Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for streaming an XML document/content in a structured manner that allows the receiver to decode prioritized portions of an XML document. Document models, such as XML Schemas, are utilized in converting XML documents into prioritized portions that are transmitted according to a predefined scheme. Thus, the present invention allows the XML receiver to begin processing the most important XML portions of an XML stream first as well as in mid-transmission and allowing a user to end the transmission before lower priority XML portions are received.

Abstract: Transmitting data from a source to a destination, includes receiving the data from the source and providing the data to the destination using a network, where the data is acknowledged to the source as being successfully received at the destination prior to all of the data being provided to the network. The source may be a primary storage device. The destination may be a secondary storage device. The data may be provided from the source in a first format and may be provided to the network in a second format that is different from the first format where the first format may be RDF and the second format may be TCP/IP or UDP. The destination may receive the data in a first format different from a second format used to transmit the data over the network. The first format may be RDF and the second format may be TCP/IP or UDP.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a process for determining communication identifiers for communication devices connected over a network, which have start identifiers assigned to them, as well as with a communication device and a communication module therefor.

Abstract: An electronic mail (email) processing system set up on the Internet includes terminals that send and receive email messages, cellular telephones that send and receive email messages by radiocommunication through base stations, a mail server that performs the overall management of an email service, a client database, provided within the mail server, for storing user information about registered users who are clients of the email service, and a map database center and a map information provider site, both of which perform a map information providing function. In a specific embodiment, the mail server receives an email message sent from a terminal, adds, to the received email message, telephone number data and position information-associated map link information, which are items of the user information, and forwards the resultant email message to one or more recipient cellular telephones.

Abstract: The previously described shortcomings are solved by a system and method herein that allows for the creation of scaleable wireless data packet networks notwithstanding capacity restrictions of routers used within the network. More specifically, a GGSN is formed to receive an address that is assigned to a different GGSN for support. Stated differently, a GGSN supports an address that is assigned to a different GGSN for support by being responsible for creating a PDP context for that address. Accordingly, because subnet addresses will be assigned to specific GGSNs in one embodiment of the described invention, each GGSN is formed to examine a received address, determine what GGSN is responsible for supporting that address and to forward the address to the responsible GGSN along with an initially requested APN and with vendor specific attributes. The GGSN to which the address is being forwarded is sent to the APN so that it will know the destination network with which the context activation is to be established.

Abstract: To provide a communication device which can obtain information necessary at a transmitter without placing a burden on a receiver. The control unit prepares an original document by being scanned by the scanning unit, received by the facsimile communication unit, or received by the network communication unit. By comparing a condition for the above operations and a condition set in the distribution table within the storage unit, it can be determined whether or not there is a destination or a reply document, and the reply document can be specified. When including the reply document in an electronic mail, the electronic mail is formed by including the original document and the specified reply document, and the formed electronic mail is transmitted to the destination from the network communication unit. The reply document can include an indication for handling and processing the document, or an input column for the information necessary at the transmitter.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently performing data transfer operations includes a source device for providing transfer data through a communication path or network to a destination device. The source device has a transfer manager that determines various transfer parameters including a transfer data size, a transfer speed, and a transfer duration. The transfer parameters are then presented on a user interface for interactive use by a system user to manipulate the transfer data with various transfer options to thereby perform the data transfer operation in an optimal manner under current transfer conditions.

Abstract: A system and method for providing Web browser-based remote network appliance configuration in a distributed computing environment is described. A query message is broadcast from an applet executing within a Web browser to one or more network appliances. The network appliances are interconnected within a bounded network domain defined by a common network address space. A response message containing network settings, including a physical network address, is received by the applet from at least one such network appliance responsive to the query message and processed. A configuration packet is generated and sent using the physical network address for each at least one such network appliance sending a response message and requiring configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for forwarding data on a digital data network are provided. The network includes optimized routers and a plurality of routers connected on the network. A route optimizer receives information from the optimized routers and plurality of routers with regard to traffic congestion. The information can include queue lengths of one or more queues within the optimized routers. The route optimizer uses the congestion information from the optimized routers and plurality of routers to define optimum paths for transfer of data. The defined paths can be MPLS paths, which are then transmitted to the optimized routers and any other routers in the network.

Abstract: Transmitting data from a source to a destination, includes receiving the data from the source and providing the data to the destination using a network, where the data is acknowledged to the source as being successfully received at the destination prior to all of the data being provided to the network. The source may be a primary storage device. The destination may be a secondary storage device. The data may be provided from the source in a first format and may be provided to the network in a second format that is different from the first format where the first format may be RDF and the second format may be TCP/IP or UDP. The destination may receive the data in a first format different from a second format used to transmit the data over the network. The first format may be RDF and the second format may be TCP/IP or UDP.

Abstract: Transmitting data from a source to a destination, includes receiving the data from the source and providing the data to the destination using a network, where the data is acknowledged to the source as being successfully received at the destination prior to all of the data being provided to the network. The source may be a primary storage device. The destination may be a secondary storage device. The data may be provided from the source in a first format and may be provided to the network in a second format that is different from the first format where the first format may be RDF and the second format may be TCP/IP or UDP. The destination may receive the data in a first format different from a second format used to transmit the data over the network. The first format may be RDF and the second format may be TCP/IP or UDP.

Abstract: A job network setup method in a job management system which controls execution of jobs according to a set job network and which allows setup for data transfer from a preceding job to a succeeding job comprises enabling specifying such that data can be transferred from the preceding job to the succeeding job by linking a standard output of the preceding job to a standard input of the succeeding job when setting the succeeding job in setup of the job network.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method for performing interoperability testing. The method comprises sending a command from a server module to a client module, receiving the command at an application under test module via a shared directory module between the client module and the application under test module, executing a test at the application under test module based on the received command, and sending results of the test from the application under test module to the server module via the shared directory module and the client module, wherein the test is executed, and the results of the interoperability of the application between the client module and server module are sent, in a real-time, low-intrusive, supply chain setting.

Abstract: Arrangements and procedures for arranging peer-to-peer communications sessions between applications are described. In one implementation, a first application executing at a first device utilizes online presence information of an instant messaging service to select a second application with which to engage in the peer-to-peer session. The second application is associated with a second device and registered with the instant messaging service as being peer-to-peer session invite capable. The first application arranges the peer-to-peer session via components of the instant messaging service. The arranged peer-to-peer session is functionally independent of the instant messaging service.

Abstract: An authentication server (AS) is provided which stores authentication details of authorised users, and a list of currently-authenticated users. A number of application servers (APS) are connected to the authentication server (AS), to allow the application servers (APS) to check the current authentication status of a user (T1, T2, T3) which requests service by the application servers (APS).

Abstract: A system and method for throttling transmissions of gathered computer system monitoring and asset data within a customer's communications network. A relay is provided within the network with an interface for transmitting messages to a downstream device such as the Internet. A data transmission throttle controls the downstream interface to transmit data at or below a data transfer threshold defining an allowable data transfer volume per transmission period. The method includes receiving customer input and modifying the data transfer threshold based on the input, with thresholds being set for a matrix of transmission periods (such as 24 hour by 7 day). The data transmission throttle determines whether messages exceed thresholds for the current transmission period, such as by comparing the size of the message to a data flow counter, and controls data transmissions by the relay to not exceed the threshold and by resetting the counter for each threshold.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for providing authorization to a customer to access content on a network. A network access provider providing network access to the customer provides verification of the identity of the customer to a content provider. The content provider then determines whether that customer is authorized to access the content and, if so, provides the customer with such access. The invention provides content access based on the identity of the customer, rather than on the identity of a device the customer uses to access the content. In that way, the customer is not restricted to accessing the content through only an authorized device.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a shortcut key database. The shortcut key database stores address data in association with corresponding numeral keys, enabling a user to specify desired address data by pressing a corresponding numeral key. When download data form a server is network data including address data, then the shortcut key database is automatically updated with the data address included in the network data.

Abstract: An information-display system, an information-display method, an information-display server and an information-display program are provided that enable updating of a presence status on a real time basis without useless accesses, while facilitating changes of the kind of information to be displayed and facilitating improvements. The information-display system includes information display terminals and an information-display server, wherein the server transmits a notice to the terminals indicating that there is an update, and then, the terminals acquire and display the updated information.

Abstract: An improved resource pool is provided that provides for dynamic configuration and is comprised of code that is configured to be used for different subsystems, including JDBC, Connector, and JMS subsystems. Pool maintenance, resource object creation and timeout, multiple deque management, and pool state transition features are provided. An application server may include at least one resource pool object, wherein each resource pool object represents a resource pool in the application server. An improved prepared statement cache is also provided that works in conjunction with the resource pool implementation to more effectively provide for prepared statement processing.