29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110179138 | METHOD OF REFLECTING ON ANOTHER DEVICE A CHANGE TO A BROWSER CACHE ON A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ASSOCAITED DEVICE - An improved handheld electronic device includes an Application Programming Interface (API) that generates various notifications in certain circumstances. The handheld electronic device provides an improved method of employing the notifications to enable another device to reflect a change to a browser cache on the handheld electronic device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179139 | MANAGEMENT OF PROFILES FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATIONS - Users of interactive media guidance applications may access media content and seek media guidance on a plurality of user equipment devices. A user profile server may be used for the management of a user's profile information. The user profile server may store a user's profile information including information about the user's media network and about user equipment devices associated with the user's media network. The user's profile information may be used to provide functionality to record media content on the most suitable user equipment device of a user's media network. The user's profile information may also be used to provide recommendations of media content based on a user's monitored interactions with a plurality of user equipment devices. The user's profile information may also be provided to user equipment devices of the media network not having the user profile information. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING NETWORK RESOURCES - A personal network may be established by interconnecting a plurality of satellites as part of the personal network. Each satellite may be configured to communicate with one or more other satellites. On any given one of the plurality of satellites, data indicating a connectivity status for the one or more other satellites is automatically received, and information indicating a capability of the one or more other satellites is automatically received. The given satellite may be configured to enable at least one other corresponding satellite in the plurality of satellites to be made available for use, so that a capability of the at least one other corresponding satellite is made available for the given satellite. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179141 | MIGRATING A WEB HOSTING SERVICE BETWEEN A ONE BOX PER MULTIPLE CLIENT ARCHITECTURE AND A CLOUD OR GRID COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE WITH MANY BOXES FOR MANY CLIENTS - An automated tool for migrating a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture, the first architecture comprising a server architecture that serves the services necessary for a plurality of distinct websites from a dedicated machine and the second web hosting architecture comprising a server architecture that serves a plurality of common services from a plurality of machines to a plurality of unaffiliated websites using at least one of a cloud computing architecture and a grid computing architecture. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179142 | MIGRATING A WEB HOSTING SERVICE BETWEEN A DEDICATED ENVIRONMENT FOR EACH CLIENT AND A SHARED ENVIRONMENT FOR MULTIPLE CLIENTS - An automated tool for migrating a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture, the first architecture comprising a server architecture that serves the services necessary for a client's web sites from a dedicated machine and the second web hosting architecture comprising a server architecture that serves a plurality of unrelated clients from a plurality of shared servers. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179143 | STORAGE SYSTEM SUPPORTING REPLACEMENT OF CONTENT IN A STORAGE DEVICE - A file replacement system includes a storage device, a host, and a server. In a file replacement transaction one or more files that are stored in the storage device are replaced in the storage device by one or more files that are provided by the server. The storage device monitors access to the files stored therein and updates an access tracking table with segment access information that pertains to access to segments of the files. While the file replacement transaction is in progress, the storage device delivers the segment access information to the server, and, based on the segment access information and file replacement criteria, the server determines a credit to which the end-user is entitled for the replaced files. The server calculates an outstanding balance for the file replacement transaction from the credit owing to the end-user for the replaced files and from the cost of the replacement files. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179144 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING COMBINED PROFILE - A method of generating a combined profile of a terminal, and an apparatus to perform the method, the method including collecting a profile of one or more content playback devices connected to the terminal, and generating a combined profile of the terminal according to a profile of the terminal and the collected profile of the one or more content playback devices. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179145 | UNAFFILIATED WEB DOMAIN HOSTING SERVICE BASED ON SHARED DATA STRUCTURE - A website hosting architecture provides a plurality of services to each of a plurality of unrelated websites, wherein when any one of the plurality of services is configured to be deployed to serve any one of the plurality of unrelated websites, the deployed service extracts data from a shared data structure that maintains data for at least a plurality of the unrelated websites. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT IN MULTIMEDIA DATA PROVIDING SYSTEM - A content reproducing method is provided for continuously reproducing content being reproduced by a client device in another client device in a multimedia data providing system including a server for providing content and a plurality of client devices for reproducing the content provided by the server. The method includes reproducing, by a first device, multimedia content being streamed by a content server; and transmitting, by the first device, a first request message for continuously reproducing content being reproduced by the first device in another device and an IDentification (ID) of the first device to another device using local area communication in order to continuously reproduce the content being reproduced by the first device in another device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179147 | UNAFFILIATED WEB DOMAIN HOSTING SERVICE BASED ON SERVICE POOLS WITH FLEXIBLE RESOURCE - A website hosting architecture provides a plurality of services, from a plurality of service pools, to each of a plurality of unaffiliated websites, each of the plurality of service pools is adapted to contribute services to distinct service packages for at least a plurality of unaffiliated websites, each of the plurality of service pools is distributed across a plurality of servers, at least a portion of the servers being adapted to provide an overlapping service set in order to facilitate flexible resources from each of the plurality of service pools. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179148 | EDGE QAM CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT - A method of configuring an edge device in a network wherein a transport network interfaces with edge devices that interface with client devices involves a configuration file. The edge device can be configured by downloading the configuration file to the edge device. The method comprises connecting the edge device to the network, downloading the configuration file to the edge device, and configuring the edge device. The configuration file may contain configuration information for the edge device including information relating to at least one edge device input and information relating to at least one output. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179149 | ROAMING APPLICATION SETTINGS ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTING DEVICES - Application settings are roamed across multiple computing devices. Provider modules on the computing devices are run to retrieve application settings to be roamed and to roam those application settings across the multiple computing devices. Application setting changes initiated on a particular computing device are added to a history of application setting changes on the particular computing device, and also added to synchronization communication module for communication to one or more additional computing devices of the multiple computing devices. Application setting changes initiated by one of the one or more additional computing devices are received by the particular computing device and added to a history of application setting changes on the particular computing device, and are also incorporated into the application settings on the particular computing device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179150 | MIGRATING A WEB HOSTING SERVICE VIA A VIRTUAL NETWORK FROM ONE ARCHITECTURE TO ANOTHER - An automated tool for migrating a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture, wherein a virtual network is used during migration to facilitate keeping the services available during the movement of IP addresses from one architecture to the other architecture. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179151 | TUNING AND OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS WITH DECLARATIVE MODELS - A system for automatically adjusting operation of a distributed application program includes analytics means having a monitoring component. The monitoring component receives one or more event streams of data corresponding to execution of one or more modules of the distributed application program. The monitoring component joins the received event streams with one or more declarative models to create operational data. A forensics component of the analytics means queries, such as by using data from a declarative model store, the operational data to identify trends or behavior information for the various modules or components of the distributed application program. A planner component then reviews data created by the forensics component to identify any needed changes to the declarative models. The planner component passes any modified declarative models back to the system, so that the distributed application program can operate more efficiently using the changes to the declarative models, as needed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179152 | CONTROLLING LIFETIME OF SERVER ADD-INS - System, method, computer program product embodiments and combinations and sub-combinations thereof for controlling lifetimes of server add-ins are described herein. Embodiments of the invention enable a service module, located at a first server, to externally control lifetime of one or more process add-ins located at a second server. An embodiment includes instantiating the service module at the first server and instantiating, using the service module, a controller add-in at the second server. The service module can instantiate the controller add-in to control the lifetime of (i.e. instantiate or terminate) process add-ins at the second server. In an embodiment, such lifetime control can be performed without shutting down the second server or other operations running on the second server. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDLING A NETWORK CONNECTION - The described embodiments provide a system that controls the operating state of a network interface. During operation, in response to receiving a request from an application to use the network interface for a route, the system creates a route structure for the route and increments a route reference counter in an interface data structure for the network interface. Upon subsequently determining that the application is no longer using the route, the system sets a route expiration timer in the route structure to a predetermined expiration time. When the route expiration timer expires, the system deletes the route structure and decrements the route reference counter in the interface data structure. When decrementing the route reference counter in the interface data structure causes the route reference counter to be equal to zero, the system sends a signal to a configuration application to inform the application that the network interface can be idled. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179154 | WEB HOSTING SERVICE BASED ON A COMMON SERVICE ARCHITECTURE AND THIRD PARTY SERVICES - A website hosting service provides a plurality of services to each of a plurality of unrelated websites, each of the plurality of services being adapted to contribute to a distinct service package for at least a plurality of unrelated websites, at least one of the plurality of services serving a third party interface that allows access to a third party service in the distinct service package. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179155 | UNAFFILIATED WEB DOMAIN HOSTING SERVICE BASED ON COMMON SERVICE POOLS ARCHITECTURE - A website hosting architecture provides a plurality of services, from a plurality of service pools, to each of a plurality of unaffiliated websites, each of the plurality of service pools being adapted to provide services that are adapted to be combined into different packages to be delivered to at least a plurality of the unaffiliated websites. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179156 | MIGRATING A WEB HOSTING SERVICE FROM A SHARED ENVIRONMENT FOR MULTIPLE CLIENTS TO A SHARED ENVIRONMENT FOR MULTIPLE CLIENTS - An automated tool for migrating a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture, each website hosting architecture comprising a server architecture that serves a plurality of common services from a plurality of machines to a plurality of unrelated websites. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179157 | Event Management System For Creating A Second Event - An event management system is configured to host a first event that includes a first set of event endpoints that provides first and second sets of media streams to respective first and second sets of attendees during the first event. The event management system is configured to, while hosting the first event, create a second event that includes a second set of event endpoints that provide a third set of media streams to at least one of the first set of attendees and a fourth set of media streams during the second event. At least one of the second set of event endpoints is sufficiently separated from each of the first set of event endpoints so that the second event does not substantially interfere with the first event. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179158 | FINE-GRAINED LOCATION DETERMINATION OF NETWORKED COMPUTERS - Location of a communication network subscriber is determined employing confidence metrics such as remote vs. local computer usage, primary user in a multi-user computing environment, likelihood of forgery, and comparable ones. A fine-grained location determination is then made based on the metric results and directory information for the particular subscriber such that services like emergency services can be provided with accurate location information. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179159 | Monitoring System - A configurable system that employs a processing unit, such as a computer, to which one or more responders, such as a keyboard and a mouse, through which a user interacts with the processing unit. While each of the responders is utilized by the user for its designed primary function, its activity is also used for monitoring whether the individual is interacting with the processing unit within expected bounds. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179160 | Activity Graph for Parallel Programs in Distributed System Environment - In a distributed system environment, a system profiling log can be used at a central server to collect and analyze log data. The log data can be used to gauge performance of software applications. In particular, the log data includes different activities (i.e., tasks) that are executed to implement the software applications. Correlation of the different activities versus a timeline is an important parameter in the system profiling log. For example, where the correlation of the different activities is represented in colored graphs at a user interface, a user may easily pinpoint a bottleneck. The bottleneck at the one or more activities may encourage the user to adopt system improvement in the distributed system environment. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179161 | AGGREGATION OF SOCIAL NETWORK DATA - A method, system, and computer program product for aggregation of social network data on a user's local system are provided. The system at the user's local system includes: a processor; a private social network data collector for collecting private social network data relating to a user from applications on a user's local system; a receiver for receiving public social network data at the user's local system; and a local aggregator for combining the private social network data with the public social network data on the user's local system. The combined private and public social network data is only accessible by or with the permission of the user on the user's local system. The receiver may receive aggregated public social network data relating to the user from a public aggregator on a server system, wherein the aggregated public social network data is collected from public sources. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179162 | Managing Workloads and Hardware Resources in a Cloud Resource - Systems and methods to manage workloads and hardware resources in a data center or cloud. In one embodiment, a method includes a data center having a plurality of servers in a network. The data center provides a virtual machine for each of a plurality of users, each virtual machine to use a portion of hardware resources of the data center. The hardware resources include storage and processing resources distributed onto each of the plurality of servers. The method further includes sending messages amongst the servers, some of the messages being sent from a server including status information regarding a hardware resource utilization status of that server. The method further includes detecting a request from the virtual machine to handle a workload requiring increased use of the hardware resources, and provisioning the servers to temporarily allocate additional resources to the virtual machine, wherein the provisioning is based on status information provided by one or more of the messages. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDLING A NETWORK CONNECTION - The described embodiments include a system that configures a network interface. During operation, the system receives a signal from an operating system indicating that the network interface can be idled. The signal is sent from the operating system as soon as the operating system determines that a final route structure that depended on the network interface has expired and been deleted. The system then determines if an application has established a route that uses the network interface since the signal was sent from the operating system. If not, the system causes the network interface to be idled. Otherwise, the system leaves the network interface in a current operating state. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179164 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING MEMBERS OF A PEER-TO-PEER BOTNET - A peer-to-peer (P2P) bot(s) in a network is identified using an already identified P2P bot. More specifically, such embodiments may facilitate determining a candidate set of computers, which may be potential P2P bots, by identifying computers in a network that have a private mutual contact with a seed bot, which is a computer identified as a P2P bot, and identifying additional computers that have private mutual contacts with the identified computers. Further, a confidence level indicative of a certainty of a membership of each of the candidate computers in the P2P botnet is determined and responsive to a determination that the confidence level of the candidate computer exceeds a determined threshold confidence level, the candidate computer is identified as a P2P bot. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179165 | UNAFFILIATED WEB DOMAIN HOSTING SERVICE PRODUCT MAPPING - Based on usage patterns of clients who have purchased web domain offerings, providing a three dimensional visual representation that uses a visual element to represent the degree of similarity among different offerings. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179166 | MANAGEMENT OF PODCASTS - Improved techniques that facilitate the use of podcasts are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, organizing, searching, browsing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, tags are embedded into syndication feeds (e.g., RSS feeds) that may be made available for distribution by an online media store to facilitate the management of podcasts. Such tags can include a block tag that may be embedded into a syndication feed to indicate whether the feed is to be blocked from being included in the online media store. According to another aspect, management of podcasts may be facilitated by other mechanisms. In accordance with one embodiment, a user may challenge the ownership of a podcast to block or remove a podcast from the online media store. In accordance with another embodiment, images may be stored to allow efficient retrieval of the corresponding episode(s) of a podcast. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179167 | RELAY SERVER, RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In a relay communication system in which remote LANs communicate with one another beyond a WAN, a method and apparatus prevent crossover among a plurality of call controls in each of a plurality of sections and crossover among a plurality of communication routes in each of the plurality of sections. Relay servers relay communication between client terminals. A relay server creates information described below, and allows a whole of a relay communication system to share the information: relay group information indicating that the relay servers constitute a relay group; and relay server information indicating a client terminal capable of communicating with the relay server. The relay servers and the client terminals collate identification information of call control, which is transmitted when the call control is executed for a destination for communication in each section, and identification information of call control, which is received from the destination for communication in each section when a communication route is established, with each other, and allows the call controls and the communication routes to correspond to each other. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179168 | Systems and Methods for Managing Temporary Users of a Wireless Communication Network - In some embodiments, the present invention relates to systems and methods for providing temporary access to a wireless communication network to user equipment (UE). More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods of handling a UE's access to a wireless communication network upon expiry of permission to access the network. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179169 | Special Values In Oracle Clusterware Resource Profiles - A method and computer-readable storage representing resources in a cluster by a plurality of attribute-value pairs that together are part of a “resource profile,” in which each attribute-value pair defines all, or a portion of, a management policy that applies to the resource. A clusterware manager configures a resource according to the resource profile, and follows a resource profile syntax that specifies a runtime value for the resource in which an actual value is substituted at runtime. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179170 | "Local Resource" Type As A Way To Automate Management Of Infrastructure Resources In Oracle Clusterware - A method and computer-readable storage representing resources in a cluster by a plurality of attribute-value pairs that together are part of a “resource profile,” in which each attribute-value pair defines all, or a portion of, a management policy that applies to the resource. Included is a built-in resource type called a “Local Resource” type. Local resources that are attached to the server are instantiated with a combination of the resource profile and values of the Local Resource type. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179171 | Unidirectional Resource And Type Dependencies In Oracle Clusterware - A clusterware manager configures a resource according to resource attributes values specified by a resource profile. The resource profile conforms to a resource profile syntax that the clusterware manager is configured to interpret pursuant to clusterware manager software. The resource profile syntax prescribes a start dependency syntax defining a dependency between a first resource and a second resource in which the second resource must be in an online state before the first resource is started. The resource profile syntax further prescribes a stop dependency syntax defining a dependency between a first resource and a second resource in which the first resource is brought in an off-line state when the second resource leaves an online state. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179172 | DISPERSION DEPENDENCY IN ORACLE CLUSTERWARE - A method and apparatus for resource dispersion in a clusterware system is provided. The resource profiles for resources within a cluster of nodes are stored. Each resource profile includes attributes for a resource. One or more of the attributes in one of the resource profiles includes a dispersion dependency attribute that specifies that the resource is preferably not co-located with another resource. Resources are placed within the cluster based, at least in part, on the dispersion preference. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179173 | CONDITIONAL DEPENDENCY IN A COMPUTING CLUSTER - A method and apparatus is provided for automatically performing an operation for one or more resources of a computing cluster when a conditional dependency is satisfied. The conditional dependency may be based on the operating state, load, performance metric, or performance statistic of one or more other resources. A resource profile for a resource stores a conditional dependency that, when satisfied, causes a centralized policy engine to send a command to the resource or an agent for the resource. The policy engine receives notifications of operating state changes from agents that manage resources in the cluster. The policy engine determines that one or more conditional dependencies is satisfied when one or more resources change state to satisfy conditions specified by the conditional dependencies. The policy engine responds to detecting that a conditional dependency is satisfied by sending a command that causes the dependent resource to change its operating state. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179174 | APPARATUS IDENTIFICATION IN COEXISTENCE NETWORKING - A system for managing wireless interaction between apparatuses that may be, for example, masters in various coexistent wireless networks. An apparatus may transmit a request to a server via an Internet connection. This request may inquire as to whether other apparatuses are located proximate to the apparatus in an operational environment. The server may return information to the apparatus via the Internet informing the apparatus of other proximately-located apparatuses. The apparatus may utilize this information to communicate with the proximate apparatuses in order to coordinate collaborative operations. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179175 | MIGRATING A WEB HOSTING SERVICE FROM ONE ARCHITECTURE TO ANOTHER, WHERE AT LEAST ONE IS A COMMON SERVICE ARCHITECTURE - An automated tool for migrating a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture, one architecture comprising a server architecture that serves a plurality of services dedicated exclusively to a specific website, and the other web hosting architecture comprising a server architecture that serves a plurality of common services to a plurality of unrelated websites. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179176 | MIGRATING A WEB HOSTING SERVICE BETWEEN A ONE BOX PER CLIENT ARCHITECTURE AND A MULTIPLE BOX PER CLIENT ARCHITECTURE - An automated tool for migrating a website hosting service from a first website hosting architecture to a second website hosting architecture, the first architecture comprising a server architecture that serves the services necessary for a specific website from a single machine and the second web hosting architecture comprising a server architecture that serves a plurality of common services from a plurality of machines to a plurality of unaffiliated websites. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179177 | Resource Deployment Management - A system and method for deploying resources to users. A system includes a computer that executes a resource deployment manager. The resource deployment manager provides an interface for selecting a remote user to whom a central resource is to be assigned, and for selecting a template upon which to base the assignment of the resource to the selected user. Further, the resource deployment manager assigns the central resources to the selected user based on the selected template. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179178 | System and Method for Managing Multiple Domain Names for a Website in a Website Indexing System - When a website has a number of equivalent domain names including a preferred domain name, the locator for a document in the website can be rewritten using the preferred domain name before indexing the document, according to certain embodiments. According to certain embodiments, a user interface is provided to allow a user to specify the preferred domain name for a website for which the user is a verified owner. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179179 | Mobile Conferencing Method and System - A server-based architecture for mobile conferencing is presented. Session-based mobile conferencing is established by transmitting necessary server network address information through page-mode based messaging services to establish connections among the various mobile devices with the server. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179180 | COMMUNICATION SESSIONS AMONG DEVICES AND INTERFACES WITH MIXED CAPABILITIES - Users of various devices may participate in communication sessions, but only if the interfaces and components of such devices feature a minimum set of capabilities involved in the communication session type; e.g., in order to participate in a teleconference, the device of every user has to be capable of sending and receiving audio. Instead, a communication session server may automatically convert session items received from each user into interface-specific representations for each other user, based on the capabilities of the interface and device of the other user. For example, speech recognition may transform speech to text output; speech synthesis may transform text input to speech; and video recognition may identify individuals and gestures in a video stream and represent this information as text. The server may therefore host a “mixed” communication session, where each user may fully participate irrespective of the capabilities of the chosen device and interface. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179181 | Identifying User Role in IP Multimedia Subsystem - A Session Initiation Protocol Application Server for use within an IP Multimedia Subsystem. The Application Server comprises a receiving unit for receiving a Session Initiation Protocol message from a Serving Call Session Control Function, the Serving Call Session Control Function serving an IP Multimedia Subsystem user and the message containing within a message header an explicit identification of said user. A processing unit determines an action to be applied to said message and includes within a header of the message a role value defining a role of said user in respect of the action. A transmitter unit returns the message including the role value to said Serving Call Session Control Function. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179182 | METHOD FOR PAIRING A COMPUTER WITH A VIDEO CONFERENCE DEVICE - A method including: generating a random identification token on a computer, said identification token identifying the computer; modulating the identification token to an audio signal on the computer; causing, with the computer, a speaker to emit the audio signal; receiving, at video conference device, the audio signal with a microphone associated with the video conference device; demodulating the audio signal to the identification token in the video conference device; sending at least the identification token and a unique identifier of the video conference device to the computer; and establishing a communication session through a communication network, that both the computer and video conference device are communicatively connected to, from the computer to the video conference device enabling control of, and data transfer to, the video conference device from the computer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179183 | NETWORK ADAPTER WITH TCP SUPPORT - A network adapter and corresponding method for its use are disclosed. The network adapter has an operational mode that allows a host CPU to offload transmission of a block of data to the adapter. The adapter segments the block into fragments, and builds a data packet for each fragment. The adapter transmits these packets with an adapter-implemented flow control. This flow control uses: a context engine that tracks flow control variables for a “context” established for the block; a context memory for storing the variables; and a receive filter that updates flow control information for the block based on ACK packets received from the remote endpoint receiving the data packets. Because the network adapter implements flow control for data blocks that the network adapter segments, intermediate ACK packets corresponding to that block can be intercepted by the adapter, before they pass to the host, conserving host resources. An added advantage is that the host CPU can offload data blocks larger than the remote endpoint's receive window size, since the adapter can follow the transmit window and transmit packets at appropriate intervals. This further decreases load on the host CPU, decreases latency, and improves bandwidth utilization. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179184 | Integration Of Remote Electronic Device With Media Local Area Network - A server is provided. The server comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, receives a progressively uploaded media stream from a remote electronic device. The application also converts the progressively uploaded media stream from a first format to a second format and buffers the converted media stream. The application also transmits the buffered converted media stream to a bridge into a media local area network based on a mapping of the remote electronic device to the media local area network, wherein the mapping is stored in the memory. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179185 | System and Method for Adaptive Differentiated Streaming - A system and method for adaptive differentiated streaming are provided. A method for server operations includes establishing a connection for streaming media to a subscriber, receiving a request for a selected media content alternative, and streaming the selected media content alternative to the subscriber. The media content alternative to be streamed is selected based on a classification of the subscriber. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179186 | System and Method for Differentiated Services in Adaptive Streaming - A system and method for differentiated services in adaptive streaming are provided. A method for server operations includes: determining an optimization of aggregated quality of experience scores for a set of candidate subscribers served by a server; adjusting a service rate of at least one subscriber based on the determined optimization of aggregated quality of experience scores; and streaming information to the at least one subscriber based on the adjusted service rate. The optimization is based on one or more of: a subscriber level for one or more of the plurality of subscribers; a current service rate; and available service rates. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179187 | STORAGE APPARATUS, SWITCH AND STORAGE APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A storage apparatus connectable to a computer for transmitting a frame includes a plurality of switches connected by a cascade connection, and a plurality of storages connected to the plurality of switches, wherein at least one of the plurality of switches includes a memory for storing latency value corresponding to a destination address of the frame, the destination address indicating one of the plurality of storages and the computer of an destination of the frame, the latency value indicating an amount of delaying to begin a transmission of the frame, and a port for executing a process including receiving the frame, reading out the latency value corresponding to the destination address included in the received frame from the memory, and transmitting the frame after a time corresponding to the latency value elapsed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179188 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND STORAGE SYSTEM COMMUNICATION PATH MANAGEMENT METHOD - The present invention makes it possible to reassess respective host paths and reset priorities in accordance with the current state of a storage system. A management computer | 2011-07-21 |
20110179189 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus capable of preferentially selecting an address of a type having no lifetime set thereto or an address of a type having a lifetime which can be extended, depending on the use of the address to be selected. A client CPU acquires attribute information of each of a plurality of addresses in the apparatus, identifies addresses of a type having no lifetime set thereto or addresses of a type having a lifetime which can be extended, based on the acquired attribute information. The client CPU selects an address for use in communication with the external apparatus from the addresses, and determines a use of the address to be selected when selecting the same. When the use of the address to be selected is determined to be a specific one, the selection is caused to be performed preferentially from the addresses identified by the identification. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179190 | Systems and Methods for Semantic Editorial Control and Video/Audio Editing - In accordance with the present invention, a media content management application that allows a user to create and customize a version of media content based on semantic criteria is provided. Based on semantic criteria, the media content management application may use editing/assembly software packages to construct a version of the media content for an intended audience. In addition, the media content management application allows a user to generate the version of media content suitable for a website and allows a user to receive feedback from the website. Based on the feedback from the website, the media content management application may select one version of the media content from a plurality of content, adjust the placement of the media content prior to broadcasting the media content, and/or customize the media content prior to broadcasting the media content. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179191 | Remote CPU-Less Decompression - At least a method and a system are described for decompressing data at a processor-less device. The device may comprise a wireless device such as a smartphone. In a representative embodiment, the method may comprise receiving data over a first communications channel and control signals over a second communications channel. The data and the control signals are transmitted by a server. The server may be located at a wireless carrier. The server comprises a processor for generating the data and the control signals, storing the data into a memory of the processor-less device, using the control signals by a memory controller of the device to specify and read one or more portions of the data from the memory, and outputting the one or more portions as decompressed data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179192 | DISTRIBUTING AND SYNCHRONIZING OBJECTS - A method and apparatus for distributing and synchronizing objects. One or more embodiments of the invention provide for distributing copies of the objects locally. By copying objects (including the data and behavior for the object) into local address space, the object's methods may be executed locally thereby avoiding excessive network traffic. The state of the various object copies across a network may not be synchronized due to local changes and modifications. To synchronize the objects, one or more embodiments of the invention provide for the use of a policy that specifies conditions as to when objects are synchronized. Embodiments of the invention provide flexibility in setting the policy to accommodate varying applications. For example, a policy may provide for synchronization that is based temporally (e.g., every 10 minutes or daily at 10:00 P.M.). Alternatively, a policy may provide for synchronization based on the type or number of messages transmitted. In one or more embodiments, a default policy may be utilized that provides for the synchronization of local objects whenever a client issues a request from the remote server. In such an embodiment, the remote server transmits any updated object information when it responds to the local object request. The updated object information may be utilized to synchronize the objects. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179193 | PERIPHERAL INTERFACE, DATA STREAM, AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - A peripheral interface for use with a control computer and a peripheral device. The peripheral interface has a controller receiving an input data stream from the control computer and delivering an output data stream to the peripheral device, the controller obtaining an instruction from the input data stream for a modification of the output data stream. Prior art devices transfer data streams for peripheral devices blockwise by means of DMA using peripheral interfaces. In conventional peripheral interfaces, a burdensome real-time operating system must be used on the control computer in order have a sufficiently short reaction time to bring about a continuous, uninterrupted data stream. The invention achieves the object using a non-real-time operating system. A data stream is generated in the control computer, comprising control data (B | 2011-07-21 |
20110179194 | METHODS FOR HANDLING REMOVAL OF MEDIA STORAGE DEVICES - In response to an insertion of a removable storage device into a data processing system, the removable storage device is automatically mounted by an operating system (OS) in a file system of the data processing system. A daemon is configured to determine a type of media content stored in the removable storage device and to identify a program that is associated with the type of the media content of the removable storage device. The identified program is automatically launched for accessing the media content of the removable storage device. In response to a termination of the program, the removable storage device is automatically unmounted from the file system of the data processing system without user intervention. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179195 | FIELD UPGRADABLE FIRMWARE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electronic device includes an input/output (I/O) interface and a plurality of memory elements comprising a non-volatile memory portion for storing a default firmware and a working memory portion having a firmware area. The device also includes a controller coupled to the I/O interface and the memory elements, where the controller is configured for operating the memory elements, according to the firmware area, and for monitoring the I/O interface. In the device, the controller is also configured for loading the default firmware into the firmware area when the controller is enabled and for granting access to the firmware area for loading an alternate firmware if a bypass code is detected at the I/O interface. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179196 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DISPLAY - A system, method and computer program product for performing a method for presenting multimedia data are disclosed. The method includes but is not limited to detecting insertion of a portable storage device into a first end user device; automatically launching transfer of multimedia data and Meta data describing the multimedia data from the first end user device to the portable storage device; transferring the multimedia data from the first end user device to the portable storage device; detecting insertion of the portable storage device into a second end user device; automatically launching transfer of multimedia data and Meta data describing the multimedia data from the portable storage device to the second end user device; and transferring the multimedia data from the portable storage device to the second end user device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179197 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING MEMORY COMPRESSED DATA ONTO MEMORY COMPRESSED DISKS - A method of transmitting compressed data from a main memory to an input/output adaptor (IOA)/input/output processor (IOP), includes sending compressed memory directory information to the IOA/IOP and copying a content of the memory to the IOA/IOP using a direct memory access (DMA) operation, without decompressing the data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179198 | STORAGE DEVICE OF SERIAL ATTACHED SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE/SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT TYPE - Provided is a storage device of a serial attached small computer system interface/serial advanced technology attachment (SAS/SATA) type, which provides data storage/reading services through an SAS/SATA interface. The SAS/SATA type storage device includes: a memory disk unit which includes a plurality of memory disks provided with a plurality of volatile semiconductor memories; an SAS/SATA host interface unit which interfaces between the memory disk unit and a host; and a controller unit which adjusts synchronization of a data signal transmitted/received between the SAS/SATA host interface unit and the memory disk unit to control a data transmission/reception speed between the SAS/SATA host interface unit and the memory disk unit. The storage device can support a low-speed data processing speed for the host and simultaneously support a high-speed data processing speed for the memory disk unit, so that there are advantages in that the performance of the memory disk can be fully utilized to enable high-speed data processing in an existing interface environment. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179199 | SUPPORT FOR NON-LOCKING PARALLEL RECEPTION OF PACKETS BELONGING TO THE SAME RECEPTION FIFO - A method and apparatus for distributed parallel messaging in a parallel computing system. A plurality of DMA engine units are configured in a multiprocessor system to operate in parallel, one DMA engine unit for transferring a current packet received at a network reception queue to a memory location in a memory FIFO (rmFIFO) region of a memory. A control unit implements logic to determine whether any prior received packet destined for that rmFIFO is still in a process of being stored in the associated memory by another DMA engine unit of the plurality, and prevent the one DMA engine unit from indicating completion of storing the current received packet in the reception memory FIFO (rmFIFO) until all prior received packets destined for that rmFIFO are completely stored by the other DMA engine units. Thus, there is provided non-blocking support so that multiple packets destined for a single rmFIFO are transferred and stored in parallel to predetermined locations in a memory. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179200 | ACCESS BUFFER - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for controlling accesses to one or more memory devices. This system includes one or more write queues configured to store entries for write requests, wherein a given entry for a write request includes an address and write data to be written to the address. The system also includes a search mechanism configured to receive a read request which includes an address, and to search the one or more write queues for an entry with a matching address. If a matching address is found in an entry in a write queue, the search mechanism is configured to retrieve the write data from the entry and to cancel the associated write request, whereby the read request can be satisfied without accessing the one or more memory devices. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179201 | USB Hub Apparatus Supporting Multiple High Speed Devices and a Single Super Speed Device - Hub apparatus that supports multiple high speed devices and a super speed device. The hub apparatus may include at least one upstream port for coupling to a host device and at least one downstream port for coupling to at least one downstream device. The hub apparatus may further include an embedded device as well as an internal hub coupled to the upstream port, the embedded device, and the at least one downstream port. The internal hub may be configured to provide a connection between the host device and the embedded device at a first speed (e.g., USB high speed). However, when supported by the host device, the embedded device may communicate with the host device at a higher speed than the first speed (e.g., USB super speed), e.g., without using the internal hub. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179202 | METHOD OF STORING DOCUMENT IN DOCUMENT BOX, AND HOST APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM THE METHOD - A document storing method of a host apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus to store a document in at least one document box generated in the image forming apparatus, the document storing method includes receiving attribute information to indicate at least one attribute of the document, and controlling the document to be stored in at least one document box corresponding to the at least one attribute indicated by the attribute information according to storage rules that are previously stored. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179203 | Portable Storage Interface - A method and apparatus of a portable storage device that provides a tethering and portable storage service to a host is described. In an exemplary method, the portable storage device configures a tethering and a portable storage service interface for the host. The portable storage device provides the tethering service to a network for the host through the tethering interface. In addition, the portable storage device shares files stored on the portable storage device through the portable storage interface. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179204 | USB AUTORUN DEVICE - A portable, application-specific USB autorun device, following connection to a computer terminal, automatically initialises or presents itself as a known type of device and then automatically sends to the terminal a sequence of data complying with a standard protocol, that sequence of data automatically causing content to be accessed or a task to be initiated. The device (i) includes a standardised USB module that includes a USB microcontroller, the standardised module being designed to be attached to or embedded in multiple types of different, application specific packages but (ii) excludes mass memory storage for applications or end-user data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS BIDIRECTIONAL SIGNALING IN A BUS TOPOLOGY - A method and apparatus for providing bidirectional signaling in a bus topology is provided. The bus topology allows more than two electrical circuits or devices to be coupled together along one or more common electrical conductors. For each device on the bus, a transmit buffer is preferably provided for every other device on the bus with which it will communicate. One or more logic circuits, for example, a scheduler, is provided to coordinate exchange transactions between pairs of devices. Time delays are preferably provided between exchange transactions of different device pairs so as to prevent interference. Coherency checking is preferably implemented to avoid discrepancies introduced by information being held in a buffer pending an exchange transaction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179206 | BUS CONTROLLER, BUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND BUS CONTROL METHOD - It is an object to prevent a command-issuing interval from being fixed and then avoid a situation where a target always returns a retry by varying a timing of a command-issuing request (i.e., a request signal) from each initiator, even if a plurality of initiators simultaneously or alternately make a plurality of command-issuing requests (i.e., send request signals). Based on predetermined priorities, a bus control unit | 2011-07-21 |
20110179207 | VARIABLE-FREQUENCY BUS ADAPTER, ADAPTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A variable-frequency bus adapter, a variable-frequency bus adapting method and a variable-frequency bus adapting system are provided. The method includes: generating a bus blocking indication according to a dynamic frequency scaling (DFS) request signal sent by a bus side; blocking a current bus transfer according to the bus blocking indication; and feeding back a DFS response signal to the bus side after blocking the current bus transfer, where the DFS response signal is adapted to enable the bus side to perform a DFS operation. In the method, the bus transfer is temporarily blocked during the DFS, so that undesired influence on peripheral components caused by unstable bus block during the bus DFS is reduced without increasing the number of clock domains of the system or modifying the peripheral components, thus reducing the complexity of the implementation of the system, and improving the applicability of dynamic voltage frequency scaling (DVFS). | 2011-07-21 |
20110179208 | TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING BASED ARBITRATION FOR SHARED OPTICAL LINKS - A method for arbitration including selecting, for an arbitration interval corresponding to a timeslot, a sending node from a plurality of sending nodes in an arbitration domain, where the plurality of sending nodes include a plurality of source counters; broadcasting, by the sending node and in response to selecting the sending node, a transmitter arbitration request for the timeslot during the arbitration interval; receiving, by the plurality of sending nodes, the transmitter arbitration request; incrementing the plurality of source counters in response to receiving the transmitter arbitration request; and sending, during the timeslot, a data item from the sending node to a receiving node via an optical data channel. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179209 | Terminal Apparatus and Method for Controlling Processing of an Interrupt Event - In a terminal apparatus, the central control section | 2011-07-21 |
20110179210 | Semiconductor device and data processing system - A semiconductor device includes: first transmission wirings each transmitting a small-amplitude signal between one of a plurality of first drivers and one of a plurality of receivers; a second transmission wiring transmitting a reference signal connected to each of the plurality of receivers; and a second driver outputting the reference signal with an impedance higher than an impedance with which each of the first drivers outputs the small-amplitude signal. The second transmission wiring is arranged between first and second power supply wirings corresponding to first and second potentials of the small-amplitude signal. The first and second potentials are supplied to each of the first drivers. The plurality of first transmission wirings are arranged close to each other, without being sandwiched between the first and second power supply wirings. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179211 | BIOS ARCHITECTURE - A BIOS architecture adapted in a computer system is provided. The BIOS architecture includes at least one BIOS, a programmable chip module, a baseboard management controller (BMC), a south bridge chip and a network interface controller (NIC). The NIC is connected to the south bridge chip and the BMC and is to receive a remote update data to determine the destination of the remote update data. When the destination of the remote update data is the south bridge chip, the south bridge chip updates the BIOS according to the remote update data. When the destination of the remote update data is the BMC, the NIC informs the BMC to receive the remote update data, such that the BMC controls the programmable chip module to update the BIOS according to the remote update data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179212 | Bus arbitration for sideband signals - Systems and methods of bus arbitration for sideband signals in a multichip system are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises packaging at least one sideband signal as a micropacket. The method also comprises holding the micropacket in an outgoing sideband register. The method also comprises monitoring a bus for a quiescent state, the bus having a plurality of links to other chips in the multichip system. The method also comprises issuing the micropacket from the outgoing sideband register if the bus is in a quiescent state. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179213 | MEMORY MODULE AND MEMORY MODULE SYSTEM - A memory module and a memory module system are provided. The memory module system includes a plurality of memory modules each module comprising a plurality of memory blocks and a plurality of corresponding routers each storing a channel identification (ID) and a module ID corresponding to one or more memory blocks; and a controller configured to access the memory modules. During initialization, the controller reads and stores the channel ID and the module ID from each of the routers. The controller outputs a channel ID and a module ID that correspond to one or more memory blocks to be accessed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179214 | VIRTUAL TARGET ADDRESSING DURING DIRECT DATA ACCESS VIA VF OF IO STORAGE ADAPTER - A method of virtual machine (VM) access to physical storage through a direct path to a virtual function (VF) of a storage adapter, the method for use in a system that includes a host computing machine configured to implement a virtualization intermediary and the virtual machine (VM) and that includes the storage adapter the method, comprising: sending virtual SCSI IO request from the VM to the physical storage that identifies a virtual disk address; mapping within the VF the identified virtual address to at least one physical region of the physical storage; creating within the VF a physical SCSI IO request that identifies a physical address for the mapped-to physical region; sending the physical SCSI IO request from the VF to the physical storage. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179215 | PROGRAMMABLE READ PREAMBLE - The subject systems and/or methods relate to a high speed memory device that enables a preamble pattern to be updated after manufacture. A high speed memory device can include a FLASH module and a RAM module. The FLASH module can include an initial preamble pattern, wherein the initial preamble pattern is loaded during a power-up of the high speed memory. The RAM module can include a default preamble pattern, wherein the default preamble pattern is loaded after the power-up of the high speed memory. The initial preamble pattern or the default preamble pattern can be defined by a manufacture of the high speed memory or an OEM of the high speed memory. Additionally, the initial preamble pattern or the default preamble pattern can be updated with a customized preamble pattern based upon a target environment. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179216 | Data Storage Device and Data Access Method - The invention provides a data access method for a flash memory. First, a write command, a write address, and target data are received from a host. A target block corresponding to the write address is then determined. Whether a storage space with the write address in the target block stores data is then determined. When the storage space does not store data, the target data is written to the storage space of the target block. When the storage space stores data, whether a file allocation table (FAT) block mapped to the target block exists in the flash memory is then determined. When the FAT block exists, the target data is written to the FAT block. When the FAT block does not exist, whether a child block mapped to the target block exists in the flash memory is determined. When the child block exists, the target data is written to the child block. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179217 | Flash Storage Device and Data Access Method of Flash Memory - The invention provides a data access method of a flash memory. First, a write command, a write address, and target data are received from a host. A target block corresponding to the write address is then determined from the flash memory. Whether a storage space corresponding to the write address in the target block has stored data therein is then determined When the storage space of the target block does not have stored data therein, the target data is written into the storage space of the target block. When the storage space of the target block does have stored data therein, whether a child block mapped to the target block exists in the flash memory is determined. When the child block exists in the flash memory, the target data is written into the child block. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179218 | METHOD FOR READING A MULTILEVEL CELL IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile memory device has a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells. The array can operate in either a multilevel cell or single level cell mode and each cell has a lower page and an upper page of data. The memory device has a data latch for storing flag data and a cache latch coupled to the data latch. A read method comprises initiating a lower page read of a memory cell and reading, from the data latch, flag data that indicates whether a lower page read operation is necessary. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179219 | HYBRID STORAGE DEVICE - A hybrid storage device comprises both solid-state disk (SDD) and at least one hard disk drive (HDD). The hybrid storage device has at least two operational modes: concatenation and safe. According to one aspect, the total capacity of hybrid storage device is the sum of SSD and at least one HDD in a concatenation or big mode, while the total capacity is the capacity of the HDD in a safe mode. In one embodiment, HDD is configured for storing a copy of the SSD's contents in a reserved area. In another, SSD comprises more than one identical flash memory devices controlled by a RAID controller. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179220 | Memory Controller - A memory controller | 2011-07-21 |
20110179221 | MEMORY REGISTER ENCODING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed that operate to encode register bits to generate encoded bits such that, for pairs of addresses, an encoded bit to be coupled to a first address in a memory device may be exchanged with an encoded bit to be coupled to a second address in the memory device. Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed that operate to invert encoded bits in logic circuits in the memory device if original bits were inverted. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179222 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING THE DATA RECALL ORDER - To provide a technique for optimizing the processing order of recall requests in which the average latency time of a host apparatus is minimized. A storage manager accepts a request of the host apparatus for the recalling data from a tape library, and stores the request in a queue table. In response to storage of the request, the storage manager calculates the latency time for each request in all the conceivable execution orders for all the requests stored in the queue table. The storage manager determines the execution order which minimizes the total calculated latency time for all the requests including the active request, and rearranges the requests in the queue table. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179223 | Tape image on non-tape storage device - A method and system for facilitating the performance of data backups facilitates the storage of information being backed up on a non-tape storage device in a format that facilitates the subsequent transfer of the information to a tape storage device without substantial further processing by a computer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179224 | DATA STORAGE MIRRORING - There is provided a method and apparatus for implementing a virtual mirror of a primary storage device ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110179225 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR A SHARED, FRONT-END, DISTRIBUTED RAID - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a shared, front-end, distributed redundant array of independent drives (“RAID”). A multiple storage request receiver module receives at least two storage requests from at least two clients to store file or object data in one or more storage devices of a storage device set. The storage requests are concurrent and have at least a portion of the data in common. The storage device set includes autonomous storage devices forming a RAID group. Each storage device is capable of independently receiving storage requests from a client over a network. A striping module calculates a stripe pattern and writes N data segments per stripe to N storage devices. A parity-mirror module writes a set of N data segments to parity-mirror storage devices. A sequencer module ensures completion of a first storage request prior to executing a second storage request. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179226 | DATA PROCESSOR - The present invention provides a data processor capable of reducing power consumption at the time of execution of a spin wait loop for a spinlock. A CPU executes a weighted load instruction at the time of performing a spinlock process and outputs a spin wait request to a corresponding cache memory. When the spin wait request is received from the CPU, the cache memory temporarily stops outputting an acknowledge response to a read request from the CPU until a predetermined condition (snoop write hit, interrupt request, or lapse of predetermined time) is satisfied. Therefore, pipeline execution of the CPU is stalled and the operation of the CPU and the cache memory can be temporarily stopped, and power consumption at the time of executing a spin wait loop can be reduced. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179227 | CACHE MEMORY AND METHOD FOR CACHE ENTRY REPLACEMENT BASED ON MODIFIED ACCESS ORDER - A cache memory and method for controlling the cache memory. The cache memory selects, from an access address, a unique set from among a plurality of sets, each access set including a plurality of cache entries. Each cache entry holds unit data for caching. The cache memory holds, for each of the cache entries, order data that indicates an access order of the cache entries in each set, and replaces a cache entry that is oldest in the access order. The cache memory modifies the order data regardless of an actual access order, and selects, based on the modified order data, a cache entry to be replaced. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179228 | METHOD OF STORING LOGICAL DATA OBJECTS AND SYSTEM THEREOF - Various embodiments for storing a logical object are provided. In one such embodiment, by way of example only, incoming data is divided corresponding to a logical data object into a plurality of independent streams, associating each data chunk of a plurality of obtained data chunks with a corresponding stream among the plurality of independent streams. At least one of the obtained data chunks and derivatives thereof is sequentially accommodated in accordance with an order the obtained chunks are received, while keeping the association with the corresponding streams. A global index is generated as a single meta-data stream accommodated in the logical data object and comprising information common to the plurality of independent streams and related to mapping between data in the logical data object and the obtained data chunks. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179229 | STORE-OPERATE-COHERENCE-ON-VALUE - A system, method and computer program product for performing various store-operate instructions in a parallel computing environment that includes a plurality of processors and at least one cache memory device. A queue in the system receives, from a processor, a store-operate instruction that specifies under which condition a cache coherence operation is to be invoked. A hardware unit in the system runs the received store-operate instruction. The hardware unit evaluates whether a result of the running the received store-operate instruction satisfies the condition. The hardware unit invokes a cache coherence operation on a cache memory address associated with the received store-operate instruction if the result satisfies the condition. Otherwise, the hardware unit does not invoke the cache coherence operation on the cache memory device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179230 | METHOD OF READ-SET AND WRITE-SET MANAGEMENT BY DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN SHARED AND NON-SHARED MEMORY REGIONS - A method of read-set and write-set management distinguishes between shared and non-shared memory regions. A shared memory region, used by a transactional memory application, which may be shared by one or more concurrent transactions is identified. A non-shared memory region, used by the transactional memory application, which is not shared by the one or more concurrent transactions is identified. A subset of a read-set and a write-set that access the shared memory region is checked for conflicts with the one or more concurrent transactions at a first granularity. A subset of the read-set and the write-set that access the non-shared memory region is checked for conflicts with the one or more concurrent transactions at a second granularity. The first granularity is finer than the second granularity. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO SHARED STORAGE DEVICE - A system and method for controlling access to a shared storage device in a computing cluster having at least two nodes configured as cluster members provide fencing and quorum features without using the device controller hardware/firmware so fencing can be provided with storage devices that do not support disk reservation operations, such as with non-SCSI compliant disks. A polling thread on each node periodically reads a designated storage space on the shared storage device at a polling interval to determine if its corresponding node registration key is present, and halts the node if the key has been removed. A cluster membership agent removes a corresponding node registration key from the designated storage space of the shared storage device and publishes new membership information indicating that the corresponding node has departed the cluster only after delaying for a time period greater than the polling interval. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179232 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING DATA OBJECTS FOR EFFICIENT READS IN A MASS STORAGE SUBSYSTEM - A system and method for allocating data objects across multiple physical storage devices in a mass storage subsystem first determines a set of physical properties associated with the physical storage devices. The system assigns portions of the mass storage subsystem to a first division or a second division based on the physical properties, such that read operations directed to logically related data stored in the first division can be executed more efficiently than read operations directed to data stored in the second division. During operation, the system stores data objects with a low SLR in the second division, which may be allocated according to any well-known file system. If a write request is for a new data object with a high SLR, the system stores the new data object in a set of neighboring primary data chunks in the first division. For subsequent write requests that modify a stored data object, the system stores the modified data in a spillover data chunk located in proximity to the primary data chunk. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179233 | ELECTRONIC DATA STORE - A method of, and apparatus for, predicting the performance of a data storage resource forming part of a networked electronic data store. The method includes representing the data storage resource as a plurality of separate virtual storage components, each virtual storage component representing a part of the data storage resource and having at least one operational state selectable from a pool of operational states. The method further includes obtaining resource profile data from the data storage resource, and modelling the performance of the data storage resource by assigning, from the pool, an operational state to each virtual storage component to fit the resource profile data. By providing such a method, the data storage resource can be represented as a collection of virtual storage components, each having a dynamically-assignable operational state. This enables the modelling of the performance of the data storage resource to be simplified significantly because each virtual storage component can only have a finite number of operational states, simplifying the modelling of access patterns on, and interactions between, the virtual storage components. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179234 | STORAGE DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR EXPANDING THE SAME - In a storage device expandable through serially coupling two or more additional enclosures, each including a first additional controller and a second additional controller, to a controller enclosure, including a first controller and a second controller, a first route is formed by serially coupling the first controller of the controller enclosure to the first additional controllers of the additional enclosures in the order of adding the additional enclosures and a second route is formed by serially coupling the second controller of the controller enclosure to the second additional controllers of the additional enclosures in an order different from that of adding the additional enclosures. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179235 | DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ACCESSING DATA BY USING THE SAME - A driving device and a method of accessing data are provided. The driving device includes a bridge and a driver. The bridge includes a first controller. The driver includes a storage unit and a second controller. The first controller is for outputting a command according to an operating event. The second controller is for obtaining a corresponding data from the storage unit according to the command and uploading the data to the first controller. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179236 | Memory Block Reclaiming Judging Apparatus and Memory Block Managing System - A memory block reclaiming judging apparatus and a memory block managing system are disclosed in the present invention. The memory block reclaiming judging apparatus comprises a peripheral information accessing unit, a data packet information recording unit, a data calculating unit, and a comparing and judging unit, wherein the data calculating unit is configured to calculate remaining scheduling times of a data packet-and write the remaining scheduling times of the data packet into the data packet information recording unit, and meanwhile set a flag for indicating acquirement of information of the required scheduling times as valid; the comparing and judging unit is configured to generate a memory block reclaiming instruction, reset the remaining scheduling times of the data packet in the data packet information recording unit to an initial value, and set the flag for indicating acquirement of information of the required scheduling times as invalid. | 2011-07-21 |
20110179237 | Semiconductor device having resistance based memory array, method of reading, and systems associated therewith - One embodiment includes a non-volatile memory cell array, and a read unit configured to disable read operation for the non-volatile memory cell array for a time period following writing of data in the non-volatile memory cell array. | 2011-07-21 |