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6754717 Establishing compatibility of messages for communicating between processing entities with continuous availability  
A plurality of processing entities of a computer processing system employ messages for communicating with each other, and are updatable to newer versions at each of the processing entities by an...
6752836 Method and apparatus for high-concurrency client locking with java in a data processing system  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus in a data processing system for managing access to objects (called an element) in a collection of objects (called a container) in a...
6748415 Picture print playing apparatus capable of replacing a frame picture according to a set period  
A picture print playing apparatus has a hard disk which contains a period-setting file in which a display-start date of a period-limited frame picture on a screen is stored. When the display-start...
6748403 Method and apparatus for preserving changes to data  
Handheld computers, e.g. a Palm® Connected Organizer, typically use volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM) to store user data. If the volatile memory of the handheld computer were lost...
6748451 Distributed computing environment using real-time scheduling logic and time deterministic architecture  
A system is presented for a plurality of computer nodes in mutual data communication to execute logic in a coordinated manner. The approach features aligning the definition of the time in the nodes...
6742072 Method and apparatus for supporting concurrent system area network inter-process communication and I/O  
A new technique for transferring data between nodes of a clustered computing system is disclosed. In one aspect, the invention includes a cluster node comprising a system bus; a memory device; and...
6742048 Multilevel network for distributing trusted time and delegating levels of trust regarding timekeeping  
A network is described for providing estimates of the current time. The network includes multiple computer systems each configured to provide an estimate of the current time in response to a...
6742026 System and method for providing a distributable runtime  
A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino online services (DOLS) is used by a...
6735635 Dynamic preamble configuration on a shared bus  
A method and system for adjusting a message preamble on a shared bus, wherein the message preamble includes N synchronization characters, and each of the synchronization characters is separated in...
6728753 Presentation broadcasting  
A system and method for broadcasting a presentation over a computer network to an online audience. The system comprises an integrated environment that leverages many of the features of Microsoft...
6728786 Method and apparatus for synchronizing a portable computer system with a desktop computer system  
A tightly integrated palmtop computer system and personal computer system is disclosed. The palmtop computer system and personal computer system synchronize with each other to share information....
6725273 Point-to-point prefix protocol  
A single protocol is used by sending systems to inform receiving systems what kind of data is arriving after the notification by this prefix protocol. The payload protocol follows, and is the real...
6725278 Smart synchronization of computer system time clock based on network connection modes  
A method and apparatus are provided for performing synchronization of a time clock maintained by a computer system based on the network connection modes of the computer system. The technique allows...
6721787 System and method for wireless hot-synchronization of a personal digital assistant  
A wireless hot-sync system includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a transceiver for communicating over a wireless link, a hot-sync server having a transceiver for communicating with the...
6718395 Apparatus and method using an inquiry response for synchronizing to a communication network  
A method and apparatus for synchronizing with communication traffic in a BLUETOOTH network without joining the network. The apparatus transmits an inquiry signal and receives an inquiry response...
6704778 Method and apparatus for maintaining consistency among large numbers of similarly configured information handling servers  
The invention provides a method and apparatus for use in an information handling network having an administrative control server and a number of administered servers that are members of the network...
6701359 Apparatus and method for managing a multi-threaded persistent agent management information base including a managed object instance cache  
A TMN system includes a multi-threaded persistent TMN agent and Management Information Bases (MIBs), each including a Managed Object Instance Cache The MIB is maintained in a general purpose...
6701404 Method and system for transferring variable sized loop words between elements connected within serial loop through serial interconnect  
A dynamic perimeter circular bus method and system includes a serial interconnect and elements connected in a serial loop through the serial interconnect. In operation, a variable sized loop word...
6697925 Use of a cache ownership mechanism to synchronize multiple dayclocks  
A method of and apparatus for improving the efficiency of a data processing system employing multiple dayclocks using the facilities which maintain coherency of the system's level cache memories....
6687743 Client server communications for a mobile computing device  
The invention relates to establishing a server initiated high-level protocol communications session between a server 10 and a client on a mobile computing device 70 . The client supports a...
6687756 Switched-based time synchronization protocol for a NUMA system  
A system and method for synchronizing a set of nodes connected to a central switch in a multi-node data processing system, such as a NUMA data processing system, are disclosed. Initially, time base...
6678741 Method and apparatus for synchronizing firmware  
The invention is a method and apparatus for synchronizing firmware associated with a first computer device and a second computer device, such as a server and a client computer. In accordance with...
6675175 Method and system for sharing catalogs in a multiprocessing system utilizing a shared processor  
A method and system for sharing a catalog in a multiprocessor system is disclosed. The multiprocessor system includes a plurality of host systems. The method and system comprises storing a copy of...
6674754 Wavelength division multiplexing combined with time division multiplexing using a common time reference  
A switching method operates with very high-speed wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) links, i.e., with multiple lambdas. An efficient time frame switching method is based on pre-defined...
6662212 Synchronization of a virtual workspace using E-mail extensions  
A method and system for synchronizing files shared by members of a distributed workgroup through electronic mail. Electronic mail having a synchronization command embedded in multipurpose internet...
6654815 Contact server for call center  
The present invention is a Contact Server that enables customers to submit call-back requests to a call center via the Internet, or virtually any other communications technology available. A...
6654802 Network system and method for automatic discovery of topology using overhead bandwidth  
A system and method for continuously monitoring neighboring network elements and determining physical connection topology and changes in topology among network elements. Each port in a network...
6654785 System for providing a synchronized display of information slides on a plurality of computer workstations over a computer network  
A system is disclosed for providing synchronized presentation of slides over a computer network. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system includes a plurality of computer...
6640253 Dynamic logical control of network units in ad-hoc communications networks  
A logical function is executed in addressable units in a wireless local area network based upon the current state value of other units in the network. Depending upon a persistence setting which may...
6640241 Method and apparatus for activity-based collaboration by a computer system equipped with a communications manager  
A communications manager provides communication services for an activity-based collaboration system, in which data change requests comprising deltas are communicated over a network between...
6636897 Selective information subset synchronization based on single user action  
An apparatus and method for selectively synchronizing a subset of objects of an object set between first and second object stores. A subset of objects is defined as a plurality of selected objects...
6636872 Data file synchronization  
A method for synchronising data between a receiving computer and a sending computer by way of a computer network or the like, wherein the sending computer has a source file and the receiving...
6625657 System for requesting missing network accounting records if there is a break in sequence numbers while the records are transmitting from a source device  
A system for collecting and aggregating data from network entities for a data consuming application is described. The system includes a data collector layer to receive network flow information from...
6625660 Multiprocessor speculation mechanism for efficiently managing multiple barrier operations  
Disclosed is a method of operation within a processor that permits load instructions to be issued speculatively. An instruction sequence is received that includes multiple barrier instructions and...
6621832 Method and apparatus for Improving the Accuracy of Data Transmissions in a Serial Bus Network  
A cycle master in a digital network having a bus architecture that complies with the IEEE-1394 Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus is calibrated by first computing a clock offset...
6618455 Clock management method and transmission apparatus for synchronous network system  
In a clock management apparatus for a synchronous network system, when the quality of a clock signal is deteriorated, the clock signal is switched to another clock signal automatically to continue...
6618815 Accurate distributed system time of day  
Apparatus for synchronizing time-of-day events across a plurality of neighboring processing nodes organized in a distributed parallel processing system with each processing node including a...
6615276 Method and apparatus for a centralized facility for administering and performing connectivity and information management tasks for a mobile user  
A software facility for administering and executing connectivity and information management tasks for a portable device, includes a module for selectively adding, deleting, and editing a location...
6615239 Automatic presentation exchanger  
A method of automatically exchanging a presentation among a set of computers. A first presenting computer is positioned relative to at least one receiving computer to facilitate a communication...
6606694 Write logging in mirrored disk subsystems  
Disk drives are mirrored through duplication controlled by disk controllers. Each disk controller controls writing to a set of disk drives. A disk write request to one disk controller causes that...
6601145 Multiprocessor system snoop scheduling mechanism for limited bandwidth snoopers that uses dynamic hardware/software controls  
A multiprocessor computer system in which snoop operations of the caches are synchronized to allow the issuance of a cache operation during a cycle which is selected based on the particular manner...
6594703 Apparatus and method of minimizing internal multicast traffic  
An apparatus and method of minimizing multicast traffic in a given multicast domain, the given multicast domain having a plurality of network devices, the plurality of network devices including at...
6581110 Method and system for reading and propagating authenticated time throughout a worldwide enterprise system  
A method and system for reading and propagating accurate time in a worldwide enterprise system through a hierarchical network of time servers, with a single time source at the top of the pyramid,...
6571245 Virtual desktop in a computer network  
A network of servers coupled to the Internet provides a virtual desktop in a virtual computing environment. A user is able to access the virtual desktop from a variety of systems through various...
6564246 Shared and independent views of shared workspace for real-time collaboration  
A synchronous collaboration environment that supports real-time collaboration of multiple participants, each having shared and independent views of the shared workspace. Multiple views per...
6560655 Synchronization manager for standardized synchronization of separate programs  
A centralized manager for managing the data synchronization operations for multiple applications according to user preferences. Applications register respective COM handlers with the...
6553438 Methods and system for message resource pool with asynchronous and synchronous modes of operation  
Methods and system for a message resource pool with asynchronous and synchronous modes of operation. One or more buffers, descriptors, and message elements are allocated for a user. Each element is...
6553406 Process thread system receiving request packet from server thread, initiating process thread in response to request packet, synchronizing thread process between clients-servers.  
A system for facilitating data communications between a client and a server is provided. The system includes a server thread system that receives client logon data and a request packet. The server...
6542935 Method for obtaining a second address free from association with multiple devices  
A system obtains a second address, such as a unique IP address, from a called device by a calling device across a computer network. A first address and nick related to the called device is...
6539434 UOWE's retry process in shared queues environment  
An UOWE is created to represent a message which is put out to the coupling facility. If it is a committed message and the PUT failed for some reason, the UOWE is flagged for “retry”. These...