Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogram communication or interprocess communication (ipc) inventions 04/08

20080098405 - Protocol processing device and method: The SPD according to exemplary embodiments of the invention may interface with different buses and computer system architectures to enable deployment in a wide variety of devices. Heterogeneous network (300) using SPDs in various computing devices. Desktop computers (302), mobile systems (such as cell phones) (304), mainframes (306), workstations (308),... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080098406 - Delivering certified messages to message servers: A method and a system for delivering certified messages to message servers are provided. In example embodiments, a message request including message information may be received from an application. The message information may identify a message template in a message template database using an identifier comprising multiple fields. The message... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/ebay

20080098407 - System and method for managing distributed objects as a single representation: An architecture and method for managing at least two distinct machines (or objects) in which resources are shared as a single entity (or object) in an agent-based system. The agent-based system comprising a controller, a local agent coupled to the controller, and at least one clustered machine. The at least... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080098408 - Method, system, and storage medium for providing automated execution of pre-defined events: Embodiments relate to a method, system, and storage medium for providing automated execution of pre-defined events over a network. The method includes receiving a profile for a requestor of an event to be executed. The profile includes one or more of a personal identifier, a communications address of the requester,... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20080098410 - Interlocked plug and play with power management for operating systems: The present invention provides a unified layer for Plug and Play (PnP) components and power management components while relieving device drivers from system-level complexities associated with implementing PnP and/or power management functionality. The layer operates at a level between low-level device drivers and more complex operating system tasks. The subject... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080098409 - Method and apparatus for smart memory pass-through communication: Enhanced functionality is provided in memory devices by enhancing the control logic to recognize predetermined data sequences. Standard (legacy) device operations are used to communicate the predetermined data sequences, thereby allowing existing device drivers to be used with the enhanced devices.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080098411 - Remote management and monitoring of an application-specific display device: A communications device comprising an embedded application-specific device driver for an application-specific display and an embedded remote access application that execute on a processor. The embedded application-specific device driver is configured to communicate data with a communication (COM) port via a serial port and to provide a video signal to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080098412 - Pluggable dom implementation: Techniques for implementing a scalable DOM and a pluggable DOM are provided. A scalable DOM implementation manages a DOM tree in memory to free unreferenced nodes, avoid generating nodes unnecessarily, and avoid storing multiple versions of the same data on disk. A pluggable DOM implementation includes an abstract interface that... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker/oracle

20080092145 - Secure operating system switching: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for secure operating system switching. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a second operating system of a plurality of operating systems that is to be active next; causing a memory access controller to enable exclusive access to a portion of memory for... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080092146 - Computing machine: An architecture for a scalable computing machine built using configurable processing elements, such as FPGAs, is provided. The machine can enable implementation of large scale computing applications using a heterogeneous combination of hardware accelerators and embedded microprocessors spread across many FPGAs, all interconnected by a flexible communication network structure.... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080092147 - Method for determining deadlocks in secondary processes: Disclosed is a method for determining deadlocks in secondary processes for a system model that is described in an object-oriented manner. The method includes the following: a) all active objects of the object-oriented system model are extracted; b) the transitions between the objects are identified; c) the state-waiting relations between... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080092148 - Apparatus and method for splitting endpoint address translation cache management responsibilities between a device driver and device driver services: An apparatus and method for splitting responsibilities for communicating with an endpoint between a device driver and device driver services are provided. With the apparatus and method, the device driver is responsible for managing queues for communicating requests between applications in a logical partition and the endpoint. The device driver... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20080092149 - Modular architecture for a device interface component: An interface component, which is operable to allow one or more application programs to interact with device functions and corresponding method, that is stored in computer readable medium includes three distinct layers. The component includes a device (telephony) client operable to provide a plurality of interfaces to an application program,... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20080092150 - Data platform web services application programming interface: A system and method for implementing functions customized for a branded company are disclosed. A data platform includes a function database which initially receives, and stores, a standardized interface module, such as an application programming interface (API). The standardized interface module includes a plurality of elements, a subset of the... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080092151 - Method and apparatus for handling dynamically linked function calls with respect to program code conversion: A technique is provided for handling dynamically linked subject function calls arranged pass subject control flow to an intermediate control structure such as a procedure linkage table, then to subject linker code for modifying link information associated with the subject function calls during translation of subject code into target code... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080086735 - Method and system for providing a client access to an external service via an application services platform: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing a client access to an external service via an application services platform. These mechanisms and methods for providing a client access to an external service via an application services platform can enable embodiments to provide effective access to... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080086736 - Information messaging and collaboration system: An information messaging and collaboration system is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for interactive content retrieval and display, the method comprises steps of: providing a plurality of portlets for retrieval of content for display in a user interface; mapping a message action to a first... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, Llc

20080086737 - Locally providing globally consistent information to communications layers: Globally consistent information is locally provided to communications layers. Globally consistent information is stored in a Network Availability Matrix, which is locally accessible by a communications layer. If an event is detected, the communications layer is automatically notified by the Network Availability Matrix, and is able to use the information... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.c.

20080086738 - Mechanisms for executing a computer program: An operating system is arranged to provide system services to an application requesting them, the services being selected from a predetermined system service group. The operating system includes main memory allocation logic, mass memory allocation logic, an application interface, via which the application program can request system services from the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080082985 - Gaming software providing operating system independence: Systems and methods provide a gaming machine and server framework environment that is operating system independent. One aspect of the systems and methods includes providing a set of framework components that present a common interface regardless of the underlying operating system used on the gaming machine or server. A further... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080082986 - Api method and system for providing access to an external service via an application services platform: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing access to an external service via an application services platform, utilizing an application program interface (API). These mechanisms and methods for providing access to an external service via art application services platform can enable embodiments to provide an... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20080082987 - Method and system for integrating the existing web-based syswtem: The present invention provides a method of integrating an existing web-based application into a service and a service-oriented system formed by using the method, and further provides a method of providing a service to users. The service-oriented system comprises: a service inlet for receiving a service request containing an input... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080082988 - Iterative exchange communication: An inter-processor communication approach is applicable to a message passing pattern called iterative exchange. In such patterns, two processors exchange messages, then perform a computation, and then this process is repeated. If two sets of send and receive buffers are used, then it is possible to guarantee that a receive... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080082989 - Systems and methods for notifying multiple systems and applications of changes to data attributes: A system for managing changes to identity data is described. A first spoke managing system is described which includes a first database, a first application in communication with the first database, and a first spoke manager in communication with the first application. A first message is generated including a plurality... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080082990 - Apparatus and method for interfacing in a communication system: Disclosed is a method for interfacing in a communication system. The method includes receiving an event, which should be processed using information managed by a second system providing a second service, from a first system providing a first service; and performing an interface so that the second system performs an... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080082991 - Computer interface system using multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and related enabling subroutines: Improved computer interface system using multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and related enabling subroutines is disclosed. Multiple independent data input devices allow users to input data independently from multiple independent data input devices to operating system. Input device driver decodes input from multiple independent input devices. Operating... Agent: Fernandez & Associates LLP

20080082992 - Methods and apparatus for a dynamic linker speed up: An embodiment generally relates to a method of increasing efficiency in a dynamic linker. The method includes determining a length of a source string and a check segment of the source string and selecting a candidate string from a plurality of strings. The method also includes determining a candidate check... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group (cust. No. W/red Hat)