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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001287 | Dynamically updating alias location codes with correct location codes during concurrent installation of a component in a computer system During an initial generation/assignment of location codes for field replaceable units (FRUs) that are and/or may be attached to the computer system, the service processor provides an alias location code for each FRU not currently attached. When the service processor... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992001 | Preventing execution of software without a dynamically generated key A method, system and computer program product for partitioning the binary image of a software program, and partially removing code bits to create an encrypted software key, to increase software security. The software program's binary image is partitioned along a ran... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979088 | Water friend or foe system for global vessel identification and tracking Disclosed are a method, system, and computer program product for a Water Friend or Foe System (WFSS) including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in a SIM reader on a marine vessel. The WFFS system on the marine vessel transmits secure identity information and ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7945881 | Method of reducing crosstalk induced noise in circuitry designs A method of reducing crosstalk induced noise in a physical circuit wiring design constructs a spatial vector for each interconnect wire segment in the physical circuit wiring design. The method compares the spatial vectors of said physical circuit wiring design and ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7752659 | Packet filtering in a NIC to control antidote loading A method and system is described for selectively downloading antidotes onto a client computer. The client computer is connected via a network interface card (NIC) to a network that contains an anti-virus server. The NIC is initially logically isolated from the clien... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7594263 | Operating a communication network through use of blocking measures for responding to communication traffic anomalies A communication network is operated by detecting an anomaly in the communication traffic at a plurality of nodes in a communication network. A first blocking measure A is independently applied at respective ones of the plurality of nodes to the anomalous traffic tha... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7546281 | Reduction of ternary rules with common priority and actions A system for reducing the size of a database includes a memory in which the database configured in a ternary matrix array structure is stored. A processor executing at least one reduction algorithm scans the database tagging superfluous entries that are subsequently... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7389490 | Method, system and program product for providing a configuration specification language supporting selective presentation of configuration entities In at least one hardware definition language (HDL) file, at least one design entity containing a functional portion of a digital system is specified. The design entity logically contains a latch having a respective plurality of different possible latch values. With ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7353361 | Page replacement policy for systems having multiple page sizes In a data processing system utilizing multiple page sizes for virtual memory paging, a system, method, and article of manufacture for managing page replacement. In one embodiment, the page replacement method begins with a page frame allocation request, such as may b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343573 | Method and system for enhanced verification through binary decision diagram-based target decomposition A method, system and computer program product for performing verification of an electronic design is disclosed. The method includes receiving a design, including a first target set, a primary input set, and a first register set comprising one or more registers. A bi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7194001 | Time division multiplexing over broadband modulation method and apparatus A packet switch router that processes downstream digital information to provide dedicated bandwidth to each subscriber destination on a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network. The router includes a network module that terminates a network connection, a switch that forwards... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7085090 | System, method, and apparatus for providing a single display panel and control for multiple data storage drives in an automated data storage library A system for providing a single display for control of multiple data storage drives in an automated library incorporates a switching unit that allows the different drives to be displayed on the single display unit. The drives are mounted in a frame and connected to ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6895510 | Mutual internet authentication between a client and server utilizing a dummy IOP request Mutual authentication between a client and server over the Internet utilizing the IOP protocol in its current state is enabled by first engaging in a “dummy” request when a client initiates a request to a new target server for the first time. This provides the m... | 05/17/2005 |
