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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117252 | Video-monitor/recording/playback system The invention relates to a stand-alone video recording, playback and Monitoring system. It has network switches, non-volatile storage devices, IP cameras, video servers, and NTSC cameras. The system uses communication channels that are WAN/LAN based and can be hard-... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112469 | Emergency override system and method for network devices An emergency override system includes first and second communication interfaces, a sensor, and a processor. The first communication interface is connected to the second communication interface by a communication line. The sensor is disposed along the communication l... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108454 | Address assignment in Fibre Channel over Ethernet environments A method of initializing a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) link between a Fiber Channel over Ethernet node (ENode) and Fiber Channel Forwarders (FCFs) in a network by discovering the presence of FCFs available to the ENode and other FCFs, assigning second MAC add... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8090760 | Communicating in a computing system Provided are a computer readable medium and a system for communicating in a computing system. An example of the method includes establishing a local communications interface at a local site. This example also includes writing local site communication information to ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090759 | System for preserving message order Order associated with messages is preserved in an environment wherein a message includes an associated order identifier; a receiver is operable to receive a first message associated with a first order identifier and a selection component is operable to select a firs... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082288 | Method and apparatus for determining notable content on web sites using collected comments A computerized method for gauging the importance of web content and presenting selected content to a user is described. Comments that have been posted by a user to a first comment-enabled entry in a web site are collected. The collected comments of the user are anal... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073895 | System and method for delivering web content to a mobile device A system and method for delivery web content to a mobile device. A system includes a content delivery program associated with a webpage, where the webpage includes at least one content item. The content delivery program is configured to receive a user selection sign... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073896 | Client messaging in multicast networks A messaging system may enable a server to assign unique identifiers to a plurality of clients. These identifiers enable a client to determine whether a message is specifically targeted to that client or, as an alternative, whether the client is a member of a group o... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069184 | Systems and methods to implement extensibility of tenant content in a provider-tenant environment The present invention discloses methods and systems for hosting tenants over a network in a computer-based environment in which a provider may store a shared data structure having shared data. A tenant receives a request for a shared data structure and retrieves the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069202 | Creating a projection of a situational network A method of creating a projection of a situational network includes creating, by an event node server, an event node in a multi-dimensional personal information network, where the event node corresponds to a situation. A projection of nodes of the situational networ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065357 | Output management system and method for enabling access to private network resources A system and method for managing output such as printing, faxing, and e-mail over various types of computer networks. In one aspect, the system and method provides for accessing print and/or document resources located on private networks behind firewalls. A pass-thr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051066 | Expression-based web logger for usage and navigational behavior tracking Configurably storing data in a plurality of files based on expressions and conditions associated with the data. Logging software enables tracking of the navigation pattern of users for selected network properties under specified conditions. The logging software is c... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041760 | Service oriented architecture for a loading function in a data integration platform A loading function of an extract-transform-load data integration process is deployed as a service in a services oriented architecture by providing a module, the module being a data loading module for loading data into a target database that is associated with a data... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037121 | Multipurpose data input/output and display configurations for a data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus is described having a first operational mode and a second operational mode comprising: a first group of control elements to perform a first predefined set of functions in a first orientation associated with the first operational mode and ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032578 | Using distributed queues in an overlay network The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using distributed queues in an overlay network. Embodiments of the invention can be used to replicate queue state (e.g., inserted and/or deleted messages) within an overlay network ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032577 | Apparatus and methods for providing network-based information suitable for audio output The invention is directed to techniques for navigating a network based on audio input to retrieve information from a network. A user enters audio commands into a two-way communication device to access information located on a network, such as the Internet. For examp... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019791 | Method and system for transforming metadata modeled in the common information model into grid control target metadata An automated technique for generating target metadata for a CIM-enabled managed entity is provided. A method of generating management metadata for a resource comprises receiving information indicating a resource to be managed, obtaining information relating to the r... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015232 | Thin terminal computer architecture utilizing roaming keyboard files A thin client server system including a client server configured to transfer at least one roaming keyboard file to at least one thin client terminal is described. The thin client terminal includes a touch-sensitive interface, session layout module and a client proce... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015160 | System and method for content management over network storage devices The present invention is a system and method for managing content across one or more storage device systems. A typical system according to the present invention includes one or more indexing systems and a set of storage device systems. Each indexing system monitors ... | 09/06/2011 |
| RE42664 | Method and apparatus for implementing parallel operations in a database management system The present invention implements parallel processing in a Database Management System. The present invention provides the ability to locate transaction and recovery information at one location and eliminates the need for read locks and two-phased commits. The present... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005886 | Systems and methods for generating network messages A networking system may include a traffic generator. The traffic generator may include a scripting module configured to create a script. The traffic generator may execute the script to send and/or receive network messages within the networking system, which may help... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005887 | Gateway apparatus and system For achieving smooth facilities of services within a home network system where service applications of a plural number of service undertakes are mixed with, management is made upon a use memory volume for an application and an accessing authority to equipments withi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001173 | Information processing apparatus, selector, remote operation system, scan code transmission method, and program product therefor An information processing apparatus includes a code converting portion that converts a scan code output from a keyboard into a corresponding key code, a data converting portion that converts the key code into packets, and a changing portion that changes an output de... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996456 | Document distribution recommender system and method A document management system monitors proposed recipients for documents and provides recommendations on alterations to the distribution set, such as by adding or removing recipients. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996455 | System and method for providing dynamic roll-back reservations in time A systems, method and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing a dynamic roll-back reservation mask in a compute environment. The method of managing compute resources within a compute environment includes, based on an agreement between a compute resource ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991821 | System and method for planning a wireless computer network using network performance contour overlays The present invention makes use of a database of existing site surveys of a variety of locations and sites producing a plurality of test-bed templates and also a variety of simulation models of actual layouts and sites producing a plurality of simulation templates. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991822 | Propagation of updates for attributes of a storage object from an owner node of the storage object to other nodes Local versions of attributes of a storage object are maintained at a plurality of nodes, wherein a first attribute designates a first node of the plurality of nodes as an owner node for the storage object, and wherein a second attribute includes information to resol... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987224 | Audio signal processor and network system In the case where an audio network system that performs transport of audio signals between a plurality of processors is constructed such that the plurality of processors each including two sets of transmission I/Fs and reception I/Fs are connected in series, and a T... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7987223 | Interfacing computer modules An information processing module includes a processor subsystem including a processor and memory. The information processing module is configured as a field replaceable unit blade server removably receivable in a carrier. Redundant external connections are provided ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984094 | Using distributed queues in an overlay network The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using distributed queues in an overlay network. Embodiments of the invention can be used to replicate queue state (e.g., inserted and/or deleted messages) within an overlay network ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7970812 | Redistribution of space between text segments A system and method for redistributing space in ink-to-text conversions is described. In stylus-based computing systems, users often desire to convert ink from ink into text. Sometimes the conversion is made such that an interaction region is made too small for effe... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962544 | Patient and device location dependent healthcare information processing system A system automatically establishes context information (e.g., determining changes to user interface workflows, screens, menus, and access requirements for devices such as monitors, ventilators, and diagnostic equipment) used by a worker in using healthcare informati... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945611 | Arbitrating an appropriate back-end server to receive channels of a client session The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for arbitrating an appropriate back-end server to receive channels of a client connection. Each front-end server in a server farm specifies a back-end server in the server farm that it ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937431 | System and method for generating aggregated data views in a computer network A system and method for generating aggregated content views in a computing network are provided. A host computing device obtains a request for an aggregated view of content corresponding to a set of criteria. The host computing device queries itself and each computi... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7937430 | System and method for collecting and transmitting data in a computer network Systems and methods are presented for collecting and transmitting data. In one embodiment, a computer program (or code) is implemented on a computer-readable medium. In this embodiment, computer code is adapted to establish a connection between a workstation and a c... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933945 | Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environments A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devic... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933946 | Detecting data propagation in a distributed system Embodiments gather historical information about data propagation by monitoring requests to and replies from a server. When a request is received from a client system to upload code onto a web site, a user identity associated with the client system is determined and ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930338 | Observer for grid-enabled software applications A method includes, in a network of interconnected grid compute nodes, receiving a request to execute an application in the network, registering the application, determining whether the application meets a threshold to enable assigning the application to one of the g... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930270 | Managing files on multiple computing devices The present technique provides a combined file space for files from multiple partner computing devices. An individual cache policy associated with each partner computing device determines the manner in which the files in the combined file space are filtered for the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925688 | Method for selecting an application server, a related call session control network element, a related primary application server and a related called user terminal The present invention relates to a method for selecting an Application Server in an Internet Protocol multimedia network upon reception of an Internet Protocol Multimedia call destined to a called party terminal. This method at first comprises the step of a call ses... | 04/12/2011 |
