34th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080201449 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING RSS FEEDS - In a method for updating RSS feeds, summaries of new content are downloaded on a regular basis from a subscribed feed. When a summary of new content is downloaded, the new content can also be downloaded via a URL in the summary according to user's settings so as to pre-load the new content, thereby achieving greater user convenience. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201450 | OWNER CONTROLLED ACCESS TO SHARED DATA RESOURCE - A method, system and computer program product for controlling an access to a data resource are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a method for controlling an access to a data resource comprises: communicating a request for the access to the data resource from a requester to an owner of the data resource for validation, the communicating being implemented by a network server; and generating information required by an access implementation server to implement a validated access and updating a data storage device with the generated information. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201451 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS - A system for real-time media communication comprises a first server unit configured to interface between at least one user and a blog and a second server unit configured to process the real-time media content in a streaming mode. The first server unit comprises a publishing control module configured to identify an identity of a publisher of the at least one user, allow the publisher to transmit real-time media content if the identity of the publisher is authentic and receive a description of the real-time media content from the publisher, and a link module configured to obtain a location of the real-time media content so that the location of the real-time media content is accessible to the at least one user. The second server unit comprises a receiving module configured to receive the real-time media content, a recording module configured to record the real-time media content, and a dispatching module configured to provide the location of the real-time media content to the publishing module. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201452 | Method and System for Providing Portions of Information Content to a Client Device - A method and system for providing portions of information content to a client device is presented. The present application provides a manner of personalizing information content for display on handheld or mobile devices. A user may identify sections of a web page as clips, and then request only the identified section instead of the entire web page from a server. Upon receiving the request, the server will load the web page, retrieve the identified section, transform the identified section for display on the client device, and then send the transformed information to the client device. The clip of information is then a live update from a web page that presents the latest content from a web page instead of a cached web page section. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201453 | METHODS AND SYSTEM TO CREATE APPLICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTE APPLICATIONS TO A REMOTE DEVICE - A remotely accessible integrated development environment, and a sub-system for deploying applications to a remote device is disclosed. The sub-system may further comprise a rendering engine which is configured based upon a platform of the remote device, wherein the rendering engine is configured to communicate with, and receive applications from, a remotely accessible application server. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201454 | Multi-Level Thin-Clients Management System and Method - A system and method for managing connections between a proxy server and a distination server are provided. The multi-level thin-clients management system (TCMS) comprises a representation of the managed organization structure, per-level configurable management parameters and administrative permissions, management console adapted to enable user interaction for administrative purposes, database containing management parameters, Front End Servers adapted to foreward client management information to the TCMS and apply management rules, control functions on clients, and managed device having management agent adapted to communicate and to enable management by the TCMS. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201455 | Moving Execution of a Virtual Machine Across Different Virtualization Platforms - Various embodiments of a system and method for moving execution of a virtual machine from a first server computer to a second server computer are disclosed. The first server computer and the second server computer may implement different types of virtualization platforms. The first server computer may be configured to execute a first virtual machine within a first virtualization platform, create snapshot information for the first virtual machine, and transmit the snapshot information to the second server computer. The second server computer may be configured to create a second virtual machine within a second virtualization platform, where the second virtualization platform is a different type of virtualization platform than the first virtualization platform. The second server computer may set the second virtual machine to a state corresponding to the state of the first virtual machine using the snapshot information. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING USER ACCOUNTS PORTABLE - Improved approaches for enabling user accounts to be portable across different multi-user computer systems are disclosed. A user account created at a multi-user computer can be stored to an external, portable data store, thereby rendering the user account portable. The multi-user computer system, e.g., through its operating system, locates user accounts on not only in local storage of the multi-user computer system, but also in any removable data storage attached to the multi-user computer system. Hence, by coupling the external, portable data store to another multi-user computer, a user is able to login to any supporting multi-user computer and be presented with their user configuration and user directory. Since the data store that stores the user account is not only external but also portable, a user can simply tote the data store to the location of different multi-user computers. In one embodiment, the external, portable data store can not only store the user account but can also provide general data storage. In another embodiment, the external, portable data store can be a portion of a portable computing device (e.g., media player) that provides other functionality besides data storage. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201457 | MSI enhancement to update RDP files - A Terminal Server Administrator is provided with the ability to indirectly update RDP files that have been placed inside an MSI file. The TS Web Access server retrieves the RDP file from the MSI file being published by the Active Directory, contacts the corresponding Terminal Server for any updated settings to the RDP file and icon allowing the remote program to be launched, and then passes the updated RDP file and icon to the client that is to connect to the Terminal Server. In this way RDP files can be dynamically updated without creating a new MSI file. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201458 | Method and apparatus for flexible access to storage facilities - A method and apparatus for providing flexible access to storage resources in a storage area network is provided. One aspect of the invention relates to managing hosts and storage resources on a storage area network. At least one logical relationship among the storage resources is associated with each of a plurality of virtual identifiers. At least one of the plurality of virtual identifiers is then associated to an interface of each of the hosts. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201459 | Method and system for managing computing resources using an electronic leasing agent - A method for managing computing resources involves obtaining, by an electronic leasing agent, a request to lease access to one or more computing resources, and leasing, by the electronic leasing agent, access to the computing resource(s) based on the request. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201460 | Distribution of Content - A content distribution system is described in which indicia defining a level of copyright control are encapsulated together with content to which it relates in a datagram for a delivery over a network. Depending on the level of copyright control defined by the indicia, a terminal receiving the content is restricted in the operations it can carry out on the content including saving, reading and forwarding the content. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201461 | CONTENTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTENTS MANAGEMENT METHOD - A system includes a contents management server that manages the locations of contents, a contents server that manages contents, a client terminal that receives or stores contents, and a network. The client terminal sends a contents sending request message to the contents management server. The contents management server, which has received the request from the client terminal, detects the network to which the client terminal belongs, instructs the contents server, which manages the network, to stream the contents. After that, the contents management server checks if there is a client terminal related to the client terminal that has sent the contents sending request. If there is a related client terminal, the contents management server instructs the contents server, which manages a network to which the related terminal belongs, to store the contents. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201462 | Distributed Network Management System and Method - A system and method for method of managing a network. Each of a plurality of servers includes an element management system (EMS) function for managing network elements within the network and a network management system (NMS) function for managing ones of the plurality of servers running the EMS function. An NMS function is activated on one of the servers when the plurality of servers shares a one network domain. When the network domain is divided into multiple domains, e.g. by a network failure, an NMS function is activated on at least one other one of the plurality of servers whereby each of the multiple network domains has at least one associated active NMS function. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201463 | Estimating Network Management Bandwidth - Network management bandwidth is estimated. Customer requirements are mapped to device type categories. Bandwidth requirements for each device type category are calculated using unit fault requirements and unit performance requirements that are derived from fault attributes and performance attributes, respectively. Overhead bandwidth, polling equipment bandwidth, and web portal bandwidth are also calculated using the customer requirements. A network management bandwidth requirement is calculated using the device type bandwidth requirements, the overhead bandwidth requirement, the polling equipment bandwidth, and the web portal bandwidth requirement. The network management bandwidth requirement is used to select a suitable communications link to monitor and manage a customer's network. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201464 | PREVENTION OF FRAUD IN COMPUTER NETWORK - Systems, methods, and computer programming media useful in the identification and prevention of fraudulent activity on computer networks. In various aspects the invention provides methods, systems, and programming for monitoring requests received by network resources for access to data by remote signal sources. Signal source identifiers such as URLs associated with original and referred data requests are checked for satisfaction of one or more trustworthiness criteria. If the network identifier associated with the remote signal source does not satisfy the trustworthiness criteria, data associated with the untrusted signal source is assessed to determine whether it comprises fraudulent or suspicious content. If the data comprises fraudulent or suspicious content, the source of the data can be referred for further investigation or enforcement action, either by the operator or processor assessing the data, or by a network enforcement resource such as network standards or law enforcement agencies. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201465 | Centralized Monitoring of Distributed Systems - A remote server managing multiple client computers at a customer site communicates with a server at a service provider site. A proxy gateway at the remote server allows communications through a network to the server at the service provider site. Remote monitoring of the multiple client computers may be performed at the server at the service provider site through a central monitoring console. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201466 | Web hosting community - An example embodiment of a Web Hosting Community includes at least three members, i.e. a Hosting Provider, a Hosting Customer and a Partner. The Hosting Provider may have one or more Hosting Servers, and create and maintain a Partner Web Site and a Community Web Site. The Partner Web Site and the Community Web Site may provide tools that are tailored for the needs of the Partner and the Hosting Customer, respectively, to participate in the Web Hosting Community. The Partner may provide an application, i.e. software program, to be integrated into the Web Hosting Community and the Hosting Customer may purchase and install the application onto its Hosted Web Site, which is stored on a Hosting Server. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201467 | System and method for event management - An event management system, comprising a server comprising a platform component architecture (PCA) and a software engine, wherein the PCA is configured to provide runtime discovery and display of system components. The system also comprises a data source for storing user define data objects and applications; at least one system component; and at least one client for administering and monitoring user-defined events, wherein the PCA provides a common interface between the server, the data source, and the at least one client. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201468 | Apparatus and method for measuring and using response to SNMP requests to provide real-time network parameter estimates in a network management zone - Method creates Real-Time Estimates (RTE) of network parameters for responsive resources of a network management zone (NMZ) by sending requests in a management protocol and uses those real-time estimates to present a resource map of the NMZ, possibly altering a responsive resource, possibly posting a service schedule request. The invention includes implementation mechanisms and installation packages. The RTE of network parameter is a product of the process. Constructing a quality of service measure from RTE of at least two network parameters. Quality of service measure as a product of the process. The quality of service measure may include or be the Mean Opinion Score. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201469 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND EXTENDING PARENTAL CONTROLS AUDITING IN A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system and method for aggregating and extending parental controls auditing in an unmanaged computing network are provided. A parental control system, including a parental control database, logging interface, and audit process, resides on each host computing device in an unmanaged computing network that is capable of synchronizing data residing on one of the host computing devices with data residing on the other devices in the network. The parental control system facilitates the logging and reporting of parental control audit information in a manner that allows parents to aggregate the audit information to obtain a comprehensive audit report of their children's use of all computers in the home, and is extensible and customizable by the applications from which the parental control audit information originates. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201470 | NETWORK MONITOR PROGRAM EXECUTED IN A COMPUTER OF CLUSTER SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER - A network monitor program operating in each node included in a cluster system, for causing the node to execute: when a response to an existence confirmation message from a relay apparatus, which relays a business request to the node, could not be received, obtaining status data of other nodes included in the cluster system; when the status data of the other nodes represents that one of the other nodes is in a usable state, confirming whether or not the node in the usable state can communicate with the relay apparatus; and when it is confirmed that the node in the usable state can communicate with the relay apparatus, notifying a cluster manager of an occurrence of a communication failure. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201471 | Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling network asset recovery - Computer-implemented methods for controlling network asset recovery for a communication network include receiving an identification of a plurality of non-utilized assets from an asset identification system. Business rules to be applied to the non-utilized assets are identified. One of the non-utilized assets is automatically identified for recovery based on the identified business rules. A job ticket identifying the one of the non-utilized assets is automatically generated that includes information from the received identification of the plurality of non-utilized assets sufficient to direct an assigned technician to a physical location of the one of the non-utilized assets. A recovery dispatch system associated with the one of the non-utilized assets is determined and the generated job ticket is submitted to the determined recovery dispatch system. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201472 | System and Method for Generating Personalized Offers Through an Information Gathering System - A method of generating a personalized offer for a user through an information gathering system disposed on the Internet includes storing a plurality of user profiles for a plurality of registered users in a profile database associated with the information gathering system, receiving an information request message at the information gathering system sent in response to the user activating a hyperlink presented on a participating web site, such that the participating web site is operated independently from the information gathering system and where the user activates the hyperlink in order to access an original intended destination distinct from the information gathering system, determining whether the user is one of the plurality of registered users, and retrieving the user profile from the profile database and sending a redirection message if the user is one of the plurality of registered users. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201473 | Partner web site to assist in offering applications to a web hosting community - An example embodiment for using a Partner Web Site within a Web Hosting Community starts with a Hosting Provider creating the Partner Web Site, a Community Web Site, and operating one or more Hosting Servers. A Partner, from the Partner Web Site, may make an application available for purchase and use to a plurality of Hosting Customers. At least one of the Hosting Customers, from the Community Web Site, may purchase and utilize the application with their Hosted Web Site. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201474 | COMPUTER SYSTEM - A technique for suppressing the need of active device check by an administrator by providing log data to the administrator for judging whether to replace hardware. A computer system includes: a terminal device in which a user performs direct operation or content check, a plurality of personal computers connected to the terminal device via a network and serving as objects of remote operation by the user, and a storage server device which accumulates information created or referenced by the user, and a start server device having a computer operation managing function which selects a usable personal computer and connects it to the terminal device so as to provide a use environment to the user when the user has made an allocation request to any one of the personal computers via the terminal device. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201475 | Device Management Method Using Nodes Having Additional Attribute and Device Management Client Thereof - A device management (DM) method and a device management (DM) client use a node having an additional attribute. The DM client includes a node having a common attribute indicating attribute information that is common to every node and an additional attribute indicating attribute information of each node. The DM method includes: receiving a node generation command; and generating a node having a common attribute indicating attribute information that is common to every node and an additional attribute indicating attribute information of each node according to the node generation command. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201476 | Persistence Of Inter-Application Communication Patterns And Behavior Under User Control - An end-user or administrator is allowed to couple portlets in a portal through user interface events taking place on the portal display itself. When the portal is displayed, if the user actuates a control corresponding to a property in a portlet, a menu of actions that can be performed with that data by other portlets is provided to the user. In addition to this “conventional” manner, an alternative manner of actuating the component is provided to the user such that if the user actuates the control in this alternative manner, the user is provided the option of making the chosen action “persistent,” so that the next time the control is actuated by the user, or the associated property is otherwise produced, the chosen action is performed automatically, without requiring the user to choose an action. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201477 | Client side replacement of DNS addresses - A DHCP response is intercepted and the DNS address in the DHCP response is placed with an address for a server device when the server device is present on a local network. When the server device is not present, the DNS address from the DHCP response is used. The server device may provide authentication, shared resources, or other services to devices within a local area network and may also serve as a gateway to other networks including the Internet. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201478 | METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULT IN NEXT GENERATION NETWORK - A method for detecting fault in a next generation network includes: establishing a tool set and a corresponding command set for detecting whether the network is connective and detecting a range of network fault; creating dynamically in a PROXY an address mapping table storing a correspondence relationship between a user identifier userid and address information of a user terminal; and upon occurrence of a fault in the network, obtaining the address information of the user terminal from the address mapping table according to the userid of the user terminal probed currently, executing the set of command according to the address information, and probing connectivity of the network between the PROXY and the user terminal. The problem that the network address transform (NAT) device and the firewall cannot be traversed may be avoided, and the fault point or range may be detected accurately in the NGN where a fault occurs. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201479 | Associating Virtual Machines on a Server Computer with Particular Users on an Exclusive Basis - A first computer of a plurality of computers in a server computer system may be associated with a first user on an exclusive basis. An administrator of the server computer system may utilize an administrative user interface in order to specify the association. Associating the first computer with the first user on the exclusive basis may prevent users other than the first user from using the first computer. In response to receiving a request from the first user to connect to the server computer system, the system may operate to determine that the first computer is associated with the first user on the exclusive basis and may assign the first computer to the first user. Once the first computer has been assigned to the first user, the first user can begin using the first computer. In some embodiments the first computer may be a physical computer. In other embodiments the first computer may be a virtual machine. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201480 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTION, METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRAVERSING NAT TO REALIZE NETWORK COMMUNICATION - The employment relates to a realization method for establishing peer-to-peer communication connection, a method, an apparatus and a system for realizing network communication by traversing NAT. The employment mainly comprises following steps. When the user terminal may not directly communicate with the peer user terminal by the manner of peer-to-peer communication for needing to traverse through the NAT (network address translator) entity, the type information of the NAT entity needed to be traversed is determined. Then, the communication connection with the peer user terminal is established according to the determined type information of the NAT entity and by using the predefined manner of peer-to peer communication and the communications between the user terminals are carried out. The employment realizes that the manner of peer-to-peer communication is adopted as much as possible during the process of traversing the NAT to carry out the communication so as to reduce the occupation of server source and effectively save the costs of network operation. The employment also tries to use the corresponding re-issue mechanism during the procedure of establishing the peer-to-peer communication in order to resolve various connection establishment problems when the factors which may affect the connection establishment appear. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201481 | Remote interface marshalling - A remote interface marshalling (“RIM”) platform is provided in which a protocol interface described using an interface definition language (“IDL”) is parsed to automatically generate the appropriate communication packets and a protocol layer to enable communication between terminal server components. Use of the RIM platform advantageously enables a developer to create a new terminal services protocol simply by writing the interface definition (i.e., describe the input/output) using the well-known IDL language which is well supported on virtually all computing platforms. The RIM platform further provides for robust versioning support by providing the developer with an ability to create a new interface that is derived from an existing interface. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201482 | Method for Making Secure an Audio-Visual Communication Network - In an audiovisual communications network, a first endpoint exchanges with a control element messages transmitting parameters registered or to be registered in the control element to enable the first endpoint to communicate with a second endpoint registered with the control element. The communications network is made secure by a method that includes an observation step for detecting whether a set of parameters among the parameters transmitted in a message is inconsistent with a current state of the addressee of said message. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201483 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERMINATION OF SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL - Systems for graceful termination of support for session initiation protocol communications on a server are described. Systems include techniques for setting a time period for gracefully terminating such support, for sending a service unavailable message to a client, for causing the server to maintain support, until no later than the expiration of the time period for terminating support, for uncompleted session initiation protocol invites accepted by the server before sending the service unavailable message to the client, and for terminating support for session initiation protocol communications on the server no later than upon expiration of the time period for terminating support. Methods for graceful termination of such support and computer-readable storage media whose contents cause a computer system to perform a graceful termination of such support are also described. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201484 | CONTENT DELIVERING SYSTEM, SERVER, AND CONTENT DELIVERING METHOD - A receiver receives from a client, a participation request indicating that a delivery of a content is desired. An affiliated group-determining unit determines of which group corresponding to the attribute content the attribute of the user, included in the participation request is affiliated. When the other client corresponds to the same desired content and the same affiliated group as that of the participation request source client, and when the other client is already registered in a client database (DB), an access point-deciding unit decides the registered client as a access point of the participation request source client. When the other client is not registered in the client DB, the access point-deciding unit decides a delivering server as the access point of the participation request source client. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201485 | Printer user interface redirection over a terminal services session - User interface (“UI”) redirection for a local device, such as a printer that is operatively coupled to a client, is provided by an arrangement in which a dummy driver is installed on the terminal server. When an application on the terminal server makes a call to show a UI, the dummy driver redirects the call to a process operating on the client that exposes the specific UI associated with the local device. User input to the UI indicative of preferences and/or other user-selected parameters is recorded and passed to the terminal server through the dummy driver and reported to the calling application. In an illustrative example, the terminal server and client communicate over a virtual channel using a remote desktop protocol in order to redirect print jobs to a local printer that is coupled to the client either directly or over a network such as a local area network. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201486 | Dynamic system and method for virtual private network (VPN) packet level routing using dual-NAT method - A system and method for virtual private network (VPN) packet level routing using a Dual-NAT architecture to provide a bidirectional secure connection between applications, hosts, or networks at any two end sites without exposing each other's actual IP addresses and network topologies. The method includes providing a client a list of available resources on a remote network; initiating a request by the client for at least one resource from the list of available remote resources as though the at least one resource is local to the client; NATting the source and destination IP addresses to a pair of client and resource Dynamic VPN (DVPN) addresses; routing the request to the remote network; NATting the client and resource DVPN addresses to local IP addresses on the remote network; issuing the request to the at least resource; and NATting/routing the response using the reverse process. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201487 | OPEN DYNAMIC DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM - Assigning subdomain names of domain names to users and allowing the subdomain names to receive dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) service is described herein. A downloadable application is configured to submit the domain name as well as subdomain names for registration. The owner of the domain name can other users to receive a subdomain name by granting permission thereto. Requesting users can then receive a subdomain if the owner allows. Dynamic DNS services are then administered for the subdomain, regardless of the domain owner's authorization. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201488 | System and method for server-side optimization of data delivery on a distributed computer network - A system and method for the optimized storage and retrieval of video data at distributed sites calls for the deployment of “Smart Mirror” sites throughout a network, each of which maintains a copy of certain data managed by the system. User addresses are assigned to specific delivery sites based on an analysis of network performance with respect to each of the available delivery sites. Generalized network performance data is collected and stored to facilitate the selection of additional delivery sites and to ensure the preservation of improved performance in comparison to traditional networks. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201489 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND WEBSITE BROWSING METHOD - An object is to implement automatic selection of an optimal combination of a communication network with a web browser according to a connection environment, thereby improving user's convenience during browsing a website. A cell phone achieving this object is composed of a first browser for browsing web data described in cHTML; a second browser for browsing web data described in HTML; a radio information collector for acquiring radio intensity information about a base station device and an access point; a communication network selector for selecting a communication network, based on the radio intensity information; a data transmitter-receiver for receiving web data from a WWW server via the selected communication network; a browser selector for determining a description language of the web data and thereby selecting either of the first browser and the second browser; and a data output controller for outputting the web data to the selected browser. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201490 | FREQUENCY DOMAIN DATA MIXING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method and apparatus for mixing a data signal in a frequency domain so as to realize computational efficiency and reduced latency. In one embodiment, a method of processing data comprises generating a data signal at a client, encoding the data signal at the client using a linear transform to generate a time frequency coefficients, transmitting the time frequency coefficients to a server, modifying the time frequency coefficients in accordance with instructions to create modified time frequency coefficients, transmitting the modified time frequency coefficients to the client; and decoding the modified time frequency coefficients using an inverse linear transform. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201491 | Communication Network System - The invention relates to an active star coupler based network handling of redundancy in the physical layer by transmitting a message to both regular ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080201492 | DIGITAL MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL, DIGITAL MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DIGITAL MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL SYSTEM - A digital multi-function peripheral includes a function executing unit that executes plural functions including a printing function and a network communication function and a control circuit that controls this function executing unit. The control circuit includes a cooperation control unit that checks connection to a network, selectively combines the functions of the function executing unit with functions unique to other digital multi-function peripherals present on the network, and controls cooperation of these functions. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201493 | Determining authorized use of a software application - A user may enable features of a software application installed on a processing device only when the processing device is at a location for which the processing device is authorized to use the software application. If the processing device is offline, the processing device may refer to data in a component of the processing device to determine whether the data includes an authorized value. If processing device determines that the data has the authorized value, then the features of the installed software application may be enabled. In some embodiments, data with respect to unauthorized use of the software application may be recorded. In other embodiments, a determination may be made regarding whether a processing device, associated with an entity, violates a license agreement of the entity with respect to an installed software application. If the license agreement of the entity is determined to be violated, then information may be recorded. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201494 | Controlling complex non-linear data transfers - A direct memory access controller for controlling data transfer between a plurality of data sources and a plurality of data destinations is disclosed. The plurality of data sources and data destinations communicate with the direct memory access controller via a plurality of channels, the direct memory access controller further communicates with a memory and a processor. The memory stores two sets of control data for each of the plurality of channels and for the processor. The direct memory access controller is responsive to a data transfer request received from one of said plurality of channels or from said processor to access one set of said corresponding control data stored in said memory, said direct memory access performing at least a portion of said data transfer requested in dependence upon said accessed control data. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201495 | HANDLING DMA OPERATIONS DURING A PAGE COPY - A memory controller provides page copy logic that assures data coherency when a DMA operation to a page occurs during the copying of the page by the memory controller. The page copy logic compares the page index of the DMA operation to a copy address pointer that indicates the location currently being copied. If the page index of the DMA operation is less than the copy address pointer, the portion of the page that would be written to by the DMA operation has already been copied, so the DMA operation is performed to the physical address of the new page. If the page index of the DMA operation is greater than the copy address pointer, the portion of the page that would be written to by the DMA operation has not yet been copied, so the DMA operation is performed to the physical address of the old page. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201496 | REDUCED PIN COUNT INTERFACE - An arrangement of memory devices and a controller is based on an interface with a reduced pin count relative to a known memory device and controller arrangement. Facilitating the reduced pin count interface are some operations performed by the controller. The controller determines a width for a Data bus while assigning a target device address to each of the memory devices. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201497 | WIRELESS-INTERFACE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A wireless-interface module is provided. The wireless-interface module includes a connection unit connected to a standardized connection-terminal unit of a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device having a function of performing internal processing on the basis of a predetermined signal input from the standardized connection-terminal unit. The wireless-interface module also includes a wireless signal-transmission-and-reception unit that transmits and/or receives a wireless signal to and/or from a wireless-interface module provided on the host-device side, where the host device makes the semiconductor device execute internal processing, and a control unit that controls an operation performed by the wireless signal-transmission-and-reception unit and that converts a signal transmitted and/or received between the connection unit and the wireless signal-transmission-and-reception unit. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201498 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DATA COMMUNICATION PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD, DATA RECEIVING DEVICE, AND DATA RECEIVING PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - A data communication system includes a receiving unit that receives communication data, one data element at a time; a first storage unit that temporarily stores the received data element; a first transfer unit that transfers the stored data element; a second storage unit that temporarily stores the transferred data element; a second transfer unit that transfers the secondly stored data element; a third storage unit that stores the secondly transferred data elements; a change unit that changes data element storage capability of the second storage unit; and a diagnostic unit that diagnoses communication efficiency of the data, wherein the receiving unit controls reception of a next data element based on the data element storage-ability status of the first storage unit, and the first transfer unit controls transfer of data elements based on the data element storage-ability status. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201499 | Asynchronous Data Buffer - The present invention relates to an asynchronous data buffer for transferring m data elements of a burst-transfer between two asynchronous systems. The asynchronous data buffer comprises a data memory for storing m data elements of a data burst and a valid bit memory for storing m input valid bits corresponding to the m data elements. Input control logic circuitry generates the m input valid bits and controls storage of the same and the m data elements. After storage of the m input valid bits an input control signal is provided for inverting the input valid bits of a following data burst. Therefore, after each burst-transfer of m data elements the input valid bit is inverted, automatically rendering all data elements of a previous burst-transfer invalid. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201500 | MULTIPLE INTERRUPT HANDLING METHOD, DEVICES AND SOFTWARE - A device, method and software for handling multiple interrupts in a peripheral device are disclosed. The disclosed method includes, upon a hardware event in the peripheral device recording the hardware event and determining an acceptable period before which an interrupt should be generated to service the event. A timer at the peripheral device is adjusted as needed to maintain a value within the acceptable period. Upon expiry of the timer a single interrupt is generated to a processor interconnected to the peripheral device. In response to the single interrupt, software code is executed on the processor to service un-serviced hardware events for which an indicator has been recorded. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201501 | VIRTUAL UNIVERSAL ASYNCHRONOUS RECEIVER TRANSMITTER FOR SERVER SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a monolithic integrated circuit includes a first UART, a second UART, and a multiplexer. The first UART has a parallel IO interface to couple to a host system to transceive parallel data and a serial IO interface. The second UART has a parallel IO interface and a serial IO interface coupled to the serial IO interface of the first UART. The first and second UARTs convert parallel data into serial data and serial data into parallel data. The multiplexer has an output coupled to the serial input of the first UART, a first input coupled to the serial output of the second UART, a second input coupled to a serial input of a serial communication port, and a select input coupled to a control signal selectively coupling serial interfaces of first and second UARTs together for remote terminal services at a remote computer system over a network. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201502 | SYNC CIRCUIT OF DATA TRANSMISSION INTERFACE - A sync circuit of a data transmission interface connected between a first data port and a second data port is provided. The sync circuit includes a first resistor element, a capacitor element, a second resistor element, and an active element. When the signal generated by the first data port is logic 1, the active element is turned off, such that the power source end charges the capacitor element through the first resistor element. Otherwise, when the signal generated by the first data port is logic 0, the active element is turned on, such that the capacitor discharge through the second resistor element, for delaying the data of the first data port for a predetermined time and making the data of the second data port synchronously transmitted on the first data port. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201503 | Communications System for Implementation of Synchronous, Multichannel, Galvanically Isolated Instrumentation Devices - An apparatus and method for synchronous communications using a serial data stream employs a housing with a controller and a back plane. The housing accepts one or more modules for interconnection with the back plane. The back plane distributes power to the modules and provides a communication link from the controller to each module. Each communication link includes a data out line, a data in line and a clock line, where each clock line is derived from one clock source. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201504 | USB flash drive capable of providing data security - The invention discloses a USB flash drive comprising a USB interface, a memory, a flash drive controller, an identification controller and an input interface. The identification controller stores a first ID code. The input interface is used for inputting a second ID code by a user. When the identification controller identifies the second ID code as the first ID code, the identification controller will enable the flash drive controller, such that a computer system can control the flash drive controller to access the memory via the USB interface. When the identification controller cannot identify the second ID code, the identification controller will disable the flash drive controller, such that the computer system cannot control the flash drive controller to access the memory via the USB interface. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201505 | Multimedia data collection device for a host with a single available input port - A multimedia input system for a handheld device includes a gateway interface for connecting to the handheld device a plurality of discrete input sources generating a plurality or unique input signals and capable of communicating with the gateway interface. A converter is used for converting the each of the plurality of input signals into a signal format acceptable by the handheld device. The gateway interface may be a hub or a router. The gateway interface is adapted for selectively receiving each of the unique input signals at a single port. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201506 | Switch device for connection port access control - A switch device for connection port access control is applicable to a PS/2 connection port for converting a USB transmission specification to a PS/2 transmission specification. The switch device includes a universal serial bus (USB) expansion unit, which provides a plurality sets of USB transmission line, each set of USB transmission line having a USB connection port signal line and a first power supply control line; a USB-PS/2 conversion unit for converting the USB connection port signal line of a set of USB transmission line to a PS/2 connection port signal line; a logic unit having a first input end, a second input end, and an output end, the logic unit processing signals received by the first and second input ends and outputting the processed signal through the output end to form the output end into a second power supply control line; and a PS/2 connection port. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201507 | Bus system and methods of operation thereof - A bus system and methods for initialization and communication in a bus system are presented. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201508 | Method And Apparatus For an Enhanced Computer Peripheral Device - An improved method and apparatus by which a user can send input signals to a computer (including, but not limited to, personal computer, mobile computer, computerized entertainment device, computerized machinery, computerized equipment, etc.) from distance, is disclosed. A receiver unit is embedded into an otherwise conventional computer peripheral device, avoiding the need for dedicated accessories to support a remote control. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201509 | Component, device and operation method for digital data integration - A component, device and operation method for digital data integration solves the shortcoming of the prior art that playing audio recordings and reading/writing AV data cannot be performed simultaneously. The digital data integration device receives a start signal from a computer to enable a plurality of endpoints declared in a program memory unit of the digital data integration component. The present invention utilizes a bulk mode for audio input/output endpoint to play/record audio data and a bulk mode for mass-storage read/write endpoint to upload/download digital data through a control endpoint combination with an interrupt read endpoint and an interrupt write endpoint. The present invention can play/record sound data and upload/download digital data simultaneously. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201510 | Peripheral device - A peripheral device being enable to execute a plurality of functions and being controlled from a terminal via network is provided. The device has a plurality of resources, a memory, a transmitter, a receiver, and a function controller. The plurality of resources is used for executing the functions. The memory stores a plurality of resource files each of which respectively corresponds to each of the resources and stores data of a specific store region for storing files. The transmitter transmits, to the terminal based on a file sharing protocol, information including the specific store region and a list of the resource files in the memory. The receiver receives, from the terminal based on the file sharing protocol, a first store command that designates at least one resource file in the list and requires the peripheral device to store the designated resource file into the specific store region. The function controller identifies at least one of the functions by combination of the resources corresponding to the designated resource files and executes the identified function. The peripheral device can be controlled from the terminal for executing the function which the user desires to execute with communication based on the file sharing protocol. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201511 | Device Identification Coding of Inter-Integrated Circuit Slave Devices - Consistent with one example embodiment, communications systems, using a serial data transfer bus having a serial data line and a clock line used to implement a communications protocol, incorporate identification of inter-integrated circuit slave devices using device identification coding. The communications system includes a slave device having a device identification code identifying one or more parameters. Communications circuitry in the slave device is configured to communicate with a master device on the I2C serial data transfer bus using the communications protocol. In response to a transmission of a device identification address from the master device, the slave device is configured to transmit an ACKNOWLEDGE, and in response to a transmission of a slave device address and the device identification address from the master device, the slave device is configured to transmit the device identification code from the slave device to the master. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201512 | SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI BACKPLANE AND DETECTION SYSTEM THEREOF - A serial attached SCSI (SAS) backplane and detection system thereof are provided. When a first SAS backplane is not serially connected to a second SAS backplane, a logic signal with first status value provided by a signal unit of first SAS backplane is output to a master control unit through a second pin. When the first SAS backplane is serially connected to the second SAS backplane, a logic signal with second status value provided by a signal unit of second SAS backplane is transmitted to a first pin of the first SAS backplane though a third pin of second SAS backplane and output to the master control unit through the second pin of first SAS backplane. Therefore, the master control unit determines whether the first SAS backplane is serially connected to the second SAS backplane according to the received logic signal with the first or the second status value. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201513 | Method and Device to Transfer Digital Data - Transfer digital data to and from a digital source from and to a digital storage device without using an intermediary media like a computer. Digital source includes digital storage devices and digital transmitting devices like televisions, videos and radios. Digital storage devices includes disc-on-keys, other portable hard disks, PDA's, MP3, MP4, digital cameras, and the like. Non-portable digital source examples are bank information booths and car park entry barriers. Screen to show memory content. Means to see contents of memory and move, copy, paste, delete files from and to the digital memory. Voice recognition operation. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201514 | Method of locating peripheral component interconnect devices - A method of locating peripheral component interconnect (PCI) devices is provided. The method includes analyzing peripheral component interconnect spaces (PCI spaces) of peripheral component interconnect-peripheral component interconnect bridges (PCI-PCI bridges) of a 0-numbered bus, so as to obtain a bus number of a next bus connected to each of PCI-PCI bridges and record the bus number in a linked list; continuing to record a bus number of a next bus connected to the PCI-PCI bridges corresponding to the bus number recorded in the linked list; and when no next bus number is found, traversing and locating the PCI devices according to all of the bus numbers recorded in the linked list. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201515 | Method and Systems for Interfacing With PCI-Express in an Advanced Mezannine Card (AMC) Form Factor - A cage that is received with a Personal Computer (PC) enclosure in the same manner a peripheral can be received within the PC. The cage is provided with fans, circuitry, connectors and structural features to create a ATCA or MicroTCA type environment required for the operation of an AMC card. The cage features a lateral connector for connecting to the motherboard and transferring PCI-Express protocolized signals between the cage and the CPU. The cage also features means to receive and support an AMC card within the ATCA and MicroTCA environment created for it by the cage. In this configuration, the CPU can communicate with the AMC card using the PCI-Express interconnect protocol as if the AMC card is another peripheral I/O device. In this manner, an advanced form factor AMC card may be tested and used within a PC environment suitable only for conventional form factor expansion cards and peripheral I/O devices. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201516 | Input device, electronic device having input device, and input method thereof - An input devices includes a switch unit for selecting one of a plurality of application modes, the switch unit outputting a first signal in response to a selection made by a user with respect to the application mode; at least one hotkey, each hotkey outputting a second signal in response to an activation of hotkey by the user; and a control unit for outputting a third signal in response to the first signal and the second signal to enable execution of the actuated hotkey under the selected application mode. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201517 | Method for the conversion of Logical Into Real Block Addresses in Flash Memories - The invention relates to a method for managing memory blocks in a non-volatile memory system comprising individually erasable memory blocks which can be addressed with the aid of real memory block numbers (RBN) and can be addressed by converting the address from a logical block number (LBN) into one of the real memory block numbers, respectively, with the aid of allocator tables (LTP, PTR). The logical block number (LBN) is allocated to a physical memory block number (PBN) via a first table (LTP) while the physical memory block number (PBN) is allocated to a real memory block number (RBN) via a second table (PTR), one or several real memory blocks being addressed with the aid of one physical memory block number (PBN). | 2008-08-21 |
20080201518 | LOG-BASED FTL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A log-based FTL and an operating method thereof for improving performances of reading and writing operations to increase the lifetime of a flash memory. In the method, when a reading operation for an LBN and an LPN is requested, a PBN and a PPN corresponding to the LBN and the LPN are calculated with reference to a pagemap corresponding to the LBN. A physical page of a physical block corresponding to the PBN and the PPN is accessed so that a reading operation is performed. On the other hand, when a writing operation for the LBN and the LPN is requested, a PBN and a PPN for a free-page of a physical block last assigned for the LBN are calculated with reference to a blockmap. The physical page of the physical block corresponding to the PBN and the PPN is accessed, so that a writing operation is performed. The pagemap stores a PBN and a PPN, and the blockmap stores a PBN list and a PPN. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201519 | MEMORY CARD - A memory card is structured to support a variety of applications by dividing a storage region into a plurality of sub storage regions, each sub storage region being assigned a particular data format associated with each of a plurality of application programs stored in a controller of the memory card. The data stored in each of the sub storage regions co-exists compatibly in the memory card. This allows for a multiplicity of applications, which can be made available through the use of a single memory card. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201520 | Flash firmware management - A computing host executes a web browser to access a utility application for managing one or more storage devices connected to the computing host. Management of each storage device may include making queries about the storage spaces and contents of the storage device, updating firmware of the storage device, updating programmable hardware of the storage device, erasing the storage device, sanitizing the storage device, logging events occurring in the storage device, and maintaining statistics on operation of the storage device. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201521 | Memory controller for controlling memory and method of controlling memory - A memory controller for controlling a memory that operates in synchronization with a clock signal, wherein the memory sequentially outputs data of addresses starting from a target address in synchronization with the clock signal after receiving a read command and the target address, the memory controller includes a supply control module that performs a supply process for supplying data inside the memory corresponding to a request address to an external device, in response to a read request designating the request address which is transmitted from the external device, wherein the supply process includes a supply process using a sequential mode, and wherein the supply process using the sequential mode includes a process for acquiring data to be supplied to the external device from the memory in response to read requests by repeatedly stopping and restarting supply of the clock signal without supplying the read command and the target address to the memory, in a case where a plurality of consecutive request addresses are sequentially designated one after another by a plurality of the consecutive read requests and a process for supplying requested data from among data acquired in response to the plurality of the read requests to the external device. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201522 | BUFFER MANAGEMENT METHOD AND OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - A buffer management method is provided, particularly adaptable in an optical disc drive to access an optical disc. One or more data blocks are recorded to the optical disc in response to received write commands. Data blocks corresponding to the write commands are first buffered in a buffer of the optical disc drive. Thereafter, one or more write tasks may be organized based on the buffered write commands, each associated with a group of data blocks having consecutive destination addresses. A recording operation can be scheduled based on those write tasks, and the recording operation is performed to record the data blocks to the optical disc. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201523 | PRESERVATION OF CACHE DATA FOLLOWING FAILOVER - In a data storage subsystem with disk storage and a pair of clusters, one set of DASD fast write data is in cache of one cluster and in non-volatile data storage of the other. In response to a failover of one of the pair of clusters to a local cluster, the local cluster converts the DASD fast write data in local cache to converted fast write data to prioritize the converted data for destaging to disk storage. In response to failure to destage, the local cluster allocates local non-volatile storage tracks and emulates a host adapter to store the converted fast write data by the local non-volatile storage, reconverting the converted fast write data of the non-volatile storage to local DASD fast write data stored in the local non-volatile storage and stored in the local cache storage. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING VIDEO SERVER STORAGE BANDWIDTH - A system and method for storing data in a data storage system. A data storage system is provided having a plurality of hard disk drive units each of which includes a plurality of hard disk storage devices. A first logical volume and a second logical volume may be formed for storing data such that the logical volumes include a respective set of hard disk storage devices for each of the plural hard disk drive units where each of the sets of hard disk storage devices are mutually exclusive. A first data set and a second data set may then be stored in the first and second logical volumes, respectively. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201525 | RAID capacity expansion handling method and system with concurrent data access capability - A RAID capacity expansion handling method and system with concurrent data access capability is proposed, which is designed for use with a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) unit for providing a capacity-expanding function that allows the RAID unit to add just a single disk to an original disk cluster for expanding the total capacity thereof, and meanwhile allows a network server to concurrently gain access to the data stored in the RAID unit. This feature allows the capacity-expanding procedure for the RAID unit to be implemented in a more simplified manner with enhanced system performance. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201526 | Array-type processor having delay adjusting circuit - Disclosed is an array-type processor including a data path unit in which a plurality of processor elements are arranged in an array; a state-transition management unit that stores information for controlling changeover of data paths; and a delay adjusting circuit that adjusts delay of the input clock signal based upon information output from the state-transition management unit, and provides the delay-adjusted clock signal to the data path unit. The delay adjusting circuit has a delay control information memory and a programmable delay. The delay control information memory stores a plurality of items of delay control information, delay control information is read out using a configuration number supplied from the state-transition management unit as an address, and the delay control information is applied to the programmable array. The programmable delay delays the input clock signal by a delay time specified by the delay control information and provides the delayed clock signal to the data path unit. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201527 | Data Processing System and Storage Subsystem Provided in Data Processing System - A first storage subsystem | 2008-08-21 |
20080201528 | MEMORY ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING WAYS AS CACHE OR DIRECTLY ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - A memory system is provided. A processor provides a data access address. A memory device includes a predetermined number of ways. The processor selectively configures a selected number less than or equal to the predetermined number of the ways as cache memory belonging to a cacheable region, and configures remaining ways as directly addressable memory belonging to a directly addressable region by memory configuration information. A memory controller determines the data access address corresponding to the cacheable region or the directly addressable region, selects only the way in the directly addressable region corresponding to the data access address when the data access address corresponds to the directly addressable region, and selects only the way(s) belonging to the cacheable region when the data access address corresponds to the cacheable region. A configuration controller monitors the status of the ways and adjusting the memory configuration information according to the status of the ways. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201529 | CONTEXT SWITCH DATA PREFETCHING IN MULTITHREADED COMPUTER - An apparatus, program product and method initiate, in connection with a context switch operation, a prefetch of data likely to be used by a thread prior to resuming execution of that thread. As a result, once it is known that a context switch will be performed to a particular thread, data may be prefetched on behalf of that thread so that when execution of the thread is resumed, more of the working state for the thread is likely to be cached, or at least in the process of being retrieved into cache memory, thus reducing cache-related performance penalties associated with context switching. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201530 | SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MEMORY MANAGEMENT - Systems and a storage medium for memory management are provided. A system includes a tag controlled buffer in communication with a memory device, including multiple pages divided into individually addressable lines. The tag controlled buffer includes a prefetch buffer with at least one of the individually addressable lines from the memory device and a tag cache in communication with the prefetch buffer. The tag cache includes at least one tag associated with one of the pages in the memory device. Each tag includes a reference history field and a pointer to a line in the prefetch buffer that is from the associated page. The reference history field includes information about how the lines from the associated page have been accessed in the past and is utilized to determine which lines in the associated page should be added to the prefetch buffer when the tag is added to the tag cache. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201531 | STRUCTURE FOR ADMINISTERING AN ACCESS CONFLICT IN A COMPUTER MEMORY CACHE - A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design is provided. The design structure includes an apparatus for administering an access conflict in a cache. The apparatus includes the cache, a cache controller, and a superscalar computer processor. The cache controller is capable of receiving a write address and write data from the superscalar computer processor's store memory instruction execution unit and a read address for read data from the superscalar computer processor's load memory instruction execution unit, for writing and reading data from a same cache line in the cache simultaneously on a current clock cycle; storing the write data in the same cache line on the current clock cycle; stalling, in the load memory instruction execution unit, a corresponding load microinstruction; and reading from the cache on a subsequent clock cycle read data from the read address. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201532 | System and Method for Intelligent Software-Controlled Cache Injection - A system and method to provide injection of important data directly into a processor's cache location when that processor has previously indicated interest in the data. The memory subsystem at a target processor will determine if the memory address of data to be written to a memory location associated with the target processor is found in a processor cache of the target processor. If it is determined that the memory address is found in a target processor's cache, the data will be directly written to that cache at the same time that the data is being provided to a location in main memory. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201533 | REDUCING NUMBER OF REJECTED SNOOP REQUESTS BY EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO SNOOP REQUEST - A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. An incoming snoop request is entered in the first available latch in a pipeline of latches in a stall/reorder unit if the stall/reorder unit is not full. The entered snoop request is dispatched to a selector upon entering a bottom latch in the pipeline. The stall/reorder unit is not informed as to whether the dispatched snoop request is accepted by an arbitration mechanism for several clock cycles after the dispatch occurred. A copy of the dispatched snoop request is stored in a top latch in an overrun pipeline of latches in the first unit upon dispatching the snoop request. By maintaining information about the snoop request, the snoop request may be dispatched again to the selector in case the dispatched snoop request was rejected thereby increasing the chance that the snoop request will ultimately be accepted. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201534 | REDUCING NUMBER OF REJECTED SNOOP REQUESTS BY EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO SNOOP REQUEST - A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. A “stall/reorder unit” in a cache receives a snoop request from an interconnect. The snoop request is entered in the first available latch of the stall/reorder unit unless the stall/reorder unit is full in which case the new snoop request is transmitted to a second unit configured to transmit a request to retry resending the new snoop request. Snoop requests have a higher priority than requests from processors and snoop requests are selected by the arbitration mechanism over processor requests unless the arbitration mechanism requests otherwise (“stall request”) to the stall/reorder unit. By snoop requests having a higher priority than processor requests, the number of snoop requests rejected is reduced. By having the arbitration mechanism issue a stall request, the processor will not be starved. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201535 | Method and Apparatus for Provisioning Storage Volumes - A method for determining volume size in a storage system, comprising the steps of receiving a request for a volume assignment from a client host; obtaining client host specification; obtaining storage system specification; based on the client host specification and storage system specification selecting a proper volume size; and assigning a virtual volume to the client host, the virtual volume having the selected proper volume size. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201536 | Near instantaneous backup and restore of disc partitions - An apparatus comprises a data storage medium including first and second partitions, wherein individual physical blocks in the first partition are paired with individual physical blocks in the second partition, a status flag for each of the pairs of physical blocks, and a controller for performing read and write operations on the physical blocks in accordance with the status flags. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201537 | Memory Controller and Method for Coupling a Network and a Memory - A memory controller (SMC) is provided for coupling a memory (MEM) to a network (N; IM). The memory controller (SMC) comprises a first interface (PI) for connecting the memory controller (SMC) to the network (N; IM). The first interface (PI) is arranged for receiving and transmitting data streams (ST | 2008-08-21 |
20080201538 | MEMORY CONTROL METHOD AND MEMORY SYSTEM - Error-tolerant code conversion is carried out on original data including a large amount of binary data which is apt to be unintentionally rewritten, to produce converted data including a smaller amount of binary data which is apt to be unintentionally rewritten, and the converted data is written into a memory. While a host system is processing the original data, the memory reads out the converted data and the code inverse transformation part carries out inverse transformation of error-tolerant code conversion on the converted data, to output reproduced data which is identical to the original data, to the host system. As a result, it is possible to avoid or suppress the possibility that data is unintentionally rewritten due to repeated readout of the same data. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201539 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A data storage device and a method of operating the same include firmware recognizing that the data storage device has a smaller than normal capacity or includes a routine in the firmware when the number of bad blocks exceeds the maximum. Therefore, even if the number of bad blocks exceeds the maximum, the data storage device having a capacity smaller than the normal capacity can be used. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201540 | PRESERVATION OF INTEGRITY OF DATA ACROSS A STORAGE HIERARCHY - A method and apparatus for preservation of integrity of data across a storage hierarchy. An embodiment of a method includes verifying integrity of a memory page that is stored in primary computer memory. The memory page is swapped out of the primary computer memory to a secondary memory, wherein swapping the memory page out includes performing an integrity check of the memory page. The memory page is swapped in the primary computer memory from the secondary memory, wherein swapping in the memory page includes verifying the integrity of the memory page based at least in part on the integrity check performed for swapping out the memory page. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201541 | ON-CHIP SECURITY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A boot method an apparatus are described which reduce the likelihood of a security breach in a mobile device, preferably in a situation where a reset has been initiated. A predetermined security value, or password, is stored, for example in BootROM. A value of a security location within FLASH memory is read and the two values are compared. Polling of the serial port is selectively performed, depending on the result of such comparison. In a presently preferred embodiment, if the value in the security location matches the predetermined security value, then polling of the serial port is not performed. This reduces potential security breaches caused in conventional arrangements where code may be downloaded from the serial port and executed, which allows anyone to access and upload programs and data in the FLASH memory, including confidential and proprietary information. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201542 | DATA MIGRATING METHOD TAKING END TIME INTO CONSIDERATION - There is provided a data migrating method including the steps of: calculating, in a case where data stored in a volume is migrated to another volume, a required period of time for migrating the data based on a size of data to be migrated and volume configuration information on the volume in which the migrated data is stored and the volume to which the data is to be migrated; determining a start time at which the data migration starts to generate a volume migration plan; setting a priority of the generated volume migration plan; prioritizing, in a case where a periods of time during which the generated volume migration plan is executed and a period of time during which an existing volume migration plan is executed are overlapped with each other, and changing the start time of at least one of those volume migration plans having a lower priority. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201543 | MEMORY DEVICE IN MOBILE PHONE - A memory device for a mobile phone is provided. The memory device includes a flash memory for storing program data and user data; an interface circuit for copying program data stored in the flash memory according to whether data stored in the flash memory is valid; a first Random Access Memory (RAM) for providing an operation area to store and execute the copied program data; and a second RAM for storing data generated during the execution of program data, wherein the first and second RAMs are independent memories. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201544 | STORAGE SYSTEM - A processor of a storage controller receives an erasure process request relating to data stored in a storage unit, from a host computer, via a data I/O interface, detects a logical storage extent which is different to the logical storage extent allocated to the storage unit and which can be allocated, allocates the logical storage extent thus detected to the storage unit, sends a notification indicating that access to the storage unit is possible, to the host computer which is the source of the request, and then executes erasure of the data in the logical storage extent that is associated with the storage unit forming the erasure object, and sends a data erasure notification to the management computer when the data has been erased. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201545 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ASSOCIATING THREADS WITHIN NON-RELATED PROCESSES BASED ON MEMORY PAGING BEHAVIORS - A method of tying related process threads within non-related applications together in terms of memory paging behavior. In a data processing system, a first process thread is related to one or more “partner” threads within separate high latency storage locations. The kernel analyzes the memory “page-in” patterns of multiple threads and identifies one or more partner threads of the first thread based on user input, observed memory page-in patterns, and/or pre-defined identification information within the thread data structures. The kernel marks the first thread and its corresponding related partner threads with a unique thread identifier. When the first thread is subsequently paged into a lower latency memory, the kernel also pages-in the related partner threads that are marked with the unique thread identifier in lockstep. Tying related threads from non-related applications together in terms of memory paging behavior thus eliminates memory management delays. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201546 | MEMORY SYSTEM, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MEMORY - The correspondence between logical addresses and physical addresses is determined so that the logical addresses in ascending order may be assigned to the physical addresses in ascending order with the physical addresses of defective blocks in a memory skipped. Then, the physical addresses of the defective blocks in ascending order are sequentially stored into the second blocks in ascending order of the physical addresses of the second blocks, respectively. To obtain a physical address from a logical address, a target block is retrieved out of a plurality of second blocks on the basis of the logical address, and the physical address of the target block is added to the logical address to obtain the physical address. Thus, it is possible to reduce the required capacity of a reserve storage region used for conversion of logical addresses into physical addresses without deteriorating the access speed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201547 | STRUCTURE FOR STORAGE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT IN SWITCHES UTILIZING FLOW CONTROL - A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for managing allocation of storage in a switch utilizing flow control is provided. The design structure includes a switch having a plurality of ports and an internal storage divided into a plurality of storage units. The design structure provides for monitoring an average number of storage units used by each of the plurality of ports over a predetermined time period, setting a threshold for the average number of storage units used by each of the plurality of ports, and allocating one or more available storage units assigned to a first port to a second port in response to storage allocation management being enabled for the second port and the average number of storage units used by the second port exceeding the threshold for the second port. | 2008-08-21 |
20080201548 | SYSTEM HAVING ONE OR MORE MEMORY DEVICES - A system having serially connected memory devices in a ring topology organization to realize high speed performance. The memory devices have dynamically configurable data widths such that the system can operate with up to a maximum common number of active data pads to maximize performance, or to operate with a single active data pad to minimize power consumption. Therefore the system can include a mix of memory devices having different data widths. The memory devices are dynamically configurable through the issuance of a single command propagated serially through all the memory devices from the memory controller in a broadcast operation. Robust operation of the system is ensured by implementing a data output inhibit algorithm, which prevents valid data from being provided to the memory controller when read output control signal is received out of its proper sequence. | 2008-08-21 |