Patents Represented by Law Firm Baker and Botts, L.L.P
  • Patent number: 8321519
    Abstract: A document management system monitors proposed recipients for documents and provides recommendations on alterations to the distribution set, such as by adding or removing recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: John Nicholas Gross
  • Patent number: 8321522
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing latency on a remotely-booted information handling system are disclosed. A method for access and management of remote data may include receiving from a host a standard input-output instruction including a persistent image update (PIU) parameter indicating a request by the host to access a shared computer-readable medium storing an image shared by the host and one or more other hosts. The method may further include determining a value of the PIU parameter and determining whether to allow the host to access the shared computer readable medium based at least on the value of the PIU parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Cherian, Kevin Marks
  • Patent number: 8321657
    Abstract: A system and method for BIOS and controller communication. An information handling system comprises a central processing unit coupled to a memory. The memory further comprises a BIOS. The information handling system further comprises a controller coupled to a nonvolatile memory, and a register coupled to the central processing unit and the controller. The controller is operable to initialize communication with the BIOS, and service commands from the BIOS. The central processing unit is operable to initialize communication with the controller, and send commands to the controller. A method for communication between a BIOS and a controller in an information handling system comprises initializing communication between the BIOS and the controller. The method further comprises encrypting a command using a key by the BIOS, and sending the command to the controller. The controller processes the command, and the BIOS receives the result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Alok Pant, James Walker, Loren Fredlund
  • Patent number: 8315276
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, an error correction during the transmission of the data word is made possible through the change of the modulation state at pre-defined time points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Ulrich Friedrich
  • Patent number: 8315979
    Abstract: A node device connected to other node devices has a particular obtaining unit that obtains search information including, a first determination unit that applies a predetermined rule to determine whether the search information obtained by the particular obtaining unit is required to be stored in the node device. The node device has a first storage unit that stores search information when required, and a second determination unit that determines whether the search information obtained by the particular obtaining unit is newly published in the network. A second storage unit stores the search information when the second determination unit determines that the storage information is newly published. A search unit searches the content data, based on the search information stored in at least one of the first storage unit and the second storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Matsuo, Kazuhiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8315170
    Abstract: An apparatus for signaling information in a network environment is provided that includes an access gateway operable to establish one or more packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user. The access gateway is operable to communicate a message associated with a change in quality of service, locale, or policy enforcement relating to a selected one of the PDP links to a client services packet gateway (CSPG). The CSPG responds to the message by providing an accounting command for the selected PDP link such that synchronization is achieved between accounting information and a state associated with the selected PDP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Grayson
  • Patent number: 8312942
    Abstract: Roller cone drill bits operable to form a borehole. A number of support arms may extend from each drill bit. A cutter cone assembly may be mounted on each support arm. A number of cutting elements or inserts may be disposed on an exterior surface of a cone assembly. A lifting surface may be formed on each support arm extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge of each support arm such that the lifting surfaces directs cuttings upward in a borehole. A wedge shaped portion may be formed on each support arm proximate the lifting surface and the trailing edge. An inlet to each lifting surface may be formed on the leading edge of each support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuck L. Ho, Micheal B. Crawford
  • Patent number: 8315247
    Abstract: A system and method for coupling a subscription to a registration in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment includes creating a first registration-coupled subscription to initiate registration of a communication session and to initiate a subscription to an event package. The first registration-coupled subscription is transmitted, and a response is received to the first registration-coupled subscription, wherein the response confirms the subscription to the event package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan D. Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 8312122
    Abstract: A device management system, a device, and a management apparatus are provided. The device management system includes a plurality of devices that are coupled to a network; and a management apparatus that is coupled to the network. The devices include a first device and a second device. The first device stores icon image data indicating the device and including specified information embedded therein as digital watermark information. The second device stores icon image data indicating the device but not including specified information. The management apparatus includes a response information receiving unit; a response detecting unit that detects whether the specified information is embedded as the digital watermark information in the icon image data; and a device specifying unit that specifies a device as a first device or a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kan Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 8311588
    Abstract: The present invention includes a device, method, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text. In one form, a method for providing selectable characters within a user interface includes determining an operating mode of a communication device and receiving an input associated with a selected input key. The method determines a group of characters associated with the selected key based on the operating mode and displays the group of characters within the user interface. The user interface may display a first character of the group of characters within a first portion of the user interface and the group of characters proximal to the first character within a second portion of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Toebes, Ilya N. Slain
  • Patent number: 8311887
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for Real-time Instant Presence with Advertisement (RIPA) using an instant messaging topology with wireless technology to instantly setup and update of presence information of an instant messaging user. The invention provides location information of a business and other business information to a wireless instant messaging user/customer of the business, and obviates the need for the users/customer to manually enter presence information of the business. The invention further provides methods for promotion, advertising and network marketing of a business using presence information sent to instant messaging users and instantly propagated through instant messaging address lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: I-Wen Winnie Tsou, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Toshiharu Kido
  • Patent number: 8311902
    Abstract: A method for fulfilling inventory requests includes receiving an inventory request requesting an inventory item and selecting the requested inventory item from an inventory holder. The method further includes storing the requested inventory item in an order holder associated with the inventory request and moving the order holder to a storage space. In addition, the method includes detecting a triggering event and in response to detecting the triggering event, retrieving the order holder from the storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Mountz, Peter R. Wurman
  • Patent number: 8308929
    Abstract: Methods and systems for screening for the effect of bath composition on the performance of electroplating, electroless-plating, electrochemical-etching, electropolishing, and chemical-etching processes are provided. The methods and systems use microfluidic channels that allow for etching or plating studies on an electrode exposed to a multitude of bath compositions at different positions on its surface. After deposition or etching, the electrode surface can be quickly and easily detached from the device for analysis of deposited or etched film properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventor: Alan C. West
  • Patent number: 8312263
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of updating a certificate trust list on a first endpoint includes receiving an initial certificate trust list at the first endpoint. The initial certificate trust list includes authentication data for at least a second endpoint. Digitally signed information is received at the first endpoint and authentication is initiated against the authentication data for the at least a second endpoint. The authentication occurs only if the digital signature is complementary to the authentication data for the at least a second endpoint. After successful authentication, the initial certificate trust list is updated with the information to yield an updated certificate trust list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Bell, Douglas Q. Dexter
  • Patent number: 8311997
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, annotating each keyword of a plurality of keywords with one or more labels of a plurality of labels, comprising: for each label, computing a score for the keyword document corresponding to the keyword and the label using an annotation model; and annotating the keyword with a specific label where the keyword document corresponding to the keyword and the specific label have the highest or the lowest score. Constructing a classifier based on a plurality of training keywords. For each keyword of the plurality of keywords, for each label annotating the keyword, calculating a second index-wise product between a word count vector of the keyword document corresponding to the keyword and a word count vector of the label document corresponding to the label; and predicting whether the label annotating the keyword is correct using the classifier with the second index-wise product as an input to the classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Adchemy, Inc.
    Inventors: David Robert Kauchak, Monifa Akanke Porter, Shreehari Manikarnika
  • Patent number: 8309619
    Abstract: A blowing agent blend for making thermoplastic polymer foams includes methyl formate. The blowing agent blend can further comprise at least one co-blowing agent. The co-blowing agent is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a halogenated hydrocarbon, a hydrocarbon with polar, functional group(s), water or any combination thereof), or a chemical co-blowing agent, or combinations thereof. The thermoplastic polymer foam can be an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam, e.g. a polystyrene foam. The blowing agent blend includes methyl formate and one or more co-blowing agents. The methyl formate-based blowing agent blends produce dimensionally stable foams that have improved resistance to flame spread. A process for the preparation of such foams is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Pactiv LLC
    Inventors: Y. Paul Handa, Gary A. Francis, Glenn C. Castner, Mohammad Zafar
  • Patent number: 8312177
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a method for dynamically configuring a target device comprises receiving by one or more ports of a target device one or more initiator identifiers from one or more initiators. The method further comprises determining whether a plurality of ports received initiator identifiers from a common initiator. The method further comprises configuring the plurality of the ports to operate as a single, logical port if the plurality of ports received initiator identifiers from a common initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gary B. Kotzur, Chandrashekar Nelogal, John R. Sieber, Kevin T. Marks
  • Patent number: 8310687
    Abstract: In an image information storage device, a registration information storage unit stores registration information while associating it with first image data stored in an image data storage unit, while storing registration information for area information representing one of areas set in a drawing area of first image data stored in the image data storage unit. When an input specifying an area represented by area information is made while an image represented by first image data stored in the image data storage unit is displayed on a display screen, a search unit searches for second image data associated with registration information that has been associated with the area information in the registration information storage unit. An output control unit controls output of image/information to the display screen while outputting an image represented by the second image data search by the search unit to the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tadahiro Kunii
  • Patent number: 8309110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibacterial and antifungal compositions having 3-isothiazolone and polyhexamethyleneguanidine phosphate. These new antiseptic compositions demonstrate a superior degree of effectiveness on a wide spectrum of pathogens. The present invention also relates to the use of these new antiseptic compositions to kill and/or restrain the growth of bacteria and fungi in a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Seung Choi, Jin-Man Kim, Jeong-Ho Park, Myung-Ho Cho, Soon-Jong Hahn
  • Patent number: 8311192
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device, comprising: a display screen; a communication unit; an image data storage unit storing of image data; a registration information storage unit to store registration information and area information in such a manner that the area information is associated with the registration information; and an output control unit to display an image corresponding to image data associated with registration information corresponding to a source which transmitted a communication request such that an area corresponding to the source is distinguished from other areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kunii, Tetsuya Kato, Hirofumi Oguri, Ryoji Yamaguchi