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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5465327 | Method and system for document administration utilizing iconic representations within a data processing system A method for document administration within a data processing system which utilizes iconic representations. A bit image or graphic iconic representation is created for selected textual documents and stored as a bit image or graphic object at a selected me... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5446843 | Interface unit for dynamically configuring a buffer in different modes to store data transfers based upon different connection details of connected processing units A circuit device for interconnecting several processing units equipped with microprocessors includes at least two connection ports connecting the circuit device to the processing units, including a control unit for managing connection peculiarities using ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5444856 | Apparatus and method for switching ethernet media type A computer system having two ports for connecting the computer system to a computer network by means of different transmission media types. Electronic switching is implemented to select between these two ports. The electronic switching is controlled by so... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5440632 | Reprogrammable subscriber terminal A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an interna... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5440739 | Method of maintaining updated set-up configurations in workgroups on a network A workgroup organized network manager for controlling the operation of individual workstations within a computer network. The workgroup organized network manager organizes workstations into workgroups and controls the distribution of information to each o... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437015 | Communications system reconfigurable with reduced network configuration data In a reconfigurable communications system, circuit status bits are stored in a first matrix of rows associated respectively with predefined network configurations and columns associated respectively, with predefined circuit configurations. Destination sta... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5434798 | Reconfiguration in a cellular communications network A method and apparatus for performing reconfiguration of a cellular network is provided. Cell parameters of affected mobile switching centers in the network are copied to a database, and the copied parameters are stored. A set of proposed changes to the s... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5430877 | Reprogramming methods and apparatus Two mobile communications handset terminals for a cellular telephone system each incorporate a microprocessor for controlling the operating components of the terminal. Each microprocessor operates under control of software stored in a FLASH Eprom. When th... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5421009 | Method of remotely installing software directly from a central computer A method for remote installation of software over a computer network allows a user to interactively select each remote computer system for software installation, or to provide a file containing a list of all remote computer systems. Before attempting to i... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5408666 | Method and apparatus for loading a program into a program memory from a mailbox or an external ROM A processor has a local data bus to which an external read-only memory and a mailbox for exchanging data with a host computer may be connected. The processor is re-initialized, and a series of instructions is executed to write a program to be loaded into ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5404450 | Communications processor system with control of downloaded tasks A communications processor system 10b that permits communications task code to be safely downloaded from a host system. Direct access to local memory 15b of the communications processor system 10b is permitted only during a downloading process while syste... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5390335 | Method for modifying system configuration data sets in a telecommunications switching system A method for modifying system configuration data sets in a telecommunications switching system that has first function modules (SWU-ADS) for processing switching-oriented and/or administration and maintenance procedures and second peripheral function modu... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5390303 | Communications system reconfigurable with reduced network configuration data In a reconfigurable communications system, circuit status bits are stored in a first matrix of rows associated; respectively, with predefined network configurations and columns associated respectively with predefined circuit configurations. Destination st... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5388215 | Uncoupling a central processing unit from its associated hardware for interaction with data handling apparatus alien to the operating system controlling said unit and hardware The functions of two virtual operating systems (e. S/370 VM, VSE or IX370 and S/88 OS) are merged into one physical system. Partner pairs of S/88 processors run the S/88 OS and handle the fault tolerant and single system image aspects of the system. One o... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386512 | System for deriving and testing mutual capability set after receiving updated capability from other processors and before requesting service information A dynamic capability exchange mechanism permits two processing entities to notify each other of initial properties, or processing capabilities, as well as subsequent changes to those properties or capabilities. Before requesting a service, or function, of... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5379429 | Method of resource management for version-up in a computer system and systems therefor A resource management method and system for version-up in a multiprocessor system having functions that a processor to be made version-up investigates resources under control by the own processor itself before deciding if any of the resources are to be mo... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5367635 | Network management agent with user created objects providing additional functionality A computer network management software agent which includes the ability for users to add new user defined management objects. A user editable text file defines object identifications, object types, and the path and name of associated executable software. ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5333270 | FDDI configuration management state machine controller A controllable configuration management (CFM) state machine user interface is disclosed for use in the physical layer controller of a station or concentrator capable or insertion into a data transmission network that is capable of operating substantially ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5327560 | Method of updating network reconfiguration information exchanged between a host computer and a communication control processor A method for use in a network having a plurality of host computers, at least one communication control processor (CCP) commonly connected to the host computers, and a plurality of resources connected to the CCP. According to the method, if a resource is t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5307465 | System for updating network topology based on configuration obtained from subset configuration composition matrix and switching node connection matrix for the subset configuration In a reconfigurable communications system, circuit status bits are stored in a first matrix of rows associated respectively with predefined network configurations and columns associated, respectively, with predefined circuit configurations. Destination st... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5289578 | Activation of a dormant sibling computer in a communication network by overriding a unique dormant node address with a common active node address A respective unique dormant address is permanently associated with each of two sibling computers located at a particular node of a communications network. A selected one of the sibling computers is activated by associating an overriding common active node... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5263164 | Method and structure for determining transaction system hardware and software configurations A method and structure are provided for automating the collection of information from a customer and providing a specification of a transaction system to fullfil the customer's needs and desires. An ordering step is used in order to obtain information via... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261114 | Method and apparatus for providing down-loaded instructions for execution by a peripheral controller A method and apparatus for downloading instructions and other information to a peripheral controller for use in an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) compatible computer provides a system which downloads instructions from the ISA compatible computer to ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5247683 | System and method for installing software and updating configuration files A process of software installation over a data processing network is described. New pieces of software being installed over a data processing network require changes to the configuration of the workstation upon which they are being installed. The configur... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5193151 | Delay-based congestion avoidance in computer networks A packet data communication system employs a congestion avoidance method in which each node measures the round-trip delay occurring when it sends data to a destination and receives an acknowledgement. This delay is measured for different load levels, and ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5167030 | System for dynamically allocating main memory to facilitate swapping of terminate and stay resident communication program to increase available memory space A method for the allocation of RAM memory space in a microcomputer environment allows for one or more terminate and stay resident (TSR) or other programs to be stored on a remote memory device in a way that preserves their accessability. The method includ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5155837 | Methods and apparatus for software retrofitting A time-shared computer system is disclosed in which computer software programs, either application programs or operating system programs, can be retrofitted with new programs which are totally incompatible with the old versions, all without interrupting s... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5155847 | Method and apparatus for updating software at remote locations A method and system are provided for updating the software used in remote computer systems from a central computer system. The method includes storing in the central computer system, copies of the software executable used in each remote computer system. W... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5124943 | Digital network utilizing telephone lines An improved computer network which utilizes the communication lines of a telephone system to provide connections between computing equipment in geographically mode area is described. The network utilizes a plurality of network units which are coupled by c... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5034878 | Procedure for the configuration of a bus-type data transmission network The invention relates to a procedure for the configuration of a bus-type data transmission network which can be connected and disconnected at any of the nodes and in which the nodes can be set for communication in either or both directions. The configurat... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5008814 | Method and apparatus for updating system software for a plurality of data processing units in a communication network In maintaining a communication network of processing units distributed in multiple nodes linked by communication channels, system software in a plurality of data processing units is updated by first installing the updated software in a first node. The upd... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4975838 | Duplex data processing system with programmable bus configuration A duplex data processing system includes two processors each provided with a bus connecting unit which disconnects the associated CPU bus from the cross connection bus in a separate mode or connects the CPU bus to the cross connection bus in a duplex mode... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4825362 | Network system for data communication in a vehicle A data network system for a vehicle having a plurality of separate and distinct control computers carrying out a predetermined control function of the vehicle and a data communication line for communicating data among the control computers. One of the con... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4788637 | Communication control apparatus A communication control apparatus wherein the version number of a communication control program in a packet accepted by a receive circuit is compared at a comparator with that of the local station. When the version for the local station is determined to b... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4740882 | Slave processor for controlling environments A slave processor for controlling environments has a microprocessor coupled to digital inputs and outputs, to an analog-to-digital convertor connected to analog outputs, to an interface connected, and to a decoder, to a carrier current transmitter, and to... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4604693 | System and method for communication between nodes of a closed loop local communication path In an exemplary embodiment a transmission link switch is provided at each node. In a transmission mode, the switch provides a transmission path which transmits incoming messages directly to the node output without any processing delay. In the cutoff mode ... | 08/05/1986 |
