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| 20080244079 | COMPUTER PATCH MANAGEMENT IN "ROAD WARRIOR" CONTEXTS - Methods and arrangements for facilitating and streamlining patch management in “road warrior” and analogous contexts. Particularly, there are broadly contemplated herein, in accordance with at least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, methods and arrangements for facilitating determinations of suitable times for enabling system updates and/or downloads. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080244096 | DISKLESS CLIENT USING A HYPERVISOR - An arrangement for facilitating remote booting in diskless client systems as just described. To this end, there is broadly contemplated herein the employment of a hypervisor that can freely accommodate a variety of booting arrangements for a given OS. This then ensures that few if any modifications, especially costly ones, would need to be made to the OS to ensure greater versatility. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080244254 | MULTI-MODE COMPUTER OPERATION - A mobile device, such as a laptop or notebook computer, capable of booting from at least two environments. If a remote environment is present, the mobile device may boot from the remote environment. The mobile device may also boot from the local environment. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080255932 | Method for Enticing Computer Users to Return to an Electronic Commerce Portal - A method for enticing computer users to return to an electronic commerce portal is disclosed. In response to a user registering to a merchant server for the first time, a unique number is associated with the user. Hardware information is then obtained from a computer utilized by the user. A digital certificate is generated by encrypting the unique number along with the obtained hardware information. The digital certificate is subsequently sent to the user computer for generating a unique customer number to be displayed on a web page of the user computer. On a periodic basis, the merchant server sends a master number to the user computer to be displayed on a web page of the user computer. In response to a notification of the master number matches the unique customer number on the user computer, a prize claiming process can be initiated. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090083534 | REMOTE PC BOOTUP VIA A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method computer usable medium and computer system circuitry are disclosed for starting or “booting up” a computer from a remote location using a remote command device such as a cellular telephone. The method and system includes a secure means for remotely storing and transmitting security passwords. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090083555 | REMOTE COMPUTER LOCKDOWN - A method and system are disclosed for placing a computer in a safe and secure lock down state from a remote location using a remote command device such as a cellular telephone. The method and system includes optional security provisions before restarting the computer. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090089590 | MERGING EXTERNAL NVRAM WITH FULL DISK ENCRYPTION - Methods and arrangements for managing a flash drive, hard disk, or connection between the two, in a manner to ensure that sensitive data is not decrypted at any time when it would be vulnerable. Accordingly, in a first implementation, the data may preferably be encrypted as it first goes into a flash drive and decrypted when it comes out of the flash drive. In another implementation, the flash drive may be logically bound to the hard disk, so that they would both use the same encryption key. In yet another implementation, if a hard disk is moved to another system, then the flash drive may also preferably be simultaneously moved. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089808 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR EFFECTING SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL TRANSFER OR MANAGEMENT - Arrangements for permitting incoming mail to be transferred from a WAN Drive to a notebook computer hard drive under conditions that are not stressful to the hard drive. Preferably, a WAN card is configured to wake a notebook when mail capacity is full or close to full. Mail is then preferably moved from the flash drive to the hard drive, subject to verification that this will not overly stress the hard drive. In a variant embodiment, the WAN card may preferably be configured to wake a notebook when mail is received at all. Again, mail is then preferably moved from the flash drive to the hard drive, subject to verification that this will not overly stress the hard drive. Once mail is moved to the hard drive, the system preferably runs an embedded email program that allows the user to employ an existing VPN infrastructure. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089875 | LOCAL VERIFICATION OF TRUSTED DISPLAY BASED ON REMOTE SERVER VERIFICATION - In a system with a main memory, a network adapter, and a display, a transaction security module in communication with the network adapter. The transaction security module acts to: establish a secure identification item with an entity which positively identifies the entity; accept an application OS of the entity; and initiate a guest OS with the entity; the network adapter acting to connect with the entity subsequent to initiation of a guest OS; and the display acting to display the secure identification item subsequent to connection with the entity. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090138868 | Techniques for Providing Software Patches to a Computer System - A technique for providing a software patch to an associated computer system includes receiving, at a wireless communication device, a communication. Next, it is determined, at the wireless communication device, whether the communication is associated with a software patch available for the associated computer system. When the communication is associated with the software patch, a notification is sent from the wireless communication device to the associated computer system that the software patch is available. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090205044 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SECURE HARD DRIVE SIGNED AUDIT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for secure hard disk signed audit. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of monitoring interactions with an audited system, detecting an interrupt event corresponding to an auditable interaction, and logging an audit record for the auditable interaction in response to the interrupt event, wherein the audit record is logged in an access-restricted portion of a portion-securable hard disk. These modules in the described embodiments include a gate module, a detection module, and a logging module. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090222651 | S3 BIOS OPERATING SYSTEM SWITCH - Arrangements for employing a system BIOS (basic input/output system) to handle email during a suspended state (such as an “S3” state as will be better understood herebelow). Preferably, the BIOS is employed to “jump” between two suspended images such that, e.g., two more powerful OS's can be employed to manage the mail function. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090222889 | REMOTE DISABLEMENT OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Methods and arrangements for ensuring that, when a computer system is stolen or otherwise misplaced, the system is rendered unusable (i.e., locked down). Conventional solutions have required software running on the system to perform the lockdown action, but in accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention is the linkage of TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and AMT (Active Management Technology) solutions whereby an AMT arrangement can remove secure data or identifiers so that any encrypted data present on the system will become unusable. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090222909 | Password Management Outside of a Bios - In accordance with at least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is broadly contemplated herein the managing of a POP not solely in the BIOS but at least partly in a more secure location. In accordance with a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, this location could be in a NVRAM (non-volatile random access memory) inside a TPM (trusted platform module). Most preferably, this location will contain code that the BIOS preferably will need to access and employ in order to complete the booting of the system. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090243542 | INTEGRATED POWER ADAPTER FOR A LAPTOP - A power pack arrangement for a laptop computer, wherein an AC/DC adapter is integrated with a battery pack to form one cohesive unit freely insertable into and removable from a laptop computer housing. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248845 | NETWORK BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR NETWORK STORAGE - Network bandwidth is allocated to storage access requests as a function of a client system activities. Client system activities that produce network access requests and remote storage access requests are monitored. The network bandwidth allocation between network access requests and storage access requests is modified as a function of the monitored client system activities. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090327687 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT ENGINE DEFAULT SETTINGS - The employment of a process of applying user-defined defaults to a management engine or analogous arrangement, wherein a system BIOS calls or recalls such defaults, as needed, from NVRAM responsive to the need for a reset of defaults. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100007612 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TOUCHPAD ADJUSTMENTS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated touchpad adjustments. A Touchpad Corrective Action (TCA) detection module detects a TCA within a specified input limit after a touchpad input. An adjustment module decreases a touchpad sensitivity in response to detecting the TCA. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100039064 | Slate Wireless Keyboard Charging and Connection - An approach is provided that determines whether keyboard power connection points included in a wireless keyboard are connected to system power connection points in a computer system. Power is sent from the computer system to the wireless keyboard. The power is transmitted through the system power connection points to the keyboard power connection points. Keyboard components included in the wireless keyboard are also powered using the power sent from the computer system. If the keyboard power connection points are not connected to the system power connection points, the keyboard components are powered included in the wireless keyboard by using a keyboard battery that is included in the wireless keyboard. One of the keyboard components that receives power is a wireless interface that connects the wireless keyboard to the computer system. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039387 | Slate Wireless Keyboard Connection and Proximity Display Enhancement for Visible Display Area - An approach is provided that identifies when a wireless keyboard unit is connected to an information handling system that includes a display screen that is partially blocked when the keyboard is attached. A determination is made as to the size of the visible portion of the display screen. Items are displayed on the visible portion of the display screen. The approach refrains from displaying items on the blocked portion of the display screen. The user is able to move the wireless keyboard, the movement of the keyboard resulting in a changed size of the visible portion of the display screen. After the keyboard is repositioned, the visual items are re-displayed on the visible portion of the display screen so that the items fit in the changed size of the visible portion of the display screen. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039764 | Transformer Case for Notebook Slate Computer with Wireless Keyboard - An approach is provided that uses a foldable transformable display case that includes two panels. The two panels are attached using a hinge. Two components are attachable to at least one of the panels. One of the two components is an integrated display screen. Another component is a keyboard unit. At least one of the components can be removed from the panels. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100058042 | Techniques for Booting a Stateless Client - A technique for booting a stateless client includes booting a virtual machine (VM) monitor on the client. The VM monitor is stored in a non-volatile memory area of a memory subsystem (of the client) and a first portion of an operating system (which does not include any state information for the operating system) is stored in the non-volatile memory area of the client. Booting of the operating system for the client is initiated and a remote storage (that stores a second portion of the operating system that includes state information for the operating system) is accessed via a communication link. Booting of the operating system for the client is completed using the second portion of the operating system. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100106994 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING POWER CONSUMPTION - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for adapting power consumption. A recording module records a usage record for each component within a computer at scheduled audit times. The usage record comprises a usage level, an application list, a time stamp, a network access point, a computation category, a time category, and a location category. A scenario module creates a plurality of usage scenarios. Each usage scenario comprises a unique combination of a specified computation category, a specified time category, and a specified location category. A profile module creates a power setting profile for each usage scenario. Each power setting profile specifies a target power status for each component of the computer. A scenario detection module detects a first usage scenario. An adjustment module sets a power status of each component to the first usage scenario target power status for the component. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100115256 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR QUIESCING A BOOT ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for quiescing a boot environment. A reservation module reserves a portion of a first storage device. A store module stores an update boot image to the reserved portion. A detection module detects the update boot image stored on the first storage device when the computer boots and executes the update boot image in place of a standard boot image in response to detecting the update boot image. The update boot image places a computer in a known quiescent state. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100131847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MEDIA AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MEDIA CONTENT - The invention broadly contemplates a system providing an integrated television and Internet media experience. The system provides for automatic integration of television and Internet media via identification of source input media, analysis of the identified source input media, retrieval of related Internet content, and integration of the source media and the related Internet content for display. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED LOCAL CONTENT IDENTIFICATION - The invention provides systems and methods to identify local market media content utilizing a disturbed system and to determine what additional content is relevant in a self-aware, automatic way. A central location stores identification information and related content so in the future it is available if and when another user watches the same content. Therefore, the next time local market media content is played, it can be identified and additional related content can be quickly (e.g. in real time) made available. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131997 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEDIA INTEGRATION AND DISPLAY - The invention, according to at least one embodiment, broadly contemplates systems, methods and apparatuses for preparing media from a plurality of media sources for display. The media sources include, but are not limited to, component media sources and related media sources. Identification of media is supported, as is the selective combined display of media from the plurality of media sources utilizing an instruction set allowing for the selective modification of the plurality of media. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100146317 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Power Management Utilizing Multiple Processor Types - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for computer system power management. A control module | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162015 | ENERGY SAVING SUBSYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The instant invention broadly contemplates an energy saving subsystem comprising a secondary CPU that utilizes less power than a main CPU, thereby allowing an electronic device (e.g. a laptop PC) having the secondary CPU to use less power and run for longer periods of time on a limited power supply. Thus, the invention permits the electronic device to be utilized for extended periods and extends the battery life. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100191946 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING USER BOOT VIA A STORAGE AREA NETWORK - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for remotely booting a client from a storage area network (“SAN”). A connection module enables a client, such as a diskless client, to connect to two or more storage area networks (“SANs”), the SANs belonging to a group of redundant SANs, each SAN in the group redundantly storing at least a portion of substantially identical operating system data for the client. The boot module enables the client to remotely boot an operating system from the two or more redundant SANs. The boot module makes at least one read request to each of the two or more connected SANs, each read request configured to retrieve a disparate portion of the operating system data for loading the operating system onto the client. The boot module loads the operating system onto the client using a combination of data retrieved from the two or more connected SANs. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100205375 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM OF FORWARD CACHING FOR A MANAGED CLIENT - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed of forward caching for a managed client. A storage module stores a software image on a storage device of a backend server. The backend server provides virtual disk storage on the storage device through a first intermediate network point for a plurality of diskless data processing devices. Each diskless data processing device communicates directly with the first intermediate network point. The storage module caches an image instance of the software image at the first intermediate network point. A tracking module detects an update to the software image on the storage device. The storage module copies the updated software image to the first intermediate network point as an updated image instance. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110029864 | Touch-Optimized Approach for Controlling Computer Function Using Touch Sensitive Tiles - An approach is provided that receives a request from a user while a system is in a desktop environment, such as windowing computer interface. The desktop environment includes graphical user interface elements, such as standard icons, that are not optimized for touch-enabled input by the user from a touch-enabled display screen. When a request, such as a gesture is received at the touch-enabled display screen, a tiles environment is invoked. The tiles environment include touch-optimized graphical tiles displayed on the display screen that respond when touched by the user. In one embodiment, the tiles environment is an overlay of the desktop environment. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029904 | Behavior and Appearance of Touch-Optimized User Interface Elements for Controlling Computer Function - An approach is provided that renders graphical user interface (GUI) elements, such as tiles or icons, on display screen. Some of the tiles correspond to software functions. User configurable rendering properties are retrieved that correspond to one of the GUI elements. The configurable rendering properties include a shape property or size property. The selected tile is then rendered on the display screen using the rendering properties. A gesture, directed toward the rendered GUI element, is received at the touch-enabled display screen. If the GUI element corresponds to a software function, the software function is launched in response to one or more of the gestures, such as a “tap” gesture. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029927 | Emulating Fundamental Forces of Physics on a Virtual, Touchable Object - An approach is provided that receives a gesture from a user with the gesture being directed at a graphical user interface element. The gesture is received by the user at a touch-enabled display screen. Emulated physics properties are retrieved that correspond to the selected graphical user interface element. The system detects a speed and a direction from the received gesture and, based on this information, determines an initial trajectory of the selected graphical user interface element. The initial trajectory is adjusted based on the retrieved emulated physics properties with the movement of the element being rendered on the display screen based upon the adjusted trajectory. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029934 | Finger Touch Gesture for Joining and Unjoining Discrete Touch Objects - An approach is provided to join graphical user interface objects into a group. A request is received at a touch-enabled display screen to join a first graphical user interface object with a second graphical user interface object. The request is from a user of the system. The first and second graphical user interface objects are then associated with each other. The first and second graphical user interface objects are displayed on the touch-enabled display screen adjacent to each other and a visual indicator is also displayed near the objects that indicates that the objects have been joined in a group. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110078325 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCONTINUOUS MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT TRANSFER AND HANDLING - Embodiments of the invention broadly provide systems, methods and devices for discontinuous multi-media content transfer and handling. Various embodiments of the invention also provide for multi-media content management such that various policies (for example, DRM policies of multi-media content providers) are efficiently adhered to. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110088082 | HOME IMAGE CONTENT SECURELY ISOLATED FROM CORPORATE IT - An exemplary apparatus includes one or more processors, volatile memory, a storage drive and circuitry configured to establish a network connection and to attempt to send credentials via an established network connection. Such an apparatus further includes circuitry configured, responsive to authentication failure after an attempt to send credentials, to release an implemented security policy and load an operating system stored on the storage drive, and, responsive to an attempt to send credentials, to maintain an implemented security policy and to use an operating system exposed via an established network connection and associated with the sent credentials Such an apparatus optionally includes circuitry configured to implement a security policy that isolates at least a portion of a local storage drive. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110126033 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE POWER MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention implement one or more power management policies on one or more devices in order intelligently to manage the finite amount of battery power available while maximizing synchronization between connected devices. | 05-26-2011 |
