02nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120011200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK - One embodiment of the present invention provides a peer-to-peer (P2P) data-storage system. The system includes a P2P network, a file upload module configured to receive a file uploaded by a user, a file processing module configured to disassemble the received file into a plurality of file blocks and select a plurality of peer nodes from the P2P network, and a file distribution module configured to distribute the file blocks to the selected peer nodes. A respective file block is distributed to a respective peer node. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011201 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK - A method and system for transmitting information based on social network is provided in the present invention, in order to solve the problem that information transmission within users of a social network may cost high resources. The method includes: calculating information transmission capacity of an obtained user identity according to user information corresponding to the obtained user identity; storing user identities of which transmission capacities are greater than a predetermined threshold into an initial seed user queue; and transmitting information to be sent to a client of which the user identity is stored in the initial seed user queue. Since information to be sent is targeted transmitted to users in a social network having relative high transmission capacities, the cost of information transmission within the users will be reduced. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011202 | GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT CONNECTIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE - To enhance information about connections in a social networking service, embodiments of the invention enable users to reference nodes while posting content to a communication channel. To identify connections within content in the social networking service, users of the social networking service are provided an interface to post content items in communication channels of the social networking service. A trigger received in the interface indicates that a user wishes to identify a connection in the posted content item. Selectable links enable the user to mention another node in the social networking service when posting a content item. As users reference nodes in content items, information about the connections with the referenced nodes is gathered and stored in a database that is indexable and searchable in real-time. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011203 | SERVER, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION - A financial information providing system | 2012-01-12 |
20120011204 | AUTOMATED AGING OF CONTACTS AND CLASSIFYING RELATIONSHIPS - One or more interactions between a first user and a second user of a social networking system are identified. Each respective interaction of the one or more interactions is scored based on a group score and a time penalty. The group score is based on the number of users in the respective interaction and the time penalty is based on a time between a current time and a time of a last interaction between the first user and the second user. A relationship ranking that measures the first user's affinity towards the second user is determined, where the relationship ranking comprises one or more interaction scores. An indicator representing the relationship ranking is sent to a client for display. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011205 | CONFERENCE SERVER SIMPLIFYING MANAGEMENT OF SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS FOR PARTICIPANTS OF A MEETING IN PROGRESS - A conference server, provided according to an aspect of the present invention, identifies a participant of a meeting in progress and requests scheduling option for a subsequent meeting from the identified participant. On receiving a scheduling option from the participant, the conference server determines the possible participants (“recipients”) of the subsequent meeting and informs the recipients of the received scheduling option. In one embodiment, the conference server requests the scheduling option when a conflict between the meeting in progress and the subsequent meeting is found and sends notifications to the recipients (determines by examining the calendars of users). In another embodiment, the conference server requests the scheduling option for a follow-up meeting for the meeting in progress, and updates the calendars of the recipients (determined as the participants of the meeting in progress and any users invited). | 2012-01-12 |
20120011206 | Systems and Methods for Discovery of Network Topology Using Service OAM - According to one embodiment, a method may include instantiating a first maintenance end point on a first port of a first network element. The first maintenance end point may determine whether a heartbeat message has been received from a second maintenance end point instantiated on a second port of a second network element. In response to determining that the heartbeat message has been received, the maintenance end point may analyze the heartbeat message to determine an identifier for the second network element and an identifier for the second port. Based on the determination of the identifier of the second network element and the identifier of the second port, the network element may store information to an adjacency list, the information indicating at least one of an adjacency of the first port to the second port and an adjacency of the first network element to the second network element. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011207 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROCESSING A REQUEST FOR A RESOURCE IN A COMMUNICATION - Methods and systems are described for processing a request for a resource in a communication. In an aspect, a criterion is received, by a second node, for a requesting a resource via a first communication addressed to a first node. The first communication is sent, to the first node, including an attachment request based on the criterion. A second communication is received, by the second node, including the resource as an attachment. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011208 | CONDITIONING RESPONSES TO EMOTIONS OF TEXT COMMUNICATIONS - A text communication, such as an email or blog posting from a user, is monitored to identify an issue. A score(s) of the text communication is determined by analyzing words/phrases in the text communication. A score can be based on various factors such as annoyance, language precision, help-ability, a communication length, and the like. A range for the score(s) is determined. When a response to the text communication is generated, a score(s) of the response to the text communication is determined. If one or more of the score(s) of the response is outside the range for the score(s), the response is rejected. Words/phrases are identified in the response to the text communication that can be changed in order to get the score(s) of the response within the range of the score(s) of the text communication. This information is displayed to an agent so an appropriate response can be formulated. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011209 | INTERNET E-MAIL BRIDGE - An Internet mail bridge is provided for downloading e-mail messages from Internet mail servers supporting different email protocols, such as the Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) and Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (Web DAV) protocol, and delivering the downloaded messages, which are in different formats, to a mail server on a local area network. The Internet mail bridge has a mail manager that is independent from particular e-mail protocols or e-mail formats. For each e-mail account, the mail manager instantiates a mail connector object that contains logic for downloading e-mail according to the e-mail access protocol of that account, and invokes the mail connector object to download e-mail messages from that account. The mail manager then instantiates and invokes mail deliverer objects tailored for handling different message formats to deliver the downloaded messages to the local mail server. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011210 | Instant Messaging Communication System and Method - A method of providing instant messaging communication between a first user and at least one other user via a communication network. The method comprises: executing an instant messaging client at a user terminal of the first user, the instant messaging client having a user interface comprising a message composition region; the instant messaging client receiving a selection of media for insertion into the instant messaging communication from the first user; the instant messaging client generating a link comprising the address of the selected media at a network element and creating a selectable control with the link embedded therein; inserting the selectable control in the message composition region of the instant messaging client; the instant messaging client receiving user-viewable text entered by the first user into the message composition region in addition to the selectable control; and the instant messaging client transmitting the contents of the message composition region of the instant messaging client to the at least one other user over the communication network responsive to a command from the first user. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011211 | PERSONAL MESSAGE DEVICE AND METHOD - A system for providing patients with dementia or other cognitive impairment with instructions and reminders of tasks to enable them to live with minimum third party oversight. The system provides for a continuous display of viewable indicia of at least one of text or images to provide the patient messages. The messages may be generated by a remote third party or software running on a computer. A projector is engaged to a ceiling of the residence of the patient to maintain it out of reach and tampering from the patient. The projector displays the messages upon a wall of the residence allowing the patient to watch TV or use a computer and still receive ongoing messaging including reminders and instructions on daily or other tasks. Employing the system a remote user such as the child of a patient can provide instruction and reminders to the patient allowing them to live with minimal supervision. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011212 | Cluster-Based Friend Suggestion Aggregator - Techniques are described to generate a list of suggested friends for a client of a social networking service. In an implementation, a cluster of clients is identified from among the clients of the social networking service. The cluster of clients includes the client for which the list of suggested friends is to be generated. The list of suggested friends for the client may then be generated and may include one or more clients of the social networking service selected based on connections with the cluster of clients. The list indicates at least one other client of the social networking service that is suggested as a friend. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011213 | HANDLING NOTIFICATIONS IN INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEMS - To reduce the communications in an IM conversation between two devices, two or more IM events of the conversation at the first device are confirmed by sending to the second device a single IM communication that confirms the most recent of the events. In order that the user of the second device not experience undue delay in receiving the confirmation, the method may be applied where the time interval between any two consecutive ones of the events is less than a predetermined time. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011214 | METHOD OF DELIVERING ELECTRONIC GREETING CARD - A method of delivering a greeting card to a recipient address. The method includes the steps of: writing a handwritten message on a substrate using a pen or stylus; generating digital ink representing the handwritten message; indexing, in a computer system, the digital ink with an identifier for an electronic greeting card; and delivering the electronic greeting card, including the handwritten message represented by the digital ink, to a recipient address. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011215 | MULTIMEDIA PORTAL - A system receives, from a first user, a communication request for a second user and determines, in response to receiving the communication request, whether a trigger is satisfied. The system may aggregate, in response to determining that the trigger is satisfied, content of different types to form multimedia content and provide the multimedia content to the first user. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011216 | Method for associating a code with an electronic document, a hard document and storage information relating to the hard document - A system and method for automatically associating hard copy and electronic versions of a document with a code. The electronic version of a document is displayed using an image viewing tool which also displays a code associated with the document. Hardcopies of the electronic document may be printed and will include the same code present in the electronic version of the document. The code linking electronic and hard copy versions of the document provides information relating to each version of the document, such as physical storage location of the hard copy, electronic location of the document, and the identity of members who have recently accessed the document. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011217 | MASTER/SLAVE DECISION DEVICE AND MASTER/SLAVE DECISION METHOD APPLIED TO NETWORK DEVICE - A master/slave decision device applied to a first network device is provided, where the first network device is coupled to a second network device, and the master/slave decision device includes a seed distance detection unit and a decision unit. The seed distance decision unit is utilized for detecting a seed distance between a first seed utilized in a first scrambler of the first network device and a second seed utilized in a second scrambler of the second network device. The decision unit is coupled to the seed distance detecting unit, and is utilized for determining the first network device to be a master device or a slave device according to the seed distance. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011218 | System for Information and Function Retrieval - A system for retrieving information over a network includes a machine readable code implemented in a visible fashion on a product or product representation, and a set of machine instructions implemented as a software application resident on and executable from the digital medium of a mobile network appliance. A user operating the mobile network appliance connected to the network and aided by the set of machine instructions acquires the machine readable code associated with the product or representation thereof whereupon the machine readable code is interpreted by the application to identify and retrieve or otherwise acquire and display on the mobile appliance one or more interactive menu options relative to the product or product representation, the interactive menu options selectively evocable to cause navigation to and or connection with an information source on the network adapted to service inquiries and requests relative to the product. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011219 | METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING A FIRMWARE, METHOD FOR PRE-PROCESSING A FIRMWARE AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING INTEGRITY BASED ON THE OTA - A method and device for firmware downloading pre-processing, a method for verifying the integrity of a firmware, a method for downloading a firmware and the terminal thereof, based on OTA technology, are provided. In the method for downloading a firmware, a predetermined process is performed on the firmware to be downloaded to generate first digest data; the firmware to be downloaded and the first digest data are regarded as the air information to be downloaded by the terminal; the terminal downloads the air information via the radio channel, and obtains the firmware and the first digest data in air information; the terminal performs the predetermined process on the firmware to generate second digest data; the terminal compares the consistency between the first digest data and the second digest data, and in the case that the two are consistent, it is determined that the firmware passes the integrity verification. The method increases the safety of downloading the firmware over the air. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011220 | INFORMATION SEARCH SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - An information search system is connected to a search server that searches for information. The information search system includes a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus selects a particular image from among images displayed on the second apparatus and specifies a range within the particular image. The second apparatus transmits a character recognized in the range within the particular image specified by the first apparatus to the search server. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011221 | Content Distribution Systems and Methods - An electronic device comprises a first interface operable to receive from a user a selection of a first data set and a processor coupled to the first interface. The processor is operable to access the selected first data set, determine if the user is authorized to receive the first data set, and store the first data set on a memory device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011222 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A COMPOSED SERVICE - An information processing system providing a composed service to a user device is provided. The system includes: a service acquisition unit configured to acquire descriptions defining raw services; a capability information acquisition unit configured to acquire capability information; a composition unit configured to compose the acquired descriptions to create a description which defines a composed service to be supported by the user device based on the acquired capability information; a presentation unit configured to present the created description to the user device; a request acquisition unit configured to acquire a request for the composed service from the user device; a specifying unit configured to specify raw services composing the requested composed service; a processing unit configured to gather responses from the specified raw services composing the requested composed service, and to create the composite response; and a response unit configured to respond the composite response to the user device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011223 | CENTRALIZED WEB BROWSING PROFILE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for centralized cookie management. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for centralized cookie management includes receiving a request in a content browser executing in memory by at least one processor of a computer to retrieve content on behalf of an end user from a content server. The method further includes diverting transmission of the request from the content server to a centralized cookie repository remote from the content browser and the content server. The method yet further includes retrieving profile data for the end user in the centralized cookie repository, formulating a cookie from the profile data and combining the formulated cookie with the request. Finally, the method includes routing the request with the formulated cookie to the content server. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011224 | Mechanism to Divert an IP Flow Over a Non-IP Transport - Session flows between a client ( | 2012-01-12 |
20120011225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST CONTENT AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for providing broadcast content by an adaptive streaming service and a system using the same are provided, in which a content transmission server configures and transmits a manifest file including a content IDentifier (ID), and a client device receives the manifest file, determines whether the content ID included in the manifest file is identical to an ID of user-requested content for recording, and records a content segment received from a content providing server, if the content ID included in the manifest file is identical to the ID of the user-requested content. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011226 | USER CONTROLLED MULTI-DEVICE MEDIA-ON-DEMAND SYSTEM - A method for providing configurable access to media in a media-on-demand system also can include delivering the media to a first client device in a format compatible with the first client device; interrupting the delivery of the media; recording a bookmark specifying a position in the media where the interruption occurred; and resuming delivery of the media to a second client device, the resumed delivery beginning at a position in the media specified by the recorded bookmark. The method further can include identifying device properties for each of the first and second client devices; delivering the media to the first client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the first client device; and, delivering the media to the second client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the second client device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011227 | TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING PODCASTING - Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011228 | METHOD FOR TOP-UP INFORMATION AND COMPUTER DEVICE - In a method for processing top-up data, a server ( | 2012-01-12 |
20120011229 | ENHANCED NETWORK/DOMAIN NAME HASHING TECHNIQUES - Described herein are techniques related to a generation of a short identifier of a domain/network that is based upon the long human-readable network/domain name (NDN) that a user or admin typically gives to the network/domain. With one or more implementations described herein, the short network/domain identifier (DNI) is based upon a version of the long human-readable NDN that has been modified to remove any data that is superfluous to distinguishing the NDN for any other. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011230 | Utilizing a Gateway for the Assignment of Internet Protocol Addresses to Client Devices in a Shared Subset - A gateway may be utilized to assign Internet protocol (IP) addresses to client devices in a shared subnet. The gateway may include a dynamic host protocol configuration (DHCP) proxy server. The proxy server may receive discover messages from the client devices. The proxy server may send proxy discover messages to a master DHCP server and receive offer messages containing IP addresses and local options. The proxy server may add/modify the local options to create proxy offer messages, send the proxy offer messages to the client devices and receive IP address request messages from the client devices. The proxy server may send proxy IP address request messages to the master DHCP server and receive acknowledgement messages. The proxy server may add/modify local options in the acknowledgement messages to create proxy acknowledgement messages and send the proxy acknowledgement messages to the client devices to assign the IP addresses and the local options. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011231 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING EXECUTION OF AN AUTOMATIC PROCESS - The present invention discloses a method for controlling execution of an automatic process. The method includes: receiving a resume command that carries stoppoint information; determining whether the stoppoint information carried in the resume command is the same as information about a current stoppoint of a current automatic process; and resuming the current automatic process from the current stoppoint when the stoppoint information carried in the resume command is the same as the information about the current stoppoint. The present invention also discloses another method for controlling execution of an automatic process, a system, a management apparatus, an automatic apparatus, a computer program product, and a computer readable storage medium, ensuring that the automatic process is executed in accordance with user expectations. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011232 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND NETWORK ADDRESS SETTING METHOD THEREOF - A portable communication terminal apparatus which is connected to a router through a cable includes a storage which stores a plurality of allocated Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, a detector which detects information on the cable connected to the router, and an address setting part which sets one of the plurality of IP addresses as a network IP address based on the detected information on the cable. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011233 | Device Communication, Monitoring and Control Architecture and Method - A communication interface and a device control, management and monitoring system are provided to enable the networking of and communication between a multiple devices operating under different protocols. The communication interface may act as a translator or protocol converter that reformats transmissions from one protocol to another based on protocol compatibility between the recipient and transmitting devices. The device control and monitoring system may store predefined rules that are triggered when specified conditions associated with the networked devices are detected. The rules may specify an action to take such as transmitting a discount offer to a user or turning off a light. According to one or more arrangements, the communication interface may act as an intermediary between the networked devices and the device control system so that the device control system is not required to understand or be compatible with the various other protocols used by the networked devices. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011234 | METHOD FOR ENABLING IPV 6 HOST TO ACCESS IPV4 HOST, METHOD FOR OBTAINING IPV6 ADDRESS PREFIX, AND TRANSLATION APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a method for enabling an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) host to access an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) host, a method for obtaining an IPv6 address prefix, and a translation apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by a source host, an address prefix used for translating an IPv4 address into an IPv6 address; and translating, by a source host, an IPv4 address into an IPv6 address. The translation apparatus includes: a prefix obtaining unit and an address translating unit. The prefix obtaining unit is configured to obtain an address prefix used for translating an IPv4 address into an IPv6 address, and the address translating unit is configured to perform translation between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011235 | Systems and Methods for Implementing Multiple ISIS Routing Instances on a Network Element - According to one embodiment, a method may include instantiating a primary intermediate system to intermediate system (ISIS) instance on a network element. The method may further include instantiating a secondary ISIS instance on the network element. The method may also include configuring the primary ISIS instance and the secondary ISIS instance to appear as a single ISIS instance to other network elements remote to the network element. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011236 | SERVER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND SERVER MANAGEMENT METHOD - A computer is communicable with a managed server having a network boot function. The computer refers, when the managed server starts network boot, to data stored in a storage unit which stores status management data and status-program connection data. The status management data specifies an operation status into which the managed server is to be shifted when the managed server has been network booted. The status-program connection data indicates a program for shifting the managed server into the specified operation status. The computer determines, on the basis of the status management data and the status-program connection data, a program to be executed during the network boot to shift the managed server into the specified operation status. The computer notifies the managed server of information necessary for loading the determined program. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011237 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING REMOTE CONTEXT - Example systems and methods provide remote context transfer and session termination. A computer-implemented method for remote context transfer between user sessions with a clinical information system includes accepting a user log on request for a user session at a first clinical information system; identifying one or more open sessions associated with the user; saving a context associated with one of the one or more open sessions; terminating the one or more open sessions identified as associated with the user; and transferring the saved context to the user session at the first clinical information system for use by the user in the user session. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DYNAMICALLY CREATED GROUPS - A system for transmission, reception and accumulation of the knowledge packets to plurality of channel nodes in the network operating distributedly in a peer to peer environment via installable one or more role active Human Operating System (HOS) applications in a digital devise of each of channel node, a network controller registering and providing desired HOS applications and multiple developers developing advance communication and knowledge management applications and each of subscribers exploiting the said network resources by leveraging and augmenting taxonomically and ontologically classified knowledge classes expressed via plurality search macros and UKID structures facilitating said expert human agents for knowledge invocation and support services and service providers providing information services in the preidentified taxonomical classes, wherein each of channel nodes communicating with the unknown via domain specific supernodes each facilitating social networking and relationships development leading to human grid which is searchable via Universal Desktop Search by black box search module. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011239 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT - Methods and apparatus for automated management of workflow that allows for the automatic creation, organization, and updating of workflows upon the receipt or designation of one or more messages. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL PORTS ON STORAGE SYSTEMS - A storage system is configured to create and manage virtual ports on physical ports. The storage system can transfer associations between virtual ports and physical ports when a failure occurs in a physical port or a link connected to the physical port so that a host can access volumes under the virtual ports through another physical port. The storage system can also change associations between virtual ports and physical ports by taking into account the relative loads on the physical ports. When a virtual machine is migrated from one host computer to another, the loads on the physical ports in the storage system can be used to determine whether load balancing should take place. Additionally, the storage system can transfer virtual ports to a remote storage system that will take over the virtual ports, so that a virtual machine can be migrated to remote location. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011241 | LICENSE AUDITING OF SOFTWARE USAGE BY ASSOCIATING SOFTWARE ACTIVATIONS WITH DEVICE IDENTIFIERS - The provided software application includes a module that determines a machine fingerprint of a client device at an appropriate time, such as during initial software load on the client. The fingerprint may comprise various machine-determinable measures of system configuration for the client. Each application copy may be associated with a serial number. A license host may collect serial number, fingerprint and/or IP address information from clients on which the application is installed. The host may generate a map of application installations, including geographic locations of installations and number of unique serial numbers per client in specified regions. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011242 | GENERATING ALERTS BASED ON MANAGED AND UNMANAGED DATA - Concepts and technologies are described herein for generating informational alerts. Notifications are received from both unmanaged devices and managed services. The received notifications may be annotated to create annotated notations. The notifications may be annotated with privacy data that defines the terms under which the notifications may be provided to others. The notifications may also be annotated with compensation data that defines the financial terms under which the notifications may be provided to others. Standing and ad-hoc queries may be performed against the annotated notifications. The results of the queries may be provided to one or more user devices as an informational alert. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011243 | UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL) CHECK - Check code and a uniform resource locators (URL) are sent from a server to a computer. The check code, when executed on the computer, lists a reference to the URL so that an attribute of the listed reference to the URL varies depending on whether the URL is in a list indicating URLs visited by the computer, and forwards to the server, based on the attribute of the listed reference to the URL, an indication as to whether the URL is in the list indicating URLs visited by the computer. Content to be sent to the computer is selected based on the indication. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011244 | METHOD FOR REDISTRIBUTING LICENSE TOKENS FOR A SERVICE ACROSS A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - The invention relates to a method for redistributing license tokens for a service to license servers across a cloud computing environment. The method comprises the steps of acquiring current license tokens information of the license servers for the service, detecting a need for redistribution of the license tokens to the license servers and redistributing the license tokens to the license servers across the cloud computing environment according to the need for redistribution and according to the current license tokens information of the license servers for the service. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011245 | MONITORING COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for monitoring communications are presented. A first username may be compared with a second username. The first username may be associated with a sender of a communication, and the second username may be associated with a recipient of the communication. Thereafter, based on the comparing, the probability that the first username and the second username are both associated with a single entity may be determined. In at least one arrangement, in response to determining that the probability exceeds a threshold, it may be determined that the first username and the second username are both associated with the single entity. In at least one additional arrangement, the threshold may be modified automatically based on previously analyzed incident data. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011246 | COOKIE INVALIDATION OR EXPIRATION BY A SWITCH - A switch may be used to force the expiration of a cookie on a user's system by inserting an expiration field into the cookie contained in a network response packet. Additionally, a mechanism is provided to delete or damage a cookie contained in a network request packet, so that server software is not disrupted by the receipt of a cookie. Deleting a cookie results in a cleaner request, but damaging a cookie may be more efficient in certain circumstances. By providing these features, an efficient cookie switching design is provided. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011247 | HYBRID MODES FOR PEER DISCOVERY - Techniques for performing peer discovery in a wireless network are described. A device may perform peer discovery to detect and identify other devices of interest. In an aspect, the device may perform peer discovery based on a hybrid mode that includes autonomous peer discovery and network-assisted peer discovery. In another aspect, the device may perform peer discovery based on a push mode and a pull mode. For the push mode, the device may occasionally transmit and/or receive a peer detection signal. For the pull mode, the device may transmit and/or receive a peer discovery request when triggered. In yet another aspect, the device may perform event-triggered peer discovery (e.g., for the pull mode). In yet another aspect, the device may perform peer discovery using both a downlink spectrum and an uplink spectrum. In yet another aspect, the device may transmit a peer detection signal in a manner to improve detection and/or increase payload. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011248 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPORTING AN APPLICATION AND SERVER MAP TO A BUSINESS SYSTEMS MANAGER DISPLAY - An automated system displays enables a user to observe the activities in a system based on information in the display. From this display, the user can quickly identify the source of problems for the purpose of troubleshooting without the need to manually determine the source and nature of the problem. In this system, data about the system is gathered through a plurality of agents positioned throughout the network. This data is analyzed and a system monitor deployment configuration is developed. This monitor deployment information along with information about the various devices in the system and any relationships of devices in the system are imported to the display system. The display system then displays this information showing the present relationships of the devices in the system. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011249 | SECURED AND EFFICIENT WEB CONFERENCE SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL HOST AND REDUNDANCY CONTROL - A web conferencing server, including a conferencing module, a monitoring module and a control module, is provided. The conferencing module enables a plurality of participants to attend a web conference and further provides a first participant with a conference right, which allows the first participant to issue a conference command. The monitoring module monitors the status of the first participant in order to generate a status notification. In response to the status notification, the control module issues a control command to the conferencing module, to withhold the conference right from the first participant. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011250 | COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS - An apparatus includes an information transmission part that transmits first information including an allocated IP address and a group identifier identifying a group to another apparatus that manages communication by the group, when connecting to the Internet; and a list reception part that receives a list in which IP addresses used for performing intercommunication in the group identified by the group identifier in the first information are listed, as a response to the first information from the computer. A communication part of the apparatus performs communication by using the IP addresses listed in the received list. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011251 | COMPUTER NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE EVENT MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system, and network for providing a method, system, and network, for network and device event monitoring and reporting. The disclosed subject matter associates with a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and a global information technology community. The present disclosure initiates an inventory of a plurality of information technology devices associated with a local network of information technology devices. The method, system and apparatus determine change in the operational status of the plurality of the information technology devices associated with the local network. Then, the present disclosure monitors for changes in the operational status of the plurality of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The disclosed subject matter then presents to the host computer information relating changes in the operational status of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The present method and system associate changes to the operational status with a plurality of products from a set of product vendors, and those changes to the operational status with a plurality of advertisements presented in association with plurality of products. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011252 | PRIORITIZING NETWORK TRAFFIC - Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for prioritizing transmission among a plurality of data streams based upon a classification associated with the data packets associated with each of the plurality of data streams, respectively. Systems and methods can operate to allocate bandwidth to priority data streams first and recursively allocate remaining bandwidth to lesser priority data streams based upon the priority associated with those respective lesser priority data streams. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011253 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK MONITORING OF MULTIPLE MEDICAL DEVICES - The present invention provides for a system an method of monitoring the status of a plurality of medical devices connected to a central computer or server using a wired or wireless network, and displaying information representative of the status of the medical devices to a user on a display screen using both graphics and text. The system is also capable of determining when a condition or alarm warranting notification of the care giver to correct the condition exists, and displaying information about the condition or alarm on the display, including associating a warning graphic or icon representative of the condition or alarm with an icon representing a specific medical device or portion of a medical device. The system includes a rules data base and decision engine that may be used to determine the existence of conditions that require notification to the care giver. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011254 | NETWORK-AWARE VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION IN DATACENTERS - A method, information processing system, and computer program product manage virtual machine migration. A virtual machine is selected from a set of virtual machines. Each physical machine in a plurality of physical machines is analyzed with respect to a first set of migration constraints associated with the virtual machine that has been selected. A set of physical machines in the plurality of physical machines that satisfy the first set of migration constraints is identified. A migration impact factor is determined for each physical machine in the set of physical machines that has been identified based on a second set of migration constraints associated with the virtual machine that has been selected. A physical machine is selected from the set of physical machines with at least a lowest migration impact factor on which to migrate the virtual machine that has been selected in response to determining the migration impact factor. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011255 | STORAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SERVER - When the application I/O performance problem is solved, the I/O amount from the application is increased. In the conventional technique, no consideration has been taken on the affect of the increase of the application I/O performance to other applications. A resource whose I/O load is reduced by setting modification of a storage subsystem is specified and the application using this resource is specified as an application whose I/O processing amount may be increased. Furthermore, the resource used by the specified application and another application using this resource are specified as a resource and an application whose I/O processing performance may be lowered by the setting modification. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011256 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus acquires operation information of a user, and executes an application based on the operation information. While the application is being executed, the information processing apparatus repeatedly searches for other unspecified information processing apparatuses by using a wireless communication function, and establishes a connection with the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses having been searched for. The information processing apparatus executes a communication application to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011257 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING TRANSFER OF COLLABORATIVE SESSION CONTROL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM - A method for performing inter-user equipment (UE) transfer (IUT) of collaborative session control performed by a UE in a network system based on an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) is provided. The method includes transmitting to an IMS network element a subscription message for requesting notification of information regarding other UE, receiving from the IMS network element a subscription acceptance message in response to the subscription message, receiving from the IMS network element a notification message comprising information regarding at least one different UE, and if a UE for transferring the collaborative session control is selected by the at least one different UE, performing a process of transferring the collaborative session control to the selected UE. A signaling overhead caused by a failure in the transfer of collaborative session control can be reduced. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011258 | STORAGE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION SERVER SESSION PERSISTENCE - Session persistence storage schemes are provided. These schemes may include identifying a change in a session attribute for an application client session, querying a session persistence table associated with the application running in the application-server environment, and updating an attribute in the record identified by the query of the session persistence table, where the query is made to a session persistence table with session attributes grouped by common traits. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011259 | User Authentication Across Multiple Network Stacks - A computing device provides an application that uses multiple protocol stacks to communicate with a server. The server requires messages from each of the protocol stacks to include a credential for a user of the computing device. The credential is a set of information that includes identification and proof of identities that is used to gain access to a resource. However, the user is not prompted for the credential more than once. In some embodiments, this is accomplished by storing the credential at the computing device for retrieval by the protocol stacks when the application uses the protocol stacks to communicate with the server. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011260 | Method and system for transmitting large message mode converged IP messaging - The present invention discloses a method and system for transmitting a large message mode Converged IP Messaging (CPM) message, wherein the method comprises the following steps that: when sending a large message mode CPM message to a CPM client of a receiver, a CPM client of a sender sends a session invitation message to the CPM client of the receiver and negotiates with the CPM client of the receiver to determine a media transmission link between the CPM client of the sender and the CPM client of the receiver; the CPM client of the sender sends the content of the large message mode CPM message to the CPM client of the receiver via the determined media transmission link; and the CPM client of the sender or the CPM client of the receiver initiates a flow to end the session of the large message mode CPM message. The present invention realizes the transmission of a large message mode CPM message. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011261 | SESSION CHANGE METHOD AND SESSION CHANGE DEVICE - A technique is disclosed to realize the change of session seamlessly and with high degree of freedom while reducing the increase of the processing load on a session control server upon a request to change the session from a terminal and to decrease the load on network traffic. According to this technique, trigger information is embedded in a session of content used by the terminal. When this trigger information is detected, the terminal carries out an operation to set up as trigger action (e.g. the change to another session). The relation between the trigger information and the trigger action may be described in sequence information, which is held by the terminal in advance or the trigger action may be described in the trigger information. With regard to certain trigger information, different types of trigger actions may be set up for each terminal (or, depending on the condition of the terminal). As a result, different types of session change can be performed, depending on each terminal and on the conditions of the terminals. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011262 | Method and System of Processing Cookies Across Domains - Method and system of processing cross-domain cookies in order to allow a first website to access a cookie of a second website are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: providing a flash cookie of a first website in a user's local computer; reading an ordinary cookie of a second website that is stored in the user's local computer; and writing the ordinary cookie of the second website into the flash cookie of the first website. Based on this method, it is achievable to access and store cookies across domains in the user's local computer. Accordingly, the method enables e-commerce websites to have a more comprehensive collection of user information to provide more reliable references for the e-commerce websites to analyze user information. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011263 | Using A Virtual Network Interface To Obtain Access To Resources - A first computing device maps a virtual network address for a virtual resource that is accessible to the first computing device to an address of a designated resource that is inaccessible to the first computing device but accessible to a remote second computing device. The first computing device generates a control message that, when acted upon by the second computing device, causes the second computing device to transmit the resource message to the designated resource. The first computing device then attaches the resource message to the control message. The first computing device sends the control message to the second computing device, wherein the second computing device acts on the control message to send the resource message to the designated resource without having a resource driver for the designated resource installed on the second computing device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011264 | Communication flow control system, communication flow control method, and communication flow processing program - When a processing method determination means is not able to determine a processing method for a communication flow of packets, flow identification information transmission means transmits information within the packets equivalent to a portion or all of first flow identification information for identifying the communication flow to a processing determination unit. Control action determination means determines a control action on the basis of information received from a communication flow processing unit and second flow identification information stored in control action storage means. Control instruction means instructs the communication flow processing unit to control the communication flow on the basis of the control action. Processing method registration means registers a processing method for the communication flow with process method storage means on the basis of control instructions from a control unit. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011265 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING A PROBABLE THROUGHPUT FOR A LOCATION BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON A RECEIVED THROUGHPUT - An apparatus for calculating a probable throughput for a location may include a compiler for organizing a received throughput corresponding to a recorded throughput and a location indicator stored in a memory device. The calculation of the probable throughput may be conducted by a probable throughput calculator. The stream rate may thus be adapted by a stream rate adaptor in response to the probable throughput at the location to thereby create a buffer of sufficient size to continue rendering the content at the location. For example, the stream rate may be adapted to a maximum throughput value which is determined by a maximum throughput determiner. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A REAL TIME STREAMING PROTOCOL SESSION - The present disclosure describes a methods and apparatuses for providing a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) media streaming session to a target device. In particular, the present disclosure describes methods and apparatuses for using a client to transfer or share a particular media streaming session to a target device. The present disclosure also describes a client initiated request to modify a RTSP streaming media session and a server initiated setup message for modifying a RTSP session. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011267 | LIVE STREAMING MEDIA DELIVERY FOR MOBILE AUDIENCES - A live streaming system/method provides cross platform live streaming capabilities to mobile devices. The live streaming system includes a live streaming recorder operative to (1) capture a live media stream generated by a live media source and save the captured live media stream as a recorded stream in a recorded media file, and (2) transcode the recorded stream into a plurality of transcoded media files of respective different media encoding formats. The system further includes a stream distribution subsystem operative to generate a plurality of distributed media streams each generated from one or more of the transcoded media files, each distributed media stream being delivered to a corresponding set of the mobile endpoint devices. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011268 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE BROADCAST DISSEMINATION OF TIME-ORDERED DATA - A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning of the original data stream are transmitted more frequently than those which occur later in the data stream. When a user enters a request to utilize the data, the individual fragments are stored upon receipt at the user's premises, and reassembled into a contiguous stream. The ordering of the fragments is such that the wait time required before utilization of the data can begin is limited to a predetermined maximum, and at least one copy of every fragment becomes available by the time it is needed. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011269 | PERSONAL MEDIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM WITH OUTPUT BUFFER - A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011270 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR CREATING AND HANDLING MEDIA FILES - A file reading entity, such as a server or a client, and a method in the file reading entity for handling a fragmented media file provided from a file creating entity during HTTP streaming with adaptive progressive downloading. Once it has been determined that the media file comprise at least one alternative movie fragment, constituting an alternative to an associated movie fragment, one of these fragments is selected, such that is can then be transmitted or played out in a conventional manner. A file creating entity configured to provide a file comprising alternative movie fragments is also provided. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011271 | System and Method for Content and Application Acceleration in a Wireless Communications System - A system and method for content and application acceleration in a wireless communications system are provided. A method for transmitting data includes receiving a block of data from a content provider, generating a signature from the block of data, and determining if the signature exists in a content cache. The content cache includes previously transmitted signatures and blocks of data associated with the previously transmitted signatures. The method also includes if the signature exists in the content cache, saving the signature but not the block of data in a buffer. The method further includes if the signature does not exist in the content cache, saving the block of data in the buffer. The method additionally includes transmitting contents of the buffer over a backhaul link. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011272 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An electronic device is connected to a communication network, to which a server and an external device are connected. The electronic device includes an interface which receives an instruction from a user; a processor which determines information to be transmitted and a destination of the transmission based on the user's instruction; and a communication module which transmits the information to the destination. In the case where a content file is selected via the interface, when the selected content file has not been uploaded on the server, the communication module transmits the content file to the server, and after the transmission, transmits location information indicating a location where the content file is stored in the communication network to the external device. When the selected content file has been uploaded on the server, the communication module transmits the location information indicating the location where the content file is stored to the external device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011273 | GROUP ACCESS TO IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM SERVICE - A method of facilitating access to services of an IP Multimedia Subsystem, by users groups that require alternative handling in relation to the standard handling of IP Multimedia Subsystem users. Functioning instructions are added to the user groups subscription maintained in the IP Multimedia Subsystem, instructing nodes in the IP Multimedia Subsystem to adapt their standard functioning for this specific group of users. The instructions in a subscription of a specific user group, provide a node of the IP Multimedia Subsystem that does no longer need to be specific for certain types of users, but has a standard way of operation, that is modified by instructions for dedicated operation for only that specific user group. In further aspect embodiments are disclosed providing improved solutions for known problems of IP Multimedia Subsystems making use of functioning instructions included in the subscription. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011274 | Utilizing Proxy Internet Protocol Addressing in a Gateway for Communicating with Multiple Service Provider Networks - A gateway utilizes a proxy Internet Protocol (“IP”) addressing scheme to communicate with disparate network service providers. A first IP address prefix may be received from an alternative service provider in communication with the gateway. The gateway may assign a proxy IP address from the first IP address prefix for computing devices in communication with the gateway. A second IP address prefix may be received from a master service provider in communication with the gateway. The computing devices may be provisioned with an actual IP address assigned from the second IP address prefix. The gateway may then route data traffic utilizing the assigned proxy IP address between the alternative service provider and the computing devices utilizing the actual assigned proxy IP address. The gateway may further route data traffic utilizing the actual assigned IP address between the master service provider and the computing devices utilizing the actual assigned IP address. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011275 | Selectively Applying Network Address Port Translation to Data Traffic through a Gateway in a Communications Network - Network Address Port Translation (NAPT) may be selectively applied to data traffic through a gateway in a communications network. The data traffic may be received at a primary gateway in the communications network. The primary gateway may then analyze the received data traffic to determine a network path. The primary gateway may then determine whether to apply NAPT to the received data traffic based on whether the network path terminates at a first service provider network or a second service provider network. The primary gateway may apply NAPT on the received data traffic upon determining that the network path terminates at the first service provider network or bridge the received data traffic to a secondary gateway upon determining that the network path terminates at the second service provider network. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011276 | Dynamically Modulating Link Width - Systems and methods of managing a link provide for receiving a remote width capability during a link initialization, the remote width capability corresponding to a remote port. A link between a local port and the remote port is operated at a plurality of link widths in accordance with the remote width capability. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011277 | DATA TRANSFER CONTROLLING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data transfer controlling apparatus includes a first controlling unit that performs a broadcast transfer to a plurality of nodes connected to a first route switching device, and requests a second node representing nodes connected to a second route switching device that is connected to the first route switching device to perform a broadcast transfer when the first controlling unit receives a request of the broadcast transfer from a first node connected to the first route switching device, and a second controlling unit that performs the broadcast transfer to all of nodes connected to the first route switching device when the second controlling unit receives a request of a broadcast transfer from the second node. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011278 | Systems and Methods for Removing Stale Mapping Entries for Network Element - A method may include updating a routing table on a first network element based on a shortest path first calculation in response to a network change event. For each deletion from the routing table, a message may be broadcasted to a second network element adjacent to the first network element indicative of such deletion, the message including a target identifier (TID) associated with such deleted entry, wherein the second network element is configured to invalidate its associated TID address resolution protocol (TARP) cache in response to receiving the message. For each deletion from the routing table, a local TARP cache of the first network element may be searched to determine if an entry exists in the local TARP cache mapping the TID associated with such entry to a NASP associated with such entry. The local TARP cache may be invalidated in response to determining that the entry exists. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011279 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE APPARATUS - When a destination address specified by a client is to be registered as a destination, determination is made as to whether name resolution of the destination address is possible or not. If it is determined that name resolution is impossible, registration of the destination address that requires name resolution is restricted. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011280 | Method And System For Transforming Cursor Graphics Information - A client computing device receives cursor graphics information from a server computing device. The client computing device transforms the cursor graphics information from a received format to a new format supported by the client computing device. The client computing device displays a client-side cursor at a current position on a client desktop based on the received cursor graphics information. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011281 | CONTENT CONVERSION SYSTEM AND CONTENT CONVERSION SERVER - A conversion server stores therein a combination of client information indicating the type of a client terminal and content information that is requested to be sent from the client terminal. Furthermore, the conversion server stores therein server information indicating a conversion server responsible for the format of content in such a manner that the server information is associated with the combination of the client information and the content information. If the conversion server receives, from the client terminal, a send request for content, the conversion server distinguishes between the client information on the client terminal and the content information on the content requested to be sent. The conversion server notifies a conversion server indicated by the server information associated with the combination of the distinguished client information and the distinguished content information of the distinguished client information and the distinguished content information. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011282 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING CONTENT SUITABLE FOR MULTIPLE PLATFORMS - Computer-implemented methods and systems for providing dynamic content to users are described. The dynamic content is received from a developer. A plurality of dynamic representations of the dynamic content is provided. The plurality of dynamic representations corresponds to a plurality of dynamic formats. Logic corresponding to the plurality of dynamic representations is provided to the developer. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011283 | Transmitting Retry Request Associated With Non-Posted Command Via Response Credit Channel - In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes, at a first computing device coupled to a second computing device via a bus, receiving a request from the second computing device to complete a non-posted command, where the request is received via a request credit channel of the bus, and where the first computing device is configured to receive requests to complete non-posted commands and requests to complete posted commands via the request credit channel. The method also includes removing the request to complete the non-posted command from the request credit channel. The method further includes transmitting a retry request associated with the non-posted command to the second computing device via a response credit channel of the bus. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011284 | DIRECT PROVISIONING OF STORAGE DEVICES TO VIRTUAL OS PARTITIONS - An OS instance can maintain management responsibility for SAN adapters to ensure separation and isolation of WPARs, while WPARs are given the capability of configuring an adapter (e.g., adding endpoint storage devices to the adapter). An operating system instance allocates an adapter to a first of a plurality of virtual operating system instances. The first virtual operating system instance updates a device data structure with an entry that indicates the adapter. The first virtual operating system instance maintains the device data structure. The first virtual operating system instance modifies the entry in the device data structure to associate a set of one or more endpoint storage devices with the adapter. The set of endpoint storage devices are provisioned to the first virtual operating system instance from a storage area network. The first virtual operating system instance configures the set of endpoint storage devices. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011285 | Method and Apparatus for Enabling Enhanced USB Interaction - Systems and methods for configuring a universal serial bus (USB) including for connection by a peripheral device by detecting an attach event at a USB port on the peripheral device; receiving, at the USB port, a first request for device identification; sending, at the USB port, a first identification data; receiving, at the USB port, a query related to the first identification data, the query indicating software associated with the vendor identifier is supported by the sender of the query; simulating a detach and then an attach at the USB port; receiving, at the USB port, a second request for device identification; and sending, at the USB port, a second identification data that includes an indication that the peripheral device supports at least one function from a plurality of functions that are different from the functionality defined by a generic device class code. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011286 | Optical communication module, universal serial bus cable with the same and processing method of data transfer thereof - The present invention discloses an optical communication module comprising a second mode supporting a data transfer of USB 3.0 standard and a third mode supporting a data transfer of USB 2.0 standard, and the second mode comprises A mode and B mode with a different power consumption and supported data rate, and a detect unit operative to detect idle state of the data traffic on the data path of USB 3.0 standard to determine to stay on the A mode or enter to the B mode automatically during operation in the second mode. The control circuitry can work in different modes to support different status of devices attachment and removal, different data rate of USB 2.0 and 3.0 standards; and it can real time monitor the data traffic to switch different modes to save power consumption. The present invention also discloses a USB cable and a processing method of data transfer for an optical communication module. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011287 | PORT EXPANDER WITH CONNECTION IDENTIFICATION - The port expander such as a USB hub or dock has a control unit and a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports and is used to connect a computer. An application program corresponding to the hub is installed to the computer. The control unit detects whether one of the ports is connected to an external device. The control unit identifies the external device if it has connected to the I/O port and reports a connection status of the I/O port to the program in the computer. Finally, the program shows the connection status of the I/O port and the external device. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011288 | Specific identification information management device, information processing device, and specific identification information setting method - A specific identification information management device coupled to a feature expansion device includes: a storage unit configured to store the specific identification information of the feature expansion device; a detection unit configured to detect access to the feature expansion device; and a control unit configured to transmit the specific identification information stored in the storage unit to the source of access to the feature expansion device when the access is detected by the detection unit. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011289 | FIFO SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - FIFO systems and operating method thereof are provided to transfer data between a first device and a second device. In the FIFO system, a memory controller serves as an interface to access a memory device for storage of the data, and a CPU processes instructions to control the data transfer. Two data FIFOs serve as data buffers for data transactions to and from the first and second devices, and two status FIFOs serve as an instruction buffers for status transactions between the first, second devices and the CPU. A data controller connects the memory controller and the two data FIFOs for direct data delivery therebetween. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011290 | DVI LINK WITH PARALLEL TEST DATA - An embodiment includes encoding parallel digital data into encoded and parallel digital data in an encoder and generating parallel test data in a pseudo-random binary sequence generator circuit. The encoded and parallel digital data is coupled through a multiplexer to be serialized in a serializer in a normal mode of operation and the parallel test data is coupled through the multiplexer to be serialized in the serializer in a test mode of operation. Encoded and serial digital data are transmitted to a transmission medium in the normal mode, and serial test data are transmitted to the transmission medium in the test mode. The encoder, the serializer, the sequence generator circuit, and the multiplexer may be fabricated in a single integrated circuit chip. The parallel test data may be parallel pseudo-random binary sequence data. The parallel digital data may include data to generate colors in a visual image. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011291 | Apparatus and method for controlling issuing of transaction requests - Transaction requests requesting a service from the slave device are received from a master device at a transaction interface. The transaction requests are selectively issued to the bus system under control of an issue control circuit. A target outstanding transaction value N.x is received at a control interface. The target outstanding transaction value has an integer portion N and a fractional portion x. The issue control circuit controls the transaction interface to issue the transaction requests to the bus system in dependence upon the target outstanding transaction value so that a time averaged number of outstanding transaction requests corresponds to the target outstanding transaction value. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011292 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR IEEE 1394 INTERFACE - A power supply circuit for IEEE 1394 interface includes an IEEE 1394 interface control chip, an interface circuit, and a power circuit. The IEEE 1394 interface control chip outputs transmission protocol signals. The interface circuit is electrically connected to the IEEE 1394 interface control chip by a number of differential signal transmission lines. The interface circuit receives the transmission protocol signals and exchanges data with a peripheral device according to the received transmission protocol signals. The power circuit has a voltage decreasing circuit and provides working voltage to the interface circuit. The voltage decreasing circuit receives a DC voltage and converts the received DC voltage to the working voltage. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011293 | Intelligent Platform - An intelligent platform integrates with an intelligent portable device or intelligent core to provide a dynamic computer that may serve as any of: a pad, a tablet computing device, a netbook computer, and a notebook computer. The operations of the integrated device are determined by the connected intelligent core's CPU architecture and its installed operating system. The intelligent platform includes a housing and a core slot located behind a display for accommodating the intelligent core. A core connector is provided on an inner wall of the core slot for interconnecting with a compatible connector of the inserted intelligent core. A control unit continually communicates with the intelligent core through signals carried by the connector, refreshes image received from the intelligent core on its touch-sensitive display, and sends touch-input commands from the touchable panel of the touch-sensitive display to the intelligent core. The battery on intelligent platform provides backup power to the intelligent core. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION OF A "SMART" BATTERY BY A HOST - Systems and methods for providing a battery module | 2012-01-12 |
20120011295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS BROADBAND SYSTEMS DIRECT DATA TRANSFER - Apparatus and method for direct data transfer in a wireless broadband system having an operating system, the apparatus including a central processing unit (CPU), at least one dedicated Direct Memory Access unit (DMA) local to the CPU, coupled directly to the CPU, and a commands FIFO (First In First Out) receiving commands from the CPU and automatically transferring the commands in sequence to the DMA for implementation by the DMA, in the absence of intervention by the operating system. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011296 | Multi-Hardware-System Data Processing Device and Information Input Method Thereof - Provided are a multi-hardware-system data processing device and information input method thereof, the multi-hardware-system data processing device comprising a first hardware system, a second hardware system, a switcher and a shared device; wherein the second hardware system comprises a second control module for generating a message when the second hardware system requires a user to input the information to be inputted, and a second communication module for sending the message to the first hardware system; wherein the first hardware system is connected to the shared device via the switcher and comprises a first communication module for receiving the message, and a first user interaction module for obtaining an input interface to be used by the user to input the information to be inputted according to the message, obtaining the information inputted by the user in the input interface, and sending the inputted information to the second hardware system via the first communication module; the second control module processes the inputted information. By the invention, it is not necessary to conduct switch when the background hardware system needs information to be inputted. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011297 | Isolation Switch for Fibre Channel Fabrics in Storage Area Networks - An isolation switch blade Fibre Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fibre Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fibre Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The isolation switch blade may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fibre Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011298 | INTERFACE MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A control system includes a control module configured to control data transfer events of blocks of data between an interface management module and a non-volatile semiconductor memory based on at least two descriptors for each one of the data transfer events. The non-volatile semiconductor memory is prepared for a read event or a program event of the data transfer event. The interface management module and the non-volatile semiconductor memory are configured to operate within a solid-state memory drive. A command management module is configured to generate a parameter signal based on the at least two descriptors. The interface management module is configured to generate instruction signals based on the parameter signal and transmit the instruction signals to the non-volatile semiconductor memory to perform the read event or the program event. | 2012-01-12 |
20120011299 | Memory device with dynamic controllable physical logical mapping table loading - An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that includes computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to send information from a host device to a mass storage memory device that is connected with the host device, the information including an indication of at least one default logical address range for a mass memory of the mass storage memory device. The memory and the computer program code are further configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus, during operation of the host device with the mass storage memory device, and in response to at least one trigger condition being satisfied, to initiate a load of a portion of a logical-physical address conversion table that is stored in a memory of the mass storage memory device to another memory of the mass storage memory device as a local logical-physical address conversion table, where the portion corresponds to the at least one default logical address range. Also disclosed are corresponding methods and computer-readable storage medium, as well as a mass memory device or module that operates and is constructed in accordance with the exemplary embodiments of this invention. | 2012-01-12 |