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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190614 | Index compression Systems and methods for compressing an index are described. In one exemplary method, the results of a search are annotated and then encoded into one or more chunks of compressed data in accordance with the annotations of the results. The annotations include an indic... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185548 | Techniques and system to deploy policies intelligently In an information management system, relevant policies are deployed to targets while policies which are not relevant are not. By deploying relevant policies, this reduces the amount of space requirements at the target to store the policies and the amount of data tha... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176113 | Rich media file format and delivery methods A rich media file is a self-contained file, including both the information to be viewed by a user and the viewer that displays the information to the user. The information can be formatted however the client likes: for example, the information can be split across se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176112 | Systems, methods, and products for multimedia applications gateways Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for a multimedia applications gateway. A home network management application is downloaded to the multimedia applications gateway operating in a home network. An anomaly that occurs in the home network is observed. An ale... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171070 | Turnkey reseller program for registering domain names A reseller program may be used to increase the number of Customer desired domain names that are registered by a Registrar. There are two main embodiments of this reseller program. In the first embodiment, Resellers guide Customers to a Registrar web site through the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171067 | Implementing an ephemeral file system backed by a NFS server Provided is a method for implementing a file system that includes a combination of read-only and read/write parts. A file system located on a data server maintains an original copy of a data store. An “Ephemeral” file system (EFS) is created on a client computer... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166063 | Query routing in distributed database system A query message is received at a first server of a plurality of servers of a first server type, at least part of data contained in the query message is transformed to a transforming result, based on the transforming result and a first lookup table at said first serv... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8140609 | Congruency and similarity of information technology (IT) structures and associated applications A method and system for consolidating N elements of an enterprise IT structure that consists of L elements (N≦L). All combinations of M elements of the N elements are generated (M | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140610 | Bitmap-based display remoting Bitmap transfer-based display remoting by a server coupled to a client is described. Specifically, an application executing on the server implements operations to render a portion of a graphical user interface (GUI). The server decomposes corresponding rendering-bas... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8117252 | Video-monitor/recording/playback system The invention relates to a stand-alone video recording, playback and Monitoring system. It has network switches, non-volatile storage devices, IP cameras, video servers, and NTSC cameras. The system uses communication channels that are WAN/LAN based and can be hard-... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112469 | Emergency override system and method for network devices An emergency override system includes first and second communication interfaces, a sensor, and a processor. The first communication interface is connected to the second communication interface by a communication line. The sensor is disposed along the communication l... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108454 | Address assignment in Fibre Channel over Ethernet environments A method of initializing a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) link between a Fiber Channel over Ethernet node (ENode) and Fiber Channel Forwarders (FCFs) in a network by discovering the presence of FCFs available to the ENode and other FCFs, assigning second MAC add... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8090759 | System for preserving message order Order associated with messages is preserved in an environment wherein a message includes an associated order identifier; a receiver is operable to receive a first message associated with a first order identifier and a selection component is operable to select a firs... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090760 | Communicating in a computing system Provided are a computer readable medium and a system for communicating in a computing system. An example of the method includes establishing a local communications interface at a local site. This example also includes writing local site communication information to ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082288 | Method and apparatus for determining notable content on web sites using collected comments A computerized method for gauging the importance of web content and presenting selected content to a user is described. Comments that have been posted by a user to a first comment-enabled entry in a web site are collected. The collected comments of the user are anal... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073896 | Client messaging in multicast networks A messaging system may enable a server to assign unique identifiers to a plurality of clients. These identifiers enable a client to determine whether a message is specifically targeted to that client or, as an alternative, whether the client is a member of a group o... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073895 | System and method for delivering web content to a mobile device A system and method for delivery web content to a mobile device. A system includes a content delivery program associated with a webpage, where the webpage includes at least one content item. The content delivery program is configured to receive a user selection sign... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069202 | Creating a projection of a situational network A method of creating a projection of a situational network includes creating, by an event node server, an event node in a multi-dimensional personal information network, where the event node corresponds to a situation. A projection of nodes of the situational networ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069184 | Systems and methods to implement extensibility of tenant content in a provider-tenant environment The present invention discloses methods and systems for hosting tenants over a network in a computer-based environment in which a provider may store a shared data structure having shared data. A tenant receives a request for a shared data structure and retrieves the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065357 | Output management system and method for enabling access to private network resources A system and method for managing output such as printing, faxing, and e-mail over various types of computer networks. In one aspect, the system and method provides for accessing print and/or document resources located on private networks behind firewalls. A pass-thr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051066 | Expression-based web logger for usage and navigational behavior tracking Configurably storing data in a plurality of files based on expressions and conditions associated with the data. Logging software enables tracking of the navigation pattern of users for selected network properties under specified conditions. The logging software is c... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041760 | Service oriented architecture for a loading function in a data integration platform A loading function of an extract-transform-load data integration process is deployed as a service in a services oriented architecture by providing a module, the module being a data loading module for loading data into a target database that is associated with a data... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037121 | Multipurpose data input/output and display configurations for a data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus is described having a first operational mode and a second operational mode comprising: a first group of control elements to perform a first predefined set of functions in a first orientation associated with the first operational mode and ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032578 | Using distributed queues in an overlay network The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using distributed queues in an overlay network. Embodiments of the invention can be used to replicate queue state (e.g., inserted and/or deleted messages) within an overlay network ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032577 | Apparatus and methods for providing network-based information suitable for audio output The invention is directed to techniques for navigating a network based on audio input to retrieve information from a network. A user enters audio commands into a two-way communication device to access information located on a network, such as the Internet. For examp... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019791 | Method and system for transforming metadata modeled in the common information model into grid control target metadata An automated technique for generating target metadata for a CIM-enabled managed entity is provided. A method of generating management metadata for a resource comprises receiving information indicating a resource to be managed, obtaining information relating to the r... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015232 | Thin terminal computer architecture utilizing roaming keyboard files A thin client server system including a client server configured to transfer at least one roaming keyboard file to at least one thin client terminal is described. The thin client terminal includes a touch-sensitive interface, session layout module and a client proce... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015160 | System and method for content management over network storage devices The present invention is a system and method for managing content across one or more storage device systems. A typical system according to the present invention includes one or more indexing systems and a set of storage device systems. Each indexing system monitors ... | 09/06/2011 |
| RE42664 | Method and apparatus for implementing parallel operations in a database management system The present invention implements parallel processing in a Database Management System. The present invention provides the ability to locate transaction and recovery information at one location and eliminates the need for read locks and two-phased commits. The present... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005886 | Systems and methods for generating network messages A networking system may include a traffic generator. The traffic generator may include a scripting module configured to create a script. The traffic generator may execute the script to send and/or receive network messages within the networking system, which may help... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005887 | Gateway apparatus and system For achieving smooth facilities of services within a home network system where service applications of a plural number of service undertakes are mixed with, management is made upon a use memory volume for an application and an accessing authority to equipments withi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001173 | Information processing apparatus, selector, remote operation system, scan code transmission method, and program product therefor An information processing apparatus includes a code converting portion that converts a scan code output from a keyboard into a corresponding key code, a data converting portion that converts the key code into packets, and a changing portion that changes an output de... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996456 | Document distribution recommender system and method A document management system monitors proposed recipients for documents and provides recommendations on alterations to the distribution set, such as by adding or removing recipients. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996455 | System and method for providing dynamic roll-back reservations in time A systems, method and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing a dynamic roll-back reservation mask in a compute environment. The method of managing compute resources within a compute environment includes, based on an agreement between a compute resource ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991821 | System and method for planning a wireless computer network using network performance contour overlays The present invention makes use of a database of existing site surveys of a variety of locations and sites producing a plurality of test-bed templates and also a variety of simulation models of actual layouts and sites producing a plurality of simulation templates. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991822 | Propagation of updates for attributes of a storage object from an owner node of the storage object to other nodes Local versions of attributes of a storage object are maintained at a plurality of nodes, wherein a first attribute designates a first node of the plurality of nodes as an owner node for the storage object, and wherein a second attribute includes information to resol... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987224 | Audio signal processor and network system In the case where an audio network system that performs transport of audio signals between a plurality of processors is constructed such that the plurality of processors each including two sets of transmission I/Fs and reception I/Fs are connected in series, and a T... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7987223 | Interfacing computer modules An information processing module includes a processor subsystem including a processor and memory. The information processing module is configured as a field replaceable unit blade server removably receivable in a carrier. Redundant external connections are provided ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984094 | Using distributed queues in an overlay network The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using distributed queues in an overlay network. Embodiments of the invention can be used to replicate queue state (e.g., inserted and/or deleted messages) within an overlay network ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7970812 | Redistribution of space between text segments A system and method for redistributing space in ink-to-text conversions is described. In stylus-based computing systems, users often desire to convert ink from ink into text. Sometimes the conversion is made such that an interaction region is made too small for effe... | 06/28/2011 |
