Computer Network Monitoring

Computer Network Monitoring 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 - 20060235968 - Command line interface processor
A method of interacting with a managed data network entity is provided. The method includes a sequence of steps. A change in the operational state of the managed data network entity is detected. A CLI dictionary entry is retrieved form a CLI dictionary associated with the data network entity. Based ...

10/19/06 - 20060235967 - System and method for exchange of information amongst peers in a peer to peer wireless network
A method and system for exchanging information amongst a plurality of peers. A first peer collects environment data related to an environment proximate to the first peer, which may for example be associated with a traffic or weather condition proximate to the first peer. The first peer transmits the environment ...

10/19/06 - 20060235966 - Predefined live chat session
Directing qualified respondents into communication with a moderator of a chat session for collection of qualitative information, includes soliciting an audience for participation in an on-line survey which is conducted through a network with one or more client devices, gathering data from the audience during the survey, selecting qualified respondents ...

10/19/06 - 20060235965 - Method for quantifying the propensity to respond to an advertisement
A method of quantifying the propensity of a consumer to respond positively to an advertisement. The process begins by producing a set of training factors from the entire set of user data available, one set of such factors being associated with each advertisement under study to indicate the probability of ...

10/19/06 - 20060235964 - Policy based auditing of workflows
An auditing system is disclosed comprising a Policy Validation Mechanism Program (PVMP) that operates in conjunction with a Workflow Engine (WE), and a Policy Validation Server Program (PVSP) that operates on a Policy Validation Server (PVS) connected to the WE by a secure communication link. The PVMP converts a workflow ...

10/19/06 - 20060235963 - System and method for exposing a synchronous web service as a notification web service
A method for exposing a synchronous worldwide web service as a notification web service includes polling a synchronous web server at a predetermined frequency, and forwarding selected responses in notification messages to service subscribers. A system for performing the method may include a subscription manager that serves as a client ...

10/19/06 - 20060235962 - Model-based system monitoring
Model-based system monitoring includes accessing a model of a system that includes multiple components and executing a monitoring policy to monitor performance of the system. A notification of a problem is received from a first component. A determination is made regarding the cause of the problem. The determination is made, ...

10/19/06 - 20060235961 - System and method utilizing a single agent on a non-origin node for measuring the roundtrip response time of web pages with embedded html frames over a public or private network
A computer-based system and method utilizing a single response time monitor, located on a non-origin node of a public or private network, for measuring the total roundtrip response time of a set of requests resulting from an original request having embedded HTML frames. The response time monitor builds a relationship ...

10/19/06 - 20060235960 - Method for blocking network advertising
The present invention discloses a method for blocking network advertising, which comprises the steps of installing a blocking software program having at least one blocking module in the storage medium of an electronic device, each blocking module has different blocking conditions going with a corresponding processing condition respectively, such that ...

10/19/06 - 20060235959 - Network connection management method and electronic apparatus
Disclosed is a method for supervising the network connection employing an electronic apparatus employing in turn an OS (operating system) of a non-event driven system. The electronic apparatus includes a connector jack (11) for LAN, an access controller (12) for detecting that a LAN cable (22) has been connected to ...

10/12/06 - 20060230143 - Isdn disconnect alarm generation tool for use in voice over ip (voip) networks
An alarm generation tool that operates within a Voice over IP (VoIP) network environment to generate alarms based on ISDN disconnect cause codes. The tool examines call-specific usage records associated with VoIP traffic to detect ISDN disconnect cause codes and determines failure rate information from failure-type disconnect cause codes among ...

10/12/06 - 20060230142 - Contents sharing apparatus and contents sharing method
When a content is playbacked via a network, if a transmission-sided terminal of the content is under stopping condition, then a lengthy time is required until the content is playbacked. When an activation time of a recorder is measured and contents are recorded on this recorder, a content corresponding to ...

10/12/06 - 20060230141 - Method of routing and managing advertising feedback data
The action of impressing an advertisement within a virtual environment of a video game is stored in a log file. The log file has a public portion and a private portion. The log file is provided to a server that determines an appropriate destination for the log file based upon ...

10/12/06 - 20060230140 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
An information processing apparatus includes a first learning unit adapted to learn a first SOM (self-organization map), based on a first parameter extracted from an observed value, a winner node determination unit adapted to determine a winner node on the first SOM, a searching unit adapted to search for a ...

10/12/06 - 20060230139 - Method and apparatus for running a test program in a computer system
Method and apparatus for running a test program for an element of a computer system by detecting idle processor cycles in a processor in the system, selecting a test program for an element of the computer system; and running the test program for the element on the processor in response ...

10/12/06 - 20060230138 - I/o (input/output) device
An I/O device to be connected to a network, which is configured to input and/or output data, includes a self-address storing system configured to store the I/O device address, a receiving system configured to receive data whose destination is an address stored in the self-address storing system, the data being ...

10/12/06 - 20060230137 - Location or activity monitor
A Location or Activity or Presence Monitor enables a Providing Member to supply visibility in real-time to Requesting Members of their current location or activity, a literal or abstract description of their current location, the communications services available to them at their current location, and their willingness and ability to ...

10/12/06 - 20060230136 - Intelligent auto-archiving
Herein described is a method and system for archiving data files into a data storage device. The data storage device acts as a central depository where the data files may be archived by one or more data computing devices. The data storage device may be communicatively coupled to the one ...

10/12/06 - 20060230135 - Simplifying affiliated transactions through an auto-populating web page sub-window
A transaction web page method provides a transaction web page from a first server at a first service address to a user client computer where user-specific transaction information is incorporated into the web page in connection with a first transaction. A transaction sub-window is provided from the first service address ...

10/12/06 - 20060230134 - Network experience rating system and method
A network experience rating system and method determines a network connection quality for a computer by monitoring characteristics of data traffic through a connection with another computer on the network. The network experience rating system statistically analyzes the characteristic data and compares the statistically analyzed data to historical data gathered ...

10/12/06 - 20060230133 - On demand problem determination based on remote autonomic modification of web application server operating characteristics
A method, system and computer program product for selectively collecting problem determination data. In a preferred embodiment, the method begins when a request for an application server is received from a user. Once it is determined that the request should have triggers added, triggers are added. This modified request is ...

10/05/06 - 20060224734 - Failure analysis system, a disk array apparatus, a controller, a method for analyzing failure, and a signal-bearing medium embodying a program causing a failure analysis system to perform the method
A failure analysis system includes a controller A that sends a control command A, a looped interface A, the controller A being selectively connectable to the looped interface A, a node device A that is selectively connectable to the looped interface A, a node device B that is selectively connectable ...

10/05/06 - 20060224733 - Server system, server apparatus, terminal apparatus and method for connection acknowledgement
A server system is provided with a server apparatus and a terminal apparatus capable of logging in a predetermined mode of the server apparatus. The terminal apparatus comprises a transmitter for transmitting a connection acknowledgment signal at intervals of time to the server apparatus while remaining in a log-in state ...

10/05/06 - 20060224732 - Apparatus and method for monitoring a telecommunications network
A method and apparatus for monitoring telecommunications network elements, especially where direct access to those network elements is not available. The invention allows a network manager to build and maintain significant relationship information, as well as model the state of network elements with a high degree of accuracy, but based ...

10/05/06 - 20060224731 - Method for measuring server performance, system for measuring server performance and computer programs therefor
A server performance measurement system for efficiently measuring and collecting server performance differently depending on each business application in actual operation environment in which business applications are operated, includes a plurality of servers for processing requests from users, a load balancer for suitably distributing loads of the plurality of servers, ...

10/05/06 - 20060224730 - Apparatus and methods for determining network access performance of a wireless device
Apparatus, methods, processors and computer readable media for determining the wireless network access performance or capability of a wireless device. Embodiments include a wireless device having a computer platform with a processing engine operable to generate a plurality of network access performance data during processing activities on the wireless device. ...

10/05/06 - 20060224729 - Referral tracking
A computer system is configured as a referral-tracking system that responds to receipt of a listing from a recruiter by generating an identifier, associating it with that listing, and giving it to the recruiter. If, before the listing is withdrawn, the system thereafter receives from a requester a message offering ...

10/05/06 - 20060224728 - Failover method in a cluster computer system
In a high-availability computer system having a cluster configuration, a reset command issued from each of computers 0110 through 0140 to any of the other systems in a cluster is transmitted to a reset control unit 0190. A control module 0191 of the reset control unit 0190 makes a judgment ...

10/05/06 - 20060224727 - Image communication apparatus
There is described an image communication apparatus in which the transmission efficiency is as high as possible for the network conditions at the time of transmission, and transmission can be performed using method of coding in which there is little image deterioration. The communication apparatus includes: a checking section that ...

10/05/06 - 20060224726 - Monitoring system
A monitoring system of the present invention achieves highly reliable switching control by having a monitored response time creating/calculating unit calculate a maximum value and a minimum value between which a response time is judged as normal from a response time of the last measurement and from a response time ...

10/05/06 - 20060224725 - On-demand global server load balancing system and method of use
A method and system for measuring performance and balancing workload of sites, virtual clusters and servers within the virtual clusters is provided. A monitor measures and computes performance metrics at each level. Servers e.g., LDAP servers, are individually measured for performance, e.g., response time, and based on average response time ...

10/05/06 - 20060224724 - Latency free scanning of malware at a network transit point
In accordance with the present invention, a system, method, and computer-readable medium for identifying malware at a network transit point such as a computer that serves as a gateway to an internal or private network is provided. A network transmission is scanned for malware at a network transit point without ...

10/05/06 - 20060224723 - Data updating system and method
An data updating system and method are proposed. The data updating system and method are applicable to a at least a first server and a second server linked to establish a networking connection via a network system, and operation condition of each of the servers is determined to be normal ...

10/05/06 - 20060224722 - System and method for context-specific instant messaging
A system and method for context-specific instant messaging are presented. A user views a page of data that is segmented into regions. The user performs a user action (e.g., a mouse click) and, in turn, a message generator displays context-specific phrases for the user to select based upon the region ...

10/05/06 - 20060224721 - Referral tracking
A computer system is configured as a referral-tracking system that responds to receipt of a listing from a recruiter by generating an identifier, associating it with that listing, and giving it to the recruiter. If, before the listing is withdrawn, the system thereafter receives from a requester a message offering ...

10/05/06 - 20060224720 - Method, computer program product, and system for mapping users to different application versions
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for mapping a user to an application in a data processing system network are provided. An application service request from a client is received. The request is directed to a first network address. A user identifier from which the request ...

10/05/06 - 20060224719 - Operator simulator and non-invasive interface engine
Information and data that is created, stored and operated on by various systems may be necessary for other systems but may not be readily attainable. A non-invasive interface engine is introduced that allows the data among various systems to be freely shared without the need for creating expensive and customize ...

09/28/06 - 20060218275 - System and method for searching peer-to-peer computer networks
A method and system for intelligently directing a search of a peer-to-peer network, in which a user performing a search is assisted in choosing a host which is likely to return fast, favorable results to the user. A host monitor monitors the peer-to-peer network and collects data on various characteristics ...

09/28/06 - 20060218274 - System and method for optimizing access to information in peer-to-peer computer networks
A method and system for intelligently directing a search of a peer-to-peer network, in which a user performing a search is assisted in choosing a host which is likely to return fast, favorable results to the user. A host monitor monitors the peer-to-peer network and collects data on various characteristics ...

09/28/06 - 20060218273 - Remote log repository with access policy
A method and apparatus for remote logging of access to and activity on a computerized network is provided. Logging information is transmitted to a remote log repository and is not maintained by the local log generating machine. After the logging information is stored in the remote repository, the access to ...

09/28/06 - 20060218272 - Image forming apparatus, management information processing terminal, and status information management system
When an inquiry of a device state is received at a first communication port from an information processing terminals, a corresponding printer determines whether a second communication port that is communicably connected to the information processing terminal is present besides the first communication port, and if the second communication port ...

09/28/06 - 20060218271 - Triggered statistics reporting
A system and method of triggering autonomous measurements on QoS streams is provided. A method in accordance with embodiments of the invention comprises determining whether triggered reporting should be used for a service/stream by the access point (AP); determining trigger thresholds for the service/stream with which triggered reporting is to ...

09/28/06 - 20060218270 - Method and apparatus for estimating demand, and computer product
An apparatus for estimating a demand for a service offered via a network includes an external-factor storing unit that stores an event for a case in which information relating to the service appears in a predetermined information source on the network, as an external factor affecting the demand; a demand-amount ...

09/28/06 - 20060218269 - Automatic power adjustment in powerline home network
Transmission power from a home entertainment system server to a client entertainment device in a powerline network is established such that SNR or other reception metric at the receiver is maintained between upper and lower thresholds. ...

09/28/06 - 20060218268 - Method and apparatus for extending service mediation to intelligent voice-over-ip endpoint terminals
In a VoIP network, based on a set of predetermined rules, a determination is made whether the running of an endpoint-hosted service on an intelligent VoIP endpoint and the running of a network-hosted service could cause a conflict to arise if both services were invoked during a call/session. If a ...

09/28/06 - 20060218267 - Network, system, and application monitoring
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for monitoring systems, networks, and applications. One method includes internally monitoring a network using a diskless and fanless hardware device. The method includes externally monitoring the network using a stateless connection and communicating internal network monitoring information to a third party data center using ...

09/28/06 - 20060218266 - Centralized plant-monitoring controller and method
An information network which connects a centralized interactive unit for monitoring and controlling the operation of a plurality of plants and an individual interactive unit for monitoring and controlling a plant is connected to a control network which connects a control unit and the individual interactive unit by gateway means. ...

09/21/06 - 20060212571 - Network apparatus and event processing method
For enabling to deal with various kinds of events, but without knowing the meaning of the event issued by network equipments, an event notifying equipment notifies URL for an event receiving equipment to access a HTML file corresponding to the event, in the form of an event parameter, thereby providing ...

09/21/06 - 20060212570 - Security system
A security system with processing optimized for monitoring the actions of a surveillance subject and detecting abnormal actions. The action record of an individual is monitored using a sensor network security system SNS, and the development of an action event is reported as an action, and the corresponding processing of ...

09/21/06 - 20060212569 - Dynamic discovery and reporting of one or more application program topologies in a single or networked distributed computing environment
Dynamic discovery and reporting of one or more application program topologies in a single or networked distributed computing environment allows IT professionals to maintain processes running on the network. In one embodiment, the dynamic discovery is performed by identifying one or more computers in a computer network, identifying one or ...

09/21/06 - 20060212568 - System and method for managing a computer network
A system and method for managing a distribution network is provided. A management system obtains a network topology of physical locations and usage data for each identified location. The management system displays a set of possible distribution configurations for each location. The management system generates configuration recommendations based upon the ...

09/21/06 - 20060212567 - Method and system for business activity monitoring
The disclosure is directed to an enterprise system including a message topic, a monitor definition, a monitoring manager, and an alert topic. The message topic includes a message associated with performance of a distributed computing application. The monitor definition includes performance rules for evaluating data associated with the message associated ...

09/21/06 - 20060212566 - Remote control method and device controlled from communicating terminals
The inventive remote control method includes opening a first communication session between a calling terminal and a centralized information system by a telecommunication network, transmitting the identifier of the calling terminal user to the centralized information system, the identifier of the information system being transmitted to a remote control by ...

09/14/06 - 20060206608 - User terminal management apparatus, user terminal management program, and user terminal management system
An apparatus, program, and system that manages user terminal in an integrated fashion is disclosed. User terminal management apparatus 20, for managing the plurality of user terminal group 10a-10n, comprised of information tables 203b, 204b for storing prescribed user terminal information for each terminal in user terminal group 10, interface ...

09/14/06 - 20060206607 - System and method for providing update information
A system and a method for providing update information. The system includes a client computer which is operably connected to a program information server. The program information server maintains one or more program information items. The system also includes a program selection server which allows the user to select which ...

09/14/06 - 20060206606 - Method and apparatus for providing dynamic traffic control within a communications network
A method and apparatus for providing traffic management through dynamic and granular definitions of route groups. Within a communications network, a traffic routing control unit (e.g., an intelligent route service control point (IRSCP)) creates route group assignments for each route within a customers network in accordance with a customer's routing ...

09/07/06 - 20060200560 - Tracking of containers
Monitoring device modules (10) in containers on a ship are polled by a tracking proxy (12). Monitoring data is thus captured, and the proxy 12 can ascertain in real time that the correct group of containers is present. The proxy (12) also transmits higher-value report messages with relatively low bandwidth ...

09/07/06 - 20060200559 - Preserving http sessions in heterogeneous wireless environments
Wireless internet in the in-vehicle environment is an evolving reality that reflects the gradual convergence of wireless and internet technologies. The present invention provides an application layer system that makes wireless internet access adaptive to dynamically changing heterogeneous network environments, by stressing carrier-independence and access transparency. To achieve these objectives, ...

09/07/06 - 20060200558 - Quick session setup for video on demand with information caching
A technique for managing session setup for video on demand sessions involves caching information related to session setup for a session manager and then utilizing the cached information to setup a video on demand session for a client in response to a session setup request that is received from the ...

09/07/06 - 20060200557 - Notification device interaction
Devices and methods are disclosed for establishing device interaction among electronic devices of a device environment and a notification device interfaced with the user. Notification devices allow the user to communicate directly with the device environment, such as by entering information in a mobile phone that has a wireless connection ...

09/07/06 - 20060200556 - Method and apparatus for identifying, extracting, capturing, and leveraging expertise and knowledge
The invention comprises a set of complementary techniques that dramatically improve enterprise search and navigation results. The core of the invention is an expertise or knowledge index, called UseRank that tracks the behavior of website visitors. The expertise-index is designed to focus on the four key discoveries of enterprise attributes: ...

09/07/06 - 20060200555 - System and method for using a browser plug-in to combat click fraud
Search engine click fraud can be combated by a new Click Per Action method. This uses a plug-in in a browser to detect when a transaction has occurred at an advertiser's website. Here the user was directed to that advertiser by a link on a search engine's web page. Since ...

09/07/06 - 20060200554 - System and method for prompting unnormal statuses of an operation system
A system for prompting unnormal statuses of an operation system includes a HTTP server (1). The HTTP server includes: a request receiving module (10) for receiving requests for reading an administration interface of web page; a detecting module (11) for detecting an operation system and determining whether any unnormal status ...

09/07/06 - 20060200553 - Path searching method of a wireless communication system and path searching apparatus thereof
A path searching method for detecting a plurality of received signals according to a multipath signal, wherein the multipath signal is received under a multipath propagation. The path searching method includes determining a first detected path according to a maximum peak value of the multipath signal, determining a second detected ...

09/07/06 - 20060200552 - Method and apparatus for domain-independent system parameter configuration
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for dynamic domain-independent system parameter configuration. One embodiment of an inventive method for modifying a current system configuration to achieve a given system objective includes receiving a new system objective. The current system configuration is then modified to achieve ...

09/07/06 - 20060200551 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a connection in a peer-to-peer network
The status of an appliance may be monitored using promiscuous packets and network reads. In order to establish a peer-to-peer connection between two appliances, a connection manager may issue a communication to a first appliance to establish a connection with a second, remote appliance. The connection manager issues a similar ...

09/07/06 - 20060200550 - Real-time one-button integrated support for networked devices
A method and system for providing technical support for networked devices includes a first client component on a networked device having a conferencing application to enable communication exchange with a second client component. A server component is configured to distribute video and audio data streams to the first client component ...

09/07/06 - 20060200549 - Methods and apparatus for providing decision support
A method for providing decision support includes using a programmed computer to input a regression model specification, and to repeat the input a plurality of times to obtain and store a plurality of regression model specifications. The method further includes using the programmed computer to analyze selected regression model specifications ...

09/07/06 - 20060200548 - Automation engine and method for providing an abstraction layer
A system for monitoring constituents of a network is disclosed. The system includes an automation engine in communication with the constituent. Code written in a service description language contains extractable information to permit the automation engine to obtain raw operation data nascent from the constituent. The system also includes at ...

09/07/06 - 20060200547 - Methods, devices, systems and computer program products for providing secure communications between managed devices in firewall protected areas and networks segregated therefrom
Methods, devices, systems and computer program products for providing secure communications between managed devices in a firewall protected area defined by a firewall and a network management station (NMS) in a network segregated from the firewall protected area are provided. Management information associated with managed devices in the firewall protected ...

09/07/06 - 20060200546 - Reporting of abnormal computer resource utilization data
Identifying computer resource utilization issues includes accessing resource utilization data for a computer system for a particular period of time. The resource utilization data for the particular period of time is based on resource utilization data collected while processes were running on the computer system. The resource utilization data for ...

09/07/06 - 20060200545 - Multi-supplier multi-domain mediation element between an application service provider and resource provider in a telecommunication network
A mediation unit (2) for mediating between application service providers (1) and resource providers (3) in a telecommunications network, which mediation unit (2) comprises means for receiving a resource allocation request (a) from the service provider (1) and requesting the corresponding resource from the resource provider (3) and is characterized ...

09/07/06 - 20060200544 - Multi-supplier, multi-domain mediating element for event notification
A mediation unit (2, 3, 4, 5) in a telecommunications network for mediating between an application service provider (1) and a plurality of service providers (6), said unit (2, 3, 4, 5) comprising recovery means (2, 3) for recovering data concerning users from various service providers (6) and acquiring indications ...

08/31/06 - 20060195573 - System and method for creating resources in a connection pool
An improved resource pool is provided that provides for dynamic configuration and is comprised of code that is configured to be used for different subsystems, including JDBC, Connector, and JMS subsystems. Pool maintenance, resource object creation and timeout, multiple deque management, and pool state transition features are provided. An application ...

08/31/06 - 20060195572 - System and method for performing resource maintenance in a connection pool
An improved resource pool is provided that provides for dynamic configuration and is comprised of code that is configured to be used for different subsystems, including JDBC, Connector, and JMS subsystems. Pool maintenance, resource object creation and timeout, multiple deque management, and pool state transition features are provided. An application ...

08/31/06 - 20060195571 - System and method for performing resource pool maintenance
An improved resource pool is provided that provides for dynamic configuration and is comprised of code that is configured to be used for different subsystems, including JDBC, Connector, and JMS subsystems. Pool maintenance, resource object creation and timeout, multiple deque management, and pool state transition features are provided. An application ...

08/31/06 - 20060195570 - Anonymous location service for wireless networks
An anonymous location wireless network service for use in a wireless network that tracks the location and identity of network users, such as networks complying with enhanced 911 standards. The service provides content providers with the location of network users without revealing their identities. The service includes a wireless network ...

08/31/06 - 20060195569 - System and method for using self-learning rules to enable adaptive security monitoring
Rules “learn” what is typical or expected for a certain attribute of device data for a given location, premises, time period, etc. Using a rule for a standard deviation the variance between newly collected data and the data stored in a fact table is either ignored or an alert (or ...

08/31/06 - 20060195568 - Method of monitoring and configuring
A method for managing and monitoring communication devices in a firewall/NAT protected network from a Management system outside the firewall/NAT protected network includes periodically and at predefined events opening an http connection and transmitting a request from the respective communication devices to the Management system through a firewall/NAT installation protecting ...

08/31/06 - 20060195567 - Networked cash dispensing system
A networked cash dispensing system and a method for remote management of, and trend analysis for, networked cash dispensing systems is provided. The networked cash dispensing system comprises a casino transaction kiosk, a server, and a network. The casino transaction kiosk includes a central processing unit adapted to operate the ...

08/31/06 - 20060195566 - Method and system for taking remote inventory in a network
A method of monitoring a network is provided, the method comprising scanning hosts across the network for information related to functioning services and applications, wherein at least one host/device utilizes anti-virus software and other software; and gathering and summarizing information from the host. ...

08/31/06 - 20060195565 - Method and apparatus for routing a service request
A method and an apparatus for routing a service request in a telecommunications system. A location server (LS) stores a service identifier (SID) which identifies a service hosted in an application server (AS) and addressing information (AI) usable for routing a service request (f2,g3,h2) towards the application server. The addressing ...

08/24/06 - 20060190599 - Handling node address failure in a distributed nodal system of processors
Addressing failure is handled in a nodal system of processor nodes, which comprise at least one processor and at least one interface to a network. Upon detection of a node address failure of a processor node for the network, such as lack of a node address, or presence of a ...

08/24/06 - 20060190598 - Time-window-constrained multicast using connection scheduling
A method of reducing bandwidth limitations to send events to a set of interested clients within a pre-defined time period as quickly and fairly as possible. The clients can be re-distributed among the servers in a network such that the delay due to server overloading is minimized by moving clients ...

08/24/06 - 20060190597 - Remote terminal, processor-readable medium, and method for remote adjustment of a user profile
A method includes monitoring, using a customer profile monitor at a server, a customer performance parameter of customer premises equipment. The customer premises equipment includes a customer profile and is located remote from the server. The customer performance parameter is compared to a customer specific performance standard to determine a ...

08/24/06 - 20060190596 - Bottleneck detection system, measurement object server, bottleneck detection method and program
A bottleneck detection system, a measurement object server, a bottleneck detection method and a program capable of specifying a factor that causes a bottleneck on the occasion of concurrent processing of a plurality of transactions. A tracer collects execution histories of a measurement object server processing transactions with a specified ...

08/24/06 - 20060190595 - Device and method for processing data resource changing events in a mobile terminal
A device and method are disclosed for processing a data resource changing event in a mobile terminal by recommending a change from a specific, currently used data resource to a new data resource when the data resource has not been changed for a long time. The method for processing a ...

08/24/06 - 20060190594 - Method and apparatus for evaluation of service quality of a real time application operating over a packet-based network
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the service quality performance of a real-time application, for example VoIP, video over IP or IPTV, operating over a path defined in a packet-based network. The present invention performs active probing of a path of the packet-based network by transmitting ...

08/24/06 - 20060190593 - Signaling buffer parameters indicative of receiver buffer architecture
The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for signaling parameters of multiple buffers by a terminal to a server and determining multiple buffer status of the terminal by the server using these parameters, e.g., for an adequate rate adaptation of multimedia streaming services provided ...

08/24/06 - 20060190592 - Communications state transition monitoring method and communications state transition monitoring device utilizing the same
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for generating analysis object data that allows the simple setting of an intrusion detection policy, and more specifically, to allow policy setting that performs pattern matching with a plurality of signatures summarized as a single intrusion detection policy, ...

08/24/06 - 20060190591 - Method and system for supporting the communication of presence information regarding one or more telephony devices
A system for detecting and communicating the presence of one or more computing devices is presented. The invention also presents a method and system for aggregating presence information generated by multiple devices associated with a single user. A server acting as a presence agent on behalf of a first user ...

08/24/06 - 20060190590 - Home network system and method for providing information therein
A home network system and a method of providing information in the home network system, wherein the home network system includes a sensor network tracking the location of a user in real time and transmitting location information of the user, a plurality of information terminals providing predetermined information to the ...

08/24/06 - 20060190589 - Multimedia content delivery system
The multimedia content delivery system is a low-cost enabler for many MPEG-based applications enabling the subscribers to play multicast MPEG streams. A plurality of files with MPEG encoded multimedia content are stored at a server and streamed to the subscribers using a multithreaded processing system (or MPEG sender). The sender ...

08/24/06 - 20060190588 - System management method, system management device, system management program, and storage medium containing system management program
A system management method is disclosed for associating a process object and a process with each node in a tree structure, and operating each node based on the tree structure so as to manage the process object and the process, including: registering a registered user that performs operations for a ...

08/17/06 - 20060184671 - Method and apparatus for monitoring and transferring a client from a low priority access number to a higher priority access number during active internet and other wan connection-sessions
A network system is provided for enabling priority-based number switching from a lower priority access number to a higher priority access number during an active data session is provided. The system comprises, a CTI-switch for establishing call connections and performing call switching according to instruction, a network-hosted part of a ...

08/17/06 - 20060184670 - System and method for analyzing the performance of multiple transportation streams of streaming media in packet-based networks
Streaming media network parameters are measured using an electronic system and displayed directly to a user or transmitted via an electronic interface such as an existing system network conduit, either in or out-of-band. A scalable hardware and/or software compute engine filters and reduces network parameters to simplify tracking the instantaneous ...

08/17/06 - 20060184669 - Monitoring system-calls to identify runaway processes within a computer system
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that monitors system-calls to identify runaway processes within a computer system. First, the system monitors system-calls on the computer system during runtime, to generate a trace of system-calls made. Then, the system analyzes the trace to detect runaway processes. ...

08/17/06 - 20060184668 - System for modelling a process
A system of a plurality of interconnectable nodes for modelling states; wherein one predetermined node is configured to act as a master node, the master node being configured to instantiate a state by creating the state and distributing the created state to at least one of the nodes, the master ...

08/17/06 - 20060184667 - System and method to publish information from servers to remote monitor devices
To assist in monitoring the intelligent messaging network, a system and method for publishing logging and status information from the servers is provided. A list of available servers accessible for monitoring by persons, devices, and applications via a remote monitor device can be provided. The remote monitor device may forward ...

08/17/06 - 20060184666 - Anonymity service providing system, device, and program
Provided is an anonymity service providing system for authenticating an anonymous user device based on a group signature and providing service to the user device, the system comprising a group management institute device which manages a plurality of groups in the group signature system, a user device belonging to at ...

08/17/06 - 20060184665 - Method of acquisition and transmission of a network infrastructure
Network infrastructure and changes thereof are acquired and transmitted automatically to an entire process technology device for immediate display on an on-going basis. The transmission is effected by an ActiveX-Control protocol. ...

08/17/06 - 20060184664 - Method for preventing unnecessary retransmission due to delayed transmission in wireless network and communication device using the same
A method for reducing unnecessary retransmissions due to transmission delays in a wireless network environment, comprising: measuring a packet inter-arrival time with respect to a received data packet; transmitting an acknowledgement packet corresponding to the data packet received at the packet inter-arrival time in excess of a first threshold time ...

08/17/06 - 20060184663 - Communication system, mobile terminal, relay apparatus, and transfer route learning method
A communication system includes a relay apparatus which offers an access link to a mobile terminal, a layer 2 switch which relays data between the relay apparatus and a router on a next hop from a communication destination terminal of the mobile terminal, and a route information notification unit. The ...

08/17/06 - 20060184662 - Method and system of administration in a jmx environment comprising an administration application and software systems to be administered
A method of administration in a JMX environment of software systems to be administered, represented by first respective MBeans, and at least one administration application, in which the administration acts produce the exposure of MBeans in at least one MBeanServer server, characterized in that it is implemented by means of ...

08/17/06 - 20060184661 - Peer networking host framework and hosting api
A device hosting framework provides hosting for software-implemented logical devices (including peripheral devices bridges) on a computer to expose their services as controlled devices per a peer networking protocol. The device hosting framework encapsulates discovery, description and control protocol operations of the peer networking protocol, which frees the developers of ...

08/17/06 - 20060184660 - Scaling upnp v1.0 device eventing using peer groups
Disclosed is a method for scaling and extending the reach of UPnP device discovery and eventing by leveraging the use of a peer-to-peer network infrastructure. Peer-to-peer networking allows for the organization of a set of nodes into a group for efficient exchange of information and the group has an efficient ...

08/17/06 - 20060184659 - Method and system for extracting information from networked devices using multiple implementations of protocol access functions
A method, system, and computer program product for extracting, using a selected communication protocol, information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network. The method includes retrieving, from a first memory, implementation identifiers, each of which identifies (1) a first access function configured to access the monitored device ...

08/17/06 - 20060184658 - System and method for tracing a data path across off-network distributions
A system and method for tracking data stores identification data on a portable storage device physically present at the point of delivery. The identification data, which is associated with an identification of the first recipient, is provided to the first recipient for delivery to an end-user on a portable storage ...

08/10/06 - 20060179137 - Method and apparatus for reducing spam on a peer-to-peer network
One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for reducing spam on a peer-to-peer network includes determining, in accordance with a list of known spammer nodes, whether a responding node offering data for download is a known spammer node. If the responding node is a known spammer node, communication from ...

08/10/06 - 20060179136 - Accuracy of the estimation of computer resource usage
The present invention provides a method and system (1) for improving the accuracy of an estimate of computing system resource usage, the method comprising the steps of obtaining utilization data of system resource and first transaction count data, obtaining further transaction count data and processing the transaction count data and ...

08/03/06 - 20060173998 - System, device and server for providing service
A service providing system including a client device and a server is provided. The client device includes a function execution unit that executes one of the functions of the image reading and printing units in accordance with an execution command from the server, an error notification unit that notifies the ...

08/03/06 - 20060173997 - Method and apparatus for remote management of a monitoring system over the internet
A Monitoring system and a method in a monitoring system comprising a public network, a private network, an access limiting device arranged to limit the access of the private network from the public network, and a control server connected to the public network. The monitoring system further comprises a monitoring ...

08/03/06 - 20060173996 - Multi-user computer system
A system for connecting multiple users to multiple computers uses a switch for making and breaking connections between individual computers and input/output devices such as display screens, keyboards and pointing devices at user locations. A supervisory computer system includes one or more helper computers which run programs to aid the ...

08/03/06 - 20060173995 - Processing method for sensing data
Detection of variations in a large quantity of sensing data connected to a network and prescribed processing corresponding to the variations are to be executed at high speed. An event-action controller for monitoring data collected from plural sensors and executing preset processing when the data has come to satisfy preset ...

08/03/06 - 20060173994 - Autonomic control of a distributed computing system using an application matrix to control application deployment
A distributed computing system conforms to a multi-level, hierarchical organizational model. One or more control nodes provide for the efficient and automated allocation and management of computing functions and resources within the distributed computing system in accordance with the organization model. A user, such as a system administrator, interacts with ...

08/03/06 - 20060173993 - Management of software images for computing nodes of a distributed computing system
In general, the invention is directed to software image management within a distributed computing system. The distributed computing system includes a plurality of application nodes interconnected via a communications network, and an image repository storing a plurality of pre-generated software image instances. A control node may pre-assign a network address ...

08/03/06 - 20060173992 - Event detection/anomaly correlation heuristics
A system for detecting network intrusions and other conditions in a network is described. The system includes a plurality of collector devices that are disposed to collect data and statistical information on packets that are sent between nodes on a network. An aggregator device is disposed to receive data and ...

08/03/06 - 20060173991 - Security element commanding method and mobile terminal
The invention relates to a method for commanding a security element of a mobile terminal, and to a mobile terminal. An installed application of the mobile terminal issues a command to a platform library of the mobile terminal. Then the platform library reads information from an access control file of ...

07/27/06 - 20060168209 - Xdsl connection monitor
A system and method of maintaining communication between a computer and a server, the server being in communication with the computer via xDSL service or dial-up modem service, with xDSL service being the default mode of communication, the method including sending a request to the server via xDSL service to ...

07/27/06 - 20060168208 - System and method for network management
A part of the elements discovered in a network are chosen to be monitored, and a user such as a network administrator is allowed to appropriately monitor desired elements. A network management server collects information on elements in the network, and displays collected information on a GUI screen. The user ...

07/27/06 - 20060168207 - Network analysis system and method
A packet-based wireless network visualization system includes a data store, an input/output subsystem including a display device, and a processing subsystem. The system is configured to receive network topology data, packet flow record data, and measurements data over the input/output subsystem and store the network topology data, packet flow record ...

07/27/06 - 20060168206 - Network analysis system and method
A system for analyzing a packet-based network includes a wireless network analysis processing device that is configured to receive correlated packet records representative of the order in which corresponding packets are transmitted in a wireless network. The correlated packet records include media access control (MAC) layer data and network layer ...

07/27/06 - 20060168205 - Network analysis system and method
A system for analyzing a packet-based network includes a correlator processor that is configured to receive packet records corresponding to packets communicated over a network and store the packet records in a data store. The correlator processor is also configured to generate correlated packet records from the packet records stored ...

07/27/06 - 20060168204 - Mobile blocking indicators on a contact list
Techniques are described for forwarding an instant message addressed to an intended instant message recipient to the recipient's mobile telephone. Techniques are also described for prohibiting the forwarding of an instant message addressed to an intended message recipient to the recipient's mobile telephone. Further techniques are provided for updating an ...

07/27/06 - 20060168203 - Policy rule management for qos provisioning
Described herein is a policy-based Internet Protocol (IP) network wherein the Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning across various network devices is managed by policy processing via a user interface including a graphic user interface. The user interface incorporates information made available by a server, such as lightweight directory access protocol ...

07/27/06 - 20060168202 - System and method for deterring rogue users from attacking protected legitimate users
An active deterrence method and system deter rogue cyber activity targeting one or more protected legitimate users (PLUs). Methodologies and/or techniques are included to establish a PLU registry and/or enable a PLU to bear an identifying mark; detect rogue cyber activity; issue warnings to one or more rogue users (RUs) ...

07/27/06 - 20060168201 - Safeguarded integrated means for internet-based cm systems
An overall condition monitoring (CM) system with at least one CM center (60) and the respective CM systems (50, 52), which can be located anywhere, together with the associated LAN and/or Internet-data network structures is designed such that protocol-blocking logic or physical devices (PB5, PB6, PB8) monitor the data traffic ...

07/27/06 - 20060168200 - System and method for managing a flow of network status messages at a network operations console
A computer based system, computer program product, and method for managing network status message data flow. A computer based system, computer program product, and method are provided for managing the flow rate of network status messages to a remote network operations console. Detailed network status is abstracted into hierarchical levels ...

07/27/06 - 20060168199 - Method and apparatus for exposing monitoring violations to the monitored application
A method and system for exposing monitoring violations to monitored applications is provided. A monitored application may detect that a monitoring application has been applied to monitor a transaction. Based on a defined policy or a threshold within policy, the monitored application may determine if the transaction is in a ...

07/27/06 - 20060168198 - Web page browsing timer and method thereof
A web page browsing timing system and method thereof are disclosed for timing the web page browsing time of the user. When user login information is received, the server starts a first timing system according to the login information. Then, an inline floating frame updates regularly the first timing system ...

07/27/06 - 20060168197 - Monitoring device having a memory containing data representing access information configured to be used by multiple implementations of protocol access functions to extract information from networked devices
A method, system, and computer program product for encoding data representing access information configured to be used by a selected communication protocol to extract status information related to a monitored device among distinct devices communicatively coupled to a network, and a monitoring device having a memory containing data representing access ...

07/27/06 - 20060168196 - Automated provisioning of new networked devices
In one embodiment, a networked device includes a main platform having a processor, a memory and a basic input/output system (BIOS), and a management subsystem coupled to the main platform to provision the main platform irrespective of the presence of an operating system on the main platform. ...

07/27/06 - 20060168195 - Distributed intelligent diagnostic scheme
A system and methodology that employs an agent technology logic layer operating in connection with or integral to a controller is provided. The logic layer can be a functional extension of the controller's firmware that facilitates logical reasoning and decision-making with regard a network as a function of individual agent(s) ...

07/27/06 - 20060168194 - Method to effectively collect data from systems that consists of dynamic sub-systems
A method, apparatus and computer instructions are provided to improve the push/pull workload management model with intelligent routing to effectively collect data from systems that consist of dynamic sub-systems. The invention improves the push/pull model of the referenced invention with intelligent request routing to solve the above problem. An API ...

07/27/06 - 20060168193 - Methods, computer program products, and systems for detecting incidents within a communications network
Methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting an incident within a communications network are provided. A method involves establishing a fingerprint for at least one of the network elements associated with the communications network. Each fingerprint established includes at least one message signaling characteristic and/or at least one message ...

07/27/06 - 20060168192 - High availability for intelligent applications in storage networks
Methods and apparatus provide formation and management of intelligent application clusters in a storage area network. Disk arbitration mechanisms ensure that a cluster is owned by a single member. In the event of a network partition, each cluster member involved arbitrates to gain ownership of a cluster. High availability mechanisms ...

07/27/06 - 20060168191 - Power status notification
A computer program product is for use with a computer that includes a communication interface for sending and receiving information over a communication network and that is connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that monitors and supplies information regarding power status associated with the UPS. The computer program product ...

07/27/06 - 20060168190 - Telemetry system
In a remote monitoring system, a supervision terminal, 37, monitors the status of the communication link, 32, 34, 36, between the supervision terminal and each of a plurality of remote terminals, 33, connected to the supervision terminal via a data network, 35. The remote terminals may be used to emulate ...

07/20/06 - 20060161657 - Peer-to peer name resolution protocol (pnrp) security infrastructure and method
A security infrastructure and methods are presented that inhibit the ability of a malicious node from disrupting the normal operations of a peer-to-peer network. The methods of the invention allow both secure and insecure identities to be used by nodes by making them self-verifying. When necessary or opportunistic, ID ownership ...

07/20/06 - 20060161656 - System, performance monitor, server, and computer program
The invention relates to a system, performance monitor, server and computer product. The system comprises at least one user-specific performance monitor for registering training information, where the performance monitor communicates training information using a two-way wireless data transmission connection and is associated with a performance monitor-specific identifier. The system further ...

07/20/06 - 20060161655 - Method and a system to organize and manage a semantic web service discovery
An example embodiment refers to a method to organize and manage a semantic web service discovery within a network with a distributed architecture of multiple independent network nodes, each node being able to store a subset of semantic web service instances, wherein an assignment of each semantic web service instance ...

07/20/06 - 20060161654 - Facilitating property management via an internet web site
A system and method facilitate property management via an Internet web site. A property address is linked to the Internet web site via a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), where the URL includes at least a portion of the property address. A property management application is hosted via the Internet web ...

07/20/06 - 20060161653 - Network appliance for vulnerability assessment auditing over multiple networks
An apparatus, system, and method are directed towards enabling auditing of network vulnerabilities from multiple network vantage points virtually simultaneously. Multiple network vantage points may include, but are not limited to, remote/branch enterprise sites, devices on an enterprise perimeter, on either side of a security perimeter, and even through the ...

07/20/06 - 20060161652 - Network system
A network system automatically distributes management information to allow immediate monitoring. In the network system, the DHCP server of a network-information management server assigns information to a network-information management table when receiving an assignment request of IP information and network management information from a client. The DHCP client of the ...

07/20/06 - 20060161651 - Managing resources within a fault tolerant collaboration system
In one embodiment, the invention utilizes an application within a meeting zone; monitor usage within the meeting zone; detects a resource located outside the meeting zone; dynamically adds the resource within the meeting zone; and updates a database configured to track a status of the resource. ...

07/20/06 - 20060161650 - Apparatus and method for processing an application program-related event in a wireless terminal
An apparatus and method is provided for processing an application program-related event in a wireless terminal. In the apparatus, a memory stores character user interface (UI) images associated with application program-related events. An event collection part collects the application program-related events occurring in the wireless terminal, and generates an event ...

07/20/06 - 20060161649 - Communication control method, communication control apparatus and storage medium
Even if a communication is interrupted, a communication control module in a data terminal reestablish the communication without informing a communication module that the communication has been interrupted in a case where it is possible to reestablish the communication. The communication control module determines that the communication can be reestablished ...

07/20/06 - 20060161648 - System and method for statistical performance monitoring
A method using statistical parameters (e.g. mean, standard deviation, exceptional values) of performance monitoring metrics to substantially reduce the quantity of performance monitoring data collected and reported, make system performance monitoring scalable and enhance the readability of the system performance display. The number of metrics monitored may be reduced by ...

07/20/06 - 20060161647 - Method and apparatus providing measurement of packet latency in a processor
A latency measurement unit, which can form part of a processor unit having multiple processing elements, includes a content addressable memory to store packet ID information and time information for a packet associated with at least one selected source and at least one selected destination. ...

07/13/06 - 20060155849 - System and method for implementing polling agents in a client management tool
A method and system is provided for implementing a variety of polling agent functions in a client management tool. Users at a central manager are prompted to select either a central polling function or a resident polling function for the collection of client management data from a number of computer ...

07/13/06 - 20060155848 - Workflow decision management including identifying user reaction to workflows
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for workflow decision management. Embodiments typically include maintaining a device state history; identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history; identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern. In typical embodiments the derived scenario has ...

07/13/06 - 20060155847 - Deriving scenarios for workflow decision management
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for deriving a device usage scenario. Embodiments include maintaining a device state history; detecting a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history; detecting a device usage scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern; and assigning a tolerance to ...

07/13/06 - 20060155846 - Method and system for extracting status information from networked devices using the snmp protocol
A method, system, and computer program product for extracting, using an SNMP protocol, 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) a ...

07/13/06 - 20060155845 - Method and system for initializing an internal storage table containing access information used by multiple implementations of protocol access functions to extract information from networked devices
A method for managing information configured to be used by a selected communication protocol to extract information related to a monitored device among distinct devices communicatively coupled to a network. The method includes the steps of (1) retrieving, from a first memory, a plurality of implementation identifiers, wherein each implementation ...

07/13/06 - 20060155844 - Log-in resource release system
A log-in resource release system includes a set of lists for managing log-in requests to a processing cluster input/output port from host server input/output ports. Host servers that have been granted memory structures within a memory storage device (“configured hosts”) are granted priority access to a storage processing device's input/output ...

07/13/06 - 20060155843 - Information transportation scheme from high functionality probe to logic analyzer
A method is described that comprises transporting information that was captured from a point-to-point link by dividing the information into separate pieces and sending each of the separate pieces over its own point-to-point link toward a logic analyzer host. The point-to-point link is part of a link based computing system. ...

07/13/06 - 20060155842 - Method for control of personal data
The invention relates to end user controlled handling of personal data on e.g. the Internet. Web services are offered in a controlled manner from a service broker (250) provided with appropriate security mechanisms. The broker contains end user controlled policies related to personal data/services, while the actual data is arranged ...

07/13/06 - 20060155841 - Information transmission system, information transmission method, electric device communication device, information communication device, communication control program
The present invention relates to information transfer system, an information transfer method, an electrical-equipment communication apparatus, an information communication apparatus and a computer-readable record medium with a communication control program. An information panel 1 which controls electrical equipment 3 includes a first transmission and reception section 11, a server 2 ...

07/13/06 - 20060155840 - Satellite communications system for providing global, high quality movement of very large data files
A system for providing communication services between geographically disbursed source and destination terminals includes at least one airborne or spaceborne wireless communication device, such as a satellite. The wireless communication device is configured to store and forward large data files of at least an aggregated 10 gigabytes. The wireless communication ...

07/13/06 - 20060155839 - Method and device for performing floor control
A method of controlling a floor controller (14) of a communications network (8) including a group of network components (14, 16) which receive a data stream (12) from a data source (10) is described. The method comprises the steps of selecting the network component (14, 16) which is to control ...

07/06/06 - 20060149840 - End-to-end publish/subscribe middleware architecture
Message publish/subscribe systems are required to process high message volumes with reduced latency and performance bottlenecks. The end-to-end middleware architecture proposed by the present invention is designed for high-volume, low-latency messaging by, among other things, reducing intermediary hops with neighbor-based routing, introducing efficient native-to-external and external-to-native protocol conversions, monitoring system ...

07/06/06 - 20060149839 - Network unit for exchanging a signal
Network units (1) for exchanging signals (20-70) comprising information (50) at layers (500) higher than internet protocol layers (300) comprise detector systems (2,3) arranged to detect fields of the information (50). To improve the detections of a status of priority, of fragmentation and/or of aggregation, the signal (20-70) is provided ...

07/06/06 - 20060149838 - System and method for logical modeling of distributed computer systems
A modeling system permits developers of applications for distributed computer system, such as those used in server data centers or Internet data centers (IDCs), to architect their hardware and software in an abstract manner. The modeling system defines a set of components that represent abstract functional operations of the application ...

07/06/06 - 20060149837 - Remote monitoring and diagnostics service prioritization method and system
A technique is disclosed for automatically prioritizing requests for service of systems. A service request is generated upon detection of an indicator of a potentially serviceable condition in the system. Based upon the service request, a knowledge base is consulted that may contain prioritization scores for particular indicators, conditions, systems, ...

07/06/06 - 20060149836 - Method and apparatus for operating a computer network
The discovery process comprises the device (10) generating messages (112, 120 126) which together have the purpose of identifying a predetermined number of devices which satisfy a test condition included in each message. These messages are sent respectively to the on-line devices (12, 20, 26) neighbouring device (10). To ensure ...

07/06/06 - 20060149835 - Data processing apparatus and data processing method, and computer program
This invention efficiently implements encoding processes corresponding to respective image processing functions while minimizing the memory use size in the apparatus in an image processing apparatus having many image processing functions. A data processing apparatus of this invention includes a data reception unit for receiving at least data of a ...

06/29/06 - 20060143291 - Analysis technique of execution states in computer system
An information processing method according to this invention is a method executed when one or a plurality of applications are executed in an arbitrary node in a computer system including a plurality of nodes, which comprises: obtaining data representing an execution state of an application for the plurality of nodes; ...

06/29/06 - 20060143290 - Session monitoring using shared memory
A system and method to monitor client sessions within a Java virtual machine. Client sessions are established within an application server instance to store session context data for each of the client sessions during the client sessions. At least two Java virtual machines are operated within the application server instance ...

06/29/06 - 20060143289 - User interface provisioning
A system for use with electric equipment includes a first input/output (I/O) device configured to couple to the electric equipment, a monitor coupled to the first I/O device and configured to determine information regarding the electric equipment, a second I/O device configured to communicate with a communication network, a memory ...

06/22/06 - 20060136589 - Automatic, personalized online information and product services
A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific ...

06/22/06 - 20060136588 - User interface for configuring web services for remote portlets
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for improved event communications between producer(s) and consumer(s) of content to communicate regarding changes to a web portal framework. Methods and mechanisms providing improved event communications between producer(s) and consumer(s) can provide producers with the capability to detect event descriptions ...

06/22/06 - 20060136587 - System and method for improved remote portlet communications
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for improved event communications between producer(s) and consumer(s) of content to communicate regarding changes to a web portal framework. Methods and mechanisms providing improved event communications between producer(s) and consumer(s) can provide producers with the capability to detect event descriptions ...

06/22/06 - 20060136586 - Page-view recording with click-thru tracking
Page-view recording with click-thru tracking is described. In an embodiment, a tracking system receives a request for content that includes request-tracking information. The request-tracking information designates that the tracking system receive the content request before the request is communicated to a content provider. The request for content is communicated to ...

06/22/06 - 20060136585 - Resource reconciliation
A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and ...

06/22/06 - 20060136584 - System, network entity, client, method and computer program product for managing a contact list
A system for managing a contact or buddy list includes a network entity, such as a game server, capable of providing a contact list identifying a plurality of members, where each identified member is associated with at least one criterion related to interaction of the member with the network entity. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136583 - Notification management for monitoring system
Some embodiments include an event detector to subscribe to solution members of a condition definition, to receive changes to the solution members, and to evaluate a state of the condition definition a subscription manager to identify users associated with the condition definition, and a notification manager to determine a notification ...

06/22/06 - 20060136582 - Performance monitoring within an enterprise software system
A large-scale enterprise system is described that includes a flexible and scalable performance monitoring software. The system comprises a plurality of enterprise software applications having one or more collector components that collect performance data from the enterprise software applications. A performance manager receives the performance data from the collector components ...

06/22/06 - 20060136581 - Strategies for configuring a server-based information-transmission infrastructure
Strategies are described for determining a configuration of information-transmission infrastructure. The information-transmission infrastructure includes a number of server modules for providing services to a collection of client modules. The configuration first involves determining whether a number of specified requirements can be satisfied using an input scaling equation. If so, the ...

06/22/06 - 20060136580 - Method of monitoring the communication in a network
Described is a method of monitoring the communication in a group of data processing units, wherein a data processing unit transmits data signals to other data processing units for carrying out certain operations. The remarkable thing about the invention is that, upon reception of a data signal from the transmitting ...

06/15/06 - 20060129674 - Monitoring system, apparatus to be monitored, monitoring apparatus, and monitoring method
The present invention is directed to enable a monitoring apparatus to reliably obtain information of an event which occurs in an apparatus to be monitored in a monitoring system employing a connectionless communication method. An apparatus to be monitored comprises: a first transmitting unit for transmitting first information as event ...

06/15/06 - 20060129673 - Method and system for providing entity status information in a communication network
A presence agent (101) receives a message with a request for a status of one or more entities. The presence agent (101) determines the status of the entities, and transmits a message with the status of the entities. Transmitting the message includes initiating a connection to a communication device (107). ...

06/08/06 - 20060123109 - Method for processing http requests and html pages transmitted or received by a navigator to or from at least one web server, and associated server
The invention relates to a method for processing HTTP requests and HTML pages transmitted or received by a navigator to or from at least one Web server such that all of the data-flows between the navigator and each Web server pass via an interposition server (P), comprising the steps of: ...

06/08/06 - 20060123108 - Embedding a unique identifier in asset information to identify the source of an event
In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment provides receiving an indication of one or more events generated by a component, creating an alert of the one or more events, the alert including a unique identifier, and transmitting the alert. Other embodiments are also disclosed. ...

06/08/06 - 20060123107 - Web link management systems and methods
Systems and methods for Web link management. A storage device stores a status record comprising link status information indicating whether a Web link is available. A processing unit periodically issues a Web page request to a Web server corresponding to the Web link, receives a Web page response from the ...

06/08/06 - 20060123106 - Method and system for communications monitoring
The present invention provides for a system, and related method, for use in the monitoring of communications traffic, comprising the step of recording the said traffic and storing the recorded traffic in an encrypted data format such that the data can be decrypted only by means of keys that exhibit ...

06/01/06 - 20060117102 - Apparatus and method for diagnosing network
A network diagnostic method and apparatus includes: a database adapted to store set data for diagnosis; a scheduler adapted to determine whether a condition to perform a diagnosis is satisfied, and to begin diagnosis when it has been determined that the condition to perform a diagnosis has been satisfied; and ...

06/01/06 - 20060117101 - Node discovery and communications in a network
Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture, wherein a plurality of broadcast messages are sent from at least one node of a plurality of nodes of a network. A node is discovered based on a received message. An entry is stored, wherein the entry corresponds to the node ...

05/25/06 - 20060112178 - Server architecture and methods for persistently storing and serving event data
A web site system includes an event history server system that persistently stores event data reflective of events that occur during browsing sessions of web site users, and makes such data available to other applications and services in real time. The server system may, for example, be used to record ...

05/25/06 - 20060112177 - Method and system for controlling access to presence information on a peer-to-peer basis
A presence information system allows access to presence information of a publisher to be controlled and enforced by the publisher on a peer-to-peer basis, rather than by a presence server. A subscriber sends to the publisher on a peer-to-peer basis a request to subscribe to the presence information of the ...

05/18/06 - 20060106930 - Method of querying for device location in a heterogeneous network
The present invention includes a method and system for providing network location information for real-time location-based services for parties communicating over networks from multiple carriers. Once a first party initiates a transaction over a public network, such as a telephone call (PSTN, cellular, VoIP) or a wireless Internet/Web transaction, the ...

05/18/06 - 20060106929 - Network conference communications
In some embodiments, two or more packets of a first protocol including data of a real time protocol (RTP) which is associated with audio and/or video conferencing information may be received at a first interface. Two or more data channels may couple the first interface to a second interface via ...

05/18/06 - 20060106928 - Computer implemented methods and systems for decoupling execution of an action from its trigger event
Systems and methods are disclosed for executing at least one action by a first server in a computer system. The action may be triggered and initiated by a predefined adjustable fulfillment level of at least one event or incident. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided, the method comprising: ...

05/18/06 - 20060106927 - Method and system for supervisor partitioning of client resources
A method for supervisor partitioning of client resources in a communications environment includes receiving, at a client node, an allocated set of resources over a communications network, and partitioning the allocated set of resources among one or more applications associated with the client node using a local authority. Following the ...

05/11/06 - 20060101141 - Expanded monitoring for a plurality of processes via agents
The invention concerns a method, a device and a system for monitoring for a plurality of processes via a central monitoring unit. The processes respectively comprise an agent that is assigned to receive signals from the process, to analyze these signals and—in the event that a predeterminable communication condition is ...

05/11/06 - 20060101140 - Ethernet extension for the data center
The present invention provides methods and devices for implementing a Low Latency Ethernet (“LLE”) solution, also referred to herein as a Data Center Ethernet (“DCE”) solution, which simplifies the connectivity of data centers and provides a high bandwidth, low latency network for carrying Ethernet and storage traffic. Some aspects of ...

05/11/06 - 20060101139 - Real-time alerts within a web browser
A real-time browser window alert system including a real-time alert sub-system including a session manager operative to monitor a session in which a web page is active within a window of a browser on a client computer, and an alert buffer operative to store an alert destined for the client ...

05/04/06 - 20060095570 - Data collection with user identification
Methods, systems and computer program products for collecting data processing system status information monitoring network communications with the data processing system to observe transaction(s) associated with the data processing system. The transaction(s) is analyzed to determine if the transaction(s) complies with a quality standard and a trigger is generated based ...

05/04/06 - 20060095569 - Monitoring a system using weighting
Methods, systems and computer program products for collecting data processing system status information monitoring network communications with the data processing system to observe transaction(s) associated with the data processing system. The transaction(s) is analyzed to determine if the transaction(s) complies with a quality standard and a trigger is generated based ...

05/04/06 - 20060095568 - Method and apparatus enabling voice-based management of state and interaction of a remote knowledge worker in a contact center environment
A network system for enabling voice interaction between communications-center applications and human agents remote from the center has a primary server connected to the network the server controlling at least one routing point used by the center, a secondary server connected to the network the secondary server for generating and ...

05/04/06 - 20060095567 - Method of offloading iscsi pdu corruption-detection digest generation from a host processing unit, and related iscsi offload engine
A method of offloading, from a host data processing unit (205), the generation of data corruption-detection digests for iSCSI PDUs to be transmitted as TCP segments over respective TCP connections. An iSCSI layer processing software (310) executed by the host data processing unit provides a command descriptor list (320) containing ...

05/04/06 - 20060095566 - Network communication device, method of maintenance of network communication device, program, recording medium, and maintenance system
A network communication device is connected to a maintenance center through a network and comprises a maintenance policy database in which a maintenance policy is stored, the maintenance policy specifying either transmission of maintenance information related to maintenance of the network communication device or a maintenance operation of the network ...

05/04/06 - 20060095565 - Communication device identification
Operational data collected from a communication system, such as a DSL system, may include exclusionary data and/or indicative data that can be analyzed to determine the type of communication device, such as a DSL modem, that generated the operational data. Exclusionary data, if any, can be used to exclude one ...

05/04/06 - 20060095564 - Method and system for monitoring server events in a node configuration by using direct communication between servers
In a method and system for monitoring events occurring at respective servers of a configuration of nodes, a first server located at a first node receives information from a messaging system pertaining to events at servers located at other nodes. The messaging system usefully comprises a highly available (HA) bulletin ...

05/04/06 - 20060095563 - Method and apparatus for presenting network displays utilizing animation
A method and apparatus for presenting or displaying operations associated with a network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of selecting a path that allows communications between two selected nodes in the network, wherein the path consisting of a plurality of communication paths providing communication between communicatively adjacent nodes, ...

05/04/06 - 20060095562 - System and method for collection, aggregation, and composition of metrics
A method for collecting, aggregating, and composing metrics and a computer system comprises a producer application adapted to periodically generate metrics comprising state information of the producer application; a metric engine adapted to aggregate the metrics; and a consumer application adapted to receive the aggregated metrics, wherein the metric engine ...

05/04/06 - 20060095561 - Method and apparatus to correlate system management information using instant messaging facilities
An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for correlating system management information in a network data processing system. Monitoring an instant messaging chat group for system management information sent by a set of agents located in the network data processing system using an instant messaging system, wherein the system management ...

05/04/06 - 20060095560 - System and method for leveraging end-users' preferences for efficient communications
A presence server is described herein that implements a method which processes and integrates a presence watcher's communication preferences and a presentity's communication preferences and then distributes the integrated communication preferences along with the presentity's presence information so that the presence watcher can use this information to make a decision ...

05/04/06 - 20060095559 - Event counter and signaling co-processor for a network processor engine
According to some embodiments, an event flag signal generated by a network processor engine may be received at a co-processor. For example, a location in an event flag register at the co-processor may be set, and an event counter associated with that location may be incremented. The co-processor may also ...

05/04/06 - 20060095558 - System and method for tracking url usage
A system and method are provided for incorporating a client-side tracking system in conjunction with a tracking server to track URL usage. The method includes implementing the client-side tracking system for preserving a target URL upon tracking. The method additionally includes providing a failsafe mechanism for directing a client to ...

05/04/06 - 20060095557 - Testing a data communication architecture
A method, system, and apparatus for testing a scalable computer system is provided. In an illustrative implementation, the system comprises a first buffer, a sequence stored in the first buffer, and a state controller for monitoring a communications link for a trigger signal. Upon detection of the trigger signal, the ...

04/27/06 - 20060089986 - Method and system for processing concurrent events in a provisional network
A method and system for processing concurrent events in a provisional network that comprises a plurality of dynamically allocatable nodes. Specifically, the method includes receiving notification of an event associated with a node in the provisional network. The event requires processing a new lifecycle operation to update a status of ...

04/27/06 - 20060089985 - Stackable aggregation for connection based anomaly detection
A system includes a plurality of collector devices that are disposed to collect statistical information on packets that are sent between nodes on a network. The system also includes a stackable aggregator that receives network data from the plurality of collector devices, and which produces a connection table that maps ...

04/27/06 - 20060089984 - Process and implementation for autonomous probe enablement
A monitoring program for online transactions can define an ‘enable module’ that requires minimal overhead. When the monitoring program is triggered, the enable module is loaded without a context to determine if the probe is enabled, with the loading of any context deferred until enablement is determined. When the full ...

04/20/06 - 20060085543 - Personal wireless monitoring agent
An agent for monitoring a wireless device is provided. The agent compares communications against policy guidelines and determines whether a violation of the policy guidelines has been committed, and communicates information about the violation to an authorized user. ...

04/20/06 - 20060085542 - System monitoring in multi-tier application environments
A method of system monitoring in multi-tier application environments. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a script is periodically initiated. System monitoring information is collected in accordance with the script. The system monitoring information is sent to a log file. ...

04/20/06 - 20060085541 - Facilitating optimization of response time in computer networks
A system and method are disclosed for leveraging bandwidth and processor utilization to advantageously influence response time performance. The objective of such leveraging is to maximize transaction throughput (e.g., requests per second) between a pair of servers when the servers are connected through less than optimal networks and/or network connections. ...

04/20/06 - 20060085540 - System and method for the use of redundant network interface cards
A system and method is disclosed for providing a redundant network interface card in an information handling system. Each of the network interface cards of the computer system is coupled to an external switch. When a failure is identified in one of the network interface cards, a signal is sent ...

04/20/06 - 20060085539 - Managing multiple unit attentions
A format is provided for a command signal from a target device comprising a bit field adapted for communicating a unit attention signal from the target device following a status changing event. A method is provided for managing a unit attention signal from a target device in a distributed network, ...

04/20/06 - 20060085538 - System and method for enhanced network monitoring
A system for monitoring a communication network for actual and potential network problems is provided. The system includes a communication tracking module to track network communications between at least one network-user device and a network service provider device during a predefined time interval. The network communications are based upon a ...

04/20/06 - 20060085537 - Method and system for programmatically generating synthetic transactions to monitor performance and availability of a web application
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for programmatically generating synthetic transactions to monitor performance and availability of a Web application. The mechanism of the present invention may be implemented as a Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) transaction, wherein the J2EE application is instrumented with just-in-time-instrumentation (JITI). A JITI probe ...

04/20/06 - 20060085536 - System and method for sharing data polling and buffering for multiple requesters
A system and method for sharing data polling and buffering for multiple requesters are provided. With the present invention, a user/computing device may register with a data polling system whose purpose is to periodically poll computer system resources for data. This data is stored in a common storage buffer with ...

04/20/06 - 20060085535 - System and method to integrate device, user, and account information
A system for managing and servicing at least one device communicatively coupled to a network, including a communication manager configured to receive an alert and monitored information from the at least one device over the network, and to receive a user request for information related to the at least one ...

04/13/06 - 20060080434 - Dynamic configuration of network devices to enable data transfers
A system and method for optimizing the use of network resources is described. In one embodiment, an enterprise first requests provisioning of network resources for a particular transaction. Responsive to that request, network resources are dynamically configured to meet the enterprise's request. When the transaction is complete, the network resources ...

04/13/06 - 20060080433 - Method and system for delivering information with optimized pre-fetching
A method (300) for delivering monitoring data is proposed. The monitoring data is collected on a central server from selected managed computers, in order to be provided to multiple clients (in response to periodic requests). In the method of the invention, for each managed computer the central server estimates (336;351-354) ...

04/13/06 - 20060080432 - Systems and methods for collaboration
In some embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods provide a client-server infrastructure capable of supporting a variety of asynchronous and synchronous collaboration activities in a so-called collaboration place. Some of these activities include chatting, viewing and/or editing one or more data files, and sharing one or more applications, data files, ...

04/13/06 - 20060080431 - Mp3 headphone structure
The present invention relates to a headphone including a headband with an ear covering and a fixing seat formed each side, wherein, a battery groove formed at one fixing seat and a circuit board with MP3, radio, and amplified circuits, a control key and a microphone formed at the other ...

04/13/06 - 20060080430 - System, method and program to identify failed components in storage area network
System, method and computer program product for identifying a failed component in a system comprising application servers, storage servers and a switch fabric. The switch fabric has first ports coupled to the application servers, second ports coupled to third ports of the storage servers and internal switches to interconnect the ...

04/13/06 - 20060080429 - Method of creating a data processing object associated with a communication protocol used to extract status information related to a monitored device
A method, system, and computer program product for creating a data processing object associated with a communication protocol used to extract status information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, including accessing the monitored device using the communication protocol to obtain at least vendor information related to ...

04/13/06 - 20060080428 - Method, system and computer program to enable semantic mediation for sip events through support of dynamically binding to and changing of application semantics of sip events
An event notification system includes a data communications network (18), at least one event server (20) coupled to the data communications network and at least one subscriber (12) coupled to the data communications network. The subscriber is operable to send a subscribe message to the event server, the subscribe message ...

04/13/06 - 20060080427 - Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating determination of synchronization status of database copies connected by way of a radio air interface of a radio communication system
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating determination of whether database copies are in match with one another. A group hash is formed, associated with a group of data records of one of the database copies. The group hash is communicated, by way of a radio air interface, and the ...

04/06/06 - 20060075097 - Method and system for diagnosis and control of machines using connection and connectionless modes of communication
A method and system for monitoring, controlling and diagnosing operation of a machine such as a business office machine including a facsimile machine, a copier, and a printer. When the speed of communication between the remote device and machine is not urgent, a connectionless mode of communication may be used. ...

04/06/06 - 20060075096 - Method and apparatus of data transfer controlling data transfer among a plurality of equipments connected to a network and medium recording the program thereof
A data transfer apparatus includes an attribute collecting unit collecting attribute of data managed by an equipment connected to a network, a transfer control unit selecting a method of data transfer based on the attribute information of data collected by the attribute collecting unit, a data receiving unit receiving data ...

04/06/06 - 20060075095 - Communication bandwidth control method for a broadcast communication system, a server and a user terminal used in a broadcast communication system, and a program
A method transmitting and receiving data other than voice data and preventing deterioration in quality of communication voice data due to transmission and reception of the other than voice data, and utilizing a limited communication bandwidth when a plurality of users conduct the broadcast communication through common use of the ...

04/06/06 - 20060075094 - Method for discovery and troubleshooting of network application usage and performance issues
During monitoring of IP network traffic, network application monitoring metrics are extracted, aggregated into logical group types and subsequently analyzed by identifying group sets of the logical group types, correlating anomalous conditions across the logically grouped and aggregated metrics, and isolating the anomalous conditions to one or more related members ...

04/06/06 - 20060075093 - Using flow metric events to control network operation
A system and method to monitor, detect, analyze and respond to, triggering conditions associated with packet and signal flows in a network system including attached functions and a network infrastructure. The system includes a detection function, an analysis function, and a response function. The detection function includes a monitoring sub-function, ...

04/06/06 - 20060075092 - System and method for determining the status of users and devices from access log information
A system and method for determining status of one or more devices in a network includes accessing access log information for one or more devices on the network, the access log information including information about one or more events occurring at a device. A set of rules including one or ...

04/06/06 - 20060075091 - System and method for historical presence map
A telecommunications system includes a network (202); a plurality of client devices (212) operably coupled to said network, said plurality of client devices adapted to select one or more of others of said plurality as contacts on a contact list (404); a presence server (204) coupled to said network and ...

04/06/06 - 20060075090 - Handheld electronic device including preferred network selection, and associated method
A handheld electronic device adapted to display a listing of known networks, scan for available networks, display a listing of the available networks and enable the entry of information relating to manually entered networks. In addition, the device is adapted to (1) enable the addition of preferred networks to a ...

04/06/06 - 20060075089 - System, method and program to troubleshoot a distributed computer system or determine application data flows
A system, method and computer program product for determining active connections likely needed to handle client requests. First program instructions repeatedly detect active connections between a first server and other servers. Second program instructions determine how often an active connection between the first server and each of the other servers ...

04/06/06 - 20060075088 - Method and system for building a client-side stateful web application
This is a method to keep user interaction states of a web application within a user agent, such as a web browser, by recording those states into a dynamically tagged tree structure, such as the document object model (DOM) structure, which resides in the user agent memory. Active current state ...

04/06/06 - 20060075087 - Method and platform for the automated management of distributed system, corresponding telecommunications network and computer program product
A method for managing a distributed system having processing modules and based on the execution of at least a process within a process engine, which is possibly decentralised, entails interventions for run-time adaptation of the processing modules accomplished by means of effectors. A uniform implementation surface configured to interact with ...

04/06/06 - 20060075086 - Method and system between subnetwork operation and full network operation
In order further to develop a method for changing over a serially networked system (100), in particular a serial databus system, from subnetwork operation (T), in which at least one node (22, 28) and/or at least one user (32, 38) of the system (100) is in a state of reduced ...

04/06/06 - 20060075085 - Method and a system for ensuring a bus and a control server
A method and a system for ensuring the operation of a field bus. In the method the field bus is controlled with two control servers one of which is at a time set active and one is set passive. The control servers are connected with a backup bus. In the ...

03/30/06 - 20060069771 - Method, system and program product for decentralized monitoring of server states within a cell of nodes
Under the present invention a node agent of a node in a cell will post state (event) information pertaining to the applications server(s) it controls to a messaging service such as a Highly Available (HA) messaging system (e.g., to bulletin board). Also, from the messaging service, the node agent will ...

03/30/06 - 20060069770 - Automatic transmission of messages and processing of responses
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for transmitting a message upon the detection of a predetermined event and performing an action associated with a predetermined option indicated by a received response. Upon detecting a predetermined event in a system, an asynchronous message based upon the detected predetermined event is ...

03/30/06 - 20060069769 - Method for data synchronization with mobile wireless devices
A system and method for utilizing non-interactive communications with wireless networks for a mobile wireless device such as a telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), laptop, or other mobile device configured for performing data transfers over a wireless network. By way of example, the invention allows a user to send and ...

03/30/06 - 20060069768 - Method and system for grouping diagnostic information
Client network traffic data and server network traffic data regarding a number of network nodes is collected and then grouped by IP address. The network nodes are divided into logical groupings and the network traffic data is presented in the aggregate for all IP addresses in each logical group. The ...

03/30/06 - 20060069767 - Method of initializing a data processing object associated with a communication protocol used to extract status information related to a monitored device
A method, system, and computer program product for initializing at least one data processing object associated with a communication protocol used to extract status information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, including accessing the monitored device to obtain vendor information related to the monitored device; obtaining, ...

03/30/06 - 20060069766 - Method and system for treating events and data uniformly
Information that includes both a time component and a value component is collected. The time component provides time and duration information associated with the value component. The value component includes one or more attributes, such as, for example, quantity, magnitude, and model parameters. The information is then transmitted over a ...

03/23/06 - 20060064487 - Transaction recognition and prediction using regular exp
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for identifying occurrences of transactions, especially in computer networks. A unique identifier, denoted “request identifier”, is associated with each service request. Accordingly, for a sequence of service requests detected, a corresponding sequence of request identifiers is generated. The request identifier ...

03/23/06 - 20060064486 - Methods for service monitoring and control
In one aspect, a method of instructing operators in a best practices implementation of a service monitoring and control (SMC) facility performing a plurality of functions in a computer system comprising a plurality of services to be monitored is provided. The method comprises an act of providing best practices instructions ...

03/23/06 - 20060064485 - Methods for service monitoring and control
In one aspect, a method of instructing operators in a best practices implementation of a service monitoring and control (SMC) facility performing a plurality of functions in a computer system comprising a plurality of services to be monitored is provided. The method comprises an act of providing best practices instructions ...

03/23/06 - 20060064484 - Method and apparatus for controlling data to be routed in a data communications network
A method of controlling data to be routed in a data communications network, the network comprising at least a first network node connected via a communications link to a second network node, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: monitoring communications at the first network node; in response to data ...

03/23/06 - 20060064483 - System and method for service response monitoring
A method, system, and computer program product for monitoring the response time for a web service provider is provided. In one embodiment, receiving a web service inbound transaction is received at a web service proxy server. The web service proxy server invokes a response time monitoring service and provides the ...

03/23/06 - 20060064482 - System and method for caching data and filtering data requests in a client application
A system and method for caching data in a client application and using the cached data to filter data requests from the client application. After a client application requests and receives data from a server, at least a portion of the data is cached. When the client application makes subsequent ...

03/23/06 - 20060064481 - Methods for service monitoring and control
In one aspect, a method of instructing operators in a best practices implementation of a service monitoring and control (SMC) facility performing a plurality of functions in a computer system comprising a plurality of services to be monitored is provided. The method comprises an act of providing best practices instructions ...

03/23/06 - 20060064480 - Testing a data communication architecture
A method, system, and apparatus for testing a scalable computer system is provided. In an illustrative implementation, a system for testing a scalable computer system includes configuring a single cell on a partitionable system to create an isolated test channel. A test packet is generated and provided to the test ...

03/23/06 - 20060064479 - Method for protection of ethernet traffic in optical ring networks
A method for protecting Ethernet data packets transmitted over SDH/SONET traffic in a ring-like optical network formed by a number of nodes, the method includes utilizing MS-SPRING/BLSR system for SDH/SONET traffic protection and, in case of one or more network failures that result in at least one isolated node in ...

03/16/06 - 20060059259 - Method and system for dataflow management in a communications network
The present invention relates to a method and system for dataflow management in interactive communications networks. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method for dataflow management in interactive communications networks, the method comprising the steps of: determining characteristics of network components; and managing dataflow in accordance ...

03/16/06 - 20060059258 - Multi-layered measurement model for data collection and method for data collection using same
A method and system are described for collecting information from a device in a network at a collection interval. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for collecting the information includes determining data needed from the device at the collection interval to evaluate the information. A measurement request is defined ...

03/16/06 - 20060059257 - Message queue tuning
Message queue tuning is disclosed. A communication routine is provided that is able to record a log entry for a message. A log is obtained by running a software application with the communication routine. The log is evaluated to determine a desired value of a tuning knob for a message ...

03/16/06 - 20060059256 - Signaling a state of a transmission link via a transport control protocol
A method, a system, a sender, a receiver, a device and software applications are shown for transferring data segments, wherein data segments are sent from a sender to a receiver, wherein said sender receives acknowledgements from said receiver, and wherein said acknowledgements acknowledge reception of said sent data segments at ...

03/16/06 - 20060059255 - Method and system for using abstract classes to extract status information from networked devices
A method, system, and computer program product for extracting, for a selected communication protocol, status information related to a monitored device communicatively coupled to a network,including accessing the monitored device using the selected communication protocol to obtain at least vendor information related to the monitored device; obtaining, from a first ...

03/16/06 - 20060059254 - Method for the transmission of measured data from a measuring computer to a control computer in a measuring system
A method for transmitting measured information from a measuring computer to a control computer of a measuring system, the control and measuring computers being interconnected via a telecommunications network, includes combining measured data into characteristic values having a lower volume than the measured data. The characteristic values are transmitted from ...

03/09/06 - 20060053220 - Client server system, grouping method, server, program, computer-readable storage medium, client
It is an object to provide a method for grouping many messages having variable formats transmitted to a unit of server from many clients in the manner that a user can easily verify such messages on the server. A client server system including a plurality of clients and a server ...

03/09/06 - 20060053219 - Operation history utilization system and method thereof
There is provided an operation history utilization system which includes a terminal electric device (101), a server electric device (user server) (102), and an application server (103) that are connected to one another via network. On the terminal electric device (101), there is implemented a device agent (201) for storing ...

03/09/06 - 20060053218 - Method and device for reducing a dataset consisting of process data to be transmitted
A method for reducing an amount of process data to be transferred from a field device, wherein the process data includes information concerning an operating condition of the field device, and/or information concerning process variables registered with the field device, and/or identification data of the field device. It is provided ...

03/02/06 - 20060047810 - Asset management system and method
A computer asset management system permits users of computing devices to run a system profiler tool on their computing device, and an inventory of the computing device's assets are uploaded to a database specific to the organization to which the computing device belongs. An IT manager from the organization can ...

03/02/06 - 20060047809 - Method and apparatus for assessing performance and health of an information processing network
Network functional components made up of a set of network elements (routers, switches and other infrastructure devices) communicating and cooperating to implement a network service such as a routing protocol or the spanning tree used to implement VLANs, are assigned performance and/or health metrics, which are communicated through a communications ...

03/02/06 - 20060047808 - Workload placement based on thermal considerations
A method of workload placement among servers includes receipt of a workload request. The method also includes selection of a group of servers from a set of servers capable of performing the requested workload. In addition, server workload indexes, which are ratios of temperature rises due to re-circulation load for ...

03/02/06 - 20060047807 - Method and system for detecting a network anomaly in a network
A method for detecting a network anomaly in a network includes collecting management information base (MIB) data from the network at an interval and constructing a time series of the collected data. The method also includes decomposing the time series of the collected data in the wavelet domain, constructing an ...

03/02/06 - 20060047806 - Mediation-based methods and devices for updating operations support systems
The cost of updating an operations support system may be reduced by using a mediation unit that is capable of transforming changes made to any number of different, vendor-specific network elements. The transformations involve the generation of a more generalized, normalized set of changes that are recognizable by the operations ...

03/02/06 - 20060047805 - Apparatus, system, and method for gathering trace data indicative of resource activity
An apparatus, system, and method are provided for gathering trace data indicative of resource activity on a computer system. The present invention includes a monitoring module that initiates one or more activity monitors on a target computer system to detect different types of resource activity. A determination module determines activity ...

03/02/06 - 20060047804 - Accelerating user interfaces by predicting user actions
A client assistant, sometimes called a browser helper, runs on a client computer. The client assistant monitors a user's browsing activities and infers one or more next documents that are most likely to be requested by the user. The client assistant attempts to locate a fresh copy of the inferred ...

03/02/06 - 20060047803 - Method and system for dynamic device address management
Maintaining a current network address between a network device and a network management system (NMS) that enables central configuration control over a number of network devices. Network devices with dynamically changeable network addresses provide address updates to a listener system, which maintains a database of current IP addresses relative to ...

03/02/06 - 20060047802 - Provisioning grid services to maintain service level agreements
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for provisioning grid resources for a set of grid services. The service performance for the set of grid services is monitored. The set of grid services has a set of service level agreements. In response to monitoring service performance, a determination is made as ...

02/23/06 - 20060041660 - Enterprise management system
A Managed Site (10), a logical network entity, is composed of a number of Sub Sites (20) in a one to many relationship. A Sub Site (20) is a logical component, which is composed of a number of Engines (30). Nodes (40) similarly relates to their Engine (30) in a ...

02/23/06 - 20060041659 - Method and apparatus for correlating events in a network
A uniquely configured data structure is used to store event information for each network entity, where logical and physical dependency relationships among entities are captured in the data structure. For each entity, the data structure is configured to store (a) a “genuine event set”, which includes a list of events ...

02/23/06 - 20060041658 - Methods, systems and computer program products for network element information management
A method of monitoring network elements in a communications network includes querying the network elements for reboot and/or reconfiguration event data, identifying a group of the network elements responsive to the querying, and updating information for the identified group of network elements in a network configuration database. The method may ...

02/23/06 - 20060041657 - Method and apparatus for managing business cell phone usage
A process and apparatus to remotely gather data about cellphone hardware and software configurations and usage. The system uses agents which are resident on the phones and which can be remotely launched by a data collection server by sending a message to a public P address of the phone and ...

02/16/06 - 20060036730 - System and method for address block enhanced dynamic network policy management
A method, computer readable medium, and system for acquiring address block information for an attached function that initiates network access on a distributed computing network. Additional policy information in acquired concerning the attached function. One or more access policies are set based, at least in part, on the address block ...

02/16/06 - 20060036729 - Network monitoring system
To provide a network monitoring system extracting the performance measurement data while eliminating the performance measurement data that is not effective for improvement of the network performance on the basis of a predetermined extraction condition and presenting the extraction result to the operator. The network monitoring system includes extraction condition ...

02/16/06 - 20060036728 - Systems and methods for categorizing network traffic content
A method for categorizing network traffic content includes determining a first characterization of the network traffic content determining a first probability of accuracy associated with the first characterization, and categorizing the network traffic content based at least in part on the first characterization and the first probability of accuracy. A ...

02/16/06 - 20060036727 - System and method for detecting and preventing denial of service attacks in a communications system
A method and system are provided for use in detecting and preventing attacks in a communications network. In one example, the method includes calculating first and second traffic volumes based on messages received at a first time and a second time, respectively. An average acceleration is calculated based on the ...

02/16/06 - 20060036726 - User interface for a distributed computing environment and method of using the same
A user interface can present a unified view as a dynamic object-oriented metaphor for displaying information pertaining to any one or more applications and portions thereof (e.g., transaction types) and logical and physical components within a distributed computing environment, mapping between applications or portions thereof and information pertaining to those ...

02/09/06 - 20060031488 - Automatic determination of correct ip address for network-connected devices
An automatic reconfiguration system for industrial networked devices. The system facilitates use of TCP/IP networks, such as Ethernet, as an alternative for industrial fieldbus or device buses by removing the need to perform significant reconfiguration of devices such as I/O modules, sensors, or transducers under field replacement situations. In one ...

02/09/06 - 20060031487 - Apparatuses for generation and collection of information, and computer-readable recording medium
This invention has a remote machine that collects local-machine logs via a network from a plurality of local machines, each of which has memory that stores local-machine logs generated due to its specific generation factor. This remote machine has a CPU that collects local-machine logs stored on the memory of ...

02/09/06 - 20060031486 - Method for automatically associating contextual input data with available multimedia resources
A method for automatically associating contextual input data with available multimedia resources includes capturing the contextual input data and processing the contextual input data and formulating a query based on processed contextual input data. The processed contextual input data is associated with the multimedia resources to generate association matches. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031485 - Remote data facility over an ip network
A data storage system capable of performing remote data services (e.g., data mirroring) over an IP network using native connections to the IP network is described. The data storage system employs an architecture that manages the remote data services and the native connections to the IP network in a way ...

02/09/06 - 20060031484 - Automated time keeping system and method
A time keeping system includes a computer, which can be configured either standalone or in a network. The system is preprogrammed with a Maximum Inactivity Duration (MID) value. When the duration of inactivity at the computer exceeds MID, the user is automatically logged off. The MID can be subtracted from ...

02/09/06 - 20060031483 - Electronic message source reputation information system
Disclosed herein are filtering systems and methods that employ an electronic message source reputation system. The source reputation system maintains a pool of source Internet Protocol (IP) address information, in the form of a Real-Time Threat Identification Network (“RTIN”) database, which can provide the reputation of source IP addresses, which ...

02/09/06 - 20060031482 - Connectivity fault notification
Connectivity fault notification is provided by generating an alarm indication signal at a device that is logically adjacent to the fault, and forwarding the alarm indication signal upward through various levels to at least one client level entity. The alarm indication signal may be suppressed at any level for a ...

02/09/06 - 20060031481 - Service oriented architecture with monitoring
A system, method and media for a service oriented architecture. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures and the claims. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031480 - Network management support for oam functionality and method therefore
A method and apparatus for network management support of OAM functionality in a communication network is presented. The network manager receives OAM configuration information for a segment that includes a plurality of path points. For each path point of the plurality of path points, the network manager determines, based on ...

02/09/06 - 20060031479 - Methods and apparatus for configuration, state preservation and testing of web page-embedded programs
New and enhanced methods for configuring, preserving state and testing of executable code embedded in a web page, are disclosed. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031478 - Monitoring and management of assets, applications, and services
A method and system for monitoring and managing applications and services. A repository comprising information identifying a plurality of assets and one or more relationships among the assets is maintained. One or more assets used to support an application are identified, along with one or more applications that are included ...

02/09/06 - 20060031477 - Ad hoc network with proxy networking
An ad hoc network organizational method which is employable with a collection of plural nodes in a setting where there is available a current overall network topology map containing at least the identities of, and the inter-nodal communication link qualities and capabilities associated with, each of the nodes. The method ...

02/09/06 - 20060031476 - Apparatus and method for remotely monitoring a computer network
There is provided an apparatus for remotely monitoring a computer network. Monitoring is performed using an inside out approach from behind firewalls and other security devices. The monitoring appliance is shipped to a client site preconfigured and typically requires no technically trained person for installation. Collected network data is periodically ...

02/09/06 - 20060031475 - Auditing of wireless network node databases
Synchronizing database files of a central node with database files of a local node in which the central node is coupled to the local node via a communication link. The communication link performance being continuously monitored via a periodic signal sent back and forth between the central node and local ...

02/09/06 - 20060031474 - Maintaining reachability measures
In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a method of, at different times, comparing multiple reachability measures of a remote device, and if the reachability measures of the remote device differ, setting the reachability measures to the same value. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031473 - System and method for high capacity fault correlation
A system and method for high capacity fault correlation is disclosed, employing rapid indication of the relevancy of a received transaction (new, create, update description alarm) to correlations being run on a manager of managers in a large communications (data, wireline, wireless) to avoid unnecessary correlation processing. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031472 - Network data analysis and characterization model for implementation of secure enclaves within large corporate networks
A database stores information about known hosts, the applications or services they host, and the ports (known as confirmed ports) used by the applications/services. A static traffic analyzer analyzes traffic data and identifies packets communicating with (either sent to or received from) confirmed ports on hosts. A dynamic traffic analyzer ...

02/09/06 - 20060031471 - Web based system for reporting operating conditions impacted by selected events
A web-based business-condition reporting system that enables a plurality of users to enter into a database, via an Intranet or the Internet, status information as to the impact of an event on performance of a business entity. The information can be retrieved for analysis from a plurality of disparate locations. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031470 - Method to update status on multiple voice and text systems from a single device
A method for updating a message on a plurality of devices from a single device comprising a Configuration Program (CP), an Audio Device Update Program (ADUP), and a Text Device Update Program (TDUP). Using the CP, the user may enable and disable the present invention, add or delete devices, create ...

02/09/06 - 20060031469 - Measurement, reporting, and management of quality of service for a real-time communication application in a network environment
An example of a solution provided here comprises providing a measurement process including: (a) transmitting a test stream over a transmission path; and (b) measuring a quality-of-service indicator for a real-time communication application based on the transmitting; utilizing the measurement process, in continuously sampling a plurality of transmission paths in ...

02/09/06 - 20060031468 - Secondary data storage and recovery system
A system for providing secondary data storage and recovery services for one or more networked host nodes has a server application for facilitating data backup and recovery services; at least one client application for facilitating host node configuration to receive services; a secondary data storage medium; and at least one ...

02/09/06 - 20060031467 - Voting mechanism for session invalidation processing in an application server cluster
Under the present invention, there is provided a voting mechanism for assigning an application server of an application server cluster the task of invalidating all sessions containing listeners in the cluster for a web application. A method for session invalidation processing comprises assigning a vote to a web application upon ...

02/09/06 - 20060031466 - Measuring responses incurred in network transactions
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for measuring responses incurred in network transactions that include one or more transaction steps including: (a) identifying browser events and setting timers use to determine navigation times and document download times; (b) periodically testing browser status to determine browser idle times; ...

02/09/06 - 20060031465 - Method and system of arranging configurable options in a user interface
A method (500) of arranging configurable options such as hot/soft keys in a menu can include tracking (502) a sequence of events initiated by a user on a device having a user interface and an application, tracking (504) the number of times an event occurs during a given time, and ...

02/09/06 - 20060031464 - System and method for detecting sources of abnormal computer network messages
The present invention relates generally to a system and method for the monitoring of email and other message traffic on a network. The intent of the monitoring to determine if message traffic is abnormal, thus indicating unwanted messages such as spam. A number of methods may be utilized by the ...

02/09/06 - 20060031463 - Metric driven holistic network management system
A metric driven method for managing a network can include the step of specifying a profile for a network event. The profile can include multiple discrete factors and can be associated with at least one event operation. Metrics can be received from multiple remotely located components residing within a network ...

02/09/06 - 20060031462 - Hybrid mode network stack under efi/tiano based bios in modular computing environment
A method of transmitting data through network stack choosing one of a synchronous and an asynchronous mode depending on requests of applications. The method may involve changing frequencies of a timer, for example, adjusting the frequency in the asynchronous Application Programming Interface (API) according to a load of network traffic ...

02/09/06 - 20060031461 - Deferred method of sending information
A status information tracking system is used to detect anomalous conditions in a monitored system, generate error messages representative of the anomalous conditions, and determine whether the error messages should be transmitted to a remote monitoring station or queued for transmission at a later, more convenient, time. In this manner, ...

02/09/06 - 20060031460 - Operation log cooperation utilizing device
An operation log cooperation utilizing device 10 which enables a cooperation control on a plurality of devices using separately managed operation logs. The operation log cooperation utilizing device 10 (i) detects a user's operation on a device (101), (ii) accumulates and manages the detected operation as an operation log (102), ...

02/09/06 - 20060031459 - Remote control system of a home network
A remote control system of a home network includes a local home network to which plural devices are connected; a remote terminal for controlling the local home network from a remote place; and a remote access server having a function of a local control point and transferring and receiving request/response ...

02/09/06 - 20060031458 - Transaction recognition and prediction using regular expressions
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for identifying occurrences of transactions, especially in computer networks. A unique identifier, denoted “request identifier”, is associated with each service request. Accordingly, for a sequence of service requests detected, a corresponding sequence of request identifiers is generated. The request identifier ...

02/09/06 - 20060031457 - System, computer program product and method for managing and controlling a local network of electronic devices
A method, control device and computer program product for remotely controlling wireless network devices broadcasting a wireless menu request from a control device to electronic devices connected to a wireless local area network (LAN), receiving a wireless menu response from one of the electronic devices, selecting the one of the ...

02/09/06 - 20060031456 - Method and apparatus for transmitting data between devices in a web networking environment
The web support system utilizes a pre-configured wire harness that interconnects a file server, web servers, application servers and a data base. The pre-configured wire harness provides at least a portion of the system bus network, over which data is transmitted between the system components and the web. The pre-configured ...

02/02/06 - 20060026282 - Method and apparatus for supporting a system management
A decentralized system managing method is provided for adapting a decentralized service changing day by day without having to recreate the overall existing application and for optimally executing the application without having to burden the overhead of the network load. The managing method is arranged to obtain the log information ...

02/02/06 - 20060026281 - System and method for providing a communications client on a host device
A system and a method (100, 500) for integrating an uncertified client (104) with a certified host device (102) are provided. The integration system (100) is configured to integrate the uncertified client (104), which has a plurality of client applications (106), with the certified host device (102), and has a ...

02/02/06 - 20060026280 - Safe mode operation for portable devices supporting multiple protocols
Safe mode operation for portable devices supporting multiple protocols includes a portable device that supports multiple protocols, such as a base functionality protocol and an enhanced functionality protocol, reporting to a host device that the portable device supports only a single protocol (e.g., the base functionality protocol). This single protocol ...

02/02/06 - 20060026279 - Strategies for monitoring the consumption of resources
Strategies are described for monitoring resources (e.g., media resource) in a system that includes multiple processing mechanisms (e.g., set-top boxes) and multiple associated presentation devices (e.g., television sets). The strategies involve assigning one of the processing mechanisms the role of master processing mechanism, which defines the other processing mechanisms as ...

02/02/06 - 20060026278 - Administration system for network management systems
A method and apparatus for receiving, storing and using server status information provided by a plurality of management system servers in, for example, a telecommunications network. ...

02/02/06 - 20060026277 - Methods, systems, devices, and products for providing alerts for communications
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing an alert to a called party's communications device. One method processes a communication initiated by a calling party and terminating at the called party's communications device. An alert accompanying the communication is also processed. The alert is selected by the calling party ...

01/26/06 - 20060020700 - Adaptive allocation of last-hop bandwidth based on monitoring of end-to-end throughput
An improved method and system for optimizing the allocation of bandwidth within a network system is presented. When a client device is engaged in communication with a remote computing device, an access point measures the throughput of the connection between the client device and the network. If the throughput is ...

01/26/06 - 20060020699 - Method and computer program for web site performance monitoring and testing by variable simultaneous angulation
A system for monitoring and measuring web applications by a user monitors a web site from multiple points of presence and alerts the web site operator when problems are detected. The system may be used in both corporate intranets and by web site operators. It provides alert information when a ...

01/26/06 - 20060020698 - Method and system for managing connections
According to one embodiment, a method for managing a plurality of connections is provided. The method comprises grouping a plurality of connections to form at least two connection groups, where each connection is associated with a communication service and each connection group comprises a first connection and at least one ...

01/26/06 - 20060020697 - System and method for presenting chat qos indication to user
Real time quality of service (QoS) of a link between Internet chat users is gathered and displayed to the users. ...

01/26/06 - 20060020696 - Wireless remote control system and method thereof
A wireless remote control system and method thereof use a server for real-time controlling a remote monitoring device and a register. When the data retrieved by the remote monitoring device, such as image, voice or text data are abnormal, the register sends an informing message to the server to request ...

01/19/06 - 20060015614 - Page-view recording with click-thru tracking
Page-view recording with click-thru tracking is described. In an embodiment, a tracking system receives a request for content that includes request-tracking information. The request-tracking information designates that the tracking system receive the content request before the request is communicated to a content provider. The request for content is communicated to ...

01/19/06 - 20060015613 - Method and system for relocating and using enterprise management tools in a service provider model
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for communicating event data in a network, including: receiving the event data in a first device, the event data including a native IP address associated with a source of the event data; translating a native protocol of the event data into XML, ...

01/19/06 - 20060015612 - Trace processing program, method and apparatus
A distributed application system has a plurality of applications running on a plurality of servers arranged hierarchically and, when receiving a request telegraphic message from a client, executes processes while transferring a relay code between applications in order. A trace condition embedding unit embeds a trace collection condition into a ...

01/19/06 - 20060015611 - System and method for proactively recognizing an inadequate network connection
A system and method for recognizing an inadequate network connection are disclosed. A method incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include identifying a plurality of network connections. In practice, each of the plurality of network connections may be providing network access to an associated user. A collection of provisioned ...

01/19/06 - 20060015610 - Gateway architecture for calculating on-line parameters and the method of the same
The present invention provides a gateway for network communication, comprising: a processor and a monitoring means coupled to the processor for accounting on-line time and fee of a network user. A simple network time protocol (SNTP) is coupled to the monitoring means for providing time information. A WAN module is ...

01/19/06 - 20060015609 - Automatically infering and updating an availability status of a user
A system, system, and program for automatically inferring and updating an availability status of a user are provided. At least one current activity of a user is detected, where the current activity includes at least one system level event within a computer environment accessible to the user. A current availability ...

01/19/06 - 20060015608 - Event suppression tool-alert control tool
Disclosed are a tool, a method, and a computer program for suppressing events. The tool comprises a database having a resource table, a batch loader interface for creating or updating said resource table, and a web based user interface to said database. The event suppression tool further comprises a batch ...

01/19/06 - 20060015607 - Procedure and system for the analysis and the evaluation of the conditions for accessing data communication networks, and relative computer program product
The system is configured to trace (A1) the Internet traffic of a user (LAN) and identify a group of networks with which this traffic can mainly transit, by identifying (100) the relative autonomous systems and tracing the sequence of autonomous systems (AS) crossed by the traffic. To trace said sequence, ...

01/12/06 - 20060010234 - Dynamic provisioning of service components in a distributed system
Systems and methods simplify the provision of complex services over a distributed network by breaking a complex service into a collection of simpler services. Systems and methods provide the tools to deconstruct a complex, provision service elements that are needed to make up the complex service, and monitor the service ...

01/12/06 - 20060010233 - System and method for path saturation for computer storage performance analysis
A system and method for path saturation in a storage area network so that the throughput of the storage area network may be determined. The system and method includes a software utility suite that uses either a system administration scripting language, e.g., Perl or Korn shell, or by compiled or ...

01/05/06 - 20060004920 - Distributed, packet-based premises automation system
Distributed, packet-based premises automation system. The system can include, multiple, distributed, processor-based input/output (I/O) units. Changes in inputs can be broadcast using one or more protocols onto a home or other premises network, and/or the Internet. I/O units can receive commands from the network and effect control of the premises ...

01/05/06 - 20060004919 - Method of measuring frequency translation device
A method for measuring a frequency translation device under test by using a vector network analyzer and a reference frequency translation device comprises: measuring the network characteristics of the abovementioned reference frequency translation device by using the abovementioned vector network analyzer, measuring the network characteristics of a circuit comprised of ...

12/29/05 - 20050289233 - Autonomic self-surveillance system and method for supported equipment
A method and system is presented for autonomic self-surveillance of equipment. The system includes a coupler, which has a first component attached to a support rack and a second component attached to the equipment. When coupled, the coupler secures the equipment to the support rack. If the coupler becomes uncoupled, ...

12/29/05 - 20050289232 - Method, apparatus, and system for monitoring performance remotely from a user
A method, an apparatus, and a system are provided for monitoring a performance of a computer-supported system. A plurality of application units is configured to execute a task, and a service center is configured to monitor the plurality of application units. At least one monitoring unit is provided, which is ...

12/29/05 - 20050289231 - System analysis program, system analysis method, and system analysis apparatus
A system analysis program which can accurately analyze the operational status of a system without modifying functions of the system for providing services. A message analysis unit analyzes the contents of collected messages, and determines the times of occurrence of the messages, the process types requested by the messages, and ...

12/29/05 - 20050289230 - Method, data processing system, and computer program product for generating visualization output of event correlation information
A method for graphically representing events at runtime in an event management system is provided. A plurality of events including a first event and a second event are received that define respective states of one or more networked devices. A cause-effect event relation is identified between the first event, the ...

12/22/05 - 20050283530 - Systems for distributing data over a computer network and methods for arranging nodes for distribution of data over a computer network
Various embodiments of the present invention relate To a system for distributing data (e.g., content data) over a computer network and a method of arranging receiver nodes in a computer network such that the capacity of a server is effectively increased (e.g., the capacity of a server may be effectively ...

12/22/05 - 20050283529 - Method and apparatus for providing redundant connection services
A connection from a client to a primary server is monitored and state information pertaining to a protocol stack used in the primary server is conveyed to a standby server. When the primary server becomes unhealthy, a crossover message is sent by the standby server to a client according to ...

12/22/05 - 20050283528 - Definition system and method for web services that monitor other web services
A web service development tool and method that allows a functional web service developer to associate a developed functional web service with a Web service Description Language (WSDL) document that contains a reference to a separate monitoring web service. The separate monitoring web service is specified as a Universal Resource ...

12/22/05 - 20050283527 - Method and a system for performing connectivity evaluations on data communication networks and related information technology product
or the benefit of a reference ISP (10) having a number of users (C), connectivity evaluations on a data communication network are performed in relation to one or more ISPs of interest (12, 14). Upon selecting a plurality (T) of autonomous systems (AS) capable of forming a traffic source and/or ...

12/15/05 - 20050278444 - Viewing applications from inactive sessions
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for managing user-sessions. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes logic configured to display a user interface for initiating a command to launch a business application on a computer display of a user; logic configured to ...

12/15/05 - 20050278443 - Online content delivery based on information from social networks
Relevant content is prepared and selected for delivery to a member of a network based, in part, on prior online activities of the other members of the network, and the closeness of the member's relationship with the other members of the network. The relevant content may be an online ad, ...

12/15/05 - 20050278442 - Creating devices to support a variety of models of remote diagnostics from various manufacturers
The present invention relates to creating device objects for maintaining communication between a interfacing device and a controlling device. These device objects are software object or software programs that are created according to information that is queried from the interfacing device. As a device object is created for each interfacing ...

12/08/05 - 20050273509 - Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
A system for remotely monitoring an individual. The system includes a server system for generating a script program from a set of queries. The script program is executable by a remote apparatus that displays information and/or a set of queries to the individual through a user interface. Responses to the ...

12/01/05 - 20050267968 - Method and computer program for registering entries in a domain name system type database
A method for registering entries in a DNS (Domain Name System) type database, comprises the steps (21) of providing a registration identifier (1), said registration identifier (1) being a string of characters; automatically determining a first domain name identifier, said first domain name identifier being a character string comprising at ...

12/01/05 - 20050267967 - Facilitating the tracing/monitoring of a plurality of event sets via a single network interface
The substantially simultaneous tracing/monitoring of a plurality of sets of events via a single network interface. The plurality of events can be traced and/or monitored for one host or for a plurality of hosts coupled via the same network interface. The sets of events to be traced/monitored for a host ...

12/01/05 - 20050267966 - Methods, systems and computer program products for auditing network device configurations
A method for auditing network device configurations. The method includes gathering configuration data from at least one network device. The configuration data for the network device is compared to a corresponding template. Exception data is generated in response to the comparing. A report is generated in response to receiving a ...

12/01/05 - 20050267965 - Mobile router graceful shutdown system and method
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method for gracefully shutting down a communication router servicing one or more network servers in a personal area network is provided. The method comprises monitoring one or more communication sessions established between one or more network devices and the one or ...

11/24/05 - 20050262240 - System and method for correlation and analysis of website performance, traffic, and health data
A system and method for visually and mathematically correlating website performance datasets with analytics datasets and optionally with back end application performance datasets in order to determine if variations in one dataset are caused by or related to variations in another dataset and simultaneously determines the cost of slow or ...

11/24/05 - 20050262239 - Information update detection system
A detection target managing server configuring a Web page update detection system is arranged at the Internet. The update detection target managing server manages URL of data to be the update detection target for every user of the system and manages contact information of each user and a group to ...

11/24/05 - 20050262238 - Tolerating failure of traffic management systems
Failures are tolerated in an environment in which a plurality of traffic management systems are coordinated to manage the supply of data to and from a plurality of clients via a plurality of network addresses. Each functional traffic management system is responsible for at least one network address, and each ...

11/24/05 - 20050262237 - Dynamic incident tracking and investigation in service monitors
A method for a service monitor of a computing environment includes monitoring application network transactions and behaviors for the computing environment, the computing environment including client subnets accessing servers, the monitoring independent of client site monitors; decomposing the monitored transactions and behaviors into network, server and application quality components; using ...

11/24/05 - 20050262236 - Methods and systems for monitoring and diagnosing machinery
A method of managing a machinery monitoring system is provided. The machinery monitoring system includes a database of at least one rule set, the rule set including at least one rule expressed as a relational expression of a real-time data output relative to a real-time data input, the relational expression ...

11/24/05 - 20050262235 - Method to identify transactions and manage the capacity to support the transaction
A monitoring program contains a method for detecting a load imbalance in a group of servers and providing notification so that corrections can be made. An embodiment of the invention reads from the address resolution protocol (ARP) cache to determine which server addresses are present, then clears the ARP cache. ...

11/17/05 - 20050256955 - System and method of mediating a web page
A system and method for mediating a web page at an intermediate server. The system and method can include receiving a web page from a target web server, ensuring that the web page is not cached and changing links in the web page to refer to the intermediate server. ...

11/17/05 - 20050256954 - Method and apparatus for evaluating visitors to a web server
Different web pages on a web server are associated with different qualification profiles, each of which is assigned a value by the web-site proprietor. Traffic data hits at the web-site are analyzed to determine which web pages the visitor viewed on the web server. Each qualifying visitor is thereafter associated ...

11/17/05 - 20050256953 - Method and system for diagnosis and control of machines using connection and connectionless modes of communication
A method and system for monitoring, controlling and diagnosing operation of a machine such as a business office machine including a facsimile machine, a copier, and a printer. When the speed of communication between the remote device and machine is not urgent, a connectionless mode of communication may be used. ...

11/10/05 - 20050251572 - Dissolving network resource monitor
A network monitoring application deploys conventional monitor applications to network nodes and receives diagnostic events from the monitors. In response to a monitor reporting a high severity event or condition, the monitor application automatically deploys a dissolving monitor to the network node that automatically ceases operation at the conclusion of ...

11/10/05 - 20050251571 - Methods, systems and computer program products for disseminating status information to users of computer resources
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for disseminating status information to computer resource users. Pursuant to these methods, status information regarding a number of different computer resources is stored in a message store. The computer resources may be monitored to determine when one of them stops responding. An inbound ...

11/10/05 - 20050251570 - Intrusion detection system
An intrusion detection system for detection of intrusion or attempted intrusion by an unauthorised party or entity to a computer system or network, the intrusion detection system comprising means for monitoring the activity relative to the computer system or network, means for receiving and storing one or more general rules, ...

11/03/05 - 20050246439 - Method and system of remote diagnostic, control and information collection using a dynamic linked library
A system for monitoring a user's usage of a target application on an application unit. Such a target application can, as examples, be a software program running on a computer or a workstation, an image forming device, an appliance, etc. The application unit includes a user interface with a plurality ...

11/03/05 - 20050246438 - Access control for packet-oriented networks
The invention relates to a method for access control to a packet-oriented network. Two admissibility checks for a group of packets are carried out by means of threshold values for the traffic transmitted via the network input node and the network output node for the flow. The transmission of the ...

11/03/05 - 20050246437 - Method and apparatus for monitoring remote devices through a local monitoring station and communicating with a central station supporting multiple manufacturers
A method and apparatus for monitoring at least one network connected device (monitored device) using a controller is disclosed. Initially, the controller/monitoring system attempts to establish communication with the monitored device. If the controller cannot be configured to interface with the monitored device, then configuration information, such as, manufacturer, model, ...

10/20/05 - 20050235061 - Opportunity tracking information system
A communication network system includes a plurality of client computers communicatively coupled to a network, which in turn is coupled to one or more server computers and at least one database. A method for reviewing and tracking workflow tasks, anomalies and other information using the system provides real-time access of ...

10/20/05 - 20050235060 - Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
A system for remotely monitoring an individual. The system includes a server system for generating a script program from a set of queries. The script program is executable by a remote apparatus that displays information and/or a set of queries to the individual through a user interface. Responses to the ...

10/20/05 - 20050235059 - Adaptive flow control protocol
A method and system for directing data transfers between applications and devices residing on different computers or devices using an adaptive flow control protocol has been described. When an application or device requests to transfer data with another application or device, adaptive flow control protocol adapts the way data is ...

10/20/05 - 20050235058 - Multi-network monitoring architecture
A network monitoring architecture for multiple computer network systems is disclosed. In particular, the network monitoring architecture includes an agent system installed within each computer network and a remote central management unit in communication with the agent system of each computer network. The agent systems collect data from key network ...

10/20/05 - 20050235057 - Active probing for real-time diagnosis
Improved problem diagnosis techniques for use in accordance with computing systems, e.g., distributed computing systems, are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a technique for diagnosing a problem associated with a computing system comprises the following steps/operations. One or more probes are executed in accordance with at least a ...

10/13/05 - 20050228883 - Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
A system for remotely monitoring an individual. The system includes a server system for generating a script program from a set of queries. The script program is executable by a remote apparatus that displays information and/or a set of queries to the individual through a user interface. Responses to the ...

10/13/05 - 20050228882 - Apparatus, system and program for issuing presence information
Disclosed is a system in which the status of a user is automatically inferred without relying on the user's manual input, and the so inferred status is displayed. The status of the user, making use of or holding a device, such as a mobile phone, is inferred from the use ...

10/13/05 - 20050228881 - System and method for aggregating and extending parental controls auditing in a computer network
A system and method for aggregating and extending parental controls auditing in an unmanaged computing network are provided. A parental control system, including a parental control database, logging interface, and audit process, resides on each host computing device in an unmanaged computing network that is capable of synchronizing data residing ...

10/13/05 - 20050228880 - System and method for monitoring processes of an information technology system
A system and method are provided for monitoring processes of an information technology (IT) system. In one example, the system comprises a monitor agent configured to collect performance and availability metrics associated with a host machine, a network, an operating system, a database or an application; a data loader, wherein ...

10/13/05 - 20050228879 - System and method for determining a streaming media server configuration for supporting expected workload in compliance with at least one service parameter
According to at least one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, into a capacity planning system, workload information representing an expected workload of client accesses of streaming media files from a site. The method further comprises receiving, into the capacity planning system, at least one service parameter that defines a desired ...

10/13/05 - 20050228878 - Method and system to aggregate evaluation of at least one metric across a plurality of resources
A method to aggregate evaluation of at least one metric across a plurality of resources may include determining an aggregate evaluation of a selected metric for a group of resources of the plurality of resources. The method may also include adjusting the aggregate evaluation of the selected metric in response ...

10/06/05 - 20050223093 - Systems and methods for tracking web activity
Systems and methods of tracking activity over networks and, in particular, tracking web activity over the Internet are described. Exemplary systems and methods may include a receiver for receiving a request from a visitor for a data object, a processor for providing a cookie to track the visitor's web activity, ...

10/06/05 - 20050223092 - System and method providing mapped network object performance information
A method and apparatus displays time-based alert information for network objects in a summary view. In another embodiment, a method and apparatus displays time-based alert information in a topographical map display. In a further embodiment, a method and apparatus displays time-based alert information in a graphical display for one or ...

10/06/05 - 20050223091 - System and method providing network object performance information with threshold selection
A method and apparatus displays time-based alert information for network objects in a summary view. In another embodiment, a method and apparatus displays time-based alert information in a topographical map display. In a further embodiment, a method and apparatus displays time-based alert information in a graphical display for one or ...

09/29/05 - 20050216585 - Monitor viewer for an enterprise network monitoring system
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for a monitor viewer in an enterprise network monitoring system. In one embodiment, upon selecting a monitor service tree node, a monitor tree (e.g., a graphical representation of one or more monitored/managed resources) is displayed in a graphical user interface. The displayed monitor ...

09/29/05 - 20050216584 - Method and apparatus for collecting management information on a communication network
A method and apparatus for collecting management information on a communication network enables universal health indicators to be defined so that management information may be presented to a network operator on a management station. The universal health indicators may be defined in a top-down manner such that the definitions of ...

09/29/05 - 20050216583 - Evaluation of spatial rules over a mobile population
Spatial rules involve locations of entities, such as wireless devices, from a mobile population. When evaluating rules in a communication network, attributes of an entity are determined, where one of the attributes comprises location of the entity. Rules are evaluated to produce one or more results, each of the rules ...

09/29/05 - 20050216582 - Seamless cross-site user authentication status detection and automatic login
A system and method for determining in a global network the user network authentication status as the user goes from site to site within the network is provided. Additionally, the system and method provides for transparent or implicit multi-site logon functionality, including automatic introduction from one site to the other ...

09/22/05 - 20050210134 - Method and device for providing more accurate subscriber billing
A PDSN (18) includes a usage recording agent (19) for distinguishing between nonbillable and billable activity of a subscriber device 12. The usage recording agent (19) creates a record of a total number of bytes transmitted from the PDSN (18) to the RAN (14), counts bytes that are retransmitted from ...

09/22/05 - 20050210133 - Method and apparatus for determining monitoring locations in distributed systems
A method and apparatus for determining the number and location of monitoring entities in a distributed system is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of automatically generating a causality mapping model of the dependences between causing events at the nodes of the distributed system and the detectable events associated with ...

09/22/05 - 20050210132 - Method and apparatus for determining causality mapping of distributed systems
A method and apparatus for determining causality mapping between causing events and detectable events among a plurality of nodes in a distributed system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of automatically generating a causality mapping model of the dependences between causing events at the nodes of the distributed system ...

09/22/05 - 20050210131 - Method and system of data collection and mapping from a remote position reporting device
A computer-implemented system, method, and computer-program product for tracking and mapping a position of mobile object. A global position satellite receiver and information from at least two global position satellites is used to determine a position of a mobile object with the global position satellite receiver. The position of the ...

09/22/05 - 20050210130 - Disk control unit and storage system
A disk controller has a front end FC I/F to a host, a back end FC I/F to a magnetic disk, a processor, and a main memory section. The front end I/F and the back end I/F are provided for performing information exchange with a network (connected) device that is ...

09/22/05 - 20050210129 - Asynchronous channel for displaying user interface elements
A system is for use in printing data on a printer. A client interfaces with an applications program that has a print capability. A print server in communication with the client controls a printing of data communicated to the print server by the client. A user interface manager communicates with ...

09/22/05 - 20050210128 - Apparatus, system, and method for adaptive polling of monitored systems
An apparatus for adaptive polling of a monitored system includes a poll receiving module configured to receive a polling signal from a polling system, an event prediction module configured to predict when an operation-related event of a monitored operation will occur in the monitored system, a next polling time determination ...

09/22/05 - 20050210127 - Infection-based monitoring of a party in a communication network
The present invention relates to a method and network device for monitoring a party in a communication network, wherein a link information linking at least two types of identifier data for identifying parties to be monitored is stored, and a correspondence between the stored link information of the monitor party ...

09/15/05 - 20050204036 - Service quality monitoring process
A method and system are provided for monitoring service quality of at least one network connection point of a remote network connection service. The method includes establishing a network connection between a client device and the remote network connection service via the network connection point. The network connection point may ...

09/15/05 - 20050204035 - System and method for identifying content service within content server
The present invention discloses a new method for identifying current content service visited by a mobile device user within a content server through a cellular network. According to this method the received content from the content provider server is parsed for identifying embedded hyperlinks and respective link titles. The parsed ...

09/15/05 - 20050204034 - Methods, systems, and products for monitoring multiple tasks to fulfill a request originating from a web browser
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for monitoring multiple tasks to fuilfill a request originating from a web browser. One method communicates a progress page to the web browser. The progress page includes progress messages for each of the multiple tasks. The progress page also includes an Embedded Refresh Component ...

09/15/05 - 20050204033 - Apparatus and method for designing ring covers
A system and method are provided for designing ring cover candidates for a network. A ring cover candidate is generated based on configuration information and traffic demand information associated with the network. The ring cover candidate includes a group of rings, where each ring includes a group of network spans. ...

09/15/05 - 20050204032 - Remote device management of software only solution
A novel plug-in for use with a standard network management software and a process for monitoring network devices utilizing such a plug-in. The standard network management software will already exist on a network and will operate to discover all devices on a network and store information about the discovered devices ...

09/08/05 - 20050198281 - System and method for logging events of network devices
A system for logging events of network devices includes an event management module (110), an event forwarding module (120), a plurality of service modules (130), an event storing module (150), and a user interface (160). The event management module includes an event buffer (111). The service modules generate various events ...

09/08/05 - 20050198280 - Synchronous mode brother's keeper bus guardian for a tdma based network
In one embodiment, a node comprises an interface to communicatively couple the node to a channel. The channel communicatively couples the node to a first neighbor node in a first direction and to a second neighbor node in a second direction. When the first neighbor node is scheduled to transmit ...

09/08/05 - 20050198279 - Using trend data to address computer faults
A computer service system uses trend-data software repeatedly to collect status data describing a serviced computer system. The result tend data can be analyzed to provide solutions that can reduce the likelihood of faults and to help pinpoint their causes when they do occur. ...

09/08/05 - 20050198278 - Remote monitoring system, remote monitoring method for electronic apparatus, low order monitoring apparatus, notification method of apparatus monitoring information, high order monitoring apparatus, communication method of maintenance data, program and re
A technique is disclosed which makes it possible to remotely monitor electronic apparatus which do not exist on a wide area network. Electronic apparatus which are used in a non-connected state to a wide area network are remotely monitored using a plurality of low order monitoring apparatus and a high ...

09/08/05 - 20050198277 - Access server with function of collecting communication statistics information
An access server starts the individual collection of communication statistics information on each of LCP sessions upon the establishment of a data link, individually collects communication statistics information on each of NCP sessions established on the LCP session, notifies a RADIUS server of the statistics information on the LCP session ...

09/08/05 - 20050198276 - Path control method
In a computer system in which a computer, storage devices, and a storage management device are connected by a network, the computer or a first storage device accesses a second storage device using a plurality of paths in the network, and the computer or the first storage device performs load ...

09/08/05 - 20050198275 - Method and system for monitoring distributed applications on-demand
A method (300;600) and system for monitoring distributed applications (for example, running on multiple WAS nodes of a cluster) is proposed. The solution of the invention is based on a self-adaptive resource management infrastructure. Particularly, an authority publishes (306-312) a plurality of rules, each one defining a desired target configuration ...

09/08/05 - 20050198274 - Centrally-controlled distributed marking of content
Presently disclosed is a method and apparatus for monitoring and diagnosing a content delivery network (CDN) by examining received content elements that have been marked with one or more identifiers. Diagnosing is accomplished by using all or part of one or more of the identifiers associated with errored or corrupted ...

09/08/05 - 20050198273 - Event ownership assigner with failover for multiple event server system
Event reports generated from multiple event sources within an event management system such as Tivoli (TM) Event Console are handled by an Event Bus, which links multiple problem resolution servers together and assigns an ownership to each event report. The Event Bus parses each incoming event for adding or altering ...

09/08/05 - 20050198272 - System, method, and apparatus for connectivity testing
A method and apparatus according to embodiments of the invention include monitoring connectivity between an OLT and at least one network termination node. The OLT sends a connectivity test signal to the network termination node under test and receives a responsive signal. ...

09/08/05 - 20050198271 - Method and system for network jack location mapping and maintaining coherence of information
A method and system for maintaining coherence of location information in a database of a distributed network of network jack units are disclosed. The method includes initially configuring the location information accurately, upon which the distributed network is monitored. Upon detecting a change in the distributed network, the significance of ...

09/08/05 - 20050198270 - Dual use counters for routing loops and spam detection
A method for detecting an undesirable condition within a messaging network. A message is received and a source of the message is identified. If an entry in a database for the source has not been created, an entry is created. A source counter for the source is then set to ...

09/08/05 - 20050198269 - Method and system for monitoring border gateway protocol (bgp) data in a distributed computer network
A Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) monitoring service is described. The monitoring service receives as input(s) configuration data input from one or more site(s) that desire to obtain the service, as well as BGP feed data received from a set of data collectors positioned at or adjacent BGP peering points. For ...

09/08/05 - 20050198268 - Network traffic monitoring for search popularity analysis
The popularity of web pages is monitored and used to rank the web pages retrieved in response to an Internet search. The popularity of a web page is proportionate to the number of visits to that web page. Web pages with greater popularity are ranked higher in priority. Furthermore, the ...

09/08/05 - 20050198267 - Client-side auto-rediscovery for networked devices
Methodology, systems, and media associated with client-side auto-rediscovery for networked devices are described. One exemplary method may include discovering a connection to a service providing networked device, client-side associating the connection, validating the connection before initiating a service request to the service providing networked device, selectively rediscovering the service providing ...

09/08/05 - 20050198266 - Method for determining voip gateway performance and slas based upon path measurements
A system and method make quality measurements in a network to determine if a Service Level Agreement is breached. The system includes a plurality of routers for routing traffic through the network, means for taking measurements on a path between a first router and a second router, and means for ...

09/08/05 - 20050198265 - Method and apparatus for information notification
An information notification system includes an input receiving activity information relating to a user activity category and/or environment information relating to a user environment category. A delivery module determines a manner of notification delivery based on the user activity category and the user environment category. An output communicates a notification ...

09/08/05 - 20050198264 - Dynamic selection of behavior sets for middleware
A method for use by middleware in a communication system (100) that includes the steps of: enabling a group of behavior sets (220) for use by the middleware; operating (330) in accordance with a first behavior set from the group (220); receiving at least one trigger (342, 346); selecting (350) ...

09/08/05 - 20050198263 - Method and system for monitoring off-schedule software agents
A method and system for identifying an off-schedule software agent operating in a computer system is disclosed. When a software agent enters a queue a start time is associated with the agent. A queue threshold is established for the agent, wherein the queue threshold indicates the maximum length of time ...

09/08/05 - 20050198262 - Method and system for measuring remote-access vpn quality of service
A method and apparatus for providing quality of service (QoS) measurements for remote-access users of a virtual private network (VPN) utilizes hardware/software at the remote VPN client to collect information related to the remote client's ability to connect to the VPN and remain connected. A centralized server is configured to ...

09/08/05 - 20050198261 - Proxy architecture for providing quality of service(qos) reservations
An approach is provided for providing quality of service reservations in a packet-based radio communication network is disclosed. Connection information including connection rate is extracted from a dataflow from an application requesting connection-oriented service. A request message is sent to a proxy for establishing a connection based on the connection ...

09/08/05 - 20050198260 - Method for detecting link partner state during auto negotiation and switching local state to establish link
Method for detecting link partner state during Auto Negotiation then switching local state to establish link A method is disclosed for allowing a host network node to establish a compatible communication link with a link partner network node disposed on the opposite end of a physical communication link from the ...

09/08/05 - 20050198259 - Method for multidimensional visual correlation of systems management data
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for monitoring the performance of a system. The mechanism of the present invention provides an interface in the form of a graphical user interface (GUI) to communicate multiple layers of system performance data to an operator. An operator monitors this display of information ...

09/08/05 - 20050198258 - Parallel data link layer controllers in a network switching device
The present invention features a data link layer processor for performing VLAN tagging operations, policing, shaping, and statistics acquisition integrally with one or more media access controllers (MACs). When a plurality of data link layer processors are operated in parallel in a switching device, the computational burden carried by the ...

09/08/05 - 20050198257 - Power conservation in wireless devices
Structures and methods for conserving power in wireless, multi-homed communication devices includes powering down unused network communication devices while leaving an active or most desired network communication device active. A prioritized list of the available network communication devices, based on user preferences, is used to activate the desired network communication ...

09/08/05 - 20050198256 - System and method for building interest profiles from related messages
A system and method is provided which utilizes a threading service to offer enhanced features for a document management system including an email system. Various enhanced email features may be provided through one or more of the following components: a delete module, a reply module, a profile module, and a ...

09/08/05 - 20050198255 - Value reporting using web services
A method and apparatus for reporting a change in value over a network using web services is disclosed. The method and apparatus comprise receiving at a notification server a request from a client for information including a change of value, processing the request for information, and reporting the change in ...

09/08/05 - 20050198254 - Method, system, and storage medium for resolving contention issues during channel program execution
An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for resolving contention issues by a channel in a fibre optic switch environment that occur during channel program execution. The method comprises a channel receiving a status packet indicating a device is no longer busy. The ...

09/08/05 - 20050198253 - Binding procedure
In a system comprising control units for sending commands to system units, each system unit comprises a table for storing the identification of at least one control unit and a command. In a binding mode the content of the table can be changed making use of a control unit. ...

09/01/05 - 20050193111 - Communications system and method for accessing a server and preventing access blocking and minimizing network traffic
A communications system and method includes a database for storing problem magnitudes relating to failed attempts at accessing servers using connection engines. An intelligent routing engine could be a server operative with the database, which queries the database and delays any further attempts at accessing the server using the first ...

09/01/05 - 20050193110 - Method and apparatus for hierarchical selective personalization
Techniques are provided for improved serving of content in a distributed data network. In one aspect of the invention, a technique for delivering content in a client-server system based on a request from a client comprises the following steps/operations. The request is obtained. A performance characteristic of at least one ...

08/25/05 - 20050188084 - Monitoring device, image forming apparatus including the monitoring device, monitoring system, monitoring program, and storage medium
A monitoring device includes: a setting storing section for storing beforehand a correspondence between identification information for identifying a data file, and a processing condition of the data file having the identification information; an extracting section for acquiring, as transmitted identification information, identification information of the data file transmitted to ...

08/25/05 - 20050188083 - Network monitoring systems for medical devices
A ventilator monitoring system is described for monitoring a plurality of ventilators. In one embodiment, a server including a dedicated ventilator application program for each type of ventilator, monitors a plurality of heterogeneous ventilators over a wireless network. ...

08/25/05 - 20050188082 - System and method for standarizing clocks in a heterogeneous networked environment
A system and method for standardizing clocks in the heterogeneous networked environment is provided. In one aspect the duration of time that a message takes to travel from a source machine to a destination machine is decomposed into actual duration time T for transmission, and time difference C between the ...

08/25/05 - 20050188081 - Packet sniffer
A method for sniffing packets communicated over a network including identifying an active protocol stack, enabling a packet intercept of the identified active protocol stack, and collecting data about the packets communicated over the network using the packet intercept. ...

08/25/05 - 20050188080 - Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring user access for a server application
Methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for monitoring user access for a server application in a computer network. The methods, systems, and computer program products can monitor communication data between a server application and a client. The methods, systems, and computer program products can also include applying one ...

08/25/05 - 20050188079 - Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring usage of a server application
Methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for monitoring usage of a server application in a computer network. The methods, systems, and computer program products can monitor communication data between a server application and a client. The methods, systems, and computer program products can also include applying one or ...

08/25/05 - 20050188078 - System and method for managing and associating dynamic containers of a content providing device
A wireless communication device (104) and method for managing dynamic containers (314) is described. The device (104) comprises a processor (204), a display (216), and at least one of a timing circuit (211) and a location circuit (228). The timing circuit (211) detects a current time of the device, and ...

08/25/05 - 20050188077 - Method of tracking and authenticating e-mails
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for tracking electronic mail (e-mail) that requires Internet Service Providers to use appliances registered with a central governmental agency. The appliance amends each e-mail message by attaching the serial number of the appliance and an identification code. The identification code includes information ...

08/25/05 - 20050188076 - Transport of encapsulated serial data via instant messaging communication
A method and system is provided for gathering and packetizing data from networked building automation equipment, and for transmitting data packets as instant messages to remotely located users. An instant messaging (IM) server-based system is provided to facilitate communication between networked building equipment and a remotely located service contractor. When ...

08/25/05 - 20050188075 - System and method for supporting transaction and parallel services in a clustered system based on a service level agreement
A server allocation controller provides an improved distributed data processing system for facilitating dynamic allocation of computing resources. The server allocation controller supports transaction and parallel services across multiple data centers enabling dynamic allocation of computing resources based on the current workload and service level agreements. The server allocation controller ...

08/25/05 - 20050188074 - System and method for self-configuring and adaptive offload card architecture for tcp/ip and specialized protocols
An intelligent offload engine to configure protocol processing between a host and the intelligent offload engine in order to improve optimization of protocol processing is provided. The intelligent offload engine provides for evaluating the host and the host environment to identify system parameters associated with the host and a host ...

08/18/05 - 20050182836 - Method for transparently auditing employee and contractor ftp usage
One disclosed system for monitoring data transferred via an FTP protocol comprises a client, a server operating as an intermediary between the client and a foreign network, an audit database, and an audit module that comprises logic for monitoring the data transferred via an FTP protocol and logic for recording ...

08/18/05 - 20050182835 - Cable telephony monitoring system
A method and system for monitoring the statuses of components within a telephony system, especially a cable-based telephony system, and to monitor quality issues within such system. By determining how components with the system are behaving, a network administrator may be able to troubleshoot problems remotely using a known set ...

08/18/05 - 20050182834 - Network and network device health monitoring
Systems, methods, and device are provided for device monitoring. One method embodiment includes transmitting a network management message to a device. The method includes collecting response information from the device based on the network management message. The method further includes receiving unsolicited information from the device. The response information and ...

08/18/05 - 20050182833 - Arrangement in an ip node for preserving security-based sequences by ordering ip packets according to quality of service requirements prior to encryption
A router has at least one outbound interface configured for establishing multiple IP-based secure connections (i.e., tunnels) with respective destinations based on transmission of encrypted data packets via the IP-based secure connections. The encrypted data packets are generated by a cryptographic module, where each encrypted packet successively output from the ...

08/11/05 - 20050177632 - Apparatus, and associated method, for synchronizing databases connected by way of a radio air interface
A synchronization process, and associated apparatus, for placing database copies in match with one another by way of communications effectuated upon an air interface of a radio communication system. Hash functions are performed at a mobile node and at a network part upon mobile and network copies of database information. ...

08/11/05 - 20050177631 - Network dna
Network DNA may be determined for a computer network that taxonomically classifies the computer network. Network DNA may include derived network DNA components and raw network DNA components. Raw network DNA components may be acquired from local or remote sources. Derived network DNA components may be generated according to derived ...

08/11/05 - 20050177630 - Service analysis
Service analysis of a session may be performed at a data distribution device. Systems and techniques for service analysis at a data distribution device may be able to receive a request for service analysis of a session. Additionally, the systems and techniques may be able to determine whether data relevant ...

08/04/05 - 20050172023 - Method of and apparatus for communicating data structures between devices in a networking environment
The invention is an architecture, a system and a method for monitoring data structures over an IEEE 1394-1995 serial bus network. The data structures are portions of entries that are posted and stored to a descriptor mechanism. Preferably, the entries are schedule entries posted and stored to an AV/C resource ...

08/04/05 - 20050172022 - Remote health monitoring apparatus using scripted communications
A system for remotely monitoring an individual. The system includes a server system for generating a script program from a set of queries. The script program is executable by a remote apparatus that displays information and/or a set of queries to the individual through a user interface. Responses to the ...

08/04/05 - 20050172021 - Remotely monitoring an individual using scripted communications
A system for remotely monitoring an individual. The system includes a server system for generating a script program from a set of queries. The script program is executable by a remote apparatus that displays information and/or a set of queries to the individual through a user interface. Responses to the ...

07/28/05 - 20050165929 - Method and system for maintaining a business office appliance through log files
A method and system for monitoring a business office appliance by a remote service center using logs that are transferred to the remote service center. When the service center analyzes the data in the logs, it can detect warning messages or error messages from application software controlling the monitored appliances ...

07/28/05 - 20050165928 - Wireless firewall with tear down messaging
Methods of screening incoming packets are provided. A first firewall detects a tunnel formation. A second firewall maintains a list of open firewall sessions. Each tunnel has one or more associated firewall sessions. The first firewall detects variable situations, such as when the tunnel is torn down, and notifies the ...

07/28/05 - 20050165927 - Method and system for managing vendor and model information in a multi-protocol remote monitoring system
A method, system, and computer program product for managing information used by a plurality of communication protocols to extract status information related to a monitored device among distinct devices communicatively coupled to a network. The method includes selecting a communication protocol among the plurality of communication protocols; retrieving, from a ...

07/28/05 - 20050165926 - Method and system for determining the type of status information to extract from networked devices in a multi-protocol remote monitoring system
A method, system, and computer program product for managing information used by a plurality of communication protocols to extract status information related to a monitored device among distinct devices communicatively coupled to a network. The method includes selecting a communication protocol among the plurality of communication protocols; retrieving, from a ...

07/28/05 - 20050165925 - System and method for supporting transaction and parallel services across multiple domains based on service level agreenments
An on-demand manager provides an improved distributed data processing system for facilitating dynamic allocation of computing resources among multiple domains based on a current workload and service level agreements. Based on a service level agreement, the on-demand manager monitors and predicts the load on the system. If the current or ...

07/21/05 - 20050160168 - Information delivery and display system and information delivery method
An information delivery and display system includes one or more information display devices that play display information, and a monitoring/control server that sends information to the information display device when the information display device carries out polling at predetermined time intervals. The monitoring/control server includes a control instruction unit that ...

07/21/05 - 20050160167 - Rich profile communication with notifications
A rich communication profile system with notifications. The system is a feedback mechanism that utilizes rich content, e.g., multimedia content, as one or more indicators that represent the status of a remote user. The system includes a state component that receives information relating to state of at least one entity. ...

07/21/05 - 20050160166 - System and method for monitoring a communication and retrieving information relevant to the communication
A system, method, and computer readable medium for monitoring a communication, and providing users with information retrieved from one or more data sources that may be relevant to the communication. An information module monitors a communication associated with at least one remote client by receiving either all (or a portion ...

07/14/05 - 20050154792 - Method and apparatus for extended management of state and interaction of a remote knowledge worker from a contact center
A network system for managing remote agents of a communication center includes a primary server connected to the network the primary server controlling at least one routing point; one or more secondary servers distributed on the network and accessible to the remote agents, the secondary server or servers having data ...

07/07/05 - 20050149629 - State change request handler
A serialized stream of state change requests are received over a network for a network device. The network device has a current state object representing a current state of the network device. A desired state object is modified with each of the state change requests in the serialized stream. The ...

07/07/05 - 20050149628 - Providing qos for home lan devices which are not qos capable
An engineering model is described for a home gateway and interface system and method for providing quality of service to a home LAN device on a home network that is not QoS capable. The gateway comprises a modem (e.g., cable, DSL modem) and a portal service proxy interface. The modem ...

06/30/05 - 20050144275 - Network device and device monitoring method
A network board specifies a connected printer by acquiring a model name and a serial number of the printer. If monitored items of this printer are held in a connected printer list, the network board monitors the printer in accordance with the monitored items. On the other hand, when the ...

06/30/05 - 20050144274 - Apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system
An apparatus for monitoring the performance of a distributed system is provided. The distributed system comprises a plurality of cooperating units disposed in a communications network. The apparatus comprises a plurality of diagnostic components wherein each unit of the system comprises at least one of the diagnostic components. Each diagnostic ...

06/30/05 - 20050144273 - Electronic contracts for devices and embedded systems
A method, device and program for embedding an agreement between a device provider and a device user in a device. The agreement is embedded in the device by monitoring at least one performance parameter, determining if an event specified in the agreement has occurred based on the parameter, and, if ...

06/30/05 - 20050144272 - Non-intrusive modem performance analysis
A method of analyzing the performance of a modem connection. The method includes connecting a line interface to a communication link carrying signals of a modem connection, between a pair of end modems, collecting signals passing on the communication link, between the end modems, through the line interface, determining quality ...

06/23/05 - 20050138169 - Management of workspace devices
In some embodiments, management operations are received from a management console at a first device of a plurality of devices to be used by a user, and management authority and operations are performed on a second device of the plurality of devices in response to the received management operations. Other ...

06/23/05 - 20050138168 - System and method for metering the performance of a data processing system
A system and method for metering usage of a data processing system and scaling system performance is disclosed. In one embodiment, an authorization key is purchased that specifies both a baseline performance level and a ceiling performance level. After the key is installed on the data processing system, the system ...

06/23/05 - 20050138167 - Agent scheduler incorporating agent profiles
Systems and methods for scheduling of agents for a network, which in one embodiment among many, can be broadly summarized by a representative method of forecasting network data for a future time interval from past network data, determining a group of agents, forecasting group statistics using at least the forecasted ...

06/23/05 - 20050138166 - Ip network node and middleware for establishing connectivity to both the ipv4 and ipv6 networks
An Internet Protocol (IP) network node attempts to establish and maintain connectivity to both the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) networks on initialization of one of the operating system and a program application. The IP node includes program instructions for determining IP addresses of ...

06/23/05 - 20050138165 - Analytical cache performance model for a media server
According to at least one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a session trace log identifying a plurality of sessions accessing streaming media files from a media server. The method further comprises deriving from the session trace log a segment trace log that identifies for each of a plurality of time ...

06/23/05 - 20050138164 - Generic method for resource monitoring configuration in provisioning systems
A generic mechanism and model are provided to capture and store configuration profiles for resource monitors such that monitors can be flexibly deployed, configured, modified, and removed using appropriate sets of parameters and values. As an integral part of resource provisioning, this generic mechanism will require only a generic set ...

06/16/05 - 20050132043 - System and method for command line interface command processing
A system (100) for CLI command processing is usable for configuring and administering electronic devices. The system includes: an I/O controlling module (110) for receiving input commands from a console or a terminal; a command parsing module (120) for parsing each character in the input commands, and separating the input ...

06/16/05 - 20050132042 - Http protocol-based internet document rating system
Methods and apparatus for using http protocol for filtering and monitoring Internet access are disclosed. An agent device, such as a router, hub, or client, use http commands to request a web page document from a web page document server and to request ratings for the web page document. The ...

06/16/05 - 20050132041 - Systems, methods and computer programs for monitoring distributed resources in a data processing environment
Methods, apparatus and computer programs for monitoring resources within a data processing network. Monitoring entities can be selected, and a set of active monitoring functions can be modified, based on the requirements of consumers of monitored data. A first method involves monitoring resources on behalf of consumer entities within the ...

06/09/05 - 20050125531 - System for collecting, analyzing, and reporting high volume multi-web server usage
A system for capturing, analyzing, storing and reporting system-users' usage of Multiple internet and/or intranet web servers. At each web server in the system, the actions by the system-user create a server log that is processed by the system on a continuous basis. The processing at the server may include, ...

06/09/05 - 20050125530 - Presenting a merged view of remote application shortcuts from multiple providers
Systems and methods for presenting a merged view of remotely installed applications to which a user has terminal server (TS) based access are described. In one aspect, a client computing device generates one or more shortcuts to one or more respective applications. Each of the applications is installed at one ...

06/09/05 - 20050125529 - Seamless discovery of workstation-installed remote applications from an extranet
Systems and methods for enumerating applications by a remote client computer are described. The applications are deployed in an Intranet. The remote client computer is external to the Intranet. In one aspect, a remote application discovery request is sent to a Web service. The Web service is deployed on a ...

06/02/05 - 20050120113 - System and method for monitoring application utilization
A system and method for monitoring application utilization are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a computer having a plurality of applications installed thereon. A monitoring module is associated with the computer in order to monitor a plurality of utilization parametrics to determine the utilization of the applications by ...

06/02/05 - 20050120112 - Intelligent knowledge management and content delivery system
A system for the intelligent management of knowledge and delivery of content is provided. The system allows end users to access targeted fixes in connection with resolving problems with appliances, such as computers or other devices. The system further provides for the delivery of inventory information and information regarding attempts ...

06/02/05 - 20050120111 - Reporting of abnormal computer resource utilization data
Identifying computer resource utilization issues includes accessing resource utilization data for a computer system for a particular period of time. The resource utilization data for the particular period of time is based on resource utilization data collected while processes were running on the computer system. The resource utilization data for ...

06/02/05 - 20050120110 - Communications network elements and methods of monitoring communications networks
A network element is provided with the capability to perform monitoring and/or measurement functions on the element and the network of which it is a part. The monitoring/measurement functionality is implemented by programmable devices to enable the functionality to be modified and updated without removing the network element from service. ...

06/02/05 - 20050120109 - Methods relating to the monitoring of computer systems
A method of monitoring the condition of a computer system, comprising receiving performance data from the system, processing the data to estimate the likelihood of a deterioration in the condition of the system and providing an output which is dependent upon the estimated likelihood. ...

06/02/05 - 20050120108 - Communication tagging
A communication system including a database adapted to store communication tag information; and a database agent. The database agent is adapted to determine if a communication has a task tag. The database agent is adapted to transfer predetermined communication tag information of the task tag of the communication to the ...

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