Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogram communication or interprocess communication (ipc) inventions 04/06

20060090164 - Object cloning for demand events: A system and method for cloning objects by configuring a cloned object with properties of a shared object or of a properties collection for a demand event, and for unconfiguring the cloned object for a design event initiated on the cloned object. During a design event, the cloned object may...

20060090165 - Program agent initiated processing of enqueued event actions: An Event Manager receives events requiring action. The events are parsed into event action types which are placed in an Event Queue. Program agents in a pool of agents are dynamicly instantiated and retired from the pool based on the number of queued events by type. Program agents, when available,...

20060090166 - System and method for generating applications for communication devices using a markup language: Methods and apparatus are provided for generating applications for communication devices. An IP Terminal Markup Language (IPTML) is disclosed that modifies the operation of communication devices. IPTML allows abstraction of call control, media control and device control aspects of a communication device. An IPTML construct distributes intelligence between communication devices,...

20060090167 - Administering return data from execution of commands by a computer operating system: Administering return data from execution of commands by a computer operating system including receiving in the operating system a command name and optional command parameters specifying a command for current execution, the command having been previously executed, and displaying return data from the previous execution of the command. Typical embodiments...

20060090168 - Method and system for speeding up mutual exclusion: In a multiprocessor computer system, a lock operation is maintained with a thread using non-atomic instructions. Identifiers are assigned to each thread. Flags in conjunction with the thread identifiers are used to determine the continuity of the lock with a thread. However, in the event continuity of the lock with...

20060090169 - Process to not disturb a user when performing critical activities: A method, system, and computer instructions for managing interruptions across applications in a data processing system. A user's focus is monitored within the data processing system. Responsive to a request to present a window in the foreground, the priority level of an application currently containing the user focus is compared...

20060090170 - Supporting cross-component references in an object-oriented programming system: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that supports cross-component references in an object-oriented programming system. During operation, the system makes a first attempt to obtain a name for a referenced object through a cross-component reference between a referencing object and the referenced object. This first attempt involves...

20060090171 - Method and apparatus for virtualizing window information: A method and apparatus for virtualizing access to windows includes a hooking mechanism, a window name virtualization engine, and an operating system interface. A request relating to a window from a process executing in the context of a user account is received, the request including a virtual window name. A...

20060090173 - Object models enabling hosting content in a plurality of environments: Software programming models are provided for supporting host-environment agnostic content that can be hosted in different hosting environments (e.g., browser or window) without needing to rewrite the content. The models comprise a host-environment abstraction wrapper that provides a transparent layer of abstraction between content and host-environment specific instructions. The host-environment...

20060090172 - Printing interface for a computer platform: A printing interface provides facilities for handling print server properties, print queues, print commands, printing-related operations, and the like. These facilities allow developers to access and utilize various printing-related information and functions....

20060085796 - Systems and methods providing intelligent routing of data between software systems: Disclosed are systems and methods which provide an interface for software applications which provides intelligent routing of data between the software applications. Embodiments provide an interface between software applications using multiple adapters, wherein at least one adapter is associated with each end of a software application information communication link. Information...

20060085797 - Application independent messaging system: A messaging system that isolates application programs from the underlying transport and routing mechanisms that are actually used to convey messages. This isolation is provided in part through the use of directory files. The directory files contain all of the specific details (e.g. conversion and routing parameters) necessary to interface...

20060085798 - Method and apparatus for correlation of events in a distributed multi-system computing environment: There is provided a method that includes (i) examining first data from a first Application Program Interface (API) call and second data from a second API call to determine whether (a) the first API call sent a message, and the second API call received the message, or (b) the first...

20060085799 - Interfacing disparate software applications: Disclosed are systems and methods which provide an interface for disparate software applications using a decentralized adapter architecture. Embodiments provide an interface between software applications using multiple adapters, wherein at least one adapter is associated with each end of a software application information communication link. Adapters are adapted for proprietary...

20060080667 - Method and apparatus for applying policies: A policy handling system creates multiple policies and associates each of the multiple policies with at least one target node in an enterprise. The system then applies each of the multiple policies to the appropriate target node. The multiple policies can be event-handling policies. Each policy can be associated with...

20060080668 - Facilitating intra-node data transfer in collective communications: Intra-node data transfer in collective communications is facilitated. A memory object of one task of a collective communication is concurrently attached to the address spaces of a plurality of other tasks of the communication. Those tasks that attach the memory object can access the memory object as if it was...

20060080669 - Method for saving the same sequence of messages in several data sinks: The invention relates to a method for saving the same sequence of messages in several data sinks (DS), several data sources (DQ) independently sending data messages comprising identical message contents to said data sinks (DS) in a parallel manner. In order for the same sequence of messages to be saved,...

20060080671 - Systems and methods for opportunistic frame queue management in sas connections: Methods and structures for opportunistically managing queued frames directed from a first SAS device to one of multiple other SAS devices coupled to the first device. A SAS application layer is coupled to a plurality of SAS transport layers through an arbitrated communication medium. Each transport layer is associated with...

20060080670 - Unilateral web services interaction contract: The present invention leverages a unilaterally-based interaction contract that enables applications to have a persistent state and ensures an exactly-once execution despite failures between and by communicating entities, permitting disparate software applications to be robustly supported in an environment where little is known about the implementation of the interaction contract....

20060080673 - Dynamically configurable connection on demand: Mechanisms to provide functionality that allows an electronic device to automatically use an appropriate network connection when an application requests access to a network resource. Initiation of the appropriate network connection may be determined based on contextual information provided by the application....

20060080672 - Operating system independent agent: Described is a computing platform comprising a host processing system to host an operating system, a communication adapter to transmit data to or and receive data from a data transmission medium, and a non-volatile storage. The computing platform may also comprise an agent executable independently of the operating system to...

20060080674 - Device and method for data flow exchange between a client device and a server: The invention concerns a device for data flow exchange between a client device (3) provided with an Internet file and a server (4) adapted to provide on request from the client device (3), at least a service for transforming said file, the communication between the client (3) and the server...

20060080675 - Management of event order of occurrence on a network: Devices in a process control system communicate by data messages over a communication medium segment. Each device includes a communication controller that maintains an order of occurrence of events received from and transmitted to a communication medium. The communication controller includes an order of occurrence identification (OOO_ID) counter and an...

20060080676 - Support for multiple interface versions: Multiple interface versions including a current interface version and at least one earlier interface version are supported. A call is received at an interface version. A data structure from the current interface version data structures is retrieved. An event comprising a reference to the call is fired. Listeners for events...

20060080677 - Software and methods for previewing parameter changes for a graphics display driver: Software for dynamically previewing changes to hardware driver settings for a graphics adapter is disclosed. Changes to the driver settings are dynamically previewed by forcing an executable graphics program module to load hardware parameter settings as changed, and drawing a region reflecting the changes using the executable graphics program library....

20060080678 - Task distribution method for protecting servers and tasks in a distributed system: Method for securing tasks and servers in a distributed system from outside attack. Tasks are protected from modification and faulty execution using a combination of redundancy and distribution of data. A stripe virtual machine process control the execution of remote tasks at each server. Stripes are executed redundantly on multiple...

20060080679 - Stream class driver for computer operating system: A stream class driver for use in a computer operating system functions together with a minidriver. The minidriver is associated with a particular design for an adapter, which is a hardware device that generates or receives streaming data. The stream class driver deals with common operating system tasks such as...

20060080680 - Platform independent dynamic linking: A platform independent binary object (PIBO) operable on disparate computing environments that have a selected hardware architecture without requiring rebuilding or reloading is provided. The PIBO can be parsed to generate source-code stub file. The PIBO can be loaded and linked with a cooperating computing application by an exemplary linker/loader...

20060080681 - Mechanism to extend functionality in a restricted computing environment: A platform independent binary object (PIBO) operable on disparate computing environments that have a selected hardware architecture without requiring rebuilding or reloading is provided. The PIBO can be parsed to generate source-code stub file. The PIBO can be loaded and linked with a cooperating computing application by an exemplary linker/loader...

20060080682 - Run time dynamic linking: A platform independent binary object (PIBO) operable on disparate computing environments that have a selected hardware architecture without requiring rebuilding or reloading is provided. The PIBO can be loaded and linked with a cooperating computing application by an exemplary linker/loader, compiled and built together with the cooperating application. Also, the...

20060080683 - Mechanism to circumvent restrictions of pre-written code components: A platform independent binary object (PIBO) operable on disparate computing environments that have a selected hardware architecture without requiring rebuilding or reloading is provided. The PIBO can be parsed to generate source-code stub file. The PIBO can be loaded and linked with a cooperating computing application by an exemplary linker/loader...