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| Systems and methods for distributing crypto cards to multiple cores | 20100322104 | 20101223 |
| The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for distributed operation of a plurality of cryptographic cards in a multi-core system. In various embodiments, a plurality of cryptographic cards providing encryption/decryption resources are assigned to a plurality of packet processing engines in operation on a multi-core processing system. The packet processing engines can be configured to operate in user space of a system, and can access cryptographic resources via memory allocations mapped from kernel space to user space. A method for use with the multi-card/multi-core system can comprise detecting, by a kernel of the multi-core system, a plurality of cryptographic cards available to the system, identifying, by a configurator of the multi-core system, a plurality of packet processing engines configured to operate in user space... |
| Monitoring device and method of monitoring programmable lamps | 20100320940 | 20101223 |
| A monitoring device for programmable lamps (10) includes an input (17) for receiving control data (11) from a first programmable lamp, an output (18) for forwarding the control data (12) to a second programmable lamp, reading means (19) for reading the control data (13) and a interface (20) for transmitting the read control data (14). In further embodiments, the wireless interface is formed in such a manner as to receive configuration, reference and test data, with which the monitoring device can be placed into the recording mode, diagnostic mode and test mode. A configurator configurates input, output, reading means and wireless interface in dependence on the configuration data received.
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| Integrated packaging system architecture | 20100287879 | 20101118 |
| A packaging system includes a packaging line comprising a filling machine for producing sealed packages containing food product and downstream distribution equipment connected by conveyors and each including a control system, a line controller for managing configuration, communication and control of the packaging line, a common overhead message display which displays visual information on the operation of the equipment, and a communication network for connecting the line controller to the equipment. The line controller includes a line configurator which reduces and secures effective line installation, start up and tuning at the manufacturing floor via “plug and play”, a line commander which optimizes line performance and product flows during production, a recipe manager which accommodates production flexibility by improving “easy to use” line resources and material, and... |
| Device, system and method for computer network traffic monitoring, distribution and power management | 20100287390 | 20101111 |
| The presently disclosed device, system and method continuously monitors the network traffic within a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) between a node and multiple servers. With the use of a configurator device, the system can also manage the power in at least one computer network by activating and deactivating these servers as a function of time. Each individual server can be designated as “active” or “standby.” Standby servers can be powered off, from a signal generated from the configurator to a module, if the rate of traffic drops below a predetermined threshold. The same servers can power back on when the network activity level rises above the same or another predetermined threshold. The system comprises a user interface, which allows a user... |
| automatic configurator of display objects | 20100251146 | 20100930 |
| A system for configuring objects such as buttons for screens presented in a touch screen display. The configuration may be automatically based on preset styles. The graphical elements or icons and textual elements may be created once but used multiple times in various places. Multiple graphical and textual elements may be displayed on any button of the screens. The system may be based on the use of a predefined set of button styles that define the layout of each textual and graphical element in basic terms, such as left, right, and center. These styles do not necessarily prescribe a size, but a layout of the elements. The sizing, layout, justification, and clipping of each element may be determined by the button style. For each button style,... |
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| Method and apparatus for providing customised services in a communication network | 20100222039 | 20100902 |
| A method and apparatus for offering a service to at least one client in a communication network for a specific client context, by means of a service provisioning unit. A history of client activities involving service usage in associated client contexts, is recorded in an activity database. Service templates are composed for associated client contexts based on the recorded history of client activities. When a context detector detects that the specific client context prevails, a service configurator selects a service template for the detected client context and configures a customised service from the selected service template. The customised service can then be offered to the at least one client.
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| Control node, a network of control nodes and a network configurator | 20100208586 | 20100819 |
| A control node for a network of control nodes includes a transmitter module configured to manage the data to be sent in an output process image, to convert the output process image into a data packet and to output the data packet onto the network at a predetermined point in time. The control node further includes a receiver module configured to log on to the data packets of one or of a plurality of transmitter modules of further control nodes and to convert a received data packet into an input process image. The data transmission between the control nodes in the network takes place in the form of data packets.
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| Array attribute configurator | 20100153467 | 20100617 |
| An array attribute configurator configures a set of received values based upon a predetermined set of unique value fields of an array. Array attribute configurator determines if duplicates exist within the set of received values. Array attribute configurator determines if a unique value field lacks a corresponding value within the set of received values. Array attribute configurator configures an array attribute from the set of received values based upon these determinations.
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| Configurator with embedded firmware for offline instrument user settings implementation | 20100145671 | 20100610 |
| A system for the customization of user settings on a target instrument includes a configuration module configured for the customization of user settings on a target instrument, and a representation module communicably coupled to the configuration module. The representation module includes a duplicate of firmware from the target instrument. A method of production of a system for the customization of user settings on a target instrument, includes configuring a configuration module for the customization of user settings on a target instrument, communicably coupling the configuration module to a representation module; and disposing a duplicate of firmware from the target instrument in the representation module.
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| Interactive product configurator with automatic selections | 20100131872 | 20100527 |
| A product configurator comprises a constraint network having a plurality of nodes. The configurator allows a modeler to designate that one of more nodes of a configuration are input-required nodes. During an interactive session, the configurator may receive a request for an auto-completion of the configuration. The configurator will determine if an input has been received for the input-required nodes, and prohibit the auto-completion if the input has not been received.
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| Configurator process and system | 20100066731 | 20100318 |
| A configurator that creates multi angle images of a product that can be configured with options, accessories, colors and the like in 2d imagery, which does not require special software or hardware to view and interact with the configurator. The configurator automatically generates layer logic of how the product can be assembled for use in a configurator engine to manage the relationships of the 2d art layers. The approach outlined here has moved the linking and logic to the generation phase of the layers thereby automatically generating the configuration logic file at rendering that can be used by a simple program to assemble the layers for a visual interface. Essentially, 2d images are created in a layering scheme from 3d models that can be assembled into... |
| Configurable parallel computation of cyclic redundancy check (crc) codes | 20100058154 | 20100304 |
| An apparatus (1) for implementing a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) error detection methodology to compute a CRC error detection code for data according to the methodology, comprising computation means (2) which uses parallel computation (4) to compute the CRC error detection code, and configurator means (3) which uses the CRC error detection methodology to determine a configuration of the computation means required to compute the CRC error detection code, and configures (25) the computation means accordingly, wherein the configurator means is able to use each of a plurality of CRC error detection methodologies to determine a configuration of the computation means required for parallel computation of a CRC error detection code according to each of the methodologies, and the computation means is configurable to allow configuration... |
| Interactive product configurator with persistent component association | 20100037162 | 20100211 |
| A constraint based product configurator determines a structure that is adapted to be associated with one or more components and determines if an arbitrary association is possible for the structure. If an arbitrary association is possible, the configurator associates a component with the structure and generates a component association choice for the association. The component association choice is an identity of the structure and the corresponding first component.
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| Interactive product configurator | 20100037159 | 20100211 |
| A product configurator is based on a constraint network having a plurality of nodes. The product configurator, when it receives a user choice, determines which nodes in the constraint network are affected by the user choice. For each affected node, the product configurator stores the prior domain state of the node and associates the stored prior domain state with the user choice. Therefore, the nodes can be restored to their prior state if the user choice is later removed for any reason.
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| Interactive product configurator with default decisions | 20100037142 | 20100211 |
| An interactive product configurator includes a constraint network having a plurality of nodes. The configurator receives a new user choice after previously asserting one or more default decisions. The configurator then retracts the previously asserted default decisions before asserting the new user choice. The default decisions are then reasserted.
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| Interactive product configurator that allows modification to automated selections | 20100036747 | 20100211 |
| A product configurator includes a constraint based network that includes a plurality of nodes. The configurator receives one or more user selections and generates one or more automatic selections to form a complete configuration. The configurator receives a request to change the configuration after forming the complete configuration, and retracts the automatic selections. For each of the retracted automatic selections, the configurator determines if the retracted automatic selection is a configuration-defining selection and reasserts the configuration-defining selections.
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| Systems and methods for distributing crypto cards to multiple cores | 20100322104 | 20101223 |
| The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for distributed operation of a plurality of cryptographic cards in a multi-core system. In various embodiments, a plurality of cryptographic cards providing encryption/decryption resources are assigned to a plurality of packet processing engines in operation on a multi-core processing system. The packet processing engines can be configured to operate in user space of a system, and can access cryptographic resources via memory allocations mapped from kernel space to user space. A method for use with the multi-card/multi-core system can comprise detecting, by a kernel of the multi-core system, a plurality of cryptographic cards available to the system, identifying, by a configurator of the multi-core system, a plurality of packet processing engines configured to operate in user space... |
| Monitoring device and method of monitoring programmable lamps | 20100320940 | 20101223 |
| A monitoring device for programmable lamps (10) includes an input (17) for receiving control data (11) from a first programmable lamp, an output (18) for forwarding the control data (12) to a second programmable lamp, reading means (19) for reading the control data (13) and a interface (20) for transmitting the read control data (14). In further embodiments, the wireless interface is formed in such a manner as to receive configuration, reference and test data, with which the monitoring device can be placed into the recording mode, diagnostic mode and test mode. A configurator configurates input, output, reading means and wireless interface in dependence on the configuration data received.
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| Integrated packaging system architecture | 20100287879 | 20101118 |
| A packaging system includes a packaging line comprising a filling machine for producing sealed packages containing food product and downstream distribution equipment connected by conveyors and each including a control system, a line controller for managing configuration, communication and control of the packaging line, a common overhead message display which displays visual information on the operation of the equipment, and a communication network for connecting the line controller to the equipment. The line controller includes a line configurator which reduces and secures effective line installation, start up and tuning at the manufacturing floor via “plug and play”, a line commander which optimizes line performance and product flows during production, a recipe manager which accommodates production flexibility by improving “easy to use” line resources and material, and... |
| Device, system and method for computer network traffic monitoring, distribution and power management | 20100287390 | 20101111 |
| The presently disclosed device, system and method continuously monitors the network traffic within a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) between a node and multiple servers. With the use of a configurator device, the system can also manage the power in at least one computer network by activating and deactivating these servers as a function of time. Each individual server can be designated as “active” or “standby.” Standby servers can be powered off, from a signal generated from the configurator to a module, if the rate of traffic drops below a predetermined threshold. The same servers can power back on when the network activity level rises above the same or another predetermined threshold. The system comprises a user interface, which allows a user... |
| automatic configurator of display objects | 20100251146 | 20100930 |
| A system for configuring objects such as buttons for screens presented in a touch screen display. The configuration may be automatically based on preset styles. The graphical elements or icons and textual elements may be created once but used multiple times in various places. Multiple graphical and textual elements may be displayed on any button of the screens. The system may be based on the use of a predefined set of button styles that define the layout of each textual and graphical element in basic terms, such as left, right, and center. These styles do not necessarily prescribe a size, but a layout of the elements. The sizing, layout, justification, and clipping of each element may be determined by the button style. For each button style,... |
| Method and apparatus for providing customised services in a communication network | 20100222039 | 20100902 |
| A method and apparatus for offering a service to at least one client in a communication network for a specific client context, by means of a service provisioning unit. A history of client activities involving service usage in associated client contexts, is recorded in an activity database. Service templates are composed for associated client contexts based on the recorded history of client activities. When a context detector detects that the specific client context prevails, a service configurator selects a service template for the detected client context and configures a customised service from the selected service template. The customised service can then be offered to the at least one client.
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| Control node, a network of control nodes and a network configurator | 20100208586 | 20100819 |
| A control node for a network of control nodes includes a transmitter module configured to manage the data to be sent in an output process image, to convert the output process image into a data packet and to output the data packet onto the network at a predetermined point in time. The control node further includes a receiver module configured to log on to the data packets of one or of a plurality of transmitter modules of further control nodes and to convert a received data packet into an input process image. The data transmission between the control nodes in the network takes place in the form of data packets.
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| Array attribute configurator | 20100153467 | 20100617 |
| An array attribute configurator configures a set of received values based upon a predetermined set of unique value fields of an array. Array attribute configurator determines if duplicates exist within the set of received values. Array attribute configurator determines if a unique value field lacks a corresponding value within the set of received values. Array attribute configurator configures an array attribute from the set of received values based upon these determinations.
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| Configurator with embedded firmware for offline instrument user settings implementation | 20100145671 | 20100610 |
| A system for the customization of user settings on a target instrument includes a configuration module configured for the customization of user settings on a target instrument, and a representation module communicably coupled to the configuration module. The representation module includes a duplicate of firmware from the target instrument. A method of production of a system for the customization of user settings on a target instrument, includes configuring a configuration module for the customization of user settings on a target instrument, communicably coupling the configuration module to a representation module; and disposing a duplicate of firmware from the target instrument in the representation module.
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| Interactive product configurator with automatic selections | 20100131872 | 20100527 |
| A product configurator comprises a constraint network having a plurality of nodes. The configurator allows a modeler to designate that one of more nodes of a configuration are input-required nodes. During an interactive session, the configurator may receive a request for an auto-completion of the configuration. The configurator will determine if an input has been received for the input-required nodes, and prohibit the auto-completion if the input has not been received.
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| Configurator process and system | 20100066731 | 20100318 |
| A configurator that creates multi angle images of a product that can be configured with options, accessories, colors and the like in 2d imagery, which does not require special software or hardware to view and interact with the configurator. The configurator automatically generates layer logic of how the product can be assembled for use in a configurator engine to manage the relationships of the 2d art layers. The approach outlined here has moved the linking and logic to the generation phase of the layers thereby automatically generating the configuration logic file at rendering that can be used by a simple program to assemble the layers for a visual interface. Essentially, 2d images are created in a layering scheme from 3d models that can be assembled into... |
| Configurable parallel computation of cyclic redundancy check (crc) codes | 20100058154 | 20100304 |
| An apparatus (1) for implementing a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) error detection methodology to compute a CRC error detection code for data according to the methodology, comprising computation means (2) which uses parallel computation (4) to compute the CRC error detection code, and configurator means (3) which uses the CRC error detection methodology to determine a configuration of the computation means required to compute the CRC error detection code, and configures (25) the computation means accordingly, wherein the configurator means is able to use each of a plurality of CRC error detection methodologies to determine a configuration of the computation means required for parallel computation of a CRC error detection code according to each of the methodologies, and the computation means is configurable to allow configuration... |
| Interactive product configurator with persistent component association | 20100037162 | 20100211 |
| A constraint based product configurator determines a structure that is adapted to be associated with one or more components and determines if an arbitrary association is possible for the structure. If an arbitrary association is possible, the configurator associates a component with the structure and generates a component association choice for the association. The component association choice is an identity of the structure and the corresponding first component.
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| Interactive product configurator | 20100037159 | 20100211 |
| A product configurator is based on a constraint network having a plurality of nodes. The product configurator, when it receives a user choice, determines which nodes in the constraint network are affected by the user choice. For each affected node, the product configurator stores the prior domain state of the node and associates the stored prior domain state with the user choice. Therefore, the nodes can be restored to their prior state if the user choice is later removed for any reason.
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| Interactive product configurator with default decisions | 20100037142 | 20100211 |
| An interactive product configurator includes a constraint network having a plurality of nodes. The configurator receives a new user choice after previously asserting one or more default decisions. The configurator then retracts the previously asserted default decisions before asserting the new user choice. The default decisions are then reasserted.
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| Interactive product configurator that allows modification to automated selections | 20100036747 | 20100211 |
| A product configurator includes a constraint based network that includes a plurality of nodes. The configurator receives one or more user selections and generates one or more automatic selections to form a complete configuration. The configurator receives a request to change the configuration after forming the complete configuration, and retracts the automatic selections. For each of the retracted automatic selections, the configurator determines if the retracted automatic selection is a configuration-defining selection and reasserts the configuration-defining selections.
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| Real-time priority-based media communication | 20090327510 | 20091231 |
| Representative embodiments are disclosed of a real-time priority-based communication system and method for communicating media streams made up of multiple media message sub-streams, the communication system comprising a chunk configurator for dividing media message sub-streams into chunks, a state machine configured to translate between information regarding the media message sub-streams and the chunks and state associations to the information, the state associations written into a header for each of the chunks, a queue for holding the chunks waiting to be transmitted, and a processor for executing a scheduling algorithm, wherein the scheduling algorithm determines ones of the chunks in the queue to transmit next.
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| Multimode receiver architecture | 20090323778 | 20091231 |
| A radio receiver comprising a compensator arranged to compensate for intersymbol interference in a signal received at the receiver and a configurator arranged to configure the compensator, wherein the compensator comprises a programmable filter and the configurator is capable of configuring the filter in a first mode to operate as an ISI equaliser or in a second mode to implement a RAKE finger set.
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| System for maintaining unified access to scada and manufacturing execution system (mes) information | 20090276072 | 20091105 |
| A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equipment in a SCADA system. The EMB extracts relevant MES information from the utilization capability object and invokes an application interface on an MES database to create a corresponding entity (e.g., a database element). Another aspect of the disclosed system and methods involves the enhancement of a SCADA system object, through a new MES facet, to support acquiring and reporting equipment status received via the SCADA system to a corresponding MES entity. A raw reason code configuration interface is provided by UCO configurator computer software... |
| System for maintaining unified access to scada and manufacturing execution system (mes) information | 20090276072 | 20091105 |
| A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equipment in a SCADA system. The EMB extracts relevant MES information from the utilization capability object and invokes an application interface on an MES database to create a corresponding entity (e.g., a database element). Another aspect of the disclosed system and methods involves the enhancement of a SCADA system object, through a new MES facet, to support acquiring and reporting equipment status received via the SCADA system to a corresponding MES entity. A raw reason code configuration interface is provided by UCO configurator computer software... |
| Control and communication system including at least one automation unit | 20090222114 | 20090903 |
| A Control and communication system is suggested including at least one automation unit being adapted to run an operation program, and an engineering unit being adapted to modify the operation program, the engineering unit including a code-configurator, which is adapted to project automation functions of the operation program in the form of at least one configured data structure and to modify the configured data structure, the at least one automation unit including an interpreter framework, which is adapted to include a catalogue of necessary automation functions of the operation program and an empty data structure, the interpreter framework being further adapted to interpret the modified configured data structure and to provide a modified operation program on the basis of the automation functions of said catalogue and... |
| Methods and systems for implementing staged configurator modeling | 20090182772 | 20090716 |
| This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for implementing staged configurator modeling. The method may include initiating a staged product configurator model environment and presenting a user interface (UI) configured to allow for definition of stages. The method may further include receiving input via the UI indicating the definition of stages and storing the stages in a data store. Furthermore, the method may include defining product components and associating product components with one or more of the stages. The method may further include executing one or more applications associated with the product components. The method may further include executing one or more applications associated with the product components. Each application may be configured to use the one or more stages when executing a configurator, and each... |
| Computer-implemented system for producing, processing and managing structured data sets | 20090171909 | 20090702 |
| A data management system has a basic function configurator to define a generic basic function, whereby the function to be performed is to be depicted in a basic function by means of descriptive attributes and associated values or value ranges necessary for processing the basic function. The function is to be depicted on a data set to which a distribution rule is allocated. A data set, with its associated distribution rules, defines a generic basic function. The data sets which define the generic basic functions, together with their distribution rules for access by a product template configurator, are contained in a basic function list. The product template configurator combines one or several basic functions and transfers these to a product template, in that the generic basic... |
| Tuning order configurator performance by dynamic integration of manufacturing and field feedback | 20090138117 | 20090528 |
| A novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for tuning order configurator performance by dynamic integration of manufacturing and field feedback information. A method for dynamically tuning order configurator behavior by using product issue data can include collecting product issue data for a manufactured product, the product issue data including performance and attribute information of a part of the manufactured product, analyzing the collected product issue data to identify a problematic part, and, modifying the order configurator using the analyzed product issue data.
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| Configuration method for device with virtual configurators | 20090132068 | 20090521 |
| A configuration method for an SCS system, comprising a two-wire SCS bus (11), to which are connected configurable devices (16), such as actuators, controls, dimmers, etc., realised by means of virtual configurators stored in a memory inside the devices (16) themselves; the installer is therefore able to choose whether to configure an SCS installation using current physical configurators, or using the new method with the help of a PDA, a Personal Computer (10) or similar equipment.
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| Control system configurator and methods with edit selection | 20090125129 | 20090514 |
| Methods and apparatus for configuring process, environmental, industrial and other control systems generate and/or utilize models representing configurations of control systems and/or the systems controlled by them. Records of changes to the models or the configurations represented by them are maintained, thereby, for example, providing bases for determining current states, prior states and histories of changes. Objects in the model have characteristics, such as an object type characteristic and an area characteristic. Users can have corresponding permissions. A security mechanism apparatus controls access by users to the objects. Composite objects are defined by definition objects and are displayed in encapsulated or expanded formats. Objects can include an edit control type identifier that determines how they are presented for editing. Functionality responds to user commands by transferring... |
| Field control system and field control method | 20090105850 | 20090423 |
| In a field control system in which a plurality of field equipments that are operated in a previously set schedule and constitute a control loop perform a packet communication via a network, there is provided a configurator for collecting measured result packets to which a time stamp of each field equipment is affixed respectively, grasping at least any one of communication times between respective field equipments based on the time stamp, and adjusting operation schedules of respective field equipments in response to the communication times.
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| Automated integration of feedback from field failure to order configurator for dynamic optimization of manufacturing test processes | 20090105863 | 20090423 |
| The present invention addresses the deficiencies of the art in respect to the manufacturing test processes and provides a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for dynamic optimization of manufacturing test coverage with automated integration of field failure feedback with the order configurator. In one embodiment of the invention, a manufacturing field failure feedback method can be provided. The method can include retrieving field failure data, analyzing the field failure data, storing failure analysis object information, modifying a manufacturing test case selection within the test case selection and order configurator based on using field failure data analysis, the test case selection including rules for test case selection and test case object information, and configuring a testing order with an optimized test case selection.
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| Web service architecture for product configuration | 20090106402 | 20090423 |
| Various techniques for providing product configuration as a Web Service are disclosed. One method involves receiving a Web Service signature requesting access to a product configuration session to configure a product and accessing information representing an instance of the product, in response to receipt of the Web Service signature. A responsive Web Service signature, containing information such as the price of the instance of the product, whether the instance of the product represents a valid configuration, and/or indicative of options available to further configure the product, can be returned to the application that requested access to the session. The requester can request multiple changes to the instance of the product, and validation of those changes can be delayed until after all of the changes have been... |
| Method to generate a customizable product configurator | 20090089174 | 20090402 |
| A method of customizing a product comprising. According to one embodiment, a set of one or more customizable product classes are available from which a create a customizable product. Upon receiving a request to create a customizable product instance, component products are provided to be associated with the customizable product if proper.
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| Reel symbol resizing for reel based gaming machines | 20090061984 | 20090305 |
| Gaming machines, systems and methods for sizing or resizing visible reel symbols are disclosed. Gaming machines include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device and mechanical or virtual reels. Reels include a plurality of reel stops, each containing a visible reel symbols or a blank or ghost region. Visible reel symbols are expanded into adjacent reel stops, which can be ghosts or blank reel stops, such that blank areas are reduced. A reel configurator sizes or resizes the visible reel symbols, which reel configurator can be located at a remote host or within the gaming machine itself. A remote host can provide downloadable virtual reel strips and visible reel symbols to gaming machines within a system including processor-based machines. Resizing of visible reel symbols can... |
| Enterprise structure configurator | 20090063549 | 20090305 |
| Tools for configuring an enterprise applications. In one aspect, the tools provide a user interface to allow an implementer describe, based on an interview with executives of the organization, an enterprise structure of an organization, and a data structure generator to configure the enterprise application to reflect this enterprise structure. In one aspect, these tools can allow a general case to guide the default assignment of intersections of legal and managerial reporting structures to a business unit, allowing the minimum number of business units to fulfill both the external and managerial responsibilities. The tools may implement a pivot table approach to provide an interface for the user to provide such input.
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| Open customer database for use by third parties | 20090063634 | 20090305 |
| Embodiments of the present teachings provide for standardized post installation configuration of a software application. For Linux-based applications, a portal service provides a Red Hat Packet Manager (“RPM”) package that includes selected software to be installed on a user's computing device, post-install configurator, and a post install configuration file (“PIC”). The post-install configurator accesses the PIC file and performs post-installation configuration based on the contents of the PIC file. The PIC file thus provides a standardized mechanism in which software vendors can specify post-installation configuration of their applications, without having to develop their own tools or applications.
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| Post-install configuration for applications | 20090064131 | 20090305 |
| Embodiments of the present teachings provide for standardized post installation configuration of a software application. For Linux-based applications, a portal service provides a Red Hat Packet Manager (“RPM”) package that includes selected software to be installed on a user's computing device, and a post install configuration file (“PIC”). A post-install configurator accesses the PIC file and performs post-installation configuration based on the contents of the PIC file. The PIC file thus provides a standardized mechanism in which software vendors can specify post-installation configuration of their applications, without having to develop their own tools or applications.
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| Option-based reverse configuration system | 20090037711 | 20090205 |
| A configurator is provided with the ability to enable a customer to configure a system based upon selection of components to reside within the system. Based upon selected components, the customer is presented with systems in which the selected components can reside.
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| Controlled relay of media streams across network perimeters | 20090028146 | 20090129 |
| The invention provides an apparatus and method to establish media sessions for media streams crossing a network boundary. The system includes a media relay controlled by a media configurator control module. The media relay reserves media paths (that include ports in the network boundary), opens the media paths, closes the media paths, and provides information about the media paths. A media configurator is adapted to communicate with the media configurator control module and the media relay. The control module has an event handler handling multimedia session events, a local address resolver that determines if an address identifier of the media session belongs to a private address space and a control element used to establish the media path. The control element manages resources for the media relay.... |
| Code controller | 20080298526 | 20081204 |
| State Processor 11 of a Code State Configurator 1 detects the position in a state space of a desired code state Cs based on an inputted code phase amount K in chip units. Based on the result of detection, State Processor 11 performs processing for jumping the code state a predetermined interval using a state transition matrix TF stored in State Transition Matrix Table 12, and obtains a specific code state near to the code state Cs. Code state processor 11 selects the appropriate process from among a process for delaying the code state one state at a time from the obtained code state and a process for transiting the code state one state at a time in the direction opposite the delay direction, transits the... |
| Method and system for quoting, pricing and ordering telecommunications services | 20080292075 | 20081127 |
| A method and system for quoting, pricing, configuring, and ordering telecommunications services is disclosed. The method includes the steps of allowing a purchaser of services to custom-configure the services through an interface with several relevant service characteristics and options. A purchaser may then input service configurations into a database-driven pricing configurator that can instantly generate an indicative pricing quote for the configured services. A purchaser also has the option of submitting the quote to a service order form generator, which interfaces with a service provider's provisioning system, thereby allowing a purchaser to quote, price, and order telecommunications services in a fast, easy, and flexible manner.
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| Providing progressive games for gaming environments | 20080234036 | 20080925 |
| Techniques for providing progressive games in a gaming environment are disclosed. Progressive configuration data can effectively define one or more progressive games for a gaming environment that includes one or more gaming machines. The progressive gaming data can, for example, be provided as a set of rules (e.g., rules in an XSLT form). A progressive configurator uses the progressive configuration data and gaming data received from the gaming machines in order to effectively implement one or more progressive games. The gaming data can, for example, include information about a gaming machine (e.g., serial number, network, location), one or more games available on the gaming machine (e.g., type of the game, minimum and maximum bet for a game), and data regarding a specific game instance (e.g., amount... |
| Partner relationship management system | 20080228625 | 20080918 |
| A Partner Relationship Management System (“PRMS”) accessible for sellers and buyers located remotely, whereby the buyers' access privileges are based on their relationship with the sellers. The PRMS comprising a server connected to the Internet and a pricing configurator which includes at least, a buyer profile module residing on the server and storing information on a plurality of buyers, logistics data and a price converter. The information on each buyer includes at least a delivery destination, and a pricing factor. The pricing factor is unique to each buyer. The pricing configurator converts an origin offer price, such as a free-on-board price, to a delivered price, such as a cost-insurance-freight price by considering the information of the buyer profiles and the logistics data.
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| Method and system for configuring a device with a wireless mobile configurator | 20080147831 | 20080619 |
| Consistent with one embodiment of the invention, a wireless mobile device is configured to receive a configuration file from a configuration server. After receiving the configuration file, the wireless mobile device establishes a wireless communication session with a computing device within proximity of the mobile device. The mobile device is configured to send the configuration file to the computing device so as to enable a configuration application executing on the computing device to configure the computing device in accordance with configuration information included in the configuration file.
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| Method and system for secure management and communication utilizing configuration network setup in a wlan | 20080140814 | 20080612 |
| A method for enabling communication of information in a secure communication system may include generating a notification when at least two configurators attempt to separately register with an 802.11 client station within a single configurator timing window. The method may further include detecting whether the at least two configurators attempt to register within the 802.11 client station within the single configurator timing window time duration. The notification may be generated in response to the detecting. The 802.11 client station may receive configuration information from at least a first of the at least two configurators, prior to the generation of the notification. The configuration information may include one or both of a service set identifier (SSID) and/or a passphrase. The notification may include an indication of detected... |
| Dynamic generated web ui for configuration | 20080120557 | 20080522 |
| A computer-based system comprising a library module associated with an application, the library module using stored configuration data and configuration metadata for the application and a configurator to generate a web user interface using the configuration metadata. The web user interface allowing a user to input configuration information for the application.
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| Use driven configurator and system optimization | 20080104379 | 20080501 |
| A configurator is provided with the ability to present a customer with information regarding desirable configuration bundles that are based upon specific intended use and to enable a customer to configure a system based upon the specific intended use. Additionally, based upon an indicated specific intended use, an information handling system manufacturer can optimize the configuration of the information handling system.
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| System and method for ditributed input-distributed output wireless communications | 20080080631 | 20080403 |
| A system for dynamically adapting the communication characteristics of a multiple antenna system (MAS) with multi-user (MU) transmissions (defined with the acronym MU-MAS), such as a distributed-input distributed-output (DIDO) communication system. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: one or more coding modulation units to encode and modulate information bits for each of a plurality of wireless client devices to produce encoded and modulated information bits; one or more mapping units to map the encoded and modulated information bits to complex symbols; and a MU-MAS or DIDO configurator unit to determine a subset of users and a MU-MAS or DIDO transmission mode based on channel characterization data obtained through feedback from the wireless client devices and to responsively control the coding... |
| Non-homogenous telecommunications base stations | 20080064361 | 20080313 |
| A network reconfigurator (26) is provided for use in a telecommunications network (20) comprising a network (24) of radio base stations configured for providing radio access service to the telecommunications network for wireless stations (30). The network reconfigurator is arranged or configured, for differing service outages attributable to differing downed radio base stations (28) of the network of radio base stations, to coordinately and dynamically change modifiable characteristics of plural remaining base stations for at least partially compensating for the service outages. Preferably the reconfigurator (26) is configured, for differing service outages, to dynamically change differing modifiable characteristics of differing plural remaining base stations for at least partially compensating for the service outages. Modifying a characteristic of the plural remaining base stations can include modification of... |
| Payline and wagering options for low denomination games | 20080058086 | 20080306 |
| Methods and systems for providing low denomination payline and wagering options for “penny” gaming machines and systems are disclosed. A gaming machine or system configurator can provide various operator adjustable settings, including minimum overall wager, maximum overall wager, available denominations for play, minimum number of paylines that must be played, and incremental amount of paylines to be played. The configurator can include manual devices, an interface to a remote server or internal gaming machine logic. Player adjustable game parameters can include a play denomination, an overall wager, the number of paylines played and the number of credits per payline. Parameters not set by the player are automatically calculated by the gaming machine for faster game play. Residual awards or credit balances of less than a whole... |
| Online sales method for information handling systems and related peripherals | 20080059321 | 20080306 |
| A configurator is provided with the ability to present to a user how each choice or change to an information handling system would effect the performance of the information handling system for an intended use. More specifically, during an online sales process, the customer is first presented with a list of gaming genres or gaming titles for which the information handling system to be purchased is targeted to use along with a base or recommended configuration. The configuration process proceeds with each discrete choice now presented to the user not only with the price but also with the specific system performance impact of that item, such as showing a Frame Per Second indication. A new set of fields are provided for each item in the configuration... |
| Maintaining consistency in a remote copy data storage system | 20080059738 | 20080306 |
| An apparatus configured to operate as a primary for a remote copy pair is provided. The apparatus comprises a journal component at said primary for generating journal entries for one or more uncompleted sequenced batches; a configurator responsive to an error indication from a secondary for enumeration of said one or more uncompleted sequenced batches; and a primary server responsive to said enumeration of said one or more uncompleted sequenced batches to reissue to said secondary one or more write requests for said one or more uncompleted sequenced batches, during recovery processing.
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| Semiconductor memory device and semiconductor device comprising the same | 20080049536 | 20080228 |
| A semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports, a plurality of memory cell arrays and a region configurator. The region configurator is adapted to hold share region information about at least one share region. In the memory cell arrays, at least one share region accessible through the I/O ports is configured on the basis of the share region information.
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| Computer system performance estimator and layout configurator | 20080046766 | 20080221 |
| A method, system and computer readable medium for maximizing the performance of a computer system that includes at least one computing unit. Temperature and location data for each computing unit is received by a server unit and the location of each computing unit within a given environment is reevaluated and revised to maximize the overall performance of the computer system.
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| Method for data configuration and provision, for agricultural working machines in particular | 20080005177 | 20080103 |
| In a method for data configuration and provision, and a device for implementing the method for objects, particularly agricultural working machines, an individualized data record for the particular object is assigned to the object in a higher-order data configurator. It is thereby ensured that efficient, machine-specific data provision is made possible. This has the advantage, in particular, that the information assigned to an object is now available in a process-independent manner, is not restricted to a specific application, and can be used to provide service concepts in a customer-oriented manner.
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| System and method for connecting and managing data transfers over the internet | 20070294133 | 20071220 |
| One embodiment of the present invention is a data bridge between publishers and advertisers for sending data from a publisher to an advertiser, which data bridge comprises: a computer system, which computer system includes: (a) an advertiser configurator; (b) a publisher configurator; (c) a configuration data store; (d) a data transfer configurator; (e) a data transfer scheduler; (f) a data transfer engine; (g) a primary data store; (h) a tracking and billing component; and (i) an archiver.
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| Single level bill of material available to promise | 20070271132 | 20071122 |
| A computer implemented Availability Checking Tool wherein tool users work within a common work environment, from common enterprise data, and considering assets and demands across multiple order management systems and manufacturing facilities within boundaries established by manufacturing specifications, process flows and business policies. Tool users can easily maintain a synergistic relationship between orders from multiple demand sources or ordering systems. A demand configurator receives demand information from each demand source and coordinates product requests in accordance with customer request rules and priorities. A supply configurator receives manufacturing and planning data from a planning source and manipulates the received manufacturing and planning data to create new supply data. A material resource engine provides material supply information from the new supply data, the received demand information following product... |
| Adaptive edge processing of application data | 20070233935 | 20071004 |
| An adaptive data replication and caching system configured for deployment at the network edge. This system can include a data caching system configured to cache application data in a data store and to satisfy queries for application data from the cache. The system also can include a data replication system configured to replicate application data in the data store and to satisfy queries for application data against the replicated application data. Finally, the adaptive data replication and caching system can include a configurator for configuring portions of the data store for exclusive use by the data caching system and the data replication system.
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| Configurator using structure and rules to provide a user interface | 20070226066 | 20070927 |
| A configurator using structure and rules to provide a user interface. According to one embodiment of the invention, a customizable product class is created. The customizable product class includes a set of one or more attributes to define the customizable product class. A component product class is added to the customizable product class, where the component product class is a subclass of the customizable product. A customizable class rule is associated to the customizable product class, the customizable class rule including expressions which provide conditions on component products added to the customizable product. A customizable UI is mapped to the customizable product class, where the customizable UI provides access structure to the configurator.
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| Methods and apparatuses for user interface management | 20070226613 | 20070927 |
| A data driven, no-refresh, high-interactivity user interface framework, which can be used in (or with) web browsers to provide user interface for accessing product and service configuration through network connection. For example, the user interface can be used with web-based customer order management or product configurator. In one embodiment, the user interface presented as a web document is updated using Document Object Model (DOM) to avoid refreshing. Updates to the user interface are driven by the data managed by the user interface. An event queue for user actions to be dispatched to the server is provided to improve usability of the user interface. A user interface level application program interface is provided for external applications/modules to improve configurability.
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| Enforcement of service terms through adaptive edge processing of application data | 20070214109 | 20070913 |
| An adaptive data replication and caching system configured to enforce service terms at the network edge. Service terms can include, but are not limited to established quality of service (QoS) terms, as well as the terms of a service level agreement (SLA). This system can include a data caching system configured to cache application data in a data store and to satisfy queries for application data from the cache. The system also can include a data replication system configured to replicate application data in the data store and to satisfy queries for application data against the replicated application data. Finally, the adaptive data replication and caching system can include a configurator for configuring portions of the data store for exclusive use by the data caching system... |
| Device and method for generating a multi-channel signal or a parameter data set | 20070206690 | 20070906 |
| For flexibly signaling a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode in the multi-channel parameter reconstruction, a parameter configuration cue is inserted in the data stream, which is used by a configurator on the side of a multi-channel decoder to configure a multi-channel reconstructor. If the parameter configuration cue has a first meaning, the configurator will look for further configuration information in its input data, while, when the parameter configuration cue has another meaning, the configurator performs a configuration setting of the multi-channel reconstructor based on information on a coding algorithm with which transmission channel data have been coded, so that it is ensured efficiently on the one hand and flexibly on the other hand that there will always be obtained a correct association between parameter data... |
| Dynamic resource allocation for disparate application performance requirements | 20070198982 | 20070823 |
| Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to dynamic computing resource allocation, and provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic resource allocation for disparate application performance requirements. In one embodiment of the invention, a resource allocation data processing system can include a shared resource pool including resources and a resource configurator coupled to the shared resource pool. The system further can include a service processor coupled to the resource configurator, wherein the service processor can include an application programming interface (API) exposing methods for commanding the resource configurator to configure the resources in the shared resource pool.
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| System and method for customizing financial instruments | 20070185795 | 20070809 |
| A graphical user interface of a product configurator is accessible by user computers over a network. In one embodiment, the product configurator presents a plurality of product-based customization options from which a user may select. In response to such options, a user may provide product-based customization information to the product configurator. This information is usable to generate a product-based customized image that may be imprinted across the face of a financial instrument.
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| Business application dialogues architecture and toolset | 20070143114 | 20070621 |
| An application dialogue architecture and toolkit for creating an application dialogue in accordance with a predefined architecture. A toolkit is provided, comprising: a configurator tool for defining at least one frame, wherein each frame includes a set of talking points capable of being presented to an end user, and wherein the configurator tool includes a system for defining a unique model to be associated with each frame; and a content editor for populating and managing a content database associated with the application dialogue.
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| Delivering web content in a message transmitted over a mobile wireless communication network | 20070130499 | 20070607 |
| A mobile terminal having a limited browser for viewing content available on the Internet is provided. The mobile terminal in one embodiment comprises a conversion unit for converting web contents displayed by the limited browser into a multimedia message, the conversion unit comprising: a parser for parsing the web contents, an object extractor for extracting objects from the parsed web contents, and a multimedia message configurator for creating a multimedia message using the extracted objects.
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| Method for generalizing design attributes in a design capture environment | 20070124716 | 20070531 |
| A method for generalizing design attributes in a design capture environment comprising the steps of (A) defining a procedure for adding one or more auxiliary configurators to a tool or suite of tools, (B) linking the auxiliary configurators to predetermined object points in an abstracted design and (C) defining a procedure for the tool or suite of tools to reference the one or more auxiliary configurators, wherein the auxiliary configurators are neither referenced by a core nor built into the tool or suite of tools.
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| Quality of service for network connected clients | 20070100974 | 20070503 |
| A network server for communicating with a network client over a network comprising: a client configuration detector for detecting a configuration of the network client; a server configurator for changing the configuration of the network server; a comparator for determining if the configuration of the network client is compatible with the configuration of the network server; and a server communications component for connecting with the network client using a connection-oriented protocol, wherein the server communications component is operable to disconnect the network client responsive to said comparator.
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| Process of auto-renewing limited time software and services agreement | 20070078721 | 20070405 |
| An apparatus for preconfiguring an information handling system which includes means for configuring a system with options selected according to user input wherein the options includes at least one renewable component, means for enabling a customer to indicate authorization to automatically renew the renewable component, and a database that receives information from and supplies information to the configurator and the automatic renewal module is disclosed.
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| Configurator using structure to provide a user interface | 20070016890 | 20070118 |
| A method and apparatus system for generating a configurator. According to one embodiment of the invention, a customizable product class is created. The customizable product class includes a set of one or more attributes to define the customizable product class. A component product class is added to the customizable product class, where the component product class is a subclass of the customizable product. A customizable UI is mapped to the customizable product class, where the customizable UI provides access structure to the configurator.
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| Needs based offer | 20060291645 | 20061228 |
| In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for automatically optimizing configuration of an information handling system based upon predefined goals which include providing the predefined goals to a configurator, performing a needs based optimization based upon the predefined goals and presenting a preferred information handling system configuration based upon the needs based optimization.
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| Messaging system configurator | 20060271647 | 20061130 |
| Apparatus, methods, and machine-readable articles of manufacture facilitate configuration of a networked messaging system. In some embodiments, nodes of the system are automatically interrogated to obtain current configuration information of each of the nodes, and a configuration file with the nodes' current configuration information is generated and stored in a format that is readily editable. Exemplary formats include spreadsheet, comma separated variables, and other text formats. An administrator is allowed to access and edit the configuration file, resulting in an updated configuration file with updated configuration information. Editing may include adding and removing servers, creating and removing digital networking mailboxes or links on the nodes, and other configuration changes. After the file is edited and the administrator or another authorized person issues a command to configure... |
| Systems, methods and computer program products for configuring an assembly line | 20060212823 | 20060921 |
| A system for graphically and dynamically configuring an assembly line having process points where events can be triggered, includes: a service configurator for configuring services including imported Web Services; and a process configurator for configuring processes to be implemented in response to triggered events at the process points, wherein each of the processes comprises a sequenced list of the services to be invoked in response to the triggered event.
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| Communication system integrating a plurality of middleware and implementing sophisticated paths for data flow | 20060206525 | 20060914 |
| A communication system is introduced to integrate middleware having in-ports, out-ports, a configurator, and intermediary elements. The configurable in-ports and out-ports are used to facilitate communication with specific middleware among a set of middleware. A configurator configures in-ports and out-ports corresponding to specific middleware, wherein each in-port and each out-port is configured based on a binding and a transport. The configured in-ports, the configured out-ports, and the intermediary elements form one or more paths over which data is moved, with each of the intermediary elements performing any of, or a combination of, the following: propagation of transaction information, transformation of data, load balancing, fault tolerance, session management, orchestration, security, or control of transaction boundaries.
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| Data bus between middleware layers | 20060200515 | 20060907 |
| A system and method is introduced that integrates middleware components without canonicalization of data at runtime. An interface receives inputs identifying at least a first and second middleware to be made interoperative and a configurator configures at least an in-port and an out-port based on a binding and transport associated with the first and second middleware, respectively. Interoperation of the first and second middleware is effected via at least one communication path between the configured in-port and out-port, wherein the communication path allows an incoming message to pass from the in-port corresponding to said first middleware to the out-port corresponding to the second middleware without the creation of an intermediate canonical message.
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| Flexibly deployable communication device facilitating interoperation between middleware | 20060200567 | 20060907 |
| A novel communication device (e.g., router or switch) facilitates interoperation between a plurality of middleware. The communication device has in-ports, out-ports, and a configurator. In-ports, IP0, . . . , IPm, are associated with a middleware from a plurality of middleware and out-ports, OP0, . . . , OPn, are associated with a middleware from the plurality of middleware. The configurator configures in-ports and out-ports based on a binding and transport of associated middleware and the novel communication device facilitates interoperation between middleware via a communication path between at least one configured in-port and at least one configured out-port, with the communication path allowing an incoming message to pass from said at least one configured in-port to said at least one configured out-port. Parameters ‘m’ and... |
| System for optimizing configurable information handling systems | 20060193462 | 20060831 |
| In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for automatically optimizing configuration of an information handling system based upon predefined goals which include providing the predefined goals to a configurator, performing a needs based optimization based upon the predefined goals and indicating a preferred information handling system configuration based upon the needs based optimization.
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| Offering different product costs options based on privacy policy acceptance | 20060191013 | 20060824 |
| A system for enabling configuration of an information handling system which includes a configurator, a support authorization module for enabling a user to authorize access to the information handling system to provide support for the information handling system, and a database. The database receives information from the support authorization module regarding whether remote access of the information handling system is authorized. The configurator configures a system with options selected according to user input.
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| Payline and wagering options for low denomination games | 20060154723 | 20060713 |
| Methods and systems for providing low denomination payline and wagering options for “penny” gaming machines and systems are disclosed. A gaming machine or system configurator can provide various operator adjustable settings, including minimum overall wager, maximum overall wager, available denominations for play, minimum number of paylines that must be played, and incremental amount of paylines to be played. The configurator can include manual devices, an interface to a remote server or internal gaming machine logic. Player adjustable game parameters can include a play denomination, an overall wager, the number of paylines played and the number of credits per payline. Parameters not set by the player are automatically calculated by the gaming machine for faster game play. Residual awards or credit balances of less than a whole... |
| System and method of vehicle upfit | 20060106634 | 20060518 |
| A vehicle upfit configurator tool is made available to customers purchasing one or more of a vehicle upfit and an upfitted vehicle. Also, human assistance relating to use of the configurator tool is made available to the customers. Further, one or more of vehicles, vehicle upfitting components, and vehicle upfitting services are provided.
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| Internet-based system designer with live agent assist | 20060106913 | 20060518 |
| An Internet based system designer with live agent assist is disclosed. In one aspect the system design comprises a configurator tool providing a range of relationships for correlating selections within a scope of a configuration and a common reference frame in communication with a configurator tool whereby a user of a configurator tool and a live agent simultaneously view at least one common page. In one respect, the configurator tool comprises an expert system and a live agent assists the user by helping the user to perform navigation of the expert system and/or use of the expert system. Live agent assistance is facilitated where the user and the live agent establish mutual communication. In one embodiment, the mutual communication occurs by means of digital data link.... |
