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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6785217 | Method and device for reducing vibration of a high speed disk drive A high speed disk drive utilizing a vibration absorber, coupled between a center base and a retaining frame via a plurality of vibration transfer-dampers, to absorb vibration of data readout head and data storage disk, thereby reducing vibration of both data readout... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6775705 | Image communication system using electronic mail and control method therefor An image communication system including electronic-mail apparatuses each having a function to add image-file processing information to an image file attached to an electronic mail. The image processing capability of each apparatus is examined in advance. In a transm... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6681250 | Network based KVM switching system A keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switching protocol is disclosed in which KVM information is applied to a network of workstations. At least one data converter communicates on the workstation network and retrieves KVM information from the workstation network t... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675225 | Method and system for algorithm-based address-evading network snoop avoider A method and system for an algorithm-based network snoop avoider is provided. A first data processing system and a second data processing system communicate on a physical network by transmitting data packets on the network using a virtual private network ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6675208 | Registration scheme for network A coupled data network with a system for registering end systems is disclosed. A foreign network includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base station. The foreign mobile switching center includes a serving registration server, the foreign... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665718 | Mobility management system A wireless data network includes a wireless packet switched data network for end users that divides mobility management into local, micro, macro and global connection handover categories and minimizes handoff updates according to the handover category. Th... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662222 | Apparatus and method of managing system, and machine readable storage medium for storing program A system management apparatus and method adapted for use in a network system that comprises a plurality of devices such as computers connected via a network, whereby it is possible to automatically manage device information unique to each of the devices i... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6658462 | System, method, and program for balancing cache space requirements with retrieval access time for large documents on the internet A system, method and program stores, in a local cache, only a small part of a large file that is being requested over a network such as the Internet. In a preferred embodiment, the caching agent starts transferring this partial file to the client while it... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6643250 | Disk playback device Resilient members absorb vibrations to limit transmission of vibrations from a chassis to a base of a disk record/playback device. A restricting device limits transverse movement of the base on the resilient members. The restricting device limits sloping ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640249 | Presentation services patterns in a netcentric environment A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for implementing presentation services patterns. Non-presentation logic executed on a client is assigned to an activity for allowing reuse of the non-presentation logic across multiple, volatile use... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6629148 | Device and method for balancing loads between different paths in a computer system A system and method for balancing loads in a computer system is disclosed. The system and method assess the health of various paths in a computer system by determining the health or status of at least two layers on each path. A health or status of the pat... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6628603 | Dual layer optical storage medium having partially reflecting layer comprising antimony sulfide A multi-layer optical storage medium includes a transparent substrate, a partially reflective layer, a transparent spacer, and a highly reflective layer. One pattern of data pits is provided on the substrate, adjacent the partially reflective layer, and a... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6611870 | Server device and communication connection scheme using network interface processors A server device and a communication connection scheme capable of expanding the memory bandwidth and thereby expanding the power to transmit Web data to the network are disclosed. Network cards are detachably attached to a host machine (main machine). Each... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6606660 | Stream-based communication in a communication services patterns environment A system, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed for providing a stream-based communication system. A shared format is defined on interface code for a sending system and a receiving system. A message to be sent from the sending system to the rec... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6601107 | Adaptive fuzzy control of data acquisition and broadcasting Efficient assembly and transmission of information to multiple receivers and efficient acquisition of information from multiple sources over a shared communication channel is provided. An adaptive fuzzy control system prioritizes files for broadcast deliv... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6594702 | Managing the size and accessibility of a name service Provided herein is a name service that includes published data that is associated with one or more duration entities and one or more modification entities, enabling the name service to more efficiently manage access to published data. To publish data, a p... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591290 | Distributed network application management system The distributed network application management system provides distributed data processing services in a data communication network environment. This system dynamically allocates resources to a processing request that is received from a user application d... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6587883 | Secure access from a user location to multiple target systems with a simplified user interface A telecommunication system which provides secure access from a user system at a user location to target systems at a desired target location ("secure location"). The system is implemented such that connectivity to any other target locations from a user sy... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587885 | FIXED LENGTH CELL HANDLING TYPE IMAGE COMMUNICATION METHOD AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR FIXED LENGTH CELL HANDLING TYPE IMAGE COMMUNICATION AND RECEPTION APPARATUS FOR FIXED LENGTH CELL HANDLING TYPE IMAGE COMMUNICATION The invention provides a fixed length cell handling image communication method wherein moving picture data are compressed to data having a fixed transmission rate using a compression method for still pictures and then converted into fixed length cells so ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581105 | Apparatus and method for improving e-mail routing in an internet protocol network telephony call-in center An Internet Protocol Network Telephony call center having a plurality of agents for serving clients also processes e-mails addresses to the call center, but not to specific agents. An e-mail server receives and routes the e-mail, and includes a router and... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6577578 | Disk transfer device with alignment mechanism In a disk playback device, a driven disk guide and a fixed disk guide provide transverse movement for a disk. A pivoting arm with an engagement cavity, engages with an edge of an inserted disk and guides the disk during movement into the apparatus. A spri... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6578080 | Mechanism for run time programming of hardware resources with least interference with continued operation An apparatus for programming selected entries in an address filter table allows dynamic updating of address registers and eliminates the need to disable unmodified registers in arrangements including multiple registers or entries. The apparatus comprises ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6574668 | Retransmission scheme in wireless computer networks Data is transmitted over a computer network from a source network component to one or more destination network components. Thereafter, one or more acknowledgements are transmitted from one of the destination network components to the source network compon... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6574671 | Granular assignation of importance to multiple-recipient electronic communication A method for distinguishing recipients of electronic communication on a data processing system utilizing the recipient's electronic addresses. Electronic communication is first addressed to at least two recipients with corresponding recipient addresses. T... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6567361 | Disk tray formed with groove for preventing dust intrusion A disk drive apparatus in which a disk is held on a tray 5 and is then loaded. The disk drive apparatus includes an arrangement in which a wall portion 15 is provided at the front portion of the tray 5 for preventing an invasion of dust and the like.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564246 | Shared and independent views of shared workspace for real-time collaboration A synchronous collaboration environment that supports real-time collaboration of multiple participants, each having shared and independent views of the shared workspace. Multiple views per participant are provided. Some of the views seen by a participant ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6560634 | Method of determining unavailability of an internet domain name Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an improved query server that overcomes the shortcomings of existing domain name searching techniques by performing a multitude of searches simultaneously, transpa... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6529948 | Multi-object fetch component A system, method, and article of manufacture are provided for retrieving multiple business objects across a network in one access operation. A business object and a plurality of remaining objects are provided on a persistent store. Upon receiving a reques... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6505250 | Apparatus and method for scheduling and dispatching queued client requests within a server in a client/server computer system An apparatus for scheduling and dispatching client requests for execution by a server object in a heterogeneous object-oriented client/server computing environment, the apparatus comprising: a request-holding buffer having an input connected to a communic... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6505001 | Rotor structure of spindle motor In a rotor structure of a spindle motor, an underside of a turntable and a top surface of a rotary yoke are integrated with each other by insert molding to eliminate an air gap therebetween in prior arts to thereby allow a stator assembly within the rotar... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6493308 | Disc recording/reproducing apparatus and disc container casing used therein A disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a housing section for housing a plurality of discs, the housing section having a plurality of trays each for setting a disc thereon, the tray being movable between a pull-out position outside of the hou... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6484208 | Local access of a remotely mirrored disk in a computer network A computer network has a number of nodes which interact with one another via messages using a network protocol, and a node may access various network resources such a remote disk drives by the network. A disk drive is mirrored so that it may be accessed v... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6477577 | Network connection system and connection substitute correspondence client A connection substitute server substitutes a connection between a host machine having an informal address or a private address and a host machine out of an organization having a formal address and relays them. A correspondence relation between the host ma... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6477580 | Self-described stream in a communication services patterns environment A system, method, and article of manufacture are described for providing a self-describing stream-based communication system. Messages are sent which include data between a sending system and a receiving system. Meta-data is attached to the messages being... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470389 | Hosting a network service on a cluster of servers using a single-address image Methods and apparatus for hosting a network service on a cluster of servers, each including a primary and a secondary Internet Protocol (IP) address. A common cluster address is assigned as the secondary address to each of the servers in the cluster. The ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6469975 | Method for controlling speed of sled motor in optical disk drive A method for controlling the speed of a sled motor for an optical disk drive, wherein the sled motor is first driven according to a predetermined target velocity profile stored in a microcomputer. Then, a frequency of a sinusoidal wave output by a Hall-ef... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6470387 | Locating networked devices based on usage A tool for locating a device on a network includes software for capturing information from the network or from devices on the network. The captured information includes user information relating to a user or users that use the device being located. The ca... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463027 | Disc case A disc case having a case main unit including an accommodation chamber for rotatably accommodating a disc having a signal recording surface on at least one side of the disc, support member access openings provided in the top and bottom walls of the accomm... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6459671 | Disk tray shifting device for an optical disk player Disclosed is a disk tray shifting device for optical disk player in which a loading motor for shifting the disk in installed movable along the cross direction of a main base. The device comprises a guide bar arranged in the cross direction of the main bas... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6449643 | Access control with just-in-time resource discovery An access control system for a network manager system provided with a plurality of building blocks (BBs), each specialized for executing a plurality of functions on a plurality of resources of the network, and with a graphical user interface (GUI). Each B... | 09/10/2002 |
