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| 7534202 | System and method for high dose rate radiation intracavitary brachytherapy The apparatus, method and system for performing a high dose rate brachytherapy procedure in a body cavity may include an at least partially indwelling multi-lumen catheter with a plurality of inflatable balloons coupled thereto. A lumen may be adapted to receive rad... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7487509 | System and method for providing multiple embodiments of abstract software modules in peer-to-peer network environments System and method for providing multiple embodiments of abstract software modules in peer-to-peer network environments. A module class may have one or more module specifications. Each module specification may have one or more module implementations configured to exe... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487327 | Processor and method for device-specific memory address translation A processor employing device-specific memory address translation. In one embodiment, a processor may include a device interface configured to receive a memory access request from an input/output (I/O) device, where the request specifies a virtual memory address and ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487463 | Multiprocess input redirection in a 3D window system A 3D window system allows the contents of conventional windows created by client applications to be painted onto the surfaces of 3D objects which are then displayed in a 3D environment. The 3D window system includes a window system server and a display server. The w... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486695 | Method and apparatus for data communication tunneling channels Method and apparatus for multiplexed data communication tunneling channels. Embodiments of the tunneling mechanism may provide tunnel sockets between networking environments that allow a node in one networking environment to interconnect with network resources in ot... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485224 | Mobile bioremediation systems In some embodiments, a system may reduce contaminants in water. A system may include a biofilm in a container. The biofilm may be formed from one or more bacteria coupled to one or more substrates. The bacteria may be selected to maximize the reduction of contaminan... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484371 | Shipboard regasification for LNG carriers with alternate propulsion plants A liquefied natural gas carrier uses a diesel engine or gas turbine propulsion plant fitted with a shipboard regasification system. The propulsion plant can provide either a direct mechanical drive of the propeller shaft and propeller, or can be fitted with an integ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485088 | Method and device for percutaneous surgical ventricular repair In one embodiment, there is disclosed a method for repairing a heart of a human, comprising introducing a collapsed shaping device through the skin into the vascular system of the human, delivering the shaping device into a left ventricle through the arteries, once ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487510 | Method and apparatus to isolate changes in remoting system clients Method and apparatus for dynamically and adaptively alternating encodings, protocols, and/or transports in remoting system clients. Embodiments may provide a mechanism or mechanisms to isolate encoding, protocol, and/or transport changes in remoting system clients. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7464016 | Hot plug and hot pull system simulation In one embodiment, a distributed simulation system may include a first node configured to participate in a simulation and a second node configured to transmit a hot pull command designating the first node. The first node does not participate in the simulation respon... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7464168 | Mechanism for decentralized entity presence System and method for decentralized entity presence are described. Presence services may collaborate to form a presence service view on the network. A node providing an entity on the network may provide an entity advertisement to a presence service to advertise the ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461130 | Method and apparatus for self-organizing node groups on a network Method and apparatus for the self-organization of nodes into groups in network computing environments. Embodiments may provide the ability to deploy nodes on a network, and to allow the nodes to organize into groups without human intervention. In one embodiment, a n... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461243 | Deferred branch history update scheme In one embodiment, a processor comprises a branch prediction array, an index generator coupled to the branch prediction array, and a control unit coupled to the index generator. The branch prediction array is configured to store a plurality of branch predictions for... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461115 | Modular multiplier Modular multiplication of two elements X(t) and Y(t), over GF(2), where m is a field degree, may utilize field degree to determine, at least in part, the number of iterations. An extra shift operation may be employed when the number of iterations is reduced. Modular... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461319 | System and method for downloading files over a network with real time verification A client-server system for downloading a data file from a server to a client with real time verification. The system including a server. The server including a data file, and a verification file. The verification file containing first error detection data associated... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461190 | Non-blocking address switch with shallow per agent queues In one embodiment, a switch is configured to be coupled to an interconnect. The switch comprises a plurality of storage locations and an arbiter control circuit coupled to the plurality of storage locations. The plurality of storage locations are configured to store... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457722 | Correlation of application instance life cycle events in performance monitoring A system and method for performance monitoring including instance life cycle event monitoring is disclosed. A performance monitoring system may correlate performance data to application instance life cycle events. Changes in performance at an instance level, applica... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7458082 | Bridging between a data representation language message-based distributed computing environment and other computing environments using proxy service Various embodiments of mechanisms for bridging data representation language messaging based distributed computing environments to foreign environments are described. A device proxy may implement a device protocol and a distributed computing environment protocol to b... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454743 | Java to SNMP MIB mapping A mapping engine, capable of receiving descriptions of manageable software objects in a first language, for generating management information in a second language. The mapping engine is further capable of generating a set of mapping metadata, corresponding to the ma... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454674 | Digital jitter detector In one embodiment, a jitter detector comprises a logic circuit coupled to receive a plurality of inputs indicative of states captured from a plurality of outputs of a delay chain responsive to a first clock input and a plurality of clocked storage devices coupled to... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454590 | Multithreaded processor having a source processor core to subsequently delay continued processing of demap operation until responses are received from each of remaining processor cores In one embodiment, a processor comprises a plurality of processor cores and an interconnect to which the plurality of processor cores are coupled. Each of the plurality of processor cores comprises at least one translation lookaside buffer (TLB). A first processor c... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454571 | Heuristic cache tuning In some embodiments, a computer system comprises a cache configured to cache data. The computer system is configured to monitor the cache and data that is potentially cacheable in the cache to accumulate a plurality of statistics useable to identify which of a plura... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451148 | Method of modifying a business rule while tracking the modifications Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444644 | Secure access of objects generated from data representation language representations of the objects in a distributed computing environment A mechanism for securely decompiling representations of objects into copies of the objects is described. A virtual machine may include extensions for decompiling data representation language representations of objects into objects. The decompiler API may accept a da... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444536 | RMI-IIOP request failover mechanism Embodiments of a request failover mechanism may be used to failover requests from clients of server instances in a cluster to alternative server instances. One embodiment may use cluster-aware remote references that include the IIOP endpoints at which the applicatio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444499 | Method and system for trace generation using memory index hashing A method and system for trace generation using memory index hashing. A method may include generating an extended trace representative of M threads of instruction execution from a trace representative of N threads of instruction execution, where N and M are integers,... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444604 | Apparatus and methods for simulation of electronic circuitry A system for analyzing a model of an electronic circuit, which includes at least one non-linear circuit element, includes a computer. The computer replaces the non-linear circuit element with a linearized circuit model that approximates a behavior of the non-linear ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440587 | Method and apparatus for calibrating sampling operations for an object detection process One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that detects an object in an image. During operation, the system determines a relationship between sampling parameters and a detection rate for an object detection process. The system also determines a relati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437538 | Apparatus and method for reducing execution latency of floating point operations having special case operands An apparatus and method for floating-point special case handling. In one embodiment, a processor may include a first execution unit configured to execute a longer-latency floating-point instruction, and a second execution unit configured to execute a shorter-latency... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435861 | Methods for synthesis of carotenoids, including analogs, derivatives, and synthetic and biological intermediates A method for synthesizing intermediates for use in the synthesis of carotenoid synthetic intermediates, carotenoid analogs, and/or carotenoid derivatives. The carotenoid analog, derivative, or intermediate may be administered to a subject for the inhibition and/or a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431832 | Systems for reducing water contamination In some embodiments, a system may reduce contaminants in water. A system may include a biofilm in a container. The biofilm may be formed from one or more bacteria coupled to one or more substrates. The bacteria may be selected to maximize the reduction of contaminan... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430952 | Protective device for the confinement of explosive objects or objects suspected to be such In various embodiments, explosive objects or objects suspected of being explosive may be substantially contained. A protective device for the confinement of explosive objects or objects suspected to of being explosive may include a sleeve. The axial ends of the slee... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7434000 | Handling duplicate cache misses in a multithreaded/multi-core processor In one embodiment, a processor comprises a cache and a cache miss unit coupled to the cache. The cache miss unit is configured to initiate a cache fill of a cache line for the cache responsive to a first cache miss in the cache, wherein the first cache miss correspo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7434087 | Graceful failover using augmented stubs Various embodiments of a system and method for failing over one cluster node to another are disclosed. The system may include a client networked to a cluster of computer nodes, connected to a persistent data store such as a database resident on a backend system. Eac... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432726 | Probe According to an embodiment, a probe coming into contact with an electrode pad of a measurement object comprises a connection terminal part integrally formed and connected to a substrate, a contact part having a tapered configuration, and a supporting part which supp... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430514 | System and method for processing insurance claims using a table of contents An improved method and system to process insurance claims using a graphical user interface with structured data collection. The insurance claims processing software provides the user with an estimated value for a user specified insurance claim. An insurance claims p... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430515 | System and method for externalization of formulas for assessing damages A method and system for externalization of formulas for assessing bodily injury general damages. An insurance company may use an expert system to develop a knowledge base in the form of business rules and formulas to process insurance claims. The business rules may ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429133 | Instrumented antifriction bearing and electrical motor equipped therewith An instrumented ball-bearing includes a rotating part, a non-rotating part, and an assembly for detecting rotation parameters. The assembly for detecting rotation parameters includes an encoder and a sensor. The sensor is integrated with the non-rotating part. The s... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426601 | Segmented interconnect for connecting multiple agents in a system In various embodiments, an apparatus comprises a plurality of agents and an interconnect. In one embodiment, the plurality of agents includes first through fourth agents. The interconnect comprises a plurality of segments that are switchable (e.g. using a plurality ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426554 | System and method for determining availability of an arbitrary network configuration A method of operating a network system may involve receiving data indicating a configuration of components that are included in the network system, detecting a failure of one of the components, computing an availability (e.g., by calculating the instantaneous availa... | 09/16/2008 |
