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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (Feb. 1)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Structure for Implementing Dynamic Refresh Protocols for DRAM Based Cache ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,108,609) developed by seven co-inventors for a "structure for implementing dynamic refresh protocols for DRAM based cache." The co-inventors are John E. Barth, Williston, Vt., Philip G. Emma, Danbury, Conn., Erik L. Hedberg, Essex Junction, Vt., Hillery C. Hunter, Somers, N.Y., Peter A. Sandon, Essex Junction, Vt., Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan, New York, and Arnold S. Tran, South Burlington, Vt. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hardware description language (HDL) design structure embodied on a machine-readable data storage medium includes elements that when processed in a computer aided design system generates a machine executable representation of a device for implementing dynamic refresh protocols for DRAM based cache. The HDL design structure further includes a DRAM cache partitioned into a refreshable portion and a non-refreshable portion; and a cache controller configured to assign incoming individual cache lines to one of the refreshable portion and the non-refreshable portion of the cache based on a usage history of the cache lines; wherein cache lines corresponding to data having a usage history below a defined frequency are assigned by the controller to the refreshable portion of the cache, and cache lines corresponding to data having a usage history at or above the defined frequency are assigned to the non-refreshable portion of the cache." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2008 (12/126,499). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,609&OS=8,108,609&RS=8,108,609 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Authentication of User Database Access ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,108,907) developed by Peter P. Kidwell, Plantsville, Conn., for an "authentication of user database access." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A database system and method combines the ability to concurrently utilize LDAP based authentication and operating system-based authentication. The database authentication tries both methods of authentication, both at the database layer and at the application layer. Security authentication of the user then occurs by whichever mechanism is first to return a successful result. Database administrators can, if desired, configure the system to prefer one mechanism (LDAP or operating system) over the other. With the present invention, a large end user population can be managed using standard LDAP tools, in an automated, administered, or "self-service" manner, as preferred. Thus, system accounts, such as the database owner, can remain within the operating system, easing installation and maintenance of the database product itself." The patent application was filed on April 12, 2008 (12/189,919). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,907&OS=8,108,907&RS=8,108,907 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Implementing an Integrated User Interface for Managing Multiple Virtual Machines Operative in a Computing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,108,858) developed by four co-inventors for an "implementing an integrated user interface for managing multiple virtual machines operative in a computing system." The co-inventors are David F. Bantz, Portland, Maine, Thomas E. Chefalas, Somers, N.Y., Steven J. Mastrianni, Unionville, Conn., and Clifford Alan Pickover, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program of instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus of a computer system to perform operations concerning at least two virtual machines operative in the computer system, the operations comprising: detecting computer system resources associated with each of the at least two virtual machines; displaying an interactive, integrated graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device associated with the computer system, whereby the GUI simultaneously displays graphical elements representing the detected computer system resources associated with the virtual machines; receiving commands entered, at least in part, using the GUI to perform actions on the detected computer system resources associated with the virtual machines; and executing actions corresponding to the commands entered using the GUI on the detected computer system resources associated with the virtual machines while maintaining the independence of the operating environments of the virtual machines." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2008 (12/132,047). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,858&OS=8,108,858&RS=8,108,858 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System for Dynamically Tracking Arbitrary Task Dependencies on Computers in a Grid Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,108,864) developed by Richard A. Alimi, Simsbury, Conn., and Richard P. Alther, Woodbury, Conn., for a "method and system for dynamically tracking arbitrary task dependencies on computers in a grid environment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system and computer program product for tracking arbitrary task dependencies on computers in a grid environment including the steps of downloading a task to a computer coupled to the grid and identifying the dependencies necessary to perform the task and downloading the dependency executables to check the dependencies on the computer, and executing the downloaded dependency executables on the computer. When the dependencies are satisfied, executing the task on the computer and returning the results of the task to the grid server. When at least one of the dependencies are checked and are not satisfied on the computer, returning an error for the task to the grid server, recording the particular dependencies that failed as not satisfied for the computer, and recording a timestamp indicating when the dependency was checked. Assigning a task to a particular computer coupled to the grid if there are no recorded failed dependencies required for the task associated with the computer or the timestamp associated with a recorded dependency failure is of a predetermined age." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2007 (11/757,303). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,864&OS=8,108,864&RS=8,108,864 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method for Enhancing Debugger Performance of Hardware Assisted Breakpoints ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,108,840) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for enhancing debugger performance of hardware assisted breakpoints." The co-inventors are Daniel S. Gritter, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Gerald B. Strait, Salt Point, N.Y., Mei-Hui Wang, Brookfield, Conn., and Joshua B. Wisniewski, Elizaville, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for enhancing debugger performance of hardware assisted breakpoints across multiple units includes deferring all active location breakpoints within the multiple modules, and subsequently activating each valid location breakpoint in a present one of the multiple modules being entered." The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2006 (11/330,452). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,840&OS=8,108,840&RS=8,108,840 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Avatar Appearance Transformation in a Virtual Universe ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,108,774) developed by four co-inventors for an "avatar appearance transformation in a virtual universe." The co-inventors are Peter G. Finn, Brampton, Canada, Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va., Jenny S. Li, Danbury, Conn., and Anne R. Sand, Peyton, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for configuring a chameleon avatar in response to data associated with a target avatar within a virtual universe. In response to determining that an engagement of a chameleon avatar with a target avatar is indicated, it is determined whether the chameleon avatar should maintain an initial appearance or be auto-morphed for engagement with the target avatar. Auto-morphing may be accomplished by reading an attribute from metadata associated with the target avatar, selecting a baseline avatar template and auto-morphing the baseline template to incorporate the read attribute. Target avatar attributes include gender, interests, outfits attribute, ethnic data, language and preferences, as well as others. The chameleon may mimic an appearance of the target avatar." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/238,580). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,774.PN.&OS=PN/8,108,774&RS=PN/8,108,774 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for User-tailorable Romanized Chinese Text Input Systems and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,108,772) developed by Joseph Becker, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "user-tailorable romanized chinese text input systems and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for romanizing Chinese ideograms allow a user to create a personalized spelling dictionary that converts a user's desired roman-alphabet spelling to an equivalent Chinese character. A phonetic combination from a standard Chinese dialect is selected. The user defines a roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination that fits the way the user pronounces the phonetic combination in the user's own dialect or idiolect." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2007 (11/868,197). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,772&OS=8,108,772&RS=8,108,772 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1074668 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service |