52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120331126 | DISTRIBUTED COLLECTION AND INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND TRANSACTION DATA FOR ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION - Systems and methods of collecting, storing and transmitting a set of communication and transaction data across a distributed system spanning multiple networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method may include distributing a set of collection servers throughout a distributed network to collect a set of communication and transaction data. The method may also include processing the set of communication and transaction data to extract metadata and a content. The method may include storing the content in the collection server. The method may also include automatically transmitting the metadata to a service platform to be used by an analyst at a workstation. The method may also include transmitting the content to the service platform to be used by the analyst, for analysis and reconstruction purposes when specifically requested by the analyst. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331127 | Methods and Apparatus to Monitor Server Loads - Methods and apparatus to monitor server loads are disclosed. An example load monitor includes a first virtual machine to replicate a first server; a router interface to cause a router to redirect a portion of requests destined for the first server to the first virtual machine, the first virtual machine to serve the redirected requests; a collector to collect first metric data from the first virtual machine related to processing of the redirected requests; and an overload indicator to indicate an overload condition at the first server based on the first metric data collected from the first virtual machine. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331128 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING IMPACT OF CHANGES TO CONTENT OF A WEBSITE - A method and a system for managing a website are disclosed, the website being arranged on a server. According to the method, a website administrator initially performs changes to content of the website. Then the traffic to the website is analysed, including obtaining information regarding value generated for the website owner by the traffic, and the impact on the value generated for the website owner by the traffic, due to the performed changes, is evaluated. In the case that the evaluating step reveals that the performed changes decrease the value generated for the website owner by the traffic, a warning is generated for the website administrator. Thereby the website administrator is alerted if the changed content causes the value generated for the website owner by the visitors visiting the website to decrease, thereby allowing the website administrator to reverse the changes and/or perform further changes to the content in order to once again increase the generated value. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331129 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING TRAFFIC ON A WEBSITE INCLUDING REDIRECTION OF TRAFFIC - A method and a system for analysing traffic on a website are disclosed. The website is arranged on a server and comprises at least two webpages. A plurality of visitors is allowed to visit the website. For each visit navigations and/or actions performed by the visitor during the visit are monitored, while accumulating value points in accordance with content viewed by the visitor and actions performed by the visitor, and in accordance with predefined value point settings associated with content of the website, thereby obtaining an accumulated value point score for the visit. Furthermore, an origin of the visit, leading the visitor to the website, and a landing webpage being the first webpage of the website which the visitor visits when arriving from the origin of the visit, said landing webpage being designated by the origin, are registered. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331130 | Selecting A Network Connection For Data Communications With A Networked Device - Selecting a network connection for data communications with a networked device, including: identifying a plurality of networks available for data communications with the networked device, each network having network connection attributes; and selecting one of the plurality of networks in dependence upon the network connection attributes and the direction of data transfer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331131 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND TRACKING AN INVENTORY OF ELEMENTS - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for managing and tracking an inventory of controlled elements, wherein a database comprising a plurality of elements is maintained, an owner is assigned to each element, the relationships between elements are identified and related elements are linked. The elements are then monitored to identify changes to the elements. Any identified change is confirmed, and if material, the owners of related elements are notified of the changes the need to be made to the related elements and the plurality of elements are monitored to determine when all required changes have been made. Once all the required changes are a made, the owners of the identified elements are required to provide final confirmation that no further changes are needed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331132 | NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A ventilator monitoring system is described for monitoring a plurality of ventilators. In one embodiment, a server including a dedicated ventilator application program for each type of ventilator, monitors a plurality of heterogeneous ventilators over a wireless network. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331133 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for monitoring and reporting information regarding status of a power supply/management device operated by a user comprises detecting the status of the device using a monitoring device having an application interface configured to communicate over a communication network, generating a status update indication using a self-describing computer language and sending the status update indication over the communication network to a remote computer, and associating the user with the status update information for the remote device using the remote computer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331134 | INFORMATION CATALOGING - An information cataloging system disclosed herein provides a system and method for inferring relationships between various elements, such as e-mail address, phone number, etc., of various observations, such as business cards, observations obtained from the Internet, etc. The method comprises representing various elements, such as name, e-mail address, etc., using nodes, representing the relations between the various elements using edges connecting these nodes, computing a distance between two disparate nodes, wherein each of the two disparate nodes represent an element related to the entity. An implementation of the information cataloging system disclosed herein also provides a method of calculating noise and signal to noise ratio attached to various nodes and using such noise information in calculating confidence level of relationships between various elements. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331135 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-TIER COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A method of profiling code executed within a monitored tier of a multi-tier computing system includes the steps of periodically sampling the code executed by processing enclaves of the monitored tier, determining in real-time the periodical sampling overhead, dynamically adjusting the periodical sampling rate, identifying the business context of each code sample, and merging request traffic data and profiling data for presenting to an operator of the multi-tier system. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331136 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SETTING METHOD, SETTING PROGRAM, AND SETTING CIRCUIT - In order to automatically set information of a maintenance entity group end point device into a communication device only by using periodically transmitted and received supervision frames without the need for a specifically defined frame, a maintenance entity group end point device is equipped with: a receiving unit for receiving supervision frames; a management table for managing identification information of the maintenance entity group end point devices that are transmission sources of the supervision frames; and a registering unit for, in a case that identification information of a maintenance entity group end point device that is a transmission source of a supervision frame received by the receiving unit is not registered in the management table, registering the identification information of the maintenance entity group end point device into the management table. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING USER CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON USER INTERACTION DATA - An approach is provided for estimating user characteristics based on user interaction data. A characteristics determination logic retrieves an interaction data from a device associated with a use. Next, the characteristics determination logic determines a usage vector from the interaction data. Then, the characteristics determination logic correlates the determined usage vector with one or more predefined characteristics. Then, the characteristics determination logic computes a user characteristics profile based, at least in part, on the one or more correlated characteristics. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331138 | MEDICAL MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE INTEGRATING CENTRAL MONITORING FUNCTION - A method for realizing a central monitoring server by using an individual patient monitor device is provided, and the patient monitor device ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120331139 | GATEWAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, APPARATUS CO-OPERATION NETWORK SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS CO-OPERATION METHOD - A gateway apparatus for allowing a plurality of apparatuses on a first network to co-operate with each other includes: a message monitoring unit which monitors messages communicated on the first network, and detects an apparatus discovery message for discovering an apparatus that satisfies an arbitrary requirement; an activation state managing unit which checks whether at least one target apparatus among the apparatuses that satisfies the requirement indicated by the apparatus discovery message is in an activated state for communication on the first network; a predicted activation time determining unit which determines a predicted activation time predicted as required to activate the at least one target apparatus; and a proxy response unit which transmits, in proxy of the at least one target apparatus, a response message including information indicating the predicted activation time when the at least one target apparatus is not in an activated state. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331140 | DATA COLLECTION DEVICE HAVING DYNAMIC ACCESS TO MULTIPLE WIRELESS NETWORKS - There is described a data collection device that can incorporate an encoded information reading unit than can operate within a system including an access point that is wireline connected to a server. The encoded information reading unit can include at least one of a bar code reading unit, an RFID tag reading unit and a credit/debit card reading unit. Further incorporated in the data collection device can be dynamic access module. The dynamic access communication module enables the data collection device to participate in a self organized network that supports multi-hop data packet transmissions between data collection devices and which further enables the device to transmit data received from a peer device to the system access point. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331141 | AUTOMATED DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FILTRATION BASED ON RELATIONSHIP MONITORING - Automated digital media content filtration is performed by establishing automatically, according to a tolerance parameter, a plurality of user relationships, each user relationship based on monitoring an online association between a user and a content producer. Filtration is also performed by monitoring determined user relationships, interacting with a plurality of independent servers to identify digital media content published by content producers having a user relationship with the user and determining a relevancy weight for each published digital media content item, the relevancy based on a strength factor. Filtration is still further performed by presenting the digital media content published by one or more of the content producers to the user such that digital media content having a greater relevancy weight receives a higher priority than other digital media content available to the user from the plurality of content producers. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331142 | Private virtual local area network isolation - In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining addresses of end hosts at a switch, the switch configured with a primary virtual local area network and a secondary virtual local area network, creating a private virtual local area network access list comprising the addresses of end hosts permitted to communicate on the secondary virtual local area network, and applying the private virtual local area network access list to interfaces connected to the end hosts permitted to communicate on the secondary virtual local area network. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331143 | Method For Operating a Local Area Data Network - A method for operating a local area data network with a plurality of network nodes is disclosed, wherein the network nodes send requests to the data network using request values and each of the network nodes has an associated explicit identifier from a key space. A plurality of network nodes respectively has an associated one or more table entries in a value table distributed over the network nodes. In this case each table entry includes a request value having data associated with the key space and with the request value, the network node being responsible for a request value whose identifier is less than or equal to the request value. For the plurality of network nodes, the frequency with which requests for the request values associated with a respective network node are sent to the respective network node is respectively monitored. If it occurs that the frequency of the requests for one or more request values to a respective network node exceeds a predetermined threshold value then at least the table entry or entries for this or these request values are assigned to at least one other network node which is situated in a request path for the request. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331144 | Native Cloud Computing via Network Segmentation - Disclosed herein are systems, methods and storage medium associated with native cloud computing. In embodiments, a system may include a number of clusters of computing nodes, and a data communication network configured to couple the clusters of computing nodes. The system may further include a control node configured to segment or cause segmentation of the data communication network to isolate a cluster of the computing nodes from other clusters of the computing nodes, t for allocation for native execution of a computation task. The system may further include a control network coupled to the data communication network and the control node. Other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331145 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND ACCESSING RESOURCE REMOTELY - A remote resource provision method of a remote resource provision apparatus is disclosed. The remote resource provision apparatus receives software environment information from the remote resource access apparatus, generates sub-software executed by the remote resource access apparatus from main software according to the software environment information, and transmits the generated sub-software to the remote resource access apparatus, receives a first result generated using the sub-software from the remote resource access apparatus, generates a second result from the received first result using the main software, and transmits the generated second result to the remote resource access apparatus. Accordingly, several remote resource access apparatuses can share resources of the remote resource provision apparatus. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331146 | DECENTRALIZED STRUCTURED PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK AND LOAD BALANCING METHODS THEREOF - An approach is provided for reassigning and sharing loads to peers with a same identity, which is based on a threshold. The peers are configured to store indexes of a key and to share the same loading (i.e., indexes) of the key to the peers with same secondary identities in different zones. The secondary identity is derived and has a modulo relationship with a first identity of the peer. The threshold indicates maximum number of indexes stored in each peer. Therefore, the loading are distributed evenly to peers in different zones, which achieves load balance to a decentralized structured peer-to-peer network. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331147 | HIERARCHICAL DEFRAGMENTATION OF RESOURCES IN DATA CENTERS - Techniques are provided herein for defragmenting resources within a cloud computing system. The cloud computing system includes a plurality of servers deployed in a plurality of respective racks, wherein the respective racks are deployed in a pod of a data center. An element of the cloud computing system determines for each server in a given rack of servers a number of free resource slots available thereon and a number of resource slots in an idle state, and then further determines whether the number of free resource slots on a first server in the plurality of servers is greater than a predetermined threshold. When the number of free resource slots in the first server is greater than the predetermined threshold, a second server in the plurality of servers is identified with sufficient resource slots thereon to accommodate the number of resource slots in the idle state on the first server, and the resource slots in the idle state on the first server are caused to be migrated to the second server. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331148 | INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONAL WORKFLOWS - Provided are techniques for the orchestration of workflows such as, but not limited to, computer system server, storage, virtualization and cloud infrastructure management operations and tasks. The disclosed orchestration techniques support non-scripted native representations of the workflows and the addition of new object types or operation sets or services. The disclosed orchestration techniques support atomicity and transactional semantics of workflows and include the ability to configure parameters for execution of workflow, which influences, for example, error, temporal and automation semantics. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331149 | SYSTEM MANAGEMENT OPERATIONAL WORKFLOW TEMPLATES - Provided are techniques for the specification of templates for the orchestration of workflows such as, but not limited to, computer system server, storage, network, virtualization and cloud infrastructure management operations and tasks. The disclosed techniques support non-scripted native representations of the workflows, the addition of new object types or operation sets or services, atomicity, transactional semantics of workflows and the ability to configure parameters for execution of workflow. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331150 | SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT OPERATIONALWORKFLOW TEMPLATES - Provided are techniques for the specification of templates for the orchestration of workflows such as, but not limited to, computer system server, storage, network, virtualization and cloud infrastructure management operations and tasks. The disclosed techniques support non-scripted native representations of the workflows, the addition of new object types or operation sets or services, atomicity, transactional semantics of workflows and the ability to configure parameters for execution of workflow. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331151 | Infrastructure Management Operational Workflows - Provided are techniques for the orchestration of workflows such as, but not limited to, computer system server, storage, virtualization and cloud infrastructure management operations and tasks. The disclosed orchestration techniques support non-scripted native representations of the workflows and the addition of new object types or operation sets or services. The disclosed orchestration techniques support atomicity and transactional semantics of workflows and include the ability to configure parameters for execution of workflow, which influences, for example, error, temporal and automation semantics. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331152 | DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A dynamic resource allocation method and system. The method includes the steps of preparing a plurality of instances in different preparation states; receiving a request on a dynamic scheduling condition from the client computer; and launching some of the plurality of instances in the different preparation states in such a combination that the dynamic scheduling condition is satisfied. The method includes computer apparatus for accomplishing the above method. A tangible storage medium includes program steps which, when executed by computer apparatus, causes the computer apparatus to perform the above method. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331153 | Establishing A Data Communications Connection Between A Lightweight Kernel In A Compute Node Of A Parallel Computer And An Input-Output ('I/O') Node Of The Parallel Computer - Establishing a data communications connection between a lightweight kernel in a compute node of a parallel computer and an input-output (‘I/O’) node of the parallel computer, including: configuring the compute node with the network address and port value for data communications with the I/O node; establishing a queue pair on the compute node, the queue pair identified by a queue pair number (‘QPN’); receiving, in the I/O node on the parallel computer from the lightweight kernel, a connection request message; establishing by the I/O node on the I/O node a queue pair identified by a QPN for communications with the compute node; and establishing by the I/O node the requested connection by sending to the lightweight kernel a connection reply message. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331154 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION BETWEEN DEVICES USING CACHED CONNECTION INFORMATION - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing a connection setup between two or more endpoint devices communication over a data network. An example connection setup operation may include receiving an initial command at the at least two endpoint devices, retrieving at least one IP address from a cache file in response to the initial command, assigning a port number to the at least one retrieved IP address based on a common session identifier (ID) shared between the at least two endpoint devices, and listening for a connection communication message on the assigned port number associated with the at least one IP address. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331155 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION BETWEEN DEVICES USING CACHED CONNECTION INFORMATION - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of caching connection information used to establish a communication connection setup between at least two endpoint devices across a data network. One example method of operation may include exchanging at least one interface address and at least one globally unique identifier between the at least two endpoint devices. The method may also provide retrieving a last successful connection setup information based on the at least one globally unique identifier and the at least one interface address, assigning at least one port number to the at least one interface address via at least one of the two endpoint devices, exchanging at least one rendezvous message between the at least two endpoint devices to share connection setup information, and storing at least one of the at least one interface address, that at least one globally unique identifier, the last successful connection setup information, and the at least one port number in a cache file. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331156 | WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM, METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods, systems and apparatus for controlling wireless target devices, such as, for example, appliances or other electrically powered devices, or power circuits for providing power to such target devices. A user of a smart device, such as, for example, a cell phone, can conveniently configure the smart device for communication with the target devices, and control the target devices using the smart device via a local network or remotely away from the local network. The target device can broadcast a network for use in configuring the smart device for use in controlling the target device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331157 | Selecting A Network Connection For Data Communications With A Networked Device - Selecting a network connection for data communications with a networked device, including: identifying a plurality of networks available for data communications with the networked device, each network having network connection attributes; and selecting one of the plurality of networks in dependence upon the network connection attributes and the direction of data transfer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331158 | System and Method for Determining Trust for SIP Messages - A method in a user agent (UA) is provided. The method includes sending a SIP REGISTER request, and receiving a SIP REGISTER response message. The SIP REGISTER response message has a first header field that includes an identifier associated with a trusted network node. The method also includes receiving a SIP message having a second header field for indicating a URI, and sending a SIP communication if the URI matches the identifier associated with the trusted network node. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331159 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying an IMS Service - A User Equipment (UE) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network node for indicating the IMS services and IMS applications to which a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message relates. An IMS communication service identifier and an IMS application reference are added to the SIP message. The identifier and the reference may be added as Feature Tags. The reference may also be added as an a-line augmenting an m-line in a Session Description Protocol (SDP) part of the SIP message. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331160 | MULTI-PATH TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL PROXY SERVICE - A method of providing multi-path proxy services includes receiving a first transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection request from a client device at a proxy server, the connection request specifying that the client device is capable of establishing a multi-path TCP/IP connection, establishing a single path TCP/IP connection from the proxy server to a serving node in response to receiving the connection request, establishing first and second TCP/IP connections between the proxy server and the client device as multi-path TCP/IP sub-flows between the proxy server and the client device, and proxying communications between the client device and the serving node over the first and second TCP/IP connections as multipath TCP/IP sub-flows between the client device and the proxy server and the single path TCP/IP connection between the proxy server and the serving node. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331161 | WIRELESS BASE STATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a wireless communication system transmitting information to a communication terminal moving through a spot wireless area. In an integrated base station, an external information communication section controls communication with a server. A contents memory section stores contents received from the server. A wireless LAN communication section communicates with the communication terminal. A control section establishes connection with the communication terminal using a first connection not requiring an authentication procedure for connection with the communication terminal, or using a second connection requiring the authentication procedure for connection with the communication terminal. An access control (restriction) section permits access from the communication terminal to the contents memory section and prohibits access to the server when a type of connection with the communication terminal is the first connection, and permits access from the communication terminal to the contents memory section and to the server in the case of the second connection. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331162 | METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENTS USING TEMPORARY KEYS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device, a method for sharing content using temporary keys and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for registering a temporary key; if a temporary key is input via the GUI, transmitting the inputted temporary key to a server; registering the input temporary key with the server; establishing a network connection with the server and at least one other electronic device, if the at least one other electronic device is authenticated by the server via the registered temporary key; and performing one of transmitting the content to the at least one other electronic device and receiving the content from the at least one other electronic device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331163 | System and Method for Determining Trust for SIP Messages - A method performed by a first network node of an IMS Network is provided. The method includes receiving a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in a header field in a first SIP message; receiving a token in the header field in the first SIP message, the token indicative of a type of a network node in a path of the first SIP message; and based on the received token, sending a second SIP message including the received URI, the second message conveying information about the first network node. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331164 | LOAD SHARING METHOD, SYSTEM AND ACCESS SERVER - A load sharing method, system, and access server has been disclosed. The load sharing method includes: sending request information to at least two authentication authorization accounting servers, receiving respective state information sent by the at least two authentication authorization accounting servers according to the request information, determining a load sharing ratio among the at least two authentication authorization accounting servers according to the respective state information, and sharing loads among the at least two authentication authorization accounting servers according to the load sharing ratio. The access server can adjust the load sharing ratio among the authentication authorization accounting servers dynamically, which improves user access performance. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331165 | SERVER DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA TO AND FROM CLIENT DEVICE THROUGH ACCESS POINT - A server device for transmitting and receiving data to and from a client device over a wireless communication network including an access point, the server device comprising: wireless connection determining means for determining whether or not the client device is wirelessly communicatively connected over the wireless communication network; security determining means for determining whether or not the client device is securely connected to the access point; and permitting means for permitting an automatic connection of the client device to the server device, when the wireless connection determining means determines that the client device is wirelessly communicatively connected, and when the security determining means determines that the client device is securely connected to the access point. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331166 | Modifying Remote Service Discovery Based on Presence - Modifying remote service discovery based on presence involves identifying service discovery data using ad-hoc, peer-to-peer, service discovery protocols of a local network. The service discovery data is aggregated via an entity of the local network. Presence data associated with a remote device located outside of the local network is identified and the aggregated service discovery data is altered based on the presence data. The altered aggregated service discovery data is made available to the remote device using out-of-band communications. The out-of-band communications are different from the service discovery protocols of the local network. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331167 | FAST START OF STREAMING DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYBACK WITH DEFERRED LICENSE RETRIEVAL - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for deferring license retrieval when streaming digital media content. The perceived delay between the time a user selects the protected digital media content to when playback of the protected digital media content begins is reduced because retrieval and playback of an unprotected version of a portion of the digital media content starts before the license and protected version of the digital media content is received. The unprotected version includes fast start streams of audio and video data that may encoded at a lower bit rate than the protected version in order to quickly transfer the fast start streams from the content server to the playback device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331168 | ITERATIVE CLOUD BROADCASTING RENDERING METHOD - The present disclose relates to a computing cloud serving as a collaboration platform where internet connected electronic devices such as smart phones and tablets can log in to author, to review, to edit, to download and to play back digital content. By using different applications, the user may optionally play the role of an author, a reviewer or a consumer to digital content. User-authored digital content as well as recorded music are all stored in the cloud. Professional editing is possible by making overlay audio tracks and sound effect changes available on the client device and earmarking the timing relations among media clips in each media clip's associated metadata. An edited professional playlist is reusable by replacing some sound tracks in iterative host vs client actions. Personalized media insert is integrated into the normal streaming media as part of the inter-user media services or subscription services. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331169 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSOCIATING MEDIA SEGMENTS WITH BROADCAST MEDIA STREAMS - A method for creating a compound media stream includes obtaining a first media segment, obtaining a first matching criterion, and automatically associating the first media segment with an existing media stream to produce the compound media stream. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331170 | System and Method of Recording and Accessing Multimedia Data - A method includes recording multimedia content at a server and receiving, at the server while the multimedia content is being recorded at the server, a request from a customer premise equipment device to initiate transmission of a stream of the multimedia content. The method also includes granting the request from the customer premise equipment device and providing the customer premise equipment device access to the multimedia content. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331171 | System and Method for a Rate Control Technique for a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Over MQSeries (LOM) Server - A system and method for controlling rates for a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) over MQSeries (LoM) server. The system includes a health metrics engine that calculates an actual delay value, a LoM server that asynchronously obtains the actual delay value from the health metrics engine and place the delay value between one or more requests, and a LDAP master that accepts the one or more requests and send information in the one or more requests to a LDAP replica. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331172 | Method And System For Improved Performance Of Network Communications With Interface Specific Buffers - Network adapter use of an interface specific buffer is managed so that their combined use with non-interface specific buffers has a reduced impact, such as when an interface specific buffer becomes full. If an attempt fails by a protocol stack of an operating system to buffer information for a packet in an interface specific buffer, an offset marks the end of the use of the interface specific buffer for the packet and a non-interface specific buffer is used to store the remaining information for the packet. During transmission of the packet, the offset is read by a network adapter driver to take advantage of reduced processing for sending information from the interface specific buffer and to identify information that need additional processing for transmission from the non-interface specific buffer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331173 | Method to Select Interface for IP Packets When Destination Subnet is Reachable on Multiple Interfaces - An interface may be selected. First, it may be determined that an application is intended to use a first one of a plurality of network interfaces. Next, a first one of a plurality of routing tables may be selected corresponding to the determined first one of the plurality of network interfaces. Then the selected first one of the plurality of routing tables may be used to communicate with a first device on a first network over the determined first one of the plurality of network interfaces. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331174 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RESOLVING ADDRESSING IN A NETWORK INCLUDING A NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATOR - A system, method, and computer program product through which address resolution is performed for nodes of a network that are behind a network address translator (NAT). A determination is made upon the initiation of a communication session as to whether one or more of the nodes included in the session are behind a NAT. Based on the determination, information is exchanged from an independent application server to the nodes included in the session so as to resolve the addressing problems introduced by the NAT. The invention is applicable in applications including, but not limited to, IP telephony, and applications complying with the session initiation protocol (SIP). | 2012-12-27 |
20120331175 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT COMMUNICATES WITH SERVER VIA RELAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus having a web browser capable of appropriately operating according to an instruction from a web server in a reverse proxy-type SSO system. The image processing apparatus communicates with the web server via a reverse proxy server. When a script containing a URL is received from the web server via the reverse proxy server, the image processing apparatus acquires a URL conversion table for converting the URL contained in the script to another URL, from the reverse proxy server. The image processing apparatus rewrites the URL contained in the script received from the web server, based on the URL conversion table. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331176 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY OF CLIENT CLOCKING ACROSS ASYNCHRONOUS SERVER NETWORKS - At a generator, frame events are received indicative of frame boundaries. The amount of client data received between frame events is counted to get a raw count. The raw count is low-pass filtered to get a smoothed value. At a receiver, an indication of the smoothed count is received from the generator; and the indication is smoothed using a low-pass filter and used to produce a client data rate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331177 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SYNCHRONIZE DATA SETS FOR PERSONAL DEVICES - The present invention relates to a method of synchronizing data to be shared among two or more devices, the data sharing may be performed via a networked server utility. The method applied enhances the usability of media players and providing media information to one or more user(s). The media player may be a portable device, and the server utility is considered to be a “virtual cloud” device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331178 | PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - A data management application that may be implemented in a mobile device to perform two-way synchronization of electronic messages and/or PIM data with a server device. The device may be a mobile device such as a mobile phone or Smartphone, as well as a personal digital assistant, notebook computer, or other mobile device communicating using any of several wireless protocols. PIM data may include PIM application objects or other data, including but not limited to calendar, contact, and task object data. The data management application may synchronize e-mail and PIM data on a client device with that of a server where the server and client utilize one or more different protocols. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331179 | NETWORK-TO-NETWORK BRIDGE - A network-to-network bridge is provided. In one embodiment, the network-to-network bridge is coupled between a main system and a subsystem system. The main system includes a slot to couple with the subsystem, wherein the slot complies with the PCIe standard. The network-to-network bridge includes a transport layer and an internet layer but lacks of a network access layer allocated between the first main system and subsystem so as to transfer data by following the PCIe standard therebetween. The network-to-network bridge transfers data between the main system and the subsystem by accessing and employing their MAC addresses, and the network-to-network bridge can be allocated in the mainboard of the main system or the subsystem. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331180 | FAILOVER MECHANISM - Some embodiments of the invention provide a failover capability in a computer system that employs multiple paths to transfer information between virtual machines and a network, without introducing a driver component to provide this capability. For example, some embodiments of the invention provide a networking virtual switch client capable of direct communication between a networking stack implemented by a virtual machine operating system and components comprising either a direct path or a synthetic path to a network interface controller coupled to a network. The networking virtual switch client may be capable of determining which of the paths to employ for a given communication, such as by determining that a synthetic path should be employed if a direct path is not available. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331181 | METHODS AND STRUCTURE FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADE OF DEVICES IN A STORAGE NETWORK - Methods and systems for improved update of firmware for components in a storage system/network. A storage network comprising one or more initiator components coupled through one or more switching components to one or more target components may be updated by generating and distributing a package buffer comprising portions where each portion comprises firmware for a corresponding type of component. Switching and/or initiator components in the system locate a portion of the package buffer for each target component directly coupled to it and transmits the located, corresponding portion (comprising firmware) to each target component. Each initiator/switching component then also forwards the entire package buffer to each other switching component coupled with it and the process repeats until all components have received updated firmware. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331182 | Software Settings Based on Geophysical Location - A network-connected device may receive specific software configuration settings based on geophysical location information known about the device. The geophysical location information may come from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver or any other mechanism for determining a location for the device. The software settings may be stored in a volatile memory so that when the device is disconnected from a power source, it does not contain the specific settings required for the device to operate. In another embodiment, localization settings to meet regulatory requirements or other local configuration may be downloaded to the device based on the geophysical location information. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331183 | RETRIEVING STATUS INFORMATION FROM A REMOTE DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING HOST SYSTEM - Retrieval of status information from a remote device performed on a host system is provided, wherein the remote device is connected to the host system via a bus system comprising at least two signal lines terminated with resistors on the host system side and on the remote device side. The retrieval method includes: activating a sensing phase; sensing the at least two terminated signal lines during the sensing phase; and determining operating state of the remote device based on the sensing result; wherein at least a first operating state representing a connected and powered remote device is detectable. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331184 | POLLING OF A TARGET REGISTER WITHIN A PERIPHERAL DEVICE - In a disclosed example of a method, a requested value of a target register may be specified as a precondition to performing a requested read or write operation. The requested read or write operation may be generated by a requesting device, such as a processor, and sent over a bus to a peripheral device containing the target register. The target register may be polled internally to the peripheral device without generating additional bus traffic between the requesting device and the peripheral device. A ring topology may be used to internally poll the target register and to perform the requested read or write operation when the polled value of the target register equals the requested value. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331185 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Bit-Reversal and Multicast Functions Utilizing DMA Controller - Techniques for providing improved data distribution to and collection from multiple memories are described. Such memories are often associated with and local to processing elements (PEs) within an array processor. Improved data transfer control within a data processing system provides support for radix 2, 4 and 8 fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithms through data reordering or bit-reversed addressing across multiple PEs, carried out concurrently with FFT computation on a digital signal processor (DSP) array by a DMA unit. Parallel data distribution and collection through forms of multicast and packet-gather operations are also supported. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331186 | DMA CONTROLLER - The DMA controller includes a peripheral device read unit to read states of peripheral devices, a state comparator, a transfer unit, a register, and a peripheral device write unit to write data in the peripheral devices according to the contents in the register when the DMA transfer is executed, an interrupt select unit selects one of plural interrupt signals to determine whether the peripheral device read unit, the state comparator and the transfer unit are at a timing to execute operations. Based on these operations the state comparator determines whether to start the DMA transfer, and the transfer unit executes data transfer between the peripheral devices. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331187 | BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR A DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS UNIT WITHIN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for controlling bandwidth in a direct memory access (DMA) unit of a computer processing system, the method comprising: assigning a DMA job to a selected DMA engine; starting a source timer; and issuing a request to read a next section of data for the DMA job. If a sufficient amount of the data was not obtained, allowing the DMA engine to wait until the source timer reaches a specified value before continuing to read additional data for the DMA job. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331188 | TECHNIQUES FOR PATH SELECTION - Described are techniques for performing path selection. A data operation is received for a metadevice comprising a plurality of metadevice members. A first of the plurality of metadevice members is determined. The first member is the member to which the data operation is directed. In accordance with a load balancing technique for the first metadevice member, path selection is performed to select a first of a plurality of paths. The metadevice is accessible over each of the plurality of paths. The data operation is sent over the first path. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331189 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ISOCHRONOUS DATA BUFFERING - A controller for a host system includes an interface and a buffer. The interface receives a plurality of data units isochronously received from a connected device, and the buffer stores the data units and then output a data block upon the occurrence of at least one condition. Each data unit stores data of a first size and the data block includes data of a second size greater than the first size. The connected device may be a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device or another type of device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331190 | CPU CONNECTION CIRCUIT, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, ARITHMETIC PROCESSING DEVICE, PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING THESE MODULES AND DATA TRANSFER - There are provided a CPU connection circuit and a method by two CPUs by alternately conducting a changeover between two buffers disposed there between to prevent an event that data processing cannot be fully executed by the CPU on the receiving side. There is included a memory controller which monitors whether or not an amount of data stored by a CCPU | 2012-12-27 |
20120331191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA ON A CO-PROCESSOR DEVICE - A system and method for processing seismic data on one or more co-processor devices that are operatively coupled to a host computing system via a communications channel. The compression of input data transmitted to the co-processor device and/or the size of the storage provided on the co-processor device may enhance the efficiency of the processing of the data on the peripheral device by obviating a bottleneck caused by the relatively slow transfer of data between the host computing system and the co-processor device or by the relatively slow transfer of data within the co-processor device between the co-processor information storage and the co-processor. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331192 | MANAGEMENT DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN PROCESSORS - A method for transferring management data between processors over an Input/Output (I/O) bus system ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120331193 | SERIAL DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS - A serial data transfer apparatus includes a transport controller that performs a process of a transport layer, a link controller that performs a process of a link layer, and a physical layer circuit that performs a process of a physical layer. The serial data transfer apparatus transmits and receives data with a destination apparatus via a serial bus. The link controller outputs idle data, which is received from the destination apparatus, to the physical layer circuit, and stops to operate of a unit responsible for generating data to transmit to the destination apparatus while outputting the idle data to the physical layer circuit. This enables to output idle data defined in the standard in an idle period of the serial data transfer apparatus and also reduce the power consumption. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331194 | INTERFACE EXTENDER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates communication between components in a portable electronic device. The system includes a first hub that couples a first set of interfaces to a high-speed link and a second hub that couples a second set of interfaces to the high-speed link. The first hub may receive a communication from a first component through a first interface in the first set of interfaces and transmit the communication through the high-speed link. The second hub may receive the communication from the high-speed link and transmit the communication to a second component through a second interface in the second set of interfaces. The first and second hubs may thus reduce the number of wires required to transmit communications between the first and second sets of interfaces. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331195 | Providing Multiple Communication Protocols For A Control System - A control system may be provided for a controlled system such as a drive or inverter system. To provide for control in such system, a master controller may be present to receive, via a second communication protocol from a cabinet controller coupled to the master controller, status information of a controlled device, generate control information based at least in part on the status information, and transmit the control information to the cabinet controller via the second communication protocol. In turn, the cabinet controller can generate and communicate a control packet to the controlled device via a first communication protocol. This packet can be interleaved within another message communicated from the cabinet controller to the device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331196 | RESTORING STABILITY TO AN UNSTABLE BUS - A method for restoring stability to an unstable bus includes cycling a clock of the bus a number of times, transmitting a stop bit, cycling a clock line of the bus at least one time and transmitting a stop bit immediately after an acknowledgment bit has been received by a bus master. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331197 | Memory controller and method of operation of such a memory controller - A memory controller is for controlling access to a memory device of the type having a non-uniform access timing characteristic. An interface receives transactions issued from at least one transaction source and a buffer temporarily stores as pending transactions those transactions received by the interface that have not yet been issued to the memory device. The buffer maintains a plurality of ordered lists (having a number of entries) for the stored pending transactions, including at least one priority based ordered list and at least one access timing ordered list. Each entry being associated with one of the pending transactions, and ordered within its priority based ordered list based on the priority indication of the associated pending transaction. Arbitration circuitry performs an arbitration operation during which the plurality of ordered lists are referenced so as to select a winning transaction to be issued to the memory device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331198 | HARD DISK EXPANSION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - A hard disk expansion apparatus includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a connecting finger, and a signal expander. The connecting finger and the signal expander are both positioned on the PCB. The connecting finger receives a group of hard disk signals from a motherboard. The signal expander expands the group of hard disk signals into multiple-group of hard disk signals, and provides the multiple-group of hard disk signals to at least one hard disk. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331199 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, HOST-BUS-ADAPTOR CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A computer system includes: a first HBA that constitutes an operational path and on which a first PCI/PCIe-bus expansion card having a PCI PM function, which is a power saving function, is mounted; and a second HBA that constitutes a standby path and on which a second PCI/PCIe-bus expansion card having the PCI PM function is mounted; and a control section that controls the first HBA and the second HBA. The control section first uses the operational path by setting the first PCI/PCIe-bus expansion card to an active state. When a failure occurs in the operational path, the control section performs control such that communication recovery processing for the operational path is applied to the first HBA and further the second PCI/PCIe-bus expansion card of the second HBA is changed from a power saving state to which the second PCI/PCIe-bus expansion card has been first set, to an active state. When the communication recovery processing ends unsuccessfully, the control section performs communication with the I/O device by using the second PCI/PCIe-bus expansion card of the second HBA. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331200 | Multi-Function Display with Selectively Autonomous Secondary Modules - A multi-function display is provided with selectively autonomous secondary modules. A primary device is made up of a central display controller for determining display functions, and at least one docking port. Each docking port selectively connects a SDD to the primary device mechanically, and electrically connects a docked SDD to the central display controller. Each SDD includes a local display screen, and a local display controller for determining local display functions. Each SDD includes a docking port for selectively interfacing to a primary device docking port, and also includes a governor module. The governor module has an interface to determine if the SDD is docked to the primary device. The governor module permits the central display controller to determine local display functions in response to the SDD being docked with the primary device, or permits the local display controller to determine local display functions in response to the SDD not being docked. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331201 | STRAP-BASED COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques are described for implementing and using a portable computing device that may include at least some computing components embedded in or otherwise affixed to or inserted in a belt or other strap that is worn or carried by a user, such as in one or more flaps or other enclosures of the strap, and in some situations includes some components in or otherwise interacts with a wrist-mounted device that includes various display capabilities and/or other user input/output capabilities. The computing components of the portable computing device may be inter-connected before being affixed to or inserted in a strap, or the inter-connections may be provided as part of a communication mechanism that is embedded in or otherwise affixed to the strap. If a wrist-mounted device is in use, the interactions between the portable computing device and the wrist-mounted device may occur in a wireless or wired/cabled manner. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVERLESS OPERATION OF USB DEVICE - Systems and methods of re-enumerating peripheral devices operatively connected to a computer system are provided. In one example, a system is configured to disable an existing connection between an operating system and a peripheral device established through a device driver by re-describing the peripheral device to the OS. In another example, the system can be further configured to execute operation(s) on the peripheral device without new driver installation using communication channels native to the OS. Once the operation(s) are complete, the system can be configured to restore the existing connection. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331203 | I/O CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE SYSTEM - A storage system comprises a storage apparatus which includes a processor, storage disks, and a memory storing a page mapping table, a page mapping program, and a page-filename mapping program. A file system manages a file tree of files with filenames. The page mapping table specifies a relationship between data volumes in the storage apparatus and the storage disks and the file system, the data volumes each including pages, each page including segments, each segment including sectors. The file tree has for each storage apparatus a hierarchy of directories and files based on relationships among the data volumes, the pages, and the segments. The page mapping program and the page-filename mapping program are executable by the processor to specify, by page, a location of data contained in the I/O request by referring to the page mapping table and the file tree. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331204 | DRIFT MANAGEMENT IN A PHASE CHANGE MEMORY AND SWITCH (PCMS) MEMORY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to the drift management for a memory device. In at least one embodiment, the memory device of the present disclosure may include a phase change memory and switch (hereinafter “PCMS”) memory cell and a memory controller that is capable of implementing drift management to control drift. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331205 | MEMORY CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A method for operating a memory controller is disclosed. The method includes receiving data output from a memory block of a non-volatile memory device and changing erase count of the memory block based on the received data. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331206 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA IN A STORAGE DEVICE WITH AN EMPTY DATA TOKEN DIRECTIVE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing data with an empty data segment directive at the storage device. The apparatus, system, and method for managing data include a write request receiver module and a data segment token storage module. The write request receiver module receives a storage request from a requesting device. The storage request includes a request to store a data segment in a storage device. The data segment includes a series of repeated, identical characters or a series of repeated, identical character strings. The data segment token storage module stores a data segment token in the storage device. The data segment token includes at least a data segment identifier and a data segment length. The data segment token is substantially free of data from the data segment. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331207 | Controller, Storage Device, and Method for Power Throttling Memory Operations - The embodiments described herein provide a controller, storage device, and method for power throttling memory operations. In one embodiment, a controller is provided in a storage device with a plurality of flash memory devices. The controller determines how much power will be consumed (or heat will be generated) by each of a plurality of commands and dynamically alters when each of the commands operating on one or more of the flash memory devices is performed based on the determination of how much power would be consumed (or heat will be generated), so that performance of the plurality of commands does not exceed a predetermined average power limit over a period of time (or a predetermined temperature). In some embodiments, the storage device also has a thermal sensor, and a reading from the thermal sensor can be used, instead of or in addition to the power or thermal costs of each command, to dynamically alter when the commands are performed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331208 | ADAPTIVE INTERNAL TABLE BACKUP FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for allowing tables to be adaptively backed up are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for operating a memory system with a non-volatile memory that includes a reserved memory area, a plurality of physical blocks and a plurality of data structures including an erase count block involves determining when contents associated with at least one data structure of the plurality of data structures are to be substantially backed up. A request to substantially back up the contents associated with the at least one data structure is executed when it is determined that the contents associated with the at least one data structure are to be substantially backed up. Executing the request allows contents associated with the at least one data structure are substantially backed up in the reserved memory area. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331209 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE SYSTEM - A semiconductor storage system includes a plurality of buffer areas for receiving data from an external source via a first interface unit. A storage unit stores the data by writing the data received from the plurality of buffer areas via a second interface unit. A processor controls the plurality of buffer areas and the storage and includes a first processor controlling the first interface unit, and a second processor controlling the second interface unit. The first processor includes a delay unit delaying a time at which the plurality of buffer areas receives the data from the external source via the first interface unit. The time functions as a delay time corresponding to a difference between a data reception speed of the plurality of buffer areas via the first interface unit and a data reception speed of the storage via the second interface unit. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331210 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD OF OPERATION - A nonvolatile memory device comprises a cell array connected to a plurality of bit lines in an all bit line structure, a page buffer circuit connected to the plurality of bit lines, and control logic configured to control the page buffer circuit. The control logic controls the page buffer circuit to sense memory cells corresponding to both even-numbered and odd-numbered columns of a selected page in a first read mode and to sense memory cells corresponding to one of the even-numbered and odd-numbered columns of the selected page in a second read mode. A sensing operation is performed at least twice in the first read mode and once in the second read mode. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331211 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PARAMETER SETTING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory configured to store setting data including a parameter and an address in which the parameter is to be set, and a register control circuit configured to read the setting data from the nonvolatile memory at the start time and set the parameter in the address. The semiconductor device includes a signal processing circuit operated according to the parameter stored in the register control circuit and a control signal supplied from a first interface after the setting data is set in the register control circuit. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331212 | STATUS INFORMATION SAVING AMONG MULTIPLE COMPUTERS - Provided are techniques for status information saving among multiple computers. In one embodiment, a selected computer is operated using a plurality of input/output devices over switched input/output signal paths passing through a KVM (keyboard video mouse) switch positioned between the selected computer and the plurality of input/output devices. Status data is carried over signal paths passing through the KVM switch wherein the status data represents status information for a plurality of computers connected to the KVM switch. The status data passing through the KVM switch is stored in a memory coupled to the KVM switch. Other embodiments are described and claimed. Other embodiments are contemplated, depending upon the particular application. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331213 | TECHNIQUE AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING CACHE SEGMENTS FOR CACHING DATA TO BE WRITTEN TO MAIN MEMORY - A memory apparatus having a cache memory including cache segments, and memorizing validity data indicative of whether or not each of the sectors contained in each cache segment is a valid sector inclusive of valid data; and a cache controlling component for controlling access to the cache memory. The cache controlling component includes a detecting component for detecting, when writing a cache segment back to the main memory, areas having consecutive invalid sectors by accessing validity data corresponding to the cache segment, and a write-back controlling component issuing a read command to the main memory, the read command being for reading data into each area detected, making the area a valid sector, and writing the data in the cache segment back to the main memory. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331214 | Defragmentation Method For A Machine-Readable Storage Device - A defragmentation method includes the steps of: a) configuring a processor to determine a type of a target machine-readable storage device coupled electrically to the processor; b) configuring the processor to select, from among a plurality of pre-established defragmentation algorithms respectively for performing defragmentation on different types of machine-readable storage devices, a defragmentation algorithm that corresponds to the type of the target machine-readable storage device as determined in step a); and c) configuring the processor to perform defragmentation on the target machine-readable storage device according to the defragmentation algorithm as selected in step b). | 2012-12-27 |
20120331215 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A MEMORY APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED MEMORY APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for managing a memory apparatus including at least one non-volatile (NV) memory element includes: providing at least one block of the memory apparatus with at least one local page address linking table within the memory apparatus, wherein the local page address linking table includes linking relationships between physical page addresses and logical page addresses of a plurality of pages; and building a global page address linking table of the memory apparatus according to the local page address linking table. More particularly, the step of providing the block with the local page address linking table further includes: building a temporary local page address linking table for the local page address linking table corresponding to programming/writing operations of the memory apparatus; and temporarily storing the temporary local page address linking table in a volatile memory of the memory apparatus, and updating the temporary local page address linking table when needed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331216 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A MEMORY APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED MEMORY APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for managing a memory apparatus including at least one non-volatile (NV) memory element includes: providing at least one block of the memory apparatus with at least one local page address linking table within the memory apparatus, wherein the at least one local page address linking table includes linking relationships between at least one physical page address of the at least one block and at least one logical page address; and building a global page address linking table of the memory apparatus according to the at least one local page address linking table. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331217 | MEMORY DEVICE PROGRAM WINDOW ADJUSTMENT - In one or more embodiments, a memory device has an adjustable programming window with a plurality of programmable levels. The programming window is moved to compensate for changes in reliable program and erase thresholds achievable as the memory device experiences factors such as erase/program cycles that change the program window. The initial programming window is determined prior to an initial erase/program cycle. The programming levels are then moved as the programming window changes, such that the plurality of programmable levels still remain within the program window and are tracked with the program window changes. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331218 | FLASH MEMORY STORAGE SYSTEM, AND CONTROLLER AND ANTI-FALSIFYING METHOD THEREOF - A flash memory storage system having a flash memory controller, a flash memory chip and a smart card chip is provided. The flash memory chip is configured to store security data. The flash memory controller generates a signature corresponding to the security data according to a private key and the security data with a one-way hash function, and stores the signature into the smart card chip. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331219 | EXTENDED-HEIGHT DIMM - An extended-height DIMM for use in a memory system having slots designed to receive DIMMs that comply with a JEDEC standard that specifies a maximum height for the DIMM and a maximum number of devices allowed to reside on the DIMM. The DIMM comprises a PCB having an edge connector designed to mate with a memory system slot and a height which is greater than the maximum height specified in the applicable standard, a plurality of memory devices which exceeds the maximum number of devices specified in the applicable standard, and a memory buffer which operates as an interface between a host controller's data and command/address busses and the memory devices. This arrangement enables the extended-height DIMM to provide greater memory capacity than would a DIMM which complies with the maximum height and maximum number of devices limits. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331220 | FAST EXIT FROM DRAM SELF-REFRESH - Embodiments of the invention describe a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device that may abort a self-refresh mode to improve the exit time from a DRAM low power state of self-refresh. During execution of a self-refresh mode, the DRAM device may receive a signal (e.g., a device enable signal) from a memory controller operatively coupled to the DRAM device. The DRAM device may abort the self-refresh mode in response to receiving the signal from the memory controller. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331221 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE-BASED HIGH-SPEED CACHE STORAGE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a SSD-based high-speed cache storage system. Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a network cache component (NCC) is coupled to a high-speed cache storage pool (HCSP). The NCC generally comprises: a set of semiconductor storage device (SSD) memory disk units for storing data; a network cache controller coupled to the set of SSD memory units; a network traffic analysis component coupled to the network cache controller; a network interface coupled to the network traffic analysis component; a general storage controller coupled to the network cache controller; and a general storage interface coupled to the general storage controller. Moreover, the HCSP typically comprises a cache server, an internal interface, and a general storage system coupled to one another. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331222 | METHOD TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF A READ AHEAD CACHE PROCESS IN A STORAGE ARRAY - An apparatus comprising an array controller and a cache. The array controller may be configured to read/write data to a first array of drives of a first drive type in response to one or more input/output requests. The cache may be configured to (i) receive said input/output requests from the array controller, (ii) temporarily store the input/output requests, and (iii) read/write data to a second array of drives of a second drive type in response to the input/output requests. The first array of drives may be configured to copy the data directly to/from the second array of drives during a cache miss condition such that the array controller retrieves the data stored in the first array of drives through the second array of drives without writing the data to the cache. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331223 | PARALLEL BLOCK ALLOCATION FOR DECLUSTERED LOGICAL DISKS - In a method for allocating space on a logical disk, a computer receives an allocation request to allocate a number of requested logical disk extents. The computer selects one of a first group having an array of logical disk extents and a second group having an array of logical disk extents. The computer selects a group having a number of free logical disk extents that is greater than or equal to the number of requested logical disk extents. The logical disk extents in the array of the first group and in the array of the second group correspond to disk blocks on a logical disk. The logical disk spans one or more physical random access disks. The computer locks the selected group to prevent allocating a logical disk extent other than in response to the allocation request. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331224 | PRESERVING DATA AVAILABILITY AND I/O PERFORMANCE WHEN CREATING VIRTUAL RAID VOLUMES - A method for preserving data availability and I/O performance when creating a virtual RAID volume includes exposing a set of backend virtual volumes. The backend virtual volumes are implemented on a set of physical storage devices (e.g., physical disks or solid state drives) residing on a storage system. The method further enables selection of the set of backend virtual volumes to create a virtual RAID volume having a selected RAID level. The method further provides verification that the backend virtual volumes will be implemented on the physical storage devices in a way that preserves the data availability and I/O performance associated with the selected RAID level. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also described. | 2012-12-27 |
20120331225 | PRESERVING DATA AVAILABILITY AND I/O PERFORMANCE WHEN CREATING VIRTUAL RAID VOLUMES - A method for preserving data availability and I/O performance when creating a virtual RAID volume includes exposing a set of backend virtual volumes. The backend virtual volumes are implemented on a set of physical storage devices (e.g., physical disks or solid state drives) residing on a storage system. The method further enables selection of the set of backend virtual volumes to create a virtual RAID volume having a selected RAID level. The method further provides verification that the backend virtual volumes will be implemented on the physical storage devices in a way that preserves the data availability and I/O performance associated with the selected RAID level. | 2012-12-27 |