Abstract: A distributed system and methods for web-based multimedia content including a global media hub (GMH) server computer (500) and a multiplicity of remote media asset node (MAN) server computers (510, 520, 530, 540, 550) and client computer terminals (515, 525, 535, 536, 537, 545, 555), with the client or customer computers being constructed and configured for network-based coupling to at least one of the MAN server computers for editing a browse copy of the MMC stored at the MAN. The GMH server computer includes processing component, memory for storage of all the metadata, and includes software operable thereon for orchestrating the processes that act on the MMC and metadata, including the operations and actions that are initiated by the client computer terminals for acting on the MAN-based MMC.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses and computer program products configured to provide alternative desktop computing solutions. Embodiments generally provide client devices configured to utilize one of a local base image and a base image stored remotely, with a user-specific overlay image remotely storing user specific data. The clients are configured to download and store the base image locally.

Abstract: A selection of a menu command that identifies a selected area of a web page as containing undesirable content is detected using a user input device of a client computer system executing a web browser that loads source web content from a group of servers. In response to the detection of the selected menu command, an alternate Internet Protocol (IP) address is substituted for a hostname of a website that provided the undesirable content. The alternate IP address is selected based on a content substitution profile of the client computer system. Using the substituted alternate IP address in response to a content request that identifies the undesirable content, the web page is reloaded with substituted source web content received from a server accessed by the alternate IP address displayed in the selected area of the web page instead of displaying the undesirable content identified in the content request.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for image reproduction using output prediction is provided. The method includes converting color information of a first color space input to an image display device into color information of a second color space in which a sampled viewing environment of an output object by a printing device has been reflected; selecting a specific color distortion region according to a difference between an actual viewing environment and the sampled viewing environment of the converted second color space, and compensating a color component of the selected specific color distortion region; and converting corrected color information of the second color space which has been created through the compensation into corrected color information of the first color space, and outputting the corrected color information of the first color space through the image display device.

Abstract: A computer system includes a host environment for the server, equipped with a port for communicating over an extended network and a network server to which is assigned a first network address or URL pathway. The computer system includes server applications and an access manager capable of receiving a call expression from the port. A call expression is a request from a user that includes the first network address or URL pathway. The access manager includes a discriminator that can be activated to check whether a call expression comprises a second URL-type segment that is different from the first network address or URL pathway; and a shunting device which activates the discriminator when the call expression is received from a registered user and if the discriminator determines that a call expression contains a second URL-type segment different from the first network address or URL pathway the shunting device activates a predefined application that isolates or rewrites the second URL-type segment.

Abstract: This invention provides a conference aided system, which is configured by interconnecting a conference management server, an input board having a board surface and used to input handwritten information, and an image storage device via a network, and aids execution of process associated with a conference. The server stores conference information including address information indicating the storage location of image data used in a conference. The server acquires conference information corresponding to an acquisition request of conference information in response to this request sent from the input board, and transmits the conference information to the input board. The input board receives the conference information corresponding to the acquisition request from the server. The input board acquires image data in the image storage device on the network, which is designated by the address information in the conference information. The input board renders the image data on its board surface.

Abstract: An advertising architecture is provided that allows advertisements to be tailored for different wireless device types and minimizes transmitted information while maintaining the functionality of Banner Ads.

Abstract: An instant messaging client may operate on a device and enable various forms of control of the device via instant messaging commands. The instant messaging client may connect to an instant messaging service using a user name and having a list of authorized users. The client may be able to sense that a user is on line and initiate a message session with the user. The user may also be able to initiate a session with the device through the instant messaging client and perform a variety of functions through the instant messaging session.

Abstract: An analytical method for computing a video hologram for a holographic reproduction device having at least one light modulation means is disclosed, wherein a scene split into object points is encoded as a whole hologram and can be seen as a reconstruction from a visibility region, located within a periodicity interval of the reconstruction. The visibility region, together with each object point of the scene to be reconstructed, defines a subhologram and the whole hologram is generated from a superposition of subholograms, wherein the complex hologram values of a subhologram are determined from the wave front of the respective object point to be reconstructed in a modulator region of the light modulation means, by calculating and evaluating the transmission or modulation functions of an imaging element formed in the modulator region. The object point to be reconstructed is located in the focal point of the imaging element.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for rendering and generating color video holograms for a holographic reproduction device having at least one light modulation means, wherein a scene divided into object points is encoded as a whole hologram and which can be seen from as a reconstruction a visibility region, which is located within a periodicity interval of the reconstruction of the video hologram. The visibility region defines a subhologram together with each object point of the scene to be reconstructed and the whole hologram is formed from a superposition of subholograms, wherein a 3D rendering graphic pipeline structures a scene represented by image data with depth information into object points and determines and provides at least color and depth information for the object points.

Abstract: A system to facilitate distributed storage with balanced load and multi-mirroring options. The system includes a plurality of server processing central processing units, each server having one or more mount points for storage and retrieval of file data. At least one managerial system is in communication with each server, each managerial system having configure information for each server, mover module software, and checker module software. One or more pairs of remote data storage device servers are in communication with the servers so that each pair stores the same data as its counterpart so that they mirror one another, each server having software to dynamically spread workload across the available servers based on factors including the number of files already opened, the existence of files, and available space.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for dynamically managing the migration of a single instance of data between storage devices is described. A request to access a single instance of data stored in a storage device is received. A copy of the single instance of data is retrieved from the storage device. A determination is made as to whether a frequency of requests to access the single instance of data satisfies a threshold. The single instance of data is duplicated if the frequency of requests satisfies the threshold. The duplicated single instance of data is stored.

Abstract: A holographic reconstruction system is disclosed for the three-dimensional reconstruction of object light spots of a scene, comprising spatial light modulation elements which modulate interference-capable light waves of illumination means with at least one video hologram, and optical focussing elements which focus the modulated light waves with the reconstructed object light spots for at least one eye position of the observer's eyes. An electro-optical deflection element controlled by a system controller focuses the modulated light wave with the reconstructed object light spots on at least one eye position and tracks them when the eye position changes. The electro-optical deflection element is a controllable optical diffraction grating with a variable surface relief structure consisting of separately controllable microcells.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for delivering interactive links for presenting applications and second information at a client computer from remote sources in a network-configured computer processing system. In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving over a first communication connection, in response to a request of a client computer, informational content having computer program code embedded therein, and executing the embedded computer program code for establishing a second communication connection to an application server. The method further includes retrieving over the second communication connection first information including presentational information for presenting the application and the second information.

Abstract: A layered media stream comprising media information layers of different priorities may be adaptively distributed by transmitting at least one of the media information layers to a client on a time-windowed basis. A client device obtains different media information layers during various time windows, and different portions of the media stream may be rendered using different combinations of layers obtained in each time window. In various embodiments, different layers may be obtained from different hosting devices using differing distribution models.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semantic service applying system and a method, comprising: a semantic service pipeline manager which demands and receives a particular semantic service pipeline to and from a semantic service server, and stores the corresponding pipeline in a database to manage the stored pipeline; a semantic service pipeline provider which extracts corresponding semantic service pipelines and sends the extracted pipelines to the corresponding service server if the user requests at least one of a plurality of semantic service pipelines to be provided; and a database which stores information associated with a semantic service pipeline providing server as well as the semantic service pipelines, and thus various ontology-based semantic services can be applied to the web.

Abstract: A holographic projection system with a display screen and an optical wave tracking element for controlling the direction of propagation of a modulated wave uses a position controller and an eye finder. An extremely wide tracking range is realized in the projection system for simultaneous viewing of the reconstruction by multiple observers, which are situated beside one another. The reconstruction of the scene is reconstructed for each eye position of an observer such that the entire scene is visible in the visibility region in a large tracking range with minimal errors. The projection system reconstructs the scene with the help of modulated partial waves. Projection element(s) direct these partial waves with separately holographically reconstructed segments of the scene at the desired eye position through a structure of screen segments which are at least horizontally staggered on the display screen.

Abstract: Two or more network traffic processors connected with the same LAN and WAN are identified as neighbors. Neighboring network traffic processors cooperate to overcome asymmetric routing, thereby ensuring that related sequences of network traffic are processed by the same network proxy. A network proxy can be included in a network traffic processor or as a standalone unit. A network traffic processor that intercepts a new connection initiation by a client assigns a network proxy to handle all messages associated with that connection. The network traffic processor conveys connection information to neighboring network traffic processors. The neighboring network traffic processors use the connection information to redirect network traffic associated with the connection to the assigned network proxy, thereby overcoming the effects of asymmetric routing. The assigned network proxy handles redirected network traffic in much the same way that it would handle network traffic received directly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for capturing call events and other information in a platform independent way. The method includes generating call event records in response to a SIP call events. A call event file is created that includes all the call event records collected by a server over a predetermined period of time. The call event file is an XML document that includes generic, uniformly formatted records that can be read by any network device equipped with an XML parser. XML documents include embedded instructions that enable a receiving computer to decode the records without needing a special proprietary interface.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for diagnosing, remedying and blocking harmful information including computer viruses online over a computer network via which a web server and a client are linked to each other. The method includes, on a computer network through which a web server and a client system are linked to each other, the web server receiving a connection request from the client system over the computer network. Then, the web server transmits a harmful information blocking code module to the client system. Once the transmission of the harmful information blocking code module is completed the harmful information blocking code module automatically runs on the client system to block in real time harmful information including computer viruses.