Prior Art Database Additions 15-Sep-2009

Disclosed is a method and system for a rule based distribution of Instant Messaging (IM) chat content to restrict unauthorized distribution of the Instant Messaging (IM) chat content.

A program is disclosed that helps customers reconcile monthly credit cards statements using photos taken at the time of purchase. Customers send photos taken on a camera phone to the credit card company via a phone application. A program imbeds...

The manual approach to building specifications of malicious behavior (e.g., malware signatures) has a high cost, is error prone, and provides no guarantees of correctness. The technique described in this publication extracts a malware...

Here we propose a new probability function delivered from eigenvectors of LSA algorism. (Namely, LSA probability function.) By approximating Naïve Bayes probability with this LSA probability function, Naïve Bayes probability can be extended to all...

Thread stack data associated with a Java* heap dumps can be processed and displayed in an integrated manner with the rest of the Java object and Java class data from the heap dump if Java stack frames are considered as pseudo Java objects which...

This article describes a test framework for OSGi which uses combinatorial testing algorithms like pairwise testing to determine version compatibility of third party OSGi bundles while building large scale OSGi applications.

More and more people would like to raise questions on web and hope to get answers from others. Being differing from the conventional Q&A mechanism which is conducted on each specific website, this invention is a method and system that allows...

This article teaches methods that email clients can apply in the decision process regarding which folder or folders to suggest as targets for attaching or detaching documents to email.

This article provides a solution to protect WS (Web Services) from un-authorized accesses using on a reverse-proxy which redirects any incoming request and any outgoing response that occurs between the Web Service server and client. With this...

A Web 2.0 search mechanism that crawls and indexes multisource content repositories and corresponding tags from social bookmarks engines (folksonomies).

This disclosure relates generally to devices that facilitate the delivery of electrical power from the exterior to the interior of a building. A power distribution device is configured to be coupled (e.g., wired, plugged in, etc.) to a generator such...

Nonvolatile memory devices have been provided by the use of programmable-resistance materials based on transition-metal oxides (RRAM) such as Cr-doped SrTiO3 and NiO. See, for example, US 6,815,744 and I. G. Baek et al., IEEE IEDM 2004 Tech. Dig.,...

This publication describes a way to power a low power I/O device by using external heat sources and a thermopile based power source in the I/O device.

This article teaches that existing GPS navigation features can be supplemented with additional information derived from a vehicle to enable an appropriate refueling stop within the expected range of the vehicle's remaining fuel. In addition, once...

Cell phones are generally considered single owner devices. This disclosure details using unique virtual machine images containing customizations for unique users to allow multiple users to use a cellphone while foregoing the need to manually...

There are many situations in which people benefit from the contributions of others, and as a direct consequence will at some point in the future be in position where they can reciprocate by reporting on their experience. Examples include buying an...

Disk drive offline, diagnostic state for RAID arrays

This report relates to ampholytic copolymers based on quaternized nitrogen-containing monomers, which have a molar excess of cationogenic/cationic groups over anionogenic/anionic groups, to cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions which comprise at...

The publication describes a method and device to validate that a permanent Capacity on Demand upgrade can be applied to a computer system while temporary capacity is already active. In case of conflicts, it gives conflict resolution recommendations...

The depicted tool is a test station used on testing integrated circuit (IC) at the backend process of semiconductor manufacturing.

This article describes a method to manage power in a scalable multinode system where platform is driving power changes but the Operating System is kept in synch. Managing power across mutiple servers cabled up to form a single system has it's...

Traditional wait queues (for restaurants, amusement parks, etc.) are implemented on first come first serve basis with fixed ordering. The person in the wait queue usually has to keep polling the queue to see if their turn has come. More...

IBM point of sale printers have a thermal algorithm so that the customer receipt (CR) motor does not overheat. The current algorithm is solely based on the number of motor steps. Once a maximum number is reached, the printer slows down printing...

Using a virtual machine manager (VMM) and virtual machines (VM) running on a cellphone/PDA to upgrade or move a user to a new cellphone/PDA using VM migration.

Problem to be solved is that of having a spill resistant solution for a printer that is built into the printer and deployable if one desires to do so.

Disclosed is a system for bookmarking in Virtual Worlds, also known as the 3D web, that encapsulates the social aspect of bookmarks. Bookmarks on both the 2d & 3d Web only contain references to pages or physical locations, respectively. This...

Mit Hilfe der Dual-Energie-Technik koennen mit der roentgenbasierten medizinischen Bildgebung zwei Gewebearten voneinander getrennt werden. Dabei werden zwei Roentgenbilder bei unterschiedlichen Spektren aufgenommen. Anschliessend koennen daraus...

Die Herstellung von Praezisionsrohren aus einem Faser-Kunststoffverbund mittels einer Faserwickelmaschine erfolgt im sogenannten Nasswickelverfahren. Fuer die Fuehrung der Faeden werden Wickeligel eingesetzt, welche an den Wendepunkten Naegel...

A significant part of the structure of a superconductive MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner is dedicated to maintaining the temperature of the magnet at 4.2K; a continuous effort is required to restrict the amount of heat that reaches the...

Passagiergepaeck, welches am Abreiseort aufgegeben worden ist, kann prinzipiell von jedem Passagier ohne Zugehoerigkeitskontrolle an der Gepaeckausgabe (Reclaim) beispielsweise eines Flughafens abgenommen werden. Andererseits kann es geschehen, dass...

Device for removing the braid shielding from cables with round or oval cross-sections especially applicable for the processing of high power cables used in hybrid and electric vehicles.

Detection of existing memory leak and prediction of future memory leak. There's no known solutions for detecting and predicting memory leaks from multiple memory dumps.

Bei der Computertomographie werden dreidimensionale Datensaetze eines Objektes aus Roentgenprojektionsaufnahmen mittels eines Rekonstruktionsalgorithmus berechnet. Beispiele fuer den Rekonstruktionsalgorithmus sind die gefilterte Rueckprojektion oder...

Disclosed is a method to alleviate the problem with missed media in a media player due to external distractions. For example, to automatically pause media or cache live media, upon detecting that a user is distracted from the media, such as if a...

Disclosed is a method by which when two parties communicate with one another over instant messaging, the one party will be able to know with a level of confidence, whether the other party has received and read their message(s).

Control valves are being used in many industrial applications. In order to achieve optimally controlled processes, the valves need to be positioned quickly and accurately. Such valves are controlled by so called valve positioners. Valve positioners...

Untersuchungen und Eingriffe an Patienten werden immer mehr minimal-invasiv durchgefuehrt. Moderne Angiographiesysteme unterstuetzen diese Prozeduren durch die Erzeugung von dreidimensionalen Bildern des Untersuchungsgebietes. Auch bei sogenannten...

Disclosed is a method for automated testing with dynamic configuration

While viewing and working with conventional charts in software applications, users are currently limited in their options for customized marking, i.e. axis ticks can not be marked with images and custom ticks can not be marked with labels and images...

This disclosure discloses how to prevent ink from accumulating and/or forming a thick ink film on the outside face of a CIJ knife edge gutter therefore increasing gutter performance and/or reducing print-to-non-print drop separation requirements. In...

Disclosed is a method and application for synchronous content management and rapid content delivery

In this invention, a new electromagnetic wave blocking surface structure is suggested. The electromagnetic blocking surface structure is able to exhibit the same stop band frequencies as EBG structures in prior arts with much smaller size.