Patents Examined by Robert Shaw
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Patent number: 8364755Abstract: An application for a system for providing a customized digital yearbook includes a server, a personal computer connected to the server and a user device for presenting content on a display. Yearbook software creates yearbook user accounts for users of the system and, after the yearbook software creates each yearbook user account, the yearbook software communicates with social network software and the social network software creates a corresponding social network user account. The yearbook software receives yearbook data from the personal computer through the network and stores the yearbook data in the database and the yearbook software extracts approved yearbook data, that data being a subset of the yearbook data that is approved for distribution. The social networking software provides features such as maintaining buddy lists, posting text, messages, images and/or video, messaging between buddies, and displaying of the postings of yourself and others.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Wolf Pack Products, LLCInventors: Anthony M Olson, Jennifer Kay Winquist, Joseph G Richard
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Patent number: 8359348Abstract: Methods and systems for submitting media to a media distribution site are disclosed. The submission of media to the media distribution site is able to be performed by numerous submitters in a uniform and computer-assisted manner. The submitted media can then be encoded in a largely automated manner at the media distribution site into a suitable digital form and then made available for online purchase and distribution.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gregory Robbin, David Heller, Max Muller
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Patent number: 8312145Abstract: Traffic engineering and bandwidth management of bundled links may, at times, require the selection of one of a plurality of component links in a bundled link to use in admitting a connection requiring admission. While performing the selection it may be determined that more than one of the component links has the resources required to admit the connection. An admission policy may then be selected from among a plurality of admission policies. Based on the selected admission policy, a particular component link may then be selected. Such bandwidth management, based on admission policies, may be seen to be well suited to balancing and component link recovery in traffic engineered, connection-oriented MPLS networks.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Rockstar Consortium US L.P.Inventors: Sameh Rabie, Tong Shan
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Patent number: 8291021Abstract: Some embodiments of graphical spam detection and filtering have been presented. In one embodiment, an electronic mail addressed to an electronic mail account is screened. If a graphic image is embedded in a body of the electronic mail and a sender of the electronic mail is unidentified, then the electronic mail is classified as unsolicited bulk electronic mail.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventor: Peter A. Rowley
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Patent number: 8274561Abstract: A surveillance camera comprising an image capturing portion having a rotational drive portion for rotatingly driving an image capturing lens about a pan axis and an initial position sensor providing a reference to the pan angle of the image capturing lens, a base for the image capturing portion to be attached thereto with the pan axis positioned toward a changeable direction, a controller electrically connected to the drive portion and the initial position sensor, and restrictive portion for mechanically restricting the permissible pan angle of the image capturing lens to different angles in accordance with the direction of the image capturing portion as attached to the base. The controller detects the direction of the image capturing portion as attached to the base based on the angle of rotation of the drive portion and the position of the initial position sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Jodan, Shinichiro Okamura
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Patent number: 8244801Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a terminal device and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and a yearbook is captured at the terminal device and transferred to the server. The yearbook data is filtered based upon a user profile and delivered to the user. After initial delivery of the yearbook data, updated yearbook data is delivered to the user and integrated with the initial yearbook data originally delivered to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Wolf Pack Products, LLCInventors: Anthony M Olson, Jennifer Kay Winquist, Joseph G Richard
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Patent number: 8239455Abstract: A framework for to enable collaborative research includes enabling scientific researchers to dynamically interact with others, collaboratively author, annotate, review, comment on others' data, and discuss their research. The framework allows for providing a dynamic collaboration environment by harnessing collective contributions from a group of researchers and facilitating broader participation of people into research projects. The framework is a Web-based collaborative platform to dynamically integrate information for scientific research. Besides data integration, the system provides essential collaboration capabilities to boost user participation and collaboration. The system will not only enable users as active information contributors to bring significant new values to the data, but also provide an environment for scientific researchers to do collaborative research in a large research community.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Fusheng Wang
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Patent number: 8214426Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a user computer and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and global yearbook data and private yearbook data is captured at the computer and transferred to the server. The yearbook data and private data are stored in the database and each user is provided with their own subset of the global yearbook data along with their own private yearbook data at a device for displaying such.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Wolf Pack Products, LLCInventors: Anthony M Olson, Jennifer Kay Winquist, Joseph G Richard
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Patent number: 8214436Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a terminal and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and yearbook data is captured at the terminal, transferred to the server and stored in the database. The yearbook data is filtered and formatted based upon user profiles, creating customized views (subsets) of the yearbook for each of the users, including formatting and organizing the customized views for a desired viewing device of each user.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Wolf Pack Products, LLCInventors: Anthony M Olson, Jennifer Kay Winquist, Joseph G Richard
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Patent number: 8082290Abstract: A device may receive, from a first peer in a network, a request for a list of one or more candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain a resource. In addition, the device may obtain the list in response to the request, determining a set of costs based on the list, and refine the list to obtain a subset list of the candidate peers based on the set of costs. Furthermore, the device may send to, the first peer, the subset list of the candidate peers from which the first peer can obtain the resource.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Douglas M Pasko, Jeffrey H Swinton
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Patent number: 8041787Abstract: A thin client terminal that can perform information processing in an off-line state is provided. A thin client terminal 101a sends a request for registration of data to be used off-line and designation of application software to be used off-line to a management server 107 through a remote computer 104. The management server 107 registers the data and application software according to the request. The thin client terminal 101 requests the management server 107 to acquire the requested data and application software, receives the data and application software, and stores the received data and application software into a storage medium 110.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromi Isokawa, Takashi Tsunehiro
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Patent number: 8041799Abstract: A system, method, and medium for routing alarms based within a telecommunications network is provided. Status indications (such as alarms or element problem notifications) are received and a determination is made as to whether the status indication has been processed. If it has not be processed, then a data field state is evaluated to determine a routing behavior rule. If the status indication is an updated occurrence (not new), then a corresponding prior event is identified within a data structure, notified, and the second occurrence is routed to one or more data engines.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Thomas Michael Usery, Jonathan William Hermsmeyer, John Dexter Ceniza Omolon, Gary Scott Wiles
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Patent number: 8015237Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate generally to the submission of metadata content and media content to a media distribution system. The media content can include, for example, audio, video, image, or podcast data. In accordance with one embodiment, a client submitting metadata content can validate the metadata content prior to submission of the metadata content and/or associated media content. A media distribution system receiving metadata content can also validate the metadata content.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Max Muller, Ricardo Cortes
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Patent number: 7970943Abstract: A system manages information exchanges between components of the system so that information is provided in a format expected by each particular component. In a specific implementation, a translation service provider intercepts information exchanges between client and data sources or data services and translates of converts software identifiers (e.g., UUIDs or GUIDs) as needed so that the client or data source can properly process the data. For example, a client may use GUIDs in a first format, and when information is requested is presented using a GUID in a second format, different from the first, the translation service provider translates a GUID to the first format. The translation service provider may be transparent to the other components of the system.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: David Cheng-Fang Lin, Mark Edward Wilcox
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Patent number: 7962595Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-program product for determining the status of a connection among a plurality of elements in a distributed system is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of determining an initial configuration of the connections among selected ones of the plurality of elements as a relationship of one of said selected elements to another of said elements, wherein at least one of said relationships is associated with a root element of an associated connection, responsive to a stimulus, determining a second configuration of the connections among the selected elements, determining a current condition of the connections among the selected elements is based on at least the second configuration; and providing an indication when at least a significant change has occurred. The device discloses, in one aspect, a processor executing code for implementing the method steps described and the computer product providing code to a processor for implementing the method steps described.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: EMC CorporationInventor: Ameer Jabbar
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Patent number: 7962634Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate generally to the submission of metadata content and media content to a media distribution system. The media content can include, for example, audio, video, image, or podcast data. In accordance with one embodiment, a client submitting metadata content can validate the metadata content prior to submission of the metadata content and/or associated media content. A media distribution system receiving metadata content can also validate the metadata content.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Cortos, Max Muller
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Patent number: 7958200Abstract: Remote clients may access remotely exported file systems using a remote token manager that provides communication among a plurality of caching file servers. In response to a client request for file system access, a program is invoked to determine whether the request relates to a locally exported file system exported by a local caching file server or a remotely exported file system exported by a remote caching file server. If the request relates to a locally exported file system, a local token manager is invoked to obtain a token granting access permission to the locally exported file system. If the request relates to a remotely exported file system, a remote token manager is invoked to communicate with a local access routine in the remote caching file server to obtain a token granting access permission for the remotely exported file system.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Renata Rand McFadden, David A. Wise
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Patent number: 7958187Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic message management system (EMS) that includes a real-time feedback loop where data is collected from the electronic messages on incoming connection attempts, outgoing delivery attempts, and message content analysis, and written to a centralized data matrix. A separate process accesses the data matrix and analyzes trends in that data. The detected data patterns, trends or behavior is based on configuration parameters for the recipient. Based on these determinations, the process is able to instruct components in the EMS to accept, redirect, refuse, modify, defer, or otherwise dispose of the connection request, the delivery attempt, or the message. Associated methods for managing the transmission of electronic messages are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Scott M. Petry, Shinya Akamine, Peter K. Lund, Fred Cox, Michael J. Oswall
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Patent number: 7937480Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for aggregating reputation data from dispersed reputation engines and deriving global reputation information for use in handling received communications.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Alejandro Manuel Hernandez, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Phyllis Adele Schneck
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Patent number: 7930392Abstract: The invention provides a method and a system for collection of meter readings from the field and for providing a self-populating database for storing and retrieving the meter data. A network data collection computer operating according to a stored computer program reads in data from the receivers and detects the meter reading devices that are sending data through a respective receiver. If not previously detected, the network data collection computer allocates space in the database for the data and stores the meter data and indexes it by the receiver and meter reading device from which it was received, and by the date and time of reception at the network data collection system. This data can then be retrieved and displayed or printed out by these parameters in database reports.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Badger Meter, Inc.Inventors: Theresa M. Saadeh, Michele R. B. Malinowski