Accessing A Remote Server

Accessing A Remote Server 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 - 20060235952 - Exactly once jms communication
A system for managing a JMS message store in a clustered network includes an object acting as a message store for Java Message Service (JMS). A lead server is selected from several clustered servers. The lead server uses a distributed consensus algorithm to select a host server, utilizing multicast messaging ...

10/19/06 - 20060235951 - Industrial controller interface providing standardized object access
An interface for an industrial control system provides, at a server side, a set of objects for programmer use. Instances of object provider objects, linked to each of the software objects, provide a uniform interface for the software objects allowing software objects from different vendors to be used while preserving ...

10/19/06 - 20060235950 - Personal internet portal (pip)
The disclosure is directed to a limited application computing device including a processor having an input device interface responsive to user input devices, an output interface to provide communication to a display device, a memory interface to access at least one solid-state memory device, and a network interface coupled to ...

10/19/06 - 20060235949 - Firmware update method for automatically updating firmware of a plurality of electronic devices and network thereof
A firmware update method used in a network. The network includes a firmware server, an update initiator, and a plurality of electronic devices. The method includes the following steps: transmitting an update initiating command from the update initiator to each of the electronic devices; transmitting a firmware update request from ...

10/19/06 - 20060235948 - Managed access to information over data networks
A system for providing a user with access to an information site hosting information with controlled access, such as an e-Learning content provider. The user logs on to a management site such a learning management system and is authenticated by the management site. The user requests the management site for ...

10/12/06 - 20060230124 - Distributed computing services platform
A server federation cooperatively interacts to fulfill service requests by communicating using data structures that follow a schema in which the meaning of the communicated data is implied by the schema. Thus, in addition to the data being communicated, the meaning of the data is also communication allowing for intelligent ...

10/12/06 - 20060230123 - Online shopping and item selection system and method
A system for online shopping and item selection includes an audiovisual system coupled to a remote server, an audiovisual program transmitted from the remote server to the audiovisual system and an input device coupled to the audiovisual system. The audiovisual system includes a video display that displays the audiovisual program. ...

10/12/06 - 20060230122 - Method and system for managing programs in data-processing system
A data-processing system has at least one computer executing at least one application program and at least one storage device. The computer and the at least one storage device storing data are communicatively connected via a plurality of data transfer paths assigned to each program. A data-processing apparatus is communicatively ...

10/05/06 - 20060224703 - Slideshow system, rule server, music reproducing apparatus and methods of controlling said server and apparatus
TOC (Table of Contents) information is read from a music CD and transmitted to a rule server. The latter reads a slideshow rule, which corresponds to the TOC information, from a database and transmits the rule to a client computer. The client computer presents a slideshow in accordance with the ...

10/05/06 - 20060224702 - Local workflows in a business process management system
A system and method for executing business process logic between two more business applications is disclosed. A global workflow container stores one or more business processes, each business process having process logic that defines communication between the two or more business applications. A local workflow builder defines a local workflow, ...

10/05/06 - 20060224701 - Wireless communications to receiver devices using control terminal communication link set-up
Methods of delivering electronic content include exchanging communications with a network access point from a control terminal to establish a communication link configured for two-way communications. Electronic content transmitted by the network access point is received at a remote terminal over the established communication link without providing responsive communications to ...

10/05/06 - 20060224700 - Multipart response generation
A multipart response generation system generates content (such as pages) that may contain mixed linked content that is referenced by a separate locator. When a page is requested (during a “primary request”), the image and PDF file, for example, based on specific input from the user are generated and each ...

10/05/06 - 20060224699 - Methods and system for event transmission
The invention relates to methods and a system for the management and transmission of events from a server to at least one client, by means of a communication connection, whereby the server has at least one server event service, communicating with at least one client, by means of a communication ...

10/05/06 - 20060224698 - System and method for referencing av data accumulated in av server
A system in which AV data stored in an AV server is previewed by a plurality of edit terminals includes a recording apparatus which is connected to those edit terminals and which is capable of higher speed access than a recording element in the AV server, and a first processing ...

09/28/06 - 20060218250 - Client terminal device and client server system
A client terminal device and a client server system that can receive operation signals at more suitable timing are provided. In the client server system equipped with a client terminal device and a server device that is connected with the client terminal device through a wireless network, the client terminal ...

09/28/06 - 20060218249 - Av transmission system, server device of av transmission system, and client device
An AV transmission system is structured so that: information of specialized function of a connected AV apparatus is sent from the AV apparatus to a server device and from the server device to a client device, and in case a function menu key is operated at the client device side, ...

09/28/06 - 20060218248 - Contents distribution system, contents distribution method, and computer-readable storage medium therefor
A contents distribution system includes: a distributing server storing broadcast program data including to-be-distributed contents; a distributing-site apparatus receiving the broadcast program data, the distributing-site apparatus comprising a configuration setting file for a display apparatus and/or an external source controlled by the distributing-site apparatus; and a control server providing a ...

09/28/06 - 20060218247 - System and method for highlighting a domain in a browser display
Described are a system and method for highlighting a domain in a browser display. Briefly stated, a browsing software is configured to parse an address to identify important portion, such as a domain name associated with content being displayed. The important portion of the address is then displayed in a ...

09/21/06 - 20060212546 - Information-processing apparatus and information-processing method
The object of the invention is to provide the user with improved operatability of an information-processing apparatus and usability of application programs as well as to implement rendering of services to download the application programs from a server to the information-processing apparatus. If storage means employed in the information-processing apparatus ...

09/21/06 - 20060212545 - Private network exchange with multiple service providers, having a portal, collaborative applications, and a directory service
A private network exchange with multiple service providers, having a portal, collaborative applications, and a directory service is provided. The private network exchange can operate across multiple service providers, and provides a minimum service level regardless of the service providers involved. The Portal provides a user friendly interface to present ...

09/21/06 - 20060212544 - Method and device for transfer of image data
In a method for transfer of image data using a data transfer device wherein the image data of an image file can be separated into data packets, and transferred with variable image quality, image data of the image file are transferred in lower image quality, image data of at least ...

09/21/06 - 20060212543 - Modular applications for mobile data system
Operating sequences of a mobile data integration system include operational modules, also called transportable applications (“TransApps”), that are self contained and capable of being linked together with other operating sequences and TransApps. Each operational module can accept input data and can generate output data. The input data can be received ...

09/21/06 - 20060212542 - Method and computer-readable medium for file downloading in a peer-to-peer network
A method and computer-readable medium for downloading content in a peer-to-peer network is provided. A client detects a download event associated with an identifier of a file and submits a query that includes an identifier of a file to an indexing server. The client receives a peer list including connectivity ...

09/21/06 - 20060212541 - Data delivering system, data acquisition device, writing device, data acquisition program, data acquisition method, recordable medium, data delivering device and content delivering system
A user terminal (5-N: FIG. 1) receives karaoke data from a Web server (1: FIG. 1). A writer (7-N: FIG. 1) writes the karaoke data as received by the user terminal (5-N) to a memory cartridge (13: FIG. 2). In this case, the writer (7-N) can only be written once ...

09/14/06 - 20060206591 - Method and apparatus for coupling a visual browser to a voice browser
A method and apparatus for concurrently accessing network-based electronic content in a Voice Browser and a Visual Browser can include the steps of retrieving a network-based document formatted for display in the Visual Browser; identifying in the retrieved document a reference to the Voice Browser, the reference specifying electronic content ...

09/14/06 - 20060206590 - Theme change system, portable communication device, server apparatus, and computer program
A theme change system includes a portable communication device; and a server apparatus, wherein the portable communication device and the server apparatus are connected to each other via a communication network. The portable communication device includes a theme request section making a request for theme data related to an interface ...

09/14/06 - 20060206589 - Method and systems for providing access to dynamic content via static pages
A system and method for providing access to dynamic content via static pages. A page or portion of a page is received containing at least one executable element and at least one static element. The at least one executable element is identified and then processed to produce output. A static ...

09/14/06 - 20060206588 - Information processing system and method
Loads on access destinations are balanced. A first controller and a second controller, which accept requests from a plurality of sources, and write and read data to/from a storage device in response to these requests, are provided. The first controller returns to at least one first source of a plurality ...

09/14/06 - 20060206587 - System and method for automatically uploading updates
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a user of an electronic device with an Automatic Upgrade Functionality (AUF), the ability to automatically upgrade software installations with a configurable amount of user interaction and interruption. ...

09/14/06 - 20060206586 - Method, apparatus and system for a location-based uniform resource locator
An aspect of the present invention is a method for routing content information to a mobile user or client application. The method preferably comprises re-directing a user request to one or more gateway servers provided via an overlay network. In another aspect, the present invention is an apparatus that includes ...

09/14/06 - 20060206585 - System and method for publishing targeted copy in a previously opened document independent of a user-initiated submission
A system for publishing targeted copy in an electronic originating document already generated on a computer. The originating document has text, at least one data field and a user-initiated submission element. The system includes polling code that is called by a first launch code embedded in the originating document. The ...

09/07/06 - 20060200538 - System and method for upgrading the remote control functionality of a device
A system and method for upgrading remote control application resident on a device. To this end, a markup language file is created. The markup language file has a representation of information used to setup the remote control application to communicate with an appliance. The markup language file may be executed, ...

09/07/06 - 20060200537 - System and method for online human resource outsourcing and portal access
An system and method for online human resource outsourcing is provided via online and through portal access such as obtained when utilizing wireless applications. ...

08/31/06 - 20060195554 - System and method for transmission of data
A system and method for data communication connecting on-line networks with on-line and off-line computers. The present system provides for broadcast of up to the minute notification centric information thereby providing an instant call to action for users who are provided with the ability to instantaneously retrieve further detailed information. ...

08/31/06 - 20060195553 - Content-information management system, content-information management apparatus, content-information management method, and computer program
A content-information-management system includes a meta-information server which handles meta information of contents on a network on which at least one content-provide device which provides the contents is provided. The meta-information server provides the meta information to a content-use device which uses the contents. The meta-information server discovers the at ...

08/24/06 - 20060190568 - Delivering electronic content
Delivering electronic content includes providing instructions that cause a computer to collect information including an e-mail address and transmitting the collected information to a receiving computer. The computer that receives the transmitted information selects electronic content based on the received information and sends the selected electronic content to the e-mail ...

08/24/06 - 20060190567 - System and method for providing customers with secure data access to a management system
A method for providing access to dealer data stored in a dealer management system comprises entering into a service agreement with a customer interested in access to current dealer data. The method continues by arranging for the dealer data to be remotely collected from the dealer management system and stored ...

08/24/06 - 20060190566 - System and method for updating a database via secure data access over a network
A method for remotely collecting data from a dealer management system comprises remotely connecting to a dealer management system from a remote system coupled to the dealer management system over a public network, wherein the dealer management system includes stored dealer data. The method continues by collecting a current set ...

08/24/06 - 20060190565 - Global network computers
This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband 5 transmission means and having hardware, software, firmware, and other means such that at least one parallel processing operation occurs that involve at least two computers in ...

08/24/06 - 20060190564 - Secure server-based identification for simplified online transaction processing with palmtop computer
A secure simplified transaction processing method and apparatus for a palmtop computer. Sensitive personal information is stored in a secure personal information database. A site map database contains information which maps the fields of the personal information database to frames of a Web page. On request of a palmtop computer, ...

08/24/06 - 20060190563 - High-volume web page update system and method
A system is provided for updating a web page. The system includes a device and a server, the device is provided behind a firewall, and displays a web page. The device limits the display of information asynchronously transmitted to the device, and is further operable to request information. The server ...

08/17/06 - 20060184648 - Information processing system, information providing apparatus, information providing method, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
An information providing apparatus is disclosed which provides contents to an information processing apparatus connected via a network, the information providing apparatus including, a generating device generating sample data including metadata about contents ready to be provided, before transmitting the generated sample data to the information processing apparatus, and a ...

08/17/06 - 20060184647 - Method and apparatus to modify network identifiers at data servers
A method of modifying network identifiers at data servers is disclosed. A virtual private network (VPN) gateway server generates a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request. The HTTP request not only requests data from a data server that is within a VPN, but also instructs the data server to modify (“mangle”) ...

08/10/06 - 20060179127 - System and method for location-based interactive content
A system and method for providing and managing location-based interactive content, including messages sent to specific location-based screens via mobile communication devices or the Internet. The location-based screens are display devices connected to a central content server that may be a central website, by a first network that may be ...

08/10/06 - 20060179126 - Remote downloading system, managing apparatus, data receiving apparatus, operation apparatus, information processing apparatus and computer readable information recording medium
In a remote downloading system, a data utilization apparatus downloads data from a data delivery apparatus by an operation of the operation apparatus, the operation apparatus is thus applied to obtain downloading information required for downloading the data from the data delivery apparatus, and transmits the thus-obtained downloading information to ...

08/10/06 - 20060179125 - System and method for exposing a j2ee application server as a web service transaction participant
A system and methods are provided for allowing a transaction based on arbitrary atomic transaction models initiated in a web services environment to be imported into a J2EE application server environment. An extensible mechanism is provided to bridge from the web services environment into XA and execute a web services ...

08/10/06 - 20060179124 - Remote discovery and system architecture
Sending a discovery agent to a computing device determines the services provided by that first computing device. As a result, a first set of information is received from the agent that provides information indicative of the services provided by the computing device. That information can then be compared to other ...

08/03/06 - 20060173975 - Download system, communication terminal, server, and download method
A download system capable of appropriately spreading loads on a server and on a transmission path, and further enhancing convenience in download of data. A reservation candidate acquirer of a communication terminal acquires from a software managing server reservation candidate information containing time information about time zones as candidates to ...

07/27/06 - 20060168151 - Method, system and computer program for retrieving information with reduced age in a periodic process
A solution (600) for retrieving information (for example, monitoring data such as heartbeat signals) is proposed. The information is collected (603-612) periodically on a central server (110) from remote sources (105); multiple clients (120) then download (615-630) the information from the server with a time pattern that is tied to ...

07/27/06 - 20060168150 - Media presentation with supplementary media
Improved techniques for providing supplementary media for media items are disclosed. The media items are typically fixed media items. The supplementary media is one or more of audio, video, image, or text that is provided by a user to supplement (e.g., personalize, customize, annotate, etc.) the fixed media items. In ...

07/27/06 - 20060168149 - Secure network computing
In one embodiment, a network element comprises one or more input/output ports, one or more processors, and a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory module comprises logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to receive a service request from a client computing device, ...

07/27/06 - 20060168148 - System, computer program product and method for managing documents
A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes an image forming apparatus configured to display interactive menus so as to allow an operator of the image forming apparatus to interact with a document manager. The display interactive menus are downloaded from the document manager to ...

07/27/06 - 20060168147 - Information processor, file server, accounting control system, accounting control method, and recording medium recording a program therefor
The object of the present invention is to manage the use number relating to a user in a suitable manner, when a game device operated by a user downloads a file, such as a game program, or the like, from a file server, in order to play a game. Therefore, ...

07/27/06 - 20060168146 - Remote copy network
A remote copy network realizes low-cost multi-hop remote copying. Remote copying is executed via a remote copy network (RCN) having a source edge device connected to a source storage and a target edge device connected to a target storage. Because the RCN is a network provided by a network business, ...

07/27/06 - 20060168145 - Method for creating a secure and reliable content distribution framework
An upstream NDC site accesses a file that is alternatively accessible through at least two downstream NDC sites. The downstream NDC sites belong to a DDS domain which is a sub-domain of a domain at the upstream NDC site. Portal files at each downstream NDC store distinct network addresses for ...

07/27/06 - 20060168144 - System for viewing content over a network and method therefor
A system and method for viewing content over the Internet wherein a user accesses a service provider server to view a character icon provided by the service provider to a user interface device. The user will select web site addresses of subscriber target sites where the user can access enhancement ...

07/27/06 - 20060168143 - Automated method for executing a service order directed to a particular beneficiary, initiated after query requiring minimal response
An automated method is provided, operating on a computer and encoded on a computer-readable medium, for executing a logic flow that executes a service order on behalf of a client upon certain pre-scribed conditions. The service order is organized by the client according to the characteristics of each of at ...

07/27/06 - 20060168142 - Music distribution system
Systems for distributing music to a plurality of customers via the Internet provide each customer with a uniquely identified proprietary device for receiving, playing and recording music. A music server computer system is provided for distributing the music to the proprietary devices over the Internet. The system provides for tracking ...

07/27/06 - 20060168141 - Image server, image communication system, and control methods thereof
An image server and an image communication system capable of displaying images of plural image servers differing in IP address on a browser window by using a versatile browser, and a methods for controlling them. Plural image servers communicate with a client computer displaying image information presented from image servers ...

07/27/06 - 20060168140 - Information processor, file server, accounting control system, accounting control method, and recording medium recording a program therefor
The object of the present invention is to manage the use number relating to a user in a suitable manner, when a game device operated by a user downloads a file, such as a game program, or the like, from a file server, in order to play a game. Therefore, ...

07/27/06 - 20060168139 - System for integrating java servlets with asynchronous message
In a traditional application server that uses servlets, when a request is dispatched to a thread the service method of the appropriate servlet is called. When the service method returns the response is sent. This is sub-optimal in the case that an asynchronous event must occur before the response can ...

07/27/06 - 20060168138 - Resource providing system, mediating agent, resource providing method and computer program product
A resource providing system is provided with a user agent, an interlayer agent, and a resource agent. The user agent includes a file acquisition processing portion that makes a request to the interlayer agent for a file desired by the user. The interlayer agent includes a file relay portion that ...

07/27/06 - 20060168137 - Service providing method using profile information and system thereof
A service providing method using profile information and a system thereof is provided. According to the invention, in order to provide profile information for serving a user to a service provider at a place other than a home, a user device, an external device, an authentication server and a profile ...

07/27/06 - 20060168136 - System and method for launching a resource in a network
The invention provides a system and method for a client connected to a server in a computer network to access a resource, such as an application, database (either local, server, or web-based), service and/or a file, stored in the network. The system comprises: the client in the network; the server ...

07/27/06 - 20060168135 - Recording and reproducing apparatus and file transfer method
A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a file recorder, an interface, and controller which, upon receipt of content file with copy control information, records the content file in the recorder by adding thereto identification information M requesting transfer upon confirmation that a round-trip response time to a destination is not ...

07/27/06 - 20060168134 - Method and system for real-time observation assessment
Techniques for real-time observation assessment are provided. The techniques, which are designed for educators, take advantage of handheld computers, desktop/laptop computers and Internet access in order to reduce the paperwork associated with conventional educational assessments. An array of instructional assessment applications are designed to run on handheld computers. The instructional ...

07/27/06 - 20060168133 - Apparatus and method for transmitting mpeg content over an internet protocol network
A method for transmitting packetized multimedia content over a network is disclosed. The method comprises, receiving packetized multimedia content to be transmitted over the network; classifying respective frame of the packetized multimedia content according to an assigned priority by analyzing a frame header of each frame of the packet; separately ...

07/27/06 - 20060168132 - Business messaging standards to web services
A web services framework consists of a modular, extensible stack of XML specifications and standards targeting the emerging infrastructure in which distributed, heterogeneous applications are exposed by different organizations as services on the Internet. These services have their capabilities described and published in a machine readable format. ...

07/27/06 - 20060168131 - Electronic device and method for supporting different display modes
Data indicating a plurality of receiving specifications are stored in a memory unit. When an electronic device is set with its corresponding receiving specifications, data indicating the corresponding receiving specifications is read out from the memory unit and temporarily memorizes the same into a memory. When a demand for acquiring ...

07/27/06 - 20060168130 - Bytecode localization engine and instructions
A system and method for localizing or translating computer program output is presented. Some aspects provide embedded localization markup tags in program output such that a localization bytecode engine can use the localization markup tags to look up and execute corresponding localization instructions kept in storage. In some aspects, the ...

07/27/06 - 20060168129 - System and method for enhancing network browsing speed by setting a proxy server on a handheld device
A system for enhancing network-browsing speed by setting a proxy server on a handheld device comprises a browser operating on the handheld for sending a request for requesting a message including at least one image from a website, receiving a response in response to the request, a proxy server including ...

07/27/06 - 20060168128 - Wireless network facilitator and monitor
Techniques are presented for facilitating and monitoring wireless network connections. Clients and intermediate nodes are configured to interact with one another via network connections. Initially, the clients wirelessly connect to a select one of the intermediate nodes. Tests may be periodically issued to the clients and to the intermediate nodes ...

07/27/06 - 20060168127 - Host web page displaying target web page image
A system and method are disclosed for allowing a target web page to be edited on a host web page by a Designer. A scaled view of the target web page may be displayed on the host web page so that the Designer may view the target web page during ...

07/27/06 - 20060168126 - Aggregated content listing for ad-hoc peer to peer networks
Providing access to content in an ad-hoc peer-to-peer network involves gathering, from a plurality of media servers coupled to the network, content listings that describe content available via the associated media server. A subset of the content listings is selected based on an identity associated with a control point device. ...

07/27/06 - 20060168125 - System and method for managing web content
A system and method for managing web content are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to store content of a webpage, where the webpage includes an annotation tag. In one embodiment, the annotation tag indicates that the content includes an annotation. The method also includes ...

07/27/06 - 20060168124 - System and method for optimizing server resources while providing interaction with documents accessible through the server
A system and method for optimizing server resources while providing interaction with documents accessible through the server. The system allows a user to open and interact with a document without opening a session. Aspects of the present invention relate to a computer-implemented method having steps for determining whether a document ...

07/27/06 - 20060168123 - Queue and load for wireless hotspots
A system and method are provided for queuing and downloading content from a network. A user browses a network for content, and informs a scheduler of desired content and download parameters, such as a target end user device and conditions that are to be met before downloading occurs. The scheduler ...

07/27/06 - 20060168122 - System and method for protocol independent access and invocation of web services
Middleware application for managing communication between a client and a web service so that changes in the web service information, such as a change in the web service location, are addressed by the middleware application is disclosed. A developer registers web services in a repository. The middleware application generates a ...

07/27/06 - 20060168121 - Method and system for storing and retrieving personal information
A method for storing and retrieving personal information adapted to improve the level of contentment of a user (30). A database (11) is provided, for storing therein and retrieving therefrom information that is related to sources of contentment. Each of the sources of contentment is associated with a different aspect ...

07/20/06 - 20060161642 - Method and apparatus for implementing high-performance, scaleable data processing and storage systems
A data system architecture is described that allows multiple processing and storage resources to be connected to multiple clients so as 1) to distribute the clients' workload efficiently across the available resources; and 2) to enable scaleable expansion, both in terms of the number of clients and in the number ...

07/20/06 - 20060161641 - Computer-readable recording medium, relay control method, and relay control apparatus
A computer-readable medium storing a computer program for controlling relay of a client request from a client terminal to a server. The computer program includes instructions for causing a computer to execute determining a process corresponding to the client request, based on both an allowable waiting time for which the ...

07/20/06 - 20060161640 - Information processor, software updating system, software updating method, and its program
When the user computer 103 sends user ID to the center computer 102, the center computer 102 have the user computer 103 obtain URL of the module storing region 104 that corresponds to the user ID and stores the modules that the user should obtain. The user computer 103 accesses ...

07/20/06 - 20060161639 - Control information transmission method, relay server, and controllable device
A controlled device (12) sends a signal to a intermediary server (21) at a predetermined time interval, and the intermediary server (21) receives the signal from the controlled device (12) with a private address allocated by a router (11) and changes an operation mode from a passive mode to an ...

07/06/06 - 20060149834 - System and method for finding persons in a corporate entity
A graphical user interface-based contact information system allows users to see obtain not only contact information in a quick, efficient manner, but also allows users to see organizational charts and update communication devices. The contact information system comprises a server executing the graphical user interface that a users uses to ...

06/22/06 - 20060136577 - 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 - 20060136576 - Web browser operation method and operation apparatus
There is provided a web browser operation method and operation apparatus capable of preferably setting an access restriction function for restricting access of a web browser to be used by an unspecified number of users. First, content acquired from a web server is displayed on a display based on a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136575 - Integrated security suite architecture and system software/hardware
Disclosed is a multi-user, multi-tasking, state-of-the-art computer-based package for providing real-time distributed processing and control of a variety of system functions and capabilities. The invention provides an integrated security suite architecture and system software/hardware combination for security operations. The suite employs a Digital Media System (DMS) to provide live and ...

06/22/06 - 20060136574 - System and method for request priority transfer across nodes in a multi-tier data processing system network
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for transferring request prioritizations in a data processing system network is provided. A first data processing system receives a transaction request and identifies a priority of the transaction request. The first data processing system processes and conveys the transaction request ...

06/22/06 - 20060136573 - Method of and a system for error correction of service requests in an information system
An information system including subscriber stations (MS), at least two service sources (2 to 5) providing a respective service to subscriber stations of the system, and an access point (1) arranged to analyze a service request in order to forward the service request to the service source (2) offering the ...

06/08/06 - 20060123099 - Enhanced electronic service guide container
The invention provides an efficient transportation of ESG fragments to a receiver through the formation of containers. In this sense, a container comprises at least one ESG fragment, but may contain a plurality of fragments. A fragment may be also carried in more than one container. Aspects of the present ...

06/01/06 - 20060117095 - Registering a resource that delegates commit voting
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, receive an allocation request for a resource and registers the resource as a non-voting participant if the resource desires to delegate commit voting to another resource. The registered resource is then prohibited from participating in an enclosing transactional context ...

06/01/06 - 20060117094 - Systems and methods for providing information on a manner of communicating
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for providing a recommendation on a manner of communicating. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention information is provided to an information server regarding a plurality of communication channels which may be used to reach the first user. A request ...

05/11/06 - 20060101132 - Music-data reproducing system using a download program
A data card 101 with music data accumulated therein is inserted into a portable telephone 110 to fetch the music data into the portable telephone, and application software suitable for a music data format prescribed in association with the music data is selected from among a plurality of pieces of ...

05/11/06 - 20060101131 - Thumbnail image virtual address space
A method includes loading a plurality of thumbnail images into a virtual address space having a first address, and retrieving a specific thumbnail image of the plurality of thumbnail images from the virtual address space by indexing into the virtual address space at a location defined by an offset, the ...

04/27/06 - 20060089978 - Systems and methods for shared browsing among a plurality of online co-users
Systems and methods for establishing and maintaining a shared browsing experience are disclosed. A method for establishing a shared browsing experience includes an inviter computer communicating to an invitee computer, via an online messenger communication path,an invitation to establish a co-browsing experience. The invitee computer communicates to the inviter computer, ...

04/20/06 - 20060085521 - Interactive audio content delivery system and method
The present invention provides a system and method for delivering programmable, personalized interactive audio content, including advertising, via telecommunications carriers. Also, a telecommunications-carrier-based interactive combined entertainment, advertising, and sales channel is provided. ...

04/13/06 - 20060080408 - Smart home control of electronic devices
A content management (CM) system is provided to centrally control operation of one or more connected devices by issuing control requests and/or data requests. In some situations the connected device(s) include devices that control presentation of television programming-related content, such as digital video recorder (“DVR”) devices and media center devices, ...

04/13/06 - 20060080407 - Multimedia session establishment in a user entity having audio floor control
A method (500) and apparatus (301) are described for establishing a video information stream (102) and a corresponding audio information stream (103) between an originating communication unit (110) having floor control and a target communication unit (120). A call is initiated to obtain floor control and a media path is ...

04/06/06 - 20060075072 - System, method and apparatus for use in monitoring or controlling internet access
An apparatus method and system are described for categorising Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) when accessing the Internet 20 from a client 12. A request message 500 is generated to request categorisation of a specified URL, and a category is provided in a reply message 600. The specified URL and the ...

04/06/06 - 20060075071 - Centralized management of digital files in a permissions based environment
A centralized file management method, apparatus and article of manufacture for use in a permissions based environment. A network file transfer method can include the steps of, responsive to the activation of a browse control in a file transfer user interface, displaying a file hierarchy for locally accessible files. At ...

03/30/06 - 20060069752 - Incentivizing software sharing thru incentive points
A method for incentivizing sharing of a software product through awarding incentive points utilizing unique identifiers including removable storage identification, user console identification and user identification. The granting of access permissions and the awarding of incentive points are facilitated through a host server. ...

03/30/06 - 20060069751 - System and method for transaction processing with delegated commit feature
A transaction service that allows lightweight clients to perform a delegated commit at a server. This process allows lightweight clients to begin and terminate transactions, while the actual responsibility for transaction commit processing is delegated to a commit server and transaction manager running on the machine hosting the server. Client ...

03/30/06 - 20060069750 - Location enhanced information delivery system
A mechanism for detecting events generated from a device in communication with a client system and the re-direction of those events to a server system over a network using a presentation-level protocol is disclosed. Plug and play events are detected at the client system, bound to a virtual connection for ...

03/30/06 - 20060069749 - Location enhanced information delivery system
The Location Enhanced Information Deliver System Architecture (LEIA) customizes the information that is displayed to an information recipient based on optimizing a match between information purveyors, such as advertisers, and the information recipients who are local to an information delivery system. The present location enhanced information delivery system presents the ...

03/23/06 - 20060064471 - Using dynamic web components to automatically customize web pages
Internet web pages displayed via an Internet web browser or other applications are automatically customized. Dynamic “Web Components” are used to automatically customize web pages. Further, these Web Components use the same script and HTML for all implementations or instantiations of the Web Component regardless of which, or how many, ...

03/23/06 - 20060064470 - Method, system, and computer program product for improved synchronization efficiency for mobile devices, including database hashing and caching of web access errors
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for improving efficiency in transfer of content to mobile devices are provided. In a first aspect, hashing is used in a synchronization server to determine whether objects have changed, and therefore need to be updated on the mobile device and/or on the mobile ...

03/16/06 - 20060059248 - Peer-to-peer-type content distribution system
The system of the present invention includes a number of dynamic peers DP between which content items are exchanged, and a center server CS for controlling the exchange of content items. Each dynamic peer DP sends the operation status thereof to the center server CS, and the center server CS ...

03/16/06 - 20060059247 - Automatic simultaneous entry of values in multiple web page fields
A method, system, and program for automatic simultaneous entry of values in multiple web page fields are provided. Responsive to detecting a single action selection by a user to fill multiple fields of a web page, wherein each of the fields is associated with one from among multiple field descriptors ...

03/16/06 - 20060059246 - System and method for connection optimization
A system for connection optimization includes a client, a server, and a domain assigner configured to assign referenced objects to additional domains to influence the number of connections used by the client for requesting and receiving the referenced objects. In one embodiment, the domain assigner dynamically assigns referenced objects to ...

03/16/06 - 20060059245 - Data transmission device
A data transmission apparatus (100) causes a data reception apparatus to execute an appropriate reproduction process on content data, and comprises: a file analysis unit (110) and an RTSP processing unit (101) which (i) establish and initialize a transmission path of the content data with the data reception apparatus, (ii) ...

03/02/06 - 20060047781 - Method and system for providing remote portal service modules
The present invention is a method for providing Remote Portal Services (RPS). RPS is a system for easily and quickly incorporating remote applications (RPS Services) into a portal. RPS Services may be enabled making the RPS Service available for incorporation onto a server implementing a portal. Enabled RPS Services may ...

03/02/06 - 20060047780 - Method and apparatus for web-based, schema-driven application-server and client-interface package using a generalized, data-object format and asynchronous communication methods without the use of a markup language.
Web-based applications provide an alternative approach to client-server computing using the internet or intranet as the transport mechanism. The invention uses the schema and system catalogs of a relational database to contain and describe the methods, features, functions, and operation of a web-based application. In the invention, a generalized object ...

02/23/06 - 20060041641 - Managing resources through user-facing web services aggregated in portals
The present invention relates to a method and respective system for managing the administration of electronic resources accessible in an electronic-network: A solution is offered, in which grid resources or services are enhanced with a presentation interface that provides an administration user-interface (UI) for configuring them, i.e., the administration UI ...

02/23/06 - 20060041640 - Subscribing to buttons/events
A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises ...

02/23/06 - 20060041639 - Platform detection
A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises ...

02/23/06 - 20060041638 - Method, system, and computer program product for offline advertisement servicing and cycling
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for servicing advertisements for offline display on mobile devices are provided. In a first aspect, a channel is received at a mobile device server from one or more providers, including a first web page, an advertiser web page, and an advertisement image file. ...

02/23/06 - 20060041637 - Reverse proxy portlet with rule-based, instance level configuration
A portal server having a reverse proxy mechanism for proxying one or more Web applications on a backend server in response to a request for Web content from a user. The reverse proxy mechanism includes a portlet, a set of configuration rules, and a rewriting mechanism. The rewriting mechanism is ...

02/16/06 - 20060036712 - System and method for providing and utilizing presence information
A method and system for utilizing presence information with a device is described. In one aspect, the method and system include obtaining user information for a user and obtaining presence information for at least one entity associated with the user. The method and system also include displaying at least a ...

02/09/06 - 20060031423 - Method and system for asymmetric satellite communications for local area networks
A method and system for providing high-speed, satellite-based information delivery is described. Improved communication channel efficiency is accomplished by employing an asymmetric data flow. The high bandwidth channel capacity of digital satellite systems is used for the download of large volumes of data. While relatively low speed communication channels are ...

02/09/06 - 20060031422 - Method and system for providing persistent storage of user data
A file server for serving data of a client from a network. The server includes disk means for storing the data. The server includes means for receiving the data from the network and sending an acknowledgment that the data has been stored to the client through the network but before ...

02/09/06 - 20060031421 - Local community wireless network system utilizing multimedia receiver system
A local community Internet service is provided through use of specialized hardware that allows a local provider to securely deliver unique community oriented services. The services that are provided include commercial services such as sales and special events at local retailers as well as telephone book-like services. Special services such ...

02/09/06 - 20060031420 - System and method for upgrading software in a distributed computer system
A method for upgrading one of several computer programs stored on an application server in a distributed computing environment while permitting the application server to continue to service requests for other computer programs. In accordance with the method, the application server is prevented from receiving any new requests for the ...

02/09/06 - 20060031419 - Method and apparatus for displaying intermediate content messages in the unused portion of a web browser display space
A system for displaying intermediate message content over the unused area of a web browser is described. An intermediate message display process is linked to the web browser program executed on a client computer. The process monitors user activity on the client computer and identifies areas of the web browser ...

02/09/06 - 20060031418 - Authenticating client-to-client communication
A communication system may include a network, a server, and one or more clients. The server may verify that a communication among two or more of the clients should occur. The server may facilitate key agreement among the clients. The clients may authenticate using a key obtained via the key ...

02/09/06 - 20060031417 - Supplemental request header for applications or devices using web browsers
A method and system for generating and/or servicing requests for information requested across networks, such as the Internet, is disclosed. In some embodiments, supplemental request header information is included with HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests for a web page. The supplemental request header information may identify one or more characteristics ...

02/09/06 - 20060031416 - Supplemental request header for applications or devices using web browsers
A method and system for generating and/or servicing requests for information requested across networks, such as the Internet, is disclosed. In some embodiments, supplemental request header information is included with HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests for a web page. The supplemental request header information may identify one or more characteristics ...

02/09/06 - 20060031415 - Method of replacing content
A computer-implemented method of controlling content includes receiving an input from the user and monitoring content in an application program or content exchanged between the application program and an operating system residing at the user's computer system. The method includes determining whether monitored content corresponds to a predetermined advertisement. If ...

02/09/06 - 20060031414 - Method and apparatus for web service communication
Methods and apparatuses for web service communication are provided. A first communication is received for a web service that comprises a first address. A second address is then located corresponding to the first address. A second communication, including the request in the first communication, is sent the second address, and ...

02/09/06 - 20060031413 - Computer systems and methods for providing failure protection
Computer systems and methods are provided for providing failure protection. In one implementation, a data processing system is provided, such as a client-server system. The data processing system uses one or more web services as potential replacement(s) if a server computer and/or a component that is used by the server ...

02/09/06 - 20060031412 - Methods and systems for interchanging documents between a sender computer, a server and a receiver computer
A method for storing, accessing and interchanging voluminous confidential documents for review by a plurality of parties and for notifying selected ones of a plurality of receiving computers generally operated by unrelated business organizations of receipt by a predetermined host server of such electronic documents from a sender computer for ...

02/09/06 - 20060031411 - Document delivery
A server has a memory 16 arranged to have a document 17 having a number of parts stored in it. The server is arranged to: receive a request including a URI having a document identifier which identifies both the whole and a part of the document; determine capabilities of the ...

02/09/06 - 20060031410 - Server system, user terminal, service providing method and service providing system using the server system and the user terminal
In a service providing system, a first database holds plural kinds of balloon data, in which each of plural pieces of three-dimensional real space range information and an identifier for identifying the three-dimensional real space range information is related, and a second database holds a service execution file in which ...

02/09/06 - 20060031409 - Method, system, and computer program product for delivering data to a storage buffer assigned to an application
A method, system, and computer program product in a computer-readable medium for delivering data, received from a network, to a storage buffer assigned to an application is proposed. An application designates a communication buffer within a local data processing system for buffering data communicated with an application. The local data ...

02/09/06 - 20060031408 - Push to activate and connect client/server applications
A method (500) of activating an application in a client/server environment can include the steps of selectively highlighting (502) an application on a user interface on a client device (10) wirelessly linked to a server (25, 26, or 27) and launching and activating the application and connecting (508) to the ...

02/09/06 - 20060031407 - System and method for remote network access
Systems and methods for remote network access are provided. The described methods may be implemented in a computer-readable-medium and executed on a processing device. Software modules resident on one or more networks servers and one or more client computing devices cooperate to provide the client computing device(s) with remote network ...

02/02/06 - 20060026266 - Information processing apparatus and method enabling users to easily acquire information that occurs on a network and suits their favorites
A server computer stores user favorites information that relates to the favorites of a user. Whether digital information that has newly occurred on a network suits the favorites of the user is judged based on the user favorites information. If it is judged that there exists digital information that suits ...

02/02/06 - 20060026265 - Digital media downloading system
This invention discloses a device and methods for downloading digital media utilizing of a kiosk or plurality of kiosks coupled to a remote server. The kiosk and server cooperatively provide access for users to purchase digital media. In a preferred embodiment, all or part of the digital media is stored ...

01/26/06 - 20060020688 - System having generalized client-server computing
A protocol provides generalized client-server computing by providing a server program that can utilize standard and non-standard ports for applications. ...

01/26/06 - 20060020687 - Remote recording of data transmission
A data center includes a recorder/transmitter device and offers the benefits of: protection against viruses transmitted through the internet, facilitates payment by the user for the right to record material protected by copyright, facilitates accessing a library of material that may or may not be protected by copyrights, makes the ...

01/26/06 - 20060020686 - Distributed messaging system and method for sharing network status data
A distributed messaging system and method allows servers in a network to share data, such as network status data associated with all of the servers in the network. In one embodiment, the distributed messaging system and method may be used in element management system (EMS) servers in a distributed network ...

01/26/06 - 20060020685 - Quantity conversion interface for external program calls
The application is directed to methods, systems, procedures, networks and storage apparatus used to conduct conversions of data using remote conversion servers. In one embodiment of the present invention, recent query results may be stored and then used to solve subsequent conversions rather than querying a remote conversion server when ...

01/26/06 - 20060020684 - User specific request redirection in a content delivery network
A method and apparatus for providing user specific request redirection in a content delivery network includes parsing a page having embedded objects intended for redirection to at least one cache server, and transforming the embedded objects into relative uniform resource locators (URLs). A content-base token is inserted into an HTTP ...

01/19/06 - 20060015585 - Information processing system, information processing method, and computer program used therewith
Information processing system, information processing method, and computer program used therewith are provided. An information processing system includes information processing apparatuses connected to a network. The apparatuses are mutually linked to operate as a virtual information processing apparatus. The system includes a monitoring unit for monitoring the system state of ...

01/19/06 - 20060015584 - Autonomous service appliance
A service appliance can be installed between one or more production servers running service applications and service users. In the event that a production server is unable to provide its service to users, the service appliance can transparently intervene to maintain service availibility. The service appliance is capable of providing ...

01/19/06 - 20060015583 - Time management server, information terminal, time management system and time management method
A time management server, comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire providing source data and set-in-providing-source time information from a providing source information terminal, a calculation unit configured to calculate providing time information to be provided to a providing destination information terminal by using the set-in-providing-source time information and an ...

01/19/06 - 20060015582 - Information processing system and method, information management apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program product
An information management apparatus for managing mutual exchange of information performed by a plurality of information processing apparatuses via a network, including a receiving means for receiving a request for registration from the information processing apparatus connected to the network, as a representative apparatus; a determination means for determining presence ...

01/19/06 - 20060015581 - Method and a device for making a media file accessible via a web page
A first aspect addresses a method and device for making a media file accessible via a web page. First, a web design tool receives a media file to be made accessible via a web page. Then, said media file is sent to a streaming service provider. Subsequently, a key generated ...

01/19/06 - 20060015580 - Multimedia content distribution
A process and facility supports device-specific delivery of a multimedia object to an end user's device as a function of the device's capabilities, the transport interface to the device, and/or the viewing state and/or access privileges of the device's user with respect to the object or the user's relationship to ...

01/19/06 - 20060015579 - Architecture and protocol for a wireless communication network to provide scalable web services to mobile access devices
A network architecture for small, low-cost, high functionality portable wireless devices which shifts many of the functions performed in typical handheld communication devices to a central Application Server (AS) computer. Communication between the AS and the portable devices is performed using standard Internet Protocol (IP) devices. The AS includes a ...

01/19/06 - 20060015578 - Retrieving dated content from a website
Retrieving dated content from a website including receiving a URL for dated content with a date field; inserting the current date in the date field; and retrieving the dated content with the URL bearing the current date in its date field. In some embodiments, date field bears an encoded date ...

01/19/06 - 20060015577 - Self-service terminal
A self-service terminal (20) for displaying public information notices is described. The terminal comprises a display (52) and a network connection (32). The terminal accesses a notice database (18) to retrieve a notice associated with the terminal (20), and incorporates the retrieved notice in a screen (130) for displaying on ...

01/19/06 - 20060015576 - Apparatus for analyzing the packet data on mobile communication network and method thereof
A packet data analyzer on a mobile communication network for analyzing packet data traffic, monitoring services, generating billing information per data service, and monitoring the network based on a protocol analysis, comprises a packet data separator provided between one of a mobile communication exchange and a packet controller that provide ...

01/19/06 - 20060015575 - Apparatus and method for negotiating network parameters
An apparatus and a method for real-time data communication includes a sending client terminal (10) and at least one receiving client terminal (20), the client terminals being provided with protective elements (12, 22), the real-time data communication transmitted via an intermediate distribution server (30). Moreover, the protective elements (12, 22) ...

01/19/06 - 20060015574 - Managed object replication and delivery
A method, system and computer program product for managed object replication and delivery redirects, directly or indirectly, a client's request for an object that is not available at a best or optimal handling edge server of a network to a parent server that has the requested object. So, where the ...

01/12/06 - 20060010229 - User intention modeling for web navigation
The disclosed subject matter models or predicts a user's intention during network or WWW navigation. Specifically, a statistical multi-step n-gram probability model is used to predict a user's optimal information goal. The optimal information goal is based on a sequence of previously visited network content pieces and a globally optimized ...

01/12/06 - 20060010228 - Differential dynamic delivery of content to users not in attendance at a presentation
Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation including a session grammar and a session structured document, the session structured document including a classified structural element for a first user who will not attend a presentation and a classified structural element for a second user who ...

01/05/06 - 20060004914 - Sharing media objects in a network
A method, computer readable medium, user component, and system for sharing media object in a network environment are disclosed. A network manager may determine a similarity metric between users of the environment, between media objects, and/or between a user and media objects. Based upon the similarity metric, the network manager ...

12/15/05 - 20050278435 - Two navigation
A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises ...

12/08/05 - 20050273504 - Data access and management system as well as a method for data access and data management for a computer system
The present invention permits improved data access and improved data management in a computer system. To this end, data are divided into individual partial data (F) and stored in cells (Z) of storage devices (C) in such a way that the partial data (F) being accessed and managed are present ...

12/08/05 - 20050273503 - Real-time blog interaction
The present invention is a system, method and apparatus for for real-time blogging. In a preferred aspect of the invention, a real-time bi-directional blogging system can include a blog and a bi-directional syndication interface to the blog. Importantly, an instant messaging system can be coupled to the syndication interface of ...

12/01/05 - 20050267950 - Dynamic load balancing of a storage system
A storage system coupled to a plurality of clients via a communication link includes a first file server including a first switching module and a first resource manager, the first resource manager configured to maintain a first resource table that provides mapping information; a second file server including a second ...

12/01/05 - 20050267949 - Strategies for consuming resource items based on a resource item list
Strategies are described for creating a resource item list, for transferring the resource item list from one user to another user or to another destination, and for retrieving resource items from an operations center based on resource descriptors specified in the resource item list. The resource item list can include ...

11/24/05 - 20050262221 - Portable data acquisition system
According to typical inventive embodiments, a compact data acquisition unit is modularly assembled of COT components, based on a PC-104 or other form factor of relatively small size. Inside a durable casing, a dc-dc converter increases battery-generated dc voltage for a computer processor that communicates with storage/memory and collects sensory ...

11/24/05 - 20050262220 - Retrieving documents over a network with a wireless communication device
A computing system is provided that comprises a portable, hand-held computer comprising a display and a plurality of cursor control keys; and a proxy server coupled to the portable computer by a data link. A proxy server is also coupled to at least one remote server on the Internet. The ...

11/17/05 - 20050256941 - Method and system for providing rich media content over a computer network
The invention presented here is a method and system for providing rich media content over a computer network. In accordance with the invention, a server on a physical or wireless computer network polls the software, hardware, or appliance of an end user on the network, for the availability of software ...

11/17/05 - 20050256940 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for client side prefetching and caching of portlets
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for prefetching and caching portal information in a client application in a logically separated client/server computing environment. Before a user requests a specific portlet view to be displayed at the user's web browser, portlet information from a server is prefetched. The portlet ...

11/17/05 - 20050256939 - Automatic configuration of network automation devices
A system, method and apparatus for the automatic configuration of a factory automation device is described. The automatic configuration involves the identification of the device's network address, then involves the search for a configuration server. The configuration server contains the configuration record to download to the automation device, and may ...

11/10/05 - 20050251566 - Playlist downloading for digital entertainment network
A method for playing music includes displaying a list of playlists names, selecting one of the displayed playlists names, sending at least one attribute of a playlist corresponding to the selected playlist name to a playlist server, receiving a playlist from the playlist server wherein the received playlist corresponds to ...

11/10/05 - 20050251565 - Hybrid set-top box for digital entertainment network
A system for playing music uses a playlist server in communication with the Internet. The playlist server has a plurality of playlists stored thereon. A content server is also in communication with the Internet. The content server has a plurality of songs stored thereon. A rendering device plays songs. A ...

11/03/05 - 20050246429 - Information services by means of a telecommunications web site
A method for providing an information service, comprising the steps of communicating, from a user via a request communications link to at least one information service provider (ISP), information service indication data indicating at least one information service requested by the user, and providing the at least one indicated information ...

10/27/05 - 20050240662 - Identifying, cataloging and retrieving web pages that use client-side scripting and/or web forms by a search engine robot
The purpose of the invention is to enable a search engine spider to build an index of web pages from a particular web site that utilizes forms and/or client-side scripting. ...

10/27/05 - 20050240661 - Method and system for configurable automatic media selection
Techniques for repeatedly selecting and presenting media items at a media device are disclosed. In one embodiment, media items are automatically (or dynamically) selected from a media source (e.g., list of media items) and then presented at a media device. As a result, the selected media items can be continuously ...

10/27/05 - 20050240660 - Information-processing system, information-processing device, and information-processing method
In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are ...

10/20/05 - 20050235049 - System and method for monitoring startup processes of remote computers by a local server
A system for monitoring startup processes of remote computers by a local server includes: a local server (3) for executing a monitoring program (31) to send requests for acquiring startup images, and to receive and display the startup images; remote computers (1); and a network (2) connecting the local server ...

10/20/05 - 20050235048 - Exchanging multimedia data via a communications device
Exchanging multimedia data between a multimedia device and a network involves digitally coupling a communications device to the multimedia device. A profile of the communications device is stored on a data store accessible via the network. The profile describes multimedia capabilities of the communications device, the profile adapted to include ...

10/20/05 - 20050235047 - Method and apparatus for a large scale distributed multimedia streaming system and its media content distribution
A media content distribution system for distributed multimedia streaming communicates over a network and incorporates multiple independent media stations, each having a media director for control and a number of media engines for storage, retrieval and streaming of media content. A content request from a media console connected to the ...

10/20/05 - 20050235046 - System and method for implementing a wireless access protocol push
Methods and apparatus for initiating a Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) push session to push information from a push proxy gateway to a mobile station in a wireless communication network are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises transmitting an initiation request to the mobile station using a connection-oriented signalling channel, ...

10/13/05 - 20050228873 - Message send queue reordering based on priority
A method and system for communicating serialized data provides a mechanism for ordering the data in response to a priority. In an embodiment, a server sending the data uses the priority to order the data in a message send queue for sending the data to a requesting device. The server ...

10/13/05 - 20050228872 - Web server with integrated automatic functionality and direct access to a transport layer
The invention relates to a web server having software modules integrated into the web server, supporting different communication means. At least one first software module comprises a first means for producing an automatic functionality and a second means for the direct access to a transport layer. ...

10/13/05 - 20050228871 - Access provider and server for offering an internet portal having a menu
Servers (7), for offering an internet portal comprising a manin menu (100) comprising menu-items (110, 120,130,140,150) to a mobile terminal (1), comprise transmitting modules (75) for transmitting portal signals comprising menu-item signals to said terminal and receiving modules (74) for receiving activation signals comprising menu-item codes from said terminal for ...

10/13/05 - 20050228870 - Application-based protocol and proxy selection by a mobile device in a multi-protocol network environment
In a mobile device operating on a wireless network, one of multiple selectable proxies and its corresponding protocol stack are selected, to proxy a request and response, based on the application making the request. Connection information for each available proxy is stored in a configuration store. The application requests a ...

10/06/05 - 20050223084 - Dynamic web content unfolding in wireless information gateways
A method and apparatus for unfolding dynamic web content in a wireless information gateway for presentation on wireless information devices. The apparatus includes an unfolding engine that converts dynamic web content to static web pages, and a wireless markup language translator module that translates static web content to a format ...

10/06/05 - 20050223083 - Information processor, contents recording method, program, and storage medium
Provided are an information processor and a contents recording method, which enable to meet a particular demand of a user for storing contents. When a user interface receives a contents extracting condition which indicates a proportion of contents having a specific characteristic within a plurality of kinds of contents to ...

10/06/05 - 20050223082 - Methods, systems, and products for verifying integrity of web-server served content
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for verifying the integrity of web server content. One method receives a request for a Uniform Resource Locator, with the request originating from a referring Uniform Resource Locator. A response to the request is communicated. The method then stores the requested Uniform Resource Locator, ...

09/29/05 - 20050216573 - Status-message mapping
A method of mapping status messages of monitored objects to service elements in an IT-infrastructure-management system is provided. The service elements and their dependencies being represented by an element graph having directed links between service elements, thereby defining higher-level and lower-level service elements. The method includes directing a status message ...

09/22/05 - 20050210125 - Mobile cache for dynamically composing user-specific information
A system and method for caching data in wireless application protocol (WAP) enabled services caches static data and facilitates dynamic creation of user-specific information to provide a customized output. The mobile cache generates the user-specific information in WML in real-time from cached information according to user-specified preferences. A change trigger ...

09/22/05 - 20050210124 - J2ee application versioning strategy
The present invention is a method, system, and computer program product enabling multiple versions/releases of a J2EE application to be served to clients from a single application server. One or more JNDI proxies are situated between each client and the application server. The JNDI proxies allow a same public “service ...

09/15/05 - 20050204020 - Shared internet storage resource, user interface system, and method
The Shared Internet Storage Resource provides Internet-based file storage, retrieval, access, control, and manipulation for a user. Additionally, an easy-to-use user interface is provided both for a browser or stand-alone application. The entire method provides means by which users can establish, use, and maintain files on the Internet in a ...

09/15/05 - 20050204019 - Content distribution using cd/dvd burners, high speed interconnects, and a burn and return policy
Embodiments of the present invention provide services that enable individuals to rent and/or purchase content over the Internet and to receive it electronically, referred to below as “EZTakes.” This content may include movies, TV shows, music, games and other information typically distributed on CD/DVD. EZTakes leverages high-speed broadband Internet connections, ...

09/15/05 - 20050204018 - Networked system and method for managing computer memory in the networked system
A networked system and a method for managing computer memory in the networked system are provided. The method includes determining when a first web page is being closed or a second web page is being opened on a first computer. The first web page has an embedded software object therein. ...

09/15/05 - 20050204017 - Media keying for updateable content distribution
A method and system for keying media allows for the distribution of updateable content to an end user. The media are any type of processor readable, portable apparatus containing a preinstalled Keying Application and unique Source ID. A particular medium is provided to an end user and the end user ...

09/08/05 - 20050198214 - Information transmission method, information processing method, information transmission system, and data processing apparatus
A personal computer that is a controller transmits a reserve request for reserving a remote control. An MD recorder/player that is a target sets a reserve mode corresponding to the reserve request. In other words, the MD recorder/player prohibits another controller from performing a remote control by another controller. In ...

09/08/05 - 20050198213 - Image down-loading apparatus and system, and image down-loading method
A switching apparatus of a camera server switches to down-load advertisement for a predetermined period at predetermined intervals while down-loading an image sensed by a camera, in response to a request for the image sensed by the camera. ...

09/08/05 - 20050198212 - Interactive forms processing system and method
A system and method for assisting self-represented litigants, their agents, or attorneys in completing legal forms for a variety of issues, namely, an interactive forms processing system and method comprising a rules-based, on-line question and answer session that determines the form or forms needed for a particular application, completes those ...

09/08/05 - 20050198211 - Method and system of creating and transmitting multimedia content
A method and a system of creating and transmitting multimedia contents are disclosed. The method is implemented in a multimedia content creating and transmitting system which includes a multimedia content producing/management server which can be connected with transmitting and receiving terminals through wired or wireless communication networks. The method comprises ...

09/08/05 - 20050198210 - Audio converter device and method for using the same
An audio converter device and a method for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, the audio converter device receives the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network. The audio converter device decompresses the digital audio data and converts the digital audio da