Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080219600 | Associating Attributes to Captured Input Within a Digital Pen - Methods, systems, and media are disclosed for altering the captured input within a digital pen. One embodiment includes capturing the input by the digital pen, wherein the input comprises dots and measurements. Further, the method includes modifying, within the digital pen, the input based on an attribute selected for the input, wherein the modifying produces a modified input. Such modifying may occur by conversion functions, such as to a preferred input format, e.g., Excel®spreadsheet, or a preferred stylistic format, e.g., black 12 point font, wherein the conversion functions modify the input to affect such preferences based on a position of one or more selectors located on the exterior of the digital pen. Finally, the method includes transmitting the modified input to a computer system in wireless communication, for example, with the digital pen. | 09-11-2008 |
20080235596 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A REMOTE CONTROL SESSION - A method and system for managing a remote control session (RCS) during which control of input mechanisms of authorized users for manipulating a shared computer screen is time-sliced among the authorized users. No more than one authorized user has control of the input mechanisms at each time during the RCS. Each authorized user is able to view the shared portion of the computer screen throughout the RCS and has been assigned a priority, a control time slice (CTS), and an inactivity threshold. Sole control of the input mechanisms is provided to a first authorized user who requested control of the input mechanisms. Sole control of the input mechanisms is transferred from the first authorized user to a second authorized user who requested control of the input mechanisms. The first and second authorized user are each scheduled to have sole control of the input mechanisms for a specified time duration. | 09-25-2008 |
20080240436 | Method and apparatus for determining whether to encrypt outbound traffic - An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing outbound traffic passing through a port. This port is for a server and receives a request from a client. The request includes a universal resource identifier to a destination. A determination is made as to whether the request requires encryption using the universal resource identifier in the request. The request is sent through the port to the destination in an encrypted form, in response to a determination that the request requires encryption. | 10-02-2008 |
20080250242 | Method for Passing Selective Encrypted Attributes of Specific Versions of Objects in a Distributed System - The present invention provides a computer implemented method, system, and computer program product for selective encryption of a data transmission. A data transmission is received. When the data transmission is received, the data transmission is unmarshaled. When the transmission is unmarshaled, objects and a set of sensitive fields within the data transmission are identified by referencing a metadata database. Only the set of sensitive fields within the data transmission are encrypted to form a partially encrypted data transmission. The partially encrypted data transmission is marshaled to form a marshaled data transmission. The marshaled data transmission is transmitted to a recipient. | 10-09-2008 |
20080256470 | AUTOMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WITHIN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A method that enables automatic retrieval and transfer of bibliographical information whenever content is copied from a web page. During creation of a web page, the meta data defining each independent portion of the content is linked via paired comments or meta tags to bibliographical information associated with the content. When a person accesses the web site and copies the content from the site, the bibliographical information is automatically appended to the content. If that content is then pasted into a different document, e.g., within a word processing application, the bibliographical information is automatically transferred to a location for such information within the document. Also, if the content is saved, the bibliographical information is saved along with the content. | 10-16-2008 |
20080256625 | System and Method for Enhanced Layer of Security to Protect a File System from Malicious Programs - A system and method for providing an enhanced layer of security to protect the file system from malicious programs are provided. An additional layer of security for protecting data and to minimize successful attacks by malicious programs is provided. This additional layer uses the feature of code signing to verify that the code is from a source which the code claims to be from, and also that the code has not been tampered with by a malicious party. The file system provides a feature by which certificates are mapped to portions of a file system, e.g., files/directories, such that only programs that are certified by those certificates are able to read/modify those portions of the file system. | 10-16-2008 |
20080263157 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING INSTANT MESSAGES - A computer implemented method and a computer usable program product for ordering a plurality of instant messages are provided. A data processing system receives at least one incoming instant message. Responsive to identifying the at least one incoming instant message as a response to at least one outgoing instant message originating from the data processing system, the data processing system associates the at least one incoming instant message with the at least one outgoing instant message to form a set of related messages. The data processing system presents the at least one incoming instant message to a first user, wherein a relationship between the at least one incoming instant message and the at least one outgoing instant message is identified. | 10-23-2008 |
20080291213 | AUTOMATIC COLOR DISPLAY CONVERSION - A color computer output is dynamically converted into a monochrome computer output based on a stored profile. The stored profile may be for a piece of hardware (e.g., a monochrome printer), or a user (e.g., a color-blind user). | 11-27-2008 |
20080295011 | BINDING AN IMAGE DESCRIPTOR OF A GRAPHICAL OBJECT TO A TEXT DESCRIPTOR - A computer-implementable method, system, and computer-readable medium for binding an image descriptor of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) widget to a text field are presented. The method includes associating an image descriptor, of the GUI widget, with a content of an active field in the text field, wherein the image descriptor of the GUI widget and the content of the active field in the text field are substantially similar. In response to the image descriptor of the GUI widget changing, the content of the active field in the text field is modified to represent the changed image descriptor of the GUI widget. | 11-27-2008 |
20080301313 | Method and Apparatus for Local IP Address Translation - A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for requesting a page from a server across a network data processing system. The page is requested a first time from a client application in the data processing system in which the page is requested using a domain name. An Internet Protocol address for the domain name is looked up for the page on a remote domain name server. The Internet Protocol address is used to request the page. The Internet Protocol address is stored locally in the data processing system in a database of Internet Protocol translations in association with the domain name for the page and wherein the database is accessible only by the client application. As a result, subsequent requests for the page may be processed using this database. The database of Internet Protocol translations is referenced to determine whether an Internet Protocol address for a selected page is present in response to a request for the selected page. The selected page is requested using an Internet Protocol address returned from the database of Internet Protocol translations if the Internet Protocol address is present in the database of Internet Protocol translations. The remote domain name server is queried to determine the Internet Protocol address of the selected page if the Internet Protocol address for the selected page cannot be determined from referencing the database of Internet Protocol translations. | 12-04-2008 |
20090063945 | Synchronization of Media Presentation Software - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for synchronizing a media presentation. A locally stored electronic copy of the media presentation is displayed on a presenter's presentation device and a locally stored copy of the media presentation is displayed on each of one or more participants' presentation devices. The presenter's presentation device and each participant's presentation device is operable to communicate with each other through a communications network. In response to the presenter performing an action on the electronic copy of the media presentation on the presenter's presentation device during the media presentation, data pertaining to the action is transmitted through the communications network to each participant's presentation device. The appearance of the media presentation on each participant's presentation device is changed in accordance with the data transmitted from the presenter. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064088 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING HTTP SESSION ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS - A monitoring tool continuously monitors for insertion, call or deletion of objects from a session. Display of this information shows any get object, set object or remove object operations in the session and shows the entry and exit points for each such object, thus assisting the user whenever objects inserted or called remain in the session and are not removed, thus allowing the user to prevent any data buildup in the session. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064102 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATIONALLY DISPLAYING HTTP SESSION ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS - A monitoring tool continuously monitors for insertion, call or deletion of objects from a session. Display of this information shows any get object, set object or remove object operations in the session and shows the entry and exit points for each such object, thus assisting the user whenever objects inserted or called remain in the session and are not removed, thus allowing the user to prevent any data buildup in the session. The display is performed in a navigational view or “state diagram” form of view which is constructed by polling the filesystem content and building a navigational view of the overall states and interactions occurring within the session. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064143 | Subscribing to Progress Indicator Treshold - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a notification to a user about the progress of a task running on a digital processing device. A user input identifying a progress indicator for the task running on the digital processing device is received. A user input selecting a threshold value is received. The threshold value indicates a point on the progress indicator at which the user is to be notified about the progress of the task. A notification is provided to the user when the threshold value is reached. | 03-05-2009 |
20090076725 | CONVEYANCE MODE AWARE NAVIGATION DEVICE - Illustrative embodiments provide a navigation device for determining an optimal route for a user. The navigation device comprises a location unit capable of determining the present position of the navigation device and a selection unit capable of receiving user input indicating a selected destination. Further, a memory capable of storing information for searching routes, a receiver capable of acquiring current information comprising road, business hour, traffic congestion patterns, conveyance mode and time buffer information relative to the present position and the selected destination to store in the memory and a route identification unit capable of identifying, from among a combination of the stored roads, business hours, traffic congestion patterns, conveyance mode and time buffer information, an optimal route from the present position to the selected destination. Also, the navigation device comprises a notification unit capable of presenting a notification of the optimal route. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083105 | Meeting Coordination System with Dependency Rules for Alternate Meeting Processing - Methods and systems are provided for setting up a meeting schedule for people whose representation at the meeting is essential to holding the meeting. If the person whose representation at the meeting is essential can be represented by someone else at the meeting, the system sets up a predefined dependency rule for the second person to fill in for the essential attendee in their absence. When the system sends out meeting invitations, for example, by email, the essential person's attendance is subject to the dependency rule. In this way, if the first person cannot attend the meeting but the second person is able to attend, the meeting can be carried out. Sending out meeting invitations with such a predefined dependency rule simplifies the logistics of setting up a meeting to be attended by a number of individuals with full schedules. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083106 | Automatically Updating Contingent Events in Electronic Calendar Systems - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for managing contingent events in an electronic calendar system. A priority is associated with each event among two or more events. The two or more events are at least partly overlapping in the electronic calendar system. When a high priority event of the two or more events is canceled from the electronic calendar system, the high priority event is automatically replaced with a lower priority event from the two or more events. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083112 | Automated Event Modification in Electronic Calendar Systems - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for modifying an event in an electronic calendar system. An event invitation is created in the electronic calendar system. A first timeout value is associated with the event invitation. The first timeout value specifies a time for replying to the event invitation. The event invitation is sent to one or more invitees and the first timeout value is applied to at least a subset of the one or more invitees. If a response to the event invitation is not received from an invitee with an applied timeout value within the time specified by the first timeout value, a first action relating to the event is performed. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083384 | Collaborative Email With Hierachical Signature Authority - Writing a collaborative email document with hierarchical authorities including establishing a collaborative email document on an administrator's computer, identifying one or more signatories for the document, identifying one or more collaborators who are authorized to view and edit the document, providing to the collaborators copies of the document for viewing and editing, where the collaborators' copies reside on collaborators' computers, updating the copies of the document on collaborators' computers with revisions from the collaborators, and sending the collaborative email document from the administrator's computer to addressees when the document bears valid digital signatures from all signatories. Typical embodiments also include providing at least one user authority to delegate signature authority, establishing a hierarchy of delegation authority for signatures, establishing at least one authority delegation policy including at least one rule for automated delegation of signature authority among signatories and delegating signature authority from at least one signatory to another. | 03-26-2009 |
20090085871 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A MULTI-FOCUS REMOTE CONTROL SESSION - A method and system for managing a multi-focus remote control session (RCS) within a computer system. A unique identifier (UserID) of each user and associated input devices are registered to the RCS. The users have shared concurrent control of a computer screen via the input devices. Responsive to selection of windows within the computer screen by the input devices, concurrently operative focus is provided to each selected window and is specific to the UserID associated with the input device that selected the window. Each selected window having focus may be accessed and manipulated by only the input devices associated with the UserID to which the focus provided to each selected window is specific. The selected windows to which focus has been provided are recording in a computer readable medium in association with the UserID specific to the selection of the windows. | 04-02-2009 |
20090106077 | Facilitating in-transit meetings using location-aware scheduling - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for facilitating in-transit meetings between users. Transit information is received for several users. The transit information for at least some users is compared. If an opportunity for an in-transit meeting between at least two users is detected when comparing the transit information, the at least two users are notified about the opportunity for the in-transit meeting. | 04-23-2009 |
20090158391 | Method and Apparatus for Handling Files Containing Confidential or Sensitive Information - A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing files in a data processing system. An attribute for a file is specified as having a special designation. The file with the attribute having the special designation is processed, by the operating system, in a different manner from other files when performing operations, such as, for example, copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, or sending the file over a network. | 06-18-2009 |
20090182613 | Managing Shipments in an Order by Proxy Service - Illustrated embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus and a computer program product in an order by proxy service for managing shipments. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method identifying a set of initial orders received at the proxy service and responsive to identifying the set of initial orders at the proxy service, identifying a set of delivery preferences associated with each order in the set of initial orders to form a set of identified delivery preferences. The computer implemented method further aggregates the set of initial orders based on the set of identified delivery preferences to produce an aggregated order, and releasing the aggregated order for shipping based on predetermined criteria to create a released order. | 07-16-2009 |
20100272413 | Managing Digital Video Recorder Storage for a Plurality of Users - A computer implemented method and apparatus for managing digital video recorder storage for one or more users. Each user in the multi-user environment is assigned an amount of program storage in the digital video recorder. Responsive to receiving a request to record a new program from a user in the multi-user environment, an associated amount of program storage assigned to the use is determined. Responsive to a determination that addition of the new program will not exceed the associated amount of program storage assigned to the user, the new program is recorded to the program storage. | 10-28-2010 |
20120221240 | CONVEYANCE MODE AWARE NAVIGATION DEVICE - A computer determines an optimal route to a destination. The computer identifies the present position of a navigation device with a user selecting a destination. The computer acquires current information comprising road, business hour, traffic congestion patterns, a plurality of conveyance modes, and time buffer information relative to the present position and the selected destination to store in the memory. A route identification unit identifies, from the acquired current information, an optimal route from the current position to the selected destination. The computer stores the acquired information in the memory of the navigation device and identifies an optimal route from the current position to the selected destination. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221959 | MANAGEMENT OF A MULTI-FOCUS REMOTE CONTROL SESSION - A method and system for managing a multi-focus remote control session (RCS) within a computer system. A unique identifier (UserID) of each user and associated input devices are registered to the RCS. The users have shared concurrent control of a computer screen via the input devices. Responsive to selection of windows within the computer screen by the input devices, concurrently operative focus is provided to each selected window and is specific to the UserID associated with the input device that selected the window. Each selected window having focus may be accessed and manipulated by only the input devices associated with the UserID to which the focus provided to each selected window is specific. The selected windows to which focus has been provided are recording in a computer readable medium in association with the UserID specific to the selection of the windows. | 08-30-2012 |
20120321284 | MANAGING DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER STORAGE FOR A PLURALITY OF USERS - A computer implemented method and apparatus for managing digital video recorder storage for one or more users. Each user in the multi-user environment is assigned an amount of program storage in the digital video recorder. Responsive to receiving a request to record a new program from a user in the multi-user environment, an associated amount of program storage assigned to the use is determined. Responsive to a determination that addition of the new program will not exceed the associated amount of program storage assigned to the user, the new program is recorded to the program storage. | 12-20-2012 |
20130212597 | Method and Apparatus to Transmit a Calendar Event in Target Calendaring System Format - An agent may receive an event from a source calendaring system, wherein the event specifies a person, perhaps including a uniform resource locator, having disparate calendaring system. The disparate calendaring system may use a native event format for coordinating events. The agent may lookup a template to convert the event to a native event. The agent may transmit a message with attributes such as a unique identifier to the disparate calendaring system. If the disparate calendaring system acknowledges the event with a success, the agent may log the occurrence of a success. Agent may transmit additional messages having native events to additional disparate systems. | 08-15-2013 |
20130238713 | NOTIFYING ONLINE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT OF PRESENTING IDENTIFIED PORTION OF CONTENT - In a method for notifying a participant of an online conference of when a portion of content will be presented during the online conference, a computer receives at least one data item identifying the portion of content. The computer determines an estimate of a time at which the portion of content will be presented and the level of confidence in the accuracy of the estimate. The computer transmits a user notification including the estimate of the time at which the portion of content will be presented and the level of confidence in the accuracy of the estimate. | 09-12-2013 |
20130339392 | DYNAMIC MAP TEMPLATE DISCOVERY AND MAP CREATION - A method, system and computer program product for dynamic map template discovery and map creation may include determining a frequency of use of a data object in a database and discovering a dynamic map template corresponding to the data object based on the frequency of use of the data object. The method may also include creating a dynamic map from the dynamic map template in response to discovering the dynamic map template. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339393 | DYNAMIC MAP TEMPLATE DISCOVERY AND MAP CREATION - A method, system and computer program product for dynamic map template discovery and map creation may include determining a frequency of use of a data object in a database and discovering a dynamic map template corresponding to the data object based on the frequency of use of the data object. The method may also include creating a dynamic map from the dynamic map template in response to discovering the dynamic map template. | 12-19-2013 |
20140007169 | INTERACTIVE DVR SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140082113 | COLLABORATIVE EMAIL WITH HIERARCHICAL SIGNATURE AUTHORITY - Writing a collaborative email document with hierarchical authorities including establishing a collaborative email document on an administrator's computer, identifying one or more signatories for the document, identifying one or more collaborators who are authorized to view and edit the document, providing to the collaborators copies of the document for viewing and editing, where the collaborators' copies reside on collaborators' computers, updating the copies of the document on collaborators' computers with revisions from the collaborators, and sending the collaborative email document from the administrator's computer to addressees when the document bears valid digital signatures from all signatories. Typical embodiments also include providing at least one user authority to delegate signature authority, establishing a hierarchy of delegation authority for signatures, establishing at least one authority delegation policy including at least one rule for automated delegation of signature authority among signatories and delegating signature authority from at least one signatory to another. | 03-20-2014 |
20140129520 | Method and System for Synchronization and Management of System Activities with Locally Installed Applications - The present invention will enable the user to follow a presentation while waiting for presentation files to download to the user's local machine. This invention provides a dynamic cloud based approach to local hand-off. It will enable users to view a cloud or other remotely-based (found via a URL) or screen-shared version of the presentation until source material has downloaded. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129522 | Method for Synchronization and Management of System Activities with Locally Installed Applications - The present invention will enable the user to follow a presentation while waiting for presentation files to download to the user's local machine. This invention provides a dynamic cloud based approach to local hand-off. It will enable users to view a cloud or other remotely-based (found via a URL) or screen-shared version of the presentation until source material has downloaded. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129944 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEM ACTIVITIES WITH LOCALLY INSTALLED APPLICATIONS - The present invention will enable an attendee/user to download a presentation from a host system location, synchronize the local user version of the presentation with the current location slide of the host presentation. In the present invention, an attendee/user can enter a command to the host system location of the presentation that will synchronize the local user version of the presentation with the current location of the host system presentation. | 05-08-2014 |
20140244579 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FO SYSTEM ACTIVITIES WITH LOCALLY INSTALLED APPLICATIONS - The present invention will enable an attendee/user to download a presentation from a host system location, synchronize the local user version of the presentation with the current location slide of the host presentation. In the present invention, an attendee/user can enter a command to the host system location of the presentation that will synchronize the local user version of the presentation with the current location of the host system presentation. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244740 | Method for Synchronizing, Monitoring and Capturing of System Host Activities Occurring at Locally Installed Applications - The present invention enables the host (presenter) to monitor and identify the current slide of the host presentation that is being displayed on a local user machine. The host is able to receive queries such as instant messages from local user's viewing the presentation and identify a particular presentation slide with contents that formed the basis for the question. The present invention generates a transcript of the local user activities that occurred during the presentation. This transcript helps the host presenter understand the contents of the activities and the basis for queries made to the host presenter. | 08-28-2014 |
20150074211 | NOTIFYING ONLINE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT OF PRESENTING PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED PORTION OF CONTENT - In a method for notifying a participant of an online conference of when a portion of content will be presented during the online conference, a computer receives at least one data item identifying the portion of content. The computer determines an estimate of a time at which the portion of content will be presented and the level of confidence in the accuracy of the estimate. The computer transmits a user notification including the estimate of the time at which the portion of content will be presented and the level of confidence in the accuracy of the estimate. | 03-12-2015 |