23rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100146267 | Systems and methods for providing secure platform services - Systems and methods for providing secure platform services using an information handling system, and which may be implemented to sequester or otherwise isolate sensitive cryptographic processes, as well as the keys used during such decryption and encryption processes. The systems and methods may be implemented as a set of secure services that are available to an operating system or to a Hypervisor executing on an information handling system, and the processing environment may be provided as a closed environment, thus preventing malicious code from infiltrating the processing environment. Dedicated and secure memory space may be employed to prevent key detection through memory scans. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146268 | Method for Saving a File - The present invention relates to a method for storing a file originating from a source location at a target location, comprising of receiving the file at the target location, storing the file at the target location, and encrypting the file irreversibly in at least a stored state at the target location using a key originating from the source location, this prior to storage at the target location. The invention also relates to a receiving device for storing a file originating from a source location at a target location and a system for storing a file originating from a source location at least one target location. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146269 | System To Secure Electronic Content, Enforce Usage Policies And Provide Configurable Functionalities - A computer implemented method and system for managing electronic content security and access within a networked environment are provided. A proprietary wrapper file is created for encapsulating the electronic content upon transferring the electronic content to the computing device of a user. The proprietary wrapper file is configured for enforcing content usage policies on the electronic content and for performing configurable functionalities. A security client application is provided on the computing device in response to a request for accessing the electronic content. A local software component employed for accessing the electronic content is embedded within the security client application. The user is granted controlled access to the electronic content by enforcing the content usage policies through the wrapper file. The activities of the user on the electronic content are monitored and tracked by the security client application to ensure compliance of the activities with the enforced content usage policies. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146270 | System and Method of Indicating the Strength of Encryption - A method and system are provided for secure messaging on mobile computing devices. The method and system provide for an indication of a security trust level associated with a security method used with an electronic message. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146291 | SECURE FRAMEWORK FOR INVOKING SERVER-SIDE APIS USING AJAX - Techniques for securely invoking a server-side API from client-side Web application code using AJAX. In one set of embodiments, a request to invoke a server-side API is received from a client-side component of a Web application, where the request is sent asynchronously using AJAX. One or more security handlers are then invoked to process the request in a manner that mitigates various security attacks. In one embodiment, a security handler is invoked to defend against a plurality of different types of Web application/AJAX security attacks. In another embodiment, authentication and authorization security handlers are invoked to authenticate a user of the Web application that originated the request and determine whether the user is authorized to call the server-side API. In yet another embodiment, configuration is implemented at the data storage tier to enforce user-access and data security on data that is retrieved/stored as a result of invoking the server-side API. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146292 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING AND SECURING A PROGRAM CAPABLE OF BEING EXECUTED UTILIZING A PROCESSOR TO DECRYPT CONTENT - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating and securing a program, and secrets including confidential keys, capable of being executed utilizing a processor to decrypt content. In operation, a second party's program for decrypting content from a third party is generated by a second party, and then secured in a process involving the second party in such a manner that it can be subsequently executed on the processor, without revealing the contents of the second party's program, nor any secrets provided by third party, or used by the second party, in securing the program, nor any portion of the third party's content while being handled by the program. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146293 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EXECUTING A PROGRAM UTILIZING A PROCESSOR TO GENERATE KEYS FOR DECRYPTING CONTENT - An apparatus, system, method, and computer program product are provided for executing a program provided a second party utilizing a processor to generate keys for decrypting content of a third party. In operation, content and a program to confidentially generate keys for decrypting the content of the third party are received at a processor. Additionally, the second party's program is executed utilizing the processor-derived keys to decrypts the third party's content. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146294 | BEST2000C: platform-independent, acrostic database encryption of biometrically-inert transgression-ciphers for up to 90% reduction of the $50 billion annual fictitious-identity transgressions - The invention (“INVENTION”) herein relates to government or private-use ciphers for assignable fictitious-identity information accessed through a data system or other form of data repository for maintenance or retention of financial, credit, medical or related asset management records. To help protect or restore integrity to such government or private-use ciphers occasionally compromised through private, public or commercial transactions, the art applies a prime/number-keyed acrostic-encryption throughout a data system or other form of information repository, encoding biometrically-inert transgression ciphers (“BIT-ciphers” or “TRANSGRESSION-CIPHERS”) therein. Such BIT-ciphers and their financial, credit or related asset management records form fictitious-identities, unassigned to any real person or real institution. These are populated throughout an extant data system or other form of information repository, including archival storage, containing preexisting fictitious-identity ciphers (“FID-ciphers”) assigned by a government or agencies, thereof, to online records for various parties, whether they be public or private institutions, corporations or individuals. FID-ciphers are processed through extant government and commercial systems for tax collections, credit monitoring, financial transactions and other forms of fictitious-identity processing. However, every BIT-cipher accessed through encoded government or commercial systems, or access of any BIT-cipher's related record components, in any way, triggers a 100% positive detection of a fictitious-identity transgression at the moment of access. A Fast-Access Network of Transgression Alert Servers for Transparently Implanted Ciphers version 7 (herein “FANTASTIC-7™”) allows instant capture and/or monitoring, for extended periods, of a party or parties engaged in fictitious-identity transgression. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146295 | Trusted Computing Entities - The present invention relates to trust in computing platforms and the like. In particular, embodiments of the invention provide a trusted computing entity ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100146296 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HASH CRYPTOGRAPHY - An apparatus for hash cryptography has a hardware structure that is capable of providing both secure hash algorithm (SHA)-1 hash calculation and SHA-256 hash calculation. The apparatus for hash cryptography generates a plurality of first message data corresponding to a plurality of first rounds when the SHA-1 hash calculation is performed and generates a plurality of second message data corresponding to a plurality of second rounds when the SHA-256 hash calculation is performed by using one memory, one first register, one XOR calculator, and one OR calculator, calculates a message digest by the SHA-1 hash calculation by using the plurality of first message data when the SHA-1 hash calculation is performed, and calculates a message digest by the SHA-256 by using the plurality of second message data when the SHA-256 hash calculation is performed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146297 | Method and system digital for processing digital content according to a workflow - A method of processing digital content according to a workflow. The digital content is received and information for the workflow is checked to decide if a processing device is authorised to process the content, the workflow imposing that the digital content be processed in a process chain comprising at least two nodes, wherein the processing device is authorised to process the content if it corresponds to the node that according to the process chain is the next node to process the digital content. If the processing device is authorised to process the content, the digital content is processed and the information for the workflow is updated. Also provided is a system. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146298 | Method and system for processing digital content according to a workflow - A method of processing digital content following a workflow. A processing device receives the digital content and a license for the digital content, the license comprising workflow information about a process chain, which comprises a present node and a following node; decrypts the license; verifies if it may process the content by verifying if it corresponds to the present node. If the processing device may process the digital content, it processes the digital content to obtain processed content and generates a new license comprising updated workflow information, wherein the following node is set as a new present node. Also provided is a processing device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIDENTIALITY-PRESERVING RANK-ORDERED SEARCH - A confidentiality preserving system and method for performing a rank-ordered search and retrieval of contents of a data collection. The system includes at least one computer system including a search and retrieval algorithm using term frequency and/or similar features for rank-ordering selective contents of the data collection, and enabling secure retrieval of the selective contents based on the rank-order. The search and retrieval algorithm includes a baseline algorithm, a partially server oriented algorithm, and/or a fully server oriented algorithm. The partially and/or fully server oriented algorithms use homomorphic and/or order preserving encryption for enabling search capability from a user other than an owner of the contents of the data collection. The confidentiality preserving method includes using term frequency for rank-ordering selective contents of the data collection, and retrieving the selective contents based on the rank-order. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146300 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A health monitoring system includes a plurality of remote user sites, each remote user site comprising at least one health monitoring device for collection of user health monitoring data, an interactive video device, and a user interface apparatus; at least one remote computing facility configured for signal communication with, and to receive health monitoring data-related signals from, the plurality of remote user sites; and at least one computer, configured for signal communication with the remote computing facility, wherein the interactive video device is interactively coupled with the remote computing facility. Associated methods are also described. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146311 | Method and Apparatus for a Zero Voltage Processor Sleep State - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for a zero voltage processor sleep state. A processor may include a dedicated cache memory. A voltage regulator may be coupled to the processor to provide an operating voltage to the processor. During a transition to a zero voltage power management state for the processor, the operational voltage applied to the processor by the voltage regulator may be reduced to approximately zero and the state variables associated with the processor may be saved to the dedicated cache memory. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146312 | MOBILE DEVICE POWER MANAGEMENT PRIORITIZATION - A device may include an output device to provide information to a user. The device may further include logic configured to receive an input that identifies an activity to enable while in a low power condition, monitor a power condition of the device, determine that the power condition is the low power condition, and deactivate or disable activities other than the identified activity when the power condition is the low power condition. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146313 | POWER CONTROL - A method comprising: sensing an ambient temperature at an electronic apparatus; and switching between a first processing mode of the electronic apparatus and a second processing mode of the electronic device, in response to an increase in the ambient temperature above a threshold. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146314 | Power aware software pipelining for hardware accelerators - Forming a plurality of pipeline orderings, each pipeline ordering comprising one of a sequential, a parallel, or a sequential and parallel combination of a plurality of stages of a pipeline, analyzing the plurality of pipeline orderings to determine a total power of each of the orderings, and selecting one of the plurality of pipeline orderings based on the determined total power of each of the plurality of pipeline orderings. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146315 | Software Selectable Adjustment of SIMD Parallelism - Selective power control of one or more processing elements matches a degree of parallelism to requirements of a task performed in a highly parallel programmable data processor. For example, when program operations require less than the full width of the data path, a software instruction of the program sets a mode of operation requiring a subset of the parallel processing capacity. At least one parallel processing element, that is not needed, can be shut down to conserve power. At a later time, when the added capacity is needed, execution of another software instruction sets the mode of operation to that of the wider data path, typically the full width, and the mode change reactivates the previously shut-down processing element. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146316 | Optimizing Power Consumption by Tracking How Program Runtime Performance Metrics Respond to Changes in Operating Frequency - A method, system, and computer program product for optimizing power consumption of an executing processor executing. The method includes determining a first sensitivity relationship (SR) based on a first and a second performance metric value (PMV) measured at a first and second operating frequency (OF), respectively. The first SR predicts workload performance over a range of OFs. A third OF is determined based on the first SR and a specified workload performance floor. A third PMV is measured by executing the processor operating at the third OF. A second SR based on the second and third PMVs is then determined. The first and second SRs are logically combined to generate a third SR. Based on the third SR, a fourth OF is outputted. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146317 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Power Management Utilizing Multiple Processor Types - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for computer system power management. A control module | 2010-06-10 |
20100146318 | BATTERY GAS GAUGE RESET MECHANISM - A gas gauge circuit has a power supply pin, a power return pin, power-on reset capability, and a communications signal pin. A reset control circuit is coupled between the power supply pin and the communications signal pin, or between the power return pin and the communications signal pin. The reset control circuit removes power to the gas gauge circuit in accordance with a control signal asserted on the communications signal pin. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146319 | Method And Protection Device For A Power Network Accounting For Route Switching In A Telecommunication Network - A protection device for a power network performs a method to align measuring times of first and second measurements of an electric quantity, taken at different ends of a power network line transmitted with measuring times via a telecommunication network. In the method, a send transmission time from the local to remote end of the line and a receive transmission time from the remote to local end of the line are determined based on time signals from internal clocks. After a global time reference to synchronize the internal clocks is lost, a clock drift is determined between the internal clocks. The measuring times of the first and the second measurements are aligned using the send and receive transmission times as well as the clock drift. A sudden change in the clock drift is determined in order to recognize a route switching in the telecommunication network and the clock drift is corrected. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146320 | Memory Access Time Measurement Using Phase Detector - Methods and systems for determining a memory access time are provided. A first phase skew is measured between a first clock signal used by a memory and a second clock signal used as a reference clock signal. Then, a second phase skew is measured between a delayed version of the first clock signal output by the memory when the memory completes a given read operation and the second clock signal. The memory access time is determined based on the first and second phase skews. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146321 | SINGLE-CLOCK, STROBELESS SIGNALING SYSTEM - A signaling system includes a signaling path, a master device coupled to the signaling path, a slave device coupled to the signaling path, and a clock generator. The slave device includes timing circuitry to generate an internal clock signal having a phase offset relative to a clock signal supplied by the clock generator, the phase offset being determined at least in part by a signal propagation time on the signal path. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146322 | METHOD FOR OVERCLOCKING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT OF COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD - A method for overclocking a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer motherboard is disclosed. Step A is to set a second frequency of front side bus (FSB) by an operating interface of BIOS. Step B is to determine FSB frequency F | 2010-06-10 |
20100146323 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE ACTIVE DEVICES IN STACK - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for detecting multiple Active devices in a stack. In the method, a new Active device generates a Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) packet when a stacking link is in failure, the LACP packet contains a bridge MAC address and a member number of the new Active device; the new Active device transmits the LACP packet to a stacking member through an access switch; and the stacking member detects collision of multiple Active devices according to the MAC address and the member number and enters a Recovery state. In the present invention, by containing the bridge MAC, the Active ID and the configuration dividing identifier in the extended field of the LACP packet, the collision of multiple Active devices in a distributed stack can be detected. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146324 | Method and apparatus for fault detection/isolation in metro ethernet service - Apparatus and method of detecting a fault in a network service includes an Ethernet access network domain in which a heartbeat message is broadcast at a periodic interval by each of a plurality of edge devices associated with an instance of the network service. Each of the edge devices also receives the heartbeat messages broadcast at the periodic interval from other edge devices. A fault occurrence is identified when the edge device fails to receive an expected heartbeat message at the periodic interval from one of the other edge devices. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146325 | Systems and methods for correcting software errors - Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include receiving an indication that a software error was detected during operation of the application program, generating an error message based on the software error, the error message including an error signature, comparing the error signature with information stored in a patch library database to identify a corresponding correction patch, and correcting, when the corresponding correction patch is identified, the software error by applying the corresponding correction patch. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146326 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - First and second management systems are placed in active and standby modes, respectively. The first and second management systems are configured to be in communication with the second and the first management systems, respectively and with a plurality of network devices. A first number of the plurality of network devices in communication with the first management system is determined at the first management system and transmitted to the second management system. A second number of the plurality of network devices in communication with the second management system is determined at the second management system and transmitted to the first management system. A first determination is made regarding whether the first number of network devices is less than the second number of network devices at the first management system. A second determination is made regarding whether the first number of network devices is less than the second number of network devices at the second management system. The first and second management systems are placed in failure mode and active mode, respectively based on the first and second determinations. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146327 | SERVER FAILOVER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM GROUP - Computer systems forming the computer system group each have a plurality of servers, a plurality of I/O devices, a plurality of servers, and one or more I/O switches coupled to the plurality of I/O devices, and it is possible to change the combination of the servers and I/O devices in each of the computer systems. If a fault has occurred in one of the current servers, firstly, it is judged whether or not there exists a spare server capable of taking over processing in a computer system including the server which has generated the fault. If the judgment result is negative, then a server switching process is carried out by searching another computer system capable of constructing a particular combination corresponding to the combination of the faulty server and the I/O devices allocated thereto. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146328 | GRID STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - There is provided a storage system comprising a plurality of disk units adapted to store data at respective ranges of logical block addresses (LBAs), said addresses constituting an entire address space, and a storage control grid operatively connected to the plurality of disk units and comprising a plurality of data servers, each server comprising operatively coupled cache memory and non-volatile memory. The method of operating the storage system comprises: a) configuring a first server among said plurality of data servers to have a primary responsibility for handling requests directed to a certain range of LBAs; b) continuously obtaining by the first server, information indicative of configuration and/or changes thereof related to said certain data range, thus giving rise to configuration metadata; c) saving said configuration metadata and/or derivatives thereof at one or more disk units among said plurality of disk units in accordance with a predefined criterion; d) continuously saving in cache memory of the first server said configuration metadata obtained between said savings at disk units, thus giving rise to recent configuration changes metadata; e) destaging the recent configuration changes metadata to non-volatile memory of the first server if the first server fails. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146329 | CELL DETERIORATION WARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Memory devices and methods adapted to process and generate analog data signals representative of data values of two or more bits of information facilitate increases in data transfer rates relative to devices processing and generating only binary data signals indicative of individual bits. Programming of such memory devices includes programming to a target threshold voltage range representative of the desired bit pattern. Reading such memory devices includes generating an analog data signal indicative of a threshold voltage of a target memory cell. Warning of cell deterioration can be performed using reference cells programmed in accordance with a known pattern such as to approximate deterioration of non-volatile memory cells of the device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146330 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An error correction module is disclosed whereby two bit cells are used to store a bit of information in a redundant manner so that a redundant error correction module can correct a sporadic data error at one of the two bits. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146331 | System and Method for Logging Operations - In a system for storing and retrieving a plurality of records, the plurality of records associated with a ledger, a client issues read and write requests associated with one of the plurality of records, a plurality of record servers responds to the requests received from the client, and a management server maintains and coordinates, between the client and the record servers, information associated with the ledger, records, and record servers. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146332 | DATA CORRECTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A data correction circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to correct data stored in a non-rewritable nonvolatile memory. The correction circuit includes an address register configured to store an address indicating a correction point of the nonvolatile memory, a data register configured to store correction data for the nonvolatile memory, a comparator configured to compare a read address indicating a read position from the nonvolatile memory and the address stored in the address register, and to output a comparison result of the read address and the address stored in the address register, and a selector configured to select one of read data from the nonvolatile memory and the correction data stored in the data register, according to the comparison result, and to output the selected data. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146333 | Auxiliary power supply and user device including the same - A user device is provided. The device includes a main power supply, and an auxiliary power supply. The main power supply provides a main power. The auxiliary power supply cuts off the main power according to a power level of the main power supply and provides an auxiliary power upon Sudden Power-Off (SPO). | 2010-06-10 |
20100146334 | FAULT TOLERANT UPDATE PROPAGATION TO VIEWS - In a database system, derived data (often called view data or view tables) depends on other data, often called base data (or base tables). When base data on which derived data depends is updated, including changes, additions, and/or deletions, those updates need to be propagated to derived data. Some types of updates, if repeated, result in an incorrect view data state; these updates are termed non-idempotent. To avoid repeating non-idempotent view data updates, signatures are computed that are repeatable, but yet unique to base data on which the view data is based, the view data being updated, and sequence information for updates to the base data (where applicable) and sequence data for multiple changes to the view being updated. The signatures allow detection of view updates that were committed prior to a failure, but which were not confirmed as having been committed to a process that computes the view updates. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146335 | ERROR DETECTION IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system and method are provided. The system comprises a first and second processor, and a cross-signaling interface. The first processor executes instructions. The second processor executes the instructions in lockstep with the first processor. The cross-signaling interface is coupled between the first and second processors and is for signaling both an unanticipated altered state a location of the unanticipated altered state in the first processor to the second processor to cause the second processor to emulate the unanticipated altered state in lockstep with the first processor. The method comprises: executing instructions in a first processor; executing the instructions in a second processor in lockstep with the first processor; detecting an error condition in the first processor; transmitting information about the error condition to the second processor; processing the error condition in the first processor; and causing the first and second processor to emulate the error condition in lockstep. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146336 | MULTI-MODAL GREEN COMPUTING FUSION USING PROBLEM ANALYTICS - A system, method and program product for processing a computational problem for a computing center having a plurality of computing resources. The system includes: a problem analytics system for generating a characterized problem description from an inputted computational problem using at least one of a keyword nonparametric inverse indexing or a nonparametric data structure analysis; a system for selecting a model that resembles the characterized problem description by comparing the characterized problem description with a set of models; and a system for generating a computing solution for running the inputted computational problem on the computing center based on a selected model and a set of environment factors associated with the computing center. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146337 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING NON-REGRESSION OF AN INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM IN A SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT - The object of the invention is in particular a method and a device for detecting non-regression of an input/output system from a remote station comprising a test tool adapted for executing a test command of the said input/output system. The said input/output system and remote station are each connected to a communication network. The method comprises transmitting ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100146338 | AUTOMATED SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN FLAW DETECTION SYSTEM - The process by which a logical simulation model is implemented in a physical device may introduce errors in the resulting implementation. A simulation system enables comparison of a realized physical implementation against the simulation models that produce them, thereby detecting differences between an initial, logical design and the resulting physical embodiment. Errors introduced by an initial design, faulty Intellectual Property blocks, faulty programmable logic device silicon, faulty synthesis algorithms and software, and faulty place and route algorithms and software may be detected. As a result, the simulation system reflects both the accuracy of the actual implemented device with the capacity and performance of a purpose built hardware-assisted solution. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146339 | COVER LOVER - The present invention relates to a method, device, and system for managing verification of configurable hardware and software. The solution according to the present invention solves this by applying a matrix-like method of handling test and verification parameter combinations and interacting with a user using a browser like interface for simple and fast selection of coverage. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146340 | Analyzing Coverage of Code Changes - A method, system, and computer usable program product for analyzing test coverage of code changes are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first source code is received. A second source code is received. The second code includes a changed code in comparison with the first source code. The changed code is identified. A set of test cases is executed on the second code. Information about the test coverage of the changed code is produced. Additionally, a determination may be made whether to produce code coverage information for the entire second source code or only the changed code. Using the set of test cases, code coverage information for the second source code may be computed, forming complete code coverage information. The information about the coverage of only the changed code may be selected from the complete code coverage information. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146361 | Multiple input hardware reuse using LDPC codes. - A network controller receives data substantially simultaneously from multiple client nodes. The network controller assigns to each client node one or more sub-carriers of an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing access frequency spectrum. The client nodes transmit substantially simultaneously M LDPC codewords that are encoded in a parity check matrix so that the number of rows m′ depend on the code rate and are mapped on its assigned sub-carriers. The network controller computes a bit log-likelihood ratio for each received bit of the codewords and arranges the bit LLR by codeword to align with an equivalent parity check matrix. The network controller decodes the codewords with the equivalent parity check matrix. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146362 | Contention-free parallel processing multimode LDPC decoder - A receiver capable of decoding encoded transmissions. The receiver includes a number of receive antennas for receiving data; a plurality of memory units for storing the received data; and a number of decoders configured to perform a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) decoding operation. Each of the decoders further is configured to independently decode at least a portion of the received data using a portion of a decoding matrix. Each of the number of decoders coordinates the low density parity check decoding operation with other decoders. The decoders can use a parallel process, a pipeline process or a combination of a parallel and pipeline process. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146363 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SINGLE CARRIER BLOCK TRANSMISSION WITH PARALLEL ENCODING AND DECODING - A Single Carrier Block Transmission (SCBT) system employs an inherently parallel approach to error correction processing. At the transmission system ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100146364 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING BUS SIGNAL - Provided is a bus signal encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The bus signal encoding method includes receiving a bus signal, XOR-operating all but the first byte sequence of the bus signal in a bitwise manner, inverting the even-numbered byte sequences of the XOR-operated bus signal in a bitwise manner, and serializing the inverted bus signal. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146365 | ENCODING AND MODULATING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Provided is a bit interleaved coded modulation-iterative decoding (BICM-ID) technique suffering a small loss in a transfer rate. A BICM-ID technique allowing a decoder to treat a small processing quantity is also provided. Encoding is carried out according to a code based on an iterative code. Encoded bits are reordered during interleaving processing, subjected to multi-valued modulation through extended mapping, and then transmitted. The extended mapping includes number-of-bits thinning processing of thinning l bits into m bits (m2010-06-10 | |
20100146366 | WIRELESS TERMINAL BASEBAND PROCESSOR HIGH SPEED TURBO DECODING MODULE - A baseband processing module for use within a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver includes a downlink/uplink interface, TX processing components, a processor, memory, RX processing components, and a turbo decoding module. The RX processing components receive a baseband RX signal from the RF front end, produce a set of IR samples from the baseband RX signal, and transfer the set of IR samples to the memory. The turbo decoding module receives a set of IR samples from the memory, forms a turbo code word from the set of IR samples, turbo decodes the turbo code word to produce inbound data, and outputs the inbound data to the downlink/uplink interface. The turbo decoding module performs metric normalization based upon a chosen metric, performs de-rate matching on the set of IR samples, performs error detection operations, and extracts information from a MAC packet that it produces. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146367 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING THE UPSTREAM CHANNEL OF A CABLE NETWORK - A system for testing a portion of a cable network provides a pattern generator, addresser, forward error corrector, and comparator. The system is particularly adapted to testing the upstream channel in a cable network. The pattern generator generates a test signal. The addresser addresses the signal to a known server and also instructs the known server to return the test signal to the test system. The forward error corrector corrects errors introduced in the test signal in transmission from the known server to the test system. The comparator then compares the returned test signal to the originally transmitted test signal to determine the performance of the back channel. Preferably, the comparator uses a bit error rate test to determine the performance of the back channel. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146368 | PERFORMING MULTI-BIT ERROR CORRECTION ON A CACHE LINE - A processor may comprise a cache, which may be divided into a first and second section while the processor operates in a low-power mode. A cache line of the first section may be fragmented into segments. A first encoder may generate first data bits and check bits while encoding a first portion of a data stream and a second encoder may, separately, generate second data bits and check bits while encoding a second portion of the data stream. The first data bits may be stored in a first segment of the first section and the check bits in a first portion of the second section that is associated with the first segment. The first decoder may correct errors in multiple bit positions within the first data bits using the check bits stored in the first portion and the second decoder may, separately, decode the second data bits using the second set of check bits. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146369 | Soft Error Protection in Individual Memory Devices - Techniques are disclosed for minimizing the effects of soft errors associated with memory devices that are individually accessible. By way of example, a method of organizing a column in a memory array of a memory device protected by an error correction code comprises the step of maximizing a distance of the error correction code by maximizing a physical distance between memory bits associated with a memory line within the column protected by the error correction code. Other soft error protection techniques may include use of a feed forward error correction code or use of a memory operation (e.g., read or write operation) suppress and retry approach. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146370 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A receiving system and data processing method therein are disclosed, by which mobile service data is received and processed. The present invention includes a demodulator receiving a broadcast signal including mobile service data and main service data, the demodulator converting the received broadcast signal to a baseband signal, the mobile service data configuring a data group, the data group including a plurality of know data sequences, a known data detector detecting a location of at least one of the known data sequence within the data group, the known data detector outputting detected known data location information, an equalizer channel-equalizing the demodulated mobile service data using the detected known data location information, and a signaling decoder reconstructing transmission parameter channel (TPC) data and fast information channel (FIC) data received by being included in a signaling information area allocated between a first known data sequence and a second known data sequence among a plurality of the known data sequences. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146371 | Modified Turbo-Decoding Message-Passing Algorithm for Low-Density Parity Check Codes - Apparatus and methods arc provided to decode signals from a communication channel to reconstruct transmitted information. Embodiments may include applying a plurality of decoders to a code, in which reliability values are provided to a decoder such that the decoder receives the reliability values determined by and provided from only one other decoder of the plurality of decoders. A valid codeword may be output from application of the plurality of decoders to the code. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146372 | DECODING OF SERIAL CONCATENATED CODES USING ERASURE PATTERNS - A method of processing a received concatenated code codeword is disclosed, the concatenated code codeword comprising a plurality of inner code codewords and one or more outer code codewords, each inner code codeword comprising symbols, from each outer code codeword comprising one or more information symbols and one or more parity symbols, the parity symbols in each outer code codeword corresponding to the parity check equations of the outer code. The method comprises (i) decoding the received concatenated code codeword; (ii) erasing a subset of the received inner code codewords; and (iii) determining a replacement inner code codeword to replace each of the erased inner code codewords to provide a candidate concatenated code codeword. A preferred method further comprises (iv) erasing a further, different subset of the received inner code codewords; (v) determining further replacement inner code codewords to replace each of the thus erased inner code codewords to provide a further candidate concatenated code codeword; and (vi) determining the candidate concatenated code codeword having the highest correlation with the received vector of the decoded concatenated code codeword. A system for performing the method is also disclosed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146373 | CONFIGURABLE HIERARCHICAL COMMA-FREE REED-SOLOMON DECODING CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a configurable hierarchical comma-free Reed-Solomon decoding circuit and a method thereof. The design is based on an original hierarchical parallel architecture which not only completes a decoding process faster than conventional decoder, but also utilizes less hardware to perform various algorithms with less power consumed. The architecture of the present invention has higher decoding rate than the conventional systolic architecture by a cycle ratio of 22 to 94. Further, the present invention does not require the use of ROM to store 64 sets of codewords and uses logic gates less than one fourth of the logic gates than conventional systolic architecture. As a result, the circuit of the present invention occupies less area than the conventional architecture. The circuit of the present invention is also configurable for different applications, so it can always find an optimal compromise between speed and power consumption for various decoding requirements. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146374 | Wireless communications method - A Wireless communications protocol/method comprises: a. Sensors data size and structure are constant, and consist of several fields; b. The sensors message include one or more of the following: 1) a 8 to 16 bits long preamble of a start sequence, for example a binary 1010 . . . binary sequence 2) a sync sequence of for example 8 bits of a 11001100 sequence 3) a sensor's unique ID number of for example 8 to 16 bits 4) several bits of sensor's internal clock counter 5) several bits indicating the message type 6) data, for example 16 bits of data, and/or 7) CRC (for Cyclic Redundancy Check purposes), for example 8 to 16 bits. A method for detecting leakage from a pipe uses multiple channels/inputs, wherein a low frequency range input measures seismic noises, and a high frequency range input measures cavitation noises. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146375 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOUND OR VIDEO STREAMS, AND APPARATUS CONFIGURED THEREFOR - A method of producing a sound or video stream is based on a so-called tweaky file and an original file. The tweaky file includes actions and time stamp(s) associated with each action. The original file includes sound or video content. An action is selected in the tweaky file. The time stamp(s) associated with the selected action is obtained from the tweaky file. The point or segment of the original file corresponding to the obtained time stamp(s) is identified. The selected action is executed on the identified point or segment. Then, the steps of selecting, obtaining, identifying and executing are repeated, for the next actions in the tweaky file, to produce the sound or video stream. The invention also relates to an apparatus, computer-readable medium, computer-readable file, signal and computer program. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146376 | Audio/Video Program-Related Hyperlink Printer - A system is disclosed for hyperlinking to hyperlinked content corresponding to program material wherein the hyperlinking prints only pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content comprising a generator for generating a hyperlink address string associated with the program material including a first attribute indicating a hyperlink address to the hyperlinked content and a second attribute indicating one or more parameters defining the pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content, an encoder for encoding the hyperlink address string for transmission via a program signal transmitter, the program signal transmitter for transmitting the hyperlink address string, a program signal receiver for receiving the hyperlink address string, a data processor for processing the hyperlink address string for hyperlinking to the hyperlinked content printing only the pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content and a web browser for hyperlinking to the hyperlinked content printing only the pre-defined printable output of the hyperlinked content. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REVERSIBLE DESIGN TREE TRANSFORMATIONS - A method and system for transforming versions of a design tree and transforming identity-descriptions relating to the versions of a design tree. The transformation system provides a pipeline of transforms for sequentially transforming versions of a design tree and transforming identity-descriptions relating to the versions of the design tree. Each transform may provide a command interface for manipulating the input version of the design tree or for setting parameters to control the transformations of a transform. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146378 | Optimize View Elements Sizes to Maximize Most Data Viewed in a Multiple View Elements GUI - A View Element Adjuster (VEA) comprises a web page rewrite program and a view element optimization program. The rewrite program monitors a web page having a plurality of view elements and resizes one or more of the plurality of view elements in accordance with a set of user configured preferences, a plurality of priorities for each of the plurality of view elements, and the data dynamically retrieved for each of the plurality of portlets. VEA also has a window preference program, a portlet preference program, and a portlet priority program. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146379 | ISOLATING APPLICATIONS HOSTED BY PLUG-IN CODE - Described is a technology in which one application running in a browser can host another application (e.g., an advertisement) in an isolated manner that prevents the hosted application from accessing browser data, or data of any other hosted application (including the host). The host and/or hosted application may be a browser plug-in (e.g., Microsoft® Silverlight™) application. The host application privately instantiates a hidden plug-in, with that hidden plug-in's access to browser data disabled, and loads the hosted application in the hidden plug-in. A XAML tag element may be used to identify the hosted application, along with a rendering area for the hosted application. Content from the hosted application is composited with content from the host application when rendering. The host application may provide keywords to the hosted application, such as for selecting relevant advertisements, and/or may allow the hosted application to open a browser window to display associated website content. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146380 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems For An Information Comparator Preview Generator - An information comparator preview generator that provides interfaces for generating information comparison previews for use in the comparison of advertising that is attractive, easy to navigate and straightforward Such comparison presentations allow consumers to compare and/or navigate through related and/or competing information and/or advertisements side-by-side In one embodiment, the information comparator preview generator allows an advertiser to generate a preview (e g, ad) from an existing web page | 2010-06-10 |
20100146431 | OBJECT PICKER WITH WINDOW SPLITTER - An application work area that includes a splitting mechanism that permits the work area to be divided into multiple windows. Each window is capable of displaying a selected object of the available objects that are open in the application. Each window might include a corresponding distinct object selection mechanism that allows a user to select one of the open objects to display in the corresponding window. In one embodiment, this is permitted regardless of whether that open object is already displayed in another of the windows. As examples, the object selection mechanism may be a selectively viewable open object list such as, for example, a drop down list. Thus, each window that has an object selection mechanism may be used to independently control the object that is viewed in that window. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146432 | Parental Control Graphical User Interface - Improved graphical user interfaces and methods suitable for restricting the availability of media items and/or podcasts are disclosed. The graphical user interfaces are particularly useful for a system that provides purchase and distribution of media in a client-server environment. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146433 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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20100146434 | Minimap Navigation for Spreadsheet - Methods and system for navigation in a data grid include defining a first region in a containment window of a display device associated with a computer system, to render data in a first data grid. The first data grid includes a plurality of rows and columns of data representing a portion of data in the data grid. A second region within the containment window provides a smaller, visual representation of the data in the data grid. The second region includes a two-dimensional data grid with a plurality of data portions with each data portion corresponding to a page of data in the data grid. Each of the plurality of data portions in the second region is provided with preview information to identify the content contained therein. A thumb tool within the second region enables selection and navigation to a coordinate point within a selected data portion within the second region using the two-dimensional data grid information. The selection and navigation to the selected coordinate point within the data portion in the second region enables rendering of the corresponding page of data in the first region. The data in the first region is a subset of the data in the second region and the data in the second region is a subset of the data in the data grid. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING THROUGH PARTS OF A DOCUMENT - Described herein is a user interface with a scroll line, comprising a plurality of segments. Each segment points to a unique part in a document identified by a unique identifier. The scroll line underlines the unique identifier of a current part being displayed in a viewable area. A scroll element is provided on the scroll line operable to navigate between parts of the document by moving it across the segments. Each position of the scroll element on the scroll line selects exactly one segment. The scroll element is positioned at a segment on the scroll line pointing to the current part. Selecting and dragging an image of the scroll line away from a current position of the scroll line changes the information being displayed about the scroll line based on the distance between the current position of the image scroll line and an initial position of the scroll line. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146436 | Displaying content associated with electronic mapping systems - Various methods, systems and apparatus for displaying content associated with a point-of-interest (“POI”) in a digital mapping system, are disclosed. One such method may include detecting a change in the zoom level of an electronic map displayed on a computing device, determining if the new zoom-level is at a pre-determined zoom level (e.g. at maximum zoom), identifying a POI on the map, retrieving content associated with the POI (“POI content”) and displaying the POI content. A POI may be a specific point of interest; or, an entire geographic region of a map displayed at a high zoom level. The method may further include detecting a change in the zoom, or pan, of the digital map while POI content is displayed, and removing or repositioning the POI content in response. One apparatus, according to aspects of the present invention, may include means of detecting a change in the zoom level in a digital map displayed through an application (e.g. a web browser, an application on web-enabled cellular phones, etc., displaying a map generated by a service such as Google Maps®, Yahoo! Maps®, Windows Live Search Maps®, MapQuest®, etc.) on a computing device (e.g. personal computer, workstation, thin client, PDA, cellular phone/smart phone, GPS device, etc.) means of identifying a POI at the pre-determined zoom level, means of obtaining content associated with the POI, and means of displaying the POI content. POI content may be retrieved from a database (e.g. internet-based database); or, in an alternate embodiment, gathered by crawling websites associated with the POI. In one embodiment, POI content may be displayed as an image (e.g a PNG file, GIF, Flash® component, etc.) superimposed on the digital map (e.g. as an overlay object on the map image.) In alternate embodiments, POI content may replace the digital map and may contain links to other content. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146437 | GLANCEABLE ANIMATED NOTIFICATIONS ON A LOCKED DEVICE - Providing content and/or functionality through a display of a locked computing device. Configuration data defined by a user or application vendor identifies the content and/or functionality to be made available. Upon receipt of the content, the computing device modifies the received content based on the configuration data and provides the modified content to the user through the display of the locked computing device. The computing device also interacts with the user in accordance with the functionality identified by the configuration data. In some embodiments, notifications about voice mail or electronic mail messages are displayed to the user through a locked touch screen display. Responsive to a finger tap or other user input, additional yet limited information relating to the notifications is displayed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146438 | Providing Controlled Access to the Use of Electronic Devices - A meeting controller provides controlled access to the use of an electronic device by sending a meeting request to at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to use only at least one particular feature of multiple features of an electronic device accessible to the invitee during a scheduled time for the meeting. In response to the invitee accepting the meeting request, the electronic device is automatically configured to only provide access to the at least one particular feature allowed in the access rights specified in the accepted meeting request and during the scheduled time for the meeting, the invitee is only allowed use of the particular feature of the electronic device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146439 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: a first reception module configured to acquire first information of a character string selected through an input module from character strings displayed on a display module; a candidate creation module configured to create a plurality of character strings relevant to the selected character string as candidates based on the first information and to display the candidates on the display module; a second reception module configured to acquire second information of a character string determined through the input module from the candidates; and a retrieval module configured to: receive the second information from the second reception module; perform information retrieval based on the second information; and display a result of the information retrieval on the display module. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146440 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE THEREOF - Disclosed are a display apparatus which moves a widget on a screen of a TV and a method of displaying a user interface thereof. The method of displaying a user interface including: displaying a grid with irregular intervals on a display unit; and displaying an icon on the display unit to correspond to the displayed grid. With this, a widget is capable of moving corresponding to a grid displayed on a screen of a TV. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146441 | SEARCH BASED USER INTERFACE - A method including detecting an input to a cellular device, the input corresponding to at least a portion of one or more identifiers corresponding with a respective content stored in the cellular device, displaying on the cellular device a list of the respective content associated with the input and enabling a user to select one or more of the content in the list. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146442 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a communication section configured to acquire application programs from external apparatus; a memory used for storing at least an application program and information relevant to the application program; an application execution section configured to execute the application program stored in the memory; and a control section configured to determine other application programs to be recommended in the course of execution of the application program in the application execution section, wherein information stored in the memory as the information relevant to the application program includes first relevant information and second relevant information which are used for determining the other application programs to be recommended in the course of execution of the application program in the application execution section | 2010-06-10 |
20100146443 | Dynamically Providing a Feed of Stories About a User of a Social Networking System - To display a news feed in a social network environment, a social networking system generates news items regarding activities associated with a user of a social network environment. The social networking system may also attach an informational link associated with at least one of the activities to at least one of the news items, limit access to the news items to a predetermined set of viewers, and assign an order to the news items. The news items may be displayed in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers, and the number of news items displayed may be dynamically limited. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146444 | Motion Adaptive User Interface Service - Motion adaptive user interface service is described. In embodiment(s), a user interface can be displayed on an integrated display of a device when an application is executed on the device. Context data associated with movement of the device can be received and used to determine an enhancement of the user interface for ease of usability. The enhancement can then be initiated to modify the user interface while the device is in motion. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146445 | Ambient Noise Based Augmentation of Media Playback - Ambient noise sampled by a mobile device from a local environment is used to automatically trigger actions associated with content currently playing on the mobile device. In some implementations, subtitles or closed captions associated with the currently playing content are automatically invoked and displayed on a user interface based on a level of ambient noise. In some implementations, audio associated with the currently playing content is adjusted or muted. Actions can be automatically triggered based on a comparison of the sampled ambient noise, or an audio fingerprint of the sampled ambient noise, with reference data, such as a reference volume level or a reference audio fingerprint. In some implementations, a reference volume level can be learned on the mobile device based on ambient noise samples. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146446 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENTS LIST - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for displaying a contents list. The method includes: displaying a loading image, which is preset for displaying, on a loading region to display a thumbnail image corresponding to contents of the loading image, wherein the loading image corresponds to the thumbnail images; animating the loading image displayed in the loading region; and displaying the thumbnail image in the loading region, by substituting the thumbnail image for the loading image. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146447 | Techniques For Displaying Digital Images On A Display - A method and apparatus for displaying digital images on a display is provided. A set of items from a sequence of items is displayed. The sequence of items includes one or more undisplayed items that do not belong to the set of items. The set of items are displayed, in an arrangement that includes a plurality of lines, in an order that corresponds to the sequence. In response to user input that selects a particular item from the set of items, it is determined whether the number of lines, in the plurality of lines, that precede the line containing the particular item is less than a first predetermined threshold. If that is the case, a line of undisplayed items that precede the set of items is displayed, while a line of displayed items that follow the particular item is ceased to be displayed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146448 | PORTABLE INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND INSTALLATION METHOD - A portable information processor wherein a menu to be easily used by a user is displayed on a relatively small screen. The portable information processor is provided with an installation section ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100146449 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATION SWITCHING IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for managing an application switcher is provided. An embodiment includes loading a plurality of web pages and associating each web page with an application switcher application, and additionally associating the application switcher application with another application. When the application switcher application is invoked, both the open web pages and the another application are available for direct selection and invocation. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146450 | FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In a screen for displaying thumbnail images, a background image is displayed on an entire portion of a specific area, translucent lanes are displayed on the background, and thumbnail images are displayed on a lane located in the center of the screen. When a mouse pointer is put on a lane on the right side of the lane located in the center, a symbol image that is arranged on the right side of a symbol image corresponding to the thumbnail images on a place map screen, and a file name of the symbol image are displayed on the lane that is specified by the mouse pointer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146451 | HANDHELD TERMINAL CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING MENU SELECTION USING DRAGGING ON TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a handheld terminal capable of supporting menu selection using dragging on a touch screen and a method of controlling the handheld terminal. When one of first level menu items displayed on a touch screen is touched, one or more second level menus belonging to the touched first level menu item are displayed. When a drag to one of the second level menu items is performed, a plurality of third level menu items belonging to a menu item corresponding to a location at which the drag was performed is displayed. When a release, ending the touch, is performed, a menu item corresponding to a location at which the release was performed is selected. Therefore, a user can select his or her menu item using a single touch and drag operation. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146452 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE UNIT FOR PROVISIONING AND EDITING OF BUSINESS INFORMATION IN AN APPLICATION SUPPORTING AN INTERACTION CENTER - A method and a system are described that involve a graphical user interface (GUI) for provisioning and editing of an account's business information in an interaction center. In one embodiment, the GUI includes a navigation panel and a set of predefined navigation links in the navigation panel. The GUI further includes a main screen that displays business information for an account in response to selecting a navigation link from the set of predefined navigation links and an editable table that contains the business information for the account, wherein the editable table is displayed in the main screen. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146453 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are a display apparatus which displays contents and a method of controlling the same, the display apparatus including: a display unit; a user selection unit; a user interface generator which generates user interface information; an image processor; and a controller which controls the user interface generator to generate a guide image indicating a contents search mode on an edge of the display unit if performing a first operation to set up the contents search mode through the user selection unit, displays searched contents if performing a second operation to search contents while displaying the guide image, and controls the image processor to play selected contents if performing a third operation to select contents from searched contents. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146454 | POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION SYSTEM, POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION METHOD - The present invention is intended to provide a position-dependent information representation system which can allow persons other than evaluators to readily recognize at which positions the respective evaluators are evaluating information. Control device causes map/layout display means to display a map or a layout chart of a specified area in according to an instruction of the evaluator, and specifies an evaluation point specified by the evaluator in the display range of the map or the layout chart displayed according to an instruction of the evaluator. Information acquiring means acquires information data representing information of the evaluation point. Information representation section represents the information data. ID receiving means and information representation section connected to control device are connected through communication medium, such that the correspondence of the evaluation point to information representation section can be visually recognized, and information acquiring means transmits the acquired information data to information representation section. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146455 | Architecture For Controlling A Computer Using Hand Gestures - Architecture for implementing a perceptual user interface. The architecture comprises alternative modalities for controlling computer application programs and manipulating on-screen objects through hand gestures or a combination of hand gestures and verbal commands. The perceptual user interface system includes a tracking component that detects object characteristics of at least one of a plurality of objects within a scene, and tracks the respective object. Detection of object characteristics is based at least in part upon image comparison of a plurality of images relative to a course mapping of the images. A seeding component iteratively seeds the tracking component with object hypotheses based upon the presence of the object characteristics and the image comparison. A filtering component selectively removes the tracked object from the object hypotheses and/or at least one object hypothesis from the set of object hypotheses based upon predetermined removal criteria. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146456 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, BROWSING METHOD, AND BROWSING PROGRAM - A browsing method by which within-site browsing and within-screen browsing can be switched over to each other without making the user conscious of it is provided. A control means superposes and superposingly displays a Web page and a pointer moving in response to the operation applied to a pointing device ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100146457 | Interactive Display - A pen-based calculator, wherein the user is presented with a screen and a gesture based input device by means of which a sum can be “handwritten” and displayed on the screen. The visibility on the screen of the system's status is provided through two types of feedback: annotation and morphing. As the user is writing the expression, the system can process in the background and, as a symbol is recognised, the user is made aware of this recognition by visual feedback: a typeset character stretched to the stroke's hull replaces the written strokes. Morphing formats the entered expression into a correctly typeset equation by moving the symbols as little as possible from the user's writing, and the morph provides the continuity between the user's input and the typeset equation that allows them to continue to edit and use it. Finally, the answer may be displayed at the correct location relative to the equation. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146458 | Operating System Providing Multi-Touch Support For Applications In A Mobile Device - An operating system providing multi-touch support for (user) applications in a mobile device. In one embodiment, a check of whether the touch screen (in the mobile device) has multi-touch capability is performed. A first interface with multi-touch capability is provided to the (user) applications if the touch screen has multi-touch capability and a second interface with single touch capability being provided if the touch screen does not have multi-touch capability. The first and second interfaces may be provided by corresponding device drivers loaded when the mobile device is initialized with the operating system. A device driver (providing the second interface) is also designed to perform the check and execute another device driver (providing the first interface) if the touch screen has multi-touch capability. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146459 | Apparatus and Method for Influencing Application Window Functionality Based on Characteristics of Touch Initiated User Interface Manipulations - Apparatuses and methods for presenting an application window on a touch sensitive screen of a mobile device, the application window configured to facilitate user interaction with an application and with a plurality of touch activatable items displayable in a predetermined manner within the application window. A first long tap is detected having a first predetermined duration within the application window and invoking, in response to detecting the first long tap, a first mode of the application window that enables a first type of behavior of one or more of the touch activatable items. At a touch sensitive screen location other than a location within the application window, a second long tap having a second predetermined duration is detected and, in response to the second long tap, a second mode is invoked that influences behavior of one or more of the touch activatable items within the application window. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A PLURALITY OF KEY INPUT REGIONS BASED ON DETECTED TILT AND/OR RATE OF TILT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system, method and computer program that utilizes motion detection circuitry to dynamically update displayed labels on one or more key input regions. In one aspect of the invention, the number of key input regions is substantially less than the number of keys on a conventional QWERTY keypad and the labels on the key input regions dynamically change based on the detected motion of the motion detection circuitry. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146481 | DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS AT RUNTIME - Data applications may be developed within an integrated development environment comprising an iterative cycle of writing source code, building the source code, running the data application, and testing the data application. The development becomes iterative because the application is torn down, redesigned, rebuilt, and re-executed if the data application is modified. Developing an application at runtime is disclosed herein, which is generally more efficient than conventional iterative techniques. As provided herein, runtime application comprising prebuilt components is presented to a user. The runtime application may be modified through modification gestures. An update assembly may be built based upon the modification gestures. The runtime application may be updated based upon the updated assembly. For example, prebuilt components modified by modification gestures may be torn down, updated with a corresponding update assembly, and reloaded into the runtime application, while the runtime application is in a runtime state. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146482 | AUTOMATIC COPYING BY ANCESTOR IN OBJECT-ORIENTED LANGUAGES - A method of automatically defining a new class in a class hierarchy includes creating a descendent class that descends from one or more specified ancestor classes; sequentially analyzing each class along each inheritance path from the specified ancestor classes to a specified similar class to identify each class item in each class that is not selected from the specified ancestor classes; storing a respective pointer for each class item identified in each class that is not inherited by the class referencing the class item and associated with the class; storing a respective pointer for each class item identified in each class that is inherited and redefined by the class referencing the class item and being associated with the class if a pointer referencing the class item is not already stored; and copying each class item referenced by a stored pointer to the descendent class. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146483 | DYNAMIC SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION - A computer device for modifying software documentation for a software package is provided. A first computer is configured to provide the software documentation including help information related to the software package to a second computer and to receive a command from the second computer that corresponds to providing specified help information from the software documentation. The first computer is further configured to transmit the specified help information from the software documentation in response to the command and to receive an identification from the second computer indicating an identity of the second computer and a request from the second computer to modify the help information within the software documentation. The first computer is further configured to modify the help information within the software documentation in accordance to the request in response to determining that the identity of the second computer is authorized to modify the help information within the software documentation. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146484 | Determining Deltas in a Spatial Locality of a Function Call Graph in a Source Controlled System - In and for software projects, arrangements for permitting a user to understand how the spatial locality of a function call may have changed with respect to any changes in a function definition. This permits an analysis of different workflows which use the same function, wherein the definition of the function may have changed. To the extent that there might be corresponding changes in the workflows which use such a function, the user will readily develop an idea of why some workflows changed and some did not. The invention method and apparatus determine and display deltas (changes) between different versions of a file where the function call occurs. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146485 | Environment Abstraction of a Business Application and the Executing Operating Environment - Methods and systems for dynamically relating features of an operating environment to features supported by an application for operating within the operating environment are disclosed. The methods and systems include dynamically identifying the features provided by the operating system, identifying the features supported by the application, and comparing those features to determine if the application is able to run within the operating environment. Further, the comparison identifies if optional features supported by the application are provided by the operating environment. Further, changes to one or more of the operating environment and the application are tracked so that those changes are recognized during subsequent comparisons. | 2010-06-10 |
20100146486 | ENTERPRISE SERVICE VALIDATION - Configuring a testing tool incorporated in a device to validate that a software component supplements enterprise services associated with an enterprise service architecture (ESA) for a business scenario to be executed on the ESA. The configuring of the testing tool is based on enterprise services associated with the ESA that are necessary to perform actions on data objects related to the business scenario, and requirements for each necessary enterprise service to interact with the data objects, business logic within the ESA, and the other necessary enterprise services. The software is then validated for the business scenario using the configured testing tool. The testing tool will generate result data indicating the software supplements enterprise services for the business scenario. | 2010-06-10 |