| 6785668 |
System and method for data flow analysis of complex data filters |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A system and method for analyzing the data flow of a database query. The database query contains a plurality of query conditions that are used to filter data records of a database. At least one query condition... |
| 6785418 |
Image identification apparatus and method of identifying images |
| Aug-31-2004 |
An image identification apparatus for identifying an image from a hand drawn representation of at least part of the image, the image identification apparatus comprising an image processor arranged in operation... |
| 6782401 |
Method and apparatus for implementing a reliable open file system |
| Aug-24-2004 |
Systems and methods of servicing requests of a first file system communicated in accordance with a first storage protocol using a storage system that is responsive to requests communicated according to... |
| 6782390 |
Execution of multiple models using data segmentation |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A method executed on a computer for modeling expected behavior is described. The method includes scoring records of a dataset that is segmented into a plurality of data segments using a plurality of models... |
| 6782380 |
Method and system for indexing and searching contents of extensible mark-up language (XML) documents |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A method and a computer system for indexing and searching the data content of nested field records, such as those in Extensible Markup Language (XML). The system includes an indexing and searching engine... |
| 6782379 |
Preparing output XML based on selected programs and XML templates |
| Aug-24-2004 |
An Identity System delivers customized request responses that integrate the results of multiple programs. The Identity System receives and translates a user request. The Identity Systems employs a program... |
| 6782378 |
Concurrent evaluation of multiple filters with runtime substitution of expression parameters |
| Aug-24-2004 |
The invention introduces a mechanism for analyzing large amounts of data. The end-user selects the various filter expression types and any required parameters used to condense the data, and this allows... |
| 6779119 |
Actual and perceived response time, user interface, and security via usage patterns |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A variety of performance optimization techniques are provided that are based upon a history of a user's usage patterns. To reduce actual response time, the system prefetches information in anticipation... |
| 6778982 |
Online content provider system and method |
| Aug-17-2004 |
An online content system is disclosed for creating, compiling and presenting content to subscribers. A subscriber interface is configured to present search, review and listing operations in a flexible... |
| 6778981 |
Apparatus and method for similarity searches using hyper-rectangle based multidimensional data segmentation |
| Aug-17-2004 |
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for similarity searches using hyper-rectangle based multidimensional data segmentation. The similarity search apparatus has MBR generation means, first sequence... |
| 6778980 |
Techniques for improved searching of electronically stored information |
| Aug-17-2004 |
Methods and apparatuses for searching electronically-stored information are described. Specifically, in a network providing for electronic commerce, a computer system provides a user with access to a set... |
| 6778977 |
Method and system for creating a database table index using multiple processors |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A method and system for creating an index for a database table of records in a computer environment having a plurality of processing units wherein each processing unit has access to the database table.... |
| 6778976 |
Selectivity estimation for processing SQL queries containing having clauses |
| Aug-17-2004 |
The estimate of the selectivity of a HAVING clause in an SQL query is carried out within a specified time constraint by determining a selectivity estimate for each member in a sample set of group sizes... |
| 6778975 |
Search engine for selecting targeted messages |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A search engine receives query terms from a client. In response, the search engine executes a search on a web directory to identify zero or more documents that match the query terms. The identified documents... |
| 6778972 |
System and method for providing integrated management of electronic information |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A system and method for managing electronic information using a computer system for one or more users. The method comprises creating an electronic folder and storing the folder in an electronic folder... |
| 6775695 |
Client session depth based caching in proxy servers |
| Aug-10-2004 |
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling document transfer between a web server coupled to a wide area network, such as the Internet, and a client coupled to the wide area network. The method... |
| 6775674 |
Auto completion of relationships between objects in a data model |
| Aug-10-2004 |
In a computer system including a database system wherein queries to the database system can be specified by selecting a first object and a second object, with a query result being based on a relationship... |
| 6775664 |
Information filter system and method for integrated content-based and collaborative/adaptive feedback queries |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A search engine system is provided for a portal site on the internet. The search engine system employs a regular search engine to make one-shot or demand searches for information entities which provide... |
| 6775662 |
Group pruning from cube, rollup, and grouping sets |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A system rewrites queries so that they may be executed more efficiently. Queries that reference the result set of an aggregate query are rewritten to reference another aggregate query in the form of an... |
| 6775660 |
User-oriented method and system for database query |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A user-oriented database query system, comprising user management means; device management means; control means for identifying a user, receiving a database query request and appended parameters, converting... |
| 6775422 |
Systems, processes, and products for storage and retrieval of physical paper documents, electro-optically generated electronic documents, and computer generated electronic documents |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A storage system is provided for paper and electronic documents. Electronic documents include electronic image documents and electronic work documents, which may be completely unrelated in form or content,... |
| 6772150 |
Search query refinement using related search phrases |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A search engine system uses information about historical query submissions to a search engine to suggest previously-submitted, related search phrases to users. The related search phrases are preferably... |
| 6772137 |
Centralized maintenance and management of objects in a reporting system |
| Aug-3-2004 |
An object management system in a reporting system. The system includes an object data repository and an object server in a reporting system. The object data repository may maintain a definition and other... |
| 6768987 |
System and method for filtering explain tables |
| Jul-27-2004 |
An apparatus for filtering an explain table according to at least one user-defined filter includes a memory device having thereon modules of operational data and executable code for execution by the processor.... |
| 6768986 |
Mapping of an RDBMS schema onto a multidimensional data model |
| Jul-27-2004 |
A Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) having any arbitrary structure is translated into a multi-dimensional data model suitable for performing OLAP operations upon. If a relational table defining... |
| 6768985 |
Method and apparatus for administration of database partitions |
| Jul-27-2004 |
A method and apparatus for managing a database having a plurality of partitions are provided in various embodiments. The database is managed by users of a first user class and accessible to users of a... |
| 6766325 |
System and method for maintaining data for performing "what if" analysis |
| Jul-20-2004 |
Maintaining data used for performing "what-if" analysis is disclosed. The systems and methods of the invention define an efficient mechanism allowing a user to specify how base values from a database are... |
| 6766317 |
Range check cell and a method for the use thereof |
| Jul-20-2004 |
A range check array structure for searching and comparing external data from an external search data key is disclosed. The structure has data storage means with at least one of an upper limit field, and... |
| 6766314 |
Method for attachment and recognition of external authorization policy on file system resources |
| Jul-20-2004 |
The present invention is an algorithm that manages the ability of a user or software program to access certain protected file resources. This invention describes a method for file system security through... |
| 6766313 |
System and method for caching and retrieving information |
| Jul-20-2004 |
A system for caching and retrieving information comprises a server having an information repository, a cache manager, and a server software module. The information repository receives and stores data that... |
| 6763359 |
Learning from empirical results in query optimization |
| Jul-13-2004 |
An optimizer function of a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) generates alternative query execution plans (QEPs) for executing a query, provides an execution model of each of the QEPs, chooses... |
| 6763358 |
Method and system for activating column triggers in a database management system |
| Jul-13-2004 |
Methods, systems, data structures and articles of manufacture are provided for maintaining a list/tally of columns that are modified by an I/O operation. The list allows for determining which triggers,... |
| 6763357 |
Method for determining the computability of data for an active multi-dimensional cache in a relational database management system |
| Jul-13-2004 |
An "active cache", for use by On-Line Anaytic Processing (OLAP) systems, that can not only answer queries that match data stored in the cache, but can also answer queries that require aggregation or other... |
| 6763354 |
Mining emergent weighted association rules utilizing backlinking reinforcement analysis |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A system and methods providing for the evaluation of transaction data records to first determine forward link associations between items as reference and related items identified by corresponding "expert"... |
| 6763353 |
Real time business process analysis method and apparatus |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A method for monitoring a business process model in which at least one business process object transitions between states. A query having at least one state for the business process object and at least... |
| 6763349 |
Dynamic taxonomy process for browsing and retrieving information in large heterogeneous data bases |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A process is disclosed for retrieving information in large heterogeneous data bases, wherein information retrieval through visual querying/browsing is supported by dynamic taxonomies; the process comprises... |
| 6763347 |
Indexing management for hierarchical main memory |
| Jul-13-2004 |
The present invention is a system and method for selectively loading indexes into main memory to improve hierarchical database performance, called hot indexing. The most frequently accessed portions of... |
| 6757894 |
Preprocessed applications suitable for network streaming applications and method for producing same |
| Jun-29-2004 |
An application is preprocessed for use in an application streaming environment by dividing each file in the application into blocks corresponding to the code page block size used by the operating system.... |
| 6757690 |
Method and system for monitoring and securing data access in a database system |
| Jun-29-2004 |
Methods, systems, data structures and articles of manufacture are provided for monitoring access to a database. In one embodiment, a data access trigger, or read trigger, is adapted to monitor accesses... |
| 6757682 |
Alerting users to items of current interest |
| Jun-29-2004 |
Disseminating to a participant an indication that an item accessible by the participant via a network is of current interest is disclosed. An indication that the item is of current interest is received... |
| 6757670 |
Method and system for query processing |
| Jun-29-2004 |
Method and apparatus for query processing including an optimization controller, responding to a query from an application related to an database, and controlling optimization processing of the query. A... |
| 6757669 |
Self-contained indexing system for an intranet |
| Jun-29-2004 |
This invention provides a device that can be plugged into an intranet and offers searchable index functionality of that intranet without requiring information about system configuration or administration. |
| 6754697 |
Method and apparatus for browsing and storing data in a distributed data processing system |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A method and system for browsing a distributed database. Storage is allocated in a computer for a file, wherein the file is used for storing references to data in the distributed database for retrieval... |
| 6754679 |
Computer system with a plurality of database management systems |
| Jun-22-2004 |
According to the invention, a database combining module, such as a software on a server, is used together with a resource manager software of a disk storage system in which a database is stored. A resource... |
| 6754667 |
Content-based image retrieval system and method for retrieving image using the same |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A content-based image retrieval system retrieves an image based on an angular radial transform (ART) image descriptor. In the content-based image retrieval system, a method for retrieving an image includes... |
| 6754661 |
Hierarchical storage systems for holding evidentiary objects and methods of creating and operating upon hierarchical storage systems |
| Jun-22-2004 |
Hierarchical storage systems for holding objects used for evidentiary purposes, and methods of manipulating such systems are described. A logical store is provided and one or more physical stores are associated... |
| 6754651 |
Mining of generalized disjunctive association rules |
| Jun-22-2004 |
The present invention provides a system and a method for mining a new kind of association rules called disjunctive association rules, where the antecedent or the consequent of a rule may contain disjuncts... |
| 6754650 |
System and method for regular expression matching using index |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A system and method for executing a regular expression (regex) query against a large data repository such as the World Wide Web includes an index engine that constructs multigram indices based on regex.... |
| 6751627 |
Method and apparatus to facilitate accessing data in network management protocol tables |
| Jun-15-2004 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates accessing a network management protocol table. The system operates by first collecting a network management protocol tuple that... |
| 6751611 |
Method and system for creating improved search queries |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A method and system for creating improved search queries using pre-arranged controlled vocabularies, word groups, and word types. The invention is called a search builder. The search builder is a server-based... |
