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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112434 | Performance of an enterprise service bus by decomposing a query result from the service registry A method, system and computer program product for improving performance of an enterprise service bus. A cache is used to store collections of service objects where each service object includes service meta-data associated with a web service application. The cache ma... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8008649 | Incorporating gate control over a resonant tunneling structure in CMOS to reduce off-state current leakage, supply voltage and power consumption A semiconductor device and method for fabricating a semiconductor device incorporating gate control over a resonant tunneling structure. The semiconductor device includes a source terminal, a gate terminal, a drain terminal, and a resonant tunneling structure locate... | 08/30/2011 |
| D643226 | Convertible sofa with multiple positions | 08/16/2011 |
| 7953591 | Automatically identifying unique language independent keys correlated with appropriate text strings of various locales by key search A method, system and computer program product for automatically identifying unique language independent keys. A “key search” is performed which searches for various language independent keys in a properties file associated with a value or text string entered in ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7953077 | Network processor with single interface supporting tree search engine and CAM A method and system for identifying a data structure associated with a packet of data. A processor internal to a packet processor may extract one or more fields in a packet header field of a received packet of data to generate a search key. The internal processor ma... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949515 | Automatically identifying unique language independent keys correlated with appropriate text strings of various locales by value and key searches A method, system and computer program product for automatically identifying unique language independent keys. A “value search” is performed which provides a listing of values for a locale. Upon the user selecting a value in the listing, a “key search” is per... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945795 | Enabling a client device in a client device/data center environment to resume from a sleep more quickly A method, computer program product and system for enabling a client device in a client device/data center environment to resume from sleep state more quickly. The resource in the server blade used for suspending the activity of the computing state of the client devi... | 05/17/2011 |
| D635794 | Convertible sofa with multiple positions | 04/12/2011 |
| D635793 | Convertible sofa with multiple positions | 04/12/2011 |
| D635792 | Three seater convertible sofa with multiple positions | 04/12/2011 |
| D635791 | Double cushion convertible sofa with multiple positions | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916643 | Limiting extreme loads at session servers A method, system and computer program product for limiting extreme loads and reducing fluctuations in load at session servers. An admission rate controller of a SIP router calculates the “deflator ratio” equal to the average number of in-dialog messages received... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7899069 | Priority based bandwidth allocation within real-time and non-real-time traffic streams A method and system for transmitting packets in a packet switching network. Packets received by a packet processor may be prioritized based on the urgency to process them. Packets that are urgent to be processed may be referred to as real-time packets. Packets that ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7872968 | Priority based bandwidth allocation within real-time and non-real time traffic streams A method and system for transmitting packets in a packet switching network. Packets received by a packet processor may be prioritized based on the urgency to process them. Packets that are urgent to be processed may be referred to as real-time packets. Packets that ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7818728 | Maximizing system resources used to decompress read-only compressed analytic data in a relational database table A method, computer program product and system for minimizing system resources used to decompress read-only compressed analytic data in a relational database table. An i-code list associated with a relational database table is converted into a programming language. T... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7808894 | Managing bursts of traffic in such a manner as to improve the effective utilization of session servers A method, system and computer program product for managing bursts of traffic. A counter, referred to herein as a “frequency counter,” is incremented during those time intervals an overload condition is detected and is decremented during those time intervals an o... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7734613 | Enabling a user to create a mini information center thereby reducing the time needed for the user to obtain the desired information A method, computer program product and system for creating a mini information center. A user is presented with an initial set of questions to answer. Based on these answers, topics of interests are identified. These topics of interests are presented to the user. Eac... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725337 | Quantifying revenue and profit impact of retiming flights while taking into consideration non-linear ramifications and constraints A method, system and computer program product for efficiently quantifying the economic impact of retiming flights without the necessity of implementing the traditional airline forecasting system from scratch. A forecast module computes the difference in impact prior... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7653663 | Guaranteeing the authenticity of the data stored in the archive storage A method, computer program product and system for archiving data from an operational database. Data to be archived from the operational database may be stored either as received or transformed in a manner that allows the transformed archived data to be retrieved bit... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7590641 | Selecting various algorithms to compress columns of analytic data in a read-only relational database in a manner that allows decompression of the compressed data using minimal system resources A method, computer program product and system for balancing compression efficiency against access performance. Source data is read from a database row by row and column by column within each row. Algorithm(s) are selected to compress the data read for each column. A... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7567614 | Altering power consumption in communication links based on measured noise A method, circuit and system for altering the power consumption in communication links. A type of noise and an amount of jitter in a signal transmitted across a communication link is measured. Upon determining the contribution of the measured noise to the measured j... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7552286 | Performance of a cache by detecting cache lines that have been reused A method and system for improving the performance of a cache. The cache may include an array of tag entries where each tag entry includes an additional bit (“reused bit”) used to indicate whether its associated cache line has been reused, i.e., has been requeste... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7523268 | Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. An incoming snoop request is entered in the first available latch in a pipeline of latches in a stall/reorder unit if the stall/reorder unit is not full. The entered snoop request is disp... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519793 | Facilitating inter-DSP data communications A method, computer program product and system for facilitating inter-digital signal processing (DSP) data communications. A direct memory access (DMA) controller may be configured to facilitate transfers of data between a first and a second DSP processor core couple... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7486868 | Light-emitting fibers intertwined in grass related to a player's or game object's position A method, system and computer program product for improving accuracy and experience of a game. Signals are sent from a computer system to appropriate sensors based on a player's or game object's position to activate connected light-emitting fibers that are blended w... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484046 | Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. A “stall/reorder unit” in a cache receives a snoop request from an interconnect. Information, such as the address, of the snoop request is stored in a queue of the stall/reorder unit.... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7475232 | Performance of an in-order processor by no longer requiring a uniform completion point across different execution pipelines A method, system and processor for improving the performance of an in-order processor. A processor may include an execution unit with an execution pipeline that includes a backup pipeline and a regular pipeline. The backup pipeline may store a copy of the instructio... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7437543 | Reducing the fetch time of target instructions of a predicted taken branch instruction A method and processor for reducing the fetch time of target instructions of a predicted taken branch instruction. Each entry in a buffer, referred to herein as a “branch target buffer”, may store an address of a branch instruction predicted taken and the instru... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436853 | Reducing memory accesses in processing TCP/IP packets A method, computer program product and system for processing TCP/IP packets. A TCP protocol stack may store a payload of a received TCP/IP packet in a data fragment list. The TCP protocol stack may further read the header of the received packet to extract a value us... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7386745 | Enabling a client device in a client device/data center environment to resume from a sleep state more quickly A method, computer program product and system for enabling a client device in a client device/data center environment to resume from sleep state more quickly. The resource in the server blade used for suspending the activity of the computing state of the client devi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385997 | Priority based bandwidth allocation within real-time and non-real-time traffic streams A method and system for transmitting packets in a packet switching network. Packets received by a packet processor may be prioritized based on the urgency to process them. Packets that are urgent to be processed may be referred to as real-time packets. Packets that ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386682 | Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. An incoming snoop request is entered in the first available latch in a pipeline of latches in a stall/reorder unit if the stall/reorder unit is not full. The entered snoop request is disp... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386681 | Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. A “stall/reorder unit” in a cache receives a snoop request from an interconnect. The snoop request is entered in the first available latch of the stall/reorder unit unless the stall/r... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380161 | Switching a defective signal line with a spare signal line without shutting down the computer system A method, computer program product and system for switching a defective signal line with a spare signal line without shutting down the computer system. A service processor monitors error correction code (ECC) check units configured to detect an error in a signal lin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7380065 | Performance of a cache by detecting cache lines that have been reused A method and system for improving the performance of a cache. The cache may include an array of tag entries where each tag entry includes an additional bit (“reused bit”) used to indicate whether its associated cache line has been reused, i.e., has been requeste... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370177 | Mechanism for avoiding check stops in speculative accesses while operating in real mode A method and processor for avoiding check stops in speculative accesses. An execution unit, e.g., load/store unit, may be coupled to a queue configured to store instructions. A register, coupled to the execution unit, may be configured to store a value corresponding... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7340568 | Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. A “stall/reorder unit” in a cache receives a snoop request from an interconnect. Information, such as the address, of the snoop request is stored in a queue of the stall/reorder unit.... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325122 | Facilitating inter-DSP data communications A method, computer program product and system for facilitating inter-digital signal processing (DSP) data communications. A direct memory access (DMA) controller may be configured to facilitate transfers of data between a first and a second DSP processor core couple... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284029 | 4-to-2 carry save adder using limited switching dynamic logic A 4-to-2 carry save adder using limited switching dynamic logic (LSDL) to reduce power consumption while reducing the delay of outputting the sum and carry bits. The 4-to-2 carry save adder may include a first LSDL circuit configured to output a sum bit. The carry s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283319 | Ensuring rate of spin-up/spin-down cycles for spindle motor in a hard disk drive does not exceed rate spindle motor is designed to handle A method, computer program product and hard disk drive for restricting a rate of spin-up/spin-down cycles for a spindle motor in a hard disk drive. The firmware in the hard disk drive determines a maximum rate of spin-up/spin-down cycles the spindle motor is designe... | 10/16/2007 |
