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| 8185956 | Real-time website safety reputation system A mechanism is provided for determining a safety reputation for a network site in a manner that provides both wide coverage of potentially malicious sites as well as improves the freshness of information from which the safety reputation is derived. Community-based i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185684 | Method and apparatus for resolving volume identifiers associated with a virtual machine A method and apparatus for resolving volumes identifiers and drive letters associated with a virtual machine is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises correlating system registry information with at least one virtual drive configuration associated with a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185394 | Method for accessing data via voice A method for providing access to data via a voice interface. In one embodiment, the system includes a voice recognition unit and a speech processing server that work together to enable users to interact with the system using voice commands guided by navigation conte... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181240 | Method and apparatus for preventing DOS attacks on trunk interfaces A method of protecting a data network from denial of service (DOS) attacks is described. The method may use various network tools to selectively block or disable portions of a data trunk experiencing a DOS attack, thereby preventing the DOS attack from reaching at l... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176396 | System and method for implementing a Reed Solomon multiplication section from exclusive-OR logic Various methods and systems for implementing Reed Solomon multiplication sections from exclusive-OR (XOR) logic are disclosed. For example, a system includes a Reed Solomon multiplication section, which includes XOR-based logic. The XOR-based logic includes an input... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176225 | Microcontroller peripheral event distribution bus A method and apparatus for distributing events. In one embodiment, the method includes a bus concurrently transmitting a first event-signal and a first event-identification (event-ID); wherein the first event-signal, when active, indicates that a first event has occ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176015 | Method and apparatus for reducing redundant storing of blocks of data on a server A method and apparatus for selectively storing data on a server. The method operates by accessing a computer file and defining a data block as a current block of data. The current block is subsequently checksummed using a rolling error identification code. The metho... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171063 | System and method for efficiently locating and processing data on a deduplication storage system A system and method for efficiently locating and processing data on a deduplication storage system are provided. A logical volume is mapped to a deduplication storage area. The logical volume includes a collection of logical block locations and the deduplication sto... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166001 | Mapping regulations and frameworks to policies using control statements A method, system and apparatus for mapping of internal corporate policies to operational guidelines, such as regulations, best practice frameworks, and standards, through the use of control statements are provided. In one embodiment, a set of normalized control stat... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165959 | Method and apparatus for pricing calculation A method and apparatus for providing a competitive bid from a provider comprising receiving billing data from a user, the billing data including provider information, location, and total bill amount. The method further comprising calculating a complex usage pattern ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165157 | Maintaining network compatibility A method for improving network compatibility, the method including but not limited to the following: receiving a first-protocol data-link layer packet having a first-protocol address, the first-protocol data-link layer packet encapsulating a network-layer packet bou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161522 | Method and apparatus for using expiration information to improve confidential data leakage prevention A method and apparatus for using expiration information to improve confidential data leakage prevention is described. In one embodiment, a method for protecting confidential data from disclosure using expiration information, comprises processing the expiration infor... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8161180 | Method and apparatus for routing a data stream through a plurality of data movers independent of a network interface type A method and apparatus for routing a data stream through a plurality of data movers independent of a network interface type is provided. In one embodiment, the method for routing the data stream to a destination with indifference to network interface type includes s... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160990 | Procedural constraint engine for product configuration Various systems and methods for integrating procedural logic with a stateless constraint engine are disclosed. One method involves accessing a first set of values generated by a stateless constraint engine based upon a first set of inputs and then accessing a second... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160955 | Method and apparatus for capturing commercial loan application data and assigning a commercial loan request Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for capturing commercial loan application data and assigning a commercial loan request are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the invention provide mechanisms for capturing commercial loan application data, assigning a c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156301 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing a physical machine with a virtual machine while the virtual machine is operational A method for synchronizing, using at least one processor, a physical machine with a virtual machine while the virtual machine is operational in memory is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring a physical machine that utilizes a physical disk fo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156269 | Reference distribution bus A system that includes a multiplexer having an output selectively coupled to a plurality of inputs, a bus coupled to the output of the multiplexer, and first and second circuits configured to generate first and second digital signals, respectively. The first digital... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155125 | Apparatus and method for utilizing aggregate network links for multicast switching A method, system, and apparatus to transmit replicated multicast packets over a plurality of physical network links that are combined into one logical channel or link so that the replicated multicast packets are distributed over more than one network link is disclos... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151139 | Preventing data loss from restore overwrites Various methods and systems are presented to restore a logical data object from a backup to a working copy, in a manner that allows for the return of the working copy to a prior state of the working copy. One such method and system copies data to a restore backup of... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150810 | Method and apparatus for file sharing between continuous and scheduled backups Method and apparatus for file sharing between continuous and scheduled backups is described. One example relates to backing up source data stored by a computer system. A first portion of the source data is backed up at points in time in response to a backup schedule... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146148 | Tunneled security groups A method for providing security groups based on the use of tunneling is disclosed. The method includes assigning a security group identifier (SGI) to a packet and classifying the packet based on the packet's SGI. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8146097 | Method, apparatus, and system for implementing view caching in a framework to support web-based applications According to one aspect of the present invention, a system is provided for implementing view caching in a framework to support web-based applications. The system comprising a set of server-side objects managed by an object manager (OM) running on a server. The syste... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145787 | Adaptive bandwidth utilization over fabric links Disclosed is a method and apparatus for adapting bandwidth utilization over fabric links. In one embodiment of the method, a transmitting device transmits data at a first non-zero rate to a memory for storage therein during a first period of time. The transmitting d... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144628 | Acknowledgement-based rerouting of multicast traffic Various techniques for exchanging control messages in order to gracefully reroute multicast traffic are disclosed. For example, one method involves sending a join message for a multicast group towards a root of a new multicast tree and forwarding multicast traffic, ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140723 | Digital I/O signal scheduler An apparatus and method of scheduling signals. In one embodiment, the method includes a first circuit receiving a first plurality of reference values. The first circuit selects a reference value from the first plurality according to a first reference identifier (ID)... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140480 | Off-host cataloging of backup information Various techniques for performing off-host cataloging of backup information are disclosed. One method involves initiating, subsequent to the closure of a backup window, generation of at least a portion of a catalog. The catalog identifies contents of a set of backup... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135981 | Method, apparatus and system to automate detection of anomalies for storage and replication within a high availability disaster recovery environment A method, apparatus and system for improving failover within a high-availability computer system are provided. The method includes obtaining one or more parameters associated with at least one resource of any of the first cluster, second cluster and high-availabilit... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131691 | System and method for updating a search engine index based on which files are identified in a file change log Various methods and systems for updating a search engine index based on a file change log are disclosed. One method involves accessing a file, which stores a file change log maintained by a file system. The file change log identifies one or more recently modified fi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130913 | Method and apparatus for archiving calls terminating at a computer A method and apparatus for archiving a call terminating at a client device are provided. In an example, a command or packet associated with a protocol for setting up the call is intercepted. In response to the interception, the call is associated with a call ID. An ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127174 | Method and apparatus for performing transparent in-memory checkpointing A method and apparatus for performing transparent checkpoint data backup by identifying portions of memory that store the checkpoint data that have been modified since a prior in-memory checkpoint process and backing up only the identified portions of memory contain... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8127166 | Power management within a data protection system Various techniques for managing power consumption of computing devices within a data protection system are disclosed. For example, one method involves accessing policy information, which the policy information indicates when one or more data protection system activi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125698 | Systems and methods for producing wide field-of-view holographic displays Hologram recording devices and techniques can be employed to produce wide field-of-view holograms. A lens can be used to couple an object beam into a holographic recording material without substantially changing the angle of incidence of the object beam. When displa... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122377 | Preserving user interface customizations while upgrading an enterprise application In an embodiment, a system for preserving user interface customizations while upgrading an enterprise application is provided. The system preserves customizations by identifying customizations made to user interface (“UI”) objects of an enterprise application, a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121982 | Data transfers from mobile devices with cell-site staging Data uploaded from a mobile unit to a remote site can be buffered at an intermediate wireless base station, allowing an initial wireless link to be rapidly terminated and freed for other uses. In one implementation, a method includes forming a wireless link between ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117184 | SQL adapter business service A Structured Query Language (SQL) adapter business service that converts data from a data set to a common representation format used for all data sets with which the SQL adapter business service interacts. Hence the SQL adapter business service can communicate with ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112394 | Long-lived data transactions In one embodiment, a method for facilitating long-lived data transactions includes starting a data transaction during a first user session, storing data associated with the data transaction in a temporary storage table, and ending the data transaction during a secon... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112296 | Modeling of job profile data A job profile class is defined that represents a job profile and identifies relationships of the job profile with various entities related to the job profile. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111634 | System and method for integrating ring-protocol-compatible devices into network configurations that also include non-ring-protocol compatible devices Various systems and methods for integrating ring-protocol-compatible devices into network configurations that also include non-ring-protocol-compatible devices are disclosed. One such method, which can be performed by a network node that supports a ring protocol, in... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107473 | Automation fallback to P2P LSPs for mLDP built multipoint-trees A method of using a point-to-point (P2P) label switched path (LSP) to transmit multicast data packets partially through a multiprotocol label switched (MPLS) network when one or more label switched routers (LSRs) of the MPLS are not multicast label distribution prot... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103625 | System and method for providing access to replicated data A system and method for providing access to replicated data is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention utilize a remote access file system to provide access to replicated data concurrently with replication. According to one embodiment including unidirectiona... | 01/24/2012 |
