| 6912533 |
Data mining agents for efficient hardware utilization |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A method, system, and computer program product for allocating data mining processing tasks that does not use complex internal schemes, yet results in better performance than is possible with general-purpose... |
| 6910112 |
System and method for backing up and restoring data |
| Jun-21-2005 |
Described is a system and method for allowing applications to interact with a common backup program in a uniform way. The system and method provides a communication mechanism for one or more applications... |
| 6910111 |
Volume restoration using an accumulator map |
| Jun-21-2005 |
In a process to restore a data volume in a first memory, a virtual point-in-time (PIT) copy of the data volume is created. Creating the virtual PIT copy includes creating first, second and third maps in... |
| 6907507 |
Tracking in-progress writes through use of multi-column bitmaps |
| Jun-14-2005 |
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for tracking in-progress writes to a data volume and a copy thereof using a multi-column bit map. The method can be implemented in a computer system and, in one embodiment,... |
| 6907437 |
Memory management using object pointer structure |
| Jun-14-2005 |
There is described a method of accurately scanning the C stack. One technique for solving these problems is to indirectly reference objects using handles however the some JVMs have removed handles to gain... |
| 6901493 |
Method for protecting data of a computer system |
| May-31-2005 |
In a method for protecting data of a computer system having a hard drive with an operating system stored on a first partition thereof, the operating system is copied from the first partition of the hard... |
| 6901418 |
Data archive recovery |
| May-31-2005 |
The data structure of data removed from a database may be stored with the removed data. The removed data may be restored to the same or different data structure. Identifying information about the removed... |
| 6901407 |
System and method for updating project management scheduling charts |
| May-31-2005 |
A computer system for updating graphic-oriented project management scheduling charts (GOPMSCs) includes an Update Module for linking chart data elements in the GOPMSCs to multiple data elements in one... |
| 6898685 |
Ordering data writes from a local storage device to a remote storage device |
| May-24-2005 |
Ordering data writes include a host computer providing a plurality of data writes to a primary storage device, the primary storage device assigning a first sequence number to data writes begun after a... |
| 6898681 |
Computer storage systems |
| May-24-2005 |
A system for providing a copy of data at a point in time, has: a data storage device including a master store arranged to store blocks of data, at least one subsidiary store to store point in time copy... |
| 6898609 |
Database scattering system |
| May-24-2005 |
A computer system for providing load balancing and scalable access to a network database system by providing multiple database instances with each instance being substantially identical in data content,... |
| 6898598 |
Smart receipt |
| May-24-2005 |
A method, program, and system for processing electronic receipts within a computer network are provided. The present invention comprises creating a customer profile for a user using a Smart Receipt application.... |
| 6895466 |
Apparatus and method to assign pseudotime attributes to one or more logical volumes |
| May-17-2005 |
A method to assign a premigration pseudotime attribute and a stubbing pseudotime attribute to a logical volume. The method defines a plurality of host requests, and associates with each host request a... |
| 6895417 |
Database duplication method of using remote copy and database duplication storage subsystem thereof |
| May-17-2005 |
A Database Management System (DBMS) of a main host system is directed by its agent to overwrite database table data (DB table data), which is stored in a DB buffer and put in and out by the DBMS, to the... |
| 6895416 |
Checkpointing filesystem |
| May-17-2005 |
The present in invention is directed to a checkpointing filesystem of a distributed-memory parallel supercomputer comprising a node that accesses user data on the filesystem, the filesystem comprising... |
| 6895415 |
System and method for concurrent distributed snapshot management |
| May-17-2005 |
A computer-implemented method for managing data snapshots among storage volumes to facilitate transitive, distributed snapshot operations such that a read request or write request can be made to any volume... |
| 6895403 |
Method and software for identifying and creating connections and accountability in a business organization |
| May-17-2005 |
A new and improved method for identifying and creating connections and accountability in a business organization is described herein. The inventive method allows individuals to view all the different levels... |
| 6895387 |
Dynamic marketing based on client computer configurations |
| May-17-2005 |
A system and method for dynamically marketing products and/or services to an end user of a device over a network based on a stored configuration profile of the client device are disclosed. The method generally... |
| 6892288 |
System for making automatic backup copies of computer files when a personal computer is switched off |
| May-10-2005 |
A system for making automatic backup copies of files when a personal computer is switched off, comprises at least one personal computer, an internal or external storage unit, a principal power relay and... |
| 6892211 |
Copy on write file system consistency and block usage |
| May-10-2005 |
The present invention provides a method for keeping a file system in a consistent state and for creating read-only copies of a file system. Changes to the file system are tightly controlled. The file system... |
| 6889297 |
Methods and systems for eliminating data redundancies |
| May-3-2005 |
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention eliminate data redundancies. A first data block identifier is obtained for a first data block, the first data block identifier... |
| 6889231 |
Asynchronous information sharing system |
| May-3-2005 |
Techniques for sharing information in a wide variety of contexts allows both an explicit capture process and an implicit capture process to add information items to a staging area. An information sharing... |
| 6889117 |
Robot apparatus and method and system for controlling the action of the robot apparatus |
| May-3-2005 |
A main robot apparatus generates a sound scale command at a command generating state (ST2) to enter into a state of waiting for a reaction of a slave robot apparatus (ST3). When the slave robot apparatus... |
| 6886021 |
Method for tracking audit files spanning multiple tape volumes |
| Apr-26-2005 |
The method of the present invention is useful in a computer system including a server accessing a database and connected to a magnetic tape drive and operates to expedite the retrieval of audit files on... |
| 6886020 |
Method and apparatus for storage system metrics management and archive |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A data management and archive method and apparatus, such as for implementation in an automated system to monitor and manage status, performance and configuration data for a plurality of networked storage... |
| 6886019 |
Optimized selection and accessing of stored files to avoid mount and position thrashing |
| Apr-26-2005 |
A method for generating file copies with minimal mounting and positioning of storage volumes involves receiving a request to generate file copies specifying file selection criteria, identifying matching... |
| 6883112 |
Storage device, backup and fault tolerant redundant method and computer program code of plurality storage devices |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A storage device for which restoration of data is possible without the need for excess equipment includes mirrored storage units for online use and for backup, and is capable of performing a data backup... |
| 6883076 |
System and method for providing safe data movement using third party copy techniques |
| Apr-19-2005 |
Systems, methods, apparatus and software can utilize an extent guard to prevent modification (including relocation) of data in the storage resource while a third-party copy operation directed at the storage... |
| 6883074 |
System and method for efficient write operations for repeated snapshots by copying-on-write to most recent snapshot |
| Apr-19-2005 |
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for improving efficiency in a system containing repeated snapshots of an original data store. A READ/WRITE enabled parent virtual logical unit (VLU) to... |
| 6883036 |
System and method for managing network directories |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A system and method for synchronizing network directories. The first network directory is affiliated with a first application having entries native to the first application and the second network directory... |
| 6882994 |
Method and system for querying database, as well as a recording medium for storing a database querying program |
| Apr-19-2005 |
The present invention provides techniques for answering a user's query to a database system. An embodiment provides a database querying method in which a first data item is obtained from a Data Base Management... |
| 6880053 |
Instant refresh of a data volume copy |
| Apr-12-2005 |
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for refreshing a copy of a data volume. In one embodiment of the method first and second data portions of a data volume are copied to first and second memory blocks,... |
| 6880051 |
Method, system, and program for maintaining backup copies of files in a backup storage device |
| Apr-12-2005 |
Provided is a system, method, and program for maintaining a backup copy of files in a primary storage device in a backup storage device. The files in the primary storage device are capable of being restored... |
| 6877016 |
Method of capturing a physically consistent mirrored snapshot of an online database |
| Apr-5-2005 |
An on-line primary database is momentarily QUIESCED to enable a physically consistent snapshot of the primary database to be mirrored to a secondary database as a backup while allowing the primary database... |
| 6874092 |
Method and apparatus for erasing data after tampering |
| Mar-29-2005 |
An approach for storing and maintaining data is disclosed. One or more sensors are provided for detecting unauthorized access to a first non-volatile storage. If unauthorized access to the first non-volatile... |
| 6874003 |
Recording and/or reproducing apparatus, portable recording and reproducing apparatus, data transfer system, data transfer method, and data recording and reproducing method |
| Mar-29-2005 |
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management... |
| 6874002 |
System and method for normalizing a resume |
| Mar-29-2005 |
A computer based system and method for creating a standardized or normalized resume format, extracting resume information from the normalized resume, and automatically inputting the resume information... |
| 6871271 |
Incrementally restoring a mass storage device to a prior state |
| Mar-22-2005 |
Restoring a mass storage device, including the corresponding data blocks stored thereon, to a state in which it existed at a prior instant in time to minimize the data loss caused by data blocks becoming... |
| 6871238 |
Method for configuring a single hardware I/O control block architecture for use with both mirrored and non-mirrored data transfers |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A single host adapter hardware I/O control block contains information used to specify a transfer of data from a host system to a first target device and in addition information that specifies whether the... |
| 6871068 |
Database updated in a mobile communication system |
| Mar-22-2005 |
In a telecommunications system a data function and a date control function are replicated in a plurality of databases (50, 51, 52, 53, 54). In order to synchronize updating of the databases (50, 51, 52,... |
| 6868451 |
Data exchange between a handheld device and another computer system using an exchange manager via synchronization |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A method and electronic system for exchanging data between a handheld device and another computer system are described. A data file is transferred to the handheld device using the install application of... |
| 6865655 |
Methods and apparatus for backing up and restoring data portions stored in client computer systems |
| Mar-8-2005 |
Mechanisms and techniques operate in a computerized device to perform backup and restore operations on data portions such that if a backup server already has a copy of the content of a data portion, no... |
| 6862671 |
System and method for optimizing establishment of mirrored data |
| Mar-1-2005 |
The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing establishment of mirrored data. In an aspect of the present invention, a method of tracking changes to mirrored storage system including... |
| 6862668 |
Method and apparatus for using cache coherency locking to facilitate on-line volume expansion in a multi-controller storage system |
| Mar-1-2005 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for using cache coherency locking to facilitate on-line volume expansion in a multi-controller storage device. A volume set is divided into segments... |
| 6862632 |
Dynamic RDF system for transferring initial data between source and destination volume wherein data maybe restored to either volume at same time other data is written |
| Mar-1-2005 |
Dynamically creating a communication path between first and second storage devices, includes creating a connection to a source volume on the first storage device and indicating that the source volume is... |
| 6862631 |
Hardware I/O control block array for mirrored data transfers |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A single host adapter hardware I/O control block contains information used to specify a transfer of data from a host system to a first target device and in addition information that specifies whether the... |
| 6862591 |
Configuration utility |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A telephone caller account management system is disclosed. The system includes a server computer having a customer account database created therein and a workstation in communication with the server computer.... |
| 6859889 |
Backup system and method for distributed systems |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A remote system fault detecting unit detects a fault in a remote system. A virtual resource management unit selects a virtual resource necessary for structuring a virtual system having the same system... |
| 6859812 |
System and method for differentiating private and shared files within a computer cluster |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A system and method for differentiating private and shared files is disclosed. The invention includes the steps of: receiving a request from a computer for access to a shared file; providing the computer... |
| 6857053 |
Method, system, and program for backing up objects by creating groups of objects |
| Feb-15-2005 |
Provided are a system, method, and program for grouping backup objects stored in backup storage. A backup group is created and a plurality of backup objects are added as members of the backup group in... |
