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  • Method, apparatus and computer program product for managing persistence in a messaging network
    Patent number: 8146095
    Abstract: Provided are method, apparatus and computer program product for managing persistence in a messaging network. A determination of whether to save data relating to a message-based communication to persistent storage at a message server is made with reference to characteristics of at least one messaging client involved in the message-based communication. The characteristics may include, for example, connection reliability information for the client's previous connections to the message server, such as numbers of disconnections within a defined period or average connection duration, for a messaging client to which at least one message is to be transmitted by the message server. The characteristics may represent a number of matching subscribers per publication. These and/or other example characteristics may be captured in a database at the message server and may be evaluated (for example by SQL queries applied to the database) to determine whether a persistent save operation is required or can be omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin J Gale, Robert Smart, Andy J Stanford-Clark
  • Timed delivery of alert notifications based on user set criteria
    Publication number: 20060036695
    Abstract: An apparatus to receive a message (351) and detect if a delay should be applied (353). If so, delay (355) so that for each received message, at least a delay occurs between dispatch of a set of discrete message(s). Detecting a first priority class message (361) results in sending a first discrete message (367) and a second discrete message (369). However, failing to detect a first priority class message results in setting delay flag (363) and sending at least one discrete message (365).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventor: Robert Rolnik
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEMAND MANAGEMENT ON AN ELECTRICAL GRID
    Publication number: 20240405550
    Abstract: This invention describes a power management system that may receive a total wind power forecast that can be provided to an electric grid that supplies power to a load. A power management system may receive a first total load forecast for the electric grid corresponding to a load. A power management system may classify time periods with a first characterization based on a relationship between the total wind power forecast and the first total load forecast. A power management system may transmit the first characterization with a corresponding period for the first characterization to a subscriber thereby allowing a subscriber to determine timing of power consumption based on a load plan. A power management system may receive the load plan from the subscriber, wherein each load plan includes a planned electricity consumption from the electric grid and at least one of the plurality of periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: WindEverest Corp.
    Inventor: Robert ROLNIK
  • Ancillary wireless detector
    Patent number: 6850166
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stimuli providing indicator (107) that is responsive to nearby transmitted radio signals. Fixed and mobile stations may produce such signals. In addition a cellular telephone operating at a high transmit power may be detected. Indicator (107) may be supported by a lens (103) which itself may be supported by at least one head mount (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventor: Douglas Deeds
  • Contact lookup by partial string entry in a communication device
    Publication number: 20020187815
    Abstract: Characters may be entered (103) to a communication device. A data function command (105) may be received. If characters are determined to be partial (107), then a matching routine (106) may be attempted. Detecting at least a match (111) may result in transmitting digits to a network (117). Detecting multiple matches (115) may result in displaying several choices (131). An entered keystroke (135) may select the string of digits or other characters. Any selected string may be transmitted to the network (117).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas Deeds, Robert C. Rolnik
  • User-interface illuminator
    Patent number: 6422712
    Abstract: A light guide is disclosed having a critical angle, wherein light enters the light guide in an input direction. A reflector reflects light using total internal reflection in a lateral direction. A second reflector reflects light using total internal reflection in a second lateral direction. A third reflector reflects light from the lateral direction upward. A fourth reflector reflects light from the second lateral direction upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventors: Jaako Nousiainen, Terho Kaikuranta
  • Method and apparatus for entering shortcut messages
    Patent number: 6473621
    Abstract: A translator for wirelessly provided messages. A user interface is provided that permits a replacement of text to be made if a defined term is detected, followed by further replacements of text if any defined terms are found within the first replacement text. Replacement of text may also be staged, such that a first part of a replacement may be made, suspending the replacement until a condition is met. A user may fulfill the condition by entering in a string including a delimiter, whereupon a second part of the replacement is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Inc.
    Inventor: Anders Fahnøe Heie
  • Multilegged tee
    Patent number: 8323125
    Abstract: A tee for use with a golf ball. It includes a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg, joined at a hub, each leg having an end that is coplanar to form a terrain plane with the ends of corresponding legs. It also has a first ball support; a second ball support; and a third ball support, extending from the hub, wherein each ball support has an end that is coplanar to the ends of the corresponding ball supports in a ball support plane The ball support plane may be within a few degrees of parallel to the terrain plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Glen Bowen
  • Method and system for merging disparate virtual universes entities
    Patent number: 8019797
    Abstract: A migration tool for merging disparate virtual universes by selecting a source region or source account, selecting a destination edge or destination account, retrieving and storing virtual universe information for the source region or account, inserting the virtual universe resources of the source region or account into the destination region or account, activating the inserted resources, and deleting the source resources from the source region or account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rick Allen Hamilton, II, Steven Mark Harrison, Brian Marshall O'Connell, Clifford Alan Pickover, Keith Raymond Walker
  • Antenna configuration for a mobile station
    Patent number: 6201501
    Abstract: An antenna configuration for a mobile communication device. The antenna configuration includes at least a first antenna configured so that the first antenna may be mounted near or between a speaker and a earpiece of a mobile station. In an embodiment of the invention, the first antenna comprises a substantially flat conductor including at least one hole for passing sound from the speaker to the earpiece of the mobile station. The first antenna is configured to receive GPS signals. A second antenna is implemented on the mobile station to transmit and receive cellular transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Aimo Arkko, Antero Lehtola, Ilkka Pankinaho
  • Consolidated notifications to NFS clients
    Patent number: 8095628
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for rebooting a host having a plurality of network interfaces. A server reboots the host by stopping an NFS server process on the host. The server sends at least one consolidated notification to a plurality of clients identified in a consolidated notification table, wherein the consolidated notification comprises at least two addresses of network interfaces of the host. The server determines that an acknowledgement is received from each of the plurality of clients. The server halts resending of consolidated notifications, responsive to determining that an acknowledgement is received from the each of the plurality of clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adekunle Bello, Radhika Chirra, Aruna Yedavilli
  • Method and apparatus for spawning projected avatars in a virtual universe
    Patent number: 7990387
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method and apparatus to project a projected avatar associated with an avatar in a virtual universe. A computer receives a command to project the avatar, the command having a projection point. The computer transmits a request to place a projected avatar at the projection point to a virtual universe host. The computer renders a tab associated with the projected avatar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rick Allen Hamilton, II, Brian Marshall O'Connell, Clifford Alan Pickover, Keith Raymond Walker
  • Mapped offsets preset ahead of process migration
    Patent number: 8245013
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method and computer program product to prioritize paging-in pages in a remote paging device. An arrival machine receives checkpoint data from a departure machine. The arrival machine restarts at least one process corresponding to the checkpoint data. The arrival machine determines whether a page associated with the process is pinned. The arrival machine associates the page to the remote paging device, responsive to a determination that the page is pinned. The arrival machine touches the page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Perinkulam I. Ganesh, David A. Hepkin, Rajeev Mishra, Mark D. Rogers
  • System and method for indexing, organizing, storing and retrieving environmental information
    Patent number: 7685105
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide indexing, organizing, storing and/or retrieving of environmental information regarding a proposed environment-modifying project, including information about an environment-modifying natural event or construction project (“project”); a natural, constructed or socioeconomic feature in the area of the project (“setting”); a change to the setting brought about by the project (“impact”); or a feature designed to ameliorate a potential environmental impact of the project (“mitigation”). The environmental information is indexed with metadata that may be hierarchically organized and made available to a reviewer in a controlled vocabulary or a user-defined vocabulary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Envirospectives, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Rosenblum, Richard W. Harris, Lawrence F. Byers
  • Method and apparatus for efficient multiple-pattern based matching and transformation of intermediate language expression trees
    Patent number: 8127281
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and computer program product for efficient multiple-pattern based matching and transformation of intermediate language expression trees in a compiler. Such an approach includes three constructs of pattern matchers namely a registry, a mapped registry and a registry instance for constructing multiple patterns and for enabling a matching and transformation process. These constructs narrow the number of relevant patterns applied against input expressions without repeatedly implementing an algorithm and also significantly reduce memory footprint and compilation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Arie Tal
  • Dynamic expiration of domain name service entries
    Patent number: 8266288
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method and computer program product for transmitting a resource record to a requesting computer. An authoritative domain name server receives a DNS query from a requesting computer at a name server. The authoritative domain name server looks up the resource record based on the DNS query, wherein the resource record is associated with an epochal time and a time to live. The authoritative domain name server transmits the resource record response based on the epochal time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dwip N. Banerjee, Prashant A. Paranjape, Swati Rallapalli, Patrick T. Vo
  • Golf tee
    Patent number: D641813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventor: Glen Bowen
  • Golf tee
    Patent number: D659209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventor: Glen Bowen
  • Golf tee
    Patent number: D659210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventor: Glen Bowen
  • Golf tee
    Patent number: D659211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventor: Glen Bowen
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