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  • Temperature-aware buffered caching for solid state storage
    Patent number: 8161241
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a cache includes monitoring a temperature of regions on a secondary storage based on a cumulative cost to access pages from each region of the secondary storage. Similar temperature pages are grouped in logical blocks. Data is written to a cache in a logical block granularity by overwriting cooler blocks with hotter blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bishwaranjan Bhattacharjee, Mustafa Canim, Christian A. Lang, George A. Mihaila, Kenneth A. Ross
  • Interchangeable handbag carry system
    Patent number: 8156974
    Abstract: An interchangeable handbag system includes a stand alone foundation handbag having an inner storage accommodating surface and an outer decorative surface. The foundation handbag may have regions, such as a hollow interior, front panel, a rear panel and a bottom panel connected by at least one edge to form a hollow container open at a top end thereof. Alternately the foundation handbag may be a simple flexible open-top container with a closed bottom, where the hollow interior, front and rear regions are part of the continuous container. The handbag system includes one or more reversible and/or non-reversible outer slip covers that fit over the foundation bag in a nested arrangement. The slip covers may fit over all and/or alternately a portion of the foundation bag and/or another slip cover. The slip covers and foundation bag are connected by one and/or multiple fastening structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: I O Bag Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Pace, Laurie McFadden
  • Beer pong arcade game method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8146921
    Abstract: A beer pong arcade game apparatus and methods of operation are described. Initially, a new round is started and out limit is set. For each shot, it is determined whether the player has successfully made the ball into one of the plurality of cups. If the user makes the ball into one of the cups, that cup is retracted below or flush with a surface. Alternatively, if the user fails to make the ball into one of the cups, the out limit is decremented. The game ends if the out limit reaches zero before the player manages to make all of the cups. However, if the player manages to make all cups before exceeding the out limit, then a new round is started with a new out limit and a new set of cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Lombardi
  • ATM multicasting for delivering information over a network
    Patent number: 8144690
    Abstract: A method that provides for multicast delivery of information in a DSL network includes creating transmission paths between a single source port and multiple destination ports in a DSL network; receiving information at the source port; determining which of the destination ports is to receive the information; and distributing the information from the source port to selective ones of the destination ports based on the prior referencing step. A DSL system for providing multicast delivery of information includes an ATM network layer for sending information, a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) coupled to the ATM network layer for receiving the information, and a network control system for controlling selective multiplexing of the information through the digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.
    Inventors: John William Richardson, Kumar Ramaswamy
  • Methods and systems for proxy medical image compression and transmission
    Patent number: 8145001
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more implementations of the present principles, digital medical images may be efficiently transmitted between industry protocol compliant stations. Proxies may be employed to intercept messages and data transmitted between the stations and to enable transmission of data between the stations in compressed form. Further, the proxies may be incorporated into existing systems without altering integrated components to permit efficient and seamless implementation of one or more compression schemes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Elahe Khorasani, Vadim Sheinin
  • Distributed resource allocation in stream processing systems
    Patent number: 8144590
    Abstract: A system and method for resource allocation includes, in a network having nodes and links, injecting units of flow for at least one commodity at a source corresponding to the at least one commodity. At each node, queue heights, associated with the at least one commodity, are balanced for queues associated with each of one or more outgoing paths associated with that node. An amount of commodity flow is pushed across a link toward a sink, where the amount of commodity flow is constrained by a capacity constraint. Flow that reached the sink is absorbed by draining the queues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Andrew Broberg, Zhen Liu, Honghui Xia, Li Zhang
  • Systems and methods to extract data automatically from a composite electronic document
    Patent number: 8140468
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically extracting contract data from electronic contracts includes an administrator module configured to provide templates for inputting document patterns and a list of contract data tags for each of a plurality of contract document types. A parser is configured to convert an electronic contract document into a contract text document and reformat the contract text document to provide a pattern for the text contract document. A pattern recognition engine is configured to determine a list of contract document types in the electronic contract by comparing and matching patterns of all known contract document types with the pattern of the contract text document. A contract data extraction engine is configured to extract contract data for each contract document type on the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Yu-Kiu Kwok, Thao Ngoc Nguyen, Kakan Roy
  • Optimal dithering of a digitally controlled oscillator with clock dithering for gain and bandwidth control
    Patent number: 8138840
    Abstract: A digital phase locked loop (DPLL) and method include an adjustable delay line configured to receive a reference clock as an input and to output a dithered reference clock signal. A phase and frequency detector (PFD) is configured to compare the dithered reference clock signal with a feedback clock signal to determine phase and frequency differences between the dithered reference clock signal and the feedback clock signal. A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) is configured to receive early or late determinations from the PFD to adjust an output in accordance therewith, wherein the dithered reference clock signal distributes jitter response to enhance overall operation of the DPLL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Herschel A. Ainspan, John F. Bulzacchelli, Zeynep Toprak Deniz, Daniel J. Friedman, Alexander V. Rylyakov, Jose A. Tierno
  • Automated dissemination of enterprise policy for runtime customization of resource arbitration
    Patent number: 8141130
    Abstract: A system and method for disseminating policies to multiple policy-based components includes a policy producer which generates a group of policies to be enforced. A policy disseminator classifies each policy with a type, and for each policy type, the policy disseminator identifies policy-based components that handle a corresponding policy type. The policy disseminator sends specific policy types from the group of policies to each policy-based component that can handle that specific policy type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mircea Simion Ioan Avram, Asit Dan, Daniela Rosu, Andrew Neil Trossman
  • Dynamic quadrature clock correction for a phase rotator system
    Patent number: 8139700
    Abstract: A system and method for closed loop clock correction includes adjusting two or more input signals comprising at least one in-phase clock and one quadrature clock, and applying adjusted quadrature clock signals to a device capable of generating a 4-quadrant interpolated output clock phase. An interpolated output clock phase is delayed to form a clock for a measurement device. Two or more adjusted input signals are measured on a measurement device over a range of interpolated output clock phases. Errors are determined on the in-phase clock and the quadrature clock using sampled information from the measurement device. The in-phase clock and the quadrature clock are adapted using determined error information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Troy J. Beukema, Steven M. Clements, Chun-Ming Hsu, William R. Kelly, Elizabeth M. May, Sergey V. Rylov
  • System and method for expedited resolution of inquiries for an automated agent
    Patent number: 8139722
    Abstract: An automated agent system and method includes an action classifier which scores a representation of a portion of a user inquiry based on a knowledge bank. A comparing device compares a running score of the representation to a threshold to determine if enough information has been collected to respond early to the inquiry. An action mechanism provides an early response to the user prior to the user completing the inquiry if the threshold has been exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Subrata K. Das, Ea-Ee Jan
  • Method and system for self-organizing computer systems
    Patent number: 8140651
    Abstract: A system and method to self-configure a distributed system includes obtaining a description of a distributed system which has a plurality of computing nodes, each node being capable of performing any of a plurality of tasks in the description. At each node, a persona of that node is determined in accordance with the description such that the nodes are assigned tasks in the distributed system. Each node is reconfigured in accordance with the persona such that the nodes are linked in the distributed system to provide a self-configured distributed system for performing at least one application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vasileios Pappas, Dinesh Chandra Verma, Brian Michael Rivera, Ananthram Swami
  • Method, apparatus and system for resistance to side channel attacks on random number generators
    Patent number: 8135766
    Abstract: A random number generator (RNG) resistant to side channel attacks includes an activation pseudo random number generator (APRNG) having an activation output connected to an activation seed input to provide a next seed to the activation seed input. A second random number generator includes a second seed input, which receives the next seed and a random data output, which outputs random data in accordance with the next seed. An input seed memory is connected to the activation seed input and a feedback connection from the activation output so that the next seed is stored in the input seed memory to be used by the APRNG as the activation seed input at a next startup cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Suresh Narayana Chari, Vincenzo Valentino Diluoffo, Paul Ashley Karger, Elaine Rivette Palmer, Tal Rabin, Josyula Ramachandra Rao, Pankaj Rohatgi, Helmut Scherzer, Michael Steiner, David Claude Toll
  • Adaptive clock and equalization control systems and methods for data receivers in communications systems
    Patent number: 8135100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adaptive clock and equalization control are provided for data receivers, which are based on a “closed loop” sampling clock framework that employs controllable and dynamically adapted time offsets on both local data and amplitude clocks. The controllable clock offsets are dynamically adapted using signal processing methods adapted to achieve optimum sampling of data and amplitude sampling clock signals to accurately detect data bits and optimize system equalization settings, including, decision-feedback equalizer and/or an optional linear equalizer preceding a decision-feedback equalizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Troy James Beukema, William Richard Kelly
  • Method and system for spatio-temporal event detection using composite definitions for camera systems
    Patent number: 8134457
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring events includes defining alert events based on primitive event types in an environment monitored by monitoring devices. Alert parameters are set for each alert event, and alert events are combined to create a composite alert event based on a plurality of alert events. A plurality of engines is monitored to determine if multiple events comprising the composite alert event have occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Senem Velipasalar, Lisa Marie Brown, Arun Hampapur, Chiao-Fe Shu
  • Bidirectional signal transmission apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8131876
    Abstract: The present invention relates a bidirectional signal transmission apparatus and method, wherein said apparatus comprises a processor unit connected in signal communication with an Ethernet, an RF modulation/demodulation unit, and an RF frequency conversion unit connected in signal communication with a coaxial cable network. The data signal input from the Ethernet is modulated into standard IEEE802.11 signal by means of said signal processing unit and RF modulation/demodulation unit, and then down-converted from 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz standard IEEE802.11 signal to a range of 500 MHz to 2000 MHz, and preferably to a range of 900 MHz to 1200 MHz. The bidirectional transmission apparatus further includes a frequency band selector for selecting different frequency bands so as to broaden the bandwidth of the signal and a real broad band data transmission is accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Jin Fei Yu, Junbiao Zhang, Zhi Gang Zhang, Heinrich Schemmann
  • Method for establishing a multi-link access between a local network and a remote network, and corresponding appliance
    Patent number: 8132249
    Abstract: The invention enables the different access links between a local network and a remote network to be used in a common and transparent manner. The invention is based on the use of various IP tunnels using the different access links between an appliance on the local network of the user and an appliance on the remote network. Said tunnels are embodied as a single link providing access to the remote network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Guillaume Bichot, Yvon Legallais
  • Wide band dipole antenna
    Patent number: 8130163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact wideband antenna of the dipole type comprising a first 1 and a second 2 conductive arm supplied differentially, one of the arms called first arm 1 forming at least one cover for an electronic card. Said type of antenna is connected to a portable electronic appliance such as a PC or similar device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Philippe Minard, Jean-Francois Pintos, Ali Louzir, Philippe Gilberton, Jean-Luc Robert
  • Thermoelectric device and method
    Patent number: 8130533
    Abstract: A system, device and method for electrically addressing an element include providing a thermoelectric layer in proximity with an area to be addressed and positioning a probe in proximity of the thermoelectric layer. Electrical activity is induced in the thermoelectric layer by applying heat from the probe. A response is caused in the area to be addressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel Cannara, Bernd W. Gotsmann
  • Connecting member
    Patent number: D657661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Shield Projects Limited
    Inventor: Steven David Cochrane