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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080120064 | Detecting a failure condition in a system using three-dimensional telemetric impulsional response surfaces One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates high-sensitivity detection of an anomaly in telemetry data from an electronic system using a telemetric impulsional response fingerprint of the telemetry data. During operation, the system applie... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080117925 | Method and apparatus for performing syntax-directed application layer data buffering One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates buffering data at a kernel in a computer system, wherein the data is buffered based on the structure of a message contained in the data. The system operates by receiving data at a computer system... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080117824 | Topological approach for improving network and system utilization in a non-uniform network One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates improved resource allocation in a network. During operation, the system determines one or more metrics value for a node based on a characteristic of the node and assigns nodes within the network ... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080112133 | SWITCH CHASSIS A switch chassis includes a plane having pass-through vias. An array of connector pairs is provided. A connector pair includes a first multi-path connector on first side of the plane and a second multi-path connector on the second side of the plane interconnected throug... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080112152 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A cable management system provides cable management for a switch chassis configured to receive a plurality of line card units. The cable management system comprises a cable guide arrangement configured to guide each of a plurality of cables from a line card such that th... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080115014 | Method and apparatus for detecting degradation in a remote storage device A system that monitors telemetry from a host computer system to detect degradation in a remote storage device. During operation, the system monitors performance parameters from a host computer system which accesses the remote storage device, wherein the performance para... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080106951 | Architecture for an output buffered switch with input groups Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that transfers data between the components in the computer system through a switch. In these embodiments, the switch includes multiple switch chips which are coupled together and are configured to collectively functi... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080105056 | Method and apparatus for detecting vibrations from a mechanical component A system that detects vibrations from a mechanical component, such as a disk drive. The system includes an excitation rod, a membrane, and a microphone. During operation, the mechanical component is coupled to the excitation rod which is coupled to the membrane, so that... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080107021 | Parallel wrapped wave-front arbiter Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that schedules the transfer of cells in a switch. The system starts by receiving a set of cells to be transferred from a set of inputs of the switch to a set of outputs of the switch. The system includes S subschedul... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080104326 | Facilitating store reordering through cacheline marking One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates store reordering through cacheline marking. During operation, the system receives a memory operation which is directed to a cacheline. Next, the system determines whether a thread which is perfor... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080104335 | Facilitating load reordering through cacheline marking One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates load reordering through cacheline marking. During operation, the system receives a load operation to be executed. Next, the system determines whether a cacheline for the load has been load-marked... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080098215 | Tracking of resource utilization during cryptographic transformations A computer system that communicates cryptographic resource utilization information while processing data packets is described. During operation, the system receives a first data packet and generates a second data packet by performing a cryptographic transformation on th... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080092110 | Enhanced UI operations leveraging derivative visual representation One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates manipulation of three-dimensional (3D) objects displayed in a two-dimensional (2D) display. During operation, the system displays perspectively a 3D object in a 2D display based on a coordinate s... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080084866 | Routing based on dynamic classification rules A computer system that forwards data packets is described. During operation, the system receives a data packet on a first interface and classifies the data packet to determine a corresponding destination. This classification is based on dynamically configured classifica... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080086600 | Method and apparatus for performing caching in a file system A system that caches a file within a computer system. During operation, the system monitors accesses to the file, wherein the file is located on a storage device. Next, the system analyzes the monitored accesses to determine an access pattern for the file. The system th... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080082738 | Efficient store queue architecture One embodiment of the present invention provides a store queue that applies the stores to a memory subsystem in program order. This store queue includes a content-addressable memory (CAM), which holds pending stores and facilitates looking up stores based on addresses f... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082804 | Method and apparatus for enabling optimistic program execution A system that reduces overly optimistic program execution. During operation, the system encounters a bounded-execution block while executing a program, wherein the bounded execution block includes a primary path and a secondary path. Next, the system executes the bounde... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080077731 | Memory module with optical interconnect that enables scalable high-bandwidth memory access One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates scalable high-bandwidth memory access using a memory module with optical interconnect. This system includes an optical channel, a memory buffer, and a random-access memory module. The memory buff... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080071903 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a data stream A system that determines whether a data element exists within a set of data elements observed from a stream of data. During operation, the system receives a query which seeks to determine whether the data element exists within a set of data elements observed from a stre... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080071904 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a data stream to detect a pattern of data elements A system that determines whether a pattern of data elements was observed in a stream of data. During operation, the system receives a query which seeks to determine whether the pattern of data elements was observed in the stream of data. In response to the query, the sy... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080061801 | Measuring chip-to-chip capacitance differentials by demodulating signals over a capacitance bridge In a method for determining capacitance, a first time-varying signal is driven on a first terminal of a first capacitor and a second time-varying signal is driven on a first terminal of a second capacitor, where the first time-varying signal and the second time-varying ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080059893 | Using a zooming effect to provide additional display space for managing applications One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a zooming effect to provide additional display space to manage applications. In one mode of operation, the system presents an image of a computer desktop to the user on a display device. When the system... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080043973 | Method and apparatus for using a directory service to facilitate centralized device naming One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a directory service to facilitate centralized device naming. The system operates by receiving a registration of a device at a computer system. Next, the system determines if the device has been register... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080031294 | Structures and methods for adjusting the wavelengths of lasers via temperature control One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates adjusting the wavelengths of lasers via temperature control. This system includes a chip with an active face upon which active circuitry and signal pads reside. A thermal-control mechanism provid... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080034195 | Method and apparatus for using filesystem operations to initiate device naming One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses filesystem operations to initiate device naming and/or device discovery. The system operates by receiving a command to boot a computer system. In response to the command, the system loads a portion of a... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080028138 | Content-addressable memory that supports a priority ordering between banks of differing sizes One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that implements a content-addressable memory (CAM) which has multiple banks. During operation, the system receives a request to insert an item into the CAM, wherein the request includes a key which is used to ind... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080028139 | Content-addressable memory that supports a priority ordering between banks One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that implements a content-addressable memory (CAM) which has multiple banks. During operation, the system receives a request to insert an item into the CAM, wherein the request includes a key which is used to ind... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080022082 | START TRANSACTIONAL EXECUTION (STE) INSTRUCTION TO SUPPORT TRANSACTIONAL PROGRAM EXECUTION One embodiment of the present invention supports execution of a start transactional execution (STE) instruction, which marks the beginning of a block of instructions to be executed transactionally. Upon encountering the STE instruction during execution of a program, the... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080022045 | Handling fetch requests that return out-of-order at an instruction fetch unit One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that handles instruction fetch requests that return out-of-order at an IFU of a processor. During operation, the system sends a request to obtain a cache line to an instruction cache, wherein the request can be s... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080018000 | Method and apparatus for precisely aligning integrated circuit chips A system that facilitates precise inter-chip alignment. The system includes a first integrated circuit chip, whose surface has etch pit wells. The system also includes a second integrated circuit chip, whose surface has corresponding etch pit wells that mate with the et... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080016352 | Method and apparatus for maintaining ephemeral keys in limited space One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that maintains keys using limited storage space on a computing device, such as a smart card. During operation, the system receives a request at the computing device to perform an operation involving a key. While ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080010556 | Estimating the residual life of a software system under a software-based failure mechanism One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that estimates residual life of a software system under a software-based failure mechanism. During operation, the system first constructs a prognostic database for the software-based failure mechanism based on a ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080010044 | Using interval techniques to solve a parametric multi-objective optimization problem One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that solves a parametric multi-objective optimization problem in a combined design space and parameter space using interval techniques, wherein the design space contains design-space variables which are fixed for... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080004837 | Method and apparatus for generating a dynamic power-flux map for a set of computer systems A system that generates a dynamic power-flux map for a set of computer systems. During operation the system determines the locations of the computer systems. Next, the system receives dynamic traces of power consumption for the computer systems, wherein a dynamic trace ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080001776 | Method and apparatus for camouflaging business-activity information in a telemetry signal One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that camouflages business-activity information in telemetry signals from a computer system. During operation, the system monitors telemetry signals from the computer system to obtain a time series containing a te... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080005545 | Dynamically shared high-speed jump target predictor One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that predicts a jump target for a jump instruction. During operation, the system starts fetching the jump instruction while executing a process. Next, the system uses a program counter for the process along with ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080001777 | Camouflaging business-activity information in a telemetry signal through randomization One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that camouflages business-activity information in telemetry signals from a computer system. During operation, the system monitors telemetry signals from the computer system to obtain a time series containing a te... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080005653 | Method and apparatus for facilitating Java-based self-organizing media One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates presentation of Java-based self-organizing media. During operation, the system receives media content at a media-presentation device, wherein the media content includes content data as well as a ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070291535 | Multi-chip switch based on proximity communication A switch contains a first semiconductor die, which is configured to receive signals on a plurality of input ports and to output the signals on a plurality of output ports. The first semiconductor die is further configured to selectively couple the signals between the in... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070294513 | Facilitating fast scanning for control transfer instructions in an instruction fetch unit One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that performs a fast-scanning operation to generate fetch bundles within an instruction fetch unit (IFU) of a processor. During operation, the system obtains a cache line containing instructions at the IFU. Next,... | 12/20/2007 |
