24th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090150482 | Method of cloning a server installation to a network client - A medical data system wherein a server installation identifies configuration choices and creates a client installer that will install a cloned application on client machines that conforms to the configuration choices made during the server installation. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150483 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes: an input unit; a storage unit; an edit unit that controls the storage unit to store an email address input according to a given operation at the input unit; an email send unit that controls the storage unit to store a destination address of an outgoing email; and an email receive unit that receives a body of an incoming email when a sender's address of the incoming email is stored in the storage unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150484 | MEDICAL DEVICE METADATA - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one such embodiment, a method for use of metadata on medical devices is disclosed. A method includes associating metadata with one or more medical devices, the metadata corresponding to an attribute of the medical devices. The method also includes storing the metadata on a server, the server configured to communicate with each of the medical devices by using the metadata. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150485 | SESSION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE - To manage sessions between a client apparatus and a plurality of sever devices. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150486 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING REMOTELY STORED APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION - A method and system are disclosed for delivering interactive links for presenting applications and second information at a client computer from remote sources in a network-configured computer processing system. In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving over a first communication connection, in response to a request of a client computer, informational content having computer program code embedded therein, and executing the embedded computer program code for establishing a second communication connection to an application server. The method further includes retrieving over the second communication connection first information including presentational information for presenting the application and the second information. The method also includes presenting the application and the second information based upon the presentational information, and storing on the client computer an interactive link for selectively re-establishing the second communication connection to the application server for retrieving the first information and presenting the application and the second information on an as-needed basis. Preferably, the storing of the interactive link includes downloading a graphical representation of the interactive link and storing a file containing information representing an operating environment of the client computer and a network address of the application server. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150487 | Digital Information Library and Delivery System - A computer network based digital information library system employing authentication and encryption protocols for the secure transfer of digital information library programs to a client computer system and a mobile digital information playback device removably connectable to the client computer system. The present invention is a computer network based library and information delivery system for accessing and obtaining selected digital information files. The library and information delivery system comprises: 1) a library server having a plurality of digital information files; 2) a client computer system coupled to the library server over a network; and 3) a mobile device removably connectable to the client computer system, the client computer system including logic for requesting a download of a selected one or more of the digital information files from the library server, the client computer system further including logic for downloading the selected one or more of the digital information files to the mobile device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE EXTERNAL IDENTITIES OF USERS WITH LOCAL OR NETWORK BASED ADDRESS BOOK - A method and system for managing multiple external identities of users with a local or network based address book having the steps of: creating a set of address book field and value information, the set of address book field and value information being one or more external identities; and forwarding the one or more external identities to a receiving party. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL DELIVERY OF MESSAGES - The disclosure describes systems and methods delivering communications associated with delivery conditions in which the occurrence of the delivery condition is determined by monitoring information received from a plurality of sources via multiple communication channels. The message delivery systems allow messages to be delivered to any “Who, What, When, Where” from any “Who, What, When, Where” upon the detection of an occurrence of one or more “Who, What, When, Where” delivery conditions. A message (which may be any data object including text-based messages, audio-based message such as voicemail or other audio such as music or video-based prerecorded messages) is delivered in accordance with delivery conditions based on any available data, including topical, spatial, temporal, and/or social data. Furthermore, because the systems coordinate delivery of messages via multiple communication channels and through multiple devices, the communication channel for delivery of a message may be dynamically determined based on the delivery conditions. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150490 | METHODS INVOLVING ARCHIVING CHAT SESSIONS - An exemplary method for archiving chat sessions comprising, receiving text from chat sessions designated for archiving, requesting an identifier of a chat session archive file, receiving the identifier, determining whether a chat session archive file having the identifier exists in a memory, opening the chat session archive file having the identifier, responsive to determining that a chat session archive file having the identifier exists in the memory, adding the text from the designated chat sessions to the chat session archive file having the identifier, saving the chat session archive file having the identifier in a memory, creating a new chat session archive file having the identifier responsive to determining that a chat session archive file having the identifier does not exist., inserting the text from the designated chat sessions into the new chat session archive file, and saving the new chat session archive file in the memory. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150491 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus used by a first user, includes a generating unit adapted to generate recommendation information at least including an identifier for uniquely identifying a content recommended on the basis of preference information of the first user, and a sending unit adapted to send the generated recommendation information to another information processing apparatus which is used by a second user who is the same as or different from the first user and adapted to present the content recommended on the basis of the identifier included in the recommendation information. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150492 | Initializing Relationships Between Devices In A Network - A relationship initiation between devices in a network is described. According to one embodiment, persona information is exchanged between devices in a network. Based upon the persona information, a user of a device may initiate a relationship with another device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150493 | Transmission Apparatus, Reception Apparatus, Control Method Thereof, Communication System, and Program - A transmission apparatus transmits e-mail to a reception apparatus through a network by selecting one of a communication method via a mail server and a communication method without intervention of a mail server. This transmission apparatus generates the e-mail and transmits, to the reception apparatus, the e-mail and information representing the reply method of a transmittal confirmation request in response to the e-mail. The transmission apparatus receives, from the reception apparatus in accordance with the reply method, a transmittal confirmation result in response to the transmitted e-mail. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150494 | JUST-IN TIME MAILING LIST TRAFFIC INDICATOR - Traffic of email messages sent to an email list is monitored, and a number of email messages sent to the email list per day is determined. An average number of email messages sent to the email list per day is determined over a number of days. The determined average number of email message sent to the email list per day is updated every day. In response to a user request to send an email message to the email list on a given day, the user is presented with a traffic indicator. The traffic indicator includes an updated average number of email messages sent to the email list per day and a number representing how many email messages have been sent to the email list on the given day at the time the user requests to send the email message. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150495 | Chain-Scoped Dynamic Electronic Mail System and Method - A method, system and program product allow an originator of an electronic mail message to create and attach different topics to messages. Recipients of messages can view different topics from an electronic mail message and can take actions on specific topics and related content. Electronic mail messages can be organized based on topics. Each topic in a string of electronic mail messages is chain-scoped with its lifetime bounded by an electronic mail chain. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150496 | AUTOMATED TRANSLATOR FOR SYSTEM-GENERATED PREFIXES - A method is provided for localizing a prefix in a subject header field of an incoming electronic message. The method comprises receiving a value string of a subject header in an electronic message; identifying a system-generated prefix in the value string by parsing the value string and accessing a database storing a plurality of system-generated prefixes and a corresponding comparable local prefix for each of the plurality of system-generated prefixes; and converting the system-generated prefix to its corresponding comparable local prefix in the database. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150497 | ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE HANDLING AND PRESENTATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for use with electronic mail messages. In one exemplary method, electronic mail messages may be presented in an order based, at least in part, on a presentation scores associated with each message. The presentation score may be based, at least in part, on presentation knowledge information associated with an attribute profile. The attribute profile may, for example, be established and maintained based, at least in part, on non-selective user engagement parameters that may be determined based on a presentation of the electronic mail messages and/or identifiers associated therewith. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150498 | Identifying a Plurality of Related Electronic Messages and Combining the Plurality of Related Messages Into a Composite View - A program product, an apparatus, and a method that identify a plurality of related electronic messages and combine the plurality of the related electronic messages into a composite view are provided. Also provided is a method that searches a first account of a first user to identify a plurality of related electronic messages stored in the first account and searches a second account of a second user to identify at least one other electronic message that is associated with the plurality. By doing so, a user may be provided with a more complete email chain, often leading to an increase in productivity, improved collaboration, and a reduction of duplicate data. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150499 | METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION OVER AN INSTANT MESSAGING NETWORK - A method for sharing information in applications via instant messaging (IM), the method includes: receiving a representation of an item in a first IM window on a sending device; recording metadata associated with the item with a sending plugin; sending the item and the associated recorded metadata to one or more receiving devices; receiving the item and the associated recorded metadata in a second IM window at the one or more receiving devices; opening the item with a receiving plugin; and wherein in response to the associated metadata the receiving plugin determines how to position and display information from the item; wherein the item is one or more of the following: a uniform resource locator (URL) and files generated with application software; and wherein the application software comprises word processors, spreadsheets, planning and scheduling, presentation, drawing, financial, statistical, and gaming. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150500 | System and method for automatically generating request-specific backup contact information in an out of office message - A system for automatically generating request-specific backup contact information in an out of office message that automatically generates an out of office message with specific backup contact information based on an automatically determined correspondence between the contents of a received e-mail message and one or more responsibilities of the user an e-mail message is addressed to. A user interface object allows a user to specify one or more keywords for each different one of their roles/responsibilities, and to also specify corresponding backup contact information for each role/responsibility. Incoming e-mail messages are analyzed to detect the user's keywords used to identify one or more corresponding roles/responsibilities. Based on this detection of keywords in the received message and the correspondence of the detected keywords with role/responsibility back up contact information in the persistent storage, only relevant backup contact information is retrieved and included in the out of office reply. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150501 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL DELIVERY OF MESSAGES - The disclosure describes systems and methods delivering communications associated with deliver conditions in which the occurrence of the delivery condition is determined by monitoring information received from a plurality of sources via multiple communication channels. The message delivery systems allow messages to be delivered to any “Who, What, When, Where” from any “Who, What, When, Where” upon the detection of an occurrence of one or more “Who, What, When, Where” delivery conditions. A message (which may be any data object including text-based messages, audio-based message such as voicemail or other audio such as music or video-based prerecorded messages) is delivered in accordance with delivery conditions based on any available data, including topical, spatial, temporal, and/or social data. Furthermore, because the systems coordinate delivery of messages via multiple communication channels and through multiple devices, the communication channel for delivery of a message may be dynamically determined based on the delivery conditions. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL PUBLISH AND SUBSCRIBE SERVER - A system and method for providing a publish and subscribe server that includes channels to allow web based clients to send and receive asynchronous messages. In accordance with an embodiment, the system provides a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) publish and subscribe (pub/sub) server that includes a channels-based means to allow web based clients to send and receive asynchronous messages over HTTP, including in some embodiments messages published by a JMS provider. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150503 | METHOD AND DEVICES TO SEAMLESSLY INJECT SERVICES IN CONTENT FLOWS - A method for automating service invocation in message flows between a client ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150504 | AUTO-CONFIGURATION OF AN INTERNAL VLAN NETWORK INTERFACE - Apparatus and storage media for auto-configuration of an internal network interface are disclosed. Embodiments may install an internal VLAN manager in a logically partitioned computer system along with network agents in each of the partitions in the logically partitioned system to facilitate configuring an internal communications network and the corresponding internal network interfaces in each participating partition. In particular, an administrator accesses internal VLAN manager, selects an internal VLAN ID, selects each of the participating partitions, and configures the communications network with global parameters and ranges. The internal VLAN manager then generates partition parameters and incorporates them into messages for each of the partitions selected to participate in the internal network. Each of the participating partitions receives one of the messages and, in response, invokes the corresponding network agent that extracts partition parameters from the message and creates or re-configures an internal network interface based upon the parameters. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150505 | E-MAIL SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS MAIL SERVERS - A method or system for synchronizing e-mail messages for a user, particularly for POP3 protocols. E-mail messages addressed to the user are received at an e-mail control at a local server, from an external e-mail server. The e-mail control stores each e-mail message in a consolidated e-mail storage at the local server. The e-mail control stores a message identifier for each e-mail message, in a message identifier storage at the local server. It is determined whether an e-mail message in the consolidated e-mail storage has been deleted from the external e-mail server, and if so, then the e-mail message is deleted from the consolidated e-mail storage. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150506 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING EMAIL NOTIFICATION - A system, method and apparatus for implementing email notification are disclosed. The system and method ensures that an email notification (EMN) generation module is able to generate refined email information for a received email according to a configured refined email information format and transmit the generated refined email information to a parsing module. The systems and methods further allow the parsing module in a user equipment to parse out refined email information from the EMN generation module according to a configured refined email information format. An apparatus for implementing email notification includes an email server having the EMN generation module and user equipment (UE) having the parsing module. The system, method and apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention all ensure the UE to be able to receive the refined email information to which the detailed email information in the UE's mail account corresponds. The UE may be able to flexibly perform subsequent email operation according to the received refined email information. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING DELIVERY OF COMMUNICATIONS VIA DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - The disclosure describes systems and methods for prioritizing delivery of a communication to a recipient via a first communication channel, such as email, voice, voicemail, IM, SMS, or even physical parcel. Prioritization is done by dynamically identifying one or more relationships between the recipient and information known about the communication, the relationships determined from social, spatial, temporal, and logical data previously collected by the system from prior communications on any communication channel. Based on the identified relationships, a priority score is generated for the communication and the communication is delivered to the recipient via one of a plurality of delivery modes based on the priority score. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MASTER UNIT AND A PLURALITY OF SLAVE UNITS - System including at least one master unit and a plurality of slave units, wherein the at least one master unit includes means for transmitting control signals to the slave units via radio frequency channels. The slave units are provided with unique addresses and are each associated with a controllable device. The at least one master unit includes means for configuring the slave units that are addressable by the master unit in a number of sectors. The master unit is further designed in such a manner that when a slave unit is allocated to a sector, one or more further slave units may automatically be allocated to the same sector in dependence on properties related to the slave units. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150509 | SMART CLIENT-SERVER SOCKET - A smart client-server socket is disclosed, which comprises: a micro process unit, for signal and operation control; a communication unit, capable of receiving commands from a user for enabling the user to direct electric products connected to a server jack or/and client jacks of the smart client-server socket to enter/exit a stand-by mode; a detection unit, capable of detecting the power consumption of electric product connected to the server jack while informing the micro process unit to perform a stand-by process as soon as the detected power consumption is lower than a specific rated value; and a control unit, for executing the activating/deactivating of the server jack and client jacks according to signals received from the micro process unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING REMOTE MODULE ON VIOS TO MANAGE BACKUPS TO REMOTE BACKUP SERVERS - A system, method, and program product is provided that receives a backup request at a virtual input/output server (VIOS) from a client of the VIOS. The backup request corresponds to a virtual nonvolatile storage that is used by the client. The VIOS retrieves data from the nonvolatile storage device where the virtual nonvolatile storage is stored. The VIOS transmits the retrieved data to a backup server via a computer network, such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a backup software application runs on the VIOS client and a backup proxy software application runs on the VIOS. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150511 | NETWORK WITH DISTRIBUTED SHARED MEMORY - A computer network with distributed shared memory, including a clustered memory cache aggregated from and comprised of physical memory locations on a plurality of physically distinct computing systems. The network also includes a plurality of local cache managers, each of which are associated with a different portion of the clustered memory cache, and a metadata service operatively coupled with the local cache managers. Also, a plurality of clients are operatively coupled with the metadata service and the local cache managers. In response to a request issuing from any of the clients for a data item present in the clustered memory cache, the metadata service is configured to respond with identification of the local cache manager associated with the portion of the clustered memory cache containing such data item. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150512 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING A CATALOG OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS TO A TERMINAL, CORRESPONDING SERVER, TERMINAL, REQUEST SIGNAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method is provided for presenting a catalog of multimedia contents transmitted by a server to a communications terminal, in response to a request sent by the terminal. The method includes adapting the catalog as a function of at least one first piece of information representing a current transmission channel and/or an available effective bit rate, so as to present to the terminal only multimedia contents capable of being transmitted to the terminal at a given point in time. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150513 | Method and System for Gathering Network Data - A system comprises a portal which, for each of a plurality of requests for network data from a plurality of parties, is to: determine which server of a plurality of servers is responsible for gathering data from a network element that has the network data being requested, send a data-gathering task to the server, receive the network data gathered from the network element by the server, and provide the network data to its requesting party. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUAL ADDRESSING OF COMMUNICATIONS ON A NETWORK - The disclosure describes systems and methods delivering communications based on contextual addresses. An address string containing two or more identifiers, which may not be unique identifiers, and at least one conditional operator are provided as the address for a message or communication. The system identifies contextual relationships between a plurality of entities based on prior communications between the entities over the network. Based the contextual relationships, each identifier in the address string is disambiguated to identify one of the entities as a recipient and any associated delivery conditions controlling the delivery of the communication. The communication is then delivered to the identified recipient in accordance with the delivery condition. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150515 | MULTI-INTERFACE STORAGE DEVICE - A multi-interface storage device used in a computer under power off status is disclosed and adapted for transmitting data and communicating with an external electronic device remotely. The multi-interface storage device used in the computer under power off status comprises a transmission interface, an internet interface, a storage unit for storing data and a processing unit. The transmission interface is connected with an electronic device inside the computer, and the internet interface is connected with the external electronic device. The processing unit is connected with the storage unit, the internet interface and the transmission interface for communicating with the external electronic device through the internet interface to enable the external electronic device to store and process the data stored in the storage unit under the power off status of the computer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150516 | Method for providing data application in media reproduction apparatus of automobile - A method for providing a data application in a media reproduction apparatus of an automobile is disclosed. In accordance with the method for providing the data application in the media reproduction apparatus of the automobile, an additional data application associated with a base data application is dynamically received according to a communication status and the additional data application is executed on a scene-by-scene basis. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150517 | MUTLIMEDIA FILE UPLOAD - A method of handling multimedia data, is described, in which packets of a multimedia file from a first computer are received by a second computer. In case, a sub-portion of the multimedia file, representative of the multimedia file, was received by the second computer, before the entire file was received by the second computer, that sub portion is handled by the second computer transmitting to the first computer or to a third computer a result of the handling of the sub-portion, although the entire file was not received by the second computer at the time of the transmission of the result. Additionally, an image processing server is described comprising: a network interface adapted to receive packets, a communication manager adapted to manage reception of multimedia files through the input interface and to conclude when a sub-portion of a multimedia file, representative of the multimedia file received, and an image handling unit configured to handle said sub-portions. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150518 | Dynamic content assembly on edge-of-network servers in a content delivery network - The present invention enables a content provider to dynamically assemble content at the edge of the Internet, preferably on content delivery network (CDN) edge servers. Preferably, the content provider leverages an “edge side include” (ESI) markup language that is used to define Web page fragments for dynamic assembly at the edge. Dynamic assembly improves site performance by catching the objects that comprise dynamically generated pages at the edge of the Internet, close to the end user. The content provider designs and develops the business logic to form and assemble the pages, for example, by using the ESI language within its development environment. Instead of being assembled by an application/web server in a centralized data center, the application/web server sends a page template and content fragments to a CDN edge server where the page is assembled. Each content fragment can have its own cacheability profile to manage the “freshness” of the content. Once a user requests a page (template), the edge server examines its cache for the included fragments and assembles the page on-the-fly. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150519 | PSEUDO REAL TIME INDEXING OF DIGITAL MEDIA FILES - The present disclosure relates to a digital media files and technique for pseudo real time indexing of digital media files. The technique includes capturing at least one digital media file using a network enabled image capture device, connecting the network enabled image capture device to an indexing server over a network and transferring the at least one captured digital media file to the indexing server. The technique further includes indexing the at least one captured digital media file for producing indexed data associated with the at least one captured digital media file, transferring the indexed data associated with the at least one captured digital media file to the network enabled image capture device, and updating the at least one digital media file on the network enabled image capture device with the indexed data. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150520 | Transmitting Assets In UPnP Networks To Remote Servers - Systems and computer program products for allowing a renderer in a UPnP network the capability of being able to render general Internet content of static or dynamic nature, which the renderer was not designed to render in the contents original data format and file type. The system queries all devices on the local network, queries specific remote servers over the Internet, and retrieves data feeds from remote sources. The queried and retrieved data that is not in a format and file type that can be rendered by the renderer is loaded into a template and turned into a format and file type acceptable by the renderer. The queried and retrieved data in the proper format and file type is organized in a custom format and made available for rendering to the renderer. The system has the capability of transmitting content or the metadata of the content within the devices on the local network to a hosting service over the Internet. Additionally, a second local network has the capability of accessing the content stored on the first local network. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150521 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL NETWORK PATH - In general, the invention relates to a method for creating a virtual network path. The method includes instantiating a number of virtual network interface cards (VNICs) on a number of virtual machines, where each virtual machines is located in one of the computers, each of the computers is connected using a chassis interconnect, and the computers share a physical network interface. The method further includes populating a virtual switching table associated with the VNICs and implementing the virtual network path using the virtual switching table. The virtual network path includes a first virtual wire between a first VNIC and a second VNIC, wherein the first VNIC is located in a first computer and wherein the second VNIC is located in a second computer selected from the plurality of computers. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150522 | Transparent configuration of a network appliance - A method and apparatus for configuring a remotely available service. In one embodiment, the method includes downloading configuration data for the remotely available service while running a current instance of the service, and invoking a new instance of the service without causing a current instance of the service to terminate. The method may further include causing the current instance of the service to continue performing designated operations until the new instance completes initialization using the configuration data and is able to perform the designated operations. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150523 | Configuration of IP telephony and other systems - The present specification provides a configurable end-user device comprising a computing environment comprising at least one central processing unit, volatile storage, non-volatile storage, and a network interface interconnected by a bus. The network interface is connectable to one or more other end-user devices via a local area network. The end-user devices, including the configurable end-user device, for accessing at least one service that is available on a wide area network connected to the local area network. The configurable end-user device having a configuration profile storing user-associated feature sets associated with respective log-in data, each user-associated feature set defining how the configurable end-user device is to be configured when the respective log-in data is received at the configurable end-user device. Furthermore a user configuration profile server, a local configuration profile server and an aggregator are provided for storing copies of configuration profiles. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150524 | NETWORK CONFIGURATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An administrator | 2009-06-11 |
20090150525 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING AND UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION OF AN ACCESS DEVICE DURING AUTHENTICATION - A system and method is provided to verify configuration of a client access device requesting access to a network by establishing a communications link between a network access system and the client access device to authenticate and authorize the client access device and a user associated with the client access device. The network access system further receives client device configuration data from the client access device over the communications link during an authentication and authorization exchange and processes the client device configuration data to determine if the client access device will be granted access to the network. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150526 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF DEVICES IN NETWORK - A method for implementing configuration management of devices in a network, device and system thereof are disclosed. The system includes first and second devices corresponding to first and second configuration management servers respectively. The method comprises: determining, by the first configuration management server corresponding to the first device, that the second configuration management server corresponding to the second device can perform configuration management on the first device; triggering, by the second configuration management server corresponding to the second device, the configuration management operation on the first device. In the case that the configuration management servers corresponding to different devices are not the same, a configuration management solution is accordingly provided. For example, in a DSL system, the configuration management server of the device can not only automatically configure and mange the device, but also manage and configure the device and services of the device on the gateway. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150527 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING A VIRTUAL NETWORK PATH - In general in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for reconfiguring a virtual network path. The method includes populating a virtual switching table associated with virtual network interface cards (VNICs), implementing the virtual network path using the virtual switching table, where the virtual network path includes a first virtual wire between a first VNIC located in a first computer and a second VNIC located in a second computer, placing a first network packet and a second network packet in a receive buffer associated with the second VNIC, transmitting the first network packet to the second VNIC using the virtual switching table, migrating the second VNIC from the second computer to a third computer, updating the virtual switching table based on migrating the second VNIC, and transmitting the second network packet to the second VNIC in the third computer using the virtual switching table. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150528 | METHOD FOR SETTING UP FAILURE RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT - A method for configuring failover environment, wherein the data on the configuration of the standby server device is obtained by transferring a program for obtaining configuration data to the standby server device; comparison is made in the configuration management table in the management server between the configuration of the standby server device and that of the working server device; and the working server device is started up by emulating the configuration lacking in the working server device by using the unit for emulating the server configuration when the configuration of the standby server device and that of the working server device are different from each other. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENFORCING RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINES ACROSS MIGRATION - In general, the invention relates to a method for migrating virtual machines. The method includes obtaining migration criteria for a first virtual machine (VM) where the migration criteria is a bandwidth constraint for the first VM. The method further includes sending a request comprising the migration criteria to a second computer in the chassis, receiving a response to request from the second computer, where response indicates that the second computer can satisfy the migration criteria. The method further includes suspending execution of the first VM on the first computer and obtaining information to migrate the first VM, migrating the first VM and a first VNIC associated with the first VM, updating a virtual switching table in the chassis to reflect the migration of the first VM; and resuming execution of the first VM on the second computer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150530 | Server device, terminal device, content sender/receiver system, content sender/receiver method, and program - A server device configured to send a content to a terminal device when the server device and the terminal device are capable of connecting to each other, the server device includes a selected metadata receiver section configured to, when metadata concerning the content that is not stored in the terminal device has been selected in the terminal device, receive the selected metadata, and a content sender section configured to send the content related to the selected metadata to the terminal device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150531 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus includes a data storage unit configured to store data, an information storage unit configured to store identification information of an apparatus that has set a link to the data stored in the data storage unit and information indicating a link type of the link, a reception unit configured to receive a link request for setting a link to the data stored in the data storage unit from another data processing apparatus, a setting unit configured to set the link to the data stored in the data storage unit based on the link request received by the reception unit, and a sending unit configured to send the information stored in the information storage unit to the another data processing apparatus according to the link being set by the setting unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150532 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLIENT COMPUTER MANAGING MULTIPLE SERVERS - A method for a client computer managing a plurality of servers via a network is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A selection list of the servers supporting a keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) over IP (iKVM) function is displayed in the client computer in which the selection list provides information corresponding to each server. At least one server is selected from the selection list in the client computer. Then, the client computer is connected to the selected server by logging into the selected server automatically such that the client computer is capable of controlling the selected server. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150533 | DETECTING NEED TO ACCESS METADATA DURING DIRECTORY OPERATIONS - In at least some disclosed embodiments, a method includes receiving a request to list information about data in a first directory, and searching for a unique symbol in the first directory based on the request. The unique symbol is associated with a stub file in the first directory. The method further includes providing information about data in a second directory in response to the request if the unique symbol is found. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150534 | Load balancing technique implemented in a data network device utilizing a data cache - Techniques for implementing a load balanced server system are described which may be used for effecting electronic commerce over a data network. The system comprises a load balancing system and a plurality of servers in communication with the load balancing system. Each of the plurality of servers may include a respective data cache for storing state information relating to client session transactions conducted between the server and a particular client. The load balancing system can be configured to select, using a load balancing protocol, an available first server from the plurality of servers to process an initial packet received from a source device such as, for example, a client machine of a customer. The load balancing system can also configured to route subsequent packets received from the source device to the first server. Before generating its response, the first server may verify that the state information relating to a specific client session stored in the data cache is up-to-date. If the first server determines that the state information stored in the data cache is not up-to-date, then the first server may be configured to retrieve the desired up-to-date state information from a database which is configured to store all state information relating to client sessions which have been initiated with the server system. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150535 | GENERATING AND SUPPLYING USER CONTEXT DATA - Techniques are described for providing information about a context that is modeled with multiple context attributes. In some situations, at least some of the context attributes have values used by modules for generating values of other context attributes, and the providing includes determining that a first module is generating a first value of a first of the context attributes of the modeled context and determining that a circular reference exists when it is determined that a module is to generate another value of the first context attribute such that the generating of the another value is caused by the generating of the first value of the first context attribute. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150536 | Application layer congestion control - A method of managing congestion within a request-response system is disclosed. The method includes determining a response time that is directly or indirectly indicative of how long it takes a back end system to process a request received from a front end system and return a corresponding response. The response time is compared to a threshold criterion. A determination is made, based at least in part on the comparison, that the back end system is becoming congested with requests from the front end system. The front end system is adjusted so as to at least temporarily reduce the number of requests provided to the back end system by the front end system. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150537 | Data communication method for a set of hard-real time applications within a network - A data communication method for a set of hard real-time applications with an associated set of predefined network requirements (PNR) is provided. The method comprises configuring the physical layer of the network with a set of static modulation parameters (SMPs) to guarantee the PNRs are met at worst-case operating conditions for the network. The method further comprises measuring the current network performance within the network based on a given network performance monitoring schedule and, whenever the current network performance exceeds the PNRs by predefined amounts, adjusting the physical layer of the network by selecting a set of dynamic modulation parameters (DMP's) to increase the bandwidth availability within the network. Advantageously, the invention further allows for the allocation of the excess bandwidth to a set of non-hard real-time applications, whenever the current network performance exceeds the PNR. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150538 | Method and system for monitoring virtual wires - In general, the invention relates to a method for monitoring virtual wires. The method includes selecting a first virtual wire to monitor, wherein the first virtual wire connects a first virtual network interface card (VNIC) located on a first computer to a second VNIC located on a second computer, where the first computer and the second computer are connected to a chassis, and where the first virtual wire is implemented by the chassis. The method further includes collecting usage statistics associated with the first virtual wire, and performing a first action using the collected usage statistics associated with the first virtual wire. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150539 | Webpage domain monitoring - Webpage domain monitoring is described. In an implementation, one or more web pages are obtained at a client, with each said web page including a plurality of content that is provided, respectively, via a plurality of domains. The plurality of domains that were used to provide the plurality of content is identified and a counter is incremented, respectively, for each identified domain. When the counter for a respective said domain exceeds a threshold, a notification is output by the client that indicates that the respective said domain has a likelihood of tracking the client. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150540 | Method for identifying components in a network - A method of identifying components in a network path by defining a role for a component from a rule governing another component or the network path, and identifying an instance of such first component from a data base listing instances of the component and associations of such component with other components in the path. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150541 | System and method for dynamically generating user interfaces for network client devices - A system and method for dynamically generating user interfaces for client devices in an electronic network includes a network server and a network of client devices. Each of the client devices monitors and compiles client statistics regarding usage characteristics for various elements of corresponding user interfaces. A recommendation engine of the network server accesses and analyzes the client statistics to thereby generate individual user interface recommendations for the various client devices. The client devices may then dynamically update their respective user interfaces in accordance with respective individual user interface recommendations. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150542 | MANAGEMENT COMPUTER, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF A STORAGE SYSTEM - To solve a problem in that reliable detection of a performance problem caused by a configuration change needs detailed performance information, which is costly to keep and analyze, a management computer which manages a computer system having a host computer and a storage system is provided. The management computer is configured to: store performance information obtained from resources that belong to paths at first time intervals until a predetermined length of time elapses since the detection of an addition or removal of the resources to the paths; store performance information obtained from the resources that belong to the paths at second time intervals, which are longer than the first time intervals, without storing performance information obtained from the resources that belong to the paths at the first time intervals after the predetermined length of time elapses since the detection of the addition or removal of the resources to the paths. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150543 | Communication System and Communication Device - A communication system includes a communication device and a communication network configured to communicate with the communication device. The communication network includes a storage unit configured to store first communication information related to a communication to the communication device that is generated when communications with the communication device are unattainable; and a notifying unit configured to send the first communication information stored in the storage unit to the communication device when communications with the communication device become attainable. The communication device is configured to receive the first communication information sent from the notifying unit, and includes a restraining unit configured to restrain function of a local device based on the first communication information. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150544 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device and an information processing method are provided which can provide services to all clients (users) at a certain service level while preventing a server from being overloaded by reducing concentration of access from some clients without requiring special processing on the client side. The server monitors requests sent from clients and does not execute business logic as an error when receiving intervals of requests do not exceed a threshold. Also, timing of a request being resent from a client next time is controlled by controlling return timing when an error response is returned to the client. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150545 | AUTOMATIC COLLECTION AND UPDATING OF APPLICATION USAGE - A method and system providing automatic collection and updating of application usage on a large number of electronic devices without user intervention. The electronic devices may be a palm-sized computer systems, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or wireless telephones. On an electronic device, application usage statistics, for example, the number of times a user uses an application, are gathered and stored. Once gathered and stored, the usage statistics are transferred to a host computer, and subsequently to a server (alternatively, the electronic device can send the gathered statistics directly to a server). The server tabulates usage statistics gathered from a plurality of electronic devices and publishes the results. The users of the electronic devices that gather usage statistics can be compensated in a variety of ways (e.g., monetary, chances in a raffle, discounts on purchases etc.). | 2009-06-11 |
20090150546 | Protecting Encrypted Files Transmitted over a Network - An improved system and approaches for protecting secured files when being used by an application (e.g., network browser) that potentially transmits the files over a network to unknown external locations are disclosed. According to one aspect, access to secured files is restricted so that unsecured versions of the secured files are not able to be transmitted over a network (e.g., the Internet) to unauthorized destinations. In one embodiment, processes operating on a computer system are monitored to determine destination locations, if any, of said processes, and then using such destination locations to determine whether to permit the processes to open files in a secure or unsecured manner. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150547 | Method and system for scaling applications on a blade chassis - In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for scaling an application. The method includes executing a first instance of the application on a first computer in a chassis, where the first instance of the application is associated with a first VNIC and a second VNIC executing on the first computer. The method further includes loading a second instance of the application on a second computer in the chassis, where the second instance of the application is associated with a third VNIC and a fourth VNIC executing on the second computer. The method further includes re-programming a network express manager in the chassis to direct a portion of network traffic directed to the first VNIC to the third VNIC and executing the second instance of the application after the re-programming. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150548 | Management of network-based services and servers within a server cluster - Techniques are described to manage network-based services and servers within a server cluster. In an implementation, a plurality of sub-groups is formed of servers included in a server cluster. Network-based services are assigned to each of the sub-groups such that at least two of the sub-groups have matching deployments of the network-based services. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150549 | Dynamic communication stack - A method of facilitating communication between a resource and a computer is described. The computer employs a software application that allows the computer to communicate with the resource. The resource may comprise a medical device such as a blood glucose meter or an insulin pump. In order to facilitate communication between the computer and the resource, the software constructs a communication protocol particular to the type of resource connected to the computer. The stack comprising the communication protocol allows the computer to communicate with the resource. Once the resource and computer cease communication, the stack may be removed from the memory of the computer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150550 | LOCAL DEVICE REDIRECTION - A system for redirecting a local device to a remote system includes a proxy configured to communicate with a remote access module. The remote access module is configured to establish a remote access connection between a system and a remote system. The proxy is configured to receive socket connection information for establishing a socket connection between the system and the remote system. The proxy is also configured to receive, from the remote system over the socket connection, at least one device transaction designated for a virtual device local to the remote system. The virtual device may correspond with a Universal Serial Bus device locally connected to the system. A system for automatically redirecting a local device to a remote system, as well as a system for utilizing a local device of a remote system, are also provided. Methods and machine-readable media are also provided. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150551 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COOKIE EXPIRATION BASED ON USER IDLE AND PRESENCE DETECTION - Detecting Internet web navigation and web browsing idle conditions using cookies during navigating and browsing sessions, is accomplished by receiving in a local computer, from a server, a cookie that has at least one policy that causes the cookie to have either an active or expired status, based on either the presence of web content provided by the server or detection that either the user is idle or the user is away from the local computer. The cookie containing the policy is stored on the local client computer. A signal from a user of the local client computer activates the policy in the cookie; thus, causing the cookie to have a status of either active or expired. When a signal is received from the server requesting the status of the cookie, the local computer determines whether the status of the cookie is active or expired. When the status is active, the server continues to provide content to the local computer and when the status is expired, then the server stops sending content to the local computer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND TRANSMISSION OF CLASSIFIED CONDITIONAL ACCESS APPLICATION TO PROVIDE DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM SERVICE - A method and apparatus for management and transmission of a classified conditional access application to provide Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) service according to disclosed embodiments is an effective managing method according to a type of a conditional access module in a software version in the DCAS. In particular, it relates to a method and apparatus which can continuously provide Pay per View (PPV) service during movement in a DCAS service operator (SO) network, such as maintaining independence of CAS SO in DCAS, provide adaptability to adapt to a variety of policies of the SO, and install an optimum application in a terminal. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150553 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN COORDINATING MULTIMEDIA DEVICES - Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods for use in playing back content. Some of these methods access a content package comprising media content to be locally played back; detect, as defined by the content package, whether a remote secondary device is available with which a connection can be established; determine whether an authorization to establish the connection has been confirmed; establish, when the authorization is confirmed, a communication connection; determine, as instructed by the content package and when the communication with the secondary device is established, whether one or more commands are received from the secondary device; and implement, as instructed by the content package and when it is determined that the one or more commands are received from the secondary device, the one or more commands in controlling playback experience of the media content. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150554 | Digital media communication protocol - A digital media communication protocol structured to selectively transmit one or more digital media files between a media terminal and a media node via a communication link on an interactive computer network. The communication link is initiated by the media terminal, wherein the media terminal is disposed in an accessible relation to the interactive computer network. The digital media communication protocol, and in particular, the communication link, is further structured to bypass at least one security measure, such as, for example, a password, security key, and/or firewall. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150555 | MEMORY TO MEMORY COMMUNICATION AND STORAGE FOR HYBRID SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems. Under the present invention, a data stream is received on a first computing device of a hybrid system. An attempt is made to store the data stream on the first computing device up to a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the first computing device. It is then determined whether to store at least a portion of the data stream on a second computing device of the hybrid system that is in communication with the first computing device. This decision is based on the per stream limit and the total storage limit of the first computing device as well as a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the second computing device. Thereafter, the at least a portion of the data stream and a control signal are communicated to the second computing device for storage. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150556 | MEMORY TO STORAGE COMMUNICATION FOR HYBRID SYSTEMS - Under the present invention, a hybrid system having multiple computing devices and storage devices is provided. The “multiple computing devices” typically include at least one server and at least one processor, both of which include local memory. Thus, the hybrid system will typically have at least two different types of computing devices. The “multiple storage devices” are typically implemented within a storage area network, and include at least one staging storage device and at least one processed data storage device. These devices will be utilized to store incoming data streams in the event that either computing device lacks sufficient space and/or sufficient credits for transmission to another computing device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150557 | DYNAMIC BIT RATE SCALING - The invention provides for a download agent executing on a computing device to dynamically select between media files with different media quality for delivery of media content provided by a media content provider. The download agent may select between different media files with similar content but different quality based on a playback rate of the media file, the resolution of the media file, or the encoding scheme of the media file. The download agent may seamlessly transition from one media file to another media file at key frames to avoid any motion artifacts and to avoid requiring a user to restart the media file. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150558 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED STREAMING SERVICE OF PORTABLE DEVICES - A method and a system for a distributed streaming service of portable devices forming a short-distance communication network. A buffer size and a priority of each of the portable devices are determined according to their remaining memory capacity, respectively. Each portable device calculates a buffering time using the buffer size and the priority, and receives sub-contents, corresponding to the buffering time, of a streaming content from a streaming server. A master device of the portable devices plays the sub-contents by acquiring them from the other portable devices. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150559 | PROVIDING CONTENT SYNCHRONIZED WITH A PRODUCTION - A solution for providing content synchronized with a production is provided. The solution obtains a plurality of possible start times for the production, the plurality of possible start times being based upon at least one of: a length of the production or a broadcast schedule policy; and repeatedly initiates a content stream to coincide with each of the possible start times without regard to an actual start time for the production. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150560 | REAL-TIME MINING AND REDUCTION OF STREAMED DATA - A stream data node receives real-time streamed data from one or more input devices, dynamically filters the streamed data to reduce the streamed data, and delivers the reduced data when requested. By providing real-time filtering of the data, the amount of data that must be stored in a database may be substantially reduced. The stream data node can perform aggregation functions, group functions, and select functions, thereby also significantly reducing the amount of data that must be stored in a database. The stream data node may also be part of a query execution data structure, where it delivers its data when requested by another node in the query execution data structure. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150561 | Modulator timing for quantum key distribution - Methods for establishing modulator timing for a QKD system ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150562 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING A COMMUNICATION SESSION TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF A GROUP OF DEVICES HAVING A COMMON REGISTRATION IDENTITY - An apparatus, and an associated method, for directing communications of a communication session to a selected communication device, or devices, of a group of commonly-registered devices. A device-direction policy is created and stored at a network entity. The policy identifies preferred devices to which communications of a communication session are to be provided. A SIP Invite, or other communication-session initiation message, is provided to the network entity. The network entity detects the message, accesses the policy, and forwards on the message in accordance with the policy. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150563 | Control path I/O virtualisation - There is disclosed a data switch in combination with a proxy controller, the data switch being configured for routing data traffic and control traffic between at least one input/output (I/O) device and at least one server including a memory having an address space including set of data buffers and a list of command/status descriptors. The data switch is configured to:
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20090150564 | PER-USER BANDWIDTH AVAILABILITY - A system for calculating bandwidth availability for best servicing a user is disclosed. The system optimizes network performance and network utilization by making use of routing table information and bandwidth utilization information between the servers and the user. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150565 | SOA infrastructure for application sensitive routing of web services - Various exemplary embodiments are a system and related method for application sensitive forwarding of a request for a web service including a broker that manages the forwarding of the request, a metric table that stores statistics for the web service, and a database storing the metric table and least one load balancing policy. Various exemplary embodiments include an optimization policy manager that manages forwarding of the request, a class of services table that stores information, and a database storing the class of services table and at least one optimization policy. Various exemplary embodiments include a database storing a security-based policy and a location-based policy defining trust environments, a request processor that receives the request from the client and determines a current environment of the client based on the at least one location-based policy, and a quarantining subsystem that drops the request when the request violates the security-based policy. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150566 | VIRTUALLY SYNCHRONOUS PAXOS - A variant of Paxos is referred to as Virtually Synchronous Paxos (VS Paxos). VS Paxos is a self-reconfigurable protocol that allows for delay only for reconfiguration decisions, without placing an artificial limit on regular decisions. In an implementation of VS Paxos, subject to any restriction on reconfiguration decisions, a leader may activate an unbounded number of consensus instances ahead. A VS Paxos technique permits unlimited progress during stability periods, in that a leader may initiate commands at any number of consensus instances without bound. VS Paxos waits for command completion only when configuration-changing commands occur. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150567 | ADDRESS TRANSLATOR, MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND EQUIPMENT - An address translator includes an SIP message detecting function. Upon detection of an SIP message, the address translator sends the SIP message to an SIP address translator. The SIP address translator extracts addresses for translation, and makes a query to the address translator. The SIP address translator translates an IP address included in the SIP message, using translation information of the address translator. Thus, an SIP communication is accomplished between terminals belonging to different regions in association of the address translator and the SIP address translator. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING BETWEEN A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM AND A DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM - Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for synchronizing between a decentralized computing system and a centralized computing system. In some embodiments, a decentralized record may be received from a computing platform, wherein the decentralized record may be created when the computing platform communicates in a decentralized pattern. Information may be detected from the decentralized record to provide detected information, wherein the detected information may reveal a decentralization characteristic of the decentralized record. Then, the decentralized record may be converted into a centralized record while hiding the detected information from the centralized record and the centralized record may be sent to a server. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150569 | SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Mobile synchronization systems are provided for synchronizing user data objects among user devices. In one embodiment, mobile devices are provided with a synchronized environment to a user desktop, having either synchronized copies of the data objects, or a shortcut to a system peer storing the data object. Another embodiment provides priority scoring of data objects to keep the most desired objects locally on mobile devices. Another embodiment provides separate handling and prioritization for user media files. Preferably, synchronization is always-on and user transparent. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150570 | Sharing Assets Between UPnP Networks - Systems and computer program products for allowing a renderer in a UPnP network the capability of being able to render general Internet content of static or dynamic nature, which the renderer was not designed to render in the contents original data format and file type. The system queries all devices on the local network, queries specific remote servers over the Internet, and retrieves data feeds from remote sources. The queried and retrieved data that is not in a format and file type that can be rendered by the renderer is loaded into a template and turned into a format and file type acceptable by the renderer. The queried and retrieved data in the proper format and file type is organized in a custom format and made available for rendering to the renderer. The system has the capability of transmitting content or the metadata of the content within the devices on the local network to a hosting service over the Internet. Additionally, a second local network has the capability of accessing the content stored on the first local network. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150571 | METHOD OF USING PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTED TO COMPUTER VIA NETWORK, AND PROGRAM - This invention provides a method of connecting a network-connected image input device, to which a plug-and-play function cannot be applied to a computer installed with an OS (operating system) and using the image input device. To this end, when a control program of the image input device is activated, the program notifies the OS of information indicating that the peripheral device is connected, irrespective of connection/non-connection between the peripheral device and the computer. Upon reception of a command for activating the peripheral device, the control program confirms the connection/non-connection between the peripheral device and the computer. When the connection is confirmed, the control program controls the peripheral device to activate. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150572 | STRUCTURE FOR HANDLING DATA REQUESTS - A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design is provided. The design structure generally includes a computer system that includes a CPU, a memory controller, memory, a bus connecting the CPU, memory controller and memory, circuitry for providing a speculative read threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of the total number of reads that can be speculatively issued, and circuitry for intermixing demand reads and speculative reads in accordance with the speculative read threshold. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150573 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a detector configured to detect connection of an external device, a determination unit configured to determine whether content associated with the external device is included in the content data, and an external device operation controller configured to set the content associated with the external device to be content to be operated by the external device when the detector detects the connection of the external device and the determination unit determines that the content associated with the external device is included in the content data. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150574 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND CONSOLIDATING PORTABLE DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that organizes and consolidates the functionality of a portable device. During operation, the system tracks the usage of at least one application and at least one data file by a user of the portable device. Next, the system determines usage-context information from the tracked usage and generates a chronological log that includes the tracked usage and the usage-context information. Finally, the system displays the chronological log to the user in a manner which enables the user to use the usage-context information to access the functionality of the portable device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150575 | Dynamic logical data channel assignment using time-grouped allocations - A method, system and program are provided for dynamically allocating DMA channel identifiers to multiple DMA transfer requests that are grouped in time by virtualizing DMA transfer requests into an available DMA channel identifier using a channel bitmap listing of available DMA channels to select and set an allocated DMA channel identifier. Once the input values associated with the DMA transfer requests are mapped to the selected DMA channel identifier, the DMA transfers are performed using the selected DMA channel identifier, which is then deallocated in the channel bitmap upon completion of the DMA transfers. When there is a request to wait for completion of the data transfers, the same input values are used with the mapping to wait on the appropriate logical channel. With this method, all available logical channels can be utilized with reduced instances of false-sharing. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150576 | Dynamic logical data channel assignment using channel bitmap - A method, system and program are provided for dynamically allocating DMA channel identifiers by virtualizing DMA transfer requests into available DMA channel identifiers using a channel bitmap listing of available DMA channels to select and set an allocated DMA channel identifier. Once an input value associated with the DMA transfer request is mapped to the selected DMA channel identifier, the DMA transfer is performed using the selected DMA channel identifier, which is then deallocated in the channel bitmap upon completion of the DMA transfer. When there is a request to wait for completion of the data transfer, the same input value is used with the mapping to wait on the appropriate logical channel. With this method, all available logical channels can be utilized with reduced instances of false-sharing. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150577 | Data Processing Method And System - A method of retrieving data blocks in a storage area network, the method comprising selecting a first one of a plurality of paths to a storage device; retrieving a first number of sequential data blocks from the storage device along the first path; and selecting a second one of the plurality of paths for retrieving subsequent sequential data blocks from the storage device. One or both of the selected paths may be the path with the lowest average turnaround time of all of the available paths. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150578 | COM Port Manager - There is provided a system and method for managing communication ports on a computer device. The method comprises the steps of scanning the system file structure, determining port assignments for active devices from a known location in the system file structure, scanning additional locations in the system file structure, determining port assignments for dynamic devices from the additional locations in the system file structure, and displaying the active devices, dynamic devices and the corresponding determined port assignments. The system comprises a memory for storing instructions, and a processor for executing the instructions stored in the memory. The executed instructions generate a system file structure scanner component for scanning the system file structure and generating device data based on the scanned system file structure, a device data structure for storing the device data received from the computer system file structure scanner component, and a port assigner component for assigning communication ports based on the device data structure. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150579 | WIRE CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING A COMPUTER MAINFRAME WITH AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - A wire connection assembly for connecting a computer mainframe and an external device includes an arranging portion, a connector, a wire winder, and a signal control panel. The arranging portion, the wire winder, and the signal control panel are compatible to a computer mainframe, and the connector is compatible to the arranging portion, wherein the wire winder can reel in or release a signal transmission cable therein, an end of the signal transmission cable connects to the connector, and the other end connects to the signal control panel. The connector has an installing portion which is installable to or detachable from the compatible arranging portion, an electrical connection is provided through the installation between the connector and the external device and through the wire winder the connector can be dragged away from a computer mainframe and remains connected. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150580 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER MANAGEMENT - A method and a system for computer management are provided. An embodiment of a computer management system controls a plurality of computers. A Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) switch controls at least one computer by a control signal and receives video data output therefrom. A console is coupled to the KVM switch through a first network, comprising a user interface to provide the control signal and to display the video data. The console is capable of converting the video data into a video file, and the converted video file is then stored in a storage medium. The first network may be Internet, Ethernet, Intranet, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN) or wireless network or combinations thereof. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150581 | Method and system for providing data volumes - A method for processing input/output request packets (IRPs) directed to Data Volumes having a meta-data extent and at least one data extent begins by initiating an IRP. The IRP is evaluated by a volume filter to determine a meta-data extent to handle the IRP. The IRP is directed by the volume filter to the appropriate meta-data extent. The IRP is redirected from the meta-data extent to at least one data extent associated with the meta-data extent. | 2009-06-11 |