Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomputer data transferring or plural processor synchronization inventions 02/09

20090055464 - Data transfer and synchronization system: A system and method for synchronizing devices which can couple to the Internet, or any network. In one aspect a system for synchronizing data between a first system and a second system is provided. The system includes a first sync engine on the first system interfacing with data on the... Agent: Thomas B. Haverstock

20090055460 - Generated content for editable web pages: A method and system for WYSIWYG editing of dynamic content on editable web pages. Generated content is content that is received periodically from a dynamic source. Generated content may be represented on an editable web page by instructions that describe how to generate the dynamic content. The generated content system... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090055463 - Method and system for controlling and auditing content/service systems: An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or markers embedded within the programming broadcast to users via the network. As a consequence of this system, the Network... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing LLC

20090055462 - Sub-content distributing system and sub-content distributing method using the system: A system in which broadcast receiving terminals receives a broadcast and the broadcast program sub-content data list, a sub-content distributing device sends a waiting time to each user even if many accesses deluge, and the broadcast receiving terminals can automatically download the sub-content after the waiting time has passed without... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090055461 - System and method for effectively optimizing content segment downloads in an electronic network: A system and method for optimizing content distribution in an electronic network includes a peer-to-peer network of client devices. The client devices are initially preloaded in a distributed manner with various content segments from corresponding content items. An optimization module from a tracking server iteratively redistributes said content segments among... Agent: Gregory J. Koerner Redwood Patent Law

20090055466 - Grid-based system for providing business services in data networks: A system for exposing and extending existing IT capabilities as standard business services, while providing infrastructure services to an organization over a data network, has a group of configured agents. Each agent runs services that represent a certain entity on the organization's network and is responsible for controlling the functionality... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090055465 - Remote health monitoring and control: A health monitoring and control system for computing devices has a monitoring agent operable on a monitored device that detects status items and transmits the status items to a central system. The central system may log the status items, determine if one or more of the items are out of... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090055472 - Communication system, communication method, communication control program and program recording medium: A communication system is applicable to communications between client terminals and a server via the Internet, and includes a communication service unit creating a communication interface and a memory region in response to a communication request from a client terminal via the Internet, starting an application program in the created... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090055470 - Data communication apparatus, control method thereof, computer program and storage medium: A data communication apparatus that reduces erroneous transmission, together with allowing an operator to confirm destinations registered as data transmission destinations. To accomplish this, the data communication apparatus includes a destination registering unit adapted to register at least one or more destinations, a data acquisition unit adapted to acquire data... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090055471 - Media streaming with online caching and peer-to-peer forwarding: A system, method and apparatus are disclosed herein for media streaming. In one embodiment, the system comprises one or more media servers to serve media content and a plurality of peers communicably coupled to one or more other peers of the plurality of peers and at least one of the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090055469 - Re-using asynchronous server-side results generated for a request context of one client to satisfy a request context of a different client: The present invention provides a solution for sharing server generated output to satisfy requests for content originated by different clients. More specifically, a server side resource can analyze a content request and compare this request to a set of active request handling operations. When one of the active operations is... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A. Ibm-rsw

20090055468 - Selectively delivering cached content or processed content to clients based upon a result completed percentage: The present invention discloses a solution of a server-side result distribution service software program. The program can receive and store results related to a request context from different content providing servers. Asynchronous requests can be received from a client, which initiated a content request that defines the request context. A... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A. Ibm-rsw

20090055467 - System and method for increasing data availability on a mobile device based on operating mode: A data management system and method for a mobile device to provide complete perception and access to a data collection, such a user's data collection for example, without requiring either persistent storage of the user's complete data collection locally on the mobile device, or network access requests for each user... Agent: Concert Technology And Withrow & Terranova

20090055476 - Collections of linked databases and systems and methods for communicating about updates thereto: This technology is generally directed to one or more methods or systems relating to personal communication networks. This technology is further directed to methods and systems for communicating about updates to the profiles associated with members of personal communication networks. Still further, this technology is generally directed to informing members... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20090055478 - Communication terminal and communication program thereof: In communication terminals 1-1, 1-2, whenever data is received by any one of a mobile communication section 10-1, a wireless LAN communication section 10-2, or an infrared communication section 10-3, the received data type, communication method, time of receipt, communication partner, attachment data type and the time within the received... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090055475 - Inviting a conferencing unaware endpoint to a conference: Systems and methods that enable conference unaware clients to participate in the conference. A conferencing component is aware of what protocol to employ, and enables devices and/or end points that employ disparate or heterogeneous protocols to participate in the same conference initiated therebetween. A call flow (e.g., in form of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090055474 - Line-plane broadcasting in a data communications network of a parallel computer: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for line-plane broadcasting in a data communications network of a parallel computer, the parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes connected together through the network, the network optimized for point to point data communications and characterized by at least a first dimension, a... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20090055473 - Message and arrangement for provding different services in a multimedia communication system: In current multimedia communication systems using session initiation protocols such as SIP, a service change (e.g. adding a new media type to an existing multimedia conversation) entails significant delays and processor load in both clients and server. The current invention solves this by separating session signaling and media control signaling... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20090055479 - Method of transferring data between different types of computer systems: A method includes creating in a first computer arrangement a printer file for a digital document containing information data to be transferred, the digital document having been generated in a first application program, wherein said printer file is internally generated in an operating system in response to a print command;... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20090055477 - System for enabling collaboration and protecting sensitive data: The inventive system facilitates collaboration between, multiple network users with respect to collaboration subject matter while maintaining the integrity of sensitive data. In one implementation, the system (200) includes a radiant collaboration subsystem (202) and a radiant sanitizer/guard subsystem (206). The guard (202) receives input information (206), reformats the input... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090055480 - System and method for sharing data in lan: Provided is a method for sharing data between at least two terminals over a LAN, in which a first terminal requests for information on whether to hold shared data to a terminal connected to the LAN, receives the information on whether to hold the shared data from the terminal, collects... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20090055496 - Advanced processor with credit based scheme for optimal packet flow in a multi-processor system on a chip: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for optimal packet flow in a multi-processor system on a chip. In operation, a credit is allocated for each of a plurality of agents coupled to a messaging network, the allocating including reserving one or more entries in a receive queue... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC- Rmi

20090055481 - Automatically generated subject recommendations for email messages based on email message content: The present invention discloses an email application that includes a subject evaluation engine, which is able to automatically generate a subject heading suggestion for an email message based upon content contained in the email message. The subject evaluation engine can also compare a pre-existing subject heading of the email message... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A.-ibm Svl

20090055494 - Communication apparatus: A communication apparatus includes: a display unit; a receiver configured to receive an email; a storage unit configured to store the email; and an unread email notifying unit configured to display on the display unit an image associated with a character string obtained by analyzing at least one of a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090055492 - Consolidating messages: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for consolidating received messages from a plurality of devices. Each of the received messages has a condition portion representing at least one condition being reported by at least one of said plurality of devices. The apparatus comprises a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter.... Agent: Antony C. Edwards

20090055489 - Electronic mail delay adaptation: A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using other mechanisms to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. The mechanism may convey the information to the recipient once the delayed electronic mail message... Agent: Wolf Greenfield (microsoft Corporation) C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090055490 - Electronic mail delay adaptation: A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using other mechanisms to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. Delays may be detected using a low-latency channel to send notifications of e-mails to recipients.... Agent: Wolf Greenfield (microsoft Corporation) C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090055491 - Electronic mail delay adaption: A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using other mechanisms to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. Though, other reactions to delays are possible, including rescheduling events premised on delivery of information... Agent: Wolf Greenfield (microsoft Corporation) C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090055483 - Enhanced collaboration in instant messaging: A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing synchronous, real-time collaboration in an instant messaging system (IMS). A shared workspace is created on the IMS, accessible by IMS users through a collaboration window implemented on their respective IMS clients. Predetermined digital content is entered into the shared workspace by an... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP IBM Rsw

20090055493 - Gateway device, method for controlling the same, and program storage medium: A method for controlling a gateway device arranged between a client terminal and a server, and arranged to relay transmission and reception of e-mails, includes the steps of receiving a first e-mail stored in the server, converting the first e-mail into a second e-mail for temporary storage, transmitting the second... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20090055486 - Instant messaging network camera: An instant messaging network camera has a processor, an image sensor, an audio receiver, an input device, a network connecting module and memory. The processor has a video and an audio encoder. The image sensor is electronically connected to the processor and captures images. The network connecting module is used... Agent: Patenttm.us

20090055485 - Location based anonymous instant message exchange method and system: An anonymous instant messaging system that protects a user's identity and location while allowing numerous users to communicate without being acquainted is disclosed. To request information a user selects a geographical location and relevant topic. The user then sends the information request to a message bot via an instant messenger... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090055488 - Method and system for communicating a location selection associated with an event: The invention provides a communications system comprising an event server computer system, an event creation module on the event server computer system for permitting the creation of an event from an event host computer system over the network, and a storing module on the event server computer system for storing... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090055495 - Method for providing video enhanced electronic mail return receipts: A method for providing electronic mail return receipts with video of the electronic mail recipient is disclosed. The electronic mail recipient opens an electronic mail message which initiates recording of the electronic mail recipient. The recording may be terminated when the recipient closes the electronic mail or minimizes the electronic... Agent: Mr. S. H. Dworetsky At&t Corp.

20090055487 - System and method for providing improved time references in documents: A system, method, and program product is provided that receives, at a recipient's computer system, an email message from a sender's computer system with the email message including a time offset value in a metadata area of the email message. The time offset indicates an offset between the time zone... Agent: Ibm Corporation - Rsw (jvl) C/o Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20090055484 - System and method for representation of electronic mail users using avatars: There is disclosed a system and method for graphically representing an email user. In an embodiment, the method may comprise: at a sending communication device, sending an accompanying avatar or avatar identifier with an email message; at a receiving communication device, scanning an email message for an accompanying avatar or... Agent: Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

20090055482 - System and method to promote calendar event awareness in instant messaging products: A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing a current availability status of a user to receive an instant messaging system (IMS) communication. Electronic calendar information to detect the next scheduled event for the selected IMS recipient. The time remaining before the scheduled event begins is determined. The remaining time... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP IBM Rsw

20090055498 - Administration of time-sensitive email: Administration of time-sensitive email including receiving, by a recipient email module from a sender email module, identifying, by the recipient email module, the time to open the time-sensitive email message; notifying, by the recipient email module, a user of the time to open the time sensitive email message; receiving, by... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20090055499 - Administration of time-sensitive email: Administration of time-sensitive email including creating, by a sender email module, an email message, the email message including a header and a message body; inserting, by the sender email module, in the header of the email message an identification of the email message as a time-sensitive email message, an identification... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20090055505 - Business to business event communications: A method, system and product is provided for the implementation of business to business event handling mechanisms for use in coarse grain components allowing communication of event information among providers and interested subscribers across a network. Provision of a flexible method for resolution of business event model dependencies allows a... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wsm) C/o Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20090055502 - Electronic mail delay adaptation: A electronic communication system that can detect and adapt to delays in delivery of e-mail messages. The system may adapt to delays by using mechanisms other than the initially intended path to convey the information intended for delivery by e-mail. A possible adaptation is reprioritization of an e-mail message that... Agent: Wolf Greenfield (microsoft Corporation) C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090055497 - Method and system for automatic instant messaging delegation: An instant messaging system locates known delegates in its instant messaging list to which to automatically delegate messages based on whether an incoming message contains certain content. This method comprises the steps of simultaneously receiving multiple instant message requests at an instant message location. Initiating an instant message session with... Agent: Ibm Corporation C/o Darcell Walker, Attorney At Law

20090055503 - Method and system for providing, tracking and monitoring express notifications: A method of tracking electronic communications may include generating a notification in response to receiving information associated with an insurance claim. The content of the notification may be defined by one or more first business rules. The method may include receiving an identifier associated with the received notification, generating an... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090055504 - Method for a network side to enable an mss to enter the idle mode in a wireless man: The present invention provides a method as regards how a network side gets a MSS into the idle mode in a wireless MAN, including: the PA/BS sends a DREG_CMD to the MSS; the MSS sends a DREG_REQ message to the PA/BS, according to the DREG_CMD message, requesting to enter the... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd)

20090055500 - Method of and system for providing enhanced user control of computer chat: A method of and system for providing enhanced user control of computer chat minimize a chat window in response to user input and then restore the chat window in response to receipt of a message from a sender, in which the message has a predetermined characteristic. The user input may... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090055501 - Selective user notification based on ip flow information: An example embodiment of the present invention provides a process that uses IP flow information to selectively notify users of an application server of the server's unavailability. In the example embodiment, the process, which might run on a system comprising a router, monitors IP flow records as to dropped packets... Agent: Law Office Of Mark J. Spolyar

20090055506 - Centralized selection of peers as media data sources in a dispersed peer network: A hierarchical content distribution system includes a seeding server, a plurality of geographically distributed content platforms, and a distribution controller, all interconnected by a communications network. The seeding server initially receives content files for distribution to various content platforms that provide for the persistent storage of the content files. Each... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090055507 - Storage and server provisioning for virtualized and geographically dispersed data centers: Geographically dispersed data centers each include servers and storage systems and are in communication with each other. An application is installed on a guest operating system on a virtual machine set up on a server at a first data center. The application accesses a logical unit on a storage system... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090055508 - Data subscription management system: A method includes a digital subscription management system (DSMS) receiving from a source system a request to perform an edit of at least one data object, the DSMS sending a request for response (RFR) to subscribing systems having a copy of the at least one data object, the DSMS receiving... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090055509 - Method and system for creating a bulletin board system (bbs) message including a map through a communication network: In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating a bulletin board system (BBS) message including a map through a communication network. According to said embodiment, upon receiving a request to post a message, it is determined whether a user wishes to include a map... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090055510 - System and method for obtaining media content for a portable media player: A system and method are provided for enabling a portable media player to obtain media content from secondary systems, such as other portable media players, via local wireless communication. In general, the portable media player stores proxy information identifying the media content of a number of media files in the... Agent: Concert Technology And Withrow & Terranova

20090055511 - Non-programmatic access to data and to data transfer functions: Provided are methods, apparatus and computer programs for generating messages, for transferring data between data processing system entities such as between application programs running on data processing systems within a network, and for providing file-oriented data processing system entities with access to data and access to messaging functions. A first... Agent: Ibm Corporation-raleigh Swg C/o Thomas & Raring, P.c

20090055513 - Method and system for communicating carpool information: The invention provides a communications system comprising a receiving module for receiving the carpool information from a plurality of user computer systems over a network, a carpool module for collecting carpool information received by the receiving module from a plurality of user computer systems, storing the carpool information at a... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090055512 - System and method for upgrading telemonitor unit firmware: Systems and methods minimize loading of servers which automatically provide upgrades to downstream processors minimize server loading by randomly distributing the upgrade requests. Each of the downstream processors can establish its own randomized next time for an upgrade. Upgrade time intervals can be limited to off-peak evening and weekend hours.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090055515 - Facilitating distributed and redundant statistics collection: A method comprises a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for loading an entire configuration information dataset from a configuration information source onto a first collector system of each one of a plurality of collector groups. The configuration information at least partially defines a manner in which operational statistics... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20090055516 - Method and system for managing bluetooth communication using software or firmware filtering: Aspects of method and system for managing secure Bluetooth communication using software or firmware filtering are provided. In this regard, the IT or system administration may select one or more Bluetooth profiles for Bluetooth devices and inform the host software on the selection. The host software passes the information to... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090055514 - Network configuration device: An article of manufacture includes an interface component configured to couple to a computer, the computer being part of a network having a gateway device. The article further includes a memory component containing computer-implementable instructions that, when executed by the computer, gather network configuration information from the gateway device. The... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090055517 - Method for a plug-and-play network device to acquire dual internet protocol addresses: The present invention is to provide a method applied to at least a network device connected to a network and enabling the network device to send a request for an Internet Protocol address (IP address) to a DHCP server connected with the network according to the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090055518 - Method and apparatus for managing lightweight directory access protocol information: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a lightweight directory access protocol environment. A replication hierarchy is identified for a plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers within the lightweight directory access protocol environment by querying the plurality of lightweight directory access protocol servers for... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090055519 - Method and system for media adaption: A method includes receiving a media request for a target device. The signaling information may be received from the target device and a media server. At least one attribute of the target device and the media server may be identified using the signaling information. At least one attribute of the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090055521 - Method for managing network connection and information processing apparatus: In a network system where a plurality of nodes are connected to each other based on a connection table stored in each of the nodes, provided are a method of managing network connections and an information processing apparatus where connection paths between the nodes can be maintained and thereby preventing... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20090055520 - Method for scheduling of storage devices: MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) technology can not stop an array group in a time zone in which if any access is made to the array group desired to be stopped. For realization of power saving, the power may be stopped in a time zone when there is no... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090055523 - Identifying and recommending potential communication states based on patterns of use: Techniques for identifying potential communication uses of various systems are disclosed. Identifying potential communication uses of a computing system can improve the manner in which the computing system is used by allowing more intelligent decisions and better choices to be made regarding its communication use. By way of example, communication... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090055526 - Information terminal, server apparatus, and information processing method: An information terminal that reduces the effort of presence input is provided. The information terminal is connected via a network to a server for disclosing a presence that is a present state of each user or each object, and includes: a display unit for displaying a presence input screen that... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090055528 - Method for providing status information to a device attached to an information infrastructure: A method for providing status information to a device on a computer network is disclosed. Data initiated by a communication initiation device within a computer network are monitored by a device. A determination is made by a device monitoring application within the device whether or not the data includes a... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090055529 - Method of collecting descriptions of streams pertaining to streams relating to at least one client network attached to an interconnection network: A method for collection of flow descriptions for flows relating to at least one client network, the client network being attached to an interconnection network. The method receives flow descriptions for flows coming from the client network, aggregates the flow descriptions for the flows coming from the client network as... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090055524 - Network system: A network system suitable for remote monitoring or remote control of equipments is provided. When an execution of a server-side object is requested from a client terminal device to a server, the server requests an execution of an equipment-side object to the equipment(s). The execution request of the server-side object... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090055530 - Re-direction of streaming multimedia in wireless communication devices: A wireless communication device (300) including a wireless transceiver (302), a controller having a re-direction output communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver, a battery device having a battery level output communicably coupled to the controller, wherein the wireless communication device is operable to attempt re-directing streaming content received at the... Agent: Motorola Inc

20090055527 - Section identification and distribution system monitoring system, method and program product: A system is provided for specifying arbitrary nodes and identifying a section between them on a system diagram of a distribution system. It comprises a system diagram information management portion for managing information on each of nodes and spans constituting the system diagram and ID information given to each of... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20090055525 - System for remote configuration, control, and monitoring of devices over computer network using central server: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that relate to the control of devices over a network from a central controller. A computer server can control, monitor and affect devices which include a controller and a network interface for communicating information between the device and the server. The device and central... Agent: Venable LLP

20090055522 - Website load testing using a plurality of remotely operating agents distributed over a wide area: Website load testing using agents is disclosed. An address of a website and a window of time in which to perform a load test are received. The address and the window of time are distributed to a plurality of remotely operating agents, distributed over a wide area. Each agent in... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20090055533 - Administering devices including allowed action lists: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices in a network. The method includes creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges and determining whether the user metric vector is outside... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20090055531 - Identity based network mapping: Techniques for identity-based network mapping are provided. A principal is associated with a resource identifier via a mapping. Conditions of a network are dynamically evaluated in response to policy and actions taken against a resource associated with the resource identifier of the mapping.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/novell

20090055532 - System and method for controlling sip-specific event notification according to preference of subscriber: Disclosed is a system and method for controlling Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-specific event notification corresponding to an event subscription according to a preference of a subscriber. The system includes the subscriber requesting an event subscription through an event notification controller; a subscription target for notifying the subscriber of the event... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20090055535 - Deploying resources in target server environments: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for deploying resources in target server environments. A service description indicates at least one resource and for each resource values for properties for the resource. At least one artifact construct is created for at least one resource indicating the values for... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP Attn: Ibm54

20090055534 - Tiered network structure for large ce device populations: Consumer electronic (CE) devices can each store a concierge network address of a centralized information server (CIS). In response to receiving a model number from a CE device, the CIS can return a list of resources available to the CE device, including network addresses for an update list server providing... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090055539 - Av server apparatus and connection management method: In connection management by a conventional server apparatus using IDs, a client apparatus cannot know an attribute of a connection corresponding to an ID. A server apparatus (10) is an AV server apparatus that distributes content to a client apparatus requesting content data. A communication unit (11) receives a logical... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090055537 - Communication terminal, terminal switching system, and terminal switching method: A transfer-source terminal, a communication-destination terminal, and a nearby terminal existing in the neighborhood of transfer-source terminal are provided. The nearby terminal collects connectivity information for monitoring connectivity after terminal switching by performing a communication process with the communication-destination terminal, and transmits the connectivity information collected to the transfer-source terminal.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090055538 - Content commentary: Techniques involving content commentaries are described. In an implementation, a commentary is made at a client during output of content. The commentary is to be output concurrently with a subsequent output of the content. A communication is formed that includes the commentary to be communicated over a network such that... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090055536 - System and method for plug and play between host and client: A host client plug-and-play system and method capable of controlling a client at the same time that the client is connected to a host through wired/wireless communication means are provided. The host client plug-and-play method in a host client communication system where at least one client is controlled by at... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090055544 - Broadcasting receiver and method of interfacing resource information between a host device and a pod, sending host device resource information and obtaining host device resource information: A broadcasting receiver and method of interfacing resource information between a host device and a POD, sending host device resource information and obtaining host device resource information are disclosed. A POD sends a resource information requesting message. And a host device receives the resource information requesting message and responds with... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090055541 - Connection parameter setting system, method thereof, access point, server, wireless terminal, and parameter setting apparatus: An access point performing a communication with a wireless terminal performing a communication according to a predetermined wireless communication specification acquires a connection parameter required for a communication based on the predetermined wireless communication specification from a connection parameter server which can be connected thereto through a network. The access... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090055542 - Method, device and system for sharing application session information across multiple-channels: The present invention provides a device for sharing application session information across multiple channels, for managing the communication between terminal devices and a web server, said device comprises an application session manager (ASM) connected between the terminal device and the web server for receiving and forwarding said user's request sent... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20090055540 - Methods and systems for multicast control and channel switching for streaming media in an ims environment: Systems and methods according to the present invention address this need and others by reducing the delay in channel zapping for streaming media, e.g., Internet Protocol television (IPTV). This delay is reduced by performing channel zapping through an Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling.... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20090055543 - Methods, apparatuses, system, and related computer program product for user equipment access: It is disclosed a method comprising holding access information relating to a terminal and a first network entity external to a currently visited network of the terminal, the access information being associated with a first network plane below a second network plane relating to network session initiation, and signaling, based... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090055545 - Roles and relationship based security in a group-centric network: Exemplary systems and methods for providing security in a group-centric network are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a request to access a webpage associated with a group or individual is received. The user security level for a user requesting access to the webpage is then determined. One or more security settings... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090055549 - Content reproduction apparatus, content reproduction method, and program: A content reproduction apparatus is provided for reproducing variable-speed content. The content reproduction apparatus includes a data acquisition section for obtaining first streaming data and second streaming data, wherein the first streaming data includes first reproduction time data indicating a time to reproduce the first streaming data at a first... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090055547 - Mediated multi-source peer content delivery network architecture: A hierarchical content distribution system includes a seeding server, a plurality of geographically distributed content platforms, and a distribution controller, all interconnected by a communications network. The seeding server initially receives content files for distribution to various content platforms that provide for the persistent storage of the content files. Each... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090055546 - Predicted concurrent streaming program selection: Embodiments provide an apparatus, a system, and a method. A method includes determining a characteristic of a streaming content selected by a user and currently being displayed. The method also includes identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic. The method further includes saving at least... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090055548 - Systems and methods for multi-stream recording: Included are embodiments for multi-stream recording. At least one embodiment of a method receiving an indication that a communication session is initiated, the communication session including communications data, the communications data being received at a communications device at an extension and sending a request for at least a portion of... Agent: Lawrence A. Aaronson, P.C. Lawrence A. Aaronson

20090055550 - Method and system for increasing throughput rate by dynamically modifying connection parameters: The method comprises determining a first parameter value based on one or more characteristics of the network and a connection between the client and the server. The method further comprises determining whether a second parameter value encoded in a connection parameter field of the first packet received from the client... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090055551 - Re-routing method and system: A method of re-routing a connection request by an end user of a network, comprising: selecting one or more proscribed destination sites in respect of which requests are to be re-routed; communicating information relating to the identity of the at least one proscribed destination site to a network service provider... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20090055552 - Decrypting load balancing array system: A decrypting load balancing array system uses a Pentaflow approach to network traffic management that extends across an array of Decrypting Load Balancing Array (DLBA) servers sitting in front of back end Web servers. One of the DLBA servers acts as a scheduler for the array through which all incoming... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090055553 - Simplified application object data synchronization for optimized data storage: A method for synchronizing a mobile device with a central computer system is provided. The method includes coupling the mobile device to an application server of the central computer system over a network, defining a sync list that includes a candidate object type for distribution, synchronizing a relevant object of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090055554 - Providing kiosk service offerings in a personal area network: A method for delivering electronic services in a personal area network (PAN) can include providing a kiosk in a publicly traversable area. The kiosk can be configured to deliver electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN). The kiosk also can be... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090049114 - Determining a bisection bandwidth for a multi-node data communications network: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for determining a bisection bandwidth for a multi-node data communications network that include: partitioning nodes in the network into a first sub-network and a second sub-network in dependence upon a topology of the network; sending, by each node in the first sub-network to a... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20090049115 - Digital content download insurance: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for monitoring a browser's download activity to detect a download event associated with a digital content file, to determine an insurance policy related to the digital content file, and to provide a user with an option to insure the digital content file as described herein. Other... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20090049120 - Adding personalized value to web sites: The present invention adds new value to the Web, such as to improve accessibility, while maintaining changes to existing web sites to a minimum. An example system includes a first Web server and at least one other Web server, wherein a Web page can be displayed on a Web browser... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20090049119 - Distribution of multimedia files using a transportation provider wireless device: Methods and apparatus for distributing multimedia files units are disclosed. In an exemplary method, a plurality of multimedia files are downloaded using a transportation provider wireless device associated with a fare-based transport vehicle, such as a taxi, bus, ferry, or airplane. The downloaded multimedia files are stored in a data... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20090049118 - Media content sharing: A media content sharing concept wherein users are able to share highlights or other portions of content with friends. The concept may be used in any number of environments where electronic media, such as but not limited to audio, video, and multi-media, is transferable between a number of users. Bookmarks... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090049121 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling function using contents: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling a function of the mobile terminal using contents are disclosed. The contents are authored to include function control information related to the function of the mobile terminal desired to be controlled. The mobile terminal downloads the contents and registers the function desired... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20090049124 - Real estate information exchange process and system: A system and process includes a computer that is operatively connected to an area network, such as to the Internet. A database of MLS properties that are for sale is maintained that is accessible to the computer. Real estate agents must subscribe in order to use the system and are... Agent: Risto A. Rinne, Jr. Complete Patenting Services

20090049122 - System and method for providing a video media toolbar: The system and method preferably provides a toolbar to use in a network browser. The toolbar is preferably integrated within a suitable browser program graphical interface as a browser toolbar having its own toolbar graphical interface. The toolbar enables a video file to be selectively uploaded from a publisher computer... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090049123 - System and method for seamlessly integrating separate information systems within an application: The present invention is, in one embodiment, a system and method based on a client-server architecture for seamlessly integrating various information systems. In one embodiment, a bundle of files is deployed to a collaboration client, in order to enable the integration of the collaboration client with disparate information systems and... Agent: The Law Office Of Deepti Panchawagh- Jain

20090049116 - System for calling for local services of at least one local application with a conventional messaging architecture from at least one remote application with a conventional messaging architecture: The present invention relates to a system for calling for local services of at least one local application with a conventional messaging architecture from at least one remote application with a conventional messaging architecture, and it is characterized in that the remote application(s) and local application(s) are provided with communication... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20090049117 - Systems and methods for localizing a network storage device: Provided are methods, systems and devices for localizing data existing on a distributed network which comprises receiving an instruction within a programmable logic device (“PLD”) for controlling a network peripheral from a client computing system, the PLD being in communication with the network peripheral via a modem and also in... Agent: At&t Legal Department Attn: Patent Docketing

20090049125 - Scheduled online presence on instant messenger: The embodiments provide systems and methods which allow users to schedule routine online presence information to let outside world see the users appear to be “online” or “offline” at a particular day and time. An exemplary system of scheduling and displaying an online presence of a user of an instant... Agent: Mpg, LLP And Yahoo! Inc.

20090049128 - Schemes for game chat routing and taunt control: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an application; detect a participant within the application; detect a distance between multiple participants; monitor the application for a qualifying event; and selectively initiate a communication channel between multiple participants based on the qualifying event and the distance between the multiple participants.... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20090049127 - System and method for invitation targeting in a web-based social network: A system and method for selecting users of a web-based social network who are likely to respond to an invitation, each of the users having associated profile information is disclosed. The method includes selecting pilot users and a reduced set of keywords from the profile information. The method further includes... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090049126 - Technical support process for power monitoring networks: A technical support process is provided for multiple electrical power monitoring systems, each of which has multiple types of devices coupled to a common server through a network. A technical support group is provided at one or more locations remote from the power monitoring systems and associated with the manufacturer... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group (np)

20090049129 - Real time collaboration file format for unified communication: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing real time unified communications. An interface can receive a portion of data associated with at least one of a client application or an environment that hosts a client application. A real time collaboration (RTC) component can employ... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090049140 - Analyzing email content to determine potential intended recipients: Described herein are processes and devices for analyzing email content to determine potential intended email recipients. One of the devices described is an email content analyzer device. The email content analyzer device can analyze content in a part of an email message that is not an email address recipient field.... Agent: Ibm Raleigh Iplaw (dg) C/o Delizio Gilliam, PLLC

20090049144 - Apparatus, method and computer program product for processing email, and apparatus for searching email: An email processing apparatus determines, from at least one or more of a main body of an email and a subject of an email stored in an email storage unit, a content category of the email; specifies, based on the content category, a search target category of a search target... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090049142 - Confidentiality management of e-mail users in redistributed e-mail messages: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to instant messaging and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for managing e-mail user confidentiality. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing e-mail user confidentiality can be provided. The method... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090049150 - Data compression in electronic communications: Disclosed are methods and systems for compressing data communicated in an electronic message. Files attached to an electronic communication are compressed based on an examination of the file type; and an identification of an alternative compressed file type. Accordingly, the first (original) file type is compressed into a second preferred,... Agent: At&t Legal Department Attn: Patent Docketing

20090049132 - Device, system, and method of routing electronic mail: Device, system, and method of handling electronic mail. For example, a method includes: extracting from a recipient field of an electronic mail message intended for transmission a string representing a telephone number of an intended recipient; based on said string, obtaining an electronic mail address of the intended recipient from... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20090049133 - Method and apparatus for assigning an instant message persona to manage a service desk environment: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for managing a service desk environment. The process receives a request from the user. The request is received via instant messenger and includes at least one of a set of predefined messages. The process then identifies a source of information... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090049149 - Method and system for controlled distribution of information over a network: An information management and distribution system is disclosed. The information management and distribution system includes a client-side application and a server application that interact to facilitate the controlled exchange of contact information over a network. The client-side application can provide creation and design, rolodex, exchange, and update features. The information... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC

20090049130 - Method and system for sending electronic mail over a network: The present invention provides a method for sending o electronic mail messages (emails) via a network such as t internet by a mail processing unit, comprising: —generating by the mail processing unit of a user's electronic mail message to be authorized, wherein the mail message comprises text image and/or sound... Agent: Law Offices Of Daniel L. Dawes

20090049134 - Method for delaying delivery of e-mail content: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for managing the delivery of an electronic mail (e-mail) message, and for delaying the delivery of the e-mail message until a time in which the e-mail recipient is present to act upon the message. When a request is received... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090049136 - Method of and system for dynamically managing a system of servers: A method and system manage a plurality of servers coupled to a network. Each of the servers is identified by a server name. At least one of the servers is identified by an old server name. The method notifies at least some of the plurality of servers that at a... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090049148 - Method of editing and regenerating an automatic communication: A method of editing and regenerating an automatic communication to be sent to a recipient, the automatic communication being generated by applying data to a response template having data definitions and conditional criteria, wherein the step of regenerating the edited communication includes the step of storing the edited changes optionally... Agent: Robert W. J. Usher Patent Agent

20090049145 - Method of generating and displaying a message and an apparatus for performing such a method: m

20090049139 - Method to send related information to indirect email recipients: A method, system, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the sending of electronic mail (email) messages and responding to requests from indirect recipients for related information. An email message is originated with a first recipient and a recipient request prompt, which comprises a unique recipient request identifier (ID) linking... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP IBM Rsw

20090049138 - Multi-modal transcript unification in a collaborative environment: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to multi-modal chat logging management in a collaborative environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for generating a unified chat transcript for a multi-modal conversation in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090049147 - Recipient apparatus, file server apparatus and program: A recipient apparatus and a file server apparatus respectively receive shared mails which are generated by performing secret sharing of an electronic mail from a sender apparatus by a mail server apparatus. The file server apparatus authenticates the recipient apparatus based on an account and transmits shared data to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090049137 - Referencing relative role suffixes in a collaborative computing environment: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to referencing organizational roles in a collaborative computing environment and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for referencing relative role suffixes in a collaborative computing environment. In one embodiment of the invention, a... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090049146 - System and method for data transmission: An improved system and method for data transmission is provided without changing the configuration of a client. A data-reading server (2) receives an e-mail including a URL from an e-mail client (6), extracts the URL from the e-mail, and accesses a Web server (4) via an internal network (160) to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090049135 - System and method for managing an instant messaging community: A system and method exploits organizational distances associated with an organizational hierarchy in a directed acyclic graph to both affect behavior in instant messaging systems, as well as to modify behavior (presence, IM, availability, who can get to the IM user) based on the reporting relationships that exist in an... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090049143 - System and method for transmitting messages for a set of communication devices: A method for transmitting messages for at least one predefined set of communication devices (10, 10′, 10″), said devices corresponding to subscribers to a private network management service, by means of a service platform (11), wherein said method comprises the steps of: creating at least one private network of communication... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090049131 - Task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to task management in an instant messenger and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for task assignment and progress monitoring in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090049141 - Tracking delivered e-mail: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to return receipt processing for e-mail messages and provide a method, system and computer program product for tracking delivered e-mail messages. In one embodiment of the invention, an e-mail tracking method can be provided. The method can include... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090049151 - Timed message redirection for high priority instant messages: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to high priority instant message handling and provide a method, system and computer program product for time message redirection for high priority instant messages. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for the timed redirection of a... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090049152 - Method and apparatus for collecting performance management data in communication networks: Nodes such as base stations in a mobile communication network are divided and grouped into management clusters. One of the nodes in each management cluster is selected to be a master node. The master node aggregates performance data for each of the nodes in its assigned cluster, and sends a... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20090049154 - Method of sending location service request in mobile communication network: A method for a network system to send location service request to a network user is provided. The method includes receiving a network client initiated location request including information associated with a first event and information associated with a second event. The method further includes processing the location request. Additionally,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090049153 - Methods, computer program products, and apparatuses for providing remote client access to exported file systems: Remote clients may access remotely exported file systems using a remote token manager that provides communication among a plurality of caching file servers. In response to a client request for file system access, a program is invoked to determine whether the request relates to a locally exported file system exported... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090049155 - System and program product for preserving a user state in an application: Under the present invention, milestones or points of closure are provided at predetermined locations within a workflow of an application. Typically, the milestones are provided at completion points of tasks in the workflow. To this extent, as the user proceeds through the workflow, he/she is associated with the milestones corresponding... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090049157 - Contents sales method and cyber mall system using such method and storage medium storing therein its contents sales program: A cyber mall system has a contents sales apparatus for selling digital contents, a contents purchasing apparatus, and a network for connecting these components. When digital contents are registered into the contents sales apparatus, digital contents personal using conditions are generated on the basis of digital contents using conditions and... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090049156 - Notifying remote devices of available content: Methods of operating a portable electronic device including a display screen, a user interface, a controller, a memory and a transceiver are provided. The methods include executing a resource on the controller, and receiving a snapshot command through the user interface. In response to the snapshot command, a network address... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20090049158 - Ad hoc service provider topology: A server includes a processing system configured to register a first ad hoc service provider and to register a second ad hoc service provider. The processing system is further configured to receive from the first ad hoc service provider information regarding the second ad hoc service provider. The information includes... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20090049159 - Method and apparatus for setting up and managing operational environment in p2p wireless networks: In a cognitive radio, a method of establishing an operational policy for use in a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group, wherein the policy can be described by layers of policy parameters with progressively higher layers having a progressively increasing number of parameters, involves determining that a policy change is to be made... Agent: Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20090049161 - Server management program in network system: (Solving Means) In response to the inputting of a physical connection database storing a physical connection status related to apparatuses and a server, forming a network, a logical connection condition database storing a condition for a logical connection of the network, and a connection instruction of the logical connection of... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090049160 - System and method for deployment of a software image: Systems and methods for deployment of a software image are disclosed. A system for deployment of a software image may include a host communicatively coupled to a first logical unit including a generic boot image and a software image, and to a second logical unit communicatively coupled to the first... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090049162 - Buffer manipulation: A method and system for increasing throughput of incoming data and outgoing data through buffer manipulation is described. A channel connection is provided for determining which buffers are used for reading incoming data. Buffer manipulation includes enabling the reading of a subset of the incoming data directly into an application... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20090049166 - Defining and implementing policies on managed object-enabled mobile devices: Embodiments of a system configured to manage policies, including decision policies and active policies, on an Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) enabled mobile client devices is described. The system is configured to manage policies, including decision policies and active policies, on mobile devices is described that includes a... Agent: Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP

20090049163 - Dynamically typed extensible mib for snmp agents: The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for storing data associated with a Simple Network Management Protocol managed information base. A storage area identifier that defines a storage area is reserved. The storage area does not have an associated pre-defined set of identifiers... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090049165 - Method and system for generating instruction signals for performing interventions in a communication network, and corresponding computer-program product: A system for generating instruction signals arranged in workflow for performing interventions on network equipment included in a communication network, wherein the equipment is associated with resource proxy agents, each responsible for managing a single equipment in the network. The system includes a distributed architecture of intervention management proxy agents... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090049164 - Peer-to-peer communication method and system enabling call and arrival: A virtual device driver is installed in a client terminal and a server as software, and also a virtual hub is installed in a server as software. For example, by giving an L2-VPN function to the SIP terminal node itself, and installing the above-mentioned software in the existing server node,... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090049169 - Adaptively processing client requests to a network server: In a computer network environment, a server protocol is provided to process read requests from clients. Rather than all read requests being processed synchronously or all read requests being processed asynchronously, an attempt is first made to perform a synchronous read. If the synchronous read is unsuccessful, the connection through... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090049170 - Connectivity service-level guarantee monitoring and claim validation systems and methods: A system monitors performance in a network that includes several network resources. The system obtains a list of targets in the network. The targets include selected ones of the resources. The system sends a request to the targets, receives responses from the targets, and determines a status of the targets... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090049168 - Managing a communication availability status: In response to a first user becoming active on a communication device, a first availability status can be automatically established as a current availability of the first user. A first time period can be automatically identified. During the first time period, the first availability status can be maintained as the... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C. Kevin T. Cuenot

20090049167 - Port monitoring: The invention is directed to the transparent allocation of a unique per user /tmp file system. A method for monitoring a port in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: obtaining a current uptime of a network switch; obtaining a status of a port of the network switch;... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090049171 - System and computer-readable medium for controlling access in a distributed data processing system: Controlling access to information in a distributed data processing system. The distributed data processing system has a server, which stores the information and also further comprises a logging tool for creating a log file. The distributed data processing system also has a client computer comprising an application program for controlling... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090049172 - Concurrent node self-start in a peer cluster: A method and apparatus for joining a plurality of nodes to a cluster. Each node in the cluster maintains a respective membership list identifying each active member node of the cluster. Membership change messaging is managed relative to multiple concurrent start requests to ensure that a first node is added... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1

20090049173 - Method and system for dynamic client/server network management using proxy servers: The invention discloses a programming method and system for dynamic client/server network management using proxy servers, by allowing each active proxy server in an arrayed cluster to maintain an updated list of all other operating proxy servers in the cluster. When a client message requesting access to an application server... Agent: Lee Law, PLLC IBM Customer Number

20090049177 - Provisioning grid services to maintain service level agreements: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for provisioning grid resources for a set of grid services. The service performance for the set of grid services is monitored. The set of grid services has a set of service level agreements. In response to monitoring service performance, a determination is made as... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090049176 - Scalable virtual partitioning of resources: Resources are partitioned via a virtual partitioning system to distribute the resources over a plurality of resource servers. A virtual partition table can be kept at each of a set of resource managers handling requests for resources in tandem. When a resource is requested, a virtual partition value is calculated... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman LLP

20090049175 - Stream reservation protocol for bridged networks: In one embodiment, a talker device may issue talker registrations to bridges of a network domain for a stream, the talker registration having at least a bandwidth requirement and a state of the talker registration as either offering or failed. Also, a listener device may issue listener registrations for a... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20090049174 - System and method for managing access to resources and functionality of client computers in a client/server environment: Methods, systems, and apparatus for managing at least one client computer in a client-server computing system. The start-up boot process of the client computer is interrupted before the standard operating system user initialization program is executed. One or more resources to be permitted for use on the client computer, such... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090049179 - Establishing of a semantic multilayer network: A semantic multilayer network is established, wherein a first layer in said semantic multilayer network including tag annotations, and a second layer in said semantic multilayer network including data structured by an ontology, are established and wherein the first layer and the second layer are connected. Thus, connecting of two... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090049180 - Gateway apparatus: Even when all of usable sessions are in use, a communication can be established for a new session and the interrupted session is automatically restored. Information on degrees of importance of communication sessions and information of restoration requirement are set in advance and stored in a session importance table in... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090049181 - Information processing apparatus, session recovery method, recording medium for storing session recovery program: An information processing apparatus, a session recovery method and a recording medium for storing a session recovery program are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, even if a session with a server apparatus connected via a network is invalidated, it is possible to resume the session without... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090049178 - System and method for minimizing retry delays in high traffic computer networks: A system, method, and program product is provided that requests, by a first computer system, a new network session with a second computer system. The new network session request occurs after a previous network session between the two systems and the new network session request includes a new sequence number... Agent: Ibm Corporation- Austin (jvl) C/o Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20090049182 - Automatic tn3270 emulator configuration generator: Automatically generating TN3270 emulator configuration files for implementing communication sessions. A hardware master console (HMC) is data mined to determine a status for one or more data center mainframe entities that include one or more central processing centers (CPCs), sysplexes, logical partitions (LPARs), or various combinations thereof. The data mining... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090049183 - Method of client-side form authentication: A method of form authentication enables a user to be automatically authenticated to a web application without being prompted for login credentials. Particularly, by use of “client-side” processing, the number and variety of web applications that can be successfully authenticated against may be increased. Client-side processing allows the login page... Agent: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20090049188 - Apparatus and method for controlling communication: A communication control apparatus includes a data acquiring unit configured to acquire data to be transmitted to a receiving apparatus, a packetizing unit configured to generate packets using the data acquired by the data acquiring unit, a determining unit configured to compute a possible data transmission delay time of the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090049187 - Method and apparatus for adaptive load shedding: One embodiment of the present method and apparatus adaptive load shedding includes receiving at least one data stream (comprising a plurality of tuples, or data items) into a first sliding window of memory. A subset of tuples from the received data stream is then selected for processing in accordance with... Agent: Moser, Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20090049186 - Method to facilitate trick-modes for streaming video: A method for navigating multimedia content comprising receiving an index list comprising a plurality of index points corresponding to timing information of portions of multimedia content, wherein the index list facilitates navigation through the multimedia content, selecting one of the plurality of index points from the index list, transmitting a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090049189 - Methods and apparatus for supporting transmission of streaming data: A gateway application in a content engine multiplexes requests for real-time content to servers that, in turn, service the requests by streaming appropriate real-time content to requesting users. A software communication port of the content engine may be reserved to receive request messages from multiple client computers, at least two... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20090049184 - System and method of streaming data over a distributed infrastructure: A system and method of streaming data in real time and, more particularly, a system and method of real time streaming of data over a grid network or other distributed infrastructure. The method and system comprises updating a content directory of a root server with end resource information. The method... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090049185 - System and methods of streamlining media files from a dispersed peer network to maintain quality of service: Media content, including content suitable for streaming, is distributed to and accessible over a communications network by computer nodes within a peer storage network of computer nodes hosting respective content stores. Discrete portions of a content file are multiply distributed to and persisted in a distributed set of the content... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090049191 - Automatic route setup via snooping dynamic addresses: A routing device comprises a port accessible by a plurality of computers, processor-executable instructions configured for acquiring a DHCP-identified network address of a computer connected to the port in response to identifying the network address during monitoring of DHCP communication, and processor-executable instructions configured for configuring the port with an... Agent: Alcatel Lucent (fka Alcatel Internetworking, Inc.)

20090049190 - Multiple points of presence in real time communications: Systems and methods are provided for multiple points of presence (MPOP) in the real time communication of data between or among users. More particularly, according to embodiments of the present invention, a messaging service network is provided that allows a user to connect to the messaging service network from multiple... Agent: Mpg, LLP And Yahoo! Inc.

20090049193 - Restricting communication of selected processes to a set of specific network addresses: Selected processes are associated with sets of specific network addresses, and the associations are stored. When a selected process creates a child process, an association between the child process and the set of network addresses with which the parent process is associated is stored. When a selected process is deleted,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090049192 - Systems and methods of network operation and information processing, including use of unique/anonymous identifiers throughout all stages of information processing and delivery: Systems and methods are disclosed for network operation and information processing involving engaging users of a network. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of engaging users of a public-access network. Moreover, the method includes associating a processing component with the public-access network; transmitting a request for authorization... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us )

20090049194 - Updating state in edge routers: Methods, edge routers and an edge-router-refresh network signalling message used to update state information in edge routers. A data session is established on a path from a source towards a destination connected from the source via a plurality of Autonomous Systems (AS). The edge-router-refresh network signalling message is created by... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20090049195 - Apparatus, systems, and methods to support service calls: In an embodiment, an apparatus, method, and/or system support a service request made by a computer user in an Internet café or similar electronic service environment. A user may operate a café-provided user terminal in a multi-terminal network controlled by a café service console. The user may operate a switch... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090049197 - Lightweight address for widely-distributed adhoc multicast groups: Delivery of a message over a communications network from a sender based on a single delivery address. The single delivery address is generated as one unit for the message. The single delivery address has a collection of recipient addresses including one or more recipient addresses each identifying at least one... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP (msft)

20090049196 - Method and system for the assignment of security group information using a proxy: A method and system for the assignment of security group information using a proxy is disclosed. The method includes receiving an address of a network device at a first network device, receiving a security group of the network device at the first network device and associating the address information and... Agent: Campbell Stephenson LLP

20090049198 - Validating change of name server: A Domain Name System (DNS) service provider may be engaged to host DNS service for a domain. Before providing service for a domain, the service provider may wish to verify that the entity that set up the service is the owner, or authorized controller, of the domain. The service provider... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090049199 - Virtual mac address system and method: A method for creating a virtual MAC address, the method includes receiving an Internet Protocol address that is to be associated with a virtual MAC address. The method creates a virtual MAC address by setting an OUI portion of the virtual MAC address to an OUI value and setting the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090049200 - Providing interoperability in software identifier standards: A system manages information exchanges between components of the system so that information is provided in a format expected by each particular component. In a specific implementation, a translation service provider intercepts information exchanges between client and data sources or data services and translates of converts software identifiers (e.g., UUIDs... Agent: Aka Chan LLP / Oracle

20090049201 - System and method for providing unified ip presence: In accordance with one embodiment, a method includes creating a first session object by a first traffic processor of a first network element operating in an active mode, the first session object being associated with a communication session between an end user terminal and an information provider. The method further... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090049202 - System and method for sms/ip interoperability: Systems and methods for interoperability are disclosed which allow for a user of one network to communicate seamlessly with a user of another network. Users are provided seamless access to data services in different networks without having to subscribe to those networks. In one embodiment an application bridge comprising an... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20090049203 - Communication layer switching device: A switchable communicator, including a processor for running at least one communication service, up to at least communication layer 2, in conjunction with a computer to which the communicator is docked, a memory coupled with the processor for storing program code and data for the at least one communication service,... Agent: Soquel Group, LLC

20090043837 - Method and peer network for ascertaining the peer network originating station for a file: Files which are available for dissemination in a controlled peer-to-peer network are provided with a watermark comprising a large number of watermark elements. Upon download, the composition of the parts of the file which are obtained from a plurality of source stations provides a new watermark which can clearly be... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090043838 - Imprint client statistical filtering: A method, system, API and computer product for adapting reverse data channel (RDC) utilization by selectively restricting the reporting of statistics data from client devices using a client-side filter adapted in response to configuration data from a file or other source file.... Agent: Saul Ewing, LLP Tvworks, LLC

20090043840 - Centralized management of applications and desktop preferences without requiring configuration of clientside operating systems: A method, apparatus and system of centralized management of applications and desktop preferences without requiring configuration of client-side operating systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a rich client device includes accessing an application installed on a server, and executing the application from the rich client device without... Agent: Raj Abhyanker LLP C/o Intellevate

20090043839 - Filtering content according to a filter plan using a gateway on a data path: Filtering content according to a filter plan includes receiving a request at a gateway on a data path between a client and a content server. The request requests content from the content server. One or more filter plans are obtained. The filter plans include a user filter plan of a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090043842 - Method and apparatus for providing/receiving web-based service of plurality of service providers: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing/receiving a service from a plurality of service providers. In the method, in order to receive a service from a plurality of Internet protocol television (IPTV) service providers, a client receives information regarding at least one of a feed that syndicates web information... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090043841 - Method and system for provision of image data from a server to a client: In a method, a device and a computer program product for provision of image data such as thin slice image data and thick slice image data of a server to a client, the image data having been acquired by an imaging modality and being cached in a cache acting as... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090043846 - Conferencing system, server, image display method, and computer program product: The conferencing system is composed of computers, a moderator's computer, and a projector connected on a network. The moderator's computer receives image data from the computers, and generates synthesized image data therefrom, which is transmitted to the projector for display of the synthesized image. The moderator's computer has the capability... Agent: Advantedge Law Group, LLC

20090043847 - Group communication in a communication system: In a communication system providing a group communication service, a group document server is configured to detect that a scheduled conference for a group is created or modified in a group information document, and to send to an appropriate application server a group advertisement message which is extended to include... Agent: Erin M Nichols Hollingsworth & Funk

20090043843 - Management of community buddy lists: One or more buddy lists from a first user's computer is populated on one or more other users' computers to cause a buddy list update of community buddy lists. The buddy lists may be auto-populated in response to a change in job status of the first user.... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090043845 - Method, system and computer program for providing atomicity for a unit of work: A method for providing atomicity for a unit of work involving a plurality of participants, the method comprising the steps of: sending a prepare request to at least one participant, wherein the request comprises data required for recovery prurposes of the unit of work; and on recovery of the unit... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090043844 - System and method for name conflict resolution: A method of name conflict resolution including analyzing a plurality of relationships of a user. A social network of the user may be defined based upon at least a portion of the plurality of relationships, the social network identifying one or more relationship users. A name conflict may be resolved... Agent: Holland & Knight

20090043849 - Collaborative web-based computing: A collaborative web-based computing system includes a plurality of client computers interacting with a web-based application server. Interposed between the application server and the plurality of client computers is a communication server employing eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocols (“XMPP”). A channel is created between one of the client computers and... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP

20090043848 - Method and system for providing collaborative moderation and correction of message history in an instant mesaging session: A system for providing collaborative moderation and correction of instant messaging session transcripts in an instant messaging session that includes an improved instant messaging client user interface that allows collaborative editing and moderation of an instant messaging session transcript in order to correct for errors. An instant messaging client operates... Agent: Lotus And Rational Software David A. Dagg, Esq.

20090043860 - Apparatus and method for detecting characteristics of electronic mail message: The present invention enables accurate detection of risks from an electronic mail message. In a mail inspection unit, an information extraction section extracts text and a mail address from electronic mail accumulated in a journal DB, and a text normalization section normalizes the text. A sort-information saving section generates text... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A.

20090043859 - Broadcast receiving apparatus: An MPU of a digital broadcast receiver comprises: a still image generating portion that receives input operation by the user through a remote controller and, based on the received input operation, generates still image information corresponding to video image information received through a receiving portion; and an image transmitting portion... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090043853 - Employing pixel density to detect a spam image: A network device and method are directed towards detecting and blocking image spam within a message by performing statistical analysis on differences in edge pixel distribution patterns. An image spam detection component receives a message with an image attachment. Physical characteristics of the image are examined to determine whether the... Agent: Yahoo! Inc. C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20090043854 - Instant messaging session initiation using a proxy session request: A first user of a collaboration application having IM contact information for target users can set up an IM session through the collaboration application that makes of the first user's preferred IM client. The collaboration application responds to the first user's request for an IM session by generating in IM... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090043856 - Instant messenger with visible attributes on the presence line: An instant messaging system comprising a user interface and a plurality of indicia. The user interface displays the indicia including a potential recipient of an instant message, and a plurality of attributes representing an area of expertise for the potential recipient. A method for displaying the user interface and the... Agent: At&t Legal Department, Attn: Patent Docketing

20090043862 - Method and system for excluding recipients in an electronic communication system: A system that enables a communications system user to conveniently define entities to be excluded from receiving an electronic communication, such as an electronic mail (“email”) message. An “Exclude” user entry field is provided in a user interface to a communication system. The Exclude field accepts entry of an “exclude... Agent: Lotus And Rational Software David A. Dagg, Esq.

20090043858 - Method and system for providing instant messenger based personal broadcasting service: A method for providing an IM (Instant Messenger) based personal broadcasting service includes when a lower node in a first group requests an upper node in the first group to transmit a broadcasting content, transmitting, at the upper node in the first group when a lower node in first group... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090043850 - System and method for collaboration: A method and computer program product for generating an email message from a first user that solicits a response message. A determination is made concerning whether the response message to the email message is still permitted. If the response message to the email message is still permitted, a second user... Agent: Holland & Knight

20090043851 - System and method for collaboration: A method and computer program product for receiving notification of a first user response message concerning an email message received from a sender; receiving notification of a second user response message concerning the email message received from the sender; and providing the first and second users with one or more... Agent: Holland & Knight

20090043852 - System and method for collaboration: A method and computer program product for receiving an indication of the generation of an email message addressed to one or more recipients. An online collaborative workspace is generated. The online collaborative space is associated with the email message. At least a portion of the email message is posted to... Agent: Holland & Knight

20090043861 - System for excluding recipients in an electronic communication system: A system that enables a communications system user to conveniently define entities to be excluded from receiving an electronic communication, such as an electronic mail (“email”) message. An “Exclude” user entry field is provided in a user interface to a communication system. The Exclude field accepts entry of an “exclude... Agent: Lotus And Rational Software David A. Dagg, Esq.

20090043855 - System for providing information to originator of misdirected email: The invention provides a computer-implemented method for responding to an email message sent by a sender to an intended recipient. The method includes the steps of extracting the recipient email address from the initial email message and determining whether there exists a valid email account corresponding to the extracted recipient... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20090043857 - Systems and methods for sending and receiving a task via instant messaging: A method for receiving a task via an Instant Messaging (IM) service is described. The device is connected to the IM service. A task initiation instant message is received. A response to the task initiation instant message is sent. The response includes instructions on how to send a task to... Agent: Austin Rapp & Hardman

20090043863 - System using virtual replicated tables in a cluster database management system: A system for improved data sharing within a cluster of nodes having a database management system. The system defines a virtual replicated table as being useable in a hybrid of a shared-cache and shared-nothing architecture. The virtual replicated table is a physically single table sharable among a plurality of cluster... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090043866 - License acquisition scheme indication method and mobile terminal therefor: A license acquisition scheme indication method and mobile terminal implemented with the license acquisition indication method is provided for informing a user of available license acquisition scheme in a current connectivity environment. A license acquisition scheme indication method of the present invention collects access information of at least one content... Agent: Docket Clerk

20090043864 - Method and system for generating globally unique identifiers: There is disclosed a system for assigning a GUID to a resultant entity generated by converting a source entity, in a GUID assignment system having a processing means and a storage device. Information about the source entity corresponding to the resultant entity and the origin of the source entity into... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law

20090043865 - Method for pre-fetching data chunks of an email attachment on a portable electronic device: A method for downloading an attachment to an attachment viewer of a portable electronic device includes: sending an initial data request from said attachment viewer to a server in response to receipt of an email message including said attachment by said portable electronic device; accessing a graph structure representing a... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090043868 - Community information exchange system and method: Content provided directly by users, such as renters in the real estate industry, is relied on to supplement, enhance and improve the relevance of the site. The renters themselves generate the content in the form of reviews, not the apartments' management companies, for example, which provides less perceived bias in... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090043867 - Synching data: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for synching data with one or more servers. One or more data resources are received. A version number and a unique identifier are assigned to each data resource not already assigned to an existing unique identifier. When one or... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090043870 - Method and apparatus for identifying media content presented on a media playing device: A system and method for identifying media content presented over a media playing device. The media content, such as audio and/or video, is either available digitally or digitally sampled. The media content is sampled to generate a media sample or analytical representation of the media content. The media sample is... Agent: Marina G. Portnova Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090043869 - System and method for distributing time-based media content: A method for distributing time-based media files includes executing an agreement with a subscriber that relates to a plurality of time-based media files. The method also includes communicating to the subscriber an identifier for transmission to a plurality of display devices. The identifier identifies a location of at least a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090043871 - System and method for network setup of wireless device for home network: A network device such as a wireless network device is configured using information input from a user computer or a user telephone for a specific home network to which the device will belong. This may be accomplished by obtaining from the user account information which is sent to a configuration... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090043872 - Social network building: A portable electronic device is described that permits a user to easily share one or more network IDs with others, even when the user has an obscure, hard-to-remember network ID and/or a large number of different network IDs. A system, method and device is also described that permits a user... Agent: Fiala & Weaver, P.l.l.c. C/o Intellevate

20090043879 - Clear channel reporting and assisting orphaned nodes in a wireless network: In a wireless network, a device regularly communicates with at least one other node or device: generally this is its parent. If a problem with communication is detected, the device is preferably able to autonomously carry out a procedure to reacquire the network. In one embodiment, if a device is... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090043875 - Communication apparatus and network connection management program: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus performing communication via a network by using a communication section has the following units. In other words, the communication apparatus includes: a port closing unit performing port closing in which every port except a port necessary for obtaining an address of an external... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090043874 - Method and system for replacing hyperlinks in a webpage: There is provided a web service system for providing a web page, which includes at least one hyperlink, to a client. Said web service system may comprise: a client history server configured to store client history information; a content repository server configured to store one or more candidate hyperlinks; and... Agent: Law Office Of Mark J. Spolyar

20090043876 - Method for managing devices and a management entity in a user network: The present invention relates to the communication field and discloses a method for managing devices in a user network and a user network management entity which handles combining and splitting operations in the user network more efficiently. In the technical solution provided by the present invention, the management entity of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090043873 - Methods and apparatus for restoring a node state: In one aspect of the invention, a method is provided. The method may include: (1) storing a snapshot of a system state of a node; (2) executing a job on the node; and (3) restoring the node to the system state using the stored snapshot of the system state.... Agent: Matthew C. Zehrer, Agent IBM Corporation

20090043877 - System for transferring standby resource entitlement: An apparatus and program product for transferring entitlement to standby resources between respective computers. Standby resources are made available at a destination computer by rendering unavailable corresponding resources at a source computer. As such, the aggregate number of available standby resources may remain unchanged, but the distribution of the availability... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. (ibm)

20090043878 - Virtual network storage system, network storage device and virtual method: A virtual network storage system includes at least two network storage devices which connect to same SAN. At least one network storage device includes a device management unit for maintaining the mapping relationship between the global volume and the local volume of each network storage device, and for redirecting the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090043881 - Cache expiry in multiple-server environment: In a multiple-server or multiple-process environment where each server has a local cache, data in one cache may become obsolete because of changes to a data store performed by another server or entity. The present invention provides techniques for efficiently notifying servers as to cache expiry indications that indicate that... Agent: Raubvogel Law Office

20090043880 - Credit depletion notification for transmitting frames between a port pair: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for credit depletion notification for transmitting frames between a port pair. Credits indicate a number of outstanding frames a first device may transmit to a second device. The credits are decremented in response to transmitting a frame to the second device.... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Ibm37

20090043887 - Heartbeat mechanism for cluster systems: A heartbeat system and method is provided for a cluster system. In one embodiment, a heartbeat mechanism includes a quorum file for receiving heartbeat messages from the plurality of nodes. A network controller connects the quorum file to the plurality of nodes with a serial bus that establishes peer-to-peer and... Agent: Kraguljac & Kalnay, LLC - Oracle

20090043883 - Method for monitoring a technical appliance: There is described a method and a device which is suitable for carrying out said method. Said method monitors a technical device, wherein a communication connection is established or can be established between the technical device and a device for supporting the monitoring. Data communication with the device for supporting... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090043886 - Optimizing virtual interface architecture (via) on multiprocessor servers and physically independent consolidated vics: Optimization of the Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA) on Multiprocessor Servers using Physically Independent Consolidated NICs (Network Interface Cards) allows for improved throughput, increased resiliency and transparent fail-over; and also by hiding the actual NICs involved in particular data transactions, enables operations with substantially unmodified applications software.... Agent: Unlsys Corporation Attn: Michael B. Atlass

20090043884 - Recording method and recording system of log: The present invention provides a recording method and recording system of log, the method comprising the steps of: generating an IP log, the content recorded by the IP log comprising at least an IP address and the operation being performed; finding the IP address in the IP log; replacing the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090043885 - System and method for maintenance support: System and method for maintenance support for electronically actuated and/or monitored appliances implemented within an electronically networked automation system, having a central monitoring unit processing present operating parameters for appliances for establishing the servicing state of the appliances using comparison operating parameters, where an external SSIS server logically combines the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090043882 - Systems and methods for consolidated service level agreements: An embodiment relates providing collaborative support for a service portal. The method includes providing a plurality of products on the service portal, where each product is associated with a respective vendor. The method also includes receiving a set of selection of products based on the plurality of products and determining... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group (cust. No. W/red Hat)

20090043889 - Communication system, data processing apparatus, server, data processing method, program that executes the data processing method, and recording medium to record the program: Disclosed is a communication system wherein, in a case wherein peer-to-peer communication channels are established between data processing apparatuses using a plurality of passing-via-NAT methods, a channel employed for communication between the apparatuses can be quickly selected, and peer-to-peer communication can be performed via the selected channel. This communication system... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090043890 - Methods and systems for deploying hardware files to a computer: A method and system may include deploying a base system image to a computer, identifying a hardware device associated with the computer, and analyzing an archive comprising a node and a hardware file, the node comprising a deployment condition for determining whether to deploy the hardware file to the computer.... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090043891 - Mobile wimax network system including private network and control method thereof: A mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) network system is provided with a private network including a WiMax Control Management (WCM) server managing identification information of terminals, and a private access control router. When an arbitrary terminal requests Internet protocol address assignment after an authentication procedure of the mobile... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090043888 - System and method of providing reservation masks within a compute environment: A system, method and computer-readable media for providing a reservation mask for compute resources such as a cluster or a grid. The method aspect comprises identifying a need type and a group of available resources, creating a reservation mask over the identified group of resources and if a request from... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20090043894 - Access system and network architecture with access system: The invention relates to an access system for establishing a connection between a plurality of subscribers and a plurality of service providers, wherein the access system comprises a plurality of partitions each having a number of resources, each partition being suitable for allocation to one of said plurality of service... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090043895 - Method and apparatus for allocating resources in a wireless communication system and system thereof: A method is provided for allocating resources by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system. The method includes persistently allocating one or more resource slots among a plurality of resource slots, the persistently allocated one or more resource slots being allocated to corresponding one or more Mobile Stations... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090043892 - Method for storing credentials in a j2ee connector architecture: A connector architecture implementation that is J2EE compliant and provides improved connection management capabilities. The connector architecture implementation provides a connector leak detection mechanism that detects connection leaks both automatically and manually. The connector architecture implementation pre-configures and manages the growth and reduction of a connection pool. The connector architecture... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090043893 - Multiple resource control-advisor for management of distributed or web-based systems: A system and method are provided for autonomic system management in a computing system containing system resources including network resources and multiple resource demands, or processes. The computing system may be a stream-processing system or other real-time computer management system, such as workload management, or a virtualization engine. The system... Agent: George A. Willinghan, Iii August Law Group, LLC

20090043899 - Client server system and connection method: The disclosure refers to a server client system. In one example, a server client system includes at least one server and plural terminals connected to a network. A profile associating a temporal condition with at least each of the terminals or the server is stored with the terminals or the... Agent: Advantedge Law Group, LLC

20090043898 - Message forwarding method and network device: A message forwarding method includes: receiving a SIP registration request message carrying a contact address; obtaining the contact address carried in the SIP registration request message; and determining that the contact address is one of SIP proxy server addresses in a network stored in advance; and executing an abnormal process... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090043896 - Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing and managing content over multiple devices: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an active device configured to utilize content; identify the content and a current location of the content; detect an idle device configured to selectively deliver the content; detect a transition parameter for determining a transition to the idle device; and transition the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20090043897 - System and method for detecting a connection leak in a j2ee connector architecture: A connector architecture implementation that is J2EE compliant and provides improved connection management capabilities. The connector architecture implementation provides a connector leak detection mechanism that detects connection leaks both automatically and manually. The connector architecture implementation pre-configures and manages the growth and reduction of a connection pool. The connector architecture... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090043900 - System and method for establishing unique sessions for dns subscribers: A method and system for providing service over a communication network. The method includes establishing a plurality of virtual DNS servers that is supported by a DNS server. A plurality of target IP addresses is assigned for the plurality of virtual DNS servers. Each target IP address includes a first... Agent: Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP

20090043901 - Bootstrapping method for setting up a security association: In one embodiment, a method of the invention has the steps of: (A) establishing an access-layer security association (SA) between a mobile node (MN) and an authentication authorization accounting (AAA) server; (B) deriving a secondary key from an extended master session key (EMSK) corresponding to the access-layer SA; (C) providing... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.C.

20090043902 - Packet data network connectivity domain selection and bearer setup: A network device includes a packet data name (PDN) description generator that generates a PDN descriptor. The PDN descriptor includes at least one of a PDN identifier and a PDN gateway identifier. A transmit module transmits the PDN descriptor to a remote device before bearer setup of the network device... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20090043903 - Validating user information prior to switching internet service providers: Inconveniences in switching from one Internet service provider (ISP) to another ISP are remedied by providing streamlined approaches that facilitate the migration from one ISP to another ISP. In one embodiment, user information is validated prior to migrating from the old ISP to the new ISP, thereby ensuring proper transfer... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090043904 - Connection device and program: In a connection device connected to a network mounted in a boat, a protocol of a connection device connected to a network mounted in a boat is identified based on a communication ID in a certain message transmitted through the network. A device protocol is determined in accordance with the... Agent: Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090043905 - Portable terminal and data output control system: The present invention provides a portable terminal and data output control system suitably used for readily obtaining detailed information on a network. The invention can include a data output control terminal communicably connects a user-owned portable terminal, printing devices situated at various locations, and WWW servers, via the Internet. Data... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090043906 - Apparatus, system, and method for multi-bitrate content streaming: An apparatus, system, and method for maintaining a programming lineup of adaptive-bitrate content streaming is provided. The apparatus includes a timeline module configured to maintain a programming lineup of media content available over a network. The media content may comprise a plurality of streamlets. The apparatus also includes at least... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090043908 - Content playback device, content playback method, computer-readable storage medium, and content playback system: A content playback device has a processor, a memory, a data acquisition portion that acquires streaming data for content from a data transmission device, and a storage portion that stores the acquired streaming data in a storage medium. The content playback device also has a playback portion that plays back... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090043907 - Local portal: A system for operating a local portal for a user of a personal computerized system having a display. A primary storage unit is provided in the personal computerized system that contains an inventory of local digital content. This inventory is particularly pre-installed in the primary storage unit before receipt there... Agent: Patent Venture Group

20090043909 - Method and system for enabling and controlling communication topology, access to resources, and document flow in a distributed networking environment: Described are a system and method for use by a computing device to transmit information over a communication medium. The computing device communicates over the medium according to a protocol stack having a plurality of protocol layers. Information having an identifier is received at a first protocol layer from a... Agent: Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP High Street Tower

20090043910 - Query execution and optimization utilizing a combining network in a parallel computer system: An apparatus and method for a database query optimizer utilizes a combining network to optimize a portion of a query in a parallel computer system with multiple nodes. The efficiency of the parallel computer system is increased by offloading collective operations on node data to the global combining network. The... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20090043911 - Method and system for providing network and routing protocols for utility services: A method and system for providing a network and routing protocol for utility services are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises discovering a utility network, wherein a utility device (for example, a constant powered meter) sends network discovery messages to find the utility network. Neighboring meters are discovered... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090043913 - Cloning hand drawn images: A method for cloning hand drawn images includes identifying, within an environment, a position of a wand with respect to each of a first plurality of user selected physical points. A virtual plane identified by the first plurality of points is defined. The virtual plane corresponds to a first marking... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090043912 - Providing full point-to-point communications among compute nodes of an operational group in a global combining network of a parallel computer: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for providing full point-to-point communications among compute nodes of an operational group in a global combining network of a parallel computer, each compute node connected to each adjacent compute node in the global combining network through a link, that include: receiving a network packet... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20090037525 - Network system and terminals connected thereto: A network system is provided with a plurality of terminals connected thereto, each of the terminals being configured to be connectable to a network and switchable between server mode and client mode. Each of the terminals includes a terminal information registration unit and a comparison information storage unit, and the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090037527 - Online information marketplace with a remote interface: A computer-implemented method is described. The computer-implemented method includes receiving an information request at a first server. The computer-implemented method also includes determining the information request type. Moreover, the computer-implemented method includes transmitting the information request from the first server to a remote interface. The remote interface associated with a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20090037521 - System and method for identifying compatibility between users from identifying information on web pages: A system and method for discovering and displaying the compatibility between users of a search service is presented. The searching user registers with the search service and installs a web browser toolbar or component. The searching user browses web pages, and the toolbar searches each web page for identifying information.... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090037520 - System and method for secure file transfer: A method for transferring files between a client system and a file server includes receiving a location associated with at least one data file to be uploaded to a file server and a recipient list that includes an electronic address associated with at least one intended recipient of the at... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090037529 - Data sharing in a group of peers with limited resources: A method for cooperation between mobile devices peers representing social relations of the owners of the peers, comprising (a) providing a plurality of peers in a network and cooperating in a manner which utilizes resources of the devices responsive to the social relations.... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090037530 - Media broadcasting system: A media broadcasting system, comprising an electronic device having a communication module interface executable to cause a display of a media output window for displaying media content for a simulcast event, the media output window configured to display a recipient list thereon to enable selection of at least one recipient... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090037534 - Establishment and maintenance of collaborative communication associations based on multiple contextual criteria: A method, system, and computer program for dynamically setting up collaborative associations between a group of users, computing resources, and/or communication devices, where the constituents of the collaborative association are chosen based on a variety of contextual criteria. The dynamic collaboration enabler component determines the explicit identities of the parties... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20090037532 - Responsiveness ranking for collaborators in a collaborative computing environment: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to collaborative messaging and provide a method, system and computer program product for responsiveness ranking for message recipients in a collaborative computing environment. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for responsiveness ranking of message recipients in... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090037533 - Using a group list server as a syndication feed server: The present invention discloses a solution for modifying a group list server to perform syndication feed operations. A syndication feed creation software component, a content gathering component, and a content extraction converting component can be added to a group list server. The modified group list server can continue to function... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A.

20090037535 - Creating or interpreting an electronic communication: Among other disclosure, a computer-implemented method for creating an electronic communication includes identifying, for an electronic communication regarding multiple items that is to be sent, a default value that applies to at least one of the items. The method includes including the default value in a default component configured for... Agent: Fish & Richardson, P.C.

20090037549 - Data management system for an analyzing apparatus: When an analysis is finished in the GC/MS 11, which is an analyzing apparatus, and a file including the data obtained by the analysis is created by the analysis data file creator 13, the file transfer processor 14 sends the file to the web server 2 by way of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090037546 - Filtering outbound email messages using recipient reputation: A method for filtering email messages by using reputations associated with recipients of the email messages to determine if senders of the email messages are spammers and correspondingly if the email messages are spam. Recipient reputations may be established based on counts of unique good senders and unique bad senders... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20090037536 - Instant messaging voice mail: A method, system and computer usable medium are disclosed for delivering an electronic message. In various embodiments of the invention a first computer is used to receive voice data from a user and to generate a message data file therefrom. A test is then conducted to determine whether a predetermined... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP IBM Rsw

20090037548 - Method and apparatus for automatic notification and response: A disclosed notification and response system enables applications to communicate with recipients using a number of different media. The notification and response system (i) sends requests to one or more recipients, using the medium specified by each individual recipient; (ii) collects and processes responses; and (iii) forwards the responses to... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090037545 - Method and system for automatically collecting information in a messaging system: A method and system for automatically collecting information in messaging system. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: setting a flag indicating an information collection and an initiation flag for a message for requesting information collection by an information requestor; generating a unique identifier for identifying a task for... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090037542 - Method and system for improving efficiency of email forwarding by removing duplication: In a method and system for removing email forwarding duplication, when an email was sent for the first time, the email was assigned a unique identifier. An aggregate recipient list was created and associated with the unique identifier. When the email is to be forwarded, the aggregate recipient list has... Agent: Strategic Patent Group, P.C.

20090037544 - Method to provide assistant role in instant message software: The present invention provides a method for managing additional functions in an instant messaging system, a method for providing an additional function to an instant messaging system, an instant messaging system and IM client therein employing the methods. The instant messaging system enables a plurality of users to instantly message... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090037539 - Methods and systems for message interworking: Methods and systems for interworking in messaging systems are described. An event store can be accessible by different dispatchers associated with different message servers. The dispatchers may be co-located with the event store or non co-located with the event store.... Agent: Ericsson Canada Inc. Patent Department

20090037540 - Notification of waiting voicemail messages between different types of communication networks: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide notification of waiting voicemail messages between different types of communication networks. A first communication network as described herein includes a voicemail server to store voicemail messages for a user of a communication device. A second communication network provides phone service to the communication... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20090037547 - Safety information transmission device: A safety information transmission device includes a reception unit that receives, via a network, safety information indicating whether or not a user is safe, the safety information being received by an information processing terminal if biometric authentication of the user is successful, and a control unit that determines, when a... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090037541 - System and method for automatically responding to a message sent to a user at an email server: A system and methods for adding a personal touch to auto-reply email messages is presented herein. The system and method involve a user enabling a personalized auto-reply feature in their email client, the email client communicating such enablement to a related email server, the email server receiving an email message... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20090037538 - System and method to prioritize chat alerts based on an organizational hierarchical chain: In a chat alert method and system, a chat user creates alert profiles that include the requestor's level in an organizational hierarchy as a parameter and the alert type for the level. When a chat client receives a chat request from a requester for a receiver, the chat client determines... Agent: Strategic Patent Group, P.C.

20090037543 - System and method to prioritize chat alerts based on an organizational hierarchical chain: In a chat alert method and system, a chat user creates alert profiles that include the requestor's level in an organizational hierarchy as a parameter and the alert type for the level. When a chat client receives a chat request from a requester for a receiver, the chat client determines... Agent: Strategic Patent Group, P.C.

20090037579 - Page grouping for site traffic analysis reports: Website administrators can specify page groups and/or single pages as checkpoint nodes for site analysis reporting purposes, and can configure the system of the invention to provide information as to a particular visitation path through the checkpoints. Any group of pages can be designed as a single checkpoint node for... Agent: Raubvogel Law Office

20090037581 - Remote communication system and method implementing a session server and one or more object servers: A remote communication system and method are disclosed. An environment is identified defining a plurality of parameters communicated between a first and a second computer as part of a remote session (i.e., the first computer remotely controlling the second computer via the remote session), with each parameter defining an action... Agent: Ip Authority, LLC Ramraj Soundararajan

20090037575 - Research data gathering with a portable monitor and a stationary device: Methods of gathering data concerning a location of an audience member proximate to a content presentation are provided. A stationary device is proximate to the content presentation. A portable monitor is carried by or with the person of an audience member. Location data is obtained by communicating data from the... Agent: Bergman & Song LLP

20090037569 - System and method for providing a distributed workflow through a plurality of handheld devices: A system which provides workflow management includes a central server which is configured to communicate with two or more handheld computing devices to effect a delivery of specific work tasks to users of the respective handheld devices. By maintaining an interface with the handheld devices it is possible to coordinate... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP

20090037573 - System and method of health monitoring and fault monitoring in a network system: A method of monitoring a network is disclosed and includes receiving an enrollment message at a heartbeat manager from a heartbeat agent associated with a first application stored at a first network entity. The method also includes automatically associating a heartbeat interval with the first application based at least partially... Agent: Toler Law Group

20090037583 - Detection and control of peer-to-peer communication: A method and apparatus are provided for detecting peer-to-peer communication on a data communication network, between an internal client machine within an internal address space and an external client machine. The method includes routing all messages addressed to internal client machines to an analysis device. The analysis device identifies messages... Agent: Law Office Of Ido Tuchman (yor)

20090037582 - Method and system for managing access to a resource over a network using status information of a principal: Methods and systems are described for managing access to a resource over a network using status information of a principal. One method includes receiving status information for a principal that is allowed to access a resource available via a network communication session with a network service and determining whether the... Agent: Scenera Research, LLC

20090037585 - Apparatus, method and system for aggregrating computing resources: A system for executing applications designed to run on a single SMP computer on an easily scalable network of computers, while providing each application with computing resources, including processing power, memory and others that exceed the resources available on any single computer. A server agent program, a grid switch apparatus... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090037584 - Methods of creating a voting stop point on a distributed network: A highly efficient and effective method for deciding, in the context of a distributed computer network, how many computers will participate in an initial vote if multiple computers are started in the same general time frame.... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC

20090037592 - Network overload detection and mitigation system and method: Systems and methods are provided for detecting and mitigating overload conditions affecting one or more computers attached to a network, such as overloads resulting from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, for example. According to some described embodiments, an attempted overload condition is detected, e.g., by a system, through following... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090037590 - System and method for multiple address of record registration using a single implicit sip request: One embodiment of the present invention is a method for registering multiple addresses of record. The method comprises receiving a session initiation protocol register request, the session initiation protocol register request comprising a unique identifier of a session initiation protocol endpoint and a contact address for the session initiation protocol... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090037593 - Server for authenticating clients using file system permissions: A computer system comprises a server that serves a plurality of clients and performs client authentication and authorization during client login to the server enabled by file system permissions of User Domain Sockets (UDS).... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090037594 - Method and system for improving computer network security: Computers connected to a private network are monitored and controlled through the use of a client agent that operates in association with the computer and a server client that establishing security parameters, privileges and authorizations for the computer. The invention can prevent access to certain devices according to an active... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090037595 - Selecting and applying a communication version: A method and system are provided to select a communication version. An embodiment of the method includes obtaining destination host address associated with a destination host attribute, such a domain name. Thereafter, an address version for each destination host address is identified. Upon identifying address versions for each destination host... Agent: Sprint Communications Company L.p.

20090037597 - Joint symbol, amplitude, and rate estimator: The system in one embodiment relates to tightly integrating parameter estimation, symbol hypothesis testing, decoding, and rate identification. The present invention provides Turbo-decoding for joint signal demodulation based on an iterative decoding solution that exploits error correction codes. The system iteratively couples an initial amplitude estimator, a symbol estimator, a... Agent: Vern Maine & Associates

20090037596 - Media persistent rtsp streaming: In one example embodiment, a method includes receiving at a server during a first media file streaming session to a user over a network a request from the user to pause streaming the media file at a selected time stamp point in the file. The server receives a request from... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20090037598 - Providing nearest neighbor point-to-point communications among compute nodes of an operational group in a global combining network of a parallel computer: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for providing nearest neighbor point-to-point communications among compute nodes of an operational group in a global combining network of a parallel computer, each compute node connected to each adjacent compute node in the global combining network through a link, that include: identifying each link... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20090037599 - Automatic relaxing and revising of target server specifications for enhanced requests servicing: A method, system and computer program product for dynamically modifying target server specifications to improve the success rate of client requests in a data network. A client's initial request is transmitted by a client router to a dynamically updating target server, based on information in a client's routing table. A... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090037607 - Overlay transport virtualization: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more internal interfaces in communication with one or more network devices in a first network site through a Layer 2 link, an overlay interface in communication through a Layer 3 link with a core network connected to one or more other network... Agent: Cindy S. Kaplan