38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 215 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140280705 | Seamless Session Handover - Method, user device and computer program product communicating data between a first endpoint and a second endpoint. A plurality of logical communications channels are allocated between the first and second endpoint. In dependence of a trigger, a probe message is transmitted from the first endpoint to the second endpoint over each of the plurality of logical communications channels. The performance of each of the plurality of logical communications channels is determined in dependence on the transmission of probe messages. A first logical communications channel is selected in dependence on the performance determination. Data is streamed between the first and second endpoints over the first logical communications channel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280706 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING FILE TRANSFER - A method for prioritizing file delivery includes capturing content at a sending device, establishing a sending priority for the captured content, sending the captured content when at least one condition is true; and at a receiving device, receiving the captured content when the at least one condition is true. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280707 | ELASTICALLY SCALABLE DOCUMENT-ORIENTED STORAGE SERVICES - A server set may provide a document service to one or more clients, and may be configured to do so in view of various considerations such as availability, fault tolerance, flexibility, and performance. Presented herein are document service architectures that involve partitioning the document set into at least two document ranges, and configuring respective servers of the server set to host one or more agents to which are respectively assigned one or more document ranges. A request for an operation involving at least one document may be routed to a server hosting an agent managing the document ranges of the documents involved in the operation. Moreover, respective servers may retain detailed information about neighboring servers (e.g., according to a logical or physical proximity) and scant information about distant servers, thereby avoiding both the extensive information exchange of highly informed network architectures and the inefficiency of uninformed routing algorithms. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280708 | Network Routing Modifications For Distribution Of Data - The transmission of multiple copies of data to other computing devices is optimized by minimizing the number of copies of such data transmitted through an expensive portion of the network. A store-and-forward methodology is utilized to transmit only a single copy through the expensive portion and the data is subsequently forked into multiple copies directed to multiple destination computing devices. Computing devices that are not intended destinations can be conscripted as intermediate computing devices, if appropriate to minimize copies of the data transmitted through an expensive portion. Additionally, accommodation can be made for data that is intolerant of out-of-order delivery by utilizing adaptive protocols that avoid mechanisms that may result in out-of-order delivery for data intolerant of such and by utilizing packet sorting at data convergence points to reorder the data. Different protocol settings can be utilized to transmit data across different portions of the network. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280709 | FLOW DIRECTOR-BASED LOW LATENCY NETWORKING - Generally, this disclosure relates to low latency networking. A system may include processor circuitry comprising at least one processor; memory circuitry configured to store an application, a receive queue and a networking stack comprising a network device driver; a network controller comprising a flow director, the network controller configured to couple the host device to at least one link partner and the flow director configured to store one or more selected received packets in the receive queue, the selecting based, at least in part, on a packet flow identifier; and a network device driver configured to identify the receive queue in response to a polling request comprising the packet flow identifier; poll the receive queue; and process each received packet stored in the receive queue. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280710 | GATEWAY SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR IP ENABLED DEVICES - A computer implemented method is provided for monitoring and controlling a plurality of internet protocol (IP) enabled devices on a network. Each of the plurality of IP enabled devices has an internal IP address on the network, but does not have an external IP address for use on the Internet. The method includes the step of performing a port scan to obtain internal IP addresses for the plurality of IP enabled devices on the network. An HTML page is retrieved from each of the plurality of IP enabled devices on the network using the internal IP addresses. A data file name is extracted from each of the retrieved HTML pages and in some embodiments is translated to a new data file name. The method also includes retrieving data from each of the plurality if IP enabled devices on the network as a function of the extracted data file names or using the new data file names. Computer readable storage medium and gateway computing devices, for example in the form of a plug computer, are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280711 | LOCAL REROUTE PROTECTION FOR MULTICAST MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING - In one embodiment, a merge process can determine a primary tree among nodes in a communication network, determine a backup tree for a protected segment of the primary tree, the backup tree having at least a portion of overlap with the primary tree, and stitch the backup tree to the primary tree for each node of the portion of overlap such that when a message is transmitted for a group according to the backup tree, each node of the portion of overlap receives a single instance of the message of the group. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280712 | Exchange of Messages Between Devices in an Electrical Power System - Systems and methods are presented for exchanging messages between devices in an electrical power generation and delivery system. In certain embodiments, a method for exchanging messages between devices may include transmitting messages included in a message stream that includes multiple redundant copies of the messages. An indication may be received that at least one message of the message stream was received by an intended receiving device. Transmission of further redundant copies of the message included in the message stream may be determined based on receipt of the indication. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280713 | Proxy Communication Between Devices in an Electrical Power System - Systems and methods for exchanging messages between network devices and intelligent electronic devices of the electric power generation and delivery system are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, a method performed by a network device for managing the exchange of messages between a first intelligent electronic device (IED) and a second IED included in an electrical power generation and delivery system may include receiving one or more messages configured according to a first communication protocol from the first IED. Based on information regarding one or more communication capabilities of the second IED, a second communication protocol may be determined. The message be reconfigured according to the second communication protocol to generate at least one reconfigured message. The reconfigured message may then be transmitted to the second IED. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280714 | Mixed-Mode Communication Between Devices in an Electrical Power System - Systems and methods are presented for facilitating mixed-mode communication between stations in an electric power generation and delivery system. In certain embodiments, a method for facilitating mixed-mode communication between a first device configured to communicate according to a first communication protocol and a second device configured to communicate according to a second communication protocol is presented The method may include installing a network device in a communication channel between the first device and the second device. A communications interface of the network device may be configured to receive messages from the first device and the second device. A message reconfiguration system of the network device may be configured to reconfigure messages received by the network device from the first device to reconfigured messages for transmission to the second device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280715 | REAL TIME REMOTE DESKTOP - A method and system for remotely controlling networked devices in approximately real time, by using two or more nodes and a host device. The network achieves real time speeds by segmenting requests and commands to the host device into packet segments then distributing the packet segments through a network of nodes. Each individual node contributes resources to a resource pool which allows for increased data throughput, greater processing speeds, increased memory and storage space. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280716 | DIRECT PUSH OPERATIONS AND GATHER OPERATIONS - When interfacing with a host, a networking device can handle a first data like Bulk Data Send. In response to a first doorbell ring, the networking device can read a first queue entry from a send queue in the host. Based on the first queue entry, the networking device can read the first data from a first memory in the host and then output the read first data. The networking device can also handle a second data like Direct Packet Push. The networking device can store a second data received from the host. In response to a second doorbell ring, the networking device can output the second data. The first data and the second data can be associated with first and second queue entries, both on the same send queue in the host. High-throughput and low-latency can be achieved. Small and large data packets can be accommodated. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280717 | Framework for Dynamically Programmed Network Packet Processing - One or more functions to be performed on a packet at one or more network nodes along a network path are determined at a network device. A packet is generated which includes a packet header. Included in the packet header are an instruction pointer and an instruction portion. A first instruction for the one or more functions to be performed at the one or more network nodes is written to the instruction portion. Additionally, a value pointing to the first instruction is written to the instruction pointer. The packet is transmitted along the network path from the network device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION AWARE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION - There is provide a system and method for providing location aware educational information. The method for providing location aware educational information includes: receiving a user location related to a user; receiving user study data related to the user; determining location aware educational information based on the user location and the user study data; and notifying the user about the location aware educational information. The system for providing location aware educational information has: a location module for receiving a user location related to a user; a study area module for receiving user study data related to the user; a location module for determining location aware educational information based on the user location and the user study data; and a connection module for notifying the user of the location aware educational information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY LOADING A WEBPAGE - A system and method for dynamically loading a webpage are provided. The system for dynamically loading a webpage having: a webpage qualifier module configured to receive a user requested webpage from a host server and further configured to identify a plurality of components of the webpage; a component selection module configured to determine a loading method for each component, wherein the loading technique may be either in-line loading or adaptive loading; an in-line loading module configured to load components in-line; and an adaptive loading module configured to determine a loading hierarchy and load components based on the loading hierarchy. The method for dynamically loading a webpage including: identifying a plurality of components of the webpage; determining a load method for each component wherein the loading technique may be in-line loading or adaptive loading; loading components determined to be in-line components using in-line loading; determining a loading hierarchy for components determined to be adaptive components; and loading adaptive components using adaptive loading based on the loading hierarchy. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280720 | HYBRID CLOUD ARCHITECTURE WITH OPTIMIZED LOCAL DELIVERY - A system and method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment. A processor in a first operations environment receives a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service. The message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment. The edge device is configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource. Despite such hiding, the processor identifies the location of the first contact center resource based on identification information that the processor retrieves from the message. The processor selects a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280721 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - A computing device establishes communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device for transmitting data. The computing device receives first register information from the first electronic device and second register information from the second electronic device and saves the first and second register information into a route list. The computing device sends the second register information in the route list to the first electronic device when receiving commands from the first electronic device, so that the first electronic device directly transfers data to the second electronic device according to the second register information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280722 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A distribution control system includes a generating unit configured to generate image data from content data; a cutting-out unit configured to cut out part of the image data; a converting unit configured to convert the cut-out image data into transmission data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the transmission data to a communication terminal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280723 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS - The disclosure provides a system, methods and a computer program product that facilitate management, distribution, licensing and provisioning of services. The disclosure includes a repository of one or more services wherein the repository can be populated or managed by one or more entities, organizations or individuals. The disclosure also includes a step of associating one or more services with context matching criteria, wherein the criteria can be matched against contextual information associated with environment/activity of a service consumption device and/or end user associated with the service consumption device. The disclosure also includes a step of delivering and/or enabling a subset of services from the repository on a service consumption device when contextual information of the service consumption device or an end user of the service consumption device matches the context matching criteria associated with the subset of services. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280724 | Relay Server System - A relay server system configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus and a communication apparatus, includes: a processor; and a memory storing instructions causing the relay server system to: receive a request command from the terminal apparatus, the request command being a command to request the relay server system to transmit condition information to the communication apparatus; transmit a first response command to the terminal apparatus when receiving the request command; transmit the condition information to the communication apparatus when receiving the request command; receive an inquiry command from the terminal apparatus receiving the request command, the inquiry command being a command for inquiring of the relay server system whether the transmission of the condition information is completed; and transmit a second response command to the terminal apparatus when receiving the inquiry command, the second response command including situation information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280725 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A distribution control system that is connected to one or more communication terminals that output image (sound) data and transmits the image (sound) data to the terminals. The system includes a browser management unit configured to start up a browser appropriate for the terminals; a browser configured to generate the image (sound) data by rendering content data; a transmitter configured to transmit the image (sound) data to the communication terminals; and a receiver configured to receive sensor information detected by a sensor included in the terminals. The browser is configured to process the received sensor information by a first processor that is installed in the browser as standard or a second processor that processes the sensor information that is unable to be processed by the first processor. The transmitter is configured to transmit the image (sound) data processed by the browser in accordance with the sensor information to the terminals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280726 | ASYNCHRONOUS UBIQUITOUS PROTOCOL - Disclosed is a method for requesting data from a set of remote units in a network, the method comprising: defining an Asynchronous Ubiquitous Protocol, the Asynchronous Ubiquitous Protocol comprising a schedule of a plurality of time slots, each time slot defined by a distinct start time and end time pair; broadcasting transmitting instructions to the set of remote units, the transmitting instructions comprising the Asynchronous Ubiquitous Protocol and selection instructions for selecting a time slot from the Asynchronous Ubiquitous Protocol to use for data transmission; and, receiving data transmitted from a remote unit in the set of remote units in accordance with the transmitting instructions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280727 | VENUE-SPECIFIC AMUSEMENT DEVICE NETWORK - A venue-specific entertainment system is described. A communications controller is configured to communicate with electronic devices deployed at a venue, including at least two different types of electronic devices. The electronic devices are configured to communicate with one another by transmitting messages through the communications controller. The communications controller detects events based upon information from the electronic devices and transmits messages to other electronic devices to modify their output based upon the detected events. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH MUSIC CLIPS - A system for users to communicate with other users through music clips is provided. A clip management module receives from a user a selection of a music clip, which is a segment of a musical piece that conveys the emotion or thought of the user. A communication module receives from the user at least one recipient and transmits the selected music clip to the recipient. The recipient can respond by sending a music clip to the user thereby creating a musical conversation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280729 | SYSTEM & METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION & DISPLAY ON NETWORK NODES - A presenter delivering a presentation to an audience member uses the disclosed systems and methods to create an immersive delivery of presentation elements by synchronizing components, visual elements, and digital interactions of the presentation to mobile devices. The audience member may hold a mobile device in his hand that receives presentation content and interactions in real-time, and may hold a mobile display device that presents visual content to aid the oral delivery of the presentation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280730 | CONTENTS MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A contents management method and system, the contents management method including: generating contents; and transmitting the generated contents to a Web server, wherein the Web server receives the contents, stores the contents, manages the contents, and maintains a list of the contents so that the contents are easily accessible by a terminal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280731 | REDIRECTION OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT BETWEEN RECEIVER DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A USER - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a provider network configured to redirect multimedia content between receiver devices associated with a user. A first multimedia stream representative of the multimedia content is transmitted to a first receiver device associated with the user. In response to detecting a triggering event corresponding to an occurrence of a monitored condition, a second multimedia stream representative of the multimedia content is transcoded and a redirection process is initiated to redirect transmission of the transcoded second media stream. The multimedia content is streamed to a second receiver device associated with the user based on a user-specified redirection rule. Transmitting of the first multimedia stream is halted in response to initiation of transmission of the transcoded second stream and a listing of receiver devices associated with the user is established for redirecting the multimedia content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280732 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmission apparatus is configured to transmit identification information for referring to a content and/or a sub directory included in a directory designated by a receiving apparatus to the receiving apparatus via a network. The transmission apparatus includes a loading unit configured to load a content, a generation unit configured to generate identification information for referring to a new directory for referring to the content loaded by the loading unit so that the new directory is referred to as a sub directory included in the directory designated by the receiving apparatus, an addition unit configured to add the identification information generated by the generation unit to the content information included in the designated directory, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the content information to which the identification information generated by the generation unit has been added by the addition unit to the receiving apparatus | 2014-09-18 |
20140280733 | INITIATING PEER-TO-PEER TUNNELS - Initiating peer-to-peer tunnels between clients in a mobility domain. Client traffic in a mobility domain normally passes from the initiating client to an access node, and from the access node through a tunnel to a controller, and then through another tunnel from the controller to the destination access node, and the destination client. When initiated by the controller, the access nodes establish a peer-to-peer tunnel for suitable client traffic, bypassing the “slow” tunnels through the controller with a “fast” peer-to-peer tunnel. Traffic through this “fast” tunnel may be initiated once the tunnel is established, or traffic for the “fast” tunnel may be queued up until traffic has completed passing through the “slow” tunnel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A REVERSE INVITATION IN A HYBRID PEER-TO-PEER ENVIRONMENT - An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables an endpoint to send a reverse invitation in response to an incoming call. The reverse invitation may be used to set up an alternate communication session rather than maintaining the incoming call. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280735 | Methods and Systems for Pre-Caching Information on a Mobile Computing Device - Systems and methods for pre-caching information on mobile computing devices are set forth in this disclosure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280736 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL HOME NETWORK AND DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed are a method for providing a virtual home network and a device and a system therefor, and a computer readable recording medium. The present invention provides a home network device comprising: a user unit which receives a service request signal by a user's command or operation, and delivers the service request signal; a checking unit which checks user information and community service group information on the basis of said user request signal; and a processing unit which converts contents included in said service request signal according to a corresponding device and delivers the converted contents, if said user information and said community service group information have been checked. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280737 | METHOD FOR STREAMING PACKET CAPTURES FROM NETWORK ACCESS DEVICES TO A CLOUD SERVER OVER HTTP - A system for streaming packet captures over the Internet includes multiple network access devices, each operating as one of a gateway device, a wireless access point, and a network switch, and a management server communicatively coupled to the network access devices over the Internet for managing the network access devices. The management server maintains a persistent hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection with each of the network access devices over the Internet. The management server is to generate a bytecode based on a filtering expression for packet captures (PCAPs) representing one or more PCAPs filtering rules, transmit the bytecode to the network access devices without requiring the network access devices to compile the PCAPs filtering rules, receive PCAPs from the network access devices captured by the network access devices based on the PCAPs filtering rules, and merge the PCAPs received from the network access devices into merged PCAPs. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280738 | SOFTWARE-DEFINED MULTINETWORK BRIDGE - An example system for bridging between networks includes a first server that launches a first virtual machine in a first network. The system includes a first network controller that is coupled to the first network and sends a request for a bridge between the first network and a second network. The system also includes a second server that launches a second virtual machine in the second network. The system further includes a second network controller that is coupled to the second network, receives the request for the bridge, and in response to the request, creates the bridge between the first and second networks. The bridge enables the first virtual machine in the first network to communicate with the second virtual machine in the second network. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280739 | HASHTAG COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) fragment based web portal browsing (#wise) represents a functionality that allows internet users to use the universal resource identifiers with “#” (number sign) and either an empty or a non empty fragment to, based on predetermined set of rules, technical and other conditions and the internet user interaction history, quickly and efficiently browse a certain website by being presented with suggested website administrator managed non-user-generated content (such as, but not limited to videos, PDF documents, drawings, etc.), redirections (other URIs) and actions (such as, but not limited to sending an email to a certain email address, initiating audio/video/chat conversation, posting a support ticket etc.) requiring minimal amount of additional user intervention | 2014-09-18 |
20140280740 | LOCATION BASED EQUIPMENT DOCUMENTATION ACCESS CONTROL - A document access control system includes a location-based document reader designed to provide a reading service, a location-based physical storage located in a first location and designed to store a physical document, and a location-based document server. The location-based document server stores an electronic document and delivers the electronic document to the location-based document reader. The location-based document reader derives a second location, and provides access to the electronic document based on the first and the second locations. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280741 | Systems And Methods For Configuring Devices - Systems and methods for configuring devices are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving an output signal representing user rights relating to a requested data and processing the output signal to generate validation data. The method can also comprise transmitting the validation data to a source of the requested data, wherein the validation data facilitates the transmission of the requested data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280742 | MODIFYING DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO CHANGES TO DATA PROVIDING SYSTEMS - Modifying data collection systems responsive to changes to data providing systems. When a data collection system receives a failure message from a data providing system in response to transmitting a data collection query, the data providing system can notify a data query evaluation system. The evaluation system can create a local version of the collection system and search computer-readable storage media for a modified data collection query. The evaluation system can execute the local version to provide the modified data collection query to the providing system. If the local version receives a success message in response to providing the modified data collection query, then an execution state of the local version is provided to the collection system. If the local version receives a failure message, then the data query evaluation system iteratively performs refined searches of different computer-readable storage media until the modified data collection query is identified. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280743 | TRANSFORMING APPLICATION CACHED TEMPLATE USING PERSONALIZED CONTENT - Mechanisms are provided to implement a customizable mobile application utilizing a local template to personalize data. In one example, a local client application on a mobile device automatically changes the local content by utilizing a locally cached template and REST service supported by a remote application. In another example, the template further supports multiple phases of personalization. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING CONTENT DELIVERY - A system, method and apparatus for opportunistically transcoding requested content streams into one or more formats to provision thereby one or more content storage libraries. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280745 | Probabilistic Method For Scoring and Segmenting Online Personalities - The present invention relates to a system, method, or a computer program product that uses third-party data sources for the verification and profiling of identifier information including, for example, email address identifiers. The present invention uses identifier information to gather, aggregate, and record identifier-related data which is then sorted and scored based on user-determined criteria and source biased weighting. The score that is obtained can relate to identifier verification and/or profiling of the identifier for various purposes, and also may be used to detect the potential of fraud associated with the identifier. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280746 | MANIFEST CHUNKING IN CONTENT DELIVERY IN A NETWORK - Implementations described and claimed herein provide a system and methods for dynamic re-localization and manifest chunking in a content delivery network. In one implementation, a request for content is received. A first manifest subset is provided using a network component in response to the request for content. The first manifest subset identifies a first set of one or more content segments and a second manifest subset. The first set of one or more content segments constitute a portion of the content, and the second manifest subset is identified at a tail of the first manifest subset. The first set of one or more content segments is served in response to separate requests. A request for the second manifest subset identifying a second set of one or more content segments is received. In another implementation, localization errors are remedied by replacing a relative identifier with an absolute identifier. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280747 | Network Connection Handoff - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media may be configured for transferring of state data of a network connection established by a first device. In an example, a front end device of a cache cluster may establish a network connection with a client device and generate state data associated with the network connection. The front end device may receive a content request from the client device via the network connection and select one of a plurality of back end devices to provide the content item. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280748 | COOPERATIVE FEDERATION OF DIGITAL DEVICES VIA PROXEMICS AND DEVICE MICRO-MOBILITY - The subject disclosure is directed towards co-located collaboration/data sharing that is based upon detecting the proxemics of people and/or the proxemics of devices. A federation of devices is established based upon proxemics, such as when the users have entered into a formation based upon distance between them and orientation. User devices may share content with other devices in the federation based upon micro-mobility actions performed on the devices, e.g., tilting and/or otherwise interacting with a sending device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280749 | ADAPTIVE STREAMING FOR CONTENT PLAYBACK - Streamed content that is a subset of a set of content is received. Further, the streamed content is stored. In addition, at least a portion of the streamed content is played. A request to download a remainder of the set of content is received. Further, a download bitrate is selected. In addition, the remainder of the set of content is received according to the download bitrate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280750 | PROVIDING USER CONTENT WITH STREAMED MEDIA CHUNKS - In a streaming server, companion content may be received and incorporated along with media that is streamed to clients. The companion content may originate from one of the clients, in some cases. In other cases, the companion content may originate from a source other than a client. The companion content may be any media relates to the media being streamed to the clients or directives that control the processing of the media being streamed to the clients. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280751 | System and Method of Use of Interactive User Group Function for Network Devices - A system and method to specify user group function interactively among network devices and provide characteristics of the specified user group from remote accessible server for user's reference without disclosing each individual own identity. The user group can be specified interactively by changing the group parameters within user group function. User could specify another new group till user is satisfied with the new characteristics of the new group. A pedometer application software running on a smart phone is given as an example to demonstrate the novel user group function. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAMLESS SWITCHING BETWEEN DATA STREAMS - A method for providing seamless redundancy in an output data stream includes the steps of: receiving a first data stream originating from a first location, the first data stream being conveyed over a first network path; receiving at least a second data stream originating from a second location that is geographically distinct from the first location, the second data stream comprising nominally identical content relative to the first data stream, the second data stream being conveyed over a second network path that is topologically distinct from the first network path; and combining first data segments from the first data stream and second data segments from the second data stream to generate a single, uninterrupted output data stream having a reduced likelihood of overlapping, missing and/or corrupt data segments. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280753 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING - Peer-to-peer sharing of information is described. A requester peer device obtains portions of a desired digital content from a select number of provider peer devices. The provider peer devices are selected using statistical information that considers historical data access between the requester communication peer device and the provider communication peer devices. The requester peer device also obtains an amount of error correcting data associated with the requested portions of the digital content from the server. The amount of error correcting data is determined using the statistical information. The requester peer device reconstructs the desired digital content using a combination of the digital content portions obtained from the selected provider peers and the error correcting data obtained from the server. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280754 | RESILIENCE IN THE PRESENCE OF MISSING MEDIA SEGMENTS IN DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE STREAMING OVER HTTP - Systems, methods, and devices enabling scalability to be incorporated into a media presentation such that the media presentation at a client end may be continuous or at least substantially continuous in the presence of missing segment files. In an embodiment, the loss of one or more segment file may not require a media presentation interval associated with the missing segment file to be skipped at the client end. Systems, methods, and devices enable scalability in live streaming and/or on-demand presentations. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280755 | Transferring Assets via a Server-Based Clipboard - Systems and methods are provided for transferring assets via a server-based clipboard. In one embodiment, an asset is stored on a server system. The asset is transmitted to the server system from a first application in response to a first input to the first application from an input device. A request for the asset is received from a second application in response to a second input to the second application from the input device. The second application is different from the first application. A rendering attribute is identified for the asset. The rendering attribute has a first value that is specific to rendering the asset via the first application. The rendering attribute is modified to have a second value that is specific to rendering the asset via the second application. The asset is provided with the rendering attribute having the second value specific to the second application. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280756 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WEB-BASED VIRTUAL MEDIA REDIRECTION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a method of performing a virtual media redirection. The method includes: (a) establishing a Web Socket connection between a web server of a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a browser program of a computing device in a network, the BMC performing a management function of a host computer; (b) emulating, at the BMC, virtual media to the host computer; (c) receiving, at the BMC, a read command from the host computer and directed to the emulated virtual media, the read command specifying a first file; (d) in response to the read command, sending, at the BMC, a request for the first file according to the read command to the browser program through the Web Socket connection; and (e) receiving, at the web server, the first file from the browser program through the Web Socket connection. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280757 | ASSISTIVE AGENT - A system and method for providing automated assistance for a user using a computing device comprises, receiving a user request for assistance. The system and method can include determining semantics of the user request and identifying at least one domain, at least one task, and at least one parameter for the user request. The system and method can include accessing one or more semantic web services through an application and determine at least one responsive answer such as to respond to the user request. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280758 | Methods and Systems for Providing Location-Based Subsidized Access to Network Content - An exemplary method includes a content delivery system 1) detecting a request provided by a mobile device associated with a user to access network content by way of a network provided by a network service provider, 2) determining that the mobile device is located within a sponsored geographic area at a time of the request, and 3) providing the user with subsidized access to the network content by way of the mobile device in accordance with a subsidized access arrangement between a sponsoring entity associated with the sponsored geographic area and the network service provider. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280759 | DATA TRANSMISSION FOR TRANSACTION PROCESSING IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed to transmit arbitrarily large data units for transaction processing in a networked environment. A request is received to store a data unit of a size exceeding an allocated memory address space of a transaction gateway component of the networked environment. A predefined store function, provided by a repository interface component, is invoked to store the data unit to a data repository component of the networked environment and without segmenting the data unit. A repository handle of the stored data unit is identified. A predefined load function, provided by the repository interface component, is invoked to load a portion of the stored data unit, based on the identified repository handle, where the portion is smaller than the stored data unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280760 | PLAYBACK STALL AVOIDANCE IN ADAPTIVE MEDIA STREAMING - Methods, systems and devices are described to avoid stalling during playback of an adaptive media stream delivered to a media player device over a network. The media device requests segments of the media stream that are received in a buffer. Buffer utilization is monitored over time to determine a rate of change, and future segment requests are adjusted based upon the determined rate of change in the buffer utilization. By making adjustments based upon the rate of change in buffer utilization, sudden changes that could otherwise affect the viewer's experience can be avoided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280761 | EXCHANGE OF CONTENT CONSUMPTION-RELATED INFORMATION BETWEEN NETWORKED DEVICES - Content information networks may be provided that may each include a plurality of content consumption devices. One or more of the content consumption devices within a content information network may be capable of serving as a content consumption hub device that coordinates the receipt and dissemination of content consumption event information pertaining to content consumption events from and to various content consumption devices within the content information network. The content consumption hub device may further communicate, to various content consumption devices within its network, content-related information relating to content consumed on content consumption devices within its network and/or devices outside of its network. The content consumption hub device may be configured to receive content-related information from one or more content information hubs. The content consumption hub device may also receive content consumption event information from a content consumption platform. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280762 | EXCHANGE OF CONTENT CONSUMPTION-RELATED INFORMATION BETWEEN NETWORKED DEVICES - Content information networks may be provided that may each include a plurality of content consumption devices. One or more of the content consumption devices within a content information network may be capable of serving as a content consumption hub device that coordinates the receipt and dissemination of content consumption event information pertaining to content consumption events from and to various content consumption devices within the content information network. The content consumption hub device may further communicate, to various content consumption devices within its network, content-related information relating to content consumed on content consumption devices within its network and/or devices outside of its network. The content consumption hub device may be configured to receive content-related information from one or more content information hubs. The content consumption hub device may also receive content consumption event information from a content consumption platform. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280763 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Delivery of Content - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for delivery of content are provided. In some embodiments, systems for controlling delivery of content are provided, the systems comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive a request to stream the content, the request being received from a user equipment device; determine a first location of the user equipment device; determine a count of user equipment devices that are located at the first location and are currently streaming the content; determine whether the count meets a threshold; and responsive to determining that the count meets the threshold, add a first content delivery network to a pool of one or more content delivery networks that are used to stream the content. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280764 | BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT FOR OVER-THE-TOP ADAPTIVE STREAMING - A method, Over-The-Top (OTT) content provider server, Content Delivery Network (CDN) Redirector server, and CDN delivery server for managing bandwidth while delivering electronic content utilizing OTT adaptive streaming to a plurality of client devices at a customer premises. The OTT content provider server receives client device priorities from a customer and stores in a customer profile, a device weighting for each of the plurality of client devices. The OTT content provider server also stores an indication of an available bandwidth of a premises connection at the customer premises. When each client device requests OTT content, a delivery server in a CDN allocates a bitrate for the requesting client device based on the available bandwidth for the premises connection and the device weighting of the requesting client device, and delivers the requested OTT content to the requesting client device at the allocated bitrate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280765 | Self-Organizing Disk (SoD) - System and methods for storage object distribution using a universal distributed storage (UDS) system. An embodiment UDS includes server nodes and a header server in communication with the server nodes. The header server is configured to divide an object received from a client into chunks, to assign a key to each of the chunks, to calculate a hash value for each of the keys to identify which of the server nodes will store each of the chunks, and to instruct one of the server nodes to store each of the chunks in accordance with the hash value calculated. In an embodiment, the server nodes include a single central processing unit, a single storage device, a primary network interface, and a redundant network interface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280766 | Method and System for Event State Management in Stream Processing - Method, system, and programs for event state management in stream processing. In one example, a batch of events is created from a plurality of input events. The batch is associated with a state and is to be processed in one or more stages. The batch of events is stored in a persistent storage. The state associated with the batch is updated based on results of processing the batch in the one or more stages. The state associated with the batch is retrieved. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280767 | WEB SERVICES PROVIDED FROM SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK - The present invention relates to methods and systems for providing various web services by storage devices, wherein the storage devices uses an application framework that is specific to storage devices. Thus, with web services enabled, communications and transactions may be conducted directly with various features of the storage device over a network, such as the Internet or other type of network. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280768 | MIGRATION OF NETWORK CONNECTION UNDER MOBILITY - The present disclosure relates generally to the field of migration (e.g., seamless migration) of a network connection under mobility (e.g., host mobility). In various examples, migration (e.g., seamless migration) of a network connection under mobility (e.g., host mobility) may be implemented in the form of methods and/or algorithms. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280769 | SERVER DEVICE, OUTPUT SYSTEM, SERVER METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A server device includes a first accepting unit, a converting unit, a notifying unit, and a providing unit. The first accepting unit accepts a specification from a specifying device that specifies first content. In a case where a data format of the first content indicated by the specification is not a certain data format in which data is capable of being output by an output device, the converting unit converts the data format of the first content to the certain data format, thereby generating second content having the certain data format, and stores the second content. The notifying unit notifies the specifying device of a storage site of the second content. In a case where the output device requests to get content from the storage site of the second content by using information acquired from the specifying device, the providing unit provides the second content to the output device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280770 | TRANSFORMING APPLICATION CACHED TEMPLATE USING PERSONALIZED CONTENT - Mechanisms are provided to implement a customizable mobile application utilizing a local template to personalize data. In one example, a local client application on a mobile device automatically changes the local content by utilizing a locally cached template and REST service supported by a remote application. In another example, the template further supports multiple phases of personalization. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280771 | MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Providing a framework for developing, deploying and managing sophisticated mobile solutions, with a simple Web-like programming model that integrates with existing enterprise components. Mobile applications may consist of a data model definition, user interface templates, a client side controller, which includes scripts that define actions, and, on the server side, a collection of conduits, which describe how to mediate between the data model and the enterprise. In one embodiment, the occasionally-connected application server assumes that data used by mobile applications is persistently stored and managed by external systems. The occasionally-connected data model can be a METAdata description of the mobile application's anticipated usage of this data, and be optimized to enable the efficient traversal and synchronization of this data between occasionally connected devices and external systems. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280772 | SERVER, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SERVER - A server may receive a plurality of target data transmitted by the image processing device. The plurality of target data may be data on which data processing is to be executed. The server may generate a plurality of target data identification information for identifying each of the plurality of target data. The server may store one item of association information corresponding to the plurality of target data identification information in a storage unit and transmit the one item of association information to the image processing device. The server may receive the one item of association information and data processing execution instruction information transmitted by the image processing device. The data processing execution instruction information may be for instructing execution of the data processing on the target data. The server may execute the data processing on the target data identified by the one item of association information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280773 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPEDITED DELIVERY OF MEDIA CONTENT - The systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to making multimedia content available over a network to users on-demand. In one representative embodiment, a method of providing sponsored downloads of multimedia content to a user on-demand comprises receiving a request to sponsor one or more downloads of one or more multimedia files by one or more users. The request can originate from a sponsoring entity, and the one or more multimedia files can be available through a multimedia provider service. The method can further comprise receiving a request originating from a multimedia player to download a multimedia file from the multimedia provider service, and transmitting the multimedia file to the multimedia player. The multimedia file can be transmitted to the multimedia player with a commercial message from the sponsoring entity. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280774 | INFORMATION SYSTEM, FILE SERVER, AND FILE SERVER CONTROL METHOD - An information system accesses an internal network via a firewall from an information terminal of an external network. The information system includes a relay server provided in the external network; and a file server provided in the internal network. The file server includes a relay agent configured to manage a network connection between the file server and the relay server, and a file system configured to store desired data. The relay agent generates a thread based on a number of requests received by the relay server from the information terminal, acquires the request by using the generated thread, and transfers the acquired request to the file system. The file system identifies data corresponding to the transferred request, and outputs the identified data to the information terminal via the relay agent and the relay server. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280775 | Network Stack and Related Techniques - A system for routing network traffic in a virtual network includes: a first virtual machine executed by a first physical server connected to a physical network and a second virtual machine executed by a second physical server connected to the physical network. A network traffic encoder is executed by the first physical server. The network traffic encoder is configured to: receive network traffic generated by the first virtual machine and addressed to the second virtual machine for transmission over the virtual network; identify the second physical server within which the second virtual machine is executing; append a physical network header to the network traffic that includes a network address of the second physical server; and forward the network traffic onto the physical network to be routed to the second physical server. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280776 | SCALABLE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA - A scalable system for processing image data may include a server system configured for processing medical image data relating to a patient, the server system being in communication with a network and configured for providing a user interface that is accessible by a user over the network and that is configured to allow the user to upload the medical image data for processing by the server system, the server system having at least one server for managing the uploading and processing of the medical image data, a scalable storage component in communication with the at least one server and configured to increase storage capacity as increasing quantities of medical image data is uploaded, and a scalable processing component in communication with the at least one server and configured to increase processing capacity as more data is processed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280777 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A distribution control system is connected to a plurality of communication terminals that output image and/or sound data indicating at least either one of an image and sound and transmits the image and/or sound data to the communication terminals. The distribution control system includes a browser management unit is configured to start up a browser appropriate for the communication terminals; a browser configured to generate the image and/or sound data by rendering content data; a transmitter configured to transmit the image and/or sound data to the communication terminals; and a receiver configured to receive input information from the communication terminals. The transmitter is configured to transmit the image and/or sound data updated by the browser in accordance with the input information to the communication terminals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280778 | Tracking Network Packets Across Translational Boundaries - A method is described for calculating a first hash of a packet application layer payload at an inside sensor before a boundary, and storing a first hash data record at a device that has direct access to the inside sensor. A second hash of the packet application layer payload can be calculated at an outside sensor after the boundary, and a second hash data record can be stored at a device that has direct access to the outside sensor. The packet can be transmitted from a client to a server, or from a server to a client, and the boundary is between the client and the server. The first hash data record and second hash data record can include a hash value, an IP address, and a timestamp. Finally, a determination can be made whether the first hash data record and the second hash data record match. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280779 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTENT TRANSFERRING - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus, system and method of content transferring. Self-contained local servers, typically with built in WiFi access point capabilities, are locally deployed. Each local server acts as a local cache to a remote system Internet cloud infrastructure, which can include one or more remote servers. Each end device participating in the content transfer operation interacts with a local server rather than directly with the cloud infrastructure when a local server is available. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280780 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT EAVESDROPPING - Techniques, devices, systems and methods to facilitate the ability of a user to simultaneously and substantially in real time transmit content to others, like a radio, whether a person adjacent them or a world away, and access the streaming content of others in real time. Through the synchronization of delivered content, two or more users can have a shared experience. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280781 | ENHANCED PLAYLIST DEFINITION AND DELIVERY FOR FAST CHANNEL CHANGE WITH HTTP ADAPTIVE STREAMING - An adaptive bit rate system uses adaptive streaming to deliver content to client devices capable of adaptive bit rate streaming. Enhancing or generating compound manifest files for delivery to clients in an adaptive streaming environment permits a direct acquisition of media segments to services not currently being viewed. For example, the compound playlist can be designed to offer direct access to neighboring channels or other services in the same genre. These novel enhancements to the manifest files may reduce channel change times as well as the efficient delivery of manifest files. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280782 | Relay Server System and Communication Apparatus - A relay server system includes: at least one processor; at least one memory storing computer readable instructions when executed by the at least one processor causing the relay server system to: receive first condition information from a first terminal device, the first condition information representing a condition to transmit data from a communication apparatus to a first terminal device; transmit the first condition information to the communication apparatus when the relay server system receives the first condition information; store the first condition information in a memory when the first condition information is received; receive a specific notification from the communication apparatus after the relay server system transmits the first condition information to the communication apparatus; and transmit the first condition information stored in the memory to the communication apparatus again when the specific notification is received. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280783 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Downloading Performance Based on Reading Intent for Digital Magazine - A method for improving downloading performance of digital magazine in OFIP (Open Format Interactive Publishing) format or Folio format based on reading intent is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is realized by packaging the whole issue of digital magazine into per article based or per page based record based on meta-data analyzing the reading intent, e.g. which article and which page a user is currently reading, which article and which page the user intents to read next, downloading only resources related to those articles and pages, and displaying the article or the page as soon as the related resources are downloaded. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280784 | File Transfer Based Upon Streaming Format - Systems and methods are provided for delivery and playback of bounded multimedia data files. A media gateway communicates with a client device, the communications being related to content lists, playlists, media assets, and security dialogs. A client device can perform playback while in communication with a media gateway. Several playlist can be employed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280785 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of media content are provided. The media content may include a sequence of one or more periods. The metadata may include a start time attribute and/or a duration attribute of each of the periods. The metadata may determine a start time of each of the periods, and a start time of each of segments included in each of the periods. A terminal may access segments included in each of the periods, may decode and render data of media content included in the segments, and may play back the media content. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHING DATA - A method of obtaining radio content from a remote electronic device for a user electronic device includes transmitting a request for radio media content to a first remote electronic device via a network. Radio media content that includes a plurality of media data files is received via the network. The received plurality of media data files are stored in a storage device of the user electronic device. A radio playlist that defines a rendering sequence for the plurality of media data files is requested. In response to the request for the radio playlist, the radio playlist is received. The radio playlist is processed in the user electronic device to enable the stored plurality of media data files to be rendered on the user electronic device in accordance with the radio playlist. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280787 | Auditable distribution of a data file - Auditable data distribution from a server to clients is achieved as follows. The server delivers chunks of a data file, and identifiers of the chunks, to the clients. For each chunk of the data file received by the clients, a digest is generated by the client that received the chunk, using at least a part of the chunk and further data of the client that received the chunk. The further data is known to the server. The client that received this chunk sends the digest to the server, which receives the digest. The server determines an identity of the clink that received the chunk in question, by comparing the digest to the chunks that the server has sent and to the further data known to the server. The server stores the identity of the client that received the chunk. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING CONTENT - Methods and apparatuses for converting browsed content in a device are provided. The method includes receiving a request signal for information related to the browsed content from an external device; detecting at least one of a document object and a view from the browsed content based on information about the external device contained in the request signal; converting the browsed content into data that can be browsed on the external device according to the at least one of the document object and the view based on the information about the external device; and transmitting the converted data to the external device, wherein the browsed content is currently browsed at the device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280789 | Media Content Streaming Using Stream Message Fragments - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for media content streaming can include transacting access information associated with a media stream and transacting one or more fragments associated with the media stream to facilitate a delivery of media content associated with the media stream. Access information can include fragment sequencing information to facilitate individual retrieval of fragments associated with the media stream using a uniform resource identifier via a processing device configured to cache content. A fragment can include one or more stream messages. A stream message can include a message header and a corresponding media data sample. The message header can include a message stream identifier, a message type identifier, a timestamp, and a message length value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING A SINGLE FIRMWARE IMAGE IN A CHASSIS CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE A PLURALITY OF MODULAR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a chassis configured to receive a plurality of modular information handling systems, wherein each modular information handling system comprises a remote access controller and a management controller disposed in the chassis. The management controller may be configured to be communicatively coupled to one or more remote access controllers of the one or more modular information handling systems received in the chassis and further configured to share a single remote access controller firmware image such that each of the one or more remote access controllers loads and executes the single remote access controller firmware image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280791 | DYNAMIC PORT TYPE DETECTION - An aspect includes dynamic port type detection. A link initialization frame that includes a protocol identifier is received at a port of a switch. Based on successfully decoding the protocol identifier, the port is configured to a mode of operation compatible with the protocol identifier. A table in the switch is updated to configure one or more other ports of the switch to the mode of operation compatible with the protocol identifier. A handshake response is sent to acknowledge the successful decoding of the protocol identifier. If no handshake response is received at a server prior to expiration of a wait pulse repetition time, the server periodically transmits the link initialization frame with a different protocol identifier for an alternate mode of operation until the handshake response is received or all supported modes of operation are checked. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280792 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE FAILURE NOTIFICATION - A method and apparatus of a device that notifies another device of a failed device is described. In an exemplary embodiment, a network element detects that a first device is unavailable, where the network element couples the first device to the second device. In response to detecting that the first device is unavailable, the network element configures a proxy for the first device. The network element additionally receives network data that is destined for the first device, where the second device originated the network data. If the proxy can process the network data, the network element transmits a response to the second device from the proxy, where the response indicates that the first device is unavailable, where the first response includes an address of the first device. If the proxy cannot process the network data, the network element drops the network data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280793 | CONTENT SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE MANAGEMENT - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with configuration of content subscription packages. In various embodiments, a subscription package management/selection entity (“SPM”) may provide a facility for configuring and/or managing one or more content subscription packages. The SPM may be configured to facilitate generation of subscription packages using one or more tiers. The SPM may be configured to communicate with a content consumption device to provide subscription package information for consumption by a content consumer. The SPM may also be configured to facilitate a consumer in selecting and/or purchasing one or more content subscription packages. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280794 | DEVICE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BASED ON CONTEXTUAL PLANNING - Technologies for resource management include a mobile computing device configured to communicate with a resource database server. The mobile computing device determines a future context and sends a request to the server for resource information associated with a location defined by the future context. The server determines resources located at the location and sends the requested resource information to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device automatically configures itself to use the resources. The mobile computing device may automatically download and configure device drivers for the resources. The resources may include printers, displays, and network connections. The resource information may be provided by third-party resource providers. The resource database server may provide recommendations, including travel information recommendations. The mobile computing device may monitor its current context and enable the resources at the location or notify a user of the availability of the resources. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280795 | NETWORK SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A network system includes: a first information processing apparatus that transmits a setting set by an administrator for an application program; and a second information processing apparatus connected to the first information processing apparatus via a network. The second information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit that receives the setting set by the administrator for the application program; an execution unit that executes the application program according to a setting; a setting unit that stores therein and applies a setting for the application program; a setting check unit that determines whether the set setting received by the communication unit and the setting stored in the setting unit match; and a display unit that displays that the setting check unit determines that the set setting and the stored setting do not match. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280796 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A DISTRIBUTED SERVICE CONFIGURATION FRAMEWORK - Systems and method for providing a distributed service configuration framework are provided herein. In some instances, methods may include facilitating an application within a cloud computing system, facilitating a plurality of services of the application, the plurality of services being of a same type, deploying an instance within a given service, and automatically configuring the instance using configuration information obtained by a configuration agent, the configuration agent being associated with the instance. Each instance is associated with its own configuration agent. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK OF A MOBILE DEVICE THROUGH A PREFERRED NETWORK - A system and method may handle the supervision of the connectivity of a virtual private network (VPN) of a mobile device that is configured to connect through a plurality of network interfaces. A server may configure the mobile device to send a request for data item. The server may track the response of the mobile device to the request. According to one embodiment, the VPN may not be connected through a preferred network interface, while such interface is available. In such case, the data item may be routed through the preferred network and therefore not received by the VPN server within a predetermined period of time. According to another embodiment, the server may identify an internal IP address of the data item. The server may be configured to determine the current network interface based on the internal IP address. The server may disconnect the VPN to permit the VPN to reconnect through the preferred network interface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280798 | Network Classification - Network DNA may be determined for a computer network that taxonomically classifies the computer network. Network DNA may include derived network DNA components and raw network DNA components. Raw network DNA components may be acquired from local or remote sources. Derived network DNA components may be generated according to derived network DNA component specifications. Derived network DNA component specifications may reference raw network DNA components. Network DNA determined for the computer network may include a network species component capable of indicating network species classifications for computer networks. Network species classifications may include enterprise network, home network and public place network. Network species classifications may be determined as a function of network security, network management and network addressing. One or more network DNA stores may be configured to store network DNA for computer networks. Network DNA stores may store network DNA history as well as current network DNA. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280799 | MANAGING VIRTUAL COMPUTING SERVICES - Computer-implemented systems and methods for managing virtual computing services. A service interface may receive from an administrative user an instruction indicating a configuration change for a first virtual computing service. A plurality of agents comprises a leader agent and at least one other agent. The leader agent may assign to the at least one other agent a plurality of jobs for implementing the configuration change. The at least one other agent may execute at least one of the plurality of jobs, where executing the at least one of the plurality of jobs comprises modifying a configuration of a virtual desktop site associated with the first virtual computing service. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280800 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT OPERATIONAL STATES IN IN CLOUD-BASED INFRASTRUCTURES - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related device including: receiving, at the service correlator device, an incoming notification that an operational state of a first service element of a cloud service has changed; identifying a potential change to a second service element of the cloud service having a current operational state that is inconsistent with the operational state of the first service element, wherein effecting the potential change to the second service element would produce a new operational state of the second service element that is consistent with the operational state of the first service element; determining whether to notify other devices of the potential change to the second service element; and transmitting an outgoing notification to a management device responsible for managing the second service element based on determining to notify other devices, wherein the outgoing notification indicates the potential change to the management device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280801 | DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF NETWORK DEVICES FOR OUTAGE PREDICTION - A system and technique for dynamic reconfiguration of network devices for outage prediction is disclosed. The system includes a host and a plurality of network devices aggregated to form a link bundle; and wherein the host comprises a configuration manager operable to: identify a quality of service level of data throughput needed by at least one workload utilizing the link bundle; monitor a parameter of each of the network devices of the link bundle; determine whether the monitored parameter indicates a predicted data throughout quality of service level decrease by a network device being utilized by the workload below the quality of service level for the workload; and responsive to determining that the monitored parameter indicates a predicted quality of service level decrease by the respective network device, dynamically reconfigure the link bundle to maintain the quality of service level for the workload utilizing the link bundle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280802 | CAPABILITY IDENTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION THROUGH HARDWARE INTROSPECTION AND REFLECTION - System, method, and computer program product to provide capability identification and modification through hardware introspection and reflection in a network, by exposing, to an application: (i) a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of network elements in a network, (ii) a current state of each of the plurality of network elements, and (iii) a set of networking capabilities of each of the plurality of network elements, and providing, to the application, an interface for real-time configuration of each of the plurality of network elements and a set of data flows passing through each respective network element. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280803 | Optimized Content Distribution Based on Metrics Derived from the End User - Some embodiments provide systems and methods for determining a server of a distributed hosting system to optimally distribute content to an end user. The method includes identifying an IP address of the end user. Based on the IP address, a set of servers send packets to the end user to derive performance metrics. The performance metrics are used to determine a server from the set of servers that optimally distributes content to the end user. The method modifies a configuration for resolving end user requests such that the optimal server is identified to the end user when the end user requests content from the hosting system. Some embodiments determine the optimal server by providing downloadable content that is embedded with a monitoring tool. The monitoring tool causes the end user to derive performance metrics for the hosting system when downloading a particular object from a set of servers. | 2014-09-18 |
20140280804 | RELATIONSHIP DRIVEN DYNAMIC WORKFLOW SYSTEM - A networked system includes a first information handling system (IHS) including a plurality of first IHS components and a second IHS coupled to the first IHS. A system management IHS is coupled to the first IHS and operable to discover the first IHS and the second IHS. The system management IHS then determines a plurality of relationships between the first IHS components and the second IHS and stores the plurality of relationships. The system management IHS then determines that the second IHS requires configuration. The system management IHS then determines that the at least some of the first IHS components have a relationship with the second IHS using the plurality of relationships. The system management IHS then sends an instruction to configure the at least some of the first IHS components having the relationships with the second IHS according to the configuration required for the second IHS. | 2014-09-18 |