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| 20090106682 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING HARDWARE COMPONENTS USING A POINTING DEVICE - The illustrative embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for selecting hardware components of a computing device. In response to detecting a position of a pointing device, the process identifies a hardware component in a plurality of hardware components associated with the position. The process outputs a signal identifying the hardware component in response to identifying the hardware component. The signal distinguishes the hardware component from other hardware components in the plurality of hardware components. The process executes a function associated with the hardware component in response to receiving a selection of the hardware component from the pointing device. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090119682 | RECOVERING RESOURCE CONNECTIONS - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for recovering resource connections using persistent subscriptions. In one illustrative embodiment, the method comprises subscribing to an event of a predefined resource to create a persistent subscription, wherein upon receiving notification of the event indicating the predefined resource is unavailable, and responsive to receiving the notification, reconnecting to the predefined resource. The method further comprises creating a new listener for receiving event notifications from the predefined resource, obtaining subscription information related to the predefined resource from the persistent subscription, and re-subscribing to the event of the predefined resource. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090125874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING PROJECTS IN A RATIONAL APPLICATION DEVELOPER WORKSPACE - System for automatically creating a current project in an application developer workspace. In response to reading a project file for the current project, it is automatically determined whether the current project has one or more dependent projects based on data contained within the project file. In response to determining that the current project does have one or more dependent projects, a build file is automatically generated for each of the one or more dependent projects. The build file calls importing targets within each of the one or more dependent projects. Then, the current project and the one or more dependent projects are automatically imported into the application developer workspace to form a created current project. The created current project is created without launching an application developer application. In addition, the created current project is stored in a source code control repository. | 05-14-2009 |
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| 20100251288 | TECHNIQUE FOR DELIVERING ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING CONTENT INCLUDING COMMERCIAL CONTENT THEREIN OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Although personal video recorders (also known as digital video recorders) provide certain conveniences to viewers of programming content, such devices facilitate manipulation or Askipping@ of commercials, frustrating the intent of the advertisers of the commercials. In accordance with the invention, when a user fast-forwards (rewinds) a commercial, alternate commercial(s) may be accessed for display in place of the original commercial, which provides a full impression of the goods and service promoted, otherwise impossible to appreciate at the fast-forward (rewind) speed. The duration of the alternate commercial(s) corresponds to the duration of the original commercial at the fast-forward (rewind) speed controlled by the user. With the invention, the user advantageously realizes the convenience of manipulating programming content, and at the same time can appreciate the full impression of an alternate commercial to the original commercial, albeit in a shorter duration. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110116419 | Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem Voice-Video Mail Service Over a Home Network - At least one voice server uses a voice protocol requiring both a server component and a client component. At least one client device lacks the client component. The at least one client device is located in a premises remote from the voice server. A translator device is located in the premises, and a video content network, configured for communication in accordance with the voice protocol, interconnects the voice server and the translator device. A premises network interconnects the translator device and the at least one client device. The premises network is configured in accordance with a premises network protocol. The translator is provided with the client component of the voice protocol and is configured to translate between the voice protocol and the premises network protocol. In some instances, the voice server is a voice mail server and the voice protocol is a voice mail protocol. In other cases, the voice server is a session initiation protocol (SIP) server and the voice protocol is SIP. | 05-19-2011 |
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| 20090094656 | System, method, and apparatus for connecting non-co-located video content viewers in virtual TV rooms for a shared participatory viewing experience - System, method and apparatus for connecting non-co-located video content viewers in Virtual TV Rooms for a shared participatory viewing experience. A multi-platform communication system allows viewers to connect across a plurality of video content delivery services in self-organized viewing communities to interact with each other as they enjoy the content as if they were in the same physical viewing location. A mechanism is provided to allow users to quickly see what their friends are currently watching and join them. In addition to exchanging text-based messages, viewers also share their impressions of the current video program via a defined set of single-key-click impressions called Buzz Tags™. A database and calculation process aggregates this information in to Buzz Profiles as a resource for users to find interesting content and fellow viewers with similar interests. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100050218 | Technique for effectively providing various entertainment services through a communications network - A switched broadcast service and a network personal video recorder (NPVR) service are provided synergistically in a cable TV system having limited resources. For example, in providing the switched broadcast service, a resource manager allocates network bandwidth for broadcast of materials from selected program channels on an as needed basis. Such allocation is conducive to an effective provision of the NPVR service which requires dedicated bandwidth for transmitting recorded broadcast program material in a headend to each set-top terminal requesting the NPVR service. Thus, unlike the switched broadcast service where a program stream containing program material is shared by one or more set-top terminals, the NPVR service provides a dedicated program stream to each set-top terminal so that a user at the terminal may manipulate (e.g., rewind, pause and/or fast-forward) a presentation of program material at will. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100095325 | USE OF MULTIPLE EMBEDDED MESSAGES IN PROGRAM SIGNAL STREAMS - A method of generating a program signal stream comprises creating a sequence of serial programs that include a first event and a second, later occurring event and inserting a plurality of messages in the sequence of serial programs, between the first event and the 5 second event. The messages may be indicative of a time to the second event, as measured from each respective message of an elapsed time since the first event, to each respective message. Alternatively or in addition, the messages may be at equal time intervals between the first event and second events. The first and second events may be the start and end of a program or a program portion, such as a chapter, an advertisement, unscheduled content or an 10 entire program, for example. At least one message indicative of the time to the second event may be inserted in the sequence of serial programs prior to the first event. | 04-15-2010 |
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| 20080295340 | FREE PIVOTING CUTTING HEAD AND BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR HAIR CUTTER - A hair cutting device ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090025234 | FORM FITTING ELECTRIC SHAVER WITH MULTIPLE CUTTING ASSEMBLIES - An apparatus for shaving a curved portion of the body, comprises an appliance body handle configured and dimensioned to be grasped by the hand of a user. Optionally, the support surface may define two planes with the shaving assembly lying in two planes and the planes being rotated with respect to each other with the rotation being along an axis extending in the direction of shaving. A support surface is disposed proximate to the appliance body handle, and it is secured to the appliance body handle. A first shaving member is floatingly mounted on the support surface at a first shaving member position and at a first shaving member angular orientation. A second shaving member is floatingly mounted on the support surface at a second shaving member position and at a second shaving member angular orientation. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090038685 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE - A fluid heating and dispensing device and method of using the device, is provided. The device has a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a pump device, a heating device, and a delivery device. The first reservoir is in thermal communication with the heating device, the second reservoir is in substantial thermal isolation from the heating device, the first reservoir is substantially smaller than the second reservoir and the pump device selectively causes fluid to flow between the reservoirs and to the atmosphere. The device can have a removable supply container for refilling. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090118652 | NECK MASSAGING DEVICE - A portable neck massaging appliance | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100051719 | SHOWER HEAD DISPENSER - A soap dispensing shower head assembly comprises a pipe fitting | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100072013 | CORD REEL ELECTRIC CORD WITH PLUG FOR HANDHELD APPLIANCE - A retractable electrical cord reel for an appliance wherein the cord reel is not internally-housed within the appliance. The retractable cord reel comprises reel housing, electrical plug, electrical cord, a spool assembly, which includes a spring, for winding and unwinding the electrical cord, a latching system, and contact rings or shafts to electrically connect the plug to the electrical cord. The contact rings are connected to floating contacts, which are in turn connected to the electrical plug. The contact rings are further connected to the electrical cord, thus connecting the electrical plug to the electrical cord. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110099816 | ELECTRIC TRIMMER WITH FLIP COVER - An electric trimmer has a trimmer portion, a flip cover and a blade mechanism within the trimmer portion. A switch operates upon movement of the flip cover to activate the blade mechanism. | 05-05-2011 |
