30th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100191746 | Competitor Analysis to Facilitate Keyword Bidding - Disclosed herein are one or more embodiments that facilitate selection of keywords for bidding by an advertiser having a website. One or more of the disclosed embodiments may process a click-through log to determine measures of competitiveness for a plurality of websites extracted from the click-through log. Also, the one or more disclosed embodiments may, for one of the websites, determine a ranking of competing websites based at least in part on the measures of competitiveness. The ranking of competing websites may be used to facilitate selection of keywords for bidding. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191747 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RELATED WORDS FOR QUERIES USING WORD CO-OCCURRENCE FREQUENCY - A system and a method is provided for extracting, classifying, and displaying related words for a query, if an internet or local computer or a mobile appliance user inputs the query. In a system for providing related words composed of a client and a server connected to the client through a network, the method of providing related words for a query includes the steps of the server searching for the co-occurrence frequency by words from source data, the server storing the result of the search in a database, the server receiving an input of a query from the client, and the server extracting related words related to the input query from the database. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191748 | Method and System for Creating a Data Profile Engine, Tool Creation Engines and Product Interfaces for Identifying and Analyzing Files and Sections of Files - A data profile engine identifies, classifies, analyzes, searches, compares and cross-references entire files and sections of files, records and other forms of electronic media, and a tool creation engine in combination with the data profile engine builds custom solutions and product interfaces. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191749 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN EXTERNAL (DISK-BASED) SORT OF A LARGE DATA FILE WHICH TAKES ADVANTAGE OF "PRESORTED" DATA ALREADY PRESENT IN THE INPUT - A method of externally sorting large files in a computer system is presented. The contents of the input file to be sorted are investigated in order to identify presorted portions thereof. The presorted portions of the input file as thus identified are incorporated as sorted strings into an external sortwork file, by rearranging directory information rather than physically transferring data. If merging is necessary, the data may then be merged by a procedure wherein blocks of sorted data to be merged are incorporated into an output (sortout) file, by rearranging directory information rather than physically transferring sorted blocks to the sortout file. As a result of the process, portions of sorted data incorporated into the sortout file may physically remain in external storage space allocated to the input file, and/or in external space allocated to sortwork, thereby eliminating or reducing reading and writing from disk during sort-merge processing. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191750 | Multiple-column bidirectional index - The present invention is a multiple-column index comprised of at least three columns. The columns are repetitious loops of identical content displayed over several pages wherein the relationship between the columns would be consistent. At least two columns have listings in the order of “A” to “Z” beginning at different points of the alphabet. At least one column has listings in “Z” to “A” order. If a search-result is organized on numerous pages, the invention would maximize the potential for discoverability for businesses listed beyond the first page. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191751 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing system includes an acceptance section, a first processing section, a conversion section and a second processing section. The acceptance section accepts first storage location information that is indicative of where a first electronic file in a first storage unit is stored. The first processing section processes the first electronic file in accordance with a first processing content. The conversion section converts the first storage location information to second storage location information that is indicative of where a second electronic file in a second storage unit is stored. The second electronic file has an identical content as that of the first electronic file. The second processing section processes the second electronic file in accordance with a second processing content. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191752 | Method for producing a size-optimized delta-file - A delta file which encodes the difference between a first data file and a second data file is produced by determining a set of elemental data strings which are present in the two data files in a partial match in a graph being modeled. In the graph, each network node, representing data processing based on the first data file for producing a data byte of the second data file, is connected by network edges to all network nodes which are associated with a directly preceding data byte of the second data file. The network nodes and network edges are respectively assigned a cost value and a cost-optimized path in the graph is ascertained which, for all the day bytes of the second data file, contains only one network node per data byte. The cost-optimized path is taken as a basis for generating a delta file, containing a sequence of data processing operations and their data fields, which corresponds to the successive series of network nodes in the cost-optimized path. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191753 | Extracting Patterns from Sequential Data - Described is a technology in which sequential data, such as application program command sequences, are processed into patterns, such as for use in analyzing program usage. In one aspect, sequential data may be first transformed via state machines that remove repeated data, group similar data into sub-sequences, and/or remove noisy data. The transformed data is then segmented into units. A pattern extraction mechanism extracts patterns from the units into a pattern set, by calculating a stability score (e.g., a mutual information score) between succeeding units, selecting the pair of units having the most stability (e.g., the highest score), and adding corresponding information for that pair into the pattern set. Pattern extraction is iteratively repeated until a stopping criterion is met, e.g., the pattern set reaches a defined size, or when the stability score is smaller than a pre-set threshold. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO FLIGHT TRACKING OR PLANNING - A computer-implemented system and method processes flight position information and provides a notification to a remote user in response to a triggering event. Typically, flight position data is received over a digital network. The service accepts requests for notification based upon the position of a specified flight and subsequently provides that notification based upon the flight position data. Upon receiving a user query, a server retrieves a result set from the flight position data and determines if the triggering criteria has been met. In one form, the requested notification may be presented to the user in the form of an e-mail, telephone call, text message or the like. Also disclosed is a system for flight tracking or planning which includes photographs supplied by remote users of the aircraft for which the tracking or planning is associated, for use by other remote users that see the association of the supplied photos with the tracked or planned flight. Still further disclosed is a social system for use with flight tracking or planning which allows affiliated users to share information to the exclusion of other non-affiliated users. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONTENTS BY USING CONTENT TAG - Provided is a method of managing contents, the method including selecting at least one of the stored contents, generating a content tag including content information associated with the selected content, storing the generated content tag, transmitting the generated content tag to an external device, and deleting the selected content. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191756 | CONTENT DELIVERY APPARATUS, CONTENT DELIVERY METHOD, AND CONTENT DELIVERY PROGRAM - In a content delivery method in a P2P network | 2010-07-29 |
20100191757 | RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ALLOCATION CONTROL PROGRAM, ALLOCATION CONTROL APPARATUS, AND ALLOCATION CONTROL METHOD - An allocation control apparatus allocates duplicate logical volume divided areas to virtual storage areas that do not have data storage area in the physical storage area. The apparatus associates identification information of the allocated virtual storage areas, of the duplicate logical volume divided areas, and of duplication source logical volume divided areas to be set in the management information. The apparatus detects, upon a data writing request, based on the management information, the unallocated real storage area in the logical volume divided area. The apparatus reallocates the real storage area to the duplicate logical volume divided area to update the management information. The apparatus identifies, based on the management information, the real storage area allocated to the duplication source logical volume divided area corresponding to the duplicate logical volume divided area. The apparatus copies data stored in the real storage area to the real storage area. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED SEARCH RELEVANCE USING PROXIMITY BOOSTING - A system and method for improved search relevance using proximity boosting. A query for a web search is received from a user, via a network, wherein the query comprises a plurality of query tokens. One or more concepts are identified in the query wherein each of concepts comprises at least two query tokens. A relative concept strength is determined for each of the identified concepts. The query is then rewritten for submission to a search engine wherein for each of the one or more concepts, a syntax rule associated with the respective relative concept strength of the concept is applied to the query tokens comprising the concept such that the rewritten query represents the one or more concepts whereby the proximity of the one or more concepts in a search result returned by the search engine to the user in response to the rewritten query is boosted. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191759 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for communicating information, e.g., queries and query responses, in a peer to peer communications network are described. Queries include, e.g., queries for a product, service, activity or activity partner. In some embodiments, a query channel is implemented and utilized. The implemented query channel structure is such that multiple query responses may be communicated corresponding to a single transmitted query. Various embodiments employ randomization in transmission segment selection by an individual communications device within a transmission block to decrease the likelihood of collisions. A communication device's access to the query channel is determined by the communications device itself. A communications device's decision as to whether or not to transmit and/or re-transmit a query is based on one or more of: its query transmission statistics, historical query channel loading information, and priority level information corresponding to the communications device. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191760 | CONVERSION PROGRAM SEARCH SYSTEM AND CONVERSION PROGRAM SEARCH METHOD - To provide a conversion program search system that can increase the reusability of conversion programs as well as can find a solution to a data connection problem in a short time. A first-signature generation means | 2010-07-29 |
20100191761 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING TASKS OVER A COMPUTERIZED NETWORK - The subject matter discloses a method of handling a computerized task, comprising receiving data related to the computerized task generating a programmable application using the data related to the computerized task. The programmable application may be a script or an executable. The computerized task may be upload or download of files, or a search query. A response is sent to the user's device or personal account. The subject matter also discloses a system for handling a computerized task, comprising a receiving device for receiving data related to the computerized task; a code generator for generating a programmable application used for performing the computerized task; and a processing element for determining a computerized application related to the computerized task. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191762 | CLIENT AGENTS FOR OBTAINING ATTRIBUTES FROM UNAVAILABLE CLIENTS - Creating an agency relationship among clients of a computer system with respect to personal privileged, or otherwise sensitive permissions and/or attributes, is described. The technique enables a querying client to obtain permission and/or attributes from a queried client, even if the queried client is unavailable. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191763 | Request-Based Knowledge Acquisition - One implementation provides a method for acquiring knowledge from multiple knowledge bases in a knowledge repository. The method includes identifying first and second knowledge bases within the knowledge repository by analyzing a search request received from a client system. The first knowledge base contains knowledge of a first type and the second knowledge base contains knowledge of a second type. The method further includes generating instructions that, when executed, cause first and second requests to be sent to the knowledge repository in sequential fashion to acquire knowledge from the first and second knowledge bases, such that the second request is sent after the first request, and such that the second request includes knowledge of the first type from the first knowledge base acquired in response to the first request. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191764 | IN-MEMORY DATA OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to database applications in which the identification of entries is structured in a custom way using templates. The means for identification is used as a vehicle for submitted queries to and obtaining responses from the database such that the query and response process is significantly faster than applications presently in use. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191765 | System and Method for Processing Images - A method for processing digital images includes receiving from one of a plurality of sensors a first image in a first format. A first set of metadata is associated with the first image. The method also includes generating a second set of metadata based on at least the first set of metadata and a configuration file. The configuration file identifies metadata to be included in the second set of metadata. Additionally, the method includes converting the first image in a first format into a second image in a second format and storing the second set of metadata in a metadata database. The method further includes receiving search parameters from clients, identifying one or more sets of metadata corresponding to the search parameters, and transmitting to a client one or more images associated with the identified sets of metadata. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191766 | Method and apparatus for information retrieval via electronic mail - Invention provides a method for an e-mail based interface to function as a single common access point for requesting, receiving, publishing, accessing and sharing various data from multiple, remote information systems. The invention becomes akin to a human relay operator in the loop which is transparent to the user. By relaying the e-mail chain, the invention performs multiple functions based on the originating request, and reply as a human would. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191767 | EXPECTED FUTURE CONDITION SUPPORT IN AN ABSTRACT QUERY ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to data processing, and more specifically to retrieving data from a database. An abstract query may include query conditions and a first logical field comprising conditions for determining whether a second logical field will have a predefined value in the future. Upon execution, the abstract query may return results that satisfy the conditions for determining whether the second logical field will have the predefined value. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191768 | SEARCH QUERY CATEGORIZATION FOR BUSINESS LISTINGS SEARCH - A category classification component locates appropriate categories that apply to a user search query. The categories may be yellow page business listings. The category classification component may include a category model that is automatically trained on one or more of a number of possible training data sources. The training data sources may include directory listings, web documents, query traffic, and advertisement traffic. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191769 | IMAGE SEARCH SYSTEM, IMAGE SEARCH METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image search system includes a first calculation section that calculates a first similarity score of each registered image with respect to an input image on the basis of image features of the registered and the input image, a second calculation section that calculates a second similarity score of each registered image with respect to the input image on the basis of text features of the registered and the input image, a candidate extraction section that extracts one or more candidate images on the basis of the first and the second similarity scores of each registered image, a third calculation section that calculates a third similarity score of each candidate image on the basis of projection waveforms of the input image and the candidate image, and a search section that determines one or more registered images similar to the input image on the basis of the third similarity score. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191770 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL FASHION CLOSET - This is directed to systems and methods for providing a virtual fashion closet. Fashion items can be added to the Virtual Closet. Outfits may then be created by combining two or more of the fashion items. In some embodiments, the Virtual Closet system can create recommended outfits based on weather, season, or the user's calendar. The Virtual Closet system can allow a vendor to send recommended fashion items that may complete an outfit to a user for potential purchasing. In some embodiments, a social networking Virtual Closet can be provided. The social networking Virtual Closet can allow friends to see each other's Virtual Closets, recommend outfits to one another, recommend fashion items to buy, recommend fashion items to get rid of, recommend outfits to wear at a particular event, share and borrow each other's fashion items, or can otherwise suitably provide a social networking environment through the Virtual Closet. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINING RUN BOOKS - In a computing environment, metadata may be used to define common aspects such as verbs, policies, categories and variables of run book procedures. Variable data of the procedures may be stored in application files. A procedure may be generated by retrieving a pre-defined metadata definition of a procedure from a metadata database and an application file for the procedure that contains the variable data for the procedure. The metadata and the variable data may be formatted into a procedure which may be incorporated into a run book and/or transmitted to an external machine for execution of the procedure. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191772 | Semantic note taking system - A semantic note taking system and method for collecting information, enriching the information, and binding the information to services is provided. User-created notes are enriched with labels, context traits, and relevant data to minimize friction in the note-taking process. In other words, the present invention is directed to collecting unscripted data, adding more meaning and use out of the data, and binding the data to services. Mutable and late-binding to services is also provided to allow private thoughts to be published to a myriad of different applications and services in a manner compatible with how thoughts are processed in the brain. User interfaces and semantic skins are also provided to derive meaning out of notes without requiring a great deal of user input. Linking physical objects to notes are also provided, such as through QR codes. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191773 | System And Method For Providing Default Hierarchical Training For Social Indexing - A system and method for providing default hierarchical training for social indexing is provided. Articles of digital information for social indexing are maintained. A hierarchically-structured tree of topics is specified. Each topic includes a label that includes one or more words. Constraints inherent in the literal structure of the topic tree are identified. For each topic in the topic tree, a topic model that includes at least one term derived from the words in at least one of the labels is created. The topic models for the topic tree are evaluated against the constraints. Those of the topic models, which best satisfy the constraints are identified. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191774 | Method and system for versioned file system using structured data representations - A versioned file system comprises a set of structured data representations, such as XML. In a representative embodiment, at a first time, the interface creates and exports to the data store a first structured data representation corresponding to a first version of the local file system. The first structured data representation is an XML tree having a root element, one or more directory elements associated with the root element, and one or more file elements associated with a given directory element. Upon a change within the file system (e.g., file creation, file deletion, file modification, directory creation, directory deletion and directory modification), the interface creates and exports a second structured data representation corresponding to a second version of the file system. The second structured data representation differs from the first structured data representation up to and including the root element of the second structured data representation. The interface continues to generate and export the structured data representations to the data store, preferably at given “snapshot” times when changes within the file system have occurred. The data store preferably comprises one or more cloud storage service providers. As necessary, a given structured data representation is then used to retrieve an associated version of the file system. In this manner, the versioned file system only requires write-once behavior from the data store to preserve its complete state at any point-in-time. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191775 | ENUMERATION OF TREES FROM FINITE NUMBER OF NODES - Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and/or systems for manipulating hierarchical sets of data are disclosed. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191776 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DISPERSING CONTENT ITEMS - An apparatus for dispersing content may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a request associated with a content item and generate a hashed identifier based at least in part on the request associated with the content item. The processor may further be configured to generate a respective container within a hierarchy of one or more containers based at least in part on the hashed identifier and store the content item in one of the one or more containers based at least in part on the hashed identifier. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191777 | Serialization of shared and cyclic data structures using compressed object encodings - A method of encoding data structures using compressed object encodings during serialization. A compressed representation of the data is generated directly while encoding. Serialization means converting a data structure to a string of bytes for external storage or communication. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191778 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A FILE FORMAT AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A BROADCASTING SIGNAL INCLUDING A FILE HAVING THE FILE FORMAT AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for constructing a file format is provided. The file format includes a first box (mdta) including at least one track with both media data and user data regarding the media data defined in the at least one track and a second box (moov) including a track box (trak) indicating each of the at least one track and a user data box (udta) that defines data and an informative format of a user regarding the user data. The user data box (udta) includes at least one third box (cmdt) including information that can be used to identify a track box indicating a track in which the user data is defined. Multiple users can individually store own unique data in previously created files and it is possible to intuitively determine which track is specified by each user data. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING FILES ON A STORAGE DEVICE - Described herein are techniques for the dynamic allocation of storage capacity between multiple namespaces associated with a storage system. Data from multiple namespaces is stored in a common pool of addresses of the storage system and data from each namespace is capable of being written to any free address of the storage system at any time. Metadata associated with each of the files stored in the storage system is maintained that tracks the particular storage address or addresses and namespace associated with the file. Storage capacity can be dynamically allocated between multiple namespaces by writing data to free blocks and updating the metadata accordingly. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191780 | Uploading a Hierarchical File Structure Using a Web Service - A method and a system are provided for uploading a hierarchical file structure using a web service. The method and the system automate the uploading process of an ad agency and substantially reduce the number of operations that the ad agency must perform to upload ad creatives. In one example, the system encodes an archive from a library to generate an encoded archive that is compatible with a virtual library device. The archive has a hierarchical file structure for folders and files of the archive. The system then uploads the encoded archive. The uploading includes translating the encoded archive into virtual folders and virtual files of a virtual archive. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191781 | METHOD FOR OBJECTCLASS VERSIONING - Techniques for objectclass versioning in directory server schema are provided. The techniques include migrating from one version of a directory server to another version of the directory server, maintaining one or more versions of an objectclass while migrating from one version of a directory server to another version of the directory server, and selecting one of the one or more versions of an objectclass for normal functioning of an application. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191782 | ASSIGNING CONTENT TO AN ENTRY IN DIRECTORY - A method of assigning content with an entry in a directory includes parsing the content into text phrases. Mappings between each entry in the directory and information in name fields of the directory are determined. Name proposals for a phrase are determined using the mappings. Each name proposal identifies a potential match between the content and one or more entries in the directory. The content is assigned to an entry in the directory associated with a name proposal of the one or more name proposals. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191783 | Method and system for interfacing to cloud storage - An interface between an existing local file system and a data store (e.g., a “write-once” store) generates and exports to the data store a “versioned” file system. The state of the local file system at a given point in time can be determined using the versioned file system. Preferably, the versioned file system comprises a set of structured data representations (such as XML) that comprise metadata associated with the actual file system data. In operation, the interface creates and exports to the data store structured data representations, which correspond to versions of the local file system, as well as the actual file system data that these structured data representations represent. A cache associated with the interface stores recently used data and metadata, as well as all write data and metadata waiting to be transferred to the data store. Prior to transfer, one or more data transformations, such as compression, encryption, de-duplication and the like, may be applied to the data and metadata. The data store comprises any type of back-end storage device, system or architecture. In one embodiment, the data store comprises one or more cloud storage service providers. As necessary, a given structured data representation is then used to retrieve an associated version of the file system. In this manner, the versioned file system only requires write-once behavior from the data store to preserve its complete state at any point-in-time. The cache facilitates near-instant restore of the file system on an as-needed basis. When the interface is positioned in “front” of a generic data store, the interface has the effect of turning that data store into a “versioned file system” (“VFS”). A content control system (CCS) is used to configure and manage the interface. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191784 | Extending Secure Management of File Attribute Information to Virtual Hard Disks - File attribute information is shared between processes running on a virtual machine and processes accessing a virtual hard disk from a host level. When a host level process accesses files on a virtual hard disk, that process updates the relevant file attribute information, and stores the updated file attribute information on the virtual hard disk. When a virtual machine level process subsequently accesses files on the virtual hard disk, that process reads the updated file attribute information, and omits unnecessary operations. When a virtual machine level process accesses files on the virtual hard disk and updates the corresponding file attribute information, that process communicates the updated file attribute information to the host. When a host level process subsequently accesses files on the virtual hard disk, the host level process reads the updated file attribute information. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191785 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEAMLESSLY ACCESSING REMOTELY STORED FILES - A system and method by which users via programs on one computer may seamlessly access files remotely stored on other computers that run a well known file access protocol. An operating system extension and an application level network access program are provided. The operating system extension receives file system requests for remote files from the operating system that were issued according to a well known application program interface. The operating system extension forwards the remote file system request to the network access program. The network access program reformats the request according to a well known application level network protocol extension and sends it over a network to a remote computer system. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191786 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING BLOCK WITH PREADDER STAGE - A digital signal processing block with a preadder stage for an integrated circuit is described. The digital signal processing block includes a preadder stage and a control bus. The control bus is coupled to the preadder stage for dynamically controlling operation of the preadder stage. The preadder stage includes: a first input port of a first multiplexer coupled to the control bus; a second input port of a first logic gate coupled to the control bus; a third input port of a second logic gate coupled to the control bus; and a fourth input port of an adder/subtractor coupled to the control bus. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191787 | Sequential Multiplier - A sequential multiplier for multiplying a binary multiplier and a binary multiplicand to produce a final product. A first logic circuit generates a control signal based on the multiplier. A second logic circuit generates a partial product based on the control signal and the multiplicand. A full adder generates a partial sum and a partial carry in each of a sequence of cycles. In the first cycle the partial sum and the partial carry are both initialized to zero. In each said cycle the partial sum, the partial carry, and the partial product are added to generate a new partial sum and a new partial carry. After a last cycle, the partial sum is the final product. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191788 | Multiplier with Shifter - A digital system has a memory configured to hold operands and a multiply-shift unit coupled to the memory and configured to receive a first operand and a second operand from the memory in parallel, wherein the first operand includes a concatenated encoded shift amount. The multiply-shift unit includes a multiplier configured to receive the first operand after being separated from the concatenated encoded shift amount and to form a quotient from the two operands. A shifter is coupled to receive the quotient and to shift the quotient by an amount indicated by the encoded shift amount and to thereby form a shifted quotient on an output of the multiply-shift unit. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191789 | METHOD FOR REGULATING AN ACTUAL VALUE OF A VARIABLE CHARACTERIZING A POSITION OF AN ACTUATOR, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method is provided for regulating an actual value of a variable, which characterizes a position of an actuator, to a setpoint value using a regulator, which method makes it possible to optimize regulation in terms of bandwidth, stability, accuracy, and sturdiness. A predefined time characteristic of the setpoint value is transformed into a desired time characteristic of the actual value. A first transfer function is formed in the frequency domain and is approximated using one or more factors, in particular delay elements, to transform the predefined time characteristic of the setpoint value into the desired time characteristic of the actual value. A nonintegral exponent is selected for at least one of the factors. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATION SCORING OF SIGNALS - Systems, methods and computer readable storage media are provided for identifying, in a signal of interest, signal segments matching a reference signal segment. A processor coupled to memory is adapted to perform operations including: converting the reference signal segment to a first vector characterized by n pairs of data points, wherein n is an integer greater than zero and each pair of data points comprises a data point having a value along the first axis and a value along a second axis normal to the first axis. Segment of the signal of interest are converted to additional vectors, wherein each of the segments of the signal of interest has a first length in a direction along the first axis and has n pairs of data points. A correlation value is calculated between the reference signal segment and each of the segments of the signal of interest, using the first vector and the additional vectors, respectively. An estimation of the magnitude of the reference signal segment relative to at least a subset of the segments of the signal of interest for which correlation values have indicated relatively similar correlation is calculated. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATION OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMS - A device and method for evaluating multidimensional discrete Fourier transforms (DFT) by eliminating transpose operations by transforming every dimension concurrently. At least one computing node is enabled to evaluate a DFT of one of a multidimensional input data set and a subgroup of the input data set, wherein the subgroup comprises groupings of elements taken from a plurality of selected dimensions of the input data set for subsequent multidimensional DFT operations. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191792 | Signal Processing with Fast S-Transforms - The ability to examine the frequency content of a signal is critical in a variety of fields, and many techniques have been proposed to fill this need, including the Fourier and wavelet family of transforms. One of these, the S-transform, is a Fourier based transform that provides simultaneous time and frequency information similar to the wavelet transform but uses sinusoidal basis functions to produce true frequency and globally referenced phase measurements. It has been shown to be useful in several medical imaging applications but its use is limited due to high computational requirements of the original, continuous form. The described embodiments include a general framework for describing linear time-frequency transforms, using the Fourier, wavelet and S-transforms as examples. As an illustration of the utility of this formalism, a fast discrete S-transform algorithm is developed that has the same computational complexity as the fast Fourier transform. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191793 | Symbolic Computation Using Tree-Structured Mathematical Expressions - A method for performing symbolic computations on a mathematical expression. The mathematical expression may be converted to a tree structure having one or more parent nodes and one or more child nodes. Each parent node may be a mathematical operation. Each child node may be a mathematical expression on which the mathematical operation is performed in a specified order. Each child node may be in a hierarchical relationship to one of the parent nodes. The parent nodes, the child nodes or both may be manipulated to perform a first symbolic computation on the mathematical expression. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191794 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHY LOOP DETECTION - A method, system and apparatus are provided for detecting a loop-back in a physical layer on an Ethernet link. In the physical layer, a device sends a base page on the Ethernet link. The base page has at least one next page capability bit set. Subsequently, the device receives a received base page. Thereafter, for detecting the loop-back, the next page capability bit is set in the received base page is determined. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191795 | Hardware Triggering in a Management System - A method operates a management system having at least one manager and one agent and said manager is provided with information containing plurality of information items for triggering. The information items are-stored for triggering in the manager memory. At least one information item for triggering is transmitted by the manager to the agents in such a way that said information item for triggering effects at least one hardware unit at the agent. Afterwards the at least one information item for triggering is erased from or marked in the manager memory. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191796 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SERVICE INTERMEDIARY SELECTION IN A WEB SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Presented is a method and system for a service intermediary selection in a web service management system. The method comprises: receiving a service request by the web service management system; and selecting the service intermediary from a plurality of service intermediaries by a planning module of the web service management system. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON DENSITY - A system and method is provided of generating a map. In one aspect, the map is selected based on a location provided by a user and listings are selected based on their proximity to the location, whether they match a query provided by the user, and the number of matching listings within regions of the map. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191798 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON ARBITRARY QUERIES - A system and method is provided of generating a map. In one aspect, the map is transmitted by a server as an image. Listings are selected based on both their proximity to the location and whether they match arbitrary words provided by a user, with one set being transmitted as text and another set being transmitted as image data representing icons on a transparent background. In response, a user's computer displays the image of the second set as an overlay on the map, and processes the text to display the first set as icons on the map. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191799 | COLLABORATIVE BROWSING AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A system for facilitating collaboration among users via a network includes a server and user computers. Each user computer has a browser client configured with the server to provide collaborative services relative to applications invoked by users on the user computers. The browser clients and the server make available to each user computer, in web format, content from heterogeneous content sources, at least some content obtained via the applications. The browser clients are configured with the server to capture in a web layer and make available to the user computers explicit social information and implicit social information provided by the users via the browser clients using the collaborative services. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191800 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FEATURE ENABLEMENT IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - A system to manage a key license includes an information handling system having non-volatile memory accessible to a processor. The non-volatile memory stores feature enablement information related to a feature that the information handling system is adapted to provide. The non-volatile memory stores instructions that are accessible to the processor and executable by the processor to send the feature enablement information related to the feature to an external system after the information handling system is deployed, and to request the feature enablement information, or other feature enablement information related to the feature, from the external system in response to receiving a request for the information handling system to provide the feature. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191801 | Protocol adapter for transferring diagnostic signals between in-vehicle networks and a computer - A protocol adapter for simultaneously communicating with one or more remote computers over any one of a plurality of protocols. The adapter includes a motherboard having an integrated CPU, a plurality of interface modules, a plurality of device drivers and a plurality of daughter-board module slots. The protocol adapter further includes at least one daughter-board interface module mounted in one of the plurality of daughter-board slots. The at least one daughter-board modules expands the number of protocols of the adapter beyond those protocols being run by the motherboard. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191802 | Presence information management system and presence information management server - When starting subscribe for acquiring presence information, there is no need of acquiring an identifier of the presentity or an identifier of the group, which have been conventionally indispensable. There is provided a state information management system including a management server for managing state information on a plurality of terminals. Instead of specifying a presentity, a condition of the presentity, such as a value of presence, is specified for subscribing. For example, when subscribe is established by specifying the identical current position as a condition, subscribe for the user matched with the condition is automatically started and the presence can be acquired. When the presence of a partner or user himself/herself is changed to a different value, the presentity is automatically changed. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191803 | server realizing network communication number service - A server realizing network communication number service is provided. Said server accepts inquiring appointed number. If this server manages said number practically, it will return an affirmation message to the inquirer. If this server does not manage said number practically, it will return a list of other servers, and advise the inquirer to further inquire these servers. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191804 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING POST BROWSING IN MOVING RIGHTS OBJECT OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND TERMINAL THEREOF - Disclosed is a digital rights management (DRM), and more particularly, a transfer of a rights object (RO) to a second user in consideration of requirements of a movement of a rights object of a first user (a terminal, an equipment), charge, etc., by providing a post browsing session when the rights object occupied by the first user is transferred to a second user via a server. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191805 | CONTENT ASSOCIATIVE CACHING METHOD FOR WEB APPLICATIONS - A cache logically disposed in a communication path between a client and a server receives a request for a content item and, in response thereto, requests from the server header information concerning the content item and an initial portion of data that makes up the content item. The cache then computes a first hashing value from the header information and a second hashing value from the initial portion of data. A content identifier is created by combining the first hashing value and the second hashing value. Using the content identifier, the cache determines whether a copy of the content item is stored by the cache; and, if so provides same to the client. Otherwise, the requests the content item from the server and, upon receipt thereof, provides it to the client. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191806 | STRUCTURE OF OBJECTS STORED IN A MEDIA SERVER AND IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY TO THE STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to providing media data in an open network system, wherein an object structure of a media server operationally connected to a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network is provided. The media server comprises a service for managing objects, and a storage unit for storing at least one object structure, the at least one object structure comprising at least one of a container and an item under a tree structure, wherein the at least one object structure comprises at least one object specified as a feature of the service. Preferably, the at least one object structure comprises at least one of a bookmark container and a shortcut container managed as a service feature. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191807 | Semantic note taking system - A semantic note taking system and method for collecting information, enriching the information, and binding the information to services is provided. User-created notes are enriched with labels, context traits, and relevant data to minimize friction in the note-taking process. In other words, the present invention is directed to collecting unscripted data, adding more meaning and use out of the data, and binding the data to services. Mutable and late-binding to services is also provided to allow private thoughts to be published to a myriad of different applications and services in a manner compatible with how thoughts are processed in the brain. User interfaces and semantic skins are also provided to derive meaning out of notes without requiring a great deal of user input. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191808 | METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE AND SYNCHRONOUS DISPLAY SESSION - A system for interactively displaying and distributing information. The information may relate to consumer products, any type of article of commerce, marketing and advertising layouts, floor plans, planograms or any other type of information that is capable of being illustrated graphically. A consumer engages in an Interactive Information Session with an attendant, such a help desk attendant. During the Interactive Information Session, the attendant and consumer see synchronized displays of images or animations of the information, which may be manipulated by either one of them. The attendant and the user can communicate interactively by voice or text during at least part of the Interactive Information Session. In another embodiment, two or more users of a system according to the invention can collaboratively design a product, marketing or advertising layouts, planograms, floor plans or other graphical information in an Interactive Design Session. During the session one of the users controls the design at any time. Different users may have control at different times. The users can engage in interactive voice or text communications during at least part of the Interactive Design Session. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191809 | Capability to capture and share image displayed from multicast video - The present invention provides a method and device for an IPTV subscriber viewer to capture and store a snapshot of the image displayed on a, television screen. An IPTV subscriber has the capability to capture, using a special button on the remote control, the current video image content displaying, for example, contact information in an advertisement. This information can be stored on the subscriber's set-top box and can be sent as an e-mail attachment to the subscriber's e-mail account. The subscriber can then save this information in his own e-mail account and access it via any device having e-mail capabilities. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191810 | TRANSPORT HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR SIDE EFFECT MESSAGES - Architecture that protects side effect messages by associating the side effect messages with a primary (redundant) message that was received by a transport mechanism (e.g., a message transport agent). Side effect messages are considered “side effects” of a primary message that caused generation of the side effect messages. The primary message is only considered fully delivered after the primary message and all associated side effect messages are delivered, after which the source of the primary message is ACK'd (sent an “ACKnowledgement” message). Hence, in case of hardware failures after the primary message was delivered, but before delivery of side effect messages, the redundancy approach used triggers re-delivery of the primary message and re-generation and delivery of the side effect messages. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191811 | Social Networking Runtime - Provided are apparatuses and methods for social networking applications and services. New applications and services based on a common runtime may be developed. Such applications and services may allow scripts to be loaded and interpreted. Furthermore, dynamic links generated by the scripts may be sent to an application engine for execution. The dynamic links may also be sent (e.g., shared) with other devices and/or users in a social networking environment. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLIENT-BASED INSTANT MESSAGE MONITORING FOR OFF-LINE USERS - A computer-based system for providing electronic monitoring and management services for an instant messaging (IM) user. The system can include a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions. The system can also include an IM server, wherein the IM server accepts connections from one or more IM clients. Additionally, the system can include a bot program configured to execute on the processor. The bot program can be configured to receive a request from a first user to manage messages on behalf of the first user and further receive a token from the first user and a user name associated with the first user, wherein the first user is logged into the IM server via an IM client of the one or more IM clients. Also, the bot program can be configured to receive a notification indicating that the first user is logged off the IM server. Furthermore, the bot program can further be configured to utilize the token and the user name to log into the IM server on behalf of the first user upon receiving the notification. Moreover, the bot program can be configured to receive and store a message intended for the first user from a second user utilizing another IM client of the one or more IM clients. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191813 | AUTOMATICALLY RELEASING RESOURCES RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBER DEVICES WITHIN A BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORK - In general, techniques are described for automatically releasing network resources reserved for use by network devices within a network. In particular, a network device, such as a router, may include an interface card that receives a first and a second message from respective first and second client devices requesting reservation of network resources. The first message may include a first identifier, while the second message may include a second identifier. Both messages however may also include the same additional context information that identifies the same context in which the first client device operates. The router may include a control unit that determines whether the additional context information included within the first and second messages is the same. Based on a determination that this information is the same, the control unit may automatically release resources reserved for use by the first client device within the network. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191814 | System-On-A-Chip Employing A Network Of Nodes That Utilize Receive Side Flow Control Over Channels For Messages Communicated Therebetween - An integrated circuit an array of nodes linked by an on-chip communication network. Messages are communicated between nodes utilizing logical channels representing hardware resources at the associated nodes. A given logical channel is associated with a receiver node and a transmitter node. The receiver node is adapted to send flow control messages to the transmitter node. The flow control messages include credits that identify hardware resources of the receiver node that are available for receiving messages over the given logical channel. The transmitter node is adapted to maintain a running total of the credits included as part of the flow control messages communicated from the receiver node and to initiate transmission of messages to the receiver node in accordance with the running total of credits maintained at the transmitter node. In the preferred embodiment, the transmitter node is adapted to initiate transmission of a message to the receiver node only if the total number of credits maintained at the transmitter node is sufficient to store the message at the receiver node. A given credit can include an address generated by a receiver node and representing an address in the local memory of the receiver node for storing data. The transmitter node transmits the address of the given credit to the receiver node for storing data therein. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191815 | Internet facsimile and control method thereof and communication instruction terminal - In an Internet fax, to receive an electronic mail document for fax transfer, if a password related to a control command for indicating a facsimile communication function is encrypted and set in the destination field or the main body of the received electronic mail, the encrypted password is decrypted and using the decrypted password, facsimile transfer of the electronic mail document is executed following the control command. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191816 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC MAILING OF DATA UTILIZING A DATA REFERENCE - A mobile device for electronic mailing of data utilizing a data reference, the mobile device having: a communications subsystem for communicating with a wireless gateway; a user interface; a processor interacting with the user interface and the communications subsystem; an electronic mail application adapted to run on the processor; a data application adapted to run on the processor; and memory adapted to be accessed by the electronic mail application and the data application, the memory storing a data reference identifier for data in the data application, the data reference identifier capable of identifying the data on a data server remote from the mobile device, wherein the data application is adapted to interact with the electronic mail application to send data in an electronic mail message, and wherein the data is replaced in the electronic mail message with the data reference identifier. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191817 | Multimedia Message Transfer - A method for multi-media message transfer transmits a message to multiple recipients. The method includes receiving a message addressed to multiple recipients. The method also includes determining an indication of a state of each recipient. The method also includes transmitting an acknowledgement. The acknowledgment includes at least one message identifying at least one recipient and the associated state of the at least one recipient. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191818 | Automatic Grouping of Electronic Mail - Automatic sorting and grouping of electronic mail items in an electronic mail system is provided. An automatic mail grouping property may be selected for electronic mail received, sent or stored in a variety of storage folders. For a given mail location (e.g., received mail, sent mail, or a given mail storage folder), a selected automatic grouping property causes mail to be displayed to a user in one or more categories that make location of specific mail items easier and more efficient. Visible dividers with optional headings may be provided between mail categories to quickly draw a user's attention to a given mail category and to separate large numbers of mail into logical groupings that make location of specific mail items more manageable. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191819 | Group Based Spam Classification - An e-mail filter is used to classify received e-mails so that some of the classes may be filtered, blocked, or marked. The e-mail filter may include a classifier that can classify an e-mail as belonging to a particular class and an e-mail grouper that can detect substantially similar, but possibly not identical, e-mails. The e-mail grouper determines groups of substantially similar e-mails in an incoming e-mail stream. For each group, the classifier determines whether one or more test e-mails from the group belongs to the particular class. The classifier then designates the class to which the other e-mails in the group belong based on the results for the test e-mails. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191820 | Forwarding to Automatically Prioritized IM Accounts Based Upon Priority and Presence - Systems for forwarding incoming instant messages comprise a primary IM processing device configured to send and receive IM messages. The primary IM processing device is further configured to forward incoming IM messages to an available secondary IM processing devices based upon presence information and availability information on a plurality of secondary IM processing devices. A router is configured to route IM messages between the primary IM processing device and the secondary IM processing devices. An IM server is coupled to a communications network and is configured to send and receive presence information from the primary IM processing device and the secondary IM processing devices. The primary IM processing device is further configured to maintain presence information on the secondary IM processing devices including the secondary IM processing devices that were unavailable to receive a forwarded instant message. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191821 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AN INFORMATION APPARATUS, MACRO EXECUTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system in which a warning is generated in advance when a macro including unsupported functions is executed, realizing improved usability for users. A multi-function apparatus and a server holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function are connected to each other via a network. A macro referring section provided in the multi-function apparatus acquires a macro held by the second information apparatus. An unsupported function checking section provided in the server detects functions that cannot be realized by the first information apparatus from among functions included in the macro. A warning information providing section provided in the second information apparatus creates warning information relating to the detected unsupported functions and transmits the warning information to the multi-function apparatus. A warning section provided in the multi-function apparatus notifies a user of the transmitted warning information. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191822 | Broadcasting Data In A Hybrid Computing Environment - Methods, apparatus, and products for broadcasting data in a hybrid computing environment that includes a host computer, a number of accelerators, the host computer and the accelerators adapted to one another for data communications by a system level message passing module, the host computer having local memory shared remotely with the accelerators, the accelerators having local memory for the accelerators shared remotely with the host computer, where broadcasting data according to embodiments of the present invention includes: writing, by the host computer remotely to the shared local memory for the accelerators, the data to be broadcast; reading, by each of the accelerators from the shared local memory for the accelerators, the data; and notifying the host computer, by the accelerators, that the accelerators have read the data. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191823 | Data Processing In A Hybrid Computing Environment - Data processing in a hybrid computing environment that includes a host computer, a plurality of accelerators, the host computer and the accelerators adapted to one another for data communications by a system level message passing module, the host computer having local memory shared remotely with the accelerators, the accelerators having local memory for the plurality of accelerators shared remotely with the host computer, where data processing according to embodiments of the present invention includes performing, by the plurality of accelerators, a local reduction operation with the local shared memory for the accelerators; writing remotely, by one of the plurality of accelerators to the shared memory local to the host computer, a result of the local reduction operation; and reading, by the host computer from shared memory local to the host computer, the result of the local reduction operation. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191824 | Method, system and apparatus for encouraging frequent and purposeful electronic communications from caregivers to individuals with impaired memory - A computer implemented system and method for encouraging frequent and purposeful electronic communications from caregivers to individuals with impaired memory to, inter alia, alleviate feelings of isolation and improve memory. The system includes a Web-based application through which caregivers send text, image, voice and other forms of data for receipt by the sufferer on a PDA having a simple user interface. The Web application records the dates and nature (i.e., text, audio, photograph, video) of communications sent by each caregiver, processes the data in order to display it in a variety of meaningful ways to all caregivers, thus creating a peer-pressure environment to encourage more frequent communication. The Web application can also be programmed to send electronic reminders to all caregivers who opt-in to the service requesting that they send a communication to the sufferer, and more particularly to individual caregivers whose frequency of communication has been inadequate relative to a group of caregivers or to predefined expectations. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191825 | CONTENT ACQUISITION APPARATUS, PROGRAM, CONTENT ACQUISITION METHOD AND CONTENT ACQUISITION SYSTEM - [Object] To provide a content acquisition apparatus, a program, a content acquisition method and a content acquisition system. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191826 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER, PROGRAM RECEIVING TERMINAL, PROGRAM-RELATED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM-RELATED INFORMATION DRAWING METHOD - An information processing server ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100191827 | SPORTING EVENT IMAGE CAPTURE, PROCESSING AND PUBLICATION - Systems, methods and software are disclosed for capturing and/or importing and processing media items such as digital images or video ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100191828 | Selection of an appropriate online content source based on program information - Methods and arrangements for selecting a content source from a plurality of potential content sources based on program information are described. A network resource maintains a mapping between itself and a static URL to be accessed by an application when updating content used in the application. The network resource can receive, over an electronic network, a configuration request providing the static URL and program information that at least identifies the application and version of the application. Based on the received information that is specific to the identified application version and from which content specific for that application version can be obtained, the network resource determines a second URL and provides the second URL to the application in response to the request. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE ACCESS TO A HOME NETWORK - A method and apparatus for establishing a Quality of Service QoS in an access network for a multimedia session between a home network and a remote device located outside the home network. At least one of the remote device and the home network is connected to the access network. When a session invite message is received from the remote device for device discovery in the home network, a default QoS is enforced in the access network. When a session re-invite message is received from the remote device for media communication with a selected home device in the home network, the QoS requirements are determined for the media communication based on session parameters exchanged during the setup of the media communication. An updated QoS is then enforced for the session in the access network based on the determined QoS requirements. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191830 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNITY WIDGET - Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a community widget at a first client device, the method including: receiving a client widget including authentication information from a server; searching a second client device in which the client widget is installed; performing mutual authentication with the second client device by using the authentication information; and transmitting, if the mutual authentication is successful, a community widget to the second client device. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191831 | UBIQUITOUS PRESENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING 3A BASED VARIOUS APPLICATION STATUSES - A ubiquitous presence service method and system is disclosed, wherein the list of subscribers is managed in the replay platform, and the presence of each service from the application server is integrated through one route, and is then integrally managed so that they are provided based on 3A anytime, anywhere and regardless of the device, whereby the subscriber who receives the information about the present status of the application services operated by the various application servers can integrally manage his(her) own presence profiles, and the application server can provide the subscription authorities of the presence service to the consistent interface. The ubiquitous presence service method comprises receiving presence information including a present or updated status of application service from one or more application servers; and transmitting the received presence information to at least one subscriber terminal. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191832 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONVERSION AND PROGRAM - A communication terminal that receives contents information distributed from a source of distribution, comprises: means for converting a leading frame of said contents information to a non-predicted frame in response to an input request. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191833 | CONTENT AND APPLICATION DOWNLOAD BASED ON A HOME NETWORK SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROFILE - A system and method is provided for identifying, accessing, and managing service applications for use with associated consumer electronic devices in a home network system. A client side process, executed by a client computing system in the home network system, operates in conjunction with a server side process executed by a server computing system that is coupled with the client computing system via the Internet. The client computing system is implemented by a gateway device coupled with each of the devices via the home network. The client side process includes the steps of: determining device ID information associated with at least one selected one of the consumer electronic devices in the home network system; determining a home network system configuration profile based at least on the device ID information; providing the home network system configuration profile to a selected server computing system via the Internet; downloading an application from the selected server computing system, the application being operative to provide a process associated with the selected electronic devices; and executing the downloaded application at the gateway device to provide a remote interactive process associated with the selected electronic devices. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191834 | Method and system for containing routes - A system and method for limiting network access for a network subscriber based on limited network routing defined within at least one data container is disclosed. The system includes at least one network server adapted for receiving a request for network access and checking whether the network subscriber is identified in at least one data container having an approved route list comprising at least one permissible route for the subscriber; and if the network subscriber is part of the data container, limiting network access for the network subscriber to the at least one permissible route by provisioning at least one router in the network to limit routing requests from the subscriber to the approved route list. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONFIGURATION DATA - Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for distributing configuration data to one or more mobile terminals. An embodiment of one method of the invention includes receiving from the host application a request from a client to transmit a configuration data value to a mobile terminal. The configuration data value can include a designation of a new precedence level for a mobile terminal corresponding to a new operating characteristic of the mobile terminal. The method can include the step of transmitting from the NMC a configuration data value including the new precedence level to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include a mobile application defining a previous precedence level such that the mobile terminal loads the configuration data in response to the new precedence level different from the previous precedence level. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191836 | Communications device user interface - In a communications network including a plurality of communication channels through which communications are configured to be transmitted between a plurality of network users, a method of managing communications to be transmitted to a particular user from the plurality of communication channels and/or network users, the method including: receiving a communication from a particular communication channel or another network user, the communication intended for transmission to a particular user; determining whether or not to transmit the communication to the particular user, based upon whether or not the communication satisfies one or more predefined characteristics relating to the particular communication channel and/or the other network user; and transmitting the communication to the particular user when the communication satisfies the predefined characteristics. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191837 | LOCATION-AWARE CONFIGURATION - A networking device may operate according to a first configuration profile adapted to cause the device to conform to restrictions applicable within a plurality of different locations. The networking device may obtain a second, location-aware configuration profile, which may include restrictions applicable to the location where the device is deployed. The second, location-aware configuration profile may be provided by a location-aware configuration service responsive to a request from the device. The service may determine a location of the device from the request. The service may identify restrictions applicable within the region the device is located. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191838 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER READALE MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - A terminal device includes an access unit accessing content summary information on a server based on location information, the content summary information containing first information and second information, the first information providing association between an identification for identifying a status of the terminal device and second location information for accessing the second information, the second information providing summary information of contents regarding the status of the terminal device, an identification acquiring unit acquiring the identification, a first location storage unit storing first location information for accessing the first information, a first access controller controlling the access unit to access the first information based on the first location information stored, a retriever retrieving the second location information associated with the acquired identification based on the first information accessed, and a second access controller controlling the access unit to access the second information based on the second location information retrieved. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191839 | SYNCHRONIZING RESOURCE BINDINGS WITHIN COMPUTER NETWORK - In general, techniques are described for synchronizing resource bindings within computer networks. An intermediate network device comprising an interface card and a control unit may implement these techniques. The interface card receives a message from a server that allocates a network address for use by a client device identified by a unique identifier. The control unit stores data defining a binding between the unique identifier and the network address. The control unit includes a binding synchronization module that determines, based on a determination to release the binding, whether the binding release occurs in response to receiving a release message from the client device, and automatically generates a release message on behalf of the client device upon determining that the binding release did not occur in response to receiving a release message. The binding synchronization module outputs the automatically generated release message to the server that reserved the L3 network address. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191840 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIALIZING CABLE MODEMS - A system includes a first device and a second device. The first device is configured to transmit a discover message on a first upstream channel, where the discover message includes information representing capabilities of the first device. The second device is configured to receive the discover message from the first device and determine whether to switch the first device to a second upstream channel based on the capabilities information in the discover message. The second device makes the determination before a registration of the first device. The second device transmits a message to the first device instructing the first device to switch to the second upstream channel based on a result of the determination. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191841 | Communication Device for Obtaining an Application Image or Configuration from a Service Provider - A DSL customer premises equipment modem (DCPE) avoids the requirement of a flash or other static memory for storing an application image or configuration on the modem. The modem instead stores microcode used to boot its chipset and obtain the application image and/or configuration from a remote site, such as the central office (CO). In one possible startup procedure, this microcode initializes the modem's chipset, starts the DSL driver, establishes a data link with the service provider's CO equipment, and downloads the application image and/or the configuration from the CO. Other types of communications devices, such as cellular phones or other portable devices, can perform a similar procedure to obtain an application image from a remote source, such as a base station. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING QUEUE ORDER, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A system for managing a queue order may receive queue order registration requests from a plurality of user terminals, generate queue order information of the plurality of user terminals, and broadcast, when the queue order information changes, notification information about the change of the queue order information. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191843 | Method and System for Selection of a Runtime Stack for Deployment of a Web Service - A method and system for selection of a runtime stack for deployment of a Web Service are provided. The method includes: generating policy assertions for a Web Service to be deployed; providing a scoring mechanism for each available runtime stack in which the ability of a stack to support each of a plurality of policy assertions is scored; applying the scoring mechanism for each available runtime stack to the policy assertions for the Web Service ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100191844 | CLUSTER-BASED FRIEND SUGGESTION AGGREGATOR - Techniques are described to generate a list of suggested friends for a client of a social networking service. In an implementation, a cluster of clients is identified from among the clients of the social networking service. The cluster of clients includes the client for which the list of suggested friends is to be generated. The list of suggested friends for the client may then be generated and may include one or more clients of the social networking service selected based on connections with the cluster of clients. The list indicates at least one other client of the social networking service that is suggested as a friend. | 2010-07-29 |
20100191845 | SPECULATIVE VIRTUAL MACHINE RESOURCE SCHEDULING - A speculative virtual machine (“VM”) resource scheduler for a VM that is hosted by a primary host server initiates the creation of at least one duplicate VM on a secondary host server. The VM and the duplicate VM are run substantially in lockstep while the scheduler monitors resources on the primary host server and the secondary host server. The scheduler then determines an advantageous host server among the primary host server and the secondary host server and, based at least in part on the determination, initiates the powering down of either the VM on the primary host server or the duplicate VM on the secondary host server. | 2010-07-29 |