Enterprise management information in a first format (500) for use by a first computerized system is transformed into an intermediate format (514) to readily make the stored enterprise management information available for use in a second computerized system that utilizes a second format (520). The transformation includes a plurality of common data type elements (502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512) that are adapted to be shared across a plurality of data objects in the intermediate format.

Common common object

Stored product management information in a first format for use by a first computerized system is transformed to readily make the stored product management information available for use in a second computerized system that utilizes a second format in a cost-efficient and time-efficient manner.

Product common object

A disclosed gaming machine may securely communicate with devices over a public network such as the Internet. The gaming machine utilizes a combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption that allows a single gaming machine to securely communicate with a remote server using a public network. The secure communication methods may be used to transfer gaming software and gaming information between two gaming devices, such as between a game server and a gaming machine. For regulatory and tracking purposes, the transfer of gaming software between the two gaming devices may be authorized and monitored by a software authorization agent.

Secured virtual network in a gaming environment

A method for delivering media content over a network includes transcoding the media content to generate multiple copies of the media content, each of the multiple copies having a different destination type or a different source type or both, storing the multiple copies in a cache, receiving requests for the media content, and selecting and delivering a copy of one of the multiple copies in response to each of the requests. A further method for providing media content transcoding services includes fetching media content, selecting one of multiple transcoders for transcoding from multiple source types to multiple destination types, wherein the one transcoder is selected based at least on the destination type, sending the media content to the selected transcoder, transcoding the media content to the destination type, thereby generating transcoded media content, and transmitting the transcoded media content.

Distributed on-demand media transcoding system and method

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for receiving data from a giver at a first time, the data being used to identify a merchant at which a gift from the giver to a recipient is redeemable. The system presents a group of merchants associated with the data to the giver, each merchant of the group of merchants offering a promotion in connection with the gift. The system receives from the giver a selection of a chosen merchant from the group of merchants, the chosen merchant having an associated promotion. The system then generates a policy comprising the gift, the chosen merchant, and the associated promotion such that upon receiving an indication of a triggering event caused by the recipient, the system can apply the gift and the associated promotion according to the policy.

System and method for processing financial transactions

In order to perform format conversion between the formats of a plurality of files without any work by a user, a file system stores a relation between a conversion originating file and a conversion destination file, and synchronously with an issue of a file operation API, the format conversion processes are executed. A user performs only the tasks essential for an application, without taking into consideration various necessary format conversions (either one-step or multi-step). During the user task, it is not necessary to designate a conversion originating file and a timing of format conversion. A user can use always a latest conversion destination file.

File format conversion method, and file system, information processing system, electronic commerce system using the method

Irregular and unstable natures of the Internet to be caused by an increase in Internet accessing users are alleviated and services of an information system more comfortable to users are provided. To this end, each servers among a plurality of servers cooperating to provide services stores the past communications line state (throughput and latency), and in accordance with the stored communications lines state, cache reference and prefetch are preformed between optional servers.

Method and system for managing distributed data

In order to effectively make the grasp of operating conditions of a plurality of servers and a cache management in an information system without increasing a time/labor taken by an administrator, the plurality of servers forms a multi-cast hierarchy dynamically reconstructed by virtue of mutual support and the communication of server status, cache directory and validation is performed on the hierarchy. The administrator has not a need of management for cooperation between servers excepting the designation of some other servers for startup thereof. A cache between servers is shared through the exchange of a cache directory and a validation time is reduced, thereby shortening the response time for users.

Method of managing distributed servers and distributed information processing system using the method

A networking method and system for performing data communication to a client computer from a server computer having a plurality of network interfaces through a network. The invention includes a LAN switch, provided between the network and the server computer. The LAN switch includes a plurality of communication paths correspondingly connected to the network interfaces of the server computer. Any one of the communication paths are usable to connect the client computer with the server computer. The invention further includes a selector for selecting one of the communication paths in accordance with a quality of service (QOS) requested by the client computer. The selector selects the communication path using information contained in a routing table in the server computer based on a network address of the network connected to the client computer. The routing table includes the address of the network connected to the client computer and addresses of network interfaces of the server computer correspondingly connected to the communication path.

Networking system and parallel networking method

In correspondence to an application, a resource table to manage computing resources which are available for the application is provided in a rule such that a plurality of applications can mutually use distributed computing resources which could be used so far by itself and can effectively use many distributed computing resources and an execution performance can be raised. When a certain application executes a cooperative processing together with another application, resource tables are copied and a new resource table for managing resources of both of them is formed. By referring to a newly formed resource table by each application, each application can use both of the computing resources more efficiently.

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File format conversion method, and file system, information processing system, electronic commerce system using the method

Method and system for managing distributed data

Method of managing distributed servers and distributed information processing system using the method

Networking system and parallel networking method

System using environment manager with resource table in each computer for managing distributed computing resources managed for each application