A spinal fixation implant system for correction and fixation of the human spine to facilitate an anatomically correct fusion. The spinal fixation system may include a connector, a spinal rod, a spinal fixation component, a sleeve, and a fastener. The spinal fixation component preferably includes a fixation device such as a hook or screw for securing the spinal rod to vertebrae of the thoracic or lumbar spine. The spinal fixation component preferably includes a threaded end on its top that is ada...

A USB (Universal Serial Bus) OTG (On-The-Go) controller device and more generally a serial bus control circuit chip are provided which have improved port handler implementations. In one example, different port handler units may be provided which selectively support host and device functionality at the respective ports. In another example, a first port handler for providing host functionality and a second port handler for providing device functionality are provided which are of substantially the ...

An embodiment of the invention includes a secure server. A user at a terminal, communicatively coupled to the secure server by a secure link, can obtain web pages from web sites in a network, in encrypted form, via the secure link. Addresses associated with the web pages are altered to make it appear as if the web pages come from the secure server rather than from the web sites. Spoofing units may be used as alternative access points to the secure server, with the secure server sending the reque...

A program execution data trace is created by instrumenting a program to record value sets during execution and an instruction trace. By simulating instructions either backward or forward from a first instruction associated with a recorded value set to a second instruction according to the instruction trace, a value set is determined for the second instruction. Backward and forward simulation can be combined to complement each other. For backward simulation, a table of simulation instructions is ...

The present invention relates methods for patching WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network) communication devices and corresponding WWAN communication devices, integrated circuit chips and computer-readable media. The WWAN communication device includes a first processor, a second processor and a memory. The first processor is arranged to process patches updating software running on the WWAN communication device. The second processor is arranged to provide a first set of the patches to the first process...

A system for continuous protection of working set data comprises a primary host (such as a laptop or a desktop), a peripheral memory device (such as a flash memory device or "memory stick") and a working set protection manager. The working set protection manager is configured to detect an operation performed on a data object at the primary host and store a record associated with the operation at the peripheral memory device. In addition, in response to a detection of a backup operation from the ...

An automatic power level control circuit provides output power control of a transmitter device as used in wireless LAN applications in that an output signal is detected and a corresponding control voltage of a DAC in the base band section is corresponding adjusted. Preferably, the measurement of the output power is carried out during a first transmit cycle and the DAC is adjusted after completion of the first transmit cycle and prior to the begin of a subsequent transmit cycle. Thus, a reliable ...

A computer system comprises a plurality of processing modules, each operable to provide a service to an external entity. Each processing module has a processor and a memory. A storage module is provided, operable to store information required by the processing modules to provide the service. A switching module is also provided, operable to provide a switching service between the processing module and storage module and between the processing module and an external entity.

A method for communication includes coupling a client device to communicate with a host computer over a serial link. Responsively to a call from a client application running on the client device, the client device submits a request over the serial link to the host computer to open a proxy connection for communication between the client application and a server application. Responsively to the request, the host computer creates a socket for communication with the server application, so as to esta...

A system, method, and medium provide communication between a volume server and a volume owner in a distributed storage management system. A volume server may manage configuration information for a particular volume of storage. A volume owner may manage input/output (I/O) for the volume. The volume server may lease the configuration information to the volume owner using a communications protocol. The communications protocol comprises a plurality of operations for management of the lease. The volu...