| 14th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
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| 20130086399 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK POWER MANAGEMENT - A method for receiving Internet Protocol (IP) IP traffic data corresponding to one or more network devices, analyzing the IP traffic data and dynamically generating a power management policy based on the analysis. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086400 | ACTIVE STATE POWER MANAGEMENT (ASPM) TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION BY PCI EXPRESS COMPONENTS - Methods and apparatus relating to Active State Power Management (ASPM) to reduce power consumption by PCI express components are described. In one embodiment, a special packet with embedded information triggers entry into a lower power consumption state. The embedded information may include flow control credit information outstanding between two agents and the target power consumption state. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086401 | CONFIGURABLE THERMAL AND POWER MANAGEMENT FOR PORTABLE COMPUTERS - Improved approaches to providing thermal and power management for a computing device are disclosed. These approaches facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computing device. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086402 | DFVS-Enabled Multiprocessor - One or more tasks to be executed on one or more processors are formulated into a graph, with dependencies between the tasks defined as edges in the graph. In the case of a Radio Access Technology (RAT) application, the graph is iterative, whereby each task may be activated a number of times that may be unknown at compile time. A discrete number of allowable frequencies for processors while executing tasks are defined, and the power dissipation of the processors at those frequencies determined. A linear programming problem is then formulated and solved, which minimizes the overall power dissipation across all processors executing all tasks, subject to several constraints that guarantee complete and proper functionality. The switching of processors executing the tasks between operating points (frequency, voltage) may be controlled by embedding instructions into the tasks at design or compile time, or by a local supervisor monitoring execution of the tasks. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086403 | METHOD OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A NETWORK - A method of reducing power consumption in a network. A first network device powers down or reduces the port speed of a port if said port is blocked by a loop mitigation protocol. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086404 | POWER REGULATION OF POWER GRID VIA DATACENTER - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for regulating an amount of power on a power grid using a datacenter. This allows demand to be more closely brought into alignment with supply. For example, when supply exceeds demand by a predetermined level, the datacenter may increase consumption, causing demand to increase, and when demand exceeds supply and/or comes within a predetermined threshold of supply, the datacenter may decrease consumption, causing demand to decrease. In this way, the datacenter can be utilized as a regulatory tool on the grid. It may be appreciated that given the technology used by and/or operations performed by datacenters, datacenters are uniquely situated to achieve these ends as compared to other (large) energy consumers, such as manufacturing facilities that cannot shift around and/or shut-down operations swiftly. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086405 | SERVER CLUSTER AND CONTROL MECHANISM THEREOF - A server cluster including a network switch and multiple server nodes is provided. The network switch is connected to an external network. Each server node includes a network port, a network chip and a control unit. The network port is connected to the network switch via a cable. The network chip detects the cable to obtain a connection state with the external network at the server node after the network switch is started, and accordingly outputs a connection state signal. The control unit turns on or shuts down the server node according to the connection state signal and an on/off state of the server node. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086406 | System and Method for Portable Power Source Management - A battery monitoring apparatus that senses battery conditions such as low battery charge, end of battery capacity, and end of battery life, and responds by taking actions such as sending messages to a remote site and/or powering down. A rechargeable battery is coupled to one or more power-consuming electrical components, including battery monitoring equipment. The battery monitoring equipment senses battery charge. In response to a low-battery-charge condition, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a battery status message to a remote site and powers-down some of the electrical components. Whenever the battery nears the end of its capacity, the monitoring equipment powers down all electronic components and awaits the application of external power. The invention also tracks the time required for the battery charge to deplete. Charge duration decreases over time, and whenever it reaches a predetermined minimum, the battery monitoring equipment transmits a representative status message to the remote site. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086407 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND POWER CONSUMPTION AMOUNT MEASURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a measuring module and a controller. The measuring module is configured to measure a power supplied from an external power supply during a period when the electronic apparatus is powered on or off. The controller is configured to output first data indicative of the power measured by the measuring module when the electronic apparatus is in a power-on state, temporarily record in a memory second data indicative of the power measured by the measuring module when the electronic apparatus is in a power-off state, and output the second data after the electronic apparatus transitions to the power-on state. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086408 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER STATE BASED BACKUP - Methods and apparatus that receive, at a wireless device, power through wire or inductive pad are described. The received power is monitored to back up data from the device to a server in a network through an OTA (over the air) wireless interface. The data is transmitted to the server to back up the data on the device. While backing up the data, whether the power has been removed from the device is determined. The backing up of the data in the device can be terminated automatically and without user request, in response to the determination that the power has been removed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086409 | Battery Management System and Method - A battery management system/method implementing optimal dynamic battery charge/discharge cycling is disclosed. The system utilizes a power source control unit (PSCU) to selectively switch a power supply source to a battery charger that charges a battery servicing a portable computing device. The PSCU is controlled by a power monitor control unit (PMCU) that monitors the battery state and determines the optimal charge/discharge profile for the battery. Depending on the type and current condition the of battery as well as battery charge/discharge history, the PMCU monitors the historical, current, and/or anticipated demand activity of the battery to determine an optimal charge/discharge profile for the battery to enable maximum battery life under a wide variety of environmental and use profiles. Present invention methods control battery charge/discharge activity based on computing device historical/anticipated use characteristics, battery chemistry, and/or optimal battery lifecycle operation. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086410 | FREQUENCY SYNTHESIS METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Multi-tier methods and systems to synthesize a reference frequency, and control one or more tiers in view of multiple prioritized criteria. A first tier of a frequency synthesizer may include a first phase locked loop (PLL), which may include an inductive-capacitive voltage-controlled oscillator (LC VCO). One or more subsequent tiers may each include a second PLL, which may include a self-biased (SB) VCO PLL or a digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO) PPL. A subsequent tier may be controllable with respect to multiple parameters. Parameters may be evaluated and selected based on multiple criteria, which may be prioritized. Parameters may be selected, for example, to minimize a frequency error equal relative to a permissible deviation from a desired frequency as a first priority, reduce jitter as a second priority, and minimize a frequency error relative to the desired frequency as a third priority. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086411 | HARDWARE CONSUMPTION ARCHITECTURE - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: identifying a hardware failure of a failed component of a plurality of hardware components; determining a set of agent devices currently configured to utilize the failed component; reconfiguring an agent device to utilize a working component of the plurality of hardware components. Various exemplary embodiments additionally or alternatively relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: projecting a failure date for the hardware module; determining whether the projected failure date is acceptable based on a target replacement date for the hardware module; if the projected failure date is not acceptable: selecting a parameter adjustment for a hardware component, wherein the parameter adjustment is selected to move the projected failure date closer to the target replacement date, and applying the parameter adjustment to the hardware component. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086412 | CIPHER-CONTROLLING METHOD, NETWORK SYSTEM AND TERMINAL FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING TERMINAL - Disclosed are a cipher control method which supports to maintain a cipher mode between a network system and a terminal. The method of controlling an encryption includes: attempting a connection for operating a communication channel between a terminal and a network system; providing cipher information about a cipher algorithm operation of the terminal to the network system; determining whether the terminal is a problematic terminal operating an abnormal cipher algorithm by the networking system; and when the terminal is determined to be operating abnormal, instructing the terminal to perform a communication channel operation based on a normally operable cipher algorithm by the network system. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086413 | FAST I/O FAILURE DETECTION AND CLUSTER WIDE FAILOVER - A method for fast I/O path failure detection and cluster wide failover. The method includes accessing a distributed computer system having a cluster including a plurality of nodes, and experiencing an I/O path failure for a storage device. An I/O failure message is generated in response to the I/O path failure. A cluster wide I/O failure message broadcast to the plurality of nodes that designates a faulted controller. Upon receiving I/O failure responses from the plurality nodes, an I/O queue message is broadcast to the nodes to cause the nodes to queue I/O through the faulted controller and switch to an alternate controller. Upon receiving I/O queue responses from the plurality nodes, an I/O failover commit message is broadcast to the nodes to cause the nodes to commit to a failure and un-queue their I/O. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086414 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RECOVERING FROM THE FAILURE OF A SERVER LOAD BALANCER - The invention provides, in one aspect, a server load balancer (SLB) recovery method that replicates a primary SLB's connection data after the primary SLB experiences a failure, as opposed to before it experiences a failure as is currently done in the known hot stand-by recovery method. In some embodiments, this is made possible by (1) employing a replication agent on each target processing unit (e.g., each processing unit on which a server application runs) and (2) transmitting, from the primary SLB, connection data information (i.e., information comprising a session identifier) to the replication agent running on the target processing unit to which the session is mapped, which replication agent will store the data until it is required to transmit the data to a cold stand-by SLB. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086415 | COMMUNICATION OF CONDITIONS AT A PRIMARY STORAGE CONTROLLER TO A HOST - A primary storage controller is maintained in a copy relationship with a secondary storage controller, wherein the primary and secondary storage controllers are coupled to a host that is configurable to use the secondary storage controller instead of the primary storage controller. The primary storage controller determines occurrence of at least one condition in the primary storage controller, wherein the at least one condition occurs prior to a failure of the host to perform an Input/Output (I/O) operation with respect to at least one storage volume of the primary storage controller. The primary storage controller communicates the occurrence of the at least one condition to the host, wherein in response to the communicating the host is configured to determine whether to use the secondary storage controller instead of the primary storage controller based on the occurrence of the at least one condition. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086416 | AUTOMATIC DISK POWER-CYCLE - According to the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided, inter alia, a system and method which enable to identify, in a storage-system, malfunctioning disks, and in response, to activate a power-cycle process only for the specific failing disks, in order to bring these disks into proper operational mode. During the power-cycle process of a failing disk, other disks, which are not failing, remain operative and available. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086417 | Systems and Methods for Retiring and Unretiring Cache Lines - The systems and methods described herein may provide a flush-retire instruction for retiring “bad” cache locations (e.g., locations associated with persistent errors) to prevent their allocation for any further accesses, and a flush-unretire instruction for unretiring cache locations previously retired. These instructions may be implemented as hardware instructions of a processor. They may be executable by processes executing in a hyper-privileged state, without the need to quiesce any other processes. The flush-retire instruction may atomically flush a cache line implicated by a detected cache error and set a lock bit to disable subsequent allocation of the corresponding cache location. The flush-unretire instruction may atomically flush an identified cache line (if valid) and clear the lock bit to re-enable subsequent allocation of the cache location. Various bits in the encodings of these instructions may identify the cache location to be retired or unretired in terms of the physical cache structure. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086418 | DATA PROCESSING FAILURE RECOVERY METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - When reproducing the running state after a failure has occurred in stream data processing, all window operations are used while minimizing the storage amount necessary for obtaining backup data. While an operator is performing stream data processing in response to a query, a query analysis unit analyzes the operator, which holds the running state of the window, etc., and the recovery points of said operator. When obtaining backup data, a backup data management unit manages the capacity necessary to obtain snapshots of the analyzed recovery points, calculates the storage area capacity needed for backing up input data up to each recovery point and the storage area capacity needed to obtain a snapshot for a window that cannot be reproduced in that way, and records the execution state by selecting a recovery point which minimizes the total value of necessary storage capacity. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSISTING TRANSACTION RECORDS IN A TRANSACTIONAL MIDDLEWARE MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A transactional system can utilize the distributed storage and high availability (HA) capability provided by a clustered database to support easy and feasible disaster recovery. The transactional middleware machine environment comprises one or more transactional application servers associated with a transaction. The one or more transactional application servers operate to persist transactional log information associated with the transaction in a database that connects with said one or more transactional application servers at a local site. The database at the local site operates to replicate the persisted transactional log information to a remote database at a remote site. The remote database allows a different transactional application server at the remote site to recover the persisted transactional log information and complete the transaction, when a disaster disables the local site. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086420 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A TEST AUTOMATION RESULTS IMPORTER - A test automation results importer allows for the results of automated test cases to be imported into a test management platform thereby providing the integration of otherwise incompatible automation platforms with test management platforms. This system utilizes the automation platform for the creation of a generic automation results file containing a data format that allows the results to be easily understood by the test management platform. The automated test results may be stored in a pre-defined area of the test management system on the management system platform. This process virtually integrates a third party automation platform with another third party test management platform to create a virtual single platform to conduct testing from automated test case creation to automated test case results documentation. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086421 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, DIAGNOSTIC CODE GENERATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - The operator terminal | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086422 | READ/WRITE TEST METHOD FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC PRODUCT - A read/write test method for handheld electronic product is introduced. The handheld electronic product is connected to a storage device and is equipped with an open platform having a data read/write test program installed thereon. In the read/write test method, the following steps are repeatedly executed according to a default test condition: the data read/write test program sends out a first test command to write a test data file into the storage device; the data read/write test program sends out a second test command to execute closing, opening and reading of the test data file; and the data read/write test program, upon confirmation of successful reading of the test data file, sends out a third test command to execute cutting, pasting, copying, and deleting of the test data file. Upon completion of the above steps, test results from each of the steps are output for a test operator to analyze. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086423 | TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD - Provided is a test apparatus including: an address generator that generates an address of a memory under test; a selector that selects whether to perform bit inversion on the address generated by the address generator before supplying the address to the memory under test; an inversion processing section that outputs the address generated by the address generator after performing bit inversion on the address if the selector has selected in the affirmative, and outputs the address generated by the address generator without performing any bit inversion on the address if the selector has selected in the negative; and a supply section that supplies, to the memory under test, the address having undergone inversion control outputted from the inversion processing section and an inversion cycle signal that indicates whether the address outputted from the inversion processing section is bit inverted or not. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086424 | DEBUGGING ANALYSIS IN RUNNING MULTI-USER SYSTEMS - Various arrangements for debugging logic being executed by a webserver is presented. A virtual machine of the webserver may execute runtime threads for a plurality of remote users. The web server may compile business logic code received from a developer computer system via a web-based interface into an logic insight injected code. The logic insight injected code may be compiled from the business logic code to include debugging functionality. The virtual machine of the webserver may execute the logic insight injected code concurrently with the runtime threads being executed for the plurality of remote users. The debugging functionality of the logic insight injected code being executed may not affect execution of the runtime threads for the plurality of users. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086425 | SYSTEM TEST APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a system test apparatus. The system test apparatus includes an insertion module configured to insert a test agent into a process control block, a hooking module configured to hook a test target to a test code using the test agent when an event related to the test target occurs, a scanning module configured to collect pieces of test information about a process in which the event related to the test target has occurred when the test target is hooked, and a logging module configured to store the pieces of test information collected by the scanning module. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086426 | EXCEPTION HANDLING TEST DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an exception handling test apparatus and method. The exception handling test apparatus includes a generation module configured to generate a modified device driver based on a defect model and information obtained from the device manager, a hooking module configured to hook the device driver using the modified device driver, a scanning module configured to collect test information returned from the hooked modified device driver to the application while the application operates, and an analysis module configured to analyze the collected test information. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086427 | PORTABLE DEVICE, METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING SERVICE, AND DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM THEREOF - A portable device for diagnosing a diagnosis device, a method for providing a diagnosis service, and a diagnosis system thereof are provided. The portable device includes a setting information collecting unit which collects setting information relating to the diagnosis device which is output from the diagnosis device, a diagnosis device information generating unit which generates diagnosis device information based on the setting information, a communication unit which transmits the diagnosis device information to a server, and a diagnosis result output unit which, if diagnosis result information is received from the server via the communication unit, outputs the received diagnosis result information. Accordingly, an electronic apparatus without a network function may provide a diagnosis service remotely by using a portable device. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086428 | OPERATOR MESSAGE COMMANDS FOR TESTING A COUPLING FACILITY - A facility is provided to enable operator message commands from multiple, distinct sources to be provided to a coupling facility of a computing environment for processing. These commands are used, for instance, to perform actions on the coupling facility, and may be received from consoles coupled to the coupling facility, as well as logical partitions or other systems coupled thereto. Responsive to performing the commands, responses are returned to the initiators of the commands. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-DIAGNOSIS AND ERROR REPORTING - A system for self-diagnosing and error reporting of a software application in a computer system having a plurality of software applications and background processes, the system comprising a diagnosis module configured to collect and monitor usage data of resources of the computer system, execution status of the software applications and background processes of the computer system, and software application error conditions, adjust logging level of log files according to the execution status of the software applications and background processes of the computer system and the software application error conditions, and generate diagnosis advisory based on the usage data of the resources of the computer system and the software error conditions, and a reporting module configured to collect and report the usage data of the resources of the computer system, the log files and the generated diagnosis advisory automatically to a user. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086430 | LIVE MODULE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining that a diagnostic test should be performed on a hardware component of a plurality of hardware components, wherein the plurality of hardware components support a plurality of agent devices and at least one agent device of the plurality of agent devices is assigned to at least one of the plurality of hardware components; ensuring that no agent device of the plurality of agent devices is assigned to the hardware component; and after ensuring that no agent device of the plurality of agent devices is assigned to the hardware component, performing the diagnostic test on the hardware component, wherein at least one other hardware component of the plurality of hardware components continues operation during performance of the diagnostic test. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086431 | MULTIPLE MODELING PARADIGM FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS - Techniques are described for monitoring a performance metric. A multiple modeling approach is used to improve predictive analysis by avoiding the issuance of warnings during spikes which occur as a part of normal system processing. This approach increases the accuracy of predictive analytics on a monitored computing system, does not require creating rules defining periodic processing cycles, reduces the amount of data required to perform predictive modeling, and reduces the amount of CPU required to perform predictive modeling. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086432 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAULT-TOLERANT, TIME-CONTROLLED REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION - The aim of the present invention is that of establishing a fault-tolerant global time in a fault-tolerant communication system of a distributed real-time system. For this purpose, a fault-tolerant message switching unit is provided, which is composed of four independent switching units. These four independent switching units jointly establish a fault-tolerant time. The terminal systems are connected to a fault-tolerant message switching unit via two independent fail-silent communication channels, so that the clock synchronization and network connections are preserved, even if a part of the fault-tolerant switching unit or of a communication channel fails. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086433 | Providing Error Handling Support To Legacy Devices - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for handling a request received in an agent designed in accordance with a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) specification using PCI Express™ semantics. More specifically, responsive to determining that the agent does not support the request, an unsupported request detection register of the agent can be updated, and a response sent from the agent to indicate that the agent does not support the request. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086434 | CONFIGURATION FAULT LOCALIZATION IN SHARED RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and arrangements for fault localization. Structural clusters for an environment are received, and configuration parameters and dependencies for components in the structural clusters are identified. A configuration map is built, and a configuration fault occurrence is ascertained. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086435 | SCALABLE I/O ADAPTER FUNCTION LEVEL ERROR DETECTION, ISOLATION, AND REPORTING - Embodiments of the invention relate to scalable input/output (I/O) function level error detection, isolation, and reporting. An aspect of the invention includes detecting an error in a communication initiated between the function and a system memory, the communication including an I/O request from an application. Future communication is prevented between the one function and the system memory in response to the detecting. The application is notified that the error in communication occurred in response to the detecting. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086436 | Device and Method for Checking Frames to be used by an Electronic Device of a Communication Network, on the Basis of Function Types and Using Parameters Contained in Said Frames - The invention relates to a device (D) for checking frames of groups of bits, received by an electronic device (O | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086437 | COMMUNICATING UNEXPECTED COLLABORATION SERVER RESPONSES ON RECONNECTION - A set of workflows are provided for supporting proper user notifications after an action is taken by the user in conjunction with an asynchronous communication service. Timing and/or type of the notifications or an action to be taken by the service is determined based on one or more of a nature of the user action that failed, a time elapsed since the action was taken, multi-action dependencies, device types, and similar characteristics enhancing user experience and reducing confusion. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086438 | Systems and Methods for Efficient Parameter Modification - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086439 | Systems and Methods for Parameter Selection Using Reliability Information - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. For example, a data processing system is disclosed that includes: a data detector circuit, and a reliability monitor circuit. The data detector circuit is operable to apply a data detection algorithm to a data set to yield a detected output that includes soft data. The reliability monitor circuit is operable to determine a proxy error count based at least in part on the soft data, and to modify a parameter governing an operation of the data processing system based at least in part on the proxy error count. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086440 | GENERIC MARCH ELEMENT BASED MEMORY BUILT-IN SELF TEST - Method for testing a memory under test ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086441 | DYNAMICALLY SELF-RECONFIGURABLE DAISY-CHAIN OF TAP CONTROLLERS - A self-reconfigurable daisy-chain of TAP controllers includes a main TAP controller and one or more auxiliary TAP controllers. The daisy-chain is dynamically self-reconfigurable in that the main TAP controller can configure and reconfigure the daisy-chain multiple times during the testing of a circuit. A data register within the main TAP controller is associated with a special JTAG instruction. This instruction is usable to enable and disable selected individual ones of the auxiliary TAP controllers. If an auxiliary controller is enabled, then it is made a part of the TDI-to-TDO daisy-chain scan path. If the auxiliary controller is disabled, then it is not a part of the daisy-chain scan path. A disabled controller and its registers are not, however, reset. A disabled controller can continue to supply test signals to the circuit under test. Using this mechanism, test time can be reduced by reducing the amount of shifting through slow controllers. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086442 | STORING ENCODED DATA SLICES IN A DISPERSED STORAGE UNIT - A method begins by a processing module receiving a write request that includes a batch of encoded data slices and a corresponding batch of slice names, wherein the batch of encoded data slices includes encoded data slices that have slices names that have a common data object storage name, a common slice storage name, and a different data segment storage name. The method continues with the processing module determining whether a storage file exists based on the common data object storage name. The method continues with the processing module creating the storage file based on the common data object storage name when the storage file does not exist. The method continues with the processing module storing the batch of encoded data slices in the storage file based on the corresponding batch of slice names. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086443 | ITERATIVE DECODING METHOD FOR ENCODED SIGNAL AND ITERATIVE DECODING APPARATUS FOR ENCODED SIGNAL - A iterative decoding method for iteratively carrying out a decoding process for an encoded segmented and signal transmitted in a plurality of (N | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086444 | ERROR DETECTION CODE ENHANCED SELF-TIMED/ASYNCHRONOUS NANOELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - Provided is a system including a group of error-detecting/correcting-code self-checked/self-timed/self-corrected circuits for logic robust and performance scalable nanoelectronic design, including: (1) a combinational logic network that outputs an error-detecting/error-correcting code (EDC/ECC); and (2) an error-detecting module which gates an external clock (in a self-checked circuit), or generates an internal clock (in a self-timed circuit), and/or an error-correcting module which corrects the sequential element states (in a self-corrected circuit). Also provided is a method for implementing an error-detecting/error-correcting code (EDC/ECC) self-checked/timed/corrected circuit. The method includes (1) encoding combinational logic outputs in an error-detecting/correcting code (EDC/ECC), (2) synthesizing combinational logic, and (4) generating a gated clock in a self-checked circuit, an internal clock in a self-timed circuit, and/or corrected signals in a self-corrected circuit. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086445 | Quasi-Cyclic Low-Density Parity-Check Codes - A system and a method for determining a quasi-cyclic (QC) low-density parity-check (LDPC) code, such that the QC LDPC code has no trapping sets are disclosed. A set of matrices representing a family of QC LDPC codes are acquired, wherein each QC LDPC code is a tail-biting spatially-coupled code of girth not less than eight, and wherein each column of each matrix in the set has a weight not less than four. Based on a trapping set pattern, a matrix from the set of matrices is selected such that the matrix represents the QC LDPC code with no trapping sets. The matrix can be stored into a memory. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086446 | SOVA SHARING DURING LDPC GLOBAL ITERATION - Decoding is performed on input data to obtain first decoded data using a first error correction decoder. If decoding by a second error correction decoder on the first decoded data fails, decoding is performed using an output of the second decoder and using the first decoder. A reservation request is sent from the second error correction decoder to a memory prior to completion of the decoding on the first decoded data. Space is reserved in the memory in response to receiving the reservation request from the second decoder. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086447 | UPDATING DATA STORED IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving a modified data object, wherein the modified data object is a modified version of a data object and the data object is divided into a plurality of data segments and stored in the DSN. The method continues with the DS processing module mapping portions of the modified data object to the plurality of data segments that includes creating a middle data segment of a second plurality of data segments based on a corresponding middle data segment of the plurality of data segments when the a portion of the portions corresponds to middle data of the modified data object. The method continues with the DS processing module encoding the middle data segment using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce an encoded data segment and overwriting the corresponding middle data segment with the encoded data segment in the DSN. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086448 | ACCESSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module obtaining a plurality of data objects for storage in a dispersed storage network (DSN) and determining one or more common data object aspects of a data object of the plurality of data objects. The method continues with the DS processing module disperse storage error encoding at least a portion of the data object to produce a set of encoded data slices and generating a set of DSN addresses for the set of encoded data slices, wherein each of the set of DSN addresses includes a field referencing the one or more common data object aspects. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the set of encoded data slices for storage in the DSN based on the set of DSN addresses. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086449 | Sharing a Check Bit Memory Device Between Groups of Memory Devices - A memory system that supports error detection and correction (EDC) coverage. The memory system includes a memory module with at least two groups of memory devices that store data and another memory device that stores error checking information (e.g., Error Correcting Code) for both groups of memory devices. The memory module also includes a memory buffer that determines an address for accessing the error checking information based on whether data is transferred with the first group of memory devices or the second group of memory devices. Alternatively, the memory controller may determine the address for accessing the error checking information to reduce or eliminate the need for a memory buffer. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086450 | Encoding data utilizing a zero information gain function - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module encoding data using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module encoding a first encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices using a zero information gain (ZIG) function based on a second encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices to produce a ZIG encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the ZIG encoded data slice and a subset of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, wherein the subset of encoded data slices includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices and does not include the first or the second encoded data slice. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086451 | Reproducing data utilizing a zero information gain function - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving a zero information gain (ZIG) encoded data slice and a subset of encoded data slices of a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module generating a set of ZIG encoded data slices using a ZIG function and corresponding ones of the subset of encoded data slices, wherein the set of ZIG encoded data slices represents additional components of recovery information of a first encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module recreating the first encoded data slice from the ZIG encoded data slice and the set of ZIG encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module decoding the subset of encoded data slices and the first encoded data slice using a dispersed storage error coding function to reproduce data. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086452 | Sending a zero information gain formatted encoded data slice - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining whether to send an encoded data slice of set of encoded data slices in accordance with a zero information gain (ZIG) format. When the encoded data slice is to be sent in accordance with the ZIG format, the method continues with the DS processing module selecting a partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, wherein the partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices does not include the encoded data slice and generating a set of ZIG encoded data slices based on a ZIG function and the partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices, wherein the set of ZIG encoded data slices represents recovery information of the encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the set of ZIG encoded data slices. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086453 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING MANAGING A PROBLEMATIC MEMORY CELL - Subject matter described pertains to managing problematic memory cells in a memory array. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086454 | ADJUSTABLE MEMORY ALLOCATION BASED ON ERROR CORRECTION - An apparatus may comprise a memory including a first area of total usable storage capacity of the memory reported to a host device, a second area occupied by error correction code (ECC) appended to data stored in the first area, and a third area of usable data storage capacity not reported to the host device. The apparatus may further comprise a controller configured to balance sizes of the second area and third area to maintain a size of the first area as the length of ECC of data stored in the first area increases. The controller may be further configured to exchange data having an ECC of a controllable length with the memory based on a data storage location, and adjust the controllable length of the ECC based on an error history of the data storage location. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF QC-LDPC CONVOLUTIONAL CODING AND LOW-POWER HIGH THROUGHPUT QC-LDPC CONVOLUTIONAL ENCODER AND DECODER - A low-density parity check (LDPC) encoder and input configured to receive an incoming signal stream. The encoder generates, from a block code H-matrix comprising a data portion and a parity check portion, a continuous H-matrix by concatenating the data portion into successive, recurring, data blocks that are separated by a specified symbol interval, and performs LDPC encoding of each data portion using the parity check portion associated with the data portion using its associated parity check portion. Additionally, a Trellis-based low-density parity check (LDPC) decoder configured to receive an encoded stream and decode the received signal to recover the signal stream. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086456 | System and Method for Determining Quasi-Cyclic Low-Density Parity-Check Codes Having High Girth - A system and a method determine a quasi-cyclic (QC) low-density parity-check (LDPC) code corresponding to a protograph and having a predetermined girth. At least several elements of the connectivity matrix representing the protograph are duplicated along at least one line of duplication to produce an inflated connectivity matrix, wherein values of at least several elements in the connectivity matrix form a pattern indicated by the predetermined girth. A hierarchical quasi-cyclic (HQC) LDPC code corresponding to the inflated connectivity matrix is determined and at least several elements of a matrix representing the HQC LDPC code are removed, such that the matrix is squashed along the line of duplication to produce the QC LDPC code. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086457 | DETECTING CODEWORDS IN SOLID-STATE STORAGE DEVICES - A method for detecting codewords in solid-state storage devices. The method includes the steps of: obtaining respective read signals by reading memory cells that stores a group of codewords, where each of the read signals includes N signal components corresponding to respective symbols of the codeword; producing an ordered read signal by ordering the components of each of the read signals according to a signal level; producing an average read signal by averaging corresponding components of the ordered read signals; determining a reference signal level that corresponds to each of q levels of the memory cells in relation to the average read signal with predefined probabilities of each symbol value occurring at each symbol position in the codeword, where the symbols of the codeword are ordered according to the symbol value; and detecting the codeword corresponding to each of the read signal in relation to the reference signal levels. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086458 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes an edit command receiving unit and an editing unit. The edit command receiving unit is configured to receive a command with respect to a first image to edit a comic style page layout including a plurality of images. The editing unit is configured to edit the comic style page layout in accordance with the command and with respect to at least one of the plurality of images. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086459 | Automatic Scoping of Data Entities - A system for creating a report in a spreadsheet includes a data source module programmed to identify sources of data items associated with the spreadsheet, an active module programmed to identify which of the data items are associated with the report that is generated in the spreadsheet, and a display module programmed to display on a field pane with an active tab and an all tab, the active tab displaying those data items that are determined to be associated with the report that is being generated in the spreadsheet, and the all tab displaying all of the data items associated with the spreadsheet. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086460 | Automatic Relationship Detection for Reporting on Spreadsheet Data - A system for creating a report in a spreadsheet includes: a central processing unit; and a memory encoding instructions that, when executed by the central processing unit, cause the central processing unit to create: a data source module programmed to identify tables associated with the spreadsheet; a relationship module programmed to analyze the tables and identify relationships between the items; and a display module programmed to display the relationships between the tables. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086461 | TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTION AND MANIPULATION OF TABLE BOARDERS - Techniques to select and manipulate table borders as discrete objects are described. In particular, a table border may be selected without having to select a cell that includes the desired border. In one embodiment, for example, a technique may include detecting a selector in proximity to a border in a table. The border in proximity to the selector may be highlighted visually on a display to show which part of the table border may be selected. A selection may cause the highlighted border to be selected. The now-selected border may then be manipulated. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086462 | Method and System for Retrieving Legal Data for User Interface Form Generation by Merging Syntactic and Semantic Contraints - An aspect of this invention is a method that includes receiving input data from an application. The input data includes information descriptive of at least one field. The method further includes processing the input data to form an array composed of legal data for the at least one field. The array is formed by merging a result of processing syntactic constraints and a result of processing semantic constraints. The method further includes outputting the array to the application. A system for performing the method is also described, as is a computer program product that can be used to execute the method. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086463 | DECOMPOSING MARKUP LANGUAGE ELEMENTS FOR ANIMATION - Embodiments prepare a markup language (ML) element for animation. A request to perform at least one animation on at least one ML element is intercepted or received. One or more animation preparation attribute values are defined based at least on the requested animation and current attribute values of the ML element. The ML element is altered to include the defined animation preparation attribute values, and an animation engine performs the animation of the altered ML element. The animation preparation attributes and values (e.g., style elements) may be reset, removed, or otherwise modified after animation. In some embodiments, a library of application programming interfaces (APIs) enable web browsers to request animations of legacy hypertext markup language (HTML) elements for consumption by animation engines based on JAVASCRIPT scripting or cascading style sheets (CSS). | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086464 | COMPUTER USER INTERFACE INCLUDING A DATA GRID WITH A PERSISTENT DISPLAY PORTION - A system and method for facilitating displaying data in a table via a web-based data grid. The example method includes rendering a first table and then rendering a second table via a layer overlaid on the first table. The second table replicates a user selected portion of the first table. In a specific embodiment, the example method further includes providing a first user option to horizontally scroll the first table. One or more columns of the second table remain static in response to horizontal scrolling of the first table. A second user option enables vertical scrolling of the first table. Vertical scrolling of the first table causes concurrent vertical scrolling of the second table. A third user option enables repositioning of the second table relative to the first table. The first table and overlaid second table, called the frozen section, may be implemented via client-side scripting. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086465 | Barcode and cellphone for privacy and anonymity - A user with a mobile device (e.g. cellphone) can transfer sensitive data to her device from another computer, where the latter might be a computer in a bank, or associated with a bank, like an Automated Teller Machine. The external computer has a screen that shows data, encoded in a barcode. The user's device has a camera that can take an image of the barcode and decode it. If there is too much data to be encoded in a single barcode, they could be encoded in several barcodes, which are then played on a computer screen and imaged by the user's device. The user avoids directly accessing the transmitting device on the Internet, for improved anonymity and privacy. The data that is transferred might be keys to a symmetric cryptosystem, or a one time pad, to encrypt a future interaction between the user and the other entity. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086466 | CONTENT SENSITIVE CONNECTED CONTENT - The disclosure describes a method of connecting multimedia content to a network resource. This method operates in a computer network environment. Operating in a network connected device, the method extracts an identifier from a media signal, such as from a digital watermark, perceptual hash, or other machine extracted signal identifier. It then sends the identifier to a network along with context information indicating device type information. From the network, the method receives related data associated with the media signal via the identifier. The related data is adapted to the network connected device based on the device type information. This device type information may include a display type, so that the related date may be formatted for rendering on the display type of the device. This device type information may also include a connection speed so that the related data may be optimized for the connection speed of the device. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086467 | SYSTEM FOR SENDING A FILE FOR VIEWING ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods for sending a file stored in a first format on a non-mobile device to a mobile device in a second format suitable for viewing on the mobile device are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to transmit a file converted from a first format to a second format to a mobile device, and storing the file in the second format suitable for viewing on the mobile device. The method also includes sending an access notification for the converted file to the mobile device. The access notification provides access to the converted file. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086468 | EFFICIENT CREATION OF DOCUMENTS - Some embodiments provide a method that efficiently designs a document. The method provides the user with a selection of templates, each with a default configuration for content. After the user selects a template, the method provides the user with a selection of page designs to add to the selected template. When the user selects one of the page designs, the method adds the page design to a document that it presents to the user based on the selected template. Some embodiments provide methods for modifying default content of template documents that have several default text fields. When a user selects a default text field, the method of some embodiments selects the entire default text field for immediate editing by the user. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086469 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND USER INTERFACES IN A PATENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for automatically proofing the patent specification of a granted patent issued on a patent application. The method comprises the steps of scanning amendments made to the patent application during prosecution; assembling the most recent claims, based on the scanned amendments, to create a test claim set of the claims; comparing the test claim set to the claims of the issued patent as published; and identifying any differences between the compared sets of claims and communicating the differences to a user. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086470 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INTERFACES FOR ANALYZING CONCEPTUALLY-RELATED PORTIONS OF TEXT - A method includes analyzing a cluster of conceptually-related portions of text to develop a model and calculating a novelty measurement between a first identified conceptually-related portion of text and the model. The method further includes transmitting a second identified conceptually-related portion of text and a score associated with the novelty measurement from a server to an access device via a signal. Another method includes determining at least two corpora of conceptually-related portions of text. The method also includes calculating a common neighbors similarity measurement between the at least two corpora of conceptually-related portions of text and if the common neighbors similarity measurement exceeds a threshold, merging the at least two corpora of conceptually-related portions of text into a cluster or if the common neighbors similarity measurement does not exceed a threshold, maintaining a non-merge of the at least two corpora of conceptually-related portions of text. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086471 | Workflow integration and management of presentation options - A content editor application enables a computer user to manage storage and application of presentation options (e.g., font styles) in the context of editing content on a corresponding display screen. For example, the computer user can create a folder using functionality provided by the content editor application. In response to receiving input such as a selection (by the computer user) of a subset of presentation options chosen from a listing of available presentation options, the content editor application stores identities of selected presentation options in the folder. Accordingly, while editing content on a respective display screen, a computer user can create different folders for storing selected fonts. Upon further input from a computer user, the content editor application enables viewing of font styles in one or more previously created folders and selective application of the presentation options to content currently being edited on a display screen. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086472 | INTERACTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR RECTIFYING AND SCROLLING PHOTOS OF DOCUMENTS IN A 3D VIEWPORT - Systems and methods for providing a user interface to help users rectify and scroll photos of documents. Systems and methods are based on an approach employing a 3D viewport with multi-touch gestures along with scroll bars. Scrolling a rotated photo in a 3D space exhibits some strange and unexpected behaviors; wherein systems and methods solve these problems using trigonometry in 3D and Newton's Method while being fast enough to support real-time interaction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086473 | CENTRAL ACCESS LAUNCH CENTER FOR WEB BASED SCENARIOS - A computer system includes instructions recorded on a computer-readable medium and that are executable by at least one processor. The system includes a message generation module configured to generate and send an electronic message containing a selectable link, the selectable link being unique to an identified prospective customer and to enable access to a remotely hosted, on-demand computer application. The system includes an interface module configured to present an interface to the identified prospective customer in response to receiving a selection of the selectable link contained in the electronic message, where the interface includes an information area and a selection area having one or more selectable uniform resource locators (URLs), where each of the URLs points to a demonstration scenario in the on-demand computer application and each of the URLs is a same URL for each different identified prospective customer. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086474 | MEDIA CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exemplary media content management and presentation systems and methods are described herein. An exemplary method includes a media content presentation system linking together multiple media content instances, playing back or managing a playlist that includes the linked media content instances, and processing the linked media content instances as a block of linked media content instances within the playing back or managing of the playlist. Another exemplary method includes a media content presentation system playing back a media content instance for experiencing by a user, presenting a playback user interface in conjunction with the playing back of the media content instance, and providing, within the playback user interface, one or more media management tools configured for use by the user to manage the media content instance during the playing back of the media content instance. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086475 | ADAPTING TRICK COMMANDS TO PRIOR USAGE - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to adapting trick commands to prior trick command usage. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of operating a media presentation device, the method including, during playback of a video content item, receiving a user input of a sequence of trick commands that has a net effect on a playback location in the video content item, and in response to the sequence of trick commands, adapting a response to a later trick command based upon the net effect of the sequence of trick commands. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086476 | Video Editing Methods and Apparatus - A method and system are disclosed where a user network processor gathers video, audio, metadata and tags from a network server site and from contributing network sites, the material having been provided thereto by contribution devices from one or more sources. The user network processor stores contributed material and then manipulates and edits video strings and audio strings provided in the contributed material using a process that reads metadata and tags to automatically collate material from each source and then uses an editing display screen where collated material from each source is displayed in horizontal timelines along a time axis and a cursor co-operates with timeline selection buttons to select one item at a time to be included into an edited version. The selections are displayed by a selection line joining nodes on the display screen. An edit decision list is generated by the editing process and can be stored and retrieved to operate once again upon the unchanged collected and stored contribution material from the sources which material is left intact by editing. Audio and video material can be separately edited and a further commentary added. A data carrier is also claimed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086477 | Systems and Methods for Status Updates - A method for providing status updates using a device. The method may include displaying a plurality of units on one or more displays, receiving a unit selection from the displayed plurality of units, determining a plurality of care receivers based on the received unit selection, displaying the plurality of care receivers on the one or more displays, receiving a selection of a care receiver, determining a plurality of tools based on the received unit selection, the tools of the plurality of tools corresponding to interfaces for providing status updates for care receivers, displaying the plurality of tools, receiving a selection of a tool, generating a status update for the selected care receiver based on the received selection of the care receiver and the received selection of the tool, and providing the generated status update for a second device. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086478 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIMEDIA EDITING - Systems and methods for storing, editing and producing multimedia productions on a server. A system includes one or more servers containing a storage device and a plurality of tools allowing users to store and edit multimedia productions using a browser on a client. Additional system tools render the edited multimedia data into a multimedia production that is distributed using a real time streaming tool. Multimedia productions are created through the method of uploading and storing multi-media data onto a content library, editing the stored multimedia data, rendering the edited multimedia data into a viewable multi-media production and providing an audience with real time streaming of the multimedia production over a network. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086479 | GENERATING STATE-DRIVEN ROLE-BASED LANDING PAGES - A method, computer system, and computer program product for generating state-driven role-based landing pages. An enterprise application user in a secure enterprise application environment provides user-specified content relevant to the user's role in the enterprise, and when the user invokes an enterprise application, initial screens displayed by the enterprise application are displayed as landing pages using the user-specified content. The method commences by validating an enterprise application user using a user profile and a security model where the security model serves to distinguish permitted or allowed enterprise application user activities from denied enterprise application activities. Once validated, then the method identifies a user's role or roles, and further, identifies the user's selection of subscriptions (e.g., subscriptions pertaining to content related to the user's role). Given the user role and the user's selection of subscriptions, systems keep track of user states to use when populating landing pages with subscription content. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086480 | CALENDAR APPLICATION VIEWS IN PORTRAIT DUAL MODE - A communication device comprising a microprocessor readable computer readable medium is provided that includes microprocessor executable instructions to provide graphical output, in a first mode, simultaneously on multiple screens and, in a second mode, simultaneously as multiple displays on a common screen. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION USER INTERFACE - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for implementing, via a communication device, a set of algorithms to learn about user's usage of the device and provide automated customization to the device's user interface to improve ease of use and productivity of the end-user. This approach does not require the user's involvement by manually customizing the user interface, such as by setting up a speed dial list or a screen layout. The system automates rendering decisions and the content that is rendered based on the usage information. For example, if a user consistently calls a number every Tuesday and Wednesday morning regardless of scheduled calendar information, the communication device can provide a dynamic widget in the user interface for easy access to that number every Tuesday and Wednesday morning. The user can dial the number easily via the widget without the dial pad or a contacts application. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086482 | DISPLAYING PLURALITY OF CONTENT ITEMS IN WINDOW - A web server computer comprises a memory configured to store a plurality of content items, each content item having tags representing the subject matter of the content items. A processing circuit is configured to receive a request from a user for a resource locator associated with a first content item, transmit the first content item to the user for display in a window containing the first content item, identify at least one tag associated with the first content item, search the database using the at least one tag to identify a second content item, and transmit the second content item to the user for display within the same window as the first content item. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086483 | Managing a Contextual Workspace - Techniques for providing user-based context to a virtual workspace, including: generating a virtual workspace viewable by a user on a graphical user interface, the virtual workspace comprising a plurality of workspace modules comprising data contained in one or more data objects; identifying an interaction by the user with at least some of the data contained in the one or more data objects; and based on the identified interaction, identifying additional data contained in the one or more data objects that is semantically related to the data interacted with by the user. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086484 | SYSTEM FOR CUSTOM USER-GENERATED ACHIEVEMENT BADGES BASED ON ACTIVITY FEEDS - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for generating and awarding user-generated badges. In one embodiment, a user-generated badge may be generated in response to input received via a graphical user interface. The user-generated badge may be represented by a media token and have associated therewith a set of rules defining one or more activities to be completed. Activity data may be monitored via one or more data sources based upon the set of rules. An instance of the user-generated badge may be automatically awarded to individuals satisfying the set of rules. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086485 | Bulk Categorization - Bulk categorization techniques are described for messages. In one or more implementations, an input is received that selects one or more messages accessible via a user account. A first option is output in a user interface that is selectable to categorize each message from a sender of the one or more messages in the user account. A second option is output in the user interface that is selectable to categorize each message subsequently received from the sender by the user account. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086486 | Mutable Message Attributes - Mutable message attribute techniques are described. In one or more implementations, functionality is exposed, via a user interface, that is configured to receive one or more inputs to specify an action and one or more conditions for an attribute of a message that is mutable over time. A rule is configured to perform the action to one or more messages in accordance with the one or more conditions for the attribute that is mutable over time. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086487 | MEETING SYSTEM THAT INTERCONNECTS GROUP AND PERSONAL DEVICES ACROSS A NETWORK - Systems and methods are provided for hosting collaboration between multiple clients. The system includes a network interface able to communicate with clients, and a control unit. The control unit is able to receive a screen capture that represents visual content at a display of a client, to identify multiple clients for receiving the screen capture, and to transmit the screen capture to the multiple clients for presentation at displays of the multiple clients. The control unit is further able to receive instructions in parallel from the multiple clients representing marks made upon the screen capture, and to transmit the instructions in parallel to the multiple clients to apply the marks onto the screen capture as presented at the displays of the multiple clients. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086488 | SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING IN-PERSON INTERACTION BETWEEN MULTI-USER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT USERS WHOSE AVATARS HAVE INTERACTED VIRTUALLY - Described is a system for facilitating in-person interaction between multi-user virtual environment (“MMVE”) users. The system facilitates in-person interaction between the users if they have interacted virtually in MMVE via their respective avatars. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086489 | DISPLAYING ESTIMATED SOCIAL INTEREST IN TIME-BASED MEDIA - Social media content items are mapped to relevant time-based media events. These mappings may be used as the basis for multiple applications, such as ranking of search results for time-based media, automatic recommendations for time-based media, prediction of audience interest for media purchasing/planning, and estimating social interest in the time-based media. Social interest in time-based media (e.g., video and audio streams and recordings) segments is estimated through a process of data ingestion and integration. The estimation process determines social interest in specific events represented as segments in time-based media, such as particular plays in a sporting event, scenes in a television show, or advertisements in an advertising block. The resulting estimates of social interest also can be graphically displayed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086490 | SPECULATIVE ACTIONS BASED ON USER DWELL TIME OVER SELECTABLE CONTENT - Methods, systems, and techniques for reducing web page load time are provided. An exemplary method for reducing web page load time includes detecting, in a browser, a cursor in a region of a web page. The region surrounds a selectable item associated with a URL. The exemplary method includes determining whether the cursor is present in the region for a threshold period of time. The exemplary method further includes performing a speculative action when it is determined that the cursor has been present in the region for the threshold period of time, without modifying underlying code of a web page associated with the URL. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086491 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A BUSINESS PROCESS FLOW GUI USING A SYMBOLIC ANNOTATION LANGUAGE - A method, system, and computer program product for displaying an automatically generated graphical display of a business process flow to facilitate user interaction with enterprise software applications. A compact symbolic annotation language is used in conjunction with a flow generator to automatically generate a computer renderable description of the business process flow. The method commences by defining symbols to form an alphabet to be used in the symbolic annotation language. The compact symbolic language is capable of representing rich semantics including process operations, fork operations, and join operations. Once an agent (e.g., a person, a computer agent) has captured a particular business process flow using symbols of the compact symbolic annotation language, then a computer process performs a mapping of the symbols to a markup language. The markup language can be rendered in a graphical display. The markup language can be HTML/CSS, SVG, UML, or another markup language. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086492 | GALLERY FULL SCREEN AS A FUNCTION OF DEVICE STATE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086493 | DRAG MOTION ACROSS SEAM OF DISPLAYS - Methods and devices for receiving input and presenting a user interface with two screens and an off screen gesture area. The device may have an off screen gesture area that accepts user input outside the display area. The interface inputs received in the off screen gesture are may have special handling and cause different display changes. Further, the device, having two screens, may receive user interface inputs that cross the seam between the two displays. To provide a display that acts like a single display area, the device can predict motions may cross the seam and then interrelate separate inputs on separate screens. The interrelated inputs can cause display changes as if the inputs were received as a single user interaction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086494 | DESKTOP APPLICATION MANAGER - Methods and devices for presenting representations of open windows in a device are provided herein. More particularly, the method includes a displaying a desktop application manager. The desktop application manager can include cards or thumbnails presented in a tray that can be navigated. The cards may be selected and placed onto the displays to make the application active. Thus, the desktop application manager can allow a user to navigate and manage open windows without scrolling the display of the windows. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086495 | Managing Social Suggestions in a Contextual Workspace - The present disclosure describes one or more general embodiments for managing a virtual workspace including: generating a virtual workspace viewable by a user on a graphical user interface, the virtual workspace comprising one or more workspace modules comprising data contained in a plurality of data objects; identifying a modification of the virtual workspace by the user; comparing the modified virtual workspace with a plurality of stored virtual workspace states, wherein each of the plurality of stored virtual workspace states comprises a configuration of a stored virtual workspace at an associated time; based on the comparison, determining a plurality of suggestions to add at least one workspace module to the modified virtual workspace; and providing, to the user, one or more of the suggestions to add at least one workspace module to the modified virtual workspace. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086496 | Adaptive User Interface for a Multimedia Creative Design System - A method includes receiving a page based graphical application having multiple elements on a page, defining a page based hierarchical view of the application and converting the page based hierarchical view to a linear hierarchical view. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086497 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING FUNCTION ABSTRACTION FOR OUTPUT GENERATION - An arrangement includes a memory, a display, a user input device, and a processing circuit. The memory stores programming instructions and data values corresponding to a first object data record having a first format and a second object data record having a second format. The first record corresponds to a first BAS device, and the second record corresponds to a second BAS device. The processing circuit receives additional data values from BAS devices and stores the additional data values in the memory. The processing device retrieves a data value corresponding to the first record from the memory. The processing device stores an object type definition having a third format, and maps the data value corresponding to the first record to the third format. The processing circuit provides the requested data based on the mapped data value to a software operation for generating a display. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130086498 | System And Method For Providing A User Interface For Media Navigation By Attribute Compass - There is provided a system and method for providing a user interface for media navigation by attribute compass. The system comprises a processor configured to show, on a display, a grid view of a plurality of media items. The processor is further configured to present, on the display, a plurality of attribute compasses associated with the media item selected from the plurality of media items, designate the selected media item as a pivot item upon receiving a selection of an attribute compass from the plurality of attribute compasses, the attribute compass comprising a positive correlation between a direction and an attribute, and arrange the grid view according to the positive correlation of the attribute compass. By presenting the user with a grid view and a plurality of attribute compasses, the user may intuitively and continuously navigate towards the direction containing media items with relevant attributes. | 2013-04-04 |
