change information associated with the user request is locally stored in set top terminal for transmission over the access network at a later time. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031342 | Systems and Methods of Differentiated Requests for Network Access - Methods and systems of handling channel changes in a digital home communication terminal are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises: receiving a request for access to a downstream network connected to the DHCT; determining a source of the request for access; and setting at least one parameter to a value based on the determined source; and performing a channel change using the at least one parameter having the set value An exemplary system comprises: a channel acquisition component, memory, and a processor. The processor is programmed by code, stored in memory, to: receive a channel change request; determine whether the channel change request is user-initiated; and instruct the channel acquisition component to perform a channel change using at least one parameter. The parameter has a value that is based on the determination. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031343 | INTUITIVE ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE DISPLAY - A method and system for generating an electronic program guide includes a receiving unit | 2009-01-29 |
20090031344 | METHOD FOR ARRANGING VIRTUAL CHANNELS AND LINEAR CHANNELS FOR A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for arranging virtual channels and linear channels for a content processing system includes establishing a linear channel number assignment for linear channel, generating a virtual channel assignment and arranging the virtual channel assignments with a predetermined relationship to the linear channel number assignment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031345 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREORDERING CONTENT IN A USER DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system and method for preordering content includes a content processing system and a user device in communication with the content processing system. The content processing system receives program guide data for linear channels and receives future available content data at the user device. The future available content data comprises an availability window having an availability start time and an availability end time. The user device stores the program guide data in the user device storing the future available content data in a memory of the user device, forms a future content selection, and stores the future content selection in a queue until the availability window is reached. When within the availability window, the user device communicates a material identification to the content processing system. The content processing system communicates the content corresponding to the material identification to the user device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031346 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POPULATING A MENU STRUCTURE ON A USER DEVICE - A method and system includes a user device and a content processing system establishing a structure for a menu. The content processing system receives content, receives metadata corresponding to the content from a content provider and communicates the metadata to the user device. The user device populates the menu with the metadata. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING CONTENT AND CONTENT INFORMATION IN A MENU STRUCTURE - A system and method includes a user device and a content processing system receiving content from a content provider, assigning a material identification to the content, receiving content information different than the content, associating the content information and the content and communicating the content information and material identification to the user device. The user device forms a menu from the content information and associated material identification, generates a menu selection from the menu, and communicates the material identification associated with the menu selection to the content processing system. The content processing system communicates the content corresponding to the menu selection to the user device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031348 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNING VIRTUAL CHANNELS AND LINEAR CHANNELS IN A USER DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system for tuning virtual channels and linear channels includes a user device receiving program guide data for linear channels and receiving homepage data for a virtual channel. The user device stores the program guide data and the homepage data for the virtual channel in a memory. The user device has a user interface generating a channel number selection. The user device tunes to the linear channel when the channel number selection corresponds to a linear channel and retrieves the homepage data from the memory. The homepage information is displayed when the channel number selection corresponds to a virtual channel. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031349 | METHOD FOR SELECTING CHANNELS OF MAIN SCREEN/SUB-SCREEN, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for selecting channels for a main screen and a sub-screen, and an image display apparatus using the method are provided. The method for selecting channels enables a user to select channels for not only the main screen but also the sub-screen. If a channel of the sub-screen is selected from the channel list, the image display apparatus may automatically turn on the sub-screen so that the selected channel is displayed on the sub-screen. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031350 | PROGRAM INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A program information processing apparatus and a program information processing method that are capable of easily conducting a program search using an electronic program guide and displaying the search result clearly on the electronic program guide. A display control unit for displaying on a display unit an electronic program guide containing information relating to a plurality of programs, a selection unit for selecting a program from the plurality of programs in response to the operation of a user, and a search unit for searching a program containing information identical to or similar to at least a part of the information of the program selected by the selection unit are included, wherein the display control unit displays search result by the search unit on the electronic program guide. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031351 | Apparatus and Method for Setting Broadcasting Program as a Background Image, and Portable Device Using the Same - A method of providing a background image in a portable device includes extracting broadcasting signals of broad-casting channels in a given order on the basis of a background image setting information, and displaying broadcasting images corresponding to the broadcasting signals as the background image on corresponding displaying areas of the portable device. In the method, broadcasting image(s) of predetermined broadcasting channels are used as the background image of the portable device, and thus a moving image as well as a still image may be set as the background image of the portable device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031352 | Method and system to process television program summary - Provided is a method and system for displaying video streams, including receiving video data from a plurality of video stream by a frame controller in communication with a television display including a first picture and a second picture, and also receiving a television program summary list. The television program summary list includes television program data corresponding to the received video streams, and displaying the television program summary list in the second picture, and allowing the selection of a program from the television program summary list by a consumer, and displaying the selected video stream in the first picture. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031353 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION RECEIVING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information receiving terminal includes a designation information transmitting portion to transmit designation information designating a program and a related information receiving portion. The information providing apparatus includes a related information storage portion to store related information containing a plurality of information to which each provision period is settable in association with a program, a designation information receiving portion, a related information extracting portion to extract the related information appropriate for a designated program, and a related information transmitting portion to transmit the extracted related information. The information receiving terminal or the information providing apparatus includes an information selecting portion to select information to which a provision period corresponding to a provision time point of the related information is set from a plurality of information constituting the received/extracted related information as information constituting the related information. An information providing system effectively providing program-related information is provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031354 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT TO A USER DEVICE THROUGH ALLOCATED ASSETS OF A SATELLITE NETWORK AND A BROADBAND NETWORK - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031355 | Method To Enable Cooperative Processing And Resource Sharing Between Set-Top Boxes, Personal Computers, And Local Devices - A system and method for resource sharing are provided. The method includes storing an electronic programming guide (EPG) application and an EPG, determining when local memory of a local video device lacks capacity to download additional time of the EPG, and communicating with another device to transmit a resource request to the other device to download the additional time of the EPG to storage in the other device. The method also includes processing for display monitoring data that indicates remaining storage space in the storage of the other device, querying the other device to determine what programming is being viewed, and processing controls included in the EPG application that enable access to the storage of the other device to interact with the EPG stored on the other device through the local video device to schedule a programming event at the local video device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031356 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING AND DISPLAYING BROADBAND CONTENT AVAILABILITY USING INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH A SATELLITE - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031357 | Image display apparatus and method for controlling the same - An image display apparatus and method are discussed. According to an embodiment, the image display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive broadcasting signals including broadcasting schedule information, and to process the received broadcasting signals; a storage configured to store the broadcasting schedule information and at least one broadcasting material processed by the signal receiver; and a controller configured to determine whether at least part of a particular broadcasting material identified in the broadcasting schedule information is stored in the storage when a broadcasting schedule information display command is received from a user, and to output a control signal based on this determination result, so as to display modified broadcasting schedule information including information regarding the particular broadcasting material. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031358 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A USER DEVICE TO RECEIVE CONTENT - A system and method for recording events includes a user device having a recording service module receiving a booking and recording request, reserving recording resources of the user device in response to the booking request. A conflict resolving module resolves conflicts between previously booked events and the recording request. The recording service module books the recording request, determines a start time from the recording request and when the start time is reached, initiates recording of content, receives the content and provides recording information to a memory write module. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031359 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ROW ADVERTISING IN A PROGRAM GUIDE - A system includes a content processing system receiving row ad metadata for a row ad, communicating the row ad to a user device and communicating program guide information to a user device. The program guide information defines a plurality of rows. The user device populates a row from the plurality of rows in response to the metadata and displays the row ad and the program guide on a display associated with the user device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING A SERVICE USING A WELCOME VIDEO - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031361 | DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A digital broadcast system having storing resistance to errors generated during the transmission of mobile service data, and a data processing method are disclosed. The digital broadcast system additionally encodes mobile service data. As a result, the mobile service data has strong resistance to a channel variation and noise, and at the same time the system can quickly cope with the channel variation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031362 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND ACCESSING NETWORK SERVICE DATA - A method of transmitting and accessing announcement information identifying available services. Services are provided on the network over a plurality of communication channels, such that each channel is associated with at least one service. At least one of the plurality of communication channels is dedicated as an all-announcement channel, which includes a service announcement for each one of the services available on the plurality of communication channels. Redirection information is also present on the plurality of communication channels and is used to redirect the mobile terminal to the all-announcement channel to obtain information concerning the available services. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031363 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT TO A USER DEVICE THROUGH A SATELLITE NETWORK AND A BROADBAND NETWORK - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031364 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTENT LIFECYCLE IN A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031365 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING/PLAYING MULTIMEDIA DATA OVER WIRELESS NETWORK AND WIRELESS DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting large multimedia data over a wireless network are provided. A wireless device includes a device information reading unit which receives and reads information regarding available capabilities of devices included in a wireless network; a control unit which selects a first device which can process a video stream and a second device which can process an audio stream from the devices based on the information; a stream generation unit which generates a video stream and an audio stream which form the same content; and a wireless transmission/reception unit which transmits the generated video stream to the first device and transmits the generated audio stream to the second device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031366 | Method for Providing Episodic Media Content - A personalized media service provides, e.g., user customization of radio channel selections, immediate availability of multiple preprogrammed and/or customized channels, the ability to intersperse different types of content including periodically refreshed information content, availability of personal radio functions on devices such as car audio systems, PDAs, smartphones, MP3 players, etc. Available channels include, e.g., pre-programmed channels selected for the user based on an interest profile, user-owned content, user-specified recorded content, etc. An audio user interface facilitates user selection of programming and user purchase of currently played audio material. An overall radio experience is thus provided that combines the customization and flexibility of digital media with the immediacy and ubiquity of radio. Video materials may also be accommodated. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031367 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING MULTIPLE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT | 2009-01-29 |
20090031368 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USER DEVICE AND A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - A system and method for communicating between a content delivery network and a user device includes the user device generating a first request for a content file at a user device and communicating the request to the content delivery network. The content delivery network authenticates the first request, generates a redirection response and communicates the redirection response to the user device. The user device authenticates the redirection response, generates a second request for a content file in response to the redirection request and communicates the second request from the user device. The content delivery network communicates the content file from the content delivery network in response to the second request. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031369 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING VIDEO CONTENT FROM AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE - A system and method for ordering content for a user device includes an ordering interface such as an interactive interface having available content. The interactive interface receives a content selection corresponding to a content from the interactive interface and communicating a customer identifier and a material identification to a transaction system. A content processing system communicates a control word to the user device. A user device receives the content corresponding to the material identification. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031370 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING BROADBAND CONTENT AVAILABILITY THROUGH A SATELLITE - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031371 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A FORMATTED CONTENT STREAM | 2009-01-29 |
20090031372 | BROADCASTING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A broadcasting processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a signal receiver which receives an image signal having image content; a user selection unit which selects movie content from the image content; a storage unit; and a controller which determines whether a received image signal is a film image signal if the movie content is selected through the user selection unit, and stores the image signal in the storage unit if the image signal corresponds to the film image signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031373 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND PAY PROGRAM PROVIDING SYSTEM - A broadcast receiving apparatus receives a broadcast signal containing video image information representing a video image, pay program identifying information indicating whether or not the video image is a pay program video image, and address information indicating a predetermined communications server, the broadcast signal containing the video image information, the pay program identifying information, and the address information in a predetermined format. The broadcast receiving apparatus has: a display portion displaying the video image; a pay program judging portion judging whether or not the video image information is pay program video image information based on the pay program identifying information; and a recording portion recording the video image information. If the pay program judging portion judges that the video image information is pay program video image information, the recording portion records the address information in addition to the video image information. A pay program providing system includes the broadcast receiving apparatus. Thus, provided are the broadcast receiving apparatus and the pay program providing system that, without hampering collection of a viewing fee, make it easy for a viewer to record a pay program without the need for making a subscription agreement or the like in advance. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031374 | BROADCAST PROGRAM PURCHASE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE - A broadcast program purchase method and apparatus for a broadcast-enabled mobile device are provided for efficiently managing purchased tokens by using a smartcard. In the broadcast program purchase method one or more tokens are acquired for use in purchasing a pay broadcast program and the one or more tokens are stored in a smartcard coupled to the mobile device. The broadcast program purchase apparatus includes a radio communication unit for transmitting a token acquisition request message and a program purchase request message to a billing server and for receiving one or more tokens from the billing server, a smartcard unit for storing the one or more tokens received from the billing server, and a control unit for controlling transmission of the program purchase request message using at least one of the one or more tokens through the radio communication unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031375 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING MEDIA BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a display device having a controller to wirelessly receive media; wirelessly receive control signals for presentation of the media from a mobile communication device; and selectively disable control by the display device over presentation of the media on the display device. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTENT IN A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING CONTENT IN A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM USING A WORKFLOW SYSTEM - A system and method for receiving data in a content processing system includes a receiving system receiving content and metadata, an incoming folder storing the content and a content management system receiving a notice signal corresponding to receiving of content and metadata. The content management system generates a material identification for the content, creating an inventory list at the content management system and communicating the matter identification to the workflow system. The workflow system processes the content into formatted files and storing the formatted files in a broadcast folder. The content management system communicates conditional access data to video transport processing system. The workflow system communicates a status message to the content management system when the formatted files are stored in the broadcast folder. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031378 | MEDIA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST PROGRAM - A media device and a method for transmitting broadcast programs are provided. The media device includes an external interface which is communicably connected to an external device, a broadcast receiving unit which receives a broadcast program, a storage unit which stores the broadcast program received by the broadcast receiving unit, and a control unit automatically transmits a certain broadcast program to the external device connected via the external interface if the certain broadcast program, which is previously selected by a user from among broadcast programs received by the broadcast receiving unit, is stored in the storage unit. Accordingly, the latest broadcast programs can be transmitted without the user identifying the broadcast programs and personally transmitting broadcast programs to the portable media player every time. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031379 | Method and system for providing a broadcast program and associated web content - There is provided a method for use by a processing device for providing a broadcast program and Web content associated with the broadcast program. According to one embodiment, the method includes selecting a broadcast channel and receiving a broadcast program on the broadcast channel. The broadcast program can be, for example, a movie or a television show. The method further includes determining a Web site associated with the broadcast channel. In one embodiment, the Web site can be a dynamic Web site hosted by a channel link server. The method further includes receiving Web content associated with the broadcast program from the Web site. In one embodiment, the Web content is synchronized with the broadcast program based on a program schedule. The method further includes providing the Web content and the broadcast program to an output display contemporaneously. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031380 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA BROADCAST AND VIDEO APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for providing a data broadcast and a video apparatus using the method are provided. The method includes receiving data broadcasting files for data broadcasting services; storing the data broadcasting files; and generating a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user to access the stored data broadcasting files. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031381 | PROXY VIDEO SERVER FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - A proxy video server for managing video surveillance data in a network that includes at least one video source and client. The proxy video server includes a proxy video source manager for managing the video sources to appear as virtual smart video sources to video clients, a video client interface for receiving and interpreting requests from video clients and sending responses to video clients on behalf of the video sources, one or more video source interfaces for sending requests to a video source using a protocol specific to the video source and for receiving and interpreting responses from a video source using a protocol specific to the video source and a video analytics service function for providing video analytics as needed in order to present smart camera capabilities for each video source to any video client. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031382 | Server Providing Content Directories of Video Signals and Linkage to Content Information Sources - An overlay server for illustrative video streaming constitutes a central part of a distributed system for linking content of video recordings to relevant information sources. The overlay server maintains a global object directory including information pertinent to a set of objects and network addresses of external servers providing information relevant to the set of objects. The overlay server further maintains a video-content directory having several overlay directories. Each overlay directory identifies content of a respective video recording from among a set of video recordings and includes a network address of a video-streaming server providing the video recording. The overlay server stores an authoring tool for constructing the overlay directories and an augmented display tool for associating content of a video recording with respective information. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031383 | NETWORK BROADCAST METHOD - In this invention a novel method is disclosed for transmitting information from a server to a plurality of client devices in a network. A plurality of client devices may request the same information from a server. The server, instead of sending multiple copies of the information to the client devices, sends the information to an intermediary replicating device. The replicating device replicates the information and sends at least a copy to each one of the client devices. If the information is not live but stored, grouping of the devices may be done, and each group receives the information simultaneously with other client devices in the same group, but at different times with devices in other groups. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031384 | Methods and apparatus for format selection for network optimization - Method and apparatus for optimizing network bandwidth utilization by delivering to users only the minimum number of programs required by service provider policies. In one embodiment, the method comprises switching some users from lower quality versions of programs to higher quality versions of the same programs, and removing those lower quality versions of programs from a given service group. In another embodiment, some users are switched from higher quality versions of programs to lower quality versions of those same programs, and the higher quality versions of programs removed from a given service group. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031385 | System and method of organizing video content - A method of organizing video content is disclosed that includes receiving video content title amendment data at a video content organizing server from a set-top box device. The video content title amendment data indicates that a first title of the video content has been changed to a second title of the video content. The method also includes receiving a request at the video content organizing server from a remote device to access data relating to the video content. Further, the method includes sending video content second title data to the remote device in response to receiving the request. The video content second title data indicates the second title of the video content. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031386 | Multi-Antenna Digital Television Box and the Receiving Method Thereof - A multi-antenna digital television box includes a plurality of receiving antennas, a comparator connected to the receiving antennas and a digital television chip. Each receiving antenna has a receiving signal. The comparator may be used to compare the receiving signals and select a stronger receiving signal from the receiving signals. The stronger receiving signal may be inputted to the digital television chip to be converted to an audio and video signal to output. A receiving method of the multi-antenna digital television box is also disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031387 | Hardware Module for Adding Functionality to Television - A modular interface allows new functionalities to be added to a television receiver. A module can be added to the television receiver through the interface that will enable additional functionalities on the television. The interface allows copy protection of digital video and audio content by incorporating HDCP technology, thereby also allowing the manufacturer of the interface to control the access to the interface. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031388 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING CONTENT AT A SET TOP BOX - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031389 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING FILES WITHIN A CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM BASED ON PUBLICATION TIME - A communication system | 2009-01-29 |
20090031390 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF AUDIOVISUAL DATA AND INDEX DATA IN INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION APPLICATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING REMOTE NETWORK RECORD WITH INSTANT PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER SUPPORT - A method includes receiving an audio, video, or audiovisual broadcast at a first settop box, where the audio, video, or audiovisual broadcast includes digital media data encoding a program. Index data is generated based on the received digital media data encoding the program, and data packets are transmitted from the first settop box through a network to a network storage server. The transmitted data packets include data encoding the program and the index data. The transmitted index data is stored in an index file in a memory device of the storage server, and the transmitted data encoding the program is stored in a digital media data file in the memory device of on the storage server. The index data in the index file are configured to provide locations of data in the stored digital media data file marking entry points for playing back the digital media data file. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031391 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED CATV SYSTEM - A cable television system having combiners, splitters, amplifiers, directional couplers or other devices wherein the entire system is controlled electronically. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031392 | Systems and Methods of Differentiated Channel Change Behavior - Methods and systems of handling channel changes in a digital home communication terminal are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises: receiving a channel change request; determining whether the channel change request is user-initiated; setting at least one channel change parameter to a value based on the determination; and performing a channel change using the at least channel change parameter having the set value. An exemplary system comprises: a channel acquisition component, memory, and a processor. The processor is programmed by code, stored in memory, to: receive a channel change request; determine whether the channel change request is user-initiated; and instruct the channel acquisition component to perform a channel change using at least channel change parameter. The channel change parameter has a value that is based on the determination. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031393 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EMAIL PROPAGATION - A system and method for controlling the propagation of an email message includes defining at least a first email recipient and a second email recipient of the email message. A first email propagation policy associated with at least the first email recipient is defined, and a second email propagation policy associated with at least the second email recipient is defined. The email message is sent to the first email recipient and to the second email recipient. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031394 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTER-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE TYPE DESCRIPTIONS - Communication nodes, systems and methods are described which provide access screening for services based upon service type description information and policy criteria information associated with an access network. If a requested service is, e.g., banned due to regulatory policies in a geographic region associated with a particular access network, then the requested service shall be denied even if the user has a valid subscription to such requested service via another access network. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031395 | Security system for wireless networks - A security procedure for invoking IPsec security for communication of a packet in a network includes the steps of generating a message to be sent at the transport layer, building Internet Protocol and Transport Control Protocol headers for the message, selecting a security policy in accordance with a security policy database after the step of building Internet Protocol and Transport Control Protocol headers, and processing the packet according to the selected security policy. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031396 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACCESS PRIVILEGES IN CLDC OSGi ENVIRONMENT - Provided are a method and apparatus for managing resource access privileges of an application in a Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGi) environment. The method includes executing the application in a thread having a unique thread identifier, identifying the application by mapping the unique thread identifier with an application identifier from a mapping table, examining a security policy to determine the kind of resource access privileges the identified application has, and allowing or not allowing, according to the examination result, the application to access the resources. Accordingly, when an application tries to access resources in a device, access privileges of the application can be managed so that the application does not maliciously access the resources. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031397 | USE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A use management system includes: a facility equipment which includes a use control unit for executing control of switching the facility equipment between a usable state and a disabled state; a portable storage medium which stores identification information; a portable storage medium reading device which reads the identification information from the portable storage medium; and an information management device which is connected to and communicates with the facility equipment and the portable storage medium reading device. The information management device includes: a use authority information database which is associated with the identification information, and which registers individual information of a person having the portable storage medium and use authority information of the facility equipment; a determination unit which determines existence or nonexistence of a use authority of the facility equipment based on the identification information received from the portable storage medium reading device and the use authority information registered in the use authority information database; and a unit which transmits an instruction signal to make the facility equipment usable to the facility equipment when it is determined in the determination unit that the use authority exists. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031398 | ROLE DETERMINATION FOR MESHED NODE AUTHENTICATION - Techniques are provided for determining respective roles of a first meshed node (MN) and a second MN during an authentication process. The first MN and the second MN determine whether at least one of the first MN and the second MN have a secure connection to an authentication server. When the first MN and the second MN each have a secure connection to the authentication server, the first MN and the second MN determine whether a first authentication message forwarding cost (AMFC) associated with the first MN is the same as a second AMFC associated with the second MN. When the first AMFC associated with the first MN is the different than the second AMFC associated with the second MN, the MN having the lower AMFC to an IAP (coupled to the authentication server) assumes the authenticator role, and the other MN having the higher AMFC assumes the supplicant role. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031399 | Method and Apparatus for Content Based Authentication for Network Access - A method and apparatus are provided for authenticating the contents of a device requesting access to a first network, such as an enterprise network. If a device has connected to at least one other network then the content of the device is evaluated prior to obtaining access. The scope of the content evaluation may be based, for example, on properties of the other network or on one or more defined content authentication rules. If a device attempts to access a network, the content of the device is evaluated and the device may be restricted to accessing only one or more restoration services if the content fails to satisfy one or more predefined criteria, such as a content item that is out of date or a determination that the device connected to one or more external networks. The restoration service(s) can update a content item that is out of date, reinstall one or more programs or return configuration settings to default values. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031400 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR TRANSFERRING CONTENT FROM ONE DVR-EQUIPPED DEVICE TO ANOTHER - A headend for providing content over a broadband communication network, includes an input for receiving content to be broadcast to subscriber devices over the network. The headed also includes a multiplexer for multiplexing video streams received from the input and a modulator for modulating the multiplexed video streams onto the broadband communications network. A content authorization server is provided in the headend for authorizing transfer of selected content residing on a first subscriber device to a second subscriber device by sequentially transferring blocks of the selected content. The individual blocks are transferred to the second subscriber device and removed from the first subscriber device before subsequent blocks of the selected content are transferred. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031401 | ANNOTATIONS FOR ENTERPRISE WEB APPLICATION CONSTRUCTOR - A web-based application constructor can be used constructing a web display. The web-based application constructor can obtain data from heterogeneous data sources having Web Services schemas to produce the web display. The web display can contain page components and can display the data from at least some heterogeneous data sources. A versioning system can keep track of changes to page components, page layouts, searches, and text to allow users to make changes without administrative approval. Users can annotate page components, page layouts, records, and text with comments. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACCESS PRIVILEGE IN CLDC OSGI ENVIRONMENT - Provided are a method and apparatus for managing an access privilege of an application in a Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and Open Service Gateway initiative (OSGi) environment. The method includes: marking a privileged code in the application; executing the privileged code in a secured thread having a unique thread identifier; identifying the privilege code by mapping the unique thread identifier with an application identifier from a mapping table; checking a permission policy file to determine what kind of resource access privilege the identified privileged code has; and permitting the application to access the resources according to the determination results. Accordingly, when an application tries to access resources in a framework, an access privilege of the application can be managed so that no applications can maliciously access the resources by identifying the application by using the mapping table and checking the security policy file of the identified application. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031403 | Methods and Apparatuses for Securely Operating Shared Host Computers With Portable Apparatuses - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses that utilize a plurality of portable apparatuses to securely operate a plurality of host computers. Each portable apparatus including an operating system and a list of software applications is installed in a removable data storage medium. An authorization procedure is implemented before establishing a connected-state operation between a portable apparatus and a host computer. The host computer loads the operating system in the portable apparatus into its random access semiconductor memory (RAM) through the established connected-state operation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031404 | Method and apparatus providing virtual private network access - A virtual private network device enables individual machines at a remote subnet to be visible and addressable from a central site by establishing a private address range for the remote machines, forming a virtual private network tunnel from the virtual private network device to the central site, and communicating the private address range to the central site to enable connections from the central site to individual machines on the remote subnet. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031405 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A portable terminal possessed by a user of a client personal computer is capable of being connected to a server independently. The server has a function of transmitting identifier-including challenge data to the client personal computer for an authentication process, receiving identifier-including response data from the client personal computer, extracting corresponding challenge data and authenticating the client personal computer based on the extracted challenge data and the received response data. The client personal computer has a function of receiving the identifier-including challenge data from the server and displaying the identifier-including challenge data. The portable terminal has a function of acquiring the identifier-including challenge data received by the client personal computer, generating identifier-including response data from the acquired identifier-including challenge data and transmitting the identifier-including response data to the server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031406 | AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DATA SIGNAL - An authentication information processing device includes a receiving unit that receives an authentication request containing user identification information and a password from a terminal; an attack determination condition information storage unit that stores attack determination condition information for determining whether or not the received authentication request is made by an attacker; an attack determination unit that determines, by comparing the received authentication request and the attack determination condition information stored in the attack determination condition information storage unit, whether or not the authentication request is made by an attacker; and a transmission unit that transmits, when the attack determination unit determines that the authentication request is made by an attacker, input instruction information asking for input of an authentication request to the requesting terminal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031407 | Method and system for security check or verification - An security check or verification method includes generating at least one verification code or number for each user at a security check/verification server, sending the generated verification code or number to user's dedicated mobile device though a secured connection, entering the verification code when user login to a web site, sending the verification code or number to the security check server from the web site server, allowing the user access based on the correct user name, password, and the confirmation form the security check server. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031408 | INTEGRITY PROTECTED SMART CARD TRANSACTION - Systems, methods, and technologies for configuring a conventional smart card and a client machine, and for performing a smart card authorization using the configured smart card and client. Further, the combination of methods provides for mutual authentication—authentication of the client to the user, and authentication of the user to the client. The authentication methods include presenting a specified token to the user sufficient to authenticate the client to the user and thus protect the user-provided PIN. Security is strengthened by using an integrity key based on approved client system configurations. Security is further strengthened by calculating a PIN′ value based on a user-specified PIN and a modifier and using the PIN′ value for unlocking the smart card. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031409 | Preventing Unauthorized Poaching of Set Top Box Assets - To prevent poaching of an Internet Protocol (IP) set top box (STB) asset or similar network computing device from one system operator to another, code executing in the IP STB not only authenticates downloaded software images using a public key provided in a serial-number assigned digital certificate, but also confirms that the serial number appears on a signed whitelist, or does not appear on a signed blacklist. The code executing in the STB further preferably enforces a rule that only the authority that signed the already-loaded whitelist/blacklist may replace it with a new list. Such a “sticky whitelist/blacklist” ensures that if the STB boots or resets in a new network, the existing authentication list will not be replaced by a list that is valid for a new or different network, and, as a result, that new software code images will not be authenticated. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031410 | Certificate generation for a network appliance - A method and system for generating identity certificates. The method may include receiving a user request to activate a network appliance, and causing a network appliance identifier and a transaction identifier of an activation transaction associated with the user request to be transmitted to the network appliance. A certificate signing request (CSR) and the transaction identifier may be received from the network appliance, the CSR including the network appliance identifier. A certificate may be generated for the network appliance if the activation transaction is valid. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031411 | Method and sytsem for assuring security of a transaction in a telecommunication network - The invention relates to a method for assuring security of a commercial transaction between a terminal ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090031412 | GLOBAL NETWORK COMPUTERS - Embodiments useful for a network of computers are presented. In an embodiment, microchip includes a plurality of dies. Each die is made by a separate fabrication process and assembled into a package with the separate die sections connected directly. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031413 | VLAN Router with Firewall Supporting Multiple Security Layers - A router containing a firewall capable of supporting a plurality of different security levels. The router of the present invention creates a plurality of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) using a network switch. The VLAN Rules Table (VRT) allows a network administrator to designate a trust level for each VLAN. The trust level may be different for every VLAN and the administrator may designate different rules for each VLAN. The Security Program (SP) analyzes each packet passing through the firewall and determines if the packet is permitted under the rules for the VLAN trust level. An alternative embodiment in which the switch in the router is divided into a plurality of sub-switches is also disclosed. In the alternative embodiment, the firewall need only compare the packet to rules which were not applied in the lower trust levels, eliminating the redundant rules from the comparison process. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031414 | System and Method for Secure Information Handling System Memory - Enhanced network security is provided through an intermediate network device, such as a switch or router, which stores in local memory a session key created based on session parameters. Subsequent attempts to communicate information through the session require authorization at the intermediate device by verification of the session key. For example, selected parameters from a protocol data unit are extracted to form a key, such as an IP address, MAC address, VLAN ID, socket number and application fields. Network accessible memory physically located in an infrastructure device provides an alternative repository for session-based information to enhance network communication security. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031415 | Dynamic Network Tunnel Endpoint Selection - Dynamically selecting an endpoint for a tunnel into an enterprise computing infrastructure. A client dynamically selects a gateway (which may alternatively be referred to as a boundary device or server) as a tunnel endpoint for connecting over a public network (or, more generally, an untrusted network) into an enterprise computing infrastructure. The selection is made, in preferred embodiments, according to least-cost routing metrics pertaining to paths through the enterprise network from the selected gateway to a destination host. The least-cost routing metrics may be computed using factors such as the proximity of selectable tunnel endpoints to the destination host; stability or redundancy of network resources for this gateway; monetary costs of transmitting data over a path between the selectable tunnel endpoints and destination host; congestion on that path; hop count for that path; and/or latency or transmit time for data on that path. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031416 | Authenticating a Computer Device at the User Level - The invention concerns authentication of a user device ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090031417 | KVM switch, information processing apparatus,and computer readable recording medium - A KVM switch is connectable to a plurality of information processing apparatus and a plurality of consoles used for operating the plurality of information processing apparatus. A storing portion stores first user-limiting information which defines access permission or access no-permission to each information processing apparatus for each user. An acquiring portion acquires second user-limiting information which defines access permission or access no-permission to each information processing apparatus for each user, from each information processing apparatus. A controlling portion controls access to each information processing apparatus for each user based on the first user-limiting information and the second user-limiting information. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031418 | Computer, method for controlling access to computer resource, and access control program - Valid state judging means judging a valid state of an access permission based on state of an execution environment; an access permission management table specifying an access permission to computer resource based on the valid state by the valid state judging means; and an access control execution environment conducting access control based on the access permission management table are provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031419 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND SERVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A multimedia server receives a plurality of programs of a multimedia source. The multimedia server includes a tuning module to receive the plurality of programs and to select a set of programs from the plurality of programs based on a set of program select commands that is derived from select requests. A program mixer mixes the set of programs into a stream of program data. One or more transceiving modules transmit the stream of program data on to corresponding communication paths and receive the select requests. A client module produces the select requests for one or more clients. The client module includes a selection module to produce at least one of the select requests. A network interface controller transmits at least one of select requests to the multimedia server and receives the stream of program data via the communication path or paths in response. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031420 | Methods and systems for network traffic security - The present invention is directed to methods of and systems for adaptive networking that monitors a network resource of a network. The method monitors an application performance. The method categorizes a first subset of traffic of the network. The categories for the first subset include trusted, known to be bad, and suspect. The method determines an action for a second subset of traffic based on the category for the first subset of traffic. Some embodiments provide a system for adaptive networking that includes a first device and traffic that has a first subset and a second subset. The system also includes a first resource and a second resource for the transmission of the traffic. The first device receives the traffic and categorizes the traffic into the first and second subsets. The first device assigns the first subset to the first resource. Some embodiments provide a network device that includes an input for receiving incoming traffic, an output for sending outgoing traffic, a categorization module that categorizes incoming traffic, and a resource assignment module that assigns the categorized traffic for a particular resource. A traffic category for the device includes suspect traffic. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031421 | METHOD OF INTRUSION DETECTION IN TERMINAL DEVICE AND INTRUSION DETECTING APPARATUS - A method of intrusion detection in a terminal device that supports driving of a plurality of operating systems, is provided. The method includes collecting at a first operating system of the plurality of operating systems intrusion detection data for analyzing whether there is an intrusion in at least a second operating system of the plurality of operating systems; and performing at the first operating system an intrusion detection with respect to the at least a second operating system using the collected intrusion detection data. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031422 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT SELECTIVELY RESURRECT BLOCKED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN DEVICES - Data communications between devices are selectively blocked and resurrected based on error notifications. Data communications from one or more source devices to one or more intended destination devices are selectively blocked based on content of the data communications. The blocked data communications are stored in a database. A blocked data communication is retrieved from the database in response to an error notification from one of the source devices and/or from one of the destination devices. The retrieved data communication is then sent to the intended destination device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090031423 | PROACTIVE WORM CONTAINMENT (PWC) FOR ENTERPRISE NETWORKS - A proactive worm containment (PWC) solution for enterprises uses a sustained faster-than-normal outgoing connection rate to determine if a host is infected. Two novel white detection techniques are used to reduce false positives, including a vulnerability time window lemma to avoid false initial containment, and a relaxation analysis to uncontain (or unblock) those mistakenly contained (or blocked) hosts, if there are any. The system integrates seamlessly with existing signature-based or filter-based worm scan filtering solutions. Nevertheless, the invention is signature free and does not rely on worm signatures. Nor is it protocol specific, as the approach performs containment consistently over a large range of worm scan rates. It is not sensitive to worm scan rate and, being a network-level approach deployed on a host, the system requires no changes to the host's OS, applications, or hardware. | 2009-01-29 |