| 6823334 |
Metadata system for managing data mining environments |
| Nov-23-2004 |
Managing a data mining environment, the data mining environment having a data mining tool and a data mining model. Embodiments include registering in a data set control table registered data sets, the... |
| 6823329 |
Database system providing methodology for acceleration of queries involving functional expressions against columns having enumerated storage |
| Nov-23-2004 |
An improved method for handling database queries including functional expressions against columns having enumerated storage is described. Upon receipt of a query including a predicate having at least one... |
| 6823328 |
System and method for enabling unified access to multiple types of data |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A system and method for enabling unified access to multiple data types. The invention retrieves data regardless of data format. The system does not distinguish among data formats. The system determines... |
| 6820099 |
Instantaneous data updating using snapshot volumes |
| Nov-16-2004 |
In a computerized data storage system, when data is to be updated in a primary, or "base," logical volume, a snapshot volume is formed from the base volume. The updates are then made to the snapshot volume,... |
| 6820085 |
Web system having clustered application servers and clustered databases |
| Nov-16-2004 |
The present invention improves the scalability of application servers and database servers in Web systems, thereby providing higher cost-performance Web systems. The session state of an application is... |
| 6820073 |
System and method for multiple pass cooperative processing |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A system for collaborative processing, comprising a controlling module with access to at least one relational database capable of performing a first set of functions on the data in the database and at... |
| 6816853 |
Method and system for efficiently evaluating a query against partitioned data |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method and mechanism to execute a query against a partitioned database object. Data processed or created for an earlier partition is maintained even after further processing is performed against a subsequent... |
| 6816851 |
Method for assigning and id to an object in a database |
| Nov-9-2004 |
The invention relates to a method for assigning an identity to an object (10) in a database, which object has an extension that includes a plurality of coordinate points in a coordinate system representing... |
| 6813691 |
Computer performance improvement by adjusting a count used for preemptive eviction of cache entries |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A cache system improves performance by limiting the number of dirty entries in a cache. The cache system may be further improve performance by limiting the number of dirty entries in a cache that might... |
| 6810465 |
Limiting the number of dirty entries in a computer cache |
| Oct-26-2004 |
A cache system improves performance by limiting the number of dirty entries in a cache. The cache system may further improve performance by limiting the number of dirty entries in the cache that might... |
| 6810462 |
Storage system and method using interface control devices of different types |
| Oct-26-2004 |
A storage has NAS and SAN functions and a high degree of freedom to configure a system to reduce the management and operation cost. The storage includes a plurality of interface slots in which a plurality... |
| 6810394 |
Methods and apparatus for searching for and identifying information of interest to users |
| Oct-26-2004 |
An information system. The system provides a user interface for selecting subject matter of interest to a user as well as various components for retrieving information items, for classifying information... |
| 6807576 |
Method and system for determining and graphically representing frame classification rule relationships |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A method and system for graphically representing relationships between a plurality of filter rules in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a display. Each of the plurality of filter... |
| 6807545 |
Method and system for retrieving documents via an electronic data file |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A method for retrieving documents via an electronic data file, characterized in that keys are used for the retrieval which find one or several relations between the textual data of the documents concerned. |
| 6807543 |
Data access component providing transparent access to a plurality of medical imaging databases |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A technique is provided for accessing data stored in separate databases. A communication system having a first and second computer system is used to retrieve data from a primary or a secondary database.... |
| 6804691 |
Method for optimization of memory usage for a computer program |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A method for optimization of memory usage for a computer program. Memory usage data is received wherein the memory usage data comprises timing information. A graphical representation of the memory usage... |
| 6804679 |
System, method, and user interfaces for managing genomic data |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A data manager is described for providing a publish database for access by data mining tools and other data processing software applications. The data manager includes a results-for-publication identifier... |
| 6804673 |
Access assurance for remote memory access over network |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A method and system provide access assurance regarding an RDMA transaction. The system comprises an initiating device and a target device placed across a network. The initiating device and the target device... |
| 6804666 |
Information processor, processing method therefor, and program storage medium |
| Oct-12-2004 |
An information processor for recoding at least two different types of content-related data. The first recording means records a predetermined number of types of data related to a first content as a first... |
| 6804662 |
Method and apparatus for query and analysis |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A data handling method combines search capabilities with analytical functionality. The invention provides advantages when dealing with structured documents (such as electronic catalogs, XML documents,... |
| 6801921 |
Method and system for managing multiple database storage units |
| Oct-5-2004 |
The system manages at least a database in multiple database storage units, and the database is duplicated for redundancy. The system maintains the database redundancy for security. The system enables the... |
| 6801919 |
Object oriented database interface encapsulation that allows for chronologically overlapping transactions in a multi-threaded environment |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A method for allowing chronologically overlapping database transactions in a multi-threaded environment without the need for explicit thread synchronization for database access. Literal database connections... |
| 6801911 |
Data processing system and method for accessing files |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A data processing system and method are provided for using URLs to access files located on the Internet in a similar manner used to access local files. |
| 6801910 |
Method and system for guiding drilling in a report generated by a reporting system |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A method and system for guiding drilling into a report are disclosed. Through the use of the invention, a user can drill within a first report dimension or from the first report dimension into a second... |
| 6801909 |
System and method for obtaining user preferences and providing user recommendations for unseen physical and information goods and services |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A system and method for searching data repositories and for obtaining user preferences and providing user recommendations for unseen physical and information goods and services. The system includes, for... |
| 6801907 |
System for verification and association of documents and digital images |
| Oct-5-2004 |
This invention provides a process and apparatus, using a computer system, peripheral equipment and uniquely designed software, for electronically capturing the image(s) of one or more persons and/or objects,... |
| 6801906 |
Method and apparatus for finding information on the internet |
| Oct-5-2004 |
When a search is made for information on the Internet, certain search parameters are saved in the user's system. If a subsequent related search is made, these search parameters are transferred to the internet... |
| 6801905 |
Database system providing methodology for property enforcement |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A database system providing methods for eager and opportunistic property enforcement is described. Plan fragments are generated for obtaining data requested by a query. Plan fragments are grouped together... |
| 6801904 |
System for keyword based searching over relational databases |
| Oct-5-2004 |
Searching by keywords on a relational database is enabled by performing preprocessing operations to construct lookup tables at an interim level of granularity, such as column location. A keyword search... |
| 6801903 |
Collecting statistics in a database system |
| Oct-5-2004 |
Statistics regarding at least one attribute (or column) of a table in a database system are collected using an enhanced mechanism for faster collection. The statistics collection is based on scanning a... |
| 6799298 |
Technique for locating an item of interest within a stored representation of data |
| Sep-28-2004 |
According to the present invention, a technique for locating an item of interest within a stored representation of data is disclosed. The item of interest is preferably located within a particular one... |
| 6799182 |
System and method for data source flattening |
| Sep-28-2004 |
A system and method for enabling data exchanges between various data processing systems, including disparate systems, is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention can receive a hierarchical... |
| 6799174 |
Retrieving, organizing, and utilizing networked data using databases |
| Sep-28-2004 |
A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information... |
| 6799173 |
Method and apparatus for sharing code containing references to non-shared objects |
| Sep-28-2004 |
A system is described that facilitates sharing an object containing embedded references to non-shared objects, which may be located at different virtual memory addresses in different processes. During... |
| 6795830 |
Techniques for providing off-host storage for a database application |
| Sep-21-2004 |
Techniques for distributing database functions in a system of database devices includes performing database management tasks for a database on a first device connected to a network. The first device is... |
| 6795821 |
Database systems, methods and computer program products including primary key and super key indexes for use with partitioned tables |
| Sep-21-2004 |
Database systems, methods and/or computer program products that include a database management system and a database having partitioned tables. The partitioned tables include at least two entity tables... |
| 6795819 |
System and method for building and maintaining a database |
| Sep-21-2004 |
The invention relates generally to similarity scoring engines. More particularly, the invention is a computer-implemented similarity scoring system and method that allows for using similarity scoring to... |
| 6795817 |
Method and system for improving response time of a query for a partitioned database object |
| Sep-21-2004 |
A method and mechanism to improve the response time of a query that is executed against a partitioned database object. Only a subset or portion of the partitions are accessed during each pass through the... |
| 6792425 |
Secure multi database system including a client, multi database server, and database server |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A definition tool of the present invention declares columns which are concealed in external tables to a multi-database server. The multi-database server controls a decomposition and an execution of query... |
| 6792418 |
File or database manager systems based on a fractal hierarchical index structure |
| Sep-14-2004 |
Database system (10) which comprises a fractal hierarchical index database (13), and a processing unit (19). The processing unit (19) is employed to evaluate an input string (12) describing an element... |
| 6792415 |
Method and system for document classification with multiple dimensions and multiple algorithms |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A system for document classification with multiple dimensions and multiple algorithms. The system includes a preference database, a generator, and a classification unit. The preference database stores... |
| 6792414 |
Generalized keyword matching for keyword based searching over relational databases |
| Sep-14-2004 |
Searching by keywords and providing generalized matching capabilities on a relational database is enabled by performing preprocessing operations to construct inverted list lookup tables based on data record... |
| 6789085 |
System and method for maintaining a user's state within a database table and for accommodating null values |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A system and method are provided for delivering batches of data to a client, while maintaining the client's state in the accessed database. The system and method eliminate the need for a web server to... |
| 6789082 |
Method and apparatus to facilitate fast network management protocol replies in large tables |
| Sep-7-2004 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates fast network management protocol replies in large tables. The system operates by first receiving a request for a next row from... |
| 6789080 |
Retrieving documents transitively linked to an initial document |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A method for displaying hypertext data comprises displaying a first document represented in a first markup representation and containing at least one hypertext link, and in response to a user input selecting... |
| 6789071 |
Method for efficient query execution using dynamic queries in database environments |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A system and method allowing for optimization of query execution in database environments is provided. In an illustrative implementation, a database having distributed partitioned views is provided such... |
| 6785685 |
Approach for transforming XML document to and from data objects in an object oriented framework for content management applications |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A method and system for transforming XML documents to and from data objects in an object oriented framework includes: importing the XML document; parsing the XML document; building a DOM tree from the... |
| 6785684 |
Apparatus and method for determining clustering factor in a database using block level sampling |
| Aug-31-2004 |
An apparatus and method perform block-level sampling on a database, process the data to generate one or more matrices, and process the one or more matrices to generate a clustering factor for a selected... |
| 6785671 |
System and method for locating web-based product offerings |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A search engine system assists users in locating web pages from which user-specified products can be purchased. Web pages located by a crawler program are scored, based on a set of rules, according to... |
| 6785670 |
Automatically initiating an internet-based search from within a displayed document |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A system for automatically initiating an Internet-based search from within a document displayed by a document viewer includes a search term designation module configured to receive a user designation of... |
