| 6728693 |
Method and apparatus for warning a user of potential limitations of a database request and/or the results provided thereby |
| Apr-27-2004 |
Method and apparatus for warning the user of potential limitations of a database request or the results provided thereby and for warning the user of potential limitations of a database request and the... |
| 6728694 |
Set containment join operation in an object/relational database management system |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A novel partition-based set containment join algorithm, known as Set Partitioning Algorithm (SPA), is performed by a relational database management system to aggressively partition set-valued attributes... |
| 6725239 |
Selective information synchronization based on implicit user designation |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A device and method for synchronizing information between computer systems is provided. Certain subsets of information may be synchronized, while excluding other information from the synchronization process.... |
| 6725231 |
DICOM XML DTD/schema generator |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A DICOM-to-XML conversion system is provided that converts the DICOM SR standard into a set of XML DTDs and Schemas. By providing a mapping between the DICOM SR standard and XML DTDs and Schemas, DICOM... |
| 6725225 |
Data management apparatus and method for efficiently generating a blocked transposed file and converting that file using a stored compression method |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A data management apparatus and method provide for a virtual conversion by repeatedly reading at least one record from an input file having a plurality of records, each record including a plurality of... |
| 6725221 |
Image data transfer method and system therefor |
| Apr-20-2004 |
An image data transfer method and system therefor transfer image data via network 10 connecting between a plurality of clients 100 and a server 400. A plurality of files are stored in image data base storage... |
| 6725213 |
Method and mechanism for providing external procedures to a database system |
| Apr-20-2004 |
The present invention is directed to a method and mechanism for calling on external procedure in a database system in which the external procedure contains embedded database query language statements.... |
| 6721781 |
Method of providing an alternative audio format of a web page in response to a request for audible presentation of the same |
| Apr-13-2004 |
In accordance with the present invention, a web server supports a client choice of audio or standard video presentation of essentially the same web content. A client passes information requesting web page... |
| 6721762 |
Method and system for packing a plurality of articles in a container |
| Apr-13-2004 |
The present invention provides a computer-implemented method and system for optimally packing a plurality of randomly sized and shaped articles into a container. In particular, the invention determines... |
| 6721735 |
Method and apparatus for synchronizing databases in a network management system |
| Apr-13-2004 |
In an environment where databases are shared, it is important that the information contained within the databases be consistent among databases containing the respective information. Thus, there is a need... |
| 6721732 |
Method and system for pre-filling search criteria into a form |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A method and system for automatically saving a user's search criteria and pre-filling the search criteria into the search form on the user's next visit. The invention saves the user from having to remember... |
| 6721721 |
Virus checking and reporting for computer database search results |
| Apr-13-2004 |
An apparatus, program product and method integrate virus checking functionality into a computer database search environment to assist in protecting a user computer from contracting a computer virus when... |
| 6718367 |
Filter for modeling system and method for handling and routing of text-based asynchronous communications |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A three phase process and system is disclosed for automatically and adaptively filtering and classifying electronic text-based messages, such as e-mail, e-commerce transactions, CGI forms, and optically... |
| 6718368 |
System and method for content-sensitive automatic reply message generation for text-based asynchronous communications |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A process and system is disclosed for automatically and adaptively retrieving information from a database and transmitting reply messages based on the content of a received message, such as an e-mail,... |
| 6718346 |
Generating summary data for a requested time period having a requested start time and end time a plurality of data records |
| Apr-6-2004 |
Apparatus and method for use in a network of, for example, computers, for generating summary data, such as traffic summary information, from a plurality of data records, the data records having a different... |
| 6718324 |
Metadata search results ranking system |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A system and method of metadata search ranking is disclosed. The present invention utilizes a combination of popularity and/or relevancy to determine a search ranking for a given search result association.... |
| 6718328 |
System and method for providing controlled and secured access to network resources |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A system and method for controlling access to content on a network computer. The computer may be a stand-alone single server computer or part of a distributed computer network that is connected to the... |
| 6718321 |
Web-based electronic mail server apparatus and method using full text and label indexing |
| Apr-6-2004 |
In a computerized distributed mail system, a plurality of client computers are connected to each other via a network. Each client computer is configured to execute client mail application programs. A mail... |
| 6718320 |
Schema mapping system and method |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A schema mapping system and method are particularly suitable for expressing a schema mapping between two database schemas that may be heterogeneous (restructuring views of each other). The schema mapping... |
| 6718319 |
Method and apparatus for formatting smart cards and card readers |
| Apr-6-2004 |
This software tool accessing methodology defines a powerful approach to interacting with smart card readers and smart cards. This software tool embodies the central software engine (Interface component),... |
| 6718032 |
Read-only in-memory tables for intelligent call processing system |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A novel communication handling system 25 is disclosed. In one embodiment, communication handler process 120 accesses read-only, in-memory copies 130 of data tables from read-write table storage 140. In... |
| 6714951 |
Continuous journaling of objects within a hierarchical directory tree |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A system and method for automatic journaling of objects in a computer file system. A journal directory operation is caused when a new or existing object to be linked into a directory if the directory has... |
| 6714949 |
Dynamic file system configurations |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A first file system configuration may be dynamically migrated (morphed) into a second file system configuration on an object-by-object basis. During the migration operation, objects (directories and files,... |
| 6714934 |
Method and system for creating vertical search engines |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A vortal is a specific type of search engine that provides information and resources related only to one (or a small number) specific topic. These sites typically contain focused information, such as "vertical"... |
| 6714938 |
Query planning using a maxdiff histogram |
| Mar-30-2004 |
Systems and methods create and maintain a maxdiff histogram for use in determining query costs. One aspect of the system is a data structure that provides fields that can be used to accurately represent... |
| 6714791 |
System, apparatus and method for location-based instant messaging |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A computer-implemented method comprising: transmitting positional data identifying a wireless device's position responsive to a first user transmitting a message from the wireless device to one or more... |
| 6711558 |
Associative database scanning and information retrieval |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A method and device are disclosed for an associative and approximate, analog or digital scanning of databases that allows for the asynchronous accessing of data from a mass storage medium. The invention... |
| 6711560 |
Method of executing conflicting triggers in an active database |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A method for executing triggers in an active database. An operator tree is formed for the activating trigger and the activated triggers are identified. Each trigger has a creation time stamp. Conflicting... |
| 6711559 |
Distributed processing system, apparatus for operating shared file system and computer readable medium |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A distributed processing system is capable of executing an operation for a shared file system, based on inputting a command to one node. A file operation client of the node to which the command for operating... |
| 6708229 |
Configuring computer components |
| Mar-16-2004 |
Techniques for configuring network interface cards include storing device information related to multiple network interface card, and configuring the network interface cards based on the stored device... |
| 6708175 |
Program support for disk fencing in a shared disk parallel file system across storage area network |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A method is provided for limiting access to disks and files in the event of a system partitioning occurring as the result of a node failure in a data distributed processing system in which files are shared... |
| 6708177 |
Method of formatting values in a fixed number of spaces using the java programming language |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A computer implemented method of and apparatus for printing values in a fixed number of column spaces using Java is described. A value desired to be formatted to a predetermined length string and an indexed... |
| 6704736 |
Method and apparatus for information transformation and exchange in a relational database environment |
| Mar-9-2004 |
A method and apparatus is disclosed for transforming hierarchical information into a rowset and for transforming a rowset into hierarchical information. In transforming hierarchical information, such as... |
| 6701517 |
Method for synchronizing JAVA with UML in a version configuration management system |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A computer-implemented method for synchronizing JAVA with UML in a computer system executing a repository program. The method comprises the steps of determining if a previous revision of JAVA source exist,... |
| 6701359 |
Apparatus and method for managing a multi-threaded persistent agent management information base including a managed object instance cache |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A TMN system includes a multi-threaded persistent TMN agent and Management Information Bases (MIBs), each including a Managed Object Instance Cache The MIB is maintained in a general purpose database system... |
| 6701333 |
Method of efficient migration from one categorization hierarchy to another hierarchy |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A method of efficiently migrating data from one categorization hierarchy to a new hierarchy. A mapping is created which describes where a document in one hierarchy will be placed in a new hierarchy. The... |
| 6701310 |
Information search device and information search method using topic-centric query routing |
| Mar-2-2004 |
An information search device capable of selecting topic search engines (i.e., search engines that focus on specific topics) that are appropriate to a user's search keywords when searching the Web on the... |
| 6697846 |
Shared file system |
| Feb-24-2004 |
A shared storage distributed file system is presented that provides users and applications with transparent access to shared data stored on network attached storage devices by utilizing layering techniques... |
| 6697804 |
Deploying plurality of sanpshots storing parameterized data description language strings with substitutable parameter causes database object to instantiated |
| Feb-24-2004 |
Mass deployment of snapshots is fostered by allowing collections of snapshots, called refresh groups, to be defined by a template. The template allows for a parameterized snapshot definition query or other... |
| 6697793 |
System, method and apparatus for generating phrases from a database |
| Feb-24-2004 |
A phrase generation is a method of generating sequences of terms, such as phrases, that may occur within a database of subsets containing sequences of terms, such as text. A database is provided and a... |
| 6697792 |
Method for distributing information |
| Feb-24-2004 |
A system for distributing information comprises at least one content source (2, 3), at least one client (4, 5), a communication network (6), a distribution server (1), a profile data base (10) associated... |
| 6694506 |
Object oriented programming system with objects for dynamically connecting functioning programming objects with objects for general purpose operations |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A computer controlled object oriented programming system for distributive program development over networks such as the internet with implement for interfacing a plurality of programming objects with each... |
| 6694508 |
Method for synchronizing UML with JAVA in a version configuration management system |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A computer implemented-method for synchronizing JAVA in a UML in a computer system executing a repository program. The method comprises the steps of determining if a previous revision of UML representation... |
| 6694340 |
Technique for determining the age of the oldest reading transaction with a database object |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for identifying read claims in a database. In accordance with the present invention, the database is stored on at least one data storage device connected... |
| 6694330 |
System and method for identifying the raw materials consumed in the manufacture of a chemical product |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A system and method are disclosed that allow a user to identify, within a certain level of confidence, the raw materials consumed in the manufacture of a particular chemical product. In addition, the system... |
| 6694324 |
Determination of records with a specified number of largest or smallest values in a parallel database system |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for selecting one or more of the highest ranking records in a database system that has one or more processing units. At each processing unit, a candidate... |
| 6691166 |
System and method for transferring partitioned data sets over multiple threads |
| Feb-10-2004 |
In a distributed computer system, a data set having a plurality of data rows is extended by adding an additional column to the data set and assigning a persistent partition ID to each of the plurality... |
| 6691140 |
Method and system for multidimensional storage model with interdimensional links |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A multidimensional storage model includes a set of non-sparse entries for each of a plurality of dimensions. The non-sparse entries each identify an associated data value. A set of interdimensional links... |
| 6691100 |
HTML/DHTML web interface system and method |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A web interface system and a method for use with a business information system are provided. The web interface system provides an interface to a user and comprises a first set of HTML interface tools located... |
| 6691102 |
Query processing method of name-value pairs in relational databases |
| Feb-10-2004 |
Electronic marketplaces typically apply catalog schema in the format of name-value pairs to store product attribute names and values to achieve a very high degree of flexibility. This vertical schema approach... |
