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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8131776 | Automated migration of translation maps for use in exchanging documents between entities A method for migrating a legacy translation map to an evolved translation map includes determining an input file structure from input file structure information in the legacy translation map, determining an output file structure from output file structure informatio... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8108860 | Method for managing message flow in a multithreaded, message flow environment In one form, a method for managing message flow includes processing messages concurrently by processing nodes in a computer software application. The processing nodes include at least one set of lock acquisition, system resource access and lock release nodes interco... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7779378 | Computer program product for extending incremental verification of circuit design to encompass verification restraints An incremental verification method includes eliminating verification constraints from a first netlist and using the resulting netlist to create a constraint-free composite netlist suitable for determining equivalence between the first netlist and a second netlist of... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7657772 | Thermally aware integrated circuit An integrated circuit having a temperature sensitive circuit (TSC) to generate a signal indicative of the substrate temperature near the TSC. The integrated circuit has circuitry configured to receive a TSC signal from at least one TSC and to convert the TSC signal ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7523116 | Selection of optimal execution environment for software applications A system for selecting a compatible environment for executing an application on a data processing system that has two or more execution environments installed includes retrieving information that indicates a set of execution environments that are compatible with a p... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7484242 | Enabling user control over automated provisioning environment Enabling automated provisioning on a data processing network includes providing the network with access to an automated provisioning controller. The controller enables a user to specify resource allocation priorities and uses the user-specified priorities, in conjun... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480695 | Using phone service to initiate requests for web information A method of retrieving information via a network by initiating a phone call by entering a dialing sequence on a telephone to make a telephone connection. If it is determined that the phone call is a request for web-based information, the requested web-based informat... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7480938 | System and method for secure dual channel communication through a firewall A server including a dual channel communications module operable to establish a communication session between the server and a client is provided. The server may be operable to receive a dual channel communication packet from the client. In a particular embodiment, ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7461084 | Registry/repository based private market generator A method for creating an electronic marketplace includes receiving from a first client a request to create an electronic marketplace and receiving information about a product associated with the marketplace. The information includes at least one of first product inf... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460650 | Method for designing an automated speech recognition (ASR) interface for a customer call center A method of designing a customer interface for a service center, such as an automated speech recognition (ASR) self-service center. Customer activity to an existing service center is monitored, providing customer model, which includes a collection of customer tasks.... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7453822 | System and method for managing broadband services A system and method are described for selecting a service state using a configurable abstraction layer. A comparison is made between network parameters of a Network Performance Layer and network services of a Service Layer. Once network parameters are within a thres... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7444505 | Method, system and software for maintaining network access and security A system, method and apparatus for securing communications between a trusted network and an untrusted network are disclosed. A perimeter client is deployed within the trusted network and communicates over a session multiplexing enabled protocol with a perimeter serv... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443960 | Method and system for an automated departure strategy A method and system for an automated departure strategy from an automated system includes a track engine and an error engine. The track engine allows for the tracking and storing of one or more utterances spoken by a caller in response to one or more prompts. In add... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7251736 | Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing system via network interface cards A system and method for remote power control across multiple distinct nodes of a logically coherent data processing system where each node has the design of a traditional standalone SMP server. The system is partitioned into two or more static partitions. Remote pow... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7194587 | Localized cache block flush instruction A microprocessor and a related compiler support a local cache block flush instruction in which an execution unit of a processor determines an effective address. The processor forces all pending references to a cache block corresponding to the determined effective ad... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171568 | Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing system A system and method for remote power control across multiple nodes of a partitioned data processing system. The system includes one or more nodes, each node including a chassis housing a traditional SMP server. The system may be partitioned into two or more SPAR's. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7124329 | Implementing memory failure analysis in a data processing system A system includes a data processing core coupled to a system memory employing error correction code (ECC) circuitry. The core includes an indicator of when a correctable system memory error occurs and what address is associated with the error. A watchdog timer is in... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093218 | Incremental, assertion-based design verification A design verification system includes a first verification engine to model the operation of a first design of an integrated circuit to obtain verification results including the model's adherence to a property during N time steps of its operation, proofs that one or ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089282 | Distributed protocol processing in a data processing system A data processing system suitable for transmitting and receiving data packets via a network including a first processing entity and a second processing entity both having access to system memory data subject to transmission over the network after being formatted acc... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089440 | Skew compensation for a multi-agent shared bus A data processing system includes first, second, and third agents connected to a shared bus. The third agent is able to receive information via the shared bus from the first agent or from the second agent. The third agent includes a skew compensation circuit to dete... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069477 | Methods and arrangements to enhance a bus Methods and arrangements to enhance a bus are disclosed. Embodiments may test bus segments, device interfaces, couplings between devices and device interfaces for bit errors. Several embodiments generate a test signal in response to coupling a device to a device int... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051221 | Performance throttling for temperature reduction in a microprocessor A microprocessor includes a functional block having dynamic power savings circuitry, a functional block control circuit, and a thermal control unit. The functional block control circuits are capable of altering performance characteristics of their associated functio... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047565 | Method and system for capturing in-service date information A system and method for establishing and maintaining date information associated with an electronic device. The system is typically configured to prompt a user to enter or otherwise establish a valid date at some point after power is applied to the system. After est... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043534 | Remote execution of commands in a multi-host network A multi-host data processing network and associated method are disclosed. The network includes a local host, a remote host, and a terminal including a display, a keyboard, and a pointing device. A display server associated with a user of the terminal is present on t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037795 | Low RC product transistors in SOI semiconductor process A semiconductor fabrication process includes forming a transistor gate overlying an SOI wafer having a semiconductor top layer over a buried oxide layer (BOX) over a semiconductor substrate. Source/drain trenches, disposed on either side of the gate, are etched into... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018747 | Photomask having line end phase anchors A photomask and a method for making the same in which an opaque feature (38) is formed on a transparent substrate (32) and a depression (44) is etched in the transparent substrate (32) adjacent to the opaque feature (38). The depre... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020861 | Latch placement technique for reduced clock signal skew A method of designing an integrated circuit including executing a placement algorithm to place a set of objects within the integrated circuit. The set of objects includes latched objects and non-latched objects. The algorithm places objects to minimize clock signal ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013385 | Remotely controlled boot settings in a server blade environment A system for storing and configuring CMOS setting information remotely in a sewer blade environment includes a management module having includes persistent storage containing a table of CMOS setting information for each server blade. Each server blade includes boot ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010630 | Communicating to system management in a data processing system A data processing system in which standard communication resource facilities are used to enable direct communication to a system management facility. In one implementation, the management adapter shares a communication resource, such as a serial port, with the host ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009839 | Adjustable power supply housing with compensating air baffle An assembly for housing a power supply unit within a data processing system includes a carrier bracket for attaching to the power supply unit, a housing tray to engage the bracket moveably and define a size adjustable space for receiving the power supply unit, and a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010485 | Method and system of audio file searching A system, method, and computer program product for locating an audio segment includes an input device for transmitting an input sample indicative of the audio segment and a media player for playing audio information stored on the storage device. The system further i... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007125 | Pass through circuit for reduced memory latency in a multiprocessor system A technique and mechanism for reducing memory latency asymmetry in a multiprocessor system by replacing one (or more) processors with a bypass or pass-through device. Using the pass-through mechanism, the reduced number of processors in the system enables all of the... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7007183 | Power conservation by turning off power supply to unallocated resources in partitioned data processing systems A power-aware, logically partitioned data processing system and corresponding method of use include a set of physical resources and a hypervisor. The hypervisor creates partitions and allocates at least some of the physical resources to the partitions. The system fu... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000189 | Dynamic data generation suitable for talking browser A system and method for transferring information a data processing network. A client device suitable for connecting to the network includes a client application configured to receive information from the network and to present the received information to a user as a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992003 | Integration of ultra low K dielectric in a semiconductor fabrication process A backend semiconductor fabrication process includes forming an interlevel dielectric (ILD) overlying a wafer substrate by forming a low K dielectric (K | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993734 | Use of time step information in a design verification system The disclosed design verification system includes a verification engine to model the operation of an integrated circuit and to assess the model's adherence to a property during N time steps of its operation. The value of N is recorded and propagated. The propagated ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993571 | Power conservation in a server cluster A system and method for operating a server cluster that includes a set of server devices connected to a local area network (LAN). Each server device maintains a directory of the contents of its file cache. When a decrease in server cluster traffic is detected, a ser... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988125 | Servicing client requests in a network attached storage (NAS)-based network including replicating a client-server protocol in a packet generated by the NAS device A method and system for responding to a client request for information from a service device in a data processing network. Initially, the server receives the information request from the client and determines that the requested information is not in the server's cac... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983535 | Insertion of electrical component within a via of a printed circuit board A method for reducing the impedance of a reference path in a printed circuit board includes forming a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive layers including first, second, third, and fourth layers. The printed circuit board includes two or more vias... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983435 | Integrated design verification and design simplification system A design model verification method includes performing under approximation (UAV) processing to potentially resolve a defined verification problem and to identify a set of reachable states for the design model. If UAV processing fails to resolve the defined verificat... | 01/03/2006 |
