| 09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
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| 20090055387 | Apparatus and method for targeted distribution of search index fragments over a wireless communication network - A system and method for identifying portions of an index related to prior search requests sent from a wireless data processing device and transmitting the portions of the index to the wireless data processing device to be used for local searches. Specifically, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: collecting information related to a plurality of content located over a network; automatically generating and continually updating an index for the plurality of content as new content is identified; analyzing search requests transmitted from a wireless data processing device; based on the analysis, identifying portions of the index relevant to the search requests; transmitting the portions of the index to the wireless data processing device; and executing subsequent search requests using the portions of the index stored on the wireless data processing device. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055388 | Method and system for selecting search engines for accessing information - A method and system for access to information using search engines is provided. A search engine is selected for executing a query based on search engine characteristic information and the query. The characteristic information for each search engine includes information representing searching capabilities of each search engine. Selecting a search engine further involves determining a similarity between the query and the characteristic information for each search engine, and selecting a search engine based on the similarities such that a search engine with the highest similarity may be selected for executing the query and returning search results. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055389 | Ranking similar passages - Passages in a digital corpus are scored and ranked based at least in part on characteristics of instances of the passages occurring in the corpus. Such characteristics include the popularity of the author, the characteristics of the words introducing and following the similar passage, frequency of appearance of the passage in the digital corpus, the length of the similar passage, the words of the similar passage, the usage of punctuation with the similar passage, and the diffusion of the similar passage within the digital corpus. The characteristics are scored and weighted to produce ranking scores for the associated passages. The ranking scores are used for purposes including selecting passages to display in association with a document and ranking passages displayed in response to a search. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055390 | INFORMATION SORTING DEVICE AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE - An information retrieval device and the like are provided to quickly retrieve information desired by a user even when information is collected based on the user's taste or interest. Each of sort item generating units ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055391 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: an extracting means for extracting a feature volume from a predetermined content; and a computing means for computing an evaluation axis that classifies a first content and a second content by using a first feature volume extracted from the first content by the extracting means or a second feature volume extracted from the second content by the extracting means. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055392 | ORDERING OF SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON LANGUAGE AND/OR COUNTRY OF THE SEARCH RESULTS - A system and method for providing preferred language and/or country ordering of search results is described. A search query describing potentially retrievable information provided in a plurality of search result languages and/or countries is received. A search is executed by evaluating the search query against information characteristics maintained in a searchable data repository. At least one preferred language and/or country applicable to search results generated is dynamically determined responsive to the executed search. At least some of the search results are ordered in consideration of the at least one preferred language and/or country. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055393 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING INFORMATION SEARCHING ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES BASED ON METADATA INFORMATION - A method and system for facilitating information searching for a user of an electronic device is provided. One implementation involves, on a client side, obtaining metadata for content accessed by a user via the electronic device, displaying terms based on said metadata for user selection, receiving a user selection including receiving selection of one or more of said terms from the user, forming a query based on the user selection to search for related data, and extracting data of interest to the user based on said query. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055394 | IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS RELATED TO SIMILAR PASSAGES - Key terms for similar passages from a large corpus are identified and used to enhance searching and browsing the corpus. The corpus contains multiple documents such as the text of books. Browsing by concept is supported by identifying a set of similar passages or quotations in documents stored in the corpus and assigning key terms to passages which links conceptually related passages together. The context of each passage instance is identified and can include, for example, the text surrounding the passage. The contexts of all similar passage instances are analyzed in order to identify key terms for the similar passage. The related key terms are analyzed to identify relationships among the key terms from different similar passage sets. The key terms can be used as a basis for navigating the documents in the corpus. The key terms enable browsing the documents in the corpus by concepts referenced in the documents. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055395 | Method and Apparatus for XML Data Processing - Method and apparatus for at least one of coding or decoding of data. The method comprising retrieving Extensible Markup Language (“XML”)-Unicode Transformation Format 8 (“UTF-8”) data, confirming XML-UTF-8 data in a proper format converting a prolog located within said XML-UTF-8 data, initializing a tag and attribute lookup table, comparing a current character to a plurality of multi-character patterns, determining whether said current character can be converted to a multi-character pattern in said plurality and Unicode, converting said current character to one of ASCII and Unicode when said current character cannot be converted to said multi-character pattern in said plurality, comparing at least one subsequent character to said plurality of multi-character patterns to determine conversion of at least the current character when said current character can be converted more than one way, determining whether there are more characters. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055396 | SCORING AND REPLAYING MEDIA ITEMS - A computer-implemented method and system are provided for replaying media items. Aspects of the method and system include in response to one of the media items being played, calculating a respective replay score for the media item that affects replay of the corresponding media item; and using the replay score to sort the media items for playing. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055397 | Multi-Dimensional Access Control List - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing an access control list for an object in a computer system. A list of one or more subjects is defined. Each of the subjects is associated with a set of operations that the subject can perform on the object. A set of rules is defined that specify conditions at which a different set of operations is to be associated with one or more of the subjects in the list of subjects. An access control list is also described. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055398 | RETRIEVING MOBILE USER CONTEXT INFORMATION USING TOKENIZED VIRTUAL DICTIONARIES - A network device, system, and method are directed towards providing user context information to improve relevancy of a search result, or other content, provided to a user. A context service may provide a common retrieval interface (CRI) that reflects the capabilities available to a content service application (CSA). The CSA may provide limited information about the user to the context service and may specify user context information being sought. The context service provides at least some of the known user information to various context analysis services to request the user context information, and receives back user context information along with a confidence level indicating a percentage of confidence the context analysis service may have for the results. The context service then selects user context information based on weighted confidence levels, and provides the results to the CSA, to improve the relevancy of information provided to the user. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055399 | Systems and methods for reading objects in a file system - Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to file systems. Specifically, certain embodiments include systems and methods for reading objects in a file system. In some embodiments, a first processing thread traverses a portion of a file system and represents file system objects in a data structure. A portion of the data and/or metadata associated with the represented objects may be prefetched to a memory. In some embodiments, a second processing thread consumes the objects represented in the queue. For example, in a file system backup embodiment, the second processing thread may transfer data and/or metadata associated with the objects to an archive target. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055400 | Interactive presentation and distribution of web content having a search feature - A data module for display in web content on a webpage, and a method of presenting the web content. The module includes data content for display on a webpage having publisher content, a search field coupled to the data content, an advertisement coupled to the data content, and a link in the data content for allowing a viewer of the webpage to manipulate and interact with the data content. The method includes generating a data module by coupling an advertisement and a search field to data content, providing at least one link in the data module for allowing a viewer of the webpage to manipulate the data content, displaying the data module on a webpage, and refreshing the webpage, in response to receiving a selection of the link from the viewer, to display the manipulated data content, advertisement, and search field in the data module on the webpage. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055401 | Loosely Coupled Mass Storage Computer Cluster - A method and apparatus redundantly store data, in particular video data objects, in a distributed computer system having at least three processor systems, each processor system being connected in point to point two way channel interconnection with each other processor system. The data is stored in a redundant fashion both at the computer system level as well as the processor system level. Accordingly, the failure of a single processor does not adversely affect the integrity of the data. The computer system can also overlay a switching system connected in a ring fashion for providing a fault tolerance to the failure of a single connected processor system at the switch level. Accordingly, there results a fault tolerant data distribution system. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE AND/OR TRANSMIT CONTENTS - A method and apparatus to automatically receive and/or transmit contents in which desired contents are automatically downloaded and streamed by using a rich site summary (RSS) function. The method includes receiving sample contents corresponding to previously set search conditions by connecting to a content server that has been previously linked with the content player when a web network is connected; notifying that the contents are updated when the sample contents are completely received; and receiving original contents corresponding to the sample contents in accordance with the selection of a user when the contents are completely updated. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055403 | Method and System for Controlling and Auditing Content/Service Systems - An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE PROFILE MANAGEMENT - An online profile management system and method is disclosed that provides users with management and control over the presentation and distribution of their online profiles. The system can enable a user to create a professional profile for purposes such as job seeking, career management and/or professional networking, for example. The online profile can cut out time and expense for both an applicant and employer by combining an applicant's resume, interview audio and video, and a digital career portfolio into a compelling package hosted on a single, easy-to-use Web page. The Internet-based profile can also enable professionals to build and manage an online career portfolio that comes alive with informational keyword pop-ups, video, pictures, and social networking. The system can enable secure sharing of the online profile and interaction with others for purposes of networking, discussing best practices, career progression and business development, for example. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055405 | Increasing Website Revenue Generation Through Distribution of Interactive Web Content - A system and method of presenting web content on a webpage to increase website revenue generation. The method includes generating a data module by coupling an advertisement to specific data content, providing at least one link in the data module to allow a viewer of the webpage to manipulate the data content, displaying the data module on a webpage at one or more websites, identifying selections of the link made by the viewer, and refreshing the webpage, in response to each selection of the link, to generate a page view corresponding to each selection. Refreshing the webpage can further include displaying the manipulated data content and additional advertisements in the data module on the webpage. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055406 | Content Distribution System - In a content distribution system | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055407 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RETRIEVING DATA IN A COMPUTER NETWORK - A data retrieval system comprising a first computing device communicatively coupled to a second computing device; the first computing device having a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that is used for retrieving data; the second computing device communicatively coupled to one or more storage media; the software application having a retrieval module for retrieving data from the one or more storage media; a storage and backup map that maps to the second computing device; and a data index stored on the second computing device that indicates to the retrieval module a particular location of the data that is to be retrieved by the retrieval module. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055408 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-USER ACCESS TO A WIRELESS STORAGE DEVICE - Various systems and methods for allowing multi-user access to a wireless storage device are disclosed. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide methods for sharing content objects that include providing a wireless storage device that is operable to communicably couple to a master device and a sharing device. The wireless storage device includes a memory on which one or more content objects are stored. The methods further include receiving a request to share that identifies the sharing device; and authorizing the request to share. Through authorizing the request to share, the sharing device is authorized to receive the content object. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055409 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZED EVENT PROCESSING USING A JDBC RESOURCE ADAPTER - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing dynamically generated events in a database. An activation module receives a custom event query comprising a pool quantity from a user. An event query module executes the custom event query on a database. An event retrieve module receives a result set with a quantity of database events in response to the custom event query. An event object builder module creates an event object for each of the database events to be processed by a JDBC adapter. An event processing module executes an object function defined within each event object. An event update module modifies one or more records in the database such that the database events in the result set are not present in a subsequent result set for the custom event query. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055410 | METHOD FOR PRUNING OBJECTS IN A SERVICE REGISTRY AND REPOSITORY - This invention relates to a service registry and repository system, method and computer program product for accessing objects in an object repository. There is provided a method of managing an object database for objects comprising: receiving an object query; querying the object database using the object query; receiving a hierarchical collection of objects including a root object; and returning only those objects that are within a specific depth of the root object and that do not represent user-defined relationships. The returning step maps the objects from a proprietary object format into a standard object format and optionally the standard object format is the Service Definition Object format (SDO). | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISELY HANDLING DURATION VALUES - A system and method for handling duration values includes associating a duration value with a start datetime to allow precise duration handling. Thus, a uniform time line approach may be used to handle duration arithmetic, comparisons, or other computations for duration values. For example, the uniform time line approach may characterize a duration value as a difference between two endpoints of a timeline segment having a length equal to the duration value. As a result, duration operations can be carried out with precision and accuracy using simple calendar calculations. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055412 | Bayesian Surety Check to Reduce False Positives in Filtering of Content in Non-Trained Languages - A Bayesian spam filter determines an amount of content in incoming email messages that it knows from training. If the filter is familiar with a threshold amount of the content, then the filter proceeds to classify the email message as being spam or legitimate. On the other hand, if not enough of the words in the email are known to the filter from training, then the filter cannot accurately determine whether or not the message is spam. In this case, the filter classifies the message as being of type unknown. Different threshold metrics can be used, such as the percentage of known words, and the percentage of maximum correction value used during processing. This greatly improves the processing of emails in languages on which the filter was not trained. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055413 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR CLASSIFYING DOCUMENTS TO ALLOW A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION - A tool for classifying documents to allow a multi-dimensional graphical representation is disclosed, the tool comprises a plurality of characterization attributes associable with a plurality of documents to enable classification of the documents, at least some of the plurality of characterization attributes adapted to enable a first group of documents, each document from the first group of documents having at least one characterization attribute in common; at least some of the plurality of characterization attributes adapted to enable a second group of documents, each document from the second group of documents having at least one characterization attribute in common; and an interface adapted to enable the formation of a first document vector displaying at least some of the documents from the first group of documents and the formation of a second document vector displaying at least some of the documents from the second group of documents, and adapted to enable navigation along each document vectors. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055414 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEEDBACK OF DECODED DATA CHARACTERISTICS TO A DECODER IN STORED DATA ACCESS AND DECODING OPERATIONS TO ASSIST IN ADDITIONAL DECODING OPERATIONS - Aspects of a method and system for feedback of decoded data characteristics to decoder in stored data access and decoding operations to assist in additional decoding operations are presented. Aspects of the system may include a decoder that enables decoding of a portion of encoded data. A processor may enable generation of at least one hypothesis based on the decoded portion of encoded data and/or redundancy information associated with at least the decoded portion of the encoded data. The decoder may enable generation of one or more subsequent portions of decoded data based on the generated at least one hypothesis. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055415 | DYNAMIC AND VERSATILE NOTEPAD - Method for providing a versatile notepad for social networking and interactions with a plurality of users. An input content is received from a user. The received input content is analyzed based on at least the following expression types: expression indicative of time, expression indicative of a location, expression indicative of a statement, expression indicative of an individual, an expression indicative of a list, and a combination of expressions indicative the time, the location, the statement, the list, and the individual. The analyzed information is dynamically converted to a communication object as a function of the expression types. The communication object is rendered to the user. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055416 | VERIFYING DATA CONSISTENCY AMONG STRUCTURED FILES - A scalable comparison structure and methodology is provided that is suitable for comparing select data content in hundreds or thousands of files in an efficient manner. Section delimiters are defined to identify the sections of the files within which the select data content is located, and sets of unique sections are identified based on the select data content within the section. Thereafter, comparisons and reports are based on these unique content sections. If multiple files include a common set of data, a single unique content section is used to represent these multiple files. File groups are optionally defined, and different sets of select data content can be compared based on these file groups. The result of the comparison is presented in multiple hierarchical forms, including an identification of which files are different from each other, and an identification of the differences among the unique content segments. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055417 | SEGMENTED METADATA AND INDEXES FOR STREAMED MULTIMEDIA DATA - A method of organizing streamed data includes storing streamed data in a file, identifying metadata applicable to a subset of the streamed data, and forming at least one group of one or more samples of the streamed data, each sample in a group having identical metadata content for a metadata type. The file may be in accordance with ISO base media file format. The storing streamed data in a file may include storing in a reception hint track. The at least one group may be indicated in a sample group description box. The metadata type may be indicated by a grouping type and grouping instance data, the grouping type specifying semantics of the grouping instance data and the metadata content. The metadata content may comprise a metadata payload and zero or more metadata payload extensions, where the metadata payload is included in a first structure and the zero or more metadata payload extensions are included in a second structure. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055418 | AUTOMATIC CASCADING COPY OPERATIONS IN A DATABASE WITH REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY - A method and apparatus for performing a cascading copy operation in a database with referential integrity constraints is disclosed. A user may supply (or be prompted to provide) a new key value, a first table, and a primary key value to use in the cascading copy operation. In response, a database engine may be configured to create a new record in the first table, with a primary key equal to the new key value supplied to the cascading copy operation and otherwise duplicate data values from the row identified by the primary key value. The database engine may also duplicate records in the database in tables other than the first table. Specifically, in one embodiment, records in any table that use the primary key value supplied to the cascading copy operation as a foreign key may be duplicated as a new record having the new key value as the foreign key. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055419 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT RESYNDICATION - Methods and systems for providing content. Syndicated content may be received from a content syndication source. The syndicated content may be augmented with metadata. The augmented content may be provided through a target syndication feed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055420 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IDENTIFYING COMMON FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NETWORK ACTIVITY WITH REDUCED RESOURCE UTILIZATION - Disclosed are a method, system, and computer program product for determining a common factor contributing to network activity with reduced computational resource utilization. In some embodiments of the present invention, the method or the system determines one or more factors by examining one or more information transmitted across the network. The method or the system stores a number of information attributable to each of the factors and determines whether the number exceeds a threshold requirement. Where the number for a factor exceeds the threshold requirement, the method or the system then determines a summary statistic for the number of information. Thereafter, the method or the System updates the data structure corresponding to the factor being analyzed based upon the summary statistic. Once the data structure is updated based upon the summary statistic, the method or the system determine one or more common factors for the network activities. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055421 | Migration and transformation of data structures - The invention relates to a functional unit for the migration and transformation of data structures from at least one source system into data structures of at least one target system comprising at least one import filter and at least one export filter. The at least one import filter is for transformation of a data structure prepared by the source system in a source-system dependent format into a universal description format. The at least one export filter is for transformation of the data structure in the universal description format into a target-system dependent format and to provide the same for the target system. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055422 | System and Method For Data Compression Using Compression Hardware - A system and method for data compression using compression hardware is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a data set in a data stream. The data set includes a set of data descriptor fields. Using the set of data descriptor fields included in the data set, one or more tabular slices and an index are generated. The one or more tabular slices are compressed into a compressed data block by a data compression scheme using a hardware compressor. A compression data file is generated using the compressed data block and stored in a database. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055423 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A device, including a first storage unit configured to store a first plurality of files and a first management data corresponding to the first files; a connector configured to connect to an external storage device, the external storage being configured to store a second plurality of files and second management data corresponding to the second files; a controller configured to generate new management data by merging the first management data and the second management data, and to store the new management data in a memory; and a display unit configured to display contents of the first and second plurality of files based on the new management data without indicating to the user where the respective files are stored. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055424 | XML Based Object-Relationship Mapping for Different Object Type - A method for XML based object-relationship mapping for different object types in a computer system is provided. The method includes creating a database schema in a database layer including a single table with specific database columns for storing known properties as well as customizable database columns for storing extended properties. The method also includes creating an object in an object layer that has specific methods for known properties and dynamic methods for extended properties, where the object types are variations of the object, the object includes fields for the properties, and the object supports reading and writing the properties to corresponding database columns in the table. The method further includes creating an XML file containing definitions for new object types and new properties, where the property definitions include database column names, and the XML file contains display information for GUI management. The method additionally includes outputting display information a GUI. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055425 | SEQUENCE IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS - The present technique provides for the analysis of a data series to identify sequences of interest within the series. Specifically, in accordance with one embodiment of the present technique, a method is provided comprising generating a data structure that stores characteristics about a plurality of sequences present in a data series. One or more sequences are identified based upon the contents of the data structure. In accordance with other aspects of the invention, more than one heuristic is calculated for each sequence under review. The plurality of heuristics associated with each sequence are evaluated to identify a sequence of interest. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055426 | Method and system for generating playlists for content items - A method and system for generating playlists for content items is provided. Generating a playlist involves monitoring user interaction with one or more content items as user-content interactions, determining a context associated with one or more user-content interactions, and generating a playlist of the content items based on the user-content interactions and the associated context. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055427 | Cloning policy using templates and override cloned policy - A method for creating a newly configured policy comprises a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for receiving a policy creation request including identification information corresponding to a template policy, override information corresponding to the template policy and override information corresponding to a policy referenced by the template policy. An operation is performed for facilitating cloning of a new referenced policy in accordance with the override information corresponding to the referenced policy. An operation is performed for assigning the new referenced policy to a configuration of the template policy. An operation is performed for facilitating cloning of a new policy in accordance with the override information corresponding to the template policy, the template policy configuration and the assigned new referenced policy. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055428 | METADATA EDITING CONTROL - A metadata management architecture. The architecture includes a property component that lists one or more properties related to a file, and a viewing component that present files having one or more of the related properties. A synchronization component provides immediate synchronization between property editing fields of the property component and a view in the property-based browser component, providing both instantaneous feedback on property changes and an ability to manipulate properties graphically. Thus, a change in the property pane is immediately reflected in the view component, and a change in the view component is immediately reflected in the property pane. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055429 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA COLLECTION - A system and method for collecting data are disclosed. The system generates tables in a database corresponding to source data selected for collection. Using a first program thread, the system receives source data from a data source and stores the source data in a data storage device. Using a second program thread executed substantially concurrent with the first thread, the system extracts the selected source data from the data storage device, and stores the selected source data in the corresponding tables of the database. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODEL-BASED REPLICATION OF DATA - Techniques for replicating data in a system having a data tier with a plurality of data sources and an application tier with a plurality of applications are provided. Such techniques can include creating an instance of an information model of the data that is specified by a schema. The model can be created in a form that is suitable for manipulation by at least one of the applications and that forms at least a portion of a model tier that is intermediate the data tier and the application tier. A replica of an instance of the information model can be created in a form suitable for remote transmission, and a consistency policy can be obtained that specifies a level of consistency required between the instance of the information model and the replica. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055431 | PRIVACY ONTOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION AND A RELATED GUI - Method and system of providing an association between a system's meta-tagged data objects and a list of terms, the association indicating which objects are and are not covered by a given policy, in one aspect, may comprise obtaining a list of terms and a policy that includes one or more of the terms; identifying a plurality of meta-tags used in a system; developing one or more mappings between the terms and the meta-tags; identifying system data objects in the system having one or more meta-tags; creating for each meta-tag of each system data object identified, an association between the system data object and the one or more terms to which the meta-tag is mapped, the association indicating whether the system data object is or is not covered by the policy. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055432 | ACCESSING OBJECTS IN A SERVICE REGISTRY AND REPOSITORY - This invention relates to a service registry and repository system, method and computer program product for accessing objects in an object repository. A method of managing an object database for objects comprising: receiving a database XPATH query; translating the database path query into an object query; and querying the object database using the object query. The translating comprises: breaking the path query into nodes; examining each node to identify objects for selection and objects from which selection is made; consolidating objects for selection from each node; consolidating objects from which selection is made; and forming the object query from a SELECT clause made up of the consolidated objects for selection from each node and from a FROM clause made up of the consolidated objects from which selection is made. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055433 | System, Apparatus and Method for Organizing Forecasting Event Data - The invention relates to a system and method for improving the accuracy of forecasting by analyzing information in advance of some forecast window. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: for each of a plurality of users acquiring a plurality of data; tagging each datum with information about the datum; creating weighted bi-directional relational links between data; aggregating and integrating the tagged data and weighted bi-directional links and collaboratively analyzing paths through the weighted bi-directional relational links to predict an event. In one embodiment, the system includes a data acquisition module for acquiring a plurality of data; a data tagger for tagging each datum with information about the datum; a network generator for creating weighted bi-directional relational links between datum; an aggregator to aggregate the tagged data and weighted bi-directional links, an integrator to integrate the data and link related data, and a collaborative analyzer for analyzing paths through the weighted bi-directional links to predict an event. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055434 | SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION OBJECT DATA SYNCHRONIZATION FOR OPTIMIZED DATA STORAGE - A method for synchronizing a mobile device with a central computer system is provided. The method includes coupling the mobile device to an application server of the central computer system over a network, defining a sync list that includes a candidate object type for distribution, synchronizing a relevant object of the candidate object type to the mobile device, determining a referenced object type from the relevant object type, and synchronizing a referenced object of the referenced object type to the mobile device. The sync list can be defined from meta-data that associates a user of the mobile device with one or more candidate object types, where the candidate object types serve as a starting point for the distribution process. Referenced object types can be determined from the relevant object types through additional meta-data. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055435 | Analyzer, a system and a method for defining a preferred group of users - The present invention relates to an analyzer, a system, a method, and a computer-readable medium for defining a preferred group of users, wherein the group is defined in the following way. The analyzer receives data from a data network node, which may be e.g. a (plurality of) data-base(s). After receiving the data, there is determined a social network of the users and a set of parameters for each user. The set of parameters may comprise e.g. an innovator score, a repeat user score and a social influence score. After the above determination, there is determined the preferred group of users based on the social network and the set of parameters. The information (or indication) of the preferred group of users may be utilized in various marketing activities (e.g. product launch or churn management). | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055436 | System and Method for Integrating on Demand/Pull and Push Flow of Goods-and-Services Meta-Data, Including Coupon and Advertising, with Mobile and Wireless Applications - The invention is a system and method, embodied in infrastructure platforms, that implements the suitable means of generating, storing, manipulating, distributing and utilizing marketing and sales oriented metadata that can be associated with goods and services offerings. It uniformly treats coupons, ads and similar marketing and sales information products as metadata about goods and services. It makes provisions for the goods and services metadata to be delivered via wireless technologies and devices. It allows consumers to trade or barter coupons and other metadata, according to individual needs, via an intermediary exchange or clearinghouse. It supports graded coupons and similar metadata, by allowing the redeemable value of such a coupon to be correlated with age. It supports the specialization, customization and personalization of the metadata and its redeemable value to be correlated with the roles, aspects and concerns of both producers and consumers of goods and services metadata. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055437 | REFERENT TRACKING OF PORTIONS OF REALITY - Management of information is facilitated by unambiguously tracking portions of reality over time. To track the portions of reality, a referent tracking system is used. The referent tracking system is able to communicate with other tracking systems and/or tradition information systems. Errors in the referent tracking system are detected and corrected to maintain actual representations of the portions of reality. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055438 | STRICT VALIDATION OF INFERENCE RULE BASED ON ABSTRACTION ENVIRONMENT - An article of manufacture for processing rule sets and, more particularly, for processing abstract rule sets. One embodiment provides a computer-readable storage medium containing a program which, when executed by a processor, performs operations for managing execution of an analysis routine. The operations comprise accessing an analysis routine configured to process one or more inputs. The analysis routine is defined by at least one abstract rule set having one or more abstract rules each having a conditional statement and a consequential statement. The operation further comprises determining, from the retrieved analysis routine, a predefined validating condition that needs to be satisfied by at least one of the inputs, and validating a particular data value defining the at least one of the inputs on the basis of the predefined validating condition. If the particular data value is not validated, a predefined action configured to avoid execution of the analysis routine on invalid inputs is performed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055439 | Flexible Dimension Approach In A Data Warehouse - Disclosed herein is a computer implemented method for dynamically adding dimensions specific to a tenant in a data warehouse without changing the structure of the fact table. Metadata is provided in a metadata table of a warehouse staging layer to map natural key values of the dimensions, obtained from predefined placeholder columns of a source transaction table, to predefined master tables. In the warehouse staging layer, a distinct combination of the natural key values obtained from the source transaction table is assigned a surrogate key. The surrogate key is updated in the bridge table of the warehousing layer. A fact table is then populated with the assigned surrogate key of the bridge table. Views are dynamically created for the dimension tables of the dimensions to connect the fact table to the dimension tables via the bridge table. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055440 | Information Update Method and Information Update System - Information update technique that is most suitable in the case where information held by every apparatus does not need to be updated at the same time. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055441 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Maintaining Synchronization of Files - A method for synchronizing data files, the method comprising: within a messaging utility, associating a Web Service Definition Language (WSDL) definition with a data file, the association made by a passive reference between the WSDL definition to the data file; creating a reference table identifying WSDL files and referenced data files; determining if the WSDL file has changed, if the WSDL file has changed then: determining if a reference to a data file exists in the changed WSDL file; adding an entry in the reference table associating the WSDL file and the data file; launching a component of a builder application to build the data file; and determining if any additional references to data files exist in the changed WSDL file; determining if the data file has changed, if the data file has changed then: determining if the changed data file is referenced by a WSDL file by examining the reference table; if the changed data file exists in the reference table, then launching a component of the builder application to build the WSDL file referencing the changed data file. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055442 | Management System for Contracts for Difference - A management system for contract for difference trading is disclosed. The system includes a user interface module and a processing module. The user interface module includes computer program code for receiving user inputs on a purchase or sale of a contract for difference and computer program code for communicating data to the processing module in dependence on said user inputs. The processing module comprises a machine executing computer program code that is arranged to receive the data communicated from the user interface, wherein if the data concerns a purchase, the computer program code is arranged to debit a financial account for the value of the contract for difference to be purchased, if the data concerns a sale, the computer program code is arranged to credit a financial account for the value of the contract for difference to be sold. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055443 | Recording a Log of Operations - Systems and methods are provided that record an easily viewable log of operations. A particular system includes a response receiving unit that receives an input response from a server, the input response related to a first client request and including first content adapted to prompt data input via a client. Additionally, the system includes a response sending unit that sends the client an output response, including the first content and an identifier to identify the first content and a logging database to record the first content in association with the identifier. Further, the system includes a request receiving unit that receives a second client request including input data related to the first content and the identifier and a content combining unit that combines the input data extracted from the second client request with the first content that is retrieved from the logging database based on the identifier. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055444 | Method and System for High-Availability Database - The present invention provides a system switching function for database management systems which requires no standby resources idling during normal operation. One aspect of the invention is directed to a method for processing databases in a system which includes a plurality of storage areas each storing a database and a plurality of computers each having a database management program running thereon which manages one of the plurality of storage areas. Each storage area is associated with only the computer managing the storage area. The method comprises, when a failure has occurred in one of the plurality of computers as a failed computer, obtaining preset substitution information indicating that the storage area managed by the database management program running on the failed computer is to be managed by the database management program running on another one of the plurality of computers as a substitute computer; and, based on the substitution information, changing association of the storage area with the failed computer to the substitute computer. The storage area is to be managed by the database management program running on the substitute computer. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055445 | ON DEMAND DATA CONVERSION - Novel tools for updating data structures in a database. In an aspect, the tools are used to update a database's structures in response to the update of an application (such as an enterprise application) that uses the database. In another aspect, the tools may convert a data set to a new format when the updated application attempts to access the data set; in some cases, other data sets within the database might remain unconverted until their use. Advantageously, this allows for a database (and/or a table within a database) to be updated incrementally and/or on demand. This feature can mitigate the impact of the update on users, for example, by avoiding the need to take the database (and/or application) offline to perform a batch process to update the database. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055446 | Staged, Lightweight Backup System - A restore system may perform a two staged restore operation. The first operation may restore system state and basic operational data to a system sufficient that the system may begin performing a set of basic operations. The second operation may restore secondary data over a period of time while the system is at least partially operational. The system state and basic operational data may be identified and backed up in a separate operation than the secondary data, or may be extracted from a backup volume of the system. The system state restore may be performed by installing a base set of data or applications and injecting specific system state information. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055447 | TECHNIQUES FOR SNAPSHOTTING - Techniques are presented for snapshotting. Blocks associated with a storage volume are frozen from volatile access upon receipt of a snapshot request. Continued volatile access to the frozen blocks is permitted by transparently mapping each frozen block to an available block within the volume that is not associated with the snapshot. Volatile access continues on the available blocks. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055448 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR CAPTURING DATA CHANGES UTILIZING DATA-SPACE TRACKING - A method, apparatus, and program for reorganizing a database while concurrently providing access to the database for updates. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an on-line reorganization facility (ORF) uses index data-spaces that point to other data-spaces, referred to as data data-spaces, to efficiently track and coordinate information about the data-elements in an original data-space operated upon by a reorganization process. A relative base address of a data-element in an index data-space can be derived from a relative base address of a data-element in an original data-space, and vice versa. An index data-space data-element contains a location of a data-element in a data data-space that tracks change information related to a corresponding data-element in the original data-space. Tracked changes are later applied to the newly reorganized data-space to assure consistency and integrity of the data. Tracked changes include the location in the original data-space where the change occurred and a flag indicting the type of change. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055449 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND STORING RECORDS OF DATA BACKUP ACTIVITY FROM A PLURALITY OF BACKUP DEVICES - A method and system for requesting, cross-referencing, extracting and storing historical records of data backup activity by using a software component that interfaces to a plurality of data backup software devices is disclosed. In the first aspect, a method of storing automated request-for-historical records of data backup activity schedules is disclosed. In the second aspect, a method for invoking requests through a component that interfaces to a plurality of data backup software devices is disclosed. In the third aspect, a method for receiving historical records of data backup activity from said component is disclosed. In a fourth aspect, a method for making alterations to said historical records of data backup activity is disclosed. In a fifth aspect, a method for inserting said historical records of data backup activity into a data table located in an open, relational database is disclosed. In a sixth aspect, a method for inserting subsets of said historical records of data backup activity into tables related to said central data table is disclosed. In a seventh aspect, a method for removing completed historical records of data backup activity refresh requests is disclosed. Through the use of a system and method in accordance with the present invention, the aforementioned database can be made self-refreshing, requiring minimal ongoing intervention subsequent to initial configuration. In addition, the aforementioned data refreshes can be manually invoked at any time. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055450 | MEASURING FRAGMENTATION ON DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICES AND DEFRAGMENTATION THEREOF - A method for determining file fragmentation and performing subsequent defragmentation, including measuring a file fragmentation factor, measuring a file extent distance factor, measuring a file fragmentation level, selecting a file stored as multiple extents on at least one disk, selecting a free space extent on the disk whose length most closely matches the length of the file, calculating a fragmentation level of the disk from a fragmentation factor and a file extent distance factor of free space extents or allocated space extents of the disk, calculating the effect that moving the file to the free space extent would have on the fragmentation level, and moving the file to the free space extent provided that doing so causes the fragmentation level to satisfy a criterion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055451 | Systems and Methods For Providing Redundant Data Storage - Embodiments of systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing redundant data storage are disclosed. For example, one embodiment of the present invention is a method including the steps of receiving a first signal comprising a request to store a file; generating a plurality of data blocks comprising portions of the file; computing a plurality of parity blocks based at least in part on the plurality of data blocks; and transmitting at least some of the plurality of data blocks and at least some of the plurality of parity blocks to a channel unit. In another embodiment, a computer-readable media comprises code for a carrying out such a method. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055452 | Journaling FAT file system and accessing method thereof - A journaling file allocation table (FAT) file system includes an FAT file system module, a storage device and a driver. The FAT file system module includes a journaling module and receives a file operation instruction sent by an operating system. The storage device has an FAT file system and an FAT journaling cache. The driver is coupled to the FAT file system module, the journaling module and the storage device in order to access the storage device. When the FAT file system stored in the storage device is a journaling FAT file system, the FAT file system module enables the journaling module to receive and execute the file operation instruction sent by the operating system and to accordingly produce a corresponding file operation instruction to the driver for performing a journaling file operation on the storage device. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055453 | DATA ENTRY METHOD AND APPARATUS - On a portable electronic device, multiple-position toggle button data entry keys are provided within the data entry keypad. A controller detects activation of each multiple-position toggle button data entry key on the keypad by a user, and also detects the number of times the data entry key is activated. The controller then accesses a key map in memory to determine the letter or numeric digit selected by the user. All letters and numbers represented on the communication device may be activated with no more than two depressions or activations of a corresponding toggle button. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055454 | Half Width Counting Leading Zero Circuit - A circuit and method are provided for storing a data word in a latch and determining the number of consecutive equal value bits within the data word. The data word consists of bits stored in unique bit positions and having a least significant bit position and a most significant bit position. The data word is examined to determine the number of consecutive bits having the same numeric value. The invention first corrects for any single bit anomaly within the consecutive equal value sequence, counts the number of consecutive bits having this equal value using logic that examines only every other bit position of the stored data word and provides a numeric value representing this number of consecutive equal value bits. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055455 | MICROPROCESSOR - A microprocessor has an instruction decode portion, a register file, a complex operation unit, and a data storage position determining mechanism. The complex operation unit performs complex operation, including complex multiplication, using first and second complex number data supplied from the register file based on an instruction decoded by the instruction decode portion, and outputs the result of the complex operation toward the register file. Furthermore, the data storage position determining mechanism determines the storage positions of the real part and imaginary part of output data of the complex operation unit in the register file such that the storage order of the real part and imaginary part of the output data in the register file is consistent with the storage orders of the real parts and imaginary parts of the first and second complex number data. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055456 | Data Correction Circuit - A circuit and method are provided for correcting binary values in a data word having N bit positions where the circuit includes several assemblies, each for a unique data word bit position, where each assembly includes a first logic circuit connected to its unique data word bid and an adjacent data word bit to provide a first output bit and a second logic circuit connected to receive the first output bit and a different adjacent bit of the data word to provide a second output bit representing a corrected value of the unique bit. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055457 | Field device with capability of calculating digital filter coefficients - A digital filter design algorithm is implemented directly within a process control field device or other process related equipment. Filter design parameters are exposed so that filter design parameter values may be provided to the digital filter design algorithm so that the digital filter design algorithm may calculate digital filter coefficients for a digital filter having desired frequency response characteristics. The digital filter design parameter values may be provided by a user, or may be provided as process variable data output from a process control field device or other process related equipment. Once the coefficients of the digital filter having the desired frequency response characteristics have been calculated, the digital filter may be applied to process variable data received by the process control field device or other process related equipment. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055458 | Substitution Boxes - A multiple-input multiple-output s-box receives a contiguously numbered input bits ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055459 | FREQUENCY-DOMAIN EQUALIZER - A digital signal processing structure includes a processing unit configured to perform a fast Fourier transformation of length N on signal samples of word length WL, wherein the processing unit is configured to vary during operation the values of N and WL_in in a reverse fashion with respect to one another. A frequency-domain equalizer includes a length N, wherein the value of N is variable during operation. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055460 | GENERATED CONTENT FOR EDITABLE WEB PAGES - A method and system for WYSIWYG editing of dynamic content on editable web pages. Generated content is content that is received periodically from a dynamic source. Generated content may be represented on an editable web page by instructions that describe how to generate the dynamic content. The generated content system presents generated elements in a non-editable manner while allowing modification of their instructions and also allowing complete editing functionality of any surrounding static content. Thus, the generated content system allows the user to include generated content in an editable web page in a way that clearly identifies the generated content during editing and still allows the user to modify the content. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055461 | System and method for effectively optimizing content segment downloads in an electronic network - A system and method for optimizing content distribution in an electronic network includes a peer-to-peer network of client devices. The client devices are initially preloaded in a distributed manner with various content segments from corresponding content items. An optimization module from a tracking server iteratively redistributes said content segments among the client devices to seek an optimal content segment configuration of said content segments for optimizing performance characteristics of content reassembly procedures. When a system user selects a particular content item on a corresponding electronic device, a download manager of the electronic device may automatically generate content segment requests to other appropriate electronic devices in the peer-to-peer network. The download manager may then download and automatically reassemble the content segments to produce the selected content item for utilization by the system user. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055462 | SUB-CONTENT DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM AND SUB-CONTENT DISTRIBUTING METHOD USING THE SYSTEM - A system in which broadcast receiving terminals receives a broadcast and the broadcast program sub-content data list, a sub-content distributing device sends a waiting time to each user even if many accesses deluge, and the broadcast receiving terminals can automatically download the sub-content after the waiting time has passed without making a re-access. The sub-content distributing system comprises a broadcasting device, a sub-content distributing device, and broadcast receiving terminals. The broadcast receiving terminals each have means for transmitting sub-content request information according to identification information included in the received sub-content list data and acquiring sub-content transmission foreforenotice information. The sub-content distributing device has means for computing a sub-content transmission schedule according to the amount of request information transmitted from broadcast receiving terminals and transmitting transmission foreforenotice information according to the computed transmission schedule to the broadcast receiving terminals. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055463 | Method and System for Controlling and Auditing Content/Service Systems - An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network Operator is able to efficiently garner revenues from third parties transacting business over the network and to control the look and feel of programming offered to network users. Additionally the system can be used as a means of limiting network access, filtering programming, providing on-screen graphics or audible signals for particular programming types or providers, bookmarking programming, profiling network users, targeting advertising, and simplifying network transactions. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055464 | Data transfer and synchronization system - A system and method for synchronizing devices which can couple to the Internet, or any network. In one aspect a system for synchronizing data between a first system and a second system is provided. The system includes a first sync engine on the first system interfacing with data on the first system to provide difference information. A data store is coupled to the network and in communication with the first and second systems. A second sync engine is provided on the second system coupled to receive the difference information from the data store via the network, and interface with data on the second system to update said data on the second system with said difference information. Difference information is transmitted to the data store by the first sync engine and received from the data store from the second sync engine. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055465 | Remote Health Monitoring and Control - A health monitoring and control system for computing devices has a monitoring agent operable on a monitored device that detects status items and transmits the status items to a central system. The central system may log the status items, determine if one or more of the items are out of bounds, and alert a remote device. The remote device may be able to establish an interactive connection with the central system, determine status of the monitored device, and issue commands that are transferred to the monitoring agent on the monitored device. The monitoring agent may be able to execute the commands to adjust settings, perform operations, or other actions to address one or more status items. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055466 | GRID-BASED SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BUSINESS SERVICES IN DATA NETWORKS - A system for exposing and extending existing IT capabilities as standard business services, while providing infrastructure services to an organization over a data network, has a group of configured agents. Each agent runs services that represent a certain entity on the organization's network and is responsible for controlling the functionality of the represented IT resource on the organization's network, while being a runtime engine for services that represent IT resources of the organization and a Peer-to-Peer topology layer for connecting between the agents, while exploiting the existing physical data channels of the data network. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING DATA AVAILABILITY ON A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON OPERATING MODE - A data management system and method for a mobile device to provide complete perception and access to a data collection, such a user's data collection for example, without requiring either persistent storage of the user's complete data collection locally on the mobile device, or network access requests for each user data request from the mobile device. The data management system and method employs a data probability function to predict the probability of the mobile device accessing specific types of user data based on the operating mode of the mobile device. The data management system and method executes as a background process to provide and store locally on the mobile device, the data most probable to be accessed by the user. The data most likely to be accessed via the mobile device is available locally, thereby minimizing latency issues that occur when data requests cannot be fulfilled using data stored locally in the mobile device and network requests are performed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055468 | SELECTIVELY DELIVERING CACHED CONTENT OR PROCESSED CONTENT TO CLIENTS BASED UPON A RESULT COMPLETED PERCENTAGE - The present invention discloses a solution of a server-side result distribution service software program. The program can receive and store results related to a request context from different content providing servers. Asynchronous requests can be received from a client, which initiated a content request that defines the request context. A level of completeness for the request results that satisfies the received client request can be determined. The level of completeness can be compared against a previously established threshold. Either dynamically processed results or previously cached results can be delivered to the client depending upon an outcome of the comparing step. Server-side operations that produce the dynamically processed results can be operations initiated after the content request is sent by the client. Previously cached results can be generated from processes initiated before the content request is sent by the client. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055469 | RE-USING ASYNCHRONOUS SERVER-SIDE RESULTS GENERATED FOR A REQUEST CONTEXT OF ONE CLIENT TO SATISFY A REQUEST CONTEXT OF A DIFFERENT CLIENT - The present invention provides a solution for sharing server generated output to satisfy requests for content originated by different clients. More specifically, a server side resource can analyze a content request and compare this request to a set of active request handling operations. When one of the active operations is capable of satisfying a discrete portion of the content request, an association can be established between the active operation and the content request. When the active operation produces results, these results are returned to satisfy a request of an original client as well as to satisfy a request of a client that issued the content request. The solution can be implemented in a variety of environments, including one where asynchronous server-side operations are conducted by different server-side resources for a single request context. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055470 | DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data communication apparatus that reduces erroneous transmission, together with allowing an operator to confirm destinations registered as data transmission destinations. To accomplish this, the data communication apparatus includes a destination registering unit adapted to register at least one or more destinations, a data acquisition unit adapted to acquire data to transmit to the registered destinations, a destination list print unit adapted to print a destination list showing the registered destinations to allow an operator to confirm the registered destinations, an operation acquisition unit adapted to acquire, via an operation unit, a first operation operated by the operator if the destinations shown on the destination list are confirmed by the operator, and a transmission unit adapted to transmit, if the first operation is acquired, the acquired data to the destinations shown on the destination list. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055471 | MEDIA STREAMING WITH ONLINE CACHING AND PEER-TO-PEER FORWARDING - A system, method and apparatus are disclosed herein for media streaming. In one embodiment, the system comprises one or more media servers to serve media content and a plurality of peers communicably coupled to one or more other peers of the plurality of peers and at least one of the one or more media servers to receive segments of media content, where at least one of peers allocates a set of resources for serving the segments of media content including cache memory to store the segments and media files and uplink bandwidth to send the segments of media content to the one or more peers to which the one peer is communicably coupled. The system also includes a first control server to track media content demand and the allocated resources of the plurality of peers to determine which peer should cache which segment of the media file and to return peer location information specifying the one or more peer locations from which each peer is to receive each segment of each media content requested. The control server is operable to send the location information to each peer. In one embodiment, the one control server is also operable to calculate a utility of each caching option and enforce it by sending triggers to the peers to initiate the caching at those peers. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055472 | Communication system, communication method, communication control program and program recording medium - A communication system is applicable to communications between client terminals and a server via the Internet, and includes a communication service unit creating a communication interface and a memory region in response to a communication request from a client terminal via the Internet, starting an application program in the created memory region in response to the communication request, sending contents of the started application program to the client terminal, and updating data in the memory region and sending the updated data to the client terminal when the communication request includes data updating. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055473 | Message and arrangement for provding different services in a multimedia communication system - In current multimedia communication systems using session initiation protocols such as SIP, a service change (e.g. adding a new media type to an existing multimedia conversation) entails significant delays and processor load in both clients and server. The current invention solves this by separating session signaling and media control signaling in different signaling channels ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055474 | Line-Plane Broadcasting in a Data Communications Network of a Parallel Computer - Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for line-plane broadcasting in a data communications network of a parallel computer, the parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes connected together through the network, the network optimized for point to point data communications and characterized by at least a first dimension, a second dimension, and a third dimension, that include: initiating, by a broadcasting compute node, a broadcast operation, including sending a message to all of the compute nodes along an axis of the first dimension for the network; sending, by each compute node along the axis of the first dimension, the message to all of the compute nodes along an axis of the second dimension for the network; and sending, by each compute node along the axis of the second dimension, the message to all of the compute nodes along an axis of the third dimension for the network. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055475 | INVITING A CONFERENCING UNAWARE ENDPOINT TO A CONFERENCE - Systems and methods that enable conference unaware clients to participate in the conference. A conferencing component is aware of what protocol to employ, and enables devices and/or end points that employ disparate or heterogeneous protocols to participate in the same conference initiated therebetween. A call flow (e.g., in form of a dial out) can be initiated, wherein the conferencing component invites conference unaware devices to participate in the conference. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055476 | Collections of linked databases and systems and methods for communicating about updates thereto - This technology is generally directed to one or more methods or systems relating to personal communication networks. This technology is further directed to methods and systems for communicating about updates to the profiles associated with members of personal communication networks. Still further, this technology is generally directed to informing members of the personal communication network about accolades and historical search data of other members in the personal communication network, thereby giving the members a broader knowledge base in order to determine how much to trust the other members of the personal communication network and to inform members about additional expertise areas of members of the personal communication network. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055477 | SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COLLABORATION AND PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATA - The inventive system facilitates collaboration between, multiple network users with respect to collaboration subject matter while maintaining the integrity of sensitive data. In one implementation, the system ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055478 | Communication terminal and communication program thereof - In communication terminals | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055479 | METHOD OF TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A method includes creating in a first computer arrangement a printer file for a digital document containing information data to be transferred, the digital document having been generated in a first application program, wherein said printer file is internally generated in an operating system in response to a print command; creating in said first computer arrangement a transfer file which comprises said printer file and a definition file defining a one-to-one relation between a set of information data items contained in said printer file and a set of labels in said definition file so that each information data item is associated to a label; and sending said transfer file from the first computer arrangement to a second computer arrangement. Additional methods and systems are also presented. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING DATA IN LAN - Provided is a method for sharing data between at least two terminals over a LAN, in which a first terminal requests for information on whether to hold shared data to a terminal connected to the LAN, receives the information on whether to hold the shared data from the terminal, collects the information on whether to hold the shared data received from the terminal, identifies a total degree of sharing using the collected information on whether to hold the shared data, and determines a method for transmitting the shared data according to the identified total degree of sharing. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055481 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED SUBJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMAIL MESSAGES BASED ON EMAIL MESSAGE CONTENT - The present invention discloses an email application that includes a subject evaluation engine, which is able to automatically generate a subject heading suggestion for an email message based upon content contained in the email message. The subject evaluation engine can also compare a pre-existing subject heading of the email message against content contained in the email message. User selectable interface elements can be included in the email application for invoking the suggestion and comparison functions of the subject evaluation engine. Further, the subject evaluation can automatically be initiated before an email message is sent, can be used to notify a user when the message's subject is inconsistent with the message's content, and can suggest one or more replacement subject headings for the current heading. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055482 | System and Method to Promote Calendar Event Awareness in Instant Messaging Products - A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing a current availability status of a user to receive an instant messaging system (IMS) communication. Electronic calendar information to detect the next scheduled event for the selected IMS recipient. The time remaining before the scheduled event begins is determined. The remaining time and other predetermined information about the scheduled event is used to generate a current availability status of the IMS recipient. The current availability status is provided to the IMS sender prior to initiating an IMS session. The IMS sender and receiver are notified when the time remaining before the start of the event expires. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055483 | Enhanced Collaboration in Instant Messaging - A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing synchronous, real-time collaboration in an instant messaging system (IMS). A shared workspace is created on the IMS, accessible by IMS users through a collaboration window implemented on their respective IMS clients. Predetermined digital content is entered into the shared workspace by an IMS initiating user. Modification operations are then synchronously performed in real-time on the digital content by one or more IMS modifying users within their respective collaboration windows. Modification operations performed by a first IMS modifying user block a second IMS modifying user from performing their own modification operations until the first IMS modifying user relinquishes control. Predetermined visual attributes are assigned to each IMS modifying user to visually track the modifications they make. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055484 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTATION OF ELECTRONIC MAIL USERS USING AVATARS - There is disclosed a system and method for graphically representing an email user. In an embodiment, the method may comprise: at a sending communication device, sending an accompanying avatar or avatar identifier with an email message; at a receiving communication device, scanning an email message for an accompanying avatar or avatar identifier, and if an accompanying avatar is found, displaying the avatar with the email message in a message list user interface; if an accompanying avatar identifier is found, searching for an avatar locally stored at the receiving communication device, and displaying the locally stored avatar if found. The method further comprises sending and receiving a mood avatar or mood avatar identifier indicative of the mood of the user. The mood avatar may be selected at the sending communication device using a mood analyzer, or receiving a mood input from a user. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055485 | LOCATION BASED ANONYMOUS INSTANT MESSAGE EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM - An anonymous instant messaging system that protects a user's identity and location while allowing numerous users to communicate without being acquainted is disclosed. To request information a user selects a geographical location and relevant topic. The user then sends the information request to a message bot via an instant messenger client. A user geographic and topic matching system provides an active matching users list to the message bot. The message bot then sends the information request message to all of the matching users. The matching users receive and read the information request from the message bot. If a user chooses to reply to the message, the user sends their response to the message bot. The user geographic and topic matching system gives the original question issuer's instant messenger identification to the message bot. The message bot passes the reply to the information request to the original question issuer. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090055486 | INSTANT MESSAGING NETWORK CAMERA - An instant messaging network camera has a processor, an image sensor, an audio receiver, an input device, a network connecting module and memory. The processor has a video and an audio encoder. The image sensor is electronically connected to the processor and captures images. The network connecting module is used to connect to an instant messaging service server over the Internet and is electronically connected to the processor. The memory is electronically connected to the processor and has an automatic operating process. The automatic operating process is executed by the processor to log on to an instant messaging service, receive viewing requests sent from a client device also logged on to the instant messaging service and send images to the client device. Therefore, a user can set up and control the network camera easily over the instant messaging service for increased security. | 2009-02-26 |
