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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7210120 | CLI configuration dump command support generation A method and system to generate a CLI command designed to output a configuration dump of a networked device is described. The method and system allows generation of a command that discovers the state value parameters of the device, and from those discovered state va... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7210058 | Method for peer-to-peer system recovery A method for peer-to-peer system recovery, where the peer-to-peer system comprises a plurality of virtual tape controllers in communication with a first virtual tape server and with a second virtual tape server. The method generates a shutdown key, saves that shutdo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7210053 | Systems and methods for assigning tasks to derived timers of various resolutions in real-time systems to maximize timer usage One or more derived timers based on a source timer are provided to accommodate a plurality of periodic tasks while maintaining the high resolution of the source timer. To accommodate a number of periodic tasks, a number of derived timers can be selected utilizing a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206990 | Data sector error handling mechanism A method is provided for handling errors in a data storage system. The method includes determining a number of sectors to be accessed. Also, all sectors from the number of sectors are accessed during a first access routine. Next, error sectors are identified and the... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206833 | Platform independent alert detection and management Platform independent alert detection and management. A software-based intermediary referred to herein as an alert proxy is used to transform binary, device-specific event or alert data into user-friendly plain text explanations of the event. A management device cont... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206826 | Configuration recovery after gateway failure User connection sessions with a gateway in a computer network are preserved even after a temporary failure of the gateway. User status information is stored in a status table in a RADIUS server during times that an authenticated user session is established with the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7207047 | System and method for recovering applications An operating system has a top level exception handler which terminates an application as a default action upon receipt of any exceptions. An application recovery system traps an exception which is dispatched to the top level exception handler before it reaches the t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203051 | Apparatus for controlling power and signal of electronic equipment with controlling unit and subordinate unit The present invention is related to electronic equipment having a controlling unit and a subordinate unit, and more particularly, to an apparatus for controlling power and signal of electronic equipment having a controlling unit and a subordinate unit which can redu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203786 | Error-flagging apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to monitor a flag bit to indicate an occurrence of at least one of a plurality of operational excursions associated with a peripheral card coupled to a bus controller. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200775 | Method and data structures for use in providing on-demand computer diagnostics A method and data structures for use in providing diagnostics on-demand services are provided. A data structure is provided that identifies one or more server-side entry points for use by a client computer upon which diagnostics on-demand are to be performed. A data... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200846 | System and method for maintaining data synchronization When a thread of program execution on a computer system is executing a critical code section, i.e., a code section whose preemption could result in inconsistency, it asserts an indicator of that fact. When the system's scheduler reschedules the thread for execution,... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200773 | Reproducing errors via inhibit switches A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment detect an error, disable selected functions of a computer system via inhibit switches in response to the error, issue a set of diagnostic instructions to a processor, and incrementally enab... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197663 | Concurrent PPRC/FCP and host access to secondary PPRC/FCP device through independent error management A method of error management in a data storage system having a target device, with the target device receiving commands from a first initiator and the target device concurrently receiving commands from a second initiator. The target device is typically a storage dev... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194654 | Communications system for and method of recovering from communications failure A communications system has a plurality of islands, and a media path having resources for carrying data in a plurality of calls between first and second ones of the islands. Each of the first and second islands has a controller for managing allocation of the resourc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191227 | System for dynamically changing the communication means used for communication between two software agents A system and a method for changing the communication means used for communication between two software agents. Each software agent has a communication module, which gives the software agents access to the communication means. In addition, the software agents have me... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7191241 | Fast-path apparatus for receiving data corresponding to a TCP connection A system for protocol processing in a computer network has an intelligent network interface card (INIC) or communication processing device (CPD) associated with a host computer. The INIC provides a fast-path that avoids protocol processing for most large multi-packe... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7191275 | System and method for the management of hardware triggered hotplug operations of input/output cards A method is provided of managing hardware triggered hotplug operations of one or more input/output (I/O) cards of a computer system. The method comprises receiving hardware triggers, each of which relates to a hotplug operation to be carried out on an I/O car... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188218 | Storage system for multi-remote copy Information about remote copy target volumes of other storage systems 2 each having one and the same original volume V1 is registered for each remote copy target volume in advance. When there occurs a failure in a copy source storage system 2, a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185266 | Network interface device for error detection using partial CRCS of variable length message portions A device and method are disclosed for calculating a CRC on a message or block of data that has been divided into portions, by calculating a partial CRC corresponding to each of the portions and then combining the partial CRCs. The device and method are operable for ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185221 | Method and system for signaling a system fault A method and system for signaling a system fault. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives an error advisory pertaining to a fault within a network. Next, the present invention selects a pre-programmed alert message from a database based on the error... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185224 | Processor isolation technique for integrated multi-processor systems A processor isolation technique enhances debug capability in a multiprocessor circuit. A bypass register has a bit location which may indicate that a processor is to be bypassed. A code entry point is selected to permit a downstream processor to do the work of the b... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185071 | Self-healing version and configuration model for an application server Application configurations, including applications themselves, application components, and modules associated with the application are installed on an application-server machine and stored in system-determined locations. These locations, or absolute paths, are then ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185157 | Method, system, and article of manufacture for generating a copy of a first and a second set of volumes in a third set of volumes Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for copying data. A request is received at a first storage control unit having a first set of volumes, wherein the first storage unit is coupled via a link to a second storage control unit having a second set... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185191 | Updatable firmware having boot and/or communication redundancy A distributed nodal system with a source computer processor node storing program code for target node(s). A target node has an updatable firmware memory storing program code for operating a target processor. The target code comprises application code for controlling... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180623 | Method and apparatus for print error recovery An information processing apparatus which generates print data includes a range setting module which sets the print range of each printer in order to distribute a print job to a plurality of printers and perform print processing, a recognition module which recognize... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180851 | Method for quick identification of special data packets In packetized data communication, certain special data packets must be identified quickly without the variable overhead of processing through the data protocol stack. A common example of such packets is those used for triggering events: immediate action must be take... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181545 | Network synchronization architecture for a Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) system A combined wide area network (WAN) port/synchronization unit that receives inputs including data and timing information and that synchronizes the data for transmission. The unit includes the following components. A network interface receives the input and removes da... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181543 | Secure network identity distribution Network identities for components (e.g., server blades) of a multi-domain computer system (e.g., a server blade system) are stored in a connection framework (e.g., a carrier for the server blades) and copies thereof are stored in two or more support units (e.g., ser... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181553 | Method and apparatus for identifying multiple paths to discovered SCSI devices and specific to set of physical path information A method, by which a user mode application obtains all physical paths that point to a logical unit on a newly-discovered small computer system interface (SCSI) device, may include: sending an input output control command to a kernel component regarding future discov... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181743 | Resource allocation decision function for resource management architecture and corresponding programs therefor A resource manager for a distributed environment including hosts instantiating copies of a scalable application, generates signals which start up, shutdown or move a selected one of the copies responsive to first information regarding performance of all copies of th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181473 | Identifying files within a namespace An external request to perform a file operation within a resource manager is received. The resource manager selects a resource manager file identifier that is to be an attribute of a file associated with the file operation. The file operation and the resource manage... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181765 | Method and apparatus for providing node security in a router of a packet network A router (200) monitors (302) a data packet sent from an originator (102) via the router and addressed to a destination device (112, 116) other than the router, and determines (304) whether the data packet is potentially harmful to... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181455 | Bandwidth management for remote services system The system for managing bandwidth in a remote services system provides an infrastructure that enables a customer to control bandwidth utilization in accordance with specified network performance criteria. The architecture is broadly comprised of a bandwidth manageme... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177995 | Long term data protection system and method A file to be written can be partitioned into one or more partitions. Each such input partition is identified with a hash code and a group ID. Replica(s) of an input partition can be created to ensure a certain number of identical partitions. When a file is accessed,... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177176 | Six-transistor (6T) static random access memory (SRAM) with dynamically variable p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) strength In embodiments of the present invention, a static random access memory (SRAM) device has an array of memory cells in columns and rows. An individual memory cell includes two PMOS pull-up devices coupled to two NMOS pull-down devices. In READ mode and/or STANDBY/NO-O... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177790 | Method and apparatus for providing virtual devices A system and method for downloading over a network operating systems or other executable programs to a computer that may not have a boot device or other device containing the executable program. The computer may boot in real mode and transfer data packets using a UD... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174478 | Method for re-assigning data, apparatus for recording data and program Data difficult to be written to a target sector (write) of a hard disk is recorded to a MRAM. The target sector (write) to which the write has been difficult is checked in a background of performing data write to the next target sector (write). When there is no erro... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174393 | TCP/IP offload network interface device A system for protocol processing in a computer network has a TCP/IP Offload Network Interface Device (TONID) associated with a host computer. The TONID provides a fast-path that avoids protocol processing for most large multi-packet messages, greatly accelerating da... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174433 | System and method for dynamically sharing media in a computer network A computerized method for sharing removable storage media in a network, the method comprising associating, in an index entry, a first piece of removable storage media in a first storage device with at least a first storage policy copy and a second storage policy cop... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167448 | Prioritization of remote services messages within a low bandwidth environment The system for prioritizing data flow in a low bandwidth environment provides an infrastructure for ensuring that urgent data, such as messages, can be rapidly communicated to system components while also ensuring that the system bandwidth is optimized to accommodat... | 01/23/2007 |
