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| 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 |
| 20090259942 | VARYING AN AUDIO CHARACTERISTIC OF AN AUDIBLE NOTICE BASED UPON A PLACEMENT IN A WINDOW STACK OF THE APPLICATION INSTANCE ISSUING THE NOTICE - An application instance can be identified that is associated with an audible notice, which is to be presented. A placement of the application instance in a window stack can be determined. An audio characteristic (e.g., volume, pitch, speed, repetition, audio channel, etc.) of the audible notice can be adjusted based upon the determined placement in the window stack. Different placements in the windows stack can result in different adjustments. The adjusted audio notice can then be presented. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100023260 | PERSONALIZED MAP DISPLAY GENERATOR - Using non-personalized data sets provided by remote sources and representing specific geographic areas and locally-acquired current location data for a selected personal object, a personalized video display is generated in a client-side system. The non-personalized data sets include boundary data. The client-side system determines whether the current location is within the geographic area represented by the data set and modifies the data set to include a visible indicator representing the current location. The modified data set is rendered on a video display device. If the current location is not within the geographic area, the data set is modified to include an indicator representing the bearing of the current location relative to at least one boundary of the geographic area. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023261 | PERSONALIZED MAP DISPLAY GENERATOR - Using non-personalized data sets provided by remote sources and representing specific geographic areas and locally-acquired current location data for a selected personal object, a personalized video display is generated in a client-side system. The non-personalized data sets include boundary data. The client-side system determines whether the current location is within the geographic area represented by the data set and modifies the data set to include a visible indicator representing the current location. The modified data set is rendered on a video display device. If the current location is not within the geographic area, the data set is modified to include an indicator representing the bearing of the current location relative to at least one boundary of the geographic area. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110099481 | ANCHORING A REMOTE ENTITY IN A LOCAL DISPLAY - A remote desktop application displays a remote graphical interface on a local computer screen. A remote entity, for example, a taskbar, is anchored along an edge of the remote graphical interface on the local computer screen. The anchored taskbar and the remote interface are displayed on the local computer screen such that the remote entity is in a viewable position on the local computer screen. The anchoring can be turned on and off in response to a user selection of a control. The control can be provided to position the remote entity along a bottom, top, left, or right edge in response to a user selection. | 04-28-2011 |
