Abstract: Non-invasive collection of data is presented. A server segments a web page into regions and sends the segmented web page along with a data collector program to a client in response to receiving a client request. The client displays the web page and loads the data collector program which initiates particular event handlers to monitor user event activity corresponding to the displayed web page. When the user performs a user event, such as moving his mouse into a particular web page region, the data collector program collects user event data and associates the user event data with the particular web page region. When the user event is complete, the data collector program sends the collected user event data to the server.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for efficiently updating rendered content (such as content of a Web page) using a “slow-loading” content element, such as a slow-loading image. A reference is embedded within the markup language notation for the content to be rendered, where this reference identifies the source of the slow-loading content element. Delivery of the slow-loading content therefore begins automatically, when the content is rendered. Event handling attributes are specified with the reference, where values of these attributes identify client-side logic to be invoked when the associated event occurs. If the server determines that the rendered content, or some portion thereof, should be asynchronously updated, it abruptly terminates delivery of the slow-loading content. This termination triggers an event handler, which operates to automatically request reloading of the content.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing an option to auto-generate a thread on a web forum in response to a change in topic are described. When a post is received on a thread in the web forum, wherein the thread includes one or more thread keywords and wherein each of the one or more thread keywords are associated with a relevancy score, the post is searched for the one or more thread keywords. The relevancy scores of any of the one or more thread keywords located within the post are added together to obtain a post total relevancy score. A query is then provided, to a user, for example, to auto-generate a new thread on the web forum when the post total relevancy score is less than a threshold relevancy score.

Abstract: A network monitoring application deploys conventional monitor applications to network nodes and receives diagnostic events from the monitors. In response to a monitor reporting a high severity event or condition, the monitor application automatically deploys a dissolving monitor to the network node that automatically ceases operation at the conclusion of a predetermined lifespan. The dissolving monitor automatically reports verbose diagnostic events to the monitoring application, including diagnostic events not reported by the conventional monitor. The dissolving monitor removes itself from the node at the end of its lifespan by freeing all resources of said node that it consumed. In some embodiments, the dissolving monitor reports diagnostic events with decreasing frequency prior to its dissolution. The dissolution of the dissolving monitor may be triggered by time since its deployment, performance and status of the monitored node, error or anomaly counts, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Under the present invention, when a user resizes or otherwise hides a column in the electronic table, a graphical indicia is displayed that represents the hidden column(s). If a user interacts with the indicia (e.g., by hovering a mouse/input device over it), a pop-window will be displayed that identifies the hidden column(s). The pop-up window can include icons representing each hidden column or an associated function. By manipulating the listing contained in the pop-up window, the user can un-hide the hidden table column(s), change their order in the electronic table, etc. In addition, the indicia can be formatted (e.g., boldfaced, colored, or otherwise altered) to reflect a status of an entry or cell in one of the hidden column(s).

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing autonomic content load balancing. A programmatic selection is made from among alternative content versions based upon current conditions. Preferably, the alternative selectable versions specify content to be used in a Web page, and a version is selected responsive to receiving a request for the Web page. The selectable version may comprise the Web page, or a component of a Web page may have selectable versions. Optionally, the Web page may include more than one component with dynamically-selectable content. In this case, the versions may be selectable independently of one another.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing autonomic content load balancing. A programmatic selection is made from among alternative content versions based upon current conditions. Preferably, the alternative selectable versions specify content to be used in a Web page, and a version is selected responsive to receiving a request for the Web page. The selectable version may comprise the Web page, or a component of a Web page may have selectable versions. Optionally, the Web page may include more than one component with dynamically-selectable content. In this case, the versions may be selectable independently of one another.

Abstract: A selection accelerator in topology views is presented. A user uses a topology view to manage a computer network whereby the topology view includes a plurality of nodes and their relationships that correspond to computer network components. When a user selects a primary node, processing identifies related nodes, and displays a relationship identifier next the related nodes, such as a hierarchal level corresponding to the primary node. By viewing the relationship identifiers, the user is able to depress a key to select a plurality of related nodes based upon their relationships. In addition, the user is able to request an invert select which informs processing to select nodes related to the primary node which are not currently selected.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for mapping a real-world object to a virtual object in a virtual world. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for mapping a real-world object to a virtual object in a virtual world can include, generating a view to a virtual world for a participant to a virtual world and rendering an avatar for the participant in the view to the virtual world, locating a geographic position of a real-world object outside of the virtual world, mapping the located geographic position to a location in the virtual world, and displaying a counterpart representation of the real-world object in the view at the mapped location in the virtual world.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for generating an object for a portal platform from a plurality of objects. The system includes a content selection tool that selects uniform resource locator (URL) addressable content from a web source and further URL addressable content from a further web source. A platform specification tool selects a platform agnostic container comprising the URL addressable content and the further URL addressable content. A platform specific portal framework is indicated for the platform agnostic container. A content object for the indicated platform specific portal framework is generated, the content object containing the URL addressable content and the further URL addressable content. A portal customization tool customizes a portal in accordance with the platform specific portal framework. The content objects remain synchronized with a source of the URL addressable content and a further source of the further URL addressable content.

Abstract: An event to delete a structured object of a Web page rendered in a browser can be detected. The structured object comprises an HTML element set that was dynamically created for the Web page. The structured object can be placed in a cache without deleting memory allocations for the structured object. An event to dynamically create a new object of the Web page can be detected. The cache can be queried to find an object with structure equivalent to that of the new object. The found object can be taken from the cache and used as the new object after content of the cached object is replaced with that needed for the new object. Memory allocation and deallocation costs that would otherwise be needed to dispose of a dynamic HTML element set and to create a new HTML element set are thus saved using the cache.

Abstract: A metaverse system and method for dynamically enacting syntax-based gestures in association with a metaverse application. The metaverse system includes a metaverse server and a semantic gesturing engine. The metaverse server executes a metaverse application. The metaverse application allows metaverse application allows a user on the client computer to enter a metaverse virtual world as an avatar via a metaverse client viewer. The semantic gesturing engine is coupled to the metaverse server and identifies a verbal communication from the avatar within the metaverse application, dynamically selects a gesture associated with the verbal communication in response to a determination that an association exists between the verbal communication and the gesture, and dynamically executes the selected gesture to cause the avatar to enact the selected gesture in conjunction with conveying the verbal communication.

Abstract: A system and method for allowing a first user and a second user to converse privately in a public place in a metaverse application. The metaverse system includes a metaverse server and a privacy engine. The metaverse server executes a metaverse application. The metaverse application includes a metaverse virtual world that enables a first user to interact with a second user in a public place of the metaverse virtual world. The privacy engine is coupled to the metaverse server. The privacy engine recognizes a private conversation trigger and creates a virtual private space in the public place of the metaverse virtual world in response to the private conversation trigger. The virtual private space facilitates a private audio conversation between the first user and the second user within the public place of the metaverse virtual world.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for automatically sharing information between HTML forms using a cookie. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises: providing a cookie containing at least one name-value pair; determining if an input element of a form contains a variable indicating that the input element is enabled for automatic populating, wherein the variable includes a name attribute; and automatically populating the input element of the form using the value in the corresponding name-value pair if the name attribute of the variable corresponds to a name-value pair in the cookie.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to collect metrics from a non-monolithic website having external content. The method includes monitoring a pointer movement in a web page. The web page displays a content feed of the external content. The method also includes identifying a pointer movement representative of an interaction gesture. The interaction gesture is indicative of a type of interaction with the content feed of the external content. The method also includes generating a score for the content feed in response to the pointer movement including an interaction gesture. The score includes a quantity of each of the reported types of interaction with the content feed.

Abstract: A method for facilitating a search for an object in a three-dimensional simulation can be provided. The method can include receiving from a user at least one search parameter corresponding to an object and executing a search for the object based on the at least one search parameter. The method can further include generating a list of search results, wherein each search result corresponds to an object in the three-dimensional simulation and receiving from the user a selection corresponding to a first object in the list of search results. The method can further include transporting an avatar of the user to a location of the first object and displaying a visual indicator of a position of the first object in the three-dimensional simulation, wherein the visual indicator is distinct from the first object and wherein the visual indicator is not viewed by other users.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for authenticating and activating access to a computing device that captures fingerprint information from a user finger and compares the captured fingerprint information to stored fingerprint information to determine an authenticating correlation. The apparatus, system, and method also sense finger motion to detect a predefined user finger action that leads to the activation of an interface or an application.

Abstract: Methods and systems for auto-generating threads on web forums are described. Comments are received on web content contained on a web page within a web site, where the web site further includes a web forum. The comments can be monitored to determine if a comment threshold is reached, and a web content thread can be auto-generated in the web forum when the comment threshold is reached.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a portal environment may include at least one detachable portal page. The portal environment may also include a detach feature or element associated with the at least one detachable portal page. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a method to detach and reattach at least one portal page associated with a portal environment may include detaching a selected portal page in response to activating a detach feature or element. The method may also include reattaching the detached portal page in response to activating a reattach feature or element.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for rearranging a plurality of modules displayed on a content aggregated webpage is presented. In an exemplary manner, the method includes monitoring one or more of a plurality of user interactions associated with one or more of a plurality of modules. A rank value is assigned to a particular one of the plurality of modules, whereby rank value assignment is based on the one or more of the plurality of user interactions. Based on the rank value that is assigned to the particular one of the plurality of modules, the particular module is automatically displayed at a particular position on the content aggregated webpage.