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US20080281774 Method and System for Checking Availability of Automounted File Systems  
A method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product are presented for determining whether a file system, which contains a file system resource that is to be the target of a file system...
US20080281773 DATA STORAGE METHOD AND DATA STORAGE STRUCTURE  
A data storage method and a data storage structure are provided. In one aspect, a method of storing data includes setting a first data node in a first storage area; setting a second data node in a...
US20080281724 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REFERENCING TRADING AGREEMENTS  
An electronic commerce system supports on-line stores that are accessible by a set of buyers. Each buyer is associated with one of a set of one or more organizations. The electronic commerce system...
US20080281659 Method and Apparatus for Optimization in Workflow Management Systems  
Activities within a workflow are either data management activities (DMAs) or non-DMAs. A workflow is typically carried out by a system by executing one activity after the other. This can, however,...
US20080281656 METHOD FOR COMPUTING THE RESILIENCY SCORE OF AN ORGANIZATION OR ANY PART THEREOF  
A method computes a resiliency score of an entity by representing the entity as a set of components. The method determines interactions and relationships and can, in one embodiment, determine two...
US20080281652 METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REFRESH SOLUTION AND ASSOCIATED COSTS  
A method, system and program product for determining an optimal information technology refresh solution and associated costs for implementing the information technology refresh solution in a...
US20080281626 Enabling Interoperability Between Participants in a Network  
Interoperability is enabled between participants in a network by determining values associated with a value metric defined for at least a portion of the network. Information flow is directed...
US20080281598 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROMPT CONSTRUCTION FOR SELECTION FROM A LIST OF ACOUSTICALLY CONFUSABLE ITEMS IN SPOKEN DIALOG SYSTEMS  
A method (and system) of determining confusable list items and resolving this confusion in a spoken dialog system includes receiving user input, processing the user input and determining if a list...
US20080281596 CONTINUOUS ADAPTATION IN DETECTION SYSTEMS VIA SELF-TUNING FROM TARGET POPULATION SUBSETS  
The present invention provides a system and method for treating distortion propagated though a detection system. The system includes a compensation module that compensates for untreated distortions...
US20080281593 Apparatus for Reducing Spurious Insertions in Speech Recognition  
Techniques for improving an automatic baseform generation system. More particularly, the invention provides techniques for reducing insertion of spurious speech events in a word or phone sequence...
US20080281564 SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FORECASTING THE DEMAND ON COMPUTER RESOURCES  
An automated system and method for predicting a future resource utilization tendency by analyzing a change in resource usage on the basis of a real operation condition in a computer system. A CPU...
US20080281551 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS  
An apparatus and method for measuring the physical quantities of a data center during operation and method for servicing large-scale computing systems is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cart...
US20080281476 METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS  
A method of dynamic thermal management in a multi-dimensional integrated circuit or device is provided. The method includes monitoring on-chip temperatures, power dissipation, and performance of...
US20080280577 RECEIVER AND INTEGRATED AM-FM/IQ DEMODULATORS FOR GIGABIT-RATE DATA DETECTION  
This disclosure addresses providing gigabit-rate data transmission over wireless radio links, using carrier frequencies in the millimeter-wave range (>30 GHz). More specifically, a circuit for...
US20080280552 BLOWER EXHAUST BACKFLOW DAMPER METHODS  
Methods for preventing exhaust backflow into a blower are disclosed. Embodiments may include a blower system with an invertible blower chassis having a blower exhaust to direct airflow from the...
US20080280434 Enhanced Mechanical Strength Via Contacts  
The present invention provides an enhanced interconnect structure with improved reliability. The inventive interconnect structure has enhanced mechanical strength of via contacts provided by...
US20080280416 Techniques for Layer Transfer Processing  
Techniques for the fabrication of semiconductor devices are provided. In one aspect, a layer transfer structure is provided. The layer transfer structure comprises a carrier substrate having a...
US20080280404 RESIDUE FREE PATTERNED LAYER FORMATION METHOD APPLICABLE TO CMOS STRUCTURES  
A method for forming a microelectronic structure uses a mask layer located over a target layer. The target layer may be etched while using the mask layer as an etch mask to form an end tapered...
US20080280401 INCREASING EFFECTIVE TRANSISTOR WITDTH IN MEMORY ARRAYS WITH DUAL BITLINES  
A method for forming a memory structure, includes: forming an array of individual memory cells arranged in a network of bit lines and word lines, each individual memory cell further comprising a...
US20080279633 Retainer Assembly for Absorbent Materials  
The present invention is directed to a retainer assembly for anchoring environmental containment and remediation materials in a desired location. The retainer assembly includes a buoyant retainer...
US20080279462 SELECTIVE COMPRESSION OF SYNCHRONIZED CONTENT BASED ON A CALCULATED COMPRESSION RATIO  
The present invention discloses a system and method for synchronizing data between a first data store and a second data store. The system can include a synchronization component, a compression...
US20080279461 PRE-DISTRIBUTION IMAGE SCALING FOR SCREEN SIZE  
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to video scaling and compression and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for...
US20080279417 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMBEDDING AN IMAGE INTO TWO OTHER IMAGES  
A method and system embeds an image into two images by performing a digital halftoning process on a Cartesian product of color spaces.
US20080279376 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SERVICE FOR PERFORMING UNIFIED BROADCAST ENCRYPTION AND TRAITOR TRACING FOR DIGITAL CONTENT  
A unified broadcast encryption system divides a media key tree into S subtrees, divides digital content into segments, and converts some of the segments into variations; the number of segments and...
US20080279347 DESTINATION DEVICE BILLING ACCORDING TO CALL RECIPIENT  
A method, system, and program for billing for service provided to destination device according to the calling plan of the individual receiving the call. An authenticated identity for a callee...
US20080279015 REGISTER FILE  
A register file is often used within integrated circuitry to temporarily hold data. Sometimes this data needs to be retained within the register file for a period of time, such as when there is a...
US20080278992 INDEPENDENT-GATE CONTROLLED ASYMMETRICAL MEMORY CELL AND MEMORY USING THE CELL  
Techniques are provided for employing independent gate control in asymmetrical memory cells. A memory circuit, such as an SRAM circuit, can include a number of bit line structures, a number of word...
US20080278913 COOLING APPARATUS AND COOLED ELECTRONIC MODULE WITH A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE RETURN MANIFOLD STRUCTURE SEALED TO THE PERIPHERY OF A SURFACE TO BE COOLED  
A cooled electronic module and method of fabrication are provided employing a cooling apparatus for removing heat from one or more electronic devices disposed on a substrate. The cooling apparatus...
US20080278854 MAGNETIC HEAD WITH WEAR RESISTANT PORTION NEAR OVERCOAT  
A magnetic head according to one embodiment includes a substrate; at least one transducer formed above the substrate, the at least one transducer being selected from a group consisting of a reader...
US20080278851 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING A STATE OF HYDRATION OF A MAGNETIC DATA STORAGE MEDIUM  
A magnetic storage system according to one embodiment includes a magnetic head adapted for at least one of reading from a magnetic medium and writing to the medium; a drive mechanism for directing...
US20080278334 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AID IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH A PROBABILITY OF BEING DISTRESSED OR DISTURBED  
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for inferring a probability of a first inference absent from a database at which a query regarding the inference is...
US20080278207 FALL TIME ACCELERATOR CIRCUIT  
Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to digital signal transmissions and provide a novel and non-obvious fall time accelerator circuit for use in a USB interface....
US20080278195 STRUCTURE FOR EXECUTING SOFTWARE WITHIN REAL-TIME HARDWARE CONSTRAINTS USING FUNCTIONALLY PROGRAMMABLE BRANCH TABLE  
A computer system is disclosed which includes a design structure including a CPU or microprocessor to drive tightly constrained hardware events. The system comprises a processor having a set of...
US20080277796 ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES UTILIZING ETCH RESISTANT BORON AND PHOSPHORUS MATERIALS AND METHODS TO FORM SAME  
A dense boron-based or phosphorus-based dielectric material is provided. Specifically, the present invention provides a dense boron-based dielectric material comprised of boron and at least one of...
US20080277773 CIRCUIT STRUCTURES AND METHODS WITH BEOL LAYER(S) CONFIGURED TO BLOCK ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE  
Back end of line (BEOL) circuit structures and methods are provided for blocking externally-originating or internally-originating electromagnetic interference. One such BEOL circuit structure...
US20080277765 INHIBITING DAMAGE FROM DICING AND CHIP PACKAGING INTERACTION FAILURES IN BACK END OF LINE STRUCTURES  
A semiconductor product comprises a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface including a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor substrate has a top surface and a perimeter....
US20080277690 STRAINED SILICON-ON-INSULATOR BY ANODIZATION OF A BURIED p+ SILICON GERMANIUM LAYER  
A cost efficient and manufacturable method of fabricating strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrates is provided that avoids wafer bonding. The method includes growing various epitaxial...
US20080277644 SWITCH ARRAY CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM USING PROGRAMMABLE VIA STRUCTURES WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS  
The present invention provides at least one programmable via structure that includes at least two phase change material vias that are both directly contacting a heating element, the programmable...
US20080277391 Mobile, Robotic Crate  
Disclosed are a mobile robotic, packaging create and a method of moving a cargo item using that packaging crate. The mobile packaging crate comprises a crate body for holding a given item, a...
US20080277312 Reconfigurable Packaging Material and Packages  
Packaging materials are disclosed which are reconfigurable into two different shipping configurations: one for bulk shipment of electronic products, and one for individual shipment of the same...
US20080276306 Implicit Authentication to Computer Resources and Error Recovery  
A method for implicit authorization to a computer resource includes defining a behavioral signature including a plurality of defined computer actions known to an authorized user of the computer...
US20080276296 MANAGEMENT OF USER AUTHORIZATIONS  
A method of determining unauthorized user access requests in a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of accessing a record of role managed authorizations and a record of manually...
US20080276291 PRODUCING SPECIAL EFFECTS TO COMPLEMENT DISPLAYED VIDEO INFORMATION  
A hierarchical publish/subscribe network is employed to produce and distribute special effects to users to complement displayed video information. A top level broker in the network receives a...
US20080276263 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRID ENABLING STANDARD APPLICATIONS  
Disclosed are a method of and system for adapting a computer program to make use of a grid based system of resources, said grid based system using a given set of grid protocols. The method...
US20080276256 Method and System for Speeding Up Mutual Exclusion  
In a multiprocessor computer system, a lock operation is maintained with a thread using non-atomic instructions. Identifiers are assigned to each thread. Flags in conjunction with the thread...
US20080276255 Alternate Communication Path Between ESSNI Server and CEC  
An enterprise network interface client application and a local, central electronic complex (CEC) in a dual CEC environment implement an alternative method of communication. Upon a send failure of a...
US20080276250 CONTEXT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MESSAGE FLOWS IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM  
Method, parser, messaging system, computer program and computer program product for handling context information associated with a message flow in a messaging system, the message flow having...
US20080276246 SYSTEM FOR YIELDING TO A PROCESSOR  
An apparatus and program product for coordinating the distribution of CPUs as among logically-partitioned virtual processors. A virtual processor may yield a CPU to precipitate an occurrence upon...
US20080276245 Optimization with Unknown Objective Function  
Nonlinear optimization is applied to resource allocation, as for example, buffer pool optimization in computer database software where only the marginal utility is known. The method for allocating...
US20080276244 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY COLLECTING PERFORMANCE AND EVENT INFORMATION  
A method for communicating information from a first computing node to at least one of the following: a storage device and a second computing node. The first computing node is monitored to collect...
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