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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179897 | Generation and use of CRC in communications network The CRC for the CPS Header of an ATM AAL2 cell is generated by a CRC generator which uses the 8 bits of the CID field to generate partial 5 bits CRCs which are loaded in a first table. The 6 bits LI field and 5 bits UUI field are added to the partial 5 bits CRC to f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176421 | Virtual universe supervisory presence It is understood that the terms computer-readable medium or computer useable medium comprise one or more of any type of physical embodiment of the program code. In particular, the computer-readable/useable medium can comprise program code embodied on one or more por... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171325 | Computing component and environment mobility Methods, services, devices, and programmable code are provided for moving computing processes without loss of service. Powered components supporting a computing infrastructure executing computing processes are monitored for thermal characteristics, each associated w... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157983 | Composite anode for cathodic protection The galvanic cathodic protection of steel embedded in concrete structures is enhanced by the utilization of a flexible composite anode assembly containing a sacrificial anode member. The anode member is at least partially covered by a matrix comprising an ionically-... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150665 | Requirements management and modeling in complex systems integration A method and product for modeling and managing requirements in a complex integrated system, which comprises creating a set of requirements which can be implemented within all the components of the complex integrated system. Each requirement may be characterized as a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145424 | Geoboundaries using rectangular fencing and coupling of GPS/LBS systems A method for establishing a geographic boundary and monitoring an object within the boundary is provided. At least one first entity provides a second entity a request to form the geographic boundary and monitor the object within the boundary. The request may include... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140873 | User imposed power constraints on web server based on user preferences Web application users are able to specify power constraints for remote web servers. These may be based on individual performance needs and energy-conservation desires. They enable the user to exercise control over the amount of energy that the web server expends in ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140213 | Detection of vehicle operation under adverse conditions Details relating to the operation of a vehicle under adverse conditions are recorded and collected. This data is particularly useful to forestall catastrophic failures, and to provide valuable information for potential buyers of used vehicles. Among the operating co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135752 | Deleting leaves in tree table structures Techniques and articles of manufacture are provided comprising computer readable programs that, when executed on the computer, cause the computer to delete a leaf from a patricia tree having leaf keys and pattern search control blocks containing a prefix and either ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130738 | Mobile device services acquisition Provided is a method for enabling a mobile device to subscribe and acquire services, including the steps of: detecting available services/connections or service/location tags which are selectable by the mobile device within the short-to-medium range from the mobile ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127236 | Virtual universe subject matter expert assistance Methods, devices and systems are provided for enabling virtual universe users to find and engage subject matter experts within a virtual universe by defining a virtual universe subject matter expert conduit within the virtual universe. A virtual universe user avatar... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126607 | Vehicle fluid replacement tracking The present invention provides a system, method, and program product for sensing and tracking vehicle fluid replacement in a vehicle by sensing information indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir and/or a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8115487 | Apparatus and method for cryogenically cooling a coil on a magnetic resonance imaging system A magnetic resonance imaging system includes a primary magnet and a secondary magnet operable to produce magnetic fields within a sample being imaged. The MRI system further includes at least one RF coil that is operable to receive electromagnetic frequencies from t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108907 | Authentication of user database access A database system and method combines the ability to concurrently utilize LDAP based authentication and operating system-based authentication. The database authentication tries both methods of authentication, both at the database layer and at the application layer. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108774 | Avatar appearance transformation in a virtual universe Methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for configuring a chameleon avatar in response to data associated with a target avatar within a virtual universe. In response to determining that an engagement of a chameleon a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103414 | Adaptive vehicle configuration Methods, including service methods, program products and systems are provided for sensing vehicle loads and responsively and automatically configuring a vehicle. Vehicle-mounted load sensors sense vehicle loads, a vehicle processing means calculating a load imparted... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095861 | Cache function overloading A method includes checking a first parameter that indicates whether parity generation and checking for a at least a sub-portion of a cache line is disabled, setting at least one parity bit, corresponding to the sub-portion, in the cache line with a second parameter ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095265 | Recording, storing, and retrieving vehicle maintenance records A variety of sensors, such as mechanical triggers, light sensors and motion sensors, magnetic sensors, and radio frequency identification tags, are strategically placed throughout a motor vehicle to detect service and maintenance activities relating to the vehicle d... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090207 | Adaptive compression quality Images captured in a digital form are stored in a digital storage device with already-stored images by determining if a percentage of a finite storage capacity of the digital storage device needed to store the captured and already stored images in the storage device... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085421 | Efficient print operations A method, apparatus, and product for reducing resource footprints for printer operation outputs, comprising: specifying a print job rendering criteria; receiving a request to print a print job having a page number amount; and automatically selecting and printing a p... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081632 | Lookups by collisionless direct tables and CAMS Computers are caused to provide a hash table wherein each entry is associated with a binary key and indexed by a selected portion of a hash value of the associated key, and points to a data structure location for storing non-selected portions of, or the entire hash ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8060274 | Location-based vehicle maintenance scheduling Systems, methods, and program products are provided for scheduling vehicle maintenance by identifying a future location at which a vehicle is available for a service and electronically providing at least the future location, a time and time duration that the vehicle... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056129 | Validating active computer terminal sessions Systems, methods and program codes are provided wherein an analyzer analyzes input from a terminal device; ascertains human-like behavior; and terminates an active session, generates a time-out warning, manipulates an idle session timer or presents a challenge in re... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055775 | SOA policy engine framework Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices provide a policy engine framework. A consumer policy request for a web service is mediated through a functional web service or a policy web service. A single unif... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055534 | Variable rate travel fee based upon vehicle occupancy Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for charging travel fees or awarding benefits as a function of vehicle occupancy. Variable travel fee schedules include a plurality of different rate... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051136 | Optimizing a presence enabled managed service Methods, systems, processes and devices are provided for optimizing throughput and quality of service of a presence enabled managed service. The method includes at least a first entity requesting from an aggregator of presence services presence information of a seco... | 11/01/2011 |
| PP22219 | Interspecific hybrid dogwood tree designated ‘KF 111-1’ An advanced generation interspecific hybrid of Cornus kousa and C. florida that is distinguished by its exceptionally high vigor, attractive foliage, very floriferous display of white floral bracts, high level of winter hardiness, tolerance of drought ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8035382 | Coil decoupling in magnetic resonance imaging A radio frequency coil array (50) includes at least first (501) and second (502) receive coils. A flux pipe (52) includes electrically connected first (2521) and second (2522) loop... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030932 | Bandwidth expansion in magnetic resonance An apparatus for use in a magnetic resonance examination includes a radio frequency receive coil (50) and adjustable tuning circuitry (51) for adjusting the resonant frequency of the receive coil. The apparatus also includes a preamplifier (29) ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8014914 | Energy and emission responsive routing for vehicles Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for vehicle route planning as a function of vehicle type. A plurality of different routes for travel by a vehicle from a trip origin to a destination... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010815 | Computational device power-savings A user may invoke energy savings in the operation of a computational device performing a processing task. The device performs the processing task in the invoked energy savings mode and determines an energy amount expended by the device in performing the processing t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005989 | Caching lookups based upon TCP traffic flow characteristics The classification system of a network device includes a cache in which a mapping between predefined characteristics of TCP/IP packets and associated actions are stored in response to the first “Frequent Flyer” packet in of a session. Selected characteristics fr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004415 | Liquid exposure detection Methods, systems and program products are provided for monitoring an article for fluid exposure. A plurality of liquid sensors is incorporated into an article beneath an outer layer in a furnishing installation. In response to a fluid-detected or no-fluid-detected s... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996885 | Password application Methods, systems, and program products for a client application provide child passwords mapped to a parent password authorized for login to a secure network resource server. A child user logs in to the client application by entering the child password. When a child ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996287 | Allocating carbon offsets for printing tasks Methods, services, program products and devices are provided for correlating carbon offsetting and printing. Methods comprise a requester initiating a print job on a printing device; analyzing the print job; identifying at least one print job metric relevant to the ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7995660 | Receiver termination circuit for a high speed direct current (DC) serial link A method for matching receiver and transmitter common-mode voltages for a high-speed direct current (DC) serial connection between the receiver and the transmitter includes measuring, at the receiver, a common-mode voltage of the transmitter. The common-mode voltage... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7995472 | Flexible network processor scheduler and data flow A network processor dataflow chip and method for flexible dataflow are provided. The dataflow chip comprises a plurality of on-chip data transmission and scheduling circuit structures. The data transmission and scheduling circuit structures are selected responsive t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991892 | Comparative efficiency decisions in print operations Methods, devices, services and program products are provided for selecting a printer from a plurality of printers as a function of a printer resource consumption attribute where there is a network environment comprising a plurality of printers, each of the plurality... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979292 | Travel fee rate setting based upon travel mode and convenience Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for charging a travel fee as a function of an ease of access to a travel option. A plurality of travel options is provided and ranked as a function o... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979197 | Airport traffic management Airport ground traffic management methods, program products and systems provided for a plurality of tags or tag readers distributed throughout an airport each spaced greater than a tag reader scanning distance. A traveling apparatus brings a tag proximate to a tag r... | 07/12/2011 |
