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|26th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 57
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|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICES SHARING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - The invention relates to a method for services sharing in a communications network having the following steps. First, a server or a User Equipment (UE) creates a group of users and defines one or more services owned by one or more users of the group of users as services shared by the group of users and available for use by users of the group of users. The users of the group can then receive a list of the services shared, add a new service to the services shared, search for a service, receive a service status for a service, use a service or remove a service from the list of services shared by the group of users. A server and a UE implementing the method are also provided.
|Collaborative tagging systems and methods for resources - Collaborative tagging systems and methods for resources are provided. The system comprises a first client and a tagging index server. The first client extracts at least one first resource characteristic of a first resource, wherein the first resource characteristic comprises at least a first tag. The tagging index server receives the first resource characteristic of the first resource from the first client via a network. The tagging index server performs a content based comparison according to the first resource characteristic and at least one second resource characteristic of a second resource, and determines whether to establish an association between the first tag and at least one second tag of the second resource characteristic according to a result of the content based comparison.
|SHARE WEB FEEDS THROUGH MESSAGING - A method may include creating a message having a web feed uniform resource locator (URL), providing an indicator in the message that the web feed URL is included in the message, the indicator being in addition to the web feed URL, identifying that the message includes the web feed URL based on the indicator, and associating the web feed URL to a contact entry.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE RECEPTION OF MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system for managing the reception of messages in a communication network (
|METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SERVER FOR GROUP COMMUNICATIONS - A method and communication server for creating a communication group are provided, wherein the server detects a group communication, such as for example, a text-based group communication, or a voice or video based group communications. The server not only sets up the group communication toward the participants, but also creates a communication group, comprising an identifier and identities of the participants, in response to the group communication detection. Participants to the group communication receive from the server a communication group identifier, which they can store and use in order to facilitate subsequent group communications.
|EMAIL CATEGORIZATION METHODS, CODING, AND TOOLS - An electronic mail management system is operable to receive electronic mail message components from a user. Prior to sending of the email message, a plurality of predetermined categories for classifying the electronic message are presented to the user. The email system receives a user selection from the predetermined categories. A determination is made as to whether or not the email recipient is a member of a predetermined class of recipients. The electronic mail is then sent to the recipient. The user selection is embedded within the email message if the recipient is a member of the predetermined class of recipients. Finally, the email is stored in a manner dependent upon the user selection. Similarly, the email management server may also be operable to categorize received email messages. Further, email messages may be selected or programmed to automatically be deleted upon certain events.
|Virtual electronic card based networking - The computer implemented method and system disclosed herein enables online networking based on exchange of virtual electronic cards between a plurality of users. An online networking environment is provided to a user. The user creates a personal profile in the online networking environment. Further, the user may create a company profile or link with an existing company profile. A virtual electronic card of the user is automatically created in the online networking environment. The virtual electronic card is one of a personal electronic card and a company electronic card. A personal contact network of the user is established in the online networking environment by exchanging personal electronic cards between the user and the plurality of users. Further, a company contact network of the company of the user is established by exchanging company electronic cards between the company of the user and a plurality of companies.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME EVENT UPDATES - A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to collect information from a community of event updaters regarding an ongoing event. The information is sent to a recipient community of users that has requested ongoing event updates.
|Method and Server for Invoking Application Servers in a Sip Network - The invention concerns a method for invoking at least one service application server (AS) during a communication between an originating user agent (O_UA) and end user agent (T_UA). It consists at least in opening (A) two separate dialogues, between a service selecting function (SIF) and, respectively, the originating agent (O_UA) and the end agent (T_UA). The function (SIF) is substituted to the user agent (T_UA) in its dialogue with the user agent (O_UA) and to the user agent (O_UA) in its dialogue with the user agent (T_UA). The messages from the user agents during the two opened dialogues are stored (B) and at least one service conditional triggering criterion on the two dialogues is verified (C). If the triggering criterion is verified, at least part of the messages is restored (D) to the server so as to trigger the invocation thereof. The invention is useful for invoking application servers in a SIP network.
|NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM - Generally described, the present invention is directed to a network operating system that provides more effective ways of leveraging the connectivity of computer networks. In one embodiment, an XML virtual machine is implemented that accepts high-level application code written in an XML programming language as input. Functionality is provided to interpret or translate the application code written in an XML programming language into code that is suitable for execution across computer platforms. Moreover, the XML virtual machine supports the Model View Controller (MVC) design paradigm that facilitates true data abstraction from applications to a common data model. Multi-instance applications, with each instance potentially supporting multiple views, may be created and executed.
|DERIVING OVERLAY INFORMATION FROM A USER INPUT FOR A BASE MESSAGE SCHEMA ASSOCIATED WITH A NODE IN A MESSAGE FLOW - There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program for deriving overlay information from a user input for a base message schema associated with a node in a message flow. The base message schema is presented to the user and has at least one variable portion. A user selection of a variable portion of the base schema is received. The user is then provided with possible overlay schema information for the selected variable portion. A user selection of the schema to be overlaid on the selected variable portion is received. The selected overlay schema is associated with the base schema.
|Instant messaging market interface - Enabling anonymous negotiations between counterparties via instant messaging protocols, without the need to use client based software, to occur on a fully anonymous basis, through the provision of counterparty credit intermediation and threading of conversations via a masking mechanism. In implementation, the instant message traffic is intermediated by an automated server-based interface which interprets requests for bids or offers and submits such offers to a defined distribution list. The interface then can direct negotiations on an anonymous and automated basis through directed responses and ultimately totally private instant messaging channels.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND SENDING HANDWRITTEN OR HANDDRAWN MESSAGES VIA MOBILE DEVICES - A handwritten or handdrawing messaging system employs a handwriting messaging component operable with a messaging client of a mobile device connected to the data transmission network to set up a handwriting data capture area in the messaging client into which the user can enter handwritten or handdrawn input through a suitable manual input device, and then operates to capture the handwritten or handdrawn input and send it as a handwritten electronic message to the intended recipient. It also sets up a graphical data viewing area within the messaging client for viewing handwritten electronic messages sent to the user. Preferably, it is a small-footprint software module installed with the messaging client of the mobile device. The mobile device can be any type of wired or wirelessly-connected portable device operating on a computing platform, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) device, game console or player device, or other mobile messaging device. The manual input device can be a touch-sensitive screen, tablet with pen input, stylus pad with stylus input, or an attached drawing pad. The system is particularly useful for messaging via mobile game player devices, so that people all over the world can send handwritten messages, chat, and play handdrawn games with each other.
|IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA ENCRYPTION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits to a mail server a notification email inquiring to a client apparatus of an address whether encrypted data is to be received, and if a reply email is received from the mail server in response to the notification email, wherein the reply email is sent from the client apparatus of the address and indicates to receive the encrypted data, and a password is assigned to the received reply email, the image processing apparatus encrypts data using the password, attaches the encrypted data to an email to be sent to the address, and transmits the email to the mail server.
|Content Restriction Compliance Using Reverse DNS Lookup - A method for alerting Internet content providers of the age or other personal information of a computer user, which includes receiving a reverse DNS lookup query from an Internet content provider; and providing the age information of the computer user, in addition to a host name, from a reverse map zone file in response to the request. The personal information may be used by the content provider to select appropriate content for the requesting host, for example for complying with content restrictions. A system of alerting an Internet content provider of the age or other personal information of a computer user is also provided.
|Program Product and System for Performing Multiple Hierarchical Tests to Verify Identity of Sender of an E-Mail Message and Assigning the Highest Confidence Value - The identity of the sender of an e-mail message is verified by performing a plurality of tests on DNS information. The DNS information is based on a client IP address or a sender address. Each test performed has a corresponding intrinsic confidence value representing the degree of confidence the test provides of the sender identity relationship. If multiple tests are successful the test result with the highest confidence value of the hierarchy of confidence values is used. The confidence value is optionally used in subsequent identity tests as specified by the subsequent test.
|Method and System for Monitoring a Supply-Chain - A method of monitoring supply chain activity throughout a plurality of supply chain sites includes extracting, at each supply chain site, supply-related data to be monitored. The data is maintained in plural formats at the supply chain sites, and translated the data to a common format. The extracted data is then uploaded to and collected, from each supply chain site, to a data collection center or site. Upon a user request, a portion of the collected data is formatted, at the data collection site, into one of a plurality of views, responsive to criteria selected by the user, for presentation to the user, the portion of formatted data being dependent on access rights granted to the user's supply chain site. Finally, the formatted data view is published to the user's supply chain site. The data collection center comprises a data collector in which the uploaded data is stored, and a publisher for publishing data from the data collector upon request. Each supply chain site has a data storage device for maintaining its own supply-chain data, a data transfer engine (DTE), for transferring the supply-chain data to the data collection center, input means for allowing a user to query the data collector, and a display for displaying data published by the publisher in response to a query. The inbound data received from the multiple supply chain sites is monitored at the data collection site. If a problem condition is detected, such as a forecasted or present shortage or surplus, an alert is asserted, for example, by highlighting an Alert indicator, such as an Alert tab, on a user screen. Upon selection of the highlighted Alert indicator by a user, details of the detected problem condition are displayed.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACE-SHIFTING MEDIA ITEMS - A system and method are provided for place-shifting media items. In general, a media zone broker operates to enable place-shifting of media items shared with the media zone by associated users among user devices of the associated users in such a manner that each media item is played by at most a number (N) of the user devices at any one time. The number (N) is a function of collective rights to the media item of one or more of the users sharing the media item in the media zone. In one embodiment, the number (N) is the number of users sharing the media item in the media zone or a function of the number of users sharing the media item in the media zone.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PRIMARY VIDEO STREAM WITH A SECONDARY VIDEO STREAM FOR DISPLAY ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure related to a method and a server for providing a primary image file with another image file. The method comprises: providing to a network an access link for a resource that relates to the primary image file; receiving from a remote device in the network a request for the access link; from the resource, locating and providing the primary image file to the device for display in a first area of a window in a display on the device; from the resource, locating and providing a secondary image file associated with the primary file as identified in the resource to the device in a second area of the window; and updating access statistics relating to the secondary image file based on the request for the access link.
|APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RETRIEVING/ DOWNLOADING CONTENT ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Apparatus, methods, processors, and computer readable media for receiving or transmitting content based on a presentation area size of a communication device are provided. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining a presentation area size of a display on a first communication device, and obtaining a first portion of content from a second communication device located across a communications network. The first portion of content is based on the presentation area size. The method further includes storing the first portion of content in a memory of the first communication device.
|ADAPTIVE FILE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An adaptive file delivery system and method transmits a data file, such as an audio-video file, over a network or collection of networks in segments, each segment transmitted during a different time period. Each time period has a transmission portion to transmit its associated file segment and a wait portion in which no further interaction with the network occurs regarding the transmitted segment. In some implementations, the duration of the transmission portion of each time period is sufficient to reach a steady-state throughput condition, which allows the traffic load status of the network or networks to be determined from rate measurements of file segment transmissions. The duration of the wait portion of each time period is at least long enough to limit the average rate of file segment transmission to adapt to network traffic load variations while causing the entire file to be delivered in a predetermined delivery deadline.
|DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE AND DESKTOP APPLICATIONS WITHIN A FLEXIBLE MARKUP-BASED DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE - A computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium is configurable to accomplish execution of an application that is specified and encoded in a markup-based descriptor language. The product includes client runtime computer code configured to cause a client computer device to process the markup-based descriptor language to deploy an application to accomplish execution of the application. The client runtime computer code is further configured to process the markup-based descriptor language to selectively configure the client computer device to deploy the application so as to accomplish execution of the application by the client computer device stand-alone or by the client computer device in cooperation with a server to which the device is connectable via a network connection.
|DYNAMIC CONTENT MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and system for dynamically managing content provided to a mobile device. In one embodiment, the present invention begins by retrieving information from a network. In one embodiment the information is web-based content, and the network is the Internet. The present method and system then dynamically assesses the information which was retrieved from the network. In particular, in one embodiment, the present invention assesses the information by determining the application to which the information corresponds. Next, the present embodiment selectively filters the information such that desired information is compiled. After the selective filtering process, the present embodiment forwards the desired information to the mobile device. In so doing, the present embodiment provides an approach which dynamically manages the content of information so as to efficiently, responsively, and inexpensively provide a mobile device user with desired information.
|WEB UPLOADS - The disclosed embodiments relate to a method and apparatus that includes accessing at least one content item stored in a device, selecting a remote server to which to transfer the at least one content item, and transferring the at least one content item to the remote server.
|PRIORITIZED CONTENT DOWNLOAD FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - Priority-based content retrieval mechanisms for digital entertainment devices are provided. In various embodiments, the download prioritizations may be interrupt-based, sequence-based, or a combination of the two. In interrupt-based prioritizations, a higher priority download request will interrupt a lower-priority download that is already in progress. In sequence-based prioritizations, a plurality of file download requests may be ordered in a download queue depending on the priority of the request, with higher priority requests being positioned towards the top of the queue and lower priority requests being positioned towards the bottom of the queue.
|File sharing system and file sharing system setting method - The file sharing system of the present invention can collectively carry out the settings for a primary NAS and a secondary NAS by sending a plurality of pieces of configuration information to the respective NAS from a setting device. The configuration information setting device sends NAS configuration information, disk configuration information, snapshot configuration information, and remote copy configuration information to the primary NAS and the secondary NAS in a prescribed order. The respective NAS determine whether or not the respective configuration information received from the configuration information setting device can be realized, and when the determination is that this configuration information is realizable, respectively set the configuration information in their own devices.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING CONFIGURATION ATTRIBUTES USING FASTREPAGE ATTRIBUTE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for updating configuration attributes by transmitting a FastRepage Attribute in a wireless communication system is provided, comprising generating a FastRepage Attribute comprising an 8 bit Length field wherein the Length field indicates a value of length of the FastRepage attribute in octets excluding the length of Length field, an 8 bit AttributeID field, an 8 bit FastRepageEnabled field wherein the FastRepageEnabled field is set to a value '0×01' to indicate that FastRepage is enabled and a 16 bit FastRepageInterval field, wherein the FastRepageInterval field indicates a value of interval at which an access network pages an access terminal when the access network does not receive a response to a page and transmitting the FastRepage attribute over a communication link. A method and apparatus is further provided for receiving and processing the FastRepage attribute.
|METHOD, GATEWAY, CLIENT, SOFTWARE ARRANGEMENT AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR FACILITATING A HANDOVER BETWEEN A WIRELESS LAN AND A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK - Exemplary embodiments of method, gateway, client, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium are provided for a handover of a client from a local network to an access network. For example, information can be received from the client regarding the client's ability to connect directly to the access network, whereas the client is connected to a local network. A request for the handover of the client and an identification information of the client can be transmitted to the access network. Further, the handover of the client can be initiated from the local network to the access network.
|Method and System for Managing an Internet Connection and Informing a User About Connectivity - A method is disclosed for managing an internet connection and informing a user about connectivity to the internet of a user terminal via a gateway, the gateway being connected to the user terminal via a local area network and to an internet service provider via a broadband line. The method includes: remotely provisioning through the first communication link the configuration of the gateway for internet connection; detecting completion of configuration of the gateway for internet connection in accordance with a service subscribed by the user, determining the state of the broadband line; and providing the user with a visual indication of availability of connectivity to the internet when configuration of the gateway for internet connection is completed and the broadband line is active; and managing the activation and deactivation of the connection to the internet by user terminals connected to a gateway via the local area network.
|TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH NETWORKING MODULE AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING DATA USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a terminal provided with a networking module for sharing data with a counter terminal connected to the terminal and a method for receiving and transmitting data between two terminals. The terminal according to the present invention comprises a connection port
|Method and system for improving client-servlet communication - A method comprises providing a one way communication path that initiates a request by a client for retrieving information from a Servlet, and sending a response by the Servlet containing at least one return code specifying success or failure of the request, and including the result of the request if available. If the Servlet identifies missing information not included in the initial request, the method includes providing a complete response to automatically open an other communication path from the Servlet via the client's web-browser to the Servlet and providing the missing information to a Servlet by making use of the response functionality of the initial request. The other communication path is supported by a further Servlet functionality component.
|DNS WILDCARD BEACONING TO DETERMINE CLIENT LOCATION AND RESOLVER LOAD FOR GLOBAL TRAFFIC LOAD BALANCING - Techniques are described to determine clients residing behind LDNS resolvers. Web beacons instruct clients to retrieve zero-content images at unique hostnames. A request to the hostname is made by a client to an LDNS resolver. The LDNS sends the request to an authoritative server/beacon resolver for the hostname. The beacon resolver records the hostname with the LDNS resolver's IP address and responds with an IP address of a beacon collection server that is forwarded to the client by the LDNS. The client sends a request containing the unique hostname to the beacon collection server. The beacon collection server records the IP address of the client and the hostname. An aggregation server collects data from the beacon resolver and the beacon collection server. Using the hostnames as keys, IP addresses of clients are mapped to IP addresses of LDNS resolvers. Mapped data is exported to load balancing servers to determine routing.
|CONTINUOUS SCHEDULING FOR PEER-TO-PEER STREAMING - Apparatuses and methods for distributing and/or receiving buffer content advertisements continuously to and/or from a plurality of neighboring peer apparatuses joined in a network are described. The buffer content advertisements identify the stored packets of data in a packet buffer. The continuously distributed and/or received buffer content advertisements may include incremental updates of content of the packet buffer piggybacked to every outgoing and/or incoming packet of data. The apparatus may determine packets of data advertised by a plurality of neighboring peers that the apparatus does not have in its packet buffer, and may request packets of data, of the advertised packets, from at least one of the plurality of neighboring peers. The apparatus may include a communication module to communicate buffer content advertisements continuously to the plurality of neighboring peers.
|Token-based web browsing with visual feedback of disclosure - A data communications network may be browsed using one or more tokens by receiving an input keyword string from a user, determining whether there is a match between the input keyword string and a database of keyword strings, determining a category of the keyword string, rendering to the user at least one service identifier associated with the category, receiving a user-selected service identifier in response to the rendering, substituting at least one variable in a resource locator template associated with the service with a string based at least in part on the keyword string entered by the user and launching the resource locator. According to one aspect, a special rendering of a hyperlink corresponding to the resource locator is used to indicate private data will be disclosed upon launching the resource locator.
|NETWORK APPARATUS HAVING A DATABASE, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND TANGIBLE MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR MANAGING INTERNET PROTOCOL CONNECTION RULES OF THE DATABASE - A network apparatus having a database, a management method and a tangible machine-readable medium for managing internet protocol (IP) connection rules of the database are provided. The database stores at least one first IP connection rule. The management method comprises the following steps: writing a second IP connection rule through one of a plurality of management programs; determining there is a conflict between the at least one first IP connection rule and the second IP connection rule, and eliminating the conflict according to a weight value of the at least one first IP connection rule and a weight value of the second IP connection rule. The at least one first IP connection rule and the second IP connection rule are used in one network connection.
|NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATING NETWORKS - To provide a network administrating device assists in selection of an optimum system structure for performance necessary for actual operations and a method of administrating networks. A server (
|MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL NETWORK INVENTORIES - A method for managing a network element inventory for a video and data network is provided. The method includes self-discovering a physical network inventory of the video and data network. Additionally, a logical network inventory of the video and data network is self-discovered. Further, a planned network inventory of the video and data network is provided. Once the planned, logical, and physical network inventories are collected, the physical network inventory, logical network inventory, and planned network inventory are loaded into the network element inventory. After loading, synchronization of the physical network inventory, logical network inventory, and planned network inventory in the network element inventory is performed. A view is then provided using the synchronized physical network inventory, logical network inventory, and planned network inventory when a request for the view of the network element inventory is received.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STREAMING IMAGES TO WIRELESS DEVICES - A method for interactively viewing raster images using scalable vector graphics (SVG), including receiving an SVG document, the SVG document including a reference to a raster image within the SVG document, the reference indicating a rectangular portion, a display width and height, and an IP address for a server computer, passing the SVG document to an SVG viewer, rendering the SVG document, including requesting from the server computer a first portion of raster image data corresponding to the rectangular portion, display width and display height, the first portion of raster image data being derived from the raster image, receiving the first portion of raster image data from the server computer, displaying the first portion of raster image data, transmitting a user request for a different portion of the raster image data, receiving a modified SVG document, modified according to the different portion requested by the user, passing the modified SVG document to the SVG viewer for re-rendering. A system and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING REST WEB SERVICES - Generally, the present invention provides a method and computerized system for monitoring REST web services including generating a REST based web service client call operative to be used for monitoring web service activities. The web service client call is then deployed. The method and computerized system further includes monitoring the web service activities via the call invocation and a response analysis. The method and computerized system further includes receiving a plurality of feedback results from the monitoring of the web service functionality and thereupon adjusting the web service parameters based on the aggregated feedback.
|Monitoring Instant Messaging Usage - A method of monitoring instant messaging usage can include identifying an instant messaging session between a plurality of participants, selecting a participant in the instant messaging session, identifying at least one attribute of the instant messaging session, and identifying at least one attribute of the selected participant. The method further can include determining an instant messaging usage metric for the selected participant according to the at least one attribute of the instant messaging session and the at least one attribute of the selected participant and outputting the instant messaging usage metric of the selected participant.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING EVENT LOSS - Systems and methods for tracking event loss are set forth in this disclosure. More specifically, systems and methods for tracking event loss within a first time period and second time period are set forth in this disclosure.
|Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Content-Based Capital Via A Sharing Technology
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NON-INTRUSIVE NETWORK LAYER PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus for performing non-intrusive network layer performance measurement in communication networks are disclosed. An example method to measure network layer performance between existing network nodes disclosed herein comprises coupling a first intelligent network interface (INI) to an available access port of a first existing network node providing access to a network, wherein the first INI obtains power and input information only from the access port after being coupled thereto, and exchanging test messages between the first INI and a second INI coupled to a second existing network node during normal operation of the first and second existing network nodes to measure network layer performance, wherein the test messages originate in the first INI and are routed through the first and second existing network nodes using a first network layer address associated with the first INI and a second network layer address associated with the second INI.
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NON-INTRUSIVE NETWORK LAYER PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus for performing non-intrusive network layer performance measurement in communication networks are disclosed. An example method to measure network layer performance between existing network nodes disclosed herein comprises coupling a first intelligent network interface (INI) to an available access port of a first existing network node providing access to a network, wherein the first INI obtains power and input information only from the access port after being coupled thereto, and exchanging test messages between the first INI and a second INI coupled to a second existing network node during normal operation of the first and second existing network nodes to measure network layer performance, wherein the test messages originate in the first INI and are routed through the first and second existing network nodes using a first network layer address associated with the first INI and a second network layer address associated with the second INI.
|DATA TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AND EXTRACTING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT DATA - A data transmission/reception apparatus including a network layer device section for performing a process corresponding to a physical layer of an OSI reference model is provided. The apparatus includes a maintenance management data insertion/extraction section for inserting maintenance management data into data to be transmitted, transmitting the data to be transmitted, and extracting the maintenance management data from received data, wherein the maintenance management data insertion/extraction section performs the insertion and extraction of the maintenance management data with respect to the network layer device section.
|CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR SETTING DATA AND THEIR APPLICATION TO INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit is disclosed, including at least one configuration pin, an interface circuit, a detecting circuit, a determining circuit and a storage unit. A physical layer circuit of the invention not only increases the flexibility of setting PHY addresses, but also reduces the number of configuration pins.
|UTILIZING A SINGLE AGENT ON A NON-ORIGIN NODE FOR MEASURING THE ROUNDTRIP RESPONSE TIME OF WEB PAGES WITH EMBEDDED HTML FRAMES - A computer-based system and article of manufacture utilizing a single response time monitor, located on a non-origin node of a public or private network, for measuring the total roundtrip response time of a set of requests resulting from an original request having embedded HTML frames. The response time monitor builds a relationship tree for the original request and its embedded HTML frames. For each request from the set of requests resulting from the original request, including requests for the embedded HTML frames, the method uses the response time monitor to detect a start time and end time of each component of the request's roundtrip response time in order to calculate each component's duration. Later, the response time monitor calculates the total roundtrip response time by adding together the duration of all components of the original request and all its additional requests that have the same network address and port number.
|NETWORK ADAPTER BASED ZONING ENFORCEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to enforcing zoning at a network adapter of an end point device. Thus, a network adapter can monitor the communications that are sent and/or received by the adapter and discard communications that are prohibited based on the zoning rules applicable to the adapter. In some embodiments, zoning configuration information can be defined and stored at a central entity and sent to the various network adapters. Alternatively, or in addition, each network adapter can also check outgoing communications to ensure that they include a proper source address. More specifically, outgoing communications may be checked to ensure that their source address is the address (or one of the addresses) that are associated with the network adapter. This can be used to detect and/or prevent malfunctions and/or intentional tampering or hacking.
|Centralized Services Management (CSM) System - In this presentation, we show a system and method for in-depth tracking and information, reporting capabilities, and maintaining a high level of availability for its customer information and tracking database facility. The purpose is to show an effective and economical way to automate and monitor/manage the whole operation for centralized services management. Automating the whole process and tracking all the components and issues provide efficiency and saving to the users, with less chance of error, down-time, and under-estimating/over-estimating the resources or inventories.
|WEB SERVICE MULTI-KEY RATE LIMITING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method and computer system for limiting a number of web service programming calls including intercepting a web request for web service programming from a client and extracting call specific data from the web request. The method and computing system further includes transmitting call specific data to a plurality of rate limiter servers and on the rate limiter servers, calculating a total number of web requests, where the web requests are identified by the call specific data. The method and computing system further includes receiving web request totals from the rate limiter servers and thereby determining accessibility of the client to the web request based on a comparison of the number of web requests for the web service programming relative to a predetermined access limit.
|METHOD OF MANAGING WORKLOADS - A method of managing software application workloads starts, on a machine, a software application from startup script. The startup script includes startup tasks. The machine includes an operating system. The operating system includes a kernel. The method requests an application group identifier from the kernel. The method associates the startup tasks with the application group identifier until the startup script ends. The method requests application group identifiers from the kernel. If said application group identifier is a workload, the method requests the kernel to aggregate usage data for the application group identifier. If the application group identifier is not a workload, the method determines a set of application group identifiers that comprise a work load, and requests the kernel to aggregate usage data for the set of application group identifiers. The method receives the aggregated usage data from the kernel, and uses the aggregated usage data to manage the workload.
|Automatic Intranet and Internet Detection for Enhanced Browsing and Information Discovery within Collaborative Applications - A computer-implemented method of managing bookmarks within a collaborative application can include receiving a user input specifying a universal resource locator (URL) to be bookmarked and determining whether a bookmark record including the URL exists. Responsive to determining that a bookmark record including the URL does not exist, an address and a network type for the URL can be determined. A bookmark record including the URL and the network type can be stored.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for allocating resources, such as computer controlled resources, in a networked system are described. An example system includes a network interface, an item database, a load balancer, a web proxy processor configured to selectively block or route an inbound user browser request, a cache cluster system configured to cache data and states for access by other system components, and program code stored in computer readable memory configured to store a session identifier on a user terminal associated with a user browser, process an item acquisition request from the user browser while the browser is accessing a first website, transmit to the browser an indication that the acquisition request is accepted if the acquisition request meets a predefined criterion, if the acquisition request is accepted then automatically transmit to the browser an offer to transfer the item to another, use the session identifier for identification, and determine if a transfer instruction has been received from the browser.
|RELAY SERVER AND RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A relay server and a relay communication system can easily synchronize resource information with a resource when terminals share the resource. When an instruction to synchronize shared resource information is given, the relay server transmits the synchronization instruction to each resource sharing terminal based on the shared resource information. Having received the synchronization instruction, when the shared resource information includes the resource that is owned by the terminal, the resource sharing terminal compares the resource information and the resource. If the resource information and the resource do not match, the resource sharing terminal updates the resource information to the latest information, and transmits, to the relay server, an instruction to update the shared resource information including the resource information. Thus, the resource information of an entire network can be synchronized by one synchronization instruction.
|RELAY SERVER AND RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A relay server that implements a virtual file sharing system includes shared resource and message information that can be managed in an integrated manner, and a user of a client terminal can be appropriately notified of changes of the shared resource, or the like. The relay server includes a shared resource information registration unit, which stores shared resource information when a resource is shared by a plurality of client terminals. The shared resource information includes, for example, resource information, account information of the client terminal that shares the resource, and message information regarding a message exchanged among the client terminals. The relay server includes a control unit, which adds, when the resource becomes sharable or is shared by the client terminal, message information regarding a message notifying of such resource sharability or resource sharing to the shared resource information.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN MOBILE INTERNET - A system for uplink resource allocation in mobile Internet for remote-controlling robots includes a schedule policy table for storing therein priorities assigned to the robots to support required image qualities of images received from the robots and maximum allocatable uplink resource amounts for the robots; and a scheduler for allocating uplink resources to the robots based on the priorities, the maximum allocatable uplink resource amounts and required bandwidths received from the robots. Each of the robots includes a camera for taking the images; an encoder for encoding the images taken by the camera; and a mobile Internet terminal, having a transmission queue for temporarily storing therein the encoded images, for transmitting the encoded image in the transmission queue to a remote control center via the uplink resources allocated based on the required bandwidth, which is calculated based on status of the transmission queue.
|INTEGRATED WEB PORTAL FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN INTENDED PARTY - Described are a system and method for presenting, to a first user, information about a second user to enable the first user to select an appropriate communication means for communicating with the second user. A service node receives from a web browser executing at a communication device used by the first user a request for a web page associated with the second user. The service node collects information related to a current status of activity of the second user, determines one or more options for establishing communications with the second user, and transmits to the first user the web page having the current activity of the second user and the one or more communications options.
|MULTIMEDIA PERSONAL ASSISTANT - A system receives, when a multimedia component is operating in a first identity, a first communication request from a first user. The first communication request includes a voice session establishment request or a video session establishment request. The system provides, in response to receiving the first communication request, first multimedia content to the first user based on the first identity and an identifier associated with the first user. The system further receives, when the multimedia component is operating in the first identity, a second communication request from a second, different user. The second communication request includes a voice session establishment request or a video session establishment request. The system provides, in response to receiving the second communication request, second, different multimedia content to the second, different user based on the first identity and an identifier associated with the second, different user.
|Media Toolbar and Aggregated/Distributed Media Ecosystem - A method and network architecture through which user-specific media profile data can be made available to third parties. A browser is optionally enhanced to facilitate playback and control of one or more media players, thereby allowing the user to play content via the browser. As the user plays content in the browser or any of the media players, information is collected about the content and stored in a database. By monitoring all media-related interactions made by the user within the browser, the collected content information can encompass information from a wide range of sources. User-specific profile data is then determined based on the collected data and such user-specific profile data is made available to third parties. The user-specific profile data can be used, for example, for social networking purposes, and may also be used to drive advertisements or other content to the user.
|METHOD AND INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) CONTENT MANAGER SERVER FOR IPTV SERVICING - There is provided a method and an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) content manager server for IPTV service. The server comprises a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) stack adapted to request an establishment of a first RTSP session with an IPTV media server responsive to an IPTV service request from an Internet Protocol Television Terminal (ITF). The RTSP stack stores an identifier of the first RTSP session responsive to the request for the establishment of the RTSP session. Subsequently, the RTSP stack receives an RTSP session initiation message from the ITF requesting an establishment of an RTSP session. Upon receipt of the message, the content manager server authenticates the message, determines the existence of an existing RTSP session for the ITF, and thus acts to discard the session initiation message received from the ITF and to return the identifier of the first, already established, RTSP session.
|System and Method for Concurrently Utilizing Multiple System Identifiers - System and method for providing access to multiple wireless service providers (WSPs) on a shared network infrastructure. The system includes a plurality of access points (APs) coupled to a network which may be distributed in airports, mass-transit stations, businesses, etc. The network may couple to a wide area network, such as the Internet. Each AP may include a plurality of virtual APs (VAPs), each corresponding to a WSP. A portable computing device (PCD) of a user stores identification information indicating a WSP of a plurality of possible WSPs, and which may include an access level of the user. Each AP "listens for" or detects identification information associated with numerous WSPs. When the AP receives the identification information from the PCD, it determines the VAP/WSP for the PCD using the identification information. Network access is then provided to the PCD through the determined WSP at the determined access level.
|WIRELESS SECURITY CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless network security method comprises a first communications device generating configuration settings for wireless access and transferring that information to a second communications device through a removable storage device or directly through a physical electrical interface.
|REAL TIME COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WEB AND SIP END POINTS - Described are a service node and method for establishing a communication session between a non-SIP (session initiation protocol)-enabled computing device and a SIP-enabled communication device. The service node includes a web server component for establishing a web browser-based connection with a non-SIP (session initiation protocol)-enabled computing device over a first network. A SIP user agent of the service node establishes a SIP-based connection with a SIP-enabled communication device over a second network. Service logic establishes a transfer of media between the non-SIP-enabled computing device and the SIP-enabled communication device using the browser-based and the SIP-based connections.
|METHOD FOR DETERMINING NETWORK PROXIMITY FOR GLOBAL TRAFFIC LOAD BALANCING USING PASSIVE TCP PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTATION - Techniques are described for measuring TCP connection quality between a client and a plurality of data centers. A small amount of code, called a web beacon, is placed onto production web pages. When a client requests the production web page, the web page is served to the client. When the web page code is processed, the web beacon instructs the client to retrieve zero-content images from a plurality of data centers through TCP connections in the background. As each connection is made, a passive monitoring system measures and logs statistics about each TCP connection from the client to the data center. The statistics are aggregated into a database and may be sorted based upon ranges of IP addresses of clients and the connection quality measurements. The data is exported from the database to global load balancers to determine routing from subsequent clients to the plurality of data centers.
|INTERFACE APPARATUS, EXCHANGE APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE INTERFACE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR USE IN THE INTERFACE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an interface apparatus includes a connector capable of connecting a plurality of SIP terminals and a SIP network to a port, a first processor which executes an exchange processing to the plurality of SIP terminals, a second processor which executes an exchange processing to the SIP network, a memory which stores a terminal ID for specifying each of the plurality of SIP terminals, and a sorting module configured to refer to a stored content of the memory based on sender identification information in a control signal relating to an exchange received by the connector, and sort the control signal to the first processor or the second processor based on a reference result of the memory.
|RELIABLE DELIVERY OF MULTI-CAST CONFERENCING DATA - Conferencing data is reliably delivered to computer systems participating in a hierarchically arranged multi-cast conferencing session. When a child computer system does not receive a multi-cast packet (e.g., an IP multi-cast packet), the child computer system sends a negative acknowledgment to a parent computer system. In response, the parent computer system re-transmits conferencing data that was contained in the multi-cast packet to the child computer system. Conferencing data can be re-transmitted to the child computer system via uni-cast (e.g., TCP). Accordingly, conferencing data that is not received or that is damaged via multi-cast can be repaired via uni-cast. Computer systems can join an existing multi-cast conference session without having to communicate with the root computer system. The root computer system adjusts a multi-cast send rate to compensate for changed network conditions.
|ACCESS CONTROL UNIT - [Means for Solution] Access-control-rule application means (
|Arrangement in a multi-homed transport endpoint for selecting a source address based on source-destination address pair metrics - A multi-homed endpoint, having multiple interfaces with respective source addresses, selects a source address for transport of a message according to a prescribed multi-homed transfer protocol, based on source-destination address pair metrics, each source-destination address pair metric identifying link performance between a corresponding source address and a corresponding destination address. Each source-destination address pair is assigned a counter for tracking respective acknowledgements to messages output via the corresponding source-destination address pair. The multi-homed endpoint selects a source-destination address pair, for transport of messages, based on the corresponding metric identifying the highest relative link performance. Heartbeat messages are periodically sent for unselected source-destination pairs to maintain updated link performance metrics between the respective source-destination address pairs. Hence, the multi-homed endpoint can ensure selection of a link having opimum link performance based on the corresponding counter specifying the highest relative link performance for the corresponding source-destination address pair.
|COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TIMER CONTROL APPARATUS, AND TIMER CONTROL METHOD - A communication apparatus comprises a processor, a memory configured to store timer information, a cache configured to store timer information, and a timer controller configured to store timer information regarding an established connection in the cache. The timer controller notifies the processor of a time-out of the timer information stored in the cache and a time-out of the timer information stored in the memory.
|Methods and System for Processing Time-Based Content - A method of processing time-based content includes streaming the time-based content to a receiving device in a normal mode, evaluating a numerical difference between a program clock reference timestamp and a decode timestamp in the content at a transition out of said normal mode, streaming the content to the receiving device in a trick play mode, and altering the content during the trick play mode such that a numerical difference between the timestamps at a transition back into the normal mode is substantially equal to the numerical difference between the timestamps at the transition out of said normal mode.
|ADAPTIVE STREAMING FOR ON DEMAND WIRELESS SERVICES - An adaptive media distribution system provides an on demand user experience across a limited throughput wireless network by selectively utilizing available storage on a handheld communication device, taking advantage of increased availability of extended memory solutions. Creation of an adaptable user interface (UI) widget (e.g., Trig) serves as a near real-time mechanism for delivery of media content, overcoming the over-the-air latency and difficulties with streaming interoperability. Yet, for handheld communication devices with limited storage, the adaptive media distribution system further allows legacy devices to receive on demand services via streaming, albeit with the requisite relatively long latency associated with cellular multimedia services.
|IPTV community based internet radio content proxy facility - A method and apparatus are provided for allowing one subscriber of an IPTV service to locate and pre-configure Internet-based IP radio channels of interest to others, and to invite the others to register for viewing the IP radio channels. The first subscriber browses the Internet for content of interest, invokes the necessary configuration steps required by that content site, and then invites others to register for the content. The IPTV network stores the location of the content and the required configurations for the invited users. When an invited user logs on to the IPTV network, the IPTV network presents the user with a list of pre-configured Internet streaming channels to which he or she has been invited by another subscriber. If the invited user accepts an invitation to a channel located by the other subscriber, then the channel is added to the list of channels accessible by the user, and can thereafter be accessed by that user without familiarity of use of or direct access to the Internet proper.
|Real-Time Network Transport Protocol Interface Method and Apparatus - An electronic device has a multimedia framework including an integration layer and a higher-level application layer. The integration layer includes predefined media processing components having an input/output interface configurable based on the type and format of media content delivered to the device during a streaming media session and that provide predefined media processing functions to the application layer for enabling playback of the media content. A streaming media management component included in the integration layer establishes and manages the streaming media session and configures one or more content pipes used during the streaming media session to access packets received by one or more sockets. The component also maps the content pipes to the sockets and processes packets retrieved from the one or more content pipes such that the media content is provided to corresponding ones of the predefined media processing components in accordance with their configured inpuvoutput interfaces.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DELAY OF MEDIA PLAYING - A method for reducing delay of playing media includes: a user node obtaining information on a list of nodes that can provide a desired program content; selects a best node among the nodes that can provide the program content corresponding to one or more time segments, wherein the program content is to be played in more than one time segment and the best node is closest to the user node among all the nodes; creating a connection with the selected best node; receiving media stream data of the program content from the best node; and playing the media stream data. An apparatus for reducing delay of media playing herein includes: a node information obtaining module, a best node selecting module, a connection creating module, and a playing module.
|APPLICATION AWARE RATE CONTROL - A "communications rate controller" provides various techniques for maximizing a quality of real-time communications (RTC) (including audio and/or video broadcasts and conferencing) over multi-hop networks such as, for example, the Internet. Endpoints in such networks generally communicate via a segmented path that extends through one or more routers between each endpoint. Maximization of conferencing quality is generally accomplished by providing in-session bandwidth estimation across segments of the network path between endpoints (i.e., communication/conference participants) in combination with a robust non-oscillating dynamic rate control strategy for maximizing usage of available bandwidth between RTC endpoints. Further, the dynamic rate control techniques provided by the communications rate controller are designed to prevent degradation in end-to-end delay, jitter, and packet loss characteristics of the RTC.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IN A CONNECTED STATE BY AN ACCESS TERMINAL AND ACCESS NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for processing on entering a Connected State by an access terminal and an access network is provided comprising issuing a ConnectedState.Activate command and an ActiveSetManagement.Open command, determining whether protocol receives an indication and determining whether protocol receives a Redirect message.
|COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ALLOWING REDUCTION IN CONGESTION BY RESTRICTING COMMUNICATION - A signal processing server apparatus compares a predetermined threshold value with the usage rate of a processor which processes a signal in Internet Protocol communication, determines, based on the comparison result, whether or not congestion has occurred, and gives an instruction to restrict the communication during occurrence of congestion. An opposed station apparatus restricts Internet Protocol communication with the signal processing server apparatus according to the instruction from the signal processing server apparatus.
|Transferring A Logical Partition ('LPAR') Between Two Server Computing Devices Based On LPAR Customer Requirements - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for transferring a logical partition ('LPAR') between two of a plurality of server computing devices based on LPAR customer requirements, the plurality of server computing devices connected together through a data communications network, the LPAR installed on one of the plurality of server computing devices, each server computing device having server operating capabilities, each server computing device associated with LPAR hosting costs for supporting LPARs, that include: identifying LPAR customer requirements for the LPAR, the LPAR customer requirements specifying customer criteria for operating the LPAR; selecting, from among the plurality of server computing devices, a server computing device to which to migrate the LPAR in dependence upon the server operating capabilities and LPAR hosting costs for at least one of the server computing devices and the LPAR customer requirements for the LPAR; and migrating the LPAR to the selected server computing device.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AN OPTIMAL AUTHORITIVE NAME SERVER - A system and method for selecting an optimal authoritative name server includes global authoritative name servers and regional authoritative name servers. The local name server receives a request for target objects from a client, The local name server inquires one of the global authoritative name servers about an IP address of a requested domain. The selected global authoritative name server initially responds to the local name server. For subsequent requests, the selected global authoritative name server guides the local name server to inquire one of the regional authoritative name servers by providing a new authoritative name server list including a group of regional authoritative name servers designated to serve a network location of the local name server. The system and method for selecting the optimal authoritative name server may have practical applications in a content delivery network system.
|INTELLIGENT INTERACTIVE MAIL OPENING TRACKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for tracking the opening of physical mail includes preparing a mail piece for delivery to a mailpiece recipient, the mailpiece having identifying information thereon, and communicating the mailpiece identifying information to a mail opening tracking organization. The mailpiece is delivered to the mailpiece recipient. The mailpiece is mechanically opened and data related to the mailpiece opening event is captured and the data related to the mailpiece opening event is communicated to the tracking organization.
|SECURITY MODES FOR A DISTRIBUTED ROUTING TABLE - A mesh is joined by a node, wherein the mesh includes a Distributed Routing Table (DRT) for determining addresses of nodes in the mesh. A DRT message is processed in accordance with a security mode of the DRT.
|SECURE FEDERATION OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Techniques for secure federation of data communications networks are provided. The techniques employ an edge proxy server to route messages depending on a federation mode. In Direct federation mode, an edge proxy server of a network is configured to exchange messages with a specified set of entities, such as other networks, servers, other devices, or users. In Automatic federation mode, an edge proxy server may accept all incoming messages from entities that have a valid certificate. In Clearinghouse federation mode, the edge proxy server forwards all outgoing messages to a specified, trusted clearinghouse server.
|System and Method For Promoting Messages To A Plurality of Websites From A Centralized Authority in Response to A Disaster or Emergency Event - A system and method for broadcasting messages to selected websites in order to provide emergency information to the U.S. populace, or zone applicable populace, from a central authority. This is achieved by implementing a "partial deflection" of a website altering the applicable zone file on a DNS server having authority over a website. Depending up which authority makes a request for broadcasting an emergency message, an emergency website is created and a partial deflection of the original entity's page is deflected to a main frame accompanying a header frame displaying the emergency alert message the emergency alert webpage. The requesting authority retains control over the content of the emergency message and can trigger the implementation of the broadcast from a variety of signal interfaces.
|Method for Creating Bit Planes Using a Digital Signal Processor and Double Index Addressing Direct Memory Access - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for creating bit planes from frame data for a digital mirror device is disclosed including forming data elements comprising bits of equal significance from a plurality of pixel data in the frame data, the forming including using dual index direct memory address operations.
|Synchronizing of Personal Content - A method of synchronizing personal content between remote and local devices includes sending a PIM sync command with a last sync timestamp from the local device to the remote device and receiving at the local device a PIM change report. The PIM change report includes PIM changes in the remote device. The method also includes scanning a change log of the local device for PIM changes in the local device occurring after the last sync timestamp, comparing PIM changes in the remote device and PIM changes in the local device, saving new personal content into a PIM database in the local device, and updating a mapping table with objectID pairs of the new personal content.
|Automatic Configuration - Aspects of the invention relate to methods for automatically configuring a device and a device capable of being automatically configured. According to one embodiment the device is a printer and a dynamic IP address is obtained using a wired connection; a connection is established with a server using the wired connection and the dynamic IP address; configuration information is downloaded from the server; a static IP address is assigned to the printer using the configuration information; and a connection is established with a server using a wireless connection and the static IP address. The configuration information may include setting information and address information. The setting information may be used to configure the settings of the printer and the address information may be used to assign a static IP address to the printer. The configuration information may include information relating to a wireless network.
|Method for Setting Up Data Link Between Medical Appliances and Computer System - A method and system of setting up a data link between medical appliances (M
|PRINTER AND USB DEVICE RECOGNIZING METHOD - A printer includes a USB host controller and a USB root hub with a plurality of USB ports, in which the USB host controller outputs a bus reset signal to the USB device connected to a specific port when a predetermined standby time passes after a pull-up of a D+/D− signal line of a USB device connected to at least one specific port of the plurality of USB ports is detected.
|MACRO TRANSMISSION SERVER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A macro transmission server apparatus stores a combination of functions of a multifunction peripheral and an order of processing of the functions as a macro. The macro transmission server apparatus manages a plurality of such macros and determines a portion of the plurality of such macros to be transmitted to a multifunction peripheral on a network as a transmission set. The macro transmission server apparatus includes a change detection unit configured to detect a change in function of the multifunction peripheral, a transmission set updating unit configured to change the transmission set according to the change detected by the change detection unit such that at least one of the macros that is executable by the multifunction peripheral is included in the transmission set, a macro storage unit configured to store the transmission set and the plurality of such macros, and a macro transmission unit configured to transmit the transmission set to the multifunction peripheral.
|Computer Memory Subsystem For Enhancing Signal Quality - Computer memory subsystems are disclosed for enhancing signal quality that include: one or more memory modules; a memory bus; and a memory controller connected to the memory modules through the memory bus, the memory controller including a reception buffer connected to the memory bus, the reception buffer capable of receiving an input signal from one of the memory modules, the memory controller including a reception characteristics table capable of storing reception characteristics for each of the memory modules connected to the memory controller, the memory controller including an equalizer connected to the reception buffer and the reception characteristics table, the equalizer capable of equalizing the received input signal in dependence upon the reception characteristics for the memory module from which the input signal was received, and the memory controller including memory controller logic connected to the equalizer, the memory controller logic capable of processing the equalized input signal.
|DMA TRANSFER CONTROL DEVICE - A DMA transfer control device includes a setting register group for setting transfer informations, a number-of-transfers register to which the number of transfers to be performed is set, and which updates a value thereof every time one DMA transfer is completed, a transfer control unit, a secondary setting register group for setting other transfer informations different from the transfer informations, and a specified ordinal-number-of-transfer register. Every time one DMA transfer is initiated, either a value of the setting register group or a value of the secondary setting register group is selected for each of the transfer informations in accordance with a result of an arithmetic operation between a value of the number-of-transfers register and a value of the specified ordinal-number-of-transfer register, and inputted to the transfer control unit. As a result, by making settings for one DMA transfer, it is possible to temporarily change the transfer informations.
|RELAY DEVICE AND RELAY METHOD, CONVERTING APPARATUS AND CONVERTING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR RELAYING PROCESS, PROGRAM FOR CONVERTING PROCESS, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A relay device and the like are provided which are capable of easily transmitting/receiving information among information processors connected on buses whose information transmission standards are different from each other.
|KVM SWITCH WITH A REMOTE CONTROL INCORPORATING A MEMORY CARD ADAPTER - A compact KVM switch with a remote selection control device that incorporates a memory card adapter is described. The KVM switch is adapted to connect two or more computers to a set of user interface devices, and is designed to dangle from a cable plugged into one of the user interface devices such as the monitor. The remote control is connected to the KVM switch housing by a thin cable and readily accessible by the user to conveniently select the computer to be connected to and managed by the user interface devices. A memory card adapter is provided on the remote control device and can be accessed by the currently selected computer. In one example, the remote control device has a disk shape with a selection button on its front face, and the memory card adapter has a card slot opening on the side of the disk shape.
|Method For Transfer/Transmission Of Field Bus Data And Field Bus Communication System - Methods for the transfer/transmission of field bus data between at least two members of a field bus communication system, each member including at least one field bus interface and a memory device. At least one common memory device is provided for the at least two members, wherein field bus data is written onto the at least one common memory device by the first member, and the field bus data is read out of the at least one common memory device by the second member. A field bus communication system includes at least one member, where each member includes a field bus interface and a memory device. The field bus communication system further includes at least one common memory device writeable from and readable to the members of the field bus communication system.
|TIMING ADJUSTMENT IN A RECONFIGURABLE SYSTEM - This disclosure provides a method for adjusting system timing in a reconfigurable memory system. In a Dynamic Point-to-Point ("DPP") system, for example, manufacturer-supplied system timing parameters such as access latency and maximum clock speed typically reflect a worst-case configuration scenario. By in-situ detecting actual configuration (e.g., whether expansion boards have been inserted), and correspondingly configuring the system to operate in a mode geared to the specific configuration, worst-case or near worst-case scenarios may be ruled out and system timing parameters may be redefined for faster-than-conventionally-rated performance; this is especially the case in a DPP system where signal pathways typically become more direct as additional modules are added. Contrary to convention wisdom therefore, which might dictate that component expansion should slow down timing, clock speed can actually be increased in such a system, if supported by the configuration, for better performance.
|PERIPHERAL DEVICE COMPLYING WITH SDIO STANDARD AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SDIO COMMAND - The invention provides a method of managing SDIO commands. Firstly, before a first packet complying with a first SDIO data format is transmitted, an operation request is converted into a converted command. The operation request is originally set to be converted into a command complying with a SDIO command format. Then, the fist packet and the converted command are combined to generate a first combined packet. Afterward, the first combined packet is transmitted. After the first combined packet is received, the first combined packet is parsed to obtain the converted command. Finally, a processing procedure is performed according to the converted command.
|DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A method for transmitting data in packets between a first circuit element and a second circuit element includes sending the data by the first circuit element followed by a reception and a storage of the data by the second circuit element. A data transmission flow control operation detects an event signaling an imminent state of congestion of the data stored by the second circuit element. In response thereto, the control operation stops the sending of the data from the first circuit element to the second circuit element until a delay period expires and the event is no longer detected.
|ACCESS, MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - An access, monitoring and communication device and method for at least one protected local area of buildings, rooms or properties is described. The device includes at least one master unit having the following components: a monitor, a camera, a loudspeaker, a microphone, at least one function key, a controller, a memory and a signal and data transmission device with a network interface for signal transmission to and from at least one distant station via an IP network. As an additional component, the master unit comprises a reader for reading ID numbers stored on ID cards as an identification feature.
|Portable Module Interface with Timeout Prevention by Dummy Blocks - Methods and systems for working around the timeout limitations of physical interface standards for detachable modules. By use of dummy data blocks to keep the bus active, the bus timeout requirements (in either direction) can be spoofed, to thereby permit more complex processing operations to be performed, which otherwise might not fit reliably within the timeout period. This permits a memory system to execute applications or process data for a time period that may exceed the bus timeout of a particular specification. A controller in the memory system deasserts the ready signal and holds the bus connecting the computer system in a "busy" state until the memory system is about to timeout. During a write operation, the controller receives dummy data blocks from the computer system before the write bus timeout period expires, causing the bus timeout period to be reset. During a read operation, the controller sends dummy data blocks to the computer system before the read bus timeout period expires, causing the bus timeout period to be reset.
|Livelock Resolution - A mechanism is provided for resolving livelock conditions in a multiple processor data processing system. When a bus unit detects a timeout condition, or potential timeout condition, the bus unit activates a livelock resolution request signal. A livelock resolution unit receives livelock resolution requests from the bus units and signals an attention to a control processor. The control processor performs actions to attempt to resolve the livelock condition. Once a bus unit that issued a livelock resolution request has managed to successfully issue its command, it deactivates its livelock resolution request. If all livelock resolution request signals are deactivated, then the control processor instructs the bus and all bus units to resume normal activity. On the other hand, if the control processor determines that a predetermined amount of time passes without any progress being made, it determines that a hang condition has occurred.


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Chicken Rice Soup
An economical, simple and good basic recipe for a hearty chicken and rice soup.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 fresh whole chicken
8 cups water
1 tablespoon salt
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
6 celery ribs, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 cup uncooked rice
Cooking Directions:
- Place cut-up chicken in a large kettle with water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and skim off the fat. Add carrots, celery ribs, onion and garlic clove.
- Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove chicken, dice the meat, and return to the soup. Add rice and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve warm.
Makes 8 servings.

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· Take that laser show for example. When everyone around was enjoying the more-real-than-real images , I was left wondering how can they project 3D images on water mist using Lasers. Then there was this magic show where the magician was yanking bright balls from nowhere and the crowd was applauding. Of course, I was wondering what sort material can make balls that can be compressed to a small size then be popped up.In the end I was a more educated man knowing how to project laser beams and that you can compress sponge to real small sizes. But I missed all the fun. I missed the moments to marvel at something just because I was trained to 'find out how it works'.
· We engineers are like that. We cant move on without wondering (and finding out) how does the damn thing work. I have been in all those situations a normal person will never be in. Like trying to look underneath an aircraft toilet just to find out how does the vacuum flush work. And yeah, I took great joy in repeatedly flushing and listening to the 'whoosh'. (This is surely not bad considering that the average passenger flushes less than once per use of toilet).
· We also spend a significant of time worrying about alternatives. The whole life for us engineers consists of blocks of things and methods, where each block can have any number of alternatives. We wonder whether to buy a diesel car or a petrol one. We worry if we should travel during the night or day. I once wondered if we could 'blow' and candle out, why cant we 'suck' the candle in? I learnt that it is very much possible, at the cost of severely burnt lips!
· Related to above point, we want to think before spending. Its not about money really. Its about optimising the use of it. This is good when you are buying alloys to build an aircraft but most of us engineers cant take it out of our brains even when we are buying grocery. We wonder if it is worth all the money spent on petrol to go to the discount shop. To put it in 'engineerese' every buying decision is a multi-variant optimisation problem.
· Another significant part of our useful life goes into reading the manual for things that we buy and doing exactly the same things the manual warns us against. No engineer got a gadget that has enough features and we always feel the need to tweak the turn the knobs that are beyond access to the lesser mortals. That is another few thousands lost on void warranties, chipped nails and cut fingers.
· And we are the kind that assume everyone is equally geeky. I have heard of instances where engineers were hit with saucepans and other assorted kitchen equipment for being too geeky at home. We always use a language that takes a higher degree in engineering to understand and we feel proud about it. I presume most readers of this post will be engineers.
So what I am saying is my Engineering education robbed us off a lot of pleasurable moments in life and we are wasting a lot of time doing things that are no fun just because we have been programed to do those things by our education.
· But then, there is a brighter side for everything you see. You don't have to worry about what to gift us for our birthdays. A good screwdriver kit is always appreciated!


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Let $\displaystyle A_S^*$ be the set of sentences consisting of S1, S2, and all sentences of the form
$\displaystyle \phi(0) \rightarrow \forall v_1(\phi(v_1) \rightarrow \phi(Sv_1)) \rightarrow \forall v_1 \phi(v_1),$
where $\displaystyle \phi$ is a wff (in the language of $\displaystyle N_S$) in which no variable except $\displaystyle v_1$ occurs free. Show that $\displaystyle A_S \subseteq \text{Cn }A_S^*$. Conclude that $\displaystyle \text{Cn }A_S^* = \text{Th }N_S$. (Here $\displaystyle \phi(t)$ is by definition $\displaystyle \phi_t^{v_1}$. The sentence displayed above is called the induction axiom for $\displaystyle \phi$.)
The necessary definitions can be found here (especially, page 2, slide 7).
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We show that if $\displaystyle \psi \in A_S$, then $\displaystyle \psi \in \text{Cn }A_S^*$. Therefore, we show each $\displaystyle S1, S2, S3, S4.1, S4.2 \ldots, S4.n $ is a sentence in $\displaystyle \text{Cn }A_S^*$. If $\displaystyle \psi = S1$ (resp. $\displaystyle S2)$, $\displaystyle \psi \in \text{Cn }A_S^*$ by assumption.
S3 asserts that any nonzero number is the successor of somthing.
How do I show that each S3, S4.1, S4.2, ... , and S4.n is a sentence in $\displaystyle \text{Cn }A_S^*$?
From there, how do I conclude $\displaystyle \text{Cn }A_S^* = \text{Th }N_S$?


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... and the SM 2.19 BETA 1 release has apparently happened!
Congratulations and thanks, build engineering team!
(Both the site and the FTP server have everything expected, anyway.)
So, I have to say it : now that the SM build engineering team is fresh off of this victory - and having most of the relevant experience right there in "working storage" - maybe it is time for the x64 Windows builds to start?
Kicked off my desktop builds last night - seamonkey & thunderbird both built successfully for linux x64 - haven't tried to run them but built
(that's probably still a matter of having enough buildbots for x64 test tinderboxes).
Everything appears to be happy here for me
Built from http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/4c4f75c20e9b
tqft, this is not about your own build, that hasn't been an issue all along. It's about the official builds generated on the Mozilla-provided hardware.
Ok, I think we are done here. As of today, there are SM 2.22a1 and 2.21a2 nightly builds for both trunk and aurora on all platforms (Windows, Mac OSX, 32-bit Linux) with only the 64-bit Linux versions missing due to an unrelated issue.
Updates on the 2.19 beta and final releases will be posted in the SeaMonkey General forum.
Thanks to Callek and everybody else who helped getting us running again!
Locking this thread as it has covered several nightly-build outages, please continue in viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2722331 for the upcoming 2.19 release.
To close this episode for good, SeaMonkey 2.19 has just been released! (follow the link above)
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RamenPosted: February 22, 2013 Filed under: creative writing, flash fiction, short story, travel writing | Tags: creative writing, food, Japan, noodles, ramen, travel, travel writing, writing 2 Comments
Neon lights can't hide the soulless dark grey concrete of the buildings around me. Cars zoom past noisily and a cold wind whips through my hair. There are huge towering glass giants all around and the air beats with the rhythmic pulse of metallic wheels on metallic track as I make my way past the station.
The sun is setting now and I can already see my breath clouding up in front of my face. I pull my black coat around my body – the closest thing I have to a warm embrace – tighten my scarf around my neck and stride forward through the icy wind.
I see something in the distance – something out of place in the concrete jungle – and as I approach, I see a dusty red lantern hanging to the right of a little blue curtain above the door. The worn-out hut looks dwarfed and insignificant among to the colossal towers around it. Yet despite that, there is some sort of air about it that seems strangely appealing.
I reach the small wooden shack and slide the door open, leaving the flashy neon city behind me, to be greeted by a stiflingly hot, dark, musty room. The place is packed, although to be fair, there's only enough room for seven people. Each one sits on a bar stool at the long wooden counter, head down, faceless, stooped over their meal. The only sound is a loud, energetic slurping – very much a group activity – as if the customers are racing each other to see who can finish first.
The man behind the counter calls out "Heiiiii,irasshai!" welcoming me to his humble home and I sit on a tattered stool – the only free space – and look at the menu on the wall. There are just three dishes to choose from, all of them noodles, and order the second one: the "combination".
I pour myself a glass of water from the jug on my right which is dripping with condensation in the humid atmosphere, and I reach for some old chopsticks that could have been fashioned by the man himself. I turn back to the counter and find my lunch is already waiting in front of me. Seriously fast food!
It looks like my grandma's knitting kit has been boiled and served in a washing up bowl.
I plunge my head into the bowl so my nose is merely inches away from the steaming liquid, the same as the rest of my fellow diners. The aroma is overpowering: pungent, meaty and salty, with vegetables and seaweed floating on top.
I lift a piece of meat to my mouth with the chopsticks and take a cautious bite. It burns my lips and I immediately understand why everyone is sucking in such a lot of air while they eat: they're blowing it in reverse to cool it down. I wince and pull my head back in surprise to find the man behind the counter staring at me with his small beady eyes, studying me carefully.
In the darkness I hadn't been able to make out his features properly before, but now that my eyes had adjusted to the darkness, I could see he was in fact a very small, wrinkled old man. He reminded me of a monkey in a way: his tanned, wrinkled skin, his beady eyes which shone in the half-light, and his carefree grin. He smiled at me, nodded wisely and mimed putting his head into a bowl of imaginary noodles, grabbing some with his make-believe chopsticks and then slurping them so as not to burn his mouth. He looks up from his imaginary meal, and grins broadly, pointing towards my bowl. I smile back and nod, plunging my face into the bowl again, embraced by the warmth and the comforting aroma of the dish.
I slurp and suck and gulp and swallow for about a minute before coming up for air and when I do, I find that my eyes are watering and my nose is running. I blink away the tears and sniff hard so I don't have to take my head away from the steaming hot dish, and I go down again for a second helping. The old man next to me is chuckling to himself with the noise I'm making, clearly an amateur, but enjoying every mouthful: slurp, sniff, swallow, blink, slurp, sniff, swallow blink.
As I reach the end of the noodles, I tip my head back, lift up the bowl in both hands and drain the soup. Every last drop. There are no spoons here.
With a satisfied smile, I place the empty bowl back down on the counter and wipe my mouth with the back of my hand, sweating, nose running and eyes watering. The old man is still staring at me, grinning broadly, and he stretches out a leathery hand on the end of a skinny arm with his palm facing the ceiling.
I place a 500 yen coin in his open hand and as his gnarled fingers close on it, he pats me on the back with his other hand.
I stand up from the counter, fit to burst and make my way towards the door. Before I leave I turn to thank the old man, but someone else is already sitting in my seat and he is preoccupied with the new customer.
I slide the door open once again and step out into the cold, dark, busy street, leaving the warm, magical world of the ramen shop behind me.


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