50th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090307327 | Instant Messaging Architecture and System for Interoperability and Presence Management - A computer network system establishes an instant messaging (IM) session between a first user registered with a first ISP (ISP) and at least one user registered with a second ISP when the two ISPs operate using different IM protocols. The ISPs each contain a Local IM server connected to each registered user. Each ISP also contains a Universal IM server that is connected to the distributed network. The Universal IM server includes a database that stores routing information and Presence information for each user registered with the second ISPs and facilitates communications between the first and second user using a universal format, such as XML. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307328 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - A method and system for remote management of a hand held medical device of a type which does not include a physical keyboard or a large display screen including connectable hardware providing a communications channel between the device and a remote computer system to provide a fully featured interface, with a full sized screen and keyboard, for use when manipulating data from the medical device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307329 | ADAPTIVE FILE PLACEMENT IN A DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM - In a distributed system that includes multiple machines, a scheduler attempts to schedule a task on a machine that is not currently overloaded with work. If a task is scheduled on a machine that does not yet have copies of the portions of the data set on which the task needs to operate, then that machine obtains copies of those portions from other machines that already have them. Whenever a “source” machine ships a copy of a portion to another “destination” machine in the distributed system, the destination machine persistently stores that copy on the destination machine's persistent storage mechanism. The copy also remains on the source machine. Thus, portions of the data set are automatically replicated whenever those portions are shipped between machines of the distributed system. Each machine in the distributed system has access to “global” information that indicates which machines have which portions of the data set. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307330 | Method for Moving Operating Systems Between Computer Electronic Complexes Without Loss of Service - A system and method for migrating a client partition between computer electronic complexes (CECs) while maintaining access to a Storage Area Network. An active and inactive world wide port name are generated for a client virtual channel adapter. A query is sent to a name server from the VIOS on the source CEC. The name server creates a list of small computer system interface (SCSI) targets that are available. The list is used by the VIOS on the destination CEC to verify whether any physical ports in the destination CEC have access to the same SCSI target. The client partition may be migrated between a source CEC and a destination CEC and the access to the Storage Area Network access may be maintained. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307331 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR UTILIZING AN INTERFACE CLIENT IN AN INTERFACE ROAMING NETWORK FRAMEWORK - A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for utilizing an interface client in an interface roaming network. In general, an interface client in the interface roaming network submits information about the interface client to a wireless link in vicinity to the interface client. The interface client may then subsequently receive content and then display the content on a display. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307332 | Network caching for hierachincal content - A method and apparatus for caching content are described including storing content on a content server, differentiating between pieces of content and storing a portion of the differentiated content at a cache server proximate to a user. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307333 | RESTORING OF DATA TO MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device comprises a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a remote server, a memory; and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured in a restore operation to receive first data from the remote server, to receive a source indicator for second data from the remote server, wherein the first data and second data represent data previously stored in the memory of the mobile computing device or in a memory of another mobile computing device, and to send a request for the second data based on the source indicator using the wireless transceiver. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307334 | DATA CENTER WITHOUT STRUCTURAL BOTTLENECKS - A method of networking a plurality of servers together within a data center is disclosed. The method includes the step of addressing a data packet for delivery to a destination server by providing the destination server address as a flat address. The method further includes the steps of obtaining routing information required to route the packet to the destination server. This routing information may be obtained from a directory service servicing the plurality of servers. Once the routing information is obtained, the data packet may be routed to the destination server according to the flat address of the destination server and routing information obtained from the directory service. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307335 | Methods and apparatus for interactive specification of context-sensitive service level agreements; for provisioning of resources required during service delivery events regulated by service level agreements; and for monitoring compliance with service Level agreements during service delivery events - In a first aspect of the present invention, methods and apparatus implement graphical user interfaces for interactively specifying service level agreements used to regulate delivery of services to, for example, computer systems. An interactive graphical user interface allows a user to see the effects of varying values of service delivery variables on the level of service achievable in a particular service delivery context. In a second aspect, methods and apparatus of the present invention provision resources required for service delivery. In the second aspect, the methods and apparatus of the present invention select a service delivery model dependent on context. The selected service delivery model is used to provision resources that will be required during service delivery. In a third aspect, methods and apparatus of the present invention monitor compliance with a service level agreement during a service delivery event. In instances where a given service delivery does not comply with service level attributes specified in a controlling service level agreement, the methods and apparatus of the present invention take corrective action. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307336 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A SEQUENTIAL SYNCHRONIZATION HIERARCHY AMONG NETWORKED DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for implementing a sequential synchronization hierarchy among networked devices are disclosed. An example synchronization method disclosed herein comprises configuring a first networked node to be a parent node associated directly with second and third networked nodes configured to be respective first and second direct child nodes, selecting other networked nodes to be a set of indirect child nodes associated indirectly with the parent node through the first direct child node, and configuring the parent node to send information undergoing synchronization to the direct child nodes sequentially based on a plurality of hierarchical synchronization levels associated with the direct child nodes, but to not send the information to the set of indirect child nodes, wherein the first direct child node is to propagate the information to the set of indirect child nodes while the parent node is to send the information to the second direct child node. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEVICE IDENTIFICATION - According to one aspect, a device identification system is provided for automatically identifying mobile devices and providing data which may be used to optimise content or services to be provided to the mobile device. According to some embodiments, a system is provided for implementing a method for device identification wherein a mobile content server requests device identification from a local device identifying station, which attempts to find matching identification data in a locally stored repository. According to one embodiment, in the event that matching data is found, the local station transmits matching identification data to the content server; in the event that matching data is not found, the local station transmits the received data to a central identifying station, receives device identifying data from the central identifying station and transmits the received device identification data to the server. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307338 | Network Element Having a DHCP Lease Timer - A network element modifying the DHCP lease timer is described. According to one embodiment, an exemplary method includes maintaining, at a network element, DHCP lease time for one or more clients and in response to a DHCP renewal request from a client, on behalf of a DHCP server, providing DHCP renewal services to the client based on lease time information associated with the client without invoking the DHCP server. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307339 | METHODS OF FEDERATING APPLICATIONS PROVIDING MODULAR DATA - A method in one embodiment includes establishing communication between a master node and several federated nodes, wherein each node is an instance of a distributed application; initializing the distributed application, wherein the initialization includes the federated nodes processing data local thereto and providing information about the local data to the master node; and after initialization, at run time, receiving data requests, wherein the master node services the data requests by routing the requests to the nodes. A method in another embodiment includes establishing communication between a master node and several federated nodes, wherein each node is an instance of a distributed application; initializing the distributed application, including gathering information about local data associated with each of the federated nodes, the information including associations of local data across multiple federated nodes; and after initialization, at run time, receiving data requests, wherein the master node services the data requests by routing the requests to one of the nodes believed to have the requested data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307340 | Fault Tolerance in a Client Side Pre-Boot Execution - A mechanism for uninterrupted booting of a client computer coupled to a pre-boot execution server computer over a network is provided. The client computer has at least two or more network interface cards. A network bootstrap file is downloaded from the server computer to the client computer. The network bootstrap file is configured to monitor the booting process of the client computer. On detection that the network interface card has failed to transmit or receive packets, the network bootstrap file is configured to switch over to the next available network interface card on the client system thereby providing uninterrupted execution of the booting process. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307341 | METHOD FOR MANAGING STORAGE SYSTEM - A host server of a storage system transmits path information and a simultaneous command issue number to a storage managing server, while the path information corresponds to such paths that when the host server executes an application program, the host server accesses to a logical volume, the simultaneous command issue number corresponds to a total number of commands issued to the respective paths. A storage monitoring agent server transmits to the storage managing server, an upper limit number of command multiplex numbers. When accepting path information, a simultaneous command issue number, and the command multiplex number upper limit value, the storage managing server proportionally distributes the command multiplex number upper limit value of the port to the respective paths so as to calculate a command multiplex upper limit value, and calculated result. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307342 | JOB EXECUTION SYSTEM, JOB EXECUTION APPARATUS, COUNTER DATA ADMINISTRATION METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A job execution system comprises a job execution apparatus and a server apparatus interconnected via a network. The server apparatus stores in itself, counter data defining the range of using the job execution apparatus, which is allowed for a user who logs in the job execution apparatus by authentication. The job execution apparatus obtains entirely or partially the counter data of the login user from the server apparatus; returns the counter data that is reduced by job execution to the server apparatus when the user logs out thereof; judges according to conditions set on the job execution apparatus itself, whether or not the counter data returning operation should be suspended; and suspends the counter data returning operation if judges that it should be suspended. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307343 | SERVER APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SERVER APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a server apparatus that can communicate with a plurality of client apparatuses via a network, including a receiving unit configured to receive device information relating to a peripheral device capable of being connected to a client apparatus along with an acquisition scheme of the device information from the client apparatus, a storing unit configured to store the device information in association with the acquisition scheme, a judging unit configured to judge whether or not the device information received by the receiving unit has already been stored in the storing unit, and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the device information is valid based on the acquisition scheme when it is judged by the judging unit that the received device information has already been stored in the storing unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307344 | WEB PAGE RANKING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON USER REFERRALS - A system and method for ranking web pages based on referrals sent from one user to another. Web pages that are sent to other users are tracked and their information is stored in a referral depository coupled to a referral server. Referral messages are also tracked when the recipient accesses the referred web page and when the recipient further refers the web page to another user. A ranking server can respond to a query regarding accessed web pages by accessing the referral depository and analyzing its contents. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307345 | AUTOMATED DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FILTRATION BASED ON RELATIONSHIP MONITORING - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated digital media content filtration based on relationship monitoring. The method determines a plurality of user relationships based at least in part on an online association between a user and a content producer. The method monitors each user relationship with each content producer for a relationship interaction between the user and the content producer. Furthermore, the method also identifies digital media content published by a content producer having a relationship with the user. A determined relevancy may be based on a strength factor derived at least in part on monitored relationship interactions between the user and the content producer that published the digital media content. The digital media content is presented to the user, with that having a greater relevancy weight having a higher priority than other digital media content available to the user from other content producers. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307346 | ADAPTIVE ASSET INFORMATION COLLECTION AND STORAGE - A network management device which registers for any state change notifications from the devices in the network. The network management device updates its status and values of the devices associated with each state change notification by querying the device. In this manner the management device can make a more timely update for a particular device and need not keep querying devices that have not changed, thus eliminating many unnecessary transactions. In certain embodiments polling is still performed. As a result, the management device is both more current in its displayed data and has fewer network transactions. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307347 | Using Transaction Latency Profiles For Characterizing Application Updates - One embodiment is a method that determines transaction latencies occurring at an application server and a database server in a multi-tier architecture. The method then analyzes the transaction latencies at the application server with Central Processing Unit (CPU) utilization during a monitoring window to determine whether a change in transaction performance at the application server results from an update to an application. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307348 | SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK AND METHODS FOR ARRANGING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for distributing data (e.g., content data) over a computer network and a method of arranging receiver nodes in a computer network such that the capacity of a server is effectively increased (e.g., the capacity of a server may be effectively multiplied many times over; the capacity of the server may be effectively increased exponentially). In one embodiment the present invention may take advantage of the excess capacity many receiver nodes possess, and may use such receiver nodes as repeaters. The distribution system may include node(s) having database(s) which indicate ancestor(s) and/or descendant(s) of the node so that reconfiguration of the distribution network may be accomplished without burdening the system's primary server. An embodiment of the present invention may include a process for configuring a computer information distribution network having a primary server node and user nodes docked in a cascaded relationship, and reconfiguring the network in the event that a user node departs from the network. In one example (which example is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive), the process may include the steps of providing a new user node (or connection requesting user node) with a connection address list of nodes within the network, having the new user node (or connection requesting user node) go to (or attempt to go to) the node at the top of the connection address list, determine whether that node is still part of the distribution network, and connect thereto if it is, and if it is not, to go to (or attempt to go to) the next node on the connection address list. In another example (which example is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive), when a user node departs from the distribution network, a propagation signal may be transmitted to the nodes below it in the network, causing them to move up in the network in a predetermined order. In another example (which example is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive), the present invention may provide a decentralized approach which provides, to each new user node (or connection requesting user node) a path back to the root server. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BASED ON AN AVAILABILITY OF A USER - The present invention provides a system and method for communication based on an availability level of a presence entity in a communication network that includes a first step ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090307350 | IN-KERNAL CONTENT-AWARE SERVICE DIFFERENTIATION - The increasing number of Internet users and innovative new services such as e-commerce are placing new demands on Web servers. It is becoming essential for Web servers to provide performance isolation, have fast recovery times, and provide continuous service during overload at least to preferred customers. The invention describes a kernel-based architecture for content-aware service differentiation that protects Web servers against overload by controlling the amount and rate of work entering the system. We have invented a mechanism that provides admission control and service differentiation based on connection and application level information. The application header-based connection control uses application-level information (such as URIs and cookies for HTTP) to define different service differentiation actions. The present invention provides the kernel mechanisms that are more efficient and scalable than application level controls implemented in current Web servers. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307351 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING COMPONENTS OF A REMOTE ACCESS SERVER FARM - The present application is related methods to monitor a state of one or more components of a remote access server farm by an intermediary to distinguish between operating and functional components and improve farm availability for user application requests. The intermediary may be deployed between a client and the remote access server farm and forwards client requests to functional components of the remote access server farm. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307352 | Requester-Side Autonomic Governor - A requester-side autonomic governor is provided for a requester configured to send service requests to a service provider. For example, the requester and service provider may be disposed in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) architected system. A feedback loop, preferably a monitor portion of a Monitor, Analyze, Plan, and Execute (MAPE) loop, is configured to monitor responses to service requests. An autonomic governor mechanism limits the type and/or number of concurrent service requests according to a resource pool scheme, and dynamically adjusts a resource threshold of the resource pool scheme based on information provided by the feedback loop. In one embodiment, the resource threshold is reduced if more than a predetermined number of service requests generated time-outs, and is increased if more than a predetermined number of service requests are being held awaiting available pool resources and less than a predetermined number of service requests generated time-outs. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307353 | Requester-Side Autonomic Governor Method - A requester-side autonomic governor is provided for a requester configured to send service requests to a service provider. For example, the requester and service provider may be disposed in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) architected system. A feedback loop, preferably a monitor portion of a Monitor, Analyze, Plan, and Execute (MAPE) loop, is configured to monitor responses to service requests. An autonomic governor mechanism limits the type and/or number of concurrent service requests according to a resource pool scheme, and dynamically adjusts a resource threshold of the resource pool scheme based on information provided by the feedback loop. In one embodiment, the resource threshold is reduced if more than a predetermined number of service requests generated time-outs, and is increased if more than a predetermined number of service requests are being held awaiting available pool resources and less than a predetermined number of service requests generated time-outs. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307354 | Wireless Communication System and Related Method Capable of Sharing System Resource - A wireless communication system capable of sharing system resource includes a wireless communication device for performing a first wireless communication function, and a plurality of electronic devices each including an interface for coupling the wireless communication device by means of plug and play, an operating unit for performing a function of each electronic device, a wireless communication unit for performing a second wireless communication function, a detection unit coupled to the interface for detecting whether the wireless communication device is coupled to the interface, and a control unit coupled to the detection unit and the operating unit for controlling the operating unit to perform the first communication function via the interface according to a detection result provided by the detection unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307355 | Method for Semantic Resource Selection - A method of selecting active members of resource groups is disclosed. The method includes assigning a first label from a predetermined static label set to a first member of a first resource group. The method includes assigning a second label from the predetermined static label set to a second member of the first resource group. The method further includes assigning the first label to a third member of a second resource group. The method includes assigning the second label to a fourth member of the second resource group. The method also includes selecting an active label from the predetermined static label set in response to a command received at a computing system. Upon selection of the active label from the predetermined static label set, computing resources identified by members associated with the active label are automatically placed online and computing resources identified by members associated with a label other than the active label are automatically placed offline. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307356 | IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A network access server (NAS) provides a connection to a user in a data communications network, where the NAS is capable of communicating with a home gateway server (HGS) maintaining a pool of IP addresses for allocation to authorized users associated with the NAS. The NAS includes a first memory for storing an identification of a user, an requester for asking the HGS for an IP address on behalf of the user; and a second memory associated with the first memory for storing the IP address of the user received from the HGS. The NAS may further include a detector for periodically detecting connection of the user to the NAS and a keep-alive sender for periodically informing the HGS that the user is still connected to the NAS, a receiver for receiving periodic queries from the HGS about the status of the user connection to the NAS and a responder responsive to said periodic queries for informing the HOS that the use is still connected to the NAS, and/or a receiver for receiving periodic signals from the user and a forwarder responsive to said receiver for forwarding information to the HGS that the user is still connected to the NAS. A home gateway server (HOS) provides mechanisms to assign an IP address to a user via a NAS, and to monitor the status of the IP address after assignment. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307357 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING EXPIRED SESSIONS - A system harvests sessions in a network device. The system receives a first data unit associated with a session and installs the session in a first queue until expiration of a first time period. The system installs the session in a second queue until the occurrence of at least one of an expiration of a second time period and a receipt of a data unit associated with the session. The system harvests the session upon expiration of the second time period. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307358 | Transmission of Data Between A Server and A Communicating Object - Transmission of data between a download server and a communicating object through a communications network is initiated by a registration server, by transmitting connection parameters received from the download server to the communicating object via a first data channel opened by a first agent of the communicating object after attaching the object to the network. As a function of the connection parameters, a second agent in the communicating object opens a second data channel to the download server so as to transmit the data therein. As long as the first data channel is open, other servers can initiate a transmission via the registration server. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307359 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus has a server cooperation function to transmit data to a data processing server connected therewith via a network and receive processed data after the server performs data processing, and is capable of communicating with a plurality of external apparatuses via the network by establishing concurrent connections. A judger judges whether or not the number of the currently established connections with the external apparatuses reaches a limit number of connections that is an allowed upper limit of concurrent connections, and a controller reserves a connection with the data processing server if the judger judges that the number of the currently established connections with the external apparatuses does not reach the limit number of connections during execution of the server cooperation function, and cancels the reserved connection with the data processing server after the end of the execution of the server cooperation function. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307360 | DETECTION OF UNCATEGORIZED WEB-BASED PROXY SITES - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the detection of uncategorized web-based proxy sites, where an action may be provided in association with access to restricted network locations. In a step A, a network location access request may be received from a computing facility. In a step B, a URL database may be assessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that a URL associated with the network location access request is previously uncategorized URL. In a step C, it may be determined that the URL associated with the network location access request includes a secondary URL. In a step D, the URL database may be accessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that the client is restricted from accessing the secondary URL. In a step E, the action may be provided in association with the network location access request as a previously uncategorized proxy website when steps B, C, and D are all met. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT RIGHTS BASED ON EXISTENCE OF A VOICE SESSION - Systems and methods are provided for granting digital content access rights to shared content based on the existence of a voice session, such as a mobile telecommunications voice call, between users. In general, in the preferred embodiment, a voice session is established between a first user and a second user via associated devices. Either automatically upon establishment of the voice session or upon request by the first user, access rights to content shared by the first user are granted to the second user. The content shared by the first user may be content hosted by the device of the first user, another device associated with the first user, a third-party service, or the like. The access rights granted to the second user allow access to the content shared by the first user while the voice session between the first and second users is active. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBALLY AND SECURELY ACCESSING UNIFIED INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER NETWORK - A client stores a first set of workspace data, and is coupled via a computer network to a global server. The client may be configured to synchronize portions of the first set of workspace data with the global server, which stores independently modifiable copies of the portions. The global server may also store workspace data which is not downloaded from the client, and thus stores a second set of workspace data. The global server may be configured to identify and authenticate a user seeking global server access from a remote terminal, and is configured to provide access to the first set or to the second set. Further, services may be stored anywhere in the computer network. The global server may be configured to provide the user with access to the services. The system may further include a synchronization-start module at the client site (which may be protected by a firewall) that initiates interconnection and synchronization with the global server when predetermined criteria have been satisfied. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307363 | NETWORK PROTOCOL REASSEMBLY ACCELARATION - Methods and systems are provided for network protocol reassembly acceleration. According to one embodiment, an incoming packet is received at a network interface. Payload data from the packet is written by a memory interface to a physical page within a system memory on behalf of the network interface based on a sequence number associated with the incoming packet and by obtaining a physical address from a virtual memory map corresponding to an incoming session with which the packet is associated. After the physical page is full, the physical page is made accessible to a user process being executed by a processor associated with the system memory by remapping the physical page through a paging table used by the user process. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307364 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - In a communication apparatus for communicating based on a communication protocol, context information relating to a connection of the communication protocol is held and managed. The timer used in the communication protocol is used for time-count process, a notification of timeout of the timer is given in advance, and when the notification of timeout is given in advance, an instruction for pre-load is given so that the context information is stored in the cache memory. Thereby, upon timeout of the timer, the context information is stored in the cache memory. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307365 | Localization Of Resources Used By Applications In Hand-Held Electronic Devices And Methods Thereof - A system and method are provided for localizing applications that are used with hand-held electronic devices. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307366 | Method for data stream transmission - A method transmits contents of a continuous data stream from a first server to a terminal, whereby the contents are provided by a source and transmitted to the first server. An associated piece of information is provided by the source for each content item and the information which can be allocated to the contents of the transmitted data stream are transmitted to the terminal by means of another server. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307367 | CLIENT SIDE STREAM SWITCHING - Client side stream switching enables substantially uninterrupted transmission of a highest compatible bit rate of a stream of media to a client via a network connection. The client may include one or more buffers for receiving the stream of media. Attributes including the buffer activity and a bandwidth of the network connection may be monitored by a streaming module to determine an alternative bit rate of the stream of media. The stream of media may be transitioned from the first bit rate to the alternative bit rate without an interruption of the stream of media to provide the client with the highest compatible bit rate based on the monitored attributes. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307368 | STREAM COMPLEXITY MAPPING - Stream complexity mapping enables substantially uninterrupted transmission of a highest compatible bit rate of a stream of media to a client via a network connection. Stream complexity data may include complexity information for each period of a stream of media. The stream complexity data may be associated with the stream of media. The stream complexity data may be analyzed to enable a preemptive transition to a new stream of media having a new bit rate and/or expanding a buffer capacity to provide uninterrupted streaming media for complex portions of a variable bit rate stream of media. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307369 | Methods and Media for Custom Mapping B2B Transactions in Information Handling Systems - A method for managing communication between businesses includes receiving a request and performing standard mapping on the request. At least one map utilized to map the request into a specified format is determined, and the request is converted into the specified format utilizing the at least one map to form a modified request. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307370 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA TRANSFER AND NOTIFICATION MECHANISMS - In one aspect a device such as a mobile device includes logic operable to display an email message received from a remote location, the email message having associated data (e.g., an attachment) located remotely to the device (e.g., with a server or the like). The system further includes logic operable to receive a request for the associated data, and initiate an asynchronous fetch of the associated data, wherein the associated data is fetched in the background of the device. The system may further include logic operable to initiate a notification after receiving the request for the data that the associated data will be fetched, and/or initiate a notification that the associated data has been fetched. The associated data may include an attachment, media object, or other data associated with the email message. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307371 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH ARP FUNCTION - A communication device includes: an address administration unit that manages data link layer addresses; and an ARP processing unit that processes an ARP protocol. The ARP processing unit includes an ARP receiving unit, an ARP transmitting unit, a duplication detecting unit, a duplication notification generating unit and an update GARP generating unit. The update GARP generating unit transmits a GARP and thereby updates the ARP tables of the communication devices on the same network, in order to solve a problem in which communication is interrupted. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307372 | CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AND LATENCY PREDICTION IN CSMA MEDIA - A facility for congestion management and latency prediction is described. In various embodiments, the facility sums a series of fractional transmission delays wherein each fractional transmission delay is measured as a probability of a failed transmission attempt multiplied by the cost of the failed transmission attempt, and provides the sum. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307373 | CONSISTENT SNAPSHOTS OF DYNAMIC HETEROGENEOUSLY MANAGED DATA - A system and method for providing a consistent view of data stored therein, which can change dynamically in an uncoordinated way, includes a client program and a snapshot server program. The snapshot server program permits one or more client programs to request snapshots of data from the snapshot server program such that the data included in or referenced by a snapshot originates from one or more host server programs and the data is accessible to the snapshot server program, but is managed independently of the snapshot server program. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307374 | Method And System For Providing A Subscription To A Tuple Based On A Schema Associated With The Tuple - Methods, systems and computer program products are described for providing a subscription to a tuple based on a schema associated with the tuple. In one aspect, a system includes a message router component configured for receiving a message identifying a principal and including subscription information identifying a schema that specifies a set of constraints that defines a structure and vocabulary of a conforming tuple. The system also includes a conformance detector component configured for determining a conforming tuple, where at least a portion of the conforming tuple conforms to the identified schema, and a subscription handler component configured for establishing for the identified principal a subscription to the conforming tuple based on the subscription information. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307375 | SYNCHRONIZATION IMPROVEMENTS - Synchronization architectures, methods, systems, and computer readable media are described. In one embodiment, a synchronization session is initiated between a first data processing system and a second data processing system. The synchronization session includes at least a first portion and a second portion. The first data processing system performs the first portion of the synchronization session. The first data processing system receives a sync anchor checkpoint. The sync anchor checkpoint indicates to the second data processing system that the first portion of the synchronization session is complete before the second portion is complete. In one embodiment, the first data processing system determines that the synchronization session is in a failure state. The first data processing system transmits the sync anchor checkpoint to the second data processing system. The second portion of the synchronization session is performed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307376 | SYNCHRONIZATION IMPROVEMENTS - Synchronization architectures, methods, systems, and computer readable media are described. In one embodiment, a first synchronization session is entered between a first data processing system and a second data processing system. A first command is processed in the first synchronization session. The first command causes data exchanged in the first synchronization session to be stored. The first command also represents a termination of the first synchronization session. A second synchronization session, between the first and second data processing systems, is entered after the first synchronization session. A mapping of identifiers of data synchronized during the first synchronization session is transmitted, during the second synchronization session, between the first and second data processing systems. The first command may be a commit command. The data which is synchronized may be structured data such as contact information, to do information, calendar information, or web browsing bookmarks. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307377 | Arrangements for I/O Control in a Virtualized System - A method for controlling input and output of a virtualized computing platform is disclosed. The method can include creating a device interface definition, assigning an identifier to a paging device and configuring commands useable by a virtual input output server. The commands can be sent to the input output server and can be converted by the input output server into paging device commands. A hypervisor can assist in facilitating the communication configuration. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A FIBRE CHANNEL N-PORT ID VIRTUALIZATION PROTOCOL - Disclosed is a computer implemented method, data processing system and computer program product to discover an SCSI target. The method comprises a client adapter transmitting an N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) login to a virtual I/O server (VIOS). The client adapter receives a successful login acknowledgement from the VIOS and issues a discover-targets command to the fabric. Upon determining that the SCSI target information is received, wherein the SCSI target information includes at least one SCSI identifier. Responsive a determination that SCSI target information is received the client adapter issues a port login to a target port, wherein the target port is associated with the at least one SCSI target. The client adapter makes a process login to form an initiator/target nexus between a client and at least one SCSI target. The client adapter queries the SCSI target by using a world wide port name associated with the target port. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307379 | ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, PARTICULARLY AN ETHERNET SWITCH, HAVING MEANS FOR RELIABLE REMOTE MAINTENANCE - The invention relates to an electronic appliance having at least one control unit and at least one memory unit and also to an appropriate method, the appliance having an operating system with a piece of software in a particular configuration for operation of the appliance, where the invention provides for the appliance to have an interface to which means for remote maintenance of the appliance are connected and for the appliance to have a timer, the timer starting to run in the event of a configuration change and stopping only as soon as a changed configuration has been loaded into the memory unit correctly and then the appliance is operated using the changed and correctly stored configuration. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307380 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, A METHOD OF PROCESSING SIGNAL IN THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A SYSTEM HAVING THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile terminal including an interface module configured to connect the mobile terminal to a personal computer; a communication unit configured to communicate with the personal computer via a first communication mode, a controller configured to selectively transmit a communication mode change program to the personal computer via the interface module, the communication mode change program instructing the personal computer to communicate with the mobile terminal via a second communication mode that is different than the first communication mode, and a receiving unit configured to receive a mode change instruction from the personal computer instructing the mobile terminal to communicate with the personal computer via the second communication mode. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307381 | Communication interface for an electronic device - A mobile telephone handset is provided with a connector ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090307382 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOT PLUGGING DETECTION OF A VIDEO CONNECTOR IN A COMPUTER DEVICE - A method and system are implemented to instantaneously detect a hot plugging of a video connector in a computer device by detecting a change in the electrical state of one ground pin of the video connector. The computer device comprises a video connector having at least two ground pins, a processing unit, and a hot-plugging detection circuit coupled between the processing unit and one of the ground pins of the video connector, wherein the hot-plugging detection circuit is configured to detect a hot plugging of the video connector based on a change in voltage potential of the ground pin. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307383 | DISTRIBUTED AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING LOGICAL CHANNEL GROUPS - A distributed audio signal processing system having a plurality of linked audio signal processing units is disclosed. Each audio signal processing unit has physical channels for receiving and sending local audio signals and a high bandwidth interface for exchanging audio signals with other linked audio signal processing units. Each of the physical channels of each of the audio signal processing units is mapped to a corresponding global channel. Global channels can be combined to form virtual channels that can be processed as a signal channel. Combinations of virtual channels can be grouped into logical channel groups that can be controlled as a group. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307384 | USB PORT TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A USB port testing method is used for testing a USB port of an electronic device. The USB port is connected to a USB device. The electronic device includes a USB controller connected to the USB port. The method includes following steps: reading USB bus information from the USB controller and information from the USB device; and judging the work status of the USB port by analyzing the USB bus information and information from the USB device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307385 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND OWNERSHIP TRANSFER METHOD - A storage system that includes: a plurality of microprocessors; a plurality of storage areas to be formed to a drive group; an assignment section that assigns, to each of the microprocessors, an ownership of accessing any of the storage areas; a management section that manages, as an operating ratio, a proportion of a time to be taken for each of the microprocessors to execute a request issued to each of the storage areas; a search section that searches, for transferring the ownership assigned to an arbitrary one of the microprocessors to any of the another microprocessor determined based on the operating ratio, one or more of the storage areas under the ownership of the arbitrary microprocessor for a transfer-target storage area; and a transfer section that transfers, to the another microprocessor, the ownership of the transfer-target storage area that is assigned to the arbitrary microprocessor. The resulting storage system can make full use of the performance capabilities of a storage device, and an ownership transfer method can be provided. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307386 | Restore PCIe Transaction ID on the Fly - Restoring retired transaction identifiers (TID) associated with Direct Memory Access (DMA) commands without waiting for all DMA traffic to terminate is disclosed. A scoreboard is used to track retired TIDs and selectively restore retired TIDs on the fly. DMA engines fetch a TID, and use it to tag every DMA request. If the request is completed, the TID can be recycled to be used to tag a subsequent request. However, if a request is not completed, the TID is retired. Retired TIDs can be restored without having to wait for DMA traffic to end. Any retired TID value may be mapped to a bit location inside a scoreboard. All processors in the system may have access to read and clear the scoreboard. Clearing the TID scoreboard may trigger a DMA engine to restore the TID mapped to that location, and the TID may be used again. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307387 | DRM INTEROPERABLE SYSTEM - A DRM interoperable system is provided. The DRM interoperable system includes: a domain manager which manages a domain; first and second devices which are authenticated by the domain manager and registered in the domain; and a control unit which gathers information on entities that are to participate in transmission of data when the first device requests the second device to transmit the data, controls at least two entities so that a chain including the at least two entities is constructed by using the gathered information on the entities, and controls the at least two entities so that a plurality of data is transmitted to the second device through the chain. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a DRM interoperable environment in which data can be effectively transmitted. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307388 | METHODS OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO I/O DEVICES - A method of providing one or more computing devices with access to a plurality of resources. The plurality of resources are provided by at least one physical device. The method comprises, at a first control element receiving a data packet transmitted by one of said one or more computing devices, and determining whether said data packet comprises a command including a first logical identifier identifying one of said resources. If it is determined that said data packet comprises a command including a first logical identifier a second logical identifier is obtained, the second logical identifier being associated with said first logical identifier and identifying said one of said resources. A request including said second logical identifier is transmitted to a second control element, the second control element being arranged to identify a physical device associated with said second logical identifier and to forward said request to the identified physical device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307389 | SWITCHABLE ACCESS STATES FOR NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICES - Techniques for switching access states for accessing non-volatile are disclosed. A plurality of non-volatile memory portions can be effectively presented as: (a) a single logical unit in a first access state (“single unit access state”) and (b) as multiple logical units in a second access state (“multi-unit access state”). An access switching system can be provided for a device that includes a plurality of non-volatile storage portions. As a result, the device can be operable to effectively switch between the first and second access states. In the first access state, the plurality of non-volatile storage portions can be effectively presented as a single logical unit for access by another device, thereby allowing the other device to effectively access the plurality of non-volatile storage portions from a single access point. However, the device can also be operable to switch to a second access state in which the plurality of the non-volatile storage portions can be effectively presented to the other device as multiple logical units, thereby allowing the other device to access the plurality of non-volatile storage portions individually by using multiple access points respectively associated with the multiple logical units presented to the other device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307390 | ACCESS OF BUILT-IN PERIPHERAL COMPONENTS BY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BUS PATHWAYS - A computing network infrastructure supports access to built-in peripheral devices of a first computing device by a second computing device. Internal peripheral devices are communicatively coupled to internal processing circuitry (located in the first computing device), which supports access using an internal data bus. An external bus that provides data and power is used to provide access from the second computing device to the internal peripheral devices. Arbitration is provided for power and for data access. The internal peripheral devices may be accessed by the second computing device even when the first computing device is powered down or not in working condition. In one embodiment, the second computing device may access the internal peripheral devices through the same data bus that the internal processing circuitry uses. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307391 | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - To migrate a configuration that an old storage device has to a new storage device. A new storage device obtains a configuration of an old storage device, by using a migration manager, and prepares a logical volume definition of the new storage device based on a logical volume definition in the configuration. Also, based a cache allocation definition in the configuration and cache capacity of the new storage device, a cache allocation definition of the new storage device is prepared. Further, based on a port bandwidth allocation definition in the configuration and bandwidth capacity of a port of the new storage device, a port bandwidth allocation definition of the new storage device is prepared. The prepared logical volume definition, cache allocation definition and port bandwidth allocation definition are set up in a configuration of the new storage device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307392 | INTELLIGENT CABLE AND FLEXIBLE MULTIPLEXER - Embodiments of an intelligent cable and flexible multiplexer are taught herein. The cables and multiplexers can receive any brand or electronic gages using a variety of asynchronous or synchronous communication protocols and provide outputs according to a desired communication protocol, including USB and RS232. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307393 | INBOUND MESSAGE RATE LIMIT BASED ON MAXIMUM QUEUE TIMES - A system for managing inbound messages in a server complex including one or more message consumers. The system includes a server configured to receive the inbound messages from a first peripheral device and to transmit messages to one or more of the plurality of message consumers. The system also includes an inbound message queue coupled to the server, the inbound message queue configured to store inbound message until an age of any message stored on the inbound message queue exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307394 | LANE TO LANE DESKEWING VIA NON-DATA SYMBOL PROCESSING FOR A SERIAL POINT TO POINT LINK - Multiple symbol sequences that have been transmitted in parallel using the same transmit clock over a serial point to point link are received. Each symbol sequence includes an instance of a first, non-data symbol. The multiple symbol sequences are buffered and the number of times an instance of a second, non-data symbol that occurs in one of the symbol sequences is changed. A first deskew process is performed, followed by a second deskew process. The first deskew process aligns an instance of the first non-data symbol in every one of the buffered symbol sequences. The second deskew process equalizes the number of instances of the second non-data symbol that follow an instance of the first non-data symbol in every one of the symbol sequences. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307395 | Remote Control Method of External Devices - A method of controlling a plurality of external devices is performed on a computer which is set up with a plurality of remote control processes corresponding to the plurality of the external devices, and a management process for managing the remote control processes while communicating with the remote control processes. The management process is called to display icons corresponding to the remote control processes in a display field provided by the management process. Further, the management process acts when a specified operation is applied to one of the icons on the display field for sending a screen open instruction to one of the remote control processes corresponding to the icon to which the specified operation is applied. The remote control process which receives the screen open instruction is activated to display a control screen for use in remotely controlling the corresponding external device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307396 | Hypervisor to I/O Stack Conduit in Virtual Real Memory - Provided is conduit configured such that a hypervisor does not need to include logic for communicating directly with an I/O storage device. A virtual Asynchronous Service Interface (VASI) is the interface between a Command/Response Queue (CRQ), which receives CRQ commands from the hypervisor, and a Common Data-Link Interface (CDLI) of a Forwarder. The Forwarder receives I/O commands in a format associated with the CDLI and converts the commands into a generic I/O format understood by a Virtual Block Storage Device (VBSD). The reformatted command is transmitted to the VBSD, which issues commands to the native I/O stack. The hypervisor sends a read or write (R/W) request Lo the VASI, which passes the request to the Forwarder. The Forwarder converts the request and transmits the converted request to the VBSD. The VBSD transmits the request to the block storage device and returns the response to the Forwarder. The Forwarder replies to the request from the VASI with the response from the ABSD. The VASI then responds to the hypervisor. Also provided is an operation-specific module responsible for understanding and the intelligent processing of data that is transmitted between the hypervisor and the I/O stack. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307397 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL SYSTEM - A mobile communication terminal system includes a serial interface port, a multimedia output/input module, a multimedia processor, a frequency-signal output/input module, and a baseband processor. The serial interface port is coupled to a computer system via a serial interface. The multimedia output/input module provides a first input signal. The multimedia processor processes the first input signal to generate a first serial interface signal. The frequency-signal output/input module provides a second input signal. The baseband processor processes the second input signal to generate a second serial interface signal to the multimedia processor. The multimedia processor selectively establishes one of a communication connection between the multimedia processor and the serial interface port and a communication connection between the baseband processor and the serial interface port to correspondingly output one of the first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal to the computer system via the serial interface port. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307398 | Method for Manufacturing Memory Modules - In a method for manufacturing memory modules MM, first a support board SB is populated with memory components MC. After the populating process, individual memory components MC are programmed via a bus system BS provided on the support board. After programming, the support board SB is separated into individual memory modules MM. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307399 | JOB-BASE STRUCTURE USING PROCESS AS DATA PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING UNIT - The present invention discloses a job-based structure using a process as a data processing and transmission unit. The structure includes a main system, and a disk array system. The main system includes an interface controller connected to the disk array system. The disk array system includes a job queue controller, a PRD table controller, a DMA controller and a storage device connected through a DMA bus. The DMA controller executes an instruction transmitted through the interface controller according to a request of the main system, and the instruction is decomposed into a number of processes for the job queue controller to access a storage device sequentially. The accessed data is transmitted to the job queue controller in terms of processes and responded to the main system sequential. Therefore the invention can improve the processing efficiency of the main system. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307400 | Method for Operating a Lin Bus - A method for operating a LIN bus, whose specifications in normal operation are described by a LIN bus in which an alternative communications protocol is tunneled through the LIN protocol, for carrying out a special operation. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307401 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR BRIDGING MULTIPLE SOURCE AHB SLAVES TO A TARGET AHB SLAVE - A circuit and method for bridging multiple source Advanced High-performance Bus (AHB) slaves to a target AHB slave are provided. The circuit uses multiple slave controllers and a multiplexing device to handle signals between the multiple source AHB slaves and the target AHB slave to avoid conflicts between the multiple source AHB slaves to access the target AHB slave. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307402 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A RFIC MASTER - Methods and systems for a RFIC master are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include configuring an on-chip programmable device that may function as a master on a bus that has at least one device interface, for example, RFIC interface, coupled to the bus. The on-chip programmable device may generate at least one signal to control at least one device coupled to at least one device interface. The on-chip programmable device may communicate the generated signal via the bus upon receiving an input timer signal and may be configured by writing at least one event data and an index-sample data to the on-chip programmable device. The index-sample data may comprise at least a count value and an event data index. When the count value equals a value of the timer signal, event data may be fetched and executed starting with the one specified by the event data index. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307403 | SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INTERRUPTS AND METHODS THEREOF - An information handling system includes a first processor device to execute a handler in response to a system management interrupt (SMI). While the first processor device executes the SMI handler, a second processor device of the information handling system can continue to execute software and perform other operations in a normal mode. When the first processor device accesses a shared resource in executing the SMI handler, an SMI trap for the shared resource is enabled. In response to the second processor device triggering the SMI trap by accessing the shared resource, the second processor device enters an SMI mode, thereby suspending execution of software and other operations. Accordingly, a second processor device is allowed to continue normal operations while a first processor device executes an SMI handler, improving system efficiency while preventing shared resource conflicts. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307404 | APPLIANCES FOR HEATING AND COOLING LIQUIDS - It has been proposed in the past to provide a series of different cordless appliances, any one of which will fit onto a docking station or base unit from which power is supplied. The invention provides a data connection ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090307405 | Electropneumatic Module System Composed of Individual Modules Put in a Row - A modular system comprises a head module having at least one connection for an external bus signal on an external bus, at least one pneumatic supply connection, an electric supply connection and having a serial bus interface for an internal serial bus, an electric supply interface, a multipole interface and a pneumatic supply interface which are each led to the outside on the same side. The modular system further comprises at least one functional module having an internal serial bus line, electric supply lines, electric multipole lines and pneumatic supply lines which are each passed through from one side to the opposite side and which are each connected to a corresponding interface of the head module. The head module here converts serial bus signals into multipole signals and outputs these signals at the multipole interface. The functional module selectively branches at least one of the multipole lines and, with a signal carried thereon, executes a pneumatic or an electric or both a pneumatic and an electric function. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307406 | Memory Device for Providing Data in a Graphics System and Method and Apparatus Thereof - A central processor unit (CPU) is connected to a system/graphics controller generally comprising a monolithic semiconductor device. The system/graphics controller is connected to an input output (IO) controller via a high-speed PCI bus. The IO controller interfaces to the system graphics controller via the high-speed PCI bus. The IO controller includes a lower speed PCI port controlled by an arbiter within the IO controller. Generally, the low speed PCI arbiter of the IO controller will interface to standard 33 MHz PCI cards. In addition, the IO controller interfaces to an external storage device, such as a hard drive, via either a standard or a proprietary bus protocol. A unified system/graphics memory which is accessed by the system/graphics controller. The unified memory contains both system data and graphics data. In a specific embodiment, two channels, CH0 and CH1 access the unified memory. Each channel is capable of accessing a portion of memory containing graphics data or a portion of memory containing system data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307407 | REMOTE ACCESS TO AN INTERNAL STORAGE COMPONENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIA AN EXTERNAL PORT - A computing device allows remote access to internal storage component via a remote access interface, e.g., USB, port. The electronic device or computing device contains a motherboard with modified internal circuitry that allows access to the internal storage component via the remote access port. Bus arbitration circuitry, within the motherboard of the computing device, arbitrates between a host CPU and the remote access interface port. Power arbitration circuitry, within the motherboard of the computing device, arbitrates between an internal power supply and power available at the remote access port. The bus arbitration and power arbitration are based upon a predetermined rules as well as an intelligent adaptive set of rules. Internal storage component access is provided based on authorization rules. The internal storage component may be accessed by an external processing circuitry even when the electronic device or computing device is powered down or not in working condition. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307408 | Peer-to-Peer Embedded System Communication Method and Apparatus - According to one embodiment, an embedded system includes at least one processor, memory and peripheral subsystem. Each subsystem has a terminating node configured to issue and receive messages for the subsystem. A bus fabric interconnects the subsystems and includes a plurality of non-terminating nodes located at different points in the bus fabric and interconnected with the terminating nodes to form a peer-to-peer communication matrix between the subsystems. The non-terminating nodes route the messages over the peer-to-peer matrix so that instructions included in the messages are delivered to the terminating nodes identified in the messages for execution. Each node is assigned one or more unique object identifiers for identifying the nodes and the instructions included in the messages identify different control and data flow functions supported by different ones of the subsystems. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307409 | DEVICE MEMORY MANAGEMENT - Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for memory management. Usage data associated with one or more files is identified and stored in a volatile memory of a device. The usage data is maintained in the volatile memory is maintained during and after a reset of the device. After the reset, the usage data can be written to a non-volatile memory. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307410 | Memory controller - A memory controller provides interfaces for one or more thin film memory circuits. The controller may include an analog interface for one or more thin film memories. Such an analog interface may accept analog signals representative of an associated thin film memory's memory state, condition and sense the signal, and encode the signal into a digital value. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING DIGITAL INFORMATION ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DURING TEST OPERATING MODES - The embodiments protect an IC against Design-For-Test (DFT) or other test mode attack. Transitory secrets are secured whether stored in registers or latches, RAM, and/or permanent secrets stored in ROM and/or PROM. One embodiment for securing information on an IC includes entering a test mode and resetting each register in response to entering the test mode of operation and prior to receiving a test mode command. An integrated circuit embodiment includes a test control logic operative to configure the integrated circuit into a test mode and to control the integrated circuit while in the test mode, a set of registers, and a functional reset controller coupled to the test control logic and to the set of registers, operative to receive a reset command from the test control logic and provide the reset command to the set of registers in response to a command to enter the test mode. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307412 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND CONTROLLER USING THE SAME - A memory management method for a non-volatile memory and a controller using the same are provided. The non-volatile memory is substantially divided into a plurality of blocks. First, non-erasing information of a plurality of memory units comprising at least one block is recoded and used as a reference to establish an evaluation value. Then, whether to move data of at least one block on the memory units to another memory unit according to the evaluation value is determined. Accordingly, problems of read disturb and data retention due to excessive reading times can be resolved. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307413 | DATA WRITING METHOD FOR FLASH MEMORY AND STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER USING THE SAME - A data writing method for a multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory and a storage system and a controller using the same are provided. The flash memory includes a plurality of blocks. Each of the blocks includes a plurality of page addresses. The page addresses are categorized into a plurality of upper page addresses and a plurality of lower page addresses. The writing speed of the lower page addresses is faster than that of the upper page addresses. The data writing method includes receiving a writing command and data and writing the data into a page address. The page address is skipped when it is an upper page address and a corresponding lower page address stores a valid data written by a previous writing command. Thereby, the accuracy of the data written by the previous writing command is ensured when a programming error occurs to the flash memory. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307414 | MEMORY SYSTEM, MEMORY SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND DRIVE RECORDER APPARATUS - A memory system includes a NAND-type flash memory which includes a plurality of memory cells and can store one-bit, two-bit or more data in one memory cell, and a duplicating-converting circuit configured to duplicate input data by assigning the input data to a predetermined threshold level and another threshold level different from the predetermined threshold level. Moreover, the memory system includes a controller configured to control to store the data duplicated by the duplicating-converting circuit, in the NAND-type flash memory. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307415 | Memory device having multi-layer structure and driving method thereof - A memory device having a multi-layer structure, the memory device includes a first semiconductor layer including at least one memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. A second semiconductor layer is on the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer includes a bit line and a page buffer connected to the bit line corresponding to the memory cell array. The memory device also includes a contact between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate to connect the page buffer with the memory cell array. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307416 | SSD WITH A CONTROLLER ACCELERATOR - In one embodiment, a data storage system includes a solid state data storage device and a memory controller in signal communication with the solid state data storage device. The memory controller includes a processor, a local memory, and an accelerator coupled between the processor and the local memory. The accelerator includes logic circuitry configured to perform data management for the local memory. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307417 | INTEGRATED BUFFER DEVICE - An integrated buffer device. One embodiment provides a receiving unit and a logic unit to control the operation of the buffer device based on a setting signal. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307418 | Multi-channel hybrid density memory storage device and control method thereof - The present invention discloses a control method of a multi-channel hybrid density memory storage device for access a user data. The storage device includes a plurality of low density memories (LDM) and high density memories (HDM). The steps of the method comprises: first, determining where the user data transmitted; then, using one of two error correction circuits which have different error correction capability to encode or decode the user data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307419 | Allocating Clusters to Storage Partitions in a Storage System - The bandwidth of the inter-connection network between the clusters is quite narrower than that of the inter-connection network in the clusters. When the logical allocation technique is simply applied to a cluster storage system, there is created a logical partition associated with two or more clusters. It is not possible to create logical partitions of performance corresponding to resources allocated thereto. In a storage system including a first cluster and a second cluster, when a resource of the storage system is logically subdivided into logical partitions, a resource of the first cluster is allocated to one logical partition. The system may be configured such that the first and second clusters are connected via switches to disk drives. The system may also be configured such that when failure occurs in the first cluster, the second cluster continuously executes processing of the first cluster. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307420 | Storage apparatus and failure recovery method - Proposed are a storage apparatus and a failure recovery method capable of performing failure recovery processing while reducing performance deterioration. Whether user data is written into a storage area provided by multiple storage mediums is managed for each stripe. When any one of the storage mediums is blocked due to a failure, correction copy processing is executed to the stripe written with the user data in preference to the stripe not written with the user data in a storage area provided by the multiple storage mediums, and correction copy processing is executed to the stripe not written with the user data in a storage area provided by the multiple storage mediums during spare time. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307421 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED RAID IMPLEMENTATION - Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed provide a distributed RAID system comprising a set of data banks. More particularly, in certain embodiments of a distributed RAID system each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar distributed RAID application. The distributed RAID applications on each of the data banks coordinate among themselves to distribute and control data flow associated with implementing a level of RAID in conjunction with data stored on the associated storage media of the data banks. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307422 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA MIGRATION IN A DISTRIBUTED RAID IMPLEMENTATION - Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed provide a distributed RAID system comprising a set of data banks. More particularly, in certain embodiments of a distributed RAID system each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar distributed RAID application. The distributed RAID applications on each of the data banks coordinate among themselves to distribute and control data flow associated with implementing a level of RAID in conjunction with a volume stored on the associated storage media of the data banks. Migration of this volume, or a portion thereof, from one configuration to another configuration may be accomplished such that the volume, or the portion thereof, and corresponding redundancy data may be stored according to this second configuration. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307423 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIALIZING STORAGE IN A STORAGE SYSTEM - Embodiments of systems and methods for a high availability storage system are disclosed. More particularly, in certain embodiments desired locations of storage devices may be zeroed out during operation of the storage system and areas that have been zeroed out allocated to store data when commands pertaining to that data are received. Specifically, in one embodiment a distributed RAID system comprising a set of data banks may be provided where each data bank in the set of data banks may execute a background process which zeroes areas of the storage devices of the data bank. When a command pertaining to a logical location is received a zeroed area of the physical storage devices on the data bank may be allocated to store data associated with that logical location. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307424 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OF DATA ON A STORAGE DEVICE - Embodiments of systems and methods for a storage system are disclosed. More particularly, in certain embodiments locations of storage devices may be allocated to store data when commands pertaining to that data are received. Specifically, in one embodiment a distributed RAID system comprising a set of data banks may be provided where the different performance characteristics associated with different areas of disks in the data bank may be taken into account when allocating physical segments to corresponding logical segments of a volume by allocating certain physical segments to a particular logical segment based upon a location of the physical segment or criteria associated with the logical segment. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307425 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING COMMANDS TO TARGETS - Embodiments of systems and methods for routing commands to a distributed RAID system are disclosed. Specifically, embodiments may route a command to an appropriate data bank in a distributed RAID system, where each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar distributed RAID application. The distributed RAID applications on each of the data banks coordinate among themselves to distribute and control data flow associated with implementing a level of RAID in conjunction with data stored on the associated storage media of the data banks. | 2009-12-10 |
20090307426 | Method and System for Rebuilding Data in a Distributed RAID System - Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed provide a distributed RAID system comprising a set of data banks. More particularly, in certain embodiments of a distributed RAID system each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar distributed RAID application. The distributed RAID applications on each of the data banks coordinate among themselves to distribute and control data flow associated with implementing a level of RAID in conjunction with a volume stored on the associated storage media of the data banks. Migration of volumes, or portions thereof, from one configuration to another configuration may be accomplished according to a priority associated with the volume. | 2009-12-10 |