International Business Machines Corporation

Steven Paul Jones

Cary Lee Bates

Mark S Fredrickson

Scott Douglas Frei

Chad Balling McBride

Robert Russell Williams

Mark David Bellows

John Matthew Santosuosso

Daniel Frank Moertl

Adalberto Guillermo Yanes

Glen Howard Handlogten

Eric John Nelson

Brian Andrew Schuelke

Jonathan Michael Allen

Kerry Paul Pfarr

Peter Elias Kubista

A first first-in-first-out (FIFO) memory may receive first processor input from a first processor group that includes a first processor. The first processor group is configured to execute program code based on the first processor input that includes a set of input signals, a clock signal, and corresponding data. The first FIFO may store the first processor input and may output the first processor input to a second FIFO memory and to a second processor according to a first delay. The second FIFO memory may store the first processor input and may output the first processor input to a third processor according to a second delay. The second processor may execute at least a first portion of the program code and the third processor may execute at least a second portion of the program code responsive to the first processor input.

Delayed execution of program code on multiple processors

Methods and systems with delayed execution of multiple processors

Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for searching content in frames. In general, information located at one or more networked addresses may be displayed to a user in two or more frames. The content of a frame may be searched by designating one frame as a default search frame. Such a designation may be made according to a tag or other criteria, such as attributes of the frame itself or historical information pertaining to a previous search of one of the active frames. In any case, the designation of a default search frame eliminates the need for explicit selection by the user prior to a search.

Method of searching for text in browser frames

Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for enhanced control over the positioning of dialog boxes in relation to hyperlinks within electronic documents. The controlled positioning is implemented to mitigate any undesirable placement of dialog boxes that might limit to user access to hyperlinks contained within the electronic document. Accordingly, embodiments are provided for determining a location within a displayed electronic document at which a dialog box may be positioned without obscuring any hyperlinks. In the event that such positioning is not possible, steps are taken to position the dialog box in a location that will result in the least interference between the user and a displayed document.

Dialog box positioning

Methods, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for designing logic scan chains for matching gated portions of a clock tree. A clock tree includes a plurality of sections, each section including a gate receiving inputs of a global clock and a chain-specific clock control signal for a particular scan chain. A plurality of scan chains is defined, each including a plurality of latches. Each scan chain latch is connected to a corresponding chain-specific clock tree section.

Method, apparatus and computer program product for designing logic scan chains for matching gated portions of a clock tree

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing scan-chain-specific control signals as an integral part of a scan chain. A scan input vector including scan data input and a scan control signal is applied to a register latch that forms the scan chain. The register latch includes a logic gate for combining a global clock control (THOLD) signal and the scan control signal. The scan control signal is routed around the register latch and including in a scan output vector including scan data output. Chain-specific control signals are eliminated from a clock control signal distribution tree used with the scan chain of the invention.

Method, apparatus and computer program product for implementing scan-chain-specific control signals as part of a scan chain

An apparatus, program product and method track the location of a vehicle during at least a portion of a period of the time associated with an economic transaction so that risks associated with the actual usage of the vehicle can be accommodated in the costs for the transaction. In particular, a determination is made during a time period associated with an economic transaction as to whether the vehicle is located at a location having an increased level of risk. Costs for the economic transaction are then adjusted based at least in part on the presence of the vehicle in a location with an increased level of risk. In one exemplary environment, car rental rates are adjusted based upon the actual usage of a rented vehicle. In another exemplary environment, insurance premiums are adjusted based upon the actual usage of an insured vehicle. In either event, usage that results in a vehicle being located in areas of comparatively higher risk can be accounted for in additional transactional costs, resulting in improved allocation of risk and minimization of economic inefficiencies.

Location-based vehicle risk assessment system

Embodiments are provided in which clock generation for a PCI bridge and its N attached secondary buses is carried out by using an external PLL clock generator which generates N+1 first clock signals at a first frequency to the bridge and to N multiplexers. The bridge in turn generates N second clock signals to the N multiplexers. Each of the N clock signals generated by the bridge can be at either a second or third frequency. Each of the N multiplexers passes one of the first clock signal and second clock signal to a secondary bus depending on the speed of the slowest adapter on the secondary bus.

Clock generation for multiple secondary buses of a PCI bridge

A method, remote answering machine controller and computer program product are provided for programmable control based upon message importance. Responsive to an incoming call being received, checking a current message priority is performed. Responsive to the identified current message priority, the incoming call is answered after a dynamically programmable number of incoming rings. Then a recorded message is delivered and a caller is prompted for selected priority. The caller selected priority is identified and stored with an incoming message for the incoming call. When the owner of the remote answering machine calls to collect messages, a current highest priority of the current messages is announced. The highest priority message of the current messages is played back first. Then the owner is prompted to continue with message play back.

Method and remote answering machine controller for programmable control based upon message importance

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing enhanced notification and control features in an oscilloscope. User selected notification options and user selected control options are stored. When a predefined event is identified, the user selected notification options are used for notifying a remote user of the identified predefined event. The user selected control options are used for receiving user selections enabling the user to remotely control oscilloscope operational settings. The user can be notified with a telephone call, an email or a pager text message and the user can change operational settings using a telephone call or an email containing commands.

Method, apparatus and computer program product for implementing enhanced notification and control features in oscilloscopes

A method and apparatus are disclosed that allow more efficient volume use of a reservoir used in medical infusion devices, such as insulin pumps. The invention provides for having a full reservoir and a full tubing composite when infusion of medication into a patient begins, allowing a volume of medicine substantially equal to the volume of medication in the full reservoir to be infused into the patient.

Apparatus and method to enhance reservoir utilization in a medical infusion device

A method and system for selectively controlling mouse movement speed during movement within a particular web page or display window based upon a user's prior experience within that web page or various physical parameters associated with the size and content of the web page. A user's previous experience of the relative size, number and location of selectable icons or selectable graphical areas within the display are determined and utilized to automatically alter the speed of mouse pointer movement. Prior experience with web pages having similar content can also be utilized to automatically set the speed of the mouse pointer.

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

Steven Paul Jones