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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7680882 | Multimedia aggregation in an online social network Multimedia content is featured on user pages of an online social network using embed codes that are generated using a configuration file associated with the source ID for the multimedia content and a content ID for the multimedia content. The configuration file, the... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680880 | System and method for protecting a computer network A system for protecting a computer network from vulnerabilities can be provided that generally includes a remedy and patch server located at a client site and adapted to receive a global remedy package and a global patch package. The global remedy package may includ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680881 | Method for associating content objects with a database A method is provided for associating content objects with a database wherein the content objects are accessible over a network communication medium by a user. The method includes: receiving a suggestion for a new content object for addition to the database; approvin... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680883 | Dynamic integration of web sites A method for displaying information includes identifying computer-readable service code at a service site, which code, when read by a client computer via a network, causes the computer to display at least one service page containing service information. At least a p... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680878 | Apparatus, method and computer software products for controlling a home terminal An internet terminal, which includes a communication unit for sending and receiving packet data, an encryption unit for encrypting and decrypting packet data, a packet generation unit for generating packet data to be sent to a server apparatus, a protocol determinat... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680879 | Method and apparatus for maintaining data integrity across distributed computer systems A method and apparatus are generally disclosed for maintaining data integrity across distributed computer systems. In one embodiment, the method of the invention includes the step of transmitting an object from a server application to a client application. The metho... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676540 | Scoped referral statements Methods, systems, and data structures for communicating object metadata are provided. A generic metadata container is presented that allows object metadata to be described in an extensible manner using protocol-neutral and platform-independent methodologies. A metad... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7672991 | Method and device for configuring an electronic document processing peripheral in a communication network The invention concerns a method and device for configuring an electronic document processing peripheral. The invention concerns more particularly a method of determining a configuration profile for an electronic document processing peripheral with the configuration ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672971 | Modular architecture for entity normalization A system and method identifying duplicate objects from a plurality of objects. The system and method groups similar objects into buckets based on a selected grouper, matches objects within the same bucket based on a selected matcher, and identifies the matching obje... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672994 | Data relay method and information processing method A data relay and information processing method including storing in a database section identification information for identifying language-dependent data and replacement data corresponding to the language-dependent data in association with each other, receiving serv... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672993 | Method and apparatus for wirelessly networked distributed resource usage for data gathering A method and system for gathering, collecting, and supplying geographically distributed data. In one embodiment, geographically distributed data is gathered in a server-commanded mode, such that the user of an electronic device need not participate in the capturing ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672992 | Systems and methods for monitoring a modem in a networked environment A system for monitoring modem use in a computer system is disclosed. The system includes a computing device and a computer-readable medium that is part of the computing device or in electronic communication with the computing device. The computer-readable medium inc... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673229 | Apparatus and method for generating sub-codes to a turbo-encoder A gallery widget is invoked when a tag in a markup language document, such as a web page, is processed. The gallery widget selects a number of images specified in the tag and places the images in the markup language document as defined by the tag. The images are sel... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668905 | Method, system and computer program for providing web pages based on client state The invention proposes a solution allowing a web application to generate a response page based on local information of a client. For this purpose, a front-end servlet (receiving a request from the browser of the client) verifies (318, 360) whether the local i... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668906 | Wire protocol for a media server system A wire protocol provides message formats for creating multiple network connections between a media server and a client. These multiple network connections may include a control link connection for passing control information and a data funnel connection for passing ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668902 | Application programming interface for implementing directory service access using directory service markup language A set of DSML application programming interface (DSML API) functions is provided to facilitate the implementation of DSML-based directory service access. The DSML API includes a DSML document API class for building or accessing a DSML payload, and a DSML connection ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668903 | Method and apparatus for dynamically delivering service profiles to clients One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dynamic delivery of service profiles to a client. During operation, the system performs a discovery operation to allow the client to discover new services on a network. If a new service is di... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668901 | Methods and system using a local proxy server to process media data for local area users Methods and system are disclosed to minimize inefficiencies for local area users to share and access data. A local proxy server operates in conjunction with a central server. Local area users can post or store (“store”) data, e.g., media data, on the local proxy... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668900 | System and method for scheduling an event over a network A method for scheduling an event over a network in a calendar of an invitee includes creating a schedule request that includes at least a set of details of the event and an identifier if the event creator. The schedule request is sent to a server in communication wi... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668904 | Session replication Methods, apparatuses, and products are disclosed for session replication that include enqueueing sessions on a replication queue and flushing enqueued sessions, from the replication queue to a replication peer, in dependence upon flushing criteria, for storage on a ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663652 | Enhanced electronic mail delivery system The method is implemented using a control program shown in FIG. 1 running on a host-based or a Local Area Network server which receives incoming electronic mail (e-mail) messages over a network, which is connected at least periodically to a Wide Area Network ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664802 | System and method for identifying a characteristic of a set of data accessible via a link specifying a network location A method of recording allocation of resources in response to a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network where the request comprises data indicative of one or more requested items. The device is typically a mobile device and the requested ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664813 | Dynamic data presentation Dynamic data presentation is described. In an embodiment, drawing instructions are captured as a template at a content provider, and the drawing instructions template is communicated to the computing-based client device that processes the drawing instructions to ren... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660844 | Network service system and program using data processing Provides efficient cache systems in a network service that allows for different expressions of requests with the same meaning, such as in a web work service using XML. The invention can be implemented as a network service system comprising a server and a client conn... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660845 | Methods and apparatus for verifying context participants in a context management system in a networked environment Methods and apparatus related to context management in a networked environment are provided. According to one aspect, a technique is provided for facilitating communication between a client and a context management (CM) server, comprising establishing a network conn... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660848 | Information terminal, and server for efficiently exchanging messages via a network An instant messaging communication system including information terminals and an instant messaging server is provided. The information terminals are configurable for use by searching users or search target users. The information terminal of a searching user acquires... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660843 | Method and apparatus for dynamically delivering a gadget A portal server requests a gadget from a gadget server. The gadget server makes a copy of the gadget. The gadget server accesses a value to be assigned to a variable for the portal server. The value can be received as part of the request for the gadget, or can be st... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660846 | Method for dynamically targeted instant messaging A network communication system for instant messaging comprising: a client-server network system with a server in communication with a client and a server and a network for communication therebetween, each of the server and the client operating as at least one of a s... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660847 | Unattended installation of drivers for devices that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation The unattended installation of drivers for devices that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation is disclosed. A method determines which drivers are needed for devices on client computing systems that are not automatically found... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657595 | Method and system for generating auxiliary-server cache identifiers A method, system, and computer program product, by which portions of the session information that page-content is dependent upon are “pushed” to the client from the origin server in a way such that auxiliary servers, e.g. other application servers and edge-serve... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7657594 | Directed media based on user preferences A system for determining directed media for a user is provided. The exemplary system comprises a media selection optimizer which is configured to determine a directed media component based on a user profile associated, via a device identifier, with a network access ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7657593 | Image processing system, image processing method, image processing apparatus, program for implementing the method, and storage medium An image processing system which is capable of easily customizing a user interface to be displayed on a client computer, according to user's intended use, preference, and/or the like. An image processing apparatus 101 is operable when receiving an operating r... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7657592 | System and method for persisting state across navigations in a navigation-based application and for responding to navigation-related events throughout an application Described is a mechanism for persisting state across navigations in a navigation-based application so that the state is accessible by each resource of a app. The invention provides an object (a “NavigationApplication object”) that persists across navigations. Th... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7653683 | Systems for providing information access to network devices Systems, apparatus and methods are described for providing information access to network devices. A directory server registers identification information about a first network device coupled to a first network. The first network and the directory server may be coupl... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653684 | Enabling inter-subsystem resource sharing Techniques for enabling inter-subsystem resource sharing are provided. A subsystem executing an application (“app subsystem”) receives resources from another subsystem providing a resource (“resource subsystem”), such as a DLL. Then, when an application of t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653685 | Methods and apparatuses for transferring streaming multimedia data and various types of data associated therewith in a network environment The present invention provides several methods and apparatuses for transmitting multimedia data using streaming media protocols such as real-time transfer protocols (RTP) and real-time streaming protocols (RTSP) in a computer network environment. A request for RTP d... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653686 | Content reproducing device and content reproducing method Disclosed is a content reproducing device and a content reproducing method capable of quickly starting reproduction by making a pause state before starting the reproduction. The present invention provides a content reproducing device which requests content data of a... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653687 | Method for distributing content to a user station A method for controlling a user station configured for communications with a multiplicity of independently-operated data sources via a non-proprietary network includes steps for providing a user interface to enable a user at the user station to select multiple ones ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650379 | Method for channel congestion management A method for managing data traffic in a multi-user multiple-simultaneous-access (MUMSA) environment, for example in a code reuse multiple access (CRMA) environment or other physical environment having true random access with more than one transmission present at the... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7650377 | System and method for maintaining on a handheld electronic device information that is substantially current and is readily available to a user An improved system and method for managing data on a handheld electronic device includes a server that periodically pushes data to a particular handheld electronic device, with the data being stored on the handheld electronic device by way of a routine running in th... | 01/19/2010 |