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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015243 | Authenticating a requestor without providing a key A method for authenticating a requesting entity in a communications environment. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes determining a client identification of a client node associated with the requesting entity, and determining whether the requesting entity... | 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 |
| 8015241 | Apparatus and method for notifying of the posting of a web logging message via a dispatch communication A system for posting web logging (blog) messages, retrieving blog messages, and being notified of the posting of blog messages by way of dispatch communications. The system includes a wireless communication system capable of setting up dispatch communications links ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8010489 | Content communication system, content communication method, and communication terminal apparatus A content communication system is disclosed which includes a communication terminal apparatus and a server, the apparatus having category IDs, the server delivering contents corresponding to the category IDs. The communication terminal apparatus includes a category ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010554 | Processing a temporal aggregate query in a database system A query is received to perform a temporal aggregate on at least one attribute of a temporal table. In response to the query, value changes of the at least one attribute at timestamps are computed, and the value changes are aggregated to produce an aggregate value fo... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010595 | Execution of server-side dynamic pages A system (30) and method are provided for single-pass execution of dynamic pages across multiple request-response cycles. The system (30) comprises a client (32) and server (34) in communication with one another. A container (35) r... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010599 | Method, system, and graphical user interface for dynamically updating transmission characteristics in a web mail reply A method, system and graphical user interface for dynamically updating transmission characteristics in a web mail reply are described. In one embodiment of the invention, a graphical user interface includes a web mail reply form that includes: one or more address fi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010598 | Relay server and client terminal A relay server is connected to a LAN and communicable with a relay server of another LAN. The relay server includes an account information registering unit arranged to store account information including information of a client terminal connected to the same LAN; a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010600 | Data processing method, data processing apparatus, and recording medium The present invention has enabled computing resources existing in domestic network systems to be utilized with a maximum efficiency. Actual condition of the connection of client apparatuses to a domestic network and overall computing resources of the domestic networ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010596 | Portable record and/or reproducing device, reproducing method, and recording/reproducing method A reproducing means for performing reproduction processing on digital data which is read out from a predetermined recording medium recording the digital data, a manipulating means for making an instruction of reproducing the digital data inserted in the recording me... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010597 | Componentized site engine services A plurality of modules which provide a user with tools for engaging in social networking are created. The plurality of modules are associated with a service. A server hosting the web space receives a selection from the user corresponding to a first module. In respon... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005816 | Auto generation of suggested links in a search system 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 ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005891 | Method for training a server for content delivery based on communication of state information from a mobile device browser A method for training a server for content delivery based on communication of state information from a mobile device browser, the method comprising providing a control channel between the server and mobile device browser, transmitting over the control channel a plur... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005893 | Relay server and relay communication system A relay server stores registered terminal information and information about the relay servers that form a relay group permitting connection among each other, about a shared resource, about terminals sharing the resource, and about a message to be transmitted in asso... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005894 | Acquisition and presentation of data indicative of an extent of congruence between inferred mental states of authoring users A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring a first inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a first authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic document, acquiring a second inference data ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005789 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing multimedia content with device which supports multi-server environment A method and apparatus for synchronizing multimedia content with a client device which supports a multi-server environment are provided. The server includes a synchronization policy management unit which acquires a synchronization policy; a synchronization informati... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005892 | Method and apparatus for distributing data to a plurality of game devices Striped Multiplexing Download Queue software facilitates and increases throughput for client-server downloads through a limited communication device. In the “DS Download Station” application, this is used to queue many requests and to broadcast download segments... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001179 | Acquisition and presentation of data indicative of an extent of congruence between inferred mental states of authoring users A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring a first inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a first authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic document, acquiring a second inference data ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001180 | Web page data providing system, web page data providing method, and computer-readable medium A Web server machine 20, when receiving a request for a content containing a description of a campaign advertisement from any one of user machines 10 (step S201), reads a parts name defined as a structure (element) of Web page data for displayin... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001181 | Method, system and apparatus for messaging between wireless mobile terminals and networked computers A system is disclosed for messaging between wireless mobile terminals operating on wireless carrier networks and networked computers. The mobile terminals and computers include client applications for communicating messages to one another using push-to-talk modality... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001178 | System and method for providing language localization for server-based applications Using a server in a distributed computer network to provide an application to a client in the client's preferred language through the use of software modules that translate the application. A client accesses an application on a server and provides a preferred langua... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001176 | Web service with multiple listening endpoints The invention concerns a device, method, and program for exposing one or more Web Services via a Web Service access protocol. Each Web Service comprises multiple Web Service actions for accessing the functionality of a device. The Web Service access protocol allows ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001175 | Facilitating server response optimization An algorithm facilitates optimization functionality for generating optimized response information. In facilitating such optimization, non-essential elements of the response information (i.e., unneeded for system interpretation) are eliminated thereby reducing the si... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8001177 | Method and apparatus for automated personal information management data transfer for a wireless enabled handheld A method and system for restoring device personality after failure. Specifically, the present invention discloses a method and system for automated personality transfer in a wireless enabled handheld device. In one embodiment, the present invention automatically ext... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996458 | Assigning tasks in a distributed system A method and apparatus are provided for assigning tasks in a distributed system. The method comprises indicating to one or more remote systems in the distributed system that a task is available for processing based on a list identifying the one or more remote system... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996766 | Server side web browsing and multiple lens system, method and apparatus A user may access a host server and receive display information within a single browser window. The display information includes at least one lens, wherein each lens controls server side web browsing and allows the user to view a separate web page from the Internet.... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996459 | Video-switched delivery of media content using an established media-delivery infrastructure A strategy is described for delivering media content to clients using a combination of switched media technology and established broadcast delivery technology (such as HFC technology). The strategy is advantageous because it provides the benefits of switched media e... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996460 | Processing selected browser requests Processing a browser request that specifies a destination network resource generally includes intercepting a browser request that specifies a selected destination network resource and redirecting the browser request to a network server that differs from the destinat... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991832 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and computer program An information processing apparatus, that obtains pieces of content information relating to content recorded in an information recording medium, includes a content identifier generation unit configured to read a content certificate which is recorded in the recording... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991835 | Distributed client services based on execution of service attributes and data attributes by multiple nodes in resource groups A network provides distributed client services based on participation in respective resource groups by computing nodes, each resource group including a corresponding resource requirement for any computing node that joins the corresponding resource group for executio... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991836 | Approach for managing state information by a group of servers that services a group of clients An approach for managing state information by a group of servers that services a group of clients is disclosed. One server is designated as the primary server and is responsible for generating state information to be used by both the servers and the clients. The rem... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991834 | Method and apparatus for updating and synchronizing information between a client and a server The present invention provides a method and apparatus for integrating applets running on a client with the application logic for applications running on a server. The mechanism of the present invention provides two significant advantages over the prior art: the sync... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991829 | Electronic device, network connecting system, network connecting method, and program product therefor An electronic device including a memory area that stores a program to be executed by the computer and data, the electronic device connecting a computer and a server device in a communicable state. The program includes a first processing portion that retrieves connec... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991837 | Systems and methods for networked, in-context, high resolution image viewing Systems and methods are provided for viewing portions of an image in high resolution and in context with a full image, which is displayed at a base resolution that is lower resolution than the resolution of the high-resolution image. A user can select an area of int... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991828 | Network communication apparatus generating XML responses based on HTTP requests A hyper-text-transfer-protocol communication unit sends and receives data based on a hyper text transfer protocol via a network. A facsimile communication unit sends and receives facsimile data based on a facsimile transmission procedure via a public line. A history... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991831 | System and method for speculative remote display Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for network computing. In an embodiment, the system may include a storage unit for archiving historical user events and historical server events. The system may also include a processing un... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991826 | Digital relay having an improved man-machine interface A digital relay, for regulating the operation of a power distribution apparatus, comprising a computerized interface, which includes at least a computerized module providing HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) services. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991776 | Résumé storage and retrieval system A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resumé images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991830 | Multiple sessions between a server and multiple browser instances of a browser A method and apparatus for a server capable of supporting multiple sessions with a browser. First session information of a browser is detected. Second session information of the browser is detected. A first session is initiated with a first browser instance of the b... | 08/02/2011 |
