| 6487561 |
Apparatus and methods for copying, backing up, and restoring data using a backup segment size larger than the storage block size |
| Nov-26-2002 |
Method and apparatus for copying, transferring, backing up and restoring data are disclosed. The data can be copied, backed up or restored in segments sizes larger than the data blocks which comprise a... |
| 6487558 |
Method for generating database server configuration documentation |
| Nov-26-2002 |
A method is provided to facilitate the re-creation of a destroyed database system by saving the database configuration data into a database configuration file. A human-readable database configuration file... |
| 6484187 |
Coordinating remote copy status changes across multiple logical sessions to maintain consistency |
| Nov-19-2002 |
A multi-session data storage facility coordinates similar status changes across all sessions at appropriate times. In each session, a data mover implements data mirroring by copying updates from the primary... |
| 6477629 |
Intelligent backup and restoring system and method for implementing the same |
| Nov-5-2002 |
Disclosed is an apparatus, a system, a computer readable media, and a method for protecting data of a computer system. The method includes: (a) connecting a peripheral storage device to the computer system;... |
| 6477548 |
Server computer capable of automatically notifying updated database content to client computer, and program storage medium |
| Nov-5-2002 |
In a client/server network system, an updated database content is automatically notified from the server computer to all of client computers which have once accessed this database content. In the server... |
| 6477530 |
Digital data recording and reproducing system |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A digital data recording and reproducing system comprises a data input part and a data output part. Input data is manipulated through a computer system unit. The computer system unit comprises at least... |
| 6473776 |
Automatic prunning for log-based replication |
| Oct-29-2002 |
Automatic pruning of a log used in log-based replication of database tables within a relational database management system. An optimal point at which to prune the log is periodically determined, such that... |
| 6470357 |
System and method of enhanced directory services for telecommunications management network applications |
| Oct-22-2002 |
In a telecommunication management network Applications can transmit messages to other applications without maintaining routing and characteristic information for each target application. The enhanced directory... |
| 6466952 |
Method for transferring and indexing data from old media to new media |
| Oct-15-2002 |
A computer-based method and apparatus transfer files from a source media to a destination media. In one embodiment, the presence of a source media in a source storage drive is detected. In response to... |
| 6463513 |
Cache storage optimization in a data storage library of a redundant copy synchronization token tracking system |
| Oct-8-2002 |
The availability of cache storage is increased for data storage libraries which store redundant copies of identifiable data volumes, by migrating all but one of the redundant copies of the data volume... |
| 6463503 |
Method and system for increasing concurrency during staging and destaging in a log structured array |
| Oct-8-2002 |
Aspects for increasing concurrency during staging and destaging of a log structured array (LSA) are described. In an exemplary method aspect, the method includes determining a process type making a request... |
| 6463501 |
Method, system and program for maintaining data consistency among updates across groups of storage areas using update times |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A system, method, and program for maintaining data consistency among updates to data storage areas are provided. Each update has an update time the update was made. There are multiple groups of data storage... |
| 6463427 |
Use of object signature property as a search parameter during synchronization of objects on a computer |
| Oct-8-2002 |
Disclosed are methods of searching a list or table of objects during synchronization between first and second object stores. One of the first and second object stores can be a previous synchronization... |
| 6463342 |
Method for preventing computer down time |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A method for preventing computer down time, particularly relative to painting processes for vehicles. The method includes dividing the order into groups based on color, painting them in color order, and... |
| 6460055 |
Systems and methods for backing up data files |
| Oct-1-2002 |
The invention provides systems and methods for continuous back up of data stored on a computer network. To this end the systems of the invention include a synchronization process that replicates selected... |
| 6460054 |
System and method for data storage archive bit update after snapshot backup |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A system and method for updating file archive bits in a data storage arrangement that performs snapshot backup operations is provided. The snapshot container is a read-write container that can receive... |
| 6457022 |
Methods, systems and computer program products for mirrored file access through forced permissions |
| Sep-24-2002 |
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided which assure access to files which are mirrored between at least a first storage device and a second storage device by controlling access to... |
| 6456747 |
Systems, processes and products for storage and retrieval of physical paper documents, electro-optically generated electronic documents, and computer generated electronic documents |
| Sep-24-2002 |
Newly received or generated paper documents of different content classifications are simply scanned under the control of a digital processor at random in date/time order to produce corresponding electronic... |
| 6453396 |
System, method and computer program product for hardware assisted backup for a computer mass storage system |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A system, method and computer program product for hardware assisted backup for a computer mass storage subsystem wherein files to be backed up from a source storage medium (e.g. disk) to a formatted storage... |
| 6453326 |
Method and system for network data replication |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A method and system for replicating database changes among servers of a database system ensures convergence of replication by changing the GUID of a server used to label database changes when the server... |
| 6453325 |
Method and means for backup and restoration of a database system linked to a system for filing data |
| Sep-17-2002 |
In a database system with linkage between data in the database system and files in a system for filing data which is external to the database system ("the filing system"), backup and restoration of the... |
| 6446072 |
Method of obtaining an electronically-stored financial document |
| Sep-3-2002 |
A method for a bank to obtain an electronically-stored financial document is disclosed. The financial document includes a specific document parameter, such as a record date. The bank maintains the financial... |
| 6442660 |
Dynamic system relocation based on availability of system memory |
| Aug-27-2002 |
In a computer system having an embedded application, a method of dynamic system relocation, including creating a ROM version of an embedded application which is executable from ROM; creating a RAM version... |
| 6442551 |
Method and apparatus for independent and simultaneous access to a common data set |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A data network with data storage facilities for providing redundant data storage and for enabling concurrent access to the data for multiple purposes. A first data processing system with a first data facility... |
| 6438457 |
Storage medium, robot, information processing device and electronic pet system |
| Aug-20-2002 |
An electronic pet having reality by various machines is implemented. An IC card stores a matter to be renewed in accordance with an action when an electronic pet takes the action on the basis of an internal... |
| 6434560 |
Method for accelerated sorting based on data format |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A method for accelerated sorting of data based on data format, wherein the format is determined from known, derived or empirical characteristics indicating whether the data is an unordered format, a partially... |
| 6434089 |
Method for storing data to optical disks using interleaving and sequential modes |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A method for storing data by utilizing optical disks employs interleaving and sequential modes and a high watermark. The high watermark is a threshold value for an optical disk to a predefined portion... |
| 6430577 |
System and method for asynchronously receiving multiple packets of audit data from a source databased host in a resynchronization mode and asynchronously writing the data to a target host |
| Aug-6-2002 |
In order to obviate data discrepancy between a primary source database and a secondary remote backup database, a Tracker program is used to sense the lack of synchronism between a primary audit file and... |
| 6430455 |
Managing how current files of a product are at the time of release |
| Aug-6-2002 |
A system and method for managing the currentness of files of a product at the time of release to manufacturing. A data extractor and populator extracts attributes of features in a master model and populates... |
| 6421767 |
Method and apparatus for managing a storage system using snapshot copy operations with snap groups |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method and apparatus in a data processing system for managing data access to a plurality of storage devices. The present invention may be applied to copy operations involving virtual tracking. The plurality... |
| 6421688 |
Method and apparatus for database fault tolerance with instant transaction replication using off-the-shelf database servers and low bandwidth networks |
| Jul-16-2002 |
This invention concerns providing a fault tolerant data service using multiple redundant off-the-shelf-database servers connected by low bandwidth networks. The data service continues operation regardless... |
| 6421686 |
Method of replicating data records |
| Jul-16-2002 |
Data records in a source database on a server are replicated to a cross-domain second server. A devoted client is formed having access to both servers. A generic agent manager database is created having... |
| 6415300 |
Method of performing a high-performance backup which gains efficiency by reading input file blocks sequentially |
| Jul-2-2002 |
An improved method of performing a high-performance backup of a computer system is described, which reduces disk read time and thus gains efficiency by reading input file blocks sequentially rather than... |
| 6415296 |
Method and system for more efficiently providing a copy in a raid data storage system |
| Jul-2-2002 |
The present invention provides a method and system for more efficiently providing a copy of a portion of a source drive of a plurality of drives in a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) data storage... |
| 6411991 |
Geographic data replication system and method for a network |
| Jun-25-2002 |
A system and method for replicating temporary data created by a server is provided. Temporary data for a local server is replicated periodically to a remote server. Temporary data for the remote server... |
| 6411985 |
Interserver data association apparatus |
| Jun-25-2002 |
An interserver data association apparatus capable of making data association with respect to a plurality of reception servers based on data transmitted from one transmission server. Transaction information... |
| 6411969 |
Enhanced system and method for management of system database utilities |
| Jun-25-2002 |
An enhanced method for developing back-up copies of a source database by providing incremental and accumulate dump commands from various multiple-Users which enable a selection of certain files which are... |
| 6411955 |
Method and apparatus for providing service announcements |
| Jun-25-2002 |
The present invention provides an improved technique to overcome the problems associated with a failed switch having service announcement capabilities. In one embodiment of the present invention, a copy... |
| 6408314 |
Method of performing a high-performance sort which gains efficiency by reading input file blocks sequentially |
| Jun-18-2002 |
An improved method of performing a sort-merge operation on a digital computer is disclosed, which gains efficiency by reading input file blocks sequentially. The method takes into consideration the fact... |
| 6408310 |
System and method for expediting transfer of sectioned audit files from a primary host to a secondary host |
| Jun-18-2002 |
In order to correlate or synchronize the database of a source primary host with the backup database of a remote secondary host, the present method operates to speed up the transfer of audit blocks from... |
| 6405218 |
Synchronizing databases |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A computer program and a computer implemented method are provided for synchronizing two databases by attempting to identify a plurality of records of the second database storing a span of information stored... |
| 6401104 |
System and methods for synchronizing datasets using cooperation among multiple synchronization engines |
| Jun-4-2002 |
A system and methods for synchronizing datasets are provided that are especially suitable and efficient for a user who has three or more datasets that need to be occasionally synchronized, with no one... |
| 6400657 |
Method of selecting medium in optical disk memory device and optical disk memory system |
| Jun-4-2002 |
An optical disk recording system includes a plurality of slots housing portable optical memory media and operative to select a desired optical recording medium to perform data read/write or includes a... |
| 6397308 |
Apparatus and method for differential backup and restoration of data in a computer storage system |
| May-28-2002 |
Method and apparatus for generating partial backups of logical objects in a computer storage system are disclosed. Changed data blocks are identified and stored as differential abstract block sets. The... |
| 6397307 |
Method and system for mirroring and archiving mass storage |
| May-28-2002 |
A method and system for mirroring and archiving mass storage. A primary mass storage and a secondary mass storage are synchronized to contain the same data. Thereafter, a primary system tracks changes... |
| 6397229 |
Storage-controller-managed outboard incremental backup/restore of data |
| May-28-2002 |
A storage-controller-managed outboard incremental backup/restore of data. An indicator is assigned to an associated portion of data stored in a data storage device, wherein the indicator resides in a memory... |
| 6397211 |
System and method for identifying useless documents |
| May-28-2002 |
A system and method are disclosed for identifying useless or insignificant documents in a document hit list assembled from documents stored in one or more document collection databases. A search engine... |
| 6396964 |
Systems, processes and products for network storage and retrieval of physical paper documents, electro-optically generated electronic documents, and computer generated electronic documents |
| May-28-2002 |
A network having a plurality of distributed systems at different geographical locations permits the random scanning of original documents at the different scanning locations and the storage of the original... |
| 6393538 |
Reproducing updates in a first file storage unit to a second file storage unit by transferring update information from the first unit to the second unit |
| May-21-2002 |
In order to realize duplicating of data even if a host apparatus, for example, modifies a part of commands to simplify a recovery process in the recovery process, a primary file unit issues a command similar... |
| 6393440 |
Data structure for keeping track of objects remaining to be traced by concurrent garbage collector |
| May-21-2002 |
A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for performing operations among a reader thread and two or more... |
