Services for offsetting the environmental impact of electronic transactions
    1.
    发明授权
    Services for offsetting the environmental impact of electronic transactions 有权
    抵消电子交易对环境的影响的服务

    公开(公告)号:US08170923B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US13096882

    申请日:2011-04-28

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: The environmental impact of various transactions can be reduced or offset by determining the impact of various shipping and packaging options, and providing these options to customers. Customers then have the ability to select options that reduce the environmental impact of each transaction. A customer also can purchase environmental offsets to offset the determined impact. Customers can be provided with environmental impact information determined or tracked for each item viewed by the customer, such that each customer can be informed of the additional impact of each individual when making a selection. The selections and/or actions of a customer can be tracked such that environmentally friendly options and suggestions can be provided for subsequent transactions.

    摘要翻译: 通过确定各种运输和包装方案的影响,并为客户提供这些选择,可以减少或抵消各种交易的环境影响。 客户随后可以选择减少每个交易对环境影响的选项。 客户还可以购买环境抵消以抵消确定的影响。 可以向客户提供由客户查看的每个项目确定或跟踪的环境影响信息,以便每个客户在进行选择时可以了解每个人的额外影响。 可以跟踪客户的选择和/或行动,以便为随后的交易提供环保的选择和建议。

    Systems and methods for negotiating transactions between nodes
    2.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for negotiating transactions between nodes 有权
    节点之间协商交易的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07149802B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-12

    申请号:US10999837

    申请日:2004-11-30

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: Distributed computing systems having mechanisms for efficiently coordinating transactions between nodes in the system are provided. One or more nodes may negotiate maximum time periods in which to communicate with each other or a transaction coordinator. A node is determined to be non-responsive when the time since a last communication exceeds the maximum time period. The maximum time period may include an adjustment for the latency of at least a portion of the distributed computing system.

    摘要翻译: 提供了具有用于有效地协调系统中的节点之间的事务的机制的分布式计算系统。 一个或多个节点可以协商在彼此或交易协调器中进行通信的最大时间段。 当自上次通信以来的时间超过最大时间段时,确定节点不响应。 最大时间段可以包括对分布式计算系统的至少一部分的等待时间的调整。

    Virtual network with adaptive dispatcher
    5.
    发明授权
    Virtual network with adaptive dispatcher 有权
    具有自适应调度器的虚拟网络

    公开(公告)号:US07899047B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-01

    申请号:US11838161

    申请日:2007-08-13

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    摘要: Methods and systems for providing a virtual network are disclosed. At least one layer of abstraction is created between network service applications and conventional network protocols by inserting an adaptive dispatcher between applications and network transport services on each machine in a network. The message protocol in the virtual network is extensible, allowing application programs to create new headers within any message as needed. The adaptive dispatcher contains handlers that route and dispatch messages within the virtual network based on arbitrary content within each message, including any combination of headers and/or data content. Each device on the virtual network has a virtual address to which messages are directed, allowing devices to move within the network without reconfiguring routing tables. Handlers may be automatically created when an event meeting predefined criteria occurs, including the non-occurrence of a condition, making the virtual network self-healing and adaptive to reconfiguration.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于提供虚拟网络的方法和系统。 通过在网络中的每台机器上的应用程序和网络传输服务之间插入自适应调度器,在网络服务应用程序和常规网络协议之间创建至少一个抽象层。 虚拟网络中的消息协议是可扩展的,允许应用程序根据需要在任何消息内创建新头。 自适应调度器包含基于每个消息内的任意内容(包括报头和/或数据内容的任何组合)在虚拟网络内路由和调度消息的处理程序。 虚拟网络上的每个设备都具有指向消息的虚拟地址,允许设备在网络内移动而不重新配置路由表。 当满足预定义标准的事件发生时,可以自动创建处理程序,包括不发生条件,使虚拟网络自我修复并适应重新配置。