Interactive Network Representation Of Devices (e.g., Topology Of Workstations) Patents (Class 715/734)
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Publication number: 20140298181Abstract: Digital data structures of cell sites that can be reviewed, interrogated and manipulated so that users can investigate the cell site remotely. The digital data structures contain data for the elevated antenna holding structure and for each desired cell site component, such as the cellular antennas, microwave dishes. The digital data structures contain high resolution optical information about the cell site so that desired elements can be distinguished and read; relative spatial relationship data so that the relative spatial relationships between the different components can be determined to and automatically generated angular adjustment data to reduce perspective distortions of the cell site components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventor: Amir H. Rezvan
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Patent number: 8850323Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit to connect to a different device on a network, the different device storing contents; an output unit to connect to a display apparatus; a control unit; an operation input unit; and a reproduction unit. The control unit searches for contents stored in the different device on the network, generates a list of thumbnail images indicating the searched contents, estimates an error rate when each of the contents is received and reproduced, and outputs the list to the display apparatus, the control unit changing a state of each of the thumbnail images in the list according to the estimated error rate. The operation input unit receives reproduction instruction operation with respect to the content indicated by each of the thumbnail images. The reproduction unit receives the content, which is subjected to the reproduction instruction operation, from the different device, and reproduce the content.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Okada, Masahiko Enari, Noboru Murabayashi
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Patent number: 8850322Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for network topology information for a network. The request includes an identifier for a requesting entity and an identifier for the network. The method also includes accessing network topology information for the network based on the identifier for the network. The network topology information identifies a plurality of network elements in the network and defines a relationship between the network elements. A diagrammatic view of the network topology is determined based on the network topology information for the network. The method includes determining one or more aspects of at least one network element based on the identifier for the requesting entity. The method further includes associating the one or more aspects to the at least one network element to form a customized diagrammatic view of the network topology. The method also includes providing the customized diagrammatic view of the network topology.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Vijayaraman Subramanian, Ambati Veera Venkata Praveen Kumar Reddy
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Patent number: 8850321Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine readable and executable instructions are provided for cross-domain business service management. Cross-domain business service management can include receiving event indications from domains. The event indications can be standardized into standardized event indications independent of domain manager or domain-specific syntax. The standardized event indications can be aggregated into aggregated event indications. A number of domain-specific descriptive semantic attributes of the aggregated event indications can be runtime analyzed. The aggregated event indications can be mapped to respective health indicators based on the runtime analysis, where each of the respective health indicators represents a health aspect of one of the domains. The respective health indicators can be displayed on a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Joachim Seeger, Holger Zecha, Andre Gebert
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Publication number: 20140289634Abstract: One or more embodiments provide an extensible user interface for navigating a graph in a tabular format for which the extensible user interface is arranged in a hierarchy of views. The hierarchy includes an entry point level having at least one extension added by an application, wherein data is displayed when the extensible user interface is initially accessed by the user. The hierarchy further includes an inventory level having at least one extension added by the application, wherein data is displayed when the user selects an extension at the inventory level. Another level of the hierarchy is a category extension level having at least one extension added by an application, wherein data is displayed when the user focuses the extensible user interface on a node displayed by an extension added at the inventory level.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Thomas C. CANNON, III, Stephanie DEE, Peter J. SHEPHERD, Robert Lee THOMPSON
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Patent number: 8839132Abstract: A method in a warehouse management system for providing instructions to a user, comprising: receiving a table in a database of the warehouse management system, the table defining the instructions, one or more of the columns of the table containing data and image references pertaining to respective warehouse storage items associated with the instructions; adding an expression column to the table, the expression column for defining a combination of the data and image references pertaining to the respective warehouse storage items in accordance with the instructions; adding markup language code to the expression column for customizing a graphical presentation of the combination; generating the graphical presentation of the combination from the markup language code; and, displaying the graphical presentation on a display screen of the warehouse management system, thereby providing the instructions to the user in a graphical format.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Tecsys, Inc.Inventor: John Paul Reichert
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Patent number: 8838838Abstract: Disclosure is related to a universal driving method and a system for a variety of peripherals. For solving the problem in a hardware manufacturer required to provide many versions of drivers and proprietary programs for different host systems and operating systems, the universal driving method allows the host system drives its peripherals via a scripting language. In accordance with the embodiment of the invention, the host system may recognize and connect to a peripheral device via an address while the peripheral device is linked to the host system. After that, a channel is established between the peripheral device and the host system. The scripting language is then used to generate an operating interface for the peripheral device. Users may therefore access the peripheral device through the interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Arcadyan Technology CorporationInventor: Lih-Gwo Pao
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Patent number: 8839113Abstract: Embodiments which utilize a topology view GUI with elements in each of storage and general network views which indicate the connection to the alternate network via an icon. Properly selecting the icon causes the topology view of the other network to appear. This method allows the connections between the networks to be readily viewed without cluttering either topology and allows quick context changes to occur at the same point.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: David B. Hamilton, Sesh Sayani, Naveen Konapalli, Suresh Muthu, Vineet Banga
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Patent number: 8839114Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating a graphical representation of at least a portion of a synchronized network model. In use, a network model of a network is identified. Additionally, an inventory model of the network is identified. Further, the network model and the inventory model are synchronized to identify differences between the network model and the inventory model. Moreover, a graphical representation of a variant model associated with the network is generated, utilizing the differences between the network model and the inventory model, where the variant model includes the network model with the differences between the network model and the inventory model.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Amdocs Software Systems LimitedInventors: Johnston Harden Graham Glendinning, Valery Eysman, Simon Dowling
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Patent number: 8838819Abstract: A method for synchronizing different components of a computer network system using meta-commands embedded in normal network packets. The data communication channel between different components of a computer network system can be used to transport meta-commands piggybacked in normal network packets, without modifying or compromising the validity of the protocol message. Embodiments of the method can be used for embedding test synchronization and control commands into the network packets sent through a device or system under test. The device or system under test can be an edge device, with the data communication channel carrying normal packets containing meta-commands embedded in the packets to synchronize the test control of the test clients and the test servers connected to the edge device.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Empirix Inc.Inventors: Sergey Eidelman, Anne-Marie Turgeon, Tibor Ivanyi, David Hsing-Wang Wong, Anuj Nath
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Publication number: 20140258871Abstract: Methods, systems, and products simulate a topology of a residential home network. The residential home network has a residential gateway and one or more devices communicating with the residential gateway. Each device is queried by the residential gateway for configuration and performance data. A simulated view of a topology of the residential home network is then generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Xidong Wu, Mark H. Brady, Jin Wang
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Publication number: 20140237372Abstract: A system for securely transferring commands to a recipient device. An access interface allows a user to enter a command for the recipient device. The access interface only allows the user to enter commands within a subset of commands associated with a role assigned to the user. The control interface receives information, i.e., the command entered by the user and the associated user role, from the access interface. The control interface outputs, to the manifest engine, the information and a manifest table which identifies each role and the subset of commands associated with each role. The manifest engine compares the information with the contents of the received manifest table, and, if the command entered by the user corresponds to a command within the set of commands associated with the role assigned to the user, forwards the command to the recipient device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: OWL COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Ronald Mraz, Gabriel Silberman
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Patent number: 8812957Abstract: In the context of a site analysis report showing paths between nodes, a relevance slider allows a user to dynamically specify how many node-to-node connections should be shown at any given time. The user can position the slider as desired, so as to specify a threshold level. Only those node connections having a relevance level (measured, for example, as a traffic level) exceeding the specified threshold are shown. In one embodiment, lines representing node connections fade in and out as the slider is moved, so as to provide instantaneous visual feedback.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventor: Christopher Reid Error
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Patent number: 8793585Abstract: Communication system management apparatus, methods, and interfaces are disclosed. A group of objects that are associated with different types of communication system components in a representation of a communication system are configured in a group. A further representation of the objects of the group is provided, and includes an indication of component operational status for one or more communication system components respectively associated with one or more of the objects of the group. The further representation of the objects of the group may also or instead provide access to the objects of the group, so that information associated with the objects may be more easily displayed, for example. The communication system representation and the group representation are provided in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) in some embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Michael Nicholas Tofinetti, Karen Ensing, Paul Kuruvilla, Saied Heidari, Frances Jean Hardwick, David Kiesekamp, Terrence Martineau, Robert Craig, Sasa Nijemcevic
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Publication number: 20140208214Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, systems and methods for monitoring and managing physical devices and physical device locations in a network are described herein. An example method may include generating at a processor of an information handling system a first graphical representation of a first network structure. The first graphical representation may identify the relative physical orientation of a second network structure and a third network structure. The processor may identify an operational condition corresponding to the second network structure. The processor may also generate a first status indicator within the first graphical representation, with the first status indicator graphically identifying the operational condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Inventor: Gabriel D. Stern
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Patent number: 8788958Abstract: Computer services and other computer entities may be monitored and evaluated by using a model that defines the services and relationships between the services. The model may be used during discovery for finding entities and creating instances of the entities and instances of the relationships between entities. After discovery, data may be collected and stored in a database by monitoring or instrumenting the entity. Analysis of the data may include tracking performance and monitoring the health of a service or other entity. The relationships may be used to graphically display various entities in many useful manners, including graphical representations of the health of various entities.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ashvinkumar J Sanghvi, Baelson B Duque, Thomas F Theiner
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Patent number: 8782528Abstract: A system for presenting and controlling content on a display device includes a network, a server system coupled to the network and comprising one or more servers, a display device coupled to the network and having a display, and a personal computing device operable to transmit a first message according to a specified format over the network to the server system. The server system stores an association between the personal computing device and the display device. The first message identifies user-selected content and a media player to play the content. The server system is operable, in response to receiving the first message from the personal computing device, to provide to the display device a second message identifying the user-selected content and the media player to play the content. In response to receiving the second message, the display device is operable to obtain a first media player needed to play the content, to load the media player and to present the content on the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Touchstream Technologies, Inc.Inventor: David Strober
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Patent number: 8782526Abstract: A method and a device for processing network element object information in a three-dimensional (3D) topology view are provided. The method includes: in response to a user's operation of selecting a first network element object in the 3D topology view displayed in a window, sending a first instruction to a back-end server; receiving position coordinates and size information of the first network element object from the back-end server; and adjusting position coordinates of the first network element object in the window according to a size of the window and the position coordinates of the first network element object, multiplying the size information of the first network element object by a preset zoom factor to zoom the first network element object, and redisplaying the zoomed first network element object at the adjusted position coordinates in the window. Thus the user can identify the network element object quickly in the window.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanfang Tan, Jianbo Liang
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Publication number: 20140195920Abstract: A communication device having a display and instructions for displaying a short range wireless function. The instructions can cause the display of a Toolkit homepage in response to a Toolkit application being selected in a homepage of the communication device. In response to the short range wireless function being selected in the Toolkit homepage, status of the short range wireless function on the communication device can be displayed. In response to the short range wireless function being turned on, a short range wireless function menu can be displayed. In response to a pairing option being selected from the displayed short range wireless function menu, menu options for pairing a short range wireless device with the communication device can be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Przemyslaw ABRATOWSKI, David BUKURAK
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Patent number: 8775952Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent information navigation in a graphical user interface (GUI) where a sequence of items is generated and stored in a memory of a computer system. A number of graphical elements are displayed on a screen of a GUI, wherein each graphical element corresponds to an item of the sequence of items, and wherein the graphical elements are ordered according to the sequence. When requested, the graphical elements scroll in a chosen direction to gradually include a new graphical element into the screen at the direction of scrolling. Respectively, the scrolling could gradually exclude from the screen a graphical element at opposite direction. An item of the sequence of items could be selected as a currently active item. The displayed graphical elements are automatically scrolled to move the graphical element corresponding to the currently active item at a focal position within the screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Bettina Laugwitz, Christopher Ronnewinkel, Susann Stieler, Farid Toubal-Seghir
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Patent number: 8775944Abstract: A system for interactive evaluation of policies includes a first graphical user interface element and a second graphical user interface element. The first graphical user interface element enumerates at least one resource. The second graphical user interface element receives an identification of a characteristic of at least one client and displays a result of an application of at least one policy associated with the at least one resource to the at least one client, the at least on policy applied responsive to the received identification of the characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Richard Hayton
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Patent number: 8775504Abstract: In a case where a user scans a document by a MFP or the like, a plurality of specific folders are determined based upon a storage history of the documents which the user has scanned in the past to produce shortcuts of the document scanned at this time in the plurality of determined specific folders.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masaya Soga
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Patent number: 8769411Abstract: In a case where a plurality of service providing devices having different capabilities are operated in association and a service providing device is utilized, operability when setting functions is improved for the user. Provided is an information processing apparatus for utilizing services capable of being provided by a plurality of service providing devices that exist on a network.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsuya Sakai
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Publication number: 20140173444Abstract: A device with one or more processors and memory display, in a data display panel, a plurality of nodes associated with a data set. The plurality of nodes include a first set of one or more nodes and a second set of one or more nodes distinct from the first set of nodes. The data set includes information indicating a magnitude of a relationship between nodes in the first set of nodes and nodes in the second set of nodes. The device receives a first input corresponding to selection of a first node in the first set of nodes. In response to receiving the input, the device displays, in the data display panel, a visual indication of a magnitude of a relationship between the first node and one or more nodes in the second set of nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Lithium Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Michael Wu
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Patent number: 8745228Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining if one or more electronic device capabilities represented in one of a group of device profiles is associated with one or more content characteristics represented in one of a group of resource profiles. The method also includes assigning the device profile to the resource profile if the electronic device capabilities are associated with the content characteristics. Furthermore, the method includes, upon receipt of content defined by the resource profile, initiating delivery of the content to at least one electronic device associated with the one device profile based upon the assignment.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Joerg Beckert, Mikko Hypponen, Tuomas Dahlgren
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Patent number: 8745485Abstract: Functionality available on an enterprise server is applied to HTML content from a remote server. HTML content is collected from remote servers including remote markup tags upon request from an end user. The HTML content for the remote markup tags is parsed and converted to content formatted for enterprise server functionality. The converted content is executed at the enterprise server. Remote server and enterprise server data are then transmitted to the end user. Tags and/or libraries may be extensible, such that they may be created or modified, and the tags may or may not be included within a supplied library of tags and/or a created library of tags, or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventor: Don Lewis Hayler
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Patent number: 8745537Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for managing and monitoring a graphical top model includes executing the graphical top model. The graphical top model references multiple instances of at least one graphical model. The method also generates a graphical user interface that displays a component from a graphical model. The displayed component is referenced by at least two of the model instances. The graphical user interface displays a current calling hierarchy indicative of a specific model instance that is associated with the displayed component.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.Inventors: Mojdeh Shakeri, Michael David Tocci, John Ciolfi, Pieter J. Mosterman
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Patent number: 8739035Abstract: The invention relates to an applet for a mobile computing device, comprising an element to detect user input and perform appropriate associated actions, and to provide a cognitive aid for users of the mobile computing device. The invention also relates to a method for controlling operation of a mobile computing device, comprising detecting user input and performing appropriate associated actions and providing a cognitive aid for users of the mobile computing device. The invention further relates to a cognitive aid for a mobile computing device having a display screen, the cognitive aid being displayed on the display screen and including an on-screen and/or an audio tip, and being associated with an input vehicle of the mobile computing device. The cognitive aid provides relevant information to the user regarding the input vehicle. The invention still further relates to a method for assisting users of a mobile computing device having a display screen.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Jim Trethewey
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Patent number: 8732594Abstract: An information processing device includes: an information acquisition process control unit for selecting an information piece to be selected and sending an instruction to a communication unit; the communication unit for transmitting an information acquisition request to other information processing device connected via a network, and acquiring information from the other information processing device according to the instruction; and a storage unit storing a display amount information indicating the amount of display information which can be displayed on a display unit at once. The information acquisition process control unit instructs the communication unit to acquire more information than the amount indicated by the display amount information. This realizes an effective information acquisition and appropriate user-friendliness.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Iwata, Masato Suzuki, Hiroki Miyamoto
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Patent number: 8732797Abstract: Architecture that addresses security concerns while still providing transparent user experience with ability to perform tasks. When a user machine is considered incompliant or compromised due to, for example, a suspected infection, the user machine can be blocked from further access to a network or other computing hosts until the incompliance is resolved. A notification is presented that indicates the nature of the problem, and a way to access an automatically configured isolated environment via which to continue working. The user can be automatically routed to use the alternative isolated environment for temporary access to network resources. Once the user finishes activities in the isolated environment, the system hosting the isolated environment is reverted back to a known good state.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Vladimir Holostov, Yigal Edery, Yair Geva
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Patent number: 8732823Abstract: A nondestructive testing apparatus includes a display section and a storage section which stores predetermined executable functions. Each of the predetermined functions is initially set to one of a permitted state and a disabled state, and one of a display state and a non-display state on the display section. In an initial state, at least one of the predetermined functions is set to the disabled state and the non-display state. The nondestructive testing apparatus can receive permission information which unlocks at least one of the predetermined functions initially set to the disabled state so as to be set to the permitted state, and unlocks at least one of the predetermined functions initially set in the non-display state so as to be in the display state. The apparatus displays an operation icon only with respect to all of the predetermined functions set to the display state.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Yokota, Sumito Nakano
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Patent number: 8704821Abstract: In general, the present invention provides a system and method for creating, managing and utilizing virtual worlds for enhanced management of an Information Technology (IT) environment. Two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) virtual world renditions are automatically created to replicate the associated real-life IT environment. Such virtual environments can then be used to familiarize staff with remote locations and to securely provide virtual data center tours to others. The virtual environments are managed through an information monitor and management module that generates a work order sent to the physical location for reconfiguration of the real-life environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gaurav N. Kulkarni, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Anne R. Sand, James W. Seaman
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Patent number: 8706866Abstract: Provided are a virtual server and method for identifying a zombie, and a sinkhole server and method for integratedly managing zombie information. The virtual server includes an authentication processing module authenticating a host using a CAPTCHA test and providing a cookie to the authenticated host when a web server access request message received from the host does not include a cookie, a cookie value verification module for extracting a cookie value from the web server access request message and verifying the extracted cookie value when the web server access request message includes a cookie, a web page access inducement module for inducing the host to access a web server when the cookie value is verified, and a zombie identification module for blocking access of the host when the cookie value is not verified, and identifying the host as a zombie when the number of blocking operations exceeds a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Eletronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Sang Kyun Noh, Young Tae Yun, Dong Soo Kim, Yo Sik Kim, Yoon Jung Chung, Won Ho Kim, Yu Jung Han, Cheol Won Lee
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Patent number: 8707184Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting, within a web page, a graphical representation of a content sharing interface including at least one button icon, receiving user input to the button icon, in response to the user input, expanding the content sharing interface to include an expanded content input area and a distribution interface, the expanded content input area displaying a graphical representation of digital content that is to be distributed, receiving user input to the distribution interface, the user input indicating contact(s) to which the digital content is to be distributed, in response to receiving the user input, displaying icon(s) within the distribution interface, the icon(s) being a graphical representation of the contact(s), and transmitting a post data set including digital content data and distribution data to a server computing system.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Rita Chen, Shimrit Ben-Yair, Jonathan Terleski, Joseph Smarr
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Patent number: 8701011Abstract: A UI specification creating apparatus displays a format that allows information relevant to a condition of an element displayed on an operation screen of a user interface to be activated and information concerning content of process that the element operates to be described in a given form and receives descriptions relevant to specifications of the element based on the format. The UI specification creating apparatus then displays the operation screen of the user interface and carries out a simulation of an operation of the element displayed on the operation screen of the user interface based on the information relevant to the condition of the element to be activated and the information concerning the content of process that the element operates received.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Denso CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Ohta, Shun-ichi Hirabayashi, Akira Shikasho, Ryoji Suzuki, Kazuhiko Sugimoto
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Patent number: 8701010Abstract: The present solution provides a variety of techniques for accelerating and optimizing network traffic, such as HTTP based network traffic. The solution described herein provides techniques in the areas of proxy caching, protocol acceleration, domain name resolution acceleration as well as compression improvements. In some cases, the present solution provides various prefetching and/or prefreshening techniques to improve intermediary or proxy caching, such as HTTP proxy caching. The acceleration and optimization techniques described herein may be deployed on the client as a client agent or as part of a browser, as well as on any type and form of intermediary device, such as an appliance, proxying device or any type of interception caching and/or proxying device.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Robert Plamondon
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Patent number: 8701177Abstract: A graphical representation of the firewall and a network coupled to the firewall is generated and displayed. A number of an inbound port of the network is displayed. An arrow adjacent to the port number pointing toward the network is displayed to indicate that a communication is permitted to the port. The port number and the arrow are located between an icon for the network and an icon for the firewall. A port number of a destination of a communication originating from the network is displayed. Also, another arrow adjacent to the destination port number pointing toward the firewall is displayed to indicate that a communication is permitted to the destination port number. The destination port number and the other arrow are located between an icon for the network and an icon for the firewall.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brooke Madsen Anderson, Wiliam C. Bunn, Mary Karnes, Sarah M. Lieberman, Mira E. Wilczek
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Publication number: 20140101557Abstract: A valence graph may be constructed that depicts words, phrases, links, objects, and the like that are preferred by one sub-cluster over another sub-cluster. Such valence graphs may use aggregated sets of clusters defined by users to display dimensions of substantive interest. The valence graph may be constructed by partitioning an online author network into at least one set of source nodes with a similar linking history to form an attentive cluster and at least one set of outlink targets with a similar citation profile to form an outlink bundle and then generating a graphical representation of attentive clusters and/or outlink bundles in the network to enable interpretation of network features and behavior and calculation of comparative statistical measures across the attentive clusters and outlink bundles, wherein at least one element of the graphical representation depicts a measure of an extent of a type of activity within the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventor: John W. Kelly
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Publication number: 20140101556Abstract: A system is provided for implementing, managing or running a communication or workflow management system having multiple role agents representing roles, person agents representing users and device agents representing devices. The system combines a plurality of the role agents and their associated person agents and device agents into at least one mission, links the role agents to the person agents with a policy chain, and links the person agents to the device agents with a policy chain within a mission. Selected communications may be linked to at least one of the missions with a policy chain, such as a policy chain that links selected communications to at least one of the role agents in a mission.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventor: Deborah Lynn Pinard
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Patent number: 8694905Abstract: A model-driven display for displaying metric annotations on a resource/relationship graph. Upon detecting selection of a set of computer resources in a system management graph, annotation options available to the selected set of computer resources are retrieved from an object model, wherein the object model defines computer resources in a data processing system and relationships among the computer resources, and wherein the annotation options represent resource metrics collected for the computer resources, A menu is created using the annotation options for the selected set of computer resources and displayed to a user in the graphical user interface. When selection of a set of annotation options in the menu is detected, the system management graph is updated to display annotations, corresponding to the selected set of annotation options, for the selected set or computer resources. The updated system management graph is then displayed to the user in the graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: J. Russell Boykin, Alberto Giammaria, Patricia Diana Griffin, Robert Lee Orr, Christopher Andrew Peters
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Patent number: 8694906Abstract: A cloud computing infrastructure administration system can track use of cloud computing resources by customer, hardware utilization, and geographical location in a unified manner, the cloud may be administered much more efficiently. A cloud computing visualization tool can use the tracked data to provide multiple visualization options to aid in cloud computing management. For instance, usage can be tracked and information displayed on a per-customer, per-machine, per-location, and/or other basis. Thus, administrators can, for example view a particular customer's use of resources regardless of location but also view a location's allocation of resources regardless of customer. The tool can be configured to restrict access by login, and thus customers or other parties other than administrators may view data.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Stephen Craig Cole, Jason C. Fabbri, Robert Allan McCone, John Lyn Farmer
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Patent number: 8694890Abstract: In the context of a site analysis report showing paths between nodes, color is used to indicate a direction of traffic that follows a particular node-to-node path. Different colors are assigned to different nodes in a site analysis report. Paths are color-coded according to their destination nodes, so as to provide a distinctive visual identification of a traffic flow direction. Node connection direction can be reinforced by static or moving arrows.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Adobe Sytems IncorporatedInventor: Christopher Reid Error
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Patent number: 8694615Abstract: A hostname configuration unit associates a display hostname with a regular hostname of a host, where the regular hostname identifies the host and the display hostname identifies a service associated with the host, where the service is provided by a client application. The hostname configuration unit further associates a graphical representation with the display hostname. A hostname query unit is configured to provide the client application the regular hostname, the display hostname, and the graphical representation in response to a request for hostname data received from the client application. The regular hostname, the display hostname, and the graphical representation are used by the client application to advertise a service to allow a remote node to access the advertised service of the application over a network.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventor: David Zeuthen
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Patent number: 8689107Abstract: A system and method for aggregating IP flows in a telecommunication network is disclosed. A multi-protocol flow representing packets captured from the telecommunications network during a selected time period is displayed on a user interface of a network monitoring system. The multi-protocol flow is highlighted on the user interface display if any session records within the multi-protocol flow do not meet operator-defined criteria. The user interface detects a user's selection of the multi-protocol flow and displays a plurality of protocol-specific flows that are within the multi-protocol flow. The user interface detects the user's selection of one of the protocol-specific flows and displays a plurality of session flows that are within the selected protocol-specific flow. Any session records that do not meet operator-defined criteria are highlighted on the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventors: Wei Dong, Sanchu Han, James Eric Wilson
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Patent number: 8689104Abstract: A method of providing a description of a remote control device to a communication device configured to interact with an electronic device over a communication network as a remote control device is presented. In the method, the communication device transfers an indication of the electronic device over the network to a communication node. Afterward, the communication device receives the description of the remote control device associated with the electronic device from the node over the network. The communication device transfers a command associated with the remote control device over the network to the electronic device, wherein the command is generated using the description of the remote control device.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Sling Media PVT LtdInventors: Venkatesan Thiyagarajan, Arun L. Gangotri, Sachin D. Mule, Madan Mohan Nayak
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Patent number: 8683353Abstract: A method and system for collaborative communications is described. In one embodiment, a central virtual reality communications environment is created. A plurality of client communication devices are connected to the central virtual reality communications environment. Each one of the connected plurality of client communication devices are represented as an avatar present in the central virtual reality communications environment. An uploaded data object is received from any one of the connected plurality of client communication devices. Finally, the data object is displayed in the central virtual reality communications environment to the connected plurality of client communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Eric R Buhrke, Carl M. Danielsen, Renxiang Li, Magdi A. Mohamed, Mark A. Tarlton
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Patent number: 8677248Abstract: Techniques are described for providing information about a current state that is modeled with multiple state attributes. In some situations, the providing includes receiving from first and second sources indications of an ability to supply values for, respectively, an indicated one of the state attributes and another of the state attributes. In such situations, the providing also includes, in response to receiving a request from a first client for a value of the indicated one attribute, determining that the first source is available to supply the value, obtaining the value from the first source, and supplying a value obtained from the first source to the first client.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kenneth H. Abbott, Joshua M. Freedman, Dan Newell, James O. Robarts
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Patent number: 8667050Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying data associated with a client drive of a client computing device in a virtualized desktop executing on a remote computing device without explicitly mapping the client drive onto the remote computing device are described. A first client agent executing on a client computing device establishes a user session with a remote computing device. The first client agent transmits data identifying the client drive of the client computing device to a second client agent executing on the remote computing device. The second client agent receives data associated with the client drive and generates a shell link using the received data associated with the client drive in the context of the user session. The second client agent displays the data associated with the client drive of the client computing device in a virtualized desktop executing on the remote computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Georgy Momchilov
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Patent number: 8661352Abstract: A method is provided for a user of a communications device sharing data items with one or more of a plurality of data recipients, comprising the steps of: selecting one or more data items to share (1201); displaying symbols in a two-dimensional geometrical space on a display (1204), at least some of which represent individuals or groups of the data recipients; selecting one or more of the symbols as destinations for the data item(s) (1202); and sharing the data item(s) with the destination (s) (1203).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Someones Group Intellectual Property Holdings PTY LtdInventors: Brett James Gronow, Keith David Deverell, Jonathan David Pak, Christopher Glendon Bates, David Peter Wolf
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Patent number: 8656302Abstract: A technique for presenting display screens of a plurality terminals connected to a network on a multi-window screen of a display screen of a display device. A communication unit receives image data captured and then sent by each terminal having a screen capture function. A display control unit controls an image synthesizer to synthesize the captured image data into single screen multi-window format data. A multi-window screen is thus presented.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Norihiro Yoshikuni