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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8041763 | Method and system for providing sharable bookmarking of web pages consisting of dynamic content A system that automatically obtains Web page-specific scripts to save and restore the state of a Web page. When a user bookmarks or copies a Web page URL to the clipboard, a function is called to create a page state file that is stored together with the current URL ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037130 | Ubiquitous proxy mobile service method and system and computer recordable storage medium for the method A ubiquitous proxy mobile service method and system is disclosed. When a mobile device is near a dissemination medium, group data and individual data transmitted by at least one ubiquitous proxy transmission interface of the dissemination medium are read by a ubiqui... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037129 | Method for generating function blocks for web services In continuous operation, for example during the control of a machine, PLCs (programmable logic controllers) execute as client a data transaction with a server. This data transaction is initiated by the PLC by implementing a communication with the server via web serv... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037128 | Receiving page-specific user feedback concerning one or more particular web pages of a website In one embodiment, a method for receiving page-specific user feedback concerning a web page of a website includes using an icon viewable on the page to solicit one or more page-specific open-ended comments concerning the page from a user that has accessed the page. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037063 | Identifying inadequate search content Systems and methods for identifying inadequate search content are provided. Inadequate search content, for example, can be identified based on statistics associated with the search queries related to the content. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037093 | Feeding updates to landing pages of users of an online social network from external sources Updates to landing pages of users in an online social network are fed from external sources so that content maintained by any one user can be consolidated in a single location regardless of where the changes are made to the content. When an update event occurs, user... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037126 | Systems and methods of dynamically checking freshness of cached objects based on link status The present solution provides a variety of techniques for accelerating and optimizing network traffic, such as HTTP based network traffic. The solution described herein provides techniques in the areas of proxy caching, protocol acceleration, domain name resolution ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037127 | In-line network device for storing application-layer data, processing instructions, and/or rule sets A network device located in the data path between a user computer and a server stores application data, processing instructions, and/or rule sets. By storing user computer-specific application data, processing instructions, and/or rule sets in the data path between ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037131 | Data transfer utilizing preview data A method of transmitting data between a transmitter and a receiver each connected to a network, including causing the transmitter to transmit reduced image data, corresponding to image data, and user interface data to the receiver via the network, the reduced image ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037067 | Systems and methods for tracking user activity at website A data source generates a requested page for an electronic network site to include inserted tracking parameters to aid in tracking the activities of the user at the site. The site receives the generated page with the inserted tracking parameters and returns to a use... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037132 | 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... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037091 | Method of using a code to track user access to content A method for tracking user internet surfing involving steps of providing a computer hosting a plurality of contents stored on a computer storage medium; storing on the computer storage medium a surf code reference for each content in the plurality of contents; stori... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032588 | System and method for hosting one or more versions of a service using a service proxy A method for hosting one or more versions of a service using a service proxy includes specifying an interface definition of a service which defines and uniquely identifies an interface version for the service, and an implementation definition of the service which un... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032589 | Methods and systems for resuming, transferring or copying a multimedia session Methods and systems for resuming, transferring or copying an IMS session associated with a first terminal or user at a second terminal in e.g., a same household are described. If a session is to be transferred, resource reservations associated with establishing a se... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032549 | Auto update utility for digital address books An Internet-based system capable of automatically maintaining contact-related information in any computer software application or digital device which stores or manages contact-related information. More particularly, the system allows users to automatically enter an... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032585 | Regression-based system and method for determining resource costs for composite transactions A method comprises receiving a representative workload of a computing system, where the representative workload comprises at least one composite transaction. In certain embodiments, the representative workload is a historical workload of a computing system. In gener... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032586 | Method and system for caching message fragments using an expansion attribute in a fragment link tag A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer program product are presented for a fragment caching methodology. After a message is received at a computing device that contains a cache management unit, a fragment in the message body of the message is cached. Subse... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032587 | Method and apparatus for client-side aggregation of asynchronous fragmented requests The Asynchronous Aggregator shifts the burden of retrieving and aggregating asynchronous responses by replacing asynchronous requests in an original request thread with placcholders with a unique identifier, creating new threads for each asynchronous request, writin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032489 | Log collection, structuring and processing The present invention generally relates to log message processing such that events can be detected and alarms can be generated. For example, log messages are generated by a variety of network platforms (e.g., Windows servers, Linux servers, UNIX servers, databases, ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028019 | Methods and apparatus for data transfer in networks using distributed file location indices Methods and apparatus for data transfer according to various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a peer-to-peer (p2p) network associated with distributed file location index. For example, a system according to various aspects of the present ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027982 | Self-service sources for secure search A flexible and extensible architecture allows for secure searching across an enterprise. Such an architecture can provide a simple Internet-like search experience to users searching secure content inside (and outside) the enterprise. The architecture allows for the ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024290 | Data synchronization and device handling In one example, a synchronization server includes logic operable to engage in a first synchronization session with a client device, wherein client modifications and server modifications may be exchanged based, at least in part, on synchronization data stored locally... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024398 | Output management system and method for enabling printing via wireless devices A system and method for managing output such as printing, faxing, and e-mail over various types of computer networks. In one aspect, the method provides for printing via a wireless device. The system provides renderable data to the wireless device by which a user-in... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024399 | Software distribution over a network Methods, systems, and computer program products for software distribution include providing and receiving application-specific information, services, and software component elements over a network. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024333 | System and method for providing information navigation and filtration A system and method for information navigation and filtration is provided. One or more query terms are received from a user. A preliminary relevance of one or more objects associated with an enterprise system is determined based on the query terms. The preliminary r... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024397 | System for generating a services repository using a target services roadmap A repository of services, a system for building a repository of services, a method of building a repository of services and various other embodiments associated with the repository are disclosed. The method relates to a method of building a repository of services us... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024400 | Method and system for transferring content from the web to mobile devices A web page architecture is provided for enabling a user browse the web within an inline frame embedded in a web page and drag and drop content rendered in the inline frame into a receiving panel in the web page for transmission to the user's mobile device. The deliv... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024291 | Message generator A message generator for use in a publish/subscribe system, the publish/subscribe system having a broker for receiving a plurality of messages from one or more publishers and a subscriber: the message generator comprising: a storage component for retaining the plural... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019813 | Synchronizing self-referencing fields during two-way synchronization Self-referencing fields are synchronized during a synchronization pass of a two-way synchronization between a client computer and a server computer. When a synchronization operation is performed, a list of server tasks associated with the server and a list of projec... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019814 | Service for standardization of resource metadata models via social networking—arriving at an agreed upon (standard) resource meta-model via social consensus Disclosed are systems and methods for generating standardized models for a resource via social computing. The disclosed systems and methods generate standardized models for resources via social computing and include receiving a request for the registration of a reso... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019757 | Distributed globally accessible information network implemented to maintain universal accessibility A distributed information network is constructed for gathering information from sites distributed across a globally accessible computer network, i.e., the Internet. The distributed information network preferably includes a root server that stores a list of multiple ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019807 | Method and system for communication between computer systems A system for brokering business service requests in a computer network is disclosed. The system is operative to receive a request for information from a requester, transmit the request to a provider, and return a response to the requester. The broker typically compr... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019811 | Application state server-side cache for a state-based client-server application Response delay associated with a state-based client-server application can be reduced with utilization of an application state server-side cache. A server caches data for a set of one or more possible states of a client-server application that may follow a current s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019808 | Systems and methods for the implementation of a synchronization schemas for units of information manageable by a hardware/software interface system Several embodiments of the present invention comprise a storage platform that provides a synchronization service that (i) allows multiple instances of the storage platform (each with its own data store) to synchronize parts of their content according to a flexible s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019809 | Tightly-coupled disk-to-CPU storage server A storage server for efficiently retrieving data from a plurality of disks in response to user access requests. The server comprises a plurality of processors coupled to disjoint subsets of disks, and a custom non-blocking packet switch for routing data from the pro... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019812 | Extensible and programmable multi-tenant service architecture An extensible, multi-tenant software-as-a-service business application platform is provided for hosting multiple organizations. Organization services are provided by virtual or physical servers with dedicated data stores assembled in scalable groups. Distributed int... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019810 | Television viewing of RSS A method of displaying items from an RSS feed on a television display involves registering the RSS feed with an RSS aggregator, the RSS feed aggregator being operatively coupled to the television display for display of RSS feed items; at the RSS aggregator, polling ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015152 | Web based client/server notification engine Various technologies and techniques improve the updating of client content in a client/server arrangement. A client notification engine of a user interface subscribes to receive notifications from a central server side notification engine. The client notification en... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015170 | Personalized network searching Personalized network searching, in which a search query is received from a user, and a request is received to personalize a search result. Responsive to the search query and the request to personalize the search result, a personalized search result is generated by s... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015173 | Techniques for web site integration Disclosed is a method and device for finding documents, such as Web pages, for presentation to a user, automatically or in response to a user expression of interest, which documents are part of a Web site being accessed by the user, and which documents relate to a d... | 09/06/2011 |
