Abstract: A modular computer system includes a core unit comprising a processor and a memory; a removable modular accessory; a docking connector for connecting the accessory to the core unit; and one or more subsystems contained within the accessory. The system is partitioned such that any of the cooling, power or input/output subsystems can be disposed within the modular accessory such that these subsystems can be removed from the system by removing the accessory. The core unit by itself is not useful to a user because it lacks power, cooling, or a user interface. The core unit can be connected into any of a variety of accessories and it adapts its functions to the system resources provided by each type of accessory.

Abstract: Operating a browser that interprets a markup page and thereby displays a virtual keyboard (350) to a user. The operation comprises: displaying (405) a first keyboard area (350); presenting (410) first and second input fields of first and second types, respectively, to the user; selecting (420) an input field by relating an input device to either the first input field or the second input field; displaying (430) a second keyboard area corresponding to the type of the selected input field; reading (430) input from the user from the first keyboard area and from the second keyboard area to the selected field; and changing (450) the first keyboard area according to user commands to a keyboard selector.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a presence and availability system including:

Abstract: A multi-stage email interception method. First, an email message is received. Then, the receiving number corresponding to the email message is queried from an array according to the related information of the email message. The email message is rejected if the receiving number is higher than a first setting value and the email message conforms to the email characteristics recorded in a specific email record; the email message is accepted first and then deleted if the receiving number is higher than a second setting value and the email address of the recipient of the email message does not appear in the recipient field of the email message; and the email message is accepted and forwarded to a specific mailbox if the receiving number is lower than the second setting value and more than a third setting value and the email address of the recipient of the email message does not appear in the recipient field of the email message.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes receiving video data at an application program, receiving the video data to one or more memory buffers, decrypting the video data, and monitoring page table entries corresponding to the memory buffers to determine whether a second application program has accessed the memory buffers.

Abstract: A transmission control system comprises a restricted word database for storing restricted words; a request transmission control section for relaying a request message sent from a Web browser to an external network and inspecting whether the request message includes a code that is dependent on an HTML file; and a restricted word checking section for analyzing the code using related portions of the code described in the HTML file when the request message includes the code, and determining whether or not to allow transmission of the request message depending on whether an analysis result of the code corresponds to the restricted words, wherein the request transmission control section controls the transmission of the request message according to the determination of the restricted word checking section.

Abstract: IPoE/PPPoE forwarding table 106 is provided with which registered are network addresses, protocol types, destination IP addresses used in IPoE and retrieval indexes of PPPoE sessions used in PPPoE, a protocol type is selected corresponding to a network address in IPoE/PPPoE forwarding table 106 that matches a destination IP address included in header information of an IP packet of an input frame, and when the selected protocol type is PPPoE, a PPPoE session is further selected from a retrieval index corresponding to the network address.

Abstract: In a network communication system involving a client and a server, communications are separated and forwarded into multiple subsystems for processing independently and concurrently. A protocol offloading system for processing information transmitted between a client and a server is provided. The protocol offloading system includes a first subsystem for processing protocol information and a second subsystem, independent of the first subsystem, for processing the actual data.

Abstract: New forms of entertainment can result from this method of selecting, identifying, and storing by a media producer of multi-media content as files to a storage medium within an editing platform. Generating, using an editing software program, a set of instructions and data for assembly of an edited program, the edited program including specified segments from the files of the multi-media content. Assembling the specified segments using the set of instructions and data to form the edited program. Storing the edited program on the editing platform. Analyzing, using a software program, endpoint frames of each segment in the edited program, the analysis resulting in analysis data stored on the editing platform. Distributing the information to a home media server. Emulating assembly of the edited program by the home media server using the information and a home media server editing program, the assembled edited program being stored in the home media server.

Abstract: A multimedia messaging method and system, wherein the same multimedia message can be used to encapsulate both non-streamable media components and descriptors relating to streamable media components. A recipient extracts the descriptors from the multimedia message and initiates streaming sessions accordingly. The notification process by which a recipient user agent is informed of the availability of a multimedia message is the same regardless the type of the components within the message.

Abstract: A router is disclosed for use in a network to carry data packets therein. Each router provides a hop along a path through the network extending from a source network address node to a destination network address node. Each route for routing data packets contains a destination network address to a next successive hop along a path between the source network address and the destination network address. Each router has a central routing processor in communication with its forwarders over a control medium to provide routing tables to each forwarder defining the next hop for forwarding received data packets for each destination address. Routing table updates of the forwarders by the central routing processor are sequentially downloaded to all forwarders simultaneously from the central routing processor, using a negative acknowledgement protocol. The central routing processor selectively responds to a negative acknowledgement message from a forwarder to re-transmit routing table updates.

Abstract: Conversion of subscription predicates for transmission in a publish-subscribe network. Subscriptions include Boolean-valued predicates defining content desired by a subscriber. An agent application converts the predicates into a suitable form for transmission to routers in a network core. The routers process the predicates into filter tables or data structures for use in content-based routing, which involves applying attributes in received packets to the filters. The agent also receives content corresponding with subscriptions and calls applications for presenting the content to a subscriber.

Abstract: The present invention provides digital circuit multiplication equipment comprising: a selector 3; a 40-Kbit/s VBD encoder 4, an 8-Kbit/s voice encoder 5; a fax demodulator 6; a multiplexer 7; a clear channel request monitor 2 for detecting a 64-Kbit/s clear channel request from a data stream transmitted through a trunk circuit 1; an IP packet assembler 9 for generating IP packets from a PCM signal on a channel indicated by the clear channel request, the PCM signal being output from the selector 3; and an IP interface 10 for outputting the IP packets to an IP network.

Abstract: The method allows to share, within a network element of a telecommunication network, routing information deriving from a first routing source; the network element is of the type comprising a management agent provided with a management information database, wherein different routing information deriving from different routing sources is stored in different routing databases within the network element; according to the method, the management agent performs the steps of: a) receiving from a management manager route mapping information; b) storing into the management information database route mapping information corresponding to the received route mapping information; and c) retrieving and using the stored route mapping information for exporting said routing information from a first routing database of the first routing source and importing it into a second routing database of a second routing source.

Abstract: Management of lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) service may be accomplished through the use of remote mirroring and a unique application program interface (API). Both a primary and a secondary LDAP server are maintained. Any modification to the primary LDAP server is then mirrored on the secondary LDAP server. When a call is attempted on the primary server, if it fails, the call is retried on the secondary LDAP server. The API allows for specialized grammar for commands that permits the system to handle primary (and secondary) LDAP server failure.

Abstract: A system and method for network address translation that enables an inbound connection from the public network to a privately addressed host residing on a private network. The stated invention functions as a reverse proxy mechanism assigning a dynamic port number to uniquely identify each inbound connection from the public network to a host on the private network. The defined proxy device uses regular and reverse mapping and employs use of the passive command to notify the client on the public network of the said unique port number assigned for the inbound connection. When the session is completed, the port is returned to the pool to be reassigned as needed.

Abstract: A method for allocating network addresses comprises providing an address pool comprising a plurality of network addresses and then dividing the address pool into a plurality of address sub-pool that comprise a unique subset of the network addresses of the address pool. Each of the sub-pools is available for use by any one of a plurality of routing devices of a network access server. The method then comprises receiving a request to assign a first network address to a first user, allocating a first address sub-pool of the plurality of address sub-pools to a first routing device of the plurality of routing devices and transmitting a first message to the other routing devices to indicate that the first address sub-pool has been allocated. The method additionally comprises assigning the first network address to the first user from the first address sub-pool and advertising an aggregate route for the first address sub-pool over a network.

Abstract: The system and method herein involve use of a proxy to translate between compressed and uncompressed documents. The proxy uncompresses compressed documents from a client and forwards the uncompressed version to a specified server. The response from the server goes to the proxy which compresses the document from the server before communicating it to the client. The server can dynamically generate code space for the uncompressed server response to the client, if needed, and supply it to the proxy.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synchronizing computer clocks in networks used for the transmission of information according to which information is dispatched with a time stamp when being dispatched and which is re-transmitted with a time stamp in a confirmation of receipt. The time stamps are inserted in the outgoing or arriving data packet by a clock module (8) mounted downstream of a network controller (4, 10) once said network controller has authorized transmission. A CPU (2) generates actuator signals that are provided with an identifier and that correct the clock modules (8) on the basis of a comparison between the time stamps in a confirmation of receipt of the addressee of the information and the time stamp of the corresponding transmitted information.

Abstract: A method and system for supporting communication through a satellite and/or satellite-based network with a remote ground transceiver, through a user interface which is available to the end user through the Internet. The present invention preferably provides such an interface as a Web-based interface, through a Web server. According to a preferred but non-limiting embodiment of the present invention, communication from the remote ground transceivers may optionally include an alarm message and/or other information about the status of the remote ground transceiver and/or associated ground asset.

Abstract: An information handling system is provided which includes a wired network controller fixedly mounted in the system and an optional wireless network card which is pluggably receivable by a connector in the system. The system includes a first indicator for annunciating network activity and a second indicator for annunciating that the link is good as well as its link rate. Status processing logic is situated between the wireless card connector, the network controller and the first and second indicators to permit the wireless card and the network controller to share the first and second indicators.

Abstract: The present invention generally is directed to an apparatus for holding one or more devices, comprising a rack. The rack includes one or more devices in which at least one device has a microcontroller. The rack further includes a device memory associated with each device containing a unique identifier. The microcontroller is connected to the device memory through a bus. The microcontroller is configured to retrieve the unique identifier.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for improving network performance of a multiprocessor system that has a limited number of physical network interfaces by using virtual IP addresses are provided. When a processor of the multiprocessor system determines that it is processing network data, it uses a virtual IP address to transmit the data. The virtual IP address is associated with a buffer; and thus the data is sent to the buffer. This allows the processor to be free to process other data, network or otherwise. The buffer, with the help of a controller, then contends for the use of one of the limited physical network interfaces to transmit the data.

Abstract: An apparatus and method implemented in embedded software that transparently redirects local hard drive requests to a Network Attached Storage (NAS) subsystem is provided. The apparatus, contains a large front end cache used to intercept local hard disk I/O requests at the lowest level before forwarding to an external network attached NAS subsystem, providing a transparent high performance centrally managed storage solution.

Abstract: A data communications network includes a ring configured for spatial reuse, such as a resilient packet ring. A first bridge is coupled to the ring and to an end station such as an interworking bridge or router. A second bridge coupled to the ring learns an association between the first bridge and the end station by monitoring packets originated in the network by the end station and sent on the ring by the first bridge. The second bridge learns the association by obtaining an identifier of the first bridge and an address of the end station from received packets. When the second bridge receives packets destined for the end station, the packets are forwarded as broadcast transmissions on the ring if the association between the first bridge and the end station has not yet been learned, and are forwarded as unicast transmissions to the first bridge on the ring if the association between the first bridge and the end station has been learned.

Abstract: A network system includes a network having a network bus, such as unshielded differential twisted-pair wires, electrically connected to a plurality of remote devices, and a network controller for digitally directing transmissions with the remote devices via the network bus. The network system also includes a plurality of network device interface elements adapted to interconnect the network controller with respective remote devices via the network bus. Each network device interface element is capable of transmitting and receiving messages via the network bus. And to at least partially limit electromagnetic emissions from the respective network device interface element and/or the respective remote device, each network device interface element includes a suppression assembly. Additionally, each network device interface element can include a transceiver and a processing element, with the suppression assembly electrically connected between the transceiver and the network bus.

Abstract: A CPU which performs video processing, and a network processor which performs network processing share a PCI bus. Video data is transmitted to a wireless LAN via the PCI bus.

Abstract: A method of installing a first self-contained data handling application to operate with a second, previously installed, self-contained data handling application having at least one call routine which is executed when the second data handling application is operated, is described.

Abstract: An on-vehicle multimedia device to be operated by software 16 including an application module group 18 having a plurality of application modules 19 that realizes their respective different functions and an application control module 17 for controlling each of the application modules 19, characterized by the device comprising external hardware which inputs and outputs data to be processed by the software.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system that enables reference processes that have access to a long running object to maintain the current access to this object while this object performs a re-initialization operation in order to refresh data contained in the object. The system of the invention comprises a long running object manager that controls the re-initialization process of an object registered with the object manager. In operation, a reference program establishes a connection to the long running for purposes of accessing information in the object. This connection to the object is noted in the object manager. At this point, during the connection of the reference to the long running object, there is an event to trigger a re-initialization of the long running object. The object manager notifies the object of the trigger and holds the references that are connected to this object. The object receives the re-initialization signal, performs the re-initialization and sends a reply to the object manager.

Abstract: A system and method for registering software controls within a secure operating environment is disclosed. The software controls reside within the operating environment in coordination with a control manager. The manager facilitates registration and authorization of new controls. The manager detects that new control has been placed within the operating environment. The manager reads the type of the control. The manager initiates an encode/decode sequence with the control. A key string is exchanged and modified between the manager and the control. Preferably, a random number is generated and added to the key string by the manager. The manager reads the result of the encode/decode sequence from the control. If the result is acceptable, then the manager adds the control to its control list and plumbs all of the controls within the operating environment. If the result is not acceptable, the manager ignores or shutdowns the control.

Abstract: An electronic system is described for program development having a control unit and a storage medium which contains an application program (1, 2). Access to internal data of the application program (1, 2) to be developed is possible via interfaces. To that end, access points are provided in the application program (1, 2). Also stored in the storage medium is a configuration program which contains data that describe the interfaces and are allocated to the access points.

Abstract: A control method for an information processing apparatus which can be loaded with a device driver includes an installing step of installing a device driver, a determining step of determining whether or not a control program in the information processing apparatus is to be rebooted when the device driver is installed in the installing step, and a display controlling step of controlling display of a display screen for reboot when it is determined that reboot is required in the determining step.

Abstract: A method and structure for an integrated circuit is disclosed. The invention includes a plurality of logic cores, a plurality of local hubs connected to said logic cores, and a plurality of global hubs connected to said local hubs. The local hubs and the global hubs transfer data between the logic cores.

Abstract: A method and system for producing personalized publications is disclosed. A user selects a background image and a foreground image to be placed over the background image. The selected images are then merged to form the completed personalized publication. The personalized publication can then be transmitted to a destination location for viewing and subsequent printing by the user on either a one-time basis or a continuous fashion, based on information provided by the user.

Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-functional electronic card capable of detecting removable cards, which includes at least one functional device, a controller, a host interface, and a removable card interface.

Abstract: A method is proposed for the input of a character string into a processing unit, in which in a two-dimensional character field, a character to be input is determined from selectable characters for an input. In this context, the intuitive detection of a user input permits a simple navigation with the aid of a direction-input device in the thinned-out, two-dimensional character field between the selectable characters.

Abstract: In a services processor, a queue operations unit controls the output of processed data packets from the services processor. In accordance with a hybrid list/calendar queue priority scheme, the queue operations unit uses a unique data structure comprising a tree of calendar arrays and queue lists to schedule the data packets for output.

Abstract: The present invention provides a service providing system for providing a user with services in accordance with travel history information of the user indicating the location the user was present and the date/time the user was present, and the system includes a terminal having a travel history information transmitter for transmitting the travel history information and a service information output section for outputting information on the services, and a service information management server having a travel history information storage for storing the travel history information transmitted from the personal authentication terminal, a service information storage for storing information on the services, and a service information transmitter for transmitting information on the services to the personal authentication terminal.

Abstract: A method of connecting and operating three or more devices to an IDE bus under the conditions that: (1) no more than two IDE devices may be active at any given time on the same IDE bus, and (2) cable/trace lengths for the IDE bus may not exceed the limits set forth in the IDE bus standard. The IDE devices are configured for cable select connected to the IDE bus, wherein no more than two of the IDE devices are powered on at any given. Further, those IDE devices which are powered on at a give time, have the appropriate logic level asserted on CSEL line so that only one IDE device powered on at any time is a “Master” device, and only one IDE device powered on is a “Slave”.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and system for sharing a single GPIO line of an integrated circuit (IC) between at least two circuit components connected concurrently, wherein at least one of the circuit components is to provide input via the GPIO line and at least one circuit component is to receive output via the GPIO line. The input and output can be provided at separate times with the status of the GPIO line changing accordingly or, provided that the input is provided at a lower frequency relative to the switching frequency of the GPIO line, an input to the IC can be provided concurrent with an output from the IC since the low frequency input typically persists until an input cycle of the GPIO line. The present invention finds particular benefit when implemented to interface with GPIO lines of a microprocessor.

Abstract: Multiple coprocessor scheduling of parallel processing steps control with bit arithmetic.

Abstract: A dynamic allocation of available ASV buffer memory space is performed on each pack in a DVD-A bitstream one pack at a time. Concurrently, an ASV buffer table is updated for each type of data pack currently being processed. The ASV buffer table includes pointers corresponding to the various fields that form a particular ASV frame. In this way, only that memory that is required to store a particular ASV frame is used thereby allowing the ASV buffer memory to be configured on the fly in such a manner as to efficiently store the required ASV frame data. When a particular ASV frame is to be displayed, or otherwise processed, the ASV buffer table is accessed, and the particular pointers for a specific ASV frame are looked up and used to access the desired ASV frame.

Abstract: A personal digital assistant system includes a cradle, a personal digital assistant, and a peripheral module. The cradle includes a cradle housing, and a first socket positioned on the cradle housing for outputting electric power. The personal digital assistant includes a first connecting port electrically connected to the first socket of the cradle. The peripheral module is positioned on the cradle and electrically connected to the personal digital assistant and the cradle. The personal digital assistant electrically connected to the peripheral module controls the peripheral module when the personal digital assistant and the peripheral module are electrically connected to the cradle through the first socket. The cradle provides the personal digital assistant and the peripheral module with electric power through the first socket.

Abstract: An encoding element for an electric module comprises at least one cutting edge which is provided to sever one of a plurality of conductor tracks arranged on a substrate, whereby the electric module is assigned an address. There is also proposed an electric module including such encoding element.

Abstract: A dual access peripheral interface uses a shared data bus (16) for communication with dual master units (30,32) coupled to a common peripheral device (34). Each master control unit provides a shared subset of control bits to a logic configuration block (48), which combines the control bits in a logic operation to present to the slave peripheral unit (34). The logic configuration block (48) is configured by configuration bits accessible by only one of the master units (30). In this way, both of the master units can access the peripheral at the same time with the logic of the logic configuration block determining the ultimate control of the peripheral.

Abstract: An inter-OS control software for switching OS's in operation executed on a single CPU is installed, and plural OS's are made alternately executed. A control program is executed exclusively on one OS, which controls the controlled apparatus. A supervisory control program and a development environment program are executed on another OS, and a memory space is divided so as to make no effect for the operation of the control program. A higher real-time performance and reliability can be established with a single CPU architecture.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for hot-docking is disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable computer system includes a bus bridge and a bus coupled to the bus bridge. The bus may have one or more peripheral devices or peripheral interfaces coupled to it. The bus may also be coupled to a docking interface having a bus switch. The bus switch, when closed and the computer is coupled to a docking station, may couple the bus to a peripheral interface in a docking station. The bus switch may close responsive to docking, thereby completing the electrical coupling of the bus to the peripheral interface in the docking station. The closing of the bus switch may be controlled by the docking interface such that operations on the bus are not interrupted during the docking procedure.

Abstract: A system and method for notifying an operating system of an error signal transmitted by a communications medium is disclosed. The communications medium connects a plurality of electronic devices. The operating system includes device drivers and is capable of configuring communications between one or more applications and the communications medium. A detector is coupled to the communications medium. The detector receives error signals transmitted by the communications medium, one or more error signals associated with one of the electronic devices. A BIOS is coupled to the detector. The BIOS is capable of determining an electronic device associated with a first error signal. The BIOS generates a hot-eject signal identifying that electronic device in response to the first error signal. The operating system blocks communications between the applications and the identified electronic device in response to the BIOS generating the hot-eject signal.

Abstract: A data storage system that has one or more IDE disk drives, each IDE disk drive connected to a USB to IDE controller, and the USB to IDE controllers are connected to one or more USB controllers. Within the data storage system (array), USB to IDE controllers are integrated into disk drive carriers. The logical interface presented to the storage array is strictly USB, and the insertion or removal of the drive carrier corresponds directly to USB device insertion/removal from the USB bus. Hubs can be used to associate up to 127 USB devices to a single USB controller, and multiple USB controllers may be utilized to increase overall system. Using the simple four wire interface of USB and the extend lengths of USB relative to IDE, a passive center plane design for the storage array is made possible by the present invention.