47th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130311538 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN - A computer program for directing operation of a computer system for use in collecting data for special needs students. The computer program comprises a code segment for receiving data representative of an incident for a special needs student from a portable electronic device operated by a first person; and a code segment for sending a notification of the incident to a portable electronic device operated by a second person to prevent duplicate reporting of the incident by the first and second persons. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311539 | PROVISIONING OF DEVICES - A provisioning machine may receive a request that an application be executed while distributed according to a distribution constraint among various devices. The provisioning machine may access a topological model that represents multiple devices configured as a single cloud-based application server and defines a first group of devices that have the same redundancy status (e.g., active or backup). In addition, the topological model may define a second group of devices that have the same functional role (e.g., executing a particular component of the application). A device may be a member of both the first group and the second group. The provisioning machine may determine a size of the first group according to the distribution constraint. Based on the determined size of the first group, the provisioning machine may configure (e.g., provision) the first group of devices as a subset of the multiple devices of the server. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311540 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INITIATING A COMPLEMENTARY APPLICATION - Methods and electronic devices for initiating a complementary application are described. In one example embodiment, a method, implemented by a processor of a first electronic device is described. The method includes: establishing a connection between the first electronic device and a second electronic device; receiving a communication, wherein the communication includes textual information; determining if the textual information includes at least one key term; and if the textual information includes the at least one key term, initiating an application on the second electronic device based on the at least one key term. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311541 | PROCESSING SELECTED BROWSER REQUESTS - Processing a browser request that specifies a destination network resource generally includes intercepting a browser request that specifies a selected destination network resource and redirecting the browser request to a network server that differs from the destination resource specified by the browser request. Processing a browser request also may include intercepting a browser request received from a client computer at a proxy server when the browser request specifies a selected destination network resource and performing instructions associated with and in addition to instructions performed to download the selected destination network resource. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311542 | PROCESSING BROWSER REQUESTS TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE PORTIONS OF CONTENT HAVING CONSISTENT APPEARANCE - Processing a browser request that specifies a destination network resource generally includes intercepting a browser request that specifies a selected destination network resource and redirecting the browser request to a network server that differs from the destination resource specified by the browser request. Processing a browser request also may include intercepting a browser request received from a client computer at a proxy server when the browser request specifies a selected destination network resource and performing instructions associated with and in addition to instructions performed to download the selected destination network resource. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311543 | APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING PERFORMANCE OF A PARALLEL PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Parallel Processing Communication Accelerator (PPCA) systems and methods for enhancing performance of a Parallel Processing Environment (PPE). In an embodiment, a Message Passing Interface (MPI) devolver enabled PPCA is in communication with the PPE and a host node. The host node executes at least a parallel processing application and an MPI process. The MPI devolver communicates with the MPI process and the PPE to improve the performance of the PPE by offloading MPI process functionality to the PPCA. Offloading MPI processing to the PPCA frees the host node for other processing tasks, for example, executing the parallel processing application, thereby improving the performance of the PPE. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311544 | STORAGE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONNECTION METHOD - The storage system in the present invention includes: plural control units for controlling data sending/reception independently for each network; a management unit provided between a management computer and the control units, for managing the control units based on a command sent from the management computer; a virtual communication channel creation unit for creating a virtual communication channel between the management unit and the control units; a virtual communication channel connection unit for separately connecting the management unit and each control unit to the virtual communication channel created by the virtual communication channel creation unit; and a sending unit for sending, to each control unit, a command sent from the management computer via the virtual communication channel connected by the virtual communication channel connection unit. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311545 | Emergency Event Management System - Techniques to manage an unplanned event are described. A system includes a processor component, a communications interface component, an event definition component and an event management component. The communications interface component may be operative to establish a bridge connection among a plurality of communication devices. The event definition component may be operative on the processor component to define the parameters of an event, the event indicative of an unplanned happening. The event management component may be operative on the processor component to recognize a triggering of the event and cause the communications interface component to establish the bridge connection among the plurality of communication devices upon the triggering of the event. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311546 | PARAMETER DRIVEN DATA FORMAT CONVERSION IN CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURES - A system and method for parameter driven data format conversion in a client/server architecture are disclosed. A format conversion framework is provided in a protocol layer between the client and the server. The format conversion framework passes a format conversion identifier (ID) with a request from the client from the client to the server. A conversion module is looked up by the format conversion framework based on the format conversion ID, the conversion module providing a conversion routine. The format conversion framework then executes the conversion routine on a result returned from the server to the client based on the request, the conversion routine converting a format of the result into a format used by the client. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311547 | DISTRIBUTED GEOMESSAGING ARCHITECTURE - Methods and systems for providing geomessaging clients mobility between different geomessaging servers are discussed with relation to the interaction of nodes in either an IMS or a non-IMS based network. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311548 | VIRTUALIZED GRAPHICS PROCESSING FOR REMOTE DISPLAY - User inputs are received from end user devices. The user inputs are associated with applications executing in parallel on a computer system. Responsive to the user inputs, data is generated using a graphics processing unit (GPU) configured as multiple virtual GPUs that are concurrently utilized by the applications. The data is then directed to the proper end user devices for display. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311549 | FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE PERSONALIZATION - A framework for service personalization based upon a user's personal profile is provided. The framework includes a method of providing service personalization (SP) in which a user agent identities itself as being service personalization enabled to begin a SP session. A SP engine assigns a unique identifier to the user agent for tagging all subsequent traffic from that subscriber. The SP engine establishes direct communications between the user agent and an appropriate entity for obtaining information on the location of the subscriber profile and derives personalization rules to form a personalization rule module that encodes criteria for performing personalization functions on user traffic. When a specific subscriber request for content is received, the SP engine invokes the personalization rules of the personalization rule module for application to content requested. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311550 | Multi-site Server and Client Resynchronization Process and Devices - This method relates to efficient message server database synchronization specifically including synchronization of databases containing email and short text messages. Client and server devices which support this message synchronization are also described. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311551 | EDGE-BASED RESOURCE SPIN-UP FOR CLOUD COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention include distributing new resources closer to end-users which are making increased demands by spinning-up additional virtualized instances (as part of a cloud provisioning) within servers that are physically near to the network equipment (i.e., web servers, switches, routers, load balancers) that are receiving the requests. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311552 | TECHNIQUE FOR PREVIOUSLY PROVIDING ESTIMATE OF TIME REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING - Methods and systems for communicating information between a server device and one or more client devices. The client device comprises a transmitter to transmit a processing request to the server device in response to an input operation by a user, a display to display an object on a screen which can receive the input operation from the user, and an obtaining section to obtain from the server device both an initial estimate of time required for processing that will be executed by the server device in response to the processing request, and one or more updated estimates of required processing time if a certain amount of time has elapsed since the previous estimate. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION SERVICES AS WEB SERVICES - A computer enabled method and system that can expose distributed transaction services as web services from service architecture. The system comprise a web service description component to generate a web service description of a distributed transaction service based on a description of the distributed transaction service, wherein the web service description allows a client to access the distributed transaction service as a web service once a web service invocation request is received. The one or more transaction service gateway servers operate to maintain the web service description of the distributed transaction service, and provide the web service description of the distributed transaction service to the client. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311554 | WIRELESS MACHINE TO MACHINE (M2M) COMMUNICATION - In a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, a data message from an M2M device is received over a mobile communication network at a server. The received data message includes a Mobile Station Identifier (MSID) number of the M2M device; GPS coordinates of the M2M device determined by the M2M device; and utility usage information. A utility account is identified based on the MSID. The distance between a pre-programmed location of the M2M device and the GPS coordinates received from the M2M device is calculated. The utility usage information is stored in the memory of the server upon determining that the distance is within a predetermined threshold. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311555 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING LONG-TAIL CONTENT - A method for distributing long-tail content, including the steps of: a) loading, a first user, into a local PoP to which said first user is remotely connected an amount of long-tail content to be distributed and shared; and b) geo replicating, at selected times, the amount of long-tail content to a at least one remote PoP, to which at least a second user is remotely connected, by pushing said amount of content to be distributed and shared to the at least one remote PoP. The method including selecting, before performing steps a) and b), the at least second user, based on the probability that the amount of long-tail content generated by the first user will be requested by the at least second user, the probability being estimated by historical preference information generated between the first user and the at least second user. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311556 | System and Method for Generating Theme Based Dynamic Groups - Methods, system and computer readable medium for generating a dynamic group includes defining a theme for the group. A group is initiated for the defined theme and plurality of users are invited to join the group. The activities of the plurality of users that have joined the group are monitored over time, wherein the activities are directed toward enriching information associated with the defined theme or one or more sub-themes of the defined theme. User dynamics of the group are adjusted dynamically based on the monitored activities of the users. The adjusted user dynamics define a strength value of the theme for the group of users. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311557 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING FILE AND FOLDER INFORMATION TO A USER - A system for displaying the listings of files and/or folders in one of a plurality of different views (e.g., gallery view or list view). In particular embodiments, the system determines which of the views to display in the listings in based on: (1) the types of files to be displayed; (2) a specified preference of a content sharer; and/or (3) a specified preference of a content recipient. Various embodiments are particularly useful for displaying lists of files that a content sharer shares with a content recipient via a URL within the context of a synched file sharing system. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311558 | PROFILE-BASED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - In a sensor network system including at least one sensor node and at least one actuator node, a group is formed based on attribute of each node. Sensing data is shared among the nodes in the group, and each node performs autonomous processing to process an event by comparing the sensing data with a preset event threshold value. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN APPROVAL WORKFLOW IN A SOCIAL NETWORK FEED - Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable storage media for generating an approval workflow in an online social network. An approval workflow for an approval request may be initiated in response to an event. One or more relevant information feeds of one or more entities may be identified. In some embodiments, such entities may have the authority to approve, deny, or otherwise take action on the approval request. The approval workflow may be presented as a feed item for inclusion into the relevant information feeds of the one or more entities for approval. An input is received from at least one of the one or more entities regarding the feed item. Once the input is received, a custom object is updated with custom object data, and the custom object data is then displayed in the feed item. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311560 | SOCIAL DISCOVERY FEED FOR FACILITATING SOCIAL EXPLORATION IN SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods of generating a common social timeline to facilitate social discovery in a social networking environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving data items associated with users of the social network, identifying a first set of data items associated with a first user, and processing the first set of data items to select a first set of characteristics. The method further comprises comparing the first set of characteristics with other sets of characteristics describing other users to select a subset of the other users having one or more characteristics that are the same or similar to one or more of the first set of characteristics. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311561 | AUTHORING, ARCHIVING, AND DELIVERING INTERACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS - A social media video system provides for the authoring, archiving, and/or delivering of interactive social media videos. A social media video includes one or more media assets, which may be images, video clips, music clips, text verbiages, or the like. A social media video may be associated with a style profile that provides visual and/or aural effects that are pleasing, to a social media video viewer. The social media video system maintains social media videos in a template format, and may defer the rendering of a social media video until it is selected for viewing. The maintaining of social media videos in template format allows for efficient transmission and editing of social media videos. A social media video that is created and shared by one user may be modified and be shared again. In this way, users can collaborate to create, critique, and iterate social media videos. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311562 | Method and system for searching, sensing, discovering, screening, enabling awareness, alerting, sharing, sending, receiving, buying, selling, and otherwise transmitting stories, content, interests, data, goods and services among known and unknown devices in a communication network. - Systems, method and apparatus are provided for searching, sensing, discovering, screening, enabling awareness, alerting, sharing, sending, receiving, buying, selling, and otherwise transmitting stories, content, interests, data, goods and services among known and unknown devices in a communication network. Humans have a core desire to communicate and share with those around them—both nearby and around the globe—to enhance their individual, social and shared experiences. Social networks and related technologies have provided their subscribers with new technologies to share their stories with their friends and certain third-parties, but are limited in two crucial respects: they require prior membership, subscription or enrollment; and, in order to execute communications with friends and certain third parties, social networks require use of both (a) a user's existing contact information, and (b) the social network's platform. By using improved methods for searching, detecting, sensing, and discovering attributes, characteristics, parameters and other data between devices among known and unknown devices, then people, businesses and organizations will be able to sense, learn and act on the interests, attributes, stories, content and products of others, enabling enhanced forms of communications and new methods of business. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311563 | Determining Characteristics of Participants in a Social Network - Implementations disclosed herein relate to determining the influence and/or passivity of participants in a social network. In one implementation, a processor | 2013-11-21 |
20130311564 | SENDER DEVICE AND METHOD OF SHARING SCREENSHOTS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - A sender device of sharing screenshots comprises a detection module, a control module and a wireless network interface. The detection module detects in the background whether a user is executing a screenshot activity and outputs a corresponding trigger signal. The control module electrically connects with the detection module and retrieves a latest-taken screenshot according to the trigger signal output by the detection module. The wireless network interface electrically connects the control module for establishing a wireless network link with a receiver device and transmitting the screenshot to the receiver device. The abovementioned sender device is able to simplify the operation to share screenshots. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING AND TRACKING THE PROPAGATION OF DIGITAL ASSETS - Systems and methods for sharing and tracking the propagation of digital assets are disclosed. Distributors, or senders, in a distribution system can offer digital assets to recipients, resulting in a share-based relationship with each recipient. Recipients can then offer the digital asset to further recipients to become a distributor themselves, and see their own user impact on the distribution of the digital asset as well as the entire distribution web as a whole. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING RULE-BASED INTERACTION OF PORTABLE CLIENT DEVICES AT A LIVE EVENT - A system creates an enhanced experience at a concert or other event. A central server provides commands through which information is sent or gathered or both between portable interactive devices of audience members and a central server. A shared experience such as a common display sent to all users is created. A system “app” is installed in the portable interactive device. Rules are implemented in a processor to enable a game to be played by audience members in which a processor enables interaction of users with the server and in which the processor processes user inputs according to rules of the game. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311567 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING GEOGRAPHIC SOCIAL NETWORKS IN VIRTUAL SPACE - A system and related method are disclosed for location-sensitive social networking. A server has access to a map and a list of points of interest with location data by which they may be located on the map. The server establishes a virtual area around a point of interest based on a certain distance or time from the point of interest, a physical or legal parameter, or some combination of those techniques. Users whose devices are located within the virtual area are published to users of the system, and identified distinctly for social networking and communication. Users may also form groups. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311568 | SUGGESTING CONNECTIONS TO A USER BASED ON AN EXPECTED VALUE OF THE SUGGESTION TO THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - To suggest new connections to a user of a social networking system, the system generates a set of candidate users to whom the user has not already formed a connection. The system determines the likelihood that the user will connect to each candidate user if suggested to do so, and it also computes the value to the social networking system if the user does connect to the candidate user. Then, the system computes an expected value score for each candidate user based on the corresponding likelihood and the value. The candidate users are ranked and the suggestions are provided to the user based on the candidate users' expected value scores. The social networking system can suggest other actions to a user in addition to forming a new connection with other users. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311569 | CORRELATING USER INTERACTIONS WITH INTERFACES - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for tracking user interactions with interfaces and determining social data. One example method includes receiving from an entity an indication of interfaces that are used to interact with users, registering the user interfaces, tracking user interaction with the interfaces, and using the tracking information to determine all actions associated with a given user that are to be attributed to the entity. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311570 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING P2P CONNECTIONS AND THE CORRESPONDING DEVICES USING THE SAME - A communication system for establishing a P2P connection is disclosed, wherein the communication system comprises: a networked device or service device having an identification; a linking server for providing connecting information to enable a terminal device or client device to establish a P2P connections between the service device and the client device, wherein the identification of service device is registered in the linking server, wherein the client device communicates with the link server to establish a P2P connection to the service device according to the connecting information provided by the linking server, wherein the client device has not been registered into the linking server when the P2P is established. In addition, A UID (Unique Identification) can be embedded in a processor, wherein the UID can be stored in a non-volatile memory device inside the processor and the UID will be programmed and tested after the processor is fabricated, so that it can be readily used for establishing A P2P connection. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311571 | METHOD FOR DESIGNATING OF HOSTING CONTROL FOR A CONFERENCE CALL - A conference calling system and method for designating of hosting control from a server device. In a conference call session, one of the client devices may be designated as a host device, wherein that host device is permitted to implement hosting functions. In some instances, the required host device may not be available for the scheduled conference call, but may be available prior to the conference call. The host device may provide hosting control commands to the server device prior to the conference call. Such hosting control commands may include such commands as delegating of hosting control functions in relation to the designated host device. This may allow the presently designated host device to end communications with the server device prior to starting a conference call, while having the server device implement the specific hosting control commands. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311572 | CREATING AND SHARING INTEREST LISTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking service allows a user of the service to create an interest list associated with a topic of interest, where the interest list includes members that may post content via the social networking service. Members of the interest list may post content associated with the topic. Other users of the social network service may subscribe to the list, and these subscribers may then receive a feed that contains the content posted by the members of the interest list. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311573 | Progressively asking for increasing amounts of user and network data - In accordance with some implementations, a method for requesting user data is disclosed. The method is performed on a server system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The server system establishes a user profile for a user. The user profile includes one or more information items associated with the user. The server system receives a request from the user to access additional services. In response to receiving the user request, the server system requests additional information from the user. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311574 | SELF REGISTRATION OF EVENT-CONSUMERS/PRODUCERS AND AUTO DISCOVERY - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with automatic registration and discovery of services in a network using a platform independent interface are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from an event producer on the network to add an entry to a registration table. The example method may also include broadcasting a message to devices on the network to announce the presence of the event producer. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311575 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE USER MESSAGES THAT IDENTIFY A MEDIA ASSET SEGMENT POSITION - Systems and methods for receiving multiple user messages that identify a media asset segment position are provided. A plurality of messages from a plurality of users is received with a remote server. Each message identifies a segment within the media asset through which a fast-access playback operation was performed. The received messages are processed to extract media asset information and the identified segment. The extracted media asset information of each message is cross-referenced with a media asset information database to identify the media asset that corresponds to each of the received messages. The identified segments extracted from each of the plurality of messages are processed to determine a position of the segment within the identified media asset. The position of the segment within the media asset is stored in the media asset information database for the media asset that corresponds to each of the received messages. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311576 | PRIORITIZING RESPONSES TO COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON USER'S EFFORTS IN CREATING COMMUNICATIONS - A method, system and computer program product for prioritizing responses to communications. Various metrics (e.g., the duration of time spent in creating the communication, the number of keystrokes used in creating the communication, the number of words used in creating the communication, the number of mistakes made and corrected in creating the communication, and the number of attachments to the communication) associated with creating a communication are recorded which are used to assess an effort provided by the author in creating the communication. A weighted priority to be associated with responses to the communication is determined based on these recorded metrics. The weighted priority is then assigned to responses to such a communication. In this manner, the responses to the created communication will be able to be prioritized based on the weighted priority thereby enabling the author to determine which responses are more important to read than other responses. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311577 | Marketing Message Analysis and Reporting - A system, software, or service that receives a message stream or feed representing the messages between senders and receivers forwarded from a service provider (client) to interpret and analyze messages for the collection of marketing data, and serve as a platform for direct marketing. Some of the System's capabilities can be used to collect usage data about service, product, or topics mentioned in messages, to collect demographic data from user's (sender/receiver or device) account information or based on content and context of messages, and to provide raw and analyzed data to the system's clients (messaging service provider or marketing entity). The System may also be used to send targeted messages to the user, and gather market data related to these direct messages. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311578 | INTEGRATED LOCAL/REMOTE SERVER COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSFER - Systems, methods, and computer program products for an integrated local/remote server computer architecture for electronic data transfer are disclosed. In some implementations, a local server computer in a local area network (LAN) is integrated with a network-based server computer outside the LAN, such that the local server computer acts as a cache server computer to the remote server computer. For data transfer between client devices within the LAN, a Domain Name System (DNS) server redirects requests for data transfer destined for the remote server computer to the local server computer to improve data transfer performance within the LAN. In some implementations, the data is also transferred or “mirrored” to the remote server computer (e.g., encrypted backup data) at a data transfer rate that is different from the data transfer rate in the LAN. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311579 | PRIORITIZATION OF INCOMING COMMUNICATIONS - The subject matter of this disclosure can be implemented in, among other things, a method performed by a computing device. In these examples, the method includes determining an identity of an originator of an incoming communication using an originating address of the incoming communication, and applying a first set of rules to the identity of the originator of the incoming communication to determine an importance of the incoming communication. The first set of rules includes rules generated based at least on information about the originator included in a directory of the computing device. The method may also include applying a second set of rules to the identity of the originator. The second set of rules includes rules generated based at least on previous interactions between the computing device and the originator. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311580 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC, CONTROL AND INFORMATION COLLECTION BASED ON VARIOUS COMMUNICATION MODES FOR SENDING MESSAGES TO USERS - A method, system, and program product for communicating with machines and end users connected to a network. Information sent to or from the machines is transmitted using electronic mail or a via a direct connection. The electronic mail may be transmitted over the Internet to a service center or from a service center to a resource administrator, but also may remain within a local or wide area network for transmission between a machine and an end user or a resource administrator. E-mail messages may be transmitted from a computer which is attached to a device which is being monitored or controlled and include information regarding the status, usage or capabilities of the attached device. The device may send status messages and usage information of the device by an end user to either a resource administrator or to a service center on the Internet through a firewall. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311581 | TRANSMISSION OF COMMAND EXECUTION MESSAGES FOR PROVIDING A SHARED EXPERIENCE TO BOTH INTERNAL, AT-VENUE PARTICIPANTS, AND EXTERNAL, NETWORKED PARTICIPANTS - Command execution messages are transmitted to both internal, at-venue participants and external, networked participants. An event server sends messages to local, at-venue users. In order to avoid overloading the event server, transmissions to remote users are directed to a staging server that is not required to be at the venue. Cloud capability may be utilized. The event server may send a message to the staging server. The staging server will subsequently send the message to all registered remote participants. Incoming messages from remote participants are processed by the staging server to determine if the messages need to be sent to the event server. If so, compression and other techniques to reduce the size of messages relayed to the event server are used. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311582 | MAXIMIZING CIRCLE OF TRUST IN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS - Methods are provided for constructing an on-the-fly circle of trust for a user of an online social network to enable the user to reduce the likelihood that information will be leaked to an unwanted target. In one embodiment, a maximum circle of trust is constructed by using an iterative greedy construction (IGC) algorithm with leakage estimation using disjoint cut-sets. In another embodiment, the maximum circle of trust is constructed by using the IGC algorithm with leakage estimation using a hybrid method where the initial CT is constructed using the disjoint cut-sets and then the neighbors not included in the CT are sorted in non-decreasing order of visibilities and then each of these neighbors is included in the CT one at a time while checking if the leakage is below a threshold using a Sampling algorithm. In yet another embodiment, randomized rounding is used to construct the maximum circle of trust. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311583 | RE-ROUTING INCOMING EMAIL FOR A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE SYSTEM - A method for processing email for a multi-tenant database system is presented here. The system includes a plurality of data centers and a plurality of instances of a multi-tenant database system core. Each data center implements at least one instance of the multi-tenant database core. The method receives an incoming email at a first local mail transfer agent (MTA) of a first data center, wherein the incoming email is erroneously directed to a first instance of the multi-tenant database system core. The method continues by searching a private domain name service (DNS) database maintained at the first data center, based on an identifier of the first instance and an identifier of the first data center. The method then obtains an identifier associated with a second data center of the plurality of data centers, and routes the incoming email in accordance with the identifier of the second data center. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311584 | COMPUTER-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A FILE REQUEST IN RESPONSE TO A MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM A USER MOBILE DEVICE - The invention provides a computer-based method of transmitting a file, including receiving a message from a user mobile device at a service computer system, determining at the server computer system whether the message includes a search identifier, extracting at least one search result from a data store at the server computer system based on a search term in the message if the server computer system determined that the message included a search identifier, and transmitting a file corresponding to the search result from the server computer system to the user mobile device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311585 | RECIPIENT CHANGE NOTIFICATION - An electronic communication device may, perhaps with the assistance of a mobile device server, determining that a new electronic message received by the device is part of a message thread that includes the new message and at least one prior electronic message previously received at the device. A comparison may be made of address information of the new message with address information of the at least one prior electronic message in the message thread to determine that there has been a change in addressed recipients between the new message and the at least one prior electronic message. The device may then notify a user of the device of the change. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311586 | METHOD OF INTERACTIVE VIDEO BLOGGING - A method and apparatus are provided for interactive video blogging. The method includes receiving, by a server, a comment attached to a video blog file from a first terminal, the comment being associated with a point of time at which the comment is displayed along with the video blog file; converting, by the server, the comment into a descriptor file; storing, by the server, the descriptor file; receiving, by the server, information on a selected one of a plurality of descriptor files stored in the server from a second terminal, the plurality of descriptor files representing a plurality of comments attached to the video blog file; and transmitting, by the server, the selected one of the plurality of descriptor files to the second terminal. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311587 | Organizing Messages in a Messaging System Using Social Network Information - A messaging system receives a message that is intended for a recipient, who is a user of a social networking system. An object associated with the message is identified based on the message content and/or metadata associated with the message. The messaging system accesses a social networking system database to obtain social information about a relationship between the recipient and the identified object. The message is then indexed using the social information, wherein an entry for the message is stored in a message index based on the social information. This process may be repeated for each received message, and multiple different message indexes may be generated for received messages to track different types of social information. A user interface for viewing messages uses the message index to organize the messages, such as to filter, categorize, and/or sort the messages in the display. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311588 | MAIL SENDING METHOD AND EMAIL SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a mail sending method and an email system and relates to the field of internet communications. The method includes: receiving a mail sending request which carries a mail template filled out by a sender; encapsulating the mail template into an anonymous mail that includes no receiver mailbox ID and no sender mailbox ID; and obtaining a receiver mailbox ID and delivering the encapsulated anonymous mail to a mailbox corresponding to the obtained receiver mailbox ID. The email system includes: a receiving module, an encapsulating module, and a delivering module. The present invention enables a sender to send an anonymous mail to a stranger whose mailbox address is unknown to the sender and provides a service for users to talk about privacy issues. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING RECIPIENT INFORMATION - A method and an apparatus for adding recipient information are disclosed in the present invention, which relate to the field of communication technologies and are proposed in order to solve the problem in the prior art that the recipient information cannot be added according to the message content edited by the user. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention comprise: matching message content edited by a user with contact information in an address book to obtain matched characters in the message content; acquiring corresponding contact information of the matched characters from the address book; and adding corresponding contact information of the matched characters into an recipient list corresponding to the message content. The embodiments of the present invention can be applied into mobile terminals such as the cell phone. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311590 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING, INDIVIDUALIZING AND UPDATING CONTACT INFORMATION ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS - A method and system for managing contact information for a user is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of managing contact information for a user includes creating one or more personas for a user, as well as one or more contact handles that each includes an identifying name, one or more communication protocols, and a value. The method further includes creating, for each of the personas of the user, one or more availability statuses that each includes a persona-specific listing of selected contact handles and communication methods that may be used to reach the user. The method further includes determining a current availability status among the one or more availability statuses, and communicating to one or more other users the persona-specific listing of contact handles and communication methods associated with the current availability status for each persona of the user that the other users have been granted access to. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311591 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF MESSAGES - A computer system for the exchange of messages via the Internet for the online processing of trade transactions has a plurality of client computers with Internet interfaces, at least one central lead-server connected to a central data base, and distribution points with a filter function arranged between client computers and the lead-server. A plurality of proxy computers act as distribution points between the client computers and the central lead-server. The proxy computers have at least one load balancer module adapted to distribute messages among the predefined proxy computers arranged upstream of them. Hach proxy computer comprises a relevance filter module which is adapted to check arriving messages coming in from client computers for their relevance according to predefined criteria and to forward only relevant messages. The communication between client computers and proxy computers is based on the HTTP protocol. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311592 | Conversational Interfaces - In accordance with some implementations, a method for responding to requests submitted through a conversational interface is disclosed. The method is performed on a server system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The server system receives a request from a user through a conversational interface. The server system determines, based on the request, whether the system is able to fulfill the request automatically. In accordance with a determination that the system is able to fulfill the request automatically, the server system fulfills the user request with no human interaction. In accordance with a determination that the system is not able to fulfill the request without human intervention, the server system sends the request to a human operator for fulfillment. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311593 | INCORPORATING WEB APPLICATIONS INTO WEB PAGES AT THE NETWORK LEVEL - A proxy server automatically includes web applications in web pages at the network level. The proxy server receives, from a client device, a request for a network resource at a domain and is hosted at an origin server. The proxy server retrieves the requested network resource. The retrieved network resource does not include the web applications. The proxy server determines that the web applications are to be installed within the network resource. The proxy server automatically modifies the retrieved network resource to include the web applications. The proxy server transmits a response to the client device that includes the modified network resource. The network resource may remain unchanged at the origin server. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311594 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING SESSION STATE INFORMATION WITHOUT A NEED FOR TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems and methods for management of a network connection without heartbeat messages are disclosed. One embodiment of a distributed proxy system performs a method for the communication of state between a client and a server in a distributed content delivery network using a state map. The state map sets a predicted communication correspondence frequency and thus eliminates the use or need of heart beat messages to manage session state and/or convey health status of system components. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311595 | REAL-TIME CONTEXTUAL OVERLAYS FOR LIVE STREAMS - A system and method for contextualizing and live-updating overlay data for live media streams is disclosed herein. Overlays can be generated in real-time and in response to live events. The overlays can be transmitted to a recipient of a live media stream independently of the live media stream. Overlay data can thus be modified and added to overlays in near-real-time as events occur during a live broadcast without having to modify the live media stream. The overlays can also be contextualized to provide relevant information and context for the live media stream recipient. Such context can include providing a history of the broadcast, and other pertinent information such as incorporating location-based information, demographic information, and other information associated with potential viewers. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311596 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT MEDIA DELIVERY USING CACHE - To improve the efficiency of media delivery over the Internet, a system and a method are provided for caching remote media files and retrieving cached media files, comprising hardware and software modules as well as steps for storing a remote media file into the cache and retrieving the cached media file based on a signature created by hashing only discrete parts of the media file. The signature is a key for finding the cached media files in the cache upon subsequent requests for the same media file, even if it is received from a different internet location. Media files may be adapted to the characteristics of different media clients, and adapted media files may be equally cached. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311597 | LOCALLY BACKED CLOUD-BASED STORAGE - A popular service offered by many cloud computing systems is cloud-based storage. To enhance this service, the cloud-based storage can be extended through the use of a local storage device. A local storage device, such as a network enabled external hard drive, can be made available via a user's Internet connection. The local storage device can then be used to transparently store the user's content. That is, the user can still back up their devices to the cloud, but in some cases instead of the content residing in the cloud-based storage, it can reside on the local storage device without additional action required by the user. When the user requests the content, the content can be retrieved from the local storage device and returned to the requesting client device without the client device knowing where the content was stored. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311598 | CLOUD-BASED DATA ITEM SHARING AND COLLABORATION AMONG GROUPS OF USERS - A cloud computing system can be used to facilitate data item sharing and collaboration among groups of users through the creation and management of collections. A group of users, each of which is associated with at least one client device, can subscribe to a collection. A subscribed user can create a data item locally on a client device and assign the data item to a collection. In response to the assignment, each user subscribed to the collection can receive and store a copy of the data item locally on a client device. Any modifications made to a local copy of the data item can automatically be distributed to each subscribed user's client device. The modifications, including conflicting modifications, can be merged into the local copy. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311599 | Updating Web Resources - Updating web resources includes extracting web resources from an application to local files in response to an initial start-up of the application, downloading updates to the web resources to the local files from an external server; and running the application using contents from the local files. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311600 | EVENT-RESPONSIVE DOWNLOAD OF PORTIONS OF STREAMED APPLICATIONS - Disclosed here are implementations involving an application program that includes an event handling portion. The event handling portion monitors for an event associated with execution of an initial portion of the application program downloaded with the event handling portion that involves an additional portion of the application program not yet downloaded. In response to detecting the event, the execution of the initial portion of the application program is paused by the event handler and downloading of the additional portion is initiated. Upon downloading the additional portion of the application program, execution of the initial portion of the application program can resume. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311601 | HTTP REQUEST PIPELINE OPTIMIZATION - A computing device comprising a transmitter/receiver adapted to communicate with a network and an application adapted to send a plurality of object requests through the transmitter/receiver, wherein, the plurality of object requests are placed in an order dependent upon at least one of an object size and an object type. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311602 | System and Method for Simplified Data Transfer - Systems and methods of performing a simplified data transfer are provided. For example, a simplified data transfer system may include two or more devices configured to perform a simplified data transfer. The first device may be configured to save and transfer data associated with applications open on the first device. When the second device initiates communication, the first device may automatically send the open application data to the second device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311603 | ON-DEMAND TETHERED GREEDY VIRTUAL APPLICATION APPLIANCE - A computer-implemented virtual applicant appliance (VAA) and method for managing migration of an application on a source computer to a virtual application within the VAA on a target computer networked to the source computer are disclosed. The VAA includes resources on the target computer, a virtual application for execution in the VAA, and network credentials for remotely connecting to the source computer and copying data resources from the source computer. A runtime intercept of the VAA compares on-demand resource requests of the virtual application to resources on the target computer and provides the requested resource to the virtual application. When the runtime intercept fails to locate the requested resource in the resources on the target computer, a tether of the VAA remotely retrieves the requested resource from the source computer using the network credentials and then copies the requested resource into the resources on the target computer. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311604 | MONITORING PERFORMANCE AND OPERATION OF DATA EXCHANGES - A system and method for monitoring the performance associated with fulfilling resource requests are provided. One or more client computing devices obtain an original resource request and associate a record identifier with the original resource request. The one or more client computing devices also determine performance data associated with processing each embedded resource request included in a response to the original resource request. Each embedded resource request is associated with a component record identifier that is associated with, but different from, the record identifier of the original resource request. The one or more client computing devices can then transmit the determined performance data with the record identifier to another processing device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311605 | MANAGING CDN REGISTRATION BY A STORAGE PROVIDER - A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing registration, by a network storage provider, of one or more resources with a CDN service provider are provided. A network storage provider storing one or more resources on behalf of a content provider obtains registration information for registering the one or more resources with a CDN service provider. The registration information may include a request to publish one or more resources to a CDN service provider, an identification of the one or more resources, CDN selection criteria provided by the content provider or otherwise selected, and the like. The network storage provider transmits a CDN generation request corresponding to the registration information to the CDN service provider. Then, the network storage provider manages and processes data pursuant to registration of the one or more resources with the CDN service provider. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311606 | OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION - A method for managing tasks and user operations on media using a model of resources management dealing with the complexity of situation which occur in a production/distributions system is provided. The method is based on a workplace infrastructure, a task-oriented user interface and a work package management system. The method optimizes operations in media production/distribution environment through a workflow-based user interface that handles Work packages, Workplaces, Tasks, Assets and Contents. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING AN AGILE NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS USING SECURE DOMAIN NAMES - A client device comprises: (a) a memory, (b) an application program, and (c) a signal processing configuration. The memory is configured and arranged to facilitate a connection of the client device with a target device over a secure communication link created based on (i) an address request generated by the client device, and (ii) a determination as a result of the address request that the target device is a device with which a secure communication link can be established when the requested address is identified in an address lookup. The application program is configured and arranged so as to allow participation in audio/video communications with the target device over the secure communication link once the secure communication link is established. The signal processing configuration is arranged to execute the application program. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311608 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING TRANSFORMATIONS TO IP ADDRESSES OBTAINED BY DOMAIN NAME SERVICE (DNS) - Described herein are systems and methods for improving networked communication systems by transforming IP addresses. In particular, an intermediary device disposed in a network between a plurality of clients and a plurality of servers can receive a request for a service offered at a specified domain name. The appliance can also receive a DNS-resolved primary address for a server associated with the domain name, and transform the primary address to a secondary address for the server. The address transformation can be done by the intermediary to prevent service interruption between a client and server due, for example, to server maintenance. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311609 | AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND FORWARDING DATA PACKETS - An apparatus and a method for receiving and forwarding packets, where the packets are received by a number of adapters and fed to a common storage in addresses allocated by a controller. The controller is adapted to forward to the adapters requests and at the same time log which addresses have been allocated to each adapter. As a response to the request, the individual adapter forwards predetermined data to predetermined addresses in the storage so that the controller is able to update the available or the used addresses in the storage. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311610 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME APPLIANCE - The present invention relates to information management systems for a home appliance, and more particularly, to an information management system for a home appliance which is embodied to enable to communicate between the home appliance and a server system for providing information a user requires, quickly. The information management system for a home appliance includes a home appliance having a predetermined ID, and a server system having the ID of the home appliance recorded thereon, and provided to be able to communicate with the home appliance for transmitting/receiving predetermined information with the home appliance upon request from the home appliance with the ID recorded thereon, already. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311611 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING A DEVICE MANAGEMENT COMMAND BASED ON AN EXECUTION TIME - An operation method of a device management server for relaying a device management command is disclosed in the present disclosure, and the method may include receiving a management command from a first device, determining an execution method of the management command as a relay scheme or message exchange scheme according to a kind of the management command, and transmitting a management command for a second device according to the execution method. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311612 | Indirection Objects in a Cloud Storage System - Several embodiments using indirection objects to organize data in a cloud storage system are disclosed. An indirection object stores associations to different variants or segments of an object. The indirection object receives requests for the objects and responds with the appropriate variant, segment, or segments of the object. The variant, segment, or segments returned may vary from request to request. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311613 | Updating Web Resources - Updating web resources includes downloading an application to a client device, extracting web resources from the application to local files, and querying an external server for web resource updates specific to at least one operating condition of the client device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311614 | METHOD FOR RETRIEVING CONTENT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME - In a wireless communication device ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130311615 | Updating Web Resources - Updating web resources includes downloading an application to a client device, extracting web resources from the application to local files, and querying an external server for web resource updates specific to at least one operating condition of the client device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311616 | FILE STORAGE SYSTEM AND LOAD DISTRIBUTION METHOD - According to the prior art load distribution method, there was a drawback in that the time required from discovery of increase of load to the completion of countermeasures was long. In particular, upon receiving migration of data from other file devices, it was necessary to equalize not only the load accompanying normal processes but also the load accompanying the data migration processes. In a file system receiving migration of data from a plurality of file devices, a plurality of virtual NAS (VNAS) is provided within the file storage subsystem, and an associated VNAS for executing data migration from file devices and accesses from clients is respectively associated with each file storage subsystem. Then, the state of each VNAS is defined based on the state of progress of data migration in the file storage subsystem. According to the defined state, load distribution among VNAS is performed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311617 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND HEARTBEAT ACTING SERVER - There is provided a unit for reducing the amount of data to be transmitted and received to reduce a network load. Heartbeat acting servers monitor heartbeat signals to be transmitted and received by respective physical servers (virtual machines) at entrances of data center sites, consolidate heartbeat presence or absence information of the plural physical servers (virtual machines) within the data centers, and transmit and receive the collected heartbeat information of the respective physical servers (virtual machines) between the sites in a lump. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311618 | Method and Apparatus for High Performance Low Latency Real Time Notification Delivery - A method for real time notification delivery comprises providing to an application server event notifications directed to a plurality of user agents that are at a site remote from an application server and that receive event notifications through a first network device that is capable of receiving aggregated notification messages, aggregating a plurality of event notifications directed to a plurality of user agents to create an aggregated notification message directed to a first network device, and routing an aggregated notification message to a first network device via a communications network. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311619 | Content Delivery System, Delivery Server, Receiving Terminal, and Content Delivery Method - A transmitting terminal can transmit a content held by itself to a specific receiving terminal having no email software as if using a mailer. The transmitting terminal ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130311620 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING IMAGE RENDERING ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Portable electronic devices typically have reduced computing resources, including reduced screen size. The method, apparatus and system of the present specification provides, amongst other things, an intermediation server configured to access network content that is requested by a portable electronic device and to analyze the content including analyzing images in that content. The intermediation server is further configured to accommodate the computing resources of the portable electronic device as part of fulfilling content requests from the portable electronic device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311621 | Universal Communications Infrastructure - In accordance with some implementations, a method for enabling communication with a user is disclosed. The method is performed on a server system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The server system sends communication data to a user using a first communication channel. The server system determines that the user has ceased using the first communication channel for receiving communications. The server system identifies a second communication channel. The server system sends further communication data to the user using the identified second communication channel. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311622 | AUTOMATED TRANSACTION TUNING IN APPLICATION SERVERS - The transaction timeout values for applications deployed in an enterprise application server are dynamically adjusted for each application request made by each of multiple applications. Transaction timeout values are dynamically determined based upon known load and status of database and enterprise network connection conditions and historical data related to the application database requests. Time increments are appended to timeout values as needed and when a transaction timeout event occurs. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311623 | METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK SYSTEM - Interdomain federation, for example, generation or management of a virtual network (slice) that extends among domains can be performed without changing a function of a server or a node of a network domain without a function to manage the other domain. A pseudo node receiving a management message with the same protocol as a general node is added, in interdomain management information from an own domain, the other domain part in management information is received as the management information by the pseudo node (the other domain part is concealed) and when interdomain management information is transmitted to the other domain through the pseudo node by a federation protocol and the pseudo node and the interdomain management information is received from the other domain, the other domain part in the management information is bound as the management information of the pseudo node (the other domain part is concealed) and transmitted to a management server of an own domain. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311624 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING IP ADDRESS - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus and a system for configuring an IP address to solve a problem that in the process of network renumbering, when a conflict occurs between address configuration policies of a host, adopting a local policy of the host may cause an adverse impact on a network. In the present invention, when an address configuration policy conflict occurs, a terminal reports address configuration policy conflict information to a network side, so that the address configuration policy conflict in the terminal is no longer processed by a local policy of the terminal, but processed by the network side, that is, the network side decides what address configuration policy is adopted for the terminal. Therefore, an optimal solution can be provided for the conflict according to the actual situation of the network, thereby preventing an adverse impact on the network caused by the conflict. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311625 | DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION LOGGING - Methods, systems and apparatuses for logging diagnostic information are disclosed. In accordance with one method, first diagnostic information is logged in a router in accordance with a first mode having a first logging rate. In addition, an operational problem within the router is detected. Further, in response to detecting the operational problem, second diagnostic information is logged in accordance with a second mode having a second logging rate that is greater than the first logging rate of the first mode. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311626 | COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK MANAGEMENT - The present invention provides a communications network comprising a plurality of routers and a plurality of communications links which interconnect the routers and a global network management module. The global network management module is in communication with a number of diverse information sources, such as television listings, social networking sites, user preferences, historical data relating to the accessing of content, etc. such that the global network management module can make a prediction as to the likelihood that a particular network traffic event will occur and the demands that such a traffic event will place on the network. If the global network management module decides that the traffic event will occur then it will pre-configure the communications network such that the traffic generated by the event can be carried across the network within pre-defined quality thresholds and without unnecessarily effecting other traffic being carried on the network. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311627 | Virtual Use Of Electronic Design Automation Tools - A control server facilitates communication between a tool server hosting an instance of a software tool and a client device employed by a user of the software tool. The client device initially contacts the control server to request the use of the software tool. The control server then arranges for a separate computer to be configured as a tool server that can provide remote access to an instance of the software tool. The control server may provide usage information to the tool server that will control how the software tool may be used. The control server may also provide connection information to the client device, which the client device then can use to establish a connection with the tool server. Using the connection information, the client device then establishes a remote connection with the tool server, allowing the user of the client device to use the software tool hosted on the tool server through the remote connection. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311628 | Reliability in Distributed Environments - Technologies are generally described herein for deploying an application in a ubiquitous computing system. An allocation module may receive a command to deploy the application having multiple application modules to various nodes in the ubiquitous computing system. For at least one application module, the allocation module may identify, within the ubiquitous computing system, a set of heterogeneous nodes capable of executing the application module and having greater diversity over other sets of nodes in the ubiquitous computing system. The allocation module may deploy the application to the set of heterogeneous nodes. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311629 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first agent function that routes first messages for exchanging subscriber information and enabling registration where the first agent function maintains transaction state without maintaining session state, a second agent function that routes second messages for enforcing policy control where the second agent function maintains transaction and session state, and a third agent function that maintains transaction and session state and that routes a portion of the first and second messages to an external network. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311630 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, utilizing a first diameter agent function to route messages between network elements that provide subscriber management for a communication session, utilizing the first agent function to maintain transaction state during the communication session without maintaining session state, and utilizing the first server to selectively adjust routing information for the messages without adjusting non-routing information for the messages. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311631 | INTEGRATED CLOUD DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT - The present invention is generally directed at systems and methods for managing one or more data centers. Systems in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may include a software as a service (SaaS) application including a user interface for designing or modifying a topology, a VAR application in selective communication with the SaaS application and with one or more data stores, configured to determine how to create or modify the topology by configuring the one or more data centers. Methods in accordance with some embodiments of the invention may include receiving a topology design or edit, communicating with one or more data centers, determining how to satisfy the topology design or edit based on the topology design or edit and communications with the one or more data centers; and satisfying the topology design or edit by creating the designed topology or editing the pre-existing topology. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311632 | CLOUD COMPUTING DATA CENTER MACHINE MONITOR AND CONTROL - Systems, methods and computer-readable media provide for identifying a physical machine corresponding to a virtual machine. A system assigns a data center machine identifier to a physical computing device in a data center, along with a physical location for the physical computing system. In response to creating a virtual machine on the physical computing device, the system creates a mapping from a virtual machine identifier for the virtual machine to the data center machine identifier for the physical computing system. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311633 | CONTENT SERVER - A content server for serving content items for inclusion in a web page. The content server comprises a web interface, a content store, a serve log and a decision engine. The content store stores a plurality of content items, each content item having associated with it a desired number of impressions for a predetermined time period. The serve log stores, for each content item, the most recent time which it was served by the content server. The decision engine is arranged to calculate, for each content item, a minimum time period for the content item based on its associated desired quantity of impressions and the predetermined time period, and to select a content item for transmission by the web interface from amongst the content items for which the duration between the current time and the time stored in the serve log exceeds the minimum time period calculated for the content item. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311634 | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a facilities management system that utilizes embedded maps in nested facilities management devices. The facilities management devices are connected to a network and are linked in map images that indicate the location of the facilities management devices, as well as the locations of sensors. In addition, the links indicate the existence of an alarm condition, so that users can drill down on the links to locate a sensor that has created the alarm condition. The facilities management system utilizes various management systems and various protocols to provide a wide range of options for facilities managers. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311635 | NETWORK MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods relating to managing network addresses. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes sending a first request to use a particular network address, sending one or more second requests for respective hardware addresses corresponding to network addresses of one or more network address leases. When a hardware address corresponding to a particular network address lease is received in response to one of the one or more second requests and an acknowledgement of the first request to use the network address is not received determining whether the network address identified by the lease is the same as the network address in the first request, and when the network address is not the same, sending a third request to use the identified network address corresponding to the lease. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311636 | UPPER LAYER PROTOCOL SELECTION - A network communication selection system includes one or more subsystems to allow network communications with an endpoint device. The system determines whether a data center Ethernet (DCE) capable network is available to communicate with the endpoint device, determines whether the endpoint device is local or remote and selects a network communication protocol from a plurality of network communication protocols to communicate with the endpoint device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130311637 | OVERLAY TUNNEL INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROTOCOL - In one embodiment, a system includes logic adapted for receiving, at a first end point station, an information exchange packet from each end point station in a virtual network having a specified virtual network identifier (VNID) and logic adapted for processing each received information exchange packet to retrieve information about connections at each end point station in the virtual network having the specified VNID, wherein each end point station either terminates or originates a tunnel shared by the first end point station in an overlay network. In this way, the information may be used to respond to address resolution protocol (ARP) requests sent locally in lieu of flooding the ARP request. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are also presented regarding the overlay tunnel information exchange protocol, according to various embodiments. | 2013-11-21 |