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| 20080215986 | DEVICE DIRECTED USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS FOR DATA HANDLING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT CONSOLE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A management console managing a data handling system stores user interface panel elements, and an attached device sends directions to the management console to select at least one of the stored user interface panel elements for a graphical user interface (GUI) panel for the device. The device sends directions to the management console to correlate at least one device command for the device to the GUI panel for the attached device; and the management console generates GUI panel(s) employing the selected user interface panel element(s); and calls commands in response to operation of inputs to the GUI panel(s), the correlated command being available to be called. Further, the attached device(s) send directions to the management console as to labeling of the GUI panel for the attached device; and the management console inserts label(s) in the user interface panel element per the labeling directions. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080222530 | Navigating user interface controls on a two-dimensional canvas - Described is a technology for two-dimensional navigation among user interface controls of a canvas based on up, down, left or right navigational commands received from a two-dimensional directional input mechanism such as a D-Pad, such as on a mobile device. Navigation includes iterating over candidate controls to determine which will control be chosen receive focus based on a received navigational command, the control that currently has focus, and criteria including distance and relative position of each candidate control to the control currently having focus. Vertical distance (alignment) as well as absolute distance may be used to determine the candidate control having the least computed distance. Direction and whether the candidate control is also currently visible in a viewport when the control having focus is currently visible in the viewport are other criteria that may be used in selecting a chosen control on which focus will be set. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080256455 | Method for Defining the Physical Configuration of a Communication System - A method is provided for automatically generating code to define and control a system of connected hardware elements. The method comprises: accepting a system configuration macro with sub-macros for system elements, subsystem elements, and connections there between; accepting a plurality of tables with a plurality of system element behaviors, a plurality of subsystem element behaviors, and a plurality of connection options; defining the system of connected elements in response to selecting sub-macros; defining the physical links between the system elements and the behavior of the system and subsystem elements in response to populating the selected sub-macro parameters; expanding the selected sub-macros; generating executable code; and, accessing the tables in response to parameters in the executable code. Advantageously, the form and function of the system can be defined with programming, or writing application specific code. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080263453 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESS CONFIGURATION - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer-usable program product for process configuration are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A process that is to be configured is identified. A list of tasks associated with the identified process is displayed. A set of the tasks displayed in the task list are selected. The selected tasks are configured according to one or more task parameters. If the process that is being configured is already running, the process is suspended before the selected tasks are configured. If the process is suspended, the process is resumed after the selected tasks have been configured. The process is identified, the list of task is displayed, and the one or more tasks are selected and configured using a graphical user interface. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080282171 | System and method for production of online magazines - A computer system for supporting inclusion of continuously updated content into web publications, the computer system including an input unit for obtaining content from a plurality of sources of continuously updatable content at independent locations over a network, and a selection unit for representing the plurality of sources to a user, allowing the user to select from the plurality of sources using the selection unit, thereby building content from the selected sources into a web publication produced online by the user. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080288873 | Cluster Management System and Method - Compute clustering software embodied in a computer-readable medium and operable to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided, the GUI operable to present a selection area for illustrating a plurality of receptors in a chassis, each receptor configured to couple to a network device, wherein the selection area conveys a physical location of each of the plurality of receptors, receive information from a user to create a defined cluster by pointing and clicking on a portion of the plurality of receptors illustrated in the selection area, present an image selection window with a plurality of software image choices, receive an image selection for each of one or more selected receptors in the defined cluster, and wherein the software is operable to associate each logical address of the defined cluster with a not necessarily same selected one of the plurality of images. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080294995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING ANIMATED INSTALLATION MANUALS - An information management system is disclosed and includes a bootstrap server and at least one additional component. Further, the system includes an animated installation manual file stored within the bootstrap server. The animated installation manual is configured to be presented to a user upon an initial boot of the bootstrap server. Additionally, the animated installation manual can be automatically generated based on configuration information received from the user. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080320395 | Electronic apparatus, an imaging apparatus, a display control method for the same and a program which allows a computer to execute the method - An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus may include a plurality of terminals that output a predetermined item of information; a connecting appliance selecting means for selecting a type of another electronic apparatus to be a target for connection among other electronic apparatuses having a terminal connectable to at least a single terminal among the plurality of the terminals through a predetermined communication means; a connecting terminal selecting means for selecting a combination of terminals used for connection from combinations of terminals provided on the electronic apparatus and terminals provided on the selected type of another electronic apparatus; and a setting detail deciding means for deciding setting details of output to the another electronic apparatus in accordance with the type of the selected another electronic apparatus and the combination of the terminals. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090013256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ESTABLISHING BI-DIRECTIONAL LINE-SWITCHED RINGS IN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method of automatically provisioning a network-wide function using a plurality of network elements in a service provider network and using a sub-network level approach is provided. In one specific approach, a software wizard facilitates provisioning a bi-directional line switched ring (BLSR). First user input, specifying a plurality of ring attribute values that define attributes of a bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Second user input, specifying one or more working spans for the bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Each of the network elements is automatically configured to participate in the bi-directional line switched ring based on the parameter values. Embodiments may provide a software wizard for implementing the foregoing process. In certain features, spans for a BLSR are automatically selected based on a selection of a first candidate span; only selected nodes and spans that are capable of participating in a BLSR are displayed; and port orientation for all spans in a BLSR is automatically determined based on user input defining port orientation for a first port of a first span. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090031222 | Network design processing device, network design processing method and network design processing program - In a network design processing device | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090055748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY SELECTING AND VISUALIZING CONFIGURATION CHANGES OVER TIME - A system and method for flexibly visualizing and selecting configuration changes over time is disclosed herein. The system may include a coarse selection interface configured to select one of a coarse time range and a discrete point in time from an available overall set of discrete points in time, a fine selection interface configured to select one of a fine time range and the discrete point in time from the selected one of the coarse time range and the discrete point in time, and a visualization panel configured to display a graphical representation of configuration changes selected through the fine selection interface. The method may include selecting the coarse time range on the coarse selection interface, selecting the fine time range on a fine selection interface, and visualizing the graphical representation on the visualization panel. | 02-26-2009 |
| 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. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090150788 | System and Method for Configuring Enterprise Information Handling System Storage Solutions - Enterprise information handling system storage solutions are configured automatically through a graphical user interface that accepts storage device and storage topology selections from an end user to automatically present a graphical image depicting interconnection devices that interface the storage devices. For example, cables with a color selected by the end user are depicted interfacing storage devices with the selected color. In one embodiment, switches are automatically selected and depicted for the storage devices and storage topology selected by the end user. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090177970 | Method for online servicing of a field device of automation technology - A method for online servicing of a field device of automation technology with a servicing program running on a computer unit connected with the field device via a communication connection. The servicing program requires a device description for display of field-device-specific servicing elements or menu structures, and it is provided that the field device is opened via the device description and field-device-specific servicing elements or menu structures for transmitting from the field device to the device description, so that the field-device-specific servicing elements or menu structures can be displayed with the help of the servicing program. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090235174 | Virtualization of Groups of Devices - A virtialization mechanism may create a virtual representation of a group of physical computers and the physical connections between the computers. The mechanism may comprise a discovery tool for determining a topology of connected physical computers and selecting the elements to virtualize, a device virtualization tool that may create virtual versions of the physical computers, and a connection virtualization tool that may create virtual connections between the virtual computers. The virtual devices and virtual connections may then be operated virtually. In many cases, optimized versions of the virtual devices and virtual connections may be performed. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090241030 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY MANAGING AND CONFIGURING VIRTUAL SERVERS - The present invention is related to providing faster and more efficient ways to deploy and manage virtual server configurations in a hosted virtual server service. Broadly, a web interface allows a user to set conditions upon which specific types of virtual servers will be instantiated or terminated on a third-party hosted virtual server service. For example, the user may wish to instantiate a new virtual server each time the load on existing virtual servers exceeds a predetermined threshold. The web interface may also allow a user to select from among a plurality of hosted virtual server services. The web interface may further allow a user to incorporate dynamic variables into configurations of instantiated virtual servers. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090249213 | User interface providing information system topology presentation - A user interface includes a graphical topological representation of an information system. Information is collected regarding connections between switches, storage nodes and computer nodes in the information system. Any sub networks in the system are identified based on the collected information and classified as LANs or SANs. Connections between the various components are determined, and a layout of any identified LANs, computer nodes, SANs, and storage nodes is established for generating the topological representation in the user interface. The graphical topological representation of the information system is displayed in the user interface with the LAN icons, computer node icons, SAN icons and storage node icons laid out in a matrix-like arrangement of columns and rows, such that for LANs, computer nodes, SANs and/or storage nodes that are connected to each other, the corresponding icons are located on or near a same row in the graphical topological representation. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090327901 | BROADCAST DESIGN FOR PROVISIONING RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXER CIRCUITS - A method includes receiving an order for services to be provided by an optical network, the order identifying bandwidth requirements for the optical network and multiple broadcast locations; creating an optical network identifier, the optical network identifier including an aggregation of dense wavelength data multiplexers that may define one or more paths; prompting a user to select a path for a broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using a graphical user interface; querying an operations support service for available bandwidth to support bandwidth requirements over the selected path; and assigning the circuit path based on the available bandwidth. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327902 | Adapting a Network Topology - A mechanism is provided for adapting a network topology, in which the network topology comprises a plurality of points, a plurality of connections, each connection connecting a pair of points, and a zoneset comprising a plurality of zones, each zone defining a series of points that are connected. The mechanism performs operations of receiving one or more user inputs, each user input comprising a change to a zone, performing an analysis of the or each user input, to determine one or more consistent universal changes to the zoneset, presenting an output to the user comprising one or more of the determined consistent universal changes to the zoneset, receiving a selection user input selecting a presented consistent universal change to the zoneset, and changing the zoneset according to the selected consistent universal change to the zoneset. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100023866 | Network-Based System for Configuring a Programmable Hardware Element in a Measurement System using Hardware Configuration Programs Generated Based on a User Specification - A system and method for online configuration of a measurement system. The user may access a server over a network and specify a desired task, e.g., a measurement task, and receive programs and/or configuration information which are usable to configure the user's measurement system hardware (and/or software) to perform the desired task. Additionally, if the user does not have the hardware required to perform the task, the required hardware may be sent to the user, along with programs and/or configuration information. The hardware may be reconfigurable hardware, such as an FPGA or a processor/memory based device. In one embodiment, the required hardware may be pre-configured to perform the task before being sent to the user. In another embodiment, the system and method may provide a graphical program in response to receiving the user's task specification, where the graphical program may be usable by the measurement system to perform the task. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100042927 | Third Party Management of Computer System Control - Systems and methods for configuring Internet resources are disclosed. One method comprises: providing, to a user of web hosting services, a user control panel; and providing, to a reseller of the services, a reseller control panel. Through the user control panel, the user configures an Internet resource hosted by the web hosting provider for the user. Through the reseller control panel, the reseller defines content on the user control panel. Another method allows configuring an Internet resource hosted by a web hosting provider of an Internet service to a user. This method comprises: providing a reseller control panel, through which a reseller defines content on a user control panel. This method also comprises: generating the user control panel through which a user configures the Internet resource. The Internet resource is associated with the user and used by a program executing on a server operated by the web hosting provider. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100058189 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY DEVICES - The invention relates to a device having a network server computer ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100058190 | Method And System For Coordinating Device Setting Between a Communications Client And Its Host Device - A system and method for propagating device settings to a data communications client from a host on a mobile device, the system having at least one host application adapted to operate on the mobile device host and further adapted to change device settings on the mobile device; a notification means adapted to notify the data communications client of device settings changes on the mobile device; a mode setting at the data communications client, the mode setting adapted to indicate whether client applications on the data communications client should use device settings from the host; and a client settings application adapted to receive a notification from the notification means and change device settings for the client applications if the mode setting indicates the client applications should use device settings from the host. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100070867 | NETWORK CONFIGURATION VIA A WIRELESS DEVICE - When configuring a network system ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100083119 | CONFIGURATION FACILITY FOR THE CONFIGURATION OF A TIME-TRIGGERED BUS SYSTEM - A configuration facility is presented and specified, with at least one computer unit and a display device for the configuration of a time-triggered bus system. The bus system has at least two bus nodes and a data bus connecting the bus nodes. At least one node task and at least one transmission task can be executed at the bus nodes. The node tasks can be presented in time sequence in a node task field, the transmission tasks can be presented in time sequence in a transmission task field separate from the node task field, and the node tasks and the transmission tasks can be coordinated with each other by graphic allocation. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083120 | Storage System, Control Program and Storage System Conttrol Method - There is provided a storage system including one or more LDEVs, one or more processors, a local memory or memories corresponding to the processor or processors, and a shared memory, which is shared by the processors, wherein control information on I/O processing or application processing is stored in the shared memory, and the processor caches a part of the control information in different storage areas on a type-by-type basis in the local memory or memories corresponding to the processor or processors in referring to the control information stored in the shared memory. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100107083 | MEMORY RECOVERY SCHEME AND DATA STRUCTURE IN A HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING NETWORK - The disclosure provides systems and methods for updating a parameter in a device in an HVAC network. In various embodiments, a method comprises a sending by an interface device to the device: a) a parameter value change message, and b) a new value of an installer parameter. The method includes the device determining if the parameter update is within an allowed range, and updating the parameter in a memory of the device if the parameter update is within the allowed range. The method further includes the device sending the parameter to an interface device. The method still further includes relaying the parameter to an active subnet controller by the interface device. In further embodiments, the method determines whether a parameter definition is a changed parameter definition. If the definition is the changed parameter definition: a device definition parameter message is sent to the interface device from the device in the HVAC network. A device parameter value is also sent from the HVAC device for each parameter in a same group of parameters affected by the change of definition. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100122175 | TOOL FOR VISUALIZING CONFIGURATION AND STATUS OF A NETWORK APPLIANCE - The present invention is directed towards systems and methods of providing management of network services provided by an intermediary device managing traffic between a plurality of clients and servers. The intermediary device may include one or more virtual servers managing a plurality of services. A user can invoke a visualizer tool of the intermediary device to identify a configuration and an operational status of the virtual servers and services managed by the virtual servers. The visualizer tool may also determine from the configuration two or more services having a common set of configuration properties and managed by a first virtual server. The visualizer tool may establish a service container comprising these services. The visualizer tool may display via an interface a graphical representation of the configuration and the operational status of the first virtual server and the service container identifying the common set of configuration properties of these services. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100131854 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING SERVICES IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM - Available components that make up a distributed computing system are discovered. The available components include available hardware components and available software components that operate on the available hardware components. The available components and dependencies between the available components are graphically displayed in a map of the distributed computing system. A plurality of undeployed services is also graphically displayed. A selection of one of the plurality of undeployed services and a selection of one of the available components is received. The selected undeployed service is deployed to the selected available component. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100146396 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEB SERVICE FUNCTION, DEFINITION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND/OR EXECUTION - Systems and methods for defining, implementing, deploying and/or executing Web services. A Web service is defined using a graphical interface that allows the application developer to specify the operation of the Web service through inclusion and configuration of graphical nodes representing particular operations and/or functions. The Web service definition can, in some instances, include standard functions and/or previously defined Web services. The environment for definition typically includes a user input device, a graphical display device, a system data store and a system processor. The system processor is in communication with the other elements. The user defines the Web service using an interface provided via the graphical display device. The user interacts with the interface using the user input device. The system processor receives the information from the user input device and updates the provided interface on the graphical display device accordingly. The graphical definition of the Web services is stored at least ephemerally in the system data store, but may, in some instances, be saved to the system data store. Once defined, the graphical definition is converted into a programmatic implementation executable by a Web services server. This programmatic implementation can then be transmitted to an appropriate Web services server accessible by an intended user community. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100180203 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE AND CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD - A content item recommendation device includes; a storage which stores information of a plurality of content items describing identifiers and usage characteristics of the resources used in the content items; a first specifying unit which specifies first content items which use at least S number of resources in common with a specified content item; a second specifying unit which specifies second content items which use at least K number of resources in common with each of the first content items; a calculator which calculates relationship levels between the specified content item and each of the second content items; a selector which selects recommended content items from the second content items based on the relationship levels. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100205535 | CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEERING APPARATUS - A connection is made to one of a plurality of programmable controllers (hereinafter, “PLCs”) included in a control system in which the plurality of PLCs are connected to one another via one or more networks; the one of the PLCs is specified as an originating PLC; network configuration information of the control system and online connection paths to the PLCs included in the control system are collected; layout relationships among the networks as well as connection relationships of the PLCs and coordinates thereof are calculated based on the network configuration information and the online connection paths; and the results are displayed on a display means as objects. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100211878 | SELF INSTALLING NETWORK COMPUTER-PERIPHERAL DEVICE - A method for configuring a network computer-peripheral device, and a network computer-peripheral device, such as a printer or scanner, includes a configuration tool for programming network settings into the device. The device includes a network scanning unit configured to scan a computer network to retrieve at least one network setting. The configuration tool is adapted to program the retrieved at least one network setting into the device, and the device itself is configured to execute the configuration tool. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100218103 | DISCOVERING, DEFINING, AND IMPLEMENTING COMPUTER APPLICATION TOPOLOGIES - A method and system for discovering, defining, and implementing an application topology through the user of a graphical user interface is provided. A topology system may analyze the topology of an enterprise and provide a graphical representation of the application topology. The topology system may discover the application topology of an enterprise by accessing various configuration data stores of the enterprise. The topology system provides a graphical representation of the application topology and allows a user to modify the topology using a graphical user interface. The topology system may then control the implementation of the application topology. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100229097 | Method for Selecting a Communication System Assigned to a Transmission Network of an Automation System - A method for selecting a communication system assigned to a transmission network of an automation system, where a transmission network with a plurality of subscribers, connected to the transmission network, of one or more automation systems is displayed, or is capable of being displayed, on a display unit. The transmission network is assigned to a plurality of communication systems, where the plurality of communication systems are each designed or configured for communication over the transmission network between at least two of the subscribers connected to the transmission network. By selecting a selection area assigned to the transmission network on the display unit by a selection device, the plurality of communication systems assigned to the transmission network are displayed on the display unit. Subsequent to selection of the selection area assigned to the transmission network by the selection means, one of the displayed communication systems is then selectable by means of the selection means. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100235750 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A GRAPHICAL INTERFACE - A system for a graphical user interface for network applications and network resources includes a workspace application unit for presenting to a user, the network applications and network resources within a workspace area where the user can interact with the network applications and network resources to perform tasks. A configuration unit organizes the network applications and network resources within the workspace area according to stored preferences, maintains network links to the network applications and network resources, maintains current states of the network applications and configures devices according to stored preferences for the user to interact with the network applications and network resources. At least one rendering unit renders the network applications and network resources for display in the workspace area. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100251125 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE CONTENT ON AN COMPUTING DEVICE - A system, device and method for providing interactive content on a computing device is provided. In an embodiment, a computing device in the form of a portable computing device is configured to execute a primary web browser application and a secondary web browser application. The primary web browser application is configured to generate a web-page including a fillable form on the portable computing device. The secondary web browser application is configured to receive the input for the fillable form by generating a mirrored fillable form, and to automatically populate the fillable form on the web-page using the completed version of the mirrored fillable form. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100251126 | Analyzing User Behavior to Enhance Data Display - A method and apparatus for enhancing the display of data is provided. User interaction data describing the interactions of a plurality of users with a user interface component is stored. The user interaction data is analyzed to identify patterns of prior use of the user interface component. The operation of a three-tier architecture may be configured to enhance performance based on the patterns of prior use. For example, upon determining a certain percentage of users interact with the user interface component in a manner requiring the visual appearance of the user interface component to be updated to depict additional data not previously depicted, the additional data may be cached at an application tier or provided to a client before a user requests the additional data to minimize the delay in retrieving the additional data. The patterns of prior use may also be used to selectively initialize resources at the middle-tier. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100251127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS IN COMMUNICATION SESSIONS USING A GRAPHICAL METAPHOR - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for linking participants in a communication session. The method includes presenting a set of connected graphical elements on a graphical user interface (GUI) representing a structure of the communication session and a trusted relationship between a first participant and a second participant in the communication session, establishing a bidirectional link between the first participant and the second participant, wherein the communication device exchanges trusted information between the first participant and the second participant, and displaying a depiction of the bidirectional link to at least one participant in the communication session. The method optionally includes negotiating a calendar event with the second participant via the bidirectional link based on the trusted information. Graphical elements associated with the first and second participants can depict one or more of presence, context, and persona information. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100262917 | SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING THREAD-BASED MESSAGE PRIORITIZATION - To perform thread-based message prioritization, metadata may be extracted from a received electronic message. Based on the extracted message metadata and accumulated metadata extracted from previously received messages, a message thread to which the received electronic message belongs may be identified. Based on a set of thread priority assessment criteria, a priority level for the message thread may be determined. At least part of the message thread may be processed according to the priority level. The processing may be altering a notification behavior of an electronic messaging client for electronic messages of the message thread. Thread priority assessment may be based on user-configurable criteria that may be set via a graphical user interface. Message thread identification may also be based on user-configurable criteria that may be set via a graphical user interface. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100275124 | Managing Services on a Network - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing real-time, two-way transactional capabilities on the Web. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for enabling object routing, the method comprising the steps of creating a virtual information store containing information entries and attributes associating each of the information entries and the attributes with an object identity, and assigning a unique network address to each of the object identities. A method is also disclosed for enabling service management of the value-added network service, to perform OAM&P functions on the services network | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100281387 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND IT SYSTEMS - A system for managing building automation systems and information technology systems includes an IT management server in communication with a plurality of IT sites and a BAS integration server in communication with a plurality of BAS sites. The system further includes a user application server that communicates with the IT management server and the BAS integration server to provide at least one application for managing the plurality of IT sites and the plurality of BAS sites. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100318917 | NETWORKED AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM - A system for configuring an audio/video (AV) system includes a computing device having a processor to enable a user, with a user interface of the computing device, to configure the AV system. The processor may enable the user to draw output zones to create a representation of a geographical layout of a venue in which the AV system is located. The processor may enable the user to place transmitting and receiving AV devices within the output zones that substantially represent physical locations thereof within the venue. The processor may enable the user to logically associate receiving AV device channels of one or more receiving AV devices within an output zone. The processor may also enable the user to select which of a number of source AV signals from transmitting AV devices the user wants to route to the associated output zone. The processor routes the source AV signals from one or more transmitting AV devices over a network to the one or more receiving AV device channels, such that the one or more receiving AV device channels are processed according to the output zone as configured by the user in the user interface. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100325550 | RFID SYSTEMS - This invention relates to methods, computer program code and apparatus for improved RFID tagging systems. We describe a module for configuring an RFID system comprising a plurality of RFID readers, said RFID system operating in an environment comprising a plurality of RFID tagged entities, the module comprising: code to enable a user to build an interface for defining a state map for said RFID system, said state map comprising a plurality of states representing information about tagged entities within the environment and transitions between said plurality of states; a transition logic module storing transition logic controlling transitions between states wherein said transition logic module is connected to said interface so that transition logic for said state map is defined using said interface; and a database for storing said states, said transitions and said defined transition logic. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100332990 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HETEROGENEOUS DATA SOURCES - Systems and methods integrate disparate backup devices with a unified interface. In certain examples, a management console manages data from various backup devices, while retaining such data in its native format. The management console can display a hierarchical view the client devices and/or their data and can further provide utilities for processing the various data formats. A data structure including fields for storing both metadata common to the client device data and value-added metadata can be used to mine or process the data of the disparate client devices. The unified single platform and interface reduces the need for multiple data management products and/or customized data utilities for each individual client device and provides a single pane of glass view into data management operations. Integrating the various types of storage formats and media allows a user to retain existing storage infrastructures and further facilitates scaling to meet long-term management needs. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110004827 | Scalable, Cross-Platform Method for Multi-Tile Display Systems - A distributed visualization system including a cluster graphics library for large scale, cross platform display environment (CGLX) is described. The distributed visualization system includes multiple slave nodes and one or more master nodes in communication with the multiple slave nodes in a network. The distributed visualization system further includes a network layer adapted for transmitting and receiving configuration and synchronization information, a cluster layer adapted for synchronization and event distribution of graphics context and content, render node layer for managing and synchronizing multiple rendering contexts according to the render nodes and one or more user interfaces associated with the one or more control nodes. The one or more user interfaces adapted for configuring and synchronizing the distributed visualization system, wherein the configuring and synchronizing of the distributed visualization system includes one or more control nodes configuring and synchronizing the multiple slave nodes. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110016400 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND METHOD - If a firmware set is released, a transmission system does not permit a change in a version combination of firmware included in the firmware set and does not display a change button on a firmware selection screen used for selecting a firmware set not to be changed/deleted. If a firmware set is not yet released, the transmission system permits a change in aversion combination of firmware included in the firmware set. As for a firmware set whose change is permitted, the transmission system displays a change button on a firmware selection screen used for selecting a firmware set to be changed/deleted. As for a firmware set whose change is not permitted, the transmission system does not display the change button on the firmware selection screen used for selecting a firmware set to be changed/deleted. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110029880 | Apparatus and method for capacity planning for data center server consolidation and workload reassignment - A server migration tool used to construct data center migration scenarios allowing for a user to rapidly manipulate a large number of input parameters required to describe a transformation from one data center configuration to a new data center configuration. The tool then performs the transformation and allows the user to interact with new data center configuration to understand its performance. A novel parameterization, speed independent service demand (SISD), greatly facilitates scaling performance metrics between different hardware platforms. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029881 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS COMPATIBLE WITH A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOAD BY A USER - Devices and methods are provided for determining the compatibility of software programs for a computer system and providing a list of the compatible software programs for a user of the computer system. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110035672 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SETUP OF, AND COMMUNICATION WITH, AN RFID MIDDELWARE SERVER FROM AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM SERVER - A method of configuring a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) middleware server is provided. The method includes calling a server form, using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, from an ERP server. The method also includes identifying at least one RFID middleware server using the server form, and configuring one or more processes, using the server form, to run on the at least one identified RFID server. The one or more configured processes are transmitted from the ERP server to the RFID middleware server in order to configure the RFID middleware server. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110047468 | DATA TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR EDITING OPERATION MANUAL - A data transmission program, stored in a computer-readable recording medium, causing a computer to function as a transmission-request receiving unit configured to receive an editing-program transmission request from a second information processing apparatus displaying an operation manual that includes a procedure for remotely controlling a first information processing apparatus on a display device, the editing-program transmission request being transmitted from the second information processing apparatus, and a program transmitting unit configured to transmit, once the transmission-request receiving unit receives the editing-program transmission request, an operation-manual editing program for editing the operation manual to the second information processing apparatus, the program transmitting unit also transmitting an emulation program for causing the display device to display a control screen used at the time of remote controlling of the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110055706 | Control device, control point, and method for controlling frendly name priority order - A control device is provided. The control device includes a storage unit to store a predetermined first prefix, a user interface unit to receive the first friendly name corresponding to the control device, a generation unit to generate the second friendly name using the input first friendly name and the first prefix pre-stored in the control device, a stack unit to generate a device description using the generated second friendly name, and a communication interface unit to transmit the generated device description to the control point. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055707 | RESERVATION OF RESOURCES AND DEPLOYMENT OF APPLICATIONS USING AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods to reserve resources is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a selection of a profile from a user is received. A dynamic graphical user interface is generated, using one or more processors. The dynamic graphical user interface allows the user to configure a topology based on the selected profile. The dynamic graphical user interface provides input fields in which the user may select a resource. An indication of the selected applicable topology property for configuring the topology is received. A topology is automatically generating based in part on the selected applicable topology property. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055708 | METHOD FOR CHANGING SERVICE QUALITY OF A CONTENT ADAPTIVELY - The present invention relates to a method for changing service quality of a content adaptively. In the present method, when allowance of access to a network is requested, whether transfer speed demanded by the request of access allowance can be provided is checked. If can not be provided, service quality of a connection being serviced is lowered. In the meantime, the present method monitors whether available bandwidth is generated, and upgrades service quality of a connection being serviced when available bandwidth is generated. The above operations can make a given network resource fully used. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110072352 | METHOD AND APPLICATION TOOL FOR DYNAMICALLY NAVIGATING A USER CUSTOMIZABLE REPRESENTATION OF A NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION - In one embodiment of the invention, a method and an application tool for dynamically representing configuration commands of a network device on a user interface are provided. According to the method, a data model is stored with the application tool. Thereafter, the configuration commands are rendered on to the data model and the rendered data model is represented on the user interface in real time. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110083076 | Image forming apparatus, method for providing user interface content, and method for receiving user interface content in host device - A method of providing user interface (UI) content in an image forming apparatus is provided, which includes receiving attribute information of a second web browser installed in a host device, if the host device accesses the image forming apparatus using location information of the image forming apparatus and the second web browser requests the UI content of the image forming apparatus connected to the host device; determining whether the UI content displayed on the first display unit is identically displayed on a second display unit of the host device, using the received attribute information; and providing a plug-in corresponding to the second web browser according to a result of determining. Therefore, the host device may normally display the UI content of the image forming apparatus | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110083077 | SITE CONTROLLER DISCOVERY AND IMPORT SYSTEM - An approach for site controller discovery, import and integration. A customer may purchase site controllers to be put at its remote location, sometimes prior to having network connectivity to the remote location. Eventually, the customer may want to integrate the remote site controller with a supervisor at its home facility. The approach may provide site controller discovery, import and integration including automation of integration of the deployed site controller configuration and enterprise hierarchy to the home facility supervisor with minimal user intervention. During importing and integration into the customer's supervisor, enterprise model data may be retrieved and added to the existing multi-site hierarchal structure with the supervisor. The import operation may automatically perform a configuration backup to complete the integration process. The configuration in the deployed site controller or controllers may be considered a master configuration. Therefore, by importing configuration data directly from such source, data transfer should be accurate. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110099478 | IDENTIFYING COLLECTION IMAGES WITH SPECIAL EVENTS - A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110107224 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR COMPUTERS ON A NETWORK - A hostname configuration unit associates a display hostname with a regular hostname of a host, where the regular hostname identifies the host and the display hostname identifies a service associated with the host, where the service is provided by a client application. The hostname configuration unit further associates a graphical representation with the display hostname. A hostname query unit is configured to provide the client application the regular hostname, the display hostname, and the graphical representation in response to a request for hostname data received from the client application. The regular hostname, the display hostname, and the graphical representation are used by the client application to advertise a service to allow a remote node to access the advertised service of the application over a network. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110126109 | Presence and Geographic Location Notification Based on a Delegation Model - A user of an instant messaging system may store names of other users of the instant messaging system on a participant list (which may be referred to as a “buddy list”), and the names may be categorized into one or more groups. Similarly, a user of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone, may store contact information about people on the mobile device. Information describing the on-line presence of the user within the instant messaging system or geographic location of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone associated with the user system, may be disseminated to users on the participant list or people on the contact list based on notification information that is associated with groups of users or contacts. A delegation model is used to control whether a user is permitted to make modifications to the notification information. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110138291 | CONFIGURABLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EVENT PROCESSING USING SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT TABLE INDICES - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method, comprises receiving a simple network management protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB) definition file; identifying in the MIB definition file one or more SNMP notification varbinds and associated notification varbind information; storing in a compiled MIB file for each of the varbinds: notification varbind info and columnar index info; causing generating a user interface having values based on the compiled MIB file; receiving user input selecting values and setting one or more network management system (NMS) event descriptions or event correlation rules; creating a NMS configuration file that is configured to cause the NMS at runtime to include and use the event descriptions or event correlation rules, and the compiled MIB file, in SNMP notification configuration or event correlation functions of the network management logic. As a result, descriptive data relating to SNMP notification columnar objects s becomes available for use in graphical user interface data display panels in event descriptions and in event correlation rules and processes without users or administrators having to learn a special language or API or use a special NMS configuration file format. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110154206 | UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PRINTER CONFIGURATION PAGE - A system configured to organize and display configuration information associated with at least one digital printing apparatus. The system includes a processor, a communications interface operably connected to the processor and configured to establish an operable connection to at least one remotely located printing device, and a computer readable medium operably connected to the processor, the computer readable medium containing a set of instructions. The instructions are configured to instruct the processor to request configuration information from the at least one printing device, receive the configuration information from the at least one printing device, format the configuration information such that the configuration information is displayable in a window within the user interface, and display the configuration information. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110154207 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Calendaring Applications - Methods, systems, and products acknowledge a reminder in a calendaring application. When an acknowledgement of the reminder is received, a message is communicated to similarly acknowledge a pending reminder in another instance of the calendaring application. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110161824 | Process and system for interaction with an application that is shared among multiple users - This invention relates in a general way to the shared digital interfaces that allow collaborative work among multiple users, and in particular a process and a system for interaction with a common application ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110173541 | Mass Configuration Tool for Network Telephone Devices - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for generating a plurality of configuration files including receiving user inputs indicating a structure of buildings in which network telephone devices are located and receiving a user selection of a field to be configured from among fields to be included in the configuration files. The method further includes receiving a user selection of elements from the structure and receiving a user input indicating operations to be performed on the selected elements. The method further includes identifying values for the selected elements for each of the network telephone devices based on the structure and evaluating the operations using the values for the selected elements to determine values for the field for each of the network telephone devices and generating the configuration files for each of the network telephone devices using the values for the field. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110173542 | MOBILE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to an aspect of the disclosure, an energy management apparatus for a mobile energy management system and method includes detecting an availability of at least one network device at a site, displaying a proximity control selector within a graphical user interface of a mobile device associated with the site that can be toggled to enable and disable proximity detection using the mobile device, detecting a distance of the mobile device relative to the site in response to enabling proximity detection on the mobile device, and initiating a change to the operating condition of the network device in response to detecting a change in the distance of the mobile device relative to the site and the setting of the proximity control selector. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the network device may be a thermostat associated with the HVAC system of the site or other energy consuming appliances. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110191686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING USER INTERFACE DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device including a memory, a display device and a controller. The controller is programmed to provide to a first server a request for User Interface (UI) device configurations, provide to the first server configuration criteria associated with the request, receive configuration data associated with target UI device configurations from the first server, present a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the display device based on the configuration data where the GUI displays selections for each of the target UI device configurations, provide a selection from among the selections of the target UI device configurations, and receive provisioning information from the first server that allows for implementing the selection of the target UI device configuration. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110209066 | VIEWING TERMINAL APPARATUS, VIEWING STATISTICS-GATHERING APPARATUS, VIEWING STATISTICS-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND VIEWING STATISTICS-PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a viewing terminal apparatus that can present an appropriate result of statistics on viewing of a content for diversified viewing modes. The viewing terminal apparatus includes: a category determining unit that determines, as a viewer category, a relationship between viewers who are viewing a content displayed on a display; a transmitting unit that transmits, to the viewing statistics-gathering apparatus, first viewing status information indicating the content that is being viewed by the viewers and the viewer category determined by the category determining unit, the content being associated with the viewer category; and a viewing statistics presenting unit that obtains viewing statistics information from the viewing statistics-gathering apparatus, and presents a result of statistics that is (i) indicated by the obtained viewing statistics information and (ii) a result of statistics on viewing of a content only by viewers who belong to a predetermined viewer category. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110214059 | Media Distribution in a Content Delivery Network - A control board residing in a content delivery network interacts with a canvas display on a client device. The canvas displays a plurality of user-selectable client devices and a plurality of user-selectable media resources. The control board comprises a media routing module that is responsive to the client-device canvas for displaying available media resources for each of the client devices. The control board also comprises a media rendering module that is responsive to a user's selection of at least one client device and at least one media resource for providing device-specific configuring of the selected media resource. The control board may comprise a canvas display module responsive to at least one of the media routing module, the media rendering module, and the canvas for configuring the canvas display. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110214060 | MOBILE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to an aspect of the disclosure, a mobile energy management system and method includes controlling at least one network device at a site using the proximity detection of a mobile device which may be based upon the detection of a plurality of zones. Various features may be presented on a graphical user interface of the mobile device including a proximity control feature for enabling and disabling proximity detection, a set location setting for associating the current location of the mobile device with the location of the site, a set travel distance feature enabling the user to enter a travel distance within the graphical user interface, and a map which may present the location of the site, the current location of the mobile device, and the plurality of zones. The network device may be a thermostat associated with the HVAC system of the site or other energy consuming appliances. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110225499 | NETWORK DEVICE - A network device includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port adapted for connecting to a USB connector of a wireless network module, and a Linux-based embedded system that includes a user interface unit, a data converting unit, and a driver unit. The user interface is for providing a user interface to a user terminal and for user input of configuration data for the wireless network module through the user terminal. The user interface unit receives the inputted configuration data from the user terminal. The data converting unit is coupled to the user interface unit for receiving the configuration data therefrom and for converting the configuration data into at least one command. The driver unit is coupled between the data converting unit and the USB port for transferring the at least one command from the data converting unit to the wireless network module. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110231768 | Systems and Methods for Suggestive Redirection - A system for suggestive redirection includes a user interface module to provide a user interface between a network user with administrative authority and an Internet service, a communication module to receive a request to establish a redirection policy from the network user with administrative authority, a policy generating module to establish the redirection policy, and a policy enforcement module to apply the redirection policy to a user request to access an intended content. The policy enforcement module determines whether or not the redirection policy is in effect to redirect the network user to the suggestive online content. The suggestive online content may provide a hint or suggest a vacation, a purchase, a healthy habit, an activity, or an event. A policy enforcement module may determine that the redirection policy is activated, determine that the intended content is to be redirected under the redirection policy, and, based on the determination, selectively redirect the network user to the suggestive online content. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110231769 | Systems and Methods for Scheduling Online Access - A system for restricting online access, in one example embodiment, includes a user interface module to establish a user interface between a user and a Domain Name Server network or an Internet Service Provider. The system further includes a communication module to receive, from the user, access parameters associated with an online access restriction policy for a network. The access parameters may include one or more periods of time associated with the online access restriction policy. Based on the parameters, the system may determine which content is to be inaccessible under online access restriction policy. The system may further include an activation module to activate and deactivate the online access restriction policy. The system may restrict the content requested by a network user based on the determination that the online access restriction policy is activated and the content is inaccessible under the online access restriction policy. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110246896 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO AUTOMATION IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS - Apparatuses, systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a graphical user interface part of a deployment file on a first computer, the deployment file configured to cause a second computer to perform a computer-implemented job. The method may also include loading the graphical user interface part of the deployment file on the first computer. Additionally, the method may include displaying an interactive graphical user interface on a display device in data communication with the first computer. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246897 | INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION TO ENHANCE AUTOMATED FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN NETWORKS - Described is a visual analytics system for network diagnostics. The visual analytics system obtains network diagnostic-related information from a diagnostic system. The visual analytics system includes an interactive user interface that displays the representations of network components, including network machines and, zero or more links between those components, (e.g., as appropriate based upon selection or dynamic conditions). The user interface includes a main network view that displays representations of network components, a diagnostics view that displays suggested diagnosis results obtained from the diagnostic system, and a performance counter view that displays performance counter data. User interaction with one of the views correspondingly changes the displays in the other views. The system allows effective exploration of multiple levels of detail, e.g., variable, component, edge level and network levels, for example, via flexible navigation across these levels from the top, the bottom, or anywhere in the middle, while retaining context. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246898 | MOBILE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to an aspect of the disclosure, a mobile energy management system and method includes controlling at least one network device at a site using the proximity detection of a mobile device which may be based upon the detection of a plurality of zones. Various features may be presented on a graphical user interface of the mobile device including a proximity control feature for enabling and disabling proximity detection, a set location setting for associating the current location of the mobile device with the location of the site, a set travel distance feature enabling the user to enter a travel distance within the graphical user interface, and a map which may present the location of the site, the current location of the mobile device, and the plurality of zones. The network device may be a thermostat associated with the HVAC system of the site or other energy consuming appliances. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110271196 | System and Method for Assisting in Remote Message Server Configuration - When a user enters an email address associated with a remote message server account in a configuration area on a display, one or more suggestions for other field inputs are made based on canonical data or historical data from a variety of users. If the user cannot find a desired entry in the suggestions, the user may enter new information. The newly entered information (once validated) improves the prediction capability for subsequent users. A database stores information associated with each email address domain name including one or more remote message server names, one or more username patterns and ranking values. When more than one suggestion for a field is presented to a user, the suggestions are ranked in accordance with the respective ranking values such as by the popularity of a particular configuration. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110283194 | DEPLOYING ARTIFACTS FOR PACKAGED SOFTWARE APPLICATION IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Deploying artifacts and tools in cloud computing environment for provisioning packaged software applications generates a user interface code automatically and dynamically using information from at least structural data representations of cloud computing environment and base configuration requirements for running one or more packaged software applications in the cloud computing environment. In one aspect, the automatically generated code may be augmented using one or more library codes and auxiliary files. Specific configuration requirements are further obtained by running the automatically generated user interface code. One or more components to deploy in the cloud computing environment are determined that meet the base configuration requirements and the specific configuration requirements, by analyzing the structural data representations. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110289417 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE CLUSTER - In general, an appliance that simplifies the creation of a cluster in a computing environment has a fairly straightforward user interface that abstracts out many of the complexities of the typical configuration processes, thereby significantly simplifying the deployment process. By using such appliance, system administrators can deploy an almost turn-key cluster and have the confidence of knowing that the cluster is well tuned for the application/environment that it supports. In addition, the present disclosure allows for configurations and integrations of specialty engines, such as Q processors or J processors, into the cluster. The disclosure provides systems and methods for configuring a cluster, managing a cluster, managing an MQ in a cluster, a user interface for configuring and managing the cluster, an architecture for using specialty engines in a cluster configuration, and interconnect between cluster components, and a file system for use in a cluster. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110296310 | DETERMINING WHETHER A COMPOSITE CONFIGURATION ITEM SATISFIES A COMPLIANCE RULE - At least one selection relating to at least one element of a compliance rule is received through a user interface. The compliance rule is for a composite configuration item that has a collection of configuration items that are related to each other. Each of the configuration items represents a configuration of an information technology component. It is determined whether the composite configuration item satisfies the compliance rule, where the elements of the compliance rule are compared to the corresponding configuration items of the composite configuration item as part of the determining. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110302496 | Network Management System and Graphical User Interface - A network management system and graphical user interface for configuring a network connection between first and second service access points utilizes a configuration manager and information manager to provide a generic set of models so that different manufacturer's nodal processors and other network hardware can be inserted into the network with minimal changes to the software which controls the device. The system comprises an information manager including routing information for the network. The configuration manager operates to establish a connection across each subnet on the route by sending requests to element managers to program the subnet elements. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110307789 | PUBLISH/SUBSCRIBE OVERLAY NETWORK CONTROL SYSTEM - A system may include an overlay network linking a plurality of publishers, a plurality of subscribers, and a plurality of brokers. The overlay network may include a first computer network having a first network protocol carried by a second computer network having a second network protocol. The system may also include an agent carried by each of the publishers, the subscribers, and the brokers that adjust the network's topology based upon collected runtime data of condition of each link within the network and/or broker availability to any publisher and subscriber. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307790 | EXTENDING REVALIDATION-TIME OF DIAMETER SESSIONS - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a Policy Charging and Control Node (PCRN) for updating a session associated with a subscriber in response to an event. The method may include receiving at the PCRN an event message indicating that an event has occurred within the session; retrieving subscriber information including at least one incremental value associated with the event for the subscriber; determining an updated value based on the at least one retrieved incremental value and at least one reference value; and responding to the event message with an update message including the updated value. Various exemplary embodiments may further include configuring a subscriber profile repository to include at least one incremental value and terminating the session if the subscriber is not allowed to use incremental updates or no incremental value is defined for the subscriber. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110320952 | NETWORK DEVICE CAPABLE OF EDITING AND CONFIGURING SETTING INFORMATION, DEVICE CONTROLLER, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A network system enables a common setting information item and different setting information items on a plurality of network devices to be displayed, and collectively configured and edited on a Web browser on a PC. The device controller accesses a network device to acquire and display setting information on network devices. The accessed network device collects setting information from the other network devices via a network in response to the access from the device controller, generates one HTML file based on the collected setting information, and transmits the HTML file to the device controller. The setting information configured or edited on the device controller is broken up into respective sets of setting information on the network devices, and is transmitted to the other network devices as HTML files, to cause the setting information to be reflected thereon. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120005580 | Autonomic I/O Tracing and Performance Tuning - In an embodiment, a kernel performs autonomic input/output tracing and performance tuning. A first table is provided in a device driver framework and a second table in a kernel of a computer. An input/output device monitoring tool is provided in the device driver framework. A plurality of instructions in the kernel compares each value in the first table with each value in the second table. Responsive to a match of a value in the first table and a value in the second table, the kernel automatically runs a command line to perform a system trace, a component trace, or a tuning task. The first table is populated with a plurality of values calculated from a plurality of data in a plurality of device memories and in the controller memory and the second table is populated in accordance with a second plurality of inputs to the command line interface. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120023409 | OBTAINING AND DISPLAYING NETWORK TOPOLOGY INFORMATION - Computer-readable media, methods and network information computer systems are provided for obtaining network topology information about a relationship between a configuration item and a network of configuration items based upon a property of the selected configuration item, and displaying the network topology information as a topological map. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120030573 | FRAMEWORK FOR AD-HOC PROCESS FLEXIBILITY - The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for providing a unified runtime framework and graphical, process-centric user interface for ad-hoc business process flexibility. One process includes operations for providing process instances of one or more business processes in a process visualization user interface. A request to initiate an ad-hoc change of a selected process instance is received from the client, and client user interaction options for implementing the ad-hoc change are provided to the client. A selection of a particular user interaction option for implementing the ad-hoc change is received from the client, and the ad-hoc change is implemented. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030574 | KEY-CONFIGURED TOPOLOGY WITH CONNECTION MANAGEMENT - Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with key-configured topology connection management are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a logic for mapping a resource to a port through which it can be accessed and a logic for determining whether a requestor will be granted a connection to the machine on which the resource resides based, at least in part, on membership in a key-configured topology. Membership in the key-configured topology may be determined by a connection management logic analyzing a key provided by the requestor in a request related to accessing the resource. The key may be internally generated by a key maintenance logic. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120066604 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DYNAMIC RULE ENGINE FOR A WIND TURBINE FARM - In one aspect, embodiments of a method of configuring rules for SCADA data of a wind farm are described. One embodiment comprises receiving supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) data for a wind farm comprised of one or more wind turbines. The SCADA data includes parameters for the wind farm. At least a portion of the SCADA data for a selected group of the wind farm parameters is dynamically configured using a graphical user interface (GUI) that interfaces with a rules engine. The SCADA data is configured using one or more operators. At least a portion of the dynamically configured data is output. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066605 | SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSIONS INDEXED BY SYSTEM COMPONENTS - A method provides, as part of a computer administration system, an administration interface that can operate almost any computerized device having a user interface. The computer administration system manages components of a computer system and the administration interface is operable to configure the components and to provide dynamic performance and configuration information of the components to the user as the components operate. The method provides a “commentary input” area on the administration interface while providing performance and configuration information of a specific component or a set of components. Thus, the method can receive comment(s) about the specific component(s) of the computerized system in the commentary input area. When this occurs, the method stores the comment(s) in a data store in a manner that associates the comment(s) with the specific component(s) that was being monitored. The method also automatically stores contemporaneous component data with each comment in the data store. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120089917 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GUI IN WHICH THE CONNECTION RELATIONSHIPS AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF DEVICES ARE SHOWN, AND DEVICE ADOPTING SAME - A method and device for providing a Graphic User Interface (GUI) that displays connections between a plurality of devices and an arrangement of the plurality of devices, by determining connections between a plurality of devices and an arrangement between the plurality of devices; generating a GUI that displays the devices, the connections between the devices and the arrangement of the devices; and displaying the generated GUI, making it possible for a user to easily and intuitively determine the connections and arrangement of the devices that are connected to a network. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120102407 | DISPLAYING BATTERY LIFE RESULTING FROM SETTING CHANGES - An indication of a remaining battery life currently available based on a current resource setting for a resource of a computing device is displayed. A user input to change the resource to a new resource setting is received, and in response to the user input an indication of the remaining battery life currently available based on the new resource setting is identified and an indication of the remaining battery life currently available based on the new resource setting is displayed. In situations where the resource is a screen of the computing device, the new resource setting can be a new screen brightness setting, and the screen brightness can be changed concurrently with displaying the remaining battery life currently available based on the new screen brightness setting. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120110459 | AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF INPUT CONFIGURATION - A method and system for automatically adjusting input configuration are disclosed. The method may include monitoring information input by a user into a graphical user interface (GUI). The method may further include determining an input configuration state of the computing system set by the user for the information input into at least one field of the GUI at an initial input instance. The method may also include, at one or more subsequent input instances, automatically adjusting the input configuration state for the field to the determined input configuration of the initial input instance. A computer program product is also disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120117477 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLASHING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for flashing wireless devices. One or more wireless devices are received. The testing device being operable to receive the one or more wireless devices simultaneously. A selection of one or more original equipment manufactures (OEMs) is received. Models of wireless devices associated with the one or more OEMS are visually displayed in response to receiving the selection of the one or more OEMS associated with the one or more wireless devices. A selection of one or more models associated with the one or more wireless devices is received on the test device. Instructions associated with the one or more models are displayed for flashing the one or more wireless devices. The one or more wireless devices are flashed in response to a user selection to flash each of the one or more wireless devices. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120131468 | TEMPLATE FOR OPTIMIZING IT INFRASTRUCTURE CONFIGURATION - A computer implemented method, system, and/or computer program product provides hierarchical templates to optimize a configuration of an information technology (IT) infrastructure. A technology rule set, which defines technology weights of an IT infrastructure by mapping capabilities of IT infrastructure components to IT infrastructure attributes needed to execute a specific workload, is established. Hierarchical templates, which are tied to configuration logic for creating IT infrastructures, are sent to a user. Based on user-selected templates, a candidate IT infrastructure for executing the specific workload is configured. In response to determining that the candidate IT infrastructure fails to meet the customer's expectations, the candidate IT infrastructure is reconfigured until the customer's expectations are met. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120144307 | Profile Management Method - Most computer operating systems are able to automatically configure the coupled computer peripheral device for use with the computer operating system without the need for installation of a specific driver. However, when these peripheral devices are detected by the computing system, a generic UI control configuration is often assigned to them and whatever customised settings previously configured by the user will be lost and replaced with a new set of unfamiliar setting. This poses much inconvenience and hassle to gamers when they use a different computing system or machine. Described according to an embodiment of the invention is a profile management method, operating on a computing cloud, comprising steps for receiving client data provided by a computing system detecting coupling of a user-interface (UI) thereto and for retrieving configuration data corresponding to the client data for use in configuring the UI by the computing system. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120151353 | SERVER IP ADDRESSING IN A COMPUTING-ON-DEMAND SYSTEM - A method and system may provide a graphical user interface to a user via a web portal. A representation of a provisioned server device may be provided via the graphical user interface, wherein a primary Internet protocol (IP) address is associated with the provisioned server device. A selection of the provisioned server device may be received. A request to assign a secondary IP address to the selected server device may be received, wherein the secondary IP address is different from the primary IP address. The secondary IP address to the selected server device may be assigned based on the request. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151354 | SYNCHRONIZATION BASED ON DEVICE PRESENCE - The disclosed subject matter relates to an architecture that can facilitate initiation of an automatic synchronization operation based upon presence information in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, synchronization between the mobile device and other devices can be automatically initiated, without requiring input or effort by a user, or even that the user remembers to perform the synchronization operation. Moreover, the synchronization operation can be wireless, so connection cables need not be maintained or employed. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120185776 | ANALYZING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION OF SOFTWARE EXECUTING DURING A USAGE SCENARIO - Described herein are various principles for assisting in the identification of a configuration of computing device and reconfiguration of the computing device. More particularly, some of the principles relate to identifying one or more software processes configured to be executed during operation of the computing device in a usage scenario. Following operation of the computing device in the usage scenario, amounts of one or more resources consumed by each of the software processes throughout the usage scenario may also be identified. In some embodiments, once the software processes and amounts of the resource(s) consumed by the software processes have been identified, the processes and the amounts can be displayed to a user and the user may then reconfigure the computing device, such as by preventing some software processes from executing during the usage scenario or by delaying an execution of some software processes. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120198344 | COMPARING AND PROVISIONING CONFIGURATIONS FOR A CLIENT HAVING A WINDOWS-BASED EMBEDDED IMAGE - Examples of methods and apparatus are provided for comparing and provisioning configurations for a local client having a windows-based embedded image. The apparatus may include a retrieval module of the local client configured to facilitate locating a remote repository server containing a new configuration file, to facilitate obtaining the new configuration file from the remote repository server, and to facilitate obtaining a previous configuration file associated with a previous configuration change successfully applied to the embedded image. The apparatus may include a configuration comparison module of the local client configured to compare the new configuration file with the previous configuration file. The apparatus may include an apply settings module of the local client configured to apply, to the embedded image, one of a new configuration change and the previous configuration change based on the comparison. The new configuration change may be based on the new configuration file. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120198345 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY MANAGING AND CONFIGURING VIRTUAL SERVERS - The present invention is related to providing faster and more efficient ways to deploy and manage virtual server configurations in a hosted virtual server service. Broadly, a web interface allows a user to set conditions upon which specific types of virtual servers will be instantiated or terminated on a third-party hosted virtual server service. For example, the user may wish to instantiate a new virtual server each time the load on existing virtual servers exceeds a predetermined threshold. The web interface may also allow a user to select from among a plurality of hosted virtual server services. The web interface may further allow a user to incorporate dynamic variables into configurations of instantiated virtual servers. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120226985 | HOSTED VIRTUAL DESKTOP DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION BASED ON END POINT CHARACTERISTICS - In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a communication interface configured to receive data representative of a virtual desktop, a user interface, and virtual desktop logic coupled with the communication interface and the user interface. The virtual desktop logic determines capabilities of the user interface and provides a virtual desktop on at least one component of the user interface based on the determined capabilities of the user interface. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120260179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZED EXECUTION USING RESOURCE UTILIZATION MAPS - Systems and methods enable displaying a graphical representation of system resource usage in a resource utilization map to inform users about system resource utilization by applications and processes running on a computing device. Users may provide inputs to enable the system to adjust resource allocations based on user preferences. This may enable users to improve the overall operational performance of the device consistent with their current personal preferences by identifying applications or processes of most or least interest so the device processor to prioritize system resources accordingly. Some aspects transmit resource allocation data based on such user input to a central server to enable community based resource allocation schemes. Community based resource allocation schemes may be transmitted to computing devices for use as default or preliminary resource allocations for particular applications, websites or device operating states. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120278722 | Managing Service User Discovery and Service Launch Object Placement on a Device - Methods and apparatuses to manage service user discovery and service launch object placement on a device. A method comprising: obtaining information to assist in identifying a portion of a user interface of a wireless device, the wireless device communicatively coupled to a network system over a wireless access network; determining a differentiating attribute of the identified portion of the user interface; obtaining one or more service launch objects for placement in the identified portion of the user interface; and sending configuration information to the wireless device over the wireless access network to assist the wireless device in placing the one or more service launch objects in the identified portion of the user interface. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120297306 | AUTO-CONNECT IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK - A wireless device that automatically forms a connection to a remote device in accordance with a peer-to-peer protocol. The remote device may be designated as an auto-connect device for the wireless device such that, when the wireless device determines that it is in the vicinity of the auto-connect device, it can re-form a connection to the remote device based on stored information for re-establishing connections among a persistent group of devices, but without any express user input. When a user requests that the wireless device perform a function that involves interaction with an auto-connect device, that function may be performed with the delay associated with forming a connection. Any of multiple techniques may be employed for identifying devices designated as auto-connect devices and for determining when the wireless device and a remote, auto-connect devices are in close proximity. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120311450 | Mechanism for Customizing an Operating System Installer via a Web-Based Interface - A mechanism for customizing an operating system installer via a web-based interface is disclosed. A method of the invention includes providing a web-based interface that enables an end user to customize a kickstart file to install an operating system (OS) on a computing machine of the end user, identifying a base kickstart file template selected by the end user via the web-based interface, identifying one or more customizations to the base kickstart file template that are selected by the end user via the web-based interface, modifying the base kickstart file template with the one or more customizations selected by the end user to create a modified kickstart file, and providing the modified kickstart file to the end user for use by an OS installer of the computing machine in installing an OS that includes the one or more customizations selected by the end user. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130055090 | BUNDLING CONFIGURATION ITEMS INTO A COMPOSITE CONFIGURATION ITEM - A configuration management system ( | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130132850 | CUSTOMIZED DIAGRAMMATIC VIEW OF A NETWORK TOPOLOGY - A method includes receiving a request for network topology information for a network. The request includes an identifier for a requesting entity and an identifier for the network. The method also includes accessing network topology information for the network based on the identifier for the network. The network topology information identifies a plurality of network elements in the network and defines a relationship between the network elements. A diagrammatic view of the network topology is determined based on the network topology information for the network. The method includes determining one or more aspects of at least one network element based on the identifier for the requesting entity. The method further includes associating the one or more aspects to the at least one network element to form a customized diagrammatic view of the network topology. The method also includes providing the customized diagrammatic view of the network topology. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130145274 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT CONFIGURATION - An example product configuration system includes a Configuration Input Manager that receives a selection of configuration parameters from a system user and coordinates obtaining input from the external information sources regarding the selected configuration parameters. Requests for input are transmitted along a plurality of communication channels individually selected for each configuration parameter. The Configuration Builder then assimilates the various input, such as the collective knowledge, opinions, preferences, experience, and other input provided by the external information sources, and compiles that information to generate a plurality of proposed product configurations that are consistent with the information provided. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130151976 | Providing Feedback for Screen Sharing - A method, data processing system and computer program product for sharing displayed content. A content displayed on a source computer system is shared with a set of target computer systems, wherein the content is displayed on a target display on each target computer system in the set of target computer systems. In response to a change in the content displayed on the source computer system, a progress in displaying the change in the content on the target display on the each target computer system in the set of target computer systems is identified. An indication of the progress in displaying the change in the content on the target display on the each target computer system in the set of target computer systems is generated at the source computer system. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130174042 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, UPGRADING APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus, an upgrading apparatus, a display system, and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes: an image processor which processes an image signal; a display which displays an image based on the processed image signal; a connector to which an upgrading apparatus for processing the image signal is connected; a controller which controls the connector to receive upgrade information about a function to be upgraded from the upgrading apparatus if the upgrading apparatus is connected to the display apparatus through the connector, and controls the display to display the received upgrade information. Thus, a user can easily recognize the functions improved or added by the upgrade as compared with that before the upgrade, and a user may become more comfortable and confident about the upgrade. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130174043 | Remotely Configured Media Device - Improved techniques for controlling operation of a portable electronic device are disclosed. Portable electronic devices which interact with a host electronic device can have their operational settings (e.g., configurations or preferences) remotely controlled. As a result, a host electronic device can offer a more sophisticated user interface and portable electronic devices need less local user interface features because these operational settings can be remotely controlled. The remotely-controlled (i.e., host controlled) operational settings are transferred to the portable electronic devices, whereby the portable electronic devices can thereafter operate in accordance with such settings. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130191755 | COMMISSIONING DEVICES FOR AUTOMATION SYSTEMS - Remote commissioning for an automation system enables a retailer to sell a new device to a customer pre-configured to work together with devices that are already a part of the user's automation system. Knowledge of how the devices are likely to be used at the automation system's location, a list of existing devices already installed and how they are configured, possible input from the customer, and the end user's current usage patterns are optionally used to configure the devices before they leave the store. Assisted local commissioning for an automation device enables an end user to commission devices themselves by simplifying the installation and commissioning process. The system uses a reference database of devices that includes information on how to commission the devices along with user-manual information and pictures for physical installation, and setup instructions so the system can walk a user through the process step by step. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130198637 | CLOUD SERVICE DASHBOARD - Techniques for displaying cloud services availability and configuration information which have particular applicability in an environment where a cloud service provider offers virtual data center services to numerous commercial customers. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130246921 | SYNCHRONIZING USER INTERFACES OF CONTENT RECEIVERS AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS - A content receiver may establish a communication connection with an entertainment system component. Utilizing the communication connection, the content receiver may control the entertainment system component in order to synchronize user interfaces the content receiver is operable to provide with user interfaces the entertainment system component is operable to provide. Hence, the user interfaces provided by the various entertainment system components may more closely resemble user interfaces of the content receiver, reducing user confusion. The content receiver may synchronize such user interfaces by altering software of the entertainment system component. In altering the software, the content receiver may replace or modify the software to change one or more aspects of one or more entertainment system user interfaces to that of one or more aspects of a content receiver user interface. The aspects may include visual properties, audio properties, and so on. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130246922 | Systems and Methods for a Multi-Tenant System Providing Virtual Data Centers in a Cloud Configuration - An automatically provisioned virtual private data center provided on a cloud network of multiple virtual private data centers that reside in one or more physical data centers and may migrate between multiple physical data centers. The VPDC is a encapsulated virtual structure provisioned according to customer selected options within a virtual data center having one or more foundation nodes. Different service profiles are provided in a provisioning interface to the customer, each defining several configuration specifics that are used to automatically provision a VPDC for the customer. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130268861 | DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF A WORKLOAD ACROSS A PLURALITY OF CLOUDS - A method of allocating cloud resources. A user interface can be presented to a user. The user interface can be configured to receive a user selection of a change of context for at least one of a plurality of workloads allocated to at least one cloud. Responsive to receiving the user selection of the change of context for the workload, via a processor, a service level agreement applicable to the workload can be dynamically changed from a first service level agreement to a second service level agreement, while the workload remains in an available state. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130290853 | RESERVATION OF RESOURCES AND DEPLOYMENT OF APPLICATIONS USING AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods to reserve resources is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a selection of a profile from a user is received. A dynamic graphical user interface is generated, using one or more processors. The dynamic graphical user interface allows the user to configure a topology based on the selected profile. The dynamic graphical user interface provides input fields in which the user may select a resource. An indication of the selected applicable topology property for configuring the topology is received. A topology is automatically generating based in part on the selected applicable topology property. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140040750 | ENTITY MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD - An entity management dashboard is implemented according to systems and methods disclosed herein. An example method may include displaying a first entity of a computer network in an entity management dashboard. The example method may also include linking the first entity to a second entity of the computer network when the first entity is graphically connected to the second entity to deliver content against a context. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140047341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates to a method, system, and apparatus for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes, based on user selections received via a user interface, configuring a cluster of nodes by selecting the cluster of nodes from a plurality of available nodes, selecting a workload container module from a plurality of available workload container modules for operation on each node of the selected cluster of nodes, and selecting a workload for execution with the workload container on the cluster of nodes. Each node of the cluster of nodes includes at least one processing device and memory, and the cluster of nodes is operative to share processing of a workload. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140047342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING A CLUSTER OF NODES FOR A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM BASED ON HARDWARE CHARACTERISTICS - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for configuring a computing system, such as a cloud computing system. A method includes initiating a hardware performance assessment test on a group of available nodes to obtain actual hardware performance characteristics of the group of available nodes. The method further includes selecting a subset of nodes for the computing system from the group of available nodes based on a comparison of the actual hardware performance characteristics of the group of available nodes and desired hardware performance characteristics. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140059440 | DESIGN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - Provided is a design assistance system that enables a user having no expert knowledge to easily design a network system, taking into consideration the order in which slave devices are connected and the connection-destination ports. The design assistance system has a storage section that stores slave information data in which unique information of the slave device is described; an acquisition section that acquires information of a port of the slave device from the slave information data; and a generation section that generates a port component serving as a GUI component representing the port of the slave device based on the information of the port, generate a device component serving as a GUI component representing the slave device based on the slave information data, and generate a design assisting GUI containing a topology display screen that displays the topology of the network system which includes the device component and port component. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140059441 | MESSAGE ORIENTED CONSTRUCTION OF WEB SERVICES - A selection of graphical message flow primitives defined within the message flow builder that each graphically represent and define message-oriented logic of an operation for the Web service are graphically assembled. Each graphical message flow primitive is defined within the message flow builder as a representation of a unit of work usable to define message flow patterns of Web service operation flow types and each includes a Web service operational processing logic definition of the representation of the respective unit of work usable to generate executable Web service logic. Selected ones of the graphical message flow primitives are graphically interconnected to represent a flow of messages to create a message-oriented Web service definition. The executable Web service logic defined within the message flow builder by each one of the interconnected selected graphical message flow primitives within the created message-oriented Web service definition is generated to construct the Web service. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140075318 | GENERATING AND EVALUATING EXPERT NETWORKS - A system comprises a modeling component, a routing component, a simulator component and a configuration component. The modeling component is operative to obtain at least one model of at least one collaborative network. The routing component is operative to model at least one routing pattern for one or more nodes of a given collaborative network. The simulator component is operative to simulate one or more virtual network topologies of the given collaborative network using the at least one model and the at least one routing pattern. The configuration component is operative to configure one or more given virtual network topologies on the given collaborative network. The collaborative network comprises a plurality of nodes and one or more edges between pairs of the plurality of nodes. The modeling component, routing component, simulator component and configuration component are executed by at least one processing device. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140108936 | USER INTERACTION PLATFORM - Implementations generally relate to a user interaction platform. In some implementations, a method includes providing one or more target functions to a user interaction device, where the one or more target functions enable user interaction with a primary device. The method also includes receiving user-defined configuration information for the one or more target functions. The method also includes configuring the one or more target functions based on the user-defined configuration information. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108937 | Model-Based Configuration Capture and Replay in a Converged Infrastructure System to Support Remote Troubleshooting - Configuration models are accessed, each configuration model defining configuration attributes to be collected from a respective one of compute, storage, and network components of a converged infrastructure and collecting actual configuration attributes from each of the compute, storage, and network components of the converged infrastructure in accordance with the configuration models. A policy is accessed that defines configuration attribute rules corresponding to each of the configuration attributes collected from the compute, storage, and network components and comparing the collected configuration attributes to the configuration attribute rules for each of the compute, storage, and network components. Results of the comparing are reported, including which of the collected configuration attributes violate the corresponding configuration rules. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140282019 | Systems And Methods For Generating Software Components - Systems and methods for generating software components are disclosed. In an aspect, one method can comprise receiving one or more configuration options, wherein each of the one or more configuration options comprises parameter information and mapping each option to an interface element based. The method may further comprise presenting an interface comprising one or more of the interface elements, receiving a selection of the one or more interface elements, and generating a software component such as a plug-in instance based upon the one or more configuration options. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140282020 | BULK DEVICE PREPARATION - A method and a system for preparing a plurality of installed field devices for operation in a process control network. In some embodiments, a computing device provides a visual summary of the installed field devices to a user via a user interface. A configuration database stores predefined device preparation scopes, each scope being indicative of one or more of the installed field devices. Based on a user selection of one or more predefined device preparation scopes in the user interface, the computing device implements each of the predefined device preparation scopes by, among other things, retrieving configuration information from the configuration database for each installed field device indicated by each predefined device preparation scope and transmitting the information to each respective installed field device for updating the device configuration. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140282021 | Visualization of Communication Between Devices in an Electric Power System - Systems and methods are presented for visualizing various devices in an electric power generation and delivery system. In certain embodiments, a method for visualizing communication may include receiving configuration information from an electric power generation and delivery system. Based on the configuration information, a plurality of devices included in the electric power generation and delivery system may be identified. Further, a plurality of communication pathways may be identified. Based on the identified plurality of devices and communication pathways, a visual topology of the electric power generation and delivery system may be generated and displayed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140282022 | CONFIGURING DEVICE LAYOUTS - Embodiments generally relate to processing music. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a layout configuration having nodes. The method also includes receiving an information flow configuration that indicates information flow among the nodes. The method also includes associating devices with the nodes. The method also includes causing information to flow among the devices based on the information flow configuration. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140282023 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL CROSS CONNECTIVITY AND DYNAMIC CONFIGURABILITY - Disclosed are methods, systems, and articles of manufactures for graphical cross connectivity and dynamic configurability for interconnection between inputs and outputs of a device. Various implementations identify instructions from a user interface to graphically display various view modes that include a global view mode showing all active connections between inputs and outputs or one or more program modes showing all active connections for identified input(s) or identified output(s). Some implementations also provide user interface functions to dynamically query, control, or configure the device and the connectivity between the inputs and the outputs based at least in part upon various view modes of the connectivity of the device. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140289635 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus capable of providing a first user interface (UI) environment and a second UI environment includes a determination unit configured to determine a UI environment that displays a message screen, and a control unit configured to, in a case where a message screen is required to be displayed to a user when a processing request is made to a peripheral device via an application, control a request for displaying the message screen, wherein a message screen adapted for the UI environment determined by the determination unit is displayed according to the request controlled by the control unit after the processing request is input via the application. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140304607 | Monitoring System - A configurable system that employs a processing unit, such as a computer, to which one or more responders, such as a keyboard and a mouse, through which a user interacts with the processing unit. While each of the responders is utilized by the user for its designed primary function, its activity is also used for monitoring whether the individual is interacting with the processing unit within expected bounds. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140310602 | CONNECTING TO DIFFERENT NETWORK TYPES THROUGH A COMMON USER INTERFACE - Described is a technology by which network connections are unified into a single user interface for user interaction with those networks. Upon receiving information identifying available networks that correspond to different types of media, a user interface component aggregates the available network connections and displays representations of the available network connections on the user interface. The result is a single user interface page on which the available networks are represented as available network connections that may correspond to destinations, for example by displaying a network name and/or a user-friendly name maintained in a network profile. Also displayable is connectivity status, security-related information, signal strength information for wireless network connections, and other information. The user may choose to show all available network connections, or only subset of the available network connections (e.g., only wireless, or only dial-up and VPN). | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140310603 | NETWORK CONNECTIVITY WIZARD TO SUPPORT AUTOMATED CREATION OF CUSTOMIZED CONFIGURATIONS FOR VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORKS - A user is provided an interface for selecting network connectivity features for designing a virtual private cloud computing network. Each network connectivity feature has an attribute for connecting tangible storage elements and tangible computing elements in the virtual private cloud computing network. Each network connectivity feature is translatable into a network element configuration statement that instantiates an action particular to the network connectivity feature. Usage rules are defined specifying how the network connectivity features can be used. Selected network connectivity features are accepted from the user. The virtual private cloud computing network is configured in accordance with the selected network connectivity features using the tangible storage elements and tangible computing elements in the virtual private cloud computing network. The virtual private cloud computing network is implemented in accordance with the selected network connectivity features using the tangible storage elements and tangible computing elements in the virtual private cloud computing network. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140359455 | METHOD AND APPRATUS TO PRESENT A CONTROL SYSTEM TOPOLOGY - Operational information concerning a plurality of devices connected in a FDT-compliant network is obtained. The operational information relates to at least one of: an operation of the plurality of devices or an interconnectivity of the plurality of devices. The operational information is uploaded to a user. The uploaded operational information is graphically presented to the user on a visual presentation medium in a way that facilitates an understanding of a structure of the FDT-compliant network. The presented information is analyzed on the visual presentation medium. Based upon the analyzing, a modification of the FDT-compliant network is selected via an interaction with the visual presentation medium, the interaction effective to create at least one DTM-compliant software instance that implements the modification. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140359456 | CONFIGURING USER INTERFACE (UI) BASED ON CONTEXT - A mobile apparatus determines whether it is disposed in a vehicle and, based on a determining that it is in the vehicle, automatically presents a first user interface (UI) that is simplified and/or easier to manipulate while driving relative to a second UI that would otherwise be presented. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140365899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING SYSTEM UTILITIES - In one embodiment, an information handling system may include a processor, a display that may provide a user interface allowing a user to select one or more system utilities to be accessed, memory that may include a plurality of memory partitions storing a plurality of system utilities, and a management controller. During a configuration of the information handling system, the management controller may receive a request from the user via the user interface to access one or more selected system utilities; identify one or more memory partitions storing the one or more selected system utilities; and cause the display to display one or more user-selectable icons corresponding to the one or more identified memory partitions to provide the user access to the one or more identified memory partitions. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150019978 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - [Object] To allow a user to correctly confirm a device to be subjected to setting in an initial setup for wireless communication. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150033133 | System and Method for Providing Arbitrary Protection Topologies in a Computing Cluster - A method includes exposing an application programming interface (API) at a manager application, the manager application running on a server in a computing cluster, wherein the API specifies input identifying nodes and connections between the nodes to implement storage protection policies in the computing cluster; receiving user input to the manager application according to the API, where the user input includes instructions to implement a secondary node and a connection between a primary node and the secondary node, the user input received at the manager application at a level of specificity that includes the secondary node and the connection between the primary node and the secondary node, thereby defining arbitrary protection topologies. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150040014 | OPERATION IMAGE MANAGER - An example method for managing an operation image in an embedded computer in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes prompting input related to the operation image associated with the embedded computer. If the input is detected within a predetermined period of time, the method includes customizing the operation image based on the input from the user, and if the input is not detected within the predetermined period of time, the method includes proceeding with a predetermined selection. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150040015 | SETTINGS PAGE REDESIGN - Methods and systems of managing settings are described. According to various embodiments, a settings page corresponding to a user's settings on an online service may be caused to be displayed on a device. The settings page may comprise selectable category setting options for a setting category. The setting category may have a plurality of subcategories, and each subcategory may have its own selectable subcategory setting options. Each one of the category setting options may correspond to its own distinct configuration of subcategory setting options for its subcategories. A user input indicating a selection of one of the category setting options for the setting category may be received. The configuration of subcategory setting options corresponding to the selected one of the category setting options for the setting category may be applied to the user's settings on the online service. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150040016 | SETTINGS MANAGEMENT OF AN ONLINE SERVICE - Methods and systems of managing settings are described. According to various embodiments, a settings page corresponding to a user's settings on an online service may be caused to be displayed on a device. The settings page may comprise selectable category setting options for a setting category. The setting category may have a plurality of subcategories, and each subcategory may have its own selectable subcategory setting options. Each one of the category setting options may correspond to its own distinct configuration of subcategory setting options for its subcategories. A user input indicating a selection of one of the category setting options for the setting category may be received. The configuration of subcategory setting options corresponding to the selected one of the category setting options for the setting category may be applied to the user's settings on the online service. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150052442 | Method and System for Configuring Sharing Input Apparatus Among Devices - A method and a system for configuring sharing of an input apparatus among devices are provided. The method includes: receiving an instruction for configuring sharing of an input apparatus among devices, where the devices include this device and at least one adjacent device; sending an adjacent device search request message by using a communications module of this device; receiving device information fed back by the adjacent device; analyzing a device name and a network address of the adjacent device according to the device information; and transferring a configuration file of configuring sharing of the input apparatus among devices to the adjacent device, so that the adjacent device configures sharing of the input apparatus among devices according to the configuration file. The present invention enables a user to configure all adjacent devices on only one device when configuring the inter-device shared input apparatus, and operations are convenient. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150058736 | Software Based System for Control of Devices - A control system includes a plurality of audio/video and environmental devices, a server and a client system. Each one of said plurality of audio/video devices receives or sends an audio/video signal. The server is connected to each one of said plurality of audio/video devices and is configured to controllably receive and send audio/video signals to and from the plurality of audio/video devices. The server is connected to each one of said plurality of environmental devices and is configured to controllably operate the environmental devices. The client system is interoperable with the server and with a user of the client system through a user interface. At least one medical device may also be connected to communicate with said server. The user can control the plurality of audio/video and environmental devices through the client system and the server, and receive the audio/video signal outputted from any one of the plurality of audio/video and environmental devices. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150095787 | Optical Bandwidth Manager - A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive a setup request for an optical path between a source entity of network entities in an optical network and a destination entity of the network entities, identify a first channel and a second channel having one or more contiguous first span with an allocation status of available and being configurable to provide the optical path between the source entity and the destination entity; analyze network configuration data indicative of the first channel and the second channel with a fragmentation heuristic to generate an allocation recommendation recommending the first channel to be allocated to the optical path; and provide the allocation recommendation identifying the first channel for allocation to the optical path. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED COMMISSIONING OF VIRTUALIZED DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for automated commissioning of virtualized distributed control systems are disclosed. An example method includes accessing a data structure including a list of configuration names for network cards associated with first and second host servers of a virtual process control environment. The first and second host servers implement virtual machines corresponding to workstations for a process control system. The example method also includes when configuring the first host server, assigning a first name to a first one of the network cards associated with the first host server. The example method further includes when configuring the second host server, assigning the first name to a second one of the network cards associated with the second host server based on a user selection of the first name from the list of configuration names. The second host server is configured after the first host server. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150100887 | METERING USER BEHAVIOUR AND ENGAGEMENT WITH USER INTERFACE IN TERMINAL DEVICES - Electronic terminal device including a processing entity for processing instructions and other data, functionally connected user interface entity, a display and user input elements, optionally a keypad or a touch-sensitive arrangement in connection with the display, a memory entity for storing the instructions and data, and a communication interface for transferring data with external entities, configured, in accordance with the instructions, to store data including a number of predetermined fingerprints, each characterizing display usage such as visual objects associated with software entities and potentially shown to the user via the display during execution of the software entity, and log data including behavioral data indicative of user engagement with the UI of the device, the logging incorporating detecting display usage, and storing indication of such detection in the memory, wherein the device is configured to determine the status of the display, and execute the logging according to the determination. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100888 | PROVIDING A COMMON INTERFACE FOR ACCESSING AND PRESENTING COMPONENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS - Embodiments are directed to accessing configuration settings for a variety of different hardware or software components and to providing a common interface for accessing and presenting component configuration settings. In one scenario, a computer system receives a request to access configuration settings for hardware and/or software components. The request specifies at least one namespace for the corresponding hardware or software component. The computer system accesses a directory to determine which configuration settings are available for the specified namespace, and further accesses configuration metadata to determine where the configuration settings for the hardware or software components are stored and how the configuration settings are to be accessed. Then, upon determining where the configuration settings are stored and how the configuration settings are to be accessed, the computer system accesses the configuration settings at the specified location in the manner specified in the configuration metadata. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150113414 | CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - When selection of a device icon representing one target device among one or more target devices is sensed in a region corresponding to one room included in a floor plan, a control screen for operating, or confirming a state of, the one target device corresponding to the sensed device icon is displayed on a display as overlapped on a display screen representing the floor plan, and device icons representing the target devices installed in the one room are moved out of a display region of the control screen. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150113415 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING USER INTERFACE - A method and an apparatus for determining a user interface, which can ensure that a user interface is applicable to a terminal device, and meets a differentiation requirement of the terminal device on a user interface presentation form. The method includes: receiving terminal information sent by a terminal device, where the terminal information includes terminal capability information; determining a first user interface according to the terminal information; and sending the first user interface to the terminal device. According to the method and the apparatus for determining a user interface, it can be ensured that the user interface is applicable to the terminal device, thereby meeting a differentiation requirement of the terminal device on a user interface presentation form. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150121234 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING A CONFIGURATION OF NETWORK MENU - A method of a portable terminal for automatically changing a configuration of a network menu is provided. The method includes obtaining terminal information when an initialization of a service is detected, receiving serviceable network information based on the obtained terminal information, and changing the configuration of the network menu based on the received serviceable network information. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150128051 | USER-CONFIGURABLE DELIVERY OF INFORMATIONAL EVENTS - A computer-implemented method for delivering informational events to a user of a computing device includes a processor and a memory. The method includes receiving, into the memory from the user of the computing device, content configuration information defining a first informational element. The method also includes receiving, into the memory from the user of the computing device, trigger event configuration information associated with a trigger event. The method further includes receiving, into the memory from the user of the computing device, target display interface configuration information defining a target display interface. The method also includes determining, by the processor, that the trigger event is satisfied based on the trigger event configuration information. The method further includes automatically retrieving the first informational element based on the content configuration information when the trigger event is satisfied. The method also includes transmitting the first informational element to the target display interface. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128052 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING VIRTUALIZED ASSETS - According to various aspects and embodiments, a power management system configured to protect a plurality of information technology (IT) assets is provided. The system includes a migration component executable by the at least one processor and configured to identify the plurality of IT assets, the plurality of IT assets including at least one power supply unit and at least one host server, generate an association between at least one IT asset and at least one power supply unit, receive a power-related event from the at least one power supply unit, correlate the power-related event with at least one affected IT asset based on the generated association, determine a sequence of actions, wherein the sequence of actions is to configured to migrate at least one virtual machine from the at least one affected IT asset to a non-affected asset, and execute the sequence of actions. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150143244 | ACTIVATION OF DORMANT FEATURES IN NATIVE APPLICATIONS - A native application can be deployed that obtains configuration information for the native application at run-time. Digital marketing users or other marketing users can view or control the behavior of the native application by displaying or setting the configuration information of the native application. The native application can report tracked end user interactions and events with the native application according to the configuration information to tag management systems for data compilation by the tag management systems. In addition, the native application can enable digital marketing users or other marketing users to view or control the behavior of the native application from within the native application using an integrated configuration utility. The configuration utility can be activated using a two-stage activation process or an activation and authorization process to prevent an end user from accidentally encountering the configuration utility during routine use of the native application. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150295775 | GRAPHICAL CONFIGURATION OF EVENT STREAMS FOR NETWORK DATA CAPTURE AND PROCESSING - The disclosed embodiments provide a method and system for facilitating processing of network data. During operation, the system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for obtaining configuration information for configuring the generation of event data from network data obtained from network packets at one or more remote capture agents. Next, the system enables use of the GUI in configuring the connection of one or more event streams containing the event data to one or more reactors for subsequent processing of the event data by the one or more reactors. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150295781 | CLOUD OBJECT - A cloud designer can generate a cloud object. The cloud designer can interact with an interface to provide a common design user experience (UE) for designing cloud elements on different layers of a cloud with a common syntax. The common syntax can be employable to express each cloud element of the cloud and to express relationships between cloud elements within and across layers of the cloud. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150309684 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING MULTI-VISION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for configuring multi-vision by an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining, by the electronic device, a user input, generating first user input information from the obtained user input, determining whether the electronic device is one of a master device and a slave device, when the electronic device is determined to be the master device, obtaining second user input information from one or more other electronic devices, and determining an arrangement structure of one of the master device and the slave device based on one of the first user input information and the second user input information. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312095 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - The convenience of a design of a system is improved by making it easier to verify consumed electric power when designing and constructing the system. An operation screen is displayed upon execution of on a PC for supporting the design of a control system. The configuration of a control system can be controlled in an editing region, and unit images representing an I/O unit are connected in order to a unit image representing a communication coupler. A power supply unit can be inserted into this configuration. An icon indicates a shortage of electric power to the units downstream of the unit indicated by a selected image. When a user mouses the pointer over the icon, the detailed meaning of the icon is displayed in a message. The designer is thus capable of easily verifying the position at which a power source supply unit should be added. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150324077 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A MOBILE DEVICE IN A NETWORK, AND ASSOCIATED DISPLAY DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A method for activating a mobile device in a network is disclosed wherein the network further comprises at least one display device coupled to a sensor. This method comprises:
| 11-12-2015 |
| 20150341208 | DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONFIGURING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - A method and a device are disclosed for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool which is designed to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate the field device into the automation installation, and to configure the field in the automation installation, the configuration tool including a predefined first field-device-specific information packet which at least partially describes the functions and data of the field device. The field devices can be represented in each case by identical screen elements in the configuration tool, which screen elements have a same construction and same functions independently of a location of a device selection. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150341212 | VISUALIZATIONS OF STATISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPTURED NETWORK DATA - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the processing of network data. During operation, the system causes for display a graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the generation of time-series event data from network packets captured by one or more remote capture agents. Next, the system causes for display, in the GUI, a first set of user-interface elements containing a set of statistics associated with one or more event streams that comprise the time-series event data. The system then causes for display, in the GUI, one or more graphs comprising one or more values from the set of statistics. Finally, the system causes for display, in the GUI, a value of a statistic from the set of statistics based on a position of a cursor over the one or more graphs. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150341215 | CONFIGURATION COMMAND TEMPLATE CREATION ASSISTANT USING CROSS-MODEL ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY COMMON SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS - In one embodiment, a method for using a common configuration template for a set of devices includes identifying a set of devices from the plurality of devices which share a common configuration template applicable to a proposed change, wherein the common configuration template includes a collection of command variations, determining which command from the collection of command variations is applicable to each device in the set of devices, and executing the proposed change across all devices in the set of devices using the determined command for each device. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150350017 | AUTOMATED ENTRY OF HIDDEN SERVICE-CONFIGURATION MENU FOR TARGET CONFIGURABLE DEVICE SELECTED FROM PLURALITY OF CONFIGURABLE DEVICES IN ROOMS OF HOSPITALITY ESTABLISHMENT - A configuration apparatus includes a user interface allowing a user to initiate configuration of at least a target configurable device selected from a plurality of configurable devices. A command module is coupled to the user interface for dynamically generating a sequence of commands required to configure the target configurable device. The sequence of commands includes commands for entering a hidden service-configuration menu of the target configurable device. A communication module is coupled to the command module for transmitting the sequence of commands to the target configurable device. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150358201 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MAIN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A wearable electronic device includes: an input module configured to receive a user manipulation for changing a configuration setting value of a main electronic device; and a communication module configured to transmit a control signal for changing a configuration setting value to the main electronic device. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150363096 | DEFINING A DESIGN PLAN - A design plan can be defined as follows. In response to a user interaction with a user interface control for selecting from among a plurality of available nodes, a plurality of user selected nodes are caused to be displayed. Each node is displayed at a position on a virtual canvas determined by the user's interaction with the control. Each node is a visual representation of a plan element. The plan elements are examined to identify connection compatibilities between the elements. Based on the identified compatibilities and at least one of a user defined virtual canvas path and relative proximities between the nodes on the virtual canvas, the nodes are linked to create a plan artifact specifying corresponding connections between the represented plan elements. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365277 | Persistent Network Resource And Virtual Area Associations For Realtime Collaboration - Apparatus and methods relating to persistent network resource and virtual area associations for realtime collaboration include managing and displaying an object associated with a virtual area that supports establishment of respective presences of communicants operating respective client network nodes. Examples of the object include an object that has one or more user-modifiable property fields and an object that is associated with screen sharing functionality of the client network node. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160011730 | Generic User Interface Client for Software Logistics Processes | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160026365 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display, a display screen representing at least a floor plan including one or more rooms; and when it is sensed that movement of a device icon that is movable within a region corresponding to a predetermined room associated with a type of the device icon, judge whether or not the device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, and in the case where it is judged that the device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, return the device icon to the region corresponding to the predetermined room. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160034146 | Touchscreen-Based Vehicle Interface - An interface/electronics module for reading information from a vehicle data bus and controlling functions available through the vehicle data bus. A graphical user interface is provided. The interface may include a stand-alone tablet computer or may be part of an integrated and permanently-mounted display. The interface/electronics module may include the functionality of the factory audio system (such as a radio tuner, power amplifier, etc.). In addition, the interface/electronics module is able to transmit commands via the vehicle's CAN bus. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160043907 | Method for Providing Seamless Graphical User Interface Control for a Complex System Consisting of Distributed Hardware Modules - A controller has a basic GUI formed of HTML5 and Javascript including elements to control a system as a whole. The controller receives GUI HTML5 and Javascript from each connected hardware module, such as a camera, microphone, lighting controller and the like. The controller adds the received HTML5 and Javascript from each hardware module to the base code and sends the combined GUI to the user. Data is returned from the user to the controller and then forwarded to the proper hardware module. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160043908 | Compressing Topological Information Pertaining to Managed Resources to Enhance Visualization - A method is provided in association with a managed system having a substantial number of resources. The method includes the step of selecting an attribute that is common to all of the resources, wherein each resource has a status in regard to the selected attribute that is one of a plurality of prespecified statuses that are available for the attribute. The method further includes compressing the group of resources into a set of subgroups, wherein each subgroup corresponds to a different prespecified status of the plurality, and each resource having a given status is placed into the subgroup that corresponds to the given status. Each of the subgroups is represented by a display element on a single computer display screen, and specified information is displayed with each display element, wherein the specified information for a display element pertains to all of the resources placed into the subgroup that are represented by the display element. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160048317 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A CUSTOM WORKSPACE FOR A SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system, method, and computer program product for implementing a marketing automation tool that provides an improved approach for an integrated and/or customized workspace for a social relationship management system. The present invention provides a mechanism to allow the user of a SRM system to configure a workspace for the SRM product, to choose the specific functionality from the SRM suite to be displayed and executed for the user and to post a message while simultaneously viewing the workspace. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160054910 | Building Environment Data Collection Systems - Building environment data collection systems and methods are described. According to one aspect, a system includes a plurality of sensor devices which store different types of environment data, a base system comprising a plurality of interface devices configured to receive the environment data from the sensor devices, storage circuitry configured to store the environment data, and communications circuitry configured to implement communications, and a user interface apparatus comprising communications circuitry configured to communicate with the communications circuitry of the base system, a user interface configured to receive user inputs during installation of the sensor devices, and processing circuitry configured to control the user interface to generate the displayed information and to process the user inputs received via the user interface, and wherein different ones of the sensor devices are configured to generate the different types of environment data as a result of the user inputs. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160062624 | CONTROL SYSTEM USER INTERFACE - Embodiments include systems and methods comprising a gateway located at a premise forming at least one network on the premise that includes a plurality of premise devices. A sensor user interface (SUI) is coupled to the gateway and presented to a user via a remote device. The SUI includes at least one display element. The at least one display element includes a floor plan display that represents at least one floor of the premise. The floor plan display visually and separately indicates a location and a current state of each premise device of the plurality of premise devices. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065415 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS - Systems and methods whereby, for example, one or more functional elements can be established and/or employed. Such functional elements might serve a number of purposes. For instance, such functional elements might be employable in interoperating with devices, software, and/or the like, in working with entities, and/or the like. Such functional elements may, for example, be arrangeable in an associative and/or hierarchical manner. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065653 | INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICE CONFIGURATION CONSTRUCTION - A method of constructing Internet of Things (JOT) device configurations includes receiving a solution template selection for a device configuration for a particular automated interaction between two or more IOT devices. The method includes determining whether a complete solution template for the device configuration is selected. If so, the method includes deploying the device configuration. If not, the method includes receiving IOT device selections, accessing device capabilities from an IOT database of the selected IOT devices, configuring a network connection between the selected IOT devices, simulating a device configuration using the device capabilities accessed from the IOT database, and determining whether the device configuration is operational based on the simulation. When the device configuration is not operational, the method includes reconfiguring the device configuration to include a replacement IOT device. When the device configuration is operational, the method includes deploying the device configuration. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070458 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONFIGURING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - A method and device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool operative to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, logically incorporate it into the automation installation, and configure it in the automation installation, the configuration tool resorting for this purpose to a predefined first field-device-specific information packet which at least partially describes the functions and data of the field device and for this purpose has a predetermined set of predefined graphical elements. The configuration tool may have a set of freely defined graphical elements, each freely defined graphical element corresponding to a predefined graphical element of the field-device-specific information packet, the functionality and appearance of the freely defined graphical elements being freely definable, and the configuration tool being operative to extract the predefined graphical elements from the field-device-specific information packet and to replace them with freely defined graphical elements. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160085383 | DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONFIGURING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - A device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool that is designed to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate it into the automation installation and to configure it in the automation installation, the configuration tool resorting for this purpose to a prescribed first field-device-specific information packet that describes the functions and data of the field device at least in part. In order to alter the size of windows in the relationship context, the windows in a relationship context being arranged in matrix form, directly adjacently, with the window boundaries forming a lattice structure of intersecting window boundary lines, each node of the intersecting window boundary lines has an associated operator control element, the operator control element has a control area, and activation of an operator control element renders the window boundary lines intersecting at this node relocatable. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085431 | Light Control Apparatus and Method of Controlling Light Thereof - Disclosed is a light control apparatus. The light control apparatus includes: a touch screen to display a first graphical user interface for registering a light; and a control unit to store register information about the light set through the first graphical user interface and to control the registered light by using the stored register information, wherein the first graphical user interface includes: a first area on which information about a light to be registered is displayed; and a second area on which location information for setting an installed location of a first light selected from lights displayed on the first area is displayed, wherein the location information displayed on the second area includes working field information about an actual installation place of the first light, and wherein the working field information includes a photo photographed at the actual installation place of the first light. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160094382 | ONE BUTTON CONFIGURATION OF EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides a system and method of configuring embedded electronic devices in a data center. The method includes: requesting device configuration information by the one or more embedded electronic devices via a wireless protocol; receiving the request at an update apparatus; in response to receiving the request at the update apparatus, retrieving a configuration file at the update apparatus, wherein the configuration file comprises a series of instructions for configuring the one or more embedded electronic devices in a default configuration; transmitting the configuration file from the update apparatus to the one or more embedded electronic devices via the wireless protocol; and configuring the one or more embedded electronic devices according to the configuration file. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160117076 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal includes a display unit, a wireless communication unit, and a controller. The controller displays a my device object corresponding to the mobile terminal, at least one first external device object corresponding to at least one first external device connected to the mobile terminal with wireless communication through the wireless communication unit, and at least one connectable second external device object in correspondence to at least one second external device connectable to the mobile terminal with wireless communication through the wireless communication unit. The controller displays a line indicating that wireless communication is connected between the my device object and the first external device object when the mobile terminal and the first external device are connected to each other through wireless communication. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119192 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT MANAGES COMPUTER SYSTEM - A management system displays a list of elements of some element types from among a plurality of element types, and receives a selection of the two or more elements from the list. The management system displays a topology which is configured of the two or more selected elements and an element (related element) related to the two or more selected elements and in which the two or more selected elements and the related element are segmented by element types. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119204 | NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION VISUALIZING APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a network visualizing apparatus giving a user to have a clear perspective of network configuration and operation. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160127180 | STREAMLINING CONFIGURATION OF PROTOCOL-BASED NETWORK DATA CAPTURE BY REMOTE CAPTURE AGENTS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the processing of network data. During operation, the system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for obtaining configuration information for configuring the generation of time-series event data from network packets captured by one or more remote capture agents. Next, the system provides, in the GUI, a first set of user-interface elements for including one or more event attributes in the time-series event data of an event stream associated with a protocol classification of the network packets. The system then includes the one or more event attributes specified through the first set of user-interface elements in the configuration information. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160134737 | SYSTEM HAVING A MINIATURE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL OF A PLURALITY OF WIRELESS DEVICES - Disclosed system comprising a miniature portable electronic device for interacting with a plurality of electronic devices including at least one smart device, at least one wireless electronic device and at least one remote web server connected to the miniature portable electronic device over a wireless communication network. The system allows a user of the miniature portable electronic device to have partial and/or full control of a variety of electronic devices connected to the miniature portable electronic device over the wireless network. The miniature portable electronic device delivers functionality via its mini-apps to the user and optionally connects to the smart devices, the wireless devices and Internet. The miniature device is encased into wearable devices having a variety of shapes and form factors such as a finger ring, pendant to a neck chain, keychain, etc. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160147428 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE POWER GENERATOR, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND POWER GENERATOR - A method is provided for controlling at least one power generator implementing a touch-sensitive screen on which there selectively appears a set of command buttons available at a given point in time. The method includes: determining a working context and selecting a set of command buttons available for said working context; displaying said set of available command buttons on said touch-sensitive screen; detecting an activation of one of the available command buttons, called an activated command button; performing at least one action associated with said activated command button. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160149766 | CLOUD BASED MANAGEMENT OF STORAGE SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and computer readable storage mediums for managing multiple storage subsystems from the cloud. An organization with multiple storage subsystems may use a management service to monitor the storage subsystems from the cloud. The management service may automatically discover a new storage subsystem for the organization from the performance data generated by the new storage subsystem. An authorized user may login to the management service to view the status of multiple storage subsystems of the organization. The management service may also enable authorized users logging in from within the organization's network to push configuration updates to multiple storage subsystems via the cloud. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160162129 | SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A system construction assistance apparatus includes a first display screen, a second display screen, and a processing section displaying units each belonging to one of categories on the first display screen such that the units are sorted by category, receiving a first input to select one unit from the units displayed on the first display screen, generating a system configuration diagram on the basis of the received first input, and displaying the generated system configuration diagram on the second display screen. After a first input is newly received and before a next first input is received, the processing section predicts a category to which a unit to be selected by the next first input belongs on the basis of first inputs received in a past and presents the predicted category as a candidate category to a user. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160170627 | Systems, Computer Implemented Methods, Geographic Weather-Data Selection Interface Display, and Computer Readable Medium Having Program Products to Generate User-Customized Virtual Weather Data and User-Customized Weather-Risk Products Responsive Thereto | 06-16-2016 |
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| 20160380850 | METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDING ONE-CLICK COMMISSIONING AND PUSH UPDATES TO DISTRIBUTED, LARGE-SCALE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM (LIHS) - A large-scale information handling system (LIHS) includes a plurality of nodes each having at least one functional component. An Interactive, Component-Level Visual Monitoring and Control (ICVMC) system displays on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a display device a selected one of the different levels of visual representations of a plurality of nodes, including a system level, node levels, sub-node levels, and component levels. The ICVMC system displays a control affordance on the display device, receives a selection of the control affordance from a user input component that is capable of manipulating and/or interfacing with one or more items on the GUI, and performs a control action to an identical functional component in each of the plurality of nodes in response to the selection of the control affordance. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160380851 | HEURISTICS FOR DETERMINING THE LAYOUT OF A PROCEDURALLY GENERATED USER INTERFACE - Embodiments are directed to monitoring communication over a network using a network monitoring device (NMD). Measurement information may be generated based on network traffic that may be monitored by the NMD. Metrics associated with one or more characteristics of the monitored network traffic may be generated based on the measurement information. Layout information for a user-interface may be generated based on results of heuristics that use the measurement information. Generating the layout information may include, determining a layout template based on the results of the heuristics and the measurement information. Metric visualizations that may be associated with the metrics may be displayed in the user-interface based on the layout information. If measurements exceed defined threshold values, the layout information may be modified based on the changes to the measurement information. Accordingly, the layout of the user interface may be modified based on the modified layout information. | 12-29-2016 |
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