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| 20080201406 | Feature manager system for facilitating communication and shared functionality among components - The feature manager system for facilitating communication and shared functionality among components comprises a network of components, where one component receives or generates a request for a feature, searches its local system for the feature, and if the feature is not available locally, sends a request to a server component in the network. The server component searches its local system for the feature, and either sends the feature to the requesting component, or sends a separate request for the feature to another server component in the network. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080208770 | Method and System for Data Metering - A method and system for tracking the type and amount of data processed by a computer system. In one embodiment, a logging system tracks data processed by a conversion system so that differential billing of customers can be performed based on the type of data and the quality of service required to provide that data. The logging system is integrated as part of the conversion system that converts the data from a source format into a target format. As the data is converted by the conversion routines, the logging system logs the amount of data that is converted by the conversion routines. Thus, the logging system is able to track the data at each conversion routine, such as each level of a communications protocol. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080244117 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA METERING - A method and system for tracking the type and amount of data processed by a computer system. In one embodiment, a logging system tracks data processed by a conversion system so that differential billing of customers can be performed based on the type of data and the quality of service required to provide that data. The logging system is integrated as part of the conversion system that converts the data from a source format into a target format. As the data is converted by the conversion routines, the logging system logs the amount of data that is converted by the conversion routines. Thus, the logging system is able to track the data at each conversion routine, such as each level of a communications protocol. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080249995 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTRIBUTE MANAGEMENT IN A NAMESPACE - A computer-based method and system for managing attributes of objects in a namespace and for allowing multiple views into the namespace. The namespace system allows the objects identified by the names of the namespace to be hierarchically organized. The namespace system allows for attributes of various objects, including directory objects and data objects, to be dynamically defined after creation of an object. The namespace system also allows for the querying of objects based on their dynamically defined attributes. When the namespace system receives a query specification that includes a newly defined attribute, it identifies the objects that match that query specification that includes a newly defined attribute, it identifies the objects that match that query specification. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090024945 | Direct manipulation of displayed content - The disclosed information describes a method, system, and computer-readable medium for performing direct manipulation of displayed content (e.g., dragging the displayed content in a particular direction or dragging a particular part of the displayed content). In particular, content is displayed to a user, and a variety of direct manipulations of the displayed content are provided to allow the user to modify display of the content without the use of separate displayed content manipulation controls. The disclosed direct manipulation techniques are used to modify the display of content by altering the value of a content properties affecting the display. Such properties can include an amplitude affecting the size or level with which the information is presented (e.g., a volume level at which audio information is played, or a size at which visual information is displayed), an information history property that refers to a series of distinct groups of information that are related to each other over time, and a channel property that can specify one of multiple alternate groups of information that can be displayed. When the user selects the displayed content and performs a direct manipulation of the content, the value of a corresponding property is modified accordingly, and the display of the content is updated to reflect the new value of the property. Also, the user can map what direct manipulations correspond to what properties. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100017715 | UNIVERSAL MEDIA BAR FOR CONTROLLING DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA - Techniques for using a universal media bar for controlling different types of media are described. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110191763 | Feature Manager System for Facilitating Communication and Shared Functionality Among Components - The feature manager system for facilitating communication and shared functionality among components comprises a network of components, where one component receives or generates a request for a feature, searches its local system for the feature, and if the feature is not available locally, sends a request to a server component in the network. The server component searches its local system for the feature, and either sends the feature to the requesting component, or sends a separate request for the feature to another server component in the network. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191771 | Feature Manager System for Facilitating Communication and Shared Functionality Among Components - The feature manager system for facilitating communication and shared functionality among components comprises a network of components, where one component receives or generates a request for a feature, searches its local system for the feature, and if the feature is not available locally, sends a request to a server component in the network. The server component searches its local system for the feature, and either sends the feature to the requesting component, or sends a separate request for the feature to another server component in the network. | 08-04-2011 |
