Abstract: Embodiments described herein may include example embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for heat dissipation.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may include example embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for heat dissipation.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method and/or system for enabling access to computer file content using an open routine having a proprietary argument.

Abstract: Implementations related to managing data on r-smart networks are disclosed.

Abstract: Implementations related to r-smart person-centric networks are disclosed.

Abstract: Implementations related to controlling access to r-smart person-centric networks are disclosed.

Abstract: Implementations related to managing communications on r-smart networks are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for use with digital data processing systems to control or otherwise limit access to networked resources based, at least in part, on transactional artifacts and/or derived artifacts.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, devices and/or systems for managing portable electronic devices are described.

Abstract: Embodiments including protected paths for digital rights management of digital objects are disclosed. Some embodiments disclosed herein may comprise processes or apparatus for transferring data from one or more peripherals to one or more computers or digital data processing systems for the latter to process, store, and/or further transfer and/or for transferring data from the computers or digital data processing systems to the peripherals. Some embodiments disclosed herein may comprise processes or apparatus for interconnecting or communicating between two or more components connected to an interconnection medium a within a single computer or digital data processing system.

Abstract: Soft-screen annotations are associated with objects in order to communicate information relating to the object. The annotation can be static or dynamic and/or interactive or non-interactive. Different properties can be selected when a soft-screen annotation is created in order to customize the annotation for each object.

Abstract: One embodiment of a staging device comprises a power source capable of supplying power to a plurality of different portable devices, at least two portable devices having different power requirements. The power source comprises a fuel cell, a gel cell, a battery and/or a nuclear battery. Another embodiment of a staging device comprises a storage device capable of storing at least one of a message and data intended to be received by at least one of a plurality of portable devices, at least two portable devices having a different communication format. A controller coupled to the storage device is capable of converting the message and/or the data stored in the storage device to a communication format that is appropriate for an intended portable device.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a sort specification may be defined to sort a record array by one or more sort criteria.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, devices and/or systems for modulating facial expressions to form a rendered face having an expression are described.

Abstract: A symbiotic computing system includes a plurality of symbiotic partners that are communicatively coupled with one another and each of which has a respective instance of a managed resource. One (or more) of the symbiotic partners receive input that affects a respective instance of the managed resource. Based upon the input, the symbiotic partner produces actions and transmits the actions to each other of the symbiotic partners. Upon receipt, each other of the symbiotic partners receives the actions and uses the actions to affect a respective instance of the managed resource to maintain coherency of the managed resource. The managed resource may include data entities such as data file, data bases, configuration files and source files and other types of resources such as video images, symbiotic relationship configurations and executables. Alterations made to an instance of the managed resource are made to each other instance of the managed resource to maintain coherency.

Abstract: A dynamically configured user network services a plurality of network members. A metanetwork definition identifies the members of the dynamic manifest network and provides the rules by which the network members establish links among themselves and communicate. Each of the network members employs a client communication device to communicate with another network member according to the metanetwork definition. Another centrally located computer, a network friend, may assist in setting upon and managing the dynamic manifest network via creating and altering the metanetwork definition. At a minimum, each client communication device includes a network interface, a processor and an interface to a coupled computer or to a client. The client communication device may include a voice interface, a display, a disk drive (or other storage), a network interface and other components.

Abstract: A floating point unit is provided which conveys the rounding mode in effect upon dispatch of a particular instruction with that particular instruction into the execution pipeline of the floating point unit. Upon dispatch of a control word update instruction into the execution pipeline, the rounding mode is updated according to the updated control word provided for the control word update instruction. Instructions subsequent to the control word update instruction thereby receive the updated rounding mode as those instructions are dispatched. The updated rounding mode is available to the subsequent instructions prior to retiring the control word update instruction. The rounding mode is therefore updated without serializing the update. If the control word update instruction modifies the value in a field other than the rounding mode, the instructions subsequent to the control word update instruction may be discarded and re-executed subsequent to updating the control word register with the updated control word.

Abstract: A superscalar microprocessor appends a tag value to each floating point number. The tag value indicates whether the corresponding floating point number is a normal floating point number or a special floating point number. Additionally, the tag value indicates the type of special floating point number represented by the corresponding floating point number. The tag value is stored with the floating point number in a register file of the floating point unit. Tag values are also generated for floating point numbers read from memory. When a floating point core of a floating point unit receives operands from either the register file or memory, the floating point core examines the tag values to determine whether each operand is a normal floating point number or a special floating point number. If either operand is a special floating point number, the floating point core determines the type of special floating point number and applies any applicable special rules.

Abstract: A data cache and method for manipulating data in a microprocessor are disclosed. The data cache stores stack data within a stack memory separate from a cache line oriented storage used for non-stack data. Data may be pushed, popped, and accessed via an offset from the stack memory without generating main memory addresses. A load/store unit coupled to the data cache may be configured to perform the address generation associated with stack accesses in parallel with performing the access to the stack memory. If the corresponding data is not stored within the stack memory, then an access to the cache line oriented storage may be performed. Therefore, no time penalty is assessed for missing the stack memory. A stack memory is contemplated for use with respect to subroutine parameter passing. The calling routine may perform multiple push commands to place parameters for use by the subroutine onto the stack. The subroutine may then access and modify the parameters upon the stack.

Abstract: A pipeline conveys a control word and a steering word with each instruction. The control word specifies the control signals for the instruction at each pipeline stage. The steering word specifies the routing of the instruction through the pipeline stages. Many pipeline modifications may be made by modifying the control words and steering words corresponding to the instructions. According to one embodiment, the execution pipeline within the microprocessor employs the control word/steering word method of pipeline control. Certain instructions do not perform any multiplication operations, and so may bypass the multiply pipeline stage or stages. Similarly, other instructions do not perform addition operations and may bypass the adder pipeline stage or stages. Still further, data movement and control update type instructions may bypass the pipeline all together and move directly to the result queue in the FPU.