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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (May 22)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Deduplication in Network Storage with Data Residence Compliance ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,732) developed by four co-inventors for a "deduplication in network storage with data residence compliance." The co-inventors are Abhinay R. Nagpal, Maharashtra, India, Sandeep R. Patil, Elmsford, N.Y., Gandhi Sivakumar, Melbourne, Australia, and Carolyn A. Whitehead, Norwich, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Deduplication in a network storage environment includes, for files stored in a network, determining a location constraint status specified by a compliance agreement for each of the files. Location constraint statuses include a location of persistent residency and no residency restriction. Deduplication also includes selecting a file from the files in the network and identifying corresponding redundant files, the selected file and the corresponding redundant files representing a set. Deduplication further includes determining the location constraint status for each of the files in the set. For the files in the set having a location constraint status specifying a location of persistent residency, the deduplication includes retaining a master copy at the respective location of persistent residency, and removing the corresponding redundant files from the network." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2011 (13/196,285). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,732.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,732&RS=PN/84,47,732 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Poster Publicity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Poster Publicity, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,447,659) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for generating a media plan." The co-inventors are Steven Ridley, New York, David Steigelfest, New York, Brad Briggs, London, Jerod Clabaugh, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jeremy O'Brien, New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for generating a media campaign from information about available units stored in a central database, including a set of first characteristic data and associated behavior information and a set of media formats for the available units and associated behavior information. Selective criteria is entered based on the first characteristic data at a remote computer coupled to the central computer database via a network and web server for a search of the information stored in the database, and a search is generated based upon the selective criteria, the search identifying the certain behavior information corresponding to the first characteristic data and media format information associated with that certain behavior information. Results of the search are displayed at the remote computer, the results constituting matching media format information and associated information. The user then selects among the media formats from the search results to constitute the media campaign." The patent application was filed on April 6, 2010 (12/798,542). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,659.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,659&RS=PN/84,47,659 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** CA Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- CA Inc., Islandia, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,737) developed by Peter McKay, Brooklyn, N.Y., for a "system and method for versioning of configuration items." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for reconstructing a previous state of a configuration item based on information regarding changes to one or more values of one or more attributes associated with the configuration item." The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2009 (12/549,829). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,737.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,737&RS=PN/84,47,737 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of New York Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- The University of New York, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,448,242) developed by Salvatore J. Stolfo, Ridgewood, N.J., Ke Wang, New York, and Janak Parekh, Manhasset, N.Y., for "systems, methods, and media for outputting data based upon anomaly detection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and media for outputting data based on anomaly detection are provided. In some embodiments, methods for outputting data based on anomaly detection include: receiving a known-good dataset; storing distinct n-grams from the known-good dataset to form a binary anomaly detection model; receiving known-good new n-grams; computing a rate of receipt of distinct n-grams in the new n-grams; determining whether further training of the anomaly detection model is necessary based on the rate of receipt on distinct n-grams; using the binary anomaly detection model to determine whether an input dataset contains an anomaly; and outputting the input dataset based on whether the input dataset contains an anomaly." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2007 (12/280,970). 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=8,448,242&OS=8,448,242&RS=8,448,242 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,447,692) developed by sixteen co-inventors for a personal financial network. The co-inventors are Susan S. Thomas, Gastonia, N.C., William F. Borowski, Millbury, Mass., Kazi M. Ariff, Quincy, Mass., Carol A. Smith, Edgartown, Mass., Judith M. Anderson, East Walpole, Mass., Steven K. Hayes, Bemus Point, N.Y., Thomas D. Kelley, Hingham, Mass., Neal G. Wolfson, Lexington, Mass., Sean M. O'Connor, Scituate, Mass., Russell W. Tipper, Boston, Jeffrey P. Judd, Boston, William J. Aheron, Charlotte, N.C., Yicong Li, Lexington, Mass., Shane A. Johnson, Charlotte, N.C., James P. Kirkman, Acton, Mass., and Jeffrey H. Bierer, Charlotte, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and methods for providing a personal financial network service are provided. The method may use an electronic information processing platform. The method may include storing information relating to a first participant account. The method may also include storing information relating to a second participant account. The systems and methods of the invention may further include storing information relating to a group of accounts containing the first participant and the second participant account, wherein first said account and second said account are stored independently of one another." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2009 (12/407,877). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,692.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,692&RS=PN/84,47,692 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System for Electronic Learning Synapse with Spike-timing Dependent Plasticity Using Phase Change Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,714) developed by five co-inventors for a "system for electronic learning synapse with spike-timing dependent plasticity using phase change memory." The co-inventors are Matthew Joseph Breitwisch, Essex Junction, Vt., Roger W. Cheek, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chung Hon Lam, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Dharmendra Shantilal Modha, San Jose, Calif., and Bipin Rajendran, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method and computer program product for producing spike-dependent plasticity in an artificial synapse is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for producing spike-dependent plasticity in an artificial neuron comprises generating a pre-synaptic spiking event in a first neuron when a total integrated input to the first neuron exceeds a first predetermined threshold. A post-synaptic spiking event is generated in a second neuron when a total integrated input to the second neuron exceeds a second predetermined threshold. After the pre-synaptic spiking event, a first pulse is applied to a pre-synaptic node of a synapse having a phase change memory element. After the post-synaptic spiking event, a second varying pulse is applied to a post-synaptic node of the synapse, wherein current through the synapse is a function of the state of the second varying pulse at the time of the first pulse." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2009 (12/470,451). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,714.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,714&RS=PN/84,47,714 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Linkshare Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Linkshare, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,447,656) developed by Stephen D. Messer, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., Jianhao Meng, Cos Cob, Conn., and Cheryl Ho, San Francisco, for an "enhanced network based promotional tracking system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel communications network tracks and manages Merchant and Affiliate promotional efforts in a seamless, integrated fashion. Operative characteristics include central control over promotional Java-based presentations or similar to be easily applied across a broad network of connected Affiliate sites. The system accomplishes this, in part, by providing a selective API for use in wrapping the promotional links. In accordance with this protocol, these links may be hosted by the Clearinghouse or Merchant, and sourced from a variety of third-party vendors." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2010 (12/836,288). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,656.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,656&RS=PN/84,47,656 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Home Producers Network Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Home Producers Network, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,447,648) developed by Craig P. Mowry, Southampton, N.Y., for a "method and system for eliciting consumer data by programming content within various media venues to function cooperatively." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is an interactive venue individuals. At least one database stores trait information, preference information, and identification information that includes visual and/or audio information. The database also stores advertiser information that includes information representing at least one of goods and services of one or more advertisers. Video media is provided that features at least one participant. The participant is at least one of the plurality of persons. Further, a web site is provided that shows at least part of the video media and at least some of the electronic advertiser information. Some of the electronic advertiser information corresponds to at least one selected from the group consisting of the at least one participant and at least one user of the web site." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2009 (12/507,549). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,648.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,648&RS=PN/84,47,648 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medco Health Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Medco Health Solutions, Franklin Lakes, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,447,738) developed by Edward S. Binkowski, New York, Andrew Rosenberg, Astoria, N.Y., and Moshe Rosenwein, Springfield, N.J., for a "computer system and method for de-identification of patient and/or individual health and/or medical related information, such as patient micro-data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented method de-identifies data collected for patients. IN at least one embodiment, the method comprises the sequential, non-sequential and/or sequence independent steps of providing information representative of at least one patient, at least one medical characteristic associated with at least one patient thereto, and a geographic area of the at least one patient, and providing at least one organizational structure for organizing medical characteristics. The method also includes associating the at least one organizational structure with at least one geographical area and at least one medical characteristic, and aggregating, in the at least one organizational structure, said information by medical characteristic and the at least one geographic area therein. Various alternative embodiments are additionally disclosed." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2004 (10/989,285). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,738.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,738&RS=PN/84,47,738 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intelligent Power and Energy Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Intelligent Power and Energy Research, Fort Montgomery, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,707) developed by Darrell D. Massie, Fort Montgomery, N.Y., Michael A. Miller, Shreveport, La., and Peter S. Curtiss, Boulder, Colo., for an "automated control of a power network using metadata and automated creation of predictive process models." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Automated control of a power network is provided by: providing multiple intelligent power controllers (IPCs) associated with multiple components of the power network, each IPC being associated with a different component; obtaining at least one raw data stream representative of at least one operational aspect of at least one component of the multiple components; and automatically associating, by at least one intelligent power controller associated with at least one component, metadata with the at least one raw data stream to produce at least one self-identifying data stream. The associated metadata describes one or more characteristics of the at least one raw data stream, and the at least one self-identifying data stream facilitates automated creation of predictive process models to assist in automated control of the power network by an IPC manager of the power network." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2010 (12/817,651). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,707.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,707&RS=PN/84,47,707 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Citicorp Credit Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Citicorp Credit Services, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,447,693) developed by Sean T. Lynch, Manorville, N.Y., and Dickson Chu, New York, for "methods and systems for routing payment transactions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for routing payment transactions electronically involve interrogating by computer logic each payment transaction received by a payments interface processor to identify a payment destination and a payment source and to determine, according to pre-defined parameters, whether the payment transaction is eligible for processing via an internal payment transaction processor of the financial institution that minimizes processing costs. Eligible payment transactions may be routed, for example, to an internal debit or credit card processor or ACH processor, and ineligible payment transactions may be routed to external card processing networks." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2011 (13/086,212). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,693.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,693&RS=PN/84,47,693 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,448,237) developed by Joseph Allen Rice, Ballston Lake, N.Y., and Brandon Matthew Castagna, Mount Holly, N.C., for a virtual private internet. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A virtual private internet may include various network components, including an enhanced service domain name server (DNS), an enhanced service router, and an enhanced service gateway, which all access service policy information stored in an enhanced service repository. The network components in the virtual private internet perform common service processing tasks for routing service requests across firewalls and other network boundaries. The network components also execute other service policies, such as logging, message format translation, and protocol bridging for each service request processed by the network. Updates to services may be implemented in the virtual private internet via changes to service policy information stored in the enhanced service repository." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2011 (13/181,151). 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=8,448,237&OS=8,448,237&RS=8,448,237 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ITG Software Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- ITG Software Solutions, Culver City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,447,649) developed by Henri Waelbroeck, Scarsdale, N.Y., Brent Gamse, Glencoe, Ill., and Fred J. Federspiel, Larchmont, N.Y., for "systems and methods for increasing participation of liquidity providers on crossing system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one aspect, the invention comprises a system for enabling a crossing system operator to calculate a rebate payment to a second participant for executing the block order of a first participant based on at least one of: (a) a difference between a benchmark price and an execution price of the block order; (b) total volume of block execution; and (c) an amount that decays exponentially with the time between the first participant's order and the order's execution by a liquidity provider." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2011 (13/170,817). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,47,649.PN.&OS=PN/84,47,649&RS=PN/84,47,649 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Prediction Based Priority Scheduling ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,448,178) developed by David M. Daly, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Peter A. Franaszek, Mount Kisco, N.Y., and Luis A. Lastras-Montano, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., for a "prediction based priority scheduling." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are provided that schedule task requests within a computing system based upon the history of task requests. The history of task requests can be represented by a historical log that monitors the receipt of high priority task request submissions over time. This historical log in combination with other user defined scheduling rules is used to schedule the task requests. Task requests in the computer system are maintained in a list that can be divided into a hierarchy of queues differentiated by the level of priority associated with the task requests contained within that queue. The user-defined scheduling rules give scheduling priority to the higher priority task requests, and the historical log is used to predict subsequent submissions of high priority task requests so that lower priority task requests that would interfere with the higher priority task requests will be delayed or will not be scheduled for processing." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2012 (13/424,976). 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=8,448,178&OS=8,448,178&RS=8,448,178 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Adaptive Business Resiliency Computer System for Information Technology Environments ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,859) developed by four co-inventors for an "adaptive business resiliency computer system for information technology environments." The co-inventors are Mythili K. Bobak, Lagrangeville, N.Y., Chun-Shi Chang, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Tim A. McConnell, Lexington, Ky., and Michael D. Swanson, Springfield, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Programmatically adapting an Information Technology (IT) environment to changes associated with business applications of the IT environment. The programmatically adapting is performed in the context of the business application. The changes can reflect changes in the IT environment, changes to the business application, changes to the business environment and/or failures within the environment, as examples." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2007 (11/966,495). 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=8,447,859&OS=8,447,859&RS=8,447,859 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Software Development, Deployment and Evolution System, Method and Program Product ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,448,133) developed by Peter K. Malkin, Yorktown, N.Y., Peri L. Tarr, Yorktown, N.Y., and Clay E. Williams, Yorktown, N.Y., for a "software development, deployment and evolution system, method and program product." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of software evolution, software evolution system and program product therefor. A context specification handler stores context specifications describing requirements on context-adapted software. A Software Part Semantics Specification (SPSS) handler stores software part semantics specifications. A Software Implementation (SI) handler stores SIs. Behavior History handler stores a history of active software behavior analysis results of monitoring previous versions. A software rendering handler combines software behavior history with context specification, software part semantics specifications and SIs and distributes (and optionally deploys) context-adapted software. A software inspector continuously monitors context behavior of deployed versions and selectively identifies active context-adapted software failing to satisfy context specification for reassembly of a new version(s)." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2010 (12/787,923). 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=8,448,133&OS=8,448,133&RS=8,448,133 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Crackle Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Crackle, Sausalito, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,448,227) developed by Aviv Eyal, New York, for a "system and method for making a content item, resident or accessible on one resource, available through another." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are provided to make content items, already available on one resource, also available through another, such as through a new location or resource. The content items may be, e.g., videos uploaded by a user or other content. The systems and methods employ a streamlined interface for convenience to the user. In one example, a user of a computer system views a video segment through a first website and re-posts the video segment to a second website by entering a single command or clicking a single button. The websites coordinate the re-posting using credentials previously or contemporaneously entered by the user. Moreover, a content item may be automatically prepared for re-posting on the target website using previously-entered user selections. Playback software from a source website may be posted to a target website to allow access of the content item at the source website." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2008 (12/531,216). 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=8,448,227&OS=8,448,227&RS=8,448,227 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,447,886) developed by four co-inventors for a "collaborative online spreadsheet application." The co-inventors are Jonathan Rochelle, Chester, N.J., Micah Lemonik, New York, Farzad Khosrowshahi, Pleasantville, N.Y., and John Stephen Danaher, Brooklyn, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A distributed spreadsheet application executes at a server and a client in a network. The networked spreadsheet application can generally be used without requiring a user to install any specific spreadsheet software prior to using the application. In one implementation, the spreadsheet application may include a client engine that executes within browser programs of a plurality of client computing devices and server logic. The server logic may be configured to distribute the client engines to the plurality of client computing devices of the spreadsheet application when requested through the browser programs of each of the plurality of client computing devices. The server logic synchronizes a single spreadsheet document that is simultaneously open at the plurality of client computing devices." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/615,797). 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=8,447,886&OS=8,447,886&RS=8,447,886 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Virtual Presence Server ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,808) developed by seven co-inventors for a virtual presence server. The co-inventors are Arup Acharya, Nanuet, N.Y., Nilanjan Banerjee, West Bengal, India, Dipanjan Chakraborty, Kolkata, India, Koustuv Dasgupta, New Delhi, India, Archan Misra, Bridgewater, N.J., Xiping Wang, Scarsdale, N.Y., and Charles P. Wright, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are disclosed for generating and managing presentities in accordance with a virtual presence server. By way of example, a method for requesting information from at least one server comprises the following steps. A client request, which expresses a request that can not be satisfied by a single existing presentity, is obtained at an intermediate server, wherein the intermediate server operates as a virtual presence server. The virtual presence server (i.e., intermediate server) creates a set of software objects for a virtual presentity, the set of objects embodying logic to combine presence information from one or more of existing presentities and external information sources, in accordance with at least one existing presence server. The virtual presence server creates an association between the request of the client and the created virtual presentity that allows the presence information to be propagated back to the client." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2008 (12/233,795). 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=8,447,808&OS=8,447,808&RS=8,447,808 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Work Packet Delegation in a Software Factory ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,448,129) developed by seven co-inventors for a "work packet delegation in a software factory." The co-inventors are Jarir K. Chaar, Ardsley, N.Y., Al A. Hamid, Columbus, Ohio, Raman Harishankar, Blacklick, Ohio, Joseph P. Huchel, Morgan Hill, Calif., Thomas A. Jobson Jr., New Paltz, N.Y., Daniel V. Oppenheim, Croton on Hudson, N.Y., and Krishna C. Ratakonda, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system, and computer-readable medium for utilizing the design centers, assembly line and job shops of a global delivery network across multiple software factories are presented. A work packet is examined to determine if it is authorized to be sub-contracted out to a different design center, assembly line or job shop than the design center/assembly line/job shop that have primary responsibility for the work packet. If the work packet is authorized to be sub-contracted out, then the work packet is reassigned to a different pre-qualified design center/assembly line/job shop." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2008 (12/183,423). 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=8,448,129&OS=8,448,129&RS=8,448,129 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines, Globalfoundries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., and Globalfoundries, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands have been assigned a patent (8,448,103) developed by John C. Arnold, North Chatham, N.Y., and Catherine Labelle, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., for "manufacturing features of different depth by placement of vias." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A methodology for varying the depth of a design feature on a semiconductor wafer. Vias are formed according to design requirements. Nonfunctioning vias may also be placed at a location with respect to a design feature. After vias are formed, the semiconductor wafer is caused to undergo an ashing process followed by the application of an organic planarizing layer. The design features are then formed. If the depth of the design features does not meet design requirements, another semiconductor wafer may be processed to meet design requirements by varying the ashing conditions, choice of organic planarizing layer and/or the nonfunctioning and/or functioning via placement. Design features having various depths on a single semiconductor wafer may be formed with a single lithographic process." The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2011 (13/018,551). 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=8,448,103&OS=8,448,103&RS=8,448,103 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Security Classification Based on User Interaction ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,448,258) developed by four co-inventors for a "security classification based on user interaction." The co-inventors are Tamer E. Abuelsaad, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., John H. Handy-Bosma, Cedar Park, Texas, Yael Ravin, Mount Kisco, N.Y., and William D. Morrison, Old Greenwich, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An embodiment of the invention includes a method and system for content management. More specifically, the system includes a user interface for receiving content from a user and a data repository connected to the user interface for storing the content. The user interface also receives a request to access the content from the user. A program processor is connected to the data repository, wherein the program processor determines whether the content includes a security classification. A communications module is connected to the program processor, wherein the communications module sends an alert to the user interface when the content does not include a security classification. The alert includes a request to assign a security classification to the content." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2011 (13/016,677). 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=8,448,258&OS=8,448,258&RS=8,448,258 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Language Extensions for Creating, Accessing, Querying and Updating RDF Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,786) developed by Rahul P. Akolkar, Tuckahoe, N.Y., Bruce David Lucas, Mohegan Lake, N.Y., and Charles F. Wiecha, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., for a "language extensions for creating, accessing, querying and updating RDF data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for processing a graph structure includes providing a graph as a set of triples, each triple having a subject node, a predicate, and an object node, the predicate defining a relationship between a respective subject node and an object node. One of more triples in the set of triples are processed according to one or more attributes of each triple in the set of triples to permit accessing, querying, creating, and updating resource description framework (RDF) data structures in at least one of a script language and an object oriented language by providing a set of language extensions." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2008 (12/243,161). 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=8,447,786&OS=8,447,786&RS=8,447,786 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,448,080) developed by four co-inventors for a "target server identification in a virtualized data center." The co-inventors are Keith Barber, Durham, N.C., Adam J. Friedlander, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Robert Hagan, Durham, N.C., and John M. Lake, Cary, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for identifying target server computers for consolidating virtual machines in a virtualized data center includes measuring load constraints for different server computers in a virtualized data center. The method also include rendering in a load graph in a graphical user interface (GUI) for the target identification module different icons, each representative of a corresponding one of the different server computers, each icon in the load graph including a position in the load graph according to measured load constraints for a corresponding one of the different server computers. The method further includes selecting a server computer from amongst the different server computers. Finally, the method includes filtering the load graph in the GUI to exclude icons corresponding to server computers that are over-utilized, so that icons remaining visible in the load graph represent server computers that are suitable as a target server computer for server consolidation of virtual machines executing in the selected server computer." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2009 (12/650,849). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,448,080.PN.&OS=PN/8,448,080&RS=PN/8,448,080 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,448,090) developed by four co-inventors for a "selective plug-in activation for resource-limited platforms." The co-inventors are Pieter van der Meulen, Los Altos, Calif., Ben Combee, Brooklyn, N.Y., Russell Brenner, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Jeff Finkelstein, San Francisco.ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,448,090) developed by four co-inventors for a "selective plug-in activation for resource-limited platforms." The co-inventors are Pieter van der Meulen, Los Altos, Calif., Ben Combee, Brooklyn, N.Y., Russell Brenner, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Jeff Finkelstein, San Francisco. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Presentation of advanced content items is selectively suspended and/or activated so as to manage system resources. In some embodiments, plug-in code is selectively activated based on prioritization schemes and responsive to resource usage, user input, and/or other conditions. For example, plug-in code can be selectively suspended when the advanced content being presented by the plug-in code is not in view (for example, if it has been scrolled off the screen); when the advanced content is brought into view, for example as a result of scrolling, the plug-in code is reactivated as appropriate and the presentation of the advanced content resumes. State information for suspended plug-ins can be stored so that upon reactivation, plug-in code resumes operation substantially where it left off." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2010 (12/690,106). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,448,090.PN.&OS=PN/8,448,090&RS=PN/8,448,090 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Fracturing Continuous Photolithography Masks ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,448,098) developed by four co-inventors for "fracturing continuous photolithography masks." The co-inventors are Ying Liu, Austin, Texas, David Osmond Melville, Watson, N.Y., Alan E. Rosenbluth, Watson, N.Y., and Kehan Tian, Fishkill, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system, and computer usable program product for fracturing a continuous mask usable in photolithography are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first origin point is selected from a set of points on an edge in the continuous mask. A first end point is identified on the edge such that a separation metric between the first origin point and the first end point is at least equal to a threshold value. Several alternatives are determined for fracturing using the first origin point and the first end point. A cost associated with each of the several alternatives is computed and one of the alternatives is selected as a preferred fracturing. Several pairs of origin points and end points are formed from the set of points. Each pair has a cost of a preferred fracturing between the pair. The continuous mask is fractured using a subset of the several pairs." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2012 (13/453,262). 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=8,448,098&OS=8,448,098&RS=8,448,098 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Communications Between Virtual Machines that have Been Migrated ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,448,171) developed by four co-inventors for "communications between virtual machines that have been migrated." The co-inventors are Sean Donnellan, Gaertringen, Germany, Chitra Dorai, Chappaqua, N.Y., Anees A. Shaikh, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai, Bangkok, Thailand. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing communications between a plurality of applications are presented. A determination is made as to whether an address in a message is a prior address for a second application in the plurality of applications in response to receiving a message from a first application in the plurality of applications. The message is sent onto a virtual network configured to handle prior addresses for the plurality of applications in response to the address in the message being the prior address for the second application being located on another virtual machine from the first application." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (12/986,758). 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=8,448,171&OS=8,448,171&RS=8,448,171 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Managing In-line Store Throughput Reduction ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,930) developed by five co-inventors for "managing in-line store throughput reduction." The co-inventors are Deanna P. Berger, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Michael F. Fee, Cold Spring, N.Y., Christine C. Jones, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Diana L. Orf, Somerville, Mass., and Robert J. Sonnelitter III, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments of the present invention manage a hierarchical store-through memory cache structure. A store request queue is associated with a processing core in multiple processing cores. At least one blocking condition is determined to have occurred at the store request queue. Multiple non-store requests and a set of store requests associated with a remaining set of processing cores in the multiple processing cores are dynamically blocked from accessing a memory cache in response to the blocking condition having occurred." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2010 (12/820,528). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,447,930.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,930&RS=PN/8,447,930 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Pausing and Activating Thread State Upon Pin Assertion by External Logic Monitoring Polling Loop Exit Time Condition ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,960) developed by seven co-inventors for a "pausing and activating thread state upon pin assertion by external logic monitoring polling loop exit time condition." The co-inventors are Dong Chen, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Mark Giampapa, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Philip Heidelberger, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Martin Ohmacht, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., David L. Satterfield, Tewksbury, Mass., Burkhard Steinmacher-Burow, Boeblingen, Germany, and Krishnan Sugavanam, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for enhancing performance of a computer which includes a computer system including a data storage device. The computer system includes a program stored in the data storage device and steps of the program are executed by a processer. The processor processes instructions from the program. A wait state in the processor waits for receiving specified data. A thread in the processor has a pause state wherein the processor waits for specified data. A pin in the processor initiates a return to an active state from the pause state for the thread. A logic circuit is external to the processor, and the logic circuit is configured to detect a specified condition. The pin initiates a return to the active state of the thread when the specified condition is detected using the logic circuit." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2010 (12/684,860). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,447,960.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,960&RS=PN/8,447,960 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Dynamic Multi-level Cache Including Resource Access Fairness Scheme ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,905) developed by four co-inventors for a "dynamic multi-level cache including resource access fairness scheme." The co-inventors are Ekaterina M. Ambroladze, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Deanna Postles Dunn Berger, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Diana Lynn Orf, Somerville, Mass., and Robert J. Sonnelitter III, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for controlling access to a resource includes a shared pipeline configured to communicate with the resource, a plurality of command queues configured to form instructions for the shared pipeline and an arbiter coupled between the shared pipeline and the plurality of command queues configured to grant access to the shared pipeline to a one of the plurality of command queues based on a first priority scheme in a first operating mode. The apparatus also includes interface logic coupled to the arbiter and configured to determine that contention for access to the resource exists among the plurality of command queues and to cause the arbiter to grant access to the shared pipeline based on a second priority scheme in second operating mode." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2010 (12/821,739). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,447,905.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,905&RS=PN/8,447,905 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Recover Store Data Merging ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,932) developed by five co-inventors for a "recover store data merging." The co-inventors are Deanna P. Berger, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Michael F. Fee, Cold Spring, N.Y., Christine C. Jones, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Diana L. Orf, Somerville, Mass., and Robert J. Sonnelitter III, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments of the present invention merge data in a cache memory. In one embodiment a set of store data is received from a processing core. A store merge command and a merge mask from are also received from the processing core. A portion of the store data to perform a merging operation thereon is identified based on the store merge command. A sub-portion of the portion of the store data to be merged with a corresponding set of data from a cache memory is identified based on the merge mask. The sub-portion is merged with the corresponding set of data from the cache memory." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2010 (12/820,511). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,447,932.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,932&RS=PN/8,447,932 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method to Monitor Read/Write Status of Flash Memory Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,913) developed by Edward E. Kelley, Wappinger Falls, N.Y., and Wayne M. Delia, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "method to monitor read/write status of flash memory devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and flash memory device employing the method includes a flash memory device having a logic routine saved on the flash memory being a computer readable medium. The flash memory device generates a plurality of memory inputs and outputs. The logic routine determines a memory input and/or memory output operation, and incrementally counts memory inputs and memory outputs using a counter function of the logic routine. The logic routine determines the total number of the plurality of memory inputs and outputs using the counter function. Additionally, the logic routine generates an alert signal when the total number of the memory inputs and outputs exceeds a predetermined value programmed in the logic routine." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2008 (12/211,424). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,447,913.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,913&RS=PN/8,447,913 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Detection of Zero Address Events in Address Formation ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,949) developed by eight co-inventors for a "detection of zero address events in address formation." The co-inventors are Robert M. Abrams, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mark S. Farrell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Dan F. Greiner, San Jose, Calif., Christian Jacobi, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., James H. Mulder, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Peter J. Relson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Timothy J. Slegel, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Peter K. Szwed, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One or more registers used to form an address usable in accessing storage are examined to determine if a zero address event has occurred in forming the address. In response to an indication that a zero address event has occurred in address formation, an alert is provided to the program using the address to access storage." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2009 (12/487,032). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,447,949.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,949&RS=PN/8,447,949 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. -1125793 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |