| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090089857 | IDENTITY-BASED ADDRESS NORMALIZATION - In various embodiments, techniques for identity-based address normalization are provided. A principal attempts to access a resource via a principal-supplied address. A principal identity for the principal is used to acquire one or more address patterns. The principal-supplied address is compared against the one or more address patterns and when a match is detected, the principal-supplied address is normalized according to policy associated with the matched pattern. Additional access limitations and security restrictions are then enforced in response to the normalized address. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090300495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADAPTIVE WIZARD UTILITY FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - System and method for implementing an adaptive wizard utility for a graphical user interface (“GUI”) are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, responsive to presentation of a page of the wizard utility to a user, monitoring user activity in connection with the page; analyzing the user activity to determine a current performance designation of the user; and modifying at least one page of the wizard utility based on the current performance designation of the user. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100008584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE MAPPING BASED ON IMAGES AND REFERENCE POINTS - System and method for mapping a location of each of a plurality of devices in a data center. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving image data comprising an image of at least a portion of the data center from a source; processing the image data to locate visual identifiers displayed in the image, wherein each of the visual identifiers is associated with one of the devices or with a spatial reference point; extracting the located visual identifiers and determining spatial coordinates for each of the identified visual identifiers from the image; and determining the spatial reference points from the image. The method further comprises developing groups based on extracted visual identifiers and spatial coordinates thereof and the spatial reference points, wherein allowances are made for an angle of the image, wherein each group comprises a subset of related ones of the devices; for each group, comparing each of the visual identifiers of the group with a key to determine information regarding the associated device to obtain processing results; and combining processing results corresponding to multiple images to remove redundant information and produce final results. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100023996 | TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION OF VIRTUALIZED MACHINES - Techniques for identity authentication of Virtual Machines (VM's) are provided. A VM is authenticated and once authenticated, each device interfaced to or accessible to the VM is also authenticated. When both the VM and each device are authenticated, the VM is granted access to a machine for installation thereon. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100131641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A WIRELESS QUERY AND DISPLAY INTERFACE - System and method for implementing a wireless query and display interface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a machine to be monitored and an end-point associated with the machine and comprising an interface, the end-point for connecting to the machine to be monitored via the interface. The system further includes a consolidator comprising an identity service and a Global Device Identity Listing (“GDIL”), the GDIL for maintaining a list of machines to be monitored using the system and a wireless device for viewing the list maintained by the GDIL and for issuing commands and queries related to one or more of the machines on the list. The end-point, the consolidator, and the wireless device are capable of wirelessly communicating with one another. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100154037 | TECHNIQUES FOR NETWORK PROCESS IDENTITY ENABLEMENT - Techniques for network process identity enablement are provided. Inter-server communications within a network are intercepted so that unique identity-based information is gathered and recorded before a sending process is permitted to release a communication over the network to a receiving process. Moreover, the receiving process cannot process the communication being sent until identifying information is gathered again and independently validated against the prior recorded information. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100251141 | Method of Sharing Information Associated with a Webpage - The invention discloses a method of sharing webpages between users. Webpages are shared by uploading information to a database as users browse the web. The information is then disseminated to other users visiting the webpage. The invention also discloses customized method of displaying information related to the webpage, including by methods of displaying comments by user and on set locations of the webpage. The invention also includes a method of finding new friends with similar interests, and a method of finding new friends based on the similarity of interests between users. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110029500 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOATING INDEX NAVIGATION - System and method for implementing a floating index navigation tool are described. In one embodiment, the method includes, in response to a user's updating a search term, building first and second search queries; issuing the first and second search queries to at least one database comprising a searchable index of content; and responsive to receipt of search results from the first and second search queries, displaying the first query search results in a first manner and displaying the second query search results in a second manner different than the first manner. | 02-03-2011 |