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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117291 | Use of internet web technology to register wireless access customers Internet web technology is used to register wireless access customers without the need of a programmable smart card or SIM (subscriber identity module) or a fixed line wired connection by providing an anonymous session connection between a special registration web s... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108498 | System and method of enabling access to remote information handling systems A system and method of enabling access to remote information handling systems is disclosed. In one form, a method of enabling an initialization of an information handling system is disclosed. The method can include receiving a request to initialize a remote informat... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103752 | System and method for facilitating distribution of a translator Disclosed are systems and methods for installing translators. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to identifying devices that are to receive the translator, and facilitating transmission of the translator from a first imaging device that possesses the t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103753 | Distributing membership information for multi-party application layer sessions Membership information for participating computer systems participating in a multi-party conferencing session is distributed by intermittently exchanging link databases with one or more neighbor computer systems. A link database includes one or more link state recor... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099480 | Scalable workflow design for automated service management A system may include a node repository that is configured and arranged to store one or more nodes, where each of the nodes represents an encapsulated workflow and each of the nodes includes a set of interfaces that are configured to enable interactions between the n... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095630 | Network booting A system for providing a network booting (NB) of at least one client therein is provided. The system includes a torrent-based peer-to-peer (P2P) system imposed on the network system, wherein the at least one client is a peer in the P2P system; and at least one host ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095631 | Simplified walk-up enablement of internet-based, personalized access to retail imaging devices and services An apparatus and method for loading and configuring an imaging device driver to facilitate turnkey remote access via the internet to the complete and explicit feature set and capabilities provided by a specific, user selected, retail imaging kiosk or digital photofi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090807 | Home code setting method for home network system The present invention discloses a home code setting method for a home network system which can overcome a spatial installation limit and improve reliability of network connection. The home code setting method for the home network system includes the steps of connect... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090808 | System for and method of network booting of an operating system to a client computer using hibernation A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082333 | DHCP proxy for static host A DHCP proxy agent is provided to send on behalf of a static host a DHCP request so that an access layer security feature such as DHCP snooping/IPSG can be applied to the static host and/or in a mixed static IP and DHCP environment. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8069232 | Wireless synchronization of media content and subscription content Arrangements are provided which use a host computer to configure a wireless portable device's network connection parameters. The radio on the portable device may be used to help locate nearby accessible wireless networks. Once a synchronization relationship between ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060586 | Dynamic web service deployment and integration A computer system receives registration information from a service provider registering web services with the dynamic web service configuration store. The registration information indicates a mapping of which web service components are to be used with corresponding ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055741 | Modem and configuration method thereof A modem includes a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) module, a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) module, and a network monitor module. The DHCP module automatically establishes a DHCP connection over a communication network, and generates a firs... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051153 | Switch apparatus for a remote boot sequence of a network device A switch apparatus for a remote boot sequence of a network device is disclosed. The network device may comprise a processor and a network control circuit. The switch apparatus may comprise a first storage element for storing a first boot code, a second storage eleme... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046445 | Methods and systems for managing network elements A system for managing networks includes a gateway capable of receiving a first TARP request from a requesting node and generating a second TARP request based on the first TARP request. The second TARP request includes an NSAP address of the gateway. The gateway is f... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046444 | Universal network adapter for industrial control networks A universal network adapter for a control system provides an appliance receiving a user selection of network cards for different proprietary network types and an internal interpreter running custom scripts downloadable to the appliance to map the network protocols o... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041795 | Method and arrangement in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for allowing private domains in the IMS, which makes it possible to use a SIP URI like ID@private-domain.TLD. This is achieved by providing an administration support and an interface to the IMS interconnec... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041793 | Boot image discovery and delivery system A boot image discovery and delivery system includes one or more subsystems to provide a host device, provide an image discovery client on the host device, transfer control of a start-up initialization to the image discovery client, receive authentication credentials... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041794 | Platform discovery, asset inventory, configuration, and provisioning in a pre-boot environment using web services In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for initializing a common information model (CIM) broker and a SLP service agent of a system in a pre-boot environment, transmitting a multicast request and receiving a unicast advertisement from a directory... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8024436 | Communication device for obtaining an application image or configuration from a service provider A DSL customer premises equipment modem (DCPE) avoids the requirement of a flash or other static memory for storing an application image or configuration on the modem. The modem instead stores microcode used to boot its chipset and obtain the application image and/o... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024435 | Router and method for configuring IP addresses of the router A method for configuring IP addresses of a router broadcasts a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) discover packet over a network for receiving a DHCP offer packet sent from the modem. The DHCP offer packet comprises the private IP address of the modem. The m... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8010640 | Systems and methods for auto-configuration of a generic data device coupled to a utility meter on a wireless network Systems and methods are provided for the automatic configuration of digital utility meters. One embodiment provides for pre-producing digital devices, the digital devices comprising integrated module components, configured for communication with a data management sy... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005931 | Service providing apparatus A service providing apparatus 100 capable of providing a service while effectively managing execution codes and screen configuration information stored in the apparatus includes: a display apparatus 108; a communication unit 101; an obtaining un... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001225 | Server time protocol messages and methods Server time protocol (STP) messages and methods of exchange thereof are provided for facilitating synchronization of processing units of a timing network. The STP messages include exchange time parameters (XTP) commands and responses, and STP control (STC) commands ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996502 | Gracefully changing a node in a distributed computing network In one embodiment, a method includes determining to change a number of objects controlled by a particular node in a network. Each object is a resource provided by the network and has a unique object position in a coordinate space of N dimensions. Each node has a uni... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984125 | Techniques for deploying virtual machines using a DHCP server to assign reserved IP addresses An improved technique involves providing a set of reserved address assignments to a DHCP server, each reserved address assignment including a unique MAC address and a reserved IP address which are associated with each other via that reserved address assignment. The ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7984124 | Electronic apparatus and system capable of assigning appropriate address In order to prevent unnecessary APIPA process from being executed in a LAN environment which does not adopt APIPA, an ICMP echo request for a predetermined IP address is broadcast. Whether there are more than N apparatuses using APIPA is checked based on the replies... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975033 | System and method for initializing and maintaining a series of virtual local area networks contained in a clustered computer system A system and method for sharing network resources; the system comprising: (1) at least one network switch; (2) a plurality of computing devices, where the computing device comprises (i) at least one network connection; (ii) a plurality of processing nodes; and (iii)... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7975034 | Systems and methods to secure data and hardware through virtualization A method to secure data and hardware associated with a computing device is described. A request to initiate a secondary operating system is received. The secondary operating system may be partitioned from a primary operating system. In one embodiment, a reporting pr... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7966387 | System and method for provisioning personalized data into mobile device The present disclosure provides a system that comprises a proxy server configured to receive a first service request message, to keep a message count based on an Internet protocol (IP) address, to drop the first service request message if the message count reaches a... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962587 | Method and system for enforcing resource constraints for virtual machines across migration In general, the invention relates to a method for migrating virtual machines. The method includes obtaining migration criteria for a first virtual machine (VM) where the migration criteria is a bandwidth constraint for the first VM. The method further includes sendi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958211 | Automatic configuration of wireless device for router A user of a wireless device connects a cable to a router and is given the option of manually or automatically creating a user profile to configure the wireless device for subsequent wireless communication with the router when the user removes the cable. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953832 | IP endpoint automated activation The specification teaches a method for automated configuration and installation of IPEPs such as VoIP devices. Configuration may utilize a configuration server in communication with the IPEP through a WAN. The configuration process may temporarily utilize the MAC ad... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7953833 | Desktop delivery for a distributed enterprise Techniques are provided for desktop delivery in a distributed enterprise. In one embodiment, a system comprises multiple computing devices that are communicatively connected to a data center. The data center comprises a separate virtual disk for each separate comput... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949736 | Centralization configuration of data processing systems A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for configuring a remote data processing system. A configuration is identified for the remote data processing system to form an identified configuration. The hardware for the remote data proc... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949735 | Transaction process for the provisioning of rules in a rule-based network The invention proposes a transaction process for the provisioning of rules in a network which includes at least one rule server and one rule server client. The process includes a first stage of transmission from the server to the client of a request for acceptance o... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941512 | Use of IPv6 in access networks An embodiment method may comprise establishing a link layer connection to an access server, obtaining a management address, wherein the management address is at least one of an IPv6 and an IPv4 address, obtaining a TFTP server address, wherein the server address is ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7930377 | Method and system for using boot servers in networks A method and system for booting a server and/or server blade in a network is provided. The system includes, a boot server that is used to store plural WWPNs, an active profile for the server and a boot schedule, wherein a HBA registers a default WWPN and/or HBA prof... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921192 | Method of assigning network addresses in an in-flight entertainment system In an in-flight entertainment system implementing a wireless link between a network server S and wireless processing units SDBi,j which each serve the individual devices of a plurality of seats GSi,j of one and the same row, an identification i... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917607 | Software management systems and methods, including use of such systems and methods in a provider-tenant environment Exemplary methods and systems may associate data structures specific to a first tenant with a first tenant template, determine whether new data structures are specific to the first tenant, and if so, associate the new data structures with a second tenant template. B... | 03/29/2011 |
