International Business Machines Corporation

Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Roger Kenneth Abrams

Robert Thomas Cato

Jeff David Thomas

James Stephen Rutledge

James Patrick Hoff

Ryan Charles Catherman

Scott Sina Abedi

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for transferring a logical partition ('LPAR') between two of a plurality of server computing devices based on LPAR customer requirements, the plurality of server computing devices connected together through a data communications network, the LPAR installed on one of the plurality of server computing devices, each server computing device having server operating capabilities, each server computing device associated with LPAR hosting costs for supporting LPARs, that include: identifying LPAR customer requirements for the LPAR, the LPAR customer requirements specifying customer criteria for operating the LPAR; selecting, from among the plurality of server computing devices, a server computing device to which to migrate the LPAR in dependence upon the server operating capabilities and LPAR hosting costs for at least one of the server computing devices and the LPAR customer requirements for the LPAR; and migrating the LPAR to the selected server computing device.

Transferring a logical partition ('LPAR') between two server computing devices based on LPAR customer requirements

Processing purchasing items is provided. A broadcast television signal is received at a television system. The broadcast television signal contains data indicating that an item in the broadcast television signal is being offered for sale. A visual cue is presented in association with the item being presented in the television system in response to receiving the data. In response to receiving a user input to purchase the item, a purchase request process is sent to a seller of the item to purchase the item using personal information needed to purchase the item stored in the television system.

Purchasing items in a program

A packaging system for transferring data from an external resource to the packaging system is disclosed. The packaging system includes a package and a computer disposed within the package. The package includes a first passage and a substantially closed interior defined by closure of the first passage. The computer includes a power connection and a communication connection. A second passage of the package is dimensioned and disposed for accessing at least one of the power connection and the communication connection with the computer disposed within the package. The computer is responsive to a supply of power from an external power supply to the power connection via the second passage, and to a communication link between the communication connection and the external resource to initiate a powered state of the computer and to transfer data from the external resource to the computer.

Computer packaging system

Disclosed as a system and method for providing enhanced security to processes running on a data processing system. The disclosed system and method selectively revokes execute privileges from memory pages being used for stacks of susceptible processes running on the data processing system. By selectively resetting execute privileges on a per page and per process basis, the system and method maintains system performance and provides enhanced security to processes running on the data processing system.

System for prevention of buffer overflow intrusions

A system and method for securing data on a wireless device. A secured zone is defined by a boundary sensor. A data processing system is coupled to the boundary sensor and a wireless device. If the data processing system detects that the signal strength of the wireless device has fallen below a first predetermined value for longer than a second predetermined value, the data processing system deletes a digital certificate corresponding to the wireless device from memory. Thus, when the wireless device is reintroduced into the secured zone, in response to determining that a digital certificate corresponding to the wireless device is not stored in memory, the disabling module disables the wireless device from operation within the secured zone.

System and method of preventing alteration of data on a wireless device

System and method for prevention of buffer overflow intrusions

A two part method for improving the usage of a pointing device by a physically impaired user is disclosed. A first method is provided for learning how a user moves the pointing device by acquiring motion data for a user and generating motion vectors corresponding to when the user moves from source point icons to destination point icons. A second method of combining the learned user motion data with an application program where the user navigates the pointing device to select program icons on a graphical user interface (GUI) screen is provided. The method determines when the actual motion vector is similar to a previously acquired motion vector with a similar source point. The method predicts a destination point icon and highlights and locks the prediction icon until the user either actuates the iconor generates motion vectors that indicate that another destination point icon is the more likely destination.

Method for improving usage of a graphic user interface pointing device

A method, system and computer program product for preventing at least in part a hacker from performing unwanted activities such as in a file system. A security layer may be added in the kernel space configured to determine whether a request to provide a service from a particular user was received from user space or kernel space. If the request was received from user space, then the user is an unauthenticated user. That is, the user may be a potential hacker. Subsequently, the security layer may determine whether the request satisfies requirements for unauthenticated requests. If the request was received from a secure connection manager in kernel space then the user may be treated as an authenticated user. The secure connection manager may be configured to establish a secure authorized connection with an authenticated user. Subsequently, the security layer may determine whether the request satisfies requirements for authenticated requests.

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Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Roger Kenneth Abrams