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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8010936 | System and method for describing method process using guided architectural decisions A method author uses a method generator to create a customized project-specific method that includes first class decision elements. The decision elements are included in a meta model for a process framework, and describe actual decisions for a user to resolve. Once ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7868756 | Zone boundary adjustment method and system A zone shaping method and system. The method comprises receiving by a computing system from a sensory infrastructure transmitter attached to an object data associated with the first object. The object is located within a zone area. The computing system calculates a ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7810072 | Exception thrower A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for testing error handling code. The method includes selecting a method signature to be error tested; selecting an error associated with the method signature from a menu; generating an aspect to be used in a pointcut fo... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809666 | Method and system for sequential compilation and execution of rules Systems and methods for matching objects against a set of rules are described. The present invention is a novel rule execution algorithm that generally operates with greater efficiency than known algorithms. The algorithm uses a test analyzer to determine the relati... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7792851 | Mechanism for defining queries in terms of data objects A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for defining queries in terms of data objects. A simplified query syntax is introduced for querying across a set of data objects which does not require the duplication of data object shape information. A data object is ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7769768 | Methods, apparatus and computer programs for visualization and management of data organization within a data processing system Folders of data from disparate application programs are organized in conformity to a reference taxonomy. A reference taxonomy for representing an organization of stored data found in multiple disparate application programs is created. Each application taxonomy from ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7769747 | Method and apparatus for generating a service data object based service pattern for an enterprise Java beans model A method and apparatus for generating a service data object based service pattern for an EJB model is provided. Definitions of session bean façade, SDOs, and queries are defined in entity beans. When the definitions are processed, SDOs, related SDOs, and queries fo... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7689653 | Apparatus and method controlling use of individual segments of instant messaging content An apparatus and method is provided for a configuration of client work stations for instant messaging, wherein a participant intending to send a particular segment of chat content can elect to send the segment in an “off the record” mode. Content sent in this mo... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685512 | Representing logical model extensions and wire format specific rendering options in XML messaging schemas A computer readable medium, method, and device for generating eXtensible Markup Language (XML) schema fragments for use in validating an XML message in a particular wire format is disclosed. The method uses as its input a custom XML schema based message model contai... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7664755 | User prompt for loading sound in a computer resource A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for transmitting a computer resource to a computing device, wherein the computer resource includes at least one audio content. A visual display is presented, on the computing device, that offers options to accept and re... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7647037 | Location aware, on demand, media delivery to remote devices A method, system and computer program and method for delivering a streaming data to a remote device from a wireless transmitter. In one embodiment, a transmitter is configured to send units of the streaming data to the remote device. A receiver is configured to rece... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7627818 | Displaying HTML text on a non-graphical console Text from an HTML document is displayed without the use of a browser. The method includes receiving an HTML coded message that includes a text message that has been encoded using a sender's character set; identifying a character map pseudonym of a current character ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603714 | Method, system and computer program product for computer system vulnerability analysis and fortification A method, system, and computer program product for the automatic detection and fixing of security vulnerabilities in both individual software components and across complex, multi-component software solutions. The architecture of the software solution to be monitored... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7565545 | Method, system and program product for auditing electronic transactions based on biometric readings Under the present invention a biometric reading, an audit point identity and transaction information are collected for each electronic transaction. Upon collection, the biometric reading, audit point identity and transaction information are packaged into an audit pa... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7546379 | Application prioritization in a stateless protocol Techniques are disclosed that enable an application to prioritize its traffic in an application-specific manner, such that traffic which is most important to this application can be prioritized over traffic that is less important to this application, where this prio... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7519679 | Targeted web page redirection The present invention provides redirection for a web page request for an old URL received at a web server. In an embodiment, a web page request from an end-user is redirected to a Common Gateway Interface (“CGI”) script for handling the web page redirection. In ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509269 | Referential interface to enable commercial interaction between entities A system, method and program product is provided for establishment of a referential interface between business entities such as manufacturers and distributors in a computerized marketplace. The interface allows commercial interaction between two potentially geograph... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506247 | Method for capturing document style by example A system and method of using an example document to create another document with the same style. The style is determined by examining the example file for syntax patterns that are required in a document of this type. Each pattern is used to create a section template... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7492758 | Wireless telephone system including voice over IP and POTS A telephone capable of placing or receiving calls over the PSTN or a packet network. The telephone can store multiple telephone numbers for each potential called party along with preferences that govern the order of selecting telephone numbers to service any given o... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7484174 | Method for interoperation between legacy software and screen reader programs A method for facilitating operation of a screen reader with legacy programs whose user interface definitions do not conform to the design guidelines expected by the screen reader program. A graphical user interface is analyzed to identify a logical sequence of user ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478401 | Business to business event communications A method for the implementation of business to business event handling mechanisms for use in coarse grain components allowing communication of event information among providers and interested subscribers across a network. Provision of a flexible method for resolutio... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7461150 | Technique for sending TCP messages through HTTP systems The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for facilitating end-user access to remote applications based on TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). TCP traffic is packaged into the body of HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) messages, ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7426546 | Method for selecting an edge server computer Media Distribution within the Internet is done with the help of Application-Servers, Content-Servers and distributed Edge Servers where the clients are connected to Media Distribution Services. A computer system is provided comprising a client having a Web browser w... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7412604 | Using biometrics on pervasive devices for mobile identification A method, system, and computer program product for using biometrics on pervasive devices for purposes of mobile identification. A biometric device of the prior art is attached to, or incorporated within, a pervasive device. This augmented pervasive device may then b... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7389386 | Recommendations for intelligent data caching According to the present invention, there is provided a computer system, method and apparatus for making intelligent recommendations for dynamic content caching. In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a computer implemented method for generatin... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389325 | Bridge for linking two publish/subscribe message brokers There is disclosed a method, computer program and bridge for linking two publish/subscribe message brokers together. A subscription is made to receive request messages on one or more topics from a first broker. A subscription is made to receive all messages publishe... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383369 | Managing a resource lock A method of operating a resource lock for controlling access to a resource by a plurality of resource requesters, the resource lock operating in a contention efficient (heavyweight) operating mode, and the method being responsive to a request from a resource request... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356832 | Security for network-connected vehicles and other network-connected processing environments A method and apparatus provide security for a network-connected vehicle (or other networked environment) in which a predefined set of permitted operations relating to protected resources can be initiated remotely from elsewhere in the network, while security is main... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343428 | Dynamic, real-time integration of software resources through services of a content framework Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for dynamically integrating software resources (such as web services and other back-end software resources) using the services of a content framework (such as a portal platform). A portlet model is levera... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337236 | Application prioritization in a stateless protocol Techniques are disclosed that enable an application to prioritize its traffic in an application-specific manner, such that traffic which is most important to this application can be prioritized over traffic that is less important to this application, where this prio... | 02/26/2008 |
