Abstract:
Providing distributed energy contribution-based commuting services includes receiving transportation schedules from a community of transportation service providers and receiving capacity information and energy contribution data from the community of transportation service providers. The energy contribution data specifies a number of docking stations, per vehicle, configured to receive energy sources from passengers. The distributed energy contribution-based commuting services also include receiving criteria from a user, the criteria specifying trip information including pick up location, destination, time of trip and available energy source. The user is a prospective passenger. The distributed energy contribution-based commuting services also includes searching a database of the transportation schedules for the criteria, and presenting a schedule from the database of transportation schedules that matches the criteria. The criteria are considered matched when at least one docking station in a vehicle is available.
Abstract:
A portlet state maintenance system can include a portal page setup component configured to generate a logical form in a single portal page from a multiplicity of forms defined within portlet markup aggregated into the single portal page. A portal state save component further can be configured to save state values for selected portlets defined within the logical form. Finally, a portal state restore component can be configured to restore the saved state values in refreshed portlet markup for the selected portlets. Notably, a refresh timing component further can be configured to embed submit auto-initiation logic in the single portal page responsive to identifying a dynamic refresh requirement associated with the portlet markup in the single portal page. Finally, a portlet markup cache can be coupled to the portal state restore component.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to portal view rendering and provide a method, system and computer program product for portlet view processing with render-when-ready portlets. In one embodiment, a portal server system can be provided which can include a portal server configured to render a portal page, and a portlet aggregator configured to provide portlet markup for different portlets in different temporary documents linked to the portal page. The different temporary documents can be linked to the portal page through corresponding hidden frames disposed in the portal page. Moreover, each of the different temporary documents can include a script programmed to write contained portlet markup to an element in the portal page responsive to a triggering event. Finally, the portal page can include one or more span elements, each of the span elements being referenced by the script in a corresponding one of the different temporary documents.
Abstract:
A plug and play mass storage reflector. The mass storage reflector can include a wireless data transceiver coupled to a plug-and-play adapter configured for connection to a personal computing device, a device selector disposed in the reflector, and, device interface logic coupled both to the wireless data transceiver and the device selector. The device interface logic can be programmed to map mass storage in the personal computing device as specified by the device selector to a shared resource over a wireless network established through the wireless data transceiver. Importantly, the device interface logic can map the mass storage without exposing a peer-to-peer wireless network to a remote computing device.
Abstract:
A call screening system and method. The method can include receiving an inbound telephone call destined for a called party. Associated caller identification data can be identified from the inbound telephone call. The associated caller identification data can be compared to a filter list of caller identification data. Finally, based upon the comparison, call management rules can be applied to the inbound call to manage the inbound call by either deferring the inbound call to voice mail, or automatically answering the inbound call without requiring pro-active intervention by the called party. Significantly, each of the receiving, identifying, comparing and applying steps is performed in a telephone tranceiving device. Alternatively, the receiving, identifying, comparing and applying steps can be performed centrally in a call processing switch.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to portlet content refreshing and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for independently refreshing portlet content in a portal view. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for refreshing portlet content in a portal view can include a portal server configured to render a portal page, a portlet aggregator configured to provide portlet markup for different portlets in different refresh controllers having independently refreshable portions, and a refresh servlet coupled to the portlet aggregator that includes programming to configure the portal page with the different refresh controllers.
Abstract:
Providing traffic flow control services includes receiving requests at an arbiter of a traffic control subsystem. The traffic control subsystem is in a first state, and the requests are received from vehicle transmitters in proximity of the traffic control subsystem. Traffic flow control services also include applying a pre-defined condition to the requests and implementing a traffic flow control activity responsive to application of the pre-defined condition. The traffic flow control activity includes maintaining the first state or changing the first state of the traffic control subsystem to a second state.
Abstract:
A system and method for self-optimizing traffic flow using shared vehicle information that utilizes multiple controllers in dynamic communication to optimize the flow of traffic. The system and method utilizes one or more traffic synchronization controllers (TSCs) (receivers) that receive information from one or more vehicle based transmitters called vehicle information agents (VIAs) and/or a network of traffic control devices (TCDs) associated with the traffic synchronization controllers to determine a variety of information related to traffic within a geographic region, including volume, speed, destination, intended route of the vehicle, as well as other vehicle related information, in order to determine the optimal flow of traffic within the region. The system and method then transmits traffic control signals to the various traffic control devices within the region or adjacent regions in order to optimally control the flow of traffic. The system and method may also share information amongst traffic synchronization controllers within the network in order to optimize the flow of traffic over a larger region.
Abstract:
Techniques for running content emitters natively on a local operating system, by executing a local executive as a native application on the target operating system. In some embodiments, a content emitter such as a portlet preferably invokes, by its normal inclusion mechanism, a markup emitter directed toward the native user interface environment. The markup streams created by locally-executing portlets are collected by the local executive, but instead of being combined into a browser-based markup stream as in the prior art, one or more windows represented by the markup streams is/are created for rendering with the native operating system. An association is maintained between the created window and the portlet(s) emitting content for that window, and controls can be created and valued for the window using this association. In other embodiments, the content emitters execute remotely and deliver content that is adapted for native rendering.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to portlet content refreshing and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for independently refreshing portlet content in a portal view. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for refreshing portlet content in a portal view can include a portal server configured to render a portal page, a portlet aggregator configured to provide portlet markup for different portlets in different refresh controllers having independently refreshable portions, and a refresh servlet coupled to the portlet aggregator that includes programming to configure the portal page with the different refresh controllers.