28th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100180219 | Apparatus and method for providing user interface - Disclosed is a user interface (UI) providing technology to perform a complex function. According to an exemplary aspect, there is provided a complex UI which recognizes use patterns of a device based on user inputs and performs all of a plurality of functions at once according to the use pattern. Accordingly, various functions with high use frequency may be used through a simple manipulation. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180220 | Method and System for Creating Graphical and Interactive Representations of Input and Output Data - The invention relates to a method and tool which allows users to create interactive representations of input and output data, and simulate the associated algorithms used to manipulate this data, that are used in spreadsheet applications and other similar software programs. The interactive simulation is visually represented by a customizable set of components which hereinafter will be referred to as a control pane. The control panels can consist of a variety of components which include user interface elements (such as sliders, buttons, and checkboxes), charts and maps. The underlying simulation is generated based on data sources within an application software program file (e.g., spreadsheet data cells) selected by the user during the control panel creation process. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180221 | Configuration Creation for Deployment and Monitoring - A configuration management and monitoring system may use a hierarchical knowledge base to identify configuration settings, resolve conflicts between configuration settings, and implement and monitor the configuration settings for one or more devices in a network environment. The system may produce a file that may be consumed by an application and with which the application may be configured to conform to the configuration settings. The system may also produce a set of settings that may be used to automate deployment and monitor compliance with the settings. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180222 | Display device and display method - A display device of present invention includes an operation input portion from which operation information is input by a user, a selection portion that selects a predetermined region on a display screen based on the operation information, and a scroll portion that scrolls the display screen in a state where a position of the selected predetermined region is held at a predetermined position. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180223 | PATENT ANALYTICS SYSTEM - In an example embodiment, there is a method of maintaining a database of patent claim entries. The patent claim entries are associated with one or more patent documents as well as one or more parameters characterizing a patent claim. The database may be accessed to retrieve a selection of one or more patent claim entries. This may be accomplished by retrieving the one or more parameters associated with the selection of the one or more patent claim entries. Additionally, one or more of the parameters characterizing a patent claims may be selected. A report chart is presented on a display device. The report chart depicts relationships between the selected parameters and the one or more patent claim entries retrieved from the database. The relationships are depicted as a plurality of data points. Also a visualization option may be selected and the report chart may be modified based on the selection. The visualization options may include highlighting related data points, presenting claim language associated with a data point, and presenting more parameters associated with the data point. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180224 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH ADDED USER FUNCTIONALITY - A universal music production system and related software is provided that enables an open source microprocessor and its operating system to provide ergonomic and user friendly control of editing audio processing configurations of one or more systems, instruments or synthesizers in a music studio edit mode environment and then utilize the studio edit mode song/performance configurations in a live mode performance environment that disables the user from certain studio edit mode functions. Ergonomic user functionality for creating ivory keyboard splits is provided. Also a song configuration sustain feature allows sounds generated in a previous song to be held over or sustained while a next song configuration is established and the user begins playing the next song. User created virtual controls can be displayed on a touch sensitive display screen enabling a user to control predetermined sound or performance parameters easily during a live performance. Also, reconfiguration of any or all of the sound signal chains for various sound tracks can be accomplished substantially instantaneously via set list loading of VST instrument and effect plug-ins. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180225 | TERMINAL, HISTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER USABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR HISTORY MANAGEMENT - A terminal device which can access Web contents individually for each window, the terminal device comprising a history storing means for associating each of histories of Web contents with predetermined image information, and storing the histories of the Web contents so that the histories of the Web contents can be managed for each window, an input means for receiving user's input operations, an image retrieving means for retrieving the image information by referring to the histories of each window, when a predetermined input operation is received, an image arranging means for arranging the retrieved image information for each window in a row, which is made to be in correspondence with each window, in a time series by referring to the histories, and displaying the arranged image information on a screen, and a focusing means for focusing on one piece of the arranged image information in response to the input operation. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180226 | User Interface for Displaying Selectable Software Functionality Controls that are Relevant to a Selected Object - An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are relevant to a selected object and that remain visibly available for use while the selected object is being edited. Upon selection of a particular object for editing, functionality available for editing the object is presented in a ribbon-shaped user interface above the software application workspace to allow the user ready and efficient access to functionality needed for editing the selected object. The display of relevant functionality controls is persisted until the user dismisses the display, selects another top-level functionality control or selects another object for editing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180227 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH HORIZONTAL WORKSPACE - A method, system and apparatus for a graphical user interface with horizontal workspace. The graphical user interface may display a plurality of quadrilateral screen subsystems. Each screen subsystem may operate at least one application, contain at least one sub-explorer of files and folders, communicate with a main system explorer through a unique port, and communicate with each of the other plurality of screen subsystems. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A method, system, and computer program product for reducing power consumption in a display area of an electronic device is provided. The method includes selecting a first window within the display area to be highlighted using a first input command of a user; locating the first window in the display area; and reducing power to at least portions of the display area not corresponding to the first window | 2010-07-15 |
20100180229 | Method for menu performance using shortcut key in potable terminal and apparatus thereof - A portable terminal with a display includes an apparatus for executing a menu using a shortcut key. The portable terminal can sense an input of a shortcut key and apply a setting value of the shortcut key if the input of the shortcut key is sensed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180230 | ASSEMBLY AND OUTPUT OF USER-DEFINED GROUPINGS - A method in one embodiment includes determining which elements of a storage environment or system have been selected for addition to a group, each of the elements being associated with a tier; adding the selected elements to the group; determining whether a parent of each of the selected elements has also been selected, the parent of each of the selected elements being in a higher tier than the element; adding the parent to the group as an element if the parent of any of the selected elements has not been selected; associating the elements in the group into subgroups; generating a view of at least some of the elements in the group, the view representing the tier of the elements in the view, the elements being spatially organized by subgroup; and outputting the view. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED FAST NAVIGATION - A system for personalized navigation of computer screens. The system can comprise one or more electronic data processors. The system can also include a module configured to execute on the more or more electronic data processors, where the module can be configured to display a plurality of icons retained in a file associated with a particular user on a computer screen. The icons can comprise one or more assigned icons from an assigned icons list and candidate icons from a candidate icons list, where both the assigned and candidate icons are derived from a pool of icons. Also, the module can be configured to assign an icon to a currently displayed screen by utilizing a selection tool and placing the icon in the assigned icons list, where the icon is selected from the candidate icons list. The module can be further configured to return to the assigned screen when the assigned icon is selected. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180232 | Method and System for Grouping Buyers Based on Common Interests - Described herein are embodiments for identifying and grouping users of a system based on common interests and/or purchasing goals. In embodiments, one or more items of interest of a user are determined based on user input. A group is formed based on the on the one or more items of interest to the first user. At least a second user is identified based in part on at least one predetermined criterion and based in part on the second user having at least one or more items of interest corresponding to the one or more items of interest of the first user and the one or more items upon which the group was formed. Once the group is formed, the second user is automatically notified of the formation of the group. A third user is identified based on at least a second one of a predetermined criterion and the third user is given access to the group. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180233 | Mobile Communications Device User Interface - A mobile communications device user interface is described. In an implementation, a method is implemented by a computing device that includes displaying content in conjunction with a first level of a hierarchical menu in a user interface on a display device of the computing device. Responsive to receipt of an input to navigate to a second level of the hierarchical menu that is a sublevel of the first level, the second level in displayed conjunction with the content on the display device, the content having a reduced display richness when displayed in conjunction with the second level than when displayed in conjunction with the first level. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180234 | System and Method for Generating Photo Collages and Photo Album Pages - A system and method that enables a user to efficiently manage graphical information is disclosed. In one embodiment, tools are provided that enable a user to creatively assemble, chronicle and modify photo album pages having a variety of graphical elements. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180235 | METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING AND SELECTING DIACRITICS - A handheld electronic device includes a keypad having a plurality of keys and a selection member; a display component; and a processor cooperating with the keypad and the display component to provide a display at the display component. The display includes a first representation of a plurality of the keys, and at least one of: (a) a second representation of an activated one of the input members, (b) a third representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and (c) a fourth representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and a direction of selection between the activated one of the input members and one of the diacritics. The processor cooperates with the selection member to adjust the direction of selection, and select one of the diacritics for display by the display component. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180236 | Setting and previewing method of dynamically orienting 3D models and machines readable medium thereof - A setting and previewing method of dynamically orienting 3D models is provided for reading components of an object model and size features of each component from a model database and displaying them on an interface. The method includes the steps of: selecting one of the size features of the component from a storage unit, and reading a viewing parameter from the component that controls the viewing angle of the component; drawing the selected component displaying the size feature according to the viewing parameter; adjusting the viewing angle of the component so that the size feature of the component can be viewed from different viewing angles on the interface; reading a new viewing parameter of the component resulting from the adjusting step, and then saving the new viewing parameter to the storage unit. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180237 | FUNCTIONALITY SWITCHING IN POINTER INPUT DEVICES - Various embodiments for switching functionality of a graphical user interface (GUI) pointer input device are provided. A first gesture pattern is configured. The first gesture pattern, when performed, enables a predetermined function of the input device. The predetermined function substitutes for a default function of the input device. The enabling of the predetermined function is indicated to a user on the GUI. A second gesture pattern is configured. The second gesture pattern, when performed, cancels the predetermined function of the input device and enables the default function. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180238 | USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR A PERSONAL HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to a user interface system for a personal healthcare environment. Furthermore the invention relates to a method of operating such a user interface system. In order to provide a user interface system which can easily be used by disabled users, a user interface system ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100180239 | Method for defect diagnosis and management - A method for defect diagnosis and management, which is implemented in a process for fabricating an article, comprising the following steps: obtaining an inspection image of the article, wherein the inspection image shows at least one defect of the article; retrieving a design layout corresponding to the inspection image, wherein the design layout has a plurality of conductive regions; matching the inspection image and the design layout for correcting the coordinates of the defect on the design layout; and determining overlaps between the defect and the conductive regions to judge whether the defect causes an open failure or a short failure. Via this method, the accurate coordinates of the defect on the design layout can be found, so that the defect can be further judged as to whether it will cause a failure, or not. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180240 | OPTIMIZING SYSTEMS-ON-A-CHIP USING THE DYNAMIC CRITICAL PATH - The Global Dynamic Critical Path is used to optimize the design of a system-on-a-chip (SoC), where hardware modules are in different clock domains. Control signal transitions of the hardware modules are analyzed to identify the Global Dynamic Critical Path. Rules are provided for handling specific situations such as when concurrent input control signals are received by a hardware module. A configuration of the hardware modules is modified in successive iterations to converge at an optimum design, based on a cost function. The cost function can account for processing time as well as other metrics, such as power consumed. For example, during the iterations, hardware modules which are in the Global Dynamic Critical Path can have their clock speed increased and/or additional resources can be added, while hardware modules which are not in the Global Dynamic Critical Path can have their clock speed decreased and/or unnecessary resources can be removed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180241 | METHOD OF DESIGNING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DESIGN PROGRAM - A semiconductor device has an interconnect structure that includes a main interconnection and a contact structure. Parameters contributing to parasitic capacitance and interconnect resistance of the interconnect structure include: main parameters including width/thickness of the main interconnection; and sub parameter. Variation of each parameter from a design value caused by manufacturing variability is represented within a predetermined range. A method of designing the semiconductor device includes: calculating the maximum capacitance value, the minimum capacitance value, the maximum resistance value and the minimum resistance value of the interconnect structure under a condition that respective variation amplitudes of the main parameters do not simultaneously take maximum values and variation of the sub parameter is fixed to a predetermined value; generating a CR-added netlist; and performing operation verification of the semiconductor device by using the CR-added netlist. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180242 | Method and system for efficient validation of clock skews during hierarchical static timing analysis - A method and a system for validating clock skews during a hierarchical static timing analysis of a chip or multi-chip package. Each pair of clock inputs of a hierarchical module bounds the allowable clock skew, creating new relative constraints on clock input arrival times propagated to those clock inputs. One embodiment is based on asserted arrival times and a maximum of computed slack values at said clock inputs, while a second embodiment is based on asserted arrival times and a minimum of downstream test slack values. The method further converts module clock assertions into a set of relative timing constraints to allow a hierarchical timing sign-off even in circumstances where absolute timing arrivals are not totally known at the time of module analysis. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180243 | Method of Performing Timing Analysis on Integrated Circuit Chips with Consideration of Process Variations - A method for verifying whether a circuit meets timing constraints by performing an incremental static timing analysis in which slack is represented by a distribution that includes sensitivities to various process variables. The slack at an endpoint is computed by propagating the arrival times and required arrival times of paths leading up to the endpoint. The computation of arrival and required arrival times needs the computation of delays of individual gate and wire segments in each path that leads to the endpoint. The mixed mode adds a deterministic timing to the statistical timing (DSTA+SSTA). | 2010-07-15 |
20100180244 | Method For Efficiently Checkpointing And Restarting Static Timing Analysis Of An Integrated Circuit Chip - A method for loading checkpoint timing in an environment where the boundary arrival times, slews, required arrival times, or loads differ from the checkpoint run. A timing checkpoint file generated for one or more hierarchical modules, during which each input is assigned a unique phase tag. The association of unique phase tags allows subsequent restart analyses to efficiently adjust the checkpoint timing in relation to the restart timing environment. In the restart run, one or more such checkpoint files is read, during which an initial propagation of arrival, required arrivals and slew times are performed, followed by a local re-update based on adjusted arrival times and the required arrival times. Finally, if multiple hierarchical modules are updated, a global recalculation of timing values is performed based on a slack change threshold in order to determine whether any new timing failures have been introduced. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180245 | METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR DETERMINING AND VISUALIZIN IC BEHAVIOR | 2010-07-15 |
20100180246 | RANDOM GENERATION OF PLD CONFIGURATIONS TO COMPENSATE FOR DELAY VARIABILITY - A method of generating a user circuit implementation for programming a PLD comprising generating a set of user circuit implementation configuration candidates, measuring one or more characteristics of the PLD in a measurement phase and selecting a user circuit implementation from the set of candidates based on a measured characteristic. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180247 | AWARE MANUFACTURING OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Some embodiments of the invention provide a manufacturing aware process for designing an integrated circuit (“IC”) layout. The process receives a manufacturing configuration that specifies a set of manufacturing settings for a set of machines to be used to manufacture an IC based on the IC layout. The process defines a set of design rules based on the specified manufacturing configuration. The process uses the set of design rules to design the IC layout. Some embodiments of the invention provide a design aware process for manufacturing an integrated circuit (“IC”). The process receives an IC design with an associated set of design properties. The process specifies a manufacturing configuration that specifies a set of manufacturing settings for a set of machines to be used to manufacture the IC, where the specified set of manufacturing settings are based on the set of design properties. The process manufactures the IC based on the manufacturing settings. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180248 | ELECTRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD IN CAD SYSTEM, DEVICE THEREOF, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - It is possible to improve workability of a design work by handling electric information between one object and other objects associated with the object. A plurality of objects are inputted and electric information is inputted to the objects. Among the objects, mutually connected objects are virtually made into a single object. According to electric information in each of the objects, i.e., the virtually unified single object and the other objects excluding the virtually unified single object, objects having the common electric information are connected by straight lines. According to the straight lines, a figure connecting the objects is inputted. A condition for connecting the objects in the figure is inputted. According to the condition, circuit parts are built and signal information is set in a terminal of the circuit parts. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180249 | Chip-Scale Package Conversion Technique for Dies - A method is described for converting an existing die, originally designed for a non-chip-scale package, to a chip-scale package die, where the die's bonding pads are located in positions within a defined grid of candidate positions. In the first step, the die's layout, comprising its outer boundaries and areas needed to be electrically connected to bonding pads, are shifted relative to a grid of candidate positions for the bonding pads until an optimal alignment is identified. Bonding pads positions on the die are then selected corresponding to optimum grid positions within the outer boundaries of the die. The die is then fabricated using the original masks to form at least the semiconductor regions and using a new set of masks for defining the new locations of the bonding pads for the chip-scale package. The chip-scale package is then bonded to a PCB using chip-scale package technology. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING LAYOUT REGIONS WITH LOCAL PREFERRED DIRECTIONS - Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for defining wiring directions in a design layout having several wiring layers. The method decomposes a first wiring layer into several non-overlapping regions. It assigns at least two different local preferred wiring directions to at least two of the regions. In some embodiments, the method decomposing the first wiring layer by using the vertices of items in the layout to decompose the layout. In some of these embodiments, the items include macro blocks. The method of some embodiments also identifies several power via arrays on the first wiring layer, and identifies a local preferred wiring direction based on the arrangement of the power via arrays on the first wiring layer. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180251 | METHOD FOR PROCESS WINDOW OPTIMIZED OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION - One embodiment of a method for process window optimized optical proximity correction includes applying optical proximity corrections to a design layout, simulating a lithography process using the post-OPC layout and models of the lithography process at a plurality of process conditions to produce a plurality of simulated resist images. A weighted average error in the critical dimension or other contour metric for each edge segment of each feature in the design layout is determined, wherein the weighted average error is an offset between the contour metric at each process condition and the contour metric at nominal condition averaged over the plurality of process conditions. A retarget value for the contour metric for each edge segment is determined using the weighted average error and applied to the design layout prior to applying further optical proximity corrections. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180252 | COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR GENERATING RETICLE DATA, AND METHOD OF GENERATING RETICLE DATA - A computer readable storage medium stores a program for generating reticle data for producing a reticle used in an exposure apparatus, the program including the steps of classifying target patterns to be formed on a substrate into a plurality of direction groups, extracting, for each of the plurality of direction groups, a region suited to resolution of a target pattern belonging to the direction group from an effective light source distribution formed on a pupil of a projection optical system by an illumination optical system, thereby determining the extracted region as a partial light source, executing, for each of a plurality of partial light sources determined in the step of extracting a region, processing of determining a pattern to be placed on a reticle when each partial light source is used as an illumination condition, and merging patterns determined in the step of executing processing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180253 | DEFECT PATTERN MATCHING AND VERIFICATION IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING - A method is disclosed for correcting design defects in a circuit layout. The method includes storing first-level defect patterns in a first-level defect pattern library and identifying in a first circuit layout a first target that matches the shape of a first-level defect pattern in the first-level defect pattern library, and modifying the first target in the first circuit layout to produce a modified circuit layout. The method also includes storing second-level defect patterns in a second-level defect pattern library. The second-level defect patterns stored in the second-level defect pattern library are related to defects in circuit manufacturing. The first-level defect patterns are not stored in the second-level defect pattern library. A second target in the modified circuit layout is identified to increase manufacturing yield of the circuit layout. The second target substantially matches a second-level defect pattern in the second-level defect pattern library. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180254 | Graphical Mashup - This document describes various techniques for creating, modifying, and using graphical mashups. In one embodiment, a graphical mashup is created based on locations of graphical representations of objects in a working area. Logical connections between the objects are created based on the objects' locations relative to each other. Alternatively or additionally, the techniques may enable a user to create or modify a graphical mashup by adding or deleting objects, modifying logical connections between objects, annotating objects, or abstracting the graphical mashup. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180255 | PROGRAMMABLE FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATIC TUNING OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A target application is automatically tuned. A list of solutions for identified performance bottlenecks in a target application is retrieved from a storage device. A plurality of modules is executed to compute specific parameters for solutions contained in the list of solutions. A list of modification commands associated with specific parameters computed by the plurality of modules is generated. The list of modification commands associated with the specific parameters is appended to a command sequence list. The list of modification commands is implemented in the target application. Specific source code regions corresponding to the identified performance bottlenecks in the target application are automatically tuned using the implemented list of modification commands. Then, the tuned target application is stored in the storage device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180256 | Method and system for generating functional test cases - The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for generating one or more functional test cases for testing a software application. One or more use-case activity diagrams are developed for the software application on the basis of a predefined set of rules. The consistency of the use-case activity diagrams is checked automatically. Further, the consistent use-case activity diagrams are validated with one or more users. Furthermore, the one or more functional test cases are generated automatically from the validated use-case activity diagrams. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180257 | TESTING STM USING NON-STM CODE - A software transactional memory (STM) test generator is provided that converts existing test code into test code that tests the functionality of an STM system. To generate the STM test code, the generator inserts transactional semantics into the existing test code and replaces any methods of the test code that are not supported by an STM system. The STM test code is compiled and executed to generate an STM test output, and the STM test output is compared to the output of the existing test code to produce STM test results. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180258 | Weighted Code Coverage Tool - A method, system, and article are provided for evaluating software test comprehensiveness of an application. A subset of the software-under-test basic blocks is identified for emphasized and/or deemphasized testing. During test, execution of the basic blocks is monitored, and then aggregated into a weighted code coverage result which factors in the prioritization assignments of the subset of basic blocks. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180259 | Software Defect Forecasting System - According to one embodiment, a software defect forecasting system comprises a software forecasting tool operable to receive a number of attributes associated with a software development project from a user interface. The attributes are associated with a software development project in which a software product is developed over a period of time. The attributes are received prior to the beginning of the software development project such that an anticipated quantity of defects may be estimated prior to the beginning of the software development project. Moreover, the software defect forecasting system may estimate the anticipated quantity of defects for some, most, or all of the various development phases of the software development project. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180260 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AN AUTOMATED QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING - A method includes selecting a plurality of test cases. The method also includes designing the plurality of test cases to perform the automated quality assurance. The method further includes calibrating the plurality of test cases and manage the plurality of test cases in a visual hierarchy. The method also includes reflecting the functional modules in a cohesive group based on the calibration. The method further includes executing the plurality of test cases through at least one of a manual testing mode and an automatic testing mode. The method includes registering information associated with the plurality of test cases. Moreover the method includes generating one or more reports for the plurality of test cases. Furthermore the method includes displaying the one or more reports generated for the plurality of test cases on a visual interface. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180261 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A USER CALLSTACK TRACE - A system and method for constructing a user callstack trace in a computer to monitor a user defined Function of a user program in relation to one or more predetermined events is provided. The system and method provides generating a user callstack trace for display to the user from data in memory in relation to a predetermined event of interest to the user. The user callstack trace communicates information corresponding to the execution of the Function for the predetermined event independent of the plurality of outlined functions. The plurality of outlined functions are artificially generated in response to compiling the user program having the Function. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180262 | OVERLAY IDENTIFICATION OF DATA PROCESSING TARGET STRUCTURE - A method, system, and computer program product for identifying an overlay of a data processing target structure in a computing environment is provided. At least one of examining a mapping macro for the target structure with a set of valid ranges, comparing the set of valid ranges with the target structure to identify a string of at least one first invalid value and a last invalid value and locate invalid regions of the target structure, and examining executable code associated with the target structure, comparing at least one unchanged module against at least one additional module exhibiting an overlay characteristic to identify the string of the at least one first invalid value and the last invalid value and locate invalid regions of the target structure, is performed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180263 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SOFTWARE ERROR - An apparatus and method for detecting software error are provided. Trace files are respectively generated by a target machine and a functional simulator that imitates the target machine and performs the same operation as the target machine. Each of the trace files may include at least one of a data-flow-type trace including execution information about one or more instructions and a control-flow-type trace representing information about a part in which a change in address indicating the position of an instruction is a predetermined threshold value or more when the instruction is executed. By comparing the generated trace files, software error may be detected. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180264 | HANDLING MULTIPLE DEFINITION OF TYPES - User assemblies can be created by a compiler that can handle more than one type definition during execution. Local copies are created for respective authoritative types in a code library, and the local copies are marked with a local type identifier. An authoritative type identifier (e.g., a globally unique identifier (GUID)) is copied from the authoritative type to the local type, and functions and properties associated with the local type are also copied from the authoritative type. Authoritative types are resolved for requested types when a local assembly references a local type from a compiled user assembly. The local type can be identified by a local type identifier, and an authoritative type can be retrieved from the code library that has a same authoritative type identifier as the requested type. A local copy of the retrieved authoritative type can be copied to the local assembly under compilation. The compiler can then emit user assemblies that comprise merely local types. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180265 | FIRMWARE EXTENSION METHOD AND FIRMWARE BUILDER - A firmware extension method is provided, particularly adaptable for an embedded system. Firstly, a baseline firmware image is provided with a header file. Secondly, an extension firmware image is generated based on the header file, comprising one or more extended functions. Thereafter, a callback table is generated, comprising pointers pointing to entries of the extended functions in the extension firmware image. The baseline firmware image, the extension firmware image and the callback table are then merged to generate a merged firmware image. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180266 | Multi Level Virtual Function Tables - A multi level virtual function table uses a hierarchy of chunks or segments of virtual function tables to identify methods for a particular class. At least one level of indirection pointers may point to individual virtual function table chunks, which may be shared by multiple classes. In some embodiments, fixed size chunks of virtual function tables may be used, other embodiments may use variable sized chunks of virtual function tables. In just in time compiled code, virtual function tables may be limited to sharing across parent and child classes, while in pre-compiled code, more complex sharing may be used. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180267 | PLC COMPILING SYSTEM AND COMPILING METHOD - A programmable logic controller (PLC) compiling system includes a ladder diagram loading unit, an instruction set loading unit storing instruction sets, an instruction compiling unit, an operating system loading unit storing dynamic link library (DLL) file templates based on a number of operating systems, and a DLL file compiling unit. The ladder diagram loading unit loads and stores predetermined ladder diagrams. The instruction compiling unit loads the predetermined ladder diagrams and the instruction sets, and compiles the predetermined ladder diagrams to a plurality of instructions corresponding to the instruction sets accordingly. The DLL file compiling unit loads the compiled instructions and the DLL file templates, and compiles the compiled instructions to a plurality of DLL files based on the DLL file templates to match the instruction sets accordingly. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180268 | ARITHMETIC UNIT, PROCESSOR, COMPILER AND COMPILING METHOD - An arithmetic unit which includes: a data supply section which supplies floating-point type object data to which a sign is to be added and condition data which includes a condition under which the sign is added; a sign data generating section which extracts the condition included in the condition data and generates sign data for adding the sign to the object data on the basis of the extracted condition; and an integer arithmetic operation section which performs an integer arithmetic operation while treating the object data as integer type data so as to add the sign to the object data on the basis of the sign data and the object data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180269 | DOMAINS WITH POLYMORPHIC TYPE IMPLEMENTATIONS - Various domains may wish to specify different implementations of the type; e.g., a compilation domain may describe the type statically, an execution domain may instantiate objects of the given type, while a debugging execution domain may associate additional debugging information such as a symbol name. This may be achieved by specifying a type implementation of a particular type within respective domains which all implement a common type interface. A type binding instruction set may then select a type implementation for the type within the target instruction set according to the domain, and may bind type instances of the type within target instruction set to the selected type implementation for the current domain. This technique yields domain-specific variance in type implementation without having to reconfigure the target instruction set or perform domain-checking logic there-within. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180270 | EXTENSIBILITY FOR BUSINESS ACCELERATOR AUTHORING TOOLS - Embodiments of the present invention provide for updating an application such as an authoring tool for defining one or more customized configurations of a software package. According to one embodiment, a base package including the application and information defining a base configuration for the application can be received and installed. Instructions to create a custom configuration of the application can be received and information defining the custom configuration can be saved separate from the application and the base configuration. An update package including an update to the authoring tool can be received and installed. The information defining the custom configuration can be read and compared to the update to the authoring tool to determine whether the update affects the custom configuration. If the update to the authoring tool affects the custom configuration, elements of the custom configuration that are found to be affected can be reported. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180271 | AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE UPDATE DETECTION AND FLEXIBLE INSTALLER FOR SET-TOP BOXES - A method and apparatus for updating set top box software from a resident software version stored in a memory of the set-top box to a current software version is disclosed. The method comprises the step of automatically checking to determine if the resident software version is the current software version, and downloading data comprising at least a portion of the current software version if the resident software version is not the current software version. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180272 | System For Enabling Virtual Services On A Business And A Consumer Device - A system for facilitating sale of a virtualized information handling system. The virtualized information handling system may be a consumer electronics type information handling system or a small business type information handling system. In operation the system offers a virtualization enabled information handling system at a point of sale. The offer can include an offer for an integrated (i.e., built-in) Productivity virtual machine as well as an integrated web browser. During the sale of the information handling system, the customer is provided with an opportunity to purchase additional virtual machines as part of an up-sell offer. If the customer opts not to purchase additional virtual machines, the customer can decide to purchase one or more of the proffered additional virtual machines at a later point. Each purchased virtual machine is uniquely linked to the customer. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180273 | Virtualized operating system - Multiple operating systems that run at the same time. A virtualization layer can run on a multiple core operating system to run the different operating systems. The cores can be powered down, for example, when one of the operating systems is not running. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180274 | System and Method for Increased System Availability in Virtualized Environments - A method may include a hypervisor instantiating a virtual machine including an initiator client and the hypervisor determining whether a virtualized information handling system is interfaced to an associated storage resource via an offload host bus adapter (HBA). If the virtualized information handling system is interfaced to the associated storage resource via an offload HBA, the hypervisor may execute an adapter driver for the HBA, the adapter driver for communicating input/output communications between the virtual machine and the associated storage resource via the offload HBA. If the virtualized information handling system is interfaced to the associated storage resource via another adapter other than an offload HBA, the hypervisor may execute an emulator, the emulator for emulating the functionality of the adapter driver for the HBA and for communicating input/output communications between the virtual machine and the associated storage resource via the other adapter. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180275 | TECHNIQUES FOR PLACING APPLICATIONS IN HETEROGENEOUS VIRTUALIZED SYSTEMS WHILE MINIMIZING POWER AND MIGRATION COST - N applications are placed on M virtualized servers having power management capability. A time horizon is divided into a plurality of time windows, and, for each given one of the windows, a placement of the N applications is computed, taking into account power cost, migration cost, and performance benefit. The migration cost refers to cost to migrate from a first virtualized server to a second virtualized server for the given one of the windows. The N applications are placed onto the M virtualized servers, for each of the plurality of time windows, in accordance with the placement computed in the computing step for each of the windows. In an alternative aspect, power cost and performance benefit, but not migration cost, are taken into account; there are a plurality of virtual machines; and the computing step includes, for each of the windows, determining a target utilization for each of the servers based on a power model for each given one of the servers; picking a given one of the servers with a least power increase per unit increase in capacity, until capacity has been allocated to fit all the virtual machines; and employing a first fit decreasing bin packing technique to compute placement of the applications on the virtualized servers. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180276 | APPLICATION PARTITIONING ACROSS A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT - A processor including an execution core for executing instructions. In one embodiment, the instructions cause the core to enable two or more virtual machine guests to execute under the control of a virtual machine monitor. A first virtual machine guest includes a first portion of an application executing in the context of a first guest operating system. The first portion of the application creates a guest virtual machine applet that executes in the context of a second virtual machine guest. The first portion of the application and the guest virtual machine applet are part of a single application. To create a guest virtual machine applet, the first portion of the application executes a call to the first guest operating system and in response to receiving the call from the first portion of the application, the first guest operating system makes a system call to the virtual machine monitor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180277 | Platform Independent Replication - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for platform independent replication. Methods can include capturing a virtualized software application residing on a virtual machine, capturing a guest operating system residing on the virtual machine, and storing the captured virtualized software application including the guest operating system as a virtualization image in a flat file on a physical computing device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180278 | Resource management apparatus and computer program product - Provided is a resource management apparatus for determining allocation of a resource to be consumed or supplied by each of a plurality of applications within a predetermined unit time in a bidding process. The resource management apparatus includes a bid value calculating unit configured to calculate a bid value representing a hypothetical price of the resource, a CPU price adjusting unit configured to adjust the bid value supplied by an application, which has a smaller resource consumption amount than another application, to be greater than the bid value of the another application, and a bid managing unit configured to allocate the resource to each of the plurality of applications taking the adjusted bid value into account. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180279 | FIELD CONTROL DEVICE AND FIELD CONTROL METHOD - A field control device is provided. The field control device includes: a task executing unit configured to selectively and sequentially execute a control task relating to a field control and other tasks in a same control period; and a priority switching unit configured to switch a relative priority of the control task relative to the other tasks in the control period, wherein the priority is a priority of an execution sequence of tasks in the task executing unit. The priority switching unit is configured to: i) set the priority higher than a certain priority, before the control task is started; and ii) set the priority lower than the certain priority, after the control task is ended. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180280 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATCH RESOURCE ALLOCATION - A system for configuring resources in an environment for use by at least one process. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a process sorter configured to rank the at least one process based on numbers of resources that steps in the at least one process can use, (2) an optimizer coupled to the process sorter and configured to employ an optimization heuristic to accumulate feasible allocations of resources to the steps based on the ranking of the at least one process, (3) a resource sorter coupled to the optimizer and configured to rank the resources in a non-decreasing order based on numbers of the steps in which the resources can be used, the optimizer further configured to remove one of the resources from consideration based on the ranking of the resources until infeasibility occurs and (4) an environment configuration interface configured to allow the environment to be configured in accordance with remaining ones of the resources. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180281 | OFFLINE MIGRATION FROM PRIOR OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION - Migration of data relevant to, or associated with, one or more users from a prior operating system installation to a new operating system installation can be performed with reference to an archive of some or all of the data on a storage media made prior to the installation of a new operating system. Manifests associated with operating system components can be referenced to identify data to be transferred from those operating system components to new versions of those components. Independently generated manifests can also be referenced to migrate the files and data for one or more application programs, such as popular or commonly found application programs. User data and files to be migrated can be identified by loading registration database files from the offline operating system in the new operating system, or otherwise parsing a similar construct from the offline operating system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180282 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING DRIVER PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system includes a hard disk drive with an operating system installed therein, and a PCI card communicating with the hard disk drive. The PCI card includes a storage unit, which includes a receiving module, a detection module, an installing module, and a program module storing a driver program of the PCI card being compatible with the operating system. The receiving module is capable of receiving an executing instruction sent by the operating system to the storage unit. The detection module is capable of detecting whether there is a driver program installed in the hard disk drive after the receiving module receiving the executing instruction. The installing module is capable of installing the driver program in the hard disk drive when there is no compatible driver program installed in the hard disk drive. The method for installing the driver program in the computer system is further provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING OPERATING SYSTEM RESOURCES SUPPORTING USB DEVICE DRIVER DEVELOPMENT IN LINUX SYSTEM - Provided are an apparatus and method for diagnosing operating system resources supporting universal serial bus (USB) device driver development for a Linux system. The apparatus and method device enable driver developers to simply perform, without professional knowledge of hardware and operating systems, operating system resource diagnosis such as detection and extraction of hardware information required for device driver development, search and change of various descriptor configurations, and process of data input/output through an endpoint. Thus, effort and cost required for a device driver development process are reduced, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of Linux USB device driver development work. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180284 | System and method for integrated hardware platform for flash applications with distributed objects - There are provided systems and methods for providing an integrated hardware platform to allow hardware control via an Application Program Interface (API) used by a Flash application executing in a Flash runtime environment on a host system. There is a provided a computer platform comprising a processor, a peripheral hardware, a connector device, and a memory. The memory contains an API implementation for remote methods provided by the API for the Flash application, a proxy server for enabling communications between the Flash application and the platform processor, and a security service for providing a security policy to grant network connection permissions for communications with the platform processor. API remote method invocations allow the Flash application to control the peripheral hardware, and a networked server may manage remote invocations to control platform hardware of multiple networked clients. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180285 | SHAFT SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention allows for restriction of radial and axial movements of a shaft by a simple structure. A shaft supporting structure includes a base ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100180286 | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE WITH A CONNECTING DEVICE - The invention provides an optical disk drive with a connecting device. The optical disk drive includes two guiding tracks disposed on two sides of a casing for holding a tray to slide in/out the casing, a circuit board disposed on the tray and electrically connected to a spindle motor and a pick-up head, a main board disposed inside the casing, a detecting switch disposed on the main board, and the connecting device. The connecting device includes a first part disposed on the main board, and a second part disposed on the circuit board for connecting with the first part. The first part is connected with the second part and the optical disk drive is powered on so as to transmit the electricity and the signals between the main board and the circuit board via the connecting device when the detecting switch detects the tray is positioned inside the casing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180287 | AUTOMATED OPTICAL DISK LOADING RACK - A disc holder ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100180288 | DISC DEVICE - A disc device includes a conveying roller and a disc guide which are disposed in such a way as to be able to move upwardly and downwardly with respect to a main unit thereof, and a moving unit for downwardly moving said conveying roller and said disc guide by different amounts of travel respectively in synchronization with a downward movement of an inserted disc and placement of the disc on a turntable. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180289 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT AND PROVIDING AN OPTION TO MAINTAIN AN ADVERTISING EXPERIENCE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to distribution of media content and a system and method for presenting a user-selectable option to permit a user to change a setting for an advertising experience during presentation of such an advertising experience. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180290 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a generating unit generating a first encryption key specific to the broadcast receiving apparatus including identification information; a recording unit recording a broadcast stream that is included in a certain channel of broadcast signals and that includes an individual information stream and a content stream requiring a second encryption key for decryption, the individual information stream periodically including first individual information items and second individual information items; a searching unit searching for the earliest first individual information item and the earliest second individual information item from the individual information stream included in the broadcast stream; and an overwriting unit overwriting the found second individual information item at a position that is earlier than the position of the found second individual information item and that is later than the position of the found first individual information item in the individual information stream. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180291 | CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OPERATE THE SAME - Content delivery systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. A disclosed example content delivery system comprises: a receiver station; a content server to transfer a file to a receiver via a point-to-point communication signal; and a transmission source that includes a computer readable medium to store the file containing pre-packetized content data and a controller to send the file containing the pre-packetized content data to a broadcast transmitter and to the content server. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180292 | TV tutorial widget - In certain implementations, a television tutorial Widget method involves providing a tutorial Widget running on a television processor to produce video images rendered as a video overlay that overlays the picture on a television display. The tutorial Widget: loading upon receipt of a command to run the tutorial Widget; identifying an operating state of the television set; retrieving and presenting a list of available tutorial videos associated with the operating state of the television set in the video overlay; identifying a tutorial video selected by a user; and retrieving and playing the tutorial video selected by the user in the video overlay. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180293 | NETWORK SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180294 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL AND BROADCASTING RECEIVER - A method for receiving a broadcasting signal and a broadcasting signal receiver are disclosed. Even when a cell is changed while an emergency alert is output, the emergency alert can be continuously output using emergency alert table information included in the broadcasting signal and channel information of the cell. The emergency alert table information may include a cell identifier and the channel information of the cell may include virtual channel information of the cell. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180295 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING PERSONALIZED CONTENT TO A VIEWER - A method, system and apparatus for conveying personalized content to a viewer associated with a receiver are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises generating control data indicative of a receiver-accessible source of personalized content for the viewer and inserting the control data into a plurality of control streams for transmission to the receiver, each of the control streams being accessible to the receiver when in a different respective operational state. The type of personalized content may include, but is not limited to, an instant message, an e-mail message, a file, a personalized report, a new television channel within a system for causing a channel change, a pay-per-view program, a video-on-demand program, a personalized message, etc. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180296 | Method and Apparatus for Targeting of Interactive Virtual Objects - A method and an apparatus are used to target interactive virtual objects to subscribers in a television delivery system. Programs are selected and virtual object locations are defined in the selected programs. The virtual objects available for targeting are categorized and the categories are correlated to subscriber information to determine the optimum targeting of the virtual objects. The invention uses upstream data reception hardware, databases and processing hardware and software, and corresponding features in the televisions to accomplish these functions. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180297 | Systems and Methods to Control Viewed Content - Systems and methods to allow a user to control viewed content. A particular method includes receiving at least one selected video stream of multiple video streams associated with a particular event. The method includes forming an output stream from the at least one selected video stream based on a user modifiable template. The method also includes sending the output stream to a display device for playback as indicated by the user modifiable template. The user modifiable template indicates a display region location where the at least one selected video stream is to be displayed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180298 | TERMINAL DEVICE, BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A terminal device coupled to a broadcasting receiving apparatus is provided. The terminal device includes a communication unit which receives electronic program guide (EPG) information from the Internet, a display unit which displays an EPG screen including broadcasting channel information based on the EPG information, and a control unit which controls the broadcasting receiving apparatus to perform an operation corresponding to a selection. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180299 | System and Method for Receiving Broadcast Content on a Mobile Platform During International Travel - A vehicle information system for passenger vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The vehicle information system includes a multi-regional antenna subsystem and a multi-regional receiver system for receiving viewing content provided by diverse content sources during travel, including international travel. The multi-regional antenna and receiver system provide selected viewing content for distribution throughout the vehicle information system and presentation via one or more passenger interfaces. As the vehicle approaches the coverage region of a selected content source, the vehicle information system automatically reconfigures the multi-regional antenna and receiver system to receive viewing content from the content source without requiring manual adjustment to, or replacement of, the multi-regional antenna subsystem and/or receiver system. Passengers traveling aboard the vehicle thereby can continuously enjoy the viewing content during travel with limited interruption in service and without unwanted travel delays. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180300 | FEATURES FOR USE WITH ADVANCED SET-TOP APPLICATIONS ON INTERACTIVE TELEVISON SYSTEMS - Advanced features for interactive television applications are described, including a back feature, a forward feature, a history feature, a go to feature, an extras feature, a reminder feature, a favorites feature, a parental control feature, and a search feature. Features may be inter-resource. Support for multiple data paths, Internet access, interactive services, and user profiles are also described. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180301 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS - A digital broadcast receiving apparatus characterized by including a program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information and an electronic program table editing unit for editing an electronic program table based on program information acquired by the program acquisition unit wherein services having TSIDs to identify a same TS are displayed in a same program information display area. When different programs are broadcast through sub-channels, the electronic program table editing unit displays those by dividing the display of the time zone, in which different programs are broadcast, into parts corresponding to the number of the sub-channels. In this occasion, the sizes of the display areas allocated to the broadcasting stations are made to be same in the channel axis direction. In this way, by making the display areas allocated to each broadcasting station to be same, the general program displaying fame needs not be changed even if there are multiple services having a TSID to identify a same TS. According to the present invention, compared with a conventional program table, more information can be displayed thereby improving the glanceability of the program table. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180302 | ELECTRONIC TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SCHEDULE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SCAN FEATURE - An electronic program schedule system which utilizes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television program schedule information for a plurality of television programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus, such as a remote controller, is utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and transmit signals in response to the data processor which receives the signals in response to user control commands. A television receiver is used to display the television programs and television program schedule information. A video display generator receives video control commands from the data processor and program schedule information from the memory and displays a portion of the program schedule information in overlaying relationship with a television program appearing on a television channel in at least one mode of operation of the television programming guide. The data processor controls the video display generator with video control commands, issued in response to the user control commands, to display program schedule information for any chosen one of the plurality of television programs in overlaying relationship with at least one television program then appearing on any chosen one of the plurality of channels on the television receiver. The system includes a scan feature to permit the user to scan program schedule listings for multiple programs in any of the operational modes of the system with the issuance of a single user control command. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180303 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS - EPG information includes so many programs provided by digital broadcasting that creating an electronic program table based on the EPG information will cause the program display fields to be accordingly subdivided, thereby making it difficult to display all of the electronic program table information so as to be browsable. The present invention is characterized in that in a program table including a representative channel predetermined in a TS and channels other than that, display control is performed as follows: 1) The display width of the representative channel is arranged to be explicitly larger than (not less than 1.5 times of) those of channels other than the representative channel. In particular, the channels other than the representative channel are configured to have a width within which more than one character, which is of the size of the characters entered in program cells, cannot be displayed; and 2) The display areas for channels other than a representative channel is disposed at the side (left or right side) of the representative channel such that each broadcasting station, which includes a representative channel and channels other than the representative channel, has an approximately uniform display width. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180304 | ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH SUPPORT FOR RICH PROGRAM CONTENT - An electronic program guide that assists a user to navigate through a variety of digital and analog feeds made available by digital television technology is provided. Features such as allowing the user to purchase items, allowing the user to choose the content of the display screen, enabling more efficient use of black areas, among others are provided. Default settings based on prior user settings is provided to allow for an automatically customized environment. This automatic customization may entail, for example, the automatic resizing of windows based on the user's prior preferences. Also provided is a feature that allows for the automatic activation of a local or remote application through the user's set-top box based on the content currently being viewed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180305 | Categorized Electronic Program Guide - Techniques are described to provide a categorized electronic program guide, as well as other user interfaces. In an implementation, each of a plurality of representations of content that is currently available via network for consumption are grouped into a respective one of the plurality of categories. An electronic program guide is output for display such that at least one of the categories, which is not have one or more items categorized of the currently available content, is not available for display in the electronic program guide. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180306 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING BROADCAST USING THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method for scheduling a broadcast using the same. The broadcast scheduling method includes generating a program information table, in which broadcast information is arranged, if a broadcast program selected by a user in the program information table is moved into an area adjacent to an icon, displaying the broadcast program being added to an item folder, and scheduling the broadcast program. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING THE RECORDING OF PROGRAM MATERIAL USING A PROGRAM GUIDE - In response to the establishment of a communication connection between an appliance capable of effecting a recording of a program and a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program receives data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection and the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program then functions to record the program in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180308 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSUMING CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to search a portal in response to a user query for a plurality of related content items of disparate formats accessible across a plurality of platforms, present search results and a graphical user interface for the consumption of the plurality of related content items of disparate formats from the single portal in response to the searching, and select a set of the plurality of related content items of disparate formats from the single portal for provisioning on a first device with a first disparate format and at least a second device with a second disparate format. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180309 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A UNICAST SERVICE IN A MOBILE DIGITAL BROADCASTING SERVICE - A system and method for providing a unicast service in a mobile digital broadcasting service. The method includes setting a delivery scheme and an information request scheme, which are supportable by each channel, in a specified region of an electronic service guide (ESG) data session, and receiving, by a terminal, a first data session of the ESG, and identifying information on the delivery scheme and the information request scheme, which are supportable by each channel and are set in the specified region. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180310 | RICH MEDIA-ENABLED SERVICE GUIDE PROVISION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST SERVICE - A service guide provision method and system for a digital broadcast service is provided for distributing a rich media-enabled service guide. A rich media-enabled service guide provisioning method for a digital broadcast service includes creating a Rich Media Solution (RMS) template for a service guide with reference to service guide fragments; creating a service guide delivery descriptor containing RMS information on the RMS template and service guide fragment information on the service guide fragments; and broadcasting the service guide fragments, the RMS template, and the service guide delivery descriptor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180311 | Method and Apparatus for Broadcasting, Displaying, and Navigating Internet Broadcasts - The invention provides a method and apparatus for broadcasting, displaying, and navigating Internet broadcasts comprising providing an Internet application; streaming to the application a plurality of channels of multimedia content over a broadband connection; forwarding for display a first channel featuring selected media content on a video monitor of a screen attached to a personal computer or of the broadband capable receiver or display; and allowing a user to select and display a second or subsequent channel after displaying the media content on the first channel, wherein the user can navigate through the plurality of channels while viewing the media content featured on each channel in full screen on the display device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180312 | CONTENT DELIVERY APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A request processing section ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100180313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top-box (STB) having a controller to operate the STB coupled to an interactive television network as an audio visual answering machine using a digital video recorder forming a part of the STB, use at least one camera coupled to the STB to capture video, use at least one microphone coupled to the STB to capture audio, present video from at least a calling party on a television set coupled to the STB, and present audio from at least the calling party on speakers coupled to the STB. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180314 | IPTV receiver and an method of managing video functionality and video quality on a screen in the IPTV receiver - An IPTV receiver and a method for managing video functionality and video quality on a screen in the IPTV receiver are disclosed. Herein, a method includes downloading a widget application from a server, executing the downloaded widget application at a browser, requesting a video test stream through the executed widget application to the server and managing the video functionality and the video quality on the screen using the video test stream. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180315 | Video Quality Monitoring Method, Distribution Server, and Client - A video quality monitoring method includes a distribution server measuring first video quality index values according to a full-reference method by comparing a video, distributed from the distribution server to a client through a network, with a degraded video, generated by causing multiple scenarios of quality degradation due to the network in the video in a pseudo manner, creating characteristic data of first quality degradation values, obtained by causing the quality degradation to vary with the scenarios at regular intervals, and the first video quality index values corresponding to the respective scenarios, and transmitting the characteristic data to the client; and the client measuring a second quality degradation value in the video distributed through the network, and calculating a second video quality index value, equivalent to a value according to the full-reference method, of the distributed video from the measured second quality degradation value and the characteristic data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180316 | BROADCAST DEVICE, RECEIVER, AND BROADCAST METHOD - A broadcast method includes specifying an information holding device which holds recorder information for identifying a recorder that receives and records broadcast contents, attaching device information for identifying the information holding device specified by the specifying, to the broadcast contents, and broadcasting the broadcast contents to which the device information is attached. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180317 | Method and device for controlling the point of time of the operation of an application in digital data broadcasting - A device and method for controlling the operating mode of an application included in service data which is transmitted together with a broadcast program, are disclosed. A digital broadcast system includes a digital broadcasting device which transmits service data together with a broadcast program, wherein the service data includes an application which allows a digital broadcasting receiver to perform a particular operation and information associated with the operating mode of the application. The digital broadcast system also includes a digital broadcasting receiver which receives the service data and executes the application when the operating mode of the application is an initial operating mode, and otherwise, waits until there is a service request by a viewer, and then executes the application. The digital broadcast system for broadcasting additional service data together with broadcast programs can arbitrarily select the point of time at which an application provided to a digital broadcast receiver is executed, during the manufacture of contents, so that various types of interactive services can be provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100180318 | Flexible supplicant access control - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with flexible supplicant access control are described. One example method includes collecting a network information associated with a network to which an endpoint is to be communicatively coupled. The network information comprises a network identification and information to facilitate the evaluation of network threats. The example method may also include classifying the network based, at least in part, on the network information, to assign a variable level access parameter (VLAP) to the network based on the policy locally configured on the endpoint or centrally managed by the administrator. The VLAP may establish three or more access levels for the network at the endpoint. The example method may also include communicating the network identification and the network VLAP to a second endpoint, a security agent, a security application, and so on. | 2010-07-15 |