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| 8185632 | Discovery of a generic device in a non-linear discovery framework In one embodiment, a method includes discovering a resource using a first discovery module, the first discovery module being for identifying resources having identifying information known to the first discovery module. The method also includes discovering the resour... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185585 | Method for sending an electronic message utilizing connection information and recipient information A method comprises displaying a mail server information screen, and receiving connection information via the mail server information screen. Further, the method comprises displaying an address page, and receiving recipient information via the address page. In additi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185337 | System, method, and computer program product for testing and re-testing integrated circuits A system, method, and computer program product are provided for testing and re-testing integrated circuits. In use, a group of integrated circuits is tested. In use, before finishing the test, at least one of the integrated circuits of the group is re-tested. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179388 | System, method and computer program product for adjusting a refresh rate of a display for power savings A display refresh system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a refresh rate is adjusted for power saving purposes, and/or any other purpose(s) for that matter. Further, various embodiments are provided for reducing visual manifestations associ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176545 | Integrated policy checking system and method A system and method are provided for validating a security service associated with packets communicated on a network. A hash of a security service associated with packets communicated on a network is generated. In use, the security service associated with the packet... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175160 | System, method, and computer program product for refining motion vectors A system, method, and computer program product are provided for refining motion vectors. In operation, a plurality of motion vectors associated with a current frame and a first resolution are created. Furthermore, the motion vectors are refined utilizing information... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174799 | Differential magnetoresistive magnetic head Embodiments of the present invention help to provide a single element type differential magnetoresistive magnetic head capable of achieving high resolution and high manufacturing stability. According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive layered film is formed by st... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174782 | Methods for depositing lubricant onto disks and systems thereof A system in one embodiment includes a disk; a reservoir having a selectively openable cover; a lubricant in the reservoir; and a sensor for detecting an event or condition that triggers opening of the cover. A method in another embodiment includes determining that a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174014 | Apparatus and method of manufacture for depositing a composite anti-reflection layer on a silicon surface An apparatus and associated method are provided. A first silicon layer having at least one of an associated passivation layer and barrier is included. Also included is a composite anti-reflection layer including a stack of layers each with a different thickness and ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172964 | Pyrophoric metal-carbon foam composites and methods of making the same A method for creating a pyrophoric material according to one embodiment includes thermally activating a carbon foam for creating micropores therein; contacting the activated carbon foam with a liquid solution comprising a metal salt for depositing metal ions in the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171013 | Indexing and searching product identifiers A system, method and computer program product for indexing a product identifier and logical parts thereof includes receiving a product identifier; splitting the product identifier into logical parts; indexing the product identifier and the individual logical parts i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169881 | Thermally assisted recording head having recessed waveguide with near field transducer and methods of making same According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a near field transducer comprising a conductive metal film having a main body and a ridge extending from the main body and an optical waveguide for illumination of the near field transducer, a light guiding core lay... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169753 | Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) read sensor with ferromagnetic amorphous buffer and polycrystalline seed layers A current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) or giant magnetoresistance (GMR) read sensor with ferromagnetic amorphous buffer and polycrystalline seed layers is disclosed for reducing a read gap, in order to perform magnetic recording at ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169751 | Magnetoresistive sensor having a structure for activating and deactivating electrostatic discharge prevention circuitry A structure for preventing Electrostatic Discharge (LSD) damage to a magnetoresistive sensor during manufacture. The structure includes a switching element that can be switched off during testing of the sensor and then switched back on to provide ESD shunting to the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169729 | Magnetic recording/reproducing using a patterned medium To synchronize a write/read frequency with media with high precision even when a write head is positioned in a different zone in a magnetic recording/reproducing device equipped with patterned media formed with writing hit patterns and having a zoned format function... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169728 | Magnetic medium having an artificial pattern structure using a gradient of a magnetization reversal field and a method of use thereof To avoid the occurrence of a recording error by suppressing the influence that a magneto-static interaction acting between the pattern dots exerts on a recording process and expand a margin for recording synchronization timing lag or tracking misregistration on the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169467 | System, method, and computer program product for increasing an LCD display vertical blanking interval A system, method, and computer program product are provided for enhancing a viewing experience when display content is viewed utilizing stereo glasses. In use, display content is received for being outputted utilizing a display. Further, a duration of a vertical bla... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168310 | Perpendicular magnetic recording media with oxide-containing exchange coupling layer A magnetic storage medium according to one embodiment includes a substrate; a first oxide magnetic layer formed above the substrate; a second oxide magnetic layer formed above the first oxide magnetic layer; an exchange coupling layer formed above the second oxide m... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166633 | Method for manufacturing an extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) device with novel lead structure A method for manufacturing an extraordinary magnetoresistive sensor (EMR sensor) having reduced size and increased resolution is described. The sensor includes a plurality of electrically conductive leads contacting a magnetically active layer and also includes an e... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165932 | Enhancement of network accounting records A system and method are provided for processing network accounting information. A first network accounting record is received from a first source. Thereafter, the first network accounting record is correlated with accounting information available from a second sourc... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165925 | Methods, systems, and program products for generating multidimensional comparisons A method for performing an action based on user interaction with a graphical presentation, according to one embodiment. In use, output data is generated corresponding to a multidimensional presentation of graphical representations of two or more consumer products in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165903 | System, method and computer program product for facilitating informed decisions relating to family risk A system, method, and computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium are provided. In use, an application is executed which is capable of performing decision logic. Further, information is retrieved from a database in accordance with the decision lo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164987 | Thermally assisted magnetic head A magnetic write head arranged to maximize efficiency of an optical device used to locally heat a magnetic medium during use, also to maximize efficiency of a heater element for thermal fly height control. The magnetic head is constructed with a read head, a write h... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164863 | Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) read sensor with multiple ferromagnetic sense layers The invention provides a current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) or giant magnetoresistance (GMR) read sensor with multiple ferromagnetic sense layers. In one embodiment of the invention, a CPP TMR read sensor comprises a first sense l... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164861 | Spin torque oscillator sensor employing antiparallel coupled oscilation layers A spin torque magnetoresistive sensor having a very small gap thickness. The sensor operates by measuring the change in frequency of a spin torque induced magnetic oscillation in magnetic layers of the sensor to detect the presence of a magnetic field. The sensor in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161969 | Dry powder dispersing apparatus and methods for their use The invention provides various apparatus and methods for aerosolizing a powdered medicament. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a pressurization cylinder, and a piston which is slidable within the cylinder to pressurize a gas. A handle is coupled to ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161627 | Method of making a write head lapping guide about aligned to a non-magnetic layer surrounding a write pole A method in one embodiment includes forming an electric lapping guide layer; forming a write pole; forming a first gap layer over the write pole; masking a portion of the first gap layer for defining a window over the write pole and at least a portion of the electri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160997 | System, method and computer program product for managing aging data in a database schema A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing aging data in a database. In use, data, or a dimension in a dimension table is identified in a database. Further, an attribute is stored in association with the data, or the dimension. To this e... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159791 | Magnetoresistive sensor having quantum well structure and a trapping layer for preventing charge carrier migration A Lorentz Magnetoresistive sensor having an ultrathin trapping layer disposed between a quantum well structure and a surface of the sensor. The trapping layer prevents charge carriers from the surface of the sensor from affecting the quantum well structure. This all... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156519 | System, method and computer program product for calculating the cost of an advertisement A system, method and computer program product are provided for calculating the cost of an advertisement. Initially, data reflecting an advertisement and usage of the advertisement may be provided. The data provided may then be rated. A cost may then be calculated ba... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156382 | System and method for counting storage device-related errors utilizing a sliding window A system and method are provided for counting storage-related error events using a sliding window. This is accomplished by counting error events that occur within a sliding window of time and triggering a reaction based on such count. By this feature, the error even... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156241 | System and method for compressing data transferred over a network for storage purposes Data is transferred over a network for storage purposes in a way that accommodates systems which are equipped to only handle a predetermined data block size. This is accomplished by transmitting the data using the same data block size regardless as to whether the da... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156205 | System, method and computer program product for creating mobile custom views for tenants of an on-demand database service In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating mobile custom views for tenants of an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for creating mobile custom views for tenants of an on-demand database service can en... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150833 | System, method and computer program product for storing a formula having first and second object fields In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for storing a formula having first and second object fields. These mechanisms and methods for storing a formula having first and second object fields can allow access to data from related obje... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149541 | System for controlling contact location during TFC touchdown and methods thereof A system according to one embodiment includes a thin film stack having a magnetic transducer and a contact pad; and a heater in the thin film stack for inducing thermal protrusion of a media-facing side of the thin film stack, wherein the thin film stack is characte... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147963 | Synthetic ice apparatus and method A synthetic ice apparatus and method are provided. In one embodiment, a first layer is molded utilizing a mold of a natural ice form. Additionally, a second layer is coupled to the first layer for providing a rigid backing to the first layer. In another embodiment, ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145942 | Methods and systems for troubleshooting remote systems through recreation of remote system scenarios According to one embodiment, a debugging tool includes a processor and logic, that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: receive a Volume Table of Contents (VTOC)/INDEX data set for a first VTOC/INDEX data of a remote system, create second VTOC/IN... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145651 | On-demand database service system and method for determining whether a developed application will operate properly with at least one other application In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for determining whether a developed application associated with an on-demand database service will operate properly with at least one other application. These mechanisms and methods for provid... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144429 | Magnetic head slider with diffusion stop films each of which is disposed between the associated terminal portion and lead portion or between the associated lead portion and seed film Embodiments of the present invention help to reduce the resistance variation of the heater provided in order to adjust the flying height of the slider. According to one embodiment, a magnetic head slider has a magnetic read/write device and a heater formed on the tr... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140572 | System, method and computer program product for aggregating on-demand database service data In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for aggregating on-demand database service data. These mechanisms and methods for aggregating on-demand database service data can enable embodiments to more flexibly summarize data. The abilit... | 03/20/2012 |
