07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090043855 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO ORIGINATOR OF MISDIRECTED EMAIL - The invention provides a computer-implemented method for responding to an email message sent by a sender to an intended recipient. The method includes the steps of extracting the recipient email address from the initial email message and determining whether there exists a valid email account corresponding to the extracted recipient email address. When it is determined that no valid email account exists corresponding to the recipient email address, a response email message is generated and directed to the sender email address. The response email message not only indicates that the initial email message was undeliverable, but it includes supplemental information that may be of use to the sender. For example, the supplemental information may include advertisement information or search links that may or may not be contextually relevant to the content of the initial email. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043856 | Instant Messenger with Visible Attributes on the Presence Line - An instant messaging system comprising a user interface and a plurality of indicia. The user interface displays the indicia including a potential recipient of an instant message, and a plurality of attributes representing an area of expertise for the potential recipient. A method for displaying the user interface and the indicia is also disclosed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING A TASK VIA INSTANT MESSAGING - A method for receiving a task via an Instant Messaging (IM) service is described. The device is connected to the IM service. A task initiation instant message is received. A response to the task initiation instant message is sent. The response includes instructions on how to send a task to the device using the IM service. The instructions are independent of an IM provider that provides the IM service. A command is received to execute the task at the device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INSTANT MESSENGER BASED PERSONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE - A method for providing an IM (Instant Messenger) based personal broadcasting service includes when a lower node in a first group requests an upper node in the first group to transmit a broadcasting content, transmitting, at the upper node in the first group when a lower node in first group requests an upper node in the first group to transmit a broadcasting content, the broadcasting content to the lower node in the first group, and transmitting, at the lower node in the first group that receive the broadcasting content, the broadcasting content to a lower node in a second group where the lower node in the first group operates as an upper node. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043859 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - An MPU of a digital broadcast receiver comprises: a still image generating portion that receives input operation by the user through a remote controller and, based on the received input operation, generates still image information corresponding to video image information received through a receiving portion; and an image transmitting portion that receives input operation by the user through the remote controller, and that, based on the received input operation, attaches the still image information generated by the still image generating portion to an electronic mail message as an attached file and transmits through the Internet the electronic mail message to which the still image information is attached to an electronic mail address stored in an address memorizing portion. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043860 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE - The present invention enables accurate detection of risks from an electronic mail message. In a mail inspection unit, an information extraction section extracts text and a mail address from electronic mail accumulated in a journal DB, and a text normalization section normalizes the text. A sort-information saving section generates text sort information according to the score obtained from a sorting engine, and stores it in a mail-management-information storage section. A personal-information saving section extracts personal information from a personal-information storage section according to the mail address, and stores it in the mail-management-information storage section. Finally, a risk-level determination section compares the information stored in the mail-management-information storage section with the information stored in a category-information storage section to determine the risk level of the electronic mail. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043861 | SYSTEM FOR EXCLUDING RECIPIENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that enables a communications system user to conveniently define entities to be excluded from receiving an electronic communication, such as an electronic mail (“email”) message. An “Exclude” user entry field is provided in a user interface to a communication system. The Exclude field accepts entry of an “exclude set” of entities to be excluded from an email message being processed or defined in a currently accessible graphical user interface window. The disclosed Exclude field is provided in a user interface window together with one or more other user entry fields available for definition and/or review of an “include set” of entities initially designated for receipt of the message. Lists and/or groups may be resolved by determining the destinations they contain either within the client computer system, within a source server computer system, and/or within a destination server computer system. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXCLUDING RECIPIENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that enables a communications system user to conveniently define entities to be excluded from receiving an electronic communication, such as an electronic mail (“email”) message. An “Exclude” user entry field is provided in a user interface to a communication system. The Exclude field accepts entry of an “exclude set” of entities to be excluded from an email message being processed or defined in a currently accessible graphical user interface window. The disclosed Exclude field is provided in a user interface window together with one or more other user entry fields available for definition and/or review of an “include set” of entities initially designated for receipt of the message. Lists and/or groups may be resolved by determining the destinations they contain either within the client computer system, within a source server computer system, and/or within a destination server computer system. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043863 | SYSTEM USING VIRTUAL REPLICATED TABLES IN A CLUSTER DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system for improved data sharing within a cluster of nodes having a database management system. The system defines a virtual replicated table as being useable in a hybrid of a shared-cache and shared-nothing architecture. The virtual replicated table is a physically single table sharable among a plurality of cluster nodes for data read operations and not sharable with other cluster nodes for data modification operations. Default owner node is assigned for each virtual replicated table to ensure the page validity and provide requested pages to the requesting node. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043864 | Method and System for Generating Globally Unique Identifiers - There is disclosed a system for assigning a GUID to a resultant entity generated by converting a source entity, in a GUID assignment system having a processing means and a storage device. Information about the source entity corresponding to the resultant entity and the origin of the source entity into is inputted into the processing means from the storage device. The processing means generates an origin unique ID using the information about the origin of the source entity, and a source entity unique ID using the information about the source entity. The processing means then concatenates the origin unique ID and the entity unique ID and calculates the hash of said concatenation result to generate a GUID and tags the generated GUID to the resultant entity. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043865 | METHOD FOR PRE-FETCHING DATA CHUNKS OF AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for downloading an attachment to an attachment viewer of a portable electronic device includes: sending an initial data request from said attachment viewer to a server in response to receipt of an email message including said attachment by said portable electronic device; accessing a graph structure representing a map of said attachment from said server, said graph structure having been previously built on said server; reconstructing said graph structure in response to said initial request and encapsulating said graph structure in data having an attachment viewer readable format, said data being stored on said server; and i) downloading successive chunks of said data from said server to said attachment viewer responsive to successive user requests; ii) storing each of said successive chunks of said data on said portable electronic device prior to display thereof; iii) displaying said successive chunks of said data on said portable electronic device and automatically downloading respective next chunks of said data from said server; and iv) while said data chunks of said data remain to be downloaded from said server performing steps i) to iii). | 2009-02-12 |
20090043866 | License acquisition scheme indication method and mobile terminal therefor - A license acquisition scheme indication method and mobile terminal implemented with the license acquisition indication method is provided for informing a user of available license acquisition scheme in a current connectivity environment. A license acquisition scheme indication method of the present invention collects access information of at least one content server issuing licenses required for playing right protected files, attempts access to the at least one content server in one of a direct license acquisition scheme and an indirect license acquisition scheme on the basis of the access information, and displays identities of the individual right protected files with available license acquisition schemes determined as a result of the access attempts. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043867 | SYNCHING DATA - Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for synching data with one or more servers. One or more data resources are received. A version number and a unique identifier are assigned to each data resource not already assigned to an existing unique identifier. When one or more modifications to the one or more uniquely identified data resources are detected, the assigned version number is updated for the modified data resource. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043868 | Community information exchange system and method - Content provided directly by users, such as renters in the real estate industry, is relied on to supplement, enhance and improve the relevance of the site. The renters themselves generate the content in the form of reviews, not the apartments' management companies, for example, which provides less perceived bias in the information provided. An incentive for renters is provided to enter such a space, not only to obtain unbiased information about apartments, but also to accumulate reward points that they can then exchange against various goods or services, and to add content and accumulate points as a result. Thus, a method of user-generated exchange of community information comprises registering information about a user, recording search criteria for services sought by the user, recording feedback of the user about the services used and about service providers, and allowing the user to access feedback from other users. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043869 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING TIME-BASED MEDIA CONTENT - A method for distributing time-based media files includes executing an agreement with a subscriber that relates to a plurality of time-based media files. The method also includes communicating to the subscriber an identifier for transmission to a plurality of display devices. The identifier identifies a location of at least a portion of the time-based media files associated with the agreement. The method also includes receiving a media request from one of a plurality of display devices that receive the identifier from the subscriber. The media request includes the bin identifier. The method also includes, in response to receiving the media request, transmitting a plurality of media files associated with the agreement to the display device that transmitted the media request. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043870 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING MEDIA CONTENT PRESENTED ON A MEDIA PLAYING DEVICE - A system and method for identifying media content presented over a media playing device. The media content, such as audio and/or video, is either available digitally or digitally sampled. The media content is sampled to generate a media sample or analytical representation of the media content. The media sample is compared to a collection of sampled (or represented) media content to identify it and to ascertain information related to the sample. This media content-related information is then presented to the user via a display means on the media player. The media player then presents the user specific and related actions that are based upon the information presented and allows the user to directly execute their choice of actions. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043871 | System and Method for Network Setup of Wireless Device For Home Network - A network device such as a wireless network device is configured using information input from a user computer or a user telephone for a specific home network to which the device will belong. This may be accomplished by obtaining from the user account information which is sent to a configuration server that automatically sets up the device for network use without the users further direct involvement. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043872 | SOCIAL NETWORK BUILDING - A portable electronic device is described that permits a user to easily share one or more network IDs with others, even when the user has an obscure, hard-to-remember network ID and/or a large number of different network IDs. A system, method and device is also described that permits a user to aggregate network IDs into different groups depending on the type of networking that the user is seeking to accomplish and to selectively share such groups of network IDs with other users. A system and method is further described that permits a user to easily obscure or otherwise control access to network IDs that have been designated for sharing with an intended recipient. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043873 | Methods and Apparatus for Restoring a Node State - In one aspect of the invention, a method is provided. The method may include: (1) storing a snapshot of a system state of a node; (2) executing a job on the node; and (3) restoring the node to the system state using the stored snapshot of the system state. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043874 | Method and System for Replacing Hyperlinks in a Webpage - There is provided a web service system for providing a web page, which includes at least one hyperlink, to a client. Said web service system may comprise: a client history server configured to store client history information; a content repository server configured to store one or more candidate hyperlinks; and a web server configured to provide a web page to a client. Said client history information may include at least one client identifier (ID) and at least one content ID corresponding thereto. Said web server may receive from said client a request for a web page, which may comprise a client ID of said client, and obtain from said content repository server at least one content ID corresponding to the client ID of said client. Further, said web server may access said content repository server to select at least one hyperlink to be included in the web page among the candidate hyperlinks stored in said content repository server based on the at least one obtained content ID. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043875 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND NETWORK CONNECTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus performing communication via a network by using a communication section has the following units. In other words, the communication apparatus includes: a port closing unit performing port closing in which every port except a port necessary for obtaining an address of an external apparatus to be a counterpart of the communication via the network is closed; an address obtaining unit obtaining the address of the external apparatus by using the port necessary for obtaining the address of the external apparatus; a judging unit judging properness/improperness of the network by using the address obtained by the address obtaining unit, after the port closing unit performs the port closing; and a network connection managing unit controlling to open the port used for connection to the network judged to be proper by the judging unit and to cut off connection to the network judge to be improper by the judging unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043876 | METHOD FOR MANAGING DEVICES AND A MANAGEMENT ENTITY IN A USER NETWORK - The present invention relates to the communication field and discloses a method for managing devices in a user network and a user network management entity which handles combining and splitting operations in the user network more efficiently. In the technical solution provided by the present invention, the management entity of the user network obtains the information about the location of the managed PANs and/or stand-alone devices, and, based on the location information, checks existence of any PAN and/or stand-alone device that can be combined or split. If any such device exists, the management entity performs the combining or splitting operation according to the combining or splitting mode preset or selected by the user. In the process of combining or splitting a PAN or stand-alone device, the user can reserve the network registration information of some relevant devices as required, update the network registration information of other devices directly, and switch the service access points to ensure continuity of network services. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043877 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING STANDBY RESOURCE ENTITLEMENT - An apparatus and program product for transferring entitlement to standby resources between respective computers. Standby resources are made available at a destination computer by rendering unavailable corresponding resources at a source computer. As such, the aggregate number of available standby resources may remain unchanged, but the distribution of the availability may be reapportioned according to operational requirements. Where desired, this transfer of entitlement may be accomplished automatically, dynamically and/or in a secure manner. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043878 | VIRTUAL NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM, NETWORK STORAGE DEVICE AND VIRTUAL METHOD - A virtual network storage system includes at least two network storage devices which connect to same SAN. At least one network storage device includes a device management unit for maintaining the mapping relationship between the global volume and the local volume of each network storage device, and for redirecting the access from the global volume to the network storage device which the global volume management unit of the global volume is located. At least one network storage device includes a global volume management unit for executing the access operation to the global volume according to the mapping relationship. A network storage device and virtual method are applied to the virtual network storage system. With the increasing of the network device, the ability of processing the access to the global volume is increased, and then the performance bottleneck caused by virtually operating to the network storage system. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043879 | Clear Channel Reporting and Assisting Orphaned Nodes in a Wireless Network - In a wireless network, a device regularly communicates with at least one other node or device: generally this is its parent. If a problem with communication is detected, the device is preferably able to autonomously carry out a procedure to reacquire the network. In one embodiment, if a device is unable to communicate, it enters a temporary failsafe mode until that problem can be rectified. The device is suitably able to carry out a survey of local conditions in order to assist both it and the network to find a suitable alternative channel and, if a device is unable to immediately reconnect it broadcasts the result of its survey, the Network Environment Status (NES) message, in the hope that another device on the network will hear it. This Status message may then be used by the network to select an alternative channel. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043880 | CREDIT DEPLETION NOTIFICATION FOR TRANSMITTING FRAMES BETWEEN A PORT PAIR - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for credit depletion notification for transmitting frames between a port pair. Credits indicate a number of outstanding frames a first device may transmit to a second device. The credits are decremented in response to transmitting a frame to the second device. The credits are incremented in response to receiving a ready code from the second device indicating that the second device processed the transmitted frame. A determination is made as to whether additional credits are needed for communicating frames from the first device to the second device. A credit depletion notification is sent to the second device in response to determining that the additional credits are needed for communication with the second device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043881 | CACHE EXPIRY IN MULTIPLE-SERVER ENVIRONMENT - In a multiple-server or multiple-process environment where each server has a local cache, data in one cache may become obsolete because of changes to a data store performed by another server or entity. The present invention provides techniques for efficiently notifying servers as to cache expiry indications that indicate that their local cache data is out of date and should not be used. A cache expiry manager receives cache expiry indications from servers, and sends cache expiry indications to servers in conjunction with client requests or in response to certain trigger events. The need for broadcasting cache expiry notifications to all servers is eliminated, as servers can be informed of cache expiry indications the next time a server is being given a client request that relates to the cache in question. Extraneous and duplicative cache expiry notifications are reduced or eliminated. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043882 | Systems and methods for consolidated service level agreements - An embodiment relates providing collaborative support for a service portal. The method includes providing a plurality of products on the service portal, where each product is associated with a respective vendor. The method also includes receiving a set of selection of products based on the plurality of products and determining a set of support resources for the set of selection of products. The method further includes applying a single service level agreement to the set of selection of products, where a first product is associated with a first vendor and a second product is associated with a second vendor. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043883 | Method for Monitoring a Technical Appliance - There is described a method and a device which is suitable for carrying out said method. Said method monitors a technical device, wherein a communication connection is established or can be established between the technical device and a device for supporting the monitoring. Data communication with the device for supporting monitoring is carried out by means of the communication connection. The technical device is monitored in a flexible manner possible. The monitoring of the technical device can be configured in such a way that modifications of a monitoring configuration can be transmitted from the device to the monitoring support on the technical device. The internet is used, in particular, for transmission, and the device for supporting monitoring is a webserver. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043884 | Recording Method and Recording System of Log - The present invention provides a recording method and recording system of log, the method comprising the steps of: generating an IP log, the content recorded by the IP log comprising at least an IP address and the operation being performed; finding the IP address in the IP log; replacing the found IP address with a user's information to obtain the ID log. With the present invention, the IP log is converted into ID log, in this way, the true user of the computer may be directly obtained through the ID log, the log information may provide the administrator of the system with very useful information on what is hazardous to the safety, which is significantly advantageous to the secret and security of the network of a company or an enterprise. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043885 | System and Method for Maintenance Support - System and method for maintenance support for electronically actuated and/or monitored appliances implemented within an electronically networked automation system, having a central monitoring unit processing present operating parameters for appliances for establishing the servicing state of the appliances using comparison operating parameters, where an external SSIS server logically combines the servicing request established by the monitoring unit with appliance-specific servicing performance information stored in a database and forwards these data to electronic mobile terminals of the servicing personnel in order to perform the servicing. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043886 | OPTIMIZING VIRTUAL INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE (VIA) ON MULTIPROCESSOR SERVERS AND PHYSICALLY INDEPENDENT CONSOLIDATED VICs - Optimization of the Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA) on Multiprocessor Servers using Physically Independent Consolidated NICs (Network Interface Cards) allows for improved throughput, increased resiliency and transparent fail-over; and also by hiding the actual NICs involved in particular data transactions, enables operations with substantially unmodified applications software. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043887 | Heartbeat mechanism for cluster systems - A heartbeat system and method is provided for a cluster system. In one embodiment, a heartbeat mechanism includes a quorum file for receiving heartbeat messages from the plurality of nodes. A network controller connects the quorum file to the plurality of nodes with a serial bus that establishes peer-to-peer and point-to-point device communication. A node map maintained by the network controller identifies active nodes based on signals from the serial bus. A status logic for determining a status of a node from the plurality of nodes by comparing heartbeat messages in the quorum file written by the node and the node map. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING RESERVATION MASKS WITHIN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and computer-readable media for providing a reservation mask for compute resources such as a cluster or a grid. The method aspect comprises identifying a need type and a group of available resources, creating a reservation mask over the identified group of resources and if a request from a consumer matches the need type, then constraining the creation of a reservation for the consumer to only use resources within the reservation mask. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043889 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM THAT EXECUTES THE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM TO RECORD THE PROGRAM - Disclosed is a communication system wherein, in a case wherein peer-to-peer communication channels are established between data processing apparatuses using a plurality of passing-via-NAT methods, a channel employed for communication between the apparatuses can be quickly selected, and peer-to-peer communication can be performed via the selected channel. This communication system includes first and second data processing apparatuses, so that at the least, either the first or the second data processing apparatus performs communication via a communication processing apparatus, and two or more peer-to-peer communication channels are established between the first and second data processing apparatuses. At the least, either the first data processing apparatus, or the second data processing apparatus, selects a channel to be employed for communication between the first and second data processing apparatuses, and communicates along the selected channel. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043890 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPLOYING HARDWARE FILES TO A COMPUTER - A method and system may include deploying a base system image to a computer, identifying a hardware device associated with the computer, and analyzing an archive comprising a node and a hardware file, the node comprising a deployment condition for determining whether to deploy the hardware file to the computer. The method and system may further include analyzing the hardware device to determine whether the hardware device complies with the deployment condition, and deploying the hardware file to the computer if the hardware device complies with the deployment condition. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043891 | Mobile WiMax network system including private network and control method thereof - A mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) network system is provided with a private network including a WiMax Control Management (WCM) server managing identification information of terminals, and a private access control router. When an arbitrary terminal requests Internet protocol address assignment after an authentication procedure of the mobile WiMax network system is performed, the private access control router determines whether the arbitrary terminal is registered in the WiMax Control Management (WCM) server in dependence upon identification information of the terminal acquired by communicating with the WiMax Control Management (WCM) server. If the arbitrary terminal is registered in the WiMax Control Management (WCM) server, the private access control router assigns preset private network information to the terminal and to the private network. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043892 | METHOD FOR STORING CREDENTIALS IN A J2EE CONNECTOR ARCHITECTURE - A connector architecture implementation that is J2EE compliant and provides improved connection management capabilities. The connector architecture implementation provides a connector leak detection mechanism that detects connection leaks both automatically and manually. The connector architecture implementation pre-configures and manages the growth and reduction of a connection pool. The connector architecture implementation may be pre-configured by pre-populating the connection pool. Connection pool growth may be managed by generating connections in response to connection requests. A connection pool may also be configured to reduce the number of connections in the pool. The number of connections may be reduced if the connection demand decreases. Password credentials allowing access to services are used to provide additional connection management. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043893 | Multiple Resource Control-Advisor for Management of Distributed or Web-Based Systems - A system and method are provided for autonomic system management in a computing system containing system resources including network resources and multiple resource demands, or processes. The computing system may be a stream-processing system or other real-time computer management system, such as workload management, or a virtualization engine. The system and method enables achieving a better level of performance than would occur in the computing system using only existing mechanism. It permits, with very low computational overhead, achieving or driving the system closer to a user-defined system performance objective. To do so, a system performance equation is defined to determine a level of performance of the system as a function of the allocation of two or more system resources among a plurality of system resource demands or processes. From this system performance equation, a plurality of resource-specific change equations is derived. Each resource-specific change equation is capable of calculating changes in the level of performance of the system attributable to changes in the allocation of one of the system resources. The resource-specific change equation yielding the greatest change in the level of system performance at a given allocation of all of the system resources and the system resource associated with the identified resource-specific change equation are identified. The allocation of the identified associated system resource to at least one system resource demand to provide the largest increase in the level of performance of the system, and allocations for all system resources are adjusted in accordance with the modified allocation of the identified associated system resource. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043894 | ACCESS SYSTEM AND NETWORK ARCHITECTURE WITH ACCESS SYSTEM - The invention relates to an access system for establishing a connection between a plurality of subscribers and a plurality of service providers, wherein the access system comprises a plurality of partitions each having a number of resources, each partition being suitable for allocation to one of said plurality of service providers and each partition comprising at least one subscriber port, at least one uplink and a forwarding means between said at least one subscriber port and said at least one uplink, wherein the access system is arranged to communicate with a managing operator for managing said plurality of partitions. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method is provided for allocating resources by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system. The method includes persistently allocating one or more resource slots among a plurality of resource slots, the persistently allocated one or more resource slots being allocated to corresponding one or more Mobile Stations (MSs), de-allocating at least one persistently allocated resource slot of the one or more persistently allocated resource slots, determining whether a hole is created due to the de-allocation among the one or more persistently allocated resource slots not de-allocated, and shifting a location of at least one of the one or more non-de-allocated persistently allocated resource slots when it is determined that the hole is created due to the de-allocation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043896 | Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing and managing content over multiple devices - In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an active device configured to utilize content; identify the content and a current location of the content; detect an idle device configured to selectively deliver the content; detect a transition parameter for determining a transition to the idle device; and transition the content from the active device to the idle device wherein the idle device is capable of utilizing the content based on the transition parameter. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043897 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CONNECTION LEAK IN A J2EE CONNECTOR ARCHITECTURE - A connector architecture implementation that is J2EE compliant and provides improved connection management capabilities. The connector architecture implementation provides a connector leak detection mechanism that detects connection leaks both automatically and manually. The connector architecture implementation pre-configures and manages the growth and reduction of a connection pool. The connector architecture implementation may be pre-configured by pre-populating the connection pool. Connection pool growth may be managed by generating connections in response to connection requests. A connection pool may also be configured to reduce the number of connections in the pool. The number of connections may be reduced if the connection demand decreases. Password credentials allowing access to services are used to provide additional connection management. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043898 | MESSAGE FORWARDING METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE - A message forwarding method includes: receiving a SIP registration request message carrying a contact address; obtaining the contact address carried in the SIP registration request message; and determining that the contact address is one of SIP proxy server addresses in a network stored in advance; and executing an abnormal process on the SIP registration request message. The present invention also discloses a network device. The message forwarding method and network device in the present invention can prevent a SIP loop attack. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043899 | CLIENT SERVER SYSTEM AND CONNECTION METHOD - The disclosure refers to a server client system. In one example, a server client system includes at least one server and plural terminals connected to a network. A profile associating a temporal condition with at least each of the terminals or the server is stored with the terminals or the server. A connection between each of the terminals and the server is established in accordance with the profile. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043900 | System and method for establishing unique sessions for DNS subscribers - A method and system for providing service over a communication network. The method includes establishing a plurality of virtual DNS servers that is supported by a DNS server. A plurality of target IP addresses is assigned for the plurality of virtual DNS servers. Each target IP address includes a first IP subaddress identifying the DNS server, and a second IP subaddress identifying a corresponding virtual DNS server. A plurality of network capable devices is uniquely assigned to the plurality of virtual DNS servers for domain name resolution. Each network capable device accesses the communication network through a corresponding network device associated with a corresponding source IP address. A service plan of a client is assigned to a first network capable device used by the client. The service plan is implemented through a DNS request under a session established between the first network capable device and its assigned first virtual DNS server. The session is uniquely identified by a combination of a first source IP address of a first network device used by the first network capable device to access the communication network, and a first target IP address of the first virtual DNS server. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043901 | Bootstrapping Method For Setting Up A Security Association - In one embodiment, a method of the invention has the steps of: (A) establishing an access-layer security association (SA) between a mobile node (MN) and an authentication authorization accounting (AAA) server; (B) deriving a secondary key from an extended master session key (EMSK) corresponding to the access-layer SA; (C) providing the secondary key to a home agent; and (D) based on the secondary key, establishing an SA corresponding to an Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer higher than the access layer for securing communications between the home agent and a selected network node. In various embodiments, the selected network node can be (i) the MN, (ii) a proxy node configured on behalf of the MN, or (iii) a proxy node configured on behalf of the home agent. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043902 | PACKET DATA NETWORK CONNECTIVITY DOMAIN SELECTION AND BEARER SETUP - A network device includes a packet data name (PDN) description generator that generates a PDN descriptor. The PDN descriptor includes at least one of a PDN identifier and a PDN gateway identifier. A transmit module transmits the PDN descriptor to a remote device before bearer setup of the network device by a remote network. A receive module receives a reply signal from the remote network that indicates the bearer setup based on the PDN descriptor. A control module communicates with a PDN gateway based on the reply signal. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043903 | VALIDATING USER INFORMATION PRIOR TO SWITCHING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - Inconveniences in switching from one Internet service provider (ISP) to another ISP are remedied by providing streamlined approaches that facilitate the migration from one ISP to another ISP. In one embodiment, user information is validated prior to migrating from the old ISP to the new ISP, thereby ensuring proper transfer of information from the old ISP to the new ISP. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043904 | CONNECTION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - In a connection device connected to a network mounted in a boat, a protocol of a connection device connected to a network mounted in a boat is identified based on a communication ID in a certain message transmitted through the network. A device protocol is determined in accordance with the protocol of the network. Data communication in the network is performed in conformity with the device protocol. Accordingly, when the connection device is connected to the network, the connection device automatically identifies a protocol of the network and operates appropriately. Therefore, upward compatibility is maintained and usability is improved. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043905 | Portable terminal and data output control system - The present invention provides a portable terminal and data output control system suitably used for readily obtaining detailed information on a network. The invention can include a data output control terminal communicably connects a user-owned portable terminal, printing devices situated at various locations, and WWW servers, via the Internet. Data printing requests can be received from the portable terminal, data relating to the data printing request can be obtained from a WWW server, one of the printing devices is selected, and the obtained data is output to the selected printing device. The portable terminal can obtain data from the WWW server, display the obtained data on an LCD and append a data printing request item at the end of the display data for display on the LCD, and in the event that the displayed data printing request item is selected, sends a data printing request to the data output control terminal. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043906 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BITRATE CONTENT STREAMING - An apparatus, system, and method for maintaining a programming lineup of adaptive-bitrate content streaming is provided. The apparatus includes a timeline module configured to maintain a programming lineup of media content available over a network. The media content may comprise a plurality of streamlets. The apparatus also includes at least one data module configured to maintain multi-bitrate streamlet information. The system includes the apparatus and a client module configured to acquire content based upon the programming lineup provided by the timeline module. The method includes maintaining a programming lineup of media content available over a network, and maintaining multi-bitrate streamlet information. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043907 | LOCAL PORTAL - A system for operating a local portal for a user of a personal computerized system having a display. A primary storage unit is provided in the personal computerized system that contains an inventory of local digital content. This inventory is particularly pre-installed in the primary storage unit before receipt there of by the user. A persistent desktop object, gadget, or managed client (generically) is then operated which is perceivable by the user on the display of the personal computerized system. And a presentation of instances of the digital content is presented with the persistent desktop object, gadget, or managed client, wherein this presentation initially includes at least part of the local digital content. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043908 | CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE, CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTENT PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A content playback device has a processor, a memory, a data acquisition portion that acquires streaming data for content from a data transmission device, and a storage portion that stores the acquired streaming data in a storage medium. The content playback device also has a playback portion that plays back the content based on the stored streaming data, a playback control portion that causes the playback portion to halt playback of the content in response to a halt playback request, and an acquisition control portion. The acquisition control portion causes the data acquisition portion to stop acquisition of the streaming data in response to the halt playback request, and causes the data acquisition portion to restart acquisition of the streaming data in response to a resume playback request. The storage portion stores, in the storage medium, the streaming data acquired in response to the resume playback request, starting from a position at which acquisition of the streaming data was stopped. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043909 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AND CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION TOPOLOGY, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND DOCUMENT FLOW IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - Described are a system and method for use by a computing device to transmit information over a communication medium. The computing device communicates over the medium according to a protocol stack having a plurality of protocol layers. Information having an identifier is received at a first protocol layer from a higher protocol layer in the protocol stack. The computing device determines whether to present the information to the network communication medium based on at least one term of a contract associated with the identifier. Upon determining to present the information to the communication medium, the computing device incorporates the identifier in the information before placing the information on the network communication medium. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043910 | Query Execution and Optimization Utilizing a Combining Network in a Parallel Computer System - An apparatus and method for a database query optimizer utilizes a combining network to optimize a portion of a query in a parallel computer system with multiple nodes. The efficiency of the parallel computer system is increased by offloading collective operations on node data to the global combining network. The global combining network performs collective operations such as minimum, maximum, sum, and logical functions such as OR and XOR. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043911 | Method and system for providing network and routing protocols for utility services - A method and system for providing a network and routing protocol for utility services are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises discovering a utility network, wherein a utility device (for example, a constant powered meter) sends network discovery messages to find the utility network. Neighboring meters are discovered and the device listens for advertised routes for one or more networks from the neighbors. The device is then registered with one or more utility networks, receiving a unique address for each network registration. Also illustrated in this invention disclosure is how each device of a class of devices (for example, battery powered meter) finds and associates itself with another device (for example, constant powered meter). The constant powered meter also registers its associate battery powered meter with the utility networks. The constant powered meter registers itself with the access points and the upstream nodes in the path out of each network. Each upstream node can independently make forwarding decisions on both upstream and downstream packets i.e. choose the next hop according to the best information available to it. The constant powered meter can sense transient link problems, outage problems, and traffic characteristics. It uses the information to find the best route out of and within each network. Each network device thus maintains multi-egress, multi-ingress network routing options both for itself and the device(s) associated with it. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043912 | Providing Full Point-To-Point Communications Among Compute Nodes of an Operational Group in a Global Combining Network of a Parallel Computer - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for providing full point-to-point communications among compute nodes of an operational group in a global combining network of a parallel computer, each compute node connected to each adjacent compute node in the global combining network through a link, that include: receiving a network packet in a compute node, the network packet specifying a destination compute node; selecting, in dependence upon the destination compute node, at least one of the links for the compute node along which to forward the network packet toward the destination compute node; and forwarding the network packet along the selected link to the adjacent compute node connected to the compute node through the selected link. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043913 | Cloning Hand Drawn Images - A method for cloning hand drawn images includes identifying, within an environment, a position of a wand with respect to each of a first plurality of user selected physical points. A virtual plane identified by the first plurality of points is defined. The virtual plane corresponds to a first marking surface. An electronic page is associated with the first virtual plane. A motion of the wand is tracked. The motion corresponds to a use of the wand to draw a first mark on the first marking surface. A path traced across the first virtual plane is identified. The path is defined by the tracked motion. The electronic page is updated to include a digital image representative of the path. The digital image is a clone of the mark. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043914 | BOARD GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an apparatus adapted for use with one or more fantasy purchase board games, and a method of using the apparatus, to incorporate the principles of debt and debt management into play of the board games. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043915 | Gesture-Based Character Input - Gesture-based character input is described. A user inputs a character by selecting keys on a keypad device via a gesture representing the shape of the character. The sequence of keys selected by the user is interpreted to represent a specific character. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043916 | Handshake Free Sharing in a Computer Architecture - A system arrangement including a memory unit having a memory interface in accordance with a handshake-free protocol between the memory and an accessing master, a bus connected to the memory unit and first and second masters. The first master operative to access the memory unit through the bus and the memory interface and operative to perform interrupts following reception of an interrupt request through an interrupt interface. The second master operative to access the memory unit through the bus and memory interface. The second master being configured to transfer an interrupt request to the first processor before accessing the memory unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043917 | Electronic Circuit and Method for Selecting an Electronic Circuit - An electronic circuit includes an input for receiving at least one input information item, the at least one input information item representing received encoded chip select information. The electronic circuit further includes a value modifier for providing modified encoded chip select information based on the received encoded chip select information, such that the modified encoded chip select information encodes a different value than the received encoded chip select information. The value modifier processes at least one information item of the received encoded chip select information to obtain an information item of the modified encoded chip select information. The electronic circuit further includes an output for outputting at least one output information item, the output information item representing the modified encoded chip select information. The electronic circuit further includes a circuit selection determinator for generating a circuit selection signal based on whether the received encoded chip select information or the modified encoded chip select information takes a predetermined reference value. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043918 | Negotiation of a Proper Communication Protocol Between a Data Carrier and a Reader Device - A method of negotiating a proper communication protocol between a reader device ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090043919 | Removable device detecting method - According to an aspect of an embodiment, an apparatus includes: a connector for connecting a removable device; a first detector for detecting a change of a signal indicative of a state of a connection between the removable device and the connector; a second detector for detecting acceleration applied to apparatus; and a controller for determining the state of the connection between the removable device and the connector upon detecting the change of the signal and the information of the acceleration. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043920 | SIMULTANEOUS PERSONAL SENSING AND DATA STORAGE - A personal sensing device that may be used for storing personal data and sensed data arbitrates and prioritizes competing requests for memory access from sensing, wireless, and wired interfaces. The personal sensing device enables power efficiency with burst-writes to the memory at higher data rates then an incoming sensor data stream without risk of data loss. Sensing operations coordinated by reconfigurable control logic are partitioned from storage operations coordinated by a multi-port memory controller. The interface between the functional partitioning uses message passing, status/control registers and buffering to reduce or eliminate system interdependencies. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043921 | Method and System for Virtualization and Re-Direction of I/O Connections to Peripheral Devices - Methods and systems for virtualization and re-direction of I/O connections to peripheral devices are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include virtualizing one or more peripheral devices via corresponding PCI/PCIe level functions. The virtualization may comprise, for example, emulating peripheral device controllers. The PCI and/or PCIe level functions may then redirect accesses to peripheral devices to corresponding virtual devices. Since a PCI/PCIe level function may emulate a peripheral device controller, the redirecting may occur without modifying an operating system for the electronic system or the corresponding device driver used to access the peripheral device. Accordingly, virtualization and redirection may enable controlling a remote electronic system over a network. The controlling of a remote electronic system may comprise, for example, storing and accessing data in a remote storage device, booting from the remote storage device, and scanning and/or printing at the remote device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043922 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Media Storage Devices - Increased efficiency within a system comprised of a plurality of storage devices ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090043923 | Method for data transfer between host and device - The present invention relates to a method for data transfer between a host and a device as well as to respective apparatus. A host is seen as a communication apparatus which organizes data traffic. A device is seen as dependent on the host. In a tiered-star topology there are usually multiple devices connected to one host. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043924 | Function control apparatus and function control method - A transmission control unit transmits function specifying information for specifying a function to be executed. A function control unit executes a first function specified by the function specifying information. A connecting unit, when an additional function control unit that executes a second function specified according to the function specifying information is connected between the transmission control unit and the function control unit, transmits the function specifying information to the additional function control unit, and when it is disconnected, transmits the function specifying information to the function control unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043925 | Device And Method That Allows Single Data Recovery Circuit To Support Multiple USB Ports - A method and apparatus for routing data in a device having a plurality of parts. A signal is received at a first port. A detection is made that the first port received the signal. information contained in the signal is selectively routed from the first port to a data recovery circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043926 | BIDIRECTIONAL DATA REPEATER SWITCH - A bidirectional repeater and data multiplexer for serial data has A-side | 2009-02-12 |
20090043927 | BUFFER MANAGING METHOD AND BUFFER MANAGING APPARATUS - A buffer is provided with a leading pointer and a following pointer. A bitmap in which two bits are assigned to each block is updated to retain which states blocks are in, busy, write-completed, or read-completed. Under the constraint that the two pointers move in the same direction and do not pass each other: after the block designated by the leading pointer starts to be written, the leading pointer is moved to a next block only if the next block is in the read-completed state; and after the block designated by the following pointer starts to be read, the following pointer is moved to a next block only if the next block is in the write-completed state. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043928 | INTERFACE DEVICE AND MASTER DEVICE OF A KVM SWITCH SYSTEM AND A RELATED METHOD THEREOF - The present invention centralizes the processing the combined horizontal and vertical sync signals in a master device and thereby keeps the interface devices as simple as possible so as to reduce the cost of the interface devices. The interface device mainly only converts the separate horizontal sync signal and vertical sync signal, or the combined horizontal and vertical sync signal to a default polarity. On the other hand, the separation of the combined horizontal and vertical sync signal into individual horizontal and vertical sync signals are all carried out by the master device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043929 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - This invention offers a data communication system that can perform data communication and detection of a data read-in request signal while reducing the number of communication lines to three, and is tolerant of noise. The data communication between a microcomputer and a key scan IC and the detection of the data read-in request signal are performed through a control line, a clock line and a data line. The data communication system is provided with a data line control circuit that controls the data line so that outputting of the data read-in signal RDRQ to the data line is disabled when first command data is inputted to the key scan IC through the data line, and that the outputting of the data read-in request signal RDRQ to the data line is enabled when second command data is inputted from the microcomputer to the key scan IC through the data line. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043930 | SERIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MONITOR DEVICE - A serial communication system includes a first and second communication devices for transmitting first signals in a first standard with each other; a convertor for receiving and converting the first signals into second signals in a second standard; a controller for generating third signals in the second standard according to the second signals; and a processing unit for receiving the third signals and generating data corresponding to the first signals in responding the received third signals. A related monitor device is also provided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043931 | AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF A COMMUNICATION PORT AS TRANSMITTER OR RECEIVER DEPENDING ON THE SENSED TRANSFER DIRECTION OF A CONNECTED DEVICE - A communications port is implemented for configuration in direction and arrangement. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a communications link, such as a PCI Express type link, is configurable for communicating with devices having different directional and/or polarity configurations. The communications link is configured to match a communications port condition (e.g., a directional and/or polarity condition) of a device coupled to the communications link. In one instance, the communications link is directionally configurable for reassigning input lanes to output lanes and output lanes to input lanes. With this approach, the communications link can be used to communicate with a variety of devices having varied communication characteristics. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043932 | Method and Device for Enumeration - An embodiment of the invention describes a method for enumeration. The method includes assigning a second number to a device of a plurality of devices, wherein each device of the plurality of devices has a different unique first number. The method includes comparing at least portions of the first numbers and assigning a second number to one of the plurality of devices depending on the result of the comparison. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043933 | Skew management in an interconnection system - An interconnection system is described where data lanes may be exchanged between lines at intervals along a transmission path so that the differential time delay between bits on a plurality of the lines is reduced when determined at a receiving location. The data lanes may be bound to the lines through the operation of a configurable switch, or by a configurable switch in conjunction with predetermined manufactured connections, or a combination of the techniques. The wiring of a connectorized node module, which may include a memory device, may be configured so that the differential time delay between pairs of input lines of a node, as measured at the output of a node, is reduced. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043934 | Method of and a System for Controlling Access to a Shared Resource - A method and a system of controlling access of data items to a shared resource, wherein the data items each is assigned to one of a plurality of priorities, and wherein, when a predetermined number of data items of a priority have been transmitted to the shared resource, that priority will be awaiting, i.e. no further data items are transmitted with that priority , until all lower, non-awaiting priorities have had one or more data items transmitted to the shared resource. In this manner, guarantees services may be obtained for all priorities. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043935 | Storage card having selectable contact elements and method of its operation - The present invention relates to a storage card having selectable contact elements a terminal capable of receiving said storage card and method of its operation. The storage card with selectable contact elements, comprises an interface having a plurality of contact elements, a storage card controller, being connected to at least a subset of said contact elements, a storage memory device, being connected to said storage card controller, a switching unit, that is connected to said storage card controller and to at least one of said contact elements of said interface, wherein said storage card controller is connected to said switching unit to controllably select said at least one contact element. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043936 | DOCKING STATION AND EXPANDABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM - A docking station is used for cooperating with a computer host, and the computer host has a first power connecting portion and a first peripheral component connecting portion. The docking station includes a casing, a second power connecting portion and a second peripheral component connecting portion. The casing is used for disposing the computer host. The second power connecting portion and the second peripheral component connecting portion are disposed at the casing. When the computer host is disposed at the casing, the second power connecting portion is connected to the first power connecting portion to transmit a power signal to the computer host, and the second peripheral component connecting portion is connected to the first peripheral component connecting portion to transmit at least one peripheral component signal to the computer host. An expandable computer system is also disclosed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043937 | Three-Dimensional Interconnection Architecture For Multiprocessor Computer - A three dimensional interconnection architecture is provided for a multiprocessor computer. The interconnection architecture includes multiple processor boards, one or more interconnection board and one or more edge board. The processor boards are configured parallel to each other, each having plural processors configured thereon. The interconnection board is connected with one side of each of the processor boards to allow one of the processors on one of the processor boards operatively connecting with another one of the processors on another one of the processor boards. The edge board is connected with another side of each of the processor boards to allow one of the processors on one of the processor boards operatively connecting with another one of the processors on another one of the processor boards. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043938 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND OUTPUTTING AN ELECTRIC QUANTITY - A system is disclosed which communicates a quantity derived from measured time-dependent analog electric signals to an external bus or communication interface. The system includes a basic unit with a digitizer for converting the time-dependent analog signals into digital signal data, and at least one processor for computing the quantity from the digitized signals. A bus-specific adapter interfaces the digitized signals from the basic unit with the external bus. The adapter has an interface to the basic unit that is independent of the corresponding external bus and another interface to the external bus that is specific to the external bus. The adapter operates as a master and the basic unit operates as a slave. The adapter is advantageously implemented as a module separate from the basic unit, but which is easily attachable to the basic unit for easy exchange for configuring the system for different external buses. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043939 | Bus node - The present invention relates to an apparatus for connection to a communication bus, in particular an apparatus for encoding the status of several emergency devices for communication across an AS-interface. A data code indicative of a collective state of one or more subsets of the emergency devices is communicated during cyclic communication from the slave to the master whereas information indicative of the individual states of the emergency devices is communicated during acyclic communication from the slave to the master. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043940 | Reconstructing Transaction Order Using Clump Tags - A method and system for enforcing ordering rules for transactions are presented. The method and system generates transaction clump tags for each transaction before the transactions are stored in various type specific transaction queues. A transaction clump tag decoding unit decodes the transaction clump tag to recover temporal information regarding the transaction to avoid violations of the ordering rules. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043941 | System and method for allowing coexistence of multiple PCI managers in a PCI express system - A system and method that allows a plurality of SR-PCIMs to operate within a PCIe fabric. The system and method describe a master SR-PCIM election process and transfer of mastership from a master SR-PCIM to a standby SR-PCIM under certain conditions. The system and method leverage the PCI configuration space and PCI messages so that SR-PCIMs from multiple vendors can potentially interoperate. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043942 | Management Method for a virtual volume across a plurality of storages - To enhance capacity expansion property of a storage system for providing a thin provisioning volume, this invention provides a computer system including: a first storage system; and a second storage system for providing a second volume to the first storage system. The first storage system is configured to: define at least one first volumes; define a first storage pool including the defined first volume and the provided second volume; provide to the host computer a first thin provisioning volume that is recognized as a volume having a capacity equal to or larger than that of storage areas assigned from the first storage pool. The first thin provisioning volume is thus assigned with both storage areas of the first volume and storage areas of the second volume, which are included in the first storage pool. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MULTIPLE ABBREVIATIONS OF INTERLEAVED ADDRESSING OF PAGED MEMORIES AND INTELLIGENT MEMORY BANKS THEREFOR - An interleaved addressing technique for addressing a plurality of memory banks ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090043944 | Method, Apparatus And Computer Program Product Providing Energy Reduction When Storing Data In A Memory - A method is disclosed to operate a memory device. The method includes, prior to overwriting a first unit of data at a location in a memory device with a second unit of data, determining if more energy is required to write the second unit of data than to write the second unit of data with at least one sub-unit thereof having bits that are inverted. If it is determined that less energy is required to write the second unit of data with the at least one sub-unit thereof having bits that are inverted, the method further includes overwriting the first unit of data with a modified second unit of data with the at least one sub-unit thereof having bits that are inverted, in conjunction with writing at least one bit memory for indicating a location in the modified unit of data of the sub-unit of data having the inverted bits. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043945 | Non-Volatile Memory System and Method for Reading Data Therefrom - A non-volatile memory system and a method for reading data therefrom are provided. The data comprises a first sub-data and a second sub-data. The non-volatile memory system comprises a first storage unit and a second storage unit, adapted for storing the two sub-data respectively. The first storage unit reads a first command from the controller, and stores the first sub-data temporarily as the first temporary sub-data according to the first command. The second storage unit reads a second command from the controller, and stores the second sub-data temporarily as the second temporary sub-data according to the second command. The first temporary sub-data is read from the first storage unit. Then, the first storage unit reads a third command from the controller. The second temporary sub-data is also read from the second storage unit while reading the third command. The time for reading data from the non-volatile memory system is reduced. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043946 | ARCHITECTURE FOR VERY LARGE CAPACITY SOLID STATE MEMORY SYSTEMS - To provide a feasible means to connect many non-volatile memory modules into a very large capacity solid-state memory, a group modules may be connected in a serial manner to form a unidirectional loop with the memory controller. In some embodiments the same serial connection may be used to communicate commands, write data, and/or configuration data from the memory controller to each memory module, and to communicate read data and/or configuration status from each memory module to the memory controller. Some memory controllers may have capacity to handle multiple such loops. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043947 | MANAGING PROCESSING DELAYS IN AN ISOCHRONOUS SYSTEM - Command cycles incorporate mechanisms to inform a host processor in advance of a need to service the memory so that the host can respond when it suits the host, but in time for the service to be performed before a catastrophic failure. The regular host cycle need not be interrupted for such notification. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043948 | Method and System for Storing Logical Data Blocks Into Flash-Blocks in Multiple Non-Volatile Memories Which Are Connected to At Least One Common Data I/0 Bus - For recording or replaying in real-time digital HDTV signals very fast memories are required. For storage of streaming HD video data NAND flash memory based systems can be used. However, NAND flash memories have a slow write access, and they have unmasked production defects. Write or read operations can be carried out on complete physical data blocks only, and defect data blocks must not be used by the file system. Logical file system blocks are used which are larger than the physical data blocks. According to the invention the error reporting mechanism of the NAND flash memories is exploited. The video data is not only written to the non-volatile flash memories, but is also written to corresponding buffer slots (LFSB) of a volatile SRAM or DRAM memory operating in parallel. The video data are kept in the vola- tile memory until the flash memory holding the respective data has reported that its program or write operation succeeded. Once this has taken place, the data within the volatile memory can be overwritten in order to save memory capacity. If the flash memory has reported an error, the respective block (FSBD) of data is marked bad and will not be overwritten until the end of the entire recorded take has been reached. At this time, the marked video data from the volatile memory are copied to spare flash-blocks within the flash memories. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043949 | BLOCK DECODER OF A FLASH MEMORY DEVICE - A block decoder increases the integration level of a flash memory device by reducing the number of control signals. Address signals are substituted with existing high voltage switch signals. The block decoder of a flash memory device includes a primary decoding unit and a secondary decoding unit. The primary decoding unit outputs a decoding signal in response to first and second address coding signals of a high voltage and first to third control signals. The secondary decoding unit outputs a control signal to control the potential of a block word line in response to the decoding signal and first and second pre-decoded signals. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043950 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTENT DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD - A semiconductor memory storage apparatus includes a packetization unit receiving content data includes a plurality of variable-length frames, and adding management data showing frame data inherent information to frame data of each variable-length frame, and further, packetizing the content data storing the frame data and the management data in each fixed-length packet for every variable-length frame, a buffer temporarily storing the content data at a fixed-length packet unit in write/read operation of the content data packetized at the fixed-length packet unit, a storage unit using a non-volatile memory as an information storage medium, and storing the content data supplied from the buffer, and a controller writing/reading content data packetized at the fixed-length packet unit with respect to the storage unit at a fixed-length packet unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043951 | PROGRAMMING SCHEMES FOR MULTI-LEVEL ANALOG MEMORY CELLS - A method for data storage includes storing first data bits in a set of multi-bit analog memory cells at a first time by programming the memory cells to assume respective first programming levels. Second data bits are stored in the set of memory cells at a second time that is later than the first time by programming the memory cells to assume respective second programming levels that depend on the first programming levels and on the second data bits. A storage strategy is selected responsively to a difference between the first and second times. The storage strategy is applied to at least one group of the data bits, selected from among the first data bits and the second data bits. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043952 | MOVING SECTORS WITHIN A BLOCK OF INFORMATION IN A FLASH MEMORY MASS STORAGE ARCHITECTURE - A device is disclosed for storing mapping information for mapping a logical block address identifying a block being accessed by a host to a physical block address, identifying a free area of nonvolatile memory, the block being selectively erasable and having one or more sectors that may be individually moved. The mapping information including a virtual physical block address for identifying an “original” location, within the nonvolatile memory, wherein a block is stored and a moved virtual physical block address for identifying a “moved” location, within the nonvolatile memory, wherein one or more sectors of the stored block are moved. The mapping information further including status information for use of the “original” physical block address and the “moved” physical block address and for providing information regarding “moved” sectors within the block being accessed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043953 | MEMORY CONTROL METHODS CAPABLE OF DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING SAMPLING POINTS, AND RELATED CIRCUITS - A memory control method for adjusting sampling points utilized by a memory control circuit receiving a data signal and an original data strobe signal of a memory includes: utilizing at least one delay unit to provide a plurality of sampling points according to the original data strobe signal; sampling according to the data signal by utilizing the plurality of sampling points; and analyzing sampling results to dynamically determine a delay amount for delaying the original data strobe signal, whereby a sampling point corresponding to the delayed data strobe signal is kept centered at data carried by the data signal. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043954 | Information Recording/Playback Apparatus and Memory Control Method - This information recording/playback apparatus has a memory for storing data and which includes a plurality of storage cells configured from a capacitor for accumulating charge. When an issue interval time for issuing a read/write command to an arbitrary storage cell is shorter than a threshold time for retaining a charge amount for the arbitrary storage cell to read correct data, a dummy read command for simulatively reading data stored in storage cells other than the arbitrary storage cell is issued to storage cells other than the arbitrary storage cell, and dummy read processing is executed for replenishing charge in the capacitor configuring storage cells other than the arbitrary storage cell. | 2009-02-12 |