| 27th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
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| 20090172698 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING KEYBOARD, VIDEO, AND MOUSE SWITCHING - A method and system for providing keyboard, video, and mouse switching includes establishing a basic input/output system (BIOS) agent and an operating system (OS) agent on a server of a plurality of servers. The basic input/output system agent routes input/output data between the server and a remote keyboard, remote video device, and/or remote mouse over a network during a pre-boot phase of the server. The operating system agent routes input/output data between the server and the remote keyboard, remote video device, and/or remote mouse over the network during a runtime phase of the server. The basic input/output agent may pass data to the operating system agent to indicate that a communication connection has been established between the server and the remote keyboard, remote video device, and/or remote mouse. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172699 | Architectural Design for Service Procurement Application Software - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing service procurement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a Project Processing process component; a Purchase Request Processing process component; a Purchase Order Processing process component; a Purchasing Contract process component; a Goods and Service Acknowledgement process component; an RFQ Processing process component; and a Time and Labor Management process component. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172700 | PARALLEL PROCESSING OF TRIGGERING RULES IN SIP EVENT NOTIFICATION FILTERS - A system for processing triggering rules in SIP event notification filters, including an XPath processor configured to collect a set of XPath expressions from at least one trigger of at least one SIP event notification filter of at least one subscribers in a set of subscribers who are subscribed to state information of a resource, and create a merged finite state automaton having a plurality of nodes and transitions that collectively represent the combination of the XPath expressions, and a streaming parser configured to parse previously-published state information of the resource and newly-published state information of the resource, and stream parsing events of the parsed information to the XPath processor, where the XPath processor is configured to employ the automaton to perform a streaming evaluation of the XPath expressions in parallel to determine which nodes of the parsed information satisfies any of the XPath expressions represented by the automaton. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172701 | MANAGING CONTACT LIST STATUS NOTIFICATIONS IN COLLABORATION SYSTEMS TO REDUCE NETWORK TRAFFIC - An awareness notification management system including a contact list manager managing an awareness service subscriber contact list including an active sublist for active contacts and an archive sublist for disabled contacts, and an awareness manager for monitoring the status contact list members, where the awareness manager is configured to access a history including at least one timestamp of a last communication exchange between the awareness service subscriber and any of the members of the contact list, and query the history for any of the timestamps and classify any of the contacts as a disabled contact on the archive sublist if the timestamp for the contact is older than a predefined age, and where the awareness manager is configured to forward to the awareness service subscriber awareness notifications regarding the status of the active contacts and withhold from the awareness service subscriber awareness notifications regarding the status of the disabled contacts. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172702 | NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM - Generally described, the present invention is directed to a network operating system that provides more effective ways of leveraging the connectivity of computer networks. In one embodiment, an XML virtual machine is implemented that accepts high-level application code written in an XML programming language as input. Functionality is provided to interpret or translate the application code written in an XML programming language into code that is suitable for execution across computer platforms. Moreover, the XML virtual machine supports the Model View Controller (MVC) design paradigm that facilitates true data abstraction from applications to a common data model. Multi-instance applications, with each instance potentially supporting multiple views, may be created and executed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172703 | CAPTURE METHOD AND CAPTURE DEVICE - A capture method and a capture device are capable of efficiently analyzing problems in software of an application software to be captured. A capture method for retrieving screen data displayed on a screen causes a computer to capture screen data displayed on the screen, acquire utilization data of a CPU and/or a memory, and save the screen data in association with the utilization data by time data. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172704 | MODEL-BASED DATACENTER MANAGEMENT - Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for model-based data center management. In embodiments, a request to perform a management operation on a device in a data center is received and available paths to the device are determined. The paths are determined based on an artifact storing a topology of the data center. Further, a current favored path that is one of the available paths is determined based on a policy and the device is bound for performance of the management operation using the current favored path. In embodiments, the model-based data center management is configured to provide a generic description of the data center architecture and a generic description for one or more devices in the data center. The generic description provides for dynamic runtime data center configuration. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172705 | Apparatus and Method for Preservation of USB Keyboard - Provided are a data security apparatus and method for a USB keyboard. The data security apparatus includes: a USB keyboard security driver for selecting a driver for a USB keyboard from USB devices connected to a personal computer, and replacing a data processing function address in a USB hub driver with a function address of the selected USB keyboard driver to acquire input data input by the USB keyboard; a USB keyboard data processing module for preferentially receiving the input data acquired from the USB keyboard security driver, and processing the input data through analysis, encoding and deletion processes; and a USB keyboard data transfer module for decoding the input data processed by the USB keyboard USB keyboard data processing module and outputting the decoded input data to a user's desired location. Thus, data input by a malicious program from a keyboard in communication with a main body of a personal computer (PC) through USB to transmit data can be protected from being transmitted to the external. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172706 | SAS EXPANDER BASED PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS - Embodiments of the present invention provide for creating and using persistent connections in SAS networks. A persistent connection may be a connection that persists for longer than the usual SAS connection. More specifically, it is a connection that is not subject to periodic tear downs by SAS devices according to existing SAS protocols (such as, by using CLOSE or BREAK primitives). Instead, persistent connections may be removable by a link reset. Persistent connections may be used in situations in which the overhead associated with the usual tear down and re-establishment of connections in a SAS network may be considered too high in comparison with its intended benefits. Persistent connections may also be used to provide virtual direct attachment between two different SAS connected devices or between a SAS connected device and an expander. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172707 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE DISPLAY DEVICES - A method and a system for supporting multiple display adapters in the WDDM architecture are provided. A driver wrapper serves as the interface between the OS and the display drivers. The driver wrapper hides the display drivers from the knowledge of the OS and provides the standard display driver interface (DDI) to the OS. In the view of the OS, the driver wrapper is the single common driver which receives requests from the OS. The driver wrapper dispatches the requests from the OS to the display drivers and relays responses from the display drivers to the OS. The driver wrapper of the present invention is compatible with multiple distinct display drivers. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172708 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING A SIDESHOW DEVICE TO SUPPORT ENHANCED FEATURES - A method and system for enabling an auxiliary system, such as a SideShow device, to support enhanced features is provided. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of emulating a physical communication channel to establish a virtual communication channel, encapsulating data associated with a first function defined by a first Application Programming Interface (API) and utilized to implement an enhanced feature, and sending the encapsulated data through the virtual communication channel for an embedded operation system (OS) to manage hardware resources of the auxiliary system to perform the enhanced feature. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172709 | Text Editor Virtual Backing Store - At an interface between a text engine and a first client application, text and first client application properties associated with the text may be received from the first client application. Then the interface may map the first client application properties associated with the text to text engine properties associated with the text. Next, the interface may provide the text and the text engine properties associated with the text to the text engine. The text engine may process the text. Next, the text engine may provide the processed text and the text engine properties associated with the processed text to the interface. The interface may then map the text engine properties associated with the processed text to the first client application properties associated with the processed text. The interface may then provide the processed text and the first client application properties associated with the processed text to the first client application. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172710 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING A MINI PROGRAM ON A COMPUTING DEVICE TO ACCESS AN AUXILIARY SYSTEM - A method and system for enabling a mini program on a computing device to access an auxiliary system are disclosed. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention is implemented on a computer system, which includes an auxiliary system configured to drive an auxiliary display and a computing device that is configured with a pre-configured software interface to enable a mini program written in a descriptive module language to access the auxiliary system. The pre-configured software interface converts the descriptive module language to a set of functions supported by an Application Programming Interface (API) specifically written in an imperative programming language for the auxiliary system. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172711 | DEVICE FOR COORDINATING DISPLAYS ON A SECURITY SYSTEM - The inventive system and method for enabling external applications to display data in the security system has a table with a plurality of rules and an interface for processing the external application data for display, such that when an alert occurs in the security system, one of the rules defines a response to the alert and the device performs the response. This system and method protects the integrity of the security system as well as allows the display of data by external applications on the security system. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172712 | BIOS RUNTIME SERVICES INTERFACE - A method and article of manufacture for accessing at least one unexposed runtime service. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172713 | ON-DEMAND EMULATION VIA USER-LEVEL EXCEPTION HANDLING - Methods and apparatuses enable on-demand instruction emulation via user-level exception handling. A non-supported instruction triggers an exception during runtime of a program. In response to the exception, a user-level or application-level exception handler is launched, instead of a kernel-level handler. Then the exception handler can execute at the application layer instead of the kernel level. The handler identifies the instruction and emulates the instruction, where emulation of the instruction is supported by the handler. Emulating the instructions enables the program to continue execution. Repeated instruction emulation is amortized via dynamic binary translation of hot code. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172714 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING METADATA DURING SESSION RECORDING - Text that appears in sessions presented on a computer screen is indexed to enable future text-based search of the session content. During the recording, a text capture algorithm is used to capture any text data presented on any window on the computer screen, either in a selective or in an all-encompassing manner. Data captured are indexed to the capture time because a timestamp must be known to allow for a search that can provide temporal relevance. The interval used to capture the window data is modifiable, based on the needs of the application. Once the window is scanned, a comparison is done with the results of previous captures to determine if there is a need to update the metadata database with new results. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172715 | NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM - Generally described, the present invention is directed to a network operating system that provides more effective ways of leveraging the connectivity of computer networks. In one embodiment, an XML virtual machine is implemented that accepts high-level application code written in an XML programming language as input. Functionality is provided to interpret or translate the application code written in an XML programming language into code that is suitable for execution across computer platforms. Moreover, the XML virtual machine supports the Model View Controller (MVC) design paradigm that facilitates true data abstraction from applications to a common data model. Multi-instance applications, with each instance potentially supporting multiple views, may be created and executed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172716 | Disk Device - A relative-moving-side projection is formed on a front surface and a fixed-side groove that can engage with a fixed-side projection is formed on a rear surface of a tray. The fixed-side projection is formed on a bottom surface of a chassis. A relative-moving-side groove that can engage with the relative-moving-side projection is formed on a ceiling surface of an upper case. When the tray is moved from a disk loading position to a disk reproducing position, a state where the relative-moving-side projection and the fixed-side projection respectively engage with the relative-moving-side groove and the fixed-side groove is maintained. The relative-moving-side projection moves with respect to the fixed-side projection while the tray is moved. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172717 | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE AND NOTEBOOK COMPUTER USING THE SAME - An exemplary optical disk drive for a notebook computer includes a tray, and a supporting bracket rotatably connected to the tray for supporting the tray when the tray extends from the notebook computer. A notebook computer employing the optical disk drive is also provided. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172718 | Storage/Retrieval Device for Optical Disks - A storage/retrieval device for optical disks includes a container having an access slot. A disk shelf is rotatably mounted in the container and includes a plurality of storage compartments each for receiving an optical disk. A driving roller and a driven roller are rotatably mounted in the container for moving an optical disk into or out of the container via the access slot. An ejecting member includes a first end pivotably supported in the container and a second end operably coupled with the driving roller. The ejecting member is pivotable between a first position in one of the storage compartments for moving an optical disk in the storage compartment out of the storage compartment and a second position outside the storage compartment. A motor is provided to drive the driving roller for rotating the driving roller and the driven roller in opposite directions and for pivoting the ejecting member. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172719 | DISK DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical disk drive includes a device body. A turntable is disposed on the device body, for rotating a disk. There is an optical pickup head for reading and/or writing of data with the disk. A multi-segment cover assembly is shiftable between a folded position and a spread position. The multi-segment cover assembly, when in the folded position, allows loading and unloading of the disk on the turntable, and when in the spread position, has a larger area than when in the folded position, and contains and protects the disk on the turntable. The multi-segment cover assembly includes a plurality of pie-shaped cover sectors, rotatable about an axis defined concentrically with the turntable, for extending to nest in one another when in the folded position, and for spreading by offsetting from one another when in the spread position. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172720 | HANDLING METADATA BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR - A device and method for receiving media data and related metadata are presented. Metadata is updated regularly in order to provide a user with instant accessibility to the media data contained in the received data stream. In order to reduce power consumption for the reception of metadata in cases when a user doesn't use a receiver for consumption of media data, update times for updating metadata are adjusted, so that still a good usability is maintained. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172721 | Interactive Television System - A method includes, providing a television, a reading device, an input device, and a printer. The reading device is connected to receive a digital signal transmitted by a television signal provider. The reading device is connected to provide a first output signal to the television and a second output signal to the printer under control of the input device. The method includes receiving a digital signal with the reading device wherein the digital signal is transmitted by the television signal provider. It also includes sending the first output signal from the reading device to the television for display to a viewer. If the viewer uses the input device to choose to print, it also includes printing information provided in the second output signal. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172722 | SERVICE ACTIVATION OF SET-TOP BOX FUNCTIONALITY USING BROADCAST CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to activate functionality in a set-top box | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172723 | Television advertisement placement more resistant to user skipping - Television equipment detects viewers' actions in skipping temporally interleaved television advertising content and, in response, automatically causes selected television advertising content to be spatially combined with a temporal portion of the viewed television programming content, e.g., juxtaposed adjacent to or overlaid on the television advertising content. As a result of the spatial combination, skipping such juxtaposed or overlaid advertising content would also cause skipping of the corresponding temporal portion of the viewed programming content. In some implementations, once viewer ad skipping is detected, advertising content can spatially combined with subsequently viewed television programs of the same type, or interleaved advertising content can be automatically removed from the remainder of the television program or from subsequently viewed television programs of the same type. Viewer skipping of interleaved advertising can be explicitly detected by detecting user-selected commands during recognized interleaved advertising, or implicitly detected by analysis of sequences of selected user commands. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172724 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON A LOCATION OF A PRESENTATION DEVICE - Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for presenting advertisements in association with broadcast video content on a presentation device in a non-residential location. The advertisements are identified based on characteristics of the non-residential location, such as goods or services offered at the non-residential location. The advertisements may be presented simultaneously with the broadcast video content, or may be used as substitute content to replace interstitials within the broadcast video content. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172725 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROMOTING TELEVISION PROGRAMS - A method, which comprises: receiving from a provider of a first content stream an indication of a promotional time slot to be rendered available on the first content stream; accessing a program schedule indicative of television programs scheduled to begin airing on respective content streams at respective start times; consulting said schedule to identify at least one particular television program among those of said television programs scheduled to air on content streams provided by providers different from the provider of the first content stream and whose start times fall within a time window of acceptable viewability relative to the promotional time slot; and causing conveyance of an advertisement for the at least one particular television program during the promotional time slot. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172726 | DISTRIBUTED TV ACCESS SYSTEM - Distributed navigation of broadcast signals is provided through an on-line application connected through a second network connection. A customer receives the broadcast signals through a first network connection, and navigates the broadcast TV content through an on-line application by a browser connected through a second network connection. The present on-line application provides flexible and re-configurable content services, which will need to be customized once for each service provider, but will render consistently on a variety of PC and non-PC client devices. Further, the present on-line application can provide targeted advertising by maintaining an advertising profile for each viewer, determined in part by recording data about the navigating of the content of the broadcast signals, and by recording a plurality of selections of the viewer transmitted to the on-line application. The on-line capability further provides ease for roaming access. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172727 | SELECTING ADVERTISEMENTS TO PRESENT - A request to select sponsored content to be presented with a first content item including video is received. A second content item including video is identified. The video included in the second content item has been viewed by at least one viewer of the video included in the first content item. Sponsored content that has been presented with the second content item is identified and selected to be presented with the first content item is selected. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172728 | Targeted online advertisements based on viewing or interacting with television advertisements - In a computer-implemented method, a selected online advertisement is automatically directed to, or online activity is automatically tracked and recorded from, an online user interface device which corresponds, at the time the advertisement is directed or the activity is tracked, to a first online access identifier. The advertisement is directed or the activity is tracked based on information from a user profile that references or includes a first set-top box identifier. That information is derived at least in part from automatically collected data related to user behavior with respect to at least one television advertisement delivered to a set-top box, which set-top box corresponds, at the time of that user behavior, to the first set-top box identifier. The first online access identifier is associated with the first set-top box identifier, by being referenced or included in the user profile, by being associated in a database, or otherwise. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172729 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BROADCASTING SERVICES AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS AT A LOCATION WHEN RELEVANT - A method, system and program product for automatically broadcasting services available at a location within a broadcast area. The method includes inputting, into a tool configured to broadcast, services available at different locations from multiple service providers and broadcasting in a broadcast area covering the different locations the services available from the multiple service providers. The method further includes delivering broadcasts of services available to a consumer at a location within the broadcast area at a point-in-time, the consumer having a device configured to send a respective location of the consumer to the tool and configured to receive delivery of the broadcasts of the services available at the respective location while the consumer is at the respective location, such that, the broadcasts of the services available alerts the consumer of the services available at the respective location at the point-in-time. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for advertisement delivery optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of identifying multimedia content associated with a web-user. One embodiment can include, analyzing the multimedia content to retrieve a set of descriptors, comparing the set of descriptors with metadata of a plurality of advertisements, selecting a candidate pool of advertisements from the plurality of advertisements based on relevancy indicated by the comparison, and presenting at least a portion of the candidate pool of advertisements to the web-user. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172731 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONVEYING TELEVISION PROGRAM ADVERTISEMENTS - A method, which comprises identifying a television program whose start time falls within a time window of acceptable viewability relative to a promotional time slot appearing within a first content stream, the television program being carried by a second content stream; causing conveyance during the promotional time slot of an advertisement for the television program; and causing an indication of the second content stream to be transmitted to customer equipment in the form of a marker sent with the first content stream. Also, a method, which comprises identifying a television program whose start time falls within a time window of acceptable viewability relative to a promotional time slot appearing within a first content stream, the television program being carried by a second content stream; causing conveyance during the promotional time slot of an advertisement for the television program; and being attentive to an indication that, during the promotional time slot, a selection has been made by customer equipment to view the second content stream. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172732 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Dynamic Programming Guide Containing Future Times When On-Demand Broadcasting Requests Can be Satisfied - An audio-visual content service provider ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172733 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT RECORDING AND INDEXING - Methods and systems for content recording and indexing are described. Content may be accessed from a content source. The content may be processed to generate an index of the content. Programming data for future content may be accessed. A content selection guide may be generated in accordance with the index and the programming data. The content selection guide may include a listing of the indexed content and the future content. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172734 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING METHOD - A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a storage module storing a table correspondingly showing a program identifier identifying a broadcast program, and a broadcast start time of the program; a detecting module detecting whether the broadcast start time is brought forward or not based on program guide information acquired from a broadcast signal and the program identifier; a video-recording module starting a video-recording of the program at the broadcast start time which is brought forward when the bringing-forward is detected; and a reproduction module reproducing the video-recorded program at the broadcast start time before it is brought forward. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172735 | Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same - A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172736 | INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION WITH ACCESS TO MULTIPLE DATA PATHS - Systems and methods for an interactive media guidance application with access to multiple data sets are provided. One of the data sets may be selected to generate a media guidance application display screen. A data set may be selected based on the data source or data path from which the data set was received. A data set may also be selected based on a quality measure value associated with the data set. Portions of two or more data sets may also be merged to form a combined data set. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172737 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - A display processing apparatus is disclosed. The display processing apparatus includes: a unit configured to receive a content list from a content server; a content storage portion configured to store a content; a contract information storage portion configured to store contract information; a viewing history information storage portion configured to store viewing history information; a unit configured to create a recommended content list from the content list based on the contract information and the viewing history information, the recommended content list being one of a list of contents capable of being viewed and a list of contents capable of being stored in the content storage portion; a screen capable of displaying the recommended content list; and a unit configured to display the recommended content list in a predetermined area other than a center area of the screen, the recommended content list being smaller than the screen. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172738 | Television system | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172739 | User Interface for Interactive Television Systems - An interactive television system transmits and displays a television program having an associated channel. The system also transmits and displays an interactive television mode indicator if the displayed television program supports an interactive television mode. The interactive television mode is activated in response to a request from a viewer of the television program to activate the interactive television mode. The system updates a channel status list to indicate that the television program is being viewed in the interactive television mode. The system is also able to handle requests for activating an online television mode. When changing channels, the channel status list is used to restore a previously activated interactive television mode or online television mode for a particular television channel. Two different indicators may be transmitted and displayed to indicate whether the television program supports an interactive television mode and/or an online television mode. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172740 | Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology - An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172741 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION SYSTEM AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD - A content reproduction control apparatus includes a storage unit storing a table representing in a correlated manner an identifier of at least one device and a radio frequency of a radio signal including a content and being transmitted from the device, a receiving unit receiving the radio signal, a radio intensity calculating unit calculating intensity of the radio signal, a display unit displaying the calculated intensity of the radio signal, and a transmitting unit transmitting to the device a signal instructing to change the intensity of the radio signal using the radio frequency stored in the table. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172742 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR RECORDING OF REPEATED PROGRAMS - Systems, methods and computer products for recording of repeated programs. Exemplary embodiments include a recording of a repeated program method, including receiving a recording request for a first program from a communications device, the recording request having a specified recording time, determining that the specified recording time is during a peak time, determining an alternate recording time for the recording request, sending a message to the communications device that there is the alternate recording time to record the first program, delivering the first program to the communications device for the specified recording time in response to receiving a rejection of the alternate recording time and delivering the first program to the communications device for the alternate recording time in response to receiving an acceptance of the alternate recording time. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172743 | METHOD FOR UTILIZING AT LEAST ONE SIGNAL-RECEIVING MODULE TO RECORD MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS AND SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention discloses a method for utilizing at least one signal-receiving module to record multimedia programs and system thereof. The method includes utilizing a first signal-receiving module to receive a multimedia stream corresponding to a plurality of channels and supplying an output content corresponding to a selected channel; setting a time interval; and when a user switches a previously selected channel to a currently selected channel, starting to count a duration corresponding to the currently selected channel, and controlling a recording operation of an output content of the currently selected channel supplied by the first signal-receiving module according to the duration and the time interval. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172744 | Method of enhancing media content and a media enhancement system - A media enhancement system and method, the system including a media player structured to deliver a media selection to a user and an enhancement registry associated with the media selection and including time data and/or other data associated with the media selection and a communicative link to additional materials. A user interface is further provided and operatively associated with the media player to receive a user input during delivery of the media selection by the media player, the media player further structured to identify a corresponding time marker of the media selection at a time that corresponds receipt of the user input. Finally, an activation assembly is provided to access the enhancement registry and to correspondingly activate the communicative link for delivery of the additional materials to the user. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172745 | Method and Apparatus Regarding Receipt of Audio-Visual Content Information and Use of Such Information to Automatically Infer a Relative Popularity of That Content - A network element ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED DISPLAYABLE APPLICATIONS - An approach is provided for presenting, via a set-top box, a widget. The widget includes content retrieved over a data network and augmented content. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172747 | DISTRIBUTED TV ACCESS SYSTEM - Distributed navigation of broadcast signals is provided through an on-line application connected through a second network connection. A customer receives the broadcast signals through a first network connection, and navigates the broadcast TV content through an on-line application by a browser connected through a second network connection. The present on-line application provides flexible and re-configurable content services, which will need to be customized once for each service provider, but will render consistently on a variety of PC and non-PC client devices. Further, the present on-line application can provide targeted advertising by maintaining an advertising profile for each viewer, determined in part by recording data about the navigating of the content of the broadcast signals, and by recording a plurality of selections of the viewer transmitted to the on-line application. The on-line capability further provides ease for roaming access. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172748 | Drift Compensator for a Tuning Device - An apparatus coupled to, or integrated with, a tuner. This apparatus, which may be referred to herein as a “compensator,” may operate to adjust a frequency of the tuner to counteract drift or error that may cause the tuner to erroneously tune to an inaccurate or undesired frequency. The compensator may be implemented as hardware or software, and may be stand-alone or integrated into the tuner and/or LNBF. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172749 | REMODULATING SATELLITE TV CHANNELS FOR HOME DISTRIBUTION - A remodulating interface is designed to receive control data such as frequency information from a power line data interface, and to use this information to control a remodulator that frequency shifts an input TV video signal from a first frequency (or television channel) to a second frequency (or television channel) for display on a television. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172750 | Distributed Media Management Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and method of distributing media content from a plurality of source devices to a plurality of remotely located display devices within a home network. A first management unit is assigned to control a first source stream and first display stream. A second management unit is assigned to control a second source stream and a second display stream. The first source stream and the first display stream are subsequently assigned to the second management unit if the first management unit fails. Alternatively, the second source stream and the second display stream are subsequently assigned to the first management unit if the second management unit fails. The apparatus and method can include a plurality of management units, each unit assigned to control at least one of the source streams and one of the display streams. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172751 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL CHANNELS - An approach is provided for presenting, via a set-top box, audio and/or video transmission to a user. An input is received from the user specifying media content that is accessible over a data network. The media content is retrieved over the data network, and presented via the set-top box. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172752 | STREAMING MULTIPLE VIDEOS IN A PLAYLIST - In one embodiment, a play list corresponding to a client is retrieved, wherein the play list comprises a list of two or more videos, one of which is a video requested by the client. A compressed video stream is received from a first video source. The compressed video stream from the first video source is passed to the client without decompressing it. A compressed video stream is received from a second video source. Meta information of frames of the compressed video stream from the second video source is adapted. The passing the compressed video stream from the first video source is stopped. The adapted compressed video stream is then passed from the second video source to the client without decompressing it. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172753 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Providing On-Demand Access to Internet Media Content with Other Televised Content - An audio-visual content service provider ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172754 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, SERVER AND CLIENT TERMINAL - In an image distribution system which distributes an electronically recorded image to a client terminal through a server, when a high-resolution image of a desired image requested from the client terminal is produced using a single image or plural images recorded in an image recording unit in a high-resolution processing unit on the side of the server, a desired parameter in parameters which can be specified by the client terminal is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, the parameters including a part of or all items of quality parameter for setting the image quality of the produced image for the desired image. On the side of the server, the high-resolution image whose image quality is controlled by the quality parameter is produced and distributed to the client terminal. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172755 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE MEDIA POINT-OF-SALE - One embodiment may take the form of a method and a system for mobile media point-of-sale (POS). A mobile media-receiving device may receive, via a first network (e.g. a broadcasting network), a media file for playback to a user. The media may include media and media identifying data. Upon receipt of the media file, the media-receiving device may transmit a user-initiated request to purchase a copy of the media from a POS source. The media-receiving device may transmit the request and the media identifying data, using a portable storage device or a wireless network, to a computer-networking device. The computer-networking device may receive the request, the media identifying data, and the user's purchase information and transmit this information, via a second network that is separate and independent from the first network, to a POS source to complete the purchasing transaction of the media file. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172756 | LIGHTING ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR VIDEO TELEPHONY - A home video system ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE SET-TOP BOX MANAGEMENT - An approach is provided for remotely controlling set-top boxes. A command is received from a computing device for controlling a plurality of set-top boxes. The set-top boxes are configured according to the received command. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172758 | DISTRIBUTED TV ACCESS SYSTEM - Distributed navigation of broadcast signals is provided through an on-line application connected through a second network connection. A customer receives the broadcast signals through a first network connection, and navigates the broadcast TV content through an on-line application by a browser connected through a second network connection. The present on-line application provides flexible and re-configurable content services, which will need to be customized once for each service provider, but will render consistently on a variety of PC and non-PC client devices. Further, the present on-line application can provide targeted advertising by maintaining an advertising profile for each viewer, determined in part by recording data about the navigating of the content of the broadcast signals, and by recording a plurality of selections of the viewer transmitted to the on-line application. The on-line capability further provides ease for roaming access. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172759 | Wireless USB modem device supporting dual service for portable internet and digital broadcasting - The present invention relates to a wireless USB modem device supporting dual service for portable Internet and digital broadcasting. The wireless USB modem device includes a portable Internet communication module and a digital broadcast reception module. The wireless USB modem device includes a USB hub connected to USB interfaces of both the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module, and configured to relay data to a user terminal. A switching mode power supply unit is implemented in a DC-DC switching mode, is supplied with power from the user terminal and is configured to apply power to the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module so that the portable Internet communication module and the digital broadcast reception module can be simultaneously driven. Accordingly, a separate control unit for controlling USB interfaces is not required, and the number of peripherals connected to the USB port of the portable user terminal can be reduced. Further, portable Internet service and digital broadcasting service can be simultaneously provided, thus enabling bidirectional digital multimedia broadcasting service and Internet service to be simultaneously supported anytime and anywhere without regard to spatial or temporal restrictions. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172760 | Method and Apparatus for Metadata-Based Conditioned Use of Audio-Visual Content - An audio-visual content service provider processor ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172761 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate the Local Recording of Audio-Visual Content, in the Absence of End User Requests, for Subsequent Re-Broadcasting - An audio-visual content service provider processor ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172762 | Methods and System for Efficient Data Transfer Over Hybrid Fiber Coax Infrastructure - The invention is directed to a method for providing client-server data transfer over a Hybrid Fiber Coax network, comprising interfacing, at a client, a video channel, intercepting a content request made from an end-user computing device, notifying a server of a relevant intercepted message via one of using an interactive channel and tagging the request, selecting content sent by the server over the video channel, processing the content selected so as to return it to its IP traffic format, and forwarding the content in its IP traffic format to the end-user computing device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172763 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND STREAM MEDIA SERVER FOR SUPPORTING MULTI AUDIO TRACKS - A method for supporting multi audio tracks in wireless communication field, which uses multi stream media servers to share the assignment for supporting multi audio tracks. One stream media server receives one video data and multi audio data, but outputs only one determinate audio data; or one stream media server receives one video data and one audio data from multi audio data. User can select the required language by using portal website, and then connect to the stream media server for obtaining one video data and one audio data. The invention also provides a stream media server and a system for supporting multi audio tracks. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172764 | BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE, BROADCAST RECEIVING METHOD AND DATA BROADCAST SCREEN PRESENTATION PROGRAM - In a broadcast receiving device, a broadcast signal of a data broadcast program that is tuned in to by a tuner is demodulated into a transport stream by a demodulator, and a data broadcast content is acquired by an information acquisition unit from the demodulated transport stream. The acquired data broadcast content is stored in a storage device, and a data broadcast screen based on the stored data broadcast content is presented by an information presentation unit. When a reception state is a poor state, a presentation state of the data broadcast screen is held by the information presentation unit. When the reception state changes from the poor state to a good state and the data broadcast programs received in the good states before and after the poor state are the same, the presentation of the data broadcast screen based on the stored data broadcast content is restarted by the information presentation unit. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE USING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION (IPTV) AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An electronic commerce method and system using an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and a mobile terminal are provided. In an electronic commerce method and system, an IPTV or mobile terminal transmits binding information to a server where a purchaser selects product information, the server determines a purchaser authority using the received binding information, and transmits sales information for the selected product information to the mobile terminal in response to the purchase authority being valid, and the mobile terminal makes an offer to purchase the product to the server using the received sales information. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172766 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING METHOD - A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a display module displaying a volume setting menu correspondingly showing volume during reproduction and set volume; an input module inputting the set volume based on the displayed volume setting menu; a generation module generating a table correspondingly showing a broadcast channel, the inputted set volume, and a reproduction start time; and a reproduction module reproducing a broadcast based on the generated table. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172767 | System and Method for Restricting Access to a Set-Top Box - A system and method is disclosed for restricting a remote control interface port of a set-top box configured to broadcast multimedia programs over a provider network. A change schedule that changes communication parameters may restrict the remote control interface port. The operating frequency or the code set used to transmit data and commands may be changed at random or at predefined intervals. The set-top box, the remote control, or an external network device may initiate the change schedule. Encryption of communications between the set-top box and the remote control unit may also be performed to protect the set-top box from unauthorized access. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172768 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING EMBEDDED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS WITH A SERVICE OPERATING SYSTEM - A method includes setting a rule policy with an embedded information technology application. The method further includes parsing the policy rule from a policy engine to a context engine. The method further includes determining a computing device condition with the context engine based upon the parsed policy rule. The method further includes notifying the policy engine with the context engine if the computing device condition has changed from a first condition to a second condition. The method further includes, in response to the computing device condition changing from the first condition to the second condition, executing an action according to the parsed policy rule. An associated system and machine readable medium are also disclosed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172769 | PROGRAMMATIC VALIDATION IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT - Programmatically validating service level policies established for business applications of an Information Technology environment. The programmatic validation predicts whether the policies are achievable within the environment. Examples of service level policies include quantitative goals, redundancy levels and resource use. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENTING COMPUTER PERIPHERAL DEVICES IN-SITU - Embodiments of a system for renting one or more peripheral devices to a proximally disposed mobile device are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a peripheral manager is configured to facilitate access to the one or more peripheral devices by the mobile device. The peripheral manager may also facilitate identification and/or authentication of the mobile device and/or its user, determine an access privilege of the mobile device and/or its user, and accept payment in exchange for the access by the mobile device and/or its user. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172771 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SITUATION SEMANTICS BASED MANAGEMENT OF POLICY ENABLED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Communication nodes, systems and methods are described which manage and process management information using semantic variable entities governed by a formal logic and upon which computations can be performed. Such semantic variable entities include, for example, management infons and or management situations which can be used, for example, to manage policy enforcement in communication networks. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172772 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SECURITY DATA OF A COMPUTER NETWORK - Method of processing security data of a computer network (R) including a plurality of users (U | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172773 | Syndicating Surgical Data In A Healthcare Environment - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for syndication and management of structured and unstructured data to assist institutional healthcare delivery, healthcare providers' practices, healthcare providers' group practices, collaborative academic research and decision making in healthcare, including through the utilization of medical devices and healthcare pools. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172774 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING SECURITY POLICIES - A method and system for distributing and enforcing security policies is provided. A firewall agent executing at a host computer system that is to be protected receives security policies for the enforcement engines responsible for enforcing the security policies on the host computer system. A security policy has rules that each provide a condition and action to be performed when the condition is satisfied. A rule also has a rule type that is used by the distribution system to identify the security components that are responsible for enforcing the rules. To distribute the security policies that have been received at a host computer system, the firewall agent identifies to which enforcement engine a rule applies based in part on rule type. The firewall agent then distributes the rule to the identified enforcement engine, which then enforces the rule. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172775 | MOBILE ANTI-PHISHING - A method for inhibiting phishing can include sending information from a mobile network device to a website server, generating a one time password at the mobile network device from the information, generating a one time password at the website server from the information, sending the one time password generated at the website server to the mobile network device when the mobile network device subsequently accesses the website, and comparing the one time password generated at the website server to the one time password generated at the mobile network device. In this manner, the website can be authenticated such that the occurrence of phishing is substantially mitigated. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172776 | Method and System for Establishing and Managing Trust Metrics for Service Providers in a Federated Service Provider Network - A system for issuing, validating, and managing trust between two or more entities authenticated to operate in a federated network includes one or more servers for issuing trust certificates based on one or more trust metrics, and one or more servers for validating issued trust certificates. Entities operating through a communications interface may be issued trust certificates pursuant to evaluation relative to certain trust metrics, the certificates accompanying communications between entities the certificates subject to validation at communication end points of interaction. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING DOCUMENTS - Systems and methods for tracking documents are described. In certain examples, systems and methods for authenticating and tracking physical documents through a multiple party work flow across a geographically dispersed area using digital pens and RFID tags are described. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172778 | Rule-based security system and method - A rule-based security system and method that uses an environmental access control software program (EAC) loaded into the working memory of an electronic device to prevent unauthorized usage of selected hardware components, the operating software program or data files stored on the electronic device. The EAC includes a filter driver, a rules database, an environmental detection engine, a rules application engine, key generator, and a rules menu interface generator. During setup, the rules menu interface generator creates a menu that allows the administrator to select one or more environmental rules that are linked or coupled to various environmental factors on or connected to the electronic device. Some or all of these factors are assigned to a key share value. When accessed to a protected resource is requested, the environmental rule for the resource is determined and the key shares values associated with the resources recite in the environmental rule are combined to create a master access key or a temporarily access key that is compared to a stored master access key so that access to the resource is provided. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172779 | MANAGEMENT OF SPLIT AUDIO/VIDEO STREAMS - Described herein is a method that includes receiving multiple requests for access to an exposed media object, wherein the exposed media object represents a live media stream that is being generated by a media source. The method also includes receiving data associated with each entity that provided a request, and determining, for each entity, whether the entities that provided the request are authorized to access the media stream based at least in part upon the received data and splitting the media stream into multiple media streams, wherein a number of media streams corresponds to a number of authorized entities. The method also includes automatically applying at least one policy to at least one of the split media streams based at least in part upon the received data. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172780 | Server for displaying contents - Provided are a user/viewer-friendly device and system for displaying various contents such as moving images, still images, and texts, and a service using these. A screen (terminal) for displaying the contents and a terminal for operating display switching, etc. are separated from each other. A display terminal (television, large screen display, etc.) and an operation terminal (mobile phone terminal) are connected to a server through a network. The server manages association and operation of both the terminals. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172781 | TRUSTED VIRTUAL MACHINE AS A CLIENT - The embodiments provide generating a dedicated virtual machine image (DVMI) including functionality for a target service provider and launching the DVMI in the host device as a dedicated virtual machine (DVM). A measurement of the DVMI and/or the launched DVM, as a Trusted Dedicated Virtual Machine (TDVM), is transmitted to the target service provider server. The target service provider determines a trust level for the TDVM, based upon the measurement and provides a level of service by the target service provider server to the TDVM, according to the trust level of the TDVM. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172782 | Service Utilization Control Manager - Aspects of the invention allow mobile network users as well as mobile network providers to define policies that are managed across several applications and services. Thus, several application servers and network elements are coordinated to implement a service policy. More specifically, aspects of the invention define service level policies for any service be within an IMS based or non-IMS based wireless network implemented by SIP or non-SIP network elements. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172783 | Acquiring And Using Social Network Information - Among other things, a user of a site is provided access to information about a person to whom the user has a connection. The connection is stored in a shared social network (SN) system controlled independently of the site. The information is displayed to the user of the site only in accordance with a permission of the person for whom the user has the connection. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172784 | Apparatus and method for processing data broadcast signal - An apparatus and method for receiving and processing a data broadcast signal is disclosed. The apparatus receives a data broadcast signal including the application information table and the application, and authenticates the received application. The apparatus can execute a corresponding application only when the execution of the application is permitted according to the authentication result. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172785 | PROVIDING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT USING EMULATION - A system and method are disclosed for providing mobility management among mobile nodes in a communication network. Emulation can be provided to allow a mobile node that uses mobile IP (MIP) to access and use a communication network that is based on proxy mobile IP (PMIP). A gateway can be used to terminate the MIP based protocol access from the mobile node and communicate with the PMIP based core network. Emulation can be provided on a gateway to provide communication from a internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) mobile node and a core network running internet protocol version 6 (IPv6). This allows the network operator to provide access to the deployed base of MIP or IPv4 mobile nodes. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172786 | Encryption Sentinel System and Method - An encryption sentinel system and method protects sensitive data stored on a storage device and includes sentinel software that runs on a client machine, sentinel software that runs on a server machine, and a data storage device. When a client machine requests sensitive data from the data storage device, the data storage device interrogates the sentinel software on the server machine to determine if this client machine has previously been deemed to have proper encryption procedures and authentication. If the sentinel server software has this information stored, it provides an approval or denial to the storage device that releases the data if appropriate. If the sentinel server software does not have this information at hand or the previous information is too old, the sentinel server interrogates the sentinel software that resides on the client machine which scans the client machine and provides an encryption update to the sentinel server software, following which data will be released if appropriate. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172787 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF RECORDING CAPTURED IMAGES FOR UNLIMITED RECORDING TIME - An image processing system of the present invention includes an authentication server and an archive server each connected to a mobile terminal through a network, wherein the authentication server transmits a first permission notification to the archive server and the mobile terminal to indicate that the mobile terminal is permitted to use an image processing service when the authentication server authenticates that the mobile terminal which requests a connection is a previously registered terminal, and the archive server which, upon receipt of the first permission notification from the authentication server and upon receipt of image data from the mobile terminal, preserves the received image data. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172788 | TECHNIQUES FOR CREDENTIAL STRENGTH ANALYSIS VIA FAILED INTRUDER ACCESS ATTEMPTS - Techniques for credential strength analysis via failed intruder access attempts are presented. Intruders attempting to access a secure network with failed credentials are monitored. The failed credentials are retained and evaluated in view of previously recorded failed credentials. Credential policy is updated in response to the evaluation and intruder trends and sophistication levels are also predicted in response to the evaluation. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172789 | Policy Based, Delegated Limited Network Access Management - Policy-based, delegated limited network access management places day-to-day control of network access in the hands of authorized users, referred to as resource access administrators, selected for their business knowledge and ability to respond quickly to business events. Resource access administrators have the ability to respond, in the form of access decisions proposed by individuals with knowledge or, or responsibility for business processes and business partner relationships and shaped and pre-approved by network security specialists, referred to as network access administrators. This approach, therefore, reduces the cost, complexity, and delay (latency) associated with managing external network access without compromising network security. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172790 | DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDING SERVER - To provide a design information providing system equipped with a mechanism that does not allow continuation of manufacturing of products unless a patent license contract is concluded. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172791 | USER ACCESS METHOD AND SYSTEM - A user access method and system are provided. The method includes the following steps. After the connection between a terminal and an access network AN is disconnected, a media access control identifier MAC ID is preserved in a predetermined time period. If the terminal initiates an access to the AN within the predetermined time period, the MAC ID is used by the terminal for accessing the AN. The system of the present embodiment includes a terminal and an AN. According to the method and system, the access time initiated by the terminal is reduced, the access collision is avoided, and the system performance is greatly enhanced. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172792 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASYNCHRONOUS JAVA SCRIPT AND XML (AJAX) FORM-BASED AUTHENTICATION USING JAVA 2 PLATFORM ENTERPRISE EDITION (J2EE) - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for Asynchronous Java Script and XML (AJAX) form-based authentication using Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE). The apparatus for AJAX form-based authentication using J2EE is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps for redirecting an AJAX client request to an authentication required servlet, issuing an AJAX response to the client, authenticate the user security credentials, and process the client request for secure data. In addition, a method of the present invention is also presented for programming Asynchronous Java Script and XML (AJAX) form-based authentication that avoids a page change using Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE). | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172793 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELEGATING ACCESS TO ONLINE ACCOUNTS - Computer-implemented methods for delegating access to online accounts and for facilitating delegates' access to these online accounts are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for delegating access to an online account comprises receiving a request to delegate access to a first online account to a first delegate, identifying the first online account, identifying a contact record for the first delegate, and delegating access to the first online account to the first delegate by associating the contact record for the first delegate with the first online account. Corresponding systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172794 | LOCATION BOUND SECURE DOMAINS - A method, apparatus, and electronic device with secure operation based on geography are disclosed. A positioning mechanism | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172795 | SECURE SINGLE-SIGN-ON PORTAL SYSTEM - A computer-implemented portal system facilitates access to secure data and multiple secure-access internet sites. The system authenticates a user based on a single-sign-on identifier (ID) and password. The system stores user authentication information for the secure-access internet sites so that once the user is authenticated, the system can automatically authenticate the user to the sites, thus allowing the user to access multiple secure sites after a single manual authentication. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172796 | DATA PLAN ACTIVATION AND MODIFICATION - A method, implemented by a router device, for guiding a user in establishing access privileges for a data exchanger includes causing the data exchanger to establish a remote link with a data service provider. Access content is obtained from the data service provider and presented to a client device. Access data provided in response to the presenting of the access content is received. The access content when presented by the client device enables a user to supply the access data. The access data is useable by the data service provider to set access privileges associated with the data exchanger that enable the data exchanger to be utilized to perform a desired function. The access data is returned to the data service provider via the remote link. The data exchanger is utilized to implement the desired function. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090172797 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACES IN UNIFIED EXTENSIBLE FIRMWARE INTERFACE - A method and system for securing an unified extensible firmware interface application program interface includes establishing a software hook for the application program interface during a pre-boot phase of a computing device and granting or denying access to the application program interface based on a comparison of a user token, which identifies the user, and an access control entry of an access control list associated with the application program interface. | 2009-07-02 |
