Month of November 2003

This invention disclosure describes a function that asks the user whenever a bookmark, shortcut, icon, or other pointing construct is created for a expiration time period, after which the pointer will be automatically deleted. Whenever one is created, a small dialog box will appear and ask the user if they would like...

Method to pre-fetch install images in a pipeline manner to improve network installation time.

This publication covers duplex negotiation whereby the number of collision on the network per second is examined and the connection is negotiated properly to prevent performance degradation of the network link. If the link level protocol was determined through auto-negotiate, and selected half duplex, the connection...

Programmers traditionally use numeric message parameters when writing Java of XPG/4 based programs. This paper describes a better method of using alphanumeric / mnemonic parameters that reduce the chance of coding or translation errors when developing code for the global market.

Disclosed is a method for providing pertinent departure information on aircraft for transit passengers while they approach the transit airport. This information is very crucial for getting connecting flights, specially when the connecting flight departure time is only a few minutes away.

Disclosed is a method for performing state based rsh connection set up monitoring in IP firewall, for both stdin/stdout and stderr connections, which will filter out connection initiation from third party for the stderr connection. This is to prevent Denial of Service attacks on rsh connections.

Currently, cell phone user services can be interrupted for a multiplicity of reasons. Sometimes digital mode services can become unavailable - consider the case where a user is in between cells or is in a geographic area where digital mode coverage is unavailable. In that instance, if the cell phone is set in the AUTO...

A program is disclosed that minimizes the amount of time needed to create a file system snapshot. A file system snapshot establishes a consistent block level image of the file system at a point-in-time. A snapshot is used for creating backups of an active file system. When a file system snapshot is created, the...