45th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120284271 | REQUIREMENT EXTRACTION SYSTEM, REQUIREMENT EXTRACTION METHOD AND REQUIREMENT EXTRACTION PROGRAM - Included are a candidate extraction unit | 2012-11-08 |
20120284272 | Automated Electronic Message Filing System - A sender selection is detected at a sender computer system within a user interface of at least one suggested folder name for a composed electronic message for a recipient receiving the electronic message to select as a folder name for filing the electronic message. The at least one suggested folder name is attached to the electronic message at the sender computer system for distribution to the recipient. The electronic message is sent with the suggested filing folder name from the sender computer system to a recipient, wherein a recipient receiving the electronic message receives the at least one suggested folder name specified by the sender in the electronic message for selecting a folder for filing the electronic message in a messaging filing directory for the recipient. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284273 | Automated Electronic Message Filing System - A receipt receives an electronic message from a sender, wherein said electronic message comprises at least one suggested folder name specified by the sender for the recipient to select as a folder name for filing the electronic message, wherein the at least one suggested folder name is detected by a sender computer system from a selection by the sender within a user interface of the sender computer system of the at least one suggested folder name for the electronic message and inserted into the electronic message. The electronic message is filtered to detect the at least one suggested folder name for filing the electronic message in a messaging filing directory. Responsive to the recipient selecting to file the electronic message, the electronic message is filed in at least one folder with the suggested folder name from among a plurality of folders. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284274 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SERVICE MANAGEMENT - A method and a device for service management are provided. The method includes: receiving a management instruction corresponding to a virtual linkage group, where the virtual linkage group is grouped according to a service requirement; determining an object of the virtual linkage group, where the object of the virtual linkage group is a group of processes, a group of components, a group of boards, or a group of frames satisfying the service requirement; and performing unified management on the object of the virtual linkage group according to the management instruction. By grouping a virtual linkage group according to a service requirement, when a management instruction corresponding to the virtual linkage group is received, effective service management is performed on the basis of satisfying the service requirement, and the flexibility of the service management is improved. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284275 | UTILIZING OFFLINE CLUSTERS FOR REALTIME CLUSTERING OF SEARCH RESULTS - Techniques for clustering of search results are described. In an example embodiment, a plurality of first clusters is determined, in a corpus of articles, independently of user queries issued against the corpus of articles, where each first cluster represents a group of articles that relate to a news story. One or more cluster identifiers are assigned to each article in the corpus, where the one or more cluster identifiers respectively identify one or more of the plurality of first clusters to which the article belongs. A query that specifies search criteria against the corpus of articles is received. In response to receiving the query, a result for the query is generated by at least selecting, from the corpus of articles, a set of articles based on the search criteria. The selected set of articles is grouped into one or more second clusters based at least on the one or more cluster identifiers that are assigned to each article in the set of articles. In the result for the query, the set of articles is organized according to the one or more second clusters. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284276 | Access to Annotated Digital File Via a Network - Apparatuses, systems, and processes provide remote access to virtual objects abstracted from an electronic document. A publisher's electronic document is abstracted into its component virtual objects that are each, in turn, identified. Corresponding computer readable files are formed for respective virtual objects and the computer readable files are indexed. The index is encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium. Users annotate the virtual objects and the annotations and corresponding annotation metadata are indexed and encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium. The user annotations are shared amount a plurality of users. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284277 | EVENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EVENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND PROGRAM - When multiple types of monitored objects are sorted into main monitored objects and smaller objects accommodated therein, the states of the smaller objects can be made searchable by only monitoring information about said main monitored objects. The event information management system is provided with: an association information storage unit which stores association information in which association lists comprising main monitored object IDs and subordinate monitored object IDs associated therewith are marked with specific list identifiers; an event management module which, if the attribute information of an input event shows a physical quantity, selects the list identifiers of the association lists containing main monitored object IDs matching the entity ID of said input event, and creates index information in which the list identifiers and the input event attribute information are associated; and an index storage unit which stores the index information for purposes of searching for events. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284278 | MONITORING STATUS DISPLAY DEVICE, MONITORING STATUS DISPLAY METHOD AND MONITORING STATUS DISPLAY PROGRAM - A monitoring status display device according to the present invention has: use index number determination means for, when displaying an arrangement of indices representing monitoring subjects in a predetermined display region, determining use index numbers that can be used with respect to importance levels set for the monitoring subjects, based on a ratio of the importance levels and a total number of the indices; importance level allocation means for determining an index to be allocated to each of the importance levels, based on the arrangement of the indices and the use index numbers set for the respective importance levels, in a manner that indices with the same importance level are disposed close to each other; and monitoring subject allocation means for allocating, substantially evenly to the indices, the monitoring subjects having an importance level same as that of the indices. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284279 | CODE STRING SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An index data configuration adapted to a code-string search method for a structured code string having data codes, first separator codes that separate a data code or a data code string and second separator codes that divide a code string into partial code strings. The configuration has a code ID range table holding the code ID ranges for each code and a next code ID table holding next code IDs. Using the configuration, a partial code string is searched for in the search target code string by a first search code string consisting of the data code or the data code string and a first separator code. Next, using a second search code string consisting of first separator codes, the data code or the data code string separated by each of the first separator codes is searched from the found partial code string. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284280 | SPACE-TIME-NODE ENGINE SIGNAL STRUCTURE - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented using one or more computing devices or platforms to facilitate or otherwise support one or more processes or operations associated with a space-time-node engine signal structure. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284281 | String And Methods of Generating Strings - A system for generating a string based upon a plurality of places and a relationship between two or more of those places. Of the plurality of places used in any given string, at least one of the places does not have associated entity related information (e.g., business hours, description of services, etc.). The strings represent an authentic user experience of a quality, character, and/or feel intended by the string author. The user experience can be further enhanced or guided through a narrative accompanying the string or places, written by the string author, that describes or invokes the quality, character or feel of the experience intended by the author. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284282 | RANKING AND SELECTING ENTITIES BASED ON CALCULATED REPUTATION OR INFLUENCE SCORES - Ranking and selecting entities based on calculated reputation or influence scores is provided. In some embodiments, a method includes determining whether a first entity is a subject or an object; determining whether a second entity is a subject or an object; and generating a graph, in which a subset of the graph is a subject graph of subject nodes that includes at least one or more subjects (e.g., subject entities) linked to one or more other subjects, and in which the graph includes one or more objects (e.g., object entities) each linked to one or more subjects in the subject graph. In some embodiments, the graph includes directed and undirected links. In some embodiments, the graph includes one or more objects linked to one or more objects. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284283 | Information Processing Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program - Scores of respective content information pieces are calculated. The scores are the degrees of conformity between the content information pieces and a narrowing condition, respectively. Appropriate ones are selected from the content information pieces on the basis of the narrowing condition. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284284 | BIOMETRIC CODING - A database stores a number N of biometric data representatives which correspond to a set of characteristics of said biometric data. Acquired biometric data is obtained. Then, transformed biometric data is obtained by transforming the acquired biometric data according to said set of characteristics. Next, N deviation values are obtained by applying a comparison between the transformed biometric data and the N representatives in the database. Finally, a vector representing the acquired biometric data is obtained, the representation vector having a number of components less than or equal to N, said components being determined in relation to said N deviation values. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284285 | KEYWORD FILTER - A system and method for filtering keywords. The method may include receiving a first set of keywords. The method may include determining a first set of numbers associated with a first metric relating to the first set of keywords and a second set of numbers associated with a second metric relating to the first set of keywords. The method may include receiving at least one metric rule relating to the first and the second metric. The method may include determining a respective combination number for each keyword in the first set of keywords based on the first set of numbers, the second set of numbers, and the metric rule. The method may include filtering the first set of keywords based on the respective combination numbers to produce a second set of keywords. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284286 | Managing a Navigation History - In a mobile terminal, which is able to access resources available over a network, a navigation history is stored. Specifically, the resources are stored in an order in which they are visited by a user, whereby the user can navigate through the stored resources in reverse order by means of a back button. When the stored resources contain a predetermined number of occurrences of a specific resource, the predetermined number being at least two, and the user navigates to the specific resource again, the stored resources between two of said occurrences of the specific resource, and one of said occurrences of the specific resource, are deleted from the stored navigation history. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284287 | Systems and Methods for Business Process Logging - The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for filtering business process logging information at runtime. One process includes receiving a set of logging information associated with execution of at least one entity, the at least one entity associated with a business process model defining a set of business process entities for performing a defined business process, identifying a process log filter rule associated with the entity, applying the identified process log filter rule to the received set of logging information to generate a filtered set of logging information associated with execution of the entity, and storing the filtered set of logging information in a process log associated with the execution of the entity. Identifying a process log filter rule associated with the entity can include identifying an entity property and determining at least one process log filter rule corresponding to the identified entity property. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284288 | Systems, methods, and language for SCA CORBA descriptor files - The invention provides a preparsers tool for converting SCA XML files into CORBA structures usable by a Software Communication Architecture (SCA) Core Framework (CF) and comprises a core framework (CF)_PreParsers interface definition language (IDL) and a first preparser. The CF_IDL is configured to be in operable communication with an XML parser and with at least a first type of preparser. The first type of preparser is in operable communication with the CF_PreParsers IDL, is associated with a first type of descriptor for the CF, and is configured to call the XML parser to request parsing of a first set of first XML files, convert the first parsed set of first XML files into a first CORBA structure type, encode the first CORBA structure type into a first CORBA Common Data Representation (CDR) file; and write the first CORBA CDR to file as a first octet sequence. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVIEWING APPLICATION SUBJECT CONTENT - A method for previewing application subject content includes: obtaining a highlight application request selected on a user interface and retention time of the highlight application request; obtaining corresponding file content according to the highlight application request if the retention time is greater than or equal to a preset time threshold; and previewing the file content. In the method and the apparatus for previewing application subject content provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the highlight application request selected on the user interface is obtained, and the corresponding file content is obtained according to the highlight application request when the retention time is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, so that the interface style of the selected highlight application and the file content of a Java application may be obtained without accessing the Java application, and thereby user experience is improved. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284290 | System and Method for Syndicating Dynamic Content for Online Publication - Methods and systems for managing and syndicating online dynamic content. Content can be generated or managed at a publishing server. Content can be marked as available for syndication, for use as part of other content. Content at the publishing server can be periodically polled for additions, changes or deletions. Modifications are transmitted to a storage system, which may be further transmitted to a content distribution network, for delivery to a client. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284291 | Condition Monitoring System - A computer based conditioning monitoring system for monitoring at least one condition data source. The system is adapted to determine condition data of interest to a user and build a user profile based on the condition data of interest. As and when new condition data sources are added, the system is adapted to identify these and automatically access or make available condition information from the existing data sources and any newly added condition data source. Relevant data in any of the available the condition data sources is identified and presented to the user based on the user profile. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284292 | Bookmarks and Watchpoints for Selection and Presentation of Media Streams - Selection and presentation of media streams, in which presentation is not limited by order imposed by the digital content representative of those media streams, in response to bookmarks and watchpoints settable and usable by a user. Bookmarks reference a location within the media stream, not necessarily pre-selected and possibly dynamically selected, in which a presentation can be started or restarted therefrom. Watchpoints reference a location within the media stream, or a presentation state for the media stream, in which an action can be triggered thereby. Bookmarks and watchpoints provide a general technique for presenting selections from media streams in response to metadata. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284293 | PRESENTING RELATED SEARCHES ON A TOOLBAR - Computer-readable media and computerized methods for automatically presenting keyword(s) within a search box of a toolbar are provided. The methods involve detecting a navigation action invoked by a user of a web browser and pulling from the web browser a uniform resource locator (URL) targeted by the navigation action. The targeted URL is compared against a manifest of suggested search terms to determine a match. When there exists suggested search term(s) that correspond with the URL, keyword(s) are selected from the suggested search term(s) for presentation within the search box. When no suggested search terms are found to correspond with the URL, the search box is left empty. Generally, a first search service is responsible for enabling the user to visit an online location associated with the URL, while a second search service is responsible for managing content within the search box of the toolbar. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284294 | USER DISCUSSION RELATING TO COMMON SUBJECT MATTER - A method and computer system including launching a dialogue window for two users to communicate with one another via respective client devices relating to a particular subject. A search query is received from an additional user including a keyword associated with the particular subject. In response to the request, a backlog of a recent discussion between the two users relating to the particular subject is retrieved and provided to the additional user, wherein the backlog includes a suggested link relating to the recent discussion. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284295 | LIGHTWEIGHT CACHING OF TRANSACTION LOG FOR SEQUENTIAL ACCESS - Searching cached log blocks. A method includes performing a first search on cached log blocks for a log block having a first log block ID. The log blocks are cached and organized into sequentially ordered log buffers in memory. Adjacent sequentially ordered log buffers are double linked to each other. Each log buffer includes a complete range of log blocks from a starting log block ID to an ending log block ID. As part of the first search one or more links are followed, forward and/or backward, to one or more other log buffers. The method may further include determining that the first log block is not found by following one or more links forward and/or backward to one or more other log buffers and as a result, follow one or more covering pointers to one or more log buffers to search for the first log block. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284296 | DATABASE LOAD BALANCING THROUGH DYNAMIC DATABASE ROUTING - A computing cluster may include servers that connect database servers. In one implementation, a server may receive a resource request from a client and extract a session identifier from the resource request. The server may determine, based on the session identifier, one of the database servers to use in fulfilling the resource request. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284297 | EXTENDED ABOVE THE LOCK-SCREEN EXPERIENCE - A subset of functionality associated with an application or portion of an application can be executed above a lock screen. A lock screen enables a device to transition from a locked state to an unlocked state. While in a locked state, at least a subset of application functionality can be deployed. Additional functionality associated with the application can be accessed by transitioning to an unlocked state. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE TOOL - Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a computer-implemented interactive diagnostic medical records system operated in conjunction with at least one user device. Interactive processing components provide collaborative interaction between a user and at least one database, the collaboration including deployment of a search module in response to a query associated with the user device, and a diagnostic inquiry module comprising an interactive sequence of at least two linked inquiries transmitted to the user device. In one embodiment, the diagnostic inquiry module is operable to assign a value or “weight” to the user responses to the interactive sequence of at least two linked inquiries. User interface tools may further be associated with the user device for accepting input from the diagnostic inquiry module and correspondingly displaying output as determined by the interactive processing components. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284299 | PREVENTING LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION OVER A NETWORK - Information is acquired over a network by acquiring an original request including a current search value that specifies information to be acquired from a database. It is determined whether the information to be acquired by the original request is singular with respect to a request previously issued by the information processing apparatus and stored in a request log in which a history of search values is registered. A diffusion request is generated including a dummy request to dilute singularity of an access log related to the current search value to the database issued by the information processing apparatus where the original request is determined to be singular with respect to the current search value, the dummy request being generated from a dummy value that provides a different search value requesting information different from the information to be acquired. The diffusion request is issued as a search request to the database over the network. The search result information acquired by the diffusion request is extracted from a response to the search request. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284300 | Automatically Configured Data Search Function - The subject invention describes and relates generally to searching databases and content sharing systems and associated methods of operation. Specifically, the subject invention relates to a “one click” search function that is accessible by a plurality of entities over a network such as the Internet and engages in the automatic creation of search parameters drawn from the pre-formatted, pre-populated, categorized data in a pre-existing dataset and having these automatically generated search parameters that mirror such pre-formatted, pre-populated, categorized data in a pre-existing dataset effect a search for items with similar format and categorized properties to the pre-existing dataset, thereby obviating the need for the searcher to manually construct a set of search terms in order to find similar datasets to the pre-existing dataset. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284301 | METHOD, COMPUTER PRODUCT PROGRAM AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF DATA - A system, computer program product and a system for analysis of data, the method includes: extracting a concise representation of a content a sample of a first dataset, wherein the extracting is executed without being mainly based on a-priory knowledge of a content of the sample of the first dataset; querying a queried dataset using at least a portion of the concise representation of the content of the sample of the first dataset, to provide query results; and generating a concise representation of a content of the query results. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284302 | CONTENT SELECTION SYSTEM, CONTENT SELECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is a content selection system comprising a content selecting device which selects more than one content from a plurality of contents using selectively and sequentially any one of a plurality of selection standards that are mutually different from each other, and a controlling device which uses a selection standard different from a selection standard used for selecting said more than one content so that the content selecting selects more than one content from the plurality of contents when the content selecting uses any one of the selection standards and there is an operation to indicate a user's prescribed evaluation on any of more than one content to be reproduced. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284303 | Providing Access To Data With User Defined Table Functions - Techniques are provided for accessing data within data repositories. Public UDTFs, private UDTFs and a metadata processor are utilized to provide access to data residing in a variety of data repositories. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284304 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RECORD - A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284305 | TREND INFORMATION SEARCH DEVICE, TREND INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In trend information search device, an expanded query generator generates an expanded query by adding, as search conditions, trend information element to the input search conditions containing the search keyword, wherein the trend information element is a character string of a natural language characteristically appears in documents containing the trend information. A searcher searches external document data using the expanded query. A trend information evaluator evaluates the degree to which the trend information for the statistical quantities satisfying the input conditions are contained in a document searched by the searcher, based on the occurrence status of the trend information element and the input search keyword in the document. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284306 | NOVEL COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED TAXONOMY MANAGEMENT - A computer system and method are provided to promote the creation of a dynamically alterable taxonomy supporting query based database investigations is select fields. The system operates seamlessly and transparent to the underlying system search functions. A query that uses search terms unrecognized by the then extant taxonomy triggers a series of operations that test the new terms and updates the taxonomy as appropriate. To facilitate speed and accuracy, the system creates incentives to promote the enhancement of the taxonomy for an emerging technology. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284307 | String Searching Systems and Methods Thereof - A system for generating a string based upon a plurality of places and a relationship between two or more of those places and for searching among the strings. Crosslinked databases contain information related to the strings, places within the strings, and users and creators of the strings. The strings represent an authentic user experience of a quality, character, and/or feel intended by the string author. The user experience can be further enhanced or guided through a narrative accompanying the string or places, written by the string author, that describes or invokes the quality, character or feel of the experience intended by the author. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284308 | STATISTICAL SPELL CHECKER - Methods, systems, and computer media implement a statistical spell checker for extracting suggested spell-check candidates for a query containing an unrecognized word. Vocabulary statistics are maintained, including recording a plurality of adjacent word sequences found in a document corpus. When a user query is received that contains a word not in the vocabulary database, i.e., an unrecognized word, the vocabulary statistics are consulted to find word sequences containing the same preceding word and/or succeeding word. The found word sequences may be returned in order based upon the conditional probability that given the recognized preceding and/or succeeding word(s), the unrecognized word is meant to be the suggested spell-checked word. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284309 | Importing Pre-Existing Data of a Prior Storage Solution into a Storage Pool for Use with a New Storage Solution - Mechanisms are provided for importing pre-existing data into a storage system utilizing a current storage management system that is different from an original storage management system used to create the pre-existing data. One or more data storage devices are integrated into the storage system in-place without modification of the pre-existing data stored on the one or more data storage devices. Metadata for the pre-existing data is created based on a linear progression of data in the pre-existing data. Read access requests targeting the pre-existing data are executed using the created metadata. Write access requests targeting the pre-existing data are executed by redirecting the write access requests to a copy of the pre-existing data created in another storage location. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284310 | Electronic Management System for Authoring Academic Works - An electronic management system accessible over the internet manages the elements of a user's large-scale writing project. The user enters or otherwise uploads project data including main document data and research data and the system organizes the data according to the needs of the writer, preferably using a hierarchy that conforms to the logical progression of the written work. The system manages referential linkages between the different types of data in order to maintain consistency across stored data when it is updated. The system may compile or consolidate data and generate reports that the writer uses while proceeding through the project, including calculations relating to the type, age, and number of references cited in the project. The system may interface with other software programs, such as word processors, data processors, and online libraries, to export or import data related to the project. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284311 | DATA CONVERTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - A data converting apparatus includes a storage unit that stores encoded meta-definition information, a data converting function, a conversion rule table, and a conversion rule; an input unit that receives input of data to be converted; a detecting unit that uses the encoded meta-definition information to detect metadata codes for a conversion source and a conversion destination for which the conversion rule code matches; a determining unit that determines whether the detected metadata codes match; a specifying unit that, by referring to a conversion rule and based on the determination result at the determining unit, specifies the data converting function, according to the combination of the metadata codes for the conversion source and for the conversion destination; and a converting unit that uses the specified data converting function to convert the data of the conversion source to have a property prescribed by metadata for the conversion destination. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284312 | DATA REPORTING FRAMEWORK ACROSS ON-PREMISE AND HOSTED CRM SERVICES - A data reporting framework that works across on-premise and hosted Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms enabling definition and execution of secure custom reports is provided. A fetch query language of a CRM platform is used along with reporting service tools and constructs to enable users to upload and execute custom fetch based reports with support for expressions, code, formatting, and drill through. Users are also enabled to build simple reports from within CRM and, if needed, enhance those reports using reporting service tools and re-upload in CRM. Furthermore, custom reports may be executed in a sandboxed environment to provide full security in a multi-tenant, hosted CRM system. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284313 | MONITORING HEAP IN REAL-TIME BY A MOBILE AGENT TO ASSESS PERFORMANCE OF VIRTUAL MACHINE - A method, system and computer program product for monitoring a heap in real-time to assess the performance of a virtual machine. A mobile agent is created to be preloaded with boundary settings for each heap metric. Boundary settings are thresholds that are used to diagnose the effectiveness of operation of the heap. The mobile agent is deployed onto an application server to monitor the effectiveness of operation of the heap of a virtual machine within the application server. If a boundary setting for one of the heap metrics is exceeded, then the mobile agent determines whether a non-critical, a critical or a fatal error has occurred. An appropriate response is then performed. By monitoring the heap in real-time, undesirable behavior characteristics of the heap can be detected early thereby allowing remedial actions to be enacted to address such problems before those problems escalate into more serious problems. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284314 | JOURNALING AND INTEGRITY IN MOBILE CLOUDED COLLABORATIVE SPACES - Methods and systems for journaling and integrity in mobile clouded collaborative spaces are provided. A method includes receiving input data of a mobile device, caching the input data to a remote device, and receiving information associated with the mobile device. The method further includes sending a journaling mode command to the mobile device which instructs the mobile device to journal the input data, based on the information associated with the mobile device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284315 | OPTIMIZATION OF NON-DETERMINISTIC COMPUTATIONAL PATHS - Methods, computer systems and computer readable media for optimizing non-deterministic computational paths are provided. In embodiments, requests are received to generate reports derived from a plurality of series of data files whose metadata attributes form certain mathematical structures that can be used to choose the optimal path in the non-deterministic dependency model. Storage for each of the series of data files is optimized. Available data files needed for the report are processed and missing data files are identified. Based on the mathematical structure of the plurality of series of data files, an optimal transition with the missing data files available is determined. An entry into the transition is triggered and the missing data files are processed. The report is generated and the optimized storage is retained for future requests. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284316 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUSINESS PROCESS LOGGING - The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for assigning business process logging granularities. One process includes identifying a business process model where the business process model defines a set of business process entities operable when executed to perform a defined business process, identifying a logging granularity rule set associated with the identified business process model, determining at least one entity property associated with at least one business process entity in the identified business process model, and automatically assigning the at least one business process entity in the identified business process model with a logging granularity level associated with the at least one determined entity property based at least in part on the identified logging granularity rule set. The logging granularity levels can correspond to an amount of logging-related information to be collected at runtime for a particular business process entity. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284317 | Scalable Distributed Metadata File System using Key-Value Stores - A computer-implemented method and a distributed file system in a distributed data network in which file metadata related to data files is distributed. A unique and non-reusable mode number is assigned to each data file that belongs to the data files and a directory of that data file. A key-value store built up in rows is created for the distributed file metadata. Each of the rows has a composite row key and a row value (key-value pair) where the composite row key for each data file includes the mode number and a name of the data file. When present in the directory, the data file is treated differently depending on size. For data files below the maximum file size the entire file or portion thereof is encoded in the corresponding row value of the key-value pair. Data files above maximum file size are stored in large-scale storage. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284318 | Digital Filter Implementation for Exploiting Statistical Properties of Signal and Coefficients - A method for implementing a digital filter is provided. The method includes (a) determining a bit-width of an incoming data sample of an incoming signal by measuring a distance between a leading zero or one of the incoming data sample and a trailing zero of the incoming data sample. The incoming data sample is obtained by sampling the incoming signal at a pre-defined time interval, (b) obtaining bit-width multipliers with variable bit-widths based on a first probability distribution function (PDF) of bit-widths of incoming data samples, (c) allocating the incoming data sample and a filter coefficient based on the bit-width of the incoming data sample and a bit-width of the filter coefficient to one bit-width multiplier of the bit-width multipliers, and (d) performing a multiply operation of a Multiply and Accumulate (MAC) operation on the one bit-width multiplier to generate an output of the digital filter. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMPUTATIONS USING RESIDUE ARITHMETIC - The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for performing computations using residue arithmetic. The subject method and apparatus can utilize logic gates for performing calculations such as multiplication by a constant, computing a number theoretic logarithm of a residue for a given base α | 2012-11-08 |
20120284320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AND REPORTING WITNESS VERIFICATION DATA IN AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for capturing and reporting witness verification data in an agricultural production. In an example embodiment, computing apparatus comprises a machine-readable computer database to store machine-readable agricultural production data in the computer database, the agricultural production data specifying at least one attribute concerning the production of an agricultural product. The database also stores machine-readable witness verification data, the witness verification data representing a witness verification of the agricultural production data. The computing apparatus also includes one or more programmed computers operable to retrieve the machine-readable production data from the computer database for use by the one or more programmed computers in a computer-implemented process or to communicate the agricultural production data to another computing device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284321 | MANAGING SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL SUBSCRIPTION DIALOG STATE LOSS - Managing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) subscription dialog state loss, including a SIP server locator configured to determine the identity of a SIP server that maintains a SIP subscription dialog corresponding to a SIP subscription dialog that is maintained by a SIP client, and a liveliness tester configured to periodically send to the SIP server a SIP RE-SUBSCRIBE message corresponding to the SIP subscription dialog. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284322 | Using Geographic Location Data of a Mobile Device by an Application Executing Remotely on a Server - An application executing on a remote virtualization server provides output data for display on a mobile computing device based on geographic location information received from the mobile computing device. For example, a remote virtualization server may transmit a request for geographic location information indicative of the geographic location of a mobile computing device. The remote virtualization server may receive the geographic location information from the mobile computing device and generate output data for display on the mobile computing device based on the geographic location information. The remote virtualization server may then transmit the generated output data to the mobile computing device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284323 | PUBLIC BOT MANAGEMENT IN PRIVATE NETWORKS - A system for managing the use of BOTs by computer network users, the system including a gateway-to-BOT communications manager configured to relay communications to a BOT on behalf of a computer user in a manner that prevents the BOT from associating the communications with the computer user, and a gateway-to-user communications manager configured to relay the communications from the computer user to the gateway-to-BOT communications manager, and relay to the computer user communications received from the gateway-to-BOT communications manager that originate from the BOT. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284324 | System and method for conducting surveys on devices without requiring persistent network connectivity - Systems and methods are disclosed for conducting surveys of panelists via mobile devices without requiring persistent network connectivity with the mobile devices. A survey application is downloaded to a user's processor-based device, and executes locally on the device. A survey definition file is generated that specifies various information defining a given survey, such as specific questions to be asked, etc. The survey definition file is downloaded to the user's device. Once downloaded to the user's processor-based device, the survey definition file is interpreted by the survey application executing on the user's processor-based device in order to present a user interface on the user's processor-based device with which a user can interact to take the survey, as defined by the downloaded survey definition file. The survey definition file may be generated by a tool as a result of processing a predefined survey definition file. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284325 | Regulating use of a mobile computing device for a user at a selected location - A system and method for regulating use of a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a location of the mobile computing device. A role of the user at the identified location is determined. Predetermined limitations are classified for the mobile computing device based on the role of the user at the identified location. A functionality of applications operating on the mobile computing device is regulated based on the predetermined limitations while the mobile computing device is at the identified location. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284326 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A NORMALIZED END-CUSTOMER PORTAL - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide a normalized end-customer portal containing various panels providing data from disparate sources. In one embodiment a dashboard of panels are provided and the end-customer may select a given panel to receive various views of the panel. After a selection is performed of a particular view, data (which may include real-time, static and periodically updating data) is retrieved from the corresponding server(s) for normalization and display on the basis of one or more rules. Interface information may also be propagated for use in the display of received data. The end result is a normalized portal for many different sources of data which thus hides the idiosyncrasies of different interfaces needed for the many different applications. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284327 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REAL TIME ADVICE ONLINE - Various embodiments for providing real time advice online are described. In one or more embodiments, an online host may register willing users as advisors for a topic of a page at a website. The online host may later detect when an advisor is online. When another user requests live advice from a web page, the online host may select an online advisor for the topic of the web page from which the request came. The online host may communicatively couple the requesting user and the online advisor. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284328 | Method, System, User Equipment and Program For Dynamically Selecting Proxies For Communication With Servers Using Known Paths - Method, User equipment, system and program for limiting an amount of information transmitted between a plurality of user equipments and a server. The method comprising establishing communication links between a plurality of user equipments based upon a proximity of the plurality of user equipments, determining a tactical common mission group selected from the linked plurality of user equipments using a mission profile stored in each of the plurality of user equipments; and selecting a proxy for the tactical common mission group. The proxy communicates with a server on behalf of the tactical common mission group. A proxy is selected based upon a ranking. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASYNCHRONOUS CLIENT SERVER SESSION COMMUNICATION - The invention provides a session-based bi-directional multi-tier client-server asynchronous information database search and retrieval system for sending a character-by-character string of data to an intelligent server that can be configured to immediately analyze the lengthening string character-by-character and return to the client increasingly appropriate database information as the client sends the string. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONFIGURING A DATA BROADCAST SERVICE - Disclosed are an apparatus and method of broadcasting a message to one or more servers operating in one or more domains. One example method of operation may include creating a message to be broadcasted via user input provided by a user of a computer interface. The method may also include serializing the message to a predetermined format and transmitting the message to an application programming interface (API). The method may also provide scheduling a broadcast of the message based on the user input, and transmitting the message to the at least one server responsive to the scheduled broadcast. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284331 | Processing Notifications - A method of processing notifications is provided herein. A plurality of notifications is generated for a plurality of subscribers to a plurality of topics. The plurality of notifications is generated based on a plurality of events comprising the plurality of topics. The plurality of notifications is sent for the plurality of subscribers. Sending the notifications is performed concurrently with generating a second plurality of notifications for a second plurality of subscribers to a second plurality of topics. The second plurality of notifications is generated based on a second plurality of events comprising the second plurality of topics. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMATTING A PRESENTATION IN WEBPAGE BASED ON NEURO-RESPONSE DATA - Example methods, systems and tangible machine readable instructions to format a presentation in a social network are disclosed. An example method includes collecting first neuro-response data from the user while the user is engaged with a social network. The example method also includes formatting the presentation based on the first neuro-response data and social network information identifying a characteristic of the social network of the user. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284333 | COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF LOCATION DATA FROM LOCATION-AWARE MOBILE DEVICES ON A NETWORK - A method according to an embodiment of the invention can include using a computer in a) receiving data from first devices associated with users of a social networking service, where the data represent respective geographic locations of the users; b) storing location information representative of respective geographic locations of the users; c) storing information representing an event and a geographic location of the event; and d) transmitting information to at least one second device, the transmitted information including a result of retrieving the stored location information of users whose geographic locations match the geographic location of the event, together with the geographic location of the at least one event, and a quantity of the users whose geographic locations match the geographic location of the at least one event. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284334 | Method of Producing and Distributing Copyrighted Content - The present disclosure teaches methods for producing and distributing content through a network in a way that is practicable and economical for both the owners of the content and the delivery service providers. The present disclosure teaches methods of using content to drive multiple revenue streams from a website that distributes such content. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284335 | Methods and Systems For Associating Users Through Network Societies - A method is provided for associating a first user using a first device and a second user using a second device. The method may include receiving an invitation request from the first user; verifying, by a verification server, the invitation request; sending an invitation to the second user after verifying the invitation request; and receiving an acknowledgement from the second user to acknowledge an association between the first user and the second user. The invitation request may be identified as directed to the second user and may include at least a device token associated with at least one of the first and second devices and an identification associated with at least one of the second device and the second user. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284336 | RELEVANT RELATIONSHIPS BASED NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - The present invention provides a relevant relationships based networking environment for establishing member networks focusing on different aspects, of a members life based on generally vetted connections with other members. A member initiates the formation of one or more aspect of life related networks, such as social, business or a particular interests aspect related networks, by inviting other members to connect through primary relationship connections and the other members accepting the invitations. Based on the primary relationship connections the networking environment automatically adds secondary relationship connection members to the aspect related network. Primary relationship connections require prior agreement by both members to the connection, such connections provide for both communication and information sharing. Secondary relationship connections are established automatically by the networking environment based on how one member may be logically connected in a defined manner to another member through existing primary relationship connections in a particular aspect related network. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284337 | Invitation to Bind to a Device - A server device sends a list of account holders together with an invitation to bind to the server. A client device can decide to present the invitation to a user for decision only if the client device finds a match between the list and the user. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284338 | PROVISIONING MY STATUS INFORMATION TO OTHERS IN MY SOCIAL NETWORK - A device, system, and method are directed towards sending a status of a user in a social network to a recipient. In one embodiment, a status of the user is received over a channel. The channel may include an application protocol. The recipient is selected based on a membership in the social network, a preference of the recipient, or a media format of the status. Another channel is selected based on information about a mode of communication between the recipient and the user and/or another member related to the user in the social network. The status may be modified based on social network information, preferences of a recipient, receiving device information, channel information, or the like. The status is forwarded to the recipient over the other channel. Forwarding may comprise unicasting, multicasting, and/or delaying sending the status until the other channel is available. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284339 | Smartphone-Based Methods and Systems - Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284340 | SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120284341 | Controlling Virtual Social Networks - An example embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: retrieve from a social networking service at least one of: user profile information of a user and user profile information of each contact node of the user in the social networking service; and a connection structure between the user and each contact node of the user, analyze the retrieved user profile information and/or the determined connection structure, and separate any outliers among the contact nodes on the basis of the analysis. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING DEVICES - A system and method is capable e of connecting devices including receiving from a first device a request to select a plurality of second devices according to predetermined conditions required by the first device. The system also can generate a virtual device channel for connecting the plurality of second devices to the first device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284343 | Program Guide Based on Sharing Personal Comments about Multimedia Content - Members of a social network service may share real-time comments about multimedia content they are viewing. The comments are attached to bookmarks that allow other members to view the video and add to the discussion thread. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284344 | CHANGES TO DOCUMENTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY SUMMARIZED IN ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - Changes made to a document are automatically summarized within an electronic message. The changes may be made to a document that is being collaborated on. For example, the document may be an attachment to an electronic message, a link to a shared document that is contained within the electronic message and/or a document that is being shared between a different users. The document may be any type of file to which changes/comments are made, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, slides, and the like. A reviewer may make many different types of changes to the document (e.g. deleting/adding content, adding comments, and the like). After making any changes to the document, a summary of the changes is automatically inserted into an electronic message that is then sent to one or more recipients. Live information relating to the document may also be displayed with one or more electronic messages. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284345 | SETTING PERMISSIONS FOR LINKS FORWARDED IN ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - A permission manager detects when the message including the link is forwarded and sends a notification to the author indicating that the message was forwarded to another recipient. A notification may also be sent to the recipient who received the forwarded message indicating that the author has been notified that the recipient is not authorized to access the linked content within the forwarded message. The author may set the permissions for accessing the linked content from permission options that are displayed with the notification message sent by the permission manager. Once the permissions are set, the permission manager may send a notification to the recipient of the forwarded message with information relating to the set permissions. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284346 | Requesting Computer Data Assets - A computer management apparatus, method and computer program operable for displaying a data file on a client computer, wherein the data file comprises a structure file and a first plurality of data elements, the apparatus comprising: a send component operable for sending a first message comprising a request for the structure file; a receive component operable for receiving the structure file; an evaluate component operable for determining a second plurality of data elements, wherein the second plurality of data elements is associated with a visible area; a send component further operable for sending a second message, wherein the second message comprises a request for the second plurality of data elements; a receive component further operable for receiving the second plurality of data elements; and a display component, responsive to receipt of the second plurality of data elements, operable for displaying the second plurality of data elements in the visible area. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIRMING DELIVERY OF AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE - A method for confirming delivery of an electronic message from a sender computer to a recipient over a computer network includes: converting by a server at least part of the content of the message to a dynamic image, and saving it on the server; generating a link to the dynamic image with a unique tracking key; generating a secondary electronic message transmitted to the recipient computer, the secondary electronic message including the link to the dynamic image and recipient details; transmitting the secondary electronic message to the recipient computer; updating the server to reflect that the dynamic image has been viewed by the recipient when the recipient opened the secondary electronic message and the link to the dynamic image to view the dynamic image; and informing the sender that the dynamic image has been viewed by the recipient, thereby confirming the delivery of the original electronic message; | 2012-11-08 |
20120284348 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL INTERACTIVITY WHILE USING AN E-BOOK READER - Embodiment of the disclosure may include methods, systems, and devices of interacting with digital media on an electronic book (e-book) reader. Embodiments include presenting e-book content on a first mobile device as receiving input from a first user based on the e-book content on the first mobile device. Further, an electronic message is generated based on the input from the first user. In addition, the electronic message is transmitted with associated identification information of the first mobile device, and an e-book content identifier to a remote media computer server through a communication network. Moreover, the electronic message is received with associated identification information of the first mobile device and the e-book content identifier by the remote media computer server which determines a set of third party mobile devices having the e-book content based on the e-book content identifier. The electronic message is transmitted to each third party mobile devices. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284349 | METHOD FOR BROADCASTING A DATA STREAM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTION AMONG USERS - The current invention pertains to a method for distributing at least one excerpt from a data stream sent or received by at least one first member of a group of users of a communication network to at least one second member of the group of users, comprising the following stages:
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20120284350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF SPAM PROBABILITY - There is disclosed a system and method for visually representing the probability of spam messages on a mobile communication device. In an embodiment, the method comprises: obtaining a probability that a message is spam; and for each of one or more messages in a message list, visually representing the probability that a message is spam such that any differences in the probabilities as between messages are discernable from the visual representation. In another embodiment, the method further comprises: determining the percentage of the message downloaded to the mobile communication device; and displaying for each of one or more messages appearing in the message list an object or icon visually representing at least one of the probability that the message is spam, or the percentage of the message downloaded to the mobile communication device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING NETWORK COMMUNICATION IN RESPONSE TO NETWORK CONDITIONS - A system and method for facilitating communications between a mobile device and a network application are provided. A mobile device transmits a request for data change information that includes a time out interval. The network application receives the request and measures a time elapsed since the receipt of the data change request. The network application will only transmit a notification to the mobile device client if new data is received or the time out interval has elapsed. As notifications are received, the mobile client device tunes the time out interval based upon network and device parameters. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284352 | USING THE ADDRESSING, PROTOCOLS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF EMAIL TO SUPPORT REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION - Transmitting time-based media, intended for a recipient, as the media is created, across a network, using an email address associated with the recipient is disclosed. Once the email address is defined, a first DNS lookup result of the email address associated with the recipient is immediately used to determine if the recipient receives a near real-time communication service and to ascertain a delivery route to deliver the time-based media of the message to the recipient using a near real-time communication protocol. If the first lookup result is positive, the time-based media of the message is progressively and simultaneously transmitted to the recipient as the time-based media is being created using the ascertained delivery route and the near real-time communication protocol. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284353 | ANALYTICS OF HISTORICAL CONVERSATIONS IN RELATION TO PRESENT COMMUNICATION - A method of analyzing historical communications. During a first communication session between a first user and at least a second user, at least a first communication exchanged between the first user and the second user can be detected and stored. A second communication exchanged in a second communication can be compared with the first communication to determine a degree of similarity between the first communication and the second communication. In one aspect, when the degree of similarity is at least a threshold value, an indication can be provided to at least one user participating in the second communication session that the first communication potentially is relevant to the second communication session and that the first communication is available to be reviewed. In another aspect, a report pertaining to hierarchical relationships between users and the context of the communications can be generated based on the first and second communications. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284354 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CREATING AND SERVICING MASTER-SLAVE PAIRS WITHIN AND ACROSS SWITCH FABRICS OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and system for dynamically creating and servicing master-slave pairs within and across switch fabrics of a portable computing device (“PCD”) are described. The system and method includes receiving a client request comprising a master-slave pair and conducting a search for a slave corresponding to the master-slave pair. A route for communications within and across switch fabrics is created and that corresponds to the master-slave pair. One or more handles or arrays may be stored in a memory device that correspond to the created route. Next, bandwidth across the route may be set. After the bandwidth across the newly created route is set, the client request originating the master-slave pair may be serviced using the created route. Conducting the search for the slave may include comparing unique identifiers assigned to each slave in a master-slave hierarchy. The search within and across switch fabrics may also include reviewing a fabric route check table for slaves that can be interrogated within a switch fabric. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284355 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN MEMORY REGIONS - A method and system are provided for transferring data in a networked system between a local memory in a local system and a remote memory in a remote system. A RDMA request is received and a first buffer region is associated with a first transfer operation. The system determines whether a size of the first buffer region exceeds a maximum transfer size of the networked system. Portions of the second buffer region may be associated with the first transfer operation based on the determination of the size of the first buffer region. The system subsequently performs the first transfer operation. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284356 | WIRELESS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CACHE OPTIMIZATION USING HTTP HEADERS - Wireless traffic management system cache optimization using HTTP headers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method can include, for example: storing the web content from a web server as cached elements in a local cache on the mobile device and retrieving the cached elements from the local cache to respond to a request made at the mobile device, regardless of expiration indicated in headers of the web content that is cached. The cached elements can be retrieved from the local cache and used to respond to the request at the mobile device even if the expiration in the headers has exceeded, using a tag is used by a proxy server remote from the mobile device to determine if the cached elements for the web content on the local proxy are still valid. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284357 | CLIENT CALCULATION OF LINKS TO NETWORK LOCATIONS OF FILES TO UPLOAD - A link to a file to be stored at a network location is calculated using a client before the file is uploaded to the network location. The client may calculate the link to the network location either while online or offline. In response to determining to upload a file, a link to the file at the network location is calculated before uploading the file. The created link may be a direct link that specifies the file at the network location as the destination of the link and/or a redirect link that when used redirects the user to the file at the network location. The link may be created using various information (e.g. a default location, filename, and/or a unique key). When online, the client may reserve a specific link with the network location before the file is uploaded. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284358 | Request Packet Size Reduction - A mobile computing device comprising memory components, a wireless transmitter/receiver, and one or more applications. The mobile computing device utilizes HTTP via the wireless transmitter/receiver to request and receive information from a remote device, wherein the information is to be used by the one or more applications. However, an Accept-Encoding header is not sent with a HTTP GET request when the information comprises one of, an image, audio, video, and flash data. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284359 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE TO PREVENT INFORMATION FROM BEING LEAKED OUT - An information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention has a plurality of data transfer units and includes a data transfer monitoring unit to monitor whether or not a data transfer is executable by a first data transfer unit in the plurality of data transfer units and a data transfer inhibiting unit to inhibit, based on monitoring of the data transfer monitoring unit, the data transfer of a second data transfer unit different from the first data transfer unit in the plurality of data transfer units while the data transfer is executable by the first data transfer unit. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284360 | JOB PLANNER AND EXECUTION ENGINE FOR AUTOMATED, SELF-SERVICE DATA MOVEMENT - A system and method for facilitating data movement between a source system and a target system is disclosed. A user interface module is configured to generate a user interface that receives a request to move data from a source system to a target system. A job planner module is configured to receive the request and generate a migration plan based on the request. A heartbeat agent module is configured to execute tasks included in the migration plan, the execution of the tasks causing the data to be moved from the source system to the target system. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284361 | Determination of the transmission capacity in data networks - A system, method, and apparatus are provided for determining transmission capacity in bidirectional data lines in a data network. A network node is connected to a second network node via the bidirectional data lines. A computer-based measuring program is installed on the node, whereby the program is configured to download a first reference file having a first reference size from the second node, starting at a first point in time, and ending at a second point in time. The program is also configured to upload a second reference file having a second reference size to the second network node between the first and second points in time simultaneously with downloading the first reference file. Further, the program determines the data rate available for the downloading, based on the time interval between the first and second points in time, and the reference size of the first reference file. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284362 | Reverse Provider Practice - A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by one or more computer systems, a request sent from a computing device used by a consumer, the request being to find a service provider; determining whether the consumer that sent the request is associated with a sponsor; when associated with a sponsor, retrieving, by the one or more computer systems, a listing of types of services offered by the sponsor; sending, by the one or more computer systems to the computing device, a list of one or more qualified service providers that are qualified to provide a type of service selected from the listing; receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a selection of a service provider from the list; and establishing a communication channel between the computing device used by the consumer and a computing device used by the selected service provider. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284363 | Method and device for transmitting content - A process and device are provided for transmitting content i by a supplier of this content. The process includes: a step of receiving by the supplier a transmission request of the content i originating from a requester, a step of obtaining by the supplier an estimation Ni of a number of suppliers of the content, and a step of transmitting the content i, during which the supplier sends the requester at least part of the content i by allocating to the requester an average proportion of the bandwidth allocated by this supplier to distribution of content calculated in the form of a coefficient, which is function of the number Ni of suppliers of the content i and of a real value A, common to all the content to be transmitted, serving to adjust the impact on the coefficient of the number Ni of suppliers of the content i. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284364 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION - An intelligent network address translation system and methods for intelligent network address translation. In one embodiment, a network packet is received from a host device, and a stored record associated with the host device is identified. The stored record includes information relating to connection parameters associated with the host device. Using the stored record, a processor determines whether the network packet should be assigned a dedicated address. If so, then the network packet is transmitted using communication parameters including a dedicated IP address. If the packet should not be assigned a dedicated address, then the packet is transmitted using connection parameters including a default public IP address and a port number. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SERVICES - A method for processing services can include receiving a request for a service; sending the result of the service in which at least one data item is tagged; in response to a selection of the tagged data item, determining other services associated with the service based on a service template of the service; and providing the other services associated with the service as options, wherein the other services take the at least one data item as inputs to provide outputs thereof. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284366 | CONTENT CAPABILITY CLEARING HOUSE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A content capability clearing house that can act as a trusted and neutral mediator among network providers to manage rich content capabilities among multiple networks is provided. Content capabilities that can be brokered include, but are not limited to, quality of service and content screening. In an embodiment, a content capability clearing house includes a receiver that receives content capability request messages and other messages from network providers. A content capability request message includes a quality of service request and/or a subscriber profile request for use with content screening and subscriber specific advertisements. The present invention includes a series of methods for determining content capabilities for data transmission over a transaction between a content provider and a subscriber in which a content capability clearing house is used to efficiently broker and manage the capability among multiple network providers. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284367 | DATA MANAGEMENT - A method relates to side-loading content onto a mobile device, preferably using a WiFi connection, from a network content store and storing it on the device for viewing later. The method automatically determines when to delete stored content, and more importantly, what content should be transferred over the network in the first instance. The system comprises a content manager which takes into account various parameters to determine what should be transferred and, if required, what should be deleted from the device. The parameters used include user profiles, size of a potential download, as well as available storage space on the device and the predicted duration the device will be in range of a wireless hotspot or broadcast network. | 2012-11-08 |
20120284368 | TRANSFER DEVICE - The user of a mobile station which is prepared to receive information providing services from unspecified IP (Information Providers) accesses a gateway server and performs a pre-registration procedure (S | 2012-11-08 |
20120284369 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING A REMOTE STORAGE - A method, system and a computer program product that includes a non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions for: receiving, by a target entity, a plurality of information blocks and metadata that is associated with the plurality of information blocks, wherein the metadata comprises non-block layer metadata that differs from block layer metadata; and performing at least one memory storage operation on the information blocks before at least some of the information blocks are sent to a remote storage device over a wide area network (WAN). | 2012-11-08 |
20120284370 | METHOD, SYSTEM, OR USER DEVICE FOR ADAPTIVE BANDWIDTH CONTROL OF PROXY MULTIMEDIA SERVER - The approach is for controlling a data rate of proxy server of a user device that includes a multimedia player, and a proxy server adapted to communicate with the multimedia player. The proxy server also communicates with a multimedia server. The approach includes receiving a request for a multimedia content from the multimedia player, requesting the multimedia content to the multimedia server, receiving a plurality of packets for the multimedia content from the multimedia server, estimating a data rate between the user device and the multimedia server, and sending a data stream for the multimedia content to the multimedia player based on the estimated data rate. | 2012-11-08 |