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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363358 | Transporting a WAN configuration from a PC to a residential gateway A method, system, and computer program enabling a client device to transfer a network configuration from a broadband modem to a residential gateway in a simple, user friendly process. This provides a simple installation procedure for a user. A different network swit... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363361 | Secure content delivery system A secure streaming content delivery system provides a plurality of content servers connected to a network that host customer content that can be cached and/or stored, e.g., images, video, text, and/or software. The content servers respond to requests for customer co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363248 | Pre-filling order forms for transactions over a communications network Communications between participants over a communications link are proxied by an intermediary, such as an Integrated Order Mechanism (IOM). Participants interact with each other through the IOM. The IOM may be transparent to the participants such that they are not a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363473 | System for dynamic service provisioning Disclosed is a network processor configured to provide for dynamic service provisioning. A global connector defines a topology of packet processing functions that can be dynamically ordered to provide varying functionality. The global connector may be configured bef... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363286 | File system path alias A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to perform an operation on a multi-platform heterogeneous network. Path alias table (PAT) information necessary to create a PAT is obtained by a server. The PAT information includes alias(es) and lo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363528 | Brink of failure and breach of security detection and recovery system A method and apparatus for managing a network includes detecting occurrence of a network event associated with a new network condition including unplanned and planned macro-events associated with network elements and communication links of the network. The network e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362461 | Computer network and related methods for generating printer usage information A computer network may include a plurality of computers connected together in a network and generating printer control data, and at least one printer connected to the network for printing the printer control data. The at least one designated computer may generate pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363022 | Mobile unit configuration management for WLANS A system for enforcing configuration requirements for hardware and software on mobile units operating on Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN). The system allows the configuration policy to change dynamically with the access point or sub-network association. Whenever ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360158 | Interactive education tool An interactive education tool for graphically representing components of a complex system. When the user selects a displayed component of the system, the tool provides educational information relating to the selected component. A user may then “drill-down” furth... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359076 | Document sharing service for network printing An internet accessible server permits access management to remote printing devices by remote users. Only users having printing access to a target remote printing device may submit a print job for printing on the target remote printing device. Users having printing a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359988 | Subnet of power line communication network, method for setting up the same, electronic appliance connected to the same, and communication module used in electronic appliance A communication network for detecting and regulating identifier overlap generated after subnet is created includes a communication module including a starting means for starting a subnet creation sequence; identifier generating means for generating at least two type... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360210 | Method and system for dynamically varying intermediation functions in a communication path between a content server and a client station A method and system for dynamically varying intermediation functions in a communication path between a content server and a client station. An intermediation system within the communication path receives an HTTP message and detects an intermediation-variance instruc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359984 | Management of network quality of service In one embodiment, a router is deployed on a local area network (LAN) in addition to any routers deployed on a wide area network (WAN) coupled with the LAN having the router. A service management device is coupled between the two routers. The service management devi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360231 | System for obtaining data regarding customer use of interactive television A system and method for obtaining data regarding customer use of interactive television, where application servers residing at a broadcast center include application programs that provide customers with a graphical user interface. Customers may retrieve the applicat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359339 | Smart access point The present invention provides a “smart” AP, whereby the AP periodically checks its connection with a network and, if a determination is made that the connection between the AP and the network server has been lost, an indication of this loss of connection is mad... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359957 | Method for accessing information and/or services of a distributed automation system The invention relates to a method for accessing information and/or services of a distributed automation system comprising a plurality of automation devices, by means of one of the automation devices. According to said method, information concerning an automation dev... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359674 | Content distribution & communication system for enhancing service distribution in short range radio environment A system for propagating information among wireless communication devices in an efficient manner. More specifically, the invention involves regulating the behavior of a wireless communication device (WCD) between a primarily passive mode where client or slave availa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359959 | Method and apparatus for using a USB cable as a cluster quorum device A method for obtaining a quorum vote by a first node using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) quorum cable, wherein the USB quorum cable comprises a first end connected to a first node and a second end connected to a second node, including determining whether the USB quor... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356136 | System for discover of provisioning information by telephones in a frame switched network without a broadcast based protocol When a customer premises internet telephony device (CPE) is manufactured, the factory stores a unique CPE ID number and a contact for a pre-provisioning server in non volatile memory of the CPE. At the time a CPE is purchased by a customer, an internet telephony ser... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356614 | Method for detecting and regulating identifier overlap on power line communication network, electronic appliance connected to subnet of power line communication network, and communication module used in electronic appliance A method for detecting and regulating subnet identifier overlap on a power line communication network includes a communication module. The communication module includes an identifier generating means for generating at least two identifiers for identifying a home sub... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356841 | Server and method for providing specific network services A server and method is provided to provide a specific service to network users. The server and method automatically provide user-to-server security using VLANs. The server manages VLAN based on the request from a user for creating/deleting/joining/leaving VLANs. The... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356582 | Electronic apparatus and communication device switching method according to device priority An electronic apparatus allows communication devices to be connected thereto, and has a plug-and-play function of automatically setting a communication device to be connected. A communication monitoring module monitors the communication statuses of the communication... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356534 | Providing notifications for domain registration changes A strategy is described for alerting a user when an Internet domain becomes active. The strategy includes receiving a domain change request and logging this request in a domain table. The domain change request can instruct a registrar to create a new domain, or modi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356537 | Providing contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents A method and system are provided for creation, implementation, and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to users of those documents. Portions of docum... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356576 | Method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for providing network storage assignments Network storage assignments are provided by comparing identification information received from a networked computer to identification information stored in association with network storage assignments for a plurality of networked computers. Upon received identificat... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356618 | Method and system for synchronizing platform clocks in a distributed wireless platform According to one embodiment of the present invention, a novel method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first node records a first node local time of receiving a wirelessly transmitted packet, the first node local time recorded with a monotonically incre... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356577 | System and method for providing an online software upgrade in load sharing servers A system and method are disclosed for providing an online software upgrade in a switch in a telecommunications system. The switch includes: 1) a main processing unit for executing call process client applications associated with call connections; 2) call application... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353263 | Communication setting management system Disclosed is a communication setting management system comprising setting template entry/edit means for entering or editing a setting template that collects contents to be set for the communication entities, with reference to information on a concrete method of sett... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353284 | Synchronized transmission of audio and video data from a computer to a client via an interface A method for controlling data transmission between a computer and a video client via an interface, the method comprising: the computer polling the interface a first time to determine the size of the buffer on the interface; receiving a first buffer size value from t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353262 | Validation of configuration settings prior to configuration of a local run-time environment A system, a computer readable medium and a method in a client-server environment, to manage a configuration of resources on client systems. This includes receiving one or more predetermined events along with one or more local run-time environmental conditions includ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353322 | System and method for providing dynamic configuration ROM using double image buffers A dynamic configuration ROM which may be updated while linked to the serial bus and with little or no risk of publishing inconsistent configuration ROM information to the other nodes on the bus. The dynamic configuration ROM comprises first and second configuration ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353334 | Method of increasing performance and manageability of network storage systems using optimized cache setting and handling policies A system for and method of increasing performance and manageability of storage area networks using optimized cache setting and handling policies. Initial cache management policies are set on a volume or zone basis, performance statistics are gathered based on preset... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353378 | Optimizing computer system A computer-implemented method for improving the performance of a dynamically configurable computer system. The dynamically configurable computer system is created from components disposed in a dynamically reconfigurable computing environment. The method includes asc... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353511 | Method and system for dynamically distributing updates in a network A first version of a program operating at a network site is updated by automatically downloading from a remote site any update for the program in response to an automated event. A downloaded update is installed to generate a second version of the program. The second... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353538 | Server resource management, analysis, and intrusion negation A console host and intrusion negation system (CHAINS) includes a host component [202] and a console component [203]. The host component [202] monitors resources at a server [501-503]. Resources that are becoming overloaded can be t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353428 | Polled automatic virus fix A client computer is connected via a network to an anti-virus server and polls the server for indication that an anti-virus needs to be immediately downloaded from the anti-virus server. The client computer disengages from the network, and re-establishes a link with... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353027 | Seamless handoff in mobile IP In a system and method for handing off a mobile node in a seamless manner in a wireless access network, procedures are implemented for allowing the mobile node to synchronize the handoff with a base node (e.g., a home agent) and a correspondent node. In this way, a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353531 | Trusted computing environment A trusted computing environment 100, wherein each computing device 112 to 118 holds a policy specifying the degree to which it can trust the other devices in the environment 100. The policies are updated by an assessor 110 which re... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352708 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method and apparatus relating to the behavior of border nodes within a high performance serial bus system is disclosed. A method for determining and communicating the existence of a hybrid bus is disclosed. A method for determining a path to a senior border... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350112 | Automated diagnostic service A method of providing diagnostic service for a data processing system includes retrieving product data identifying a data processing element in response to an alert generated by the element. The retrieved product data is forwarded to a networked diagnostic site. A d... | 03/25/2008 |
