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Aaron Ches Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20100042805 | Method to Perform LUM Masking/Mapping in a SR-IOV Enabled SAS Adapter - A “LUN Table” enables Logical Unit Number (LUN) mapping/masking within an IOV adapter included in a Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface (“SAS” or “Serial Attached SCSI”). A plurality of System Images (“SI”) share block storage through the SAS. The IOV adapter includes one or more Virtual Functions (VF), a Physical Function (PF), and a LUN Table within the PF. The VF allows each SI to communicate I/0 requests with a storage device through the PF. The LUN Table maps the I/0 requests to unique locations within the storage device. Each SI is isolated from all other SIs. Interference between each SI is avoided. A VIOS or a LUN mapping/masking SAN are not required. I/0 latency, processor overhead and storage cost are improved over prior LUN mapping/masking solutions. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100235156 | Automated Simulation Fabric Discovery and Configuration - A configuration manager identifies a first device and a second device within a simulated system. Each device within the simulated system includes an inbound port and an outbound port. Next, the configuration manager injects a simulation only packet on the first device's outbound port and detects that the second device's inbound port receives the simulation only packet. As a result, the configuration manager determines that a direct connection exists between the first device's outbound port and the second device's inbound port. In turn, the configuration manager configures one or more first device configuration registers and one or more second device configuration registers that correspond to the first device and the second device, respectively. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100235158 | Automated System Latency Detection for Fabric Simulation - A configuration manager identifies a first device and a second device within a simulated system. Each device within the simulated system includes an inbound port and an outbound port. Next, the configuration manager injects a simulation only packet, at an “outbound time,” on the first device's outbound port and detects that the second device's inbound port receives the simulation only packet at an “inbound time.” As such, the configuration manager identifies a direct connection between the first device and the second device and computes a latency time for the connection. In turn, the configuration manager configures one or more first device configuration registers and one or more second device configuration registers based upon the computed latency time. | 09-16-2010 |
Alan Lee Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20110060572 | DYNAMIC SUBSURFACE ENGINEERING - An example system includes interconnected modeling modules that share knowledge to create a unified earth model dynamically representing a subsurface site. The system models and may simulate subsurface operations associated with, for example: hydrocarbon production and stimulation, natural gas storage, carbon capture and storage, aquifer maintenance, geothermal energy production, and in-situ leachable ore processing. The system integrates a reporting module, and also an economic module to evaluate cost versus benefit of each subsurface operation. A related example method for performing subsurface engineering includes generating a model of a subsurface site including a geological horizon, obtaining an offset relative to the geological horizon, and locating an operation based on the offset. When field data update the model in real time, positions of 3D objects and 3D surfaces are dynamically updated in the model, including the positions of the modeled operations. | 03-10-2011 |
Ben Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20090233543 | System and method for providing a rich media visitor log - Presented is a system for providing a rich media visitor log comprising a communications server accessible by members of a group, a local services network interactively connected to the communications server, a group management application resident on the communications server, and a visitor log host application. The group management application is configured to activate a group session, manage communications among group members and the local services network during the group session, and expire activation of the group session after a predetermined time interval. The visitor log host application is configured to collect communications from the communications managed by the group management application, identify exemplary communications for inclusion in the rich media visitor log, select rich media display assets corresponding to the identified exemplary communications, and produce the rich media visitor log comprising the identified exemplary communications and the selected corresponding rich media display assets. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090233584 | System and method for providing concierge services to a mobile device user - There is provided a method for providing concierge services to a mobile device user. The method comprises receiving a concierge identification code sent from a mobile device; authenticating activation of concierge services for the concierge identification code; assigning the mobile device to the concierge identification code; sending a confirmation message to the mobile device; receiving a concierge command from the mobile device; obtaining concierge command results from a local services network; sending the concierge command results to the mobile device; and terminating activation of concierge services after an activation period corresponding to the concierge identification code. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090233639 | System and method for managing group communications - Provided is a system for managing group communications. The system comprises a communications server accessible by a group of users having a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device; a local services network interactively connected to the communications server; a group management application resident on the communications server, the group management application configured to activate a group communication session corresponding to an identification code assigned to the group, to support communications among the first mobile communication device, the second mobile communication device, and the local services network during the group session, and to terminate the group session after a predetermined time interval; the system designed to manage and distribute communications across the members of the group during the group communication session. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090234935 | System and method for managing distribution of rich media content - There is provided a system for managing distribution of rich media content. The system comprises a communications server accessible by a mobile device; a local services network interactively connected to the communications server; a rich media control application resident on the communications server, the rich media control application configured to manage rich media distribution for a user of the mobile device in response to receipt of a valid rich media access code from the mobile device, by requesting a rich media content corresponding to the rich media access code from the local services network; receiving the rich media content from the local services network; and sending a notification message to the mobile device for enabling the user of the mobile device to access the rich media content. | 09-17-2009 |
Carolyn A. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20090158245 | MODELING USER PERCEIVED USE CASE AFFINITY - A system, method and program product for creating a UML model of a user interface environment, such as a website. A UML design system is disclosed that includes: a system for defining use cases within the UML model; a system for associating an affinity representing a user-perceived relationship between use cases within the UML model; and a system for assigning a weight to the affinity within the UML model. | 06-18-2009 |
Eric W. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20110105214 | ELECTRONIC SWEEPSTAKES SYSTEM PROVIDING MULTIPLE GAME PRESENTATIONS FOR REVEALING RESULTS FROM A SINGLE SWEEPSTAKES GAME - A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed wherein a reveal request is initiated through a result reveal station by a person (user) who has previously made some purchase or donation and has been assigned one or more sweepstakes entries in an assignment order from a set of available sweepstakes entries for a sweepstakes game. This reveal request represents a request to reveal one or more of the results associated with the corresponding sweepstakes entries that have been assigned to the user. The reveal station employs a game presentation including various graphics and audio effects to show sweepstakes results in an entertaining fashion. In response to the reveal request, or perhaps even prior to the reveal request, one or more sweepstakes entries are selected to be revealed for the reveal request. The sweepstakes entries are selected in an order different from the order in which the sweepstakes entries were assigned to the user. The selection of entries is based on a set of game characteristics associated with the game presentation provided at the reveal station through which the reveal request is initiated. | 05-05-2011 |
Ian J. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20080216871 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CONTAMINATION ON A SUBSTRATE - A method and system for measuring contamination, such as metal contamination, on a substrate. A dry cleaning system is utilized for non-destructive, occasional removal of contamination, such as metal containing contamination, on a substrate, whereby a monitoring system coupled to the exhaust of the dry cleaning system is employed to determine the relative level of contamination on the substrate prior to dry cleaning. | 09-11-2008 |
Jacob Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20090273801 | System and Method for Proximity-Based Printing - A system and method for proximity-based printing are disclosed. A method may include communicating access point proximity information from an information handling system to a print server, the access point proximity information including information regarding the proximity of the information handling system to one or more network access points. The method may also include receiving printer proximity information from the print server, the printer proximity information based at least on the access point proximity information and including information regarding the proximity of the information handling system to one or more printers. The method may additionally include displaying the printer proximity information to a user interface. The method may further include receiving from the user interface a user selection of a printer and communicating the user selection to the print server. | 11-05-2009 |
Joe N. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20090055498 | Administration Of Time-Sensitive Email - Administration of time-sensitive email including receiving, by a recipient email module from a sender email module, identifying, by the recipient email module, the time to open the time-sensitive email message; notifying, by the recipient email module, a user of the time to open the time sensitive email message; receiving, by the recipient email module, from the user an alternative time to open; sending, by the recipient email module to the sender email module, the alternative time to open; agreeing, by the sender email module, to the alternative time to open; and in response to the agreement to the alternative time to open, receiving, by the recipient email module from the sender email module, a passcode to display the time-sensitive email message. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090055499 | Administration Of Time-Sensitive Email - Administration of time-sensitive email including creating, by a sender email module, an email message, the email message including a header and a message body; inserting, by the sender email module, in the header of the email message an identification of the email message as a time-sensitive email message, an identification of a time-server, and a time to open the email message; and sending, by the sender email module to a recipient email module, the email message. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110099394 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a data processing apparatus, a power mode is selected based on data regarding an operating status of a power utility powering the apparatus. The data is transmitted via power supply lines and includes information on timing/duration of present or anticipated brown-out and/or black-out conditions of the power utility. Power management functions can be performed, for example, using a BIOS of the apparatus or a power management application program. | 04-28-2011 |
Joe Nathan Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20090104944 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Ring Tones in a Mobile Device - An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for a mobile device for managing ring tones. A radio frequency transmission is detected from another mobile device. In response to detecting the radio frequency transmission from the other mobile device, a ring tone used by the other mobile device is identified to form an identified ring tone. The current ring tone is selectively changed for the mobile device to an alternate ring tone, depending on the identified ring tone. | 04-23-2009 |
Kelley Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20080289092 | Neck guard for use in a hair-washing sink - A neck guard for a salon/barber industry sink, wherein the sink has an indentation in a lip of the sink to accommodate a person's neck. The neck guard includes a lower layer, a cushioning layer and a cover layer. The lower layer is flexible and incorporates fasteners such as suction cups configured to removably attach the lower layer to the sink. The cushioning layer is bonded to the lower layer and has a surface that is suitable for having the cover layer attached to it by means such as a low-tack, pressure-sensitive adhesive. The neck guard is sufficiently flexible to wrap around and conform to the indentation in the lip of the sink and to enable attachment of the fasteners to the sink, thereby securing the neck guard within the indentation in the lip of the sink. | 11-27-2008 |
Laura Anne Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20100109194 | Master Template Replication - Systems and methods for providing multiple replicas from a master template are described. Replicas may be formed having a mesa. In one embodiment, a dummy fill region may be included on master template and/or replicas. | 05-06-2010 |
Mary Douglass Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20100161942 | INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM INCLUDING A PROCESSOR WITH A BIFURCATED ISSUE QUEUE - An information handling system includes a processor with a bifurcated unified issue queue that may perform unified issue queue VSU store instruction dependency operations. The bifurcated unified issue queue BUIQ maintains VSU store instructions in the form of internal operations data. The BUIQ includes a unified issue queue UIQ | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100250900 | DEPENDENCY TRACKING FOR ENABLING SUCCESSIVE PROCESSOR INSTRUCTIONS TO ISSUE - An information handling system includes a processor with an issue unit (IU) that may perform instruction dependency tracking for successive instruction issue operations. The IU maintains non-shifting issue queue (NSIQ) and shifting issue queue (SIQ) instructions along with relative instruction to instruction dependency information. A mapper maps queue position data for instructions that dispatch to issue queue locations within the IU. The IU may test an issuing producer instruction against consumer instructions in the IU for queue position (QPOS) and register tag (RTAG) matches. A matching consumer instruction may issue in a successive manner in the case of a queue position match or in a next processor cycle in the case of a register tag match. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250901 | Selecting Fixed-Point Instructions to Issue on Load-Store Unit - Issue logic identifies a simple fixed point instruction, included in a unified payload, which is ready to issue. The simple fixed point instruction is a type of instruction that is executable by both a fixed point execution unit and a load-store execution unit. In turn, the issue logic determines that the unified payload does not include a load-store instruction that is ready to issue. As a result, the issue logic issues the simple fixed point instruction to the load-store execution unit in response to determining that the simple fixed point instruction is ready to issue and determining that the unified payload does not include a load-store instruction that is ready to issue. | 09-30-2010 |
R. Malcolm Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20080297878 | Compositions, methods and systems for making and using electronic paper - The present invention is a device, method and system for making a display and displaying information that includes a fibrous organic substrate, e.g., multiribbon cellulose or cellulose substrate, and a variable reflectivity dye disposed in the fibrous substrate, wherein the reflectivity of the dye is modulated in situ. The display device may use a dye selected from an electrochromic, a thermochromic, a magnetochromic, an ionochromic, a light sensitive, a fluorescent, a fluorescent effect energy transfer dye or combinations thereof and may be used as high storage, high contrast and/or high definition paper. | 12-04-2008 |
Roger G. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20080228640 | Method and system for a digital automated exchange - A method and system exchanges assets defined as digital automated equities which are objects instantiated with attributes of an asset. Digital automated equities are registered on a common system exchange as offeror mediary objects and matched by comparing their attributes. Capital exchange offer objects define desired matches by identifying a digital automated equity associated with an exchange offer, a exchange price for the exchange and one or more conditions associated with the exchange. A match use case compares attributes of capital exchange offers to determine matches based on the closeness of the capital exchange offers and a negotiate transaction use case supports communication between owners associated with close capital exchange offers to alter attributes in response to a match. Once a transaction is complete, a settle transaction use case exchanges the digital automated equities. Digital automated equities may include a variety of assets, including intellectual property such as patents and trademarks, business plans, stock and confidential information. Further, the present invention provides a secure format for exchange of confidential information in stages. | 09-18-2008 |
Scott G. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20100287617 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION SECURITY AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A FireNet security system in which trustworthy networks, called BlackNets, each comprising One (1) or more client computers, are protected by FireBreaks against attacks from untrustworthy networks, called RedNets. All incoming transactions from the RedNet are examined by the FireBreak to determine if they violate any of a plurality of protection rules stored in a local protection rules database. Any transaction found to be in violation is discarded. Valid transactions are forwarded to the BlackNet. If an otherwise valid transaction is found to be suspicious, the FireBreak will forward to a FireNet Server relevant information relating to that transaction. If the FireNet Server verifies that the transaction is indeed part of an attack, the FireNet Server will create new protection rules suitable to defend against the newly identified source or strategy of attack. Periodically, all FireBreaks in the FireNet system will transfer, directly or indirectly, all new rules. | 11-11-2010 |
Steven K. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20110065330 | WIRE CONNECTION APPARATUS - A terminal wire block includes a spring clamp and a screw clamp to hold an electrical wire in a fixed position using one or both of the clamps. The spring clamp includes a cage and a spring to push the wire against one of the walls of the cage. The screw clamp includes an externally threaded fastener such as a screw to hold the wire in place when the fastener is tightened. One or both of the spring clamp and the screw clamp may be operated independently of the other one of the spring clamp and the screw clamp. When operated together, the spring clamp and screw clamp provide additional integrity and security to the contact. | 03-17-2011 |
Terry Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20100246585 | Multiple Channel Digital Subscriber Line Framer/Deframer System and Method - The framer, also referred to as the scrambler/Reed-Solomon encoder (SRS), is a part of the transmitter and accepts user and control data in the form of one or more logical channels, partitions this data into frames, adds error correction codes, randomizes the data through a scrambler, and multiplexes logical channels into a single data stream. The multiplexed data is then passed to the constellation encoder as the next step in the formation of the VDSL symbol. The deframer, also referred as the descrambler/Reed-Solomon decoder (DRS), is part of the receiver and performs the inverse function of the framer. Disclosed is a highly configurable hardware framer/deframer that includes a digital signal processor interface configured to provide high level control, a FIFO coupled to data interfaces, a scrambler and CRC generator, a Reed-Solomon encoder, an interleaver, a data interface coupled to a constellation encoder, a data interface coupled to a constellation decoder, a deinterleaver, a Reed-Solomon decoder, descrambler and CRC check, an interface to external data sync, methods for control of configuration of data paths between hardware blocks, and methods for control and configuration of the individual hardware blocks in a manner that provides compliance with VDSL and many related standards. | 09-30-2010 |
Terry C. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20080225614 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VOLATILE MEMORY DRAM POWER BUDGET - A portable device ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080253214 | Method and apparatus for incorporating DDR SDRAM into portable devices - A portable electronic device is provided which comprises (a) a memory device ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090187616 | Method for Representing Complex Numbers in a Communication System - A method for storage for complex numbers that employs a shared exponent field is disclosed. Rather than each floating point component of an complex number having its own distinct signed mantissa and exponent fields, each component includes a distinct signed mantissa field and shares an exponent field, thereby increasing the possible size of each distinct signed mantissa field by as much as one half the number of bits formerly employed to store a single distinct exponent field. | 07-23-2009 |
William B. Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20100268738 | SYSTEM THAT MAINTAINS OBJECTS CREATED AND MODIFIED WITHIN DESIGNATED DIRECTORIES ON A PER-CLIENT BASIS IN A NETWORK FILESYSTEM - Systems that maintain objects created and modified within designated directories on a per-client basis in a network filesystem include a file server having a local processor, memory operably connected to the local processor, a filesystem including main directories loaded into the memory, and a list of operations loaded into the memory; at least one client operably connected to the server having a remote processor and memory operably connected to the remote processor; wherein the file server has designated at least one of the main directories as a per-client writable directory; and wherein the file server has exported the filesystem read-only to at least one client. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100318564 | IMPLEMENTING AN EPHEMERAL FILE SYSTEM BACKED BY A NFS SERVER - Provided is a method for implementing a file system that includes a combination of read-only and read/write parts. A file system located on a data server maintains an original copy of a data store. An “Ephemeral” file system (EFS) is created on a client computer. The data server is contacted only once for each file accessed and the copy is in an original state each time the system is mounted. Changes made to the file system by one client are not seen by other clients. The EFS maintains the file system state in memory and uses the NFS server as a backing stored for cached file data. File data for files created on the client are backed up by the client system's swapping space. | 12-16-2010 |
William Boyd Brown, Austin, TX US
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| 20080208892 | SEAMLESS REMOTE TRAVERSAL OF MULTIPLE NFSV4 EXPORTED FILE SYSTEMS - A method for transparently navigating through exported file system namespaces on a server using a single mount. When an exported file system is mounted onto a client, the client creates a file system ID structure for the exported file system, wherein the file system ID structure is populated with unique properties of the exported file system, and wherein the unique properties include a file system ID. The client also creates an internal virtual file system structure for the exported file system ID structure, wherein the internal virtual file system structure includes a virtual file system ID. Once the file system and virtual file system structures are created, the client links the file system objects created within the mount to the file system ID structure until a user moves from one exported file system to a second exported file system and a new file system ID is detected. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080288506 | METHOD FOR PRESERVING VIRTUAL FILESYSTEM INFORMATION ACROSS HIGH AVAILABILITY TAKEOVER - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for preserving a virtual file system. Data for a virtual file system is received. The data include file handle information, vnode information, and gnode information. The data is saved to a storage device. The saved data can be used to reconstruct the virtual file system upon changeover between a primary data processing system and a backup data processing system. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080294748 | PROXY BETWEEN NETWORK FILE SYSTEM VERSION THREE AND NETWORK FILE SYSTEM VERSION FOUR PROTOCOL - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for transmitting data. Transmission of the data is requested from a first data processing system to a second data processing system. The first data processing system uses a first network file system version and the second data processing system uses a second network file system version. A request is formed by requesting transmission of the data. The request is in a first protocol associated with the first network file system version. The request is received at a proxy server before transmitting the request from the first data processing system to the second data processing system. The request is converted at the proxy server to a second request. The second request is in a second protocol associated with the second network file system version. The second request is transmitted to the second data processing system and stored in a memory. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100106755 | Method for Preserving Virtual Filesystem Information Across High Availability Takeover - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for preserving a virtual file system. Data for a virtual file system is received. The data include file handle information, vnode information, and gnode information. The data is saved to a storage device. The saved data can be used to reconstruct the virtual file system upon changeover between a primary data processing system and a backup data processing system. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110082893 | Method for Preserving Virtual Filesystem Information Across High Availability Takeover - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for preserving a virtual file system. Data for a virtual file system is received. The data include file handle information, vnode information, and gnode information. The data is saved to a storage device. The saved data can be used to reconstruct the virtual file system upon changeover between a primary data processing system and a backup data processing system. | 04-07-2011 |