06th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100036914 | Method and Apparatus for Accessing Context Information | 2010-02-11 |
20100036915 | Client, Computer-Readable Medium, and Method for Acquiring URI - A client, a computer-readable recording medium, and method for acquiring a uniform resource identifier are provided. The client includes a message reception unit which receives a plurality of naming authority pointer (NAPTR) records from a domain name service (DNS) server, each of the NAPTR records comprising a URI and an identifier of a user of the URI; and a URI selection unit which chooses one of the URIs respectively included in the NAPTR records by referencing the identifiers respectively included in the NAPTR records. Accordingly, it is possible to choose a URI to be used by a client from among a plurality of URIs included in URI information received from a DNS server. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036916 | Facilitating an Extended IM Session in a Secure Way - A method includes steps of: receiving a prompt from a user to activate a message interface in order to begin a session; activating the message interface such that said message interface is presented to the user and is able to receipt input from the user; receiving user input from the message interface, including: a user selection of at least one target correspondent; and a first message to be sent to the at least one target correspondent; identifying the session with a unique identifier; and sending the first message to a messaging system for delivery to the target correspondent when the target correspondent is available. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036917 | ELECTRONIC MAIL REPLY WITH UPDATE - When a user reading a received e-mail message selects a reply with revisions option, a user interface object is generated that allows the user to directly revise the contents of the received e-mail message, and to provide a reason for the revision. The resulting reply message is a revision of the original message, and is transmitted to original sender and all other recipients of the original message, with indications of how and by whom the original message was revised. When multiple revisions of a message are received, the multiple revisions are automatically merged into a single user interface object such that all the revisions can be read simultaneously by the receiving user. The user viewing the merged revisions can select a show revision details user interface option that causes the details of the merged revisions to be displayed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036918 | MESSAGE FILTERING SYSTEM - A message filtering system is provided including a message management unit and a message monitoring unit in communication with the message management unit. The message management unit is configured to send and receive message over a network and to route messages to the message monitoring unit based on a message source, and the message monitoring unit is configured to parse the message and locate identifiers in the message and to re-route the message based on the identifier located in the message. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036919 | MANAGEMENT OF MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE USING DEVICE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE - A technique for remotely managing a message service of a terminal (device) is disclosed. Resources or parameters, especially for parameters related to a message service, of the terminal are provided in the form of a tree to a device management server, so that the device management server can remotely manage the message service of the terminal. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036920 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON CAN COMMUNICATION CONTROLLERS FEATURING AN INCREASED DATA THROUGHPUT - Disclosed is a method for transmitting CAN messages via a CAN bus in a communication system including several network nodes with at least one respective CAN controller. According to the method, the authorization of a network mode to send a CAN message is arbitrated, an arbitration decision being made in a higher protocol layer than the transmission of the CAN message, and the CAN message is already sent by the transmitting network node, the latter providing a dominant level in the ACK field of the message. A network node which receives the CAN message does not generate a dominant level in the ACK field and does not send a complete error frame. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036921 | PROCESSING OF A MOBILE TERMINATED DATA OVER OVER SIGNALING MESSAGE - Systems and methods for processing a data over signaling (DoS) message at an access terminal are disclosed. A message is received at an access terminal. The message is decoded to determine if it is a DoS message. Upon detecting the DoS message a sleep delay timer is set to prevent the access terminal from entering a sleep state for a predetermined time. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036922 | System for Email Advertising - A system that bounces misdirected electronic mails for notification and monetization purposes or otherwise submits a series 550-error email, via a computer, back to the original sender. The system also relates to breaking down, collecting, and analyzing specific keywords included in sent emails where value is assigned to such keywords, which in turn compares the subject category that is most relevant to that email. From there, the advertisements are pulled from this subject category to include within the particular email. In this manner, the advertisements are tailored to individual sent emails based on the content contained within the email message. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036923 | Methods and Systems for Dynamically Migrating Electronic Messages From A First Messaging Platform To A Second Messaging Platform - Methods and systems for dynamically migrating electronic messages from a first messaging platform to a second messaging platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include the following: assigning a category to each electronic message from the first messaging platform; extracting messaging data from each of the electronic messages from the first messaging platform; collating the messaging data extracted; archiving the messaging data to generate archived messages; converting the messaging data to generate converted message data; transferring the converted message data to the second messaging platform; retrieving the electronic messages to generate shortcut collated data; locating the electronic message corresponding to the shortcut collated data; searching the electronic messages that were archived thereby generating a list of the electronic messages that meet the search criteria; converting messages to a format compatible with the second messaging platform; and transferring each of the electronic messages to the second messaging platform. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036924 | System and method for providing electronic reminders - A system and method is disclosed for electronically registering an event and reminding interested persons of the said event. The system comprises a client device with means for entering and sending event information, a client device with means for expressing interest in an event and receiving a reminder message, a server system with means for communicating with the client devices, storing event information, scheduling reminders, and dispatching reminder messages, and a telecommunications network through which event information and reminder messages are transferred between the client devices and server system. The server system contains a software module that uses rules, heuristics, and statistical data to calculate reminder time when not explicitly specified by the reminder recipient. The disclosed invention handles any event with a predefined time and supports different electronic data types, client devices, client software applications, and communication protocols through which event information and reminder messages are transmitted. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036925 | ALIAS MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS - Systems and methods of managing alias are disclosed. An alias management system can provide for creating distribution lists comprising one or more addresses. A list owner can utilize the system to retain ownership and control of the addresses by creating aliases for the list. Additionally, an alias policy can be established that includes rules and metrics that govern the use of the alias. The alias can be provided to alias users or members of a message distribution chain, preferably in exchange for a fee. The alias users can then use the alias to send message content, while the system can enforce the alias usage policy or provide an auditing trail on how the alias is used. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036926 | PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-CHANNEL COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to the provision of a trans-communication hub. The hub allows users who use different communication mechanisms to cross-connect, thus facilitating communication. This invention will be especially valuable for intergenerational communication where different levels of technological capability are involved. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036927 | Information Submission Tool for Website Development - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for developing a website. One such method transmits a questionnaire to a website client. The questionnaire includes questions for developing the website. A response to the questionnaire is received and examined for unanswered questions. For at least one unanswered question a calendar entry for a calendaring application is created. The calendar entry corresponds to an event and a rule, with the event describing the unanswered question and the rule comprising a reminder of the event. The calendar entry is transmitted to the calendaring application to remind the website client of the unanswered question. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036928 | Personalized Location Information for Mobile Devices - Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036929 | CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS IN REAL TIME COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY ALERTS - A computer-implemented method of alerting users to collaborative activity can include receiving a user input selecting at least one of a plurality of data types to be included within a notification, wherein the plurality of data types correspond to collaborative session data exchanged during a collaborative session among a plurality of users. The method can include buffering collaborative session data during the collaborative session and responsive to detecting an occurrence of an awareness triggering event, outputting the notification comprising at least a portion of the buffered collaborative session data corresponding to the selected at least one of a plurality of data types. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036930 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF MPA MARKERS AND RDMA CRC DIGEST - The invention relates to insertion and removal of MPA markers and RDMA CRCs in RDMA data streams, after determining the locations for these fields. An embodiment of the invention comprises a host interface, a transmit interface connected to the host interface, and a processor interface connected to both transmit and host interfaces. The host interface operates under the direction of commands received from the processor interface when processing inbound RDMA data. The host interface calculates the location of marker locations and removes the markers. The transmit interface operates under the direction of commands received from the processor interface when processing outbound RDMA data. The transmit interface calculates the positions in the outbound data where markers are to be inserted. The transmit interface then places the markers accordingly. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036931 | PROVIDING A RELIABLE BACKING STORE FOR BLOCK DATA STORAGE - Techniques are described for managing access of executing programs to non-local block data storage. In some situations, a block data storage service uses multiple server storage systems to reliably store copies of network-accessible block data storage volumes that may be used by programs executing on other physical computing systems, and at least some stored data for some volumes may also be stored on remote archival storage systems. A group of multiple server block data storage systems that store block data volumes may in some situations be co-located at a data center, and programs that use volumes stored there may execute on other computing systems at that data center, while the archival storage systems may be located outside the data center. The data stored on the archival storage systems may be used in various ways, including to reduce the amount of data stored in at least some volume copies. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036932 | Computer System and Data Sharing Method - This invention provides a computer system capable of achieving frequent accesses to the same logical volume by a plurality of computers by using iSCSI. The computer system includes first computers not supporting iSCSI and second computers supporting iSCSI. A load distribution control part determines a requested computer to be requested about a command processing and requests the command processing. The requested computer requests an IO control part about an access to a logical volume in a shared disk. When the requested computer does not support iSCSI, the IO control part selects a substitute computer. The substitute computer mounts the logical volume on behalf of the requested computer to provide the mounted logical volume to the requested computer through NFS. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036933 | Dynamic Portal Creation Based on Personal Usage - Methods, media and systems are provided for generating a dynamic web portal in a wireless network, and the portal is based on personal usage. An initialized portal contains no web content. Systems include one or more network elements configured to monitor requests for resource components, to generate web portals, and to dynamically update the portals based on the requests for resource components. Data structures embodied on a computer-readable media are included for storing numerical data regarding the requests and for storing a plurality of portals. The dynamic web portal is updated to contain component resources from visited web pages, each having a respective universal resource locator (URL) or portion of code with which it is associated. Requests for resources are monitored and added to a web portal when a specified threshold is surpassed so that an updated web portal can be presented. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036934 | Network Based Community and Contest System and Method for Same - A computer network such as the World Wide Web, private intranet, or the like provides for creating a community of users. Periodically one or more topics are presented on a network site. Users can upload content, such as video files, audio files, pictures, text files, and the like relating to a topic to share with other users. User can also indicate whether they have personally experienced a particular topic and/or whether they desire to experience a particular topic. In some embodiments, a companion program, such as a television show, radio show, podcast, or the like also provides users the ability to review content posted by other users. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036935 | METHOD FOR REACTING TO THE BROADCAST OF A FILE IN A P2P NETWORK - A method for establishing connections with a number of peers of a peer to peer network operating using at least one exchange protocol, such as to influence the broadcast of a file within a peer to peer network, the addresses of the number of peers being held by at least one network server. A connection is established with the network server such as to at least partially download the addresses of the number of peers connected to the network and implicated in the downloading of the file, to a control server, then connections are established between at least one control client exchanging data with the control server and peers the addresses of which have been downloaded to the control server, such as to download content from a peer to a controlled client or broadcast content from a controlled client to a peer, the downloading or broadcasting being carried out according to the exchange protocol. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036936 | MODIFICATION OF SOCIAL NETWORKS VIA DESIGN CODES - A method including receiving an update to at least one social network map encoded in a design code, modifying the social network map by inserting or deleting social contact data, and regenerating the design code to include the modified social network map. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036937 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK COMPRISED OF ENORMOUS NODES, AND NODE AND CONTROL PROGRAM TO PERFORM SAID METHOD - A present invention provides a method for controlling roles of nodes in a network comprised of enormous nodes dynamically and distributed autonomously in such a way that the entire network can operate distributed autonomously. A method for controlling a field value u | 2010-02-11 |
20100036938 | WEB BROWSER SECURITY - A web browser security system including a network detector configured to detect when a computer attempts to connect to a computer network, and a data protector configured to move any data predefined as being private data from any private data areas that are accessible to a web browser on the computer to a secure data repository that is not accessible to the web browser, where any of the network detector and the data protector are implemented in either of computer hardware and computer software and embodied in a computer-readable medium. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036939 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A NETWORK - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server comprising a controller to monitor a physical layer, a data link layer and a network layer of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, obtain a plurality of alarm signals from one or more of the physical layer, the data link layer and the network layer that are associated with an undesired condition of the IPTV network, synthesize the plurality of alarm signals to determine a correlation, obtain topology information associated with network devices in the IPTV network, and isolate the undesired condition to a network component in the IPTV network using the correlation and the topology information. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036940 | Data Processing In A Hybrid Computing Environment - Data processing in a hybrid computing environment that includes a host computer and an accelerator, the host and the accelerator adapted to one another for data communications by a system level message passing module and a plurality data communications fabrics of at least two different fabric types, the data processing including: monitoring data communications performance for a plurality of data communications modes; receiving, from an application program on the host computer, a request to transmit data according to a data communications mode from the host computer to the accelerator; determining, in dependence upon the monitored performance, whether to transmit the data according to the requested data communications mode; and if the data is not to be transmitted according to the requested data communications mode: selecting, in dependence upon the monitored performance, another data communications mode for transmitting the data and transmitting the data according to the selected data communications mode. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036941 | PARTIAL SUBSCRIPTION/EVENTING AND EVENT FILTERING IN A HOME NETWORK - In one embodiment, a method for monitoring events in a home network is provided. The method includes receiving a subscription request from a control point, wherein the subscription request indicates one or more event variables to monitor for the control point. Then a change is detected in an event variable. Then, it is determined if the event variable has been indicated by the control point as an event variable to monitor for the control point. If so, then the control point is notified of the change in the event variable. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036942 | METHOD FOR INDICATING A SERVICE INTERRUPTION SOURCE - The present invention relates to a method used to indicate a service interruption source, in a client device of said service comprising an interface to a first network, said device being connected to a remote server by means of a gateway to which said device is connected by means of said first network; comprising the steps for starting up a downloading session from said remote server of a content, the end of the session requiring an acknowledgement from the user, detecting the connection loss between the device and the gateway, detecting the connection recovery between the device and the gateway, sending information (S | 2010-02-11 |
20100036943 | METHOD OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT - A network management system comprises a unit for identifying a node, whose settings are to be modified, from design pattern information about a network to be managed; a unit for finding values of various timers included in the network management system and in the node whose settings are to be modified about the identified node based on a template for timer control; and a unit for causing the found values of the timers to be reflected simultaneously in the network management system and in the node whose settings are to be modified. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036944 | Unified Web Hosting and Content Distribution System and Method for Assuring Predetermined Performance Levels - A service model, integrated system, and method for enabling a service provider to deliver an integrated web hosting and content distribution service offering, which affords assured operational performance service levels, regardless of whether the customer's web site is served by the service provider's hosting center, the service provider's content distribution network (CDN), by a third party web host, or by a third party CDN. A monitoring system of the primary service provider receives detailed capacity and health statistics from any CDN under the operational control of the primary service provider, receives aggregate capacity and health statistics from other CDNs not under the operational control of the primary service provider. A redirection system then decides to which web host, content distribution network, or combination thereof, user requests for content are directed in order that operational performance service levels are maintained. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036945 | Method and system for controlling and auditing content/service systems - An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036946 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING ONLINE SERVICES - The present invention provides a system and process for providing online services. In general, the system provides a plurality of users access to an online service via one or more user modules communicatively linked to the system over a communication network. The system generally comprises a registration module for enabling one or more individualised domain names, each one of which comprising identifying information related to one or more of the users a service provider module configured to provide the one or more user modules access to the online service over the communication network, wherein access is provided to a given one of said users via a corresponding one or more of said individualised domain names comprising identifying information related thereto; and a monitoring module configured to monitor new domain names enabled by said registration module to provide a desired level of uniqueness for each of the one or more individualized domain names. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING UNWANTED TRAFFIC BETWEEN PEER NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for enabling peer networks to reduce the exchange of unwanted traffic are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one of: a source Internet Protocol (IP) address or a source IP address prefix that has been identified as a source of the unwanted traffic, by an originating peer network from a terminating peer network. The method then blocks the unwanted traffic destined to the terminating peer network by the originating peer network. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036948 | ZONING SCHEME FOR ALLOCATING SAS STORAGE WITHIN A BLADE SERVER CHASSIS - In a method for partitioning SAS storage within a blade server chassis, where the blade server chassis may include one of a plurality (N) of server blades, the same plurality (N) of SAS storage blades or any combination thereof up to a total of N blades, in order for the plurality of SAS storage blades to be securely shared by the plurality of server blades, a pair-based zoning scheme may be implemented whereby if a server blade and a disk blade occupy neighboring slots in the blade server chassis, a pair of the server blade and the disk blade may be set to belong in the same zone. Partitioning of SAS expansion ports within the blade server chassis may be accomplished by providing exclusive access of a single SAS expansion port to a server blade located in an even slot. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036949 | Centralized Scheduler for Content Delivery Network - A method for performing centralized scheduling of content delivery is described including performing admission control, locating a server that is a source of content, determining a content delivery schedule and reordering the content delivery schedule over a content delivery network (CDN). Also described is a method for performing admission control including reordering a request queue based on partially served committed requests for content and newly arrived requests for content and determining if the newly arrived request for content can be admitted to the request queue. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036950 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HOME CONTENTS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing home contents, which shares contents between contents storage devices within a home network and provides the contents shared on a home network to an external contents sharing device. The present invention shares the contents based on an existing home network middleware in a home network environment that is configured to allow a plurality of contents storage devices to commonly use the same home network middleware, such that the contents information shared within the home network can be shared outside, making it possible to use the contents in the home without regard to time and place. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC DECENTRALIZED LOAD BALANCING ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES - A method for enabling decentralized dynamic load balancing among a plurality of appliances providing access to a plurality of sites, each site comprising a local area network and at least one server includes: determining, by a first appliance, a first number of services currently available for access via a local area network connected to the first appliance; receiving, by the first appliance from a second appliance, a communication indicating a second number of services currently available for access via a local area network connected to the second appliance; receiving, by the first appliance, a plurality of requests to connect to a service; determining, by the first appliance, a weight to be assigned to the second appliance, wherein the determination is responsive to the second number; and forwarding, by the first appliance to the second appliance, a subset of the plurality of requests, wherein the number of requests comprising the subset is determined in response to the determined weight. Corresponding systems are also described. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036952 | LOAD BALANCING USING REPLICATION DELAY - A method, system, and computer usable program product for load balancing using replication delay are provided in the illustrative embodiments. In response to a request to update, a system updates data associated with a write server, forming updated data of a data partition. The system receives a read request for the data partition. The system calculates a time difference between an arrival time of the request to update and an arrival time of the read request. The system receives a set of average replication delays for a set of replica servers serving the data partition. The system directs the read request to a replica server in the set of replica servers whose average replication delay is less than or equal to the time difference. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036953 | Systems and Methods for QoS Provisioning and Assurance for Point-to-Point SIP Sessions in DiffServ-enabled MPLS Networks - Systems and methods for efficiently provisioning and assuring Quality of Service (QoS) between user networks communicating over a DiffServ-enabled network, with QoS management transparency to SIP user agents. The system comprises user networks communicating via a core network, each user network having a source and destination SIP user agent respectively, a SIP proxy server between the source SIP user agent and destination SIP user agent, a Bandwidth Manager to provision a pipe between the source user network and the destination user network, wherein the pipe has a specified bandwidth, and a QoS Agent for accepting and/or rejecting a SIP session based on availability of bandwidth in the pipe; wherein the SIP proxy server is configured to forward an incoming SIP request to the QoS Agent. The method comprises provisioning a pipe between the SIP user agents or their respective user networks, and allowing/rejecting incoming SIP sessions based on the available bandwidth in the pipe. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036954 | Global load balancing on a content delivery network - The invention relates to systems and methods of global load balancing in a content delivery network having a plurality of edge servers which may be distributed across multiple geographic locations. According to one aspect of the invention, a global load balancing system includes a first load balancing server for receiving a packet requesting content to be delivered to a client, selecting one of the plurality of edge servers to deliver the requested content to the client, and forwarding the packet across a network connection to a second load balancing server, which forwards the packet to the selected edge server. The selected edge server, in response to receiving the packet, sends across a network connection the requested content with an address for direct delivery to the client, thereby allowing the requested content to be delivered to the client while bypassing a return path through the first load balancing server. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036955 | Creating Rules For Routing Resource Access Requests - Techniques for determining which resource access requests are handled locally at a remote computer, and which resource access requests are routed or “redirected” through a virtual private network. One or more routing or “redirection” rules are downloaded from a redirection rule server to a remote computer. When the node of the virtual private network running on the remote computer receives a resource access request, it compares the identified resource with the rules. Based upon how the identified resource matches one or more rules, the node will determine whether the resource access request is redirected through the virtual private network or handled locally (e.g., retrieved locally from another network). A single set of redirection rules can be distributed to and employed by a variety of different virtual private network communication techniques. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036956 | LOAD BALANCING SYSTEM - In a hierarchical load balancing system with each layer including one or more nodes, the load balancing information for all the nodes included in the hierarchical structure is collectively managed by any of the nodes. The load balancing information is defined as the information indicating any one of the number of the processes accepted and the number of the processes executed in the node to which the processing request is distributed, the connection status and the load condition of the node to which the processing request is distributed, and the load balancing manner carried out by the load balancing nodes. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036957 | Method and System for Implementing Transfer of a Network Session - An improved approach is described for sharing resources such as sessions and connections in database systems. Conduits and templates in shared memory can be employed to facilitate the transfer of network sessions. This provides a very efficient way to share processing entities across multiple users or clients. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036958 | Remote Session Control - A method and system for remote session control of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) sessions, wherein media is established using one or more devices, and multi-media session/session control for multi-media session is provided by a device which may or may not be the same as the device on which the media is established. A method and system is also provided to transfer media from one device to one or more devices retaining multi-media session/session control on a transferring device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036959 | SECURE RESOURCE NAME RESOLUTION - Techniques for securing name resolution technologies and for ensuring that name resolution technologies can function in modern networks that have a plurality of overlay networks accessible via a single network interface. In accordance with some of the principles described herein, a set of resolution parameters may be implemented by a user, such as an end user or an administrator, to be used during a name resolution process for securing the process and/or for conducting the process in an overlay network. In some implementations, the set of resolution parameters may be maintained as a table of rules, and used to govern name resolution processes. For example, resolution parameters may be created that govern a DNSSEC session, or that govern how to communicate with networks implemented with Microsoft's Direct Access overlay technologies, or that govern communications using any other networking technology. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036960 | METHOD FOR SENDING DATA, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The application describes a method for sending data which involves the reception of a first piece of information which represents the first change in a data record and of a first data change indicator associated with the first change, the making of a second change, the ascertainment of a second data change indicator on the basis of the first data change indicator, and the sending of a second piece of information, which represents the second change in the first changed data record to produce the second changed data record, and of the second data change indicator. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036961 | SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE NETWORK PROTOCOL SUPPORT - The present invention provides a system with multiple network protocol support. The system includes: a first memory, the first memory comprising program instructions for processing upper and lower layers of the network protocol; a first processor, where the first processor processes the upper layers of the network protocol for a data packet according to the program instructions in the first memory; and a second processor, where the second processor processes lower layers of the network protocol for the data packet according to the program instructions in the first memory. When the network protocol is changed, instructions for the new protocol is fetched from a second memory and placed in the first memory. Thus, the hardware of the system need not be redesigned when changing protocols, and the same on-system unit is used to implement each protocol. This increases flexibility, provides cost effectiveness, and increases the reliability of the system. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036962 | Systems and Methods of Reducing Media Stream Delay - In one embodiment, a method includes requesting accelerated delivery of a specified media stream. The media stream contains a plurality of video frames. The method also includes receiving a response to the accelerated delivery request and selecting, based on the response, a source media stream. The method also includes receiving the source media stream into a buffer and decoding the received media stream from the buffer, at a selected playout rate. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036963 | Systems and Methods of Adaptive Playout of Delayed Media Streams - In one embodiment, a method includes requesting accelerated delivery of a specified media stream. The media stream contains a plurality of video frames. The method also includes receiving a response to the accelerated delivery request. The method also includes selecting, based on the response, a media stream source. The method also includes receiving a media stream from the selected media stream source into a buffer, and decoding the received media stream from the buffer, at a selected playout rate. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036964 | MULTI-MEDIA MANAGEMENT - A multimedia provider multicasts a main multimedia stream comprising a mixture of intra and inter frames and multicasts an associated auxiliary stream comprising intra frames. At least a portion of the intra frames in the auxiliary stream are generated based on same multimedia data as at least a portion of the inter frames of the main stream. The provider also transmits a stream information channel comprising information descriptive of time instances of intra frames in the main and auxiliary streams. This information allows a set top box to selectively connect, in connection with session set-up and channel switch, to the main or auxiliary stream to receive an intra frame with as a low delay as possible. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036965 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING STREAMING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SERVER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THEREFOR - Disclosed are a method of transmitting/receiving streaming data, to which a bit rate suitable for a mobile communication terminal is applied, in a communication system including a server and the mobile communication terminal, and a communication system therefor. The communication system include the server for converting multimedia data into the streaming data, and transmitting the streaming data to the mobile communication terminal; and the mobile communication terminal for, on receiving the streaming data from the server, collecting streaming parameters for use to determine the bit rate, and newly determining the bit rate. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036966 | MEDIA CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A server stores a media content and an execution program for processing the media content, and determines a usage rule for the media content to be transmitted to a terminal. The server distributes the usage rule, the media content, and the execution program to the terminal. The terminal stores the distributed usage rule, media content, and execution program. The terminal executes the stored execution program and processes the stored media content within the bounds of the usage rule as stored. The server may perform a billing process in accordance with the determined usage rule, or select and distribute a media content or an execution program in accordance with the processing ability of the terminal or a state of communications. Moreover, the server may distribute, in addition to the execution program, middleware for constructing an operating environment for the execution program. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036967 | Systems and methods for multimedia content sharing - The invention provides, in one aspect, a multimedia content sharing system that includes (i) a shared content server which stores items of content (such as still, moving images and audio) and (ii) a plurality of nodes, each of which is in communications with the shared content server via cellular telephone and/or other data networks. The shared content server transmits items of content to a first set of the nodes “automatically,” e.g., without requests by users of those nodes for the items. At least one node in that first set displays the content of received items (e.g., on an LCD screen) and accepts user feedback in regard to those items. That feedback—which may be, for example, a command to copy an item into an “album”, to rotate an item on the display, to block another node from displaying the items, and/or to block a sender (or creator) of the item from sending further items of content from presenting—is transmitted back to the shared content server for distribution to other nodes, which alter their own respective displays of the items accordingly. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036968 | VARIABLE PATH MANAGEMENT OF USER CONTACTS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for managing at least one subset of user contacts on a telecommunications device are provided. In one embodiment, a software application executed by a processor of a telecommunications device identifies a first subset of contacts selected at least in part by a user of the telecommunications device and a second subset of contacts. Each of the first and second subsets of contacts includes a portion of the user's contacts accessible by the telecommunications device. The software application executed by the processor of the telecommunications device then causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the first subset of contacts in a first arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about a first axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. The software application further causes display of a graphical identifier associated with each contact of the second subset of contacts in a second arrangement on a display of the telecommunications device about a second axis positioned external to the display of the telecommunications device. Aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for further arranging the graphical identifiers are also provided. Even further, aspects of systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for providing functionality associated with the graphical identifiers are provided. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036969 | Method, System, and Apparatus for Discovering User Agent DNS Settings - A method, system and apparatus including receiving a request from a network device, the request including an IP address of said network device, generating and sending to the network device a domain name for locating a device configured to process a DNS query, the domain name corresponding to the IP address, the network device generating and sending a DNS query including the domain name and at least one local DNS setting of the network device to the device configured to the process the DNS query, and the device processing an association between the IP address and the at least one local DNS setting of the network device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036970 | System and method for real-time location-based advertisement insertion into online content - There is provided a media content server for inserting a location-based advertisement into an online media content. The media content server comprises a memory including an online media content for online access; a processor configured to receive a request from a client for the online media content; determine an IP address of the client based on the request; map the IP address to a local advertisement server serving an area corresponding to the IP address; request a local advertisement from the local advertisement server; provide the local advertisement to the client; and provide the online media content from the memory to the client. The online media content has a first and second sequential segments, and the local advertisement may be provided to the client after the first segment is provided and before the second segment is provided. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036971 | PROCESSING UNIT AND PORTABLE ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND AUTO-RUN METHOD THEREOF - A processing unit, a portable electrical device and an auto-run method thereof are described. The processing unit of the portable electrical device has a kernel program memory area where a virtual memory device is established. Then, a virtual auto-run file is stored in the virtual memory device. When the portable electrical device is electrically connected to an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus automatically executes at least one predetermined operation on the portable electrical device according to the virtual auto-run file. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036972 | Reconfigurable computing device and method for inspecting configuration data - A reconfigurable computing device includes a reconfigurable logical device of which a circuit logic can be changed based on configuration data, a storage part to store beforehand input-output attributes of input-output parts of the reconfigurable logical device, and a verification part to verify the configuration data by making a comparison between information on the input-output parts in the configuration data and the input-output attributes stored in the storage part. With this, it is possible to inspect the configuration data of the reconfigurable logical device by a simple method. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036973 | Storage device for mounting to a host - A storage device comprising a non-volatile memory for storing data, and an input device that is operative to select an operating mode of the storage device prior to mounting the storage device, such that each operating mode represents a different type of storage device. A controller interfaces with the input device to establish the selected operating mode of the storage device once the storage device is mounted. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036974 | Recognizing Telegram Boundaries - A measuring apparatus comprises a receiving device, a processing device and a sending device. The receiving device is adapted to receive at least one telegram fragment, and the receiving device is adapted to determine a destination of the at least one telegram fragment, and depending on the destination of the at least one telegram fragment to set an operating state of the processing device. The receiving device is furthermore adapted, from the at least one telegram fragment, to prepare a telegram block, wherein the processing device is adapted, in a first operating state, to determine a telegram boundary of the telegram block, and to determine a type of the telegram block. The processing device is equipped, in a second operating state, to determine a telegram boundary of the telegram block, and to control the sending device such that the sending device sends a telegram subsequent to the telegram boundary. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036975 | REPEAT CCW COUNT ARGUMENT FOR DEVICE COMMAND WORD PROCESSING - A method of packaging a plurality of repeating commands for device command word (DCW) processing in a computer environment having an I/O link handling complex instruction chains for a processing operation is provided. Locate record information is packaged into DCW prefix parameter data. The locate record information includes an intent count argument. The plurality of repeating commands are embedded as a truncated concatenation to the first locate record information. The plurality of repeating commands are identified by redefining the intent count argument for the plurality of repeating commands as a repeat count argument using a flag argument incorporated into the locate record information. The repeat count argument indicates a number of times for a control unit in the computer environment to execute the plurality of repeating commands. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036976 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS CONTROLLER - A device and a method for testing a DMA controller. The device includes: (i) a DMA controller that includes a first data transfer path and a second data transfer path, wherein the first data transfer path and the second data transfer path are mutually independent; (ii) a test unit, connected to the first and second data transfer paths, that is adapted to control a transfer of data between the first data transfer path and the second data transfer path during a test mode, while masking from a first memory unit coupled to the DMA controller, at least one control signal associated with the transfer of data. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036977 | CKD PARTIAL RECORD HANDLING - A method for combining partial records into a single direct memory access (DMA) operation for a count key data (CKD) protocol in a computer environment is provided. In an initiator processor of the computer environment, a number of the partial records to be prefetched is determined by gathering a plurality of descriptor information for a command according to a predetermined algorithm having a plurality of assumptions for the command. The number of partial records is prefetched. At least one of record headers and record keys of the number of partial records are concatenated into the single DMA operation. The DMA operation is forwarded to a receiver process to be completed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036978 | EMBEDDED LOCATE RECORDS FOR DEVICE COMMAND WORD PROCESSING - A method of packaging locate record commands for device command word (DCW) processing is provided. A first locate record command is packaged into DCW prefix parameter data. The first locate record command includes first search and first seek arguments, a first intent count argument, a first transfer length factor argument, and a plurality of remaining arguments. A plurality of truncated locate record commands is embedded in the DCW prefix parameter data as concatenations to the first locate record command. Each of the plurality of truncated locate record commands include a unique search argument, intent count argument, and transfer length factor argument. Seek argument parameters for each of the plurality of truncated locate record commands are calculated by taking an offset from the first seek argument and the first search argument, applying the offset to each of the plurality of truncated locate record commands. The plurality of remaining arguments is shared. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036979 | External Direct Memory Access of Embedded Controller Memory - An embedded controller capable of providing direct memory access (DMA) to memory for a host. The controller may include a processor, a memory medium, and an interface coupled to the memory medium. The interface may be configured to couple to a host and receive a DMA request. The DMA request may include a request to read data from a memory location in the memory medium or a request to write data to a memory location in the memory medium. The DMA request may include a relative memory address. The interface may be configured to translate the relative memory address into a first address of the memory medium. Accordingly, the interface may perform operations according to the DMA request using the first address of the memory medium. The processor may be configured to operate according to data stored in the memory medium. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036980 | MULTI-MODE PROCESSING MODULE AND METHOD OF USE - A multi-mode processing module and method of use are disclosed. In a particular form, a multi-mode processing module can include a peripheral interface configured to be enabled in response to a peripheral application access request. The multi-mode processing module can further include a plurality of independent peripheral resources individually accessible to a host processor via the peripheral interface. The multi-mode processing module can also include a local processor configurable to enable the plurality of independent peripheral resources in response to a request by the host processor. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036981 | Finding Hot Call Paths - Included are embodiments for finding hot call paths. More specifically, at least one embodiment of a method includes creating a structure for at least one function node and creating a directed acyclic graph (DAG) by adding a first root node, the first root node being a virtual root node. Some embodiments include performing a reverse topological numbering for the DAG. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036982 | INTERROGATE PROCESSING FOR COMPLEX I/O LINK - A method for facilitating input/output (I/O) communication for a processing operation is provided. An interrogate command is obtained by an I/O communications adapter. The interrogate command queries for status information of the processing operation to be provided in an interrogate response. A fixed number of resources and a time allocated to the interrogate command is throttled by pre-allocating the fixed number of resources needed for the interrogate command, and maintaining a timestamp for a interrogate message. The interrogate message is forwarded from the I/O communications adapter to a control unit. If the interrogate response is not received by the I/O communications adapter within a limited timeout period as measured by the timestamp, or if the interrogate message is received while the fixed number of pre-allocated resources are in use, the I/O communications adapter returns a busy response indicating the control unit is busy to prevent overrunning the control unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036983 | PROCESSING MODULE, INTERFACE, AND INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - A processing module, interface, and information handling system are disclosed. According to an aspect, a processing module can include a plurality of components coupled to a circuit card operable to be coupled to a host processing system. The processing module can also include a processing module interface configured to be coupled to a host interface of the host processing system. According to an aspect, the processing module interface can include a plurality of contacts operable to couple a plurality of signals configured to be coupled between the host processing and the circuit card to enable or disable use of resources of the circuit card during a reduced operating state of the host processor. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING BUS LIVELOCK DUE TO EXCESSIVE MMIO - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus to efficiently address livelock in a multi-processor system. In one embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a method for preventing a system bus livelock in a system having a plurality of processors communicating respectively through a plurality of bus masters to a plurality of IO Controllers across a system bus by: receiving at an MMIO state machine a plurality of snoop commands issued from the plurality of processors, identifying a first processor and a second processor from the plurality of processors, each of the first processor and the second processor having a first number of snoop commands in the input queue and a second number of responses in the output queue, the first number and the second number exceeding a threshold; issuing a burst prevention response to the first processor and the second process. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036985 | SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH ENABLE INTERFACES FOR THE START-UP THEREOF - A system architecture for a motor vehicle has a control unit for identifying an authorized user and a gateway control unit for enabling at least one further data bus, and control units arranged on the at least one further data bus, following the identification of an authorized user. An external diagnostic interface contains a further identification unit and it is enabled and the data in the at least one further data bus system are thus accessible only after an authorized diagnostic tester has been identified. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036986 | SYSTEM FOR DEBUGGING THROUGHPUT DEFICIENCY IN AN ARCHITECTURE USING ON-CHIP THROUGHPUT COMPUTATIONS - A method, system, and apparatus for debugging throughput deficiency in an architecture using on-chip throughput computations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a subsystem module of the integrated circuit (e.g., may be a field-programmable gate array), a other subsystem module associated with the subsystem module to execute a specified function of the integrated circuit, an interconnect module comprising a transmission line to associate the subsystem module to the other subsystem module, and a throughput monitor circuit (e.g., may continuously determine the throughput value) located in the integrated circuit and coupled with the interconnect module to measure a throughput value as a specified number of data bits per a specified period of time. The system may include, an interrupt generation circuit located in the integrated circuit and coupled with the throughput monitor circuit to determine whether the throughput value is less than a specified throughput value. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036987 | Apparatus and Methods for Speculative Interrupt Vector Prefetching - Techniques for interrupt processing are described. An exceptional condition is detected in one or more stages of an instruction pipeline in a processor. In response to the detected exceptional condition and prior to the processor accepting an interrupt in response to the detected exceptional condition, an instruction cache is checked for the presence of an instruction at a starting address of an interrupt handler. The instruction at the starting address of the interrupt vector table is prefetched from storage above the instruction cache when the instruction is not present in the instruction cache to load the instruction in the instruction cache, whereby the instruction is made available in the instruction cache by the time the processor accepts the interrupt in response to the detected exceptional condition. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036988 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYING DEVICE - A multimedia playing device includes a central processing unit, a plurality of sensors electrically coupled to the central processing unit, and an output unit electrically coupled to the central processing unit. The plurality of sensors are operated together with the central processing unit, such that after the sensors detect different hand movements of a user, the central processing unit reads and determines the hand movement and transmits related control signals to the output unit according to different hand movements to achieve the effects of using a hand posture to control related functional movements and enhancing the convenience of using the multimedia playing device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEMORY HUB-BASED EXPANSION BUS - A system memory includes a memory hub controller, a memory module accessible by the memory hub controller, and an expansion module having a processor circuit coupled to the memory module and also having access to the memory module. The memory hub controller is coupled to the memory hub through a first portion of a memory bus on which the memory requests from the memory hub controller and memory responses from the memory hub are coupled. A second portion of the memory bus couples the memory hub to the processor circuit and is used to couple memory requests from the processor circuit and memory responses provided by the memory hub to the processor circuit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036990 | NETWORK DEVICE - A network device includes a bus, at least one line card with a chip select pin and an address, and a control card module. The control card module includes at least one active control card connected to each line card. The control card module indentifies the line cards by the value of the chip select pin and the address so as to transmit data to the line card. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036991 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOCKING OF MOBILE DEVICE SUPPORTING DOCKING STATION - An apparatus and method for docking of a mobile device supporting a docking station are provided. The apparatus includes a connection detector, an undock execution unit, and a hotdock execution unit. The connection detector performs a function for transitioning to a hotdock mode. The undock execution unit performs a function for transitioning from the hotdock mode to an undock mode. The hotdock execution unit performs a function for transitioning from the undock mode to the hotdock mode. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036992 | USB and Ethernet Controller Combination Device - A USB-to-Ethernet controller with a USB hub may be integrated into a single integrated circuit (IC) USB-Ethernet Combination (UEC) device. The UEC may provide the end user with an Ethernet port, multiple downstream USB ports, and an upstream USB port for connecting to a USB host controller. One or more of the USB hub ports may be brought off the IC, enabling an end user to connect them to any arbitrary USB device(s). The third hub port may be an internal downstream port without a physical layer, and may be configured to connect to an Ethernet controller, which may comprise a USB device controller. The Ethernet controller may connect to the internal downstream port via a digital interface such as UTMI. The UEC device may appear to the host computer as two separate devices, an Ethernet controller and a USB hub. The Ethernet controller may appear as a permanently attached device on the internal downstream port. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036993 | Combination Power Memory Device - A portable power and/or memory device is disclosed, which device includes integrated management circuitry enabling on-board management of energy storage, power management, and memory management. In a preferred embodiment, the device of the present invention can store and make available both memory and power, and provides an on-board means for displaying the various memory and/or power parameters associated with the device, using a USB interface to receive power for storage and to communicate between onboard memory and a device to which the portable power and/or memory device is connected. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036994 | FLEXIBLE AND EXPANDABLE MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - Memory system architectures, memory modules, processing systems and methods are disclosed. In various embodiments, a memory system architecture includes a source configured to communicate signals to a memory device. At least one memory cube may coupled to the source by a communications link having more than one communications path. The memory cube may include a memory device operably coupled to a routing switch that selectively communicates the signals between the source and the memory device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036995 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND BUS ASSIGNMENT METHOD - To make it possible to take over an IO configuration that is assigned to logical partitions in reallocation of the logical partitions, and to make an IO access work normally. A computer system has a server having an IO bridge, a switch that has a first IO bridge for connecting with the IO bridge of the server through a bus and plural second IO bridges for connecting to plural IO devices through a bus, and bus number assignment management means for fixedly assigning mutually different PCI bus numbers to the plural second IO bridges. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036996 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CASCADED FLASHCOPY ZONING AND ALGORITHM AND/OR COMPUTER PROGRAM CODE AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING THE SAME. - A method of performing cascaded flashcopy (FC) including starting a flashcopy map when a target disk is already a source of an active FC map. A computer storage system includes a configuration that allows a flashcopy (FC) map to be started when a target disk is already the source of an active FC map. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036997 | MULTIPLE DATA CHANNEL MEMORY MODULE ARCHITECTURE - The present invention is directed generally to systems and methods which provide a memory module having multiple data channels that are independently accessible (i.e., a multi-data channel memory module). According to one embodiment, the multi-data channel memory module enables a plurality of independent sub-cache-block accesses to be serviced simultaneously. In addition, the memory architecture also supports cache-block accesses. For instance, multiple ones of the data channels may be employed for servicing a cache-block access. In one embodiment a DIMM architecture that comprises multiple data channels is provided. Each data channel supports a sub-cache-block access, and multiple ones of the data channels may be used for supporting a cache-block access. The plurality of data channels to a given DIMM may be used simultaneously to support different, independent memory access operations. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036998 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PLURALITY OF STORAGE DEVICES - A method of managing operation of a plurality of storage devices includes receiving current consumption information from at least one of the plurality of storage devices; and managing operation of at least one storage device, the operation management including permitting current consumption of a first one of the storage devices based on current consumption information that pertains to at least a second one of the storage devices. Also provided is a storage system that includes a plurality of storage devices, where each storage devices is configured to store data. A state machine, connected to each of the storage devices, is operative to permit current consumption of a first storage device based on current consumption information pertaining to at least a second storage device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100036999 | NOVEL METHOD OF FLASH MEMORY CONNECTION TOPOLOGY IN A SOLID STATE DRIVE TO IMPROVE THE DRIVE PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITY - The present invention provides a novel flash memory connection method between a flash controller and flash devices such that the controller can manage two or more flash devices concurrently. It provides the ability to efficiently manage a large array of non-volatile flash devices in a solid state drive (SSD) and allocate flash memory usage in such a way that at least doubles the SSD bandwidth and the total storage capacity. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037000 | ONE-TIME-PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY EMULATION - This document discloses one-time-programmable (“OTP”) memory emulation and methods of performing the same. OTP memory can be emulated by managing reads and writes to a memory array in response to an instruction to write data to a OTP memory location and selectively setting a security flag that corresponds to the memory locations. The memory array can be a NAND Flash memory array that includes multiple pages of memory. The memory array can be defined by memory blocks that can include multiple pages of memory. When an OTP write instruction is received, previously stored data can be read from a first page of memory, combined with the new data and stored to a target page of memory. A security flag can be set to prevent the target page from being reprogrammed prior to an erase. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037001 | Flash memory based storage devices utilizing magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) - A flash memory based storage device may utilize magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) as at least one of a device memory, a buffer, or high write volume storage. In some embodiments, a processor of the storage device may compare a logical block address of a data file to a plurality of logical block addresses stored in a write frequency file buffer table and causes the data file to be written to the high write volume MRAM when the logical block address of the data file matches at least one of the plurality of logical block addresses stored in the write frequency file buffer table. In other embodiments, upon cessation of power to the storage device, the MRAM buffer stores the data until power is restored, after which the processor causes the buffered data to be written to the flash memory under control of the flash memory controller. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037002 | MIXED TECHNOLOGY STORAGE DEVICE - A mixed storage device includes a set of storage units, each potentially based on a different storage technology, such as NAND flash drive, NOR flash drive, magnetic hard drive, magneto-optical drives, optical drives, etc. The mixed storage device comprises a host bus connector that is used to connect to a peripheral bus that facilitates communication to a processor of a device (such as a PC) and a controller. The controller manages a NAND flash storage device, a NOR flash storage device, an optical storage device, a hard drive and other storage components plugged into or integrated with the mixed storage device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037003 | FLASH MEMORY CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING SIGNAL-CONVERTING MODULE - A flash memory control apparatus having a signal-converting module is described. The signal-converting module includes a primary controller, a signal-converting module, a data buffer, and a secondary controller. The primary controller generates a plurality of control signals based on a first control interface. The signal-converting module receiving a reading enable signal and a writing enable signal of the control signals and converts the reading enable signal and the writing enable signal into a writing/reading signal based on a second control interface. The data buffer stores the data from the primary controller according to the first control interface and stores the data from the flash memory according to the second control interface. The secondary controller transmits the writing/reading signal, a clock signal and a data strobe signal to the flash memory based on the second control interface. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037004 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR BACKUP DATA OF FLASH MEMORY AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A storage system for backup data of a flash memory includes a flash memory for storing a first file, a detector for detecting a number of accesses to the first file, and a driving unit coupled to the detector. The driving unit is used for duplicating the first file as one or more second files when the number of accesses to the first file exceeds a predetermined value, and storing the one or more first files into the flash memory. If the access number is higher than the predetermined value, which indicates this file is more likely to be accessed, the invention automatically backups this file and accesses the backup file at the next access request for fear that the file is damaged by multiple access to the same file. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037005 | COMPUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY - A computing system, more particularly, a computing system including a phase-change memory is provided. The computing system includes a flash memory configured to store data and a phase-change memory configured to store address mapping information for converting a logical address into a physical address. The phase-change memory is configured to store the address mapping information while the computing system is in a power-off state. The computing system may store an address mapping table to manage the flash memory in the phase-change memory. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037006 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A non-volatile memory of present invention includes a number of memory blocks and a static wear leveling device. The static wear leveling device includes a memory unit for storing the erase counts of the memory blocks and a controlling unit for getting the erase counts from the memory unit, and calculating the standard deviation based on the EC, and deciding the way of the static wear leveling cycle according to the standard deviation. The controlling unit deciding the way of the static wear leveling cycle include the steps of setting at least one predetermined threshold point and judging whether the standard deviation of the erase counts is smaller than the predetermined threshold point. If the standard deviation of the erase counts is smaller than the predetermined threshold point, the static wear leveling cycle starts for a first amount of cycles and moves the static data stored a first number of memory blocks. If the standard deviation of the erase counts is bigger than the predetermined threshold point, starts for a second amount of cycles and moves the static data stored a second number of memory blocks. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037007 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array in which memory cells having an electrically rewritable charge accumulation layer are arranged, a data writing/reading circuit that writes/reads data to/from the memory cell array in units of pages, a write state information storage circuit for nonvolatile storage of write state information indicating a data write state to the memory cell array by the data writing/reading circuit, and a control circuit that controls the data writing/reading circuit based on an access page address indicating a page from which data is about to be read by the data writing/reading circuit and write state information stored in the write state information storage circuit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037008 | APPARATUS WITH A FLASH MEMORY AND METHOD FOR WRITING DATA TO THE FLASH MEMORY THEREOF - An apparatus | 2010-02-11 |
20100037009 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, CONTROLLER AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A semiconductor storage device includes a first memory area configured in a volatile semiconductor memory, second and third memory areas configured in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a controller which executes following processing. The controller executes a first processing for storing a plurality of data by the first unit in the first memory area, a second processing for storing data outputted from the first memory area by a first management unit in the second memory area, and a third processing for storing data outputted from the first memory area by a second management unit in the third memory area. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037010 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, CONTROLLER AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A semiconductor storage device includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth memory areas and a controller which executes following processing. The controller executes a first processing for storing a plurality of data by the first unit in the first memory area, a second processing for storing data by a first management unit in the fourth memory area, a third processing for storing data by a second management unit in the fifth memory area, a fourth processing for moving an area of the third unit to the second memory area, a fifth processing for selecting and copying data to an empty area of the third unit in the second memory area, a sixth processing for moving an area of the third unit to the third memory area, and a seventh processing for selecting and copying data to an empty area of the third unit in the third memory area. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037011 | Semiconductor Storage Device, Method of Controlling The Same, Controller and Information Processing Apparatus - A semiconductor storage device includes a first memory area configured in a volatile semiconductor memory, second, third, and fourth memory areas configured in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a controller which executes following processing. The controller executes a first processing for storing a plurality of data by the first unit in the first memory area, a second processing for storing data by a first management unit in the fourth memory area, a third processing for storing data by a second management unit in the third memory area, a fourth processing for moving an area of the third unit having the oldest allocation order in the fourth memory area to the second memory area, and a fifth processing for selecting data in the second memory area and copying the selected data to an empty area of the third unit in the second memory area. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037012 | Semiconductor Storage Device, Method of Controlling the Same, Controller and Information Processing Apparatus - A semiconductor storage device includes a first memory area configured in a volatile semiconductor memory, second, third and fourth memory areas configured in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a controller which executes following processing. The controller executes a first processing for storing a plurality of data by the first unit in the first memory area, a second processing for storing data by a first management unit in the fourth memory area, a third processing for storing data by a second management unit in the third memory area, a fourth processing for moving an area of the third unit from the fourth memory area to the second memory area, a fifth processing for copying data to an area of the third unit and allocating the area to the second memory area, and a sixth processing for copying data to an empty area of the third unit in the second memory area. | 2010-02-11 |
20100037013 | MEMORY ACCESS METHOD - A memory access method intended for a memory required to provide an interval of a predetermined number of clock cycles or longer between successive occurrences of access when the same bank is successively accessed, and that eliminates an idle time between successive occurrences of access to allow for improved performance. Pieces of data are written into 0th, the first, the second, and the third banks, respectively. No idle time is caused between successive occurrences of access because different banks are successively accessed. Since a burst length of each of the pieces of data is eight, an interval of 16 cycles which is longer than 15 cycles is provided between a start of writing of first data and a start of second writing of data. Accordingly, no idle time is caused also between completion of writing of the first data and start of writing of the second data. | 2010-02-11 |