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| 20090024465 | ADAPTIVE ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT RESPONSIVE TO SEARCH TERMS - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to search engine ad placement and provide a method, system and computer program product for adaptive ad placement responsive to search terms. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for adaptive ad selection can be provided. The method can include placing both an ad and a search component within a page, auto-completing a search fragment for the search component with a keyword list, matching the keyword list to a new ad, and inserting the new ad into the page. In this regard, placing the ad within the page can include placing a default ad for the page within the page to be replaced by the new ad responsive to the auto-completion of the search component. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090055469 | RE-USING ASYNCHRONOUS SERVER-SIDE RESULTS GENERATED FOR A REQUEST CONTEXT OF ONE CLIENT TO SATISFY A REQUEST CONTEXT OF A DIFFERENT CLIENT - The present invention provides a solution for sharing server generated output to satisfy requests for content originated by different clients. More specifically, a server side resource can analyze a content request and compare this request to a set of active request handling operations. When one of the active operations is capable of satisfying a discrete portion of the content request, an association can be established between the active operation and the content request. When the active operation produces results, these results are returned to satisfy a request of an original client as well as to satisfy a request of a client that issued the content request. The solution can be implemented in a variety of environments, including one where asynchronous server-side operations are conducted by different server-side resources for a single request context. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090088965 | ENHANCEMENT FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR USING WEATHER INFORMATION WHEN PREDICTING A QUICKEST TRAVEL PATH - The present invention discloses a software method for determining a travel path. The software method can identify a point of origin, a travel destination, and a travel time. Multiple different possible travel pathways between the point of origin and the travel destination can be determined. Predicted weather conditions for each of the travel pathways for a time of travel can be ascertained. Time estimates for each of the travel pathways can be adjusted based on the predicated weather conditions for each of the travel pathways. At least one of the determined travel pathways can be presented based at least in part upon the time estimates that have been adjusted for the predicted weather conditions and historical data about the given pathways with similar weather to that which is being predicted. In one embodiment; the software method can be performed by a Global Positioning System (GPS) equipped motor vehicle navigation system. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090119361 | CACHE MANAGEMENT FOR PARALLEL ASYNCHRONOUS REQUESTS IN A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for cache management in handling parallel asynchronous requests for content in a content distribution system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for cache management method for handling parallel asynchronous requests for content in a content distribution system can include servicing multiple parallel asynchronous requests from different requesting clients for a page before all fragments in the page have been retrieved by returning previously cached ones of the fragments to the requesting clients and returning remaining ones of the fragments in the page to the requesting clients as retrieved from non-cached storage. The method further can include assembling the page once all fragments in the page have been retrieved from non-cached storage. Finally, the method can include caching the assembled page to subsequently service requests for the page. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090138507 | AUTOMATED PLAYBACK CONTROL FOR AUDIO DEVICES USING ENVIRONMENTAL CUES AS INDICATORS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PAUSING AUDIO PLAYBACK - The present invention discloses a solution for automated playback control for portable audio devices using environmental cues as indicators for interrupting playback. In the solution, an event handler can be responsive to environmental cues around the user of the portable audio device to determine if playback should be interrupted. Triggering events can be speech emanating from the user or another proximate entity, proximity detection of a person or device, user behavior changes/transitions, and the like. Device configuration can allow for user interaction to permit or deny playback interruption. User interactions can range from a “yes/no” speech response to motion sensitive headphones detecting a head “nod” or “shake” gesture to indicate approval or refusal. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090182902 | AUTOMATED CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER CONFIGURATION USING RULE SET - A method, computer system and computer program product for generating a configuration status of a computer is provided. A method for generating a configuration status of a computer includes reading a plurality of configuration items of the computer and executing a plurality of rules upon the configuration items that were read, wherein each rule comprises an if-portion including at least one configuration item and a then-portion including an action for storing a configuration status value if the at least one configuration item of the if-portion matches the configuration items that were read. The method can further includes executing an algorithm that reads each of the configuration status values that were stored responsive to executing the plurality of rules and processes the configuration status values so as to produce a final configuration status of the computer and storing a record indicating the final configuration status of the computer. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090249248 | USER DIRECTED REFINEMENT OF SEARCH RESULTS WHILE PRESERVING THE SCOPE OF THE INITIAL SEARCH - A Web document can be accessed that contains search results determined by a search engine. The Web document can then be altered to contain software code for a refinement menu that contains refinement commands for the search results. The altered Web document can then be presented within a Web-based search interface. A user-selection can be received from the Web-based search interface. If the user-selection is from the refinement menu, then the refinement command can be executed upon the search results. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090276529 | CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES TO A GAMING VOICE CHAT SERVICE - Voice chat enhances the game playing experience by allowing gamers in different locations to have conversations within the gaming environment. Functionality can be implemented within a gaming system to send an external invitation a user who is logged out of the game system to participate in a voice chat and/or multiplayer game session. The user can choose to accept the invitation and participate in the voice chat session on a device such as a mobile phone. Automatically generating external requests improves convenience for players, especially when inviting several other players to a voice chat session, because they do not have to find external contact information for each player who is not logged in. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090313010 | AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK OF A SPEECH SEGMENT FOR MEDIA DEVICES CAPABLE OF PAUSING A MEDIA STREAM IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CUES - A multimedia device can be used to play audio. Speech in an environment proximate to a multimedia device can be detected. The detected speech can be recorded. The playing of the audio can be paused. The recorded speech can be audibly presented. A condition to resume the paused audio can be detected. The paused audio can be resumed from the previously paused position. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100009756 | System, method, and apparatus for portable gaming profiles - An apparatus, system, and method for synchronizing a portable gaming profile with a gaming system. The method includes communicating with a wireless device that stores gaming profile data for a user of the gaming system. The gaming profile data describes information relating to the user. The wireless device is a device other than a gaming controller. The method also includes associating the gaming profile data with a gaming profile operating on the gaming system. The method also includes transmitting updated gaming profile data to the wireless device. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100313078 | DETECTING AN INACTIVE CLIENT DURING A COMMUNICATION SESSION - A communication session is established between a first device and a second device. A message is transmitted from the first device to the second device. In response to the second device failing to actively respond to the message, the first device terminates the communication session with the second device. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110035258 | ADDING CURRENTLY-PREVIEWED MEDIA TITLE TO LIST FOR FUTURE USE - A user viewing a preview of a media title using a media player can elect to add that media title to a list for future use, such as a future rentals list maintained by a rental media provider. The media player communicates with the rental media provider for updating a list for the user which is stored at (or accessible to) the provider. Optionally, a filtering capability may be provided to suppress viewing of particular previews which are stored on media inserted into the media player (for example, because the user has already rented the previewed media title, because the preview does not match filtering criteria such as parental controls, etc.). The filtering may comprise preventing media titles from being added to the future rentals list. Optionally, substitute previews may be provided for the previews which are suppressed by the filtering. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110093330 | PEER VEHICLE ADAPTIVE DESTINATION-BASED MOBILE ADVERTISING - A destination of a vehicle proximate to an advertising vehicle is determined via an advertising controller associated with the advertising vehicle. An advertisement related to the destination of the proximate vehicle is selected. The selected advertisement is displayed on an external advertising display associated with the advertising vehicle. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110148895 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DEPLOYMENT WITH A WARM CACHE - A cache image including only cache entries with valid durations of at least a configured deployment date for a virtual machine image is prepared via an application server for the virtual machine image. The virtual machine image is deployed to at least one other application server as a virtual machine with the cache image including only the cache entries with the valid durations of at least the configured deployment date for the virtual machine image. | 06-23-2011 |
