Patents Issued in April 24, 2008
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Publication number: 20080098062Abstract: A system, method, and process for managing and monitoring mobile data, content, access, and usage of mobile devices are provided. The described exemplary system, method, and process provide an infrastructure for managing and monitoring various applications and services of mobile devices such as Internet access, voice, messaging, gaming, music, and video.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Verizon Services Corp.Inventor: Hinal K. Balia
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Publication number: 20080098063Abstract: A PT (e.g., Push-To-Talk, Push-To-View or Push-To-Data) service, and more particularly, to a method and device for controlling a floor (talk burst authority, permission to send media burst, etc.) in a PT service, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method for controlling a state of a Push-To (PT) server, includes transiting, by a PT server in a second state, to a first state when a media burst release message is received by the PT server; and remaining, by the PT server, in the first state, if the PT server in the first state receives a media packet from a PT client and if the PT server in the previous second state has received the media burst release message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Kang-Suk HUH, Sung-Mu Son
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Publication number: 20080098064Abstract: Virtual world content is transmitted from at least one server to at least one client computer by defining a camera position on the client computer and projecting a geometrical shape from the camera position in the direction of a viewing vector. This geometrical shape defines a subsection of the virtual world content, which is then transmitted to the particular client, where it is maintained within a content cache.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Konrad Sherinian
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Publication number: 20080098065Abstract: A communication method in a network robot system having a middleware processing communication between a plurality of sensors, a server, and a robot, the method including: setting previously a communication framework of the middleware for distributed processing of function of the robot by using the plurality of sensors and the server; and performing a communication between the plurality of sensors, the server and the robot by using the communication framework set previously, wherein one of synchronous and asynchronous operations is performed according to a size of data for a remote object called from the robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Kang Woo Lee, Young Ho Suh, Ae Kyeung Moon, Hyun Kim, Nam Shik Park, Chung Seong Hong, Min Young Kim
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Publication number: 20080098066Abstract: A computer-implementable method, system, and computer-readable medium for implementing latest edition notification for messages on a data processing system. An e-mail client receives from a server a first message in a conversation thread, wherein the conversation thread includes a collection of messages. In response to receiving a command from a user to open the first message, the server determines if the conversation thread includes a second message that was created after the first message. In response to determining the conversation thread includes the second message, the server opens the second message instead of the first message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Jeffry R. Mausolf, Kimberly A. Stephens
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Publication number: 20080098067Abstract: A system for eliminating the time lost in initial stages of a Web conference due to participants not being in-place on-time is disclosed. The system enables automatic steps to be taken at the server to pull conference participants into a conference based on their acceptance of an invitation to the conference. A server system provides indications of confirmed conference participants to agent software on the client systems, and activates client side agents when the a conference is about to start. The Web conference server communicates relevant conference information to each client side agent. The agent launches the user's client side browser and automatically performs any other preliminary steps that are required to join the participant to the conference. The participant user may be presented with a user interface that enables them to either accept or reject the automatic login to the conference. If the user rejects the automatic login, then indication of this rejection is passed to the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Sean Callanan, Carol S. Zimmet, Ruthie D. Lyle, Gary Denner, Cynthia E. Barber-Mingo
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Publication number: 20080098068Abstract: A technique for performing message communications while assigning a space and respective time periods or time points at present, in past and in future is disclosed. A space-time object intercepts a message. Alternatively, this object per se executes the processing for immediately transmitting a message to a target object under management with relevancy thereto, for retaining the message by a future time point assigned, or for preparing and sending a message for searching logs in the past, thereby to realize the space-time communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2004Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Tomoichi Ebata
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Publication number: 20080098069Abstract: Mail aliases are dynamically created in response to replies of an electronic mail (e-mail) communication. An e-mail communication is sent to a plurality of recipients, and one or more recipients of the e-mail communication respond to the e-mail. In response to receiving the replies, one or more mail aliases are automatically created.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Janet Morgan, Johnny M. Shieh
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Publication number: 20080098070Abstract: A system for adding new recipients to an e-mail thread. The system includes a server device configured to administer an electronic mail (E-MAIL) application. At least one client device being operably associated via a network with the server device. The at least one client device configured to add new E-MAIL recipients to the E-MAIL thread of the distributed E-MAIL message via a user interface (UI) having a menu selection for adding recipients to the thread. The UI being operably associated with the client device and the server device. The client device is further configured to add the identity of the new E-MAIL recipient to a persistent store table located on the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Niklas Heidloff, Shruti Kumar, Michael R. O'Brien, Patrick J. O'Sullivan
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Publication number: 20080098071Abstract: A method, article, and system to implement software for enabling recipients to unsubscribe from an electronic message thread, in which case, the electronic message will not be delivered into the recipient's box, and therefore will not be utilizing any of the recipient's inbox space. The message server will hold the electronic message, where the recipient can access it if they choose. Also, other recipients who choose to reply-to-all will be notified of recipients who have unsubscribed, and will be able to then send the electronic message to the unsubscribed recipient if they are a required viewer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Angela Richards Jones, Tong Yu
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Publication number: 20080098072Abstract: A method, article, and system to implement software for enabling recipients to be added to an electronic message thread, while providing for the new recipient to receive previous messages within the electronic message thread. In addition, members that are currently a part of the message thread are notified of the addition of a new member to the electronic message thread, when they send out a new message, in order to provide the existing member the option to include the new member as a recipient of the new message within the electronic message thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Angela Richards Jones, Ruthie D. Lyle
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Publication number: 20080098073Abstract: An email generation method and system. The method comprises receiving and storing by a computing system, a first data object. The computing system comprises XML files. Each XML file comprises email templates. The computing system receives language identification data identifying a first XML file of the XML files. The first XML file comprises a first set of email templates. The computing system selects the first XML file in response to receiving the first language identification data. The computing system receives template identification data identifying a first email template of the first set of email templates. The computing system selects the first email template in response to receiving the template identification data. The computing system retrieves the first data object stored in the computing system. The computing system automatically generates a first email by incorporating first portions of the first data object into associated sections of the first email template.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Andrew Coleman, Gautam Majumdar, Muthusamy Palanisamy Muthusamy, Manish Singh
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Publication number: 20080098074Abstract: An automated method for boosting and/or maintaining a sense of well being of a person an automated method and apparatus assists individuals in regularly breaking out of immediate stressful situations which may otherwise contribute to long term deterioration in their health, well-being and/or vitality. The method is implemented by a data processing device and includes (a) sending an initiation message to the user requesting an indication of a sense of well being of the user; (b) receiving, from the user, a quantitative indication of the user's sense of wellbeing; and (c) based on the received quantitative indication, sending to the user at least one instruction message indicating an activity to be implemented by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2005Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Robert Hurling
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Publication number: 20080098075Abstract: A system provides individualized communications to each user, based on data corresponding to each user, for placement into electronic communications by a sending party, that may not be related to the party providing the content. The content provided to the electronic communications may be generated at least in part when the communication is opened by a the intended recipient. The content may be the body of an electronic mail as well as a tag line or footer in an electronic mail.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: ADKNOWLEDGE, INC.Inventors: Dan O'BRYAN, Scott LYNN, David PHILLIPS, Michael FITZGERALD, Edward GILMORE
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Publication number: 20080098076Abstract: The present invention provides to a system and method of sharing contents using a messenger program, The system includes a device server which registers Consumer electronic (CE) devices of the same user and CE devices of different users, and generates a messenger account; a messenger server which registers the generated messenger account; and a buddy setting module which sets a buddy relationship among the CE devices of the same user and a buddy relationship among the CE devices of different users, such that contents are shared by the CE devices having the buddy relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-Kwon Lee, Hyok-sung Choi
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Publication number: 20080098077Abstract: A method includes generating an authenticity indicator for an electronic communication based on a comparison of domain name data and purported sender data associated with the electronic communication, the authenticity indicator indicating a likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication. The authenticity indicator is presented to the recipient of the electronic communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Chris Lalonde, Marty Abbott, Kirk Sanford, Greg Isaacs
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Publication number: 20080098078Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively forwarding full header information in email messages are presented. When an email message is received by a user, and the user chooses to forward the received email message, an option is provided to the user to either include the full header information of the received email in the forwarded email, or to not include the full header information of the received email in the forwarded email.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.Inventor: W. Daniell
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Publication number: 20080098079Abstract: An instant messaging service is operated in cooperation with an event plan manager system. Information is received regarding a planned event from an instant messaging client with which an event organizer is associated and, based thereon, information is provided indicative of the planned event to the event plan manager system. Information is received from the event plan manager system indicative of the planned event, as maintained by the event plan manager system. Invitation instant messages are caused to be provided to instant messaging clients with which invitees of the planned event are associated, wherein the invitation instant messages are correlated to the information indicative of the planned event as maintained by the event plan manager system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: YAHOO! INC.Inventor: Mehul Kirtikant Sanghavi
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Publication number: 20080098080Abstract: Plug-ins for instant messaging (IM) systems are described. By using plug-ins in conjunction with IM systems, the functionality of IM systems may be greatly extended. Specifically, in business applications, such as workflow processes, IM provides a more reliable approach to determining actual delivery of messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.Inventors: Brian Daigle, W. Daniell, Joel (Hassan) Davis, Larry Kent
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Publication number: 20080098081Abstract: A moving image displaying method to be executed in a network computer system having an operating-side computer and an operated-side computer coupled through a network, the operating-side computer coupling with the operated-side computer for performing input operation to the operated-side computer, and an operation result view appearing on the operated-side computer being displayed on a display unit of the operating-side computer, including the steps of: capturing, by the operated-side computer, event information inputted by the operating-side computer, the event information being information about a playback operation of a moving image; transmitting, by the operated-side computer, control information about playback of the moving image on the operated-side computer to the operating-side computer, based on the event information; receiving, by the operating-side computer, moving image data to be playback-controlled by the received control information about playback of the moving image; playing back, by the operaType: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Fumio NODA, Masahiko Takeshima, Osamu Ishihara, Yutaka Tokue, Hiroshi Mine
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Publication number: 20080098082Abstract: A computer system is disclosed. The system comprises a connection interface, a download device and at least one first computer device. The first computer device generates a script file. The download device, coupled to the first computer device via the connection interface, comprises a processing unit, a network interface and a storage unit. When the download device and the first computer device are disconnected, the processing unit is capable of finding and performing at least one corresponding download instruction according to the content of the script file. Downloaded data is then stored in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: An-Sheng Chang, Teng-Chieh Liu
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Publication number: 20080098083Abstract: A method of processing a file includes receiving a request to store the file, receiving the file, determining whether a database already contains the file, and storing the file in the database if the database does not already contain the file. A method of processing a file includes receiving a request to store the file, receiving the file, determining whether a database already contains the file, and satisfying the request to store the file without storing the received file if the database already contains the file. A method of processing data from a file includes receiving a request to store the file in a database, receiving the file, separating the file into a plurality of portions, and storing the plurality of portions such that each of the plurality of portions can be individually accessed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kam Shergill, Bharath Aleti, Dheerai Pandey, Sajatha Muthulingam, Amit Ganesh
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Publication number: 20080098084Abstract: A technique is performed within a DNS server to respond to a DNS message. The technique includes receiving the DNS message from a requesting device (e.g., a DHCP server), and generating a search result based on a search of a portion of the DNS message for a request to delete a specific record (i.e., a specific, predefined record which is not expected to exist in the DNS). The technique further includes selectively providing and not providing current state information (or other information) to the requesting device depending on whether the search result indicates that the request to delete the specific record resides within the portion of the DNS message. Such operation allows for augmented operation with augmented DNS clients, as well as non-augmented operation with legacy equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Bernard Volz, Sri Vengadasubbu, Jeffrey Cioli
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Publication number: 20080098085Abstract: In one aspect, in a computer-implemented method it is determined whether a placeholder corresponding to a service includes an identifier similar to a tag associated with an element of a user interface. The placeholder is replaced with a value of the element associated with the tag based on the results of the determining step. The service is called using the value. Information is received from the called service, the information corresponding to the element of user interface. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Rolf Krane, Filip Misovski
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Publication number: 20080098086Abstract: In a distributed file system, when a user requests a computer to create a distributed file, a management computer acquires a list of computers complying with an allocation rule selected by the user from allocation rules taking the performance, security level, reliability level and utility rate into consideration. When the user requests the computer to access the distributed file, on the other hand, the partial files and the server information are collected from each computer. Each computer evaluates the allocation of the partial files based on the selected allocation rule and the server information from each computer, and if required, selects a destination computer and instructs the partial files to be moved to the destination computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi HARA, Masaaki Iwasaki, Koji Sonoda
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Publication number: 20080098087Abstract: A method and system to generate an electronic invitation are provided. The system may include a display module, a communications module and an invitation engine. The display module may be configured to display an invite control viewable with a member profile section. The member profile section may display a profile of a member. The communications module may be configured to receive a request to activate the invite control. The invitation engine may be configured to react to the request by adding an identification of the member to an invitee list.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Susan Lubeck
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Publication number: 20080098088Abstract: A communication system including: a terminal (121); and a device (111), a device (112), and a device (113) existing within a LAN (110) connected to the terminal (121) through the Internet. The terminal (121) includes: a representative device preference storing unit (14) that stores information about processing performed by plural devices; a terminal control unit (15) that determines a representative device serving as a representative from among a plural devices based on information stored in the representative device preference storing unit (14); and a terminal side communication unit (10) that transmits a request for information about the devices within the LAN (110) to the representative device and receives a response to the request from the representative device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Hirokazu Tamano, Hideaki Takechi, Tadashi Kunihira, Monta Nakatsuka
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Publication number: 20080098089Abstract: A telecommunications system includes a connectionless network for distributing content which supports broadcast or multicast. The system includes a video server in communication with the network. The system includes a plurality of set-top boxes in communication with the network through which the set-top boxes receive packets from the server and have communication controlled by connectionless protocols which use a request for retransmission protocol for any given lost packet P which would otherwise flow between set top box and server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: James V. Luciani
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Publication number: 20080098090Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods for mapping using web-based content is provided. In one embodiment, a computer implemented system for mapping over the Internet is provided, comprising: a computer for receiving a map request and a content request from a client computer, the map request including a request for location-based data and the content request including a request for Internet content associated with the location based-data; the computer having a searching component to search a database for content associated with a particular location, a filtering component to filter the content by location and an association component to associate the location-based-data with the filtered content. In another embodiment, the systems and methods provided allow the user to view one or more blogs, wikis, newsfeeds, news stories, podcasts, audio files, movie files and/or photos about a particular location by moving a map display to the particular location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: J.S.B.K. Inc.Inventors: John Begley Geraci, Cory Alfred Forsyth, Steven Berlin Johnson
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Publication number: 20080098091Abstract: A system and method of providing personalized broadcast transmissions Broadcasting-Party-Designated Recipients over a mobile telecommunications Radio Area Network is provided. The Broadcasting Party can send multimedia content for a personalized broadcast to an IMS Application Server in a SIP Message and broadcast the multimedia content to the mobile telecommunications terminals of the Broadcasting-Party-Designated Recipients. The personalized broadcast transmission can be generating using a plurality of unicast transmissions or a multicast transmission made to a multicast channel/address.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: David S. Benco, Maria Rg Azada
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Publication number: 20080098092Abstract: A microorganism separation system comprising a sample solution container 34 containing microorganisms, a separator 1, and a receiver 47, designed to separate microorganisms from the sample solution; further comprising a microorganism detection sensor and a plate 49 which has a plurality of receivers 47 connected to each other and an identification indicator, wherein when the microorganism detection sensor judges that a microorganism has passed, supply of the sample solution is stopped, the detected microorganism is discharged together with the sample solution, and then the solution starts to be injected into the receiver; and, the number of times microorganisms are detected during the time period from the start of the injection to the end is recognized as separation quantity; and then as separation information, the separation quantity, number for a receiver 47 into which a microorganism was injected for each identification indicator, signal waveform sent from the microorganism detection sensor at the separType: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Tadashi Sano, Yasuhiko Sasaki, Hajime Ikuta, Kazuichi Isaka, Tatsuo Sumino, Shigenori Togashi, Tetsuro Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20080098093Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for managing content updates for web-based applications. In one set of embodiments, a configurable proxy cache is provided that executes rule-based content updates of web content on the behalf of an application (e.g., web browser) while the application is not running. This allows for better management of intermittent connection quality, memory/power savings for mobile devices, and caching of information that can be shared with the application and other network-aware applications/services. In various embodiments, the proxy cache is controlled by the application via standard web language constructs such as HTTP headers, thereby enabling interoperability with web-based applications that implement common asynchronous data-loading technologies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Simon, Manjirnath Chatterjee
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Publication number: 20080098094Abstract: Generally speaking, systems, methods and media for updating device drivers of an operating system for a server computer system are disclosed. Embodiments may include a method for updating device drivers for a server computer system by a build server. Embodiments of the method may include determining whether device drivers for an operating system image source need to be updated, such as by crawling a vendor website. Embodiments may also include in response to determining that device driver updates need to be downloaded, scheduling a time for download of device driver updates. Embodiments of the method may also include downloading the scheduled device driver updates based on the scheduled time and storing the device driver updates in a device driver update database. Further embodiments of the method may include installing the operating system image source on a target server and installing the device driver updates on the target server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Paul E. Finkelstein, Susan M. Guy, Rajeev Puri, Hsiao C. Thio, Nelson Velazquez
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Publication number: 20080098095Abstract: The present invention provides an adaptive integrated circuit. The various embodiments include a plurality of heterogeneous computational elements coupled to an interconnection network. The plurality of heterogeneous computational elements include corresponding computational elements having fixed and differing architectures, such as fixed architectures for different functions such as memory, addition, multiplication, complex multiplication, subtraction, configuration, reconfiguration, control, input, output, and field programmability. In response to configuration information, the interconnection network is operative in real time to configure and reconfigure the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements for a plurality of different functional modes, including linear algorithmic operations, non-linear algorithmic operations, finite state machine operations, memory operations, and bit-level manipulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Paul Master, Eugene Hogenauer, Walter Scheuermann
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Publication number: 20080098096Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention connect a group of users who are involved in a common project. The information on this project will be stored in an electronic document. Each member of the group has an exact copy of the document and the method of this invention is what ensures that such copies are exact. Each user may incorporate modifications into their copy, which will later be shared by the rest after a synchronization stage. Systems and methods further allow the information to be shared between the various members of the group and which include a series of stages during which it is mainly a question of transferring the modifications from a specific user to the rest of the group, thus avoiding the use of a dedicated client-server structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Domenico Vellante, Vittorio Brioschi
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Publication number: 20080098097Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing a communication means for an interfacing device that utilizes a communication means hierarchy to decipher a communication means to be used by other hardware devices so that they may operative cooperatively. Particularly, a controlling device queries an interfacing device for the manufacturer of the interfacing device. If the manufacturer is determinable, then the controlling device queries the interfacing device for the model of the interfacing device. This querying for the model utilizes the identity of the manufacturer by using communication means that are particular to the manufacturer to query the interfacing device. Based on the information queried from the interfacing device, the controlling device is able to decipher the best known communication means for the interfacing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Tetsuro MOTOYAMA, Avery Fong
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Publication number: 20080098098Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a search unit which searches for a network device having a function of communication by the first communication protocol and a network device having a function of communication by the second communication protocol, and a setting unit which, when a network device detected by the search unit is compliant with both the first and second communication protocols, sets a network address for communicating with the network device by selecting the network address from a network address in the format of the first communication protocol and a network address in the format of the second communication protocol in installing a device control program for the network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takahiro Onsen
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Publication number: 20080098099Abstract: A management system facilitating deployment of customizations of an enterprise application, with the enterprise application containing software modules pre-installed on a set of servers. In an embodiment, the management system first receives a set of deployment units each containing data defining a manner of configuration affecting the operation of at least some of the software modules to attain the desired customizations, and an enterprise profile indicating the specific subset of deployment units to be deployed in each of the servers. Management system then orchestrates the configuration of the software modules installed on the set of servers according to the data specified in the set of deployment units and the enterprise profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Abhijit Khasnis, Ramesha G, Bakash Shaik, Yilun Shang, Mancang Tian, Jiaren Wu, Xiangyang Su, Hans Kedefors, Chin-Heng Hong, Ashraf Alyan, Hongxing Li
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Publication number: 20080098100Abstract: A system for and method of rapidly streaming data to one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's) from a server employing virtual disk emulation and broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server. In some embodiments, the streamed data includes files necessary to boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Myron Zimmerman, Robert Lusinksy, Gint Burokas, Mike Garelick, Mark Sandusky, Kenny Bunch
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Publication number: 20080098101Abstract: A system for peer-to-web media broadcasting, including a plurality of publisher computers, for broadcasting media over the Internet, each publisher computer including a video transcoder, and an image processor, a plurality of HTTP web client computers for viewing broadcasted media, an application server for transmitting web page content to HTTP web client computers, including a database management system for storing and retrieving publisher authentication information, at least one switchboard server, for managing TCP/IP connections between online publisher computers and HTTP web client computers, a load balancer for distributing incoming client requests among the at least one switchboard server, and a storage volume that is mounted on each of the at least one switchboard servers, for caching portions of media received from publishing computers. A method and computer-readable storage media are also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Tyler James Black, Dylan John Hansen, Leonard Harley, Ronald Loren Kirkby, James Ormond Loucks, Seamus Gregory Davis O'Connor, Brian Charles Oraas, Kevin Justin Slagboom, Colby James Magee Smith, Ronald William Stevens, Bryn Adam Aspestrand
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Publication number: 20080098102Abstract: User computers are enrolled in a management system over the Internet only at such time as a help request is tendered, and once the request is resolved, a user computer is disenrolled, facilitating use of a manageably small help resolution database and reasonable performance from the management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Michael Terrell Vanover
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Publication number: 20080098103Abstract: Software and/or hardware modules enable secure management of legacy network products. In an illustrated example, if a network device is managed using unsecure SNMPv1 or SNMPv2, the invention acts as an intermediary and applies SNMPv3 security, without the need to migrate the existing network management code to SNMPv3. The invention can be delivered in the form of a stand-alone box, or be integrated into existing products.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Mathi Packiam
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Publication number: 20080098104Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit, an interface unit to communicate with a network server through a network, and a controller to store a registration reservation information in the storage unit to register with the network server, and controls the interface unit to transmit the registration reservation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Tae-kook KONG
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Publication number: 20080098105Abstract: An access-point device authenticates a cellular phone capable of peer-to-peer communication, and connects the cellular phone to the Internet. The access-point device relays data communication between the cellular phone and a contents-provider server or a company server when a communication-information management apparatus permits the data communication. The communication-information management apparatus stores therein information related to the data communication, and charges a value for the data communication based on the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Yoshiyuki Okada
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Publication number: 20080098106Abstract: A storage system including a memory unit having a disk management program, plural disk controllers each having a SAS port which can be attached to either a SAS disk drive or a SATA disk drive, and a LAN port which communicates with a user interface program in a management console.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Yasuyuki Mimatsu
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Publication number: 20080098107Abstract: A system and method for capturing non-forgeable packet traces. Upon start-up of a sniffer, a first quote of Platform Configuration Register (PCR) values in a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) utilized by the sniffer is obtained, wherein the first quote comprises a list of starting values in the PCRs and is signed by the TPM and stored in a packet log. When a packet of interest is intercepted by the sniffer, the sniffer obtains a hash of the packet and instructs the TPM to extend a PCR with the hash value. The packet of interest is then stored in the packet log. When the sniffer is shutdown, a second quote of values in the PCRs is obtained, wherein the second quote comprises a list of current values in the PCRs, and wherein the second quote is signed by the TPM and stored in the packet log.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Daniel Horacio Jones, Thomas Girard Lendacky, Emily Jane Ratliff
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Publication number: 20080098108Abstract: Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for end-to-end transaction tracking of long-running processes such as a Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) process in a data processing system, such as a data processing system implemented in a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). A computer implemented method for tracking and correlating transactions in a process in a data processing system includes gathering instance identification data and instance state data regarding a transaction and storing the instance identification data and instance state data in association with transaction data regarding the transaction. Asynchronous event data is collected, and transaction performance information for an asynchronous event within the transaction is calculated using the transaction data. A tracking report of the transaction is then generated using the calculated transaction performance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: JEAN XU YU
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Publication number: 20080098109Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided apparatus for obtaining resolution information related to an incident report related to a monitored object in an IT infrastructure comprising: an incident report analyser for identifying an object identified in the report relevant to the incident and for identifying for that object an external resolution resource; an incident dispatcher for dispatching at least a portion of the received incident report to the identified external resolution resource; and an incident manager for receiving resolution information concerning the dispatched incident report from the external resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Yassine Faihe, Travis Tripp, Michael A. Clinger
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Publication number: 20080098110Abstract: A performance information display method using a computer, includes the steps, in the computer, of reading out information data of a storage device previously stored in a storage device and information data of a plurality of devices utilizing the storage device, displaying an identifier of the storage device and identifiers of a plurality of devices utilizing the storage device on a screen on the basis of the information data read out, accepting a command to select the displayed identifier of the storage device, and displaying performance information data of the devices utilizing the selected storage device in association on the basis of the accepted command and the information data read out.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Kei Takeda, Takato Kusama
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Publication number: 20080098111Abstract: An application portal selectively provides a user access to items of a plurality of remote applications. At least one of the items is related to more than one of the remote applications. An authorization layer is included in the portal and includes a map indicating that the user is permitted to access at least one of the items.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Verizon Business Financial Management CorporationInventors: Marcial Montes de oca, Chi-Hwei Julie Lin, Manuel Ledesma, Yunyan Wang, Fang Xie, Tsehsin Jason Liu