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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984267 | Message passing module in hybrid computing system starting and sending operation information to service program for accelerator to execute application program Executing a service program for an accelerator application program in a hybrid computing environment that includes a host computer and an accelerator, the host computer and the accelerator adapted to one another for data communications by a system level message pass... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7904696 | Communication paths for enabling inter-sequencer communication following lock competition and accelerator registration In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for communicating an assertion signal from a first instruction sequencer to a plurality of accelerators coupled to the first instruction sequencer via a dedicated interconnect, detecting the assertion signal... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7877574 | Relay node communication interface transmitting update packet to higher node by executing chain indivisibility instructions upon receiving data change notification from lower node A first storing unit stores therein a chain indivisibility instruction. A detecting unit detects a change of first data that is distributed in a node computer. A first designating unit designates, when the detecting unit detects the change in the first data, an indi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7856544 | Stream processing in super node clusters of processors assigned with stream computation graph kernels and coupled by stream traffic optical links A method for implementing a stream processing computer architecture includes creating a stream computer processing (SCP) system by forming a super node cluster of processors representing physical computation nodes (“nodes”), communicatively coupling the processo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7613900 | Systems and methods for selecting input/output configuration in an integrated circuit An integrated circuit with selectable input/output includes a first processor configured to execute instructions, an input/output interface configured to receive and transmit standard input/output communications, an inter-processor interface configured to process in... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7372863 | Systems for monitoring and controlling operating modes in an ethernet transceiver and methods of operating the same Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring and controlling operating modes in a network transceiver. In one embodiment, a computer system is associable with an Ethernet network, and comprises a processing unit, a memory and a transceiver. The transceiver compr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359390 | Arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance The invention relates to an arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance having an arithmetic module which is connected to the electrical appliance and has network functionalities for linking the electrical appl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356580 | Plug and play sensor integration for a process module A process chamber with a computer system that controls the process chamber is connected to one or more sensors, which are used to monitor the process in the process chamber. The sensors are connected to the computer system in a client/server relationship, in a way t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353516 | Data flow control for adaptive integrated circuitry The present invention concerns data flow control in adaptive integrated circuitry which utilizes a data flow model for data processing. The present invention controls task initiation and execution based upon data consumption measured in data buffer units. In the var... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349329 | Network system, data transmitter-receiver and failure location/compensation method A data transmitter-receiver 30 arranged on a ring network to form a node includes a normal-direction data transmit/receive unit 19, a reverse-direction data transmit/receive unit 20, a buffer control unit 13, a controller 14, and c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349030 | Segment buffer loading in a deinterlacer A display processor integrated circuit includes a display processor portion and an on-chip programmable logic portion. The programmable logic portion can be configured to implement custom video and/or image enhancement functions. The display processor portion perfor... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343403 | Network management system for remote setup of control equipment in a network A network management system has setup processing of a target network which can be done at other network. Therefore, it is possible to perform a network setup from a remote place. The network management system includes a plurality of networks to which equipment is co... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7327780 | Wireless communications systems and methods for multiple operating system multiple user detection The invention provides methods and apparatus for multiple user detection (MUD) processing that have application, for example, in improving the capacity CDMA and other wireless base stations. One aspect of the invention provides a multiprocessor, multiuser detection ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328135 | System for remote monitoring and control of an instrument The invention relates to a web-based instrument interface including software executing on an instrument controller computer system that receives a web file from a web browsing software executing on a remote computer. The web-based interface also extracts a command o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327998 | System and method of providing a geographic view of nodes in a wireless network A geographic view rendering tool receives geographic location data for nodes in a wireless network and renders a geographic view displaying the nodes at their corresponding geographic locations. The geographic view may be displayed overlaying a digital map. The geog... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325107 | Implementing memory evacuation using copy-on-write A method for evacuating a source memory page. The method includes ascertaining a first set of processes, the first set of processes representing processes currently accessing the source memory page. The method also includes manipulating parameters associated with th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318227 | Method for monitoring or installing new program codes in an industrial installation A method of installing a mobile program code for the control of an industrial automation system with a central computer and a plurality of actors and sensors coupled via a bus system with said central installation computer, has the steps of transmitting the mobile p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317720 | Signal transmission system A signal transmission system has a master node and plural slave nodes performing data transmission with the master node. The master node has a serial-to-parallel converter for converting a serial data signal from each slave node into a parallel data signal. Each sla... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312721 | Data collector for an automated meter reading system The invention includes an electronic utility meter, a data collector/meter and a method for communicating data in an automated meter reading system. The inventive method includes communicating data with a network and a first electronic utility meter, and communicati... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308558 | Multiprocessor data processing system having scalable data interconnect and data routing mechanism The data interconnect and routing mechanism reduces data communication latency, supports dynamic route determination based upon processor activity level/traffic, and implements an architecture that supports scalable improvements in communication frequencies. In one ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305676 | Communication device configured for real time processing of user data to be transmitted A communication device is provided which has a programmable multichannel signal processor for real time processing of user data, which are to be transmitted, within the framework of a plurality of real time applications. The real time applications are each assigned ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301476 | Dynamic self-configuring metering network A dynamic self-configuring system for collecting metering data comprises a collector meter. The collector meter scans for meters that are operable to directly communicate with the collector and registers such meters as level one meters. The collector transmits instr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302469 | System, method, and computer program product for transferring remote device support data to a monitor using e-mail In a monitoring system for networked devices, a system, method, and computer program product for transferring monitoring information from a remote monitor to a central monitor responsible for monitoring devices on multiple networks. A communications link is establis... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296163 | System and methods for encrypted execution of computer programs The invention provides a method for encrypting a program for execution on a remote host computer on a network, such that correct execution by the remote host computer is ensured, and such that the remote host computer remains unaware of the computations or data asso... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293113 | Data communication system with hardware protocol parser and method therefor A communication processor comprises a data link layer parser circuit (310) and a plurality of network layer parser circuits (322, 326). The data link layer parser circuit (310) receives a data link layer frame, and removes a data link layer head... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290236 | Configuration and/or reconfiguration of integrated circuit devices that include programmable logic and microprocessor circuitry An integrated circuit includes programmable logic circuitry and control circuitry that is operable to enable the integrated circuit to make a connection to an external source of data for configuring the programmable logic circuitry. The integrated circuit may includ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7290260 | Dynamic processor redistribution between partitions in a computing system A method, apparatus and program product for the dynamic reallocation of shared processing resources in a computing system is provided. The method/apparatus/program product attempts to allocate the shared processing resource among the two or more logical partitions i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287134 | Methods and systems of managing I/O operations in data storage systems The invention relates to management of I/O in data storage systems. In an embodiment, the invention provides a data storage subsystem processing I/O requests each having a priority, comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, a disk array, an array co... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287151 | Communication path to each part of distributed register file from functional units in addition to partial communication network A VLIW processor comprising a plurality of functional units (1, 3, 5, 7), a distributed register file (9, 11, 13, 15) accessible by the functional units (1, 3, 5, 7), a partially connected communication network (17) for coupling the funct... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287122 | Data replication in multiprocessor NUCA systems to reduce horizontal cache thrashing A method of managing a distributed cache structure having separate cache banks, by detecting that a given cache line has been repeatedly accessed by two or more processors which share the cache, and replicating that cache line in at least two separate cache banks. T... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277968 | Managing sets of input/output communications subadapters of an input/output subsystem Input/output (I/O) communications subadapters, such as subchannels, of an I/O subsystem are dedicated to components, such as I/O devices, of the I/O subsystem. The subadapters provide information about the associated components, in response to the execution of I/O i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274368 | System method and computer program product for remote graphics processing A system, method, and computer program product are provided for remote rendering of computer graphics. The system includes a graphics application program resident at a remote server. The graphics application is invoked by a user or process located at a client. The i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7275117 | Fast pattern processor including a function interface system A fast pattern processor having an internal function bus and an external function bus. In one embodiment, a fast pattern processor includes: (1) an internal function bus, (2) an external function bus, (3) a context memory having a block buffer and a argument signatu... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272458 | Control system setting device A control system with a plurality of devices connected through a network may be started up by connecting a control system setting device including a computer accessible to profile data which describe characteristics of these devices and to program parts for programs... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272691 | Interconnect switch assembly with input and output ports switch coupling to processor or memory pair and to neighbor ports coupling to adjacent pairs switch assemblies A data processor apparatus comprises a plurality of processor elements, a memory having a plurality of parts, and a first switching element associated with the first processor element for switchably coupling the first processor element to its associated memory part ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269630 | Automatically switching shared remote devices in a dense server environment thereby allowing the remote devices to function as a local device A method, system and computer program product for automatically switching remote shared devices in a dense server environment. A device driver in a server blade may be configured to receive a request to access a shared device from the server blade and issue a query ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262709 | System and method for efficient configuration in a fixed network automated meter reading system Meters are configured using either a program update method or a meter update method. In the program update method, meters associated with a specified configuration program are identified and configured with updated parameters. In the meter update method, a specified... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256991 | Non-peripherals processing control module having improved heat dissipating properties The present invention features a non-peripherals-based processing control unit having an encasement module that is very small and durable compared to conventional computer encasement structures. The process control unit is capable of being incorporated into various ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249352 | Apparatus and method for removing elements from a linked list Methods, apparatus and computer program products for removal of elements from a linked list while other elements of the linked list are allowed to be accessed during the removal operation. In one embodiment, the method, apparatus and computer program product include... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246218 | Systems for increasing register addressing space in instruction-width limited processors A system for executing instructions is presented. In some embodiments, among others, the system comprises functional units, local multiplexers, local register files, and a global register file, which are communicatively coupled to each other and arranged to accommod... | 07/17/2007 |