Abstract: A cable for transmitting a transmissible element, such as power or data, from a source to a device, the cable includes at least a first plug configured to mate with at least one of the source and the device, and an audio player for playing back audio recording.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a verbal communication between a speaker and at least one listener, where the speaker and the at least one listener are spatially separate from each other, the apparatus provides the listener with a sensory output associated with the identity of the speaker, the apparatus including an identification device including a vibration sensor for detecting vibrations associated with speech of the speaker, is configured to store identification data representative of the identity of the speaker or the identification device, is associable with the identity of the speaker, and, in response to detecting vibrations, transmits an identification signal comprising or generated from the stored identification data, and a display device operable to receive the identification signal and to generate from the received identification signal a sensory output indicating the identity of either or both of the speaker and the identification device.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a verbal communication between a speaker and at least one listener, where the speaker and the at least one listener are spatially separate from each other, the apparatus provides the listener with a sensory output associated with the identity of the speaker, the apparatus including an identification device including a vibration sensor for detecting vibrations associated with speech of the speaker, is configured to store identification data representative of the identity of the speaker or the identification device, is associable with the identity of the speaker, and, in response to detecting vibrations, transmits an identification signal comprising or generated from the stored identification data, and a display device operable to receive the identification signal and to generate from the received identification signal a sensory output indicating the identity of either or both of the speaker and the identification device.

Abstract: A cable for transmitting a transmissible element, such as power or data, from a source to a device, the cable includes at least a first plug configured to mate with at least one of the source and the device, and an audio player for playing back audio recording.

Abstract: A method for generating an update status alert at a receiving device, the receiving device operating in a network of participating devices, each participating device broadcasting status information about a monitored entity associated with a respective participating device, the method comprising the steps of: receiving broadcast status information from each of the participating devices; aggregating the received status information to derive a consensus of the status information received from each of the participating devices; comparing the derived consensus with the status of the monitored entity of the receiving device; detecting a difference between the derived consensus and the status of the monitored entity; and in dependence of a difference being determined, generating an update status alert at the receiving device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for identifying and preventing propagation of a DOS attack on a WS-Notification NotificationBroker by inspecting the subscription request. If the address of the NotificationConsumer identified by the subscription request is equivalent to that of the NotificationBroker then the subscription request is rejected.

Abstract: A method and system for collaborative editing of a document by an author of the document and reviewers. Program code receives from the author an identification of selected portions of the document and receives from the author: comments created by the author and an identification of at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed. The selected portions and the comments are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis. Each comment pertains to content of the selected portion that each comment is associated with. The program code parses the received comments, and utilizes the identification of the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, to generate a list of comments specifying for each comment the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed. The program code makes available to each reviewer the comments on the list of comments directed to each reviewer.

Abstract: Summarization of text in a document may be requested in dependence upon the position of the text in relation to other text within the document or the position of the document containing the text within a plurality of documents in a document structure. Summarization of text in a document may also be requested in dependence upon a user's interaction with an application in conjunction with a version of the document or with a document structure including the document. Different levels of summarization may be applied to different segments of text within a document.

Abstract: A file access manager for scheduling of read/write operations and disk I/O operations for files that must be retrieved from disk storage. The file access manager schedules the operations such that a single file retrieval from disk is required for a plurality of processes to operate on the file. If any of the processes write to the file, a single disk write operation is then performed.

Abstract: A method of identifying desired objects of information determines whether an existing rule is appropriate to identify a new desired object of information, defines a new rule to include at least one search query string when one of the existing rules is not appropriate to identify the new desired object of information, and defines an initial new search query string to identify the new desired object of information, wherein the initial search query string has a search query string input value. Furthermore, the method includes identifying objects having an object value equal to the search query string input value, and identifying the objects as the results of the processing operation and as having an equivalence relationship with the initial search query string. When the results do not satisfy the new rule, subsequent search query strings are defined to form a search query string chain.

Abstract: A collaborative working application employing an instant messaging service allows a group of members to track the usage of a resource by dynamically creating an arbitrary resource name representing a resource of any type or representing a group of existing resource names, reserving and releasing the resource name in real-time by changing its virtual lock status, querying the resource status, and queuing against a locked resource name so as to be notified when the resource becomes available. The resource names may further be organized in a hierarchy for ease of management. Other features would also be discussed.

Abstract: A method for generating an update status alert at a receiving device, the receiving device operating in a network of participating devices, each participating device broadcasting status information about a monitored entity associated with a respective participating device, the method comprising the steps of: receiving broadcast status information from each of the participating devices; aggregating the received status information to derive a consensus of the status information received from each of the participating devices; comparing the derived consensus with the status of the monitored entity of the receiving device; detecting a difference between the derived consensus and the status of the monitored entity; and in dependence of a difference being determined, generating an update status alert at the receiving device.

Abstract: A method for communication forwarding is provided. The method includes determining if a target contact for a communication is unavailable, and ascertaining a plurality of alternative contacts with a relationship to the target contact. The relationship may be a physical proximity and/or a social proximity of the alternative contact to the target contact. The method may include ordering the alternative contacts by their strength of relationship with the target contact.

Abstract: A method and system for collaborative editing of a document by an author of the document and reviewers. Program code receives from the author an identification of selected portions of the document and receives from the author: comments created by the author and an identification of at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed. The selected portions and the comments are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis. Each comment pertains to content of the selected portion that each comment is associated with. The program code parses the received comments, and utilizes the identification of the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed, to generate a list of comments specifying for each comment the at least one reviewer to which each comment is directed. The program code makes available to each reviewer the comments on the list of comments directed to each reviewer.