31st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110191374 | Joint Embedding for Item Association - Methods and systems to associate semantically-related items of a plurality of item types using a joint embedding space are disclosed. The disclosed methods and systems are scalable to large, web-scale training data sets. According to an embodiment, a method for associating semantically-related items of a plurality of item types includes embedding training items of a plurality of item types in a joint embedding space configured in a memory coupled to at least one processor, learning one or more mappings into the joint embedding space for each of the item types to create a trained joint embedding space and one or more learned mappings, and associating one or more embedded training items with a first item based upon a distance in the trained joint embedding space from the first item to each said associated embedded training items. Exemplary item types that may be embedded in the joint embedding space include images, annotations, audio and video. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191375 | DATA ACCESS METHOD AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT DATABASE SYSTEM - A computer implemented method for accessing data begins with receipt of a data access request. In response to determining that the requested data needs to be acquired in real time from an original data source, the processor acquires and stores that data. In response to determining that the data cannot be acquired in real time from the data source, the processor acquires the data from a configuration management database in which the requested data was previously stored. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191376 | TECHNIQUES FOR EXTENDING AND CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A COMMON INFORMATION MODEL (CIM) - Systems and methods for extending and controlling access to a Common Information Model (CIM) are presented. According to an embodiment, access requests for a CIM object manager (CIMOM) pass through a CIM file system (CIMFS) where each access requested is authenticated. The CIMFS maintains and manages a hidden file system representing CIM classes and a CIM class hierarchy on a volume of storage. The structure, metadata, and values for the CIM classes, CIM object, and CIM providers are maintained in a hidden directory on the volume. This information is accessible via the CIMFS to use existing file system management operations. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191377 | SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM - A data authorization system and method of authorizing access to data stored on a data storage medium are provided. The data authorization system utilizes a readable and writeable data storage medium that includes a private area and a public area, a compiled scripted database located in the private area, a file located in the public area that directs a computer operating system to activate the compiled scripted database, and a container field within the compiled scripted database for holding data and only allowing access to the data by the operating system when certain preset parameters stored in said compiled scripted database have been met. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING, SEARCHING, AND VIEWING DIRECTORIES - A directory shell references one or more directories. Each directory comprises a plurality of directory objects each having object attributes and attribute data. One or more categories in the directory shell is associated with one or more directory objects and at least a portion of the associated object attribute. A user interface is operable for a user to query the categories in the directory shell. A directory interface is operable to send a search request to the directories in accordance with the query and receive data from the directories that satisfy the search request. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191379 | MAP DATA, NAVIGATION DEVICE HAVING MAP DATA, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MAP DATA - A map data provides a road network, which is defined by multiple unit links and multiple link connection relationships. Each unit link represents a part of a road. The map data includes: an attribution data relating to each unit link, which defines a link connection relationship of a subject unit link at one end of the subject unit link. Each attribution data includes link connection information defining only one object unit link as a connection object of the subject unit link. The only one object unit link is selected from a group of one or more object unit links, which are coupled with the one end of the subject unit link. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191380 | METHOD TO SEND A SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) CAMPAIGN TO A RELATED OBJECT BY SELECTING THE BASE OBJECT - A method to transmit SMS messages to a Related Object by selecting the Base Object and transmit SMS messages to both, the Base Object as well as to the Related Object, simultaneously, in a CRM application is disclosed. The relationship between the Base Object and the Related Object may be any one of one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one or many-to-many that can be defined while deploying the CRM application. The process takes place in different levels wherein the system decides whether the SMS message should be sent to the Base Object or different Related Objects depending upon the Campaign Workflow and locates the mobile phone number of the entity and finally transmits the SMS message via SMS Service Provider chosen from the user Interface. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191381 | Interactive System for Extracting Data from a Website - Described is a technology for efficiently labeling a webpage. A wrapper tool labels records of a webpage at the record level. If an existing wrapper exists that is appropriate for labeling a record, the wrapper tool automatically labels that record. For unlabeled records, the tool provides a user interface to label those records, and updates the set of existing wrappers with a new wrapper that is generated based upon the labeling operation; the new wrapper is then applied to any unlabeled records if appropriate for those records. As a result, a user typically needs only to label a relatively few records, with the wrappers generated for those records automatically used to label the other unlabeled records of the webpage. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191382 | SERIAL AND PARALLEL METHODS FOR I/O EFFICIENT SUFFIX TREE CONSTRUCTION - System and method for suffix tree creation for large input data/text streams. The methodology leverages the structure of suffix trees to build a suffix tree by simultaneously tiling accesses to both the input string as well as the partially constructed suffix tree. The end result enables the indexing of very large input strings and at the same time maintain a bounded working set size and a fixed memory footprint. The method is employed for serial processing. Further, a scalable parallel suffix tree construction is realized that is suitable for implementation on parallel distributed memory systems that use effective collective communication and in-network caching. The methodology is also applied for suffix link recovery in both serial and parallel implementations. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191383 | ORCHESTRATION OF BUSINESS PROCESSES USING TEMPLATES - A distributed order orchestration system for orchestrating a business process of an order fulfillment system receives from an interface a definition of the business process and generates metadata from the definition. The system then generates an abstract syntax tree from the metadata. The tree includes a plurality of nodes and one or more of the nodes correspond to a predefined template. The system then generates executable orchestration code based on the abstract syntax tree and the predefined template. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191384 | DATABASE INTEGRATED VIEWER - A database integration viewer that allows additional properties to be associated with a record as viewed in a single record or table, even though those additional properties are not owned by the record in the underlying source record or table in the database. Using this integration view, a viewed version of record or table may be different than the actual structure of the source record or table. In the viewed version of the record or table, the viewed record or table or may include some or all of the properties for the records of the subject record or table, while incorporating one or more additional properties for the record into the viewed table. The properties may be scalars, or may be computed to populate the viewed version of the record or table. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191385 | USING A SEPARATE PROCESS IN AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT AS A DATABASE - Some embodiments of a system and a method to use a separate process in an interactive computer programming environment as a database have been presented. For instance, both server and client may run in an interactive computer programming environment, such as Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) environment. The server may receive data manipulating instructions written in a generic programming language and data from the client. The server can execute the instructions to manipulate the data. The server may further act as a database for the client by maintaining persistence of the data. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191386 | Method and Apparatus for Data Extraction from Extensible Markup Language File - A data extraction method, for obtaining data via the Internet, includes obtaining an extensible markup language file, comprising a plurality of elements corresponding to a plurality of tags, from a server terminal according to a user command, for obtaining the specific element in the extensible markup language file, performing a format analysis to obtain a format analysis result, choosing a template from a plurality of templates, for indicating contents of the plurality of tags, and obtaining the specific element in the extensible markup language file via the template. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191387 | ELECTRIC DEVICE FOR EXECUTING PROCESS BASED ON MAP DATA - An electric device for executing a process based on a map data includes: a map data memory; a work memory; and a CPU for developing a map data from the map data memory into the work memory. The CPU executes the process based on the developed map data. The map data provides a road network defined by unit links and link connection relationships, and includes an attribution data in each link. The CPU generates a node table according to the attribution data. The node table stores a link connection information in each node as the connection point coupled with links. The link connection information provides identification of the links coupled with each other at a corresponding node. The CPU writes the node table as the developed map data into the work memory. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191388 | METHOD FOR CREATING MAP DATA AND MAP DATA UTILIZATION APPARATUS - Map data includes, for each of multiple links used for representing a road in a map, a link record and a speed limit record for a certain link. The link records and the speed limit records of the multiple links for representing a road are collected to form separate data lists of respective attribute types, that is, a link record data list and a speed limit record data list, instead of collecting records by a unit of each link. The map data structured as separate attribute data lists of respective attribute data types for links in the map data, for example, establishes inter-attribute data association between different attribute data types for the certain link based on the arrangement orders of the respective attribute data types in the data list indicative of the same arrangement order of the multiple links. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191389 | DISTRIBUTED DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A distributed data management system has multiple virtual machine nodes operating on multiple computers that are in communication with each other over a computer network. Each virtual machine node includes at least one data store or “bucket” for receiving data. A digital hash map data structure is stored in a computer readable medium of at least one of the multiple computers to configure the multiple virtual machine nodes and buckets to provide concurrent, non-blocking access to data in the buckets, the digital hash map data structure including a mapping between the virtual machine nodes and the buckets. The distributed data management system employing dynamic scalability in which one or more buckets from a virtual machine node reaching a memory capacity threshold are transferred to another virtual machine node that is below its memory capacity threshold. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191390 | CHEMICAL REACTION TRANSITION STATE SEARCH SYSTEM, CHEMICAL REACTION TRANSITION STATE SEARCH METHOD, AND CHEMICAL REACTION TRANSITION STATE SEARCH PROGRAM - A chemical reaction transition state search system includes an input device, an arithmetic processing unit, and a storage device in order to find a chemical structure being in a targeted transition state in a chemical reaction. The arithmetic processing unit includes an IG forming unit, a CG-search calculating unit, a TS optimization calculating unit, a reactive-site fixing unit, a substituent processing unit, and a structural optimization calculating unit. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA BACKUP IN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system and method automatically backup unsaved data in a communication device if a back cover of the communication device is removed. An identifier of an application of the communication device is received. Based on the received identifier, an application corresponding to the received identifier is registered. If the back cover of the communication device is removed, a save signal is sent to the registered application and the unsaved data of the registered application is saved to a storage unit of the communication device. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191392 | Data management apparatus, data management program and data management system - In an apparatus for managing data processed in a vehicle, from outside the vehicle, acquired is a management rule including at least one of information indicating types of data to be acquired by an external device placed outside the vehicle and information indicating an acquisition cycle at which the data should be acquired. At least one of the type of data and the acquisition cycle is set by making reference to the management rule in response to acquisition of the management rule. Data is acquired, which is according to at least of one of the type of data and the acquisition cycle. The acquired data is stored in a data recorder. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191393 | MARKING ALGORITHM FOR LOW-BANDWITH MEMORY - A method for garbage collection, involving identifying a first object referenced by a second object, determining whether the address of the first object is lower than a pointer position, in response to determining that the address of the first object is lower than the pointer position, adding an identifier for the first object to a mark stack, determining whether a number of identifiers in the mark stack has reached a flush threshold, in response to determining that the number of identifiers in the mark stack has reached the flush threshold, setting a set of marks included in a mark bitmap to grey, setting a region field of a rescan map to indicate that a region of the mark bitmap includes any of the set of marks, and performing a rescan of the region based on the region field. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191394 | METHOD OF PROCESSING LOG FILES IN AN INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND LOG FILE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system and method of processing log files in an information system having a plurality of log file sources, by collecting log files from the log file sources at a log file acquisition unit and storing the log files in a log file storage unit. On an on demand basis, a portion of stored log files is selected and the selected log files are processed in order to obtain a normalized log file data. The system also relates to the corresponding log file processing system for an information system. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191395 | Reducing Image Footprints - Systems, devices and methods for receiving first data related to a file system of a platform on a target device, receiving second data related to the file system, analyzing the first and second data to determine a necessity level for files of the file system and generating a report indicating the necessity level of the files to reduce a size of the file system of a platform project. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191396 | STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA STORAGE CONTROL METHOD - A storage device include: an additional data storing unit storing data in file systems included in a disk array device; a data storing unit for selecting a file system in which the relocation has not been performed from the file systems as a file system in which the relocation is performed and storing data to be stored in the file system in which the relocation has not been performed in the file system in which the relocation is performed in a predetermined order; an area calculator calculating a free space in the file system in which the relocation is performed and data has been stored by the data storing unit; a data extraction unit extracting data that has not been stored in the file systems in which the relocation is completed or the file system in which the relocation is performed; and a data re-storing unit for storing the data. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191397 | NAMING SCHEME FOR MEDIA STORAGE - A method allowing for fast mapping between a content identifier (ID) for a media content file and the file path of said media content file includes: dividing a plurality of characters making up the contend ID into a plurality of ordered subsections separated by a separator character, correlating at least one of the subsections with a directory in an electronic file system, and correlating the last of the subsections with a name of the media content file, the media content file being located within a directory correlated with a preceding subsection. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A MINIMUM/MAXIMUM OF A PLURALITY OF BINARY VALUES - For determining a minimum/maximum of a plurality of binary values a bit position in the plurality of binary values is determined subsequent to which all bit values are the same. From the plurality of binary values those binary values are selected the bit values of which at the bit position determined in the preceding step and all subsequent positions, if any, has a predetermined value. The preceding steps are then repeated until only one binary value remains which is provided as the minimum or maximum. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191399 | NON-DETERMINISTIC STATISTICAL DATA GENERATOR - A method of generating non-deterministic and non-periodic random bits including the steps of providing a plurality of noise generators; providing a trigger based upon an outside world input; sampling the output signal of one of the noise generators upon the provision of the trigger; generating a first random number based upon the value of the sampled signal; and wherein the identity of the noise generator to be sampled is determined based upon a previous random number generated. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191400 | L1 Projections with Box Constraints - Similarities between simplex projection with upper bounds and L | 2011-08-04 |
20110191401 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CHOLESKY BASED DATA PROCESSING - A method for Cholesky based processing of data includes receiving a first matrix that equals a product of a first lower triangular matrix and a first upper triangular matrix, where the first upper triangular matrix is a complex conjugate transpose of the first lower triangular matrix, and applying, by a processing unit that has a set of P processors, a loopless Cholesky factorization process on each equally sized block of multiple equally sized blocks of the first matrix to provide the first lower triangular matrix. Each equally sized block has E elements, where E is a integer multiple of P. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191402 | NETWORK SYSTEM, PROCESS-PROVIDING-SERVER SWITCHING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND VIRTUAL-MACHINE BUILDING METHOD - A network system includes a router that performs routing between a virtual private network and a local network, a creating unit that creates information related to a process that is provided by a local server, the local server being connected to the local network; a sending unit that sends the information created by the creating unit via the router; and a virtual-private server that receives the information and provides the process that is provided by the local server via the virtual private network. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191403 | DISTRIBUTED PACKET PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-SPEED NETWORKS AND DISTRIBUTED PACKET PROCESSING METHOD USING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a distributed packet processing system for high-speed networks and a distributed packet processing method using thereof, in which a FIFO-type packet processing engine having three packet processing steps is provided in plurality to process packet data in parallel in processing packets for high-speed networks, and, therefore, packet sequences are guaranteed, and packets can be further promptly process. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191404 | DELIVERY SYSTEM, AGENT SERVER, AND DELIVERY METHOD - An SIP server determines whether the number of increased audiences is a switching from unicast to multicast “(U2M) threshold value”, stored in a connection threshold value storing unit, or more in a case where a viewing request is received from a viewing device and determines whether the number of decreased audiences is less than an “M2U threshold value” when a viewing end is received from a viewing device. As a result, multicast transmission is controlled to be performed in a case where the number of delivery requests is determined to be the “U2M threshold value” or more, and unicast transmission is controlled to be performed in a case where the number of delivery requests is less than the “M2U threshold value”. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191405 | Automatic Client-Server Code Generator - According to certain embodiments there is provided a system and method which enables clients to automatically generate client CLI response-objects directed for reading new unfamiliar server CLI response-objects which are received from servers without the need to write or obtain new code for each new server response-object. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191406 | Commenting method and system - A commenting method and system publishes comments related to an online article. Comments are received from and published to internet connected electronic devices. Comments received from starred commenters are stored in a tier 1 database and published by default. Comments received from a commenter without a star are stored in a tier 2 database. Comments in the tier 2 database are only published if they are approved by a starred commenter. If a tier 1 comment is in reply to another comment, all antecedent comments to the reply are also published, even if the antecedents are in tier 2. Comments may originate from individual readers. Comments may also be received by parsing an external feed from a website to extract each comment and commenter. These comments are published with the individual-reader comments according to which tier and thread each comment belongs to. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191407 | WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - Techniques, systems, apparatus and computer-program products are disclosed for developing a web-hosted shared database system with improved user interface and reduced programming. In one aspect, using a web application development framework includes declaratively specifying a web application's pages using page configurations. The framework can automatically coordinate page state with the state of a database server and an applications server, so that the specified page is first rendered and then one or more portions of the page can be updated in response to a server data change, Also, programs that are executed when a request is issued are declaratively specified using program configurations. Either or both of the page configurations and the program configurations can be implemented by access to a unified application state virtual database. Further, the unified application state virtual database can include the persistent database of the application and transient memory-based data, such as session and page data. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191408 | SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DELIVERY OVER A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A content delivery system includes a client configured for communication with a server and a display. The client includes program code for requesting content from the server, the content comprising a plurality of related objects at discrete locations in a memory accessible by the server. The client further includes program code for receiving index information from the server regarding the content. The client further includes code for determining an order for requesting the objects from the server responsive to the index information. The client further includes code for requesting a first object of the plurality of objects based on the order and for requesting a second object of the plurality of objects based on the order while simultaneously generating output to the display based on the first object. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191409 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, STATUS INFORMING DEVICE AND CONTROL APPARATUS - The objective of the present invention is to provide a remote control method which allows a technician, etc. in a support center to remote-control a clinical specimen processing device, and a remote control system, a status informing device and a control apparatus used for such a method. The remote control method of the present invention, which is a remote control method for remote-controlling the clinical specimen processing device that processes a clinical specimen, is designed so that an image of the clinical specimen processing device is picked up by an image pickup device, and the image picked up by the image pickup device is supplied to a control apparatus located at a remote place from the clinical specimen processing device through a communication network so that the picked-up image is displayed on the control apparatus. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191410 | WWW Addressing - Systems and methods for WWW page retrieval from a web site, performing the steps of receiving information associated with the site; and directly displaying said page, using a browser, without any additional user intervention. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191411 | TECHNIQUES FOR TIMING OPTIMIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS THAT UTILIZE A UNIVERSAL SERVICES INTERFACE - An embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile station to communicate with an application service provider (ASP) in a wireless network using a Universal Services Interface (USI) comprising, memory, one or more processors and a transceiver, to store some or all USI context as required by the ASP and wherein when a user accesses the ASP, the USI client inserts relevant USI context as part of an ASP request message and in order to fetch the USI context of the MS, a USI proxy sends the USI context request to a USI server and the USI server sends a USI context response back to the USI proxy which contains the USI context for the MS. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191412 | TRANSPARENT REQUEST ROUTING FOR A PARTITIONED APPLICATION SERVICE - Systems and methods for providing an efficient partitioned resource server. In one embodiment, the partitioned resource server comprises a plurality of individual servers, and the individual servers appear to be equivalent to a client. Each of the individual servers may include a routing table that includes a reference for each resource that is maintained on the partitioned resource server. Requests from a client are processed as a function of the routing table to route the request to the individual server that maintains or has control over the resource of interest. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING USERS TO INTERACT IN A VIRTUAL SPACE - The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT HTTP STREAMING - A method and apparatus provide streaming delivery of data such as media data (video, audio) using a non-streaming delivery mechanism such as HTTP along with server-side pacing of the delivery. An initial portion of the media data is preloaded to a client buffer in a bursting manner to minimize latency. The method may include client request verification, support for client self-pacing, and support for catch-up pacing reductions. A proxy server apparatus may also be used which employs both server-side and client-side pacing and may include caching and both cache and client preloading for minimized latency. A similar proxy server apparatus may be used to provide an efficient alternative to client polling for data from a polled data service, such as stock quotes etc., using streaming updates. The method may include support for stream modification through persistent client requests. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191415 | COMMUNICATION SETUP - A method includes monitoring user desire for a user and contact availability for a contact, wherein user desire indicates whether the user desires to communicate with the contact and contact availability indicates whether the contact is available to communicate with the user; determining whether the user desires to communicate with the contact based on user desire and whether the contact is available to communicate with the user based on contact availability; and performing communication setup when the user desires to communicate with the contact and whether the contact is available to communicate with the user. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191416 | Content Author Badges - A method executes at a server to: receive a request from a user at a client computer to establish authorship of content posted online by the user, wherein the content is stored at a host computer; and verify the identity of the user by verifying credentials of the user. After verifying the identity of the user, the method creates an author badge for the content, wherein the author badge includes a badge identifier; transmits the author badge to the client computer or the host computer, for affixing the author badge to the content at the host computer; stores at the server, location information identifying the online location of the content; and stores at the server, the badge identifier and verification information sufficient to verify that the content at the identified online location matches the content for which the author badge was created. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191417 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BRANDS SOCIAL NETWORKS (BSN) PLATFORM - Methods and Systems for Global Online Brands Social Networks (BSN) Platform and Framework are disclosed for managing Users' Profiles, brands group lists, Brand user Friends, User created Brand Networks and related Members, Publications, Applications, Services and Communications and Collaborations among users. Further, it also manages brand owners' brand networks and members, and brand experts to enable and facilitate users for branded products and services related sales or e-commerce, marketing, promotion and support services, alternative products and services brands lists. BSN also provides Social Customers Relationship Management (SCRM) and Multi Brand Customers Services Life Cycle (MCSLC) Framework to facilitate brand owners and customers. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191418 | METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING SEGMENTS OF A VIDEO FILE IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK - Method for downloading segments of a video file in a peer to peer network which comprises requesting to create new neighbourhood lists according to a health parameter which indicates availability of video segments among neighbors. Scheduling methods for the upload and download schedulers which work in synergy with the aforementioned features are also disclosed. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING FILES TO CLIENTS USING A PEER-TO-PEER FILE TRANSFER MODEL AND A CLIENT-SERVER TRANSFER MODEL - A method and apparatus is provided for delivering a content file to a client over a packet-switched network. The method begins by determining a suitable throughput required to deliver the content file to the client. Next, the throughput available in a peer-to-peer network for delivering the content file to the client is determined. The required throughput is compared to the available throughput. If the available throughput is less than the required throughput, the available throughput is supplemented with additional throughput. The content is then delivered to the client over the packet-switched network using the available throughput of the peer-to-peer network and the additional throughput. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191420 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING FILES TO CLIENTS USING A PEER-TO-PEER FILE TRANSFER MODEL AND A CLIENT-SERVER TRANSFER MODEL - A method and apparatus is provided for delivering a content file to a client over a packet-switched network. The method begins by determining a suitable throughput required to deliver the content file to the client. Next, the throughput available in a peer-to-peer network for delivering the content file to the client is determined. The required throughput is compared to the available throughput. If the available throughput is less than the required throughput, the available throughput is supplemented with additional throughput. The content is then delivered to the client over the packet-switched network using the available throughput of the peer-to-peer network and the additional throughput. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191421 | GENERIC INFORMATION ELEMENT - A computer data signal embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium is described. In one embodiment, the computer data signal includes a generic element identifier, a plurality of task-specific data, a variable length identifier and a multi-use data type identifier. The generic element identifier is configurable to identify an information element containing the generic element identifier as a generic information element. The variable length identifier is configurable to indicate a number of the plurality of task-specific data. The multi-use data type identifier is configurable to indicate a type of the plurality of task-specific data. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191422 | MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR MULTIPLE COMPUTERS - In one or more embodiments, a system and method interconnects multiple computers (M | 2011-08-04 |
20110191423 | REPUTATION MANAGEMENT FOR NETWORK CONTENT CLASSIFICATION - A system derives a reputation for a plurality of network addresses, the reputation of each network address determined by analyzing a plurality of high-level email features related to one or more emails originating from the network address. The plurality of high-level email features include domain registration analysis, hashed term frequency indexing, persistent communication, address age, correlation analysis, zombie detection, and hash vault matching. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191424 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OUT-OF-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS - A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising detecting, at the electronic device, occurrence of an event for turning on an out-of-office assistant, for each account, associated with a respective PIM service, that is operational on the electronic device, determining if the PIM service is operable to receive updates, when the PIM service is operable to receive an update from the electronic device to turn on an out-of-office notification, sending the update from the electronic device to the PIM service, otherwise, sending an out-of-office notification, from the electronic device, in response to receipt of an email message at the electronic device, via the PIM service. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191425 | Geospatially Aware Message System and Method - Publishers inject messages containing geospatial data into a content routed network. The subscribers pre-register geospatial data defining an arbitrary geographic region of interest with their subscriptions. The messages are delivered to interested subscribers based on a comparison of the content data and the geospatial data contained in the messages with the corresponding data associated with said pre-registered subscriptions. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191426 | Communication technique - A venue provides one or more stickers or other visible indicia to one or more users of mobile devices, each of the one or more stickers bearing a identification number (“ID number”). A first user at the venue may register a mobile device at a server operated by a messaging service provider. Upon viewing a sticker worn by a second user at the venue, the first user may utilize the second user's ID number to cause a Short Message Service (“SMS”) text message or other content to be transmitted to the second user's mobile device via the server. The first user and the second user may thereby communicate via SMS messages without knowledge of each other's telephone numbers, and regardless of which wireless communication service providers the first user and the second user have adopted. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191427 | COMMUNICATION METHOD ADAPTED FOR USERS USING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES - A communication method for sending a message to an addressee using a first and second communication device of a user is disclosed. The method includes steps of, by the second communication device, determining that a message is to be sent from the user to the addressee, and sending, to the first communication device, at least part of the message; and steps of, by the first communication device, receiving, from the second communication device, the at least part of the message, and sending, to the addressee, the message with information identifying the first communication device as sender of the message. A communication method for receiving a message and replying thereto using a first and second communication device of a user is also disclosed. Communication devices, systems and computer programs adapted therefor are also disclosed | 2011-08-04 |
20110191428 | System And Method For Content Tagging And Distribution Through Email - A system and method for content tagging and distribution through email are provided. A user-to-tag record including content tags, each associated with one or more users, is maintained. An incoming email message with a tag address is received. The tag address is processed to identify a content tag, which is applied to the user-to-tag record. Users associated with the identified content tag are determined. The incoming email message is provided to the associated users. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191429 | METHOD FOR ADVANCED EMAIL THREAD MANAGEMENT - A method and device for managing e-mails to prevent thread splitting, comprising receiving and displaying a first e-mail thread, generating a notification of receipt of any further e-mail thread prior to sending a response to the first e-mail thread, generating a first prompt for saving the response to the first e-mail thread as a draft and displaying the further e-mail thread; and generating a further prompt for pasting the draft response as a reply to the further e-mail thread instead of the first e-mail thread. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191430 | DOMAIN SELECTION FOR MOBILE-ORIGINATED MESSAGE SERVICE - An indication is used to control how message service information is routed over different domains. For example, an access terminal may be configured with an indication that indicates that a message service is preferred to be invoked over an IP domain or that the message service is not be invoked over the IP domain. The access terminal then delivers message service information based on the value of the indication. In some cases, a network entity generates the indication and sends the indication to the access terminal. In some cases, a domain for delivery of message service information is selected based on a domain that was selected for particular type of traffic. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191431 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING DISPLAY SCREENS - A method and system for updating display screens. A first processor in a first terminal: receives a selection of at least one target browser; detects an event resulting from a user's operation on a first display screen at the first terminal; generates a message including the selected at least one target browser, a description of the event, and a parameter pertaining to the event; and sends the message to a server. Each terminal of the at least one terminal receives the message from the server. Each processor in no less than one terminal of the at least one terminal: has at least one web browser and a respective display screen; ascertains that the at least one target browser in the message includes the at least one web browser; and updates the respective display screen in accordance with the description of the event and the parameter pertaining to the event. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191432 | Location Derived Messaging System - The invention disclosed relates to the end to end system, the methods and apparatuses for delivering message content from publishers to recipients, such recipients being comprised of subscribers and non subscribers, based on the geospatial location of the recipients using a plurality of devices, stationary and mobile, to deliver geospatial location relevant message content to the recipients with dynamic display devices and a means to provide publishers with data and statistics related to recipient observation of message content. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191433 | ENHANCED E-MAIL AND MESSAGING SYSTEM WITH VISUAL PROFILE AND SELECTIVE UPDATE - Systems and methods for advanced e-mail and messaging are disclosed. Profiles which include visual keys enable more efficient communications between users. Profiles may be pushed out to recipients or may be pulled in by recipients, with control over updated elements shared between the profile owner and the recipient. Additional capabilities include the ability to delete e-mails sent to a recipient regardless of when sent, extended subject line support to enable more efficient communications, and Improved display of threaded e-mail messages. Furthermore, features to reduce necessary communications bandwidth are also disclosed. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191434 | OBTAINING CONSENT FOR ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF COMPLIANCE INFORMATION - A method and related system obtains consent from an individual for computer-aided delivery of compliance information. Initially, a computer-readable data storage device is provided to the individual. The device stores the compliance information and computer-executable instructions. By inserting the device into a computer, the instructions are executed and the individual is prompted by the computer to consent to the computer-aided delivery of additional compliance information. Once consent is indicated, it is communicated from the individual's computer to another computer such as a server over, for example, a modem connection. Having secured the individual's consent, the additional compliance information can be delivered to the individual's computer as, for example, a file attachment to an email message. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION - A method and related system obtains consent from a user for electronic delivery of sensitive information. The user operating a first computer accesses a web page on a server system to input the consent. The web page prompts for the consent from the user. Once the consent is received at the server system, the consent is stored and sensitive information is delivered electronically to an e-mail address specified by the user. Once consent is indicated, it is communicated from the individual's computer to another computer such as a server over, for example, a modem connection. Having secured the individual's consent, the additional sensitive information may be delivered to the individual's computer as, for example, a URL attachment to an email message. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191436 | Method and System for Protocol Offload in Paravirtualized Systems - Certain aspects of a method and system for protocol offload in paravirtualized systems may be disclosed. Exemplary aspects of the method may include preposting of application buffers to a front-end driver rather than to a NIC in a paravirtualized system. The NIC may be enabled to place the received offloaded data packets into a received data buffer corresponding to a particular GOS. A back-end driver may be enabled to acknowledge the placed offloaded data packets. The back-end driver may be enabled to forward the received data buffer corresponding to the particular GOS to the front-end driver. The front-end driver may be enabled to copy offloaded data packets from a received data buffer corresponding to a particular guest operating system (GOS) to the preposted application buffers. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191437 | IMPLEMENTING ASYNCRONOUS COLLECTIVE OPERATIONS IN A MULTI-NODE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for implementing an asynchronous collective operation in a multi-node data processing system. In one embodiment, the method comprises sending data to a plurality of nodes in the data processing system, broadcasting a remote get to the plurality of nodes, and using this remote get to implement asynchronous collective operations on the data by the plurality of nodes. In one embodiment, each of the nodes performs only one task in the asynchronous operations, and each nodes sets up a base address table with an entry for a base address of a memory buffer associated with said each node. In another embodiment, each of the nodes performs a plurality of tasks in said collective operations, and each task of each node sets up a base address table with an entry for a base address of a memory buffer associated with the task. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191438 | Bump button - A fixed bump button may: (1) report its identification to a server connected to the internet when the button is bumped by a mobile device; and/or (2) emit a beacon signal identifying the button to a mobile device. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191439 | MEDIA CONTENT INGESTION - Ingesting media on a content distribution network includes obtaining media content in a media content ingestion system, storing the media content on a home storage volume of a data storage structure, and replicating the media content across multiple storage volumes on the data storage structure based on a set of data associated with the media content. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191440 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A receiving unit receives user-specific identification data from a display processing device connected via a network. A transmitting unit transmits operation screen data to the display processing device, which is for displaying an operation screen for receiving an operation from a user specified by the user-specific identification data received by the receiving unit. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191441 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFERRING VOICE MESSAGES AND FAXES OVER A NETWORK - Processes and systems for transferring communication messages, such as fax and voice messages, between a computer and a terminal are disclosed. For example, a fax message intended for a user is received at a call processing system. A voice message intended for the user is received at the call processing system. An initial portion of the fax message and the voice message are transferred to a user terminal. The user can view the initial portion of the fax message and listed in the initial portion of the voice message using the user terminal. At least a second portion of the fax message is downloaded to the user terminal in a trickle mode, and at least a second portion of the voice message is downloaded to the user terminal in a trickle mode. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SSL POOLS FOR WAN ACCELERATION - The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for using a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) session from a pool of SSL sessions shared between intermediaries. The method includes receiving, by a first intermediary, information on one or more SSL sessions of a pool established by a second intermediary with a server. The first intermediary can be in communication with one or more clients and the second intermediary can be in communication with one or more servers. The first intermediary may receive a request from a client to establish an SSL session with the server. The first intermediary can identify an SSL session from the pool of SSL sessions. The first intermediary may establish the SSL session with the client responsive to the request. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILE TRANSFER IN UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY TELEPHONY SERVICE - A method and system for transferring a file from a home network to Wide Area Network (WAN) user device using the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) telephony service are provided. A request is received from a Telephony Control Point (TCP) to start a file transfer session. The request can include information associated with the file. The file transfer session is established using a messaging service based on the request and file information received in the request from the TCP. The file is fetched from the TCP and stored in the TS. An invite is sent to the WAN user device for initiating the file transfer session from the home network to the WAN user device. The file is transferred to the WAN user device when an acknowledgment of the invite is received from the WAN user device. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191444 | FILE SHARING USING CUSTOMIZED IMAGES - There is described a method, mobile device, and network for sharing files. The method comprises receiving a destination image on the mobile device, the destination image being a recognizable pattern having destination information associated thereto; retrieving the destination information; matching a file with the destination image; and transferring the file to the destination using the destination information. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191445 | EFFICIENT STREAMING SERVER - Providing media content includes receiving a request from a client for a portion of a selected media file in a streaming server at a streaming tier in a multi-tiered architecture for media content storage and streaming; streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client directly from the streaming server if the selected media file is stored on the streaming server; and streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client from the streaming server by reverse proxy to at least one server of a storage tier in the multi-tiered architecture if the media file is not stored on the streaming server. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191446 | STORING AND STREAMING MEDIA CONTENT - Providing media content includes storing a plurality of media files on a storage tier having at least one storage cluster, each storage cluster having at least one server, replicating at least some of the media files stored on the storage tier on at least one streaming server of a streaming tier configured to stream data over a network faster than the storage tier is able to stream the data over the network; receiving a request from a client over the network for a portion of a selected media file; streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client from the streaming tier if the selected media file is stored on the streaming tier; and streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client from the storage tier if the media file is not stored on the streaming tier. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191447 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A system for storing content available for streaming includes a storage tier with a plurality of storage clusters, each of the storage clusters having at least one server, the storage clusters collectively storing multiple media content files; a streaming tier coupled to the storage tier, the streaming tier having multiple streaming servers, the streaming tier being configured to stream data over a network faster than the storage tier is able to stream the data over the network; and a computer-implemented synchronization module configured to analyze traffic statistics associated with a media content file stored on the storage tier and selectively replicate the media content file on the streaming tier based on the traffic statistics. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191448 | Subdivision of Media Streams for Channel Switching - The invention provides the possibility of fast channel switching by subdividing N media streams, each media stream representing a channel, into a stream bundle containing for each channel a more important part of the media stream comprising the parts of the media stream considered more important in view of a quality of experience representing an expected quality perception of a user, and into N less important parts | 2011-08-04 |
20110191449 | Automatic migration of data via a distributed computer network - A method and apparatus for the automatic migration of data via a distributed computer network allows a customer to select content files that are to be transferred to a group of edge servers. Origin sites store all of a customer's available content files. An edge server maintains a dynamic number of popular files in its memory for the customer. The files are ranked from most popular to least popular and when a file has been requested from an edge server a sufficient number of times to become more popular than the lowest popular stored file, the file is obtained from an origin site. The edge servers are grouped into two service levels: regional and global. The customer is charged a higher fee to store its popular files on the global edge servers compared to a regional set of edge servers because of greater coverage. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191450 | BLOCKING A SELECTED PORT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF AN APPLICATION - An installer application implemented in a computational device receives a command to install a test application in the computational device. The installer application determines whether a selected port of a plurality of ports of the computational device is to be blocked prior to installing the test application in the computational device. In response to determining that the selected port is to be blocked prior to installing the test application in the computational device, the installer application blocks the selected port, installs the test application by binding a socket to the selected port of the plurality of ports, and tests functions of the test application by executing one or more code paths of the test application, in response to installing the test application. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191451 | CABLE MODEM AND MULTIMEDIA TERMINAL ADAPTER PARAMETER CONFIGURATION FILE CONFIGURING METHOD - A cable modem stores an original public Internet protocol (IP) address of the cable modem in an original country, and a mapping relationship among a plurality of country codes, a plurality of public IP address ranges, and a plurality of multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) parameter configuration files. The cable modem obtains a new public IP address of a current country in which the cable modem is located. The cable modem determines whether the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to one of the plurality of public IP address ranges. The cable modem selects one of the plurality of MTA parameter configuration files to configure the cable modem according to the mapping relationship if the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to different public IP address ranges. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING A SERVICE-AWARE MOBILE CORE NETWORK - In one embodiment, the present disclosure is a method and apparatus for enabling a service-aware mobile core network. In one embodiment, a method for managing integrated services in a communication network includes detecting a first internet protocol flow in the network, mapping the internet protocol flow to an integrated service, and managing the integrated service, including the first internet protocol flow, according to at least one policy defined for the integrated service. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191453 | APPLICABILITY DETECTION USING THIRD PARTY TARGET STATE - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to detecting needed updates. In aspects, an update agent receives a request to scan for updates for a target. The target may include a virtual or non-virtual device. The request may include one or more rules that indicate resources to check to determine attributes of the device. The update agent utilizes a resource accessor to access the resources indicated by the rules. The resource accessor maps resource names indicated by the update agent to corresponding resource names of the target. The update agent may provide results of evaluating the rules to an update source in a multi-pass protocol designed to eliminate irrelevant updates. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191454 | DISCOVERING PHYSICAL SERVER LOCATION BY CORRELATING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SERVER INFORMATION - The present invention includes a computing system for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter. The computing system obtains at least one physical property of the physical server device pertaining to the physical location of the physical server device. The computing system acquires at least one logical property of the physical server device pertaining to a logical server name of the physical server device. The computing system correlates the at least one physical property and the at least one logical property. Thereby, the computing system matches the logical server name to the physical location. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191455 | Using Aggregated DNS Information Originating from Multiple Sources to Detect Anomalous DNS Name Resolutions - A DNS security system collects and uses aggregated DNS information originating from a plurality of client computers to detect anomalous DNS name resolutions. A server DNS security component receives multiple transmissions of DNS information from a plurality of client computers, each transmission of DNS information concerning a specific instance of a resolution of a specific DNS name. The server component aggregates the DNS information from the multiple client computers. The server component compares DNS information received from a specific client computer concerning a specific DNS name to aggregated DNS information received from multiple client computers concerning the same DNS name to identify anomalous DNS name resolutions. Where an anomaly concerning received DNS information is identified, a warning can be transmitted to the specific client computer from which the anomalous DNS information was received. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO DEVICES - The mediation device presented here facilitates data communication between a client device and a server device. The mediation device includes a processor, a memory element coupled to the processor, and a communication module coupled to the processor. The memory element is configured to store and maintain compatibility information related to data communication capabilities of a plurality of devices, including the server device. The communication module is configured to perform data communication with client devices, and is further configured to receive, from the client device, requests for compatibility information of the server device. Upon receipt of a request for compatibility information of the server device, the processor retrieves the compatibility information of the server device from the memory element, and the communication module sends the compatibility information of the server device to the client device. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191457 | FOOTPRINT REDUCTION FOR A MANUFACTURING FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A facility management system includes a combined server providing both event services and application server functionality. The combined server receives a communication request from a client and determines if the received request corresponds to an asynchronous or a synchronous communication. If the received request corresponds to an asynchronous communication, the combined server creates a task corresponding to the communication request. The combined server determines whether to execute the task locally on the combined server or on a remote combined server, and if the task is to be executed locally, executes the task. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191458 | Globalization Management System and Method Therefor - A globalization management system ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110191459 | CONFIGURABLE GEOGRAPHIC PREFIXES FOR GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING - In a load balancing system, user-configurable geographic prefixes are provided. IP address prefix allocations provided by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and associated geographic locations are stored in a first, static database in a load balancing switch, along with other possible default geographic location settings. A second, non-static database stores user-configured geographic settings. In particular, the second database stores Internet Protocol (IP) address prefixes and user-specified geographic regions for those prefixes. The specified geographic region can be continent, country, state, city, or other user-defined region. The geographic settings in the second database can override the information in the first database. These geographic entries help determine the geographic location of a client and host IP addresses, and aid in directing the client to a host server that is geographically the closest to that client. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191460 | System and a Method Relating to Network Management - The present invention relates to a node supporting networking and communication with other nodes by means of a layered communication protocol and group communication with other nodes controlled via a grouping protocol adapted to interact with said communication protocol. The node comprises a policy engine which is arranged separately from, but in communication with said grouping protocol. The policy engine is adapted to establish current and/or changing node, group and network related information and to use one or more grouping policies to automatically and dynamically control grouping related actions and adapt the grouping. The invention also relates to a system comprising a number of such nodes and a method of controlling grouping. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING WORKLOAD CHARACTERISTICS FOR SIZING AND PLACEMENT FOR POWER-AWARE CONSOLIDATION - Embodiments of the invention provide power savings via performing application workload consolidation to servers using off-peak values for application workload demand. Embodiments of the invention are designed to achieve significant power savings while containing performance risk associated with server consolidation. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191462 | Method and system for operating an E-Commerce service provider - A method for operating a commissioned e-commerce service provider provides services to businesses on a computerized network such as the Internet in exchange for a small commission on the commercial transactions generated using those services. Unlike most ISPs that provide services to individuals and businesses, the e-commerce service provider preferably provides Internet services for businesses operating web sites based on the amount of service utilized by the individual or business. Instead of paying a monthly fee for the Internet services required to host a web site or operate and e-commerce site, the business contracts with the e-commerce service provider to provide these services based on usage of these services. Preferably, the usage rate is tiered in accordance with the amount of traffic at the site to provide a nominal level of service at a lower rate, yet allow for an exceptional volume of traffic to be accommodated by the site at a higher rate without having the site fail or the service become overwhelmed. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191463 | MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL SHARING COMMUNICATION MECHANISM - A management method for an Internet protocol sharing communication mechanism comprises the steps of: setting up a plurality of rules for an Internet protocol sharing communication mechanism; providing a schedule divided into different time slots; assigning one rule from the rules for the Internet protocol sharing communication mechanism for each time slot of the schedule; and conducting a network communication according to the assigned rules. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191464 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - When a document, printing of which is designated, does not have a printable file format, an image forming apparatus determines whether a document management server which manages the document exists on the same network as that of the image forming apparatus. When it is determined that the document management server does not exist on the same network, the image forming apparatus acquires a file format printable by another image forming apparatus present on the same network, and transmits it to the document management server. The document management server receives the file format printable by the other image forming apparatus, and notifies the image forming apparatus of a list of an image forming apparatus or apparatuses capable of printing the document. Upon receiving the notification, the image forming apparatus instructs an image forming apparatus capable of printing the document about substitute printing. The instructed image forming apparatus substitute-prints the document. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191465 | PUBLIC WIRELESS NETWORK PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH MOBILE DEVICE DATA COLLECTION AGENTS - A wireless network performance management system and method. The system includes at least one collection agent for collecting data related to at least one of service coverage; service quality; and usage of public and/or private data networks for enterprise clients, and a reporting unit to graphically represent the collected data to at least one of track, troubleshoot, and analyze the one of the service coverage; the service quality; and the usage of public and/or private data networks for the enterprise clients. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191466 | AUTONOMIC SERVICE ROUTING USING OBSERVED RESOURCE REQUIREMENT FOR SELF-OPTIMIZATION - A service request routing system and method includes a model table configured to store resource models. A monitor is coupled to the model table and programmed both to model resource consumption in a service providing infrastructure, and also to store the modeled resource consumption in the model table. A router is coupled to the model table, and the router is programmed to route each service request to a corresponding service instance disposed in an associated service host having a service providing infrastructure. The associated service host includes a grid host in a grid computing system. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191467 | Lawful Interception of NAT/PAT - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for monitoring translation activities in an intermediate node NAT/PAT between a local network and a public network in a communication system. The intermediate node NAT/PAT rewrites addresses related to traffic sent between the networks. The method comprises steps of configuring the intermediate node NAT/PAT to operate as Intercepting Control Element ICE or Data Retention source, and steps of requesting translation information, and reporting translation information to a requesting authority. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191468 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK CONNECTION METHOD - An information processing terminal device ( | 2011-08-04 |
20110191469 | TUNNELING REPORTS FOR REAL-TIME INTERNET PROTOCOL MEDIA STREAMS - A router, switch, or other network node generates reports that contain packet level statistics and other information for a monitored media stream. The media stream reports reduce the amount of bandwidth typically required for sending monitored media stream information back to a central analysis device. However the computation of other media stream analytics, such as long term statistical averaging or quality metric computation, is performed by the central analysis device to remove some of the processing burden from the individual network nodes. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191470 | NETWORK CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION - A method for optimizing a network configuration of network resources includes receiving service attribute data associated with network resources and the traffic demand, based at least in part on the service attribute data, determining one or more network resources for providing communication between end user devices and a carrier network, i.e., one or more metro and/or backbone networks, and determining an optimal configuration of the one or more network resources within the network, wherein the optimal configuration optimizes one or more predetermined criteria. A system for optimizing a configuration of network resources includes a computer-readable medium including service attribute data descriptive of a plurality of network resources, a preprocessing module operable to receive the one or more service attributes and determine a set of one or more resources and transmission modes between the end user devices and the carrier network, and an optimization module operable to determine an optimum configuration of the resources and transmission modes within the network. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191471 | System and Method for Sharing Web Performance Monitoring Data - A monitoring system is provided that allows owners of monitoring accounts to share web monitoring data collected under the direction of the monitoring account. Account owners are able to interact with the monitoring system to identify recipient accounts for shared web monitoring data and apply permissions at a granular level so that portions of monitored data can be shared with varying permission levels. Grouping can also be employed by an account owner to facilitate efficient sharing of monitoring data to many recipient accounts. The monitoring system also provides analysis utilities that can be used by a recipient account to aggregate shared with owned data and generate related reports as desired. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191472 | DYNAMIC LINE MANAGEMENT - A management device for use in an access network including a plurality of data connections between end user devices and an aggregation transceiver device where the connections are aggregated for onward connection through the access network, the access network storing in association with each data connection a Dynamic Line Management, DLM, profile which specifies a set of values for a plurality of parameters associated with the respective data connection, together with a stability level specifying a desired level of stability for the data connection. The device includes means for receiving monitoring data specifying the stability of each respective data connection over a predetermined period of time; means for selecting a DLM profile to be applied to the connection in dependence on both the monitoring data and the stored stability level associated with the data connection; and means for requesting an OSS system of the access network to apply the selected profile to the data connection. The DLM profile selection means disregards any resynchronizations or errors estimated to have occurred as a result of an area wide event such as a thunderstorm. It performs this estimation by detecting a large number of retrains and or errors occurring within a predetermined short test period. | 2011-08-04 |
20110191473 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Even if the roles of apparatuses are not decided in advance when automatically setting communication parameters, communication parameter setting processing and network joining processing are appropriately executed without requiring the user to select the roles of apparatuses. The invention is characterized by a communication method for a communication apparatus, including a first search step of searching for a communication partner apparatus on a predetermined communication channel, a second search step of searching for a communication partner apparatus on all communication channels available for communication, and a search control step of searching for a communication partner apparatus using the first and second search steps. | 2011-08-04 |