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Devon Snyder, Research Triangle Park, NC US
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20120297326 | SCALABLE GESTURE-BASED DEVICE CONTROL - A method for providing control signals may include, but is not limited to: detecting a first user input associated with at least one graphical user interface element; transmitting one or more control signals associated with the at least one graphical user interface element in response to the first user input; detecting a second user input associated with a grouping of two or more graphical user interface elements; and transmitting one or more control signals associated with the grouping of two or more graphical user interface elements in response to the second user input. | 11-22-2012 |
Devon D. Snyder, Durham, NC US
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20130179885 | Virtual Machine Administration For Data Center Resource Managers - Virtual machine administration for data center resource managers including discovering resources of the datacenter to be managed by a resource manager; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources, processing capabilities of the discovered resources; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources of the datacenter to be managed, memory capabilities of the discovered resources; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources, minimum memory requirements for managing the discovered resources; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources of the datacenter to be managed, minimum processing requirements for managing the discovered resources; deploying, in dependence upon the determined processing capabilities and memory capabilities upon one or more of the resources of the datacenter to be managed, a virtual machine having at least the minimum memory requirements and the minimum processing requirements; and deploying the resource manager on the virtual machine. | 07-11-2013 |
Devon D. Snyder, Raleigh, NC US
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20110154324 | Virtual Machine Administration For Data Center Resource Managers - Virtual machine administration for data center resource managers including discovering resources of the datacenter to be managed by a resource manager; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources, processing capabilities of the discovered resources; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources of the datacenter to be managed, memory capabilities of the discovered resources; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources, minimum memory requirements for managing the discovered resources; determining, in dependence upon attributes of the resources of the datacenter to be managed, minimum processing requirements for managing the discovered resources; deploying, in dependence upon the determined processing capabilities and memory capabilities upon one or more of the resources of the datacenter to be managed, a virtual machine having at least the minimum memory requirements and the minimum processing requirements; and deploying the resource manager on the virtual machine. | 06-23-2011 |
Devon D. Snyder, Cary, NC US
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20120137066 | DYNAMIC USE OF RAID LEVELS RESPONSIVE TO WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS - Data associated with a workload is stored in a first composite array of data storage devices that meets first data storage requirements of the workload, and is automatically stored in a second composite array in response to detecting second data storage requirements of the workload, wherein the second composite array of data storage devices meets the second data storage requirements. The data may be stored in the second composite array by either converting the first array or migrating the data to another array that more closely meets the current data storage requirements of the workload. Alternatively, the array conversion or the data migration may be performed in response to a predictive failure alert from one of the data storage devices in the first composite array. | 05-31-2012 |
20120209988 | AUTOMATIC SERVER POSITION DETERMINATION - Systems and methods are provided for determining the location of a target computer device, such as a server in an array of interconnected servers. In one embodiment, a method comprises selecting a first server defining a first point of an axis of a reference coordinate system and selecting a second server defining a second point of the axis. A first cable is connected from the target server to the first server and a second cable is connected from the target server to the second server. The location of the target server is determined according to the length of the first cable, the length of the second cable, and the locations of the first and second servers. The axis may be designated using an axis cable, by connecting a first end of the axis cable to the first server and connecting a second end of the axis cable to the second server. | 08-16-2012 |
20120226986 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING BLADE CHASSIS DATA - Systems and methods for displaying blade chassis data are provided. One system includes a memory for storing computer code comprising a blade chassis information module and a processor capable of being in communication with a blade chassis. The processor, when executing the computer code comprising the blade chassis information module, is configured to receive the blade chassis data, create a user interface for the blade chassis data, and display the blade chassis data on the user interface. One method includes receiving blade chassis data, creating a user interface for the blade chassis data, and displaying the blade chassis data on the user interface. Also provided are physical computer storage mediums including a computer program product for performing the above method. | 09-06-2012 |
20120272001 | DYNAMIC USE OF RAID LEVELS RESPONSIVE TO WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS - Data associated with a workload is stored in a first composite array of data storage devices that meets first data storage requirements of the workload, and is automatically stored in a second composite array in response to detecting second data storage requirements of the workload, wherein the second composite array of data storage devices meets the second data storage requirements. The data may be stored in the second composite array by either converting the first array or migrating the data to another array that more closely meets the current data storage requirements of the workload. Alternatively, the array conversion or the data migration may be performed in response to a predictive failure alert from one of the data storage devices in the first composite array. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278483 | AUTOMATIC SERVER POSITION DETERMINATION - A method is provided for determining the location of a target computer device, such as a server in an array of interconnected servers. In one embodiment, the method comprises selecting a first server defining a first point of an axis of a reference coordinate system and selecting a second server defining a second point of the axis. A first cable is connected from the target server to the first server and a second cable is connected from the target server to the second server. The location of the target server is determined according to the length of the first cable, the length of the second cable, and the locations of the first and second servers. The axis may be designated using an axis cable, by connecting a first end of the axis cable to the first server and connecting a second end of the axis cable to the second server. | 11-01-2012 |
Devon Daniel Snyder, Cary, NC US
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20080271037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD BALANCE SERVER MANAGEMENT - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for balancing management loads. Loads are analyzed for a plurality of hardware control points to form an analysis in response to receiving a notification from a hardware control point indicating that a new manageable data processing system has been discovered. One of the plurality of hardware control points is selected using the analysis to form a selected hardware control point. The message is sent to the selected hardware control point to manage the new manageable data processing system, wherein the selected hardware control point manages the new manageable data processing system. | 10-30-2008 |
Emily G. Snyder, Raleigh, NC US
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20100300221 | Aerosol particle deposition on surfaces - A method and apparatus for generating a standardized surface contaminated by an aerosol deposited on its surface is described. Aerosols are propelled horizontally onto a vertical surface. The standardized contaminated surface is used to evaluate the effectiveness of cleaning and removing techniques. | 12-02-2010 |
Graham E. Snyder, Raleigh, NC US
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20090251323 | WATER ALARM DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - A water alarm device for releaseable attachment to a user in a body of water includes a buoyant alarm unit having a water sensor. The water sensor is configured to sense if a sensing portion of the alarm unit is in contact with water. A timer is in communication with the water sensor and is configured to determine a duration of water contact with the sensing portion of the alarm unit. The alarm unit is configured to travel to a surface of the body of water and activate an alarm when the duration of water contact is greater than a predetermined time. | 10-08-2009 |
20140049394 | WATER SAFETY MONITORING DEVICES, ALARM DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - A monitoring device for monitoring a risk of drowning for users of one or more alarm devices is provided. The alarm devices include one or more detectors configured to detect status data. A controller circuit is configured to receive status data from the alarm device, to detect a triggering event, and, in response to the triggering event, to select one of a plurality of alarm protocols based on the status data. A user interface unit is configured to convey the selected alarm protocol to the user. | 02-20-2014 |
Kevin H. Snyder, Charlotte, NC US
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20110302154 | MANAGING SEARCHES ON MOBILE DEVICES - This disclosure pertains to solutions, including without limitation, systems, methods, and software programs, that provide the ability to quickly and efficiently search mobile devices for relevant information. An exemplary search server has the ability to communicate (either directly and/or via a host PC) with one or more mobile devices to transmit a search request. The mobile devices, in turn, have a search facility that is configured to perform a search of the contents of the device and return a set of results to the search server. These results then may be presented to a user, who can select one or more of the results. The selected search result(s) then may be downloaded from the device and presented to the user. | 12-08-2011 |
Kevin Howard Snyder, Charlotte, NC US
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20110022571 | METHOD OF MANAGING WEBSITE COMPONENTS OF A BROWSER - A method of uninstalling all data and objects relating to a Website is disclosed. The user, upon visiting a Website, registers the site with the uninstall software according to a defined registration event. The registration process creates a Meta URL, to which all data and objects relating to the visited Website are associated. The data and objects include URLs, HTML documents, bookmarks or favorites, temporary browser objects such as embedded multimedia, browser cookies, browser history, and browser plug-ins and extensions. A configuration file, local or remote, or a user interface determines which items are removable. Multiple browsers can share the association between the data and objects relating to a Website and the Meta URL and the user can remove a browser from the shared association. | 01-27-2011 |
Michael Snyder, Fletcher, NC US
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20100250381 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING A QUEUE - The invention concerns a system designed for handling a queue at store checkouts and similar. Instead of one queue at each check-out counter all counters have one common single-line queue. At the front of the queue there is a display showing the status for each of the checkouts and indicates when the next customer in the queue should proceed to an available counter. The display shows the status of the checkout counters and thereby indicates to the next customer in the queue that it is time to proceed to an available checkout counter. The checkout counters and the central processing units are interconnected such that the display, upon the occurrence of specific triggering events associated with transaction events from a checkout counter, is arranged to automatically indicate a change in status and update the status for said checkout counter. The invention also relates to a method for handling a queue as referred above. | 09-30-2010 |
Michael Ray Snyder, Fletcher, NC US
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20090325629 | SOLUTION FOR QUEUE HANDLING - A solution for providing a plurality of people that are waiting for a service/meeting with information relating to the queue, whereby said solution comprises a registration unit that is arranged to place people waiting for a service/meeting in a queue. The solution also comprises at least one radio transmitter that is arranged to transmit information relating to the queue to unidentified radio receivers, whereby said people may receive said information via said unidentified radio receivers. | 12-31-2009 |
Philip Snyder, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20120179904 | Remote Pre-Boot Authentication - A host computer cloud has a processor and supports a virtual machine. An agent under control of a user is in communication with the cloud over a network. A key management server is in communication with the cloud over a network. The cloud stores the virtual machine in the form of a virtual encrypted disk on a non-volatile storage medium. When commanded by the agent, the cloud requests a disk-wrapping key from the key management server and decrypts the encrypted disk using the disk-wrapping key. | 07-12-2012 |
Scott H. Snyder, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20090055811 | REDUCING THE RUN-TIME COST OFINVOKING A SERVER PAGE - The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for reducing the run-time cost of invoking a server page. The system can include a server page translation unit configured to translate a server page document into program code. The system also can include a program code compiler configured to compile the program code into a program object. Finally, the system can include an optimization processor programmed to modify the program code to permit direct invocation of the program object by external program objects bypassing a server engine typically used to invoke the server page. Notably, in a preferred aspect of the invention the server page can be a JSP. Similarly, the program code can be Java source code and the program object can be a Java class. Finally, the external program objects can be servlets. | 02-26-2009 |
20140189110 | AUTONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF PRESENCE SERVER PERFORMANCE - A presence system comprises a presence server and a plurality of users in a distributed community of users that are associated with the presence server. The presence server selects a set of mediators, e.g., based upon a predetermined event, or other suitable factors, wherein each mediator is associated with a subset of the plurality of users. The presence server communicates presence information to the mediators where each mediator receives presence information regarding subscribed-to presence information for the users in their associated subset of users. Each mediator communicates the subscribed-to presence information to associated ones of the users in their associated subset of users. | 07-03-2014 |
Thomas Snyder, Cary, NC US
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20090119910 | COMPONENT WITH BONDING ADHESIVE - A device comprising a component and an adhesive attached to at least one exterior portion of the component. When the component is on a printed circuit and passed through a reflow operation, the adhesive melts forming a physical bond between the component and the printed circuit. The printed circuit may be a flexible printed circuit or a printed circuit board. The adhesive may melt under and to at least one edge of the component. The adhesive may also melt under and to at least one edge of the component and under and to at least one edge of at least one second component adjacent to the component. | 05-14-2009 |
20110039598 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADDING SOUND ANNOTATION TO PICTURE AND FOR HIGHLIGHTING ON PHOTOS AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE DEVICES - A method and device for adding sound annotations to a picture, and a mobile terminal including the device are disclosed. The method adds sound annotations to a picture in the mobile terminal, comprising: selecting and displaying a picture on a display device of the mobile terminal; selecting an arbitrary position on the picture; starting a sound recording function to record sound annotations for said arbitrary position on the picture; and saving the picture and the recorded sound annotations. With the present disclosure, a user of the mobile terminal can conveniently add sound annotations to a photo when the photo is taken with a camera included in the mobile terminal, so as to record wonderful “sound and picture” contents, or edit and send multimedia messages having “sound hyperlinks”. A method and device for adding a visual mark onto a picture, and a mobile terminal including the device are also disclosed. | 02-17-2011 |
Thomas D. Snyder, Cary, NC US
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20100023165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNIQUELY DECORATED COMPONENTS - Uniquely decorated devices may be manufactured using high speed production equipment. In one approach, a master piece of artwork is selected. For each decorated part to be fabricated, a portion of the master artwork is selected. Image data for the portion of the master artwork is input to a manufacturing tool, such as a laser etch machine. The manufacturing tool may process each part to have a representation of its corresponding portion of the artwork, resulting in plural parts that each has a unique cosmetic appearance. | 01-28-2010 |
20100064212 | Electronic Device Having a User Input Interface Opposite a Display - A consumer electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, includes a monolithic housing. A display is positioned on a first face of the housing and displays graphics to the user. An input interface, such as a keypad, for example, accepts user input and is positioned on the opposing back face of the housing. The display and the interface are oriented in opposing directions, and the display overlays an image of the input interface over the displayed graphics to allow a user to view which keys the user presses. | 03-11-2010 |
20110112895 | PROXIMAL GAME SHARING - A device may include a network interface for communicating over a network; and a processor. The processor may obtain a list of parties that are associated with user devices proximate to the device. In addition, the processor may receive, from a participant, a selection of a party in the list of parties. Further, the processor may send a copy of a component to a first user device associated with the selected party, start an application session by running an application, and engage the first user device in the application session, over a communication link, via the component installed at the first user device. | 05-12-2011 |
Thomas David Snyder, Cary, NC US
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20100066672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE OPTICAL USER INTERFACE - An optical user interface is provided in a mobile communication device. Motion of an input mechanism of the mobile communication device is detected via an optical sensor. In response to detection, one or more properties governing the motion are evaluated based on input from a motion sensor. Control information is generated based on evaluation. | 03-18-2010 |
20110054775 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH GPS APPLICATION TRIGGERED DISPLAY - A portable electronic device includes a GPS receiver, a display and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to determine and update a position of the electronic device from data obtained by the GPS receiver as the electronic device moves. The circuitry is also configured to provide a series of navigational alerts as the electronic device moves to a user specified destination, and effect at least one of turning on or turning off the display in response to recognizing a predetermined condition relating to position or movement of the electronic device. | 03-03-2011 |
20120027224 | Acoustic System for Slide-Type Mobile Device - A mobile device comprises a housing including a bottom section and a top section slidably connected to the bottom section so as to be movable relative to the bottom section between closed and open positions. A speaker disposed within the bottom section of the housing. An acoustic port extends from the speaker in the bottom section of the housing and through the top section of the housing to project sound produced by the speaker toward the front of the mobile device. | 02-02-2012 |
Wesley E. Snyder, Raleigh, NC US
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20140250522 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DRAWINGS WHICH INCORPORATE BIOMETRIC DATA AS SECURITY INFORMATION - Systems and methods using drawings as security information are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device may include a touchscreen display configured to receive information for drawing a security picture. Further, the computing device may include a security manager configured to determine one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information. The security manager may also be configured to authenticate a user based on the drawn security picture and the one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information. | 09-04-2014 |