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[April 18, 2012] U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (April 18) (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method for Managing of Denial of Service Attacks Using Bandwidth Allocation Technology ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,145) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for managing of denial of service attacks using bandwidth allocation technology." The co-inventors are Brian E. Carpenter, Kilchberg, Switzerland, Clark D. Jeffries, Durham, N.C., Andreas Kind, Kilchberg, Switzerland, and Michael S. Siegel, Raleigh, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for managing attacks in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system is used in sending, receiving, or sending and receiving a plurality of packets, which include a plurality of administrative packets. The method includes determining whether a congestion of the administrative packets exists. Congestion of the administrative packets indicates that a potential attack exists. The method also includes discarding a portion of the plurality of administrative packets if it is declared that the congestion of the administrative packets exists. The portion of the plurality of packets is sufficient to ensure that a remaining portion of the plurality of packets transmitted is not more than a maximum administrative packet bandwidth limit and, if the plurality of administrative packets present a sufficient offered load, not less than a minimum administrative packet bandwidth guarantee." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2003 (10/375,799). 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=8,161,145&OS=8,161,145&RS=8,161,145 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method, System, and Program Product for Assigning Device Identifiers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,146) developed by Frank P. Baldiga, Apex, N.C., and Micah M. Cross, Creedmoor, N.C., for a "method, system, and program product for assigning device identifiers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method, system, and program product for assigning device identifiers. A device requests a device identifier from a server. The server obtains the device identifier, marks a status of the device identifier as pending, and sends it to the device. The device sends an acknowledgment back to the server. The server then marks the status of the device identifier as in use and sends a confirmation to the device. The device starts to use the device identifier after receiving the confirmation." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2003 (10/634,261). 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=8,161,146&OS=8,161,146&RS=8,161,146 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Formulating Multimedia Content of an On-line Interview ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,177) developed by James E. Robbins, Efland, N.C., for "formulating multimedia content of an on-line interview." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Formulating multimedia content of an on-line interview, including transmitting during the on-line interview, over a data communications network from a first client device to a second client device, a media stream of content from an interviewee; simultaneously with the transmitting of the media stream from the interviewee, recording the media stream from the interviewee in a media file on the first client device; recording during the on-line interview in a media file on the second client device, a media stream of content from an interviewer; transmitting after the on-line interview, from the first client device to the second client device, the media file containing the recorded media stream from the interviewee; and merging the recorded media files into a single media file on the second client device for transmission to viewers of the on-line interview." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2007 (11/769,228). 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=8,161,177&OS=8,161,177&RS=8,161,177 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System, Method, and Computer Readable Media for Replicating Virtual Universe Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,002) developed by six co-inventors for a "system, method, and computer readable media for replicating virtual universe objects." The co-inventors are Vittorio Castelli, Croton on Hudson, N.Y., Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va., Steven M. Harrison, Bremerton, Wash., Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, N.C., Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Keith R. Walker, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, a method and a computer readable media for replicating virtual universe objects are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes determining a first set of VU objects associated with a first user. The method further includes determining replication priority values for the first set of VU objects utilizing predetermined priority value rules. Each VU object of the first set of VU objects has a replication priority value. The method further includes determining a second set of VU objects from the first set of VU objects based on the replication priority values associated with the first set of VU objects. The method further includes replicating the second set of VU objects from a primary VU computer server to a first device." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2008 (12/128,056). 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=8,161,002.PN.&OS=PN/8,161,002&RS=PN/8,161,002 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Protecting Sensitive Information on a Publicly Accessed Data Processing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,526) developed by four co-inventors for a "protecting sensitive information on a publicly accessed data processing system." The co-inventors are Ann Mead Corrao, Raleigh, N.C., Brian Marshall O'Connell, Cary, N.C., Brian James Snitzer, Lancaster, Pa., and Keith Raymond Walker, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product protecting sensitive information on a data processing system. A determination is made as to whether a data processing system is publicly accessed. Responsive to determining that a data processing system is publicly accessed, the system identifies sensitive information. The data processing system monitors for the presence of sensitive information. Responsive to detecting the presence of the sensitive information, the system presents a warning to a user of the data processing system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2007 (11/876,248). 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=8,161,526&OS=8,161,526&RS=8,161,526 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Returning Passed Objects in a Surface Based Computing Environment Using a Virtual Bungee ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,403) developed by Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, N.C., Ulysses Lamont Cannon, Durham, N.C., and Al Chakra, Apex, N.C., for "returning passed objects in a surface based computing environment using a virtual bungee." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention discloses a solution for a surface based computing device to return passed objects. That is, software of the surface based computing device can permit software objects appearing within a display of a surface based computing device to be passed among users positioned about the surface based computing device. The surface based computing device can also include software maintaining linkages between passed software objects and return positions defined for each of the passed software objects. Further software can be configured to automatically return at least one of the passed software objects from a current position on the display to an associated return position responsive to an occurrence of a return object event relating to that passed software object. Visual representation of the linkages can be optionally shown on the surface based computing device and the passing objects can be optionally animated." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2007 (11/951,002). 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=8,161,403&OS=8,161,403&RS=8,161,403 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Leadline Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Leadline, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,161,408) developed by Patrick Thean, Charlotte, N.C., for a "method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing an energy map." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for providing an energy map may include receiving an indication of status for each of a plurality of individual entities with respect to corresponding priorities defined for each respective individual entity, correlating received indications of status to respective group priorities, providing a representation of a plurality of the group priorities, and mapping an amount of energy associated with the group priorities by providing a graphical representation of a respective amount of resources associated with the group priorities based on the received indications." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2008 (12/184,764). 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=8,161,408&OS=8,161,408&RS=8,161,408 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Management of Heterogeneous Software Artifacts through a Common Representation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,456) developed by five co-inventors for a "management of heterogeneous software artifacts through a common representation." The co-inventors are Karunakar Bojjireddy, Apex, N.C., Carroll E. Fulkerson Jr., Raleigh, N.C., Jim A. Laredo, Katonah, N.Y., Gregory J. Rosensteel, Chappaqua, N.Y., and Amber Roy Chowdhury, Cary, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for managing a configuration of heterogeneous software artifacts through a common central configuration representation includes adding a plurality of software artifacts from an initial software solution to a heterogeneous configuration tool. Using this heterogeneous configuration tool, artifact-level configuration parameters are extracted out of selected software artifacts by the heterogeneous configuration tool. The extracted artifact-level configuration parameters are then presented in a single representation. A subset of the presented extracted artifact-level configuration parameters is mapped to a set of solution-level parameters, which are then exposed in a subsequent software solution. Thereafter, parameters for one or more of the solution-level parameters, which are used by the subsequent software solution, are exposed. These parameters for the subsequent software solution are then mapped back to the artifact-level configuration parameters of the subsequent software solution." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2007 (11/755,072). 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=8,161,456&OS=8,161,456&RS=8,161,456 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Saffron Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Saffron Technology, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,160,981) developed by Manuel Aparicio IV, Chapel Hill, N.C., for "event-based anticipation systems, methods and computer program products for associative memories wherein times of future events occurring are predicted." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A time of occurrence of an interest event of multiple events is anticipated based on time intervals between at least two previously occurring events and a previous occurrence of the interest event and based on a new occurrence of at least one of the events. For a respective event, multiple inter-event interval pairs based on occurrence times of pairs of respective remaining events relative to an occurrence time of the respective event are memorized. For a respective event, a time of future occurrence of the interest event from the respective event is predicted based on the inter-event interval pairs that have been memorized. The predicted time of future occurrence is also based on the new occurrence of the respective event and at least one of the events to obtain multiple interest event predictions of times of future occurrences of the interest event. The predictions are processed to generate an anticipated time when the interest event will occur in the future. A user is presented at least one of the interest event predictions and/or the anticipated time when the interest event will occur in the future." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2008 (12/237,624). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,160,981.PN.&OS=PN/8,160,981&RS=PN/8,160,981 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Addressing Node Failure During a Hyperswap Operation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,142) developed by four co-inventors for "addressing node failure during a hyperswap operation." The co-inventors are Ahmed Mohammad Bashir, San Jose, Calif., Prasenjit Sarkar, San Jose, Calif., Soumitra Sarkar, Cary, N.C., and Mark James Seaman, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system, and article are provided to enable a Hyperswap operation in a clustered computer system. Each node in the system is configured with flash memory, with a hierarchical list of boot volumes therein. Following a Hyperswap operation, the current boot volume is communicated to each node in the cluster and each node joining the cluster. All previously inactive nodes that were booted from the improper boot volume are re-booted from the correct and the flash memory is amended to reflect the correct boot volume." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2009 (12/605,758). 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=8,161,142&OS=8,161,142&RS=8,161,142 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Red Hat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,160,938) developed by Timothy E. Allen, Raleigh, N.C., John R. Mattox, Raleigh, N.C., and Darryl L. Pierce, Raleigh, N.C., for "systems and methods for automatic bid solicitation during transaction process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments relate to systems and methods for automatic bid solicitation during a transaction process, in which a user's checkout basket is automatically transmitted to a set of vendors for potential bids based on the user's selected items. The user can select products or services for purchase from an original Web site or vendor. Upon receipt of those selections, a transaction server can identify vendors who wish to receive notification of a pending purchase of particular items. The set of selections can be transmitted to participating vendors to determine a bid on the same or related goods or services. A vendor may wish, for example, to bid to offer after-market support or supplies for a printer or other pending hardware purchase. The user can view the additional bid items in a bid dialog, make selections from those options, and incorporate options of their choosing in the finalized transaction." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2008 (12/129,327). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,160,938.PN.&OS=PN/8,160,938&RS=PN/8,160,938 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Method for Automatic Moderator Delegation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,160,912) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for automatic moderator delegation." The co-inventors are Gary Denner, Co. Kildare, Ireland, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Ballsbridge, Ireland, Sean Callanan, Churchtown, Ireland, and Al Chakra, Apex, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and computer program product for receiving an indication of a meeting being scheduled between a plurality of attendees. At least one of the attendees is designated a moderator of the meeting. The actions of the designated moderator are monitored to determine if the designated moderator is capable of performing one or more moderator responsibilities associated with being the designated moderator. If it is determined that the designated moderator is incapable of performing the one or more moderator responsibilities, an alternate moderator chosen from the plurality of attendees is designated." The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2007 (11/866,477). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,160,912.PN.&OS=PN/8,160,912&RS=PN/8,160,912 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Pay-per-click Fraud Protection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,160,924) developed by four co-inventors for a pay-per-click fraud protection. The co-inventors are Fonda J. Daniels, Cary, N.C., Pooja Kohli, Raleigh, N.C., Paul F. McMahan, Apex, N.C., and Robert T. Uthe, Morrisville, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention provide a fraud prevention method for a pay-per-click data processing system. The method can include receiving a click through for a link in a host site which references a marketed site. The method also can include identifying a link address for the link in the click through. The method yet further can include comparing the identified link address to a modified link address recorded for an actual link address for the marketed site. Finally, the method can include quashing the click through if the identified link address is not the modified link address. Conversely, the method can include redirecting the click through to the marketed site if the identified link address is the modified link address." The patent application was filed on Oct. 6, 2005 (11/244,467). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,160,924.PN.&OS=PN/8,160,924&RS=PN/8,160,924 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SAS Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- SAS Institute, Cary, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,160,917) developed by Rajendra Singh Solanki, Cary, N.C., Yinhua Wang, Cary, N.C., and Jie Zhong, San Jose, Calif., for "computer-implemented promotion optimization methods and systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Computer-implemented systems and methods for determining promotion prices for a plurality of items. A system and method can be configured to receive electronic data about items for a promotion event and to receive electronic data about vehicles for a promotion event. An optimizer, which is implemented on a data processor, includes or has access to an optimization formulation for determining optimal promotion prices for the items and for determining assignments of the vehicles to the items for promoting the items during the promotion event." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2008 (12/052,462). 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=8,160,917.PN.&OS=PN/8,160,917&RS=PN/8,160,917 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Recommendation of Relevant Information to Support Problem Diagnosis ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,161,325) developed by five co-inventors for a "recommendation of relevant information to support problem diagnosis." The co-inventors are Matthew Alexander Calman, Charlotte, N.C., Earl Wagner, Boston, Erik S. Ross, Charlotte, N.C., Srinivas Darga, Charlotte, N.C., and Patrick Kelly, Charlotte, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosure generally relates to knowledge retrieval using a knowledgebase storing general and/or expert knowledge. In particular, the disclosure relates to using complex retrieval techniques to implement an enhanced troubleshooting system that provides relevant information. Aspects of the disclosure retrieve relevant documents to assist in troubleshooting by reasoning with stored representations about the faulty system and its operating environment. After receiving a description of the symptoms and/or other information related to the problem, the system may recommend textual and/or non-textual documents with relevant information for identifying the cause of the problem and restoring operation." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/790,097). 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=8,161,325&OS=8,161,325&RS=8,161,325 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Apparatus, System, and Method for Controlling Power Sequence in a Blade Center Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,309) developed by five co-inventors for an "apparatus, system, and method for controlling power sequence in a blade center environment." The co-inventors are Deanna Lynn Quigg Brown, Queen Creek, Ariz., Jason James Graves, Morrisville, N.C., Kevan D. Holdaway, Hillsborough, N.C., Nhu Thanh Nguyen, Tucson, Ariz., and Ronald Ivan Olguin II, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for controlling power sequence in a blade center environment. A blade center environment has many devices requiring power. A relationship component module creates a topology of interdependent relationships of the devices. A monitor component module monitors commands to regulate power for devices. A validating module validates that the commands do not violate the interdependent relationships defined in the topology and returns a failure message if the command is not validated." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2008 (12/033,793). 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=8,161,309&OS=8,161,309&RS=8,161,309 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Implementation of Sparing Policies for Servers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,161,315) developed by Kevan D. Holdaway, Raleigh, N.C., and Ivan Ronald Olguin II, Tucson, Ariz., for an "implementation of sparing policies for servers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for implementing a sparing policy for a server by a management module in communication with the server and a plurality of additional servers is provided. The server is designated as a spare server. The spare server is maintained in a powered-off, standby state. A need for the spare server is determined. At least one of a basic input output system (BIOS) and an operating system (OS) for the spare server is selected. A volume operational on the spare server is selected for a sparing operation." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2008 (12/112,174). 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=8,161,315&OS=8,161,315&RS=8,161,315 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,161,330) developed by Timothy B. Vannatter, Charlotte, N.C., Richard L. Fitzgerald, Davidson, N.C., and Stephen R. Crowley, Huntersville, N.C., for a "self-service terminal remote diagnostics." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for determining for determining a root cause of each of a plurality of operational faults is provided. The method includes receiving electronic notification of the plurality of operational faults. The method may also include analyzing the plurality of operational faults to determine whether a shared characteristic of the plurality of operational faults exists. And, if a shared characteristic of the plurality of operational faults exists, the method may include terminating generation of operator notifications in response to receiving electronic notification of operational faults comprising the shared characteristic." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2009 (12/484,480). 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=8,161,330&OS=8,161,330&RS=8,161,330 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Altera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Altera, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,161,267) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for scalable array processor interrupt detection and response." The co-inventors are Edwin Franklin Barry, Vilas, N.C., Patrick R. Marchand, Apex, N.C., Gerald George Pechanek, Cary, N.C., and Larry D. Larsen, Raleigh, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Hardware and software techniques for interrupt detection and response in a scalable pipelined array processor environment are described. Utilizing these techniques, a sequential program execution model with interrupts can be maintained in a highly parallel scalable pipelined array processing containing multiple processing elements and distributed memories and register files. When an interrupt occurs, interface signals are provided to all PEs to support independent interrupt operations in each PE dependent upon the local PE instruction sequence prior to the interrupt. Processing/element exception interrupts are supported and low latency interrupt processing is also provided for embedded systems where real time signal processing is required. Further, a hierarchical interrupt structure is used allowing a generalized debug approach using debut interrupts and a dynamic debut monitor mechanism." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/956,316). 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=8,161,267&OS=8,161,267&RS=8,161,267 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; editor@targetednews.com; http://targetednews.com. -1082603 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service [ Back To SIP Phones Homepage's Homepage ]