Abstract: A method for activating a distinctive ring-tone can include the steps of extracting caller identifying data from an incoming phone call; comparing the caller identifying data to data in a caller list; determining whether the caller is authorized to activate a distinctive ring-tone based upon the comparison; and, activating a distinctive ring-tone if the caller is authorized and if a request to activate a distinctive ring-tone can be detected in the incoming phone call. The extracting step can include the step of extracting a source phone number from the incoming phone call. The determining step can include the step of determining whether the caller has been included in the caller list as an authorized caller. Conversely, the determining step comprises the step of determining whether the caller has been included in the caller list as an unauthorized caller.

Abstract: A method for activating a distinctive ring-tone can include the steps of extracting caller identifying data from an incoming phone call; comparing the caller identifying data to data in a caller list; determining whether the caller is authorized to activate a distinctive ring-tone based upon the comparison; and, activating a distinctive ring-tone if the caller is authorized and if a request to activate a distinctive ring-tone can be detected in the incoming phone call. The extracting step can include the step of extracting a source phone number from the incoming phone call. The determining step can include the step of determining whether the caller has been included in the caller list as an authorized caller. Conversely, the determining step comprises the step of determining whether the caller has been included in the caller list as an unauthorized caller.

Abstract: A personal articles tracking system, method and apparatus. In the system of the invention, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader can be coupled to a tracking processor. A data store further can be configured to store tag data from corresponding RFID tags. Finally, an alert can be programmed to activate when the tracking processor no longer can sense within range of the RFID reader an RFID tag having corresponding tag data stored in the data store.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for collectively tracking a lost, misplaced or stolen personal article. The method can include distributing a multiplicity of tracking processors to corresponding subscribers in a personal article tracking community. An indication can be received from one of the subscribers in the community that a personal article having an RFID tag has fallen out of range of a tracking processor associated with the one of the subscribers. An identifier for the RFID tag can be forwarded to other subscribers in the community. Subsequently, notification can be received from at least one of the other subscribers that the RFID tag has been sensed in proximity to a tracking processor coupled to the at least one of the other subscribers.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for optimizing recognition of presentation space data. Presentation space data is sent from a legacy host application to a workstation. A workstation application monitors arrival of multiple predetermined presentation space definitions, and invokes an appropriate target object to process each recognized presentation space of interest. Prioritization techniques are used to optimize the recognition process, whereby higher priority definitions are processed first. A time of day heuristic is defined, which influences priority of presentation space recognition according to the time of day in which specific presentation space data typically arrives at the user's workstation. Priority pools may be used to provide a desired granularity of priority. Priority may be learned dynamically by the implementation, and may be initialized explicitly (or defaulted). Priority of a definition may be demoted if an inactivity timer expires.

Abstract: Objects including Java bytecodes are embedded in a 3270 datastream structured field. The 3270 datastream structured field, including the objects so embedded, are passed between a primary logical unit and a secondary logical unit that communicate with each other over a network using 3270 datastream architecture. An initialization protocol sends a Read Partition (Query) structured field from the primary logical unit to the secondary logical unit, to query whether the secondary logical unit supports Java. The secondary logical unit sends a Query Reply structured field to the primary logical unit in response to receipt of the Read Partition (Query) from the primary logical unit if the secondary logical unit supports Java. In response to receipt of the Query Reply structured field from the secondary logical unit, the 3270 datastream structured field including embedded objects such as Java bytecodes is passed between the primary logical unit and the secondary logical unit.

Abstract: Java and other objects are integrated with legacy 3270 applications by sending 3270 datastream communications between a primary logical unit (LU) and a secondary LU over a network using 3270 datastream architecture and sending 3270 datastream structured fields including embedded objects such as Java bytecodes between the primary LU and the secondary LU over the network using 3270 datastream architecture. The sending of 3270 datastream communications and the sending of 3270 datastream structured fields are repeated in an arbitrary sequence, to thereby asynchronously send 3270 datastreams and objects such as Java bytecodes between the primary LU and the secondary LU over the network using 3270 datastream architecture. Thus, objects such as Java bytecodes are sent using the LU2 protocol in a manner that need not interfere with legacy communications between a 3270 application and an end user.

Abstract: In a data processing system having a host computer running an application that communicates with a terminal device through an optimizer, a terminal data stream is created in response to an operator input sequence at the terminal device. Thereafter, a selected combination of an operator input sequence and a selected terminal data stream, is identified at the terminal wherein such a selected combination will result in an incorrect representation in an optimizer presentation space memory of data stored in a terminal presentation space memory. In response to identifying the selected combination described above, terminal status data is added to the selected terminal data stream to create a modified terminal data stream, wherein the modified data stream includes information necessary for the optimizer to correctly represent in the optimizer presentation space memory data that is stored in the terminal presentation space memory.

Abstract: An improved 3270 data stream architecture to eliminate data bytes in the 3270 data stream to improve line utilization and reduces network costs. First, a 6-bit increment option has been added to the addressing options for the buffer control orders to reduce the number of address bytes in the set buffer address (SBA) order, repeat to address (RA) order, and the erase unprotected to address (EUA) order. Second, a reduced Start Field (SF) and repeat to address (RA) orders are implemented with utilizing a modified Set Attribute (SA) order to designate the field attribute character and repeat character. The SF and RA orders following the SA order in the data stream are reduced in length. Third, a Modify Existing Format has been implemented which provides a means of modifying a format load that is currently in the format storage of the outboard device without having the host application program resend the entire format when only a small portion of the format needs to be modified.