Remote Data Accessing

Remote Data Accessing patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

10/19/06 - 20060235946 - Console input/output control system and console control device
A system to control a plurality of server computers as a group on a single client computer. An input/output (I/O) control system controls the command input/output from a plurality of consoles to a single server. The input/output control system controls the I/O status of the commands from each console to ...

10/19/06 - 20060235945 - Software architecture for wireless data and method of operation thereof
A software architecture, data model, and access protocol to facilitate real time, session-based access to server-based data from low bandwidth wireless computing devices. ...

10/19/06 - 20060235944 - Method and system for a home screen editor in smartphone devices
A home screen editor technique is described for use in smartphone devices having an operating system (OS) capable of executing an application and/or interacting with an application executed on a remote computer that affects the smartphone. One such technique collates at least one application associated Plug-in data from different sources, ...

10/19/06 - 20060235943 - Image forming apparatus and information processing method
An image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain an object that is stored in a location identified by a URI (uniform resource identifier) that is input, a printing unit configured to print the object that is obtained by the obtaining unit, a storage unit configured to store ...

10/19/06 - 20060235942 - System for processing requests to portlets
For processing a request to a portlet, for use with an environment comprising a first data processing system having one or more portlets and a publish/subscribe broker, a system comprises means, responsive to receiving the request, for executing a first component and a second component associated with the portlet, wherein ...

10/19/06 - 20060235941 - System and method for transferring web page data
A system and method are disclosed which may include accessing an Internet site by a proxy server; converting image data from the Internet site into a multiresolution representation; and transmitting the image data in said multiresolution representation to a client device. ...

10/19/06 - 20060235940 - Method and system for sharing personal attributes, sharing/ insertion/ terminal modules, internet access provider, proxy server, services provider and computer program for this method
In this method of sharing personal attributes of a user between several on-line services providers, a Proxy server of an Internet access provider spliced into the flow between the terminal and the world wide web, intercepts an attributes request addressed to a user terminal and redirects it automatically to a ...

10/19/06 - 20060235939 - Apparatus and methods for tunneling a media streaming application through a firewall
When transmitting multimedia data associated with a multimedia application, a TCP/IP connection is established between a client application and a server application. UDP data is intercepted at an application level from one or more UDP data ports and channeled into one or more tunneling TCP data connections. TCP data is ...

10/19/06 - 20060235938 - System and method for delivery of information based on web page content
The present invention provides a system for determining when to present information to a user based on web page content. The system includes a retriever engine, a display engine, and a parser engine. The retriever engine transmits a domain to a server. In response, the server transmits information to be ...

10/12/06 - 20060230121 - Referential integrity across a distributed directory
A system and method for autonomically maintaining group referential integrity across a distributed directory. When a server receives an operation request from a client regarding an entry in the distributed directory, the server sends a request to the particular server containing the entry to be modified that instructs the server ...

10/12/06 - 20060230120 - Content acquisition method
The present invention decreases the processing load of the content provision apparatus when providing the content data. An apparatus according to the present invention acquires the content-provision addresses and data-size information corresponding to the content data from the acquisition utilization information provision server 5. The apparatus then determines the division-start ...

10/05/06 - 20060224695 - Method and apparatus for remote reporting of impression data using log files
A system and method for generating log files that store information regarding the presentation of advertisements in video games is described. The log file is copied to a server when a suitable network connection is available. The log file comprises a public portion and a private portion. The public portion ...

10/05/06 - 20060224694 - Method of automatically enabling utilization of particular types of files
A method of automatically enabling utilization of particular types of files is to be implemented by a user computer when utilizing a file with an unrecognized file type extension. The method includes: with reference to configuration information of the user computer, searching a file source mapping table stored in the ...

10/05/06 - 20060224693 - System and method for the delivery of content to a networked device
In a system for delivering information to and displaying information on a networked device of a user, a microprocessor is coupled to a database and a memory device. The microprocessor runs a software application for delivering an applet application to the networked device and managing the delivery of the applet ...

10/05/06 - 20060224692 - Adhoc queries for services
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, there are provided mechanisms and methods for accessing a service on behalf of a requester and applying a query to results returned by the service. These mechanisms and methods applying queries to results returned by services make it possible for results from ...

10/05/06 - 20060224691 - Transparent rendering of media to remote client
An apparatus, including a media service access module, and methods practiced thereon, for transparently facilitating a media rendering application to render a media file to a remote client device, are described herein. ...

10/05/06 - 20060224690 - Strategies for transforming markup content to code-bearing content for consumption by a receiving device
Proxy functionality is described for receiving a request for markup content from a receiving device, retrieving the markup content, converting the markup content to code-bearing content, and transferring the code-bearing content to the receiving device. The receiving device can then consume the code-bearing content without the use of conventional browser ...

10/05/06 - 20060224689 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing customized content over a network
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing customized content over a network are provided. The method includes associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity, the content relating to at least one of the domain name, group, and geography. For each ...

10/05/06 - 20060224688 - System and method for utilizing a presence service to facilitate access to a service or application over a network
A system and method for allowing a remote client to have access to a service or application over a network is described. In one version, the method includes registering the service with a presence service on the network and providing information related to the service from the presence service to ...

10/05/06 - 20060224687 - Method and apparatus for offline cooperative file distribution using cache nodes
Methods and apparatus are provided for cooperative file distribution system employing one or more storage proxies to allow an offline receiver to obtain files or pieces thereof when the receiver comes online. A central tracker receives an indication from the sender that the sender has the file; determines if the ...

09/28/06 - 20060218242 - Method and system for modifying requests for remote resources
Techniques for modifying requests or browser viewable documents (e.g., markup language documents) are described. By modifying requests or browser viewable documents, access to resources residing on remote servers through an intermediate server is facilitated. In one embodiment, Universal Resource Locators (URLs) associated with requests or markup language documents are modified. ...

09/28/06 - 20060218241 - Apparatus and methods for service programming of a wireless device on a wireless communications network
Apparatus, methods, and programs for servicing persistent storage items on a wireless device. Embodiments include a wireless device having a computer platform with a module operable to retrieve and/or change persistent storage items on the wireless device based on a received configuration. The wireless device may further include an access ...

09/28/06 - 20060218240 - Music transmission controlling system and method
A music transmission controlling system and method is disclosed, in which at least one music file may be transmitted between a remote server device and an audio device via a wireless communication interface. In the music transmission controlling system, a detection device is used to detect the audio device, an ...

09/21/06 - 20060212539 - Network file system
A method and system that combines efficient caching and buffering to provide a network file system, that may utilize data stored in one or more compressed image files of sequentially arranged byte stream data. As an application requests file opens and file reads of a file system, one or more ...

09/21/06 - 20060212538 - Network system for distributing protected content
A system for distributing content in a network comprises memory that stores content. A provider network device communicates with the memory and wirelessly communicates with a requester network device that requests a copy of the content. The provider network device determines a local/remote status of the requester network device, transmits ...

09/21/06 - 20060212537 - Card device for loading applications to a mobile device
A system for loading application identifiers to a mobile device includes a mobile device, a card device insertable into the mobile device, and an application center. The card device is adapted to determine an effective mobile device identifier of the mobile device, and transmit the effective mobile device identifier to ...

09/21/06 - 20060212536 - Method of securing radiolink for remotely programmable devices
A remotely programmable device includes a message store for receiving messages over a radiolink from a controller and forwarding the messages to a local application resident in the device, writable registers for controlling operation of the device, a command interpreter for interpreting commands embedded in thessages to write data to ...

09/21/06 - 20060212535 - Network system for distributing protected content
A system for distributing content in a network comprises memory that stores content. A provider network device communicates with the memory. A requester network device requests a copy of the content. the provider network device determines a local/remote status of the requester network device and selectively sends a copy of ...

09/21/06 - 20060212534 - Method and system of providing a personal audio/video broadcasting architecture
A system for providing customized audio/video (A/V) and animation programming over a network is disclosed. The system includes a client configured to allow a user to specify a content portal page and a server configured to: store a plurality of content files, each of the plurality of content files including ...

09/21/06 - 20060212533 - Minimizing problems in accessing referred content
According to an aspect of the present invention, information indicating the list of referrer documents referring to a referred document, is maintained. Thus, when the document identifier (name and directory location of the document) changes, the list of referrer documents that need to be changed can be easily identified. In ...

09/21/06 - 20060212532 - Method and apparatus for proxying initial client requests to support asynchronous resource initialization
A set of programs allows a server computer that does not have an application installed to temporarily hand off a client request for the application to a peer server until the application is installed on the first server. The hand off is transparent to the client and temporary to the ...

09/21/06 - 20060212531 - Content providing server, information processing device and method, and computer program
A device and method is provided to enable improved control of streaming live delivery and recording processing as to a client from a server of tuner-received content. This is configured such that a tuner control instance which executes streaming delivery of the tuner-received content under the control of the tuner, ...

09/14/06 - 20060206582 - Portable music device with song tag capture
A portable music device (PMD) for capturing song tags while monitoring a broadcast (via Internet or radio), either on the PMD (either via an Internet connection or via a built-in FM radio receiver), or on a nearby radio (by detecting the station to which the nearby radio is tuned). The ...

09/14/06 - 20060206581 - Interactive video
An interactive video platform, interactive video player and computer implemented methods are described, for providing interactive video on a user device, such as a mobile phone. An item of video content to be displayed is identified and a control file associated with the item of video content is determined. A ...

09/14/06 - 20060206580 - Multimedia distribution apparatus and method
A multimedia apparatus for allowing an individual to upload and download multimedia content to and from a central command center. The multimedia apparatus includes an enclosure for providing a quiet environment and a communication means for uploading edited audio and video content to the central command center. The enclosure includes ...

09/07/06 - 20060200536 - Communication with an external source application
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for communication with an external source application. In one aspect, the methods include determining in an independent reader application residing on a client computing system whether a property of an electronic package received and displayed from a source application residing on a server ...

09/07/06 - 20060200535 - Method and computer system for handling incremental data in client-server communication
Methods and computer systems are provided for handling incremental data in client-server communications. In one exemplary system, a server-controller is provided for receiving a modification-request from a client to modify an original model of an application component that is stored on the server into a modified model of the application ...

08/31/06 - 20060195551 - Federated multiprotocol communication
Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in distributed communication systems comprising a plurality of communication protocols. In one embodiment a first air interface is used to initiate communication between a wireless client and a remote server at least partially using a first wireless access point. A remote ...

08/31/06 - 20060195550 - System and method for storing and retrieving equipment inspection and maintenance data
An inspection and maintenance data storage and retrieval system features uniquely identified read/write memory buttons mounted in or on an equipment unit such as an aircraft, in association with specific components of the equipment unit. Technical information useful for inspection and maintenance of the components, plus historical inspection and maintenance ...

08/31/06 - 20060195549 - Method for controlling a compuer using an embedded unique code in the content of recorded media
A method for controlling a computer with recorded information of a recorded media includes embedding a unique code, which unique code does not contain routing information, in recorded information of the recorded media. The unique code is in close association with vendor information, such that the unique code will be ...

08/31/06 - 20060195548 - Video distribution system
The invention relates to video distribution systems and, more particularly, to a system that blanket transmits video/audio content such as movies (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer's recording, storage and playback system. Customers may preselect from a list of available movies or other content in advance using ...

08/31/06 - 20060195547 - Systems and methods for providing client-side accelerated access to remote applications via tcp multiplexing
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for dynamically deploying and executing acceleration functionality on a client to improve the performance and delivery of remotely accessed applications. In one embodiment, the client-side acceleration functionality is provided by an acceleration program that performs a transport layer connection multiplexing technique ...

08/31/06 - 20060195546 - Access to web services
The present invention provides a method, apparatus and computer program product which enable a web service gateway which provides support for business services which are described using a particular document format, for example Web Service Definition Language (WSDL), to further provide support for business services which are described using a ...

08/31/06 - 20060195545 - Information processing apparatus and content information processing method
The present invention provides an apparatus and method capable of efficiently sending an event corresponding to content to be transmitted from a server to each client. A content providing server assigns a session ID to each client on condition that the server receives an event notification request, which specifies an ...

08/24/06 - 20060190561 - Method and system for obtaining script related information for website crawling
A web crawler system has an automatic website crawler and a virtual browser that provides script related information to the website crawler. The virtual browser transforms an HTML document included in a web page of the website into an XML document, and builds a document object model containing document objects ...

08/24/06 - 20060190560 - Remote maintenance/management system for sip device
There is disclosed a technique for increasing security in a system using the same communication protocol for maintenance/management as used in device functions. An information communication device transmits and receives maintenance/management information for maintenance/management in accordance with the same communication protocol as device function information used for device functions. A ...

08/24/06 - 20060190559 - Multimedia contents moving method and system
Multimedia contents moving method and system. In a multimedia system including a media server for transmitting media data, at least one multimedia device for playing the media data and at least one controller for controlling the multimedia device, the method includes the steps of: sending a copy command to a ...

08/24/06 - 20060190558 - Computer system and storage device
When the system administrator, using an management terminal 600, changes the settings of a storage device 200, a log concentration device 400 is notified of the settings. These settings include the IP address of peripheral servers 300. On the basis of the IP address of the peripheral servers 300 of ...

08/24/06 - 20060190557 - Method and apparatus for forwarding user information among multiple information handling systems
A networked system includes multiple information handling systems (IHSs) that store personal user information such as electronic business cards (EBCs). A first IHS stores the EBC of the EBC owner, namely the user of the first IHS. A second user operates a second IHS. When the second user attempts to ...

08/24/06 - 20060190556 - Apparatus and method for consumer-oriented distribution of information processing capability
In order to provide a home user with cost-effective PC processing capability, the home user is provided with a terminal which has only sufficient processing capability to communicate with a service provider over a network. Any processing and program execution is performed, in response to requests from the home user's ...

08/24/06 - 20060190555 - Wrapping non-live objects for liveness
A method, system and apparatus for wrapping objects for liveness in a collaborative environment. In a preferred aspect of the present invention, a method for enabling liveness for a non-live object can include the step of wrapping the non-live object to emulate liveness in a collaborative environment. Preferably, the wrapping ...

08/24/06 - 20060190554 - Method, server and mobile terminal for checking interactions between a server application and a mobile terminal by creating a virtual assistant
The invention essentially consists of a software component of a server application getting in contact with a software component of a mobile terminal during at least one connection, whereby generating a virtual assistant on the mobile terminal, and this virtual assistant controls interactions between the server application and the mobile ...

08/17/06 - 20060184644 - System, computer program product and method for scanning and managing documents
A system, method and computer program product for scanning and managing documents. The system includes a scanning device, a scan server connected to the scanning device via a network, and a directory server connected to the scan server. The system allows a user of the scanning device to search the ...

08/17/06 - 20060184643 - Method for making and selling signs and charts
A method and system of generating a printed medium such as a sign, chart, or banner is disclosed. The system includes software configured to permit a user define parameters used in creating a printed medium. The software includes several modes of operation. In a Banner Builder Mode, the customer chooses ...

08/17/06 - 20060184642 - System and method for creating and adminstering web content
Systems and methods for creating and administering web content include receiving web content data via a user interface, storing the web content data in a database, receiving instructions from a script engine, and generating a web page from the data in the database and the instructions. ...

08/17/06 - 20060184641 - System and method for implementing dynamic memorial webpages
An automated method is provided, operating on a computer and encoded on a computer-readable medium, for executing a logic flow that enables the setup, maintenance and modification of dynamic memorial pages. Such pages are customizable by the user to show an epitaph specific to the visitor and display or mask ...

08/17/06 - 20060184640 - Method and apparatus for processing a website request
A method includes receiving a request from a client device regarding a website, wherein the request is received by a network device in communication with the client device via a LAN, transmitting the request to a server associated with the website, receiving a web page from the server, modifying the ...

08/17/06 - 20060184639 - Web content adaption process and system
A web content adaptation process and system is described which allows for the automated production of different versions of web content with reference to a set of intended display device characteristics, and for the adapted content versions to be saved such that they can then be provided to a requesting ...

08/17/06 - 20060184638 - Web server for adapted web content
An apparatus and method for providing adapted web page content to a client are described. Here, a variety of pre-generated versions of the same web content are stored in a server in advance of the receipt of client requests therefore. Each version is adapted to be displayed on a device ...

08/10/06 - 20060179122 - Storage system, backup system, and backup method
A storage controller can perform backup processing without proceeding via a server and without the need for the server to grasp the state of pair volumes. When an instruction for backup is given from the server while data is being copied from a source volume to a target volume, the ...

08/10/06 - 20060179121 - Control server, control terminal, control system, and recording medium storing control communication program
Screen data is generated by a screen generating processor (74) of a control host computer (7) and transmitted to a programmable display apparatus (5). In accordance with the screen data, the programmable display apparatus (5) inquires a PLC (3) or the like about a state of a device (21), so ...

08/10/06 - 20060179120 - Control server, control terminal, control system, and recording medium storing control communication program
Screen data is generated by a screen generating processor (74) of a control host computer (7) and transmitted to a programmable display apparatus (5). In accordance with the screen data, the programmable display apparatus (5) inquires a PLC (3) or the like about a state of a device (21), so ...

08/10/06 - 20060179119 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and its program
An information processing apparatus arranged to refer to image capture limitation information to judge whether an image capture range after control includes a limitation area, the image capture limitation information defining the limitation area corresponding to an attribute of a user of a terminal, and effect control so that if ...

08/10/06 - 20060179118 - Platform-specific application user interface remoting
This invention relates to a server-site method, a client-site method, computer program products, a client, a server, a module and a system for remoting a user interface of an application between a server that executes said application and at least one client on which a representation of said user interface ...

08/10/06 - 20060179117 - System for on-line financial services using distributed objects
A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and servers are accomplished using “Interfaces” that group operations and attributes for various services. ...

08/10/06 - 20060179116 - Configuration management system and method of discovering configuration data
The present invention provides a system and method for discovering configuration data in a computer system. The system retrieves at least one component indicator from a component blueprint, database or other location. A target computer is probed according to the retrieved component indicator. The results of the probing are used ...

08/10/06 - 20060179115 - Controlling push operation in a communication system
A method provides control of push operations in a communication system. The method includes requesting capabilities information associated with a communication device. The capabilities information includes an indication of at least one push method supported by the communication device. The method also receives the capabilities information. The method also decides ...

08/03/06 - 20060173974 - System and method for providing mobile access to personal media
The invention is a media access system. A multipoint installation may create a connection system which permits client devices, such as wireless media playback devices, to connect to host devices in a partnered relationship which permits authorized access to selected media located on the host device, without a need to ...

08/03/06 - 20060173973 - Systems and methods for mass printing
Systems and methods are provided for generating mass reports. In one implementation, a graphical user interface (GUI) or web interface is provided that enable a user to run an analysis and generate reports. The user may run software on a computer workstation to access a network or, alternatively, may use ...

08/03/06 - 20060173972 - Audio sharing
One aspect of the disclosure relates to obtaining at least some audio information, at least partially at a shared audio device. The aspect of the disclosure also relates to temporally coordinating transmitting at the shared audio device the at least some audio information and at least some temporally-associated dissimilar-media information ...

08/03/06 - 20060173971 - Adjusting timing between automatic, non-user-initiated pollings of server to download data therefrom
The timing between automatic, non-user-initiated pollings of a server to download data from the server is changed. In one embodiment, user input in relation to polling the server to download data from the server is detected. In response, the timing between automatic, non-user-initiated pollings of the server is changed based ...

07/27/06 - 20060168103 - Method and system of remote diagnostic control and information collection using a dynamic linked library of multiple formats and multiple protocols
A method, system and computer program product for (1) collecting information from a remote application unit and/or (2) diagnosing or controlling the remote application unit. By utilizing a shareable computer code device (e.g., a dynamic linked library), a new application can utilize tested, proven code without having to reproduce existing ...

07/27/06 - 20060168102 - Cooperation between web applications
To provide flexible cooperation between web applications such as portlets. A first web application sends a request via a request dispatcher to a second web application. The second web application returns a response, to the first web application via the request dispatcher, enabling the first web application to display the ...

07/27/06 - 20060168101 - Proactive browser system
A proactive browser system configured to implement stateful frame navigation using content specific icons, background frame maintenance, and asynchronous frame submissions. The proactive browser system includes three components: user-side proactive application terminals (PAT), network-resident proactivity enablement servers (PES), and server-side proactive wireless web-based application servers. The PAT resides on user ...

07/27/06 - 20060168100 - Data retrieval from computing systems
A computing device embodiment includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and computer executable instructions executable by the processor. Computer executable instructions are provided to the memory and executable by the processor to access a first provider's communications computing device, having a user's information thereon, through a data lookup ...

07/27/06 - 20060168099 - Virtual serial port and protocol for use in serial-over-lan communication
A method and system of conveying data to a remote computer, which may act as a management console. A virtual communications port is provided to a central processing unit. The virtual communications port is provided using a device distinct from the central processing unit, such as a network controller card ...

07/27/06 - 20060168098 - Service offering for the delivery of partial information with a restore capability
A method for providing information to receivers including the step of receiving a request from a remotely located information requestor. The request can be associated with information controlled by an information controller and having a designated purpose. A transaction can be initiated to handle the request. At least one partial ...

07/27/06 - 20060168097 - Internet radio receiver
A device used specifically to play internet radio stations using a consistent method for interacting with websites, eliminating the need for a full computer with a keyboard, computer screen and/or mouse. The said device is capable of accessing internet radio websites through a wireless modem and basic internet software, playing ...

07/27/06 - 20060168096 - Web servers
A web server comprising a memory and an information processor, the memory including a stored web page viewable by a remote user, wherein the stored web page is alterable by the remote user in at least one of appearance and function. ...

07/27/06 - 20060168095 - Multi-modal information delivery system
A system and method for multi-modal information delivery is disclosed herein. The method involves receiving a first user request at a browser module operative in accordance with a first protocol applicable to a first mode of information delivery. The method further includes generating a browsing request in response to the ...

07/20/06 - 20060161635 - Methods and system for use in network management of content
The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses for use in managing content on at least a local network. Some embodiments provide a method for use in distributing content that receives a request to deliver premium content over a distributed network; identifies a location relative to where the request is ...

07/20/06 - 20060161634 - Positioning systems and methods for portable devices
Positioning systems and methods for portable devices. The system comprises a plurality of access points, at least one portable device, and a service provider. Each access point has identification and set at a location. The portable device has identification, and wirelessly couples to a network provided by the service provider ...

07/13/06 - 20060155825 - Network device managing apparatus and method and storage medium
In a network device managing method using the SNMP protocol, a device on a network is designated as a management target, and a command for acquiring management information for the device and setting the information in a memory is generated. The management information for the device which is acquired through ...

07/13/06 - 20060155824 - Method and system for extracting information from networked devices using the http protocol and precondition information
A method, system, and computer program product for extracting information associated with a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network. The method includes the steps of (1) accessing a first memory to obtain access information for accessing the monitored device, the access information including a type of status information to ...

07/06/06 - 20060149832 - Information intermediary apparatus, information management apparatus, and information communication system
An information intermediary apparatus for communicating through a communication network with an information management apparatus having user information stored therein, the information intermediary apparatus, which includes: a first communication section for establishing communication through the communication network with the information management apparatus; a second communication section for communicating with a ...

07/06/06 - 20060149831 - System and method for document isolation
A computer based system and method of providing document isolation during routing of a document through a workflow is disclosed. The method comprises maintaining a separate “working” copy of the original base document while the document is routed through a workflow. Access controls, which define who may access the original ...

07/06/06 - 20060149830 - System and method for setting up user self-activating network-based services
A system and method automates and simplifies tasks associated with setting up a user self-activating network-based service. A configurable input engine is configured to define the service. The service may, for example, use a plurality of networking devices and/or computing devices. After the service is defined, an offer of the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149829 - Monitor system
This invention is directed to a monitor system (1). The monitor system includes a monitor controller (10), at least one video server (141), at least one video camera set (151), and at least one microphone (161). The monitor controller and the at least one video server are connected to different ...

07/06/06 - 20060149828 - Method and system for conducting client-to-server or peer-to-peer or mixed mode data synchronization
A system for synchronizing data between at least 2 separate appliances connected to a communications network includes one appliance of the at least 2 separate appliances for initiating synchronization, a data record containing editable and non-editable fields, and a software program for separating individual ones of editable fields and non-editable ...

07/06/06 - 20060149827 - Implementation of application management operations
A system and method for a connection resource system is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the invention, a server includes an interface to provide a connection for a client, an application to be managed by a client via the interface, and a registry, the registry including an entry for ...

07/06/06 - 20060149826 - Index server support to file sharing applications
An index server support for file sharing applications is disclosed. A way of retrieving an index server includes sending a request for investigating a hierarchical structure of index servers in a network to a known index server, intercepting the investigation request by the first index server that becomes aware of ...

06/29/06 - 20060143285 - Method and apparatus for location dependent software applications
The Internet provides tremendous opportunities location dependent services such as gaming and advertising. Gaming is geopolitically regulated, so the physical locations of the end user, the gambling server and the gambling service provider, must be determined. The invention provides a means for doing so, by identifying the location of the ...

06/29/06 - 20060143284 - Api for worker node retrieval of session request
A method is described that involves, at a worker node, receiving a notification of a request from a queue. The notification contains a handle for a shared memory connection. The queue is implemented with a second shared memory connection. The method involves receiving the request from the shared memory through ...

06/29/06 - 20060143283 - Method and apparatus for providing decentralized load distribution
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for providing decentralized load sharing, e.g., providing a protocol that can be used to address load balancing without the need of a central proxy device. Specifically, in one embodiment, the present invention addresses the decentralized load sharing problem, by allowing a group ...

06/29/06 - 20060143282 - Tailoring content for mobile electronic device based on network
A system and method for adapting data for transmission to a mobile electronic device (10) in a communications system (100) that includes at least a first wireless network (110) and a second wireless network (130) having respective coverage areas wherein the mobile electronic device (10) receives data signals from a ...

06/29/06 - 20060143281 - Data acquisition source management method and system
A data acquisition source management system for providing centralized management of multimedia acquisition sources and distribution of multimedia data acquired in real-time from the sources over various channels and bearers including cellular Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and the Internet is disclosed according to an embodiment of the invention. The data ...

06/22/06 - 20060136572 - Media player system
A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for the media player system. The present invention provides for associating content with media and integrating the content associated with media into a pane displayed by a media player. The media player system includes a shuttle component to obtain provider data, ...

06/22/06 - 20060136571 - System, method, and computer program product for executing scripts on mobile devices
Described herein are systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for executing scripts that can be loaded on mobile devices (as well as other types of devices), and for users of mobile devices to interact with such scripts on their devices in an interactive manner. According to ...

06/22/06 - 20060136570 - Runtime adaptable search processor
A runtime adaptable search processor is disclosed. The search processor provides high speed content search capability to meet the performance need of network line rates growing to 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps and higher. he search processor provides a unique combination of NFA and DFA based search engines that can process ...

06/22/06 - 20060136569 - Transmission of service data
A new function is added into switching centres (CPS) to facilitate the adding of various services, the function transmitting the service data structure of a non-standard service to a system entity responsible for the service. The system entity is identified on the basis of an indicator associated with the service ...

06/22/06 - 20060136568 - Apparatus for providing coupons in cooperation with operation of a companion device
An apparatus for providing at least one item of value in cooperation with operation of a companion device delivering at least one first product to a user comprises: (a) a control means for controlling the providing; (b) a providing means for effecting the providing; the providing means being coupled with ...

06/22/06 - 20060136567 - Communication control apparatus and communication control method
A communication control apparatus for executing a data transfer process between an external network and an internal network, includes a first port connected to the internal network, a second port connected to the external network, a storage unit, a determining unit which determines whether or not information to specify an ...

06/22/06 - 20060136566 - Service registering system
A service registration system includes a server that provides a service through a network, a peripheral device capable of communicating with the server and using the service, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the server and the peripheral device. When the terminal device receives the registration requesting information ...

06/22/06 - 20060136565 - Internet linking from audio and image content
Address information is steganographically encoded into audio or graphic data, and thereafter decoded to permit linking to the internet. The address information can be a literal URL, or may be an index to a database from which a corresponding URL can be obtained. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136564 - Bi-directional communication between a web client and a web server
A method and an apparatus for providing bidirectional communication between a user agent and an Internet Web server. Some applications include user agent initiated on demand access to Web content without requiring a Web page reload, updating of shopping cart information, extension of displayed product information and tracking of user ...

06/15/06 - 20060129657 - Method and system for file-system based caching
A method and system for file-system based caching can be used to improve efficiency and security at network sites. In one set of embodiments, the delivery of content and storing content component(s) formed during generation of the content may be performed by different software components. Content that changes at a ...

06/15/06 - 20060129656 - Systems and methods for underwriting coverage for data transmissions
The present invention provides systems and methods which afford a technical application for insuring, bonding, and underwriting a transmission of a data set, streaming data, and/or document over the Internet through TCP/IP and all other electronic media such as WAP, VOIP, fiber optic channels, microwave channels, and through standard electrical ...

06/15/06 - 20060129655 - Binding heterogeneous transports to a message contract
Example embodiments provide for a new set of binding extensions that allow individual messages within a contract of a Network Protocol Description Language data structure (e.g., a portType of a WSDL document or file) to flow over different transports and to different network transport addresses. Further, example embodiments provide for ...

06/08/06 - 20060123096 - Method and apparatus for remote site access of a multi-core processor computing system
A multi-core processor computer system is described. The computer system includes a wireless communicator that enables access from at least one remote access site comprised of hardware equipped with a wireless communicator. This remote access site may not include a processor as part of the hardware. This remote hardware can ...

06/08/06 - 20060123095 - Method of and system for presenting a document, media player, information carrier and computer program product
The invention relates to a method of presenting a document comprising: requesting by a user for the document to be presented (S200); determining if the document is present within a collection comprising those documents that are allowed to be presented to the user (S202); presenting the document to the user ...

06/01/06 - 20060117093 - Methods and apparatus for redirecting network cache traffic
A method for routing a data request received by a caching system is described. The caching system includes a router and a cache, and the data request identifies a source platform, a destination platform, and requested data. Where the source and destination platforms correspond to an entry in a list ...

06/01/06 - 20060117092 - Network system, directory server and terminal device
A network system includes a directory server configured to provide service definition information through a network, and a terminal device configured to receive the service definition information. The directory server may include a server communication unit, a service definition information storing unit configured to store main information and auxiliary information ...

06/01/06 - 20060117091 - Data logging to a database
Logging data to a database involves gathering log data from one or more applications executing on a first data-processing arrangement. The log data is gathered via a data-gathering utility executing on a first data-processing arrangement. The log data is sent via a network to a Web services interface of a ...

06/01/06 - 20060117090 - System to allow content sharing
The present invention relates to a method and a system for converting digital rights. The invention is based on the idea that a mechanism is introduced, by which it is possible to convert an unlimited right into at least one limited digital right, which gives a user access to the ...

05/25/06 - 20060112170 - Geo-locating load balancing
Methods and apparatus are provided for geo-locating load balancing. According to one embodiment, a communication network architecture includes multiple servers, multiple load balancers, and multiple geographically dispersed communication devices. The servers provide services to the communication devices within the communication network. The load balancers each service a shared virtual Internet ...

05/25/06 - 20060112169 - Communication system and method of multimedia messaging
The invention relates to multi media messaging for communication units lacking multi media capability. A communication system (100) comprises a first communication unit (101) wherein a text based message is generated comprising a pointer, such as a URL, to a multi media clip on a multi media server (115). The ...

05/18/06 - 20060106917 - Determination of access rights to information technology resources
A method, system, and firewall for controlling access to resources within an information technology (IT) system. Commands received from a requesting entity request access to a resource associated with each command. An assigned authority level of the requesting entity is identified. At least one required authority level of the requesting ...

05/11/06 - 20060101129 - Positive identification device, particularly for hospital health technology
A positive identification device particularly for establishing correctly a correlation between a hospital product or patient to be correlated and at least one hospital product or patient that is correlated to the hospital product or patient to be correlated, comprising a first memory, which can be affixed to the hospital ...

05/04/06 - 20060095542 - Methods and systems for imaging device document modification
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for modifying and managing documents with a remote application that receives input from an imaging device. ...

05/04/06 - 20060095541 - Methods and systems for administrating imaging device event notification
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device event notification. ...

05/04/06 - 20060095540 - Using local networks for location information and image tagging
The present invention provides a method for establishing a location for a digital image without the use of a GPS unit. Aspects of the invention include broadcasting over a network a location identifier (ID) identifying a location of the network; detecting the location ID by a digital image capture device ...

05/04/06 - 20060095539 - Wireless video surveillance system and method for mesh networking
A mesh network surveillance system and method for providing communication between a base system having at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and other ICD(s), wherein the ICD(s) are capable of smart cross-communication with each other and remote access to their inputs via a server computer, including the steps ...

05/04/06 - 20060095538 - Parameter passing in web based systems
Systems, methodologies, media, servers, and other embodiments associated with parameter passing are described. One exemplary system embodiment can include a web browser executable within a computing device and configured to communicate with a network device using a network connection. The web browser can be configured to at least display web ...

05/04/06 - 20060095537 - Memory association to folder information
A method, device, system, and a computer program product for association of memory to folder information are disclosed. The electronic device includes one or more memory elements and a sending module. Each of the memory elements is adapted to store folders therein, and the sending module is adapted to send ...

05/04/06 - 20060095536 - Methods and systems for imaging device remote location functions
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for obtaining location and mapping data from a remote computing device at an imaging device user interface. Some embodiments comprise remote computing devices configured to communicate with imaging devices, imaging devices configured to communicate with remote computing devices and systems ...

05/04/06 - 20060095535 - System and method for movement of non-aligned data in network buffer model
A method is provided for transferring data between first and second nodes of a network. Such method includes requesting first data to be transferred by a first upper layer protocol (ULP) operating on the first node of the network; and buffering second data for transfer to the second node by ...

04/20/06 - 20060085518 - Method and system for efficiently transferring a self-defined non-contiguous message in a one-sided communication model
A method and system for transferring noncontiguous messages group including assembling a set of data into a series of transmission packets, packaging a description of the layout of the transmission packets into description packets and then places each description packet into a local buffer while maintaining a count of the ...

04/20/06 - 20060085517 - Download user agent plug-in for facilitating over-the-air downloading of media objects
A manner of facilitating over-the-air downloading of media objects to devices using browser-independent download user agents. A browser is provided at the communication device to facilitate user discovery of network services offering downloadable content. A download user agent is provided, which is configured as a plug-in capable of communicating with ...

04/20/06 - 20060085516 - Method and apparatus for providing a work flow web application that receives image data via a web browser and exports the image data to a document processing server
An improved image processing system is provided which receives image data at a computer and transfers that image data to a work flow server for image processing and document distribution. The system uses a work flow web application computer program that receives image data from a scanner, transfers that image ...

04/13/06 - 20060080403 - System and method for remote traffic management in a communication network
A traffic manager to manage flows to a plurality of remote physical ports. The traffic manager employs two tiers of shaping and scheduling driven by performance characteristics of the remote physical ports. By modeling the remote physical ports within the traffic manager, flows to the physical ports can be controlled ...

04/13/06 - 20060080402 - Apparatus and method for socket communication between applications in operating system that does not support a process
An apparatus and method are provided for socket communication between applications in an operating system that does not support a process. The apparatus includes a server socket interface and a client socket interface. The server socket interface is created by the server application and has a first name. The client ...

04/13/06 - 20060080401 - Adaptive vicinity prefetching for filesystem metadata
Network latencies are reduced by detecting a metadata access call for filesystem metadata contained in a filesystem node of remotely located filesystem. The metadata corresponding to the metadata access call is fetched when the metadata corresponding to the metadata access call is not contained in a local filesystem cache that ...

04/06/06 - 20060075068 - Predictive pre-download of a network object
A method for fetching network objects from a web server is described. The method includes intercepting at a device a request from a web client to a web server for a first network object. The same device intercepts a response to the request from the web server. The device determines ...

04/06/06 - 20060075067 - Remote direct memory access with striping over an unreliable datagram transport
In a multinode data processing system in which nodes exchange information over a network or through a switch, a structure and mechanism are provided which enables data packets to be sent and received in any order. Normally, if in-order transmission and receipt are required, then transmission over a single path ...

04/06/06 - 20060075066 - Directory structure in distributed data driven architecture environment
The invention employs systems and methods to provide addressing for appropriate access to data in automation devices. Data attributes can be related to a number of various factors in a data driven architecture such as the source of the data, the data subscriber and/or the path employed to convey the ...

04/06/06 - 20060075065 - Wireless video surveillance system and method with single click-select actions
A surveillance system and method performing actions and interacting with a base system including at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, and, optionally a remote server computer (RSC), including the steps of providing base system; at least one user ...

04/06/06 - 20060075064 - Concurrent ftp read and write
Methods, systems, and media are disclosed for concurrent ftp transfer of a file. In one embodiment, the method for concurrent ftp reading and writing includes uploading a file by a first computer system in communication with an ftp site, such as a server, having an ftp program. Further, the method ...

04/06/06 - 20060075063 - Method and apparatus for providing data storage in peer-to peer networks
A method and apparatus for enhanced data storage in peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Users subscribe to a P2P storage network that allows each user to store files on the storage network by swapping blocks of the user's files with blocks from storage of a peer, or peers, on the network. A ...

03/30/06 - 20060069744 - Method and system for transmitting information through multiple communication channels
A method for transmitting information (from a source computer to one or more target computers) is proposed. The solution of the invention applies to a message (300o) that includes a main body (310) with possible attachments (315), each one identified by a corresponding internal link (320i) The attachments including bulk ...

03/30/06 - 20060069743 - Integrated method and apparatus to manage mobile devices and services
Disclosed herein is a method, a system, a network node and a computer program executable by a data processor or data processors to accommodate a non-IP OTA protocol using an end-to-end IP protocol. The method includes receiving a message from a non-IP entity; using a markup language, such as XML, ...

03/30/06 - 20060069742 - Method, system, and computer program product for prefetching sync data and for edge caching sync data on a cellular device
The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for prefetching sync data and for edge caching on a cellular device (e.g., a cell phone). The method for prefetching sync data comprises: providing unprocessed sync data at a first location; downloading the unprocessed sync data from the first ...

03/30/06 - 20060069741 - Route objects in telecommunications networks
In a telecommunications network, a route object (RO) computer program product, creates a RO which presents a user with editable fields relating to more than one type of RO, and allows the user to specify the contents of one or more of the fields to create any one of the ...

03/30/06 - 20060069740 - Information distribution system, information acquistion device, information distribution server, information reproduction device, information reproduction method, information distribution control method, information distribution control program, and compu
The subject invention provides an information delivery system which performs information reproduction according to reproduction circumstances, such as available communication modes for the information reproduction device, user's request etc., thereby carrying out information delivery in the most appropriate way to the user. For example, the center system (3) determines the ...

03/23/06 - 20060064468 - Web services interface and object access framework
The present invention serves as a framework for both an extensible markup language interface for web services and to access objects. Using web services and objects, the present invention allows two or more computer networks to communicate with each other regardless of the security status of the networks. The present ...

03/23/06 - 20060064467 - System and method for partial web page caching and cache versioning
A system and method for enabling versioning and partial web page caching is disclosed. One of the features of the present invention is the use of version information in the caching process at a server site to identify partial web page modifications. A second feature is the capability at the ...

03/16/06 - 20060059244 - Communication mechanism and method for easily transferring information between processes
A communication mechanism and method for assisting in the transfer of information between at least two processes through a data storage system is provided. The communication mechanism is provided between a protocol family and the process, and is capable of communicating with both. Both the processes and the protocols may ...

03/16/06 - 20060059243 - Method for sending batch download messages
The method of the invention for sending a message batch download in a telecommunication network comprising a sender entity, one or more receiver entities, and intermediate entities there between, is mainly characterized by creating a test message and sending the test message to each receiver, receiving an acknowledgement in case ...

03/09/06 - 20060053212 - Computer network architecture for providing display data at remote monitor
A computer network architecture for providing display data at a remote monitor is disclosed. The computer network architecture comprises a local computer, a local user interface controller, a remote user interface controller, and a remote monitor. The local user interface controller electrically connected to the local computer comprises a video ...

03/09/06 - 20060053211 - Deterministic communication between graphical programs executing on different computer systems
A system and method for enabling deterministic or time-triggered data exchange between a first graphical program and a second graphical program. A first variable is assigned to a first time slot in a network cycle. A first graphical program may be configured to write data to the first variable. A ...

03/09/06 - 20060053210 - Method for using snmp as an rpc mechanism for exporting the data structures of a remote library
A semi-automatic mapping of a library definition to a simple network management protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB). By exposing the internal data needed to remotely access arbitrary user space libraries as SNMP data structures which can be directly modified over the network, the internal data, its operations, and usages ...

03/09/06 - 20060053209 - System and method for distributed streaming of scalable media
A “PeerStreamer” provides receiver-driven peer-to-peer (P2P) media streaming for loosely coupled P2P networks. Peers in the network perform only simple operations, may cache all or part of the streaming media, do not collaborate with other peers, may be unreliable, and may drop offline or come online during any given streaming ...

03/02/06 - 20060047778 - Peer-to-peer hosting of intelligent field devices
Device configurations are stored in a system including at least two intelligent field devices (IFDs) connected by a communications connection. A configuration for a first IFD is stored in the first IFD, and a backup of the configuration for the first IFD is stored in at least one other IFD. ...

03/02/06 - 20060047777 - Enhancing portlet run-time display with dynamically applied portlet skins
A method, system and apparatus for enhancing the run-time display of a portlet using dynamically applied portlet skins. In this regard, a portlet display enhancement system can include a portlet aggregator configured to aggregate portlet views into a portal page, and alternate skin insertion logic programmed to wrap at least ...

03/02/06 - 20060047776 - Automated failover in a cluster of geographically dispersed server nodes using data replication over a long distance communication link
An embodiment of the invention is a method for performing an automated failover from a remote server node to a local server node, the remote server node and the local server node being in a cluster of geographically dispersed server nodes. The local server node is selected to be recipient ...

03/02/06 - 20060047775 - Method and apparatus for downloading content
Methods and apparatus for managing download of content to a client device are disclosed. In one aspect, the download process is optimized for bandwidth usage by using criteria such as time of day, level of network activity and priority of download. In another aspect, download of content is prioritized based ...

03/02/06 - 20060047774 - Media play of selected portions of an event
A system is provided for selectively presenting a portion of an event to a user. The system includes a first device, a second device, and a network allowing communication between the first and the second device. An application at the first device displays a plurality of sub-events that characterize an ...

02/23/06 - 20060041634 - Data providing system, data providing apparatus and method, data acquisition system and method, and program storage medium
The present invention is intended to provide a data providing system including a data providing apparatus having provision image data generating means for generating provision image data of a provision image which is reusable by inlaying a predetermined advertisement image into a predetermined template image into which a predetermined user ...

02/23/06 - 20060041633 - Opportunistic directory cache
An opportunistic directory cache and method of usage reduce the number of calls between a client and server for file information, reducing the wastage of network resources and server resources. The expirable directory cache can be refreshed any time an appropriate directory enumeration call is made to the server, and ...

02/23/06 - 20060041632 - System and method to associate content types in a portable communication device
A system and or/methodology that facilitates organizing content on a portable communications device to generate a compilation (e.g., presentation) containing the organized content. The system and/or methodology includes an authoring component that associates content of a first type with a subset of other content and a sharing component that communicates ...

02/16/06 - 20060036710 - Data providing system, data providing apparatus and method, data acquisition system and method, and program storage medium
The present invention is intended to provide a data providing system including a data providing apparatus having provision image data generating means for generating provision image data of a provision image which is reusable by inlaying a predetermined advertisement image into a predetermined template image into which a predetermined user ...

02/16/06 - 20060036709 - Data logging for resident applications within portable electronic devices
A method for gathering data from a portable communication device. The method comprises providing at least one application that runs in the communication device. The application includes code or calls to code as part of the application that provides data to a data log. At least a portion of the ...

02/16/06 - 20060036708 - Method and system for collecting information from computer systems based on a trusted relationship
A method and system for retrieving data from devices in a way that seeks to preserve privacy and ensure the integrity of the retrieved data is provided. A retrieval system is implemented on a network of devices that communicate with each other via a secure communications link. Each device is ...

02/16/06 - 20060036707 - Method and apparatus for routing images
A method for exchanging images over a network includes associating an image router with an image repository. A first image request is received from a remote workstation in the image router. A second image request corresponding to the first image request is sent to the image repository. An image associated ...

02/16/06 - 20060036706 - Supplementary information dissemination system
A supplemental information dissemination system is disclosed which provides supplemental information on managed documents having unique identifying information printed thereon, and is comprised of a supplemental information management server and a supplemental information acquisition device. The supplemental information management server stores supplemental information on each document that has identifying information ...

02/09/06 - 20060031399 - Methods and systems for remotely securing data in a wireless device in a communications network
Methods and systems are provided for remotely securing data in a wireless device. A user sends a data message containing instructions for securing data to a remotely located wireless device. Securing data includes recovering data, purging data, locking the wireless device, and locating the wireless device within a communications network. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031398 - Apparatus, method, and computer product for web-based data management
An apparatus for managing data on a web page, through a web browser at a client device via a network, includes a receiving unit that receives a request from the client device to start a client application installed in the client device, where the client application is specified by a ...

02/09/06 - 20060031397 - Client version advertisement service for overriding default version properties of client
Override client version properties are used to selectively replace default client version properties of a web browser to obtain versions of web resources that are operational on the web browser. A client operating the web browser issues a request for content through a proxy server. Using an index, the proxy ...

02/09/06 - 20060031396 - Normalized rotation on a website of display items
A method for balancing the allocation of available display slots on a Web page among a plurality of different sources of display items comprises (a) defining for each source a set of candidate items to be displayed, (b) selecting items from a pool of all candidate sets, in a manner ...

02/09/06 - 20060031395 - Method and system for managing programs for web service system
A Web service system includes at least one client terminal that uses a Web service, a server device that provides the Web service, and a UDDI server that manages registered information concerning the Web service in WSDL format in a UDDI registry. The server device provides the client terminal with ...

02/09/06 - 20060031394 - Apparatus and methods for transparent handling of browser proxy configurations in a network gateway device
A method of providing web browsers with access to a foreign network via a network gateway device. The browsers are installed on clients of the gateway device and have different proxy settings. Web requests from a browser are intercepted during a browser pre-login phase. Based on the intercepted web requests, ...

02/09/06 - 20060031393 - System and method of binding a client to a server
A system and method of binding a client with a server. Embodiments of the present invention allow a client to receive and maintain a set of “best-fit” server IP addresses. The best fit server IP addresses establish a hierarchy of server addresses that are used by a client to maintain ...

02/09/06 - 20060031392 - Methods for generating composite images including positioning grid
Methods for generating composite images are disclosed. A first image is selected via a Web interface presented on a browser and a second image is selected via a Web interface presented on the browser. The second image is positioned relative to the first image to generate relative positioning information, wherein ...

02/09/06 - 20060031391 - Universal data-exchange system of sample-processing stations and a method of compiling and managing the aforementioned system
Proposed is a high throughput system composed from individual computer-controlled sample-processing stations, each of which is assigned at least one instrument identifier (ID). Each sample array that has to be processed in the system is uniquely associated with a specific electronic memory that can be accessed by the sample array ...

02/09/06 - 20060031390 - System and method to evaluate a service contract covering a monitored device by integrating device, user, and account information
A system and method for evaluating a service contract for managing and servicing devices communicatively coupled to a network, including: storing business context information, including terms of the service contract for managing and servicing a device; storing contract expenditure information; receiving, from an authorized user, a request for information related ...

02/09/06 - 20060031389 - Storage system, computer system, and method of configuring storage system
A storage system is provided with a plurality of interface units each for connection with a server; an interface unit for connection with hard disk drives; a plurality of microprocessor units each for processing commands; and a switch unit for interconnecting the interface units and microprocessor units. A management console ...

02/09/06 - 20060031388 - Connection resource system
A system and method for a connection resource system is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the invention, a method includes establishing a first connection, the first connection being between one of one or more server applications and one of one or more external resources; and establishing a second connection, ...

02/09/06 - 20060031387 - System and method for delivering web content to a mobile device
A system and method for delivery web content to a mobile device. A system includes a content delivery program associated with a webpage, where the webpage includes at least one content item. The content delivery program is configured to receive a user selection signal related to the at least one ...

02/09/06 - 20060031386 - System for sharing ontology information in a peer-to-peer network
A system and program product for sharing ontology information in a computer network. The system comprises a peer-to-peer file sharing system that is implemented by a plurality of clients within a network, wherein each client includes: a file sharing system that allows each client to access files from other clients ...

02/09/06 - 20060031385 - Reverse ip method and system
The present invention provides a new and improved domain name searching method and system which comprises steps selected from the group consisting of (1) downloading all zone files, public and/or non-public, associated with one or more host names; (2) performing reverse DNS on IPs associated with said host names in ...

02/09/06 - 20060031384 - System and method for optimized property retrieval of stored objects
A system and related techniques generate an interrogation request from an initiator device, such as a client desktop machine or other machine, to a mobile or other media player, such as a digital camera, MP3 player, video camera or other device or hardware to enumerate the media content contained in ...

02/09/06 - 20060031383 - Method and system for retrieval and usage of remote entry points
A method for communicating between a client application and one or more servers is disclosed. In one embodiment, it is first determined whether a particular client application operation is the type of operation that requires a remote entry point. If a remote entry point is needed, the client application obtains ...

02/09/06 - 20060031382 - System and method for translating fully qualified domain name access in a browser environment
A computer system having a user specified web browsing system for selectively translating user defined uniform resource locator addresses specified in a cookie is disclosed. A memory stored mapping is disclosed which maps URLs to corresponding fully qualified domain names. A web page translator will automatically translate a user web ...

02/09/06 - 20060031381 - Method and device for regulating file sharing
A method of regulating sharing of a multimedia object (200) by a device (100), comprising registering usage information for the multimedia object (200) upon sharing of the multimedia object (200), and after the registering, billing a user of the device (100) for a certain amount in accordance with the registered ...

02/02/06 - 20060026263 - Managing stored data on a computer network
A method and system for managing stored data on a computer network organizes data into logical volumes, and each logical volume has a friendly name associated with it. A domain controller keeps track of the friendly names of the logical volumes and associates those friendly names with the actual physical ...

02/02/06 - 20060026262 - Content collection
In a web service system with one or more web servers, a system and method for distributing content directly from each web server to a single computer transfers files generated on web servers to a central location for access by a system operator. If files generated by multiple web servers ...

02/02/06 - 20060026261 - Apparatus for and a method of facilitating the carrying out of a task
The controller (10) has a service discoverer (12) that discovers services at locations on the network (N) and a task manager (14) that controls the carrying out of tasks using services discovered by the service discoverer (12). The controller (10) also has a service publisher (13) that, as a result ...

02/02/06 - 20060026260 - Method of communicating between web applications and local client application while maintaining remote user session
A method for non-browser based client applications to be integrated into a user's web session and allowed to transfer information from the non-browser applications to the user's session on the web server. The method provides communications between a web-based application and a client application while maintaining a unique client session ...

02/02/06 - 20060026259 - Receiving apparatus, receiving system and receiving method
The present invention provides a receiving apparatus, a receiving system and a receiving method wherein a waiting time until the user obtains information is short and a function error hardly occurs even if a communication failure occurs with one storage apparatus, for example. The receiving apparatus in accordance with the ...

01/26/06 - 20060020683 - User terminal, server, and data providing method
A user terminal includes means for requesting a server managing data to transmit data, means for transmitting attribute information defining the data attribute required for the aforementioned data, means for receiving data appropriate for the attribute information, and display means for displaying the received data. ...

01/26/06 - 20060020682 - System and method for connecting unix utilities to the internet
A technique to link a computer system using a Unix operating system with a remote computer via the Internet to access data residing on the remote computer and to manipulate the accessed data on the computer system. This is achieved by checking an argument in a received Unix command including ...

01/26/06 - 20060020681 - Modification and importation of live web pages
A mechanism is provided for modifying live web pages and then downloading the changed version. In one preferred embodiment, the user enters a uniform resource locator in a user interface. The mechanism then loads the page referenced by the uniform resource locator. The user is able to select an option ...

01/26/06 - 20060020680 - Apparatus, system, and method for quick access grid bus connection of storage cells in automated storage libraries
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for quick access of stored removable storage media. The apparatus includes an automated data storage library, a communications processor, and a media interface module. The automated data storage library has a plurality of storage cells, each storage cell having a media interface module ...

01/26/06 - 20060020679 - Method and system for pluggability of federation protocol runtimes for federated user lifecycle management
A method and a system are presented in which federated domains interact within a federated environment. Domains within a federation can initiate federated operations for a user at other federated domains. A point-of-contact server within a domain relies upon a trust proxy within the domain to manage trust relationships between ...

01/19/06 - 20060015572 - Display apparatus, user terminal, distribution apparatus, control method tereof, computer program and storage medium
There is provided a content distribution system configured by a distribution apparatus for storing content data, a display apparatus for displaying content data distributed from the distribution apparatus in accordance with a predetermined display schedule, and a user terminal for acquiring the content data displayed on the display apparatus from ...

01/19/06 - 20060015571 - Computer evaluation of contents of interest
Provides evaluating programs that enable problems to be identified in a manner that reflects actual conditions for an evaluation of contents of interest. In an example embodiment, there is provided a program for evaluating contents of interest that causes a computer to implement the functions of: performing a primary evaluation ...

01/19/06 - 20060015570 - Method and device for performing integrated caching in a data communication network
A device that implements a method for performing integrated caching in a data communication network. The device is configured to receive a packet from a client over the data communication network, wherein the packet includes a request for an object. At the operating system/kernel level of the device, one or ...

01/19/06 - 20060015569 - Method and system for initiating a task and receiving task data via a twain interface
A method, device, and computer readable medium for acquiring data from a device connected to a network and transferring the data to a host device. In one embodiment, the invention includes establishing a communication system; and establishing, on the host device, a data source configured to communicate with one or ...

01/19/06 - 20060015568 - Grouping of session objects
An object delivery session, such as a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session, is joined and a description of a plurality of objects provided by the session are provided. The description indicates one or more groupings of the plurality of objects. An interesting object is determined from the plurality ...

01/19/06 - 20060015567 - Device for provision of access to data
The invention relates to a device for provision of access to data in various data sources. Said device is provided with means which permit a user to gain a uniform central access to all data sources and a uniform visualization of the data from the corresponding data sources. The various ...

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