| 24th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (06-11-09/06-11-09_59) part 59 |
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| 20090150675 | SECURE MESSAGE FORWARDING SYSTEM DETECTING USER'S PREFERENCES INCLUDING SECURITY PREFERENCES - A system and method for providing secure message services. The system includes a forwarding service to receive message for delivery to a recipient. The system checks for preferences for delivery of the message content including encryption preferences and notifies the recipient or delivers the message according to the encryption preferences. The system includes an interoperability engine to determine delivery preferences including security preferences, the security preferences indicating a security protocol by which the message can be securely delivered to the recipient. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150676 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROBUST WATERMARK INSERTION AND EXTRACTION FOR DIGITAL SET-TOP BOXES - Methods and systems for robust watermark insertion and extraction for digital set-top boxes are disclosed and may include descrambling, detecting watermarking messages in a received video signal utilizing a watermark message parser, and immediately watermarking the descrambled video signal utilizing an embedded CPU. The embedded CPU may utilize code that may be signed by an authorized key, encrypted externally to the chip, decrypted, and stored in memory in a region off-limits to other processors. The video signal may be watermarked in a decompressed domain. The enabling of the watermarking may be verified utilizing a watchdog timer. The descriptors corresponding to the watermarking may be stored in memory that may be inaccessible by the main CPU. The watermark may comprise unique identifier data specific to the chip and a time stamp, and may be encrypted utilizing an on-chip combinatorial function. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150677 | TECHNIQUES FOR REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE PASSWORD POLICIES - Techniques real-time adaptive password policies are presented. Patterns for passwords are regularly analyzed along with other factors associated with the patterns to dynamically determine password strength values. The strength values can change over time based on usage statistics. When a strength value falls below an acceptable threshold, passwords associated with that particular pattern can be downgraded or rejected in real-time and existing policy can be adapted to reflect the undesirability of that pattern. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150678 | Computer and method for sending security information for authentication - The present invention provides a computer and a method of sending security information for authentication, which relate to transmission of data information in computers. The present invention solves the vulnerability of information when a user conducts network transaction activities by a terminal. The computer of the present invention comprises: a virtual system platform; a first guest operating system installed on the virtual system platform, which is for installing a service application module, wherein the service application module generates a security information input interface when it is being executed; a second guest operating system installed on the virtual system platform; the second guest operating system comprises: a dynamic password generation module for generating security information, the security information is input into the security information input interface and is sent to a network server for authentication. The security of network activities conducted by users can be enhanced. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150679 | SECURE DATA CARTRIDGE - An embodiment of a data cartridge for interfacing with a data cartridge authorization system is disclosed. The data cartridge includes a drive and a communication interface. The drive is configured to store data, where the data comprises first information a first password and a fingerprint. The drive comprises an authentication feature configured to lock access to at least a portion of the data where a second password presented to the drive doesn't agree with the first password. The communication interface is coupled to the electronic storage medium and configured to communicatively couple to an authorization system. The communication interface is further configured to: (1) pass the first information to the authorization system subsequent to being communicatively coupled to the authorization system, (2) if the authentication feature is activated, receive the second password in response to passing the first information, and unlock access to the portion of the data locked by the first password if the second password agrees with the first password; and (3) pass the fingerprint to the authorization system. The communication interface is authorized to pass data to and/or receive data from the authorization system if the authorization system verifies the fingerprint as being correlated to the first information. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150680 | Data Security in Mobile Devices - Systems, methods for computer program products for securely storing data in a data store or in an external data store associated with a mobile device are described herein. Data that is being sent from an application module to a data store, on the mobile device or an external data store used by the mobile device is first encrypted by a security manager. The security manager encrypts data based on an encryption algorithm that may be selected by a user. Data received from an application module is thus stored in an encrypted form on a data store. When an application requests data from the data store, the security manager decrypts the data and provides the data to the application module in its decrypted form. All data that is transmitted to or received from a data store or an external data store is intercepted by the security manager for encryption and decryption respectively. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150681 | Secure Software Download - Software can be downloaded securely using a multi-encryption method, where the decryption is completed when the software is executed. In one aspect, a multi-encrypted data item is received. One or more of the encryptions on the multi-encrypted data item is decrypted, yielding a partially decrypted data item. The partially decrypted data item is stored in a reserved portion of a storage medium. The partially decrypted data item is fetched from the storage medium and decrypted to yield the data item. The decryption can be performed using one or more circuits that implement multiple decryption processes, including multiple algorithm-key combinations. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150682 | Third Party Secured Storage for Web Services and Web Applications - A system and method for providing third party secure hosting of an application. The system and method includes providing a host system with a main memory and a third party secured memory, the third party secured memory storing third party information; encrypting the third party information stored on the third party secured memory upon access by a user, the encrypting being via a security key, the security key being held at a customer location; and, enabling access to the third party information only to users having the security key. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150683 | Method and system for associating database content for security enhancement - A system and method for associating database content for security enhancement is provided, the method being applicable to a system comprising a computer configured to process a data management application and to store data in databases. According to one embodiment of the method according to the invention, the application uses an encryption key to encrypt data. The application stores the encrypted data in two or more databases. The databases may comprise a system database for storing encrypted user access data and one or more results databases for storing patient data. Databases may be stored locally, remotely, or both locally and remotely. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150684 | ANTI-ATTACKING METHOD FOR PRIVATE KEY, CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING THE SAME - An anti-attacking method for a private key is provided. The method includes using a plurality of storage areas for storing the same security information. The method also includes selecting one of the storage areas as a currently-used storage area for accessing the security information and synchronously updating the security information stored in the other storage areas while updating the security information stored in the currently-used used storage area when generating a digital signature by using a signature rule and the private key. The method further includes selecting one of the other storage areas as the currently-used storage area for correctly accessing the security information when detecting an attack on the security information stored in the currently-used storage area during generation of the digital signature. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the attacker from stealing the private key. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150685 | PROGRAM EXECUTION DEVICE - A program execution device capable of protecting a program against unauthorized analysis and alteration is provided. The program execution device includes an execution unit, a first protection unit, and a second protection unit. The execution unit executes a first program and a second program, and is connected with an external device that is capable of controlling the execution. The first protection unit disconnects the execution unit from the external device while the execution unit is executing the first program. The second protection unit protects the first program while the execution unit is executing the second program. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150686 | ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM EVENT DETECTION AND ANTICIPATION - A method for analyzing an electrical power system includes analyzing data representing a signal of interest of the power system, the data containing at least one power system event; and based on the analysis, associating the power system event with a root cause. A computer program product is also provided for carrying out the method. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150687 | POWER SHARING BETWEEN PORTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES - A method and apparatus that allows for controlling operating time of a portable computer system and a peripheral device. A portable computing system that includes a rechargeable power supply and that includes a connection mechanism for coupling to a peripheral device is used to control operating time of the portable computer system and the peripheral device. In one embodiment, a user can choose between maximizing the operating time of the portable computer, maximizing the operating time of the peripheral device, or maximizing the life of the entire system (maximizing the operating time of the portable computer system and the peripheral device). When operating time of the portable computer system is to be maximized, power is sent from the peripheral device to the portable computer system to extend the operating time of the portable computer system. Similarly, when operating time of the peripheral device is to be maximized, power is sent from the rechargeable power supply of the portable computer system to the peripheral device to extend the operating time of the peripheral device. When operating time of the entire system is to be maximized, power is moved such that the operating time for the portable computer system is equal to the operating time of the peripheral device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150688 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENT SUPPLY OF POWER TO A MICROCONTROLLER - A method and a system for supplying power to a microcontroller with a single cell. One embodiment of the present invention discloses incorporation of a power supply pump circuit with the microcontroller and their dynamic interaction. The microcontroller sends its power requirements to the power supply pump circuit and in response, the power supply pump circuit controls the operating voltage with optimal efficiency. The dynamic update of power supply pump circuit results in an efficient use of the power supply pump circuit and thus results in a reduction of the number of dry cell batteries to only a single cell. Incorporation of the microcontroller and power supply pump circuit onto a single chip reduces the pin number requirements as well as the space required on the printed circuit board. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150689 | Data Path Controller With Integrated Power Management to Manage Power Consumption of a Computing Device and its Components - A data path controller, a computer device, an apparatus and a method are disclosed for integrating power management functions into a data path controller to manage power consumed by processors and peripheral devices. By embedding power management within the data path controller, the data path controller can advantageously modify its criteria in-situ so that it can adapt its power management actions in response to changes in processors and peripheral devices. In addition, the data path controller includes a power-managing interface that provides power-monitoring ports for monitoring and/or quantifying power consumption of various components. In one embodiment, the data path controller includes a power-monitoring interface for selectably monitoring power of a component. It also includes a controller for adjusting operational characteristics of the component for modifying the power consumed by the component to comply with a performance profile, which generally specifies permissible power consumption levels for the component. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150690 | PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING SINGLE-CELL BATTERY - The present invention features a personal computing device that may be powered by a single battery having a single lithium-ion cell or by a plurality of lithium-ion cells connected in parallel. The personal computing device may provide computing power comparable to that of conventional laptop computers and execute an operating system and application software comparable to that executed by conventional laptop computers. Furthermore, the battery's time between charging, when used to power the personal computing device, may be similar to the time between charging of a multi-cell battery when used to power a conventional laptop computer. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150691 | POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A power management system used to control a computer system. The power management system includes a general purpose input/output (GPIO) pin, a power control chip, and a controller. The GPIO pin outputs a power control signal. The power control chip receives the power control signal to power on or off the computer system. The controller controls the GPIO pin output the power control signal, sets the GPIO pin as an output pin while the GPIO pin outputs the power control signal, and then sets the GPIO pin as an input pin after the GPIO pin outputs the power control signal. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150692 | PORTABLE ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE POWER CONSUMPTION - Power is conserved in a portable, ultrasound imaging device ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150693 | METHOD FOR POWER CAPPING WITH CO-OPERATIVE DYNAMIC VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY SCALING - A co-operative mechanism in which a service processor and a host CPU (with an OS running thereupon) work together to implement both power capping and utilization-based power savings, and with negligible side effects. Preferably, a 2-level modulation scheme is employed to undertake both power capping and energy savings simultaneously. Preferably, a frequency governor in the OS running on a host processor saves power by modulating p-states based on a shared table, thus avoiding SMIs. The range of the p-states in the shared table is adjusted to implement power capping in conjunction with power sensors in the system. This adjustment can be done either by a service processor, which can monitor total energy consumption, or an OS or software running on the host processor, which can read energy consumption from the service processor and adjust the shared table. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150694 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a housing, a power supply incorporated in the housing, a conversion unit which converts a voltage supplied from the power supply, a detection unit which detects a voltage supplied from the power supply, and a control unit which, when the voltage detected by the detection unit has become less than or equal to a specific threshold value, controls the power supply so as to lower not only a voltage output from the conversion unit by a specific percentage but also a voltage supplied to the detection unit by a specific percentage. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150695 | Predicting future power level states for processor cores - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for providing power state change information from a plurality of cores of a processor package to a predictor at a periodic interval and generating a prediction to indicate a predicted operation level of the cores during a next operating period. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150696 | Transitioning a processor package to a low power state - In one embodiment, a processor package is controlled to be in a package low power state for a first portion of an operation interval and in a package active state for a second portion of the operation interval. To enable the low power state, operations scheduled during the first portion are delayed until the second portion. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150697 | MEDIA FILE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A media file reproduction apparatus and method which reduces power consumption by cutting off the power to a storage medium driving unit when a media file stored in a storage medium is being played back. The apparatus includes a storage medium driving unit for retrieving a media file per loading unit from a storage medium; a memory; a power supply; and a controller adapted to load the retrieved media file into the memory and to access the memory and play back the media file. The controller instructs the power supply to reduce or cut off power to the storage medium driving unit from when loading of a corresponding loading unit of the retrieved media file into the memory is completed when instructing a retrieval of a next loading unit of the media file. While the retrieved media file is played back, power to the storage medium driving unit is stopped. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150698 | HOST APPARATUS CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWER SAVE MODE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a power save mode of an image forming apparatus connected to a host apparatus, the method includes: requesting information on a power mode of the image forming apparatus; transmitting the power mode information and information on an entering time for a power save mode of the image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus; and displaying the entering time for the power save mode of the image forming apparatus on a basis of the entering time information. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150699 | SLEEP SCHEDULING METHOD BASED ON MOVING DIRECTIONS OF TARGET IN SENSOR NETWORK - Provided is a sleep scheduling method based on directions of a target in a sensor network. A track subregion is set as an oval shape that is in proportion to a probability of the target moving in certain directions so as to track the target, and sleep patterns of sensor nodes in the tracking subregion are scheduled in consideration of a probability of the target moving in certain directions. As such, the energy efficiency of each sensor node in the sensor network can be improved. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150700 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER TO A PLURALITY OF SERVERS - A method of controlling power to a plurality of servers operating in a virtualization mode. The method includes monitoring a demand for resources from the plurality of physical servers. Upon sensing a decrease in demand for resources from the plurality of physical servers, select ones of the plurality of virtual servers are migrated from one or more of the plurality of physical servers to others of the plurality of physical servers. The physical severs from which the plurality of virtual servers have migrated are designated as inactive physical servers and powered off, and the others of the physical servers are designated as active physical servers. Upon sensing an increase in demand for resources from the plurality of active physical servers, the inactive physical servers are powered up and select ones of the plurality of virtual severs are migrated back to the powered-up inactive physical servers. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150701 | SHADOW WRITE AND TRANSFER SCHEMES FOR MEMORY DEVICES - Systems and methods for controlling memory devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory system comprises a memory controller for forwarding a command signal and an address signal and for receiving and forwarding a data signal, and a first memory device for receiving the command signal and the address signal from the memory controller, where the first memory device comprises a first command judging circuit for receiving and forwarding the data signal and for decoding the command signal. The memory system further comprises a second memory device for receiving the command signal and the address signal from the memory controller, where the second memory device comprises a second command judging circuit for receiving and generating the data signal and for decoding the command signal. The command signal, the address signal and the data signal are commonly connected to the first memory device and the second memory device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150702 | CONTROLLING AUXILIARY POWER TO LOGIC DEVICES - Various example implementations are disclosed. According to one example implementation, a system may include multiple logic devices, a power input, and a logic controller. The logic devices may each be configured to assert a request for auxiliary power to a logic controller. The power input may be configured to provide the auxiliary power to one or more of the logic devices. The logic controller may be configured to poll the logic devices by polling less than all of the logic devices at a time to determine whether the logic devices assert the request for the auxiliary power. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING A HOST OF A SERVICE REQUIRED BY A SLAVE STORAGE DEVICE - A host device includes an electrical activity monitoring (EAM) module that is configured to monitor the electrical activity of a slave storage device interfaced with the host device. Responsive to the value of, or change in, the electric current fed to the slave storage device being at or near a certain level, or within a predetermined range, the EAM module notifies the host device that the slave storage device has pending service request(s) or information for the host device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150704 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENABLING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT IN A PORTABLE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - An apparatus and method for enabling a Near Field Communications (NFC) equipment integrated into a portable communications device, such that when the portable communications device's battery is low the residual charge of the battery is used to power the NFC equipment to enable various NFC applications without causing damage to the battery or portable communications device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150705 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING COOPERATING, DIFFERING DEVICES - A method for operating cooperating, differing devices, particularly of a plant, with different controls controlling the control sequences and in particular with different control cycles, is characterized in that the clocks (IPO | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150706 | WRAPPER CIRCUIT FOR GLOBALLY ASYNCHRONOUS LOCALLY SYNCHRONOUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Provided are a high-performance wrapper circuit for a globally asynchronous locally synchronous (GALS) system and a synchronization method using the same, which are capable of solving a synchronization problem caused when data are transmitted between locally synchronous modules employing different clocks, and a method for operating the wrapper circuit. The GALS system includes a clock generator for supplying an operation clock to a locally synchronous module, a sender port for transmitting data to the outside according to a data transmission request signal output from the locally synchronous module, and generating a first clock stop signal for stopping an operation of the clock generator, and a receiver port for receiving data from the outside, and generating a second clock stop signal for stopping the operation of the clock generator. The sender port generates the first clock stop signal to the clock generator when a next data transmission request signal is received before completing a data transmission performed by a previous data transmission request signal output from the locally synchronous module. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150707 | MESOSYNCHRONOUS DATA BUS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DATA TRANSMISSION - A memory system is described, where the transmission time of data between memory modules is managed so that the overall time delay between specified points in the memory system is maintained a constant. Each lane of a multilane bus may be separately managed, and a data frame evaluated at the destination module, without a need for deskewing at intermediate modules. The time delay in propagation of the data through a module, which may have a switch to route the data, is reduced by operating the data path through the module at one or more submultiples of the bus serial data rate, and selecting the sampling point of the received data so that variations in time delay due to temperature changes or ageing are accommodated. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150708 | Apparatus and method for receiving parallel SFI-5 data interfaced with very high-speed deserializer - The development of transmission technologies have resulted in a several tens Gbps optical transmission system. In the present invention, a low-speed FPGA receives a plurality of several Gbps signals according to a very high-speed parallel converting unit and the SFI-5, divides each of the plurality of several Gbps signals into a plurality of several hundreds (Mbps) parallel signals, and processes the plurality of several hundreds (Mbps) parallel signals in order to constitute an SFI-5 receiving end. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150709 | Reducing Inefficiencies of Multi-Clock-Domain Interfaces Using a Modified Latch Bank - A system and method for improving the performance and efficiency of multi-clock-domain data transmission interfaces. The data transmission interface may include a modified slave latch which includes one or more clock splitters and one or more transmission gates may be used. By having such a configuration, space requirements are reduced and a reduction of the number of devices necessary for a multi-domain interface may be realized. The configuration may further allow for independent cycle stealing of N:1 and N:2 logical paths, thus allowing for timing resolution solutions that use fewer devices versus implementations that require the tuning of each individual bit in the cross-clock-domain interface. By implementing such a data transmission interface, space and power requirements may be reduced and timing criticalities may be more easily managed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150710 | Memory System With Extended Memory Density Capability - A system including a central processing unit, a first memory channel being configured to couple the central processing unit to a first semiconductor memory unit, wherein the first memory channel is configured to be clocked with a first clock frequency, and a second memory channel being configured to couple the central processing unit to a second semiconductor memory unit, wherein the second memory channel is configured or configurable to be clocked with a second clock frequency smaller than the first clock frequency. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150711 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM THEREOF, MODULAR TYPE SYSTEM OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND COMPONENT SELECTION METHOD - An information processing device includes: storage means containing component information on the components constituting a system having a predetermined function; and processing means for calculating a combination of components necessary for constituting a system required for a service according to the component information, calculating risk information as information on the risk that a physical failure affects the service request for the combination of the components and/or fragment information as information on the deflection degree of the use condition of the components, and ranking the selected component combinations according to a predetermined policy, calculated list information and/or the fragment information. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150712 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING - Formulating an integrated disaster recovery (DR) plan based upon a plurality of DR requirements for an application by receiving a first set of inputs identifying one or more entity types for which the plan is to be formulated, such as an enterprise, one or more sites of the enterprise, the application, or a particular data type for the application. At least one data container representing a subset of data for an application is identified. A second set of inputs is received identifying at least one disaster type for which the plan is to be formulated. A third set of inputs is received identifying a DR requirement for the application as a category of DR Quality of Service (QoS) class to be applied to the disaster type. A composition model is generated specifying one or more respective DR QoS parameters as a function of a corresponding set of one or more QoS parameters representative of a replication technology solution. The replication technology solution encompasses a plurality of storage stack levels. A solution template library is generated for mapping the application to each of a plurality of candidate replication technology solutions. The template library is used to select a DR plan in the form of a replication technology solution for the application. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150713 | Multi-voltage synchronous systems - Embodiments include a system, a device, and a method. A computing system includes a synchronous circuit. The synchronous circuit includes a first subcircuit powered by a first power plane having a first power plane voltage and a second subcircuit powered by a second power plane having a second power plane voltage. The system also includes an error detector operable to detect an incidence of a computational error occurring in the first subcircuit. The system further includes a controller operable to change the first power plane voltage based upon the detected incidence of a computational error. The system may include a power supply operable to provide a selected one of at least two voltages to the first power plane in response to the controller. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150714 | REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR SYSTEM - A system and method for remotely diagnosing and repairing a computer controlled asset comprises an access point connected to a computer controlled asset thereby allowing electronic access to the computer system of the computer controlled asset, a service center remotely connected to the access point for providing diagnostic review and repair of the computer controlled asset, and an interface linking the access point to the service center thereby allowing the service center to communicate with the computer controlled asset via the access point. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150715 | DELIVERY OF STREAMS TO REPAIR ERRORED MEDIA STREAMS IN PERIODS OF INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES - In one embodiment, a method includes ingesting a program stream from a program source on a first channel. The method also includes storing the program stream, and receiving notification from a client of unrecoverable error in a stream received at the client. The unrecoverable error corresponds to at least a portion of the stored program stream. The method also includes distributing the corresponding portion of the stored program stream to the client on a second channel in response to the notification. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150716 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING A CLIENT DEVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED AUTONOMIC COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A stale of a managed client device in a distributed autonomic computing environment is attached to an event occurring on the managed client device. The event is sent, with the attached state of the managed client device, to a server. The state of the managed client device is saved at the server. The event is analyzed for identifying a problem at the client device. An action for solving the problem is generated based on a state of the managed client device at the time the event is analyzed. An execution condition is dynamically generated based on the saved state of the managed client device. The execution condition is added to the action to be executed and sent to the managed client device. At the managed client device, a determination is made whether to execute the action based on the execution condition and a current state of the managed client device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150717 | AVAILABILITY PREDICTION METHOD FOR HIGH AVAILABILITY CLUSTER - Provided is an availability prediction method for a high availability. The method includes calculating a basic survival probability that the other node survives until a failure on one node of two nodes constituting a cluster is fixed, and determining an optimal number of nodes meeting a preset reference availability probability by calculating an availability probability for a predetermined range of the number of nodes on the basis of the basic survival probability. The method determines the number of nodes in the high availability cluster so as to match a reference availability probability, and is able to accomplish an optimal configuration of a cluster by calculating the availability probabilities for combinations between active node and passive nodes and between head nodes and switches. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150718 | LARGE-SCALE CLUSTER MONITORING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY BUILDING/RESTORING THE SAME - Provided are a large-scale cluster monitoring system and a method for automatically building/restoring the same, which can automatically build a large-scale monitoring system and can automatically build a monitoring environment when a failure occurs in nodes. The large-scale cluster monitoring system includes a CM server, a BD server, GM nodes, NA nodes, and a DB agent. The CM server manages nodes in a large-scale cluster system. The DB server stores monitoring information that is state information of nodes in groups. The GM nodes respectively collect the monitoring information that is the state information of the nodes in the corresponding groups to store the collected monitoring information in the DB server. The NA nodes access the CM server to obtain GM node information and respectively collect the state information of the nodes in the corresponding groups to transfer the collected state information to the corresponding GM nodes. The DB agent monitors the monitoring information of the nodes in the groups, which is stored in the DB server, to detect a possible node failure. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150719 | AUTOMATICALLY FREEZING FUNCTIONALITY OF A COMPUTING ENTITY RESPONSIVE TO AN ERROR - Facilitating error handling of computing environments, including those environments having file systems. Responsive to an entity of the computing environment, such as a client of a file system, obtaining at least an indication of an error, a portion of functionality of the entity is automatically frozen. The obtaining is, for instance, responsive to an event of another entity of the computing environment, such as a server of the file system. Eventually, the frozen functionality is thawed allowing the functionality to proceed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150720 | ERROR DETECTOR IN A CACHE MEMORY USING CONFIGURABLE WAY REDUNDANCY - A data processing system includes a processor having a multi-way cache which has a first and a second way. The second way is configurable to either be redundant to the first way or to operate as an associative way independent of the first way. The system may further include a memory, where the processor, in response to a read address missing in the cache, provides the read address to the memory. The second way may be dynamically configured to be redundant to the first way during operation of the processor in response to an error detection signal. In one aspect, when the second way is configured to be redundant, in response to the read address hitting in the cache, data addressed by an index portion of the read address is provided from both the first and second way and compared to each other to determine if a comparison error exists. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150721 | Utilizing A Potentially Unreliable Memory Module For Memory Mirroring In A Computing System - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for utilizing a potentially unreliable memory module for memory mirroring in a computing system, the computing system including at least two memory modules, that includes: retrieving error information from an error log stored in non-volatile memory, the error information describing an occurrence of a correctable memory error on one of the memory modules; determining whether a memory mirroring mode is enabled for the computing system, the memory mirroring mode specifying that memory contents are mirrored on the two memory modules; and utilizing, in dependence upon the error information, the memory module on which the correctable memory error occurred to mirror the memory contents if the memory mirroring mode is enabled. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150722 | Recovering from errors in streaming dsp applications - A data processing system is provided in which processing circuitry performs at least one of a series of data processing operations in dependence upon a set of data values and control circuitry controls execution of the data processing operations. Control path error detection circuitry is provided for detecting a control path error associated with an error in operation of the control circuitry and data path error handling circuitry is arranged to handle recovery from errors in the data values. The control path error detection circuitry is configured to cause the data path error handling circuitry to perform recovery from detected control path errors enabling the series of data processing operations to continue despite the occurrence of the control path error. An associated method and computer program product are also provided. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150723 | COMPUTER CHIP SET HAVING ON BOARD WIRELESS INTERFACES TO SUPPORT TEST OPERATIONS - A method and apparatus are provided for an embedded wireless interface that is embedded in, for example, one of an input and output controller device for controlling input and output communications with off-board devices, within a memory controller device and a processor motherboard. The embedded wireless interface may be utilized as a wireless test access point to provide signal stimulations for test purposes or to monitor communications over a specified wired communication link. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150724 | Model Driven Diagnostics System and Methods Thereof - A method to perform a diagnostic test in an integrated support platform having a plurality of services is disclosed. The method includes a process of building at least one or more knowledge model for each of the plurality of services in the integrated support platform. The process of building the knowledge model includes determining one or more failure(s) of each component and at least one associated symptom to identify the one or more failures and constructing a framework for the diagnostic test associated to the one or more failures. The framework comprising the diagnostic test may be created by at least one of an execution plan based on the most efficient path for determining the failure. The method further includes performing the diagnostic test for resolving one or more failures of each component by using the framework based on the built knowledge model for the plurality of services. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150725 | METHOD FOR DEBUGGING RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURES - A method for debugging reconfigurable hardware is described. According to this method, all necessary debug information is written in each configuration cycle into a memory, which is then analyzed by the debugger. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150726 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING THE USEFUL LIFE OF ANOTHER SYSTEM - Disclosed are embodiments of a method and an associated first system for extending product life of a second system in the presence of phenomena that cause the exhibition of both performance degradation and recovery properties within system devices. The first system includes duplicate devices incorporated into the second system (e.g., on a shared bus). These duplicate devices are adapted to independently perform the same function within that second system. Reference signal generators, a reference signal comparator, a power controller and a state machine, working in combination, can be adapted to seamlessly switch performance of that same function within the second system between the duplicate devices based on a measurement of performance degradation to allow for device recovery. A predetermined policy accessible by the state machine dictates when and whether or not to initiate a switch. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150727 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - An exemplary data transmission method is used in a data transmission system which has a data source, a data receiver, first, second, and third transmission lines connected between the data source and the data receiver. The data transmission method includes: the data source generating a checking code of a first byte and a second byte; transmitting the first byte, the second byte and the checking code from the data source to the data receiver via the first, second, and third transmission lines respectively; and the data receiver judging if the first byte, the second byte and the checking code are right, if right, transmission of the first byte and the second byte is complete, if one of the first byte and the second byte is wrong, and the checking code is right, the data receiver corrects the wrong byte via the checking code. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150728 | HIGH SPEED SERIAL TRACE PROTOCOL FOR DEVICE DEBUG - Tracing of test information from a hardware device for debugging is formatted for transmission via a high-speed serial protocol. Data from various components in the hardware device is transmitted to an external test board using high speed serial ports. The number of serial ports needed for data transfer is significantly less than a complimentary parallel port configuration. Additional functional blocks on the chip process the data for high speed serial output. The functional blocks format information into subchannels, arbitrate data, append protocol, perform data integrity checks, and serialize the data. The additional blocks built on the chip to support the serial ports consume less chip space than the space consumed by the number of parallel ports required to provide equivalent data transfer rates. The process operates in near real time and may use time stamping to correlate and reconstruct data from different information sources. An input port receives data from the external test component to modify registers or memory, set break points, modify hardware status, communicate with processors, or modify other operating conditions to debug the hardware device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150729 | METHOD OF TESTING MEMORY ARRAY AT OPERATIONAL SPEED USING SCAN - A method and system for testing a chip at functional (operational) speed. The chip may include an integrated circuit having a number flops and memory arrays arranged into logically functioning elements. Additional flops may be included to output to one or more of the other flops in order to provide inputs to the flops at the functional speed such that the receiving flops executing at the functional speed according to the received input at a next functional clock pulse to facilitate testing the chip at the functional speed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150730 | Test apparatus for data storage device and test method for data storage device - In a test apparatus for a data storage device, embodiments of the present invention help to support data storage devices with different specifications using a single processor. According to one embodiment, a test apparatus comprises a processor card and adapter cards. The adapter cards comprise power supply circuits to generate power supply voltages to be supplied to the hard disk drives (HDDs). Implementing power supply circuits in the adapter card accomplishes flexible support for HDDs with various specifications with a single processor cards. Since a plurality of HDDs are concurrently tested with a single processor card, it is not necessary to mount a plurality of power supply circuits on the processor card so that the processor card can be decreased in size. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150731 | TEST CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF SEQUENTIALLY PERFORMING BOUNDARY SCAN TEST AND TEST METHOD THEREOF - A boundary scan test circuit is capable of sequentially performing a boundary scan test with respect to semiconductor integrated circuits bonded to both surfaces of a memory board. In order to reduce a boundary scan test time, the boundary scan test circuit includes a mirror function unit which transmits data signals of a first group pin or data signals of a second group pin corresponding to the first group pin according to a mirror function enable signal, and a boundary scan test unit which receives the data signals of the mirror function unit to perform a boundary scan test. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150732 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT RECOVERY TESTING USING SIMULATION CHECKPOINTS - A method, system, and computer program product for integrated circuit recovery testing using simulation checkpoints is provided. The method includes executing an error injection test on an integrated circuit that includes a plurality of domains and latches. The error injection test includes injecting an error into one of the domains, clock stopping the domain with the error, performing fencing between the domain with the error and the other domains, and quiescing the other domains. A checkpoint is created of a state of the integrated circuit after the clock stopping, fencing and quiescing have been completed. A mainlines test of the integrated circuit is executed. The mainline test includes applying the checkpoint to the integrated circuit, and performing a recovery reset of the stopped domain. It is determined if the mainline test executed correctly and the results of the determining are output. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150733 | TEST APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A test apparatus that tests a device under test is provided, including a driver section that supplies a test signal to a corresponding pin of the device under test, a judgment section that makes a judgment concerning pass/fail of the device under test based on the response signal output by the device under test in response to the test signal, a voltage measuring section that detects a DC voltage of the signal output by the driver section, and an output side adjusting section that adjusts a duty ratio of the signal output by the driver section according to the DC voltage detected by the voltage measuring section. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150734 | TRI-STATE I/O PORT - The present invention discloses a tri-state I/O port. The tri-state I/O port comprises a tri-state logic block, a weak buffer and a delay block. The input terminals of the tri-state logic block are connected to data and OE (output enable) signals. When OE signal is enabled, the output terminal of the tri-state I/O block is pulled high when the data is high while the output terminal is pulled low when the data is low. The input terminal and the output terminal of the weak buffer are connected to the output terminal of the tri-state logic block. And the input terminal of the delay block is connected to the output terminal of the tri-state logic block while the output terminal of the delay block is fed back to the tri-state logic block. When the output terminal of the tri-state logic block is low to high/high to low, the weak buffer is active and maintains the output terminal of the tri-state logic block weak high/low while the delay block turns off the pull high/low function of the tri-state logic block. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150735 | METADATA BROKERING SERVER AND METHODS - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for supplying rich multimedia metadata usable to generate, e.g., sophisticated entertainment user interfaces in the home. These methods and systems can be implemented as a server-based software application that feeds multiple, diverse clients. The server functionality could be distributed, even co-located physically with one or more clients, or centralized. The server aggregates, filters, validates, augments and links metadata from disparate sources. The server transforms the metadata into a more manageable and extensible internal format. The server communicates with client devices using a schema-independent protocol, providing metadata in the appropriate format that suites the clients needs. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150736 | Outer Coding Framework - The subject matter disclosed herein provides an outer coding framework for minimizing the error rate of packets, such as application data packets used to transmit digital video broadcast data as well as other forms of data. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include determining, based on a cyclic redundancy check, a first erasure table including zero or more erasures; determining a second erasure table; using the first erasure table to locate errors in a frame of packets, when the zero or more erasures of the first erasure table do not exceed a threshold of erasures; and using the second erasure table to locate errors in the frame of packets, when the one or more erasures of the first erasure table do exceed the threshold of erasures. The frame may include the one or more rows encoded using the outer code. The block that is read may be provided to enable an inner code to encode the block before transmission. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150737 | ACKNOWLEDGMENT PACKET - Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, a receiving station in a wireless network may receive a plurality of Medium Access Control Packet Data Units (MPDUs) from a transmitting station. Each of the plurality of MPDUs may include a sequence number. The receiving station may also determine which of the plurality of MPDUs were successfully or not successfully received from the transmitting station. The receiving station may also transmit, to the transmitting station, at least one automatic repeat request (ARQ) feedback information element (IE). The at least one ARQ feedback IE may include a number of acknowledgment maps field indicating a number of acknowledgment maps included in the ARQ feedback IE and the indicated number of acknowledgment maps. Each of the acknowledgment maps may include a sequence format field indicating a number of block sequence fields and the indicated number of block sequence fields. Each of the block sequence fields may indicate a sequence length of successive packets which were successfully or not successfully received based on the determining which of the plurality of received MPDUs were successfully received from the transmitting station. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150738 | DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND RETRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD - A data communication apparatus, a data receiving apparatus, a data transmitting apparatus and a retransmission control method wherein the transmission efficiency is improved. The data communication apparatus includes an error rate determining part ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150739 | METHOD OF SUPPORTING DATA RETRANSMISSION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of supporting data retransmission in a mobile communication system is disclosed according to the present invention. A method of supporting a hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ) at a user equipment in a mobile communication system comprises transmitting a first packet to a network, receiving a reception status signal for the first packet from the network, obtaining a negative acknowledgement signal (NACK) by decoding the reception status signal, and receiving supplemental control information indicating that the reception status signal is a positive acknowledgement signal (ACK). | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150740 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND TRANSMITTING METHOD - A transmitting apparatus and a transmitting method wherein the systematic bit reception quality can be improved and the throughput performance can be improved. An IR parameter control part ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150741 | Modulation Symbol to Outer Codeword Mapping - The subject matter disclosed herein provides an outer coding framework that, in some implementations, provides frequency diversity to outer codewords that are mapped to modulation symbols. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include inserting a received packet into a frame. Moreover, an outer code may be used to encode the frame. Furthermore, the values read from a column of the frame may be inserted into a link-layer packet. In addition, the column may be shuffled by moving the values of the column based on an offset. The link-layer packet may also be provided to enable an inner code to encode the link-layer packet before transmission. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150742 | Packet Error Rate Correlation Minimization - The subject matter disclosed herein provides an outer coding framework for reducing the correlation between packet errors in a wireless network. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving a packet including information. The received packet may be encoded using a forward error correction code to provide at least one, but no more than two, codewords. At least a portion of each codeword may be inserted into a transport packet for transmission to a client station, wherein the transport packet comprises information from at least one, but no more than two, of the codewords. The transport packet may be sent. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150743 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING AND DECODING RATELESS CODES WITH PARTIAL INFORMATION - A method for data transmission to a receiving host, the transmitted data being coded for forward error correction, includes providing a pre-defined set X | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150744 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ENSURING DATA VALIDITY IN A DATA STORAGE PROCESS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for ensuring data validity in a data storage process. A data receiver module receives a storage block and existing parity information. An ECC generation module generates error correcting code (“ECC”) check bits for the data of the storage block in response to receiving the storage block and the existing parity information. The ECC check bits for the storage block are generated using a block code, a convolutional code, etc. A pre-storage consistency module uses the data of the storage block, the existing parity information, and the ECC check bits to determine if the data of the storage block, the existing parity information, and the ECC check bits are consistent. A data storage module stores the data of the storage block and the ECC check bits the data storage device without storing the existing parity information. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150745 | TRAPPING SET DECODING FOR TRANSMISSION FRAMES - Trapping set decoding for transmission frames is disclosed. In one aspect, a trapping set decoder includes a decoder that performs decoding operations on an encoded codeword in received data, and a detector coupled to the decoder for detecting the presence of any one of a group of possible trapping sets in the decoding operations on the encoded codeword. A selection processor is also included, coupled to the decoder, for providing a decoded codeword by selecting one trapping set of the group of possible trapping sets, the selected trapping set being present in the decoding operations of the codeword, and by using the selected trapping set to produce the decoded codeword. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150746 | ITERATIVE DECODER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for improved designs and performance for iterative decoder systems. In some embodiments, the iterative decoder may be decoupled from FIR samples through an FIR RAM, thus resulting in a less complex design and shorter processing times. In some embodiments, an intermediate memory may be used when passing information between the SOVA and LDPC of the iterative decoder. In some embodiments, the SOVA-required information may be continuously serialized from information received from the LDPC during each LDPC iteration. In some embodiments, the | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150747 | CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN A MEMORY ARRAY - A computer system for correction of errors in a memory array includes an error correction algorithm and a memory. The error correction algorithm is capable of correcting errors up to a first bit error rate in a correctable group of memory cells having a standard size. The memory is operative to store a first set of ECC bits having information corresponding to a first group of memory cells having a first size larger than the standard size, and to store a second set of ECC bits having information corresponding to a second group of memory cells having a second size smaller than said first size and being a portion of said first group. The error correction algorithm is operative to correct errors in the second group based on the second set of ECC bits if a failure occurs in correction of the first group based on the first set of ECC bits. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150748 | Data Storage and Replay Apparatus - A data storage and replay device uses measurements of the evolution of performance of the storage medium (typically a flash memory circuit) to predict an error rate of retrieval from a region of the storage medium. The prediction is used as a basis for dynamically selecting an ECC for encoding the data prior to storage of the data. The ECC is selected from a plurality of available ECC's so that a fastest encodable ECC is selected that is predicted to produce no more than a predetermined post-decoding error rate given said information. In this way the speed of transmission of data to the device can be maximized while keeping the error rate below an acceptable level in the predicted future after decoding. On decoding the data, which is typically audio or video data, is decoded and replayed at a predetermined speed. In another embodiment, the data stored using a plurality of ECC's together and an ECC is selected dynamically for decoding, so that an output data rate can be maximized or power consumption on replay can be minimized. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150749 | DIGITAL DATA CODING AND RECORDING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A method of preparing data for a storage device includes writing unencoded main data to a memory buffer; reading the unencoded main data from the memory buffer; encoding the read main data; scrambling the encoded main data to provide address and parity information; writing the address and parity information, but not the encoded main data, to the memory buffer; reading the address and parity information and the unencoded main data from the memory buffer; and scrambling the unencoded main data. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150750 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARQ ENCODING WITH LOW MEMORY REQUIREMENT - An apparatus and method for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) encoding comprising re-encoding a subpacket from a plurality of subpackets to obtain a codeword; maintaining a set of state variables for each of the plurality of subpackets; initializing the set of state variables at HARQ transmit start; updating the set of state variables at HARQ transmit end; and using the set of updated state variables to determine a portion of the codeword to be transmitted. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150751 | MEMORY SYSTEM THAT USES AN INTERLEAVING SCHEME AND A METHOD THEREOF - A memory system includes a plurality of memory devices, a controller configured to control the plurality of memory devices, and at least one channel connected between the plurality of memory devices and the controller. The at least one channel includes input/output data lines and control signal lines, which are connected with the plurality of memory devices, and chip enable signal lines respectively connected to each of the plurality of memory devices, wherein the chip enable signal lines enable the plurality of memory devices independently. The controller sends a read command or a program command to one of the plurality of memory devices, and while the one of the plurality of memory devices is performing an internal read operation in response to the read command, the controller reads data from another one of the plurality of memory devices, or while the one of the plurality of memory devices is performing an internal program operation in response to the program command, the controller programs data to another one of the plurality of memory devices. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150752 | Outer Coding Framework For Application Packet Error Rate Minimization - The subject matter disclosed herein provides an outer coding framework for minimizing the error rate of packets, such as application data packets used to transmit digital video broadcast data as well as other forms of data. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include inserting a received packet into one or more rows of a frame. The one or more rows including the received packets may be encoded using an outer code. A block of data from a column of the frame may be read. The frame may include the one or more rows encoded using the outer code. The block that is read may be provided to enable an inner code to encode the block before transmission through a wireless network. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150753 | Data Fragmentation Identification in a Data Table - The subject matter disclosed herein provides a mechanism for identifying packet boundaries in a data table, such as a Reed-Solomon table. The method may include receiving one or more packets for insertion into a table. A first indicator may be inserted into the table. The first indicator may be associated with one or more rows of the table and may identify whether each of the one or more rows includes one or more fragments (e.g., a packet beginning, a packet ending, and the like). In each of the rows identified by the first indicator as including one or more fragments, a second indicator may be inserted. The second indicator may represent a length in bytes of at least one of the corresponding packet fragments. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150754 | High Speed Syndrome-Based FEC Encoder and System Using Same - A decoder, encoder and corresponding system are disclosed for providing fast Forward Error Correcting (FEC) decoding and encoding of syndrome-based error correcting codes. Three-parallel processing is performed by elements of the system. More particularly, in an illustrative embodiment, a decoder performs three-parallel syndrome generation and error determination and calculations, and an encoder performs three-parallel encoding. Low power and complexity techniques are used to save cost and power yet provide relatively high speed encoding and decoding. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150755 | OPTIMUM DISTANCE SPECTRUM FEEDFORWARD TAIL-BITING CONVOLUTIONAL CODES - A method of generating a set of generator polynomials for use as a tail biting convolution code to operate on data transmitted over a channel comprises: (1) selecting valid combinations of generator polynomials to include in a pool of potential codes, each valid combination being a potential code; (2) determining first lines of a weight spectrum for each potential code in the pool and including potential codes of the pool having best first lines in a candidate set; (3) determining best codes of the candidate set based on the first L number of lines in the weight spectrum; (4) selecting an optimum code(s) from the best codes; and (5) configuring a shift register circuit(s) of a data transceiver to implement the optimum code(s). | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150756 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE - The storage control device of the present invention is able to perform input and output of data between blocks whose size is different with good efficiency. The size of extended logical blocks, which are units of data input and output within a storage control device, and the size of physical blocks, which are provided within the storage device, are different from one another. A write object range generation unit reads out both of the extended logical blocks which are adjacent to the write data, and creates a write object range by linking them to the write data. An assurance code checking unit checks a corresponding assurance code for each of these extended logical blocks. And a block size adjustment unit deletes superfluous data from the adjacent blocks, and adjusts the size of the write object range, so that it becomes an integral multiple of the size of the physical blocks. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150757 | METHODS FOR DEFORMING MAP WIDGETS ON THE BROWSER - A method for displaying an image of a map using a processing system, the method including: dividing a first map image obtained from a map widget into sections wherein the first map image is displayed by the processing system; recording the location of each marker to be represented in a second map image; calculating a weight factor for each section; moving and deforming each section according to the weight factor of each section to form the second map image; placing a new marker on the second map image wherein the new marker represents at least one marker with a recorded location; and displaying the second map image in place of the first map image. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150758 | Method and system for creating user-defined outputs - A system and method for creating a template configured to generate reports for reporting medical information. The method allows a user to generate a single template that may be then utilized in order to create a plurality of reports for numerous patients. The template is created by dragging and dropping the desired information onto a blank report. Once the desired format of the template has been set by the user, the user may save the template for future use. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150759 | Method and apparatus for browsing content-based documents - A method and apparatus for browsing content-based documents are provided. The method includes analyzing documents to generate a document tree on the basis of content-based components, and presenting the documents on the basis of the generated document tree to be adaptive to a browsing environment. Thus, the method can be applied to a browsing environment having various platforms and display devices without having to reproduce the web documents. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150760 | CREATING PUBLICATIONS USING GAME-BASED MEDIA CONTENT - The creation of a personal publication is provided by enabling a user to capture gaming-based media content which is used to populate a page, along with other media and text to create a story or narrative of the actual in-game events. One or more page templates organized into sequential panels may be used to aid in the creation of the story or narrative. A publication, such as a comic book, may then be printed where the publication is comprised of pages based on the aforementioned page template(s) filled with the previously-captured in-game media content, and then augmented with other images, text or graphics. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150761 | Method and apparatus for protecting regions of an electronic document - A method and apparatus for protecting regions of an electronic document are provided. According to the method, the entire electronic document is protected. The selection of a region within the electronic document is received along with identity of one or more users authorized to freely edit the selected region. The identified users are authorized to freely edit only the selected region of the electronic document. A request is then received to edit a region of the electronic document from a current user. In response to the request, a determination is made as to whether the current user is authorized to edit the region. If the user is not authorized to edit the region, the request is denied. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150762 | ENTERING DATA INTO A WEBPAGE - Methods, systems, and computer program products for entering data into a web page by means of a data processing system. The method includes detecting a wireless device and forming a communication link between the data processing system and the wireless device. The method also includes retrieving data from the wireless device. The method also includes populating fields in the web-page with the retrieved data. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DOCUMENT ANNOTATION SERVICE - This invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for annotating a document, said document being divided by intervals, said method comprising: identifying, at each interval in the document, one or more keywords in the text of the document; determining, at each interval, the number of context classes associated with each keyword; identifying at least one annotation word and at an interval in the text of the document, said annotation word having two or more annotations associated with two or more context classes; determining the annotation based on the context class with highest count at the annotation word interval; and annotating the document with the determined annotation. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE UPDATE OF DISPLAY PAGES - A system and method may include a device, e.g., a cellular telephone, and a server providing for remotely updating display pages of the device. The server may: provide for display of a webpage including a first section having a visual replication of a display page of the device and a second section including a plurality of graphical objects, the webpage including interactive functionality for modification of the visual replication in response to a drag-and-drop operation of one of the plurality of graphical objects to a position in the visual replication; and, responsive to receipt of an instruction to permanently set the modification, transmit a synchronization message to the device indicating an association of the one of the plurality of graphical objects with the position. In accordance with the synchronization message, the device may update a data store used by the device for generating the display page. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150765 | STRUCTURED DOCUMENT PROCESSOR - Structured documents are processed by selecting a predetermined graphical template, analyzing the structure of the graphical template and identifying at least one content area and at least one common area. A first structured document is selected and analyzed so as to identify various structural components thereof. The predetermined structural template is applied to the first structured document so as to insert each particular structural component into a corresponding selected content area of the template and to include each common area of the template into the first structured document. A plurality of additional documents is then selected and the template is applied to each selected additional document by iteratively repeating each insertion until that insertion is valid from a structural viewpoint for each particular selected structural component of the corresponding additional document. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150766 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR APPLYING STYLES FROM ELEMENTS INCLUDED IN AN EXISTING PAGE - Systems, methods, and computer program products for applying styles from elements included in an existing web page. Exemplary embodiments include a method for applying styles from elements included in an existing HTML document, the method including applying an appearance of the existing HTML document specified by using CSS to HTML components in an HTML document being edited for each component, examining a CSS attribute that defines an appearance in each part in a component including attributes inherited from parents and applying a defined CSS class to each part of the destination of the application. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150767 | SERVER HAVING DYNAMIC WEB PAGE CREATING FUNCTION - A server having a dynamic Web page creating function has a storing unit that receives a description language file in which a special keyword for converting a Web page component is embedded from a first device. The storing unit stores the description language file in a storage unit. A detecting unit detects the special keyword in the stored description language file by syntax analysis when a Web page browsing request is submitted from a second device. A converting unit converts the detected special keyword into a character string according to a predetermined rule. A generating unit generates a description language file including the converted character string to be transmitted back to the second device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150768 | COMPOSITION-BASED APPLICATION USER INTERFACE FRAMEWORK - A method and computer readable device for enabling a plurality of telematics services providers to deliver multiple telematics applications to a telematics user device simultaneously by enabling a user interface of each telematics applications to be composed onto a single screen of said telematics device. The method comprises: receiving a content file and a layout file associated with each of the plurality of telematics service by a content push agent, the content file comprising support files including a text file, a graphical file and/or a sound file or the content file comprises a message document including configuration information as to the integration of the support files; storing the support files in a memory cache device by a content manager for storing local copies of the support files for frequent request by a plurality of extendible set of viewers; routing the message document to a viewer compositor which acts as a communication bus between the plurality of extendible set of viewers based upon the message document; and rendering the said plurality of extendible set of viewers simultaneously onto the single screen of the telematics device by a layout manager based upon the layout file. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150769 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PAGINATING AND PREVIEWING XHTML/HTML FORMATTED INFORMATION CONTENT - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for paginating and previewing essentially continuously-flowing non-paginated search results, such as XHTML/HTML formatted information content. The method includes at least: entering a search query; sending the query to a search engine; and receiving a search result having a list of data files matching to the search query. The method comprises at least: paginating the essentially continuously-flowing content of the data files retrieved; rendering preview pages from the data files; selecting the preview pages to be previewed; and previewing the matching preview pages associated with the data files retrieved. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150770 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus which has a display unit, the display apparatus includes: a communication unit which receives contents from an external server; a UI (user interface) generator which generates UI information; and a controller which controls the UI generator to display the UI information about setting an initial screen of the contents supplied by the external server on the display unit if the display apparatus is connected to the external server. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150771 | System and method for reporting medical information - A system and method for reporting medical information permits a user to output reports containing the information in multiple formats. The user can select report recipients, report templates and output formats. The report templates can be populated with data stored in a database. Different recipients can receive the reports in different formats and/or languages. Different recipients can also receive reports generated from the same template but containing different data. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150772 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display device for displaying a plurality of contents in a predetermined display area. The display device includes: a time difference calculating unit which calculates a time difference between the contents adjacent in terms of time based on time information possessed by the contents; and a content display unit which displays the plurality of contents at an interval corresponding to the time difference along the depth direction of the predetermined display area. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150773 | DYNAMIC PRODUCT CONFIGURATION USER INTERFACE - Configuration user interfaces are dynamically generated in different installation scenarios independently of the application logic being configured. Page definition files specify control properties. Description fragments, extracted from the page definition files, are merged at run time with page templates selected to match the interface type of the target computer. A user interface page is generated on the target computer user interface using one of a plurality of display engines appropriate for the target computer user interface type. User interface generation may be part of a wizard which passes user input to application logic for validation. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150774 | METHOD OF ORGANIZING APPLICATION SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS BASED ON DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES - A method of organizing application-specific documents of a computer system includes receiving a user-based selection of at least one document attribute through an application residing on a processor of the computer system, searching currently open documents within the application to locate documents associated with the at least one document attribute, organizing a first attribute group based on results of the searching, and graphically representing the first attribute group as a group of application-specific documents. The searching includes retrieving status information from the currently open documents and the organizing includes categorizing documents associated with the at least one document attribute and grouping the categorized documents as the first attribute group. | 06-11-2009 |
