26th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 81 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140181811 | HYPERVISOR MODIFICATION OF ADVANCED CONFIGURATION AND POWER INTERFACE (ACPI) TABLES - A system and method for system table modification in a virtualized computer system are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a hypervisor that is executed by a computer system detects a hardware configuration change to the computer system (e.g., addition of a hardware device to the computer system, removal of a hardware device from the computer system, a change in configuration of a hardware device of the computer system, etc.). In response, the hypervisor modifies a system table that is accessible by a guest operating system executing within a virtual machine. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181812 | ARCHIVING VIRTUAL MACHINES IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - The data storage system according to certain aspects can manage the archiving of virtual machines to (and restoring of virtual machines from) secondary storage. The system can determine whether to archive virtual machines based on usage data or information. The usage information may include storage usage, CPU usage, memory usage, network usage, events defined by a virtual machine software or application, etc. The system may archive virtual machines that are determined to have a low level of utilization. For example, a virtual machine can be archived when its usage level falls below a threshold level. The system may create a virtual machine placeholder for an archived virtual machine, which may be a “light” or minimal version of the virtual machine that acts as if it is the actual virtual machine. By using a virtual machine placeholder, a virtual machine may appear to be active and selectable by the user. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181813 | ARCHIVING VIRTUAL MACHINES IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - The data storage system according to certain aspects can manage the archiving of virtual machines to (and restoring of virtual machines from) secondary storage. The system can determine whether to archive virtual machines based on usage data or information. The usage information may include storage usage, CPU usage, memory usage, network usage, events defined by a virtual machine software or application, etc. The system may archive virtual machines that are determined to have a low level of utilization. For example, a virtual machine can be archived when its usage level falls below a threshold level. The system may create a virtual machine placeholder for an archived virtual machine, which may be a “light” or minimal version of the virtual machine that acts as if it is the actual virtual machine. By using a virtual machine placeholder, a virtual machine may appear to be active and selectable by the user. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181814 | VIRTUAL MACHINE SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote computer monitors virtual machines in cloud servers of a data center. The remote computer sends a monitoring program to cloud servers. The remote computer obtains parameters of the cloud server by the monitoring program. The remote computer calculates an interval for starting virtual machines in the cloud server according to parameters of the cloud server. The remote computer starts the virtual machines in the cloud server at the calculated interval. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181815 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING COMPUTER PROGRAMS IN VIRTUAL MACHINES - In a method for installing computer programs in virtual machines of a computing device, one or more virtual hard disk drives are created in a storage device connected to the computing device. Each of the virtual hard disk drives includes one or more computer programs. A target virtual machine and a target computer program are determined. A virtual hard disk drive that includes the target computer program is determined. The determined virtual hard disk drive is mounted to the target virtual machine. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181816 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE VIRTUAL MACHINES - Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are described. An example method includes presenting a list of available basic blueprints, storing a multi-machine blueprint referencing a first basic blueprint for a first virtual machine from the list and a second basic blueprint for a second virtual machine from the list, and in response to a request to provision the multi-machine blueprint, the request including an identification of a first number of instances to be provisioned for the first virtual machine and a second number of instances to be provisioned for the second virtual machine, provisioning the first number of instances of the first virtual machine and the second number of instances of the second virtual machine. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181817 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE EXECUTION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE WORKFLOWS - Methods and apparatus to manage execution of virtual machine workflows are described. An example method includes determining that an execution manager that has requested a first workflow for execution is tagged with a skill, selecting, from a queue, a virtual machine workflow that is tagged with the skill and that matches the requested first workflow; and transmitting the virtual machine workflow to the execution manager for execution. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181818 | OPTIMIZATION OF PACKET PROCESSING BY DELAYING A PROCESSOR FROM ENTERING AN IDLE STATE - Some embodiments facilitate high performance packet-processing by enabling one or more processors that perform packet-processing to determine whether to enter an idle state or similar state. As network packets usually arrive or are transmitted in batches, the processors of some embodiments determine that more packets may be coming down a multi-stage pipeline upon receiving a first packet for processing. As a result, the processors may stay awake for a duration of time in anticipation of an incoming packet. Some embodiments keep track of the last packet that entered the first stage of the pipeline and compare that with a packet that the processor just processed in a pipeline stage to determine whether there may be more packets coming that need processing. In some embodiments, a processor may also look at a queue length of a queue associated with an upstream stage to determine whether more packets may be coming. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181819 | VIRTUALIZATION DETECTION - A baseline set of graph information associated with a predefined execution environment of a program may be obtained, the baseline set associated with a baseline time interval. The predefined execution environment includes predefined environment objects, at least a portion of which are dynamically mutatable. A second set of graph information associated with the predefined execution environment may be obtained, the second set associated with a second time interval that is later in time than the baseline time interval. The baseline set and the second set may be compared to detect virtualization activity associated with a dynamic runtime. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181820 | FACILITATING CUSTOMIZATION OF A VIRTUAL SPACE BASED ON ACCESSIBLE VIRTUAL ITEMS - Virtual items may be unlocked in a virtual space responsive to physical token detection. A common virtual item repository may be provided in the virtual space. Once unlocked, a given virtual item may be accessible to multiple characters in the virtual space via the virtual item repository. Customization of a virtual space may be facilitated. The customization may be based on the virtual items accessible via the virtual item repository. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181821 | Methods and Systems for Enhancing Hardware Transactions Using Hardware Transactions in Software Slow-Path - Hybrid transaction memory systems and accompanying methods. A transaction to be executed is received, and an initial attempt is made to execute the transaction in a hardware path. Upon a failure to successfully execute the transaction in the hardware path, an attempt is made to execute the transaction in a hardware-software path. The hardware-software path includes a software path and at least one hardware transaction. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181822 | Fragmented Channels - A system, method and a computer-readable medium for task scheduling using fragmented channels is provided. A plurality of fragmented channels are stored in memory accessible to a plurality of compute units. Each fragmented channel is associated with a particular compute unit. Each fragmented channel also stores a plurality of data items from tasks scheduled for processing on the associated compute unit and links to another fragmented channel in the plurality of fragmented channels. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181823 | PROXY QUEUE PAIR FOR OFFLOADING - A method for offloading includes a host channel adapter (HCA) receiving a first work request identifying a queue pair (QP), making a first determination that the QP is a proxy QP, and offloading the first work request to a proxy central processing unit (CPU) based on the first determination and based on the first work request satisfying a filter criterion. The HCA further receives a second work request identifying the QP, processes the second work request without offloading based on the QP being a proxy QP and based on the first work request failing to satisfy the filter criterion. The HCA redirects a first completion for the first work request and a second completion for the second work request to the proxy CPU based on the first determination. The proxy CPU processes the first completion and the second completion in order. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181824 | QOS INBAND UPGRADE - Systems and methods for upgrading QoS levels of older transactions based on the presence of higher level QoS transactions in a given queue. A counter may be maintained to track the number of transactions in a queue that are assigned a corresponding QoS level. Each separate QoS level can have a corresponding counter. When a transaction is received by the queue, the counter corresponding to the QoS level of the transaction is incremented. When a transaction leaves the queue, the transaction is upgraded to the highest QoS level with a non-zero counter. Also, when the transaction leaves the queue, the counter corresponding to the original QoS level of the transaction is decremented. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181825 | Assigning Jobs to Heterogeneous Processing Modules - A processing system is described which assigns jobs to heterogeneous processing modules. The processing system assigns jobs to the processing modules in a manner that attempts to accommodate the service demands of the jobs, but without advance knowledge of the service demands. In one case, the processing system implements the processing modules as computing units that have different physical characteristics. Alternatively, or in addition, the processing system may implement the processing modules as threads that are executed by computing units. Each thread which runs on a computing unit offers a level of performance that depends on a number of other threads that are simultaneously being executed by the same computing unit. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181826 | DYNAMIC EXECUTION LOG IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM - Scheduling and dispatching jobs for a plurality of different entities. A method includes receiving at a work coordinator, one or more actions associated with a job. The method further includes storing in a log at the work coordinator, keyed on a job key, state for the one or more actions and a list of the one or more actions. The method further includes making calls to one or more worker processes to cause the worker process to perform actions associated with the job. As a result of making calls to one or more worker processes, the method further includes receiving at least one of a change to the list of remaining actions or the state. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181827 | System and Method for Implementing Scalable Contention-Adaptive Statistics Counters - The systems and methods described herein may implement scalable statistics counters that are adaptive to the amount of contention for the counters. The counters may be accessible within transactions. Methods for determining whether or when to increment the counters in response to initiation of an increment operation and/or methods for updating the counters may be selected dependent on current, recent, or historical amounts of contention. Various contention management policies or retry conditions may be applied to select between multiple methods. One counter may include a precise counter portion that is incremented under low contention and a probabilistic counter portion that is updated under high contention. Amounts by which probabilistic counters are incremented may be contention-dependent. Another counter may include a node identifier portion that encourages consecutive increments by threads on a single node only when under contention. Another counter may be inflated in response to contention for the counter. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181828 | PROCESSOR PROVISIONING BY A MIDDLEWARE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A middleware processor provisioning process provisions a plurality of processors in a multi-processor environment. The processors themselves may be subdivided in to one or more partitions or processing instances for which a single processing queue is created and a single kernel thread is started. User processing requests are portioned and dispatched across the plurality of processing queues and are serviced by the corresponding kernel process, thereby efficiently using available processing resources while servicing the user processing requests in a desired manner. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181829 | PSEUDO-RANDOM HARDWARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION - Methods and apparatus for pseudo-random hardware resource allocation through a plurality of hardware elements. In an embodiment, resource list entries are configured to each identify one hardware element of the plurality of hardware elements. Index list entries are configured to each identify one resource list entry. An index list pointer is set to identify a first index list entry of the plurality of index list entries, and hardware resources are requested from a first hardware element of the plurality of hardware elements by identifying, using the index list pointer, the first index list entry; identifying, using the first index list entry, a first resource list entry; selecting the hardware element identified by the first resource list entry as the first hardware element; and sending a request for hardware resources to the first hardware element. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181830 | THREAD MIGRATION SUPPORT FOR ARCHITECTUALLY DIFFERENT CORES - According to one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of processor cores for executing a plurality of threads, a shared storage communicatively coupled to the plurality of processor cores, a power control unit (PCU) communicatively coupled to the plurality of processors to determine, without any software (SW) intervention, if a thread being performed by a first processor core should be migrated to a second processor core, and a migration unit, in response to receiving an instruction from the PCU to migrate the thread, to store at least a portion of architectural state of the first processor core in the shared storage and to migrate the thread to the second processor core, without any SW intervention, such that the second processor core can continue executing the thread based on the architectural state from the shared storage without knowledge of the SW. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181831 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF DATA PROCESSING IN A MapReduce FRAMEWORK - A map reduce frame work for large scale data processing is optimized by the method of the invention that can be implemented by a master node. The method comprises reception of data from worker nodes on read pointer locations pointing to input data of tasks executed by these worker nodes and stealing of work from these tasks, the work being stolen being applied to input data that have not yet been processed by the task from which work is stolen. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181832 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR A PLURALITY OF RESOURCES FOR A DUAL ACTIVITY SYSTEM - For resource allocation of resources for a dual activity system, each of the dual activities may be started at a static quota and is allocated its respective static quota of resources, and determining which of the dual activities is a demanding dual activity. The resource boundary may be increased for a resource request for at least one of the dual activities until a resource request for an alternative one of the at least one of the dual activities is rejected. A reduced actual resource boundary for the demanding dual activity based on a multiplicative decrease of the dual activity's actual resource boundary is calculated, and the resource boundary for the at least one of the dual activities may be reduced, and a wait after decrease mode may be commenced until a current resource usage is one of less than and equal to the reduced resource boundary. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181833 | PROCESSOR PROVISIONING BY A MIDDLEWARE SYSTEM FOR A PLURALITY OF LOGICAL PROCESSOR PARTITIONS - A middleware processor provisioning process provisions a plurality of processors in a multi-processor environment. The processing capability of the multiprocessor environment is subdivided and multiple instances of service applications start protected processes to service a plurality of user processing requests, where the number of protected processes may exceed the number of processors. A single processing queue is created for each processor. User processing requests are portioned and dispatched across the plurality of processing queues and are serviced by protected processes from corresponding service applications, thereby efficiently using available processing resources while servicing the user processing requests in a desired manner. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181834 | LOAD BALANCING METHOD FOR MULTICORE MOBILE TERMINAL - Methods and apparatus are provided for load-balancing in a portable terminal having a plurality of Central Processing Units (CPUs). A utilization is calculated for each of the plurality of CPUs, when a state of a task is changed. An average of the utilizations of the plurality of CPUs is calculated. It is determined whether the average exceeds a predetermined threshold. Load-balancing is performed when the average exceeds the predetermined threshold. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181835 | HYBRID DEPENDENCY ANALYSIS USING DYNAMIC AND STATIC ANALYSES - A method, computer program product, and system for performing a hybrid dependency analysis is described. According to an embodiment, a method may include computing, by one or more computing devices, one or more dynamic hints based on a finite set of executions of a computer program. The method may further include performing, by the one or more computing devices, a hybrid dependence analysis of one or more statements of the computer program. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181836 | HYBRID DEPENDENCY ANALYSIS USING DYNAMIC AND STATIC ANALYSES - A method, computer program product, and system for performing a hybrid dependency analysis is described. According to an embodiment, a method may include computing, by one or more computing devices, one or more dynamic hints based on a finite set of executions of a computer program. The method may further include performing, by the one or more computing devices, a hybrid dependence analysis of one or more statements of the computer program. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181837 | DYNAMICALLY MANAGING DISTRIBUTION OF DATA AND COMPUTATION ACROSS CORES FOR SEQUENTIAL PROGRAMS - Technologies are generally provided for dynamically managing execution of sequential programs in a multi-core processing environment by dynamically hosting the data for the different dynamic program phases in the local caches of different cores. This may be achieved through monitoring data access patterns of a sequential program initially executed on a single core. Based on such monitoring, data identified as being accessed by different program phases may be sent to be stored in the local caches of different cores. The computation may then be moved from core to core based on which data is being accessed, when the program changes phase. Program performance may thus be enhanced by reducing local cache miss rates, proactively reducing the possibility of thermal hotspots, as well as by utilizing otherwise idle hardware. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181838 | Cancellable Command Application Programming Interface (API) Framework - Embodiments are provided that include the use of a cancellable command application programming interface (API) framework that provides cooperative multitasking for synchronous and asynchronous operations based in part on a command timing sequence and a cancellable command API definition. A method of an embodiment enables a user or programmer to use a cancellable command API definition as part of implementing a responsive application interface using a command timing sequence to control execution of active tasks. A cancellable command API framework of an embodiment includes a command block including a command function, a task engine to monitor the command function, and a timer component to control execution of asynchronous and synchronous tasks based in part on first and second control timing intervals associated with a command timing sequence. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181839 | CAPACITY-BASED MULTI-TASK SCHEDULING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure is applied to the technical field of data processing, and provided are a capacity-based multi-task scheduling method, apparatus and system. The method comprises: a scheduling node receiving a request for acquiring a task sent by a task executing node, the request carrying with a current load value and an available memory space of the task executing node; and the scheduling node deciding whether the current load value is less than a threshold, and carrying out task scheduling for the task executing node according to the available memory space of the task executing node if the current load value is less than the threshold. The present disclosure can effectively avoid the problems of overload, load, in sufficient memory, etc. of the task execution node, and increase the resource utilization rate of the task execution node and the task scheduling and executing efficiency. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181840 | MOBILE TERMINAL, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL SETUP SCREEN - A setup screen not interrupting a management system is displayed in a mobile terminal. A mobile terminal capable of being set up without interrupting a self-management function by detecting a call of a setup screen in a mobile terminal having the self-management function and displaying a virtual setup screen in which setup items interrupting the self-management function are excluded instead of the setup screen, a terminal setup method thereof, and a mobile terminal program thereof are provided. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181841 | PROVIDING INPUT FROM INPUT DEVICE TO CORRESPONDING APPLICATION PROGRAM - Embodiments include providing input from each of a plurality of input devices to one of a plurality of application programs. Aspects include receiving an input from one of the plurality of input devices, determining if the input from the one of the plurality of input devices has a corresponding application program selected from the one of a plurality of application programs. Based on determining that the input from the one of the plurality of input devices corresponds with the corresponding application program, aspects include forwarding the input to the corresponding application program. Aspects also include determining if the input corresponds to a second application programs from the plurality of application programs that is in a state of waiting for input to one application program has been entered from one input device and responsively establishing a correspondence between the second application program and the one of the plurality of input devices. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181842 | SECURE MOBILE APP CONNECTION BUS - A secure mobile app connection bus is disclosed. An application URL scheme may be registered with an operating system. Encrypted data may be passed from a management agent to an application using a URL call associated with the application URL scheme. A source of the URL call may be validated. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181843 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING EVENT NOTIFICATION - A method for processing an event notification includes recognizing an event to be indicated via a mobile apparatus, determining whether a default notification scheme for the event is prohibited by a notification setting of the mobile apparatus, and, if the default notification scheme for the event is prohibited by the notification setting of the mobile apparatus, determining a modified notification scheme for the event and notifying the event according to the modified notification scheme. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181844 | HARDWARE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - A management controller of a computing device is identified, the first management controller implemented in hardware of the first computing device and independent of a central processing unit (CPU) of the computing device. The management controller is queried for attributes of the computing device. Data is received from the management controller identifying one or more attributes of the computing device and a device drive is identified for the computing device. Communication is facilitated with the computing device using the device driver. In some instances, an inter-device operation is identified involving the computing device and at least one other computing device. The exchange of messages in the operation can be facilitated, for instance, by translating a message from the computing device for use by the other computing device involved in the operation. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181845 | SINGLE SERDES TRANSMITTER DRIVER DESIGN FOR BOTH ETHERNET AND PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS APPLICATIONS - An apparatus includes a first coding circuit, a second coding circuit, and a plurality of source series terminated driver slices. The first coding circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of digital filter control codes in response to a plurality of filter coefficients and a control signal. The control signal selects between a plurality of communication specifications. The second coding circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of driver slice control codes in response to the plurality of digital filter control codes. The plurality of source series terminated driver slices configured to generate an output signal according to a selected one of the plurality of communication specifications in response to the plurality of driver slice control codes, a main cursor signal, a pre-cursor signal, and a post cursor signal. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181846 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND WEB SYSTEM MANAGEMENT METHOD - A method manages a web system having a plurality of sub-systems using a computing device. A web project is created for the web system and is stored in a storage of the computing device. Each of the sub-systems has a directory created under the web project. Programs of each sub-system are compiled to generate a dynamic link library (DLL) document of each sub-system. The DLL document of each sub-system is written into a corresponding directory under the web project. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181847 | CD PLAYER - A compact disc (CD) player, which comprises playback substrates, a conveying roller, CD sensors, a CD stopper, a first trigger member, frame members, cam members and moving members, wherein the CD stopper has a major axis and abutting portions disposed at both ends of the axis; the first trigger member rotates when a minor-diameter CD stops at a mounting position on a turntable; the frame members receive the movement of the first trigger member; the cam members are coupled to the frame members; the moving members receive the rotation of the CD sensor and move along the outside diameter of a CD; the moving members are provided with clamping portions and abutted portions configured to be clamped with the abutting portions; and the cam members are provided with clamped portions configured to abut against the clamping portions. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181848 | CD PLAYER - A CD player, which comprises a conveying roller, a first sensing rod, a second sensing rod, a linkage member, a first switch and a second switch; wherein the linkage member is used for transmitting the rotation of the first sensing rod to the second sensing rod and provided with a first retaining part, a first clamping part, a second retaining part, a second clamping part; the two retaining parts are respectively arranged on both sides of a centerline of a CD conveying path; when the first sensing rod is prevented from rotating by the first retaining part, the second sensing rod is used for releasing the behavior; and when the second sensing rod is prevented from rotating by the second retaining part, the first sensing rod is used for releasing the behavior. The player can avoid the malfunction of a major-diameter CD detection switch and has a very simple structure. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181849 | System and Method for Utilizing Set-top Box Testing in Television Distribution Network - Novel tools and techniques to enable data to be tested on subscriber set-top boxes. Some solutions can connect a sever with a group of subscriber set-top boxes through a television distribution network. In some cases, a plurality of set-top boxes are selected, and at least one set-top box is determined to be inactive. In some cases, data are loaded and tested on the inactive set-top. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181850 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR BANDWIDTH CONSERVATION - Aspects of bandwidth conservation include accumulating, in a memory device, inputs received over time and identifying a historical pattern from the inputs. The historical pattern includes a channel change operation when data streamed over a network and received is a commercial. Aspects also include determining whether a next input is expected for currently streamed data. The determining is in response to the historical pattern and whether the currently streamed data is commercial-free content. Aspects further include predicting that the user is not present at an electronic device if the next input to the user interface is expected and is not received, predicting that the user is present and the next input is not expected if the currently streamed data is the commercial-free content, and conserving bandwidth, with respect to the currently streamed data, in response to predicting that the user is not present at the electronic device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181851 | Methods Circuits Apparatuses Systems and Associated Computer Executable Code for Providing Viewer Analytics Relating to Broadcast and Otherwise Distributed Content - There is provided according to some embodiments of the present invention methods, circuits, apparatuses, systems and associated computer executable code for providing viewer analytics relating to broadcast or otherwise distributed content. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181852 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIVATE ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND FOR TIME RELEASING PRE-RECORDED DIGITAL CONTENT - A private online social networking system and method that provides time released dispersal of pre-recorded digital video and images wherein users record digital content such as videos and images at a first time, select from several system-generated, user specific criterion for future time release of the digital content to pre-selected recipients via the system or other third party services such as social networks. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181853 | Two Way Control of a Set Top Box using Optical Character Recognition - Features of various implementations are used to control operation of a second electronic device from a first electronic device using indirect control methods and optical character recognition. In some implementations, communication between a primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box is configured in order to avoid the need for one or more provider-specific APIs. For example, one aspect of the disclosure is a method of identifying commands that can be used to control one or more features of a primary set-top box (e.g., DVR or VOD features) by a supplemental set-top box issuing commands to the primary set-top box via a wireless (e.g., IR) transmitter, and then using optical character recognition to identify the outcomes of those commands as displayed on a primary TV display or secondary display. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181854 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR INTERPRETATING DATA VIA AUDIENCE POLLING SYSTEM - A method and a system for interpreting data of audience from a polling session is provided in the present invention. The moderator creates a session for conducting a polling session. The moderator further generates a static data of audience from their personal details obtained from the social networking accounts and a dynamic data from a session moderator survey for obtaining the information not available publically. The data from the static survey and dynamic survey is interpreted to obtain a filtered data of population using specific variables giving the moderator the ability to compartmentalize the collected sample data. This collected sample data is available for analytical interpretation and further helps in generated reports for specific population. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181855 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSLATING GENERIC REQUESTS INTO DEVICE SPECIFIC REQUESTS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION - Systems and methods for translating generic requests into requests specific to user media devices selected based on location are provided. In some embodiments, a first instruction data structure containing a request for an action to be performed on media content is received from a user equipment device. A location for the user equipment device is determined and a user media device is selected based on its proximity to the determined location. Device specific information for the selected user media device is then used to determine whether the selected user media device is authorized to perform the requested action. The device specific information is also used to translate the first instruction data structure into a second instruction data structure. The second instruction data structure is then transmitted to the selected user media device and causes the selected user media device to perform the requested action. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181856 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA - A system for the distribution of media is disclosed. The system comprises | 2014-06-26 |
20140181857 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SMART TELEVISIONS - In a method of controlling a smart television (TV), one or more portable electronic device are authenticated to control the smart TV. When more than one authenticated portable electronic devices send a power-on signal to the smart TV, a normal mode is executed. When only one authenticated portable electronic device sends a power-on signal to the smart TV, a personal mode can be executed. The personal mode comprises a favorite program list, which records names of one or more programs, and a favorite channel list, which records one or more channels and times of broadcasting programs of the channels. Then, the smart TV is controlled according to commands sent by the one or more authenticated portable electronic devices. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181858 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND BROADCAST SYSTEM - To realize a service of data content that can interlock with AV content of programs without providing a band for broadcasting data content in a broadcast band for digital television broadcast, provided is a reception apparatus that receives an audio and/or video (AV) content, the apparatus including: an extraction section to extract trigger information from the AV content, the trigger information being related to an application program that is executed interlocking with a progress of the AV content, the trigger information including a trigger type; and a control section to control one of an activation of the application program, a dispatch of an event of the application program being executed, and an end of the application program being executed in accordance with the trigger type included in the extracted trigger information. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181859 | MEDIA PROCESSING METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS - The present technology generally concerns cell phones and other portable devices, and more particularly concerns use of such devices in connection with media content (electronic and physical) and with other systems (e.g., televisions, digital video recorders, and electronic content directories). Some aspects of the technology involve program-centric (as opposed to channel-centric) content directories. Such directories allow users to identify the diversity of sources from which desired content can be obtained—some available on a scheduled basis, others available on-demand; some available from free sources, others from paid sources; some from streaming sources and others from file-download sources; etc. Depending on the application, the directory information may be transparent to the user—serving to identify sources for desired content from which application software can pick based, e.g., on context and stored preference data. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181860 | METHODS FOR THE DYNAMIC REPRODUCTION OF CONTENT INTRANSMISSIONS IN PUSH ENVIRONMENTS - The invention relates to a method for reproducing audiovisual advertising content in transmissions in push environments without a return channel, comprising: reception and storage of an item of audiovisual content to be reproduced; reception and storage of an item of audiovisual advertising content, together with metadata associated with each item of audiovisual advertising content; determination of the time at which an item of audiovisual advertising content is to be inserted into the audiovisual content to be reproduced; and insertion of an item of audiovisual advertising content at the determined time during the reproduction of at least one pre-stored item of audiovisual content. In addition, during the audiovisual advertising content storage process, the receiver optionally stores said audiovisual advertising content according to a user profile record stored in the receiver, and, during the reproduction process, the receiver reproduces an item of audiovisual advertising content according to said user profile record. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181861 | Personal Video Recorder E-Mail Alerts And Status - A web-based service which provides a notification such an email to a user to facilitate managing the recording of broadcast content using a personal video recorder (PVR). The user can agree to participate in the service in exchange for emails which can provide information such as a summary of programs recorded over a few days, missed recordings, and scheduling conflicts. The notification can include targeted recommendations, targeted advertising and information about recording habits of members of a social network of the user. A notification can be provided on an urgent basis if program schedule conflicts or hardware or software problems with the user's equipment are detected. The user's equipment can include a PC-based PVR, or a PC which communicates with a separate PVR device. PC-related information such as events thrown can also be reported up to the web service. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181862 | Television System To Extract Television Product Placement Advertisement Data And To Store Data In a Remote Control Device - A television advertisement system whereby a viewer retrieves product placement contact information for a product, that has been promoted on the viewer's television by using a wireless remote control device. The invention provides the means for a viewer to easily obtain in-hand product contact and detailed information which can then be used at-will. Teletext data, which contains product information, is associated with a product's video signal and is automatically decoded and stored in the television's or TV set-top box's memory. The viewer retrieves on demand the product's teletext data stored in memory by using a remote control device. The product data is transferred to and stored in a remote control device's memory. The data is displayed on the remote's screen. The data stored in the remote control can be used to contact an advertiser for further information, or to purchase a product or service. This is achieved by wirelessly transferring pertinent contact information from the remote control to various communication devices, such as a computer, a telephone, a television set-top box, an electronic game console, etc. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181863 | INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SERVICE - In one example embodiment, a system includes an end device configured to: display an image, receive an input to select an object depicted on the displayed image, and transmit information regarding the object; and a server configured to: receive the information regarding the object from the end device, store the received information regarding the object with a time of receipt, identify at least one service associated with the object with reference to the received information regarding the object, and transmit service information regarding the identified at least one service to the end device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181864 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - An embodiment of the invention simplifies management of the “video lifecycle”. An embodiment includes one of more modules that streamline the video publishing process by abstracting technical steps such as video publishing, updating video, unpublishing video, retrieval or statistics concerning video, authorization to process video, validation of video, video metadata processing, video transcoding, and/or video transmission. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181865 | SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS, SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD, AND TELEVISION SET - A speech recognition apparatus includes: a speech acquisition unit which acquires speech uttered by a user; a recognition result acquisition unit which acquires a result of recognition performed on the acquired speech; an extraction unit which, when the recognition result includes a keyword and a selection command that is used for selecting one of selectable information items, extracts a selection candidate that includes the keyword; a selection mode switching unit which, when more than one selection candidate is extracted, switches a selection mode from a first selection mode that allows selection among the selectable information items to a second selection that allows selection among the selection candidates; a display control unit which changes a display manner of the display information, according to the second selection mode switched from the first selection mode; and a selection unit which selects one of the selection candidates, according to an entry from the user. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181866 | TELEVISION RECEIVER CLOUD SERVICE AUGMENTATION - The configuration of television receivers in a content distribution network. The configuration may include selectively enabling or disabling access by a particular television receiver to a particular cloud computing service. The enabling or disabling may be implemented by user-interaction with a guide that lists cloud computing services each configured to provide particular applications and services over a data network. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181867 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SIGNALS PROVIDED TO MULTIPLE DISPLAY DEVICES - A method, apparatus, and user interface for providing operational status for multiple communication networks is described. The embodiments include receiving a request to change a program being provided on a first device in the plurality of devices, determining if the requested change requires changing the program provided to at least one second device in the plurality of devices, and outputting or displaying a list of programs currently provided to a subset of the plurality of devices if the requested change requires changing the program to the at least one second device, the subset of devices including the first device and the at least one second device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181868 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND USER INTERFACES FOR FACILITATING USER ACCESS TO MEDIA CONTENT - An exemplary method includes a media program guide user interface system 1) displaying a forward-looking view of a media program guide, the forward-looking view including a matrix grid of cells arranged relative to a channel axis and a forward-looking time axis, the cells representing media programs scheduled for transmission on channels arranged along the channel axis and at times arranged along the forward-looking time axis in accordance with a media transmission schedule, 2) detecting an association between content of the forward-looking view and a recorded media program available to a media content access system, and 3) presenting, together with the forward-looking view in response to the detecting, a selectable option configured to be selected by a user to trigger a display of a backward-looking view of the media program guide. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181869 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device of one embodiment is provided with a voice call function for performing a voice call with an external device via a network. The device comprises a reproducer and a controller. The reproducer receives a broadcast signal to reproduce a program contained in the broadcast signal. The controller is configured to turn off the voice call function within a preset period of time. The preset period of time covers the time when the reproducer should start to reproduce a preset program. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181870 | INFORMATION SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for advertising programs, products or services. In another embodiment, the system has areas for displaying messages to the user. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181871 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM - In the present invention, there is provide an information processing apparatus configured to present, to a user, a content guide arranged with a plurality of content frames including information for guiding predetermined content, the information processing apparatus including: a presentation control unit for presenting, to the user, if a first content guide of a first range is being presented, a second content guide formed by a second range different from the first range when a first condition is satisfied, the second content guide including a focus content frame focused as processing subject when the first condition was satisfied, instead of the first content guide. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181872 | SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING MEDIA PROGRAMMING GUIDES - A system for presenting media programming guides is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media receiver having a controller element to generate a Media Program Guide (MPG) that groups media programs according to a redundancy of media programs and a viewing history of a subscriber of the media receiver. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181873 | WIDGET INTERFACE MANAGEMENT - In one example embodiment, a system includes a server configured to: receive, from a first device, a request to generate a widget interface and a search parameter for video content, generate a list of video content corresponding to the search parameter for the video content, generate the widget interface associated with the generated list of video content, and transmit the generated widget interface; and a second device configured to: receive the transmitted widget interface, receive an input to select the transmitted widget interface from among a plurality of widget interfaces, and display the list of the video content associated with the selected widget interface. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING VIDEO CONTENT FROM A FIRST DEVICE - A method and system for ordering content includes a first device having an ordering interactive interface having available content. The first device forms a content selection corresponding to the available content from the ordering interactive interface and communicates the content selection to a content processing system. The content processing system generates an unencrypted control word comprising instructions for locating the available content from a user device and communicates the unencrypted control word to the user device. The user device receives the unencrypted control word to enable storing the available content corresponding to the content selection in response to the instructions contained in the unencrypted control word and stores the available content in a storage device of the user device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181875 | AUTOMATED INPUT IN AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION SYSTEM - A method and mechanism for automating user input in an interactive television system. An interactive application is conveyed concurrently with a broadcast programming stream in an interactive television system to a receiver. The interactive application is configured to provide added content to a television viewer upon a request by the viewer. In order to request the display of the available added content, a viewer may provide an indication that the use of a script is desired. Subsequently, a script corresponding to the interactive application is utilized to provide input to the interactive application in lieu of the viewer actively providing the input necessary to display the added content. In addition, a viewer may configure the receiver to indicate default preferences for the use of scripts. The receiver may then utilize a standardized script to provide input to interactive applications having added content available for viewing. Further, a corresponding program, interactive application, added content, and script may be received and stored on a mass storage device. Subsequently, the stored material may be retrieved for display and execution. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181876 | PERSONALIZED STANDBY AND TRANSITION SCREENS - Methods, system, and set-top box are provided. A method for personalizing a home screen of an electronic device includes entering a standby mode of the electronic device, loading modules based on personalization indicators, retrieving content that is associated with the modules, and generating a video signal while the electronic device is in one of the standby mode and a startup mode. The video signal includes the content. The entertainment system and the set-top box are provided for performing the method. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181877 | Device Activation Using Encoded Representation - In one embodiment, a method activates a first device for delivering media to the first device. The method captures, by a second device, an encoded representation being output by the first device. The encoded representation is output by an application upon being provided on the first device where activation of the first device via a server is necessary for configuring a media program delivery service for a user on the first device. The method then determines information encoded in the encoded representation. The information includes a unique identifier (ID) for the first device. A user identifier is determined for the user and the method automatically communicates the unique ID and the user identifier to the server associated with the media program delivery service to allow the server to activate the first device for the media delivery service using the unique ID. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181878 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CONTENTS - A method is provided for a personalized content delivery system. The method includes detecting a viewing activity of at least one user of a content-presentation device capable of presenting multiple programs in one or more channels, and determining a plurality of user identities of the at least one user. The method also includes discovering available video contents for the at least one user based on the plurality of user identities, and determining personalized video contents for the at least one user by merging the plurality of user identities. Further, the method includes recommending the determined personalized video contents to the at least one user, and delivering the recommended personalized video contents to the at least one user such that the personalized video contents are presented on the content-presentation device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181879 | Device-adaptable contents generation device, contents Device-adaptable contents generation device, contents reproduction device, and method thereof - A device-adaptable contents generation device includes a media generation unit that generates, based on rich media content, basic level media having a first resolution and at least one extended level media having a higher resolution by stages than the first resolution, a metadata generation unit that generates metadata which allows selective access to the basic level media and the at least one extended level media generated by the media generation unit, a feature information generation unit that generates feature information about the rich media content, and a database that stores a file of the rich media content containing the feature information, the metadata, the basic level media and the at least one extended level media. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181880 | BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA BITSTREAM - A broadcasting system and its associated broadcasting method for multimedia bitstream are provided. The broadcasting system includes a wireless access point, a broadcasting device and a source device. The broadcasting method includes the following steps. A wireless network is provided by the wireless access point. A multimedia bitstream is provided by the source device. A broadcasting command is generated by the source device according to a trigger signal. The broadcasting command is transmitted to the broadcasting device by the source device via the wireless network. A direct communication link is created between the source device and the broadcasting device. In addition, the multimedia bitstream is transmitted to the broadcasting device by the source device via the direct communication link. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNET AUDIO/VIDEO DELIVERY - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for Internet audio/video delivery. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for Internet audio/video delivery. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181882 | Method for transmitting metadata documents associated with a video - A method of transmitting metadata document associated with a video, each metadata document comprising format information and time information, comprising the steps of:
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20140181883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING NETWORK CONTENT VIA AN AUDIO-VISUAL RECEIVER - An audio/visual (A/V) transceiver is provided for supplying intent access to a computing device. The A/V receiver comprises a first format module configured to receive and process electronic data in a first format and an Ethernet module configured to transmit electronic data to the computing device in Ethernet format via an Ethernet port. The transceiver further comprises a bridging application executing on a processor, the bridging application configured to convert internet data in the first format into the Ethernet format. A method is also provided for supplying internet access to a computing device over an audio/visual (A/V) receiver. The method comprises receiving an internet signal in a first protocol standard at an A/V receiver, bridging the internet signal in the first protocol standard into a second protocol standard understood by the computing device, and transmitting the internet signal in the second protocol standard to the computing device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181884 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DIGITAL REALISTIC BROADCASTING BASED ON NON-REALTIME AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a transmitting and receiving system for non-realtime based digital realistic broadcasting, and a method thereof. The transmitting system includes a broadcasting TS generator for generating a 2-D TS for a 2-D image and an auxiliary TS for auxiliary information necessary for realistic broadcasting of the 2-D image, and a transmitter for transmitting the generated auxiliary transport stream before a corresponding broadcasting time and transmitting the generated 2-D transport stream according to a corresponding broadcasting schedule. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181885 | MULTI-LAYER VIDEO STREAM DECODING - Multi-layer dependencies are signaled in an efficient way for a multi-view video stream. Coding or decoding relationship information defining coding or decoding dependencies is represented in bit-efficient syntax code, preferably through usage of hierarchical layer dependencies using layer indices for representing layer dependencies. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181886 | MOBILE DEVICE CALLER ID TO SMART TV DEVICES - A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include detecting a smart television device. The method may further include receiving an incoming telephone call, wherein the incoming telephone call includes caller identification information; providing the caller identification information to the smart television device; receiving an instruction on how to process the incoming call from the smart television device; and processing the incoming telephone call based on the received instruction. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181887 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A BROADCAST SERVICE, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE USING THE APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SAME - According to the present invention, a method for receiving a broadcast service comprises the steps of: selecting a non-real time service object; receiving service signaling data corresponding to the selected non-real time service object; determining a consumption model of the non-real time service object on the basis of the service signaling data; acquiring, if the consumption model is a predetermined consumption model, first content item reception information contained in the non-real time service object from the service signaling data; receiving a first content item on the basis of the first content item reception information; and executing the first content item in response to a request for execution from the selected non-real time service object. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181888 | SECURE LOCAL WEB APPLICATION DATA MANAGER - Apparatus, systems and methods may provide a browser interface to detect an attempt by web content to manipulate data in a local data store. In addition, the data may be classified into a category if the data is remotely accessible. Additionally, a security policy may be applied to the data based on the category. In one example, a separator may separate the data from other data based on the category, the data may be encrypted/decrypted based on the category, and/or context information and user input may be determined to apply the security policy further based on the context information and the user input. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181889 | METHOD AND APARATUS FOR PRESENCE BASED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Methods and apparatus provide resource authorization based on a computer's presence information. Presence information may include information relating to a computer's operating environment. In some implementations, a presence detector on a computer determines presence information and provides the information to a resource manager. The computer may then generate a resource access request. A resource manager may then determine whether the resource request is authorized based, at least in part, on the presence information. The resource manager then responds to the resource access request, either granting or denying the request for resources. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181890 | Quantifying Risk Based on Relationships and Applying Protections Based on Business Rules - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for controlling access to a system, wherein a request to access the system and metadata of the request are received from a user, the request including a user identification. The metadata includes: information obtained from a history of prior accesses to an application access system, information obtained from a history of prior accesses to a wireless authentication system, and/or confirmation of the user identification by an entity physically proximate to the user. A database is queried with the user identification and the metadata to identify relationship data. The relationship data indicates the relationship between the individual assigned the user identification and an entity owning the system, an entity leasing the system, and/or an entity operating the system. The relationship data is input into a rules engine; and, security measure(s) are selected with the rules engine based on the relationship data. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181891 | HARDWARE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - A management controller of a computing device is identified on a network and queried for attributes of the computing device. The management controller is securely implemented in hardware of the computing device and is independent of a central processing unit (CPU) of the computing device. Data is received from the management controller that identifies one or more attributes of the computing device. A security policy of the network is implemented for the computing device based on the one or more attributes. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181892 | HARDWARE-BASED DEVICE AUTHENTICATION - An opportunity for a computing device to participate in a secure session with a particular domain is identified. A domain identifier of the particular domain is received and a secured microcontroller of the computing device is used to identify a secured, persistent hardware identifier of the computing device stored in secured memory of the computing device. A secure identifier is derived for a pairing of the computing device and the particular domain based on the hardware identifier and domain identifier of the particular domain and the secure identifier is transmitted over a secured channel to the particular domain. The particular domain can verify identity of the computing device from the secure identifier and apply security policies to transactions involving the computing device and the particular domain based at least in part on the secure identifier. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181893 | HARDWARE-BASED DEVICE AUTHENTICATION - An opportunity for a computing device to participate in a secure session with a particular domain is identified. A secured microcontroller of the computing device is used to identify a secured, persistent seed corresponding to the particular domain and stored in secured memory of the computing device. A secure identifier is derived based on the seed and sent for use by the particular domain in authenticating the computing device to the particular domain for the secure session. The particular domain can further apply security policies to transactions involving the computing device and particular domain based at least in part on the secure identifier. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181894 | TRUSTED CONTAINER - A secure identifier is derived, using a secured microcontroller of a computing device, that is unique to a pairing of the computing device and a particular domain. Secure posture data corresponding to attributes of the computing device is identified in secured memory of the computing device. The secure identifier and security posture is sent in a secured container to a management device of the particular domain. The particular domain can utilize the information in the secured container to authenticate the computing device and determine a security task to be performed relating to interactions of the computing device with the particular domain. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181895 | Off campus wireless mobile browser and web filtering system - A mobile wireless safe browser receives a destination link, host, uniform resource identifier, or Internet Protocol address. Prior to requesting a resource from the destination, the safe browser transmits a query over the air to a reputation service and receives a messages enabling or disabling conventional browser request for IP address or resources at the destination host. The user is identified to a reputation service which maintains categories of websites and a policy file for each user which enables or disables access to each category . | 2014-06-26 |
20140181896 | System and Method for Protecting Computer Resources from Unauthorized Access Using Isolated Environment - Disclosed system and methods for protecting computer resources from unauthorized access. The system provides a library of handler functions that control access of applications to protected resources on a computer device. The system associates a security policy with the library to handler functions. The security policy specifies access rules for accessing protected resources by the applications. The system also modifies applications to access the library of handler functions instead of corresponding application program interface (API) functions of the computer device. When a handler function receives an API function call from a modified application, it may determine if the received API function call complies with the access rules. When the API function call complies with the access rules, the handler function performs the API function call from the application to the protected resources. When the API function call violates the access rules, the handler function block that API function call. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181897 | System and Method for Detection of Malware Using Behavior Model Scripts of Security Rating Rules - Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for detecting computer malware using security rating rules. In one example, the system identifies at least one problematic security rating rule that was activated during antivirus analysis of both safe and malicious programs. The system then selects a group of programs for which said problematic rule was activated. The system then identifies in the selected group of programs a plurality of only malicious programs or the plurality of only safe programs based on the problematic security rating rule and at least one different security rating rule. The system then generates a behavior model script based on the problematic security rating rule and the at least one different security rating rule and executes said behavior model script during antivirus analysis of said analyzed program to detect a computer malware in said analyzed program. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING ADAPTIVE SECURITY ZONES - A system for managing adaptive security zones in complex business operations, comprising a rules engine adapted to receive events from a plurality of event sources and a security manager coupled to the rules engine via a data network, wherein upon receiving an event, the rules engine determines what rules, if any, are triggered by the event and, upon triggering a rule, the rules engine determines if the rule pertains to security and, if so, sends a notification message to the security manager informing it of the triggered event, and wherein the security manager, on receiving a notification message from the rules engine, automatically establishes a new security zone based at least in part on the contents of the notification message, is disclosed. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT SECURITY IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION WIRELESS DEVICE - A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive unciphered and ciphered messages. The unciphered messages include identity requests, authentication requests, non-access stratum (NAS) security mode commands and tracking area update responses. The ciphered messages may come from the NAS and a Radio Resource Controller (RRC). The messages are ciphered using security keys. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181900 | Quantifying Risk Based on Relationships and Applying Protections Based on Business Rules - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for controlling access to a system, wherein a request to access the system and metadata of the request are received from a user, the request including a user identification. The metadata includes: information obtained from a history of prior accesses to an application access system, information obtained from a history of prior accesses to a wireless authentication system, and/or confirmation of the user identification by an entity physically proximate to the user. A database is queried with the user identification and the metadata to identify relationship data. The relationship data indicates the relationship between the individual assigned the user identification and an entity owning the system, an entity leasing the system, and/or an entity operating the system. The relationship data is input into a rules engine; and, security measure(s) are selected with the rules engine based on the relationship data. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181901 | Secure Active Networks - A secure active network includes a plurality of secure elements which communicate with one another to share and log information such as identification, location, and user activity associated with each secure element. Secure elements exchange data with one another, and log data received. The periodicity of communication between secure elements, encryption of the information, and the operating frequency in which the information is transmitted and received may be changed if communication is lost between any of the secure elements or if a determination is made that a secure element has travelled outside a predetermined zone. The integrity of the secure network may be verified at any time by comparing the logged information to a reference network. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181902 | AUTHENTICATION IN A WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK - To allow devices to authenticate to a wide area mobile network when they temporarily do not have a connection to a SIM card and to authenticate the base station and so protect against false base stations, a system is provided where certain authentication credentials are pre-fetched while connection to the SIM card and the authentication subsystem of the wide area mobile network are in signaling connection. These advance credentials are then presented by the devices in authentication requests without requiring access via the mobile network or the connected presence of the SIM card being necessary for successful authentication. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181903 | Secure Mobile Information System - The present invention relates to a method for making specific task information available via a mobile station, preferably comprising a PDA, tablet or a mobile phone, to a user such as personnel on duty, wherein the method comprises steps for:—compiling the task information by means of a server,—transmitting the task information from the server to the mobile station of the user,—determining an availability time period for the task information for the users,—making the task information retrievable in readable manner on the mobile station within the availability time period. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181904 | DERIVING A WLAN SECURITY CONTEXT FROM A WWAN SECURITY CONTEXT - Techniques for deriving a WLAN security context from an existing WWAN security context are provided. According to certain aspects, a user equipment (UE) establishes a secure connection with a wireless wide area network (WWAN). The UE may receive from the WWAN an indication of a wireless local area network (WLAN) for which to derive a security context. The UE then derives the security context for the WLAN, based on a security context for the WWAN obtained while establishing the secure connection with the WWAN and establishes a secure connection with the WLAN using the derived security context for the WLAN. This permits the UE to establish a Robust Security Network Association (RSNA) with the WLAN while avoiding lengthy authentication procedures with an AAA server, thus speeding up the association process. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL PEER-TO-PEER ENVIRONMENT - An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables the creation of a virtual endpoint that may operate within a peer-to-peer network to represent a device that is unable to operate as an endpoint. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181906 | SYSTEM FOR SECURE ENROLLMENT AND SECURE VERIFICATION OF NETWORK USERS BY A CENTRALIZED IDENTIFICATION SERVICE - A system and method for providing, as a service over a computer network (especially a packet-switched computer network) to a body of merchants connected to the computer network, verification of consumer identification based on data provided over the computer network by scanning devices attached to the computers operated by consumers. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181907 | Persistent Public Machine Setting - Disclosed herein are methods for protecting user information on a client device that may have a plurality of users. A user interface with a public machine designation portion is presented to a user prior to the start of the authentication process. The public machine designation removes web service account descriptions and any user specific information stored on the client device. Also, the client device is prevented from storing any new user specific information that is provided to the client device. The public machine designation is a persistent feature that may only be disabled by an affirmative action from the user. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181908 | Method and Apparatus for Using Sensors on a Portable Electronic Device to Verify Transactions - The present disclosure involves a system. The system includes a computer memory storage module configured to store executable computer programming code. The system includes a computer processor module operatively coupled to the computer memory storage module. The computer processor module is configured to execute the computer programming code to perform the following operations: detecting, from a mobile electronic device, a request to engage in an activity electronically; receiving sensor data gathered by one or more sensors of the mobile electronic device; determining, based on the sensor data received from the mobile electronic device, whether the request to engage in the activity is authorized by a user of the mobile electronic device; and alerting the user if it has been determined that the request to engage in the activity is unauthorized. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURED ACCESS MANAGEMENT - A system and method for managing secure access to one or more applications and data provided via the application based on trustworthiness of a client device. The system is configured to establish a level of trustworthiness of the client device based, at least in part, on attributes of the client device and the user of the client device. In the event that the level of trustworthiness meets or exceeds a predefined trust level for a corresponding application, the system is configured to authorize and allow the client device to execute the application and access data provided via the application. Alternatively, in the event that the level of trustworthiness falls below a predefined trust level, the system is configured to restrict execution of the application and/or access to data provided via the application. | 2014-06-26 |
20140181910 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING PARENTAL CONTROLS BASED ON USER ENGAGEMENT WITH A MEDIA DEVICE - Systems and methods are described for controlling playback of media assets. In some aspects, the systems and methods described detect a first user within proximity of a user equipment device. The systems and methods detect a second user, who is restricted from accessing a media asset on the user equipment device without a first user within proximity of the user equipment device who has a content authorization level higher than the second user. Processing circuitry measures the first user's engagement level with the user equipment device. The processing circuitry retrieves a threshold value from the user equipment's memory and determines whether the measured engagement level of the first user with the user equipment device is above the retrieved threshold. If the measured engagement level of the first user with the user equipment device is above the threshold, processing circuitry enables access to the media asset. | 2014-06-26 |