Abstract: Method and apparatus for establishing an exclusive network of Strong Tie connections which is then used to make referenceable connections between members for various personal and business benefits. In real life, everyone has close relationships with a few people who provide emotional support to the member and also influence member's purchase as well other important decisions. These are Strong Tie connections. As the network is limited to only Strong Tie connections, it enables various purpose driven applications without any member having direct access to other member data. Applications include Connect, Find Match, Find Person, Group Buy and Job Search. For example, through this network, members can make referenceable connections with other members who are important for personal and business reasons and who they do not know personally but are known to their Strong Tie connections or Strong Ties of Strong Ties and so on.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving a non-disruptive code load that includes assigning an endpoint to a non-disruptive code loading new process, loading the process into a memory location of a system and starting the process, wherein a previous process is instructed to forward all messages on its queue to the new process to where all new signals are processed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving a non-disruptive code load that includes assigning an endpoint to a non-disruptive code loading new process, loading the process into a memory location of a system and starting the process, wherein a previous process is instructed to forward all messages on its queue to the new process to where all new signals are processed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving a non-disruptive code load in a digital electronic device utilizes a copier that modifies itself as it executes. A fixed data section might be left unmodified to preserve a trusted system state. The copier has two parts, a bootstrapper and a dynamic part. As a minimum, the bootstrapper copies the new dynamic part into the runtime area and initiates execution of the new dynamic part. Through the dynamic part, the desired new runtime area configuration for data and code modules is achieved. The bootstrapper is typically static through upgrades, but instruction cache associated with the processor can make self-modification of even the bootstrapper more convenient.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving a non-disruptive code load that includes staging the new version of executable code, stacking the hardware events during code copy and code switch over, copying the code into the runtime area, restarting the system upon completion of copying the new code without reinitializing the hardware and processing the stacked hardware events with the same system state (hardware and firmware) information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving a non-disruptive code load that includes assigning an endpoint to a non-disruptive code loading new process, loading the process into a memory location of a system and starting the process, wherein a previous process is instructed to forward all messages on its queue to the new process to where all new signals are processed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving a non-disruptive code load that includes staging the new version of executable code, stacking the hardware events during code copy and code switch over, copying the code into the runtime area, restarting the system upon completion of copying the new code without reinitializing the hardware and processing the stacked hardware events with the same system state (hardware and firmware) information.