Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and ranking errors in computer systems may be used in e-commerce applications in order to identify errors that occur in e-commerce user sessions along with an estimate of potential lost revenues resulting from the error. The errors and associated lost revenues may allow prioritizing of which errors to address.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and ranking errors in computer systems may be used in e-commerce applications in order to identify errors that occur in e-commerce user sessions along with an estimate of potential lost revenues resulting from the error. The errors and associated lost revenues may allow prioritizing of which errors to address.

Abstract: A system manages access to a cost-constrained resource. The system includes two or more resource consumers that may request access to the cost-constrained resource. Each of the resource consumers may calculate a respective need value corresponding to an amount of data stored in a buffer of the resource consumer relative to a total amount of data that may be stored in the buffer. A concurrency arbitrator may grant access to the cost-constrained resource to a given resource consumer of the plurality of resource consumers based on need values received by the concurrency arbitrator from the plurality of resource consumers. Additionally, or in the alternative, the concurrency arbitrator may grant access to the cost-constrained resource to a given resource consumer based on an amount of data stored in a buffer of the cost-constrained resource that is to be transferred to the given resource consumer.

Abstract: A media system has media file storage that includes two or more media files having substantially the same media content. The two or more media files have different playback characteristics. The media system uses the playback characteristics to select one of the two or more media files for playback.

Abstract: A system automates the provision of embedded software to an embedded system. The system may include a portable device having a portable device application that provides the embedded software to the embedded system, a communication link coupling the portable device to the embedded system, and an embedded software manager that accesses one or more embedded software components through the communication link.

Abstract: A system comprises memory, process code, and resource partitioning code, where the code is executable by a processor. The process code may spawn multiple processes that request for access to the memory. The resource partitioning code generates resource partition objects and assigns processes to the resource partition objects. The processes may generate media store objects for storage in the memory. The media store objects may correspond to media storage devices and/or the media files accessed by the media storage devices. Access to the memory for storage of the media store objects of a process is based on parametric rules of the corresponding resource partition object.

Abstract: A system automates the provision of embedded software to an embedded system. The system may include a portable device having a portable device application that provides the embedded software to the embedded system, a communication link coupling the portable device to the embedded system, and an embedded software manager that accesses one or more embedded software components through the communication link.

Abstract: A system manages access to a cost-constrained resource. The system includes two or more resource consumers that may request access to the cost-constrained resource. Each of the resource consumers may calculate a respective need value corresponding to an amount of data stored in a buffer of the resource consumer relative to a total amount of data that may be stored in the buffer. A concurrency arbitrator may grant access to the cost-constrained resource to a given resource consumer of the plurality of resource consumers based on need values received by the concurrency arbitrator from the plurality of resource consumers. Additionally, or in the alternative, the concurrency arbitrator may grant access to the cost-constrained resource to a given resource consumer based on an amount of data stored in a buffer of the cost-constrained resource that is to be transferred to the given resource consumer.

Abstract: A system comprises memory, process code, and resource partitioning code, where the code is executable by a processor. The process code may spawn multiple processes that request for access to the memory. The resource partitioning code generates resource partition objects and assigns processes to the resource partition objects. The processes may generate media store objects for storage in the memory. The media store objects may correspond to media storage devices and/or the media files accessed by the media storage devices. Access to the memory for storage of the media store objects of a process is based on parametric rules of the corresponding resource partition object.

Abstract: A media system includes media devices having media files arranged in folders and a database adapted to store information about the media files and/or folders. A synchronizer is used to synchronize information about the media files and/or folders with the database. The synchronizer synchronizes the information to a folder synchronization order. The determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user. The user may designate a priority different from the synchronization order to place another folder other than a current folder at a higher priority within the synchronization order.

Abstract: A media system has media file storage that includes two or more media files having substantially the same media content. The two or more media files have different playback characteristics. The media system uses the playback characteristics to select one of the two or more media files for playback.