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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170983 | Managing data across a semantic data view and a presentation data view Managing data across a semantic data view and a presentation data view may be provided. A semantic model may be represented in a semantic data view and a presentation model may be represented in a presentation data view. The presentation model may correspond to a gr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171170 | Storage switch task processing synchronization Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments relate to a storage switch including task processing synchronization. In embodiments of the present invention, the packet processing units may generate and store Task Index and Generation Count information t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171172 | Method, system and apparatus for selective application access and synchronization A method and apparatus for synchronizing data between a mobile communication device and a remote application operating on an external computer. A first application is operable to communicate and synchronize with a remote application operating on an external computer... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171171 | Data synchronization method and system between devices A data synchronization method for more than three networked devices including at least one client and one server for efficiently synchronizing data among multiple devices supporting a Synchronization Markup Language (SyncML) protocol is provided. The data synchroniz... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161195 | Adaptable management in sync engines Synchronization of two or more items can be optimized through the use of parallel execution of synchronization tasks and adaptable processing that monitors and adjusts for system loading. Two or more synchronization tasks required to be performed for an item can, if... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156134 | Using different groups of query graph transform modules to generate execution plans for queries for different database types Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for using different groups of query graph transform modules to generate execution plans for queries for different database types. A plurality of first type query translator modules include information indicat... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150800 | Advanced clock synchronization technique An advanced clock synchronization technique is adapted for use with a replication service in a data backup and recovery storage environment. The storage environment includes a plurality of source storage systems and target storage systems, wherein the source storage... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135867 | Secure operation of processors Secure operation of processors is disclosed. A cell processor receives a secure file image from a client device at a processor of a host device (host cell processor), wherein the secure file image includes encrypted contents. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135864 | Mechanism for sharing web based imaging information from a unix terminal computing environment The method of the present invention is capable of providing distributed imaging capability to a user of a computing device within a UNIX printing environment. Document creation, manipulation, editing, and output are provided by the present invention. Document design... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135865 | Synchronization and transfer of digital media items Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for synchronizing and transferring digital media items. One or more media items are received, from a network operating environment, at a first device. A first media database on the first device, i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135866 | System and method for detecting and processing stale messages A system and method for handling stale messages is presented. A first message is transmitted to a peer entity. The first message includes a first timestamp. A second message is received from the peer entity. The second message is related to the first message and inc... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122154 | Storage system In a storage system that manages update prohibition (WORM) information, when time management is not performed with precision, there arises a possibility that an update prohibition (WORM) attribute may be erased before a preservation period expires. This invention pr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117344 | Global server for authenticating access to remote services A client stores a first set of workspace data, and is coupled via a computer network to a global server. The client may be configured to synchronize portions of the first set of workspace data with the global server, which stores independently modifiable copies of t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112549 | Alert mechanism for notifying multiple user devices sharing a connected-data-set System and method for notifying a user status of communications between a server and the user having one or more user devices in a communication network are disclosed. The system includes a server for communicating with the user, where the server includes a connecte... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112550 | System and method for preserving consumer choice Methods and systems for preserving user attribute data by way of managing and synchronizing redundant storage locations. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108558 | Circuit arrangement and method for synchronization of clocks in a network A circuit arrangement and a method for synchronizing clocks in a network is provided, comprising a plurality of at least two nodes, wherein at least two of said nodes can communicated with each other and each have a local clock, wherein, in a receiving one of said n... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108557 | System and method for measuring clock skew on a network A system and method for measuring clock skew in a network is disclosed. The method comprises sending an echo message at a periodic rate from a plurality of servers in the network to an anchor server. A reply message can be sent from the anchor server to each server ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108559 | Standardizing clocks in a networked computing environment A method includes communicating, at a first time and from a first to a second machine, a first time correction amount. The method includes receiving, at a second time and from the second machine, a first corrected time of the second machine that is a first current c... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103797 | Parameterized recursive network architecture with topological addressing A digital data communications network that supports efficient, scalable routing of data and use of network resources by combining a recursive division of the network into hierarchical sub-networks with repeating parameterized general purpose link communication proto... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095504 | N-way synchronization of computer databases A method and system for N-way synchronization of computer databases. Synchronization of computer databases is structured into three rounds, namely an agenda round, a query round and a report round. In the agenda round, a synchronization agent software module inquire... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090878 | One-to-many device synchronization using downloaded/shared client software A method and system for performing one-to-many synchronization using a central server and also using downloadable client software. The system includes a central server, e.g., a web server or an enterprise server, that synchronizes with multiple electronic devices in... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082367 | Differential time synchronization of intelligent electronic devices In a utility monitoring system, a network of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), including a master IED that receives master clock information from a global positioning system, includes a differential time synchronization (DTS) algorithm for automatically adjusti... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078762 | Method for transmitting measured data, and sensor device A method for transmitting measured data from a sensor device to a control device is disclosed. The method is distinguished in that synchronization messages sent by the control device can be received in the sensor device and, on the basis of the reception of synchron... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073976 | Synchronizing clocks in an asynchronous distributed system The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for synchronizing clocks in an asynchronous distributed system. Embodiments of the invention facilitate creation of a trustable and practical common time (time of day) reference across ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073975 | Synchronization of side information caches In order to improve interactive compression using compression state information, the side information caches of communicating parties must be updated, or synchronized. The present invention is directed to a method of synchronizing side information databases within a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065269 | Immediate maintenance of materialized views A system, method, and computer program product are provided for immediately updating a materialized view in a relational database management system. The method includes the steps of creating a materialized view defined over a base table, executing an update statemen... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060654 | Network and method for setting a time-base of a node in the network A data communication network may include two or more master clocks, and a synchronization system connected to the master clocks. The synchronization system may determine a time-base for the master clocks. The synchronization system may control the master clocks acco... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060653 | Background synchronization Systems, methods and computer program products for determining a schedule for synchronizing a server and a client are described herein. The method operates by tracking user usage of the client to develop usage patterns. A sync schedule is generated using the usage p... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055800 | Enforcing host routing settings on a network device A method and system for enforcing host routing settings in a network device comprises network devices having enforcement logic for extracting host routing settings from a DHCP packet issued by a DHCP server to a DHCP client connecting to a network. The network devic... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055801 | Pulse-per-second attachment for STP A time synchronization apparatus, method and system are provided. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises at least a time of day clock, a first port operable to receive at least first time information using a first time protocol, a second port operable to receive at ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051209 | Minimizing conflicts when synchronizing interrelated data between two systems A method is presented for resolving conflicts between interrelated data on a client computer and a server computer. Information for one or more tasks stored on a client computer is published to a server computer. When one or more of the tasks are edited, at least on... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046498 | Data synchronization protocol Among other things, techniques and systems are disclosed for syncing data between a client device and a server. Synchronizing data includes initiating a sync session by negotiating a sync mode between a client device and a server for each of one or more dataclasses.... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037208 | Method and system for device bootstrapping via server synchronization A method and system for restoring basic functionality to a portable computer system via a server accessed remotely by telephone. A user of a portable computer system which has lost data and software which was held in volatile memory may connect to a server to restor... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037207 | Apparatus and method for synchronizing presence attribute data between terminal and server An apparatus and method for synchronizing data between a terminal and a server. The apparatus synchronizes presence attribute data when the terminal and the server are connected to each other to establish a messenger service between them. The client terminal request... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028096 | Method for using the hand-held device in a multimedia home network The present invention relates to a hand-held device comprising connection means for supporting an internet data transmission link between the hand-held device and the internet; browser means for fetching internet data from the internet; input means for receiving a u... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8028097 | System and method for synchronizing audio-visual devices on a power line communications (PLC) network A method and apparatus for synchronizing streaming media devices within a PLC network. Output synchronization errors exceeding ˜30 ms become noticeable when multiple streaming media devices are outputting an audio stream. The present invention provides a system and... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8028098 | Peer to peer broadcast content synchronization A method and apparatus for synchronizing recorded broadcast content on a peer to peer system, in which portions of the content are synchronized between the peers by referring to program clock reference values. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024485 | Cooperative coexistence of multiple time synchronization applications The invention relates to systems and or methodologies for enabling cooperative coexistence of multiple time synchronization applications in handheld devices. More particularly, a time component that maintains a time value for a computing device, and a time synchroni... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019898 | Detecting low fidelity sync data The present invention provides for a distributed computing system that is capable of determining when data needs to be synced between two computer devices because data has changed on at least a remote device. More particularly, the present invention provides for a s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019900 | Opportunistic peer-to-peer synchronization in a synchronization system The present invention provides an opportunistic peer-to-peer synchronization method, where client devices can either synchronize with a peer device or a master server, depending on which is the best available option. Client devices monitor synchronization informatio... | 09/13/2011 |
