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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8032634 | Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on resource requirements An approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on resource requirements generally involves a resource allocator receiving a request that specifies resource requirements for the apparatus. A resource allocator determines whether resources are available th... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019870 | Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on alternative resource requirements An approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on alternative resource requirements generally involves a resource allocator determining that a resource that satisfies a resource requirement is not available, and based on the resource not being available,... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8006305 | Computer worm defense system and method A computer worm defense system comprises multiple containment systems tied together by a management system. Each containment system is deployed on a separate communication network and contains a worm sensor and a blocking system. Computer worm identifiers generated ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7703102 | Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on preemptable resource requirements An approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on preemptable resource requirements generally involves a resource allocator determining that a resource that satisfies a resource requirement for one apparatus is not available but that another resource tha... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7503045 | Extensible computing system Methods and apparatus providing a dynamically sized, highly scalable and available server farm are disclosed. A Virtual Server Farm (VSF) is created out of a wide scale computing fabric (“Computing Grid”) which is physically constructed once and then logically d... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7463648 | Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on optional resource requirements An approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on resource requirements generally involves a resource allocator receiving a request that specifies resource requirements for the apparatus. A resource allocator determines whether resources are available th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7370013 | Approach for determining an amount to bill a customer for the use of resources A novel approach for determining an amount to be billed to a customer for the use of resources is based upon usage data and value data. The usage data indicates usage, by the customer, of a set of one or more resources during a specified period of time. The set of o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7146233 | Request queue management Methods and apparatus providing, controlling and managing a dynamically sized, highly scalable and available server farm are disclosed. A Virtual Server Farm (VSF) is created out of a wide scale computing fabric (“Computing Grid”) which is physically constructed... | 12/05/2006 |
| RE39360 | System for signatureless transmission and reception of data packets between computer networks A system for automatically encrypting and decrypting data packet sent from a source host to a destination host across a public internetwork. A tunnelling bridge is positioned at each network, and intercepts all packets transmitted to or from its associated network. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7103647 | Symbolic definition of a computer system A method and apparatus for defining and deploying a networked computer system features creating and storing a textual representation of a logical configuration of the networked computer system according to a structured markup language. Based on the textual represent... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6779016 | Extensible computing system Methods and apparatus providing a dynamically sized, highly scalable and available server farm are disclosed. A Virtual Server Farm (VSF) is created out of a wide scale computing fabric (“Computing Grid”) which is physically constructed once and then logically d... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6714980 | Backup and restore of data associated with a host in a dynamically changing virtual server farm without involvement of a server that uses an associated storage device One or more datasets of a computer data storage device that participates in a dynamically changing virtual server farm are backed up without involving or affecting operation of servers in the virtual server farm that use the data storage device, and without receivin... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6597956 | Method and apparatus for controlling an extensible computing system A Virtual Server Farm (VSF) is created out of a wide scale computing fabric ("Computing Grid") which is physically constructed once and then logically divided up into VSFs for various organizations on demand. Allocation and control of the elements in the ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 5732137 | Method and apparatus for secure remote authentication in a public network A client workstation provides a login address as an anonymous ftp (file transfer protocol) request, and a password as a user's e-mail address. A destination server compares the user's e-mail address provided as a password to a list of authorized users' ad... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5668877 | Method and apparatus for stepping pair keys in a key-management scheme A method and apparatus for generating additional implicit keys from a key [Kij ]N without the necessity of generating a new Diffie-Helman (DH) certificate or requiring communication between nodes to change implicit master keys is dis... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5633933 | Method and apparatus for a key-management scheme for internet protocols A first data processing device (node I) is coupled to a private network which is in turn coupled to the Internet. A second data processing device (node J) is coupled to the same, or to a different network, which is also coupled to the Internet, such that ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5604803 | Method and apparatus for secure remote authentication in a public network A client workstation provides a login address as an anonymous ftp (file transfer protocol) request, and a password as a user's e-mail address. A destination server compares the user's e-mail address provided as a password to a list of authorized users' ad... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5588060 | Method and apparatus for a key-management scheme for internet protocols A first data processing device (node I) is coupled to a private network which is in turn coupled to the Internet. A second data processing device (node J) is coupled to the same, or to a different network, which is also coupled to the Internet, such that ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5416842 | Method and apparatus for key-management scheme for use with internet protocols at site firewalls The present invention includes a first data processing device (node I) coupled to a first private network and to a firewall server (FWA). Firewall server FWA is in turn coupled to a public network, such as the Internet. A second data processing device (no... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5371794 | Method and apparatus for privacy and authentication in wireless networks A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a secure wireless communication link between a mobile nomadic device and a base computing unit. A mobile sends a host certificate (Cert-- Mobile) to the base along with a randomly chosen challen... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5325362 | Scalable and efficient intra-domain tunneling mobile-IP scheme The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for internetwork communication between fixed host and mobile host data processing devices. A home network includes at least one mobility support border router (MSBR) coupled between the home ... | 06/28/1994 |
