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20100297983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC CREDENTIAL SECURITY - An approach is provided for improving the security of a mobile device by clearing credentials from the mobile device in response to a new user obtaining the device. Credentials associated with an identity module of a mobile device are stored. A new identity module associated with the mobile device or removal of the identity module is detected. The credentials from the mobile device are cleared based on the detection. | 11-25-2010 |
20100299218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING DISCOVERY AND PAYMENT FOR ONLINE COMMERCE - An approach is provided for discovering and paying for items in online commerce. A discovery application is launched to display one or more items available for purchase. Items that are selected for purchase are then transmitted to a payment application that is independent of the discovery application to obtain payment for the selected items. | 11-25-2010 |
20100299225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PURCHASING INFORMATION - An approach is provided for displaying purchasing information on a mobile device. Purchasing information that is transmitted for display using a purchasing application on the mobile device is redirected for display on a browser application or a messaging application when the purchasing application is not resident on the mobile device. | 11-25-2010 |
20100299338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DEVICE COMPATIBILITY SERVICE - Techniques for a device compatibility service include receiving a first query from a service indicating first device identification data related to a mobile communication device. A second query is initiated into multiple sources for the mobile communication device based on the received device identification data. In response to the received first query, the method further comprises causing to be sent to the service a response that indicates different data associated with the device identification data based on a database of device characteristics, wherein the service is adapted based on the device identification data. For example, in some embodiments the device identification data indicates a specific mobile communication device and the different data indicates characteristics of the specific device. In some embodiments, the device identification data indicates a specific device characteristic and the different data indicates devices associated with the specific device characteristic in the database. | 11-25-2010 |
20100325276 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING APPLICATIONS WITH SHARED SCALABLE CACHING - An approach is provided for initiating sending a request message indicating a parameter for an application to an index of parameter values stored in a database for a plurality of related applications. A value for the parameter is received in response to sending the request. Performing a function of the application based on the value received for the parameter is initiated. The value for the parameter is used by a different mobile application of the plurality of related applications. | 12-23-2010 |
20100325427 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING A MOBILE DEVICE - An approach is provided for authenticating a mobile device. A mobile device initiates transmission of a request to an authentication platform for generating a public-key certificate to access a service from the mobile device. The mobile device receives an identity challenge and responds by initiating transmission of a tag specific to the mobile device to the authentication platform. The authentication platform uses the tag to generate a public-key certificate. | 12-23-2010 |
20100325583 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING CONTENT - An approach is provided for receiving, in association with first content to be rendered on user equipment, a vector of one or more values for a corresponding one or more sliding scales. A determination is made of a relationship of the first content to second content based, at least in part, on the vector received. Each value of the vector represents a relative position along a corresponding sliding scale between a minimum label and a maximum label for the sliding scale. | 12-23-2010 |
20130198235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA ACCESS VIA MULTI-USER VIEWS - An approach is provided for providing data access via multi-user views. An access management platform determines at least one view of data, wherein the at least one view is created based on one or more queries with one or more projections in one or more monadic elements to the data. The access management platform further determines one or more policies for accessing the data, wherein the one or more policies specify at least one or more access capabilities. The access management platform also causes storage of the one or more policies, the one or more access capabilities, or a combination thereof in the one or more monadic elements. The access management platform further causes granting of access to the at least one view by one or more requesting devices, wherein the granting of the access is determined by processing of the one or more monadic elements. | 08-01-2013 |
20140067758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EDGE-BASED INTEROPERABILITY FOR DATA AND COMPUTATIONS - An approach is described for providing edge-based interoperability of data and computations. An edge computing platform causes, at least in part, a colocation one or more data records with one or more computations as one or more computation closures. The one or more computations are for processing the one the one or more data records. The edge computing platform also causes, at least in part, a storage of the one or more computation closures at one or more nodes of at least one cloud computing architecture for servicing one or more queries. The one or more nodes include, at least in part, one or more edge nodes, one or more regional nodes, one or more core nodes, or a combination thereof. | 03-06-2014 |
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20130027029 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A SUBSEA PIPELINE - The present invention is directed to a system and a method for inspecting a subsea pipeline. The method comprises the steps: detecting a defect along the subsea pipeline using a subsea magnetometric tomography method (MTM) module adjacent the subsea pipeline; and determining a position of the subsea MTM module, thereby determining the position of the defect. The method further comprises determining the position of the subsea MTM module relative to a surface vessel; and determining an absolute position of the surface vessel. | 01-31-2013 |
20140368191 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR METALLIC CONSTRUCTIONS ASSESSMENT - A device for discovering, identification and monitoring, of mechanical flaws in metallic structures is disclosed, based on magneto-graphic/magnetic tomography technique to identify stress-related defects. The device includes registration means that optimized for use with metallic structures of various types, shapes and sizes. Applications include a real-time quality control, monitoring and emergency alarms, as well structural repairs and maintenance work recommendations and planning. Examples of the device implementation include pipes for oil and gas industry monitoring, detection of flaws in rolled products in metallurgical industry, welding quality of heavy duty equipment such as ships, reservoirs. etc. It is especially important for loaded constructions, such as pressured pipes, infrastructure maintenance, nuclear power plant monitoring, bridges, corrosion prevention and environment protection. | 12-18-2014 |
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20150016542 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING VIDEO DATA - A method of decoding a bit-stream of encoded video data in a video decoder is disclosed. The method determines if the bit-stream of encoded video data has extended precision processing enabled and has a bit-depth greater than nine bits, when a profile of the bit-stream of the encoded video data is determined to be unsupported by the video decoder. The bit-stream of the encoded video data is decoded to determine decoded video data, using a profile supported by the video decoder, if the bit stream has extended precision processing enabled and a bit depth greater than nine (9) bits. The decoded video data has differences to the video data encoded in the bit-stream due to the unsupported profile being different to the supported profile. | 01-15-2015 |
20150078443 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A SUBSET OF TRANSFORM UNITS OF ENCODED VIDEO DATA - A method of decoding a transform unit (e.g., | 03-19-2015 |
20150264372 | Method, apparatus and system for encoding and decoding video data using a block dictionary - A method of decoding a coding unit from a video bitstream determines reconstructed samples for a first coding unit, from the video bitstream, and decodes a dictionary store flag from the video bitstream for the first coding unit. Where the dictionary store flag indicates that reconstructed samples for the first coding unit be stored, the method (i) stores the reconstructed samples for the first coding unit into a memory buffer; (ii) determines reconstructed samples for a second coding unit, the reconstructed samples for the second coding unit being copied from reconstructed samples for the first coding unit from the memory buffer, and (iii) outputs the reconstructed samples for the second coding unit. Also disclosed is a complementary method for encoding, a decoder and an encoder. | 09-17-2015 |
20150334405 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COPYING A BLOCK OF VIDEO SAMPLES - A method of copying a block of samples of a video bitstream, is disclosed. A plurality of adaptation parameters is read from a local memory store. Each adaptation parameter corresponds to a component of a multi-dimensional vector in the video bitstream. Each of the components of the vector is decoded from the video bitstream using the corresponding adaptation parameter. The block of samples is copied from the video bitstream. The spatial location of the block of samples is identified using the decoded components of the vector. | 11-19-2015 |