| 6947939 |
System and methods to manage wide storage area network |
| Sep-20-2005 |
A system comprises a topology repository, a SAN manager, and a discovery list. The topology repository stores configuration data of a SAN. The SAN manager, coupled to the repository and discovery list,... |
| 6947936 |
Method for a topic hierarchy classification system |
| Sep-20-2005 |
A method and system is provided for categorization of an item. A plurality of categories is organized in a hierarchy of categories with a plurality of categorizers corresponding to the plurality of categories.... |
| 6947935 |
Training, inference and user interface for guiding the caching of media content on local stores |
| Sep-20-2005 |
The present invention is related to a system and method of caching data employing probabilistic predictive techniques. The system and method has particular application to multimedia systems for providing... |
| 6947929 |
Systems, methods and computer program products to determine useful relationships and dimensions of a database |
| Sep-20-2005 |
Systems, methods, and computer products that efficiently determine useful dimensions associated with a database when employing OLAP processing techniques. The present invention enables a user to see at... |
| 6947923 |
Information generation and retrieval method based on standardized format of sentence structure and semantic structure and system using the same |
| Sep-20-2005 |
The present invention relates to an information generation and retrieval apparatus based on a standardized format of sentence structure and semantic structure and a method thereof and a computer readable... |
| 6944633 |
Performing a join in a partitioned database system |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A method of performing a join includes identifying a join that identifies a first table and a second table. The first table includes a plurality of first table rows. Each of the plurality of first table... |
| 6944629 |
Method and device for managing multimedia file |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A managing method for a multimedia file includes the steps of: generating index information including a source identifier expressing a source having one or more of management units associated with the... |
| 6944611 |
Method and apparatus for digital media management, retrieval, and collaboration |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A system stores digital media records and has a search engine searching the stored digital media records. The system receives first search requests from a plurality of first users. The system performs,... |
| 6944610 |
System and method for searching heterogeneous electronic directories |
| Sep-13-2005 |
The present invention comprises a computerized system and method for searching heterogeneous electronic directories. An embodiment of the system includes a database, containing data necessary to perform... |
| 6944608 |
Method and apparatus for organizing data pertaining to audiovisual content |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A method and apparatus for organizing data pertaining to audiovisual content are described. According to one embodiment, an exemplary method for organizing data pertaining to audiovisual content includes... |
| 6941316 |
System and method for object persistence in a database store |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A new persistence format for storing objects of a user defined type in a database store enables information about the structure of the type to be communicated to the store. This information enables a number... |
| 6941294 |
Method and apparatus for digital media management, retrieval, and collaboration |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A system stores digital media records, and comprising a vocabulary file of words keyed to the digital media records. A search query is received by computer from a user, the search query including words.... |
| 6941292 |
Method and system for optimizing data searches in tree structures |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Aspects for optimizing data searches in tree structures are described. The aspects include organizing multiple search levels of data into sub-trees contained in fixed size blocks of shared external memory... |
| 6938035 |
Reduce database monitor workload by employing predictive query threshold |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for selectively maintaining query implementation information. A user is able to set a Predictive Query Threshold which will be honored by a database system... |
| 6938033 |
System and method of using e-mail centered internet interaction |
| Aug-30-2005 |
The present invention allows an e-mail server to process requests for Web pages and forward copies of the requested Web pages as attachments to e-mail messages. In addition to providing copies of a first... |
| 6938029 |
System and method for indexing recordings of observed and assessed phenomena using pre-defined measurement items |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Pre-defined descriptor or measurement questions or items are presented to a user or operator using a computer with a storage and a display for use in systematic observation and assessment. Measurement... |
| 6934715 |
Method for collecting and storing data regarding terms and conditions of contractual agreements |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A method is disclosed for collecting and storing data in a database of a computer system regarding a contractual agreement comprising: establishing a plurality of data fields in said database corresponding... |
| 6934712 |
Tagging XML query results over relational DBMSs |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A method for publishing relational data as XML by translating XML queries into queries against a relational database. Conversion of the relational database into an XML database is not required. Each relational... |
| 6934701 |
Using a stored procedure to access index configuration data in a remote database management system |
| Aug-23-2005 |
An index advisor specifies an optimal index configuration for use in performing workloads against a database managed by a database management system. If the database and database management system are... |
| 6934699 |
System and method for loading a cache with query results |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A system and method for avoiding accessing a remote database twice, once during query execution and again to retrieve objects identified by the query, when an application requires objects on which to operate.... |
| 6931415 |
Text information browsing aid apparatus, digital content creation system, digital content distribution system, and storage medium |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A digital content distribution system that is suitable to provide digital content readable and output the digital content in a layout viewable for the user is provided. A content distribution terminal... |
| 6931404 |
System and method for operating workflow |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A system for operating a workflow and a method applied to the system are proposed, so as to conduct an electronic workflow for an enterprise based on a server/client architecture in a intranet or internet... |
| 6931399 |
Method and apparatus for providing personalized relevant information |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A method and apparatus for providing to a user personalized information from an database comprising contributor content records and contributor profile records, based upon a comparison of the user's search... |
| 6931395 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing queries in a logically partitioned computer system |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A database query optimizer for a computer system having dynamically configurable logical partitions generates an optimized query strategy which is dependent on a logical partition configuration. When the... |
| 6931391 |
Systems and methods for generating prediction queries |
| Aug-16-2005 |
Systems and methods are provided for generating prediction queries to help a user build and execute prediction queries. A user interface (UI) is provided that is easy to use and understand in connection... |
| 6931390 |
Method and mechanism for database partitioning |
| Aug-16-2005 |
The present invention is directed to a method and mechanism for partitioning using information not directly located in the object being partitioned. According to an embodiment of the invention, foreign... |
| 6931389 |
System and method for filtering query statements from multiple plans and packages according to user-defined filters of query explain data |
| Aug-16-2005 |
An apparatus for filtering a plurality of groups of query statements according to identification data associated therewith includes a processor for executing instructions and a memory device having thereon... |
| 6928455 |
Method of and apparatus for controlling access to the internet in a computer system and computer readable medium storing a computer program |
| Aug-9-2005 |
The present invention provides a method of and apparatus for controlling internet browsing and computer readable medium storing a computer program carrying out the method of the present invention. The... |
| 6928427 |
Efficient computational techniques for authorization control |
| Aug-9-2005 |
In an authorization system, access is defined by rules, roles and active rules. These definitions are preprocessed to form a bit array for each of a plurality of roles representing the rules that apply... |
| 6928426 |
Method and apparatus to improve file management |
| Aug-9-2005 |
Techniques to manage a file are described. An apparatus may comprise a file system interface for a client to receive a request for a file having a file name. The client may generate a unique identifier... |
| 6928425 |
System for propagating enrichment between documents |
| Aug-9-2005 |
A system provides a plurality of controls for enriching the content of a meta-document. A meta-document includes document content and personalities that describe enrichment themes. The system is adapted... |
| 6928189 |
Automatic extraction of linear features from digital imagery |
| Aug-9-2005 |
A method and system for the extraction of linear features from digital imagery is described herein. The proposed methodology is based on the tridimensional Radon transformation and on the generation of... |
| 6925488 |
Distributed intelligent information technology operations automation |
| Aug-2-2005 |
Methods and systems for efficient and effective distribution of system management messages between customer and service provider sites are provided. Customer sites each recognize characteristics of the... |
| 6925462 |
Database management system, and query method and query execution program in the database management system |
| Aug-2-2005 |
The present invention relates to an optimization method in a database management system having the function of accessing external databases. Conventionally, whether functions contained in a query can be... |
| 6925457 |
Methods and apparatus for querying a relational data store using schema-less queries |
| Aug-2-2005 |
The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of searching an RDF triples data store of the type in which the triples are maintained in accord with a first storage schema. The method includes inputting... |
| 6925456 |
Information searching apparatus and method for online award entry |
| Aug-2-2005 |
Location information of content information (whose location is unpublished on a network) transmitted by a location unpublished information transmitting unit is stored to a database. A web page (containing... |
| 6922707 |
File management method and content recording/playback apparatus |
| Jul-26-2005 |
A package management information recording section 131 creates a directory for each package for content distributed in package units, and creates a package management file indicating the relationship... |
| 6922700 |
System and method for similarity indexing and searching in high dimensional space |
| Jul-26-2005 |
A system and method for providing similarity indexing and searching in multi-dimensional databases. In one aspect, given a set of data points in a multidimensional space, the values of the data points... |
| 6922691 |
Method and apparatus for digital media management, retrieval, and collaboration |
| Jul-26-2005 |
A system has first and second metadata streams with respect to a video stream, the first metadata stream time-coded with respect to the video stream and the second metadata stream not time-coded with respect... |
| 6920505 |
Method and apparatus for determining a navigation path for a visitor to a world wide web site |
| Jul-19-2005 |
A method and apparatus for determining a navigation path for a visitor to a Web site, the determination being based, at least in part, on one or more search terms or keywords supplied by the visitor when... |
| 6920446 |
Representing spatial objects in a defined space |
| Jul-19-2005 |
A database system is able to represent spatial data with regions in a defined space, such as a z-ordered space. Instead of, or in addition to, a descending decomposition technique (e.g., a top-down decomposition... |
| 6920445 |
Contents browsing system with multi-level circular index and automated contents analysis function |
| Jul-19-2005 |
Disclosed is a circular index structure. The contents feature analyzer analyzes the contents and stores information about virtual locations to be located on the indexes of the respective contents, and... |
| 6915308 |
Method and apparatus for information mining and filtering |
| Jul-5-2005 |
The present invention combines a data processing structure with a graphical user interface (GUI) to create an information analysis tool wherein multiple functions are combined in a network to extract information... |
| 6915290 |
Database query optimization apparatus and method that represents queries as graphs |
| Jul-5-2005 |
A database query optimizer constructs a graph comprising nodes, relations, and expressions. The query optimizer then constructs execution plans for sub-parts of the graph. The combination of execution... |
| 6915289 |
Using an index to access a subject multi-dimensional database |
| Jul-5-2005 |
A technique for accessing a subject multi-dimensional database stored on a data store connected to the computer. An index is created for the subject multi-dimensional database, wherein the index includes... |
| 6915254 |
Automatically assigning medical codes using natural language processing |
| Jul-5-2005 |
A programmed implementation for automatically assigning medical codes (including diagnosis, procedure, and level of service-i.e., evaluation and management (EM)-codes) to computer readable physician notes... |
| 6912549 |
System for processing and consolidating records |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A system prevents the creation of duplicate records and identifies, groups, and consolidates duplicate records and manages the associated workload. A method consolidates multiple records that are associated... |
| 6912528 |
Rechargeable media distribution and play system |
| Jun-28-2005 |
An electronic media distribution/play system includes a service facility that has a communications network interface and maintains a data file catalog. The catalog is sent over the network to requesting... |
| 6912522 |
System, method and computer program product for optimization and acceleration of data transport and processing |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A system, method, and computer program product for optimization and acceleration of data transport and processing in a communication system or computer network. The system comprises one or more client... |
| 6912521 |
System and method for automatically conducting and managing surveys based on real-time information analysis |
| Jun-28-2005 |
The present invention provides a system and technique for initiating, conducting, and managing real-time surveys, in the context of a real-time discourse, such as Internet chat, to provide dynamic, real-time... |
