Abstract: A method or apparatus for generating or modifying use-oriented information may include stored information regarding general and detailed product information. An information processor may receive additional information regarding an individual user or consumer of the product, as well as the particular context in which the product is used by the individual. Based at least on the received use context, the information processor may select or modify relatively specific product-related or service-related information, personalized or tailored to the individual's particular use of the product. The resulting use-oriented information may be sent to the individual by way of a telecommunications network or other suitable means.

Abstract: A method or apparatus for generating or modifying use-oriented information may include stored information regarding general and detailed product information. An information processor may receive additional information regarding an individual user or consumer of the product, as well as the particular context in which the product is used by the individual. Based at least on the received use context, the information processor may select or modify relatively specific product-related or service-related information, personalized or tailored to the individual's particular use of the product. The resulting use-oriented information may be sent to the individual by way of a telecommunications network or other suitable means.

Abstract: Automated information collection and notification ancillary to the acquisition of a product or service includes determining transaction and information thresholds for application to attributes of a transaction for goods or services, a card account used to purchase an item or service pursuant to the transaction and associated with application of the thresholds. When the purchase of the item or service is accomplished, additional informational items to be retained are determined in response to an attribute of the additional informational items meeting the information threshold, an attribute of the transaction meeting the transaction threshold, and execution of the transaction via the identified card account. Authoritative source locations for retrieval of copies of the additional information, and ancillary storage devices for holding copies of or links to the additional information items, are identified.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for sending a data object to an endpoint, wherein rules are added to the data object with a processor. The rules include a requisite endpoint attribute and/or a requisite user attribute of the endpoint, and wherein the requisite user attribute of the endpoint includes an approved role. The data object is sent to the endpoint with a communications module; and a rule-analyzing module determines whether the endpoint satisfies the rules. If the endpoint satisfies a threshold number of rules, the data object is received, stored in a memory device, and/or displayed on a display at the endpoint. The processor changes at least one of the rules after a threshold period of time that the data object is created, sent, and/or received.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for sending a data object to an endpoint, wherein rules are added to the data object with a processor. The rules include a requisite endpoint attribute and/or a requisite user attribute of the endpoint, and wherein the requisite user attribute of the endpoint includes an approved role. The data object is sent to the endpoint with a communications module; and a rule-analyzing module determines whether the endpoint satisfies the rules. If the endpoint satisfies a threshold number of rules, the data object is received, stored in a memory device, and/or displayed on a display at the endpoint. The processor changes at least one of the rules after a threshold period of time that the data object is created, sent, and/or received.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product records missed information that is communicated between one or more connected communication terminals during a disconnection period and replays the missed information when a temporarily-disconnected communication terminal reconnects to the active communication session. The method comprises: detecting disconnection of the communication terminal from the active communication session; in response to detecting the disconnection, automatically recording the missed information exchanged between the one or more connected communication terminals remaining in the active communication session; detecting reconnection of the disconnected terminal to the active communication session; and delivering the recorded information exchange to the reconnected terminal, in response to detecting the reconnection.

Abstract: To prevent system crashes, as by denial-of-service attacks, of TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) networks, this invention regulates the volume of TCP connection requests that await service at a TCP/IP connection control table. For this purpose, the usage of the system is monitored on a dynamic basis, the time-out value Tho is dynamically computed, and requests that have been awaiting service for a period of time that exceeds Tho are removed from the TCP/IP connection control table.

Abstract: A system comprising a network resource server or a server farm formed by a plurality of computer systems and a network processor which transfers data exchanged with an external network supported by the server farm at a data rate substantially the same as the data flow rate of the network and related method. The network processor protects the network resource server against attacks such as a denial of service attack by monitoring data flow, computing a derivative of the data flow over time to determine the rate of change of data flow, and modifying instructions for the discarding of packets in response to rates of change which are outside predetermined boundaries.

Abstract: To prevent system crashs, as by denial-of-service attacks, of TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) networks, this invention regulates the volume of TCP connection requests that await service at a TCP/IP connection control table. For this purpose, the usage of the system is monitored on a dynamic basis, the time-out value Tho is dynamically computed, and requests that that have been awaiting service for a period of time that exceeds Tho are removed from the TCP/IP connection control table.

Abstract: A system comprising a network resource server or a server farm formed by a plurality of computer systems and a network processor which transfers data exchanged with an external network supported by the server farm at a data rate substantially the same as the data flow rate of the network and related method. The network processor protects the network resource server against attacks such as a denial of service attack by monitoring data flow, computing a derivative of the data flow over time to determine the rate of change of data flow, and modifying instructions for the discarding of packets in response to rates of change which are outside predetermined boundaries.