Abstract: There is disclosed a dynamic help system which can change and automatically update itself with relevant information based upon a user's needs to assist users in operating functions of a computer. The dynamic help system can create multiple types of pages that can seamlessly be integrated into a user interface already running on a computer. The dynamic help system may parse RAF or HTML-like user interface pages and components to create a corresponding help system also based upon RAF or HTML-like functions and layout. As a part of that process, snapshots of actual user interface components may be placed within the help system and used for navigation back to the user interface. The dynamic help system may be used by the user to obtain information and further interact with the user interface.

Abstract: There is disclosed a dynamic help system which can change and automatically update itself with relevant information based upon a user's needs to assist users in operating functions of a computer. The dynamic help system can create multiple types of pages that can seamlessly be integrated into a user interface already running on a computer. The dynamic help system may parse RAF or HTML-like user interface pages and components to create a corresponding help system also based upon RAF or HTML-like functions and layout. As a part of that process, snapshots of actual user interface components may be placed within the help system and used for navigation back to the user interface. The dynamic help system may be used by the user to obtain information and further interact with the user interface.

Abstract: There are disclosed methods, systems and computer readable medium for a scalable printing software system. The method includes requesting installation of printing software from a printing device to enable a computing device to print using the printing device, receiving printing software from the printing device, and installing the printing software. The method further includes requesting information related to a customized version of the printing software from a customization server unrelated to the printing device, requesting installation of the customized version of the printer software, installing the customized version of the printing software and performing a print operation using the computing device to execute software components from the printing software and from the customized version of the printing software.

Abstract: There are disclosed methods, systems and computer readable medium for a scalable printing software system. The method includes requesting installation of printing software from a printing device to enable a computing device to print using the printing device, receiving printing software from the printing device, and installing the printing software. The method further includes requesting information related to a customized version of the printing software from a customization server unrelated to the printing device, requesting installation of the customized version of the printer software, installing the customized version of the printing software and performing a print operation using the computing device to execute software components from the printing software and from the customized version of the printing software.

Abstract: A system and method for efficient distribution of streamed media content to large and diversely located client locations is provided whereby an intelligent distribution network (IDN) center manages the delivery of the streamed media to a plurality of clients. The IDN center determines the most efficient delivery route to each client by utilizing trace routes between the IDN center, IDN nodes, various transmission devices and the client. Once a ‘best performing’ IDN node and network link is determined, the IDN center directs the client to the ‘best’ node and instructs deliver of a content stream along the ‘best’ link. Upon receiving the streamed media, the ‘best’ node replicates the stream and delivers the media to the client. Additional clients may ‘piggyback’ off the initial content stream by obtaining a replication of the media from their ‘best’ nodes which are, or connected to nodes, already transmitting/receiving the initial content stream.

Abstract: Inserting and using metadata within a portable document format document comprises of a portable document format writer for receiving a request to generate a portable document format document including custom metadata, generating the portable document format document in a form compliant with portable document format, the data including at least a portable document format header, at least one portable document format stream, and a portable document format catalog, inserting at least one extensible markup language identifier to the portable document format document immediately following the extensible markup language identifier, inserting at least one set of extensible markup language data to the portable document format document, as directed by the request, within the data immediately following the at least one extensible markup language identifier and before the at least one portable document format stream, and preceding the portable document format catalog, and storing the portable document format document.

Abstract: A system and method for efficient distribution of streamed media content to large and diversely located client locations is provided whereby an intelligent distribution network (IDN) center manages the delivery of the streamed media to a plurality of clients. The IDN center determines the most efficient delivery route to each client by utilizing trace routes between the IDN center, IDN nodes, various transmission devices and the client. Once a ‘best performing’ IDN node and network link is determined, the IDN center directs the client to the ‘best’ node and instructs deliver of a content stream along the ‘best’ link. Upon receiving the streamed media, the ‘best’ node replicates the stream and delivers the media to the client. Additional clients may ‘piggyback’ off the initial content stream by obtaining a replication of the media from their ‘best’ nodes which are, or connected to nodes, already transmitting/receiving the initial content stream.

Abstract: A system and method for efficient distribution of streamed media content to large and diversely located client locations is provided whereby an intelligent distribution network (IDN) center manages the delivery of the streamed media to a plurality of clients. The IDN center determines the most efficient delivery route to each client by utilizing trace routes between the IDN center, IDN nodes, various transmission devices and the client. Once a ‘best performing’ IDN node and network link is determined, the IDN center directs the client to the ‘best’ node and instructs deliver of a content stream along the ‘best’ link. Upon receiving the streamed media, the ‘best’ node replicates the stream and delivers the media to the client. Additional clients may ‘piggyback’ off the initial content stream by obtaining a replication of the media from their ‘best’ nodes which are, or connected to nodes, already transmitting/receiving the initial content stream.

Abstract: A system and method for efficient distribution of streamed media content to large and diversely located client locations is provided whereby an intelligent distribution network (IDN) center manages the delivery of the streamed media to a plurality of clients. The IDN center determines the most efficient delivery route to each client by utilizing trace routes between the IDN center, IDN nodes, various transmission devices and the client. Once a ‘best performing’ IDN node and network link is determined, the IDN center directs the client to the ‘best’ node and instructs deliver of a content stream along the ‘best’ link. Upon receiving the streamed media, the ‘best’ node replicates the stream and delivers the media to the client.