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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930187 | Method and system for collaborative community membership management A method and system for managing membership in a collaborative computing environment community are provided. Identification of a selected a group of end user persons to invite to join the collaborative computing community is received. The selected group is evaluated... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7886227 | Cross-environment context-sensitive help files A method for providing context-sensitive help across variable environments. In each of the variable environments, the method can include tokenizing a received network request for help, the tokenization producing a contextually pertinent help file name and a base add... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7818432 | Seamless reflection of model updates in a visual page for a visual channel in a composite services delivery system Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for seamlessly updating a user interface element in a visible page for a visible channel of access to a common session in a composite services enablement environment can be pr... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818316 | Variable density query engine Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to search engines and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for a variable density query engine. In an embodiment of the invention, a search engine ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7809838 | Managing concurrent data updates in a composite services delivery system Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. A collision detection and resolution method for updating a model in a composite services enablement environm... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805491 | E-mail management for hidden recipients Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to e-mail message reply handling and provide a method, system and computer program product for hidden recipient management in e-mail replies. In an embodiment of the invention, a hidden ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7805224 | Medical applications in telematics A vehicle control system and method for facilitating operation of a vehicle by a driver with a potentially debilitating condition. At least one sensor provides sensor data corresponding to at least one of a vehicle condition or a driver condition. A database include... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7797569 | Mechanism for improving accessibility of JMX monitoring information in web content System, method and computer program product for monitoring the status of components in a data processing system that improves the accessibility of JMX monitoring information in web content. The system includes a mechanism for acquiring a text representation of compo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7797475 | Flexibly configurable multi central processing unit (CPU) supported hypertransport switching Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to hypertransport-based switching for multi-CPU systems and provide a method, system and computer program product for flexibly configurable multi-CPU supported hypertransport switching. In one e... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7797384 | Sequential restructuring of a collaborative context The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for dynamically restructuring a named collaborative context. In a system for dynamically restructuring a named collaborative context, a named collaborative space having a composition of collaborators, roles, to... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793097 | Extension of X.509 certificates to simultaneously support multiple cryptographic algorithms A technique permitting an X.509 certificate to simultaneously support more than one cryptographic algorithm. An alterative public key and alternative signature are provided as extensions in the body of the certificate. These extensions define a second (or more) cryp... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792971 | Visual channel refresh rate control for composite services delivery Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for deploying and delivering composite services in an NGN network. A method for managing refresh rates for visual channels in a composite services enablement data processing s... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792267 | Automatic call completion in a directory assistance system A method, system and apparatus for automatic call completion in a directory assistance system in concert with the public switched telephone network (PSTN). In accordance with the present invention, a method for automatic call completion in a directory assistance sys... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791747 | Security of printed documents through end user presence sensing A method, system and apparatus for improving the security of printed documents through end user presence sensing. In this regard, a system for improving the security of printed documents through end user presence detection can include a data store having records cor... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788442 | Computer memory accessible in either power state of the computer A system on a computer for providing access to data stored on the computer in either power state is provided. The system can include a memory module and an external data interface connector. The system can further include a data interface controller for managing a d... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783964 | Redundant 3-wire communication system and method A redundant communication system and method for providing data communication between a first computing node and a second computing node. A transmitter is provided as part of the first computing node. A receiver is provided as part of the second computing node. A fir... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783656 | Accessing objects in a service registry and repository using a treat as function A service registry and repository method for managing an object database for objects. The method includes receiving a database path query expression including both a main expression and a treat-as expression. The method also includes translating the query expression... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783499 | Framework for dynamic composition of web services A framework for Web services integration can include a Web services integrator having a scheduler coupled to a control. The control can have a coupling to a consumer preferences repository. The scheduler, by comparison, can have couplings both to a state data reposi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779384 | Managing visual renderings of typing classes in a model driven development environment A method, system and apparatus for managing visual renderings of typing classes in a model driven development environment. The method can include toggling a visual rendering of a typing class for a specified typed member in a visually rendered owner class in respons... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774786 | Resource scheduling in workflow management systems A system for improved scheduling of resources within a Workflow-Management-System or a computer system with comparable functionality (WFMS). Based on a new resource specification comprised within a process model and associated with an activity, the WFMS determines t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774406 | Method and system for an independent collaborative computing community A method and system for the establishment and maintenance of a collaborative computing community. The community includes one or more community members having membership data corresponding to their membership stored in a database and one or more collaborative compone... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770101 | Maintaining screen and form state in portlets A portlet state maintenance system can include a portal page setup component configured to generate a logical form in a single portal page from a multiplicity of forms defined within portlet markup aggregated into the single portal page. A portal state save componen... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7769734 | Managing long-lived resource locks in a multi-system mail infrastructure Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing resource locks and provide method, system and computer program product for managing long-lived resource locks. In a first embodiment, a data processing system for managing lo... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7768514 | Simultaneous view and point navigation Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for simultaneous view and point navigation. In a first embodiment of the invention, a single virtual environment interaction method can include maintaining first and second independen... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766717 | System for representing an autonomous entity A system is provided for representing an autonomous entity, which may be a winged entity. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a vessel having an interior that is viewable from outside the vessel. The system further includes a rotational drive system, a f... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765537 | Profiling interface assisted class loading for byte code instrumented logic A data processing system, method and computer program product for profiling interface assisted class loading for byte code instrumented logic can be provided. The system can include a development environment configured for byte code instrumentation of byte streams f... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7765534 | Compiler with cache utilization optimizations A compiling program with cache utilization optimizations employs an inter-procedural global analysis of the data access patterns of compile units to be processed. The global analysis determines sufficient information to allow intelligent application of optimization ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7765485 | Extensible user interface framework for a componentized application environment Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to extending the user interface of an application, and provide a method, system and computer program product for extending the user interface of an application in a componentized applica... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7761867 | Method and system for creation of operating system partition table A system and method for automatically selecting and configuring storage devices according to an abstract partition table definition as part of a scripted operating system installation. The system has a deployment server in data communication with the one or more com... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7761852 | Fast detection of the origins of memory leaks when using pooled resources The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for memory leak detection and reporting. In a preferred method of the invention, allocated ones of resources in a resource pool can be time stamped upon allocation and calling code segments receiving the alloca... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7761564 | Method and system for monitoring server events in a node configuration by using direct communication between servers In a method and system for monitoring events occurring at respective servers of a configuration of nodes, a first server located at a first node receives information from a messaging system pertaining to events at servers located at other nodes. The messaging system... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7761546 | Load balancing according to an iterative greatest common divisor approach to weight normalization A method, system and apparatus for load balancing workloads in a cluster according to an iterative greatest common divisor approach to weight normalization. A load balancing method can include computing a greatest common divisor for a set of current normalized value... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756982 | Method, system and program product for asynchronously processing requests Under the present invention, a request for a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is received from a client on a server. Upon receipt, a corresponding session object is obtained, and a response identifier is generated. Based on the response identifier, it is determined wh... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752604 | Method, system and program product for recording and replaying target service interaction data An architecture that allows target service interactions to be realistically simulated in a development environment. The architecture includes a proxy service, an interaction recorder, an interaction store and an emulator service. The proxy service delegates service ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744178 | Rack-mounted rail system A racking system for storing equipment in a rack includes a rail that is configured to be attached to the rack and a housing that receives the equipment. One of the housing and rail includes a catch, and the other of the housing and the rail includes a slot for enga... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7734558 | Transition between manual management and autonomic management of autonomic systems A method for the autonomic management of autonomic systems can include monitoring a managed system and recommending a course of action to be performed in the managed system. It can be determined whether the recommended course of action has been performed by an admin... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734033 | Ring-tone identification of urgent phone calls A method for activating a distinctive ring-tone can include the steps of extracting caller identifying data from an incoming phone call; comparing the caller identifying data to data in a caller list; determining whether the caller is authorized to activate a distin... | 06/08/2010 |
| D617482 | Flashlight with flames | 06/08/2010 |
| D617169 | File and chisel handle | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730461 | Software tool configured to generate test cases characterized by a linear range of integral values The present invention is a system for efficiently generating test cases characterized by a linear range of integral values. A software testing tool which has been configured to generate test cases characterized by a linear range of integral values in accordance with... | 06/01/2010 |
