22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100138388 | MAPPING INSTANCES OF A DATASET WITHIN A DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Mapping data stored in a data storage system for use by a computer system includes processing specifications of dataflow graphs that include nodes representing computations interconnected by links representing flows of data. At least one of the dataflow graphs receives a flow of data from at least one input dataset and at least one of the dataflow graphs provides a flow of data to at least one output dataset. A mapper identifies one or more sets of datasets. Each dataset in a given set matches one or more criteria for identifying different versions of a single dataset. A user interface is provided to receive a mapping between at least two datasets in a given set. The mapping received over the user interface is stored in association with a dataflow graph that provides data to or receives data from the datasets of the mapping. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING A DATA STORE USING A TRANSACTION STORE - Embodiments include systems and methods for updating a data store in a distributed data store system. In one embodiment, a previous version of a data store is compared to an updated version of the data store in order to create a transaction store. The transaction store may include a cryptographic hash indicative of the previous version of the data store and a cryptographic hash indicative of the updated version of the data store. The transaction store further indicates data differences between the previous and updated versions of the data stores. The transaction store may then be used to update data stores at other locations. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138390 | Personal information file management tool - A system and method provide management of personal information files containing personal contacts, calendars, emails, and the like. A client device is configured to store a personal information file. A personal information file management tool is configured to search a directory on a server. The personal information file management tool compares a contact in the personal information file with the directory and updates the contact in the personal information file with the information in the directory. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138391 | MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS OF DATABASE - A database management system includes a backup processing portion and a DB access processing portion. The backup processing portion operates to write data at a given time of a database stored in a storage unit out of the database after the given time as backup data. When an update request for data not written out as the backup data occurs in a data access request after the given time, the DB access processing portion writes the data at the given time out of the database as the backup data and updates the data written out of the database according to the update request. The backup processing portion and the DB access processing portion execute their processes in parallel. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138392 | CONTENT MANAGER - An archive for digital content comprises archive storage, an archive service and a manifest. The archive storage is a unified storage structure for storing items, such a directory having a plurality of subdirectories. The manifest is stored within the archive storage when the archive storage is loaded onto a storage device, and may comprise an index of items stored in the unified structure of the archive and/or an organizational structure that supports defined categories that characterize items stored in the unified structure and/or at least one backup queue that temporarily queues a list of items that satisfy predetermined backup criteria by have not been backed up. The archive service serves as an intermediate between users, e.g., operators, software modules, programs, services, etc., and the archive storage to control requests for access to items stored in the unified storage structure. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138393 | MODULAR BACKUP AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A STORAGE AREA NETWORK - A modular computer storage system and method is provided for managing and directing data archiving functions, which is scalable and comprehends various storage media as well as diverse operating systems on a plurality of client devices. A client component is associated with one or more client devices for generating archival request. A file processor directs one or more storage devices, through one or more media components, which control the actual physical level backup on various storage devices. Each media component creates a library indexing system for locating stored data. A management component coordinates the archival functions between the various client components and the file processor, including setting scheduling policies, aging policies, index pruning policies, drive cleaning policies, configuration information, and keeping track of running and waiting jobs. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138394 | MULTIPLE CONCURRENT ACTIVE FILE SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for operating a data storage system is disclosed. An original active file system holds incoming write transactions. Data is written at a selected time to blocks in a data storage device of the original active file system, the data written to blocks which do not hold old data of the data storage system. Pointers to data of the original active file system are written at the selected time to the data storage device, the pointers written to blocks which do not hold old data of the data storage system, the pointers and a previously saved data of the active file system forming a consistency point of the original active file system at the selected time. A new active file system is started using the consistency point of the original active file system at the selected time. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138395 | Enterprise Service Availability Through Identity Preservation - Systems and methods are described for service availability that provides automated recovery of server service in a timely and application intelligent manner, maintaining application consistency and integrity, while preserving server identity. The systems and methods, referred to herein as a Service Preservation System (SPS), manage complete recovery of server data and preserve continuity of server service, reestablishing user access to server(s) after an event or disaster in which in which primary or other server(s) fail. The failures, disasters, and losses referred to herein can be at many levels and include, but are not limited to, accidental deletion of an item, loss of an entire mailbox, loss of an entire disk drive, loss of an entire server, and/or loss of an entire server site. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138396 | Information Processing Apparatus, Divided Management Server, Information Processing Method, Divided Management Method, Program and Information Processing System - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a blocking unit that acquires holding block information, which is information about blocks to be held by a local apparatus, about a data file divided into a plurality of blocks among other information processing apparatuses excluding the local apparatus for divided management and held by the local apparatus and divides the data file to be held by the local apparatus based on the holding block information; and a storage unit that records the blocks of the data file identified by the holding block information with the blocks associated with data file identification information, which is information to identify the data file. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING E-BOOK - A system for providing at least one electronic book is disclosed. The system can adjust the format of the electronic book in accordance with the specification of the reader and thereby make the electronic book compatible with the reader. Moreover, a method for providing at least one electronic book is also disclosed in specification. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138398 | Update management apparatus and update management method - To ensure consistency with a structure of a schema set stored in a database, i.e., an original source of an update request, the following processing is performed: storing reference relation for specifying another database storing a related schema set to be updated in accordance with an update of a structure of a schema set stored in a database, i.e., a request source of the update request; deciding whether a content of an update request is related to a structure change of the schema set; extracting, when the content of the update request is related to the structure change of the schema set, based on the reference relation, the other database storing an associated schema set to be updated to ensure consistency; deciding whether to update the extracted database; and sending an update approval/disapproval decision result to the database, i.e., the original source of the update request. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138399 | METHOD FOR DATA ENCRYPTION AND METHOD FOR DATA SEARCH USING CONJUNCTIVE KEYWORD - The present invention relates to a method for data encryption and a method for data search using a conjunctive keyword and more particularly to, a method for searching data stored in a server by using a conjunctive keyword after storing an index table for the conjunctive keyword and encrypted data in the server. According to an embodiment of the present invention, since keywords and relevant data do not need to be searched one by one by performing a conjunctive keyword search by using a linked tree structure modifying a linked list, it is possible to perform a rapid and efficient conjunctive keyword search. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138400 | Methods and systems for providing a response to a query - Methods and systems for providing a response to a query. Multiple users' search engine activity in regard to a query is correlated. A response is provided based upon this correlated search engine activity information. For one embodiment of the invention, in the context of search engine result optimization, the user activity and/or user information of multiple users, during a search session, is correlated with queries to effect an evolving association between queries and the organization and presentation of documents. Systems in accordance with such embodiments employ the ability to store users' activity over the entire search session, thus making possible the correlation of a number of different types of user activity and user information. The use of correlated user input allows such systems to provide relevant search results without the limitations imposed by the key-word-based systems of the prior art. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138401 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A communications system is disclosed in which a user device can be used to navigate a network. A user can click on hyperlinks to move between web pages, and the user clicks on a hyperlink provided by a search engine server. The search engine server sends a data package to a data file generating server upon a user clicking on a hyperlink. The data file generating server prepares a cookie file according to information received from the search engine server, and downloads the cookie file to the user device. A content supply server prepares a web page according to a user's http request and according to information received in the cookie file received from the user device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138402 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING UTILIZATION OF HUMAN SEARCHERS - A method and system for improving utilization of human searcher(s) in a search system including utilizing a processing such as Natural Language Processing to improve the ability of the search system to recognize an intent of a user request, provide information to an expeditor to respond to queries, and automatically route a query to a relevant and qualified searcher. Using NLP, a request is processed to allow improved use of automated responses, more effective use of the expeditor, and more effective use of search specialists. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138403 | SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING QUERIES BEFORE PRESENTATION TO A SPONSORED SEARCH GENERATOR OR OTHER MATCHING SYSTEM WHERE MODIFICATIONS IMPROVE COVERAGE WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN RELEVANCE - Techniques are provided for modifying queries to increase the number of sponsored links that are returned in response to the queries. A query modification system uses a predefined set of rules that are designated to modify a query to increase the chance that the modified query will match more sponsored links. The modified query is then matched against a listing of search query strings that have been pre-selected by sponsors. Each pre-selected search query strings corresponds to one or more sponsored web links. If the modified query matches one of the pre-selected search query strings, the corresponding sponsored web links are returned and displayed to the user. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR MUSICAL PIECES USING HARDWARE-BASED MUSIC SEARCH ENGINE - A system and method for searching for musical pieces utilizes a hardware-based music search engine that includes a systolic array of comparison circuits to correlate musical query data for a desired musical piece with at least some of musical information data from a music database to determine potential musical pieces that are candidates for the desired musical piece. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138405 | Hybrid Push/Pull Execution of Continuous SQL Queries - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer-implemented method for hybrid push/pull of continuous structured query language queries. The computer-implemented method receives stream input, wherein the stream input comprises events of interest, builds and a state machine and stream plans, based on an original query, and replicates the stream input. Responsive to a push sub-query trigger, the computer-implemented method submits a pull sub-query to the database to produce a result, and sends the result to a requester. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138406 | File access method and system - Disclosed is a file accessing method of a file system which manages data by a block unit of a fixed size having an index and provides information associated with a file via a plurality of entries having an index and linked information of each of blocks forming the file. The file accessing method includes providing a hint information area to each of the plurality of entries so as to record an access mode or continuous allocation information for the file, allocating the plurality of blocks to record contents of the file, and recording the access mode in each of the hint information areas of entries corresponding to a first chain group of the allocated blocks and the continuous allocation information in the hint information area of at least one entry corresponding to a second chain group of the allocated blocks. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138407 | GENERATING HISTOGRAMS OF POPULATION DATA BY SCALING FROM SAMPLE DATA - Histograms formed based on samples of a population, such as histograms created from random page-level samples of a data store, are intelligently scaled to histograms estimating distribution of the entire population of the data store. As an optional optimization, where a threshold number of duplicate samples are observed during page-level sampling, the number of distinct values in the overall population data is presumed to be the number of distinct values in the sample data. Also, during estimation of distinct values of an overall population, a “Chao” estimator can optionally be utilized as a lower bound of the estimate. The resulting estimate is then used when scaling, which can take domain knowledge of the data being scaled into account in order to prevent scaled estimates from exceeding the limits of the domain. Also, a “sum of the parts” mathematical relationship can be taken into account during scaling that the sum of the scaled distinct values for each bin of an estimate histogram should total an estimate for the total distinct values of the entire population. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138408 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: an associated information acquiring module configured to acquire associated information of content selected from plural contents data; a first search module configured to search the contents data for first content having first associated information that is relevant to the associated information of the selected content; a second search module configured to search the contents data for second content having second associated information that satisfies a given condition; and a content display module configured to display the first content and the second content. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138409 | INFORMATION DEVICE, MEDIUM AND METHOD - In an information device in which moving images are stored, moving image data is provided to a plurality of applications or the moving image usage function between a plurality of devices is improved. The information device comprises a database section for storing the moving image data in association with identification information for identifying the moving image data, a receiving section for receiving a read out request for the moving image data specified by the identification information from any of the applications for reproducing the moving image data, an output section for reading out the moving image data specified by the read out request from the database section to pass it to the application of the source of the read out request, and an execution section for executing the applications for reproducing the moving image data outputted from the output section. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138410 | CLICK CHAIN MODEL - Techniques are described for generating a statistical model from observed click chains. The model can be used to compute a probability that a document is relevant to a given search query. With the model, a probability of a user examining a given document in a given search result conditionally depends on: a probability that a preceding document in the given search result is examined by a user viewing the given search result; a probability that the preceding document is clicked on by a user viewing the given search result, which conditionally depends directly on the probability that the preceding document is examined and on a probability of relevance of the preceding document. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138411 | Segmented Query Word Spotting - An approach to words spotting processes a query including a sequence of terms (e.g., words) to identify one or more subsequences that constitute segments (e.g., phrases) that are likely to occur spoken together in the audio begin searched. The segments are searched for as units. An advantage can include improved accuracy as compared to searching for the terms individually. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138412 | METHOD FOR SHOWING OBJECTS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION BY SERIATION OF DISTANCE - A method for showing objects of geographic information by seriation of distance is disclosed. A central point on an electronic map provided by a website is appointed by an user. In a specific range around the central point, at least one target object required by an user is being searched. Every individual distance between the central point and the at least one searched target object is arranged in an order in accordance with seriation of distance. Finally, the arranged results are displayed in orders on a screen for a user to easily choose a best destination. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED SEARCH - A system and method for personalized search. The system includes a search engine that receives search input from a user and a user identification and generates a search result based on the search input; and a profiling engine to gather profile data, generate a user profile associated with a user, and rank the search result personalized to the specific user using the user profile. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138414 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSOCIATIVE SEARCH - Provided are methods and systems for associative search to find an entity (for example, people, places, things, events, ideas and concepts) based on their association (affinity) to other entities. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138415 | Apparatus and Method for Comparing Computer Documents Using Tree Structures - Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-implemented method of comparing computer documents such as programs and XML. A hierarchical level may be specified. For each hierarchical level between a root and the specified hierarchical level, first and second searches are executed for nodes representing subsections of each document. The returned nodes from the first search correspond to subsections of the first computer document, and may be set equal to nodes representing the second document if the addresses are the same. The second search is executed on the second document, and the addresses of the nodes returned by the first search may be compared against addresses for nodes returned from the second search. Nodes are matched and marked as equal. The hierarchical level may then be increased and the process repeated until the root node is reached. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138416 | CONTEXT AND ACTIVITY-DRIVEN CONTENT DELIVERY AND INTERACTION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a computing device that delivers personally-defined context-based content to a user. This computing device receives a set of contextual information with respect to the user, and processes the contextual information to determine a context which is associated with an activity being performed by the user. The computing device then determines whether either or both the context and a current activity of the user satisfy a trigger condition which has been previously defined by the user. If so, the computing device selects content from a content database, based on the context, to present to the user, and presents the selected content. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138417 | APPARATUS OF PROVIDING DIGITAL CONTENTS WITH EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE AND METADATA, AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for providing digital contents includes a device recognition unit that recognizes an external storage device; a contents searching unit that searches a contents file stored in the external storage device; a representative screen extracting unit that determines whether or not a representative screen can be extracted by checking the contents file and extracts the representative screen from the contents file when the representative screen can be extracted; and a metadata creating unit that creates metadata including one or more information among a contents name, a service type, a reproduction time, a resolution, a library required in reproduction, a thread, a distribution condition, a producer, a file name of the representative screen, and a selling price for the contents file. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138418 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT BY USING METADATA - A method and apparatus for reproducing content by using metadata are provided. In the method, a metadata file and a content file are obtained, wherein the metadata file comprises at least one of learned content reproduction pattern information and reproduction management information; the content file is reproduced based on the at least one of the learned content reproduction pattern information and the reproduction management information of the metadata file; and the metadata file is updated based on the at least one of the learned content reproduction pattern information and the reproduction management information. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138419 | Method of Providing Moving Picture Search Service and Apparatus Thereof - A method of providing a moving picture search service and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of providing a moving picture search service that includes: obtaining a search keyword from a client terminal; and providing as search results a moving picture cluster list displaying information about a moving picture cluster matching with the search keyword. The moving picture cluster includes a plurality of moving pictures determined to have identity, and the moving picture cluster list includes a cluster unit display area displaying information about the moving picture cluster differently from information about another moving picture cluster included in the moving picture cluster list. By providing moving picture search results related to a search keyword in groups of cluster units, users can understand the search results more easily. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138420 | VISUALIZING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DATA ELEMENTS - In general, a specification of multiple contexts that are related according to a hierarchy is received. Relationships are determined among three or more metadata objects, and at least some of the metadata objects are grouped into one or more respective groups. Each of at least some of the groups is based on a selected one of the contexts and is represented by a node in a diagram. Relationships among the nodes are determined based on the relationships among the metadata objects in the groups represented by the nodes, and a visual representation is generated of the diagram including the nodes and the relationships among the nodes. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138421 | IDENTIFYING INADEQUATE SEARCH CONTENT - Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138422 | Image processing system, particularly for use with diagnostic images - An image processing system particularly for use with diagnostic images, comprises at least one processing unit, which receives digital images acquired by one or more imaging apparatus and provides output images, processed by means of an image processing program loaded in the memory of the processing unit and executed thereby, characterized in that it consists of a central service unit, comprising an interface to be accessed by remote users, which connect to said central unit by remote communication means. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138423 | CONTENT DISCOVERY USING GATEWAY BROWSING DATA - An internet browsing gateway is utilized to locate mobile web content and improve search capabilities for wireless devices. Mobile browsing data is logged as web pages are requested from and returned to wireless devices associated with the same wireless network. An index server continually updates search indexes in real time as users request searches and search results are returned. As a result, the mobile content that is discovered becomes more relevant for users of the same wireless network or mobile carrier. In other words, the search results are more localized in accordance with the location of the wireless network that services the mobile users within a specific geographic region. When a web search is requested from a wireless device, the index server queries the search indexes. The search results are ranked using a search algorithm that incorporates the browsing data to improve the accuracy and relevance of searches. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138424 | Methods and Apparatus for the Creation and Editing of Media Intended for the Enhancement of Existing Media - Methods and apparatus are provided for simplifying the creation and editing of media intended for the enhancement consumer media. A software-based authoring tool is disclosed that allows users to interact directly with and control a DVD or other media format and/or storage medium, specify media content that is intended to enhance the DVD, and output a program and associated media that would be available to other applications to combine with the DVD media. The authoring tool, identified as QC the Interactive Media Enhancement Editor, allows the author to play the DVD5 stop it at certain desired times or events and then allow the author to specify the enhancing media (identified as Secondary Media) that is to be associated with that time or event. The development of Secondary Media content relies on precise coordination with certain events (such as entering a specific menu or chapter of the DVD) or on certain time events (such as 25 seconds into chapter three of the DVD). | 2010-06-03 |
20100138425 | ENHANCED SEARCH RESULTS - A method includes receiving a search query from a user and generating search results based on the search query. The method may also include providing the search results and information identifying at least one of a telephone number or an address associated with a first one of the search results to the user. The method may further include providing a link to a map associated with at least the first search result to the user. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138426 | INDEX GENERATING SYSTEM, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, AND INDEX GENERATING METHOD - In an index generating device, a similarity calculating unit calculates access similarities indicating similarities of access histories between documents, based on history information indicating the access histories to the respective documents by users, and a similar document specifying unit specifies a similar document similar to a given document as a retrieval target, based on the access similarities or the like. A retrieval index generating unit generates a retrieval index for the given document as the retrieval target from words appearing in a document set consisting of the similar document and the given document as the retrieval target. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138427 | METHOD OF ORGANISING CONTENT ITEMS - A method of organising content items includes obtaining information ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100138428 | KEYWORD OUTPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Related keywords having certain relations to a target keyword are extracted from a unit storing keywords according to relations among each other. Expressions corresponding to the target keyword and related keywords are read from a unit storing expressions correspondingly with each stored keyword, each expression having been extracted from a content containing the corresponding keyword. A commonness between the expressions corresponding to each related keyword and the target keyword is calculated. An association between each related keyword and the target keyword is calculated using a distance for each related keyword from the target keyword and the commonness. A related keyword having a certain association is extracted as a same-region keyword in a same region as the target keyword. A drawing including the target keyword and related keywords arranged according to the associations is output with the same-region keyword displayed distinguishably from other related keywords not included in the same region. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138429 | Method for building a file information table - A method for building a file information table is applied to an optical disk. The optical disk is stored with a plurality of directors and a path table. The method for building the file information table includes the following steps. Firstly, the path table is stored in a memory module. The logical block address of each of the directors is found from the path table in the memory module. The director information in the logical block address of each of the directors in the optical disk is read. Finally, the file information for each file of all directors is recorded to build the file information table in the memory module. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138430 | GATEWAY SERVER, FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND PROGRAM - With a new function introduced neither to a file server nor to a client terminal, control of displaying only a file or a folder whose access right is held by a user is enabled by using existing file server and client terminal. A gateway server connected to a file server and a client terminal through a network, which has the function of filtering structure information of a folder and a file that the file server has based on access authorization of a user of the client terminal on the user basis and presenting the filtered structure information of the folder and the file to the client terminal of a user who has access authorization for the folder and the file. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138431 | VISUALIZING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DATA ELEMENTS AND GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA ELEMENT ATTRIBUTES - In general, metadata is stored in a data storage system. Summary data identifying one or more characteristics of each of multiple metadata objects stored in the data storage system is computed, and the summary data characterizing a given metadata object in association with the given metadata object is stored. A visual representation is generated of a diagram including nodes representing respective metadata objects and relationships among the nodes. Generating the visual representation includes superimposing a representation of a characteristic identified by the summary data characterizing a given metadata object in proximity to the node representing the given metadata object. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138432 | Systems and Methods to Enable Identification of Different Data Sets - Systems and methods are provided, such as those that enable identification of data flows and corresponding results in a pattern-recognition processor. In one embodiment, a system may include the pattern-recognition processor and a flow identification register, wherein a unique flow identifier for each data flow is stored in the register. The system may include a results buffer that stores the results data and the flow identifier for each data flow, so that the results data may be related to a specific data flow. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138433 | Method and Apparatus for Generating an Information List Associated with a User - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising a processor configured to receive a request associated with a group, generate an information list based at least in part on the group, and transmit the information list. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138434 | Search device, search method, and computer-readable medium that stores search program - Search devices, methods, and programs accept an input of a first character string for searching for a search object and store second character strings. The devices, methods, and programs search among the stored second character strings for a second character string who's beginning matches the input first character string. The devices, methods, and programs display the found second character string, excluding from the display any of the found second character string for which a number of subsequent input operations that equals the difference between the number of characters in the found second character string and the number of characters in the input first character string is less than or equal to a number of operations to select the found second character string. When one of the displayed second character strings is selected, the devices, methods, and programs a display a search object that corresponds to the selected second character string. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138435 | METHOD OF LINKING INFORMATION TO AN ELECTRONICALLY ENABLED MANUFACTURED PART ARCHIVE - A method of linking information to an electronically enabled manufactured part archive includes identifying an area of the electronically enabled manufactured part archive, defining the area with a geometric token, and electronically identifying information. The information may relate to at least a portion of a manufactured part which is associated with the identified area of the manufactured part archive. The method may also include electronically associating the information with the identified area and/or the geometric token, wherein the information is configured for retrieval. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138436 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SUGGESTING INFORMATION USED WITH ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - Methods and systems to suggest information to be used with an item being listed for sale may include analyzing stored search queries and identifying co-occurring terms or terms based on their desirability scores (or desirable terms). The co-occurring terms and the desirable terms may be identified based on their frequency of use in the search queries and/or in the title information or other information associated with items offered for sale. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138437 | USER TRACKING FOR BROWSER ACTIVITIES - A method and a system to track a user's browser activity may include retrieving a stored navigation string for cached webpages from a user device, the stored navigation string including one or more past tracking combinations associated with the cached webpages on the user device. The stored navigation string may be analyzed to detect user requests for the cached webpages. The user requests may be stored in a user activity database on a provider device and webpages may be modified stored on the provider device based on the user requests stored in the user activity database. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138438 | Stream data processing control method, stream data processing apparatus, and stream data processing control program - Provided is a stream data processing control method of controlling a stream data processing apparatus for receiving data added with time information in time series, and processing the data with a registered query therein, the stream data processing apparatus including the query for processing the data, a window in which the received data is stored, and control management information including a control code for identifying the content of the controlling, the method including the steps of: creating data including the control code based on the control management information; determining whether or not the data stored in the window includes the control code in a case where the received data is stored in the window; and controlling the stream data processing apparatus based on the control code included in the data if the data stored in the window includes the control code. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138439 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus includes: a first communication unit which conducts communication with an external device connected to the first communication unit; a second communication unit which conducts communication with a contents provider server; a display unit which displays contents being reproduced by the external device and contents related information; and a controller which controls the first communication unit to acquire contents reference information from the external device and controls the second communication unit to retrieve the contents related information using the contents reference information. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138440 | Extend Crud To Support Lifecyle Management And Business Continuity - The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing software updates. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving a command for execution at a database. Moreover, a determination may be made as to whether the received command is one of a set of extended commands. The set of extended commands includes lock read, lock write, migrate, copy, and log changes. The received command is executed at the database. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described | 2010-06-03 |
20100138441 | METHOD FOR STORING TELEPHONE NUMBER BY AUTOMATICALLY ANALYZING MESSAGE AND MOBILE TERMINAL EXECUTING THE METHOD - According to the present invention, a method for storing a phone number, which automatically compares a search keyword extracted from an address book stored in a mobile communication terminal with content of a received message and informs a user of phone number change or new phone number saving, includes (S | 2010-06-03 |
20100138442 | DATABASE ACCESS USING PARTITIONED DATA AREAS - To provide an information processing apparatus, a database system, an information processing method, and a program which ensure efficient database accesses by partitioning. The apparatus includes a partition generating unit ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100138443 | User-Powered Recommendation System - Recommendation systems are widely used in Internet applications. In current recommendation systems, users only play a passive role and have limited control over the recommendation generation process. As a result, there is often considerable mismatch between the recommendations made by these systems and the actual user interests, which are fine-grained and constantly evolving. With a user-powered distributed recommendation architecture, individual users can flexibly define fine-grained communities of interest in a declarative fashion and obtain recommendations accurately tailored to their interests by aggregating opinions of users in such communities. By combining a progressive sampling technique with data perturbation methods, the recommendation system is both scalable and privacy-preserving. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138444 | FEDERATED CHALLENGE CREDIT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for reducing the number of challenge messages that are sent in response to an incoming message in situations where the incoming message is likely not unsolicited. The systems and methods include evaluating the behavior of a sender with regard to one or more federated messaging services and determining if the sender is approved or unapproved. If the sender is approved, the incoming message is deliver to a recipient's inbox without issuing a challenge message. Unapproved senders are required to respond to a challenge message. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS - It is presented a method for a portable apparatus comprising: receiving text input as search text from a user of the portable apparatus; searching for content items of at least one content type matching the search text, resulting in a list of containing zero or more matching content items; presenting the list of matching content items on a display of the portable apparatus, when the list of matching content items contains at least a threshold number of content items; and presenting at least one option to search a database available over a digital network using the search text on the display, when the list of matching content items comprises less than the threshold number of content items. Corresponding portable apparatuses, a computer program product and a user interface are also presented. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138446 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR METADATA MANAGEMENT IN CONTENT ADDRESSABLE STORAGE - Provided is a content addressable storage (CAS) system that allows a user to request, either through an application server or directly to one or more CAS servers, files and content related to a query. In some embodiments, the content can be discovered by searching previously-stored metadata related to each file at the content addressable storage server. The search can also be replicated across multiple content addressable storage servers in order to obtain varied results and redundant results. Duplicate results may be flagged or omitted, and the results are returned to the requester. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138447 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING RESOLUTION OF CHANNEL DATA - Disclosed are methods for processing distribution channel data integrating business information with geographic data to produce integrated data, wherein the integrated data has greater resolution than the business information. Distribution channel data is captured and correlated with the integrated data to increase the resolution of the distribution channel data. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138448 | CATEGORY-BASED NAME SCHEMES IN PARSING FRAMEWORKS - According to some embodiments, categories and an associated category graph may be determined for a parsing framework. Moreover, a type for the parsing framework may be defined, wherein at least one category is automatically created and inserted into the category graph for an implementation element of the defined type. Namespaces may be automatically defined for the categories based at least in part on inheritance relationships associated with the categories in the category graph. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138449 | FORESTS OF DIMENSION TREES - A method and apparatus for managing forests of dimension trees. The method may include receiving user input identifying a dimension tree, and presenting the dimension tree to the user. The dimension tree includes a core dimension and a set of non-core dimensions. The method may further include receiving a user request to link a selected one of the non-core dimensions to non-core dimensions from other dimensions trees, displaying a list of available dimensions from existing dimension trees, and receiving a user selection of non-core dimensions from the list. Based on the user selection of non-core dimensions, a list of linked non-core dimensions from various dimension trees is created, and corresponding linkage information is stored in a database. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138450 | System and Method for Scheduling an Event Over a Network - A method for scheduling an event over a network in a calendar of an invitee includes creating a schedule request that includes at least a set of details of the event and an identifier if the event creator. The schedule request is sent to a server in communication with the network. The server has access to the calendar of the invitee and a calendar for the event creator. Upon receipt of the schedule request, an event record is created at the server that includes at least the set of details for the event and a link to the invitee's calendar. The event is also added to the calendar of the invitee. The schedule request may be created using a link associated with the event. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138451 | Techniques for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and advertising - Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and/or advertising operations implemented in a computer network. According to some embodiments, various aspects may be used for enabling advertisers to provide contextual advertising promotions to end-users based upon real-time analysis of web page content which may be served to an end-user's computer system. In at least one embodiment, the information obtained from the real-time analysis may be used to select, in real-time, contextually relevant information, advertisements, and/or other content which may then be displayed to the end-user, for example, via real-time insertion of textual markup objects and/or dynamic content. According to specific embodiments, various operations may be performed for adapting or modifying a conventional context-based advertising systems to improve various features such as, for example, ad relevance estimation, click-through rate estimation, advertisement selection and layout, balancing exploration and exploitation, etc. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138452 | Techniques for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and advertising - Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and/or advertising operations implemented in a computer network. According to some embodiments, various aspects may be used for enabling advertisers to provide contextual advertising promotions to end-users based upon real-time analysis of web page content which may be served to an end-user's computer system. In at least one embodiment, the information obtained from the real-time analysis may be used to select, in real-time, contextually relevant information, advertisements, and/or other content which may then be displayed to the end-user, for example, via real-time insertion of textual markup objects and/or dynamic content. According to specific embodiments, various operations may be performed for adapting or modifying a conventional context-based advertising systems to improve various features such as, for example, ad relevance estimation, click-through rate estimation, advertisement selection and layout, balancing exploration and exploitation, etc. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PERSONALIZED DIABETES MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR DIABETES MELLITUS - A system and method for generating a personalized diabetes management tool for diabetes mellitus is provided. An insulin activity curve for a patient population for an insulin preparation for diabetes mellitus treatment is identified. A personal insulin activity model for the patient is generated. An insulin sensitivity is determined by taking a derivative of the rate of change of blood glucose over time for the insulin preparation. An insulin sensitivity coefficient for the insulin preparation for a patient of diabetes mellitus is established. The insulin sensitivity coefficient is applied to the patient population insulin activity curve over a duration of action of the insulin preparation. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138454 | TRACKING OF OBJECT VERSIONS IN DIFFERENT PROJECT STAGES - A system and method to maintain versions of an object for each lifecycle stage of the object are described. The system maintains versions and archives of objects in memory. The system includes an object repository to maintain new objects. The system has a lifecycle stage module to manage lifecycle stages, an origin matrix builder to build origin matrices, an archive version manager to manage archives. The system further retrieves usages of objects across lifecycle stages using a usage logic module and compares the content of objects from different stages using a comparison module. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138455 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT IN VIRTUAL WORLDS - A system for detecting inappropriate content in a virtual world environment has and a corresponding method utilizes a rating unit for rating each of one or more virtual objects based upon its content. The system has and the method utilizes a tagging unit for tagging each of the one or more virtual objects with its respective rating, an object tagging database for storing ratings of the one or more virtual objects, and a policy database for storing policies associated with the ratings and the regions. Further the system has and the method utilizes an object monitor for monitoring the movement of each of the one or more virtual objects, a security scanner for scanning each of the one or more virtual objects to determine the rating of each of the one or more virtual objects, and an enforcement module to enforce the policies of the policy database based upon the rating and the respective region. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138456 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR A LOCALITY-SENSITIVE NON-UNIQUE SECONDARY INDEX - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for allocation of a Locality-sensitive Non-Unique Secondary Index are provided. The Locality-sensitive Non-Unique Secondary Index preserves the similarity of incorporated fields as well as improves the average secondary index sub-table look-up performance and is advantageously resilient to the type of predicates and workloads applied thereto. Rows of the secondary index having values of the columns that are hashed to determine a secondary index sub-table row location have a higher probability of being closely located within the secondary index than rows with more dissimilar column values that are hashed to determine the secondary index row location. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138457 | Document mapping system and method - Documents having a structured nature such as contracts, legislation, etc. can be graphically depicted to emphasize their logical structure. In a document mapping method, a set of logical operator classes each representing a logical operator may be defined. Each logical operator class may also have a dedicated mapping symbol. Through a mapping interface, logically structured document sections may be mapped. Each document section will typically include a logical operator and one or more requirements logically associated with the logical operator. The mapping symbol may depict the logical operator in a node structure and the unique requirements in branch structures extending from the logical operator node. Multiple document sections may be graphically and logically linked, including embedding document structures within the requirement fields of parent structures. The document map may be used to determine compliance with a document, costs of compliance, etc. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138458 | MEDIA DATA COMPILATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, system, and computer program product includes creating a media data compilation including: one or more track variation data arrays representing one or more variations of one or more tracks of a media recording, the one or more track variation data arrays including media data for the one or more variations of one or more tracks of the media data compilation; and one or more data array pointers, the one or more data array pointers configured to identify at least one of the one or more track variation data arrays. The one or more track variation data arrays are compressed and stored in a file. The one or more data array pointers are stored in a database. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138459 | CONTENT-BASED STORAGE MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and method for data management according to the content of the data. The system may enable data to be stored in one of a plurality of different storage options according to at least one characteristic of the data, in which the at least one characteristic is related to the content of the data. The system may comprise a rule-based storage management mechanism for the processes of archiving and/or retrieving data. Optionally, the data is stored for a time interval according to the at least one characteristic of the data and may be moved to a different type of storage option after an event occurs, for example the time interval has elapsed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138460 | MEMORY POWER CONTROL METHOD AND MEMORY POWER CONTROL PROGRAM - A method and a computer readable article of manufacture for controlling memory power consumption on a computer. The method includes a memory having a power saving mode and performs a garbage collection for collecting no-longer-needed objects in groups the no-longer-needed objects being allocated to memory blocks obtained by dividing a memory's address space by a predetermined constant size. The method includes the steps of dividing a heap area of the memory into a number of sub-heap areas; managing the sub-heap areas; and changing the number of sub-heap areas used for garbage collection based on a magnitude correlation between a required time for the garbage collection and a predefined target value. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138461 | APPARATUS FOR MANAGING NEW DEVICE COMPONENT OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is an apparatus for managing new device components of a mobile terminal which arranges and manages a component related file defined in a domain profile in a file directory structure and additionally arranges the corresponding device component related file corresponding to a new device when changing a mode to the new device during the operation of the corresponding domain system in the file directory, thereby reconfiguring the components within the domain system in the file directory. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138462 | Method for Encoding Information Using Non Linear Evenly Distributed Functions and Computer Software for Implementing Said Method - The invention related to a method for encoding information using non-linear evenly distributed functions, that comprises the following steps for building such a function: selecting a first natural integer n, a first set En of cardinal n, a group G operating on said first set En, a second natural integer q and a second set Eq of cardinal q; defining a set OG of the orbits of the group G operating on vectors of n elements in the set Eq, a function II that, for each vector of the n elements of the set Eq, associates the corresponding orbit and a second function Φ allocating to each orbit of the group G a value of the set Eq; evenly distributing into a number q of sections the sums of the cardinals of the orbits of the group; defining a third function F comprising the first and second functions Φ | 2010-06-03 |
20100138463 | Digital Signal Processor Having Instruction Set With One Or More Non-Linear Functions Using Reduced Look-Up Table - A digital signal processor and method are disclosed having an instruction set with one or more non-linear functions using a look-up table of reduced size. A digital signal processor evaluates a non-linear function for a value, x, by obtaining two or more values for the non-linear function that are near the value, x, from at least one look-up table, wherein the at least one look-up table stores a subset of values for the non-linear function; and interpolating the two or more obtained values to obtain a result, y. The interpolation may comprise, for example, a linear interpolation or a polynomial interpolation. In a further variation, a modulo arithmetic operation can be employed for a periodic non-linear function. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138464 | Digital Signal Processor Having Instruction Set With One Or More Non-Linear Functions Using Reduced Look-Up Table With Exponentially Varying Step-Size - A digital signal processor and method are disclosed having an instruction set with one or more non-linear functions using a look-up table of reduced size and exponentially varying step-sizes. A digital signal processor evaluates a non-linear function for a value, x, by obtaining at least two values from at least one look-up table for the non-linear function that are near the value, x, wherein the at least one look-up table stores a subset of values for the non-linear function using exponentially-varying step sizes; and interpolating the at least two obtained values lo to obtain a result, y. A position of a leading zero in the value, x, can be used as an index into the at least one look-up table. The interpolation can comprise, for example, a linear interpolation or a polynomial interpolation. A modulo arithmetic operation can optionally be employed for a periodic non-linear function. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138465 | Digital Signal Processor With One Or More Non-Linear Functions Using Factorized Polynomial Interpolation - A digital signal processor and method are disclosed with one or more non-linear functions using factorized polynomial interpolation. A digital signal processor evaluates a non-linear function for a value, x, by obtaining two or more values from at least one look-up table for said non-linear function that are near said value, x; and interpolating said two or more obtained values to obtain a value, y, using a factorized polynomial interpolation. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138466 | Filter coefficient calculation method and filter coefficient calculation unit - Provided is a filter coefficient calculation method that calculates filter functions, each having (2n+1) rows and (2n+1) columns (n is an integer), the method including calculating a first filter function in accordance with a set value that is externally input, calculating an error between a total sum of values included in the first filter function and an ideal value of the total sum, supplying an odd error included in the error to a first origin coefficient that is located at a center of the first filter function as a first correction value if the error is an odd number, and supplying an even error to one of the first origin coefficient and a coefficient pair that is located symmetrically with respect to a point of the first origin coefficient as a second correction value, the even error being the error except the odd error. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138467 | METHODS OF CALCULATING NEGATIVE INVERSE OF MODULUS - Provided is a method of calculating a negative inverse of a modulus, wherein the negative inverse, which is an essential element in Montgomery multiplication, is quickly obtained. The method includes setting a modulus, defining P obtained by converting the modulus to a negative number, and defining S obtained by subtracting 1 from P, and calculating a negative inverse of the modulus by using P and S. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138468 | Digital Signal Processor Having Instruction Set With One Or More Non-Linear Complex Functions - Methods and apparatus are provided for a digital signal processor having an instruction set with one or more non-linear complex functions. A method is provided for a processor. One or more non-linear complex software instructions are obtained from a program. The non-linear complex software instructions have at least one complex number as an input. One or more non-linear complex functions are applied from a predefined instruction set to the at least one complex number. An output is generated comprised of one complex number or two real numbers. A functional unit can implement the one or more non-linear complex functions. In one embodiment, a vector-based digital signal processor is disclosed that processes a complex vector comprised of a plurality of complex numbers. The processor can process the plurality of complex numbers in parallel. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138469 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE RESTITUTION OF MULTIMEDIA DATA TRANSMITTED BY A GATEWAY TO A TERMINAL - A method is provided for the restitution of multimedia data transmitted by a gateway to a communications terminal via a first transmission channel. The method includes the following steps: interrogating the terminal via the gateway about its capabilities of restituting the multimedia data; transmitting, to the gateway via the terminal, a list of commands that it is capable of executing; transmitting, via the gateway, multimedia data with the aid of at least one series of commands that is part of the list of commands that can be executed by the terminal, and restituting, in this terminal, the multimedia data with the aid of the received command. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138470 | MESSAGING ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES - A system for managing resources used by an appliance includes a messaging architecture that uses resource profiles and function identifiers that represent a meaningful context related to the resource profiles so that the production or consumption of a resource can be managed by electronic messages using the message architecture. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138471 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Each of portable terminals | 2010-06-03 |
20100138472 | IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A control section of a distribution apparatus decides whether data included in message has been stored by own DB or not, when distributing the message to an onboard apparatus based on transmitted information registered by second transmitted information table. From own DB, the control section of the distribution apparatus reads out data having been stored by the DB. For data that has not been stored by own DB, the control section of the distribution apparatus identifies another distribution apparatus having stored this data, and obtains this data from the identified another distribution apparatus. The control section of the distribution apparatus creates message including the data read out from own DB and the obtained data, and transmits the created message to an onboard apparatus which is a destination. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138473 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS OF APPLICATION FOR SERVING COMMUNICATION OF RELAY NODE AND METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided are a communication apparatus of an application for serving communication of a relay node and a method thereof, includes: a plurality of component groups that are configured to perform work by at least one built-in component and correspond to each plurality of different applications; and an assembly controller that outputs control signals to at least one of the plurality of component groups, the plurality of component groups being packaged by setting the connection between each component group. With this, in fabricating application for serving the communication of the relay node that simultaneously needs at least two applications, the application package in a type where each application is combined can be simply and easily fabricated while using the existing application package as it is and since the present invention uses the existing application package as it is, it can perform the applications alone without modifying each application. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138474 | Computer-aided system and method for creating human resource competency-based tools for personnel decisions - The present invention provides a computer-aided method and system for creating an integrated interactive competencies-based personnel information system for personnel managers to use in recruitment and hiring, professional development and training and employee evaluation. The system generates a toolbox which consists of a job advertisement tool, a screening tool, an interview guide tool, a professional development tool, and an evaluation tool. All of these tools use information on the competencies required by position in a particular business establishment. The system also produces a hiring guide that takes users step-by-step through the recruitment and hiring process, including easy-to-follow directions and sample forms. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138475 | Dynamic loading between a server and a client - The load of a server and its client is balanced during connection setup time and dynamically during operation. In one embodiment, a server that hosts virtual machines for a plurality of clients balances its load with its clients. The server receives a request from a requesting client to establish a connection. The request includes capacity information about the requesting client. The server then negotiates with the requesting client about load allocation based on the capacity information. The negotiated load can be dynamically rebalanced after the connection is established. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138476 | ADAPTIVE SCREEN PAINTING TO ENHANCE USER PERCEPTION DURING REMOTE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS - Systems and methods are presented for screen painting updates on a client display to reflect changes in a remote server display. According to a method embodiment, an FBUR is sent from a virtual network computing (VNC) client through a network connection to the VNC server. The FBUR requests the VNC server to identify changes in a display of the VNC server. An FBU is received from the VNC server at the VNC client. The FBU identifies changes in the display of the VNC server. A screen painting algorithm implemented by the VNC client to update a display of the VNC client is dynamically modified based on a speed of the network connection. The display of the VNC client is updated using the screen painting algorithm. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138477 | Crunching Dynamically Generated Script Files - Various embodiments enable dynamic crunching of script that can be referenced in a webpage. In at least some embodiments, a browser at a client can be employed to navigate to a webpage available from a server. The webpage can be a static webpage or a dynamically generated webpage. In response to a request from the client to the server, the server can be configured to dynamically generate script referenced in a webpage. Dynamic generation of the script at the server can include configuring the script and crunching of the script to reduce its size. The server can communicate a response having the dynamically crunched script to the client to enable execution of the script by the browser. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138478 | METHOD OF USING INFORMATION SET IN VIDEO RESOURCE - A method uses information set in video resources, wherein video transmission is extended by introducing information sets into the client, server and extended server, which provides a good platform for video services based on various applications; all information sets include position set, operation set and function set. The position set accurately divides positions where new businesses and applications are generated, and makes various positions associated with specific objects, to set attribute information for various position objects. The introduction of various attribute information enriches the to applications of video. The invention introduces intra-frame and out-of-frame service mechanism for better management of the existing position set, operation set and function set. The invention changes the shortcomings of existing video technologies focusing on compression and quality and adapts to the video application and control, to provide a good technical platform and a reference plan of application mode for the future video application technologies. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138479 | Software operating system and the software-operating method thereof - The present invention relates to a brand new software-operating method and a software operating system a software operating system comprising a client execution module positioned at the client and a server control and data distribution module positioned at the server; the client execution module further comprising: a process loading sub-module which acquires and loads a software package definition file and establishes an environment required for running an application program on the one hand; and directs the operating system to create a corresponding process for the application program to be executed on the other hand; an I/0 monitoring and processing sub-module which monitors and captures an I/O request of the application program; and a network communication sub-module which communicates with the server through the network according to the request, and downloads the corresponding data to a local computer; the server control and data distribution module further comprising: a control sub-module which coordinates the work between other server sub-modules and the client; and a data distribution sub-module which provides specific data in a software package to the client. For the present invention, because the files or subprograms which are not used are not needed to be loaded, thus greatly reducing the requirements for storage space of the client computer on the one hand, and preventing the procedure of installing the whole software at the client on the other hand. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138480 | Method and system for providing content over a network - A computerized system and method for providing access to a live event over a network, comprising: receiving by a server, over the network, a request to access the live event from a user utilizing a device; providing by the server, over the network, at least two different camera position views of the requested live event to the user utilizing the device; receiving by the server, over the network, a request to access at least one of the at least two different camera position views of the requested live event from the user; and providing the requested camera position view to the user utilizing the device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138481 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING SOCIAL NETWORKS THROUGH THE USE OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY - The invention relates to a portable electronic device, comprising means (c) for scanning continuously/repeatedly for UIDs sent out by other devices and recording these UIDs in a log; and means (d) for transferring the recorded UIDs to a server or another device (f);
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20100138482 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL CONTENTS AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a content manager that receives content tables of adjacent apparatuses for providing digital contents to update its own content table; a content search unit that refers to the content tables of the adjacent apparatuses for providing digital contents to determine whether the contents requested by the user are providable contents and when the contents are the providable contents, grasps a storage location of the corresponding contents; and a content transceiver that when the corresponding contents are stored in the adjacent apparatuses for providing digital contents, requests the corresponding contents to the corresponding adjacent apparatuses for providing digital contents and receives the corresponding contents from the adjacent apparatuses for providing digital contents. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138483 | Data Reception Device, Data Transmission Device, and Data Distribution Method - According to one embodiment, a data reception device receiving data distributed by broadcast communication from a distribution server, comprises a detection module configured to detect other data reception devices which have already received the data among one or more other data reception devices on the basis of data reception device information in reception response information received by a reception response information reception module, and a reception response transmission module configured to transmit reception response information including data reception device information showing the other data reception devices and the data reception device detected by the detection module when the data reception module has received the data. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138484 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SESSION FOR INTERWORKING IN CONVERGED IP MESSAGING SERVICE - Disclosed is a session control method in a Converged Internet Protocol (IP) Messaging (CPM) server for supporting a CPM session between a first client subscribing to a CPM service and a second client not subscribing to the CPM service, the session control method includes, after the CPM session is initiated between the first and second clients through the CPM server and an Interworking Function (IWF), receiving a session modification request message including specific media from the first client; sending the session modification request message including the specific media to the IWF through the initiated CPM session; and receiving a response message from the IWF, the response message including a reason for a rejection of the session modification request message including the specific media. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL WEB ACCESS - A client-based computer system adapted to communicate with a remote server through a network and to provide access to content or services provided by the server. The system includes a storage device and a cache. The cache is adapted to communicate with the server over the network, to intercept a request from the client to the server, and to store responses from the server on the storage device. The cache is further adapted to automatically determine when to send the request to the server over the network. The cache is still further adapted to provide a response, including from the responses stored on the storage device based upon the request, to appear as through the server provided the response. The system may also include a crawler. The crawler is adapted to operate in conjunction with the cache to cause requests to be sent to the server over the network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100138486 | SWITCHING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIA SOURCE - A fast switching method for media source includes: receiving, by a multimedia server, request information for performing media source switching from a user equipment; and switching, by the multimedia server, a current media source to a target media source requested by the user equipment according to the request information, and delivering the target media source to the user equipment through a current session and media communication channel resources. In the present invention, after the user equipment sends the request information for performing media source switching to the multimedia server, the current session and the media communication channel resources between the multimedia server and the user equipment are not released, and the multimedia server delivers the target media source requested by the user equipment through the current session and the media communication channel resources. Therefore, the time taken by the media source switching operation is greatly reduced, thus solving the problem in the conventional art that the user has to wait for a long time when performing the media source switching operation | 2010-06-03 |
20100138487 | INTEGRATED CONTENT GUIDE FOR INTERACTIVE SELECTION OF CONTENT AND SERVICES ON PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES AND MULTIPLE MEDIA PRESENTATION - A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed. | 2010-06-03 |