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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185959 | Digital rights management of captured content based on capture associated locations When captured content is detected, the captured content is analyzed to determine whether any portion of the content is subject to digital rights management protection specified for content captured, where captured content is content captured independent of distribut... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8160235 | Controlling hold queue position adjustment A method, system, and program for allowing callers to adjust in position within a hold queue are provided. An advancement token earned by a caller while waiting in a hold queue is detected. The advancement token is stored for redemption in a future call by the calle... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156164 | Concurrent directory update in a cluster file system A method for avoiding directory conflicts across a file system having multiple nodes with one node representing a token manager. For each directory, at least one metanode responsible for directory updates. The method involving obtaining a name-based lock on a filena... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146005 | Creating a customized avatar that reflects a user's distinguishable attributes A capture system captures detectable attributes of a user. A differential system compares the detectable attributes with a normalized model of attributes, wherein the normalized model of attributes characterize normal representative attribute values across a sample ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139736 | Destination device billing according to call recipient A destination telephony device, responsive to detecting a call between a caller at an origin telephony device and a callee at the destination telephony device within a trusted telephone network, authenticates an identity of the callee with a callee voice authenticat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136118 | Maintaining application operations within a suboptimal grid environment A system for maintaining application operations within a suboptimal grid environment includes a grid management system. The grid management system submits an application from among multiple applications to at least one resource node of a grid environment, wherein se... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8136111 | Managing execution of mixed workloads in a simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) enabled system A SMT enabled processor system, having multiple processors each activated to interleave execution of multiple hardware threads on each processor, for ST workload, includes a kernel. The kernel of the SMT enabled processor system facilitates construction of an exclus... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133061 | Removable and replaceable dual-sided connector pin interposer A dual-sided connector pin interposer includes a substrate comprising a first side opposite a second side. The interposer includes a first plurality of flexible pins protruding from the first side of the substrate. The first plurality of flexible pins is positioned ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132162 | Runtime machine analysis of applications to select methods suitable for method level caching A runtime machine manages a selected disk space allocated to the runtime machine by the operating system and manages a separate method cache within the selected virtual disk space. The runtime machine controls caching within the method cache of a separate result of ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131925 | Runtime machine supported method level caching A computer system includes a disk space comprising at least one type of memory and an operating system for controlling allocations and access to the disk space. A runtime machine runs applications through at least one of the operating system or directly on at least ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127289 | Enabling a third party application to participate in migration of a virtualized application instance An operating system manages virtualized instances of hardware resources and migration enabled applications partitioned into one of multiple partitions with a separate operating system kernel running in each of the partitions. A migration event controller of the oper... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104036 | Measuring processor use in a hardware multithreading processor environment In a multiprocessor system where each processor has the capacity to executing multiple hardware threads, a processor capacity monitor calculates a logical usage percentage of each of the available hardware threads. The processor capacity monitor calculates a physica... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095991 | Digital rights management of streaming captured content based on criteria regulating a sequence of elements A captured content rights controller detects a first portion of streaming captured content and a second portion of the streaming captured content after the first portion of the streaming captured content is detected. The captured content rights controller determines... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078492 | Providing consumers with incentives for healthy eating habits A method, system, and program for providing consumer healthy habits incentives are provided. A consumable item, consumed by an individual, is detected. A health factor is detected for the consumable item. An electronic incentive is selected for the individual accord... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8054957 | Origin device billing according to caller A trusted telephone network, including at least one service provider, receives a request for service from an origin device. The origin device is associated with a line number to be billed for according to a line subscriber billing plan. An identity of a caller reque... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8041293 | Responding to recipient rated wirelessly broadcast electronic works A method, system, and program for responding to recipient ratings of wirelessly broadcast electronic works are provided. A secondary player receives a wireless broadcast of an electronic work from a primary player. Next, responsive to a playback of the electronic wo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041290 | Tracking locally broadcast electronic works A method, system, and program for tracking locally broadcast electronic works are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, a sending player locally broadcasts an electronic work. In particular, the local broadcast may be a wireless broadcast creating an a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028010 | Adjusting log size in a static logical volume A method, system, and program for adjusting the size of a file system and an inline file system log housed in a static logical volume. A computer system includes a logical volume allocated between an file system and its inline file system log. A request is received ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7997481 | Managing content at a portable, content adjustable personal identification device In one embodiment, at least one information control device manages the content displayed on multiple separate portable, content adjustable personal identification devices. The information control device automatically selects at least one content specification for tr... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996784 | Method and apparatus for controlling tab indexes in a web page A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing tab indexes. A Web page is displayed, wherein the Web page includes a plurality of tab indexes for a plurality of components in the Web page. User input is received for setting a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996733 | Identify indicators in a data processing system A data processing system employing identify indicators associated with various components of the system. The indicator may be activated whenever a corresponding component requires maintenance, field testing, installation, replacement, and the like. The user may spec... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987424 | Implementing a second computer system as an interface for a first computer system A second independent computer system is docked into a first computer system. Then, the first computer system uses at least one of an input interface and an output interface of the second independent computer system as a peripheral device for interfacing with the fir... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7987140 | Digital rights management of captured content based on criteria regulating a combination of elements When captured content is detected, the captured content is analyzed to determine whether any portion of the content is subject to digital rights management protection specified for content captured. Responsive to determining that the captured content is subject to a... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979489 | Notifying users when messaging sessions are recorded A method, system and program for notifying users when messaging sessions are recorded are provided. In response to receiving a request to record a messaging session, a requested selection of multiple message entries associated with the messaging session are recorded... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971156 | Controlling resource access based on user gesturing in a 3D captured image stream of the user A computer-implemented method, system, and program product comprises a gesture processing system for capturing a three-dimensional movement of a user, wherein the three-dimensional movement is determined using at least one stereoscopic image device aimed at the user... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7949879 | Secure password entry Secure password entry is facilitated by displaying a password prompt comprising a changing stream of random characters, where a particular character within the stream of random characters is displayed at a visibly detectable higher frequency. A user selects a passwo... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949826 | Runtime machine supported method level caching A computer system includes a disk space comprising at least one type of memory and an operating system for controlling allocations and access to the disk space. A runtime machine runs applications through at least one of the operating system or directly on at least ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945025 | Telephony based remote location monitoring A method, system, and program for telephony based remote location monitoring are provided. A telephone network receives the caller request to listen only to a remote location telephony device. The telephone network allocates a listen only channel between the caller ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7930754 | Method for concealing user identities on computer systems through the use of temporary aliases A user alias for concealing a user's user identification is provided. When signing-on, the user inputs a user alias to a log-in shell. The log-in shell verifies the validity of the user alias. The log-in shell then obtains a user identification associated with the v... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930327 | Method and apparatus for obtaining the absolute path name of an open file system object from its file descriptor A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for obtaining an absolute path name for an open file system object. A file descriptor for the open file system object is identified in response to a process in a first software partition opening ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924829 | Technique for enabling network statistics on software partitions A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for enabling network statistics to be collected per software partition. When an incoming data packet is received at the Internet Protocol (IP) layer of an operating system, the IP ad... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921133 | Query meaning determination through a grid service A method, system, and program for query meaning determination through a grid service are provided. A search service within a grid environment receives a free text string as a search query, wherein the free text string includes multiple specifications. The search ser... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7921081 | Managing a snapshot stored within a file system space for efficient detection of in-use blocks In one embodiment, at least one snapshot thread manages a point in time snapshot of a file system stored within the space allocated to the file system. The snapshot thread tracks, for at least one block of the plurality of blocks of the file system, a separate entry... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913106 | Failover in a host concurrently supporting multiple virtual IP addresses across multiple adapters A host enables any adapter of multiple adapters of the host to concurrently support any VIPA of the multiple VIPAs assigned to the host. Responsive to a failure of at least one particular adapter from among the multiple adapters, the host triggers the remaining, fun... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912913 | Facilitating presentation and monitoring of electronic mail messages with reply by constraints A method, system, and program for facilitating presentation and monitoring of electronic mail messages with reply by constraints are provided. Within a network environment, a server receives electronic mail messages with separate selected reply by dates, wherein eac... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912910 | Triggering a communication system to automatically reply to communications A communication system, which facilitates distribution of electronic communications for a user account, includes an emergency auto-reply agent that scans each received communication addressed to the user account for a particular communication sent from at least one ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7904818 | Summarizing portlet usage captured responsive to trigger events in a portal page A portal summary controller monitors usage metadata indicating current usage of at least one portlet within at least one portal page for one of multiple events specified to trigger storage of the usage metadata. Responsive to detecting one of the multiple events wit... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7904564 | Method and apparatus for migrating access to block storage A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for providing access to block storage. A source virtual input/output server is retrieved, parameters are used by the source virtual input/output server to provide a client access to the block... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890766 | Method and apparatus for a proximity warning system The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890727 | Key-controlled object-based memory protection A processing unit includes an authority check for controlling access by the processing unit to pages of memory according to whether a hardware protection key set currently loaded in an authority mask register allows access to the pages. In particular, each page of m... | 02/15/2011 |
