11th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090070600 | Method for Etching and Secure Distribution of Digital Data, Access Device and Writer - The invention relates to a method of receiving and securely recording digital data comprising a step for recording said digital data on a secured disk by a recorder/receiver belonging to a determined secured domain comprising several equipment items and defined by an identifier, a step for recording on the secured disk the identifier of the domain of the recorder/receiver to define this domain as the only domain in which the reproduction/copying of the multimedia content is authorized, wherein it comprises a prior step for recovering a disk key from the secured disk, and in that the domain identifier is encrypted by said disk key and the digital data is scrambled by title keys, said title keys being encrypted by said disk key. The invention also relates to a method of securely distributing digital data, an access device and a recorder/receiver. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECURSIVELY ANALYZING LOG FILE DATA IN A NETWORK - Method and apparatus for processing log data produced by a network is described. In one example, entries in the log data are filtered using a plurality of filters to select first entries from the entries. The first entries are filtered using a plurality of false positive filters associated with the plurality of filters to select second entries from the first entries. Unique IP addresses are identified in the second entries. The entries in the log data are then filtered using the unique IP addresses to select third set entries. The third entries are analyzed to detect one or more patterns. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070602 | System and Method of Executing Instructions in a Multi-Stage Data Processing Pipeline - A device is disclosed that includes an instruction execution pipeline having multiple stages for executing an instruction. The device also includes a control logic circuit coupled to the instruction execution pipeline. The control logic circuit is adapted to skip at least one stage of the instruction execution pipeline during execution of the instruction. The control logic circuit is also adapted to execute at least one non-skipped stage during execution of the decoded instruction. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION FOR POWER OVER ETHERNET BETWEEN A COMPUTING DEVICE AND A SWITCH - A system and method for secure communication for power over Ethernet (PoE) between a computing device and a switch. Various power management information can be used as inputs in a process for determining a power request/priority. This power management information can be communicated in Layer 2, Layer 3, or higher messaging during initial power allocation and ongoing power reallocation. Encryption of such messaging enables confidentiality, secure allocation processes, and prevention of denial of service attacks. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070604 | Image Forming Apparatus and Electric Power Consumption Control System - There is described an image forming apparatus that appropriately selects a specific image forming apparatus to be shifted to the power saving mode, to avoid the power shutdown of the system. The apparatus includes; an electric power consumption notifying section to notify other image forming apparatuses of its own electric power consumption; a priority degree determining section to determine an implementation priority degree of a job; a job implementation electric-power calculating section to calculate an estimated value of the own electric power consumption when the image forming apparatus implements an implementation scheduled job; and an arbitration controlling section to transmit an instruction for reducing electric power consumption to the specific image forming apparatus that currently implements a job whose implementation priority degree is lower than that of the implementation scheduled job, when the total electric power consumption exceeds the upper limit electric power consumption established in advance. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070605 | System and Method for Providing Memory Performance States in a Computing System - A system and method is disclosed for providing memory performance states in a computing system. The operating system power management component of the computing system establishes a set of performance states, with each performance state being defined by a number of factors, including the core frequency of memory. The operating system power management component also defines the number of memory performance states that are supported by the computing system and the number of supported memory performance states that are available for use by the computing system. Whether a supported memory performance state is available is dependent upon a measure of the power being consumed by the computing system, the thermal output of the computing system, or both measures. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070606 | Apparatus and method for dynamic backlight-control - An apparatus and a method for dynamic backlight-control in an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a battery power-level detection unit and a controlling unit. The battery power-level detection unit is used for detecting the power level of a battery in the electronic device. The controlling unit is coupled to a backlight unit of a display device in the electronic device and the battery power-level detection unit for adjusting the illumination of the backlight unit according to the power level of the battery and an image-content lightness of an image inputted into the display device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070607 | Methods and apparatuses for reducing step loads of processors - Methods and apparatuses for reducing step loads of processors are disclosed. Method embodiments comprise examining a number of instructions to be processed by a processor to determine the types of instructions that it has, calculating power consumption by in an execution period based on the types of instructions, and limiting the execution to a subset of instructions of the number to control the quantity of power for the execution period. Some embodiments may also create artificial activity to provide a minimum power floor for the processor. Apparatus embodiments comprise instruction type determination logic to determine types of instructions in an incoming instruction stream, a power calculator to calculate power consumption associated with processing a number of instructions in an execution period, and instruction throttling logic to control the power consumption by limiting the number of instructions to be processed in the execution period. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070608 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND SIGNAL MONITORING CIRCUIT - An electronic control unit has a microcomputer and a signal monitoring circuit. When a brake pedal is pressed down and an analog signal from a brake pedal sensor is changed in a low power consumption operation mode of the microcomputer, the signal monitoring circuit operates cyclically, When the signal monitoring circuit starts the operation, a capacitor is charged with a constant current for only a charging time stored in a memory. When a comparator detects that the analog signal is lower than the charge voltage of the capacitor, a wakeup signal is output from the comparator to the microcomputer to cause the microcomputer to operate in the normal operation mode. The charging time is pre-stored in a memory of the microcomputer. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070609 | POWER THROTTLING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an apparatus which deactivates both the AC as well as the DC component of power for various functions in a CPU. The CPU partitions dataflow registers and arithmetic units such that voltage can be removed from the upper portion of dataflow registers when the software is not utilizing same. Clock signals are also prevented from being applied to these non-utilized components. As an example, if a 64 bit CPU (processor unit) is to be used with both 32 and 64 bit software, the mentioned components may be partitioned in equal sized upper and lower portions. The logic signal for activating the removal of voltage may be obtained from a software-accessible architected control register designated as a machine state register in some CPUs. The same logic may be used in connection with removing voltage and clocks from other specialized functional components such as the floating point unit when software instructions do not presently require same. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070610 | DATA PROCESSOR - The present invention provides a data processor which can reduce the power consumption with the continuous compressed data, such as AV reproduction data, broadcast data or the like, to be reproduced, viewed and listened. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070611 | Managing Computer Power Consumption In A Data Center - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for managing computer power consumption in a data center. Embodiments include monitoring aggregate power consumption of a plurality of computers in the data center, each of the computers being supplied power individually from a shared circuit in the data center; determining whether the aggregate power consumption exceeds a predetermined maximum threshold; if the aggregate power consumption exceeds the predetermined maximum threshold, selecting a number of computers for throttling in dependence upon priority; and throttling-down the selected computers, reducing the aggregate power consumption to a level below the predetermined maximum threshold. Some embodiments may also include determining whether the aggregate power consumption is below a predetermined minimum threshold; if the aggregate power consumption is below the predetermined minimum threshold, selecting a number of computers for throttling in dependence upon priority; and throttling-up the selected computers, increasing the aggregate power consumption to a level above the predetermined minimum threshold. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070612 | MEMORY POWER MANAGEMENT - A memory system is described, where a plurality of memory modules is connected to a memory controller. The power status of each of the memory modules is controlled, depending on the functions being performed by the memory module. When no read or write operation is being performed on a particular memory module, at least a portion of the circuitry may be operated in a lower power mode. A memory circuit associated with the memory module may be placed in a low power mode by disabling a clock. The memory circuit data integrity may be secured by issuing refresh commands while when the memory circuit is in the lower power mode, by enabling the clock, issuing the refresh command, and disabling the clock after completion of the refresh operation. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070613 | Power supply sequencing distributed among multiple devices with linked operation - A system and method is provided to accomplish distributed power sequencing function of a large electronics system with minimum number of signals in the sequencing network without compromising the flexibility and expandability. In one embodiment of the invention, the power sequencing function is accomplished with two signals of the sequencing network: power_on/power_off signal and SEQ_LINK signal. The power_on/power_off signal controls whether the sequencing is in power_on mode for turning on power to multiple devices in a predetermined sequence or power_off mode for for turning off power to multiple devices in a reverse sequence. The SEQ_LINK signal controls when the sequence counters, located in each participating device, are allowed to count to the subsequent state. Each sequencing logic circuit of these participating devices responds to a predetermined sequence position to enable the power on or power off of the power supply it controls. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070614 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AND DISABLING HARDWARE BASED ON RESERVATIONS AND USAGE HISTORY - A network device checkout system is accessed by another program that powers off unused systems. The checkout system keeps track of the usage of various systems on a network so that only the systems that need to remain on for productivity will consume power, with systems in a check-in state being powered off. Records of system usage are stored in an associated database. Systems that are no longer being utilized are powered off. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070615 | Multiple power supply management scheme in a power over ethernet (POE) system - An apparatus and method is disclosed to manage multiple power supplies in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) communication system. The PoE communication system provides PoE to one or more powered devices (PDs) using one or more DC voltage supplies. The PoE communication system includes a power source equipment (PSE) controller that monitors the one or more DC voltage supplies based on the dynamic needs of one or more PDs using power status indicators received via a power bank data interface. The PSE controller includes a multiple power supply management (MPSM) module to receive the power status indicators via the power bank data interface. The MPSM module compares the values of received power status indicators with default or stored power status indicators. When the value of received power status indicators differ from the stored power status indicators, the MPSM module communicates a power down signal to a port controller via a port controller interface and/or an interrupt signal to a microcontroller via a shared communication interface. The power down signal allows the port controller to rapidly remove power from one or more data ports in the PoE system in response to the alteration in the amount of power available for PoE. The interrupt signal allows the microcontroller to respond to the alteration in the amount of power available for PoE. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070616 | NETWORK REAL-TIME ELECTRICITY MONITORING SYSTEM - A network real-time electricity monitoring system has at least one power line communicating and AC power monitoring device, a power line network device and a monitoring computer. The power line communicating and AC power monitoring device is connected to a power line of a corresponding target device to retrieve and transform statuses of an AC power in the power line into network packets and sends the network packets out through the power line. The power line network device is connected to the power line to retrieve the network packets and sends the network packets to a local monitoring computer or a remote monitoring computer based on Internet protocol address of the monitoring computer installed in the power line network device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070617 | Method for Providing a Cluster-Wide System Clock in a Multi-Tiered Full-Graph Interconnect Architecture - A method for providing a cluster-wide system clock in a multi-tiered full graph (MTFG) interconnect architecture are provided. Heartbeat signals transmitted by each of the processor chips in the computing cluster are synchronized. Internal system clock signals are generated in each of the processor chips based on the synchronized heartbeat signals. As a result, the internal system clock signals of each of the processor chips are synchronized since the heartbeat signals, that are the basis for the internal system clock signals, are synchronized. Mechanisms are provided for performing such synchronization using direct couplings of processor chips within the same processor book, different processor books in the same supernode, and different processor books in different supernodes of the MTFG interconnect architecture. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TOD CLOCK - A system, method and computer program product for calibrating a Time Of Day (TOD)-clock in a computing system node provided in a multi-node network. The network comprises an infrastructure of computing devices each having a physical clock providing a time base for executing operations that is stepped to a common oscillator. The system implements steps for obtaining samples of timing values of a computing device in the network, the values including a physical clock value maintained at that device and a TOD-offset value; computing an oscillator skew value from the samples; setting a fine steering rate value as equal to the opposite of the computed oscillator skew value; and, utilizing the fine steering rate value to adjust the physical clock value and correct for potential oscillator skew errors occurring in the oscillator crystal at the computing device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070619 | MULTI-CYCLE PATH INFORMATION VERIFICATION METHOD AND MULTI-CYCLE PATH INFORMATION VERIFICATION DEVICE - For example, multi-cycle path information is extracted from a logic synthesis constraint (S | 2009-03-12 |
20090070620 | Method and system for detecting and recovering failure command - A method and a system for detecting and recovering a failure command are provided. The method is used in a native command queuing (NCQ) and at least includes the following steps. In step (a), several commands are executed on a disk simultaneously according to the NCQ. In step (b), whether a request time of the commands is longer than a waiting time is measured: if the request time is not longer than the waiting time, then step (a) is executed. In step (c), one command is chosen. In step (d), whether the chosen command is executed successfully is determined: if the chosen command is executed successfully, then step (f) is executed. In step (e), the chosen command is recovered. In step (f), whether all the commands of the NCQ are chosen is determined: if not all the commands are chosen, then another command is chosen and step (d) is repeated. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070621 | BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE - A broadcast receiving device includes a card slot, a fan, a temperature sensor, a memory component and a control unit. The card slot accepts an IC card. The fan rotates to cool the IC card. The temperature sensor measures a first temperature. The memory component stores correlation information indicating a correlation between the first temperature and a second temperature of the IC card. The control unit acquires the second temperature based on the first temperature and the correlation information. The control unit determines if the second temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature. The control unit switches from a first output mode, in which an audio-video signal is outputted via the IC card, to a second output mode, in which the audio-video signal is outputted by bypassing the IC card, when the control unit determines that the second temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070622 | Multi nodal Computer System and Method for Handling Check Stops in the Multi nodal Computer System - A new multi nodal computer system comprising a number of nodes on which chips of different types reside. The new multi nodal computer system is characterized in that there is one clock chip per node, each clock chip controlling only the chips residing on that node said chips being appropriate for sending a check stop request to the associated clock chip in case of a malfunction. A new check stop handling method is characterized in that depending on the source of the check stop request the clock chip that received the check stop request initiates a system check stop, a node check up, or a chip check stop. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070623 | FAIL-OVER CLUSTER WITH LOAD-BALANCING CAPABILITY - A solution for distributing the workload across the servers ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090070624 | TEST APPARATUS, TEST METHOD, ANALYZING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a test apparatus including a plurality of test signal feeding sections that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of memories under test, where each of the plurality of test signal feeding sections feeds a test signal designed to test a corresponding one of the plurality of memories under test to the corresponding memory under test, a plurality of defect detecting sections that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of memories under test, where each of the plurality of defect detecting sections detects a defect in a corresponding one of the plurality of memories under test, a plurality of first calculating sections that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of memories under test, where each of the plurality of first calculating sections calculates a remedy solution for a corresponding one of the plurality of memories under test and the remedy solution remedies the defect in the corresponding memory under test by replacing a defective storage cell in the corresponding memory under test with a backup cell of the corresponding memory under test, and a second calculating section that takes over, from one or more of the plurality of first calculating sections which have not finished calculating the remedy solutions, the unfinished remedy solution calculations, in response to a start of calculations by the plurality of first calculating sections for remedy solutions for a different group of memories under test, and performs the remedy solution calculations. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070625 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH MULTIPLE BITS ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTION YIELD - A method and system for a non-volatile memory (NVM) with multiple bits error correction are provided and may include detecting bit errors in a memory element, of a NVM array integrated within a chip, which remain uncorrected after forward error correction. A redundant memory element may be utilized when the errors may be detected utilizing a cyclic redundancy check, may be within the NVM array, and may include secure information. Access to the secure information and/or the chip may be disabled when the errors are detected. The FEC operation may include one or both of an error location operation and a correction operation. The errors may be corrected when a location may be known to include the errors. The NVM array may be partitioned into regions. At least one of the redundant memory elements may be substituted in place of the memory element based on a substitution priority. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070626 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING SYSTEM BARE-METAL RECOVERY - A system and method of recovering a system on replacement hardware includes booting the replacement hardware from an operating system disk. A recovery media is coupled to the replacement hardware to provide access to system information for restoring programming to replacement hardware. A specific file is provided on the recovery media that is looked for during the booting of the replacement hardware. When the specific file is found, recovery specific system information is loaded onto the replacement hardware to facilitate a recovery process. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070627 | SYSTEM AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR TRANSPARENT FILE RESTORE - Provided is a system and program for automatically handling an error when retrieving a file for an application. An error is detected while the application retrieves a file from the storage device. A user defined policy is checked to determine whether a backup copy should be restored, and the file is restored from the backup copy if the user defined policy indicates that the backup copy should be used. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070628 | HYBRID EVENT PREDICTION AND SYSTEM CONTROL - A system for predicting an occurrence of a critical even in a computer cluster includes: a control system that includes an event log, a system parameter log, a memory for storing information related to occurrences of critical events, and a processor. The processor implements a hybrid prediction system; loads the information from the event log and the system performance log into a Bayesian network model; uses the Bayesian network model to predict a future critical event; makes future scheduling and current data migration selections; and adapts the Bayesian network model by feeding the scheduling and data migration selections. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070629 | System and Method for Testing Multiple Processor Modes for Processor Design Verification and Validation - A system and method for generating a test case and a bit mask that allows a test case executor the ability to re-execute the test case multiple times using different machine state register bit sets. A test case generator creates a bit mask based upon identified invariant bits and semi-invariant bits. The test case generator includes compensation values corresponding to the semi-invariant bits into a test case, and provides the test case, along with the bit mask, to a test case executor. In turn, the test case executor dispatches the test case multiple times, each time with a different machine state register bit set, to a processor. Each of the machine state register bit sets places the processor in different modes. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND STORING MEMORY ERROR LOCATIONS - A system and method of identifying and storing memory error locations is disclosed. In one form, a method of using a memory is disclosed. The method can include detecting a memory error during execution of a run time environment within an information handling system, and determining if the memory error is a correctable memory error. The method can also include identifying a first memory location within a first memory device causing the memory error, and storing a first reference to the first memory location within a persistent memory. The method can further include disabling use of the first memory location during use of the run time environment. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070631 | System and Method for Re-Shuffling Test Case Instruction Orders for Processor Design Verification and Validation - A system and method for creating multiple test case scenarios from one test case by shuffling the test case instruction order while maintaining relative sub test case instruction order intact is presented. A test case generator generates and provides a test case that includes multiple sub test cases to a test case executor. In turn, the test case executor recursively schedules and dispatches the test case with different shuffled instruction orders to a processor in order to efficiently test the processor. In one embodiment, the test case generator provides multiple test cases to the test case executor. In another embodiment, the test case generator provides test cases to multiple test case executors that, in turn, shuffle the test cases and provide the shuffled test cases to their respective processor. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070632 | System and Method for Testing SLB and TLB Cells During Processor Design Verification and Validation - A system and method for re-executing a test case and modifying the test case's effective addresses, effective segment identifiers (ESIDs), and virtual segment identifiers (VSIDs) in order to fully test a processor's SLB and TLB cells is presented. A test case generator generates a test case that includes an initial set of test case effective addresses, an initial set of ESIDs, and an initial set of VSIDs. The test case executor uses an effective address arithmetic function and a virtual address arithmetic function to modify the test case effective addresses, the ESIDs, and the VSIDs on each re-execution that, in turn, sets/unsets each bit within each SLB and TLB entry. In one embodiment, the invention described herein sequentially shifts segment lookaside buffer entries, whose ESIDs are in single bit increments, in order to fully test each ESID bit location within each SLB entry. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070633 | TEST RESULTS MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods of providing test result management are disclosed herein. A first configuring command to trace a test event data stream can be received. The test event data stream comprises test messages produced from execution of a test application. A second configuring command to trace a debug event data stream can be received. The debug event data stream includes debugging messages produced from execution of a tested application. A third configuring command to trace an execution event data stream can be received. The execution event data stream includes function invocation messages produced from execution of the tested application. The test event data stream, the debug event data stream, and the execution event data stream can be received and interleafed into a collated data stream log. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070634 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CUSTOMIZABLE ERROR DIAGNOSTICS - A system and method of automated customizable error diagnostics is provided for use with industrial apparatus, such as semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. An external device, such as a robot, is provided with its own low level controller and a high level controller is provided to send instructions to the low level controller. The high level controller is programmed to perform automated customizable error diagnostics to diagnose errors in the external device. The high level controller monitors the occurrence of error conditions in the external device and executes a list of diagnostic commands based upon a detected error condition. Data concerning the error condition is automatically gathered to diagnose the cause of the error, before the external device executes its own error handling routines. In some embodiments, an editor is provided to edit and customize the diagnostic commands and a viewer is provided to allow diagnostic data to be viewed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070635 | METHOD OF IMPROVING THE INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF AN AVIONICS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method of improving the integrity and safety of a system, this method making it possible, on the one hand, to detect and to locate an anomaly of a system, and on the other hand to estimate the impact of such an anomaly on the degradation of performance, with a view to attaining the safety level required and to making the data provided by this system safe, and this method is characterized in that it consists, in a system comprising sub-assemblies, in monitoring the proper operation of sub-assemblies by checking their respective transfer functions in the operational mode with the aid of stimuli dispatched to these sub-assemblies. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070636 | ADVANCED IMPORT/EXPORT PANEL NOTIFICATIONS USING A PRESENTATION APPLICATION - A presentation application is provided that displays import notifications when a slide show presentation is opened by a user and displays export notifications when a slide show presentation is exported by the user. When the user directs the presentation application to open a slide show presentation, the presentation application may determine whether one or more unsupported or unidentifiable features or objects are present in the slide show presentation. The presentation application may display a listing in a window of the presentation application for each such error. The warnings displayed in the list may be selectable, and selecting a warning may cause the presentation to display more information regarding the warning. The presentation application may include similar features when the user requests that the presentation application export a slide show presentation. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070637 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT WITH A MEMORY MATRIX THAT STORES PAGES INCLUDING EXTRA DATA - An apparatus comprises a memory with a matrix ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090070638 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXCEPTION DETECTING AND ALERTING - Methods and system for exception detecting and alerting are described. An exception indicating an occurrence of an error in an application and a path to the exception in an application space may be received. The received exception may be compared to a stored exception in a prior version of an exception data structure to determine whether the received exception is a new exception. The exception data structure may include a plurality of stored exceptions. The results of the comparison may be provided. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070639 | Administering Correlated Error Logs In A Computer System - Administering correlated error logs in a computer system having a system controller and one or more redundant node controllers including providing by the system controller to a redundant node controller a unique identifier for error logs; detecting by the system controller a communications failure between the system controller and the redundant node controller; in response to detecting the communications failure, generating by the system controller a system controller error log for the communications failure including the unique identifier; detecting by the redundant node controller the communications failure between the system controller and the redundant node controller; and in response to detecting the communications failure, generating by the redundant node controller a redundant node controller error log for the communications failure including the unique identifier. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070640 | NETWORK FAULT MANAGER FOR MAINTAINING ALARM CONDITIONS - A computer-implemented method for detecting alarm conditions, the method involving receiving at a first time a trigger notification describing a monitored occurrence on a network; setting a redundancy window to begin at the first time and to end at an expiration time; designating a first alarm condition to represent the trigger notification; receiving a second notification at a second time after the first time, the second notification describing the monitored occurrence; and determining whether a second alarm condition exists by testing whether the second time is within the redundancy window. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070641 | Method of using link adaptation and power control for streaming services in wireless networks - A method for improving the performance for a streaming service by link-adaptation and power-control in a wireless packet network such as an Enhanced General Packet Radio Services (EGPRS) cellular network is described. In particular, the effects of a combined link adaptation and power control scheme (referred to as an error-based scheme) for achieving a target error rate, which is non-zero but low enough so that limited retransmission and error concealment techniques are effective, is presented. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY MAPPING OUT FAULTY MEMORY AREAS - An information handling system is disclosed and can include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. Further, the system can include a system reserved area that is accessible to the processor. The system reserved area can include a physical memory fault table having a plurality of bits and each bit in the physical memory fault table can represent an equal block of the memory. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070643 | System and Method for Testing a Large Memory Area During Processor Design Verification and Validation - A system and method for replicating a memory block throughout a main memory and modifying real addresses within an address translation buffer to reference the replicated memory blocks during test case set re-executions in order to fully test the main memory is presented. A test case generator generates a test case set (multiple test cases) along with an initial address translation buffer that includes real addresses that reference an initial memory block. A test case executor modifies the real addresses after each test case set re-execution in order for a processor to test each replicated memory block included in the main memory. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING TESTER RECIPES - A method includes retrieving a group test parameter determined based on test results associated with a plurality of integrated circuit devices. A particular integrated circuit device is tested using a test program and the group test parameter. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070645 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING METHOD AND RELATED CIRCUIT THEREOF - An integrated circuit testing method includes: respectively connecting a plurality of pads in a chip to generate a plurality of scan chains, wherein each scan chain connects two pads and at least one flip-flop in the chip; providing at least a selecting unit, wherein the selecting unit determines a mode according to a plurality of available scan chains after the chip is packaged; and determining a target scan chain to be connected with a target flip-flop corresponding to the selecting unit according to the mode determined by the selecting unit. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070646 | Multiple-Capture DFT system for scan-based integrated circuits - A method and apparatus for providing ordered capture clocks to detect or locate faults within N clock domains and faults crossing any two clock domains in a scan-based integrated circuit or circuit assembly in self-test or scan-test mode, where N>1 and each domain has a plurality of scan cells. The method and apparatus will apply an ordered sequence of capture clocks to all scan cells within N clock domains where one or more capture clocks must contain one or more shift clock pulses during the capture operation. A computer-aided design (CAD) method is further developed to realize the method and synthesize the apparatus. In order to further improve the circuit's fault coverage, a CAD method and apparatus are further developed to minimize the memory usage and generate scan patterns for full-scan and feed-forward partial-scan designs containing transparent storage cells, asynchronous set/reset signals, tri-state busses, and low-power gated clocks. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070647 | Scheduling of Background Scrub Commands to Reduce High Workload Memory Request Latency - A method and apparatus to scrub a memory during a scrub period, of a computer system. The computer system has a memory controller that receives read requests and write requests from a processor. The memory controller provides a different priority for scrub requests versus read requests during a period of relatively light memory workload versus a period of relatively heavy workload. The memory controller provides a relatively higher priority for scrub requests near an end of a scrub period if scrub progress is behind an expected scrub progress. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070648 | Efficient Scheduling of Background Scrub Commands - A method and apparatus to efficiently scrub a memory, during a scrub period, of a computer system that has a memory comprising a number of memory elements. Examples of memory elements are memory ranks and banks. A memory rank may further comprise one or more banks. The computer system has a memory controller that receives read requests and write requests from a processor. The memory controller includes a scrub controller configured to output more than one scrub request during a particular request selector cycle. The memory controller includes a request selector that services a read request, a write request, or one of the scrub requests during a request selector cycle. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070649 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TRANSMITTING ANTENNA SELECTION FAILURE RECOVERY MODE - Aspects of a method and system for a transmitting antenna selection failure recover mode are presented. Aspects of the system may include a transmitting mobile terminal that enables selection of a sequence of protocol data units (PDU), for example a sequence of sounding frames, which may be transmitted during an antenna selection procedure. During transmission of the selected PDU sequence, the transmitting mobile terminal may receive an antenna selection failure indication frame. The transmitting mobile terminal may enable retransmission of at least one previously transmitted PDU in the PDU sequence based on the failure indication. Transmission of subsequent PDUs in the PDU sequence may resume after the retransmission. Alternatively, upon receipt of the failure indication frame the transmitting mobile terminal may restart the selected frame sequence from the beginning, or may select a subsequent PDU frame sequence. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070650 | ERROR CORRECTION FOR A PERSISTENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION - Methods and apparatus for communicating and utilizing persistent allocation of resources are described herein. A base station can allocate persistent resources to a client station, and can associate the client station or persistent resource allocation with a particular shared NACK channel. The base station can monitor the NACK channel for a NACK indicating a map error. The base station can also monitor the resource allocation to implicitly determine a map error. The base station can resend one or more persistent resource allocation information elements in response to the NACK or implicit error determination. A client station having a persistent resource allocation can monitor persistent resource allocation information elements in map messages and can indicate failure to receive a persistent resource allocation information element in a NACK message on a preassigned share NACK channel. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070651 | STORAGE SUBSYSTEM CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING ECC SETTINGS BASED ON MONITORED CONDITIONS - A storage subsystem monitors one or more conditions related to the probability of a data error occurring. Based on the monitored condition or conditions, the storage subsystem adjusts an error correction setting, and thus the quantity of ECC data used to protect data received from a host system. To enable blocks of data to be properly checked when read from memory, the storage subsystem stores ECC metadata indicating the particular error correction setting used to store particular blocks of data. The storage subsystem may be in the form of a solid-state non-volatile memory card or drive that attaches to the host system. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070652 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL ENCODING/DECODING IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING VARIABLE-LENGTH LDPC CODES - A method and apparatus for generating Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes of various block lengths from a structured LDPC code in a communication system is provided. To support various block lengths, predefined rules are applied to a parity check matrix of an LDPC code, and then shortening is selectively applied to the parity check matrix. Subsequently, if information data bits are input, the input data information bits are encoded into an LDPC codeword by using the parity check matrix according to a preset encoding scheme, and then the encoded LDPC codeword is transmitted after puncturing is selectively applied. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070653 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA - A method of transmitting data in a wireless access system is disclosed. The method includes various processes of obtaining the number of code blocks in consideration of an error detection code which is to be attached to each code block, calculating the size of the code blocks, segmenting input data, and channel-coding the code blocks, thereby efficiently transmitting data. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070654 | Design Structure For A Processor System With Background Error Handling Feature - A design structure for a processor system may be embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing or testing a processor integrated circuit. The design structure may embody a processor system that integrates error correcting code (ECC) detection and correction hardware within an memory management circuit. The design structure may specify ECC hardware circuitry that provides detection, correction and generation of ECC data bits in conjunction with memory data read and writes. The design structure for the processor system may permit the detection and correction of soft single bit errors read from local memory in-line while using read modify write DMA circuit logic to correct local memory data. The design structure may provide for local memory data error detection and correction in a background memory scrub process without the need for additional in-line data logic. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070655 | Method for Generating an ECC Code for a Memory Device - A method for generating an ECC for a flash memory device is provided. The flash memory device only supports flash memories with low-level ECC technology, such as SLC (single-level cell) flash memories. By using a controller with an ECC engine, the flash memory device can directly generate a correct ECC for itself when it reads data from flash memories with high-level ECC technology, such as MLC (multi-layer cell) flash memories. Thus the flash memory device can also support flash memories with high-level ECC technology and reduce the time of reading data. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070656 | MEMORY SYSTEM WITH ERROR CORRECTION DECODER ARCHITECTURE HAVING REDUCED LATENCY AND INCREASED THROUGHPUT - A memory system includes: a memory controller including an error correction decoder. The error correction decoder includes: a demultiplexer adapted to receive data and demultiplex the data into a first set of data and a second set of data; first and second buffer memories for storing the first and second sets of data, respectively; an error detector; an error corrector; and a multiplexer adapted to multiplex the first set of data and the second set of data and to provide the multiplexed data to the error corrector. While the error corrector corrects errors in the first set of data, the error detector detects errors in the second set of data stored in the second buffer memory. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070657 | METHOD OF ERROR CORRECTION IN MBC FLASH MEMORY - A plurality of logical pages is stored in a MBC flash memory along with corresponding ECC bits, with at least one of the MBC cells storing bits from more than one logical page, and with at least one of the ECC bits applying to two or more of the logical pages. When the pages are read from the memory, the data bits as read are corrected using the ECC bits as read. Alternatively, a joint, systematic or non-systematic ECC codeword is computed for two or more of the logical pages and is stored instead of those logical pages. When the joint codeword is read, the logical bits are recovered from the codeword as read. The scope of the invention also includes corresponding memory devices, the controllers of such memory devices, and also computer-readable storage media bearing computer-readable code for implementing the methods. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070658 | DEFECT SENSING VITERBI BASED DETECTOR - During decoding using a Viterbi based detector, erasures are detected when surviving paths do not merge in an associated decoding window. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070659 | LDPC DECODER WITH AN IMPROVED LLR UPDATE METHOD USING A SET OF RELATIVE VALUES FREE FROM A SHIFTING ACTION - In a decoder having an improved LLR (log-likelihood-ratio) update method is provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing a parity check matrix; and using merely a set of parameters on a row of the parity check matrix instead of data of the whole non-zero elements of the parity check matrix free from at least one shifting action after each row updating; thereby saving memory space and process time. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070660 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATION OF DOCUMENT DATA INTERCEPTED THROUGH PORT REDIRECTION - The subject application is directed to a system and method for manipulation of document data intercepted through port redirection. Electronic documents targeted to a virtual port are first received from at least one application, with the virtual port being associated with the at least one application. Each of the electronic documents received in the virtual port are then stored and a display representing document images associated with each stored electronic document is then generated. Assembly instructions are received relative to an aggregate output document selected from the document imaged according to the generated display. A single output job is then output to at least one document rendering device comprising at least a portion of the stored output data. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070661 | MANAGEMENT OF USER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - A computer readable storage medium storing an article of software thereon, the software having instructions for performing the steps of monitoring an active window, determining if the active window is associated with note information in a database, providing a first visual indicator having a first state to convey that the active window is associated with the note information in the database and a second state to convey that no note information in the database exists for the window, receiving input from a user to open a note area for displaying or entering the note information associated with the active window, and presenting to the user the note area for displaying or entering the note information associated with the active window. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070662 | DOCUMENTS NOTATION TOOL AND METHOD - A computer-readable medium having computer executable components is disclosed, the components comprising a plurality of staff lines and intervening spaces adapted to display a plurality of documents positioned along the plurality of staffs and intervening spaces. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070663 | PROXY ENGINE FOR CUSTOM HANDLING OF WEB CONTENT - Processes and techniques for protecting web users from malicious executable code are described. A proxy engine is implemented that intercepts communications between a web browser and a script engine. The proxy engine can invoke a variety of custom event handlers that are configured to handle specific types of events (e.g., script events) that occur in the processing of web content. A script shield event handler detects the presence of script in pre-defined script-free zones and prevents the script from being executed on a user's device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070664 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR REDACTION OF MATERIAL FROM DOCUMENTS - A method of redacting content from a document in electronic form includes the steps of selecting a geometric area on the document for redaction, representing the selected geometric area as one or more annotation objects, identifying information in the document representing content and location and nature of content, representing the identified information as one or more content objects, identifying content having the same geometric location as the annotation objects and creating a file with the identified content removed to produce a redacted document. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070665 | Social Network Site Including Trust-based Wiki Functionality - A social network site with enhanced user interaction functionality. In particular implementations, a method includes receiving, at a social network site, a request from a first user for a personal page corresponding to a second user; transmitting a response to the request, wherein the response comprises the requested personal page of the second user, wherein the personal page comprises one or more controls that enable modification of the personal page; responsive to an activation of the one or more controls by the first user, determining if the first user is included in a group of trusted users associated with the second user, wherein the group of trusted users are permitted to modify the personal page of the second user; and conditionally storing data characterizing modification of the personal page by the first user. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070666 | System and Methods for Displaying User Modifiable Server-Rendered Images - A system and method renders an image on a server and displays it on a client. A server sends to a client a web page that includes a design document encoding graphic elements that characterize a design image. The client receives edits to the graphic elements, and sends the design document back to the server. The server then uses the design document to render an image, and sends to the client the rendered image for display in the web page. The web page may contain an IFRAME markup tag to define an area in which to display the rendered image. The server may use a database to store the rendered image and use it in completing a customer order. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070667 | Computer systems and methods for platform independent presentation design - Methods, computer systems and computer program products for constructing a presentation in a platform independent manner. A layout is defined that includes a top split. The top split includes a first orientation parameter specifying an orientation for any daughter split created within the top split. A request is received to create a daughter split within the top split. In response, the daughter split is constructed within the top split in accordance with the first orientation parameter. The daughter split includes a second orientation parameter specifying an orientation for any child split created within the daughter split. The layout is converted into the presentation. A database for storing the layout. The database including a layout table having a row for storing an identity of the layout and an identity of the top split in a hierarchy of splits within the layout. The database also including a layoutdata table that has a row for each split in the hierarchy of splits within the layout. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070668 | AUTOMATED PRODUCT LAYOUT - Methods and computer programs for automatically creating a text layout in an electronic design for a product to be printed. A number of defined text elements are available for user text entries. The product layout is based a user-selected image, if any, and on the text elements having user-supplied text content. Text elements without text content are disregarded. Positioning of user text entries is determined based on the size of the text entries, defined text element spacing distances, and defined positioning rules. Creating a layout incorporating user-supplied text entries and/or image may include cropping or resizing of other design elements in the product design and wrapping of relatively long text entries onto multiple lines. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070669 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image management apparatus for managing a plurality of images is configured to manage image files so that an image used as a search key, which is of importance to a user, can be displayed with priority according to a high-visibility layout. A plurality of images are assigned priority levels. The images are arranged at positions corresponding to pieces of time information of the images and the assigned priority levels, and are displayed in a display area having a time axis. The priority levels are assigned by classifying the images according to differences between the pieces of time information. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070670 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An information display device having a large display screen which enables a user to operate an object displayed at a position distant from a user operation position is provided. The information display device has the display screen with a touch sensor, and enables a remote control of the display screen through a touch operation on the small screen area which is set to display a demagnified version of an image displayed on the display screen, by shifting a touch operation position in the small screen area to a position on the display screen. Hence an operation on the display screen and that on the small screen can be executed as the operations corresponding with each other. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070671 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND INTERNET CONNECTION DEVICE - There is provided a communication method capable of performing connection to the Internet by using another device having the Internet connection function even if a moving picture reproduction device does not have the Internet connection function. In this method, the moving picture reproduction device ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090070672 | On-Board Service Tool and Method - A self-contained, on-board diagnostic system integrated with a control system and method of using the same. Various control system coefficients and parameter settings may be set and edited with the on-board system, without the use of external hardware. In certain embodiments, an operator panel display may be used as a display for the on-board system. A menu navigation scheme can be employed to access a plurality of screens in an organized, efficient manner. The on-board system can be adapted for use with a tracked trencher and/or other mobile equipment. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070673 | System and method for presenting multimedia content and application interface - A system and method for presenting multimedia content and at least one application interface. Multiple application graphical user interfaces (GUI) or other graphical objects may be overlayed on multimedia content such as selected video clips. A graphical user interface is provided for managing displayed objects, selecting content to be displayed, manipulating displayed content, and interacting with application interfaces overlayed on the multimedia content. A server may be in communication with a plurality of client computers to authenticate users, gather content consumption data, enable communication or other interaction among users viewing multimedia content. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070674 | Brush Tool for Audio Editing - This specification describes technologies relating to editing digital audio data. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes displaying a visual representation of audio data, receiving an input selecting a selected portion of audio data within the visual representation, the selecting including applying a brush tool to the visual representation of the audio data, and editing the selected portion of audio data including determining a degree of opacity for the selected audio data and applying an editing effect according to the degree of opacity. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070675 | Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems for a Portable, Image-Processing Transmitter - This disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for a portable, image-processing transmitter. The transmitter provides a platform capable of managing, manipulating, storing, and transmitting digital media files across a wide array of transmission means and protocols. In one embodiment, the transmitter may be employed by photographers, photojournalists, and/or the like to rapidly process, edit, and send photographs or video to multiple news agencies, newspapers, magazines, television studios, websites, and/or the like while maintaining control over their photographs by allowing them to send reduced quality and watermarked proofs. The transmitter may be configured to allow users to first generate and transmit low-resolution preview images, thereby saving on transmission time and resources, and only send full resolution versions once approvals of the preview versions are received. The transmitter's broad communication capabilities ensure that it is maximally effective in locating and exploiting available communication networks, even from remote locations. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070676 | FACILITATING NAVIGATION OF VOICE DATA - A system, system, and program for facilitating navigation of voice data are provided. Tokens are added to voice data based on predefined content criteria. Then, bidirectional scanning of the voice data to a next token within the voice data is enabled, such that navigation to pertinent locations within the voice data during playback is facilitated. When adding tokens to voice data, the voice data may be scanned to detect pauses, changes in voice inflection, and other vocal characteristics. Based on the detected vocal characteristics, tokens identifying ends of sentences, separations between words, and other structures are marked. In addition, when adding tokens to voice data, the voice data may be first converted to text. The text is then scanned for keywords, phrases, and types of information. Tokens are added in the voice data at locations identified within the text as meeting the predefined content criteria. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070677 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THUMBNAILS - An apparatus and method enabling a user to easily confirm a moving image. An apparatus for displaying thumbnails displays moving image clips in the form of thumbnails, and automatically plays a moving image corresponding to the thumbnail, on which an indicator is positioned, in accordance with a shift of the indicator. Also, if a key for adjusting the number of thumbnails displayed on a screen is input, the number of thumbnails displayed and the arrangement of the thumbnails are adjusted in accordance with the input of the adjustment key. In this case, a playback of the moving image corresponding to the thumbnail on which the indicator is positioned is maintained without interruption, and only the arrangement of the remaining thumbnail is changed. As described above, since the moving image is directly played, a user can easily search for and play a desired moving image, and can adjust the number of thumbnails displayed using a key for adjusting the number of thumbnails displayed on the screen, thereby providing convenience in operation to the user. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND AGGREGATING INFORMATION - A method and computer program product for sending a meeting invitation to one or more meeting attendees and sending an information request to at least one of the one or more meeting attendees and a meeting host. An information request response is received from at least one of the one or more meeting attendees and the meeting host. A meeting profile is updated with information based upon, at least in part, the received information request response. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070679 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS - Methods and system for social network analysis are described. In one embodiment, user interaction data of a time period for a plurality of users in a social network may be accessed. Network analysis may be performed on the user interaction data. A necktie-shaped graph may be generated from the user interaction data in accordance with the performing of the network analysis. The necktie-shaped graph may be utilized for analysis of the social network. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070680 | DISPLAYING AND MANAGING INHERITED VALUES - A method, system, and article of manufacture that help system administrators visualize the relationship between a global setting and the setting in each instance. One embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving a selection of a setting, determining an inheritance state for the selected setting, and displaying a graphical indication of the inheritance state of the selected setting. In some embodiments, the method further comprises displaying a graphical indication of the inheritance relationship between the selected setting and at least one related setting. The method may also include receiving a change inheritance relationship command, and changing the inheritance relationship for the selected setting. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070681 | Security System With Networked Touchscreen and Gateway - An integrated security system integrates broadband and mobile access and control with conventional security systems and premise devices to provide a tri-mode security network that with remote connectivity and access. The integrated security system includes a touchscreen providing security keypad functionality as well as content management and presentation, and is used as a security system interface and an interface for interacting with a network. The integrated security system delivers remote premise monitoring and control functionality to conventional monitored premise protection and complements existing premise protection equipment. The integrated security system integrates into the premise network and couples wirelessly with the conventional security panel, enabling broadband access to premise security systems. Automation devices can be added, enabling users to remotely see live video or pictures and control home devices via a personal web portal, mobile phone, or other client device. Users can receive notifications of detected events via electronic message. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070682 | Security System With Networked Touchscreen - An integrated security system integrates broadband and mobile access and control with conventional security systems and premise devices to provide a tri-mode security network that with remote connectivity and access. The integrated security system includes a touchscreen providing security keypad functionality as well as content management and presentation, and is used as a security system interface and an interface for interacting with a network. The integrated security system delivers remote premise monitoring and control functionality to conventional monitored premise protection and complements existing premise protection equipment. The integrated security system integrates into the premise network and couples wirelessly with the conventional security panel, enabling broadband access to premise security systems. Automation devices can be added, enabling users to remotely see live video or pictures and control home devices via a personal web portal, mobile phone, or other client device. Users can receive notifications of detected events via electronic message. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070683 | CONSUMER-GENERATED MEDIA INFLUENCE AND SENTIMENT DETERMINATION - A method implementable in at least one electronic device coupled to a network and a display device, includes receiving, over the network, a data set, receiving, from a user, a selection of a first topic, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of network sites hosting commentary of the first topic and an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each site of the plurality, determining, based on the data set, a plurality of authors providing the commentary hosted by the plurality of network sites, determining, based on the data set, an authority level of each author of the plurality, and determining, based on the data set, a value characterizing an opinion of each author on the first topic. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070684 | Social Network Site Including Contact-Based Recommendation Functionality - Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a social network site with enhanced user interaction functionality. In particular implementations, a method includes accessing a list of contacts that are connected to an owner of a personal page of a social network; identifying one or more contact pairs from the list, wherein the contacts in each contact pair are not connected to each other; computing an affinity score for each identified contact pair; randomly selecting one or more of the contact pairs based on corresponding affinity scores; providing a friend connector user interface module to the owner of the personal page, wherein the friend connector user interface prompts the owner to invite the contacts of the selected contact pair to establish a connection association relative to the social network; and conditionally transmitting an invitation to the contacts of the contact pair based on one or more actions of the owner relative to the friend connector interface. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070685 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID ACCESS TO FREQUENTLY USED OR SEARCHED OBJECTS - A method and system to rapidly access frequently used objects and/or items is provided. More particularly, the method and system is designed to rapidly access frequently used or search objects and/or items using a placeholders (e.g., Memory Indicators) in a graphical user interface a method of retrieving items is provided. The method includes detecting one or more selected items from a list of items; creating placeholders representing each of the selected one or more items in a graphical user interface; and continuously updating the placeholders in the graphical user interface upon detecting of newly selected items in the list of items. The placeholders are configured to eliminate subsequent searches for the one or more items in the list. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070686 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY ON A DATA EDITING SCREEN - The invention provides a method, system, and program product for controlling a display on a computer-aided design (CAD) data editing screen, whereby commands more likely to be utilized are preferentially displayed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070687 | Methods and Systems for Providing, by a Remote Machine, Access to a Desk Band Associated with a Resource Executing on a Local Machine - A method for providing, by a remote machine, access to a desk band associated with a resource on a local machine includes receiving, by a first agent on the remote machine, an identification of a desk band associated with a resource on a local machine. The first agent, in communication with a shell on the remote machine, maintains a taskbar window in a remote desktop environment. The taskbar window includes at least one window associated with a resource provided by the remote machine and a window region representing the desk band by using graphical data stored on the remote machine. The first agent transmits, to a second agent on the local machine, window attribute data and output data associated with the taskbar window in the remote desktop environment. The second agent displays at least a portion of the received output data in a local window on a local desktop environment. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070688 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERACTIONS - A method and apparatus for managing interactions between participants of a shared virtual environment is disclosed. The method comprises establishing a communication session by a first participant of the shared virtual environment with a second participant of the shared virtual environment. A data stream is received by the first participant located at a first location from the second participant located at a second location. Using the received data stream, a view of the shared virtual environment for the first participant is generated. An audio of the received data stream is controlled by the first participant. A text of the controlled audio is generated and the generated text is displayed in the view of the shared virtual environment of the first participant. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070689 | METHOD FOR ALARMING THE UPDATE OF THE CLASSIFIED OBJECTS HAVING THE PROPERTY AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM PROCESSING THE METHOD - Disclosed is a method for editing topical classified objects having properties, comprising the steps of creating objects classified according to a user's interest field when the user inputs information on the objects; creating posts in the created objects; executing a web browser, visiting a web site, and clicking a contents input button on the web site; selecting an area on a web page of the web site and reading data of the area; and generating a separate writing window according to a contents storing instruction, adding the read contents to the generated writing window, and transmitting the writing window to which the read contents are added to an object of the user. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070690 | SHORTCUT FOR ACCESSING CUSTOMER USER DOCUMENTATION - In response to a computerized device connecting to a printing device, methods herein create a shortcut on the computerized device when mapping to the printing device. The shortcut comprises a link to device documentation specific to the printing device. After such a link is created, in response to the user activating the shortcut on the computerized device, the methods herein link to the device documentation to cause the device documentation to appear on the graphic user interface of the user's computerized device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070691 | PRESENTING WEB PAGES THROUGH MOBILE HOST DEVICES - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for presenting Web pages through mobile host devices. In some implementations, a payment card includes a physical interface, memory and a Web server module. The physical interface interfaces the card with a mobile host device including a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The card executes wireless transactions independent of the mobile host device and presents and receives information through the GUI of the mobile host device. The memory stores offline Web pages. The Web server module dynamically generates at least one offline Web page in response to at least an event and presents the generated offline Web page to a user using the GUI. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070692 | Method For Networked Touchscreen With Integrated Interfaces - An integrated security system integrates broadband and mobile access and control with conventional security systems and premise devices to provide a tri-mode security network that with remote connectivity and access. The integrated security system includes a touchscreen providing security keypad functionality as well as content management and presentation, and is used as a security system interface and an interface for interacting with a network. The integrated security system delivers remote premise monitoring and control functionality to conventional monitored premise protection and complements existing premise protection equipment. The integrated security system integrates into the premise network and couples wirelessly with the conventional security panel, enabling broadband access to premise security systems. Automation devices can be added, enabling users to remotely see live video or pictures and control home devices via a personal web portal, mobile phone, or other client device. Users can receive notifications of detected events via electronic message. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070693 | Technique for individualizing content - Techniques which permit content developers with no programming skills to develop multi-versioned individualized content. The techniques include GUIs which permit the content developers to insert tags into the content without knowledge of tag syntax or of the syntax of rules for specifying conditional insertion. There are two GUIs, one for tags which specify positions at which personal information of a recipient is to be inserted into the content, and one for inserting tags for content that is specific to a particular version of the content. Once the GUI for the version tags specifies a version, ordinary editing operations on the content result in the production of the version tags. The GUIS further permit the content developer to specify generation of displays which show content which is shared by all of the versions, a particular version of the content, and a particular recipient's version. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070694 | Access control for closed subscriber groups - A network transmits (broadcasts) an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group CSG network is being operated as open or closed and if it indicates open a user equipment UE that is not a registered member of the CSG is allowed access as a guest member. a user group of the closed subscriber group network and allowing the user equipment access to the closed subscriber group network as a guest member. The CSG network can provide higher priority services to its registered members by differentiating them over guest members by an indication, received from each UE in its RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTION REQUEST message, whether it is registered or a guest. The CSG can also transmit its ID/name for display at the UE so they may select whether and which CSG to join. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070695 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF STORING AND EXECUTING CONTENTS THEREOF - A terminal and a method of storing and executing contents thereof are provided. The method of storing and executing contents of a terminal includes displaying a container to store contents on a screen, selecting a content and storing the content in the container, displaying the stored content and an application corresponding thereto if the container is selected, and executing the corresponding content if the specific content and an application corresponding thereto are selected. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070696 | System and Method for Programming a Remote Control Device - A method for programming a remote control device is disclosed and can include displaying a virtual remote control device at a display device. The virtual remote control device is a virtual rendition of a first remote control device to be programmed. The method can further include detecting when a first button is pressed on the first remote control device and indicating a corresponding button on the virtual remote control device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SERVERS OF A DATA CENTER - A system and method for monitoring devices such as servers in one or more data centers. In one embodiment of the method a first graphical user interface is displayed on a computer system such as a desktop computer system. The first graphical user interface may include first and second graphical elements corresponding to first and second system racks, respectively, within a data center. The first system rack may include a plurality of computer systems such as servers. The second system rack may also include a plurality of computer systems such as servers. The first graphical element may include first visual information identifying a location of the first system rack on a floor within the data center, and the second graphical element may include second visual information identifying a location of the second system rack on the floor within the data center. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070698 | USER INTERFACE FOR HUMAN INVOLVED BUSINESS PROCESSES - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing a graphical representation of a business process. According to one embodiment, a method for providing a user-relevant view of a business process can comprise reading a definition of the business process. A determination can be made as to whether a milestone in the business process is relevant to an end user of the business process based on a set of pre-defined milestones for the business process. In response to determining the milestone in the business process is relevant to the end user a visualization of the business process can be generated that includes the milestone. In response to determining the milestone in the business process is not relevant to the end user, a visualization of the business process can be generated that does not include the milestone. | 2009-03-12 |
20090070699 | Keeping Track of Progress Bar Position During an Extended Task in a Computer System - A marker is provided on a progress bar, to indicate the position of the progress bar when a user has, for example, clicked on the progress bar using a mouse. Therefore, for example, the user can easily see how much progress has been made since the last time the user clicked on the progress bar. | 2009-03-12 |