| 6625624 |
Information access system and method for archiving web pages |
| Sep-23-2003 |
The present invention presents a system and method of providing information retrieved from a server from across a communication network that enables archiving services that do not interfere with existing... |
| 6625623 |
Systems and methods for backing up data files |
| Sep-23-2003 |
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... |
| 6625622 |
Apparatus and method for transfering information between platforms |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A method and apparatus for relocating application programs, settings, menus, files and documents from a source computer to a target computer. The method and apparatus function properly regardless of whether... |
| 6622152 |
Remote log based replication solution |
| Sep-16-2003 |
A method, apparatus and program storage device for optimizing a relational database management system is provided. The method employs a replication solution wherein both Apply and Capture utilities are... |
| 6618822 |
Method and mechanism for relational access of recovery logs in a database system |
| Sep-9-2003 |
The present invention is directed to a method and mechanism for accessing recovery log information in a database system. The data stored in the recovery log is presented as a relational database "view,"... |
| 6618794 |
System for generating a point-in-time copy of data in a data storage system |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A system for generating a virtual point-in-time copy of a selected subset (e.g., a selected volume or logical unit) of a storage system. The present system operates by using a bitmap in storage system... |
| 6618736 |
Template-based creation and archival of file systems |
| Sep-9-2003 |
File systems are created and archived by providing a set of shared storage units and one or more templates, each template including a set of private storage units and a corresponding usage map. |
| 6615328 |
Subsystem and method of reorganizing multiplexed data |
| Sep-2-2003 |
Disk units operable under control of different disk control units hold the same data. Under circumstances in which data is duplexed, when data is duplexed again after data that is generally saved as backup... |
| 6615225 |
System and method for relating files in a distributed data storage environment |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A system and method for relating files in a distributed data storage environment allows for positive identification of membership of a file within a group, even in a loosely coupled environment where files... |
| 6615224 |
High-performance UNIX file undelete |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A method for deleting files on a UNIX file system, so that they may subsequently be undeleted, without any possibility of loss or damage. A file deleted with the "rm" command, or targeted by the "cp" or... |
| 6615223 |
Method and system for data replication |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A method and mechanism for data replication is disclosed. One embodiment of the invention relates to an efficient and effective replication system using LDAP replication components. Another embodiment... |
| 6611923 |
System and method for backing up data stored in multiple mirrors on a mass storage subsystem under control of a backup server |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A backup server controls the backing up of data stored on a mass storage subsystem in response to a backup request from a host identifying data to be backed up during a backup operation, the mass storage... |
| 6611873 |
Address-based service request distributing method and address converter |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method for distributing service requests to a plurality of servers without any need for preparing a special measure in the clients or performing session management is disclosed. Addresses of a plurality... |
| 6611850 |
Method and control apparatus for file backup and restoration |
| Aug-26-2003 |
The backup/restore method as described in this invention has a "backup copy generating process" to generate backup copy(ies) and a "restore process" to restore the original file(s) from the backup copy(ies)... |
| 6611834 |
Customization of information retrieval through user-supplied code |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A user at a client machine can customize components of a database search performed at a server. The user does this by sending executable code to the database server. Software code runs as middleware on... |
| 6609183 |
Method and system for mirroring and archiving mass storage |
| Aug-19-2003 |
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... |
| 6609138 |
E-mail list archiving and management |
| Aug-19-2003 |
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provide an automated manager for an electronic mail archive repository. A method of archiving electronic messages consistent with the present invention... |
| 6606694 |
Write logging in mirrored disk subsystems |
| Aug-12-2003 |
Disk drives are mirrored through duplication controlled by disk controllers. Each disk controller controls writing to a set of disk drives. A disk write request to one disk controller causes that disk... |
| 6606685 |
System and method for intercepting file system writes |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A method and system for intercepting file system writes. When intercept processing is enabled, a file write request may be passed to intercept write processing, prior to normal write processing. Intercept... |
| 6604118 |
File system image transfer |
| Aug-5-2003 |
The invention provides a method and system for duplicating all or part of a file system while maintaining consistent copies of the file system. The file server maintains a set of snapshots, each indicating... |
| 6598940 |
Maintenance program manager |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A system for managing a maintenance program includes means for extracting maintenance tasks from at least one maintenance document, means for sorting the maintenance tasks into initial maintenance task... |
| 6598060 |
Method and system for creating and maintaining version-specific properties in a distributed environment |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A method and system creates and maintains a version-specific property or property that is stored as part of an object in a distributed environment, contains specific version information relating to how... |
| 6598058 |
Method and apparatus for cross-node sharing of cached dynamic SQL in a multiple relational database management system environment |
| Jul-22-2003 |
The invention provides a data processing system, a method, computer program product and software for operating it where the data processing system includes a number of interconnected nodes. At least one... |
| 6594744 |
Managing a snapshot volume or one or more checkpoint volumes with multiple point-in-time images in a single repository |
| Jul-15-2003 |
In a storage system, such as a storage area network, a snapshot volume or one or more checkpoint volumes are formed from the same base volume using a single repository containing multiple images of data... |
| 6594677 |
Virtual tape storage system and method |
| Jul-15-2003 |
An archiving system allows a user to select files to be archived using a terminal connectable to a remote computer via a long distance telecommunication connection. The files may be selected from any memory... |
| 6594676 |
System and method for recovery of multiple shared database data sets using multiple change accumulation data sets as inputs |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A recovery utility apparatus for expediting recovery time during failure of one or more database data sets is provided. A backup copy restore utility is configured to read and restore a backup copy of... |
| 6594664 |
System and method for online/offline uninterrupted updating of rooms in collaboration space |
| Jul-15-2003 |
Collaboration space object model provides for a Place consisting of rooms. A room is made up of pages. Folders are used to organize pages. Members belong to rooms, and are those users authorized to access... |
| 6591351 |
Storage system making possible data synchronization confirmation at time of asynchronous remote copy |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A synchronization confirmation method required for operation of a database is provided to a host device connected to a disk device which provides remote asynchronous data transfer. Immediately after commit... |
| 6591258 |
Method of incorporating knowledge into a knowledge base system |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A method of managing knowledge in a knowledge base involves representing instantiations of knowledge in knowledge objects, each of which has elements of information, managing knowledge objects to minimize... |
| 6587217 |
Method for organizing files in a library in a network printing system |
| Jul-1-2003 |
The present invention concerns a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for managing print files associated with a job ticket describing a plurality of print files included in a print job. The print... |
| 6584477 |
High speed system and method for replicating a large database at a remote location |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A primary computer system has a database, application programs that modify the local database, and a transaction manager that stores audit records in a local image trail reflecting those application program... |
| 6581076 |
Method and system for efficient file archiving and dearchiving in a DMD system |
| Jun-17-2003 |
Aspects for efficient archiving and dearchiving for a digital media distributor are presented. The aspects include a tape library for storing archived storage items, an archive server coupled to and managing... |
| 6581074 |
Directory synchronization |
| Jun-17-2003 |
Directory synchronization is disclosed. A synchronization logic synchronizes a first directory and a second directory. The logic has one or more synchronization capabilities: a dampening capability, an... |
| 6578121 |
File mapping system and related techniques |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A system for efficiently representing or "mapping" data so that it can be rapidly communicated to a back-up storage system from a primary processor or a shared storage device while at the same time allowing... |
| 6578055 |
Methods, system and computer program products for mirrored file access through assuming a privileged user level |
| Jun-10-2003 |
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided which access files which are mirrored between at least a first storage device and a second storage device by determining if an access of the... |
| 6578039 |
Database management methods and equipment, and database management program storage media |
| Jun-10-2003 |
Multiple key ranges are correlated with multiple data storage areas provided in memory. In storing data in a database, the data is stored in the data storage area correlated with the key range containing... |
| 6574641 |
Management of physical media volumes in partitions of an automated data storage library |
| Jun-3-2003 |
An automated data storage library, method, and a computer program product manage categories of physical media volumes, which may store stacked logical volumes, in partitions of the library. A media sensor... |
| 6574640 |
System and method for archiving and supplying documents using a central archive system |
| Jun-3-2003 |
The present invention relates to flexible facilities for supplying documents where the index to the documents is stored in a central archive but the documents themselves are stored in an external archiving... |
| 6574591 |
File systems image transfer between dissimilar file systems |
| Jun-3-2003 |
The invention provides techniques for duplicating all or part of a file system while maintaining consistent copies of the file system. A preferred embodiment reads data from the source file system (mapped... |
| 6571258 |
Computer data storage system with parallelization migration plan generator |
| May-27-2003 |
A data storage system is provided in which a migration plan generates migration plans for reaching a goal configuration from an initial configuration in a predetermined period of time. The migration plan... |
| 6571257 |
Efficient, real-time management of storage resources |
| May-27-2003 |
Apparatus and method for Storage Resource Management (SRM)--i.e., the management of computer storage devices as resources. Methods for Storage Resource Management are described that can be easily and efficiently... |
| 6571231 |
Maintenance of hierarchical index in relational system |
| May-27-2003 |
A method and mechanism are provided for creating, maintaining, and using a hierarchical index to efficiently access information in a relational system based on a pathnames, thus emulating a hierarchically... |
| 6567828 |
File format conversion method, and file system, information processing system, electronic commerce system using the method |
| May-20-2003 |
In order to perform format conversion between the formats of a plurality of files without any work by a user, a file system stores a relation between a conversion originating file and a conversion destination... |
| 6564336 |
Fault tolerant database for picture archiving and communication systems |
| May-13-2003 |
A fault tolerant database including one or more work stations (50-52) providing transaction data to be added to a database, including a primary network (100), a primary storage system (80) and a secondary... |
| 6564235 |
Computer system having backup function |
| May-13-2003 |
A computer unit with excellent backup function is realized. A backup operation system is set, and based on the setting, a data file under editing or the like is saved in a backup section. The backup operation... |
| 6564231 |
Method for managing optical disk library files in accordance with the frequency of playback requests selected simultanenously at a specified time intervals |
| May-13-2003 |
A method for managing files in a library in a manner to access files in a library operating with a plurality of preservation recording media storing data as files, while copying data more highly required... |
| 6564220 |
System and method for monitoring support activity |
| May-13-2003 |
A computer system for measuring and monitoring local client support activity associated with servicing and supporting a computer by a client is disclosed. The system includes a local client support activity... |
| 6560719 |
Method for recovery of original registry key file data |
| May-6-2003 |
In a system where a remote backup platform is enabled to automatically duplicate each registry key change in a local platform, a method is provided wherein restoration of original remote registry key data... |
| 6560618 |
On-demand generation, packaging, and delivery of archive files |
| May-6-2003 |
A method, system, and computer program product for enabling the on-demand generation, packaging, and delivery of archive files (such as cabinet, or ".cab", files and Java archive, or ".jar", files). This... |
| 6560617 |
Operation of a standby server to preserve data stored by a network server |
| May-6-2003 |
A method for providing rapid recovery from a network file server failure through the use of a backup computer system. The backup computer system runs a special mass storage access program that communicates... |
