Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080243751 | Method and Apparatus for Recording Associations with Logs - Method and apparatus for recording associations with logs are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a first media identifier corresponding to a first media; accessing a log that contains one or more entries that associate two or more media identifiers with each other; and determining that the first media is related to a second media based on the log indicating that a second media identifier is associated with, but different from, the first media identifier. | 10-02-2008 |
20090103818 | Header-based processing of images compressed using multi-scale transforms - A method and apparatus is described for segmenting an image, for adaptively scaling an image, and for automatically scaling and cropping an image based on codestream headers data. In one embodiment, a file that can provide a header that contains multi-scale entropy distribution information on blocks of an image is received. For each block, the block is assigned to a scale from a set of scales that maximizes a cost function. The cost function is a product of a total likelihood and a prior. The total likelihood is a product of likelihoods of the blocks. The image is segmented by grouping together blocks that have been assigned equivalent scales. In one embodiment, the file represents an image in JPEG 2000 format. | 04-23-2009 |
20100088551 | Method and Apparatus for Risk Analysis of Published Logs - A method and apparatus for analyzing risk associated with published logs are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises accessing a first log published to one or more logs. In one embodiment, the method may also comprise estimating a probability that an entry within the first log will not be verifiable from a second entry selected from one o the one or more logs. | 04-08-2010 |
20120159518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE WITH PROTECTED MEMORY DEVICES - A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for collecting and exchanging data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a non-volatile memory device, which includes an interface for coupling the non-volatile memory device to a host system; non-volatile memory for storing data, including a plurality of executables at least two of which are executable on different operating systems or devices. The plurality of executables includes a data collection executable and a data transfer executable. The non-volatile memory device also includes a controller to cause execution of at least one executable in the plurality of executables, including the data collection executable and the data transfer executable, where execution of the data collection executable causes data to be collected and stored in the non-volatile memory, and execution of which causes the collected data to be transferred to a location external to the non-volatile memory device. | 06-21-2012 |
20130080573 | Content Distribution Systems and Methods - A content dispensing device includes memory storing one or more executable programs, each of the programs compatible with a respective operating system, each executable program for enabling performance of a data set on a respective presentation system. The memory stores a plurality of data sets, each configured for presentation by a respective presentation system. Each data set includes at least one attribute securely linking the data set to one of the executable programs. The device also includes at least one interface configured to transfer information to a protected memory device, the protected memory device configured to directly couple to the content dispensing device. The information transferred to the protected memory device includes at least one portion of a data set of the plurality of data sets, and an executable program of the one or more executable programs that is compatible with the operating system of the presentation system. | 03-28-2013 |
20130121490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRUST BASED DATA SCANNING, CAPTURE, AND TRANSFER - A method and apparatus for enabling trust based data scanning and capture is described. The method may include capturing data with a data capture device. The method may also include encrypting the data with a first encryption key, encrypting the first encryption key with a second encryption key to generate a first encrypted key data, and encrypting the first encrypted key data with a third encryption key to generate a second encrypted key data. The method may also include transmitting the encrypted data and the second encrypted key data to a remote service provider over a network. | 05-16-2013 |
20140115664 | INSTRUCTION-BASED WEB SERVICE ROUTING SYSTEM THAT ENABLES DEVICES TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF CONTENT - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for directing flow of data collected from a data acquisition device on a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises directing the flow of data collected from a data acquisition device in response to a connector, where the connector represents a user selected and parameterized workflow template that specifies one or more web services to perform processing on the data or storage of the data, including receiving the data after the data acquisition device pushes the data to the network in response to the connector, and controlling processing flow of the data with at least one of the one or more web services specified by the connector; and storing the data via one of the one or more web services according to the connector. | 04-24-2014 |