07th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110041140 | Event-Triggered Server-Side Macros - A computer-implemented method of managing computer macros is disclosed. The method includes storing code for a computer macro at an internet-accessible hosted computer system and associating the stored code with a user account on the hosted computer system. The method also includes automatically identifying with the hosted computer system, independent of whether a user associated with the user account is currently active on the hosted computer system, a triggering event that is defined as being directed to the macro. Furthermore, the method includes executing the macro using an application running on the hosted computer system to generate macro results, and storing the macro results on the hosted computer system. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041141 | Virtual Object Indirection in a Hosted Computer Environment - A computer-implemented method of managing computer macros is discussed. This method includes identifying a macro stored at a hosted computer system, executing the macro by traversing lines of commands in the macro, and identifying one of a plurality of different services that are responsive to macros. The method also includes converting a command in the macro from a format associated with a macro language in which the macro is authored, to a command format associated with the identified one of the plurality of different services and providing information received from the one of a plurality of different services to the macro or an application corresponding to the macro, after converting the information into a format usable by the macro or the application corresponding to the macro. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041142 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEMS AND DATA MODIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - This invention discloses an electronic apparatus having multiple operating systems and a data modification method thereof. The method comprises: a first operating system is executed on the electronic apparatus; an input data is received under the first operating system; then, under the first operating system, the input data is set into a second operating system; and, when the second operating system is executed on the electronic apparatus, the second operating system operates according to the input data. With the method, the electronic apparatus having multiple operating systems can be used in a more flexible manner, and the data modifying or data synchronization can be more conveniently performed. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041143 | AUTOMATIC CLOSURE OF A FILE OR A DEVICE IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A mechanism is provided for automatically closing a file or a device. A service routine monitor monitors a request received from either an application that opened the file or a device driver that readied the device. The service routine monitor determines whether the file or the device has been accessed within a predetermined time interval. Responsive to the file or the device failing to be accessed within the predetermined time interval, the service routine monitor sends a call to the application that opened the file or the application or a higher level device driver that requested that the device driver ready the device. Responsive to a response from the application or the higher level device driver indicating that the use of the file or the device is no longer needed, the service routine monitor closes the file or quiesces the device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041144 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus may be coupled to another image forming apparatus that manages first programs using a first program execution environment providing part in response to a request in accordance with first interface specifications using a predetermined communication protocol. The image forming apparatus manages second programs using a second program execution environment providing part that has a structure different from that of the first program execution environment providing part in response to an a request in accordance with second interface specifications, accepts the request in accordance with the first interface specifications, and converts the accepted request into a request in accordance with the second interface specifications to be input to the program management part. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041145 | Spindle motor for optical disc drive - The present invention provides a spindle motor for an optical disc drive. The spindle motor comprises a turntable unit and an anti-slipping element. The turntable unit has a disc mounting stand, which has a first outer diameter. The anti-slipping element is disposed on said turntable unit and has a first inner diameter, wherein the difference between the first outer diameter and the first inner diameter is less than or equal to 8 mm. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041146 | System for Data Management and On-Demand Rental and Purchase of Digital Data Products - A system for handling data and transactions involving data through the use of a virtual transaction zone, which virtual transaction zone removes the dependency of such transaction on the delivery medium of the product. The invention may reside and operate on a variety of electronic devices such as televisions, VCRs, DVDs, personal computers, WebTV, any other known electronic recorder/player, or as a stand alone unit. The transaction zone also provides a mechanism for combining mediums, data feeds, and manipulation of those feeds. The transaction zone also provides a mechanism for controlling the content, delivery, and timing of delivery of the end consumer's product. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041147 | BLACKOUTS OF VIDEO ON DEMAND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Blackout event data is received that includes data regarding a geographic area affected by a blackout event. Based on a user location code such as a ZIP code, a determination is made whether a user or user account is subject to the blackout event. If the user is subject to the blackout event, access to a video-on-demand multimedia event is restricted. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041148 | BLACKOUTS OF PAY PER VIEW MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Blackout event data is received that includes data regarding a geographic area affected by a blackout event. Based on a user location code such as a ZIP code, a determination is made whether a user account is subject to the blackout event. If the user is subject to the blackout event, access to a pay-per-view multimedia event is restricted. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041149 | GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS FOR BLACKOUTS - Blackout messages are provided that are specific to geographic areas. Blackout event data is received that includes location codes representing geographic areas affected by a blackout event. A determination is made whether a user is subject to the blackout event. If the user is subject to the blackout event, one or more blackout messages are selected and for presentation to the user. Selection of the blackout messages is based on a user location code for the user. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041150 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING, VIDEO, AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE LISTING - A television schedule system and method for displaying television schedule information on a television screen includes a program guide having a schedule information area that depicts the programs that are being presented on each channel at each time during the day. An input device allows the viewer to browse through the schedule information area and/or obtain more information about programs of particular interest. In one aspect, the viewer may watch a program on the currently-tuned channel, while browsing through the other channels on a portion of the television screen. In another aspect, the viewer may watch programs currently being shown on the television, while he or she browses through the program guide. In yet another aspect, the system includes a database, a processor and associated software for automatically customizing the television schedule guide to an individual viewer or a group of viewers, e.g., a family, to facilitate use of the television schedule. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041151 | ASSET TARGETING SYSTEM FOR LIMITED RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS - The present invention provides targeted asset system implementations in contexts where there is limited or no ability to use a real-time return channel for communications from user equipment devices (e.g., STB) to the network. In one arrangement, a household classifier is generated and delivered to user equipment devices. The household classifiers are generated based on third party data and/or network usage information associated with the household. The system and method allow for generating highly accurate household classifications that may be forwarded to individual households where the user equipment device may implant the classifiers to select appropriate assets for delivery to the household. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041152 | PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH VIDEO WINDOW BROWSING - An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a viewer may direct a television to simultaneously display a selected television program, a program guide display, and a program guide video window. A viewer may use the program guide video window to browse video of programs shown on the program guide display while continuing to view a previously selected program in the background. The program guide display may display video on demand (VOD) programs, programs to be broadcast in the future, and programs currently being broadcast on other channels. The viewer may browse through programs on the program guide display using a variety of keys on a remote control unit. The viewer may direct the program guide to swap audio and video signals back and forth between programs shown in the video window and programs shown on the background screen. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041153 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system, method and apparatus for content management and delivery, and in particular a means for providing specifically targeted advertising to a recipient through the use of advertisement optimisation, via the use of advertisement deletion and insertion based on the recipient's behavioural characteristics. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041154 | Content Recognition and Synchronization on a Television or Consumer Electronics Device - An audio portion of content, such as an audio stream, is associated with a multimedia program. A server receives an audio fingerprint and a program identifier from a network and associates the audio fingerprint with an audio identifier. A request packet including the program identifier is transmitted over the network to request program guide information associated with the program identifier. The program data including the program guide information is received from the network and metadata associated with the audio identifier and the program data are transmitted onto the network. A user device initiates a request for the metadata by using an audio fingerprint and the program identifier. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041155 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND BROADCAST METHOD - A terminal apparatus receives data of a program to be viewed selected from among broadcast programs, and notifies viewing information indicating the program to be viewed. A base station apparatus broadcasts the data of the program to a cell, mutually notifies the broadcast program between cells, acquires the viewing information from a terminal apparatus, and starts to broadcast the program in the destination cell when predicting that the terminal apparatus is moving into the cell where the program that is being viewed is not broadcast. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041156 | Method and apparatus for power savings in staggercasting - A method and apparatus for saving power in a receiver includes a power savings mode selector for enabling a user input power savings mode or an automatic power savings mode based on detected battery life. When in power savings mode, a lower resolution time-advanced stream is selected and processed. The normal stream (generally at a higher resolution) is not decoded thereby requiring less power at the receiver decoder. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041157 | Systems and Methods for Selecting Content For a Subscriber of a Content Service Provider - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for selecting content for a subscriber of a video service provider. In particular embodiments, the systems and methods provide a personalized playlist that includes one or more titles of content that have been specifically identified for the subscriber. Further, in various embodiments, the systems and methods transmit a selected content from the playlist over a unicast stream to the subscriber. In various embodiments, the playlist is provided to the subscriber through a content provider's environment such as video on demand (VOD) service. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041158 | System and method for message handling - Systems and methods employable, for example, in the handling of various electronically-dispatched messages, fiber-optic or light based messages, wireless based messages, and/or the like. According to various such systems and methods, in the case where a dispatched message is, for instance, found to be inadequate, undesirable, and/or not wanted or the like in some way, an entity receiving the message and/or one or more entities associated with the recipient entity may, for example, come to possess all or some of funds required by network rules, database rules, file based rules, message based rules, in memory based rules, computer program based rules and/or the like to be made available for possession by the sender (either directly or indirectly) of the message in association with the message. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041159 | EXECUTING COMMANDS ON DEVICES THROUGH PRESENCE APPLICATIONS - Presence applications running on different devices are used to access and command devices through a communications server. A communication channel is established between at least two instances of a presence application that are running on different devices. A device that is associated with an instance of a presence application is remotely commanded by a received message from the communications server from another instance of the presence application on a different device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041160 | SURGERY ROBOT SYSTEM OF SERVER AND CLIENT TYPE - A server-client type surgical robot system is disclosed. One aspect of the present invention provides a surgical robot system that includes a plurality of control clients, which generate control signals, and a surgical server, which is manipulated in correspondence with the control signals received from authenticated control clients. The server-client type surgical robot system can include a plurality of control clients for manipulating one surgical server, and incorporates security technology in server-client based robot surgery, to allow greater safety in performing surgery. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041161 | Management of Ancillary Content Delivery and Presentation - Embodiments of the present invention address delivery of content, including advertising, in an online or networked digital environment. Undesirable content or content that needs to be removed from the digital environment may be eliminated through invocation of a ‘kill switch’ that terminates further delivery of the aforementioned content. The ‘kill switch’ may also eliminate certain instantiations of that content already delivered to end-user client devices. In order to lessen the need for termination of content following delivery to the digital environment, content developers and content providers may view content scheduled for delivery in digital environment ‘mock ups’ prior to actual delivery. Content developers and content providers, too, may control certain attributes related to content scheduled for delivery to further obviate post-delivery termination or modification. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041162 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENT FOR USE OF INTERNET-BASED SERVICE - An apparatus and method for improving the convenience and efficiency of use of the Internet and providing a fundamentally new environment for use of an Internet-based service through automation of authentication for Internet-based service are provided. The apparatus includes an authentication-authorization-accounting (AAA) agent which performs network access authentication such that a user terminal can access a network that the user terminal recognizes, and which performs user authentication required for using Internet-based services according to procedures in accordance with requirements predefined for a user's purpose, wherein the Internet-based services are provided over the Internet by a contents provider. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce costs to be spent on service preparation procedures which are not necessarily related to the actual use of services, and thus the convenience and efficiency of service can be improved. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041163 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERFACE CONTROL - Enabling and disabling login access to a web-based application by examining automatic number identification (ANI) information from a received telephone call, associating the ANI information with a user account, determining a current state of login access to a web-based application for the user account, the state of login access being one of enabled and disabled, and notifying the web-based application to change the state of login access to the other of enabled and disabled depending on the then-current state of login access. The methodology may further include examining dialed number identification service (DNIS) information of the received call to determine which of the enabling or disabling actions to take, and/or to determine which of a plurality of accounts is to be effected by the desired change in state of login access. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041164 | GENETIC PROFILING AND BANKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is provided for determining whether a third party is authorized to access information representative of genetic data. This information representative of genetic data is associated with a physical sample and is provided in an accessible format. A set or access rights is received that define which third parties can access the information and how the information can be used. A third party requests to access the information for the purposes of performing a test. The request is compared to the access rights. If the third party is authorized, the test is performed on the information. If, however, the third party is not authorized, access is denied. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A PROXY AUTHENTICATION SERVER TO PROVIDE AUTHENTICATION FOR RESOURCES NOT LOCATED BEHIND THE PROXY AUTHENTICATION SERVER - Networked resources that are not located behind a proxy authentication server may be enabled to use the proxy authentication server for authentication. This may provide one or more of the features associated with a proxy authentication server (e.g., centralized administration of authentication and/or access information, enhancing software security, centralized administration of permission information, and/or other features) for the resources not located behind the proxy authentication server. These features may be provided without requiring substantial modification of the proxy authentication server. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041166 | Method of Password Assignment - A method is provided in which a user registers a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address with a server that uses digest access authentication; If the user has another address already registered with the server, the server requests the user name and password for the existing address. The user enters the user name and password into a client application. The client application transmits the user name and password to the registration server as clear text over an encrypted channel. The registration server generates a digest from the received user name and password and compares the generated digest with the digest stored on the registration server for the existing address in order to determine whether the user submitted a valid user name and password. If the generated and stored digests match, the registration server sets the password for the existing email account of the user as the password for the new email. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041167 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING SECURE COMMUNICATIONS AMONG CLIENTS WITH EFFICIENT CREDENTIALS MANAGEMENT - A method, server and client for protecting communications among a plurality of clients, for use in a networked communication system comprising a server and the plurality of clients, the plurality of clients comprising at least a first client and a second client, are provided. The method includes communicating, from the first client to the server, a request for a credential token for a communication between the first client and the second client, selecting, by the server, the credential token for the communication between the first client and the second client, communicating, from the server to each of the first client and the second client, the selected credential token, and communicating, between the first client and the second client using security algorithms and information contained in the credential token received from the server. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041168 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETING ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS USING DATA DERIVED FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS - Systems and methods for targeting online advertisements using data derived from social networks are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, the method comprises: presenting a user at a user computer with a publicly accessible website that includes user-generated social networking content over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features and the user-generated social networking content associated with the publicly accessible website upon inputting user information; in response to receiving user information from the user, displaying a webpage associated with the user; displaying at least one advertisement on the webpage, wherein the at least one advertisement embeds an object in the user computer and wherein the object is used to obtain a unique identifier associated with the user; using the object to construct a micronetwork of the members associated with the user, wherein the object obtains the unique identifier from each member that visits the webpage and the unique identifier from each member that establishes a relationship with the user; using the object to monitor information relating to the user, wherein the information includes actions executed by the user; retargeting advertisements for transmission to the user and the micronetwork based on information monitored by the object; and transmitting at least one retargeted advertisement to the user and the micronetwork associated with the user, wherein the at least one retargeted advertisement is transmitted using the unique identifier associated with the user and the unique identifier associated with each member of the micronetwork. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041169 | LIVE ACTION ICONS FOR THE INTERNET - Liver action icons for the Internet which allow “functionality” and “actions” to occur wherever the user might intuitively think there is an “action” to be had or done. It may enable users to interact with various websites with a set of live action icons, each of which may be used to perform a certain function. One of the live action icons may be used to display the login interface of a website. Another live action icon may be used for online shopping. The live action icons may speed up the interaction between users and websites, saving users time for looking up a function button on a webpage or repeatedly inputting user information. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041170 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USER AUTHENTICATION - According to some embodiments, a registration request is received from a user, the user providing information identifying an account. A transaction database is queried using the information identifying an account, and a set of transactions conducted using the account are identified, each of the transactions having at least one transaction detail field. The set of transactions is presented to said user with at least one of the transaction detail fields being redacted. The user is prompted to provide the at least one of the redacted transaction detail fields, and a determination is made whether to authenticate the user based on a response of the user. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041171 | TECHNIQUES FOR VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONAL STATE TRANSFER (REST) INTERFACES - Techniques for virtual Representational State Transfer (REST) interfaces are provided. A proxy is interposed between a client and a REST service over a network. The proxy performs independent authentication of the client and provides credentials to the client and for the client to authenticate to the REST service using a REST service authentication mechanism. The proxy inspects requests and responses and translates the requests and responses into formats expected by the client and the REST service. Moreover, the proxy enforces policy and audits the requests and responses occurring between the client and the REST service over the network. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041172 | System and method for enhanced protection and control over the use of identity - A method of protecting use of an entity's identity is provided. The method comprises setting a status of the identity to a first state, the first state defining a scope of permitted use of the identity, changing, in advance of an intended use of the identity, the status to a second state defining a scope of permitted use of the identity that is different from the first state, requesting use of the identity after the changing; and returning, after the requesting, the state back to the first state. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPERT VERIFICATION - In exemplary embodiments, an apparatus and method for verifying experts on a consultation system is provided. Identity and credential information is received at a web server from a potential expert. A selection of a category that the potential expert wants to be admitted is also received. The identity information and at least a portion of the credential information may be verified. The potential expert is accepted as an expert based in part on a result of the verifying of the identity and credential information. Once accepted, an account associated with the potential expert is activated to allow the potential expert to become an expert and to allow the expert to provide answers on the consultation system when the potential expert is accepted. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041174 | CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A content display device includes a content setting storage means | 2011-02-17 |
20110041175 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING OPERATION OF SYSTEMS EMPLOYING SINGLE SIGN-ON AUTHENTICATION - The subject application is directed to a system and method for integrating operation of systems employing distinct authentication. Department code data is first received from an associated user via a user interface of a document processing device. The received department code data is then communicated from the document processing device to an authentication translation server. A data map of department code data relative to enterprise authentication data is then stored in a memory associated with the authentication translation server. Application authentication data is then received into an enterprise application server corresponding to the received department code. Application authentication data is then retrieved corresponding to the received department code from the memory. The authenticity of the retrieved authentication data is then tested. The enterprise application server is then selectively operated in accordance with the testing. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041176 | Signal transfer point front end processor - In an SS7 network, each of a plurality of Signal Transfer Points is fronted by a front-end processor (STP-FEP) that has a network presence. The STP-FEP implements at least the MTP2 layer of the SS7 protocol stack and implements security rules at the MTP2 and MTP3 layers. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041177 | CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INPUT USER INTERFACE - A context-sensitive user input interface may be provided. An application may display a user interface element, such as a text box. The interface may provide suggested action tokens, and may receive a user selection of one of the suggested tokens and/or a text-based input of an action token. The interface may also provide suggested options and/or guidance to the user in entering an application action. The interface may further determine when the user's input comprises a complete action and may provide an execute option to the user for finalizing and executing the action. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041178 | AUDITING A DEVICE - The auditing of a device that includes a physical memory is disclosed. One or more hardware parameters that correspond to a hardware configuration is received. Initialization information is also received. The physical memory is selectively read and at least one result is determined. The result is provided to a verifier. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041179 | Malware detection - According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of detecting potential malware. The method comprises, at a server, receiving a plurality of code samples, the code samples including at least one code sample known to be malware and at least one code sample known to be legitimate, executing each of the code samples in an emulated computer system, extracting bytestrings from any changes in the memory of the emulated computer system that result from the execution of each sample, using the extracted bytestrings to determine one or more rules for differentiating between malware and legitimate code, and sending the rule(s) to one or more client computers. At the or each client computer, for a given target code, executing the target code in an emulated computer system, extracting bytestrings from any changes in the memory of the emulated computer system that result from the execution of the target code, and applying the rule(s) received from the server to the extracted bytestrings to determine if the target code is potential malware. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041180 | AUDITING A DEVICE - Auditing a device is disclosed. One or more hardware parameters that correspond to a hardware configuration is received. A sequence of modifications to the physical memory is performed. Results are provided to a verifier. Optionally, once it is determined that no evasive software is active in the physical memory, a scan is performed. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041181 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ATTACKS TO MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM WITH ATTACK DETECTION FUNCTIONALITY - A method for detecting attacks to multimedia systems, wherein a communication path ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110041182 | INTRUSION DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION - A device for use in a cellular communications system, the device being provided with means for inspecting traffic packets to and from users in the system and for a first classification of said packets according to predetermined rules. The device also comprises means for initiating a process for a user who is the destination or source of a packet which is classified in said first classification as belonging to a specific kind of traffic which has as one of its characteristics that the device cannot redirect the packet from its intended destination to another destination. The process is such that at a later point in time, when the user attempts to access a webpage, the user is redirected to a predefined webpage. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALL REPLACEMENT - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable storage media for obfuscating a function call. The method receives a computer program having an annotated function and determines prolog instructions for setting up a stack frame of the annotated function and epilog instructions for tearing down the stack frame. The method places a first portion of the prolog instructions in the computer program preceding a jump to the annotated function and a second portion of the prolog instructions at a beginning of the annotated function. The method places a first portion of the epilog instructions at an end of the annotated function and a second portion of the epilog instructions in the computer program after the jump. Executing the first and second portions of the prolog instructions together sets up the stack frame. Executing the first and the second portions of the epilog instructions together tears down the stack frame. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ANONYMIZATION OF DATA - A method and apparatus for providing an anonymization of data are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for anonymizing, wherein the request comprises a bipartite graph for a plurality of associations or a table that encodes the plurality of associations for the bipartite graph. The method places each node in the bipartite graph in a safe group and provides an anonymized graph that encodes the plurality of associations of the bipartite graph, if a safe group for all nodes of the bipartite graph is found. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041185 | Obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with a communique directed to a receiving user and in accordance with conditional directive provided by the receiving user - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqués directed to the receiving user; and presenting at least a second communiqué in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041186 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT USING TRUSTED TIME - A method for monitoring time so that the use of protected content can be controlled includes receiving a trusted time value from a trusted authority external to a client device. When the client is no longer in communication with the trusted authority, the previously-received trusted time value is updated by use of the client's operating system counter so that a calculated trusted time value is derived for content license evaluation purposes. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041187 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - It is possible to reduce the danger of information leak caused by remaining cache data. An information processing device ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110041188 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED COPYING - A method, system, and computer program product for protection of an application or program, including making secret a command or commands that are normally fixed in an operating system (OS) and/or a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS); generating values or names for the command or commands; providing legitimate users and/or devices with the generated values or names for the command or commands for enabling receiving services from the kernel, OS, and/or the BIOS; translating the generated values or names for the command or commands via a translation mechanism provided between an application or program and the kernel, OS, and/or BIOS for enabling receiving services from the kernel, OS, and/SEND or the BIOS; and modifying, changing, and/or replacing the generated values or names employed for the command or commands in the kernel, OS, and/or BIOS. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041189 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE A USER-GENERATED IMAGE GALLERY - In various exemplary embodiments, a system and an associated method to provide a user-generated image gallery is provided. Initially, a product category of a product infrastructure associated with an item represented by an image is determined. A new product category may be generated based on a determination that the product category is not adequately associated with the item represented by the image. Subsequently, an upload of the image is received from the user. The uploaded image may then be stored whereby the uploaded image is associated with the user and the product category or the new product category is based on the determination. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041190 | NOVEL CHIMERIC PROTEINS - Novel chimeric proteins are disclosed. The proteins comprise at least two portions. The first portion binds to a first cell and decreases the cell's ability to send a trans signal to a second cell; the second portion sends its own trans signal to the second cell. Methods for making and using these proteins in the treatment of cancer, viral infections, autoimmune and alloimmune diseases are also disclosed, as are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the novel chimeric proteins and genes. Either the proteins themselves or a genetic sequence encoding the protein can be administered. Other methods are also disclosed in which two molecular components result in decrement of a first trans signal from a first cell and the conferring of a second trans signal to a second cell. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041191 | Animal model, and products and methods useful for the production thereof - The present invention relates to a transgenic animal suitable for modelling Alzheimer's Disease. The present invention also relates to cells and gametes of the transgenic animal of the invention, along with nucleic acids and vectors suitable for generating the transgenic animal. Methods of generating the transgenic animal are also described, along with screening methods utilizing the transgenic animal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041192 | RECOMBINANT NON-HUMAN MAMMALIAN MODEL FOR HEPATITIS INFECTION AND IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS - Provided herein is a recombinant non-human mammal having an immune system including human immune cells and having a liver including human liver cells, and methods for producing the same. Also provided are methods of screening a compound for activity in treating hepatitis, comprising: administering a test compound to a recombinant non-human mammal as described herein; and then detecting the presence or absence of said activity in said mammal (e.g., by biochemical assay), said presence of said activity in said mammal indicating that said compound has activity in treating hepatitis. Methods of making fusion cells useful for the production of human monoclonal antibodies are also provided. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041193 | NON-HUMAN MAMMAL MODEL OF EPILEPSY - The present invention provides a genuine epilepsy model animal as an improvement over conventional epilepsy model animals which are socalled seizures model animals mainly causing seizure attacks to be forcibly induced. Also provided is a method that allows for easy identification of the recombinants. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041194 | I-MSOI HOMING ENDONUCLEASE VARIANTS HAVING NOVEL SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY AND USE THEREOF - An I-MsoI homing endonuclease variant able to cleave mutant I-MsoI sites having variation at positions ±8 to ±10, a vector encoding said variant, a cell, an animal or a plant modified by said vector. Use of said I-MsoI endonuclease variant and derived products for genetic engineering, genome therapy and antiviral therapy. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041195 | Organisms homozygous for targeted modification - Disclosed herein are homozygously modified organisms and methods of making and using these organisms. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041196 | miRNA-Regulated Differentiation-Dependent Self-Deleting Cassette - Targeting constructs and methods of using them are provided for differentiation-dependent modification of nucleic acid sequences in cells and in non-human animals. Targeting constructs comprising a promoter operably linked to a recombinase are provided, wherein the promoter drives transcription of the recombinase in an differentiated cell but not an undifferentiated cell. Promoters include Blimp1, Prm1, Gata6, Gata4, Igf2, Lhx2, Lhx5, and Pax3. Targeting constructs with a cassette flanked on both sides by recombinase sites can be removed using a recombinase gene operably linked to a 3′-UTR that comprises a recognition site for an miRNA that is transcribed in undifferentiated cells but not in differentiated cells. The constructs may be included in targeting vectors, and can be used to automatically modify or excise a selection cassette from an ES cell, a non-human embryo, or a non-human animal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041197 | Promoter-Regulated Differentiation-Dependent Self-Deleting Cassette - Targeting constructs and methods of using them are provided for differentiation-dependent modification of nucleic acid sequences in cells and in non-human animals. Targeting constructs comprising a promoter operably linked to a recombinase are provided, wherein the promoter drives transcription of the recombinase in an differentiated cell but not an undifferentiated cell. Promoters include Blimp1, Prm1, Gata6, Gata4, Igf2, Lhx2, Lhx5, and Pax3. Targeting constructs with a cassette flanked on both sides by recombinase sites can be removed using a recombinase gene operably linked to a 3′-UTR that comprises a recognition site for an miRNA that is transcribed in undifferentiated cells but not in differentiated cells. The constructs may be included in targeting vectors, and can be used to automatically modify or excise a selection cassette from an ES cell, a non-human embryo, or a non-human animal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041198 | FLOWER PIGMENTATION IN PELARGONIUM HORTORUM - The present invention relates to novel | 2011-02-17 |
20110041199 | Soybean Cultivar 83181015 - A soybean cultivar designated 83181015 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 83181015, to the plants of soybean 83181015, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 83181015, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 83181015 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 83181015, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83181015, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 83181015 with another soybean cultivar. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041200 | Soybean Cultivar S090000 - A soybean cultivar designated S090000 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090000, to the plants of soybean S090000, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090000, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090000 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S090000, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S090000, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S090000 with another soybean cultivar. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041201 | Soybean Cultivar 8434328 - A soybean cultivar designated 8434328 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 8434328, to the plants of soybean 8434328, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 8434328, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 8434328 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 8434328, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 8434328, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 8434328 with another soybean cultivar. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041202 | Soybean Cultivar S080173 - A soybean cultivar designated S080173 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080173, to the plants of soybean S080173, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080173, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080173 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080173, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080173, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080173 with another soybean cultivar. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041203 | Soybean Cultivar 88220415 - A soybean cultivar designated 88220415 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 88220415, to the plants of soybean 88220415, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 88220415, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 88220415 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 88220415, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88220415, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 88220415 with another soybean cultivar. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041204 | Methods for enhancing the production and consumer traits of plants - The invention provides methods for producing plants, plant materials and seeds that receive multiple desirable attributes for consumers of these products, as well as for commercial plant growers, and to improved plants, plant materials and seeds that are produced by these methods. These inventive methods provide hybrid plants, plant materials and seeds having the mutant shrunken-2i (sh2-i) allele incorporated into their genomes sequentially along with one or more other mutant alleles, such as the sugary-1 (su1), sugary enhancer-1 (se1) and/or shrunken-2 (sh2) alleles, and that have multiple beneficial traits, including an extended sugar retention ability at the post prime eating stage and a significantly enhanced vigor and fitness to the plant, plant material and/or seed during seed germination, seedling emergence from soil, and plant development. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041205 | TOMATO HYBRID HNX12860544 - The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid HNX12860544 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid HNX12860544 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041206 | TOMATO HYBRID HNS12846080 - The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid HNS12846080 and parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of such plants, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, including a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041207 | COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO THE QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS 6 (QTL6) IN MAIZE AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions related to the quantitative trait locus 6 (QTL6) in maize and methods for their use are provided. The compositions are novel molecular marker loci that are genetically linked with QTL6 and which are associated with increased oil content and/or increased oleic acid content and/or an increased oleic acid/linoleic acid ratio of a plant or plant part thereof. These novel markers are characterized by the presence of at least one polymorphism relative to the corresponding marker locus from the QTL6 region of non-high-oil, non-high-oleic acid maize plants. In some embodiments, the novel marker loci comprise coding sequence for a maize DGAT1-2 polypeptide or biologically active variant thereof. The marker loci of the invention, and suitable fragments thereof, are useful in methods of the invention for manipulating oil and/or oleic acid content and/or oleic acid/linoleic acid ratio of a plant or plant part thereof, for marker-assisted selection of a plant, for example, a maize plant, or plant part thereof, having an increased oil content and/or increased oleic acid content and/or an increased oleic acid/linoleic acid ratio, and for marker-assisted breeding of the high oil and/or high oleic acid trait. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041208 | PROMOTER, PROMOTER CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND COMBINATIONS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041209 | METHODS FOR INCREASING TRANSFORMATION FREQUENCY THROUGH THE FOLIAR APPLICATION OF COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE - Methods for transforming an explant are provided. The methods may include applying copper amino acid chelate to a plant and transforming an explant obtained therefrom. The transformed explant may have increased transformation frequency relative to a control. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041210 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and a Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ODC polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits, by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a benzothiadiazole-induced homeodomain λ_(BIHD1) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a BIHD1 polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a MYB30. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a MYB30 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a THOM (tomato homeobox) protein. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a THOM polypeptide, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In a further embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits, by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a benzothiadiazole-induced Jiomeodomain 2 (BIHD2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a BIHD2 polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041211 | FIBER-SPECIFIC PROMOTER ELEMENTS - Polynucleotide constructs contain fiber-specific elements which are used to target expression of polynucleotides and polypeptides to the vascular fibers of a plant. The constructs can be contained within a vector. Transgenic plants transformed with the fiber-specific elements can be made which have expression of a polynucleotide or polypeptide directed to the plant fibers. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041212 | STORAGE-INDUCED PROMOTER - The invention relates to a promoter with an organ-specific activity in plants. Said promoter is characterised in that it exhibits greater activity in the storage organs of plants than in other organs of said plants and that the promoter activity is modified after the harvest of the storage organs and is greater than prior to said harvest. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041213 | NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS - The invention pertains to novel insecticidal compounds derived from | 2011-02-17 |
20110041214 | Genetic Markers For Orobanche Resistance in Sunflower - Methods for identifying sunflower plants or germplasm that display resistance, improved resistance, or susceptibility to | 2011-02-17 |
20110041215 | Lipid Metabolism Protein And Uses Thereof I (BZIP Transcription Factor) - The present invention relates to a bZip transcription factor encoding polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further, the present invention relates to the use of the aforementioned nucleic acid sequences and proteins in transgenic plants. In particular, the invention is directed to methods for manipulating sugar-related compounds and for increasing oil level and altering the fatty acid composition in plants and seeds. The invention further relates to methods of using these novel plant polypeptides to stimulate plant growth and/or to increase yield and/or composition of seed storage compounds. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041216 | Nitrate reductases from red algae, compositions and methods of use thereof - The NR enzymes described herein were discovered in the red algae of | 2011-02-17 |
20110041217 | Onions With High Storage Ability, High Soluble Solids Content And/Or Low Pungency - Long-day onion plants, capable of producing onion bulbs comprising ‘high soluble solids’ combined with a ‘sweet taste’ as a result of low pungency, are provided, as are methods for producing such plants, bulbs and seeds. Such onions can be stored for long periods without a loss in quality and without an increase in pungency. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041218 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SCLAREOL - The present invention provides a method of producing sclareol, said method comprising contacting a particular polypeptide having a sclareol synthase activity with labdenediol diphosphate (LPP). In particular, said method may be carried out in vitro or in vivo to produce sclareol, a very useful compound in the fields of perfumery and flavoring. The present invention also provides the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide used in the method. A nucleic acid derived from | 2011-02-17 |
20110041219 | PROMOTER, PROMOTER CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND COMBINATIONS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041220 | MUTANT GENE THAT REGULATES OIL-AND-FAT CONTENT IN SEED AND METHOD FOR REGULATING OIL-AND-FAT CONTENT IN SEED - This invention provides a mutant gene having the function of regulating the oil-and-fat content in seeds and a method for regulating the oil-and-fat content in seeds. The mutant gene encodes a mutant protein having a consensus sequence resulting from substitution of the 12th amino acid residue from the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 with another amino acid and having the function of regulating the oil-and-fat content in seeds. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041221 | ENGINEERING ENZYMATICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE PHYTASES - The invention provides a synthetic phytase polypeptide which encodes an en/ymatically susceptible phytase. Also provided are feed or food products comprising an enzymatically susceptible phytase, and transgenic plants which express the enzymatically susceptible phytase. Further provided are methods for making and using enzymatically susceptible phytases, e.g., a method of using an enzymatically susceptible phytase in feed and food processing. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041222 | ARTIFICIAL DNA SEQUENCE WITH OPTIMIZED LEADER FUNCTION IN 5' (5'-UTR) FOR THE IMPROVED EXPRESSION OF HETEROLOGOUS PROTEINS IN PLANTS - A nucleotide leader sequence 5′-UTR comprises elements favorable to gene expression, such as repeated CAA trinucleotide elements in combination with repeated CT dinucleotide elements. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041223 | SPATIALLY RESOLVED QUANTITATIVE MAPPING OF THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURES USING SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY - An approach for the thermomechanical characterization of phase transitions in polymeric materials (polyethyleneterephthalate) by band excitation acoustic force microscopy is developed. This methodology allows the independent measurement of resonance frequency, Q factor, and oscillation amplitude of a tip-surface contact area as a function of tip temperature, from which the thermal evolution of tip-surface spring constant and mechanical dissipation can be extracted. A heating protocol maintained a constant tip-surface contact area and constant contact force, thereby allowing for reproducible measurements and quantitative extraction of material properties including temperature dependence of indentation-based elastic and loss moduli. | 2011-02-17 |
20110041224 | ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE INCLUDING ACCELEROMETER - A microcantilever used in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) includes an elongated cantilevered body with a probe tip placed preferably near its free end and preferably along the cantilever's axis. Some embodiments of the present invention integrate into the microcantilever body an embedded or etched paddle that rotates rigidly about an axis parallel to that of the cantilever with hinges that connect the paddle to the cantilever body. In one embodiment the resonance frequency of this paddle resonator is higher than the fundamental resonance of the microcantilever so that the paddle rotation is proportional to the vertical microcantilever acceleration at the hinge location. The motion of the paddle can be detected using radiation irradiating the paddle; the reflected beam is centered onto a four quadrant photodiode as commonly found in AFM. The paddle's vertical motion is detected in the usual way by monitoring the vertical channel in the photodiode while its rotation is monitored from the lateral channel in the photodiode. By monitoring the vertical tip acceleration signal from the paddle rotation, it is possible to resolve the history of tip-sample force during oscillation cycles. A calibration method to convert the measured paddle rotation into vertical probe tip acceleration and instantaneous tip-sample force is also disclosed. | 2011-02-17 |